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Lotus Interiors: February 2012

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Lotus and SHACK Refuge Makeover. Thursday, February 9, 2012. It was 2011's final makeover. Lotus had meet with Belinda* a few months earlier and been busy planning and coordinating a makeover for her cute little 2 bedroom unit. Belinda* had received a funding grant allowing her to purchase white goods and some furniture and we took on the task of assisting her decorate her unit, so her house could become a home. Lounge - Dining Before. Lounge - Dining After. Created a study/dressing room for Belinda* wit...

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Lotus Interiors: January 2012

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Lotus and SHACK Refuge Makeover. Monday, January 23, 2012. Part 2 - Sharing our time with yet another Wonderful Mum. Following on from Part 1- A Birthday Wish Comes True. We completed the makeover of the rest of Simone's* home in late November. We visited her a number of times helping her to clean, arrange furniture and decorate her bedroom and living room. Sue of In an Organised Fashion. Simone's* bedroom was decorated with the side tables that had been painted as part of our restoration day. Subscribe ...

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Lotus Interiors: Committee Members

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Lotus and SHACK Refuge Makeover. Is the Founder of Lotus Interiors as well as a mother of 3 young children and a wife of 14 years. She trained in 'Community Support' and spent many years managing programs for people with intellectual, physical and psychiatric disabilities. Her passion for people has led to various volunteer positions including sitting on the board for a housing organisation for people with disabilities and walking the streets of Kings Cross talking with youth and prostitutes. She takes p...

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Lotus Interiors: February 2013

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Lotus and SHACK Refuge Makeover. Friday, February 15, 2013. The Next Lotus Project. We are currently getting set to help out an amazing family who came out to Australia from England only to arrive and have their 7 year old little girl diagnosed with cancer. She has been receiving treatment for the last 12 months which has been a devastating, rigorous and challenging road. To add to all of this their other little girl, who is 5, is autistic and rather a handful! Tv/slim line unit for a plasma tv. If you w...

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Lotus Interiors: May 2011

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Lotus and SHACK Refuge Makeover. Monday, May 2, 2011. Making a house a home. Recently, The Lotus Interiors team worked their magic for Amy*, 19 and her beautiful 14 month old son Luke*. Like many of the families we help, Amy had left an abusive relationship and had very little with which to start their new lives. Dinning Room - Before. Dinning Room - After. Luke's Room - Before. Luke's Room - After. Lounge Room - After. Following through with the warm, rich colour scheme of the living area, we wanted Amy...

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Lotus Interiors: December 2011

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Lotus and SHACK Refuge Makeover. Monday, December 5, 2011. Lotus and SHACK get underway with the Women's Refuge project. The second day saw us buzz around like crazy – making huge changes to the kitchen / dining room and sunroom. The kitchen and dining room had one dark red wall and the rest of the walls were lime green. It was very dark and gloomy. The sunroom was packed full of old stuff and not usable, so needed a particularly good clean. So it was all looking a bit grim. At the next working bee, the ...

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Lotus Interiors: Fresh start for a young mum

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Lotus and SHACK Refuge Makeover. Friday, December 7, 2012. Fresh start for a young mum. As she was premature she was to spend some time in hospital before coming home which has allowed us time to proceed with our makeover as planned and we were so pleased with the result. Girls bedroom before makeover. Girls bedroom after makeover. The girl's beds makeover. Karen's bedroom before makeover. Susan's room after makeover. Tammy Scharenguivel and Georgie Wollaston. Thank so much for dropping by. We apprec...

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Lotus Interiors: September 2012

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Lotus and SHACK Refuge Makeover. Wednesday, September 12, 2012. The Lotus team has been at it again. This time we introduce Sarah Marriot, interior designer from Hare Klein. Who has generously been allowed to assist us during her paid hours! A very big thank you to Meryl Hare we are so touched and grateful for Sarah's wisdom and expertise. Also a big thank you to Lotus volunteers - Ros, Rachel and Katy - you guys inspire me! 65279; Kitchen Before. The living room lacked personality! 65279; Lounge Before.

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Lotus Interiors: Out of Africa

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Lotus and SHACK Refuge Makeover. Wednesday, October 10, 2012. In 2004, Sophie immigrated as a refugee to Australia with her father and siblings, settling in Newcastle . Sadly, a few years later her father passed away. Sophie found it difficult to find work in Newcastle so after her father died she moved to Sydney and shared a unit with an African friend. At that time she was able to secure work as a housekeeper and is now a valued staff member. We began at Rhodes Self Storage and with Rob's assistance lo...

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Lotus Interiors: September 2011

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Lotus and SHACK Refuge Makeover. Friday, September 30, 2011. The ladies get busy restoring furniture. Jane jumps straight into sanding. Tammy and Angela give the mouse sander a workout. Roslyn joined us this week and we put her straight to work. Thanks Roslyn for your willingness to jump in and do whatever was needed. We are so appreciative of your efforts. We had several sanding projects: 1) some very very tired walnut coloured side tables,. So these are the before photos of the bedside tables. 65279;Th...