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Small Spaces In My Heart.

I’m often asked here to show my house.  Really, you don’t want to see my house.  It’s tired, it’s weary, it has a stained glass kookaburra on the front door.  We bought it to renovate, and the renovations are just beginning.  I promise to get some before and afters but you’ll have to wait until we’re at ‘after’ stage.  Every now and then you’ll catch a glimpse of pink vertical blinds or mottled (or is that matted) beige carpet in the background of my photos – trust me, that’s as much as you want to see.

Saying all this, it’s amazing what you get used to.  Sure, I love my homewares.  I buy Vogue Living (and Belle and Elle and the rest).  I know exactly which Florence Broadhurst wallpaper I’d like to line my cupboards with.  But, put simply, none of it really matters.   It’s important to have a safe, clean house but what makes you feel genuinely happy is not based the window coverings you look out through each day.

I’m so grateful to just have my family around me, to hear the kids laughing and to tuck them in at night..to have found a great school for the boys, to have Mum down the road, to know Angie is about to return from overseas.  The beautiful emails and packages I receive each week.  The artwork Ivy brings home.  My photos. These are the things that give me real pleasure.  These make me truly content.

I’ll enjoy our renovated house when it’s here but in the mean time, I get much pleasure from little corners that hold things dear to me..I’ll share a few from around my study here.

I buy the kids a classic childrens book each birthday plus I collect vintage books myself.

Ava’s things:  This little collection sits in my bookshelf.

Beautiful gift from Jennifer.

And something else that makes me smile: Another sweet parcel arrived from Krysta last week.  She’s my personal shopper with extra-ordinary taste which was working very well except lately I find I can’t shop for myself anymore, I shop for Krysta instead.  We’re pretty sure we are the same person who’s been split in two and placed on opposite sides of the Earth.  Only she looks like Jessica Simpson and I don’t.  Damn that.

Speaking of beautiful emails, I must confess I am a little um, stretched at the moment.  I won’t lie, I’m struggling to stay on top of my Inbox and as always, I hate to think I’ve missed  replying to someone.  It’s also school holidays now so I’m not likely to find peace and tranquility any time soon.  Please forgive me if you’ve written and not heard back – every single sweet message I get makes a difference to my day. Thankyou!

S xxx

1. Tanya says:

   What a beautiful gift from Kyrsta!! funny how it’s always the small things we hold close to our hearts & it’s those little things that make us smile everyday!

   Hope the kids are playing nice & you’re getting some sleep :)

   take care,
   love,
   tanya xxx

   
2. dani says:

   hey, s:)
   you are right about what is important (not that you need me to patronize you, ha!!!). but, you are right all the same… i love your little nooks and crannies filled with that which you hold dear.
   l,
   d

   
3. Rach says:

   Hi Sheye,

   I love the children’s classics–they are wonderful, aren’t they? :o)

   I was wondering about that wonderful butterfly light in your Ava nook. Where did you find it? Butterflies have come to symbolize Han for me and I’d love to know where I might find one.

   Thanks for your love yesterday–I needed it. This journey really really stinks.

   Rach

   
4. Krysta says:

   I love you. Purely. Simply. Utterly.

   
5. Em says:

   Your a braver girl than I. We bought our current home and planned on putting in a new kitchen and carpet and ended up basically pulling the entire house down and starting again. Oh my lord….thank god we didn’t move in. It took 2 years and we stayed in our old house until it was all done. HUGE job.

   I’m another Florence fan and have the most divine chair covered in the japanese bamboo fabric in our room. I actually just got the signature prints sale email this morning and have my eye on the japanese saddle bag in yellow, gorgeous!!

   
6. Melza says:

   Oh, that suitcase is just divine!