A Birthday Wish Come True....

We are currently working with mum, Simone* and her three daughters, Karen* (12), Melanie* (5) and Sarah* (3). Simone* was born in Peru, one of six children, in a very poor farming region. She grew up witnessing her mother, a victim of terrible domestic violence. Simone fell pregnant with her first daughter Karen and unfortunately her daughter's father didn't want to know them. Simone and Karen moved to Australia looking to start a new life. Simone married an Australian man and had Melanie and Sarah, then found herself the victim of domestic violence. Simone and her three girls have been living in crisis housing for the past 12 months and have recently moved into permanent housing.

Melanie & Sarah's Room Before

Melanie & Sarah's Bedroom After

We aimed to help this familiy by making over their house in a few stages. In the first stage we set about making over the girls bedrooms, to coincide with a birthday party that was to take place the following day. We put together a pretty room for the younger girls with floral quilts and gorgeous artworks donated by SHACK homewares. A simple restored lamp and a beautiful donated flag bunting across the room also made a great feature.

Karen's Bedroom Before

At Karen's request we created a gorgeous room in a mix of black and white, silver and gold. Thanks to SHACK homewares for their stunning linen and soft furnishings we were able to give her bed a slightly grown up feel. We incorporated various donated items with Karen's own collection of books, toys and posters (every 12 year old needs a poster of Zac Efron!!). An incredible artwork called "Crowned" created by Amanda of Beautifully Recreated set at the head of the bed finished the room beautifully. Hanging all of the artworks in the girls rooms was made easy thanks to a wonderful donation of Command Hooks we received earlier this year from 3M.

 Karen's Bedroom After

"Crowned" is the work of Amanda McSeveny - beautifullyrecreated.com.au,

2011, Mixed Medium on Canvas

Simone and the girls were extremely grateful for the generosity of the Lotus team and I'm sure it was an unforgetable birthday for Sarah. Simone was overwhelmed and said she just kept going back into the rooms to look at them. It has once again been a pleasure to be involved in creating these rooms for such deserving and appreciative young girls. Thank you to all the generous donors of both new and pre loved items, who have made part 1 of this makeover possible.

Stay tuned for the completion of the rest of their home.

Restoring Hope and Beauty....

PS - If you have a small outdoor setting that you no longer require that is still in good condition could you please let us know at lotus.interors.team@gmail.com as we would love to be able to provide one to this family.

 

*Please note that names have been changed.