fryd+design x

beautiful on line magazine....can't quite remember if i talked about the first issue of fryd, but here we now are at the second......a real delight to virtually *flick* through....

{all images 2 by fryd}

the cold is still lingering

but on the plus side it's affording me plenty of sofa & *pinterest* time

every cloud.......

xx

decorating.....x

feeling a little unsettled at the moment.....think it's the anticipation of so many nice things about to happen.....and particularly my new bathroom. after living with a very very bare shell of a bathroom for what seems like forever, it will be absolute heaven to have a gorgeously new & shiny bathroom to luxuriate in.....whilst most of the basics like the bathroom suite, flooring & tiles {and yes, treating myself to these beautiful, beautiful tiles as splashback to the sink} i can now start thinking of all those finishing touches....

{mikael dubois via johner}

....i don't quite have the room for the rolltop bath, but i love the colours and the light & airy feel this has, with gorgeous vintage touches.....lovely inspiration

bye bye for now
xx

curiouser & curiouser.....x

a wonderful photoshoot for royal copenhagen china taking the theme of the mad hatters tea party

{via hus & hem}

just love the miniature table & chairs in the middle picture

xx

white.....x

gorgeous home

i love the cleaness & lightness of so much white

with the injection of saturated darks

{skona hem}

i heart the sofa
i heart the filing cabinet
&
i really heart the pleated lightshades

xx

looking forward.....x

to a lovely long weekend, and hoping the sun will shine a little.....

.....i can't remember where i found the link to this site, but it makes me wish i lived a little nearer to sydney or melbourne so i could take a visit to *lee mathews*.....it has the feel of an australian *anthropologie*.....would love to hear from anyone who had been, to see if it lives up to it's promise....

on-line shop is coming soon

please please
hurry up
even if all i'll be able to do is *window*shop
......

only one more day till the weekend
xx

the white house x

i'm on the hunt for lots of lovely 1920's bevelled edge mirrors. so far have been outbid on 2 lovely mirrors on ebay, but i'm not giving up yet! i was lucky enough to inherit 2 from my nan's but i have a vision of lots of them hung on the wall together, similar to the lovely display in the gorgeous home below.......

all images from livingetc

i've shown the bathroom from this house before, but look how lovely the rest of this house is....originally a matress factory, this melbourne house was converted by lyn gardner. how envious am i......very x

home sweet home x

the bath has gone.....one simple email to a fantastic group called *freecycle*....their aim is to reduce the burden currently being heaped upon our landfills. you let people know what you don't want any more and see if anyone out there wants what you don't want. unbelievably, 6 peeps were interested in the bath, and it went out to a new home today. check out their website here to see if there's a group in your area....

more bathroom inspiration from livingetc

hope you've all had a great start to your week
xx

home sweet home x

time for an update on the house i think......

one fireplace tiledone fireplace still to go

one very very very heavy cast iron bath disconnected and ready to be given a new homeyou know the saying about hitting rock bottom before you can work you're way back up....i think my bathroom has reached that state!

so all that remains is to transform this
into thisor thisboth photos from living etc

..simple as that..

hope your weekend has been lovely
xx

delft x

i love the simplicity of delft pottery, such lovely shades of blue, sits beautifully against blue & white enamel bakeware. i found the photo's below on sweet paul's blog, for a feature for country living....

hope your weekend has been just lovely
xx

elle decoration & sentiments of home x

i've enjoyed a long weekend at home, cleaning, decorating, planning more decorating. looking through elle decoration today, these photos, and the quotes really struck home.....x

from elle decoration may2009

pretty things x

i spotted these lovely things a while back, first on etsy, then on her blog, and lastly through tamar's own website nest *pretty things*

the name kinda says it all.......they are really really really pretty, i'm in love with everything, but especially the dreamcatchers, which are so sweet, and i have my eye on for my study.....take a look....x

oh, and she has a really lovely workspace too....

(yes, i am slightly obsessed with workrooms at the moment!)

hope your week is good so far xx

inspiration x

one small bedroom cleared & swept

a blank canvas

ready to be transformed into a beautiful workspace

colour: the palest of camomile green with blush pink

(shabby roses by suchprettythings)

colour: lots of white and cream

(white rose white lace by danske)

furnishings: lace

(white lace curtain by sunshinesyrie)

furnishings: large scale florals

(rose cushion from cath kidston)

furnishings: murals

(pink hand painted butterfly wallpaper panel from rockett st george)

practical (but pretty) details: bookshelves

(readers nest from wis design)

practical (but pretty) details: vintage filing tray

(work in progress trolley from baileys home & garden)

and finally......

i work so much better with music

(pale pink revival radio from roberts radios)

hope you have had a lovely easter break

xx

study this x

easter weekend project: my study

choices, choices?

should i opt for clean, white, simple like the room below. i love how sunny and light it looks, with it's painted floorboards and simple accessories......

study photo from living etc, newspaper pencils from baileys, cream telephone from baileys, silver bulldog bookends from graham & green

......or how about this room, with it's beautiful wallpaper, darker wood desk and slightly more eclectic accessories......

study photo from living etc, metallic address books from notonthehighstreet, summer palace wallpaper from laura ashley, vintage gpo phone from notonthehighstreet

which would you choose?

xx

glamorous greenhouses x

i think heather cameron must be one of the luckiest women in the world......why?......well take a look at the gorgeous photo's below showing the greenhouse that her husband renovated for her as a wedding present

i spotted this a short while ago, at country living, and today has been such a lovely sunny day it made me think of days spent outdoors in the garden, and i remembered these photos.........

can't you just imagine yourself sitting in here on a sunny sunday, glass of chilled white wine, bowls of fresh strawberries & raspberries, and "summertime" sung by billie holiday, playing on the radio...........enjoy the rest of your weekend x

music *summertime* sung by billie holiday