tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41505203082734321142024-03-19T03:04:03.195-07:00boatshedchicbethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026165363006865042noreply@blogger.comBlogger315125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4150520308273432114.post-60476590552010525322015-10-02T20:41:00.004-07:002015-10-02T22:15:32.023-07:00The Burrows at Berry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We recently had lunch at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Burrows-of-Berry/421919214651675">The Burrows at Berry</a> 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/up-cycled, with some lovely mid century lounge chairs upholstered in a check fabric. I particularly like the grey wainscoting, industrial lighting and found objects such as old books:<br />
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The food was amazing: a mezze plate with homemade dips and flatbread, polenta donuts and salmon:</div>
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I just love this charcoal spindle back settee:</div>
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And this shelf looks like it's straight from a French farmhouse scullery:</div>
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bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026165363006865042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4150520308273432114.post-57781984974593567452015-09-07T17:04:00.001-07:002015-09-07T17:04:28.066-07:00The Boathouse Then and Now<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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 had been updated since the 80s. Fortunately the people we bought it from had gently coaxed it into the twenty-first century with a whole lot of white paint, new flooring, and new French doors and windows along the water side. This is the living area looking out to the water, as it was in 2009:</div>
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This is the same room now, looking back from the water:<br />
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Here is the waterside end of the room in 2009:</div>
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This is the other end of the same alcove as it is now:<br />
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Here is the main bedroom then:<br />
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The kitchen is largely the same as it was. I painted the cupboards and tile border in white, and we put up a plate rack we had in our previous house. Hopefully a new kitchen is not too far away:</div>
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This is the waterside veranda as it was:</div>
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This has been achieved with a lot of time but very little money. The furniture and decorative items are all pre-loved, largely from op shops or Ikea, with a couple of splurges like the Blacklist wall flag, and Pony Rider and Ourlieu cushions. I made a lot of the curtains and cushion covers, and painted a whole lot of furniture that needed updating.bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026165363006865042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4150520308273432114.post-47848976664200889442015-08-29T16:45:00.004-07:002015-08-29T16:45:44.840-07:00Hotel Palisade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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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 <a href="http://thesocietyinc.com.au/project/hotel-palisade/#.VeJB97SmDdk">Sibella Court</a>:<br />
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Some favourites on the menu were the Cauliflower Mac n Cheese, and the Soup and Toastie:<br />
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This <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/eat-out/review/restaurant/hotel-palisade-20150817-4163c.html">review</a> on the AGFG website terms it the most beautiful pub in Sydney, and with touches like this I wouldn't disagree:<br />
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<br />bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026165363006865042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4150520308273432114.post-17168478817541167762015-08-04T15:41:00.000-07:002015-08-04T16:06:46.504-07:00The Op Shop HangRecently we've heard via Vogue Living about the '<a href="http://www.vogue.com.au/vogue+living/travel/galleries/see+inside+halcyon+house+australias+newest+hotel,36497?p=1">Halcyon Hang'</a> at the beautiful <a href="http://halcyonhouse.com.au/">Halcyon House</a> at Cabarita on the NSW North Coast:<br />
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Also, the salon hang at <a href="https://www.katespade.com/">Kate Spade's SoHo store</a> is widely envied:</div>
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I've been having a go myself, using a selection of artworks found at op shops, combined with postcards I've framed. This group consists of water-themed artworks, such as a palm tree made from sea urchin spines, a <a href="http://www.johnderian.com/">John Derian</a> anchor, a card from <a href="http://navynyc.com/">Navy</a> in Manhattan, and covers from Penguin books, <i>The Compleat Angler</i> and <i>Brighton Rock</i>:</div>
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Take the aforementioned violet velvet three-piece setting. Here it is:<br />
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Once it's placed against a plain slip-covered chair, lamp and wall in various shades of white, it fills up the white space. In turn, the white is lifted and beautifully complemented by it.</div>
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Here is some rusty old iron at the entrance to the Ranger's Lounge:</div>
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Again, here is the balance between distressed and opulent, with the gold and turquoise chair pared back by the peeling paint on the plain and simple cupboards:</div>
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In the Ladies' room, floral wallpaper is juxtaposed with corrugated iron on the walls, and it all makes complete sense:</div>
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While I'll probably never return there, I know that I can close my eyes anytime and remember the deep pleasure of lolling in one of these generous squishy sofas surrounded by sheer luxury and loveliness:<br />
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We stayed in Liliput Lodge, which has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a kitchen, dining and living rooms. Here are the bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor:<br />
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The Prairie is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been and I would thoroughly recommend a stay there. At once faded and opulent, gritty and glamorous, it weaves a spell which makes it difficult to leave. </div>
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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 interested in touches here and there, reinterpreted in fresh ways. I recently went to a bar in Sydney called, appropriately, <a href="http://grandmasbarsydney.com/">Grandma's</a> bar, a "retrosexual haven of cosmopolitan kitsch and faded granny glamour". I couldn't have said it bettter myself. It's tiny and a little like being in your grandmother's lounge room. There is a lot of paraphenalia like crocheted knee rugs and these cute canisters:</div>
