tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40666291663787578672024-02-28T16:41:47.747+11:00Glimpse of StyleLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.comBlogger376125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-61729948069582376002012-01-17T14:06:00.000+11:002012-01-17T14:06:21.102+11:00Drawing @ St AgnesYesterday Ispent the most delightful day with my sister here...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not only was Sarah very inspiring, so were our lovely surrounds. Here's a few more images of St Agnes Homestead:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipt8YCiV-z79gtx1Tutwd4mTDQ6B3wHUgC_77FM5dK8MsJep5kEtQaHb43AdvUwI9imC33GnX-n9g6TrevyuP_khVGdxAyMsZFw3vFV4146IbL1B_wGgd7sfuFMK0CsjVNRJ5FphgRycM/s1600/saintagnes_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipt8YCiV-z79gtx1Tutwd4mTDQ6B3wHUgC_77FM5dK8MsJep5kEtQaHb43AdvUwI9imC33GnX-n9g6TrevyuP_khVGdxAyMsZFw3vFV4146IbL1B_wGgd7sfuFMK0CsjVNRJ5FphgRycM/s400/saintagnes_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I very stupidly forgot to take my camera and so have to use these images from St Agnes and Lauriston Press for this post - my sister did however take many lovely photos. I'll repost or link to her post when her photos are up, in the meantime these will have to suffice. Note to self: Keep your camera in your handbag at all times! Now that's a good new year's resolution.</div><br />
[Images: 1 & 5-9 - <a href="http://www.stagnes.com.au/">St Agnes Homestead</a>; 2-4 -<a href="http://www.lauristonpress.com.au/">Lauriston Press</a>]Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-34907868071589446692012-01-10T19:09:00.000+11:002012-01-10T19:09:05.738+11:00My kind of bookshop<a href="http://www.thewhistlingfish.com.au/">The Whistling Fish Bookshop and Cafe</a> in Robe, South Australia is my kind of book store. It's the antithesis of the hulking great chain store - it's in a small seaside town and it's quirky, individual and rustic...<br />
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There's even a 'review table' where the hand picked books are "honestly and lovingly critiqued" - you can see the review tags tied sweetly around the books:<br />
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And of course there's a cafe to while away the hours...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now if I could just find something similar in Melbourne I'd definitely become a 'regular'!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">[Images: <a href="http://www.thewhistlingfish.com.au/">The Whistling Fish Bookshop and Cafe</a>]</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">P.S. Apologies for going AWOL - December and January are usually the busiest time of year for me work-wise and so the blogging had to take a back seat. I'm definitely looking forward to doing much more blogging in 2012. So, belated Christmas wishes and happy new year to the very few readers I have left!</div>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-37725194480903115902011-11-11T16:41:00.001+11:002011-11-11T22:03:05.197+11:00A gallery and garden visitThis weekend my big sister and I are having a weekend away - the main reason we're hitting the road is to take in the Australian Modern Masterpieces exhibition at the <a href="http://www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au/">Art Gallery of Ballarat</a>. Some of my favourite artists are on show at the exhibition - Grace Cossington Smith, Margaret Preston, Nora Heysen.<br />
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While we're up that way I also intend to visit the <a href="http://www.lambley.com.au/">Lambley Garden and Nursery</a>, just north of Ballarat. I have been longing to visit this garden for two reasons: (1) the stunning dry garden; and (2) the artwork of Criss Canning - her husband owns the nursery/garden. As the pics below show, the garden is nothing short of stunning...large drifts of plants punctuated with colour:<br />
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And the veggie garden is not too shabby either...<br />
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And equally as stunning is <a href="http://www.crisscanning.com.au/">Criss Canning's</a> flora themed artwork:<br />
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Apparently the weather is going to be quite lovely and Spring-like too, so hopefully we'll have a great time exploring. Whatever you're up to this weekend, I hope you have a good one.<br />
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[Images: 1 - <a href="http://www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au/">Art Gallery of Ballarat</a>; 2-12 - <a href="http://www.lambley.com.au/">Lambley Nursery</a>]Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-50120395102218383442011-11-04T11:14:00.000+11:002011-11-04T11:14:38.304+11:00Mirror love and indigo infatuationThanks to <a href="http://www.mrjasongrant.com/blog/archives/3804">this fabulous post by Mr Jason Grant</a> I am now besotted with the mirror in this pic - I want to jump on a plane, head up to Sydney, tuck this mirror under my arm and bring it home with me. I think it would be perfect for our new house...but there's just a couple of things stopping me: (1) we have a lot of rebuilding to do before I can even start decorating; and (2) I don't think the flight attendant would let me put this mirror in the overhead locker as carry on baggage.<br />
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<a href="http://www.small-spaces.com.au/">Small Spaces</a>, 674 Bourke Street, Redfern.<br />
