my blue and white

as you all know I love my blue & white so I am sharing some more images with you for inspiration. So classic & refreshing. I particularly love the hydrangeas & look forward to watching them grow in my garden

this is a beautiful brunschwig and fils fabric which I have just chosen for a country bathroom in tasmania

chicken point!

after being rather anti I have my tail between my legs & am now rather pro - & a rather excited pro - twitter. so much fun! i have interior decorators from all over the world sending me their latest accomplishments at all times of the day - this morning I woke up to 13 messages on my phone filled with apartments in Israel, a victorian terrace in Sydney and my all time favourite - a cabin at 'chicken point' (thinking that could be somewhere in the US. Here it is........... 

by Olson Kundig Architects

amazing doors - I love the rustic feel of the wheel

www.olsonkundigarchitects.com

glassssssssssssss

I have been researching glass doors recently as we would like to put one in to allow light that comes from a skylight in one room, flow through into the adjoining room. I was looking for simple frosted doors & came across all these variations - it is incredible where the imagination will take you. All images shown are designed & made in Australia, & prints on glass will even custom make any door/wall from your own photographs - amazing!!

dorma

prints on glass

dorma

dorma

prints on glass

christmas holidays in tas

We loved being back in beautiful Tasmania for Christmas. Here are some pictures of the Alice in Wonderland Christmas theme- all the babies loved it and the adults got into the spirit of it! The day started off gloomy but broke into wonderful sunshine by the time we all sat down - but unfortunately the shots I got were under cloud.

We then jumped in the car to Swansea and enjoyed a couple of glorious days at the beach. Here are some of the babies jumping around in the water - enjoying the beach whether it was 5 degrees or 25!!

winter wonderland

While thinking of all those poor people stranded in various parts of Europe - that isn't home - due to the shocking storms, I thought I would reminisce about how beautiful the Christmas shop window are - especially at night time (well after dark so any time not between the hours of 9am and 3pm in winter....) all light up and sparkling against the snow and cold.

time? what time?

I am desperate to show some of my recent projects to you all, however, now that the beautiful Freddie has graced us with his presence I don't seem to have the full 24 hours in my day that I had before his arrival to get the pictures done. It is my mission for January - to inundate the blog full of wonderful pictures of my work to date - especially as yesterday I received a brand new iphone which I have never had before! Until then, here are some images of a peony head that fell off its stalk earlier in the week. So pretty.

Ideas and preparations for Christmas

It has been a busy week or two..... but I LOVE the run up to Christmas and organising Christmas presents and decorations. This year I am doing an Alice and Wonderland theme. We are having 30 this year including 9 kiddywinks so it is going to be great fun. Here are a few of the bits that have inspired me so far, some christmassy, some not so, but they are all in the spirit!

LONNY mag

I have recently been looking at and subscribing to online magazines (dubbed to be the new thing now we all -apparently- have ipads and kindles). The first online interiors magazine sprung out of the GFC as publishing houses closed down their titles that weren't performing as well as others in their portfolio. LONNY (LONdon New York) is a fabulous offering that has sprung out of New York & is Edited by Michelle Adams. The magazine is currently celebrating its first birthday & is one of the GFC success stories.

LONNY is full of inspiring and colourful pages that are relevant to a world wide market with this Nov/Dec issue even features Australia's Sibella Court. Here are a few of my favourite pages from the the issue.

www.lonnymag.com

stunning fabrics with a punch of colour

I love fabrics, these small pockets of colour and texture can make a house a home. When house hunting, I found it so frustrating and sad that the majority of houses that had recently been 'done up' were completely void of colour beyond beige & dark brown (usually a leather sofa). I am not sure if this is the real estate agents advising sellers to make houses as neutral as possible so prospective buyers are able to comprehend what their furniture & personal touches will like in the space, or whether we are just slowly becoming scared of using colour.

During my times at various fabric houses, I have been rather stunned that many decorators would come in and start colour matching various shades of beige - & to be daring occasionally caramel. While I do not want to dismiss the usefulness & place these neutrals have in the home, it is a shame that they are used to the detriment of other colours. Here are a few fabrics that I have picked up recently that have been particularly beautiful. Enjoy!

Brunschwig and Fils

Brunschwig and Fils

Vintage Manuel Canovas

Brunschwig and Fils

beautiful storage

I have been looking for clever storage and shelving for my new office space (the dent in the wall on the landing at the top of the stairs that I have graciously been given as Greedy takes the whole of the third bedroom as his study) when I found these in my records. As you can see from my previous blogs I love brass and gold and loved the geometric design of these shelves. These ones were used by Phoebe Howard.

PS how GOOD is the summer weather here in Melbourne. loving it.

baccccccckkkkkkk

I am back! This year has bought many wonderful excitements including new babies and a new house. Hurraaaah on both accounts. Freddie joined us in September ( I promise not to fill the blog with pictures of his beautifulness, however, I may not be able to stop myself putting one here or there).

We also bought a lovely Victorian Terrace in May and moved in in August (it was very hard bending over the tea cartons 8 months pregnant!) - thank goodness the search is over and I will update you with pictures as I slowly get our new home organised.

And last but not least, I spent just over 6 months with Redelman fabrics learning about soft furnishings and the make up of fabrics from the wonderful Barb Devlin who is angelic and a fountain of knowledge.

some of the beautiful iceburg roses i plucked from my front garden