french stencilling...a great fix...

<b><br /></b><br /><b>welcome to a regular sight in our *hallway-of-ongoing-projects*...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>coastal farmhouse inspiration people...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />fresh...white...simple...french inspired...with a little industrial hit...<br /><br /><br />i've gathered many treasured old *chippy-picked-up-in-french-brocnate-on-holidays-zinc*<br /><br />buckets, since moving abroad from Oz...<br /><br /><br />they are all gathered, potted with herbs &  flowers at our front door...<br /><br /><br />these are a little take on them- but clean & new & great for the kitchen...& cheap!<br /><br /><br />£1 each at an english supermarket -<b>in the seasonal isle</b>- i love that - an isle that changes with the<br /><br />seasons...i guess these were autumnal ??<br /><br /> i've no idea but at a pound a pop i grabbed the lot....<br /><br /><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b> </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTFifUYhCr_QhjRgrIvPHSGuFBw6B5eLGOvfHQHYjDAwM1ZblMy_zKcGjLkPrj0IiBJAZ8UHOuwo9Q-UN7u0NhH9FqGlS4dvuucTaOERKusExNuLK0wcAAO2TSIFtJurvuI7LZTYa5SWv/s1600/buckets1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTFifUYhCr_QhjRgrIvPHSGuFBw6B5eLGOvfHQHYjDAwM1ZblMy_zKcGjLkPrj0IiBJAZ8UHOuwo9Q-UN7u0NhH9FqGlS4dvuucTaOERKusExNuLK0wcAAO2TSIFtJurvuI7LZTYa5SWv/s640/buckets1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>i smiled throwing these in my trolley- there's only so many buckets a girl can justify you know... :)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">but i had halloween in mind...i had my french humber stencils in mind...& i knew i could <b>hide</b> the pile</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">inside one another- should anyone want to discuss my problem with <strike>buying endless things we don't</strike></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strike> need</strike> buying essential tins in the supermarket & forgetting someone's fave cereal....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><b> </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87VslD4XBeamzVGzkbS9WSSwG8LYdFxBcoBdDMqNMQgxttOhb0t2NmbU22kfNmzDxMl1hOsmFlZrWUFTu1-qaCcpFYzWVhLhe8qJhX93Ti8WrCNaMzSHFe5J21JMCgr8BZw4c0VzdC8vk/s1600/buckets2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87VslD4XBeamzVGzkbS9WSSwG8LYdFxBcoBdDMqNMQgxttOhb0t2NmbU22kfNmzDxMl1hOsmFlZrWUFTu1-qaCcpFYzWVhLhe8qJhX93Ti8WrCNaMzSHFe5J21JMCgr8BZw4c0VzdC8vk/s640/buckets2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>i seriously don't know why i even try to pretend - as this is what everyone came </b><b>home to...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">some <strike>more</strike> very cool looking buckets - french inspired with a good dash of industrial...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>"so ....really just buckets with a melissa-ism title" grinned the hubster...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">& your problem with that is??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">you see- the radiator there works well with my kinda crafting...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">it works quite simply like this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">grab bucket</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">stick on stencil whilst shaking the c*** outa the spray on paint</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">spray bucket & stick in front of radiator</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">spray anything else that needs doing at same time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">line everything up in front of radiator alongside *almost dry cool looking buckets*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">peg up stencils</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">vow to put it all away bf school pick-up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">get doing other stuff</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">forget</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">walk in on organised creative chaos....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">sounding familiar???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPLplgEsV1rQjYtmK4lBeV0PIL_hMfPk0mu5JEQqMk72fzOMpopZhnjwg9DV9gjIbFlq4bistU6r86l2LLEnAIXCl9uZLe_tLdl_S_9yDiVFwVqxM7ppzq27huQ8XGybhwWvd_Qf2oila/s1600/buckets3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPLplgEsV1rQjYtmK4lBeV0PIL_hMfPk0mu5JEQqMk72fzOMpopZhnjwg9DV9gjIbFlq4bistU6r86l2LLEnAIXCl9uZLe_tLdl_S_9yDiVFwVqxM7ppzq27huQ8XGybhwWvd_Qf2oila/s640/buckets3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>and....they came in black... chalkboard black....