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Also, given the other things that have recently taken my fancy for the new house, I think there's going to be a fair smattering of indigo in the new house:<br />
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And because I'm all over the shop at the moment thinking about the endless possibilities for our little weatherboard house in the country, I'd like a bit of wall panelling too!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">P.S. Normally I am fastidious about attributing the images I use to their owners, but unfortunately apart from the top two images from the very lovely <a href="http://www.small-spaces.com.au/">Small Spaces</a>, I have had these images tucked away in my archives for quite a while and I can't recollect where they originated from. My apologies. And please, if you know where they're from let me know and I'll pop the links in the post.</div>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-20779634833732998792011-10-29T22:14:00.000+11:002011-10-29T22:14:53.518+11:00The magic of MarcoThe older I get, the more I come to believe that I'm a traditionalist - I love a trend as much as the next person, but in my own home I veer more towards a more classic, timeless style. Perhaps that's why I'm so enamoured with the very classic, very beautiful work of Sydney based interior designer <a href="http://www.marcomeneguzzi.com/">Marco Meneguzzi Design</a> - he describes his style as being influenced by Belgium and he believes in a 'relaxed elegance' which complements the Australian lifestyle. The examples of his work shown on his site attest to this refined approach:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>For more gorgeous examples of Marco Meneguzzi Design check out <a href="http://www.marcomeneguzzi.com/">their website</a> (much better images available there).<br />
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[All images from <a href="http://www.marcomeneguzzi.com/">Marco Meneguzzi Design</a>]Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-22447984204129088902011-10-21T17:41:00.000+11:002011-10-21T17:41:48.439+11:00Cafe: Two BobMelbourne has a heavy sprinkling of semi-industrial style cafes, so it's a refreshing change to see this new cafe in Clifton Hill that's influenced by Scandinavian style. Two:bob cafe looks like a really nice and airy place to hang out for coffee and lunch. I'm definitely going to give it a try next time I'm in that neck of the woods:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Two:bob Cafe, 270 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill (Tue-Sun 7am-4pm)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For more Two:bob Cafe information and images check out the ever-fabulous <a href="http://www.broadsheet.com.au/">Broadsheet</a> (definitely my go-to source for what's happening in Melbourne)</div>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-33604463109887001702011-10-18T11:19:00.000+11:002011-10-18T11:19:27.953+11:00Eat: Cliffy's EmporiumMy husband and I are heading up Daylesford way tomorrow to do a final inspection on the new house before settlement next week. After we've performed the necessary duties I've put in a request to have lunch at the local institution, <a href="http://www.cliffys.com.au/">Cliffy's Emporium</a>:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">[All images from <a href="http://www.cliffys.com.au/">Cliffy's Emporium</a>]</div>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-38303319961597605502011-10-17T14:03:00.000+11:002011-10-17T14:03:38.164+11:00Sofa so goodStarting to think about sofas for the new house - none of these <a href="http://www.molmic.com.au/">Molmic</a> sofas fit in with my intended decorating scheme, but I really like them nonetheless:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">[All images from <a href="http://www.buxton.com.au/">Buxton</a>]</div>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-14060843759099714502011-10-06T18:59:00.001+11:002011-10-06T19:00:04.283+11:00Today I love...Pretty flowers all in a row @ <a href="http://www.naturalartflowers.com.au/">Natural Art Flowers</a>:<br />
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The Iva tote shopping bag from <a href="http://fabricandhandle.com/">Fabric and Handle</a>:<br />
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The lovely little blue jug on the left, from <a href="http://www.aeria.com.au/">Aeria</a>, has really taken my fancy:<br />
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See the <a href="http://www.realestateview.com.au/cgi-bin/view.pl?SaleCID=4872&tp=222_web">link here while it lasts</a>.<br />
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[Images: <a href="http://www.wallerrealty.com.au/">Waller Realty</a>]Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-11403868109589831532011-10-02T18:07:00.000+11:002011-10-02T18:07:50.422+11:00The Afghan Tea CyclistWell it's patently obvious that I don't read <a href="http://www.broadsheet.com.au/">Broadsheet Melbourne</a> often enough (or get into the city often enough) - I missed the <a href="http://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/food-and-drink/article/little-piece-afghanistan-t2-afghan-tea-cyclist">T2 Afghan Tea Cyclist</a>! I would have loved to have seen this little piece of Afghanistan making its way through the city streets, distributing samples of the new T2 flavours from Afghanistan, as it did last week...but I didn't even know about it until after the fact. Notes to self: (1) read the Broadsheet daily; (2) get thee into the city more regularly (and not just for work meetings!!). Here's what I missed right in my own backyard:<br />
