Vive La France Part deux!

Sorry I've been away.  I've been busy working on a designs for a hotel room refurbishment and a new bathroom, both for heritage listed buildings.

Here is an update on my planter box and awning. 

My black and white awning is up.  Just waiting on the plants to grow a little more before doing professional photos.  My Big Red Geraniums are thriving, thanks to the irrigation and drainage that I included in the design of the window box.   I also get a lot of enjoyment as I dead head them every weekend to promote new flowers. 
Thanks for all the positive feedback.

Our Reno - Front Porch Makeover & More

The front porch makeover is not quite complete however I couldn't wait to reveal how these cane chairs have been brought back into fashion with a fresh coat of bold red paint and new upholstery. For a colourful seasonal element I've added the brightly coloured chain stitch cushions and French, ready made, outdoor curtains.

Lantern $219, Feature Cushions $120, Curtain $200 each
All available through Journey Home 02 6156 2379

The black and white stripes continue through to the new eye drop awning I mentioned would be arriving soon, and here it is now recently installed.

There's just a few more things to finish before we can reveal the complete facade and garden. Stay tuned for before and after photos.

The Beginning

We've bought the house, My first house at 40 no less! Too exciting for words, but that's not really the beginning of our Journey lets go back a few years.

Our house was built back around 1930's when the Federal Capital Commission was organising housing for public servants for the new city. The Architecture style later became known as FCC style, there were a number of houses built with the same Spanish Mission / Bungalow design known as Cottage Style No 4, one of which is photographed below soon after completion.

Kitchen and Bathroom of the FCC style home.

Lets be clear - these are not Before photos of our actual house, we have sixties style to deal with! More about that later.

Images sourced from the National Archives of Australia - Mildenhall's Canberra

If you are interested in the history of Canberra homes visit www.naa.gov.au or google FCC style.