Here is a sneaky peak of our new project.
It’s a cute and cosy little 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home in one of the new Canberra suburbs of Bonner. We have already started building and provided it all goes to plan, it should be at lock-up stage in a couple of weeks.
Here are some more pictures.
Mitch and I recently visited a local lighting store and ss we were browsing Mitch came face to face with a concrete pendant light. It was like witnessing love it first sight. Concrete is his favorite material and when he saw this pendant he was like a kid in a candy store. He had to have it.
Unfortunately we were advised that they were were not in stock and that it would be a two to three week wait. Well my Mr MacGyver over here does not have patience for such things and decided that he would attempt to make his own. So when we got home I consulted Google for a DIY and it led me here, thank you Ben.
Next we were off to the hardware and grocery store to purchase the materials and upon
Decorating a nursery would have to be one of the hardest decorating tasks I’ve ever faced!
I’ve looked at so many pictures of nurseries over the last few months I’m sure I’ve seen everything there is to see on the Internet and all it’s done is left me overwhelmed and confused. I don’t quite know yet exactly what I want but I know what I don’t want.
This may sounds strange but I don’t want anything too childish – so no brightly painted walls, no wall decals, no stereotypical pink or blue stuff and definitely no cutesy matchy everything.
I want to create a classy and sophisticated environment with a touch of glamor. And off course this look has to be achieved on a shoe string budget.
What a perfect long weekend. Four days of working outside in the fresh air and beautiful Autumn sunshine getting much needed vitamin D. We finally got to do some of the little annoying left over bits and pieces outside.
What did we achieve you ask?
Did you know Forde is considered the most advantaged suburb in Canberra?
The Australian Bureau of Statistics uses a tool called SEIFA (Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas) to determine and rank socio-economic conditions of areas around Australia, and in the ACT, Forde was ranked the most advantaged ahead of all other suburbs. Yes ahead of Forrest, Red Hill, Yarralumla and O’Mally!
First the ABS comes up with index score for each area. The index score is a data driven summary of social and economic indicator of advantaged and disadvantaged. They use the following indicators to allocate an index score:
This score summarizes the socio-economic conditions of a geographical area. The index score is then used to rank and compare areas.
Here is a related Canberra Times article.
Until next time
Dark Angel