</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">& i do love me some chalkboard...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">& they were only a pound a pop...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">toooo cool!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><b> </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibakmRQUOHh0dndh-roHcYZE8T7v9BaBEaYcyvVVxQJiVBcx1scHFC8Gz5c6crdLXZvz9CDU0xPULxkOhVNHanY_dltGBipqTmVrUkSxcuYWsUzLNJGPuTA7ozGqor22q90u6oF_d2J0OZ/s1600/bucket1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibakmRQUOHh0dndh-roHcYZE8T7v9BaBEaYcyvVVxQJiVBcx1scHFC8Gz5c6crdLXZvz9CDU0xPULxkOhVNHanY_dltGBipqTmVrUkSxcuYWsUzLNJGPuTA7ozGqor22q90u6oF_d2J0OZ/s640/bucket1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>obviously...we needed somewhere for our chalk....</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>love love love</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFXXMnbqV4Z_IrmqR_4-Gxyv2sArIgLuoS7PTk48ZV_WtJB0XRU94fL-cpOp_1pymlunlEZOdPi9ibN9vvlV3GHlXRSdu-YpNTzjh8vM_D-OR9usue-FmX5g0QfWw62GDhgMmdMb0RDeZ/s1600/bucket3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFXXMnbqV4Z_IrmqR_4-Gxyv2sArIgLuoS7PTk48ZV_WtJB0XRU94fL-cpOp_1pymlunlEZOdPi9ibN9vvlV3GHlXRSdu-YpNTzjh8vM_D-OR9usue-FmX5g0QfWw62GDhgMmdMb0RDeZ/s640/bucket3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>i have <strike>raved endlessly</strike> showed you these french stencils before...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/08/chippy-old-boxes-plimsolls.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">{here}</span></a> </span>& <a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/06/virtual-coffee-atop-chippy-vintage.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">{here}</span></a>...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">the <b>creative fix</b> is<b> </b>instant & sooo good- i can't recommend them enough...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">gorgeous for holding drinks in the garden in the summer...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">perfect for gathering in the winter as i did <a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/10/country-love.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">{here}</span></a> with little miss.a...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">great for sitting round the kitchen making you feel like a creative diva...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">something has to be said for embracing both the authentic, memory laden collecting of wonderful old </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">treasures...& the making of new, with a similar twist...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i don't care how the kids enjoy these...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">halloween sweet buckets...in the garden collecting dirt...down the road <a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/11/husband-camera-boy-fresh-seafood.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">{cockle collecting}</span></a>...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>all i know is i loooove them...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b> </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1ayLQG3efAR7A6KzYD7Ny8MZPMV46mHWRRL7o93aN3Ehgge_-fhP5TCvf7GBO1zZyRlQO9ExkaMFZsqRDSy9sEZ7O18A4lgdRZnUscgNq8yl3QpPqD1pugXLg_LhuWin5aIBs7Qyb8Jn/s1600/buckets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1ayLQG3efAR7A6KzYD7Ny8MZPMV46mHWRRL7o93aN3Ehgge_-fhP5TCvf7GBO1zZyRlQO9ExkaMFZsqRDSy9sEZ7O18A4lgdRZnUscgNq8yl3QpPqD1pugXLg_LhuWin5aIBs7Qyb8Jn/s640/buckets.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b> </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">french number stencils from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84041681/stencil-french-script-5-inch-numbers">{here}</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVf1F5P9bIgfZ9cL-Sh7BqUjFwqVz_Wd_a94X-pCXJq7ByTCdCnnKfNLg_AudtH3B8H4-ezWsdbNi1YfX0G5iZdcK9jH41noJQBQO29QHh9WBZdYSx1MzJcny8aPWFGJ6pBDqM24X_iDMo/s1600/buckets+and+numbers1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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french stencilling...a great fix...

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a virtual coffee in the english playroom...

