Real Estate Love - Bardon

I love this house that is for sale in the Brisbane suburb of Bardon at the moment. It is so beautiful I have already planned the decoration, now I just need to win the lotto oh and move to another state.

Beautiful facade, I must admit I am not a fan of having the swimming pool in the front garden, the thought of being visible in my swimmers is not appealing however for this home I am sure I could grow a big privacy hedge.

The entrance is beautiful, so large and roomy. I of course would paint all the wood skirting boards and architraves and with an entry of this size I would love to have some wallpaper and a beautiful black door like the one below.

Kitchen - it is pretty good actually, needs some new chandeliers / lights and I would love to get my hands on that informal dining area at the end of the kitchen.

Something like this, but with a different light fitting..

Or this ..

Then the dining room, again a nice new light fitting but a fairly blank canvas.

To create something like this? Curtains, colour and chandeliers?

Or this perfection would be ideal.

Next on to the living room. To this... ahhh, love that colour on the walls.

This little girls room would need to be turned into a little boys den.

Maybe like this:

Or this

Then I would be happy never to decorate again... well maybe just a little.

All Bardon house photos from here , entrance photo from A Life's Design, casual dining photo from ElleDecor and Vogue Living, Dining room via Coco+Kelley and Porchlight Interiors, Living Room via A Life More Fabulous, Kids bedrooms via Atlantic Homes Mag and unknown.

Sydney Style

I love looking at real estate and when it is feature in the latest 'the (sydney) magazine' in an article called sydney's (best) houses it makes it easier to peer into gorgeous homes. It is a great article and I am sure difficult to come up with as Sydney has some amazing houses. The criteria used took into consideration Sydney's unique characteristics and what it means to live here. Each home had to have 'outstanding architecture, inspired interiors, a spectacular position and reflect the essence of our city: its views, its indoor/outdoor way of life and its sense of style'.

What great criteria as it really does sum up Sydney. Here is a round up of my favourite photos from the article.

Wow, what breathtaking views, wouldn't it be amazing to wake up and have breakfast over looking that amazing view.
This is the dining room from Iain Halliday's house. I love the mix of vintage and modern.
The two photos above are from the same home. I would love to be at a NYEve party here.

All photos taken from the (sydney) magazine Issue #64 August 08