Parrots, Pineapples and Palm Leaves: The Master Bedroom

Since I was a little girl I have loved parrots. At the age of 4 my best friend was a sulfur-crested cockatoo named 'Chook' and through the years a number of other feathered characters joined the mix. I was given a turqouise parrot figure for Christmas last year and that was the starting piece for the decor of our master bedroom.

If you have been reading the blog for a while I'm sure you also know that Hawaii is my happy place, so I wanted to bring these themes into our master bedroom. The brief for this room was something relaxing, contemporary and gender neutral. I have also been pleased to be able to source a lot of my decor items from some very talented Australian artists and craftsmen. 

I feel that there could be more to add to this room yet, but I am waiting until we finish the decking outside to get a final impression of the space. The blinds are closed in this picture as there is nothing but dirt, rain and a gloomy evening to see out there yet! 

The entry to our master runs from a short corridor off the dining room. This piece of art by Heisuke Kitazawa works well to transition from the yellow kitchen/dining area to the subtle greens of our bedroom. 

This is the first king sized bed I have owned and it is glorious. You can read the details on our furniture and ceiling fan here. Our pendant lights from Beacon were also a wonderful option that we accessed through our builder. 

Lately I have been going crazy for the wonderful creations of Jai Vasicek from Ahoy Trader. I was fortunate to track down one of his neon pineapple tiles before they sold out. 

This stunning limited edition print from the duo at Blacklist is another favourite. I picked it up from The Minimalist a couple of months ago.

Last up is our ensuite, which has just had some small accessories added around the bath and on the vanity. I am intending to put a glass shelf above the bath but am still a bit uncertain on how to attach it with steel frames... 

The Laundry Room

Let me start this post with a sincere thanks to everyone who visits the blog. It is now approaching 20,000 hits which is astounding! I thought you might all like a change of scenery so I have given it a little makeover.

Time is really passing quickly in the new house and we have continued on the seemingly endless journey towards furnishing and decorating. This week we have started some landscaping in the front yard and had concrete garden edging laid. We still don't have grass (much to the confusion of many in our neighbourhood) but are so glad we have waited it out for the start of warmer weather - all of the other new houses that laid their grass immediately have brown, dead looking lawns from the frost.

The room I have to share today has taken me ages to finish, despite its fairly simple appearance. I love a good bit of organising, and what better room to start with than the laundry. I've never been so pleased to do the washing! Naturally you can also see our trademark yellow brightening up this room (which runs off the living/kitchen area).

The fun in this laundry really starts when you begin opening cupboards...

I had a fabulous time with some cane baskets from Masters, scrapbooking paper and ribbon. I also picked up some stackable plastic containers from Big W for smaller items (thanks to the lovely Leanne at Lime & Mortar for the shopping idea on her blog). Everything has a place and this makes the perfectionist in me very happy!

Moving into the next overhead cabinet I have my laundry powder and peg tins (which were a bargain from Aldi) along with my favourite, all natural washing detergents and mattress protector spray from Adairs. These products are beautiful and smell so great. I'm looking forward to testing out the rest of their range. 

Hooked onto the door is a cute flip book of 'stain solutions' which I have laminated and put onto a key ring. Very handy advice for removing a range of stains from grass to red wine. You can download your own copy here.

This last item is my favourite and was only just installed this evening by Tom and myself (with much trepidation as we drilled into our cabinetry). This handy wire laundry basket from Tansel slides neatly in and out of our cupboard to hide away dirty laundry. Gone is the time of clothes on the floor and over-full washing baskets.

I really enjoyed decorating this room and there really are some great storage and organisation ideas options to be found on the internet. I hope you have enjoyed the tour!