Walls by Mur

Living in a rental, it can be hard finding ways to customise the place to your own style. You have to put up with ugly paintwork, tired lino and scraggly carpets without being able to change a thing, and are often restricted to what you can put up on walls too. But here's a fun solution that both renters and homeowners can use to spruce up their home without making a binding commitment in the form of paint - Mur wall decals.

The nifty shapes come in a variety of colours, from popping brights to chilled neutrals and ritzy metallics. Simply stick the shapes onto walls in a pattern of your choice and hey presto, instant style! The decals can be used to create a feature section or floor to ceiling for a faux wallpaper look.

I just love the look of these and really want to find a way to incorporate them into my home one day. I think I'd attempt to do a full wall in a neutral colour like in the top picture - it is bold and understated at the same time and can be tweaked to match any existing room set up. I also love the idea for a child's room as the look can be altered in such a simple way as they grow. Time to get sticking folks!

Insta-Home

In the midst of all the wedding posting we moved across the country and shacked up in a cute little pink cottage in Sydney. I'm going to be honest and say that the relocation has been a real challenge so far, but the shining ray of light in my days is making the cottage feel as much like home as possible.

I've been having fun re-discovering my decorating style, which I think has changed a lot since we set up our last place two years ago. The touch of vintage is still there but rather channelled into more of an industrial look. There's more colour, pinks in particular but in a non-girly way, and lots of geometric shapes. And we have already DIYed so many projects with many more on the list. I think home DIYs are my very favourite kind.

Without further ado, here's a little peek into our house via my good pal Instagram:

1. We threw an Ikea faux sheepskin over this replica Eames rocker and Chloe has claimed it as her official throne.
2. That's our little house right there, pokey thing that it is.
3. Gave this Ikea footstool a simple DIY treatment by painting it half white. Now we have one on each side of the bed as our night stands.
4. Globe, wedding guestbook and leftover wedding favours.
5. One corner of the room with the vintage suitcases we transported our clothes over in.
6. I like storing my jewellery on trays atop my dressers so I can see what I have.
7. $13 Ikea bookshelves, you can't get much better than that!
8. DIY macrame plant hangers I whipped up in five minutes apiece. Sadly the herbs are now dead so I need to find some more indoor-friendly plants for the jars.
9. Marc sanding away on our DIY dining table. That's right, we made our dining table from scratch! Look forward to sharing this process soon.
10. Vintage sewing machine stand that I am looking at turning into a bar cart.

Goodbye house

As of today we are officially moved out of our flat, almost two years to the day we got the keys. It’s a bittersweet feeling because I had really grown to love that poky little place with all its quirks. It felt like the first proper home Marc and I had made ourselves, and represented our first real shot at living alone after a few years of share houses and a short attempt living in the city in a shoebox apartment.

But I am even more excited about moving to Sydney and finding a new, better place to call home. I am dreaming of wooden floorboards, light-filled rooms and maybe even a bathtub if we are lucky enough. In fact, I have already made a Pinterest board dedicated to wishlist furniture for our new abode.

It’s going to be fun chronicling our adventures through house-hunting, to furnishing the place, to settling in and getting all our faux deer heads up on the wall. Even I’ll admit my collection is getting a little silly!