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We are off camping this weekend, I hope you enjoy your weekend whatever your plans.
Picture from high heel foot in the door.

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.

Kitchen Table

I love this little kitchen table. In my kitchen I also have a little table but it is more of the two foot of the floor kind for the kids. The problem is that my husband and I seem to eat at it too more than we actually eat at the dining room table, very sad but practical.

Photo from http://ccinteriors.blogspot.com/

Light My Life

I am on the hunt for the perfect light, something like this would be perfect. Photo from DesignSponge

Teenage Girls Room

I love this room for a teenage girl, once they start moving from the total pink phase the black adds drama whilst still being feminine. So many elements I love in this photo, the twin beds with a beautifu bedhead, the fornasetti plates, ikat on the bed and the gold lamp, just stunning.

Photo from the amazing coco+kelley

Framing Beautiful Things

I love the idea of beautiful objects framed so they can be enjoyed everyday. The scarf in Ivanka Trump's house framed above reminded me of the beautiful vintage neck pieces my friend purchased on a trip to Georgia in the US which would look beautiful framed like the ones below.


Photos from Blue Hydrandea and House and Garden

Orchids

My dad grows the most beautiful orchids and up until now I have killed a few which hasn't gone over too well. Recently he helped me pick a new one from an orchid show and it is growing beautifully (touch wood). I am very proud as it has started spouting a new spike with a couple of flowers, if all goes well I hope to have a grouping like the one above but I had better start with 1.

Rubie Green Intern

Some very lucky person is going to have so much fun as a Rubie Green Intern in New York. I wish it was me.

Colour Love

Photo1:sorry I can't remember location, Photo 2:via cocoandkelley, Photo3:turquoise, Photo 4:via camillia at home

Vintage Poster Love

I love love love this poster, I had originally seen it about 3 years ago in New York and didn't buy it, and I have just found it again at the amazing www.galeriemontmartre.com but my husband doesn't get it, so I am trying to convince him. Yes it is big, yes it is bold but it talks to me. Wish me luck.

Yellow Kitchen Love

My girlfriend is looking to put splashes of yellow into their kitchen and I instantly remembered these photos which have a fairly neutral white kitchen and then that amazing yellow stove which sets the mood for the paintings. Love such bold use of colour.

Photos from http://www.designsponge.blogspot.com/

Alternatively here are a few more subdued options

Photo from ElleDecorPhoto from homebeautiful

I love ...

I am loving Stephanie Conley's apartment in this month's Vogue Living, the colour, fabrics and sophistication of it make me want more than what is on the pages. I would love to sit in the chairs, see the kitchen (fancy not including it), and have a cocktail on the balcony.

Whilst I am not a lover of orange this combination could turn me, all the fabrics are beautiful, and make such a statement. I can see this in my friend Allana's bedroom.

Perfect outdoor furniture, and beautiful fabric. Good on you Coco Republic, another thing to add to my wish list.

This is the perfect kitchen dining area for me, I love the table, chairs and the fun Audrey poster. Those chairs might not be the best for the kids in my life but we can't have it all.

She is beautiful as well, figures.

Ohhhh, need I say more.

And the cover picture, what a great combination. So much inspiration.

New Look

I decided a needed a chair in my heading, so this is my favourite chair which I bought at a New York Flea Market in the upper west side. It was one of those things that you see and don't buy but then can't stop thinking about. The next couple of weeks it was raining so the markets were cancelled, I eventually went back bright and early and it was still there much to my delight. My husband started trying to bargain but I said 'I will take it' as soon as another lady started showing interest, he wasn't very impressed.

This is another chair love from the Sydney Morning Herald a couple of weeks ago. The chairs were found in an antique shop in Annandale (just down the road) but covered in my favourite Trellis fabric. I am not a lover of orange but I do love this combination.

She is about to pop...

Jill (my beautiful sister in law) went to a baby shower recently and sent me these photos, what a gorgeous event, so much care and thought went into the detail. Nice to see red used for a baby shower instead of the traditional pink and blue.

Bentwood Beauty

I haven't even been to Rafan Kelaher and Thomas yet this weekend and already I can't wait to look at this Bentwood Hall stand. I can just imagine it looking beautiful with a gorgeous wallpaper behind it like in Shannon Fricke beautiful Byron Bay home and her beautiful bentwood chair.

A Pair of Featherstons

This week at Raffan Kelaher and Thomas in Leichhardt they have not one but a pair of Grant Featherston Contour Chairs available. Grant Featherston is an Iconic Australian Designer who designed this range of chairs on a tram in Melbourne. The Contour chair above is my favourite Featherston chair, although I did buy a Featherston Office Chair purely because nobody else bid and I couldn't see it sitting there unloved, so I bought it for $20 but I have still to recover it and do it up. Can't you just imagine these two all glamed up in a beautiful home. I posted some time ago about the one in the Paul and Joe store in Bondi Junction in gold velvet but I love the first picture in plain white. I hope they go to someone who will love them.
First picture from Australian Vogue Living via Desire to Inspire

Aeroplane Wall Art

I am in love with this wonderful collection of aeroplanes from a book in the home of Dwell Studio's creator Jennifer Chused. Does anyone know what the book is at all? I would love to replicate this look in my son's bedroom.

Photo from http://shelterinteriordesign.blogspot.com/