Pantone xmas balls ..

Working with PMS colours all day, I sometimes wonder what the fascination is with all Pantone Universe products. Although I admit out of all the Pantone products, these Xmas Balls one's are top of my christmas wish list. I think they would look pretty good on my tree (-:


THANKS KATRINA FOR THE HEADS UP

Pop-up DESIGN FILES ..

This is pretty darn exciting I must say. The super talented Lucy Feagins of the DESIGN FILES is working in cohoots with THE PROJECT AGENCY to open the trendiest of pop-up's Melbourne has ever seen.

The fact that it isn't in a shop, or a store, or a factory (have I got you intrigued now) but in a house in Fitzroy is a truly imaginative and original concept. THE DESIGN FILES OPEN HOUSE will have all sorts of designer items .. from furniture and lighting through to bedlinen and books on show. And you know the even MORE exciting part - you can buy everything in the house.

Now, I've lived in Fitzroy before and the term's open & house probably shouldn't be used in the same sentence (we were broken into while I was home and so I never had an open anything after that!!) but I'm sure this open house will be a hit amongst designers and shoppers alike (and not thieves).

I've emailed Lucy to see if I can include my OEKE umbrellas as they will be having a rooftop garden - but no word back as yet - so if you speak to Lucy, let her know Linda is REALLY KEEN to put her umbrellas in her new house OK. Thanks. I knew you'd understand.

A slight change ...

our dining room - I L.O.V.E. that yellow monkey pic (-:

Hi everyone. Have decided to use a blog template for my little ol' blog - so hang in there while I work out the changes. Why-oh-WHY can't I just leave things as they are - who knows, but I kinda like change (can you tell!!)

Before & After by Match ..

nice bones as they say

can you see why I said 'you've gotta be kidding!!'

not very inspiring huh!

now THAT'S a bedroom

You know sometimes when you see something that is SO impressive it just leaves you speechless? Well, when I saw these images on the super talented California-creative Match blog, I wasn't speechless - I actually said (to my computer, as noone else was around) 'You've gotta be kidding'!! No joke, ask my computer if you think I'm telling fibs.

As far as before and afters go these shots are even more impressive as there is nothing architecturally changed in them. Just the furniture, paint colours etc (and of course, fancy photography always helps). As both Whitney and Kevin are renters, they work their charm and use their creativity in creating stylish homes without needing to change the house. Cool huh.

I am always so impressed at how interior designers see empty spaces and then create such amazing interiors. A-mazing!!

ps. do you think it is Whitney (houston) and Kevin (costner) - as in Bodyguard - Oh, I do love that movie.

I'm having a HOUSE WARMING ...

wish that was my lounge room

too many pretty things

gotta love the christmas colours!!

the view from the front of the shop is out over the newly created harbour

that bath styling is making me want to start on ours

Well, I'm not really having a house warming .. but if you have a house (check!!), need some stylish things to put in said house (check!!) and if you are ever in the vicinity of Queenscliff (Victoria), then you really must pop into Jacqui's new shop HOUSE WARMING.

I realise posting about a shop you all may never get to go to is like dangling a carrot in front of the donkey (did I just call you all donkey's???) - but, admiring great products, great styling (especially from someone so young and who had previously worked in the wine industry) and a great location is THE best thing about the www.

Of course, I am lucky - I can head down there anytime I choose and buy some fab stuff (I had my eye on quite a few things I can tell you) - but hopefully soon this only-been-open-5-weeks store will have a web with shopping facilities and a facebook page - so then you can all shop to your hearts content.

Darn blogger and it's new user interface ..

I have no idea what happened. An innocent little 'click' of the Blogger 'try the updated Blogger interface' has left me with this. Or has it? If anyone is out there - and knows what my blog usually looks like - can you tell me .. does it look the same or has it changed? It has changed on my end. Doh!! Double Doh!!! I don't have time today to fix .. grrrrrr

A little Heidi trip ..

Today we are heading back to our old neighbourhood and visiting the Heidi Museum. They have an exhibition on at the moment titled 'Forever Young: 30 Years of the Heidi Collection' .. and I can't wait.


As we were locals, we often went to Heidi when the boys were really small and just walked around the gardens (note: can they really be called gardens when it was so large - let's call them parks shall we) and viewed the various artworks. Most times we went in and I must admit to sometimes ignorning what was on the walls and just drooled over the house. As a lover of 70's buildings, the Heidi is the perfect example of how great the architecture was at that time.

My boys won't be wearing purple jumpsuits like these 2

Hopefully the boys won't be too bored and we can stop for a bit of lunch too. Maybe a trip to the Heidi store will make them happy .. and bit of art to take home (or maybe even just a flyer - my boys love flyers!!).

who doesn't love a bit of Batman on a Saturday

After that, and not really on the same scale design-wise, we might stop in at the Armageddon Expo to check out some Star Wars characters .. some Batman impersonators .. who knows what else. WHAT a weekend we have planned.

Hope you are all doing something fantastic on the weekend too.

I'm coming back ..

Nothing has changed, not even the lighting

I loved our kitchen .. that window had a great view

I'm coming back .. I miss you all. I miss the searching .. and the finding. I miss seeing all the great, stylish products everyone finds. I miss the creativity. And I guess I just miss blogging. 2 months off will do that too a girl.

I've been busy. No real excuse I guess. Don't get me wrong - I'm not complaining, I love being busy. The Mr says I'm like a ferrari - my engine just runs real quick. I've got lots to tell you, but will save that for the next post .. and the one after that .. because good golly Miss Molly, I'm coming back to blogging (note: I know this is more of a monumental announcement for me than anyone else, but gee I'm excited.

For my first post back I thought I would show you some pics of our first place we renovated (it's currently for sale - link here while it lasts). This was a townhouse, 2 storeys and a basement-type-room. We did the full reno and actually had it published in Home Beautiful, in a renovation before/after special - which I must say I was so excited about.

I loved the stairs we did - and by the look of these pics, they have lasted pretty good. We only lived in this place for 18 months and it was a big learning curve as it was our first place. But it led to bigger and better things as we are now doing our 4th house. Next post I might show you our new laundry. For nearly 5 years we have lived like grots in the laundry and now it is gleaming white, lots of light and a large print I made myself.

So until next time, it's great to be back and I can't wait to catch up with everyone (-:


ps. hi Michelle