Give grandma’s old china cabinet a new look and up-cycle it with a few of these ornaments and tips from HOME SAVVY and Home Beautiful
TIP: Note the wallpaper finish on the interior of the cabinet – lovely
I thought I would share the latest edition to my kitchen.
A thin metal wall plaque – approx 80cm H x 25cm W and presumably to stand upright but I thought I’d go a different angle and place it horizontally on the ledge over the range hood. As you can see the range hood serves as a shelf for knick knacks too & is topped with some Christmas cheer at this time of year.
I had a conundrum… I decided to re-arrange my bedroom and realised that my extensive jewellery collection extended far beyond the tiny jewellery box that it currently called home. I stumbled across pieces of jewellery that I hadn’t worn in months, simply because it was the unlucky piece that fell to the bottom of my unorganised pit. I was determined to come across something new and interesting – a new home for my obvious obsession.
So I went out in search of something not only efficient, but effective too. That was when I discovered these vintage mannequins!
I threw all my necklaces around the neck, attached my bracelets up the stem and even added a scarf and broach for decoration!
Now not only does all my jewellery have its own spot, but it looks great too. I can even use it to plan the accessories I want to wear with each outfit. Never again will my jewellery become a tangled mess, out with the old and in with the new! Bianca
Tuesday I finally got into the city to visit the Museum of Brisbane where they're showcasing a wonderful collection of Glass Slide images of daily life and activities taken by Alfred Henry Elliot, a Brisbane resident and photograher. The collection is called Chosen View. The glass slides were discovered in 1983 under a house in Red HIll neatly packed in cigar boxes.
There were some images of the voting / polling booths back in 1899. Considering are elections are the hot topic of the day I thought it very appropriate to put this image first.
Some of Brisbane's more well known landmarks
And just a little closer to home, the Enoggera Reservoir
There are so many more images to view, but I don't want to spoil it by showing them all to you, it's definitely worth the visit into the Museum of Brisbane at 157 Ann Street, open Monday – Friday, 10.00 am – 5pm