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Also, a few weeks ago, on our food pilgrimage through Victoria, we came across a lovely little inn called the <a href="http://www.merrijiginn.com/">Merrijig</a> in Port Fairy on the Great Ocean Road. The food at the restaurant was delicious, and I also loved the retro, nanna touches, like cushion covers made from vintage tea towels:<br />
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A cute idea was this cup, saucer and plate set with a tealight candle inside:<br />
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And a gorgeous apple green metal bed in our attic room:<br />
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bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026165363006865042noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4150520308273432114.post-77281967234905311962012-10-17T20:02:00.002-07:002012-10-22T14:52:52.155-07:00Abigail Ahern and CushionsOn the weekend I attended one of <a href="http://www.atelierabigailahern.com/interior.asp">Abigail Ahern's</a> 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 bulk up Ikea shelving. <br />
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Here are some pics of her stylish interiors, which are very glamorous and dramatic:<br />
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She is so engaging and enthusiastic that I came home prepared to paint the boatshed and indeed all other properties I am involved with in a dark charcoal rather than the Berkshire White they are currently. And I think the darker hue would work in all of them. But then I realised that for myself I don't love pops of red, yelow or hot pink against charcoal. I prefer whites, pale greys, pearl pinks and generally washed out colours for cushions and other accents. Also, to paint everything again is a huge amount of work, considering we've only just painted one house interior in white.<br />
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As readers of this blog well know, all my places pretty much look like this (George's on the Basin):<br />
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More of the same (Villa Mimosa):<br />
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And yet more washed out-ness (Edna's at Erowal Bay):<br />
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And still more (Blackwattle Bay Apartment):<br />
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And then there's the boatshed itself:<br />
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So, not very adventurous and not a lot of scope for electric blues, olives or chartreuse in a big way. <br />
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However, there are some things from the masterclass that I will implement, such as having several light sources in a room, playing up texture, having flowers spill over the edges of vases, building up layers, using vintage, and combining expensive with less expensive items.<br />
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Which is where these cushions come in. Yesterday, I had a sewing day. I had previously bought a cotton sheet from the op shop for $4 and it was hanging around in the way as were a few cushion inserts. So I put them together, and for the price of a cup of coffee I have some pops of colour in Edna's, albeit a washed out blue ticking stripe kind of colour:<br />
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For George's I needed something to store cushions for the outdoor table, I saw in a catalogue something called a "cushion box" but didn't think it wass necessary to fork out the requisite $100 or so. So I painted a basket white and popped some more of the new cushions into it:<br />
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So there you go - pops of colour, layering, vintage, inexpensive items - I did learn something after all. And there's even a touch of charcoal grey in there. Thank you Abigail.bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026165363006865042noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4150520308273432114.post-59147828949414148092012-10-03T17:00:00.004-07:002012-10-03T17:00:50.813-07:00Finished at Last<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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. We wanted a palette of white, black and neutral, so it seemed natural to start with the outside of the house:</div>
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We have been renovating on a budget so almost everything was stuff we already had or Ikea purchases. I had updated the old dresser and shelf a while ago with white paint. The light fitting is from Ikea. I originally planned to paper the walls with <a href="http://www.porterspaints.com/wallpapers/designer-for-porters/catherine-martin/lace">Catherine Martin Lace wallpaper</a>. But I realised that a large part would be covered by the dresser. I had some leftover Porter's chalkboard paint so I just used that:<br />
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Even though we were using relatively inexpensive items, I wanted one high-impact element per room. For the kitchen, it was the butler's sink. Although it was bought at Ikea, I think it adds a touch of class. I wanted a slightly industrial look, so went for stainless steel appliances and the hanging racks for Ikea:</div>
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The house is quite small and the living room opens straight from the kitchen, so I needed the same look to carry through all the spaces to unify it. The living/dining has the same colour scheme and the white painted floor makes it look larger. The luxury item in this room is the chandelier I bought from <a href="http://www.johnwilliamsauctions.com/">John Williams Auctions</a>. We already had the table and cabinet which we refinished. The bentwood chairs were $5 at the op shop. The art deco mirror was also from the op shop:<br />
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The side table, chair and footstool are also op shop finds. I had the chair re-covered in a Warwick fabric and covered the footstool myself in hessian. The cushions are from Freedom and Pony Rider:<br />
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We wanted to keep the vintage bathroom, and jazz it up with light accessories to brighten it. The stool and art deco mirrors are from op shops and the shower curtain is from Urban Outfitters:<br />
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The bedroom has a bed, bedlinen and bedside lamp from Ikea:<br />
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I also put in a settee that I'd bought years ago from Ruby Star Traders. The cuhions are from there as well. The wardrobe was original to the house but I think it has been improved by paint. The white plantation shutters were a splurge item:<br />
