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Support Local Surf Coast Entrepreneurs
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We were recently interviewed by The Surf Coast Times and featured as local entrepreneurs alongside Sarah and Dan O’Connell of Boardsox and Emma Barr of Yogi Peace Club. It’s great to feel supported by our local community and discover other talented creatives in our area.

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Let's Talk About Money
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For those of you who have a young business, thinking of starting one or really struggling with your accounts we highly recommend setting aside some time to learn about your money, where it's coming from and exactly how you're spending it - it's not sexy but we promise you'll feel better after!

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Maple Syrup Brussel Sprouts on Toast
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Ok - stay with me here. One of our absolute favourite side dishes is maple syrup roasted brussel sprouts - we eat them for dinner, lunch and now also for breakfast. Not surprisingly these translated beautifully to a morning treat!

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Our Custom Furniture Design Process
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This week we finished a brand new custom design for a client in Adelaide and we thought we'd show you step by step our process for custom furniture designs.

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Banana and Oat Pancakes
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These pancakes are on high rotation in our household - not only are they absolutely delicious but they are also healthy! The batter is made up of bananas, oats and eggs… so you can treat yourself without the guilt!

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Discovering Our 'Why' And How It Has Changed Over Time
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For a long time we were searching for what we wanted to do, that 'thing' to throw all of our energy into, nurture it and grow it. So when we finally found our passion we moved as fast as we could to figure out how we could quit our day jobs.

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Farm-Stay Holiday In Our Own Backyard
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What a hidden gem… only an hour from Melbourne’s Westgate Bridge, close to the epic Surf Coast beaches and on the way to the Great Ocean Road.

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How We Created A Photography Studio In Our Own Home
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When COVID hit we had to come up with a solution for doing shoots at home, so today, we thought we'd take you behind the scenes and show you what we came up with!

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DIY Hallway Coat and Boot Rack - Downloadable Plans
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Girls Weekend Away In Forrest
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Echoview- Forrest Reflections is a one of a kind property, has 3 bedrooms, sleeps 8 and is styled top-to-bottom with rustic charm. It’s literally everything you dream of - frosty mornings, roaring fire, cozy beds and a long timber table for everyone to pile around to enjoy meals.

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If you have an idea but you're holding off on putting yourself out there we promise once you do it you'll wish you'd done it sooner.

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Farmhouse Big Breakfast
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Our Top 5 Tips For Actioning Your Plans
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Let's Talk About Mental Health
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It’s an uncomfortable conversation and a topic that is easier to ignore than confront which is why we decided that talking about mental health is too important to back away from.

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Smashed Pea Toast
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Interview With Surf Coast Creatives Podcast
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A series documenting the stories of Australian Creatives during isolation.

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Our Top 5 Tips For Saving Money in Business
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Being passionate about what we do has given us a whole new sense of purpose and brings us so much joy - but as many creatives would know sometimes it’s really hard to turn that passion into profit, which is why today we wanted to share our top 5 tips for saving money in your small business.

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Our “Ledge Bed” is #handmade from locallysourced #recycled #australian #hardwood and features a ledge around the edge and built-in side tables. It’s available to order with drawers in the base / or without side tables.... in saying that, you can pretty much change whatever you like about it! That’s the beauty of custom 🙌🧡 •
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Smothered in all of our favourites, #recycled #merinowool @seljakbrand via @slowtrading // #handmade #ceramic jug by @takeawei // lush linen in Pinstripe & Sage by @bed.threads
All hands on deck, finishing off the set of drawers for the Nursery // now if I could stop the bump bumping into everything!! 😂 #lookoutcomingthrough
The "Bookshelf Drawer Bed" combines two of our most popular designs. For ultimate storage and functionality, the base features drawers while the bookshelf bed head eliminates the need for bedside tables - also available in a “tall version” #handmade from locally sourced Australian hardwood. 🧡 •
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#linen “Rust & Turmeric” by @bed.threads // ceramic jug & lamps @takeawei
I’ve (imo) had so much fun back pattern making and on the sewing machine and have a couple more projects in the works for our nursery. You can access the pattern & step-by-step instructions for our sun cushion online 🙌☀️ I used beautiful linen from @wearethefabricstore // you can also spy our DIY plant stand in the background for an easy woodworking project! 🌱
Currently working on a custom “Mod Bed” but in beautiful dark Aussie hardwood instead of American Oak // excited to see how this one comes up! 🙌
A combination of our Bookshelf Bed + Ledge Bed // ✋ handmade by Al using #locallysourced solid #australianhardwood // beautiful linen by @sageandclare - for more pictures of this bed and the backstory of how we designed it during lockdown head online 🙌
Throwback to the time we built a custom desk that was soooo big we photographed it as a dining table!! #gobigorgohome
We built these bookshelves for our little babes nursery, but I couldn’t helps styling them up with some coffee table books... I can imagine hanging these in the lounge room, kitchen, office, kids room....

These were really easy to make and you can find the step-by-step instructions for our DIY Bookshelves available online (link in bio) or watch the video of how we made these by tapping over to our IGTV.

New projects coming out each Friday as part of our Nursery DIY Series!
We were contacted by Phoebe and Chris mid 2020 when Melbourne was in deep lockdown. They were looking for a custom desk and bed to suit their downstairs office area that doubles as a guest’s retreat and in the future will become the most epic teenager’s hangout.

Phoebe and Chris are the creative rockstars behind the bohemian and energetic homewares brand;  @sageandclare. It was love at first sight and we knew instantly that this was a duo that we’d love to work with.

We met over Zoom and they gave us a tour of the space, we jotted down the dimensions of the floor plan and got to work designing.

We came up with a combination of our Ledge Bed and much-loved Bookshelf headboard. This is by far the biggest headboard we’d ever made measuring at a whopping 2.5m long and 1.2m tall and behind the bed sits a matching timber desk for the perfect working-from-home setup. (Daytime naps anyone?) We designed the headboard tall enough to discreetly hide the computer screens
A BIG, exciting week in this household...

🏡 We slapped the SOLD sticker up on our new block, big thanks to @hallsullivantorquay for making the process feel seamless! We’re so excited to share our build with you and have BIG ideas for lots of DIY projects .....

🎉 I (Imo) turn the big 30 this weekend and we’re pumped to be spending the weekend with all of our beautiful friends! 🎉

🍼 We hit the 3rd trimester! Our little party gal seems to like dancing all night long which is keeping me awake most nights 🕺✨ getting us prepared for the sleeplessness to come!

🪡 And speaking of our little babe, we have so many fun DIY projects in the works for our Nursery Series. Tune in tomorrow morning for a sewing DIY with me!

🔨 Just a quick note that we are fully booked for furniture orders for 2021 and not taking on new jobs.

Hope you’re having a wonderful week!

AL + IMO

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Al and Imo would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we work and pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.