We recently had lunch at The Burrows at Berry on the NSW South Coast. We'd attempted to go there a few times previously but it had always been full.The decor is quite industrial/vintage/u...
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I recently found some pics on the internet of our new house, which we call The Boathouse to distinguish it from the Boatshed, at the time the previous owners bought it in 2009. I don't think it ...
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On our last trip to Sydney, we stopped in at Hotel Palisade at The Rocks. It's been recently restored with lovely interiors by Sibella Court : Some favourites on the menu were the Caulif...
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Recently we've heard via Vogue Living about the 'Halcyon Hang' at the beautiful Halcyon House at Cabarita on the NSW North Coast: Images via Vogue Living Also, the salon h...
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It's the time of year when lists are made. Last week there were Christmas gift lists, and soon it will be New Year's resolutions. We were fortunate enough to have a few trips away during 2014,...
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No matter how many other lovely design concepts and images I'm exposed to, I still love Shabby Chic. There's something about the way Rachel Ashwell takes things to a certain level of distressed,...
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I can't believe that it's been two years since I last blogged anything. So much has happened since then. Such as … I bought a house. Here are some pics of it in its original state, and after we...
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I was very lucky to be asked to have my boat shed and home in the December issue of Homes+ Magazine. I think the photographs taken by Chris Warnes are really lovely. (images by James Henry)
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I've always had a soft spot for Grandma Chic. I guess it's because I had such lovely grandmothers. I don't like too much of it because I can feel a little bit overwhelmed but I'm always interest...
On the weekend I attended one of Abigail Ahern's masterclasses at Megan Morton's The Studio at Koskela in Sydney. It was a fun day and I learnt many things such a how to age a mirror and how to ...
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Finally, I can unveil the finished pics of the house we've been renovating all winter. It's a two bedroom fibro which was built about 50 years ago. We call it George's after the man who built it...
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I haven't had time for blogging lately as I've been away for a little trip to Melbourne. The fibro beach shack reno is coming along, but still not there yet. In the meantime, I'm posting�...
Earlier this week, we paid a visit to Mr Wong and Palmer & Co. No, they're not real people. The latter is a speakeasy style bar in the Sydney CBD, Abercrombie Lane to be exact. The prohibiti...
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As promised, here is an update on the fibro beach shack reno. The Ikea bed, linen and bedside lamp really capture the beachy rough luxe look I was after: This is the settee at the foot ...
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I bet you're wondering why I've been so slow in posting about my fibro shack renovations. It's because nothing obvious has happened in the past three weeks. It's all been behind the scenes stuff...
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I've always wanted to visit The Hamptons. Once, I almost got there, except I had stupidly jumped on the train at Columbus Circle that was heading to the Bronx instead of Penn Station. So, unti...
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I've entered the boatshed in Home Beautiful magazine's 'Most Beautiful Room' contest. It would be great if you wouldn't mind helping me out by voting at: http://apps.facebook.com/mostbeauti...
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Things are progressing slowly on the fibro shack. Here is how the living room looks at the moment. The floor hasn't been sanded but the chandelier is up: And this is how it was a few weeks...
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We're very busy at the moment restoring an old fibro cottage. Here are a couple of before and after pics. This was a section of the main bedroom a couple of weeks ago: This is what it lo...
The boatshed's looking quite French at the moment. The French settee and chair beside it are the result of my latest hobby - attending the monthly antique auction at John Williams Auctions...
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Recently I've been looking at ways of revamping a house full of twenty-year-old furniture without a) spending a fortune and, more importantly, b) trying to recycle the old stuff so as to le...
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When I was in London last year, 3 Redchurch St, London, was the site of Caravan, Emily Chalmers's shop. Now, Caravan is in the process of being relocated and in its place is Story Deli , which I...
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I've been an admirer of Ilse Crawford's stunningly beautiful interiors for a while now. I particularly love her use of muted grey at the Grand Hotel Stockholm: And this green at the Aeso...
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Now that it's spring, all I seem to see are ice cream colours everywhere. Spearmint, Lemon and Strawberry: Cherry and Pistachio, with Coffee and Hazelnut in the background: Strawberr...
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In a couple of weeks I'll be going to London, one of my favourite places in the world. I've got a list of stores I hope to visit. The first is Story Deli at Dray Walk. The pizza is yummy, but I m...
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