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House of Humble
www.houseofhumble.com
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We're Katie and Reuben. We're a twenty-something couple pursuing a simple, mindful, beautiful life. We like crafty thing making, yummy thing baking and picture taking. House of Humble is our journal and a celebration of the little things that make us happy.
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Lately…

…We have finally seen the Grace Kelly exhition at Bendigo Gallery (so wonderful!) We have drunk a lot of chai tea. Reuben has been reading his James Bond books. Katie has been reading The Help....

2 h ago

And it was all Yellow

We’ve had a few great op-shop/flea market/antique store adventures lately, so I thought today I’d share some of my favourite recent finds. Now that it is nearly winter it’s usually ...

3 days ago

Daylesford

Following the loveliness of our day in Castlemaine last Sunday, today we decided to venture a little further south and explore the gorgeous little town of Daylesford. Like Castlemaine, we had been me...

6 days ago 1 person likes this

A Complete Collection

Something Katie and I share, as well as a love of old things, is a love of little collections. Last year I decided it would be cool to collect the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming. I grew up watching...

24 may 12 1 person likes this

Antiquing in Castlemaine

We spent all day yesterday out and about in the autumn sunshine, with two of our very favourite friends, searching for treasures. It was pretty much the perfect day. We started the day with a visit t...

21 may 12 3 people like this

10 Good Things Right Now

Autumn leaves. Evenings spent cozily tucked up in crochet blankets. Climbing out bed at an ungodly hour for work, but then getting to see an amazing sunrise. Snuggles with bunnies. Cups of tea in the...

18 may 12 3 people like this

Orange and Red

These pictures were taken over the weekend, while we were visiting Katie’s mum for Mother’s Day. As you can see the leaves are well and truly changing colour now and the grey autumny skie...

14 may 12

Blogging and Materialism

If you read this blog regularly you are probably aware of our desire to live a simple sort of life. Reuben and I dream of owning enough land to grow plenty of fruit and veggies and have chickens for ...

10 may 12 3 people like this

Thrifty Adventures

Last Thursday was a good day. Whenever we get a midweek day off together (which isn’t very often) we almost always spend it thrifting. On Thursday we visited a bunch of our favourite op-shops, ...

08 may 12

The Best Things in Life are Free: A Happy List

(These little pictures are from Instragram. If you would like to be instagram friends you can follow Katie at @houseofhumble!) Yep, it’s a cliche, but like many common phrases, “the best ...

06 may 12 4 people like this

Autumn Sunshine

Right now is my very favourite time of year. The leaves are gently turning, the wind is crisp and clean, and the sun is sinking into the horizon just a teensy bit earlier every night. Yes! This is au...

02 may 12 1 person likes this

Nice Friends and Happy Routines

During the two years we spent living in Sydney, we never really found a group of friends we could socialise with regularly. On weekdays we went to work during the day and came home in the evening tir...

29 apr 12

ANZAC Day

Yesterday was ANZAC Day here in Australia, which meant it was a public holiday. To make the most of our day off work, we loaded Daisy into the car and set off to my mum’s place, where we spent ...

26 apr 12

Reclaim: Paper Bags

The Reclaim series is all about turning discarded old things into beautiful new things. It’s about making treasure from trash, reducing our waste and saving a little money along the way. Each episode...

23 apr 12 2 people like this

Anzac Biscuits

I love oats. Katie was shaking her head at me just this morning because I declared that porridge was one of my very favourite foods. It might sound strange (or boring) but it’s true! Naturally,...

21 apr 12

One Year

Two cats. One dog. One interstate move. One old house. Two birthdays. Four jobs. One neglected veggie garden. One million thrifted knick-knacks. Fifty trillion knitting stitches. Three gazillion phot...

18 apr 12 1 person likes this

10 Good Things Right Now

Autumn afternoons in the park. Listening to The Lion’s Roar by First Aid Kit (so good!) Drinking mugs of tea and snacking on Easter eggs. Re-reading The Witches and James and The Giant Peach by...

14 apr 12

Cloth and Bespoke

As if making an appearance in the local paper and Peppermint wasn’t exciting enough, now our little blog has popped up in not one, but two more lovely magazines! Right now we are super duper ch...

12 apr 12

The Easter Long Weekend

The Easter long weekend is always one of my very favourite holidays. I think the combination of crisp autumn weather, chocolate eggs and a little extra time off work is just perfect. And it’s e...

10 apr 12

Happy Easter!

Wishing you all a wonderful, magical, happy Easter, filled with chocolate eggs, bunny snuggles and nice times with good people! With much love, Katie and Reuben x

07 apr 12

DIY Lace Jars

Last weekend I prettied up some old glass jars with a little lace. This DIY is super quick and easy and you probably already have all of the things required! The finished jars look really lovely hold...

05 apr 12 5 people like this

Lately…

… We have been thinking a lot about our dreams and how we can make them happen sooner. We have been considering the way we handle our money and how we can budget better. We have not had much ti...

03 apr 12

Reclaim: Egg Cartons

The Reclaim series is all about turning discarded old things into beautiful new things. It’s about making treasure from trash, reducing our waste and saving a little money along the way. Each episode...

31 mar 12 9 people like this

The Big Zucchini

I grew a couple of zucchini plants over summer and we have had quite a few to eat lately. Most of the zucchinis have been picked and eaten while they were fairly small, when they are at their tasties...

27 mar 12

Thrifty Finds: Green Vintage Quilt

We’ve had a really, really good run with op-shopping lately. Though I don’t like to bore you with all our thrifty finds (seriously, that could be a blog all on its own!) I do like to show...

25 mar 12 2 people like this

Sowing Seeds for Winter

Now that it is getting cooler it is time to start planting our winter veggies! Our little garden has been pretty much left to its own devices ever since I planted our first lot of vegetables in sprin...

22 mar 12 7 people like this

10 Good Things Right Now

Watching the BCC’s latest version of Great Expectations. Buttery fudge. Trying to teach Daisy to play fetch (she’s getting better!) Hints of autumn yellow appearing in the trees. Seeing B...

20 mar 12 1 person likes this

Molly and Jasper

Last week my mum welcomed a new (unplanned) addition to her family of fur babies (much like when Reuben and I unexpectedly adopted Daisy)… My mum’s friend Helen was visiting a lady in the...

17 mar 12 1 person likes this

Peppermint

I have been reading Peppermint magazine for a couple of years now and it’s one of my absolute favourites, so you can probably imagine how excited I am over the fact that there are two pieces by...

13 mar 12 1 person likes this

In the Sunshine

We were lucky enough to have a long weekend here in Victoria, so we went to visit my mama. All weekend it was gloriously sunny and very warm. It seems the summer weather isn’t quite finished ju...

12 mar 12 2 people like this

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