Matt and I have been obsessively watching Australia's season 3 of house rules and it is so exciting. Usually we enjoy watching The Block, but have started to become a little bit disappointed with the rooms that are produced. They are fantastic, showroom, million dollar rooms, made to be judged by designers and purchased by people with millions. House Rules is much more personal, and the ideas and designs are much more realistic and inspirational for the average person on an average wage.
I've been thinking a lot lately about what makes a home, and the small details of each rental house that Matt and I have lived in over the years that appeal to us. Together we have lived in 6 different flats/houses, from apartment style, to awful student flats, to basic two bedroom homes. Each of them have had features we can look back on and consider - features we definitely want to avoid (bedroom with no windows, a gazillion stairs, no off street parking) or most definitely have (oh, how I miss the dishwasher and bathtub in our old house!). but as well as the obvious, there are smaller details that I feel like I want to remember, and be able to incorporate into our next home - which will hopefully be all ours to change how we wish.
I've been thinking a lot lately about what makes a home, and the small details of each rental house that Matt and I have lived in over the years that appeal to us. Together we have lived in 6 different flats/houses, from apartment style, to awful student flats, to basic two bedroom homes. Each of them have had features we can look back on and consider - features we definitely want to avoid (bedroom with no windows, a gazillion stairs, no off street parking) or most definitely have (oh, how I miss the dishwasher and bathtub in our old house!). but as well as the obvious, there are smaller details that I feel like I want to remember, and be able to incorporate into our next home - which will hopefully be all ours to change how we wish.
For the first year we lived in this particular house, I never really took much notice of these hooks in the overhead cupboards. When I bought this set of vintage teacups from the hospice op shop (there's also another one in storage) it was proving tricky to find a place for them, so they were put on the hooks. Best. things. ever. What a great way to show off a collection, and the teacups and mugs don't take up any space in the cupboard. Definitely a small homely feature that I would incorporate in the future.
Spacing: The hooks are 11cm apart and 33cm from the bottom shelf, and they comfortably fit a collection of average tea/coffee mugs, as well as these smaller ones.
