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I received an email from one of my blog readers, Ali, who has the most drop-dead gorgeous home in the Southern Highlands of NSW. In fact, it's so stunning, it's just been featured on The House of Turquoise, and I was only too happy to share all the pics with you all.'Summerfield' is set on 1.2 acres with spectacular views of the surrounding meadows. But it's best if I let the photos do the

I've been working on a little project for a while now, and as it involves quite a bit of mental concentration, I really need to be in the mood for it to work - at least, without much ranting, raving, and gnashing of teeth. In spite of really enjoying maths at school, I've come to realise that I have the kind of brain that trashes any sort of technical knowledge (quadratic equations and calculus

So, my dilemma is this - can I take a tired, outdated relic, albeit with good bones and great location, and inject at least a few of my favourite style elements? Or is it just too hard? I think I can, but you know, those doubting Thomases' are sometimes hard to ignore. Ok, here's a bit of background info. I live in a dark brick, 70's/80's style home, but what I really want is this:And I have to

I was having a little look through Wisteria's latest catalogue last night, and as always there were so many gorgeous things to see. Btw, if any of the good people of Wisteria are reading this post (which I'm sure they are!) I'd like to suggest that Australia would be the perfect place for your new store :) Anyhoo, amongst the many lovely things to see, I came across this:Some lovely blue and

I had an email from a lovely reader, Steph, giving me the heads-up on a home she thought I might like. Well, she wasn't wrong - 'Ammamead' is a gorgeous, renovated Queenslander (my fave) set amongst rolling hills in the Byron hinterland. It embodies all of my favourite features - lots of white, that relaxed, beachy vibe, and a good helping of original art.Oh, and what's more, it's available to

Morning all,Those of you who've been visiting my blog for some time might remember my posts here and here, on some fantastic examples of traditional Queenslanders, meticulously renovated and restored by a very talented Brisbane couple. Well, they've just finished their latest project, and I thought I'd share it with you. This home is quite different to their previous renovations, but you can see

Cast your mind back about a month or so, and you might remember the makeover of my eldest daughter's room. Of course, things all and sundry have managed to slow things down to a snail's pace, but the painting is almost finished, and I'm now working on the fun stuff - all the details to be precise. In my travels, I came across this bed head, which I picked up for all of $15....score!  Now, I'm not

While doing a little blog surfing over the weekend, I stumbled upon the work of architects Sutton Suzuki. Nice, very nice indeed.this plantation-style beauty in Kauai is my fave...but I suppose that comes as no surpriseall images courtesy suttonsuzukiarchitects.comBy the way, the lovely Julie-Ann of the Decorating Forum will very kindly be featuring my blog all week. If you haven't already

One of my dearest friends is building a new home, on a gorgeous forty-acre block with views to die for. We've had a fantastic time choosing colours and finishes, and I'm really looking forward to seeing it all come together. One of the most clever design features used in this project is the use of the solid surface material Staron throughout. Many of you would be familiar with its use as a

A couple of weeks ago, I was doing a little real estate stalking, and found that some of my all-time favourite houses were for sale. Many of these have been featured in magazines, and all share the same, luxury beach house style. One is also the work of my favourite architect, Walter Barda, whose designs, in my opinion, capture that quintessential Aussie beach house vibe. 1. 4 Nabilla Road, Palm

The lovely Judy from Verandah House has just launched her new furniture range, and it's absolutely stunning! Here's a little taste: To see the rest of the range, hurry on over here. Or check out her blog. And tell her I said hi!***For some reason, blogger isn't letting me upload comments on this post, but I do receive them via email, so thanks for taking the time and I'll reply direct if you've

I'm re-posting this, as it managed to get a little lost yesterday in all the excitement, and it also gives me the chance to add a pic from the latest issue of Home Beautiful magazine. This laundry/powder room is so bright and beautiful, with such happy colourss. And even though it's really out of character colour-wise for me, I love it! Maybe it's all the gloomy, rainy weather we're having that's

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I know, I know - two posts in the space of a few hours. But I really had to pop in to say a sincere thank you to everyone who voted for me in the Design Refuge challenge. Thanks to you all, my mirror makeover finished in second place! I'm the lucky winner of this beautiful tea set:thank you to palaisdesthes.com Thanks must also go to the lovely Dagny over at Design Refuge. She not only has her

You know what they say about Queensland - beautiful one day, underwater the next! We've had so much rain over the past few days, with widespread flooding in Brisbane and the coasts. Here at home, there's a little creek that runs through the front of our property, but this morning I woke to find it looking like this:  Needless to say, no school for the kids today, and my daughter managed to bog