Pared back stalking
Real estate stalking in the hills above the ocean at Lorne in Victoria. An interior pared back. Simple style. Not too much. Just enough luxury and space. Lots of space. A little bit linen, a little...
View ArticleMonday's pets on furniture - part 1
If you'd like to send me photos to include in next week's "pets on furniture" post, please ensure your photos follow my basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of...
View ArticleMonday's pets on furniture - part 2
If you'd like to send me photos to include in next week's "pets on furniture" post, please ensure your photos follow my basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of...
View ArticleRecipe for success
Take one part modern. Sift with a dash of traditional. Add ample energy and a stick of youthful verve. Mix on high for a fresh and fun take on interior design. You won't need a cookie cutter here....
View ArticleChesa Wazzau
The slow movement. I have always been attracted to slow food but now I'm falling for the idea of slow design and slow holidays (if I can call it that). I love the restoration of significant buildings...
View ArticleAtmosphere Interior Design
Trevor Ciona & Curtis Elmy of Atmosphere Interior Design rock my world. This talented duo from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (yes folks, they are Canadian) are Hollywood Regency-ing the sh*t out of homes...
View ArticleAtmosphere Interior Design - part 2
Here is another project by Saskatoon's Atmosphere Interior Design. Coincidentally it is again in my favourite colour palette of black/white/yellow. I just can't get enough. Woot Woot!
View ArticleHannah Blackmore
Bright light and joyful. Full of life and vibrant. Sunny, fresh and fab. I could be describing the Australian lifestyle but instead I'm actually talking about Aussie photographer Hannah Blackmore's...
View ArticleAnd so to sleep
I could curl right up in this bed for an afternoon nap. Maybe breakfast in bed with the hubby and the kids or in my case the hubby and the fat dog. Another great photo by Hannah Blackmore.
View ArticleReader's home - Dragana's apartment in Belgrade
Dragana sent photos of her apartment in Belgrade that I wanted to share. She has created a lovely bright space in what seems like pretty cramped quarters. "I was in Amsterdam this year. Wandering...
View ArticleMauricio Arruda
MaurÃcio Arruda is a Brazilian architect/designer whose funky, retro apartment was featured here last year. I stumbled upon his website recently and this apartment caught my eye. LOVE the gray wall...
View ArticleStalking 1
Warehouse stalking. My favourite kind of stalking ... after church conversion stalking. Today I have two warehouses to share. The first in Melbourne's inner city Abbotsford is a modern refit of an old...
View ArticleStalking 2
Warehouse stalking number 2. An apartment in a much bigger building in Surry Hills, Sydney. Perhaps we should call it a loft. Gone is the exposed and the industrial juxtaposed with the slick. Now it's...
View ArticleSarah Jane Nielsen
Sometimes the sensory overload that this blog can bring makes me crave some simple, neutral spaces. When I found the website of UK interior designer Sarah Jane Nielsen, I was very appreciative of her...
View ArticleAnother Mauricio Arruda home
Yesterday I featured a home designed by MaurÃcio Arruda but I love his work so I could not stop at just one. Here's another I found in his portfolio. It's got a cool spiral staircase - I've always had...
View ArticlePrue Ruscoe part 1
There are times when an artist's work reverberates with you. There is a gut reaction. An awareness that things are pretty darn good. Australian photographer Prue Ruscoe has long been a favourite of...
View ArticlePrue Ruscoe part 2
Couldn't contain my admiration for Prue Ruscoe's work to just one post. I had to overindulge in more fabulous photos. You too?
View ArticleA home by Andrew Maynard
Melbourne-based architect Andrew Maynard is a genius when it comes to being innovative and maximizing the site he has to work with. This home blows me away. It's a renovation of an existing Victorian...
View ArticleZwei
Here's a peek at a bit more Melbourne-based architecture. This time the folks responsible are Zwei Interior Architecture. They took on the renovation of the rear of an existing Californian bungalow in...
View ArticleHave you entered?
The closing date is May 10 ... only 5 more days to enter our Matt Blatt competition. You'll find out how when you click over here.
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