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[Images: <a href="http://www.broadsheet.com.au/">Broadsheet Melbourne</a>]Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-78767963854337404662011-10-01T11:15:00.001+10:002011-10-01T11:15:43.136+10:00Eat: Wombat Hill HouseKicking back this morning, reading the weekend papers (whilst eating French toast and sipping on my green tea) I came across a <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/travel/activity/food-and-wine/sunday-lunch-wombat-hill-house-daylesford-20110928-1kx0f.html">great little article in The Age newspaper</a> about the newly opened <a href="http://www.wombathillhouse.com.au/">Wombat Hill House</a> - a cafe and store situated in the Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens at Daylesford. Alla Wolf Tasker, the owner of the renown <a href="http://www.lakehouse.com.au/">Lake House</a> at Daylesford, had the foresight to transform the derelict caretaker's cottage at the gardens into a gorgeous cafe and store. I've cut the article out of the paper and a visit to Wombat Hill House is now on my 'must do' list once we settle in to our weekender in the area. There are so many great things to see and do in the area, but first we need give our very rustic and rundown weekender a good clean up before proceeding with major renovations. Hmmm, it might be a while before I get to have a leisurely lunch at Wombat Hill House!<br />
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To find out more about Wombat Hill House and to see some beautiful images of the cafe, store and botanic gardens, go to the <a href="http://www.wombathillhouse.com.au/">Wombat Hill House site</a>.Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-68645392816049554722011-09-27T18:28:00.000+10:002011-09-27T18:28:41.378+10:00Art: Paintings + PlatesI adore the very clever and very beautiful creations by Bruce Wayland and Marcello De Simone of <a href="http://www.littleowl.eu/">Little Owl Design</a> - I'd love this one for over my fireplace:<br />
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Or perhaps this stunning image of dahlias:<br />
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Both pieces are sold and alas, Little Owl is far, far away in Amsterdam.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">[All images from <a href="http://littleowl.eu/">Little Owl</a>]</div>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-47648388901767061872011-09-26T17:32:00.000+10:002011-09-26T17:32:06.882+10:00Afternoon delightMy lovely friend Jen celebrated a significant birthday on the weekend - she saw in the momentous occasion by having a Spring Garden themed afternoon tea for 20 or so of her girlfriends at my place. We had such a wonderful afternoon, filled with champagne cocktails, cups of tea, soft fluffy sponges, magnificent macarons and more....<br />
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The centrepiece was definitely the amazing white chocolate mud cake that my sister organised as a birthday cake - she capped off the cake by decorating it with some lovely little violas...<br />
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Have a lovely weekend.Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-4823684102614114102011-09-15T12:30:00.002+10:002011-09-15T17:53:47.430+10:00A certain charmThis gorgeous apartment was created by <a href="http://www.boddamwhetham.com/">Boddam Whetham Architects</a> and it features in the 'Before & After Special' booklet that accompanies the October issue of the <a href="http://homes.ninemsn.com.au/real-living">Real Living magazine</a>. It's a simply beautiful clean, uncluttered space. My favourite features: (1) I especially love the dining bar up against the window. It's a terrific idea when you're tight on space; (2) the steel internal doors really add character to the space; (3) the unique bathroom pedestal (custom made) and basin.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">[All images from <a href="http://www.boddamwhetham.com/">Boddam Whetham</a>]</div>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-83284744751898788262011-09-08T10:39:00.001+10:002011-09-08T10:41:15.516+10:00Pearl Beach beautyThis lovely Pearl Beach (NSW) house featured in the latest issue of <a href="http://www.houseandgarden.com.au/">House and Garden</a> - I really like the both the exterior and interior paint colours and I'm trying to convince my husband that we should use similar colours on the house we've just bought. He wants to go all white on the exterior. A bit boring if you ask me.<br />
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The other amazing thing about this house...the family also let it out as a holiday rental! If you're interested you can find more information <a href="http://www.stayz.com.au/68630">here</a>.<br />
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Anyway, on to the eye candy (click on any of the photos for a closer/clearer view)...<br />
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The dark, dramatic exterior...<br />
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The house renovation was designed by <a href="http://www.coso.com.au/">Connor and Solomon Architects</a>.<br />