<b>morning sweet bloggy friends..time for a virtual coffee....?!</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />it has been too long since the last...<br /><br />summer kept me outdoors...travelling...kiddo organising...thinking...creating...<br />so it's now time to take stock of what is a new school year here in ol'Blighty...& to share with you a long awaited virtual coffee....<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqp7mk-_0AFPZyj5jr2yhrYUOIRUiHDq6xm3hxK3kwpP0RExirGFnkkiy-9FEDWgupC1Y3L7zgz64Mt0bZnpm2fufnnZfJniFOi9_-tuUnM6VBk9hejXUWCwVT0OPiKD9ow3uhrZiVQCV/s1600/playroom11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqp7mk-_0AFPZyj5jr2yhrYUOIRUiHDq6xm3hxK3kwpP0RExirGFnkkiy-9FEDWgupC1Y3L7zgz64Mt0bZnpm2fufnnZfJniFOi9_-tuUnM6VBk9hejXUWCwVT0OPiKD9ow3uhrZiVQCV/s640/playroom11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b>i've been struck with the spring cleaning bug...so grab your coffee & head with me, if you will, to the kiddos domain...the playroom...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />not the season to clear out...i realise...but for me, having grown up <i><b>down under</b></i> where the start of a new school year is january...clearing out is what i do when they all go back to school!<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGTBJjDMklyl6iEDL5PM4mXAOdCZtxpHI93W_Hxl9pNhwm7qbq_tp4i5kWfk6fFkictSYVRgTb_PmPPPawYJ5CSD5d7iTSvdCBy_LFOqVIeLxplJCRBxaG14W6z-COt7Hncah6NCKZlT1/s1600/playroom8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGTBJjDMklyl6iEDL5PM4mXAOdCZtxpHI93W_Hxl9pNhwm7qbq_tp4i5kWfk6fFkictSYVRgTb_PmPPPawYJ5CSD5d7iTSvdCBy_LFOqVIeLxplJCRBxaG14W6z-COt7Hncah6NCKZlT1/s640/playroom8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">(a gorgeous gift from the lovely </span><a href="http://lonadeanna.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffd966;">anna</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> to our little vegemites)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />i'm starting a fresh new school year with organised cupboards...clear under beds & a full re-cycling bin...<br />just as i would in january living on the beaches back home...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfAZaGnaCUvfP2BzIOnjVzmmnKhEqunnB-bGxega1L6CzdrMF4kCtfK_Th6cBQEX1qR1GgzFVks-Lls4aNbt7k6jFIkU3RloJck3LOwPuIcvkw-O7z-sZCHjtkXL3FswluLUmcbTIjV_o/s1600/playroom1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfAZaGnaCUvfP2BzIOnjVzmmnKhEqunnB-bGxega1L6CzdrMF4kCtfK_Th6cBQEX1qR1GgzFVks-Lls4aNbt7k6jFIkU3RloJck3LOwPuIcvkw-O7z-sZCHjtkXL3FswluLUmcbTIjV_o/s640/playroom1.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>you can sit in the sunny bay window whilst i tell you about this playroom...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />when we first moved from our sandy-toed life in sydney, to our *horse-riding-football-mad-milk-from-the-local-farm-country-inspired-life* here in ol'Blighty...i had my check list in hand...<br /><br />my own personal *what-i-want-english-house* check list...<br />&<br />right up at the top was a <i>playroom...</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYUAekHRNVSg1P4ACojSZcTQHA4awW2S7Ohyphenhyphenhf2XH7c-hRL0i4XT_D1XXgsrgLO4ar8evmggJPfaKI3MxQs64ohzQ5YtQpMMc1tAz6bQc8QSP9DGYCLQCqMes3cjhzFWiMTDYP9vLWoL_/s1600/playroom4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYUAekHRNVSg1P4ACojSZcTQHA4awW2S7Ohyphenhyphenhf2XH7c-hRL0i4XT_D1XXgsrgLO4ar8evmggJPfaKI3MxQs64ohzQ5YtQpMMc1tAz6bQc8QSP9DGYCLQCqMes3cjhzFWiMTDYP9vLWoL_/s640/playroom4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><br /></i><br /><br />not a rumpus room- as friends had had in australia when we were growing up...<br />not a family room- where the toys were dumped & everyone ate round a coffee table...<br /><br />i wanted a real <i>mary poppins</i> playroom...where the kids had their games...the girls had their doll houses...& there was a drawing desk...<br /><br />a playroom where they all snuggled down in winter to watch movies...<br />& where in summer, we opened the windows & let the air in...<br />& where kids could climb in & out from to the garden with their friends...<br /><br />so when we looked at big old english houses...i just held my breath for a playroom...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5Icwmb1oieMOoX3MuVgeBeCmviEQDB_nIEzVoXudSluc7wl6E9cnMpZAoHRwHzeUMDqh50lfkOgk6fuzSlC3kGBhYbW03iuDKjPATR1srj5h9OrFnfzh82Cpog3-APtN_1W__ayd_e8F/s1600/playroom7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5Icwmb1oieMOoX3MuVgeBeCmviEQDB_nIEzVoXudSluc7wl6E9cnMpZAoHRwHzeUMDqh50lfkOgk6fuzSlC3kGBhYbW03iuDKjPATR1srj5h9OrFnfzh82Cpog3-APtN_1W__ayd_e8F/s640/playroom7.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />& we found...on the edge of our little market town...a perfect playroom...with a bay window...& high ceilings & lotsa light...<br /><br />aussie kids need a lot of light & a lot of space...suddenly our outdoor life was about to become indoors and this playroom was the perfect <i>mary poppins </i>inspired answer...