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Making the change to a country life in a very run down 100+ year old cottage. Sharing pictures of my haphazard reno journey and rustic finds. 😊

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Apparently, white is bland. I keep meaning to investigate this claim, but then the light falls across the hallway and remember white is my true love. 🤍
#sohardtoleavethehouse by @treechangecottage

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He has waited so patiently at the edge of their world.
Today, for just a moment, they stepped to the fence and met him there.
Perhaps that is how all friendships begin. #scoutlovesalfie #catsofinstagram #cat #catlife #cats_of_instagram catlovers by @treechangecottage

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3 months ago

Foxy Loxy… not even trying to sneak anymore.
Just out here flaunting it.
Bold of you to forget whose home this is. #treechangecottage #treechangecottageonestepfurther by @treechangecottage

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5 months ago

After the Storm
Light day follows a heavy one.
We were lucky — only brushed by the edge of Queensland’s super storm cells. They split and passed around us, leaving behind relief and quiet gratitude.
Soft sunshine spills across the blonde wood, and my heart sings.
The wild Mother Nature seems to have finished with us — for now.
The birds are back, the mob’s still lounging outside the window, and the trees we planted with fingers crossed must be breathing a sigh of delight after all that fresh water.
Kangaroos — the Australian pet. Companions without ownership, and somehow that feels exactly right. by @treechangecottage

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a year ago

Something in the Air
Not a single bird call all morning.
The mob of roos are lying low, pressed close to the house.
Even the big old gum is unnervingly still — not a creak, not a whisper.
The warnings keep rolling in, and the air feels thick with waiting.
Scout has taken up lookout duty, keeping one very serious eye on the horizon. by @treechangecottage

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a year ago

Little corners and quiet cures.
This sweet old desk is tucked in the bedroom for now—holding the fort until the spare room actually becomes spare.
Popped out to @kalbartraders for the desk… came home with a vintage first aid kit that stole my heart.
It was meant for laundry duty, but now it lives here—quietly watching over things, secretly hiding pens, paperclips, and the small emergencies of everyday life.
A quiet kind of magic. No fuss. Just care. #”Certified Clutter Containment Unit” 😏💼✨#treechangecottage #treechangecottageonestepfurther #bloom #farmhouse by @treechangecottage

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a year ago

Sometimes I think I’m strong.

Strong like, I picked up a porcelain farmhouse laundry sink and marched it out of the store with both dignity and lower back intact kind of strong. 💪

And then sometimes… I see a table.

Not just any table. A weathered, whisper-to-your-soul, proper farmhouse table. The kind that winks at you from across the room and says, “Hey. I’ve got stories.”

I resisted.

Which, considering my current stockpile of farmhouse tables (five… possibly six… let’s not count), felt like personal growth.

So to put it into context... I was at the ever-beautiful @kalbartraders collecting my sink (because of course I now have a sink in my lounge room) when I spied her. Rough-hewn. Humble. The perfect size for a small writing desk. I was halfway through saying, “Shame it doesn’t have a drawer,” when Gail (actual angel) gently pointed—there it was. A long, glorious drawer on the short end. Hidden. Waiting. Probably filled with secrets and old receipts from 1912.

Some of you will be proud. Some of you will be shaking your heads. I did resist.

J was there, doing his subtle-but-definitely-spying look, so I paid for the sink, hoisted it heroically, and left.

The car ride was… quiet.

By the time I got home, I’d already called and bought the table.

I regret nothing.
(Except maybe not getting the matching chair.)
Sighs.