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[All images from <a href="http://www.stayz.com.au/">Stayz</a>]Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-44940635962340452862011-09-05T11:55:00.000+10:002011-09-05T11:55:16.688+10:00BookishIt's so good to see a bookstore opening rather than closing down - and quite a stylish one at that! So heartening to read in my fave online newspaper <a href="http://www.broadsheet.com.au/">'Broadsheet Melbourne'</a> about the opening of Embiggen Books @ 197-203 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. You can find out much, much more about this bookshop <a href="http://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/arts-and-entertainment/article/science-meets-art-embiggen-books">here</a> and <a href="http://www.embiggenbooks.com/">here</a>. I'll definitely be wandering down Little Lonsdale Street for a visit on my next foray into town. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPq5T25A40aBmlVsAI6AiOTQQF0pqIrpDCndZABbzzGk9-uIW28d0nBLLd0bqbco88bwsNShB__fogVYv9cfx1NIWZYsZ41rSui_t9IrZUTNAtmwofhyl4bp-cUbmsNPrmXNB8uhYKkmE/s1600/broadsheet.com.au_embiggen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPq5T25A40aBmlVsAI6AiOTQQF0pqIrpDCndZABbzzGk9-uIW28d0nBLLd0bqbco88bwsNShB__fogVYv9cfx1NIWZYsZ41rSui_t9IrZUTNAtmwofhyl4bp-cUbmsNPrmXNB8uhYKkmE/s400/broadsheet.com.au_embiggen.jpg" width="400" xaa="true" /></a></div><br />
Of course that would entail a visit to Design Dispensary too - just down the street at 322 Little Lonsdale.<br />
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[Images: 1- <a href="http://www.broadsheet.com.au/">Broadsheet Melbourne</a>; 2 - <a href="http://www.designforuse.com.au/">Design For Use</a>]Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-16751656654877610372011-09-02T11:58:00.000+10:002011-09-02T11:58:17.464+10:00tropical gorgeousnessDon't get me wrong, I like <a href="http://www.dinosaurdesigns.com.au/">Dinosaur Designs</a>, but it's only since I saw these images on the <a href="http://mrandmrssmith.blogspot.com/">Mr and Mrs Smith blog</a> that I've really, really wanted to own some of their homewares - their Coral Sea collection screams 'tropical summer', particularly when you see the way it's been styled at the Mr and Mrs Smith morning tea:<br />
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While trawling through some of the images I've got stored on my computer, it's only just become apparent to me that I have a thing for houses covered in a bit of greenery:<br />
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<em><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">"A love of gardening is a seed that once sown, never dies."</span></strong></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gertrude Jekyll (1843 - 1932)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">[Images: 1 to 3 - <a href="http://www.countryliving.co.uk/">Country Living</a>; 4 & 5 - <a href="http://www.emilyfollowill.com/">Emily Followill</a>; 6 & 7 - <a href="http://www.kayburton.com.au/">Kay & Burton</a>]</div>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-46868086944525174802011-08-26T12:24:00.000+10:002011-08-26T12:24:54.839+10:00Proud ownersAfter six months of searching for just the right property at just the right price, I'm excited to say that my husband and I are now the proud owners of this little country weekender:<br />
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It needs a truck load of work to make it habitable, but it will be so good to have a 'project' like this to keep us busy. The first thing that will be going is that ghastly pinky purple trim! Now comes the hard bit...waiting for 2 months until we take possession of the property. But in the meantime I'll be plotting and planning and I'm looking forward to tracking our progress on my blog.Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-15534796176886136192011-08-26T11:02:00.000+10:002011-08-26T11:02:52.009+10:00Tiles: Graphic goodnessMy love affair with tiles continues. I spotted these tiles at <a href="http://www.aeria.com.au/">Aeria</a> a couple of weeks ago and I'm still taken with the colours and graphic designs of the 'WPF opulent tiles' (as they're described on the Aeria site):<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jude Rae's work will be exhibited at the <a href="http://www.jensengallery.com/">Jensen Gallery</a> in Sydney from 8 September - 8 October. I must organise a visit to Sydney - I dearly want to see these amazing works first hand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">[All images from <a href="http://www.jensengallery.com/">Jensen Gallery</a>]</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066629166378757867.post-39132236302636146432011-08-23T13:52:00.001+10:002011-08-24T11:58:25.966+10:00Unusual dividerLook closely at the room divider behind the armchairs...<br />
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It's unobtrusive but it still cleverly defines the space:<br />
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Timber and twine - an interesting and textural take on defining a space:<br />
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You can click on the images for a closer look, or head over to <a href="http://www.samcrawfordarchitects.com.au/">Sam Crawford Architects site</a> for these and other beautiful architectural projects.<br />
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[Images: <a href="http://www.samcrawfordarchitects.com.au/">Sam Crawford Architects</a>]Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01971398996248257455noreply@blogger.com0