28 Apr
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The end of the working week at last. You’ve caught me packing a bag. I’m off to my little weekender. Nothing too spectacular. Just a “bijou” 1890 farm in the Mount Macedon area of Victoria. I hope the grass isn’t too long when I get there. It will take me all weekend to mow it! In my dreams. The ready made fantasy old family farm. I’ll never be able to afford it. I’ll console myself with the idea of avoiding mowing the front yard. Link here while it lasts.
27 Nov
House hunting sounds so much more “adult” than real estate stalking. Not that I’m looking to bag any houses this particular house hunting season. My bag limit was definitely one and I’m done. Still I seem to be drawn to country cottages and getaway boltholes. In places with fruit trees and hedges, a vege garden, old wooden sheds, quiet country lanes and a well stocked local deli with cheese room and wine cellar just down the road. Perhaps a cafe with a famous, now “retired” barista. Somewhere I can rough it with a cappuccino or some gelati. This cottage might just do me fine. It’s just outside Daylesford in Victoria. A little decluttering, a few more found industrial pieces and a wine fridge. Every weekender needs a wine fridge 
Link here while it lasts.
26 Nov
House hunting sounds so much more “adult” than real estate stalking. Not that I’m looking to bag any houses this particular house hunting season. My bag limit was definitely one and I’m done. Still I seem to be drawn to country cottages and getaway boltholes. In places with fruit trees and hedges, a vege garden, old wooden sheds, quiet country lanes and a well stocked local deli with cheese room and wine cellar just down the road. Perhaps a cafe with a famous, now “retired” barista. Somewhere I can rough it with a cappuccino or some gelati. This cottage might just do me fine. It’s just outside Daylesford in Victoria. A little decluttering, a few more found industrial pieces and a wine fridge. Every weekender needs a wine fridge Link here while it lasts.
4 Jul
Winter here in Australia, a land more often associated with sun and surf not winter and snow. Today I’m stalking in the high country of Victoria and the resort village of Dinner Plain. Welcome to Under the Moonlight designed by Giovanni D’Ambrosio. It’s a contemporary (and expensive) take on the traditional cattlemen’s huts of the area.
“Perched on the edge of an alpine reserve in Dinner Plain Village, part of the highest approved freehold land in Australia, the home is located just 10 minutes from down hill skiing at Mount Hotham. Featuring extensive 8 x 9 sq metre glass panels, sweeping alpine views are drawn in to the interior of the home, which also features a 20 tonne cantilevered fire place made of local stone.”
Forget the stone fireplace look at the bathroom! A divan perched beside the spa. Dark and decadent. This is definitely a bachelor’s pad in the snow, no? A sexy private après-ski lair. Glühwein anyone? Link here while it lasts.
3 Jul
SUITE New York has launched The Pink Swan Project, a collection of nineteen Arne Jacobsen chairs designed by well known designers to be auctioned off for charity to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The chairs were donated by Fritz Hansen and the auction will take place in October. The chairs will be on rotating display at the Gagosian Shop on Madison Avenue while the rest of the chairs rest in SUITE New Yorkâs showroom on’ Park Avenue.
Have a favorite?
Designed by Victoria Hagan.
Designed by Windsor Smith.
Designed by Vicente Wolf.
Designed by Madeline Weinrib.
Designed by Margherita Maccapani Missoni.
To view all the nineteen chairs, check them out here.
13 Jun
Lately I have been seeing interiors (& fashion!) that are infused with punches of bright, bold colors – loving these bright and cheery colors!
Pops of color in these colorful kitchen cabinets!
[via 2Modern]
Pretty palette!
[via Design Milk]
I’ve noticed even neon is making a comeback!
[via Lucas Allen]
A glossy plum colored built-in bookshelf!
[via Elle Decor]
And if you don’t want to go bold on the wall, consider a punch of color with accessories, like this purple area rug.
[via Style at Home]
Even the Victoria’s Secret models look hot in bright colors!
How could they not, right!?
4 Apr
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Scott, Rich & Victoria from New Zealand have designed a beautiful dining collection characterized by style, creativity and simplicity. Here is the description we received from the designers: Consisting of dining chairs and matching tables the TABBED collection is a family of products defined by interaction between folded planes of sheet metal and hand finished oak elements. With refined details and sophisticated folds the TABBED collection is an elegant marriage of materials. The designs in the set are available in a variety of natural and stained colour combinations which means they are highly adaptable to a large variety of interiors. Even though our attention was initially captured by the white version of the dining collection, the other color combinations are just as lovely.
1 Apr
The ultimate “beach shack”? Nestled in the dunes on Victoria’s coastline at Fingal is this contemporary interpretation of mid century cool. Definitely not your fisherman’s weekend shack unless of course you are head of a fish canning business. Me? I’d be happy just bunking down on the patio and taking baths in the swim tank! For sale here while the link lasts. Thanks Andrea for doing the stalking for me this time!
24 Mar
Cool, dark, sexy. Like a cold drink on a hot, hot day. A cave to escape the blaring sun. A shed sitting on a sunbaked Australian plain. A refuge from the harsh elements. A home. Another short listed entry in the 2011 Australian Interior Design Awards, Hill Plain House, Victoria by Wolveridge Architects. I would enter the dark side. Yes for this I would.
24 Feb
Give your home a dose of desired drama with this contemporary collection of floor lighting, by Italamp. The Victor and Victoria are striking floor lamp designs that feature elements of tradition combined with contemporary flair. The Victoria floor lamp boasts a classic-style base topped by an elegant oversized shade. Beautifully complementing the Victoria floor lamp design are the matching innovative, illuminated Victor poufs. Victor and Victoria certainly make a dynamic pair – mix and match the two designs in your home for a stylish and functional effect. This lighting collection will look fabulous scattered around your space or arranged among your tables and seating areas, providing for interesting illumination and conversation! More information is available by visiting Italamp.
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