T&J Wallpaper! AWESOME

T&J Wallpaper! AWESOME

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A pretty fabulous announcement today, my unique fabric designs are now available as wallpaper ready to order now! Some of them would look incredible as part of a child's bed room or in your entry.

The great news is it is easy to remove with no damage to your painted walls, so it's perfect for renters, or nervous scaredy cats afraid of commitment!! The paper comes pre pasted, so there's no mixing up your pastey goo. Buy a swatch for $5, or a 3.6m roll for $60 (plus postage). The whole range is available now - how awesome!!

I've ordered 2 rolls of Black and white Raindrops to finally finish off my main bathroom. Stay tuned after Christmas for the results!

Until then, check out this fabulous project by Caitlin Topham. She has used my Raindrops design and a pretty blue paint job to revive a tired old bedside unit. What a fabulous make-over!



How excitement! Are you feeling inspired?
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New in the pillow shop: Noir Hollywood Glamour

New in the pillow shop: Noir Hollywood Glamour

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Buy now for Christmas!

Individually made with love and sass by Tango & James, right here in Canberra.

Some Summery Cushions...

Some Summery Cushions...

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Visit the Tango & James shop here,

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Working on: Cushions

Working on: Cushions

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Just completed - 30 cushions for a gorgeous Woden cafe re-do, in T&J fabric designs in custom colours! More pics in situ when the cafe launches soon.

My Herringbone, Moldings, and Fanpod designs have been transformed in coral and stone and complimented by a plain coral. And they look fabulous in the cotton linen canvas!

A little bit like guava gelati... Yummy!

Some new lamps finding a home...

Some new lamps finding a home...

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I've been working on a few customer requests, and a few lovely lamps have gone to new homes...

 

 Have you been looking for something unique for yours?

Designing my bathroom: Getting closer

Designing my bathroom: Getting closer

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A while ago I mentioned that we were planning a complete bathroom re-design. Now things are getting serious and the final selections have been made for a Main Bathroom renovation, a brand new Ensuite (squeezed out of wasted space) and a Main Bedroom overhaul, which will include a fabulous new wardrobe (woo hoo!).

So, keeping in mind that we are in a humble outer suburb of la Canberra here, we have kept our budget fairly modest, but with my trademark dose of cheeky fun... here's a little look at some of the things going in...

The Main Bathroom:

 

Featuring White Subway tiled walls, black hexagon with black grout floor, massive ornate op-shopped mirror, fabulous tapware, and vanity from Ikea. I'm also adding lots of extra much needed storage. I'm going for an urban hotel chic look in here, and will brighten all that black and white with some colourful towels.

The Ensuite:

 

It's just tiny in here, so I'm keeping it simple, featuring the same wall tile as the main, but with matt white hexagon tile on the floor, built-in mirror cabinet, more gorgeous tapware, tiny skinny vanity from Ikea, super lovely sheer curtain panel, and , because it's all white on white on white, I'll be adding some jewel coloured towels!

And, the new look Main Bedroom:

 

We're reversing this room and converting the 3 metre wardrobe into the bedhead niche, and using the opposite long wall to create a 4 metre wardrobe and shoe display! So, with a long white wardrobe, white bed linen and white sheers, I want to add drama with moody dark grey walls, then add pops of gorgeous colour, including some of my own fabric designs as bed pillows, plus the orange hexagon fabric as curtain panels = love!

 Demolition begins in a month, and I'm desperately impatient to show you the finished results!

Decor Inspirations For Living Space

Decor Inspirations For Living Space

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When it comes to your living area décor there are some items that you always have to keep in mind initial:

• Functionality


• Style


• Quality

Functionality
Considering that the living space is a frequent area inside the home, exactly where you will entertain guests, and place loved ones members with each other in the course of Sundays, it ought to have sufficient seating space exactly where folks can sit together closely and comfortably. When choosing a sofa or a living area set, make certain that there is sufficient space for people to sit on. You can also consider some extra features when it comes to your living room sofa, like small compartments underneath or beside it, so you can save space for other issues like magazines, newspapers, and decorative pieces for the living room.

One more point that you have to take into account when it comes to functionality for your living area is correct lighting. Lights can serve as a quite successful element to make your living space functional, specifically when you want to make confident that this space has sufficient light to make men and women comfy in it. Lights can also serve as a good decorative element, specifically when using accent lights to give your living room a small drama. There are a lot of sorts of lighting that you can use for a living space. There is the overhead light, chandeliers, corner lights, halogens, lamp shades, and so a lot far more! Check out the various samples of light fixtures that you can use for your living area online, to give you some tips.

Style
When deciding on the style for your living room, you can uncover inspirations from property style magazines featuring some living space design and style ideas based on the theme, room size, and of course your price range. The style of your living space ought to be inviting, clutter free, and of course cozy, to make sure genuine relaxation for every person.

When it comes to styling your living area, you also have to pick the kind of theme that you can combine with the other rooms in the home. Generally, the living space is connected with the dining location, so you want to make sure that your living room and your dining area’s theme performs smoothly with each other, to provide a smooth flowing design and style in your house.

High quality
Ideally, when picking the

There are other factors that you must also take into account when it comes to the design of your living room. But the ones that I have talked about above, are some of the most important variables that you do not want to miss out.

Before and After: Ensuite

Before and After: Ensuite

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The room that started it all... born from the frustration of a 5 bedroom / 1 bathroom scenario, the idea was to 'squeeze in' a second loo. So we've pinched some wasted space from a nook in our hallway to add to the existing loo to create our little ensuite. To the right of the l'il vanity unit is a delicious shower with rain shower head, and to the left is the new loo - exactly where the old one used to be, with the window above (stay tuned for where the extra one is going). The ensuite is accessed from the main bedroom via my study/'parents retreat'.

Below, before:

Below, The inspiration board:

Inclusions:
Gloss white wall tile 100 x 300mm
Matt white hexagon mosaic floor tiles
Lillangen vanity, and mirror cabinet (Ikea)
Normandy Tapware
Monda towel rail
Marbletrend toilet suite
Cavity sliding door with privacy lock

Small, lovely, modest and a little bit fun.

A little more Scandi

A little more Scandi

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A gorgeous bench seat with chomed frame...

The seat is pretty generous in size at 480 x 930mm, and it is 450mmH. How fabulous! and only $65. Snap it up before you miss out!

Featured! (excoitment!!)

Featured! (excoitment!!)

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Today a gorgeous 2 page feature in the Canberra Times' "Relax" Magazine,

 

for the full article online, plus more pics, visit the CT website here: Lisa Barrett's Stylish Canberra Home. Here's a look at the gorgeous photos (taken a couple of weeks ago by Rohan Thomson - with thanks also to Leanne Duck for the article)...

All above are parts of the dining and lounge rooms. Below is the master bedroom, then detail of my shoe display cabinet!

Below, this is the sun room, which has only just become tidy/organised enough to be photo worthy! I picked up the "Barcelona" lounge frame for free via Gumtree, adding new foam and sub seat structure - and of course some fabulous bold upholstery!

Above: The Tango & James display space and workshop, and below, the guest room.
How exciting!

Colour colour colour POP

Colour colour colour POP

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This week I've been working on some amazing colour pop cushions, in my fabric designs of course. These are printed on lovely linen cotton fabric and are removable slip covers. Check these out...

 

 

 

 

 They are available now at only $30 a pop (or $25 without the cushion insert), and I'm happy to post them if you are not local. If you are local, and can stand the wait, they'll be at Canberra's Handmade Market on October 1st (that's only 3 weeks!), unless sold out!

Lovely!