Comments on: Room to move

By: Crafty Mama Traci

Crafty Mama Traci — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:23:05 +0000

Oh, what a pretty and peaceful place to live! By the way, I really admire the work that you do!

By: Tiel S-K

Tiel S-K — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:26:38 +0000

sounds like big changes ahead. it is nice to hear that you have someone nearby to give some of the furniture to. happy playing.

By: Melissa Gaggiano

Melissa Gaggiano — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:38:37 +0000

Isn’t it exciting (not to mention a little exhausting) seeing a room evolve like this?
I myself have recently began turning a study into a baby’s room. It took a few months to get there, and even now there are still a few things to do, such as fixing up the cupboard space which is admittedly still in a sad state. Well, we have just under 3 months to sort it out before our baby arrives.

You can see the developing room on my baby blog:
http://gweneliza.blogspot.com/

By: Lynda

Lynda — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:46:02 +0000

Hi Clare, Lily’s room looks like it’s evolving into a lovely little girl’s room. We have the same stove and love it! On the house/home issue, this might sound a bit flippant, but would spending around $50K on your house make it a home? That’s usually the minimum that evaporates when you buy and sell. Then you could save yourself all the grief (where do I start) and besides, you could get to a new house and it also may not be ‘home’.

Love reading your blog!

By: librarygirl

librarygirl — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:08:31 +0000

Not talking about beds unlike everyone else!
We moved 3 and a half years ago and one of the wishes was for the kids to walk to school.
We achieved this beautifully – one kid walks 500 metres in one direction to the primary school and the other about 300 metres in the opposite direction to the good local high school. They are in grade five and year 8, but the younger one didn’t walk unaccompanied until grade 4. So meanwhile I would enjoy your current house and make it your own until your kids are a bit bigger…. even until closer to secondary school…. I must say I love the freedom of waving them off and them walking home. All the local kids around us do the same.
(Incidentally we live in the same municipal area as you I believe!)

By: Fiona

Fiona — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:44:55 +0000

Lily’s room is looking so lovely! Did you see the red iron bed in the last issue of Inside Out? It was a little pricey, but nice inspiration. Ummm, page 64 if you’ve got it. I’ll email you a picture if you don’t and you’re interested.

By: Viv

Viv — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:13:43 +0000

Ikea also do a wrought iron extendable kids’ bed in white (and black but no red!). Extends to an adult size eventually and has inobtrusive guards at the side to stop your little one rolling out of her new bed. Bought one for my daughter and she loves it – and so do I.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:13:29 +0000

Hi Claire…

So sorry to hear about your Pneumonia and Japan cancellation! Agggh. How awful. I’m sure you will get there very soon.

I emailed you a little while ago to request an interview for my Melbourne-based design-blog…? It probably came through in the midst of illness, in which case I can imagine such requests would be the furthest thing from your mind! if you have a chance to think about it I would really love to feature your work on my site!

Thanks so much, Lucy

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:31:25 +0000

so true – their space has an amazing effect on what they do!

the room looks beautiful! :^)

By: EnthusiasticallyHuman

EnthusiasticallyHuman — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:21:55 +0000

Oh, I love colored wrought iron. We have so many flea markets and thrift stores out here that carry that sort of thing sans paint. Something about much that is red vintage in the US is also lead-based, so they power wash the heck out of the pieces, first. At any rate, good luck with your search–can’t wait to see the results!