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9teVtKWb0ndYqfBuU9XyyIk8gJThSsB4rQl4K2ATlUAr3GnCAmHxerdm6XCqtXPxPOoGMWkKiVQaa7zxn1T8uLY5DUIz3RhafvNOzCRWhnzWqDxiA_mNdsyili_Vfw-NJ7IX3oeSkaS0p/s1600/playroom2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9teVtKWb0ndYqfBuU9XyyIk8gJThSsB4rQl4K2ATlUAr3GnCAmHxerdm6XCqtXPxPOoGMWkKiVQaa7zxn1T8uLY5DUIz3RhafvNOzCRWhnzWqDxiA_mNdsyili_Vfw-NJ7IX3oeSkaS0p/s640/playroom2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>so for three & a half years we have lived in...& so loved this playroom...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />but just because i wanted it so desperately didn't mean it was my space...<br />chippy was not high on the kids list of decorating...<br />nor was a sense of calm white or jugs of flowers...<br /><br />this playroom was for kids...& toys & colour & dancing & wii & karaoke & lotsa fun...<br />so we met half way via<i><b> ikea</b></i> & some very special vintage car-boot, thrifted finds...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqpR-gFHO7C3ww6rNRoz3mQzGIL0T5cGl-Ky14ckH9Gte_MFEpxXJMRxovp7bX85yC0U7U-Z-Ld2XwAqy0FQwe4JmzaCDHVaS9aGIr9qj6Vcabf8M5DsPesP4yLGdQLeeqdro8lrbYoT1/s1600/playroom6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqpR-gFHO7C3ww6rNRoz3mQzGIL0T5cGl-Ky14ckH9Gte_MFEpxXJMRxovp7bX85yC0U7U-Z-Ld2XwAqy0FQwe4JmzaCDHVaS9aGIr9qj6Vcabf8M5DsPesP4yLGdQLeeqdro8lrbYoT1/s640/playroom6.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>i</b><b> must admit...i don't usually share a coffee in here...it's only cause i'm on this cleaning thing that i'm giving you the bay window seat...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />you've not had to side step any little animals living in castles...leggo scooter sets...i-pods...art supplies...drink bottles...tents...cubby houses, sweet rappers or soccer boots...<br /><br />the floor is clear...<br />the kids are at school...<br /><br />come 4 o'clock & i'm back on my chair in the sitting room...<br />pretending the floor hasn't been covered in up-ended baskets of <s>kid crapola</s> special bits...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXDZ08njWj_YVVyMld9ZJ4Beqt2xuAIpeRb-jzxsNQeen9l8R1JG6SyURBV3XYnpT7DJg2RnB2F3D0JDYt1MaF__4jsS_lDcLY1B7LiqWmN6AlFbJcnsXWSQ9KPeiJrfdejtzu8Q_xUOE/s1600/playroom9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXDZ08njWj_YVVyMld9ZJ4Beqt2xuAIpeRb-jzxsNQeen9l8R1JG6SyURBV3XYnpT7DJg2RnB2F3D0JDYt1MaF__4jsS_lDcLY1B7LiqWmN6AlFbJcnsXWSQ9KPeiJrfdejtzu8Q_xUOE/s640/playroom9.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>so...if we were really having a coffee today...i would ask you if you've ever dreamed of a real life mary poppins playroom....</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />i'm not into the singing birds...or the ordered shelves...or the links to a world of children seen but not heard that a playroom used to represent...<br /><br />but i do love me a space to hold all the kid stuff...<br /><br />everyone always harps on about the long nights, the broken sleep and the constancy of having and rearing kids...<br /><br />i just wish someone had told me about all the <b><i>stuff<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">!</span></span></i></b><br /><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></span></i></b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiRLdmmYH0MQblPIoxsKnCVuDp3NnqGW0ZhN40kfubsAEDJdzs5U9ON_tcSY9VFGYOQNYJH6bmwA4VU81rP9ZUDNCZp8EcO5AfF0qgFOvzCrFi7p2JfqhGNSNuKc-N2IOCykolkgsGEDC/s1600/playroom15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiRLdmmYH0MQblPIoxsKnCVuDp3NnqGW0ZhN40kfubsAEDJdzs5U9ON_tcSY9VFGYOQNYJH6bmwA4VU81rP9ZUDNCZp8EcO5AfF0qgFOvzCrFi7p2JfqhGNSNuKc-N2IOCykolkgsGEDC/s640/playroom15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">(the daunting after-summer-before-cleaning-out-very-used-playroom!)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></span></i></b><br /><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">so...coffee drunk...playroom seen...i'm either pushing you back out into the wind with a bag of pre-loved toys under your arm...or you're coming with me to attack my sewing room & office space...</span></i></b><br /><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></i></b><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">totally up to you...</span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">but from here on in...it's pots of tea...garbage bags...a ruthless edge to the day...perhaps a little cursing thrown in for good measure and a promised sense of satisfaction at the end of the day...</span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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a virtual coffee in the english playroom...

morning sweet bloggy friends..time for a virtual coffee....?! it has been too long since the last... summer kept me outdoors...travelling......

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