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{ikea hack} Console Table
Finding bargain basement decorating solutions for tiny apartments with crumbly plaster walls that you don’t dare pierce with a nail for fear of losing your security deposit… that can be tough. Enter...
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THE SPRING COTTAGE THIS MORNING
No house is perfect and The Spring Cottage is certainly a work in process. There’s a big pile of laundry in one corner and so, so many papers and books that never seem to get filed away. The cork...
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SUN ROOM
This is where I’m eagerly anticipating the arrival of spring. Styling Tips for Sun Rooms To create a sun room in your home, just pick the brightest, lightest space and set to work making it over. Keep...
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SOUVENIRS OF TASMANIA
I’m not one for the usual brand of souvenirs, but giant pine cones from the churchyard in Longford, a handful of vintage Japanese fishing floats and apricot jams made by the ladies at the Hobart CWA...
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THE SPRING STUDIO
Welcome to The Spring Shop & Blog studio! The whole family got together to move me in over the weekend and I’ve been pottering around making my creative self at home pretty much all day, every...
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A HANDMADE CHRISTMAS TREE
I fell hard for this white light tree in a neighbourhood boutique a few weeks back, blinked twice when I saw the price tag, and bought it anyway for the Spring Cottage. I thought my bid to replace the...
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HOW TO BE A GRACIOUS HOST
It’s wonderful this time of year how family and friends travel to be together… But we’ve all experienced the awkward frustration that too often ensues when hosts and/or visitors don’t live up our...
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MISCELLANY
Just a few things I’m loving right now… {A super fun & reversible letterpress card I received from Little Peach Co… it lives on our coffee table and whoever isn’t holding the remote uses it to...
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HOW TO CLEAN ENAMELWARE STAINS
It’s funny how personal something a generic as a mug can be. As true creatures of habit, Mr. Spring and I started our love affair with enamel mugs when I first got them into the shop some time last...
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MISCELLANY
1. Little vintage oil lamp 2. A fresh, bright scent in our shower 3. One in a series of portraits taken by a new friend. 4. Cranberry scrolls at the Bakers Arms in Woolloongabba. We consider ourselves...
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PROPAGATING SUCCULENTS FROM LEAF CUTTINGS
Succulents are interesting and sculptural (and I suppose they’re trendy too) but what I love most about them is how easy they are to find and care for. Propagating these strange little plants has...
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HOW TO PACK THE PERFECT HAMPER
Assembling the perfect hamper is a bit of a skill, and one that comes is very handy whenever we’re stuck for a thoughtful gift or feel like celebrating with a special al fresco treat. The trug full of...
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HANGING MASON JAR PENDANT LIGHTS
Welcome to my summer reading nook on the Spring Cottage’s verandah! Above the old canvas camp bed (and next to the succulent trolley) I’ve hung my own mason jar pendant light. As long as the mosquitos...
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THE SPRING STUDIO: UPDATE
Today is painting day in the soon-to-be-Spring-studio! I’m so excited about this stage of the transformation because after all the shifting and cleaning, just look at the difference a base coast of...
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