#FarmhouseFinds #TableAddict #NoRegretsJustDrawers #KalbarTradersMagic #TinyDeskBigFeelings #SinkFirstTableLater by @treechangecottage

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a year ago

New buffet feels.
White has superpowers. It softens. It lifts. It lets the old VJ walls exhale like they’ve just had a cup of tea.
This piece—sourced from one of my absolute favourite stores—has danced through more lounge room shuffles than I can count.
After a bazillion moves (and one identity crisis), it might have finally found its forever corner.
Maybe. Probably. For now.
The living room is always the hardest for me to get right—maybe it is the fear of couches pushed up against the wall.
Doing what you love is what life is all about.
And yes—I am the badge maker. So of course there will be one:
Reclaiming weekends, one furniture shuffle at a time. #BuffetOrSideboardDebate
#VJWallWhispers
#WhitePaintWitchcraft
#FurnitureShuffleChamp
#BadgeMakerByNature
#CottageCornersAndCrisis
#WeekendWellSpent
#InteriorIdentityCrisis by @treechangecottage

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a year ago

Will My Ducks Ever Be In A Row…

A very sweet housewarming gift from my sister — three little ducks now perched on the windowsill, theoretically in a row.

Of course, one duck has already wandered off on its own path, which feels… accurate. I’d love to say everything here is neatly sorted — routines steady, jobs ticked, life humming along — but lately, things have felt a little more sideways.

It got me thinking, though. Maybe getting your ducks in a row isn’t really the point.
Maybe it is about holding on to them when life hits a bump in the road.
Maybe it is about letting them wobble, wander, and loop the long way around — and knowing that they are still yours, still trying, still somehow part of the bigger picture.

These ducks make me smile.
Which, at the end of the day, might just be the kind of order that matters most. #treechangecottage #windowsillmoments #notquiterow #duckdetour #lifeloops #perfectlyimperfect #housewarmingthings #softchaos #calmish #thisfeelslikehome by @treechangecottage

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a year ago

🎵 Cue Jaws music.
There he is.
Poised. Backlit by gorilla morning light.
(Yes, I meant to type gorgeous. But honestly, this feels more accurate — it’s the kind of light that makes you feel watched. Judged. Slightly hunted.)
Eyes locked. Timing flawless. Claws at the ready.

He doesn’t hide.
He wants me to see.
To witness the full theatricality of his hallway assault.

It’s not stealth.
It’s statement.

And lately… I’ve been thinking about that.
About the people (and cats) who move like the rules don’t quite apply to them. Who do what they want with a swish of certainty, and somehow — maddeningly — it works.

Maybe Scout is not just here to shed and sabotage.
Maybe he’s here to say:
“Stop waiting for permission. Skid down your hallway. Aim for the good sheets.”

…Or maybe he’s just a damp menace named Dennis in disguise. #dennisthemenace #treechangecottage #ScoutSagas
#CatWithAPlan
#HallwayPhilosopher
#PermissionNotRequired
#DennisWasHere by @treechangecottage

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a year ago

Slow mornings are my favourite rebellion.
When the ship is still, the light is soft, and the only deadline is how long the kettle takes to sigh.

This little marvel? A @dualit—built in England, made to last, and ready to outlive us all (emotionally and mechanically). You can literally buy parts for it. A toaster with boundaries. A toaster with commitment. A toaster that says “I’m not like the others” and actually means it.

It doesn’t just make toast.
It makes peace.
It makes perfectly golden meditative carbs.

No, this was not a free gift.
(Like I have that kind of influence?)
It was big bucks—but beyond worth it.

#TreeChangeCottage #SlowMorningClub #DualitToaster #BuiltNotBinned #KitchenQuirk #ToastTherapy #MadeInEngland #CottagecoreComfort by @treechangecottage

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a year ago

Window Moment.”
I work too much.
Even on long weekends, I stay inside chasing deadlines that do not love me back.
The beauty outside? I missed it. For weeks.
Until this morning.
This old gum, catching the light like it was showing off—framed so perfectly it could make a grown woman question all her priorities.
Some will see a tree.
Some will see the insurance premiums on a windy night. Grins.

But me? I saw the art I had been too busy to notice. The kind of art no gallery could hold.
Does it really take someone falling—to remind me that life is short, and work can wait?

Runs out to hug the tree.
Carpe diem.
Or more correctly: Carpe arbor. Grins wildly.

#EucalyptEpiphanies #TreeAsTruth #FramedByNature #TooMuchWorkNotEnoughLife #CountryClarity #ArtOutsideTheWindow #TreeHuggerOrTreeHazard #WhenTheGumsLeanClose by @treechangecottage

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