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Fun and VJs
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Renovating a Queenslander - turning a sow's ear into a silk purse
#51810 in All , #832 in Interior design

Hopscotch window installed

Jason was his regular busy-bee self on the weekend. He successfully replaced one of the casement windows in his man cave/gimp room which is located under the house. Hell be replacing the other one ne...

2 days ago

Indesign Brisbane style

I had my design hit for 2012 with Brisbane Indesign yesterday. Its an event held every few years to showcase and celebrate good design whether it be products, interiors, architecture or creative arts...

2 days ago

Car trouble... encore!

Yep. The Peugeot is giving poor old Jason grief again. The familiar screen of death flashed up on Jasons dashboard this afternoon. "Engine fault. Repair needed." And then the Peugeot shuddere...

23 may 12

Bedroom side of the house

Theres still so much painting to do on the Sows Ear. Its ridiculous. We think we are Duluxs best domestic customer in Australia because we just finished another 15 litre drum of exterior gloss this w...

21 may 12

Orange blanket

Its getting quite chilly in Brisbane as winter approaches. This usually means another wool blanket on the bed. I found this orange blanket at the local op-shop. I bought it purely for its orangeiness...

19 may 12

Retro style cushions

Its been mentioned out there in Blogtopia that to under-cushion is a deadly sin. It slots in at number two position, between Lust and Greed in the lifestyle bloggers bible. Retro cushions Beautiful e...

17 may 12

Bit nervous

Today Im breathing (with a gas mask) a sigh of relief as the burnt out house which backs onto the Sows Ear had its asbestos roof removed. You can read about the house fire here. Im relieved beca...

15 may 12

Three years at the Sows Ear

Three years ago this week we became the owners of the Sows Ear. What a busy three years weve had in the old house. I was not at all keen on the Sows Ear when we first saw it. In fact, I was dead-set ...

14 may 12

Under the deck progress

Its all coming along rather well under the deck. The May Day long weekend meant we could have a few days straight of painting the new weatherboards. Its looking much schmicker than the old cream fibr...

12 may 12

Outsider Art pieces

I finally ventured back to the Monte Lupo ceramic studio - remember when I visited back here? There was a new Mothers Day exhibition coinciding with the launch of a new coffee shop at the on sit...

07 may 12

Up in smoke

It was about 3am when we heard the loud cracking and popping of what we thought were fire-crackers. Why anyone would want to be setting off crackers in the ungodly hours of Saturday morning annoyed J...

06 may 12

Vintage goodies for sale

One of my readers is having a bit of a mid-century/vintage clean out. Jo who is a graphic designer from Murwillumbah, in northern NSW, has some fabulous stuff that she is selling. I said that Id...

04 may 12

French style...

Product talk by Nuffnang Jason was rather glum the other week. It was heartbreaking. I wanted to cheer him up in a way which didnt involve me getting naked...and then I received an email from the Nuf...

02 may 12

Night time painting

Anyone would think Jason was a competitor on The Block with his irregular painting hours. He likes to start painting in the late afternoon for an hour or so.... For me, the dilemma is whether to watc...

29 apr 12

If theres a way to renovate in the rain...

...odds are Jason will find it. Its been raining incessantly for the past 24 hours, ruining what would have been a very productive weekend. New weatherboards under the deck. Hopefully it will be read...

28 apr 12

QX16895

This ANZAC Day we remember QX16895 Pri vate Jim McCreath, 2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion who was killed in action in Gorari South, New Guinea on 10 November 1942. He was 29, ...

25 apr 12

Vote for my avatar

I need your help. Id like to put a real profile picture of me on this blog. Its probably about time I stopped hiding behind the sketch and emerge like most bloggers do. Also, most first time visitors...

22 apr 12

Pineapple Series: Sausage Tropicana and Grilld Wintergarden

Im resurrecting the Pineapple Series on the blog. Consider it my service to all of you stuck on quick easy meal ideas. Now that winter is fast approaching, we all need the sunshine that is contained ...

20 apr 12

Danish stoneware find

Very rarely do I find anything at my local op shop. I look all the time and nada. Nothing. Just a lot of mugs and old china that dont take my fancy. But I always check it out because you never know w...

18 apr 12

Renovators Rescue: part five

Its been a little while since Ive shown you the latest on the Renovators Rescue house which Ive been stalking these past few months. You can read the beginnings of its transformation here. The r...

15 apr 12 1 person likes this

I will love you forever

Remember how I said that I will never, ever enter another blogging competition after my failure in last years Best Australian Blog Competition...? Much like how I said there will be no carbon tax &nb...

13 apr 12

Discerning Dirt Association

Today we conducted an indoor plant intervention. Yes, weve (Jason will tell you that is the royal we) neglected them. My (cough) domestic (cough) goddess status, much like my Klout score has nose-div...

11 apr 12

Another job done and builder for hire

All our current building projects have come to an end. Mr D finished up today after completing the final bit of weatherboarding on the Sows Ear. We are over the moon with the final result. Hes done a...

10 apr 12

Old houses and their stories

My mate Katherine from the oldboathouse paid us a visit just before Easter. It was good to catch up as we hadnt seen each other in an age. We talked a lot about old homes in Brisbane and how there ar...

09 apr 12

Pineapple Series: Pineapple Pavlova

Its been a long time between pineapple posts. The last one was the Sweet Pineapple Omelet which just polarised people. Its taken us several months to get over the trauma of eating that sh*t...so much...

08 apr 12

Under the house progress:Part 2

This is just a very quick post to show you some of the progress which has been made at the Sows Ear. The weatherboards have been put up on both sides of the house. Its looking much nicer than the old...

06 apr 12

For Annie

The call went out to all of Blogtopia to paint our toes for Annie - rainbow toes solidarity. You see, fellow Brisbane blogger Annie from Artistica Domestica was diagnosed with breast cancer a fortnig...

04 apr 12

Under the house progress

The work under the house is going great guns. Mr D and his trusty side-kick returned today to start framing the areas which will be weatherboarded. The builders removed all of the old wall framing on...

03 apr 12

The things you find in the wood work

Its always a thrill to uncover a little bit of the history of the Sows Ear while its undergoing work. After all the old fibro cladding had been removed under the house last week, a couple of old VJs ...

01 apr 12

New exterior project

Theres action aplenty at the Sows Ear central! Mr D finished the gates for the fence during the week (Ill show you the photos when we finish painting). Weve been really happy with Mr D, particul...

31 mar 12

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