We'll see how we go

There's a little island near Brisbane called Karragarra, on which sits a little house we like to call 'Karra'd Away'. It's available for holiday rentals, in case you're interested. We've recently decided to start fixing the house up a little, to make it a more contemporary beach house and more attractive to holiday renters. I plan to chart the process on this blog, from slowly developing the gardens (and it will be slowly - I'm a terrible gardener), to painting and re-flooring and building new internal walls. I'll also be posting photos of inspirational beach houses and ideas. But first, a few photos of the house to begin with. This is the house from the driveway, although I'm ashamed to say that I took this picture a year or so ago and the garden has definitely gotten worse since this was taken. A lot worse. Amazon worse. But all that will be fixed soon.

Round the front is a deck, perfect for wiling away the hours and taking in the views.

It's hard to do the views justice in a photo, but I like this photo because of the dramatic colours. And it was a dramatic day. Remember that awful storm a year or so ago that took all those roofs off in North West Brisbane? This was that storm coming up from the South. When we got back to our house (in North West Brisbane) a few hours after this photo was taken, we realised the full extent of the damage. At this point though, it was just beautifully dramatic.

This is the house from the side, although once again, the garden has really gotten out of control since this was taken. Painting this timber is a project I plan to take on soon.

This is the kitchen. (I know, the fridge and the pans weren't a giveaway at all were they?)

The house is all one big area currently. That's something we plan to change with the construction of a couple of walls at the back. The bed is screened off from the house with blinds and curtains. It's super-whimsical, not so practical. Also, that carpet? That's going to be replaced with a floating timber floor. There's no shortage of ideas for fixing up this place, but there is a shortage of free time and money. We want to have it fixed up by the end of the year. We want to do it ourselves. We only have the weekends. We'll see how we go.