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All in all, we are very happy with the results and consider it three months well spent. George's is at <a href="http://www.stayz.com.au/114423">http://www.stayz.com.au/114423</a>bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026165363006865042noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4150520308273432114.post-63841766706550558282012-09-18T21:58:00.000-07:002012-09-18T21:58:33.053-07:00Villa Mimosa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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.</div>
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In the meantime, I'm posting some professional photos that we had taken of our house in Kiama on the NSW South Coast. It's called "Villa Mimosa" after a villa rented by Vanessa Bell (Virginia Woolf's sister) in Cassis on the Cote D'Azur in the 1920s. I know that Kiama is a long way from the French Riviera, but, hey, they're both by the beach. </div>
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Anyway, we've been doing the house up for a few years in my usual style, which I like to call "French Seaside Industrial". I've sewn cushions and repainted or re-covered existing furniture. For the main bedroom I painted some early 90s pine furniture, sewed the palm print cushion cover, bought some Ikea curtains and bed linen and found the lamps and mosquito net at the op shop:</div>
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The second bedroom has an op shop mirror and chest of drawers, and a chair from <a href="http://www.rubystar.com/index.html">Ruby Star Traders</a>:<br />
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I've been dying to paint the timber kitchen cupboards white, but painting all the furniture kind of took it out of me so I'm leaving them for now. I bought a light shade and utensil racks from Ikea and an island bench with stainless steel top from <a href="http://www.freedom.com.au/">Freedom</a>:<br />
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In the TV room, I put up a salon hang of vintage ship pictures. I painted the dresser and filled it with vintage plates. This is the dresser that nearly did me in and has deterred me from using white paint again for many years to come:<br />
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In the living room an old post office cabinet holds magazines. All the furniture is from op shops, with cushions from <a href="http://www.ponyrider.com.au/">Pony Rider</a> and Ruby Star Traders. The lovely old cedar fireplace surround is original to the 1890s house:</div>
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There is another fireplace in the dining room. I bought the two chairs either side of it from <a href="http://www.johnwilliamsauctions.com/">John Williams Auctions</a>:</div>
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Here is the exterior of the house, which overlooks the surf beach at Kiama:<br />
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The side veranda is a great place to eat in summer:<br />
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Mre images of Villa Mimosa are on the South Coast Holidays website at <a href="http://www.southcoastholidays.com.au/accommodation/kiama/villa-mimosa-kiama">http://www.southcoastholidays.com.au/accommodation/kiama/villa-mimosa-kiama</a><br />
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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 prohibition era decor was obvious when we were greeted at the door by a gentleman who showed us downstairs:</div>
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There is great attention to detail in this seat printed with the P & Co logo:</div>
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And this sign:<br />
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The Merivale bar was designed by <a href="http://www.thesocietyinc.com.au/">Sibella Court</a>, and is an example of the current Rough Luxe trend which is popular in bars and hotels in Manhattan and London. The masculine style calls to mind a gentleman's club, as seen in this cabinet of top hats:<br />
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I didn't sample the food, but they serve yummy-sounding things like matzo ball soup and a charcuterie platter:<br />
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In keeping with the "clubby" theme, the entrance foyer contains these wire lockers:<br />
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After a cocktail, we moved next door to another Merivale establishment, Mr Wong's in Bridge Lane. The upper level is lovely with its stripped back brick walls and vintage furniture: </div>
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The lavatories are works of art in themselves with subway tiles and stained glass doors:<br />
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The lower level is just amazing, with this mural and a collection of blue willow plates on the wall:<br />
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I loved the attention to detail, with the industrial shelves holding Asian style crockery, canisters and jars full of intriguing objects which look vaguely medicinal. The beaded curtain and light fittings are gorgeous too:<br />
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I can personally recommend the Peking duck pancakes:<br />
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And the steamed dim sum, which look like jewels tucked side by side in their steamer:<br />
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From the higher level, you can see the wonderful jade green tiles and matching cane seating:<br />
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I can't wait to return to both these beautiful spaces.bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026165363006865042noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4150520308273432114.post-44021562957826288692012-08-18T01:43:00.002-07:002012-08-18T02:29:17.399-07:00Haven't Things Changed?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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:</div>
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This is the settee at the foot of the bed:<br />
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We are still waiting on some plantation shutters for the windows. I'll post about them when they are installed. Here is how the bedroom looked two months ago:<br />
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Next is the living room. It's quite a small space, so we have kept the furniture at a minumum and pushed the table against the wall:<br />
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Here is how it was. I was initially tempted to keep the lino but I think I prefer the white painted boards. We stripped back the little cupboard and I think it looks so much better:<br />
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This is part of the kitchen:<br />
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Much better than its previous incarnation:<br />
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The other wall will have Ikea cupboards and butler's sink, which I'll post about soon.bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026165363006865042noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4150520308273432114.post-46663827259843035822012-08-08T23:42:00.002-07:002012-08-08T23:44:19.890-07:00Progress ReportI 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 like wiring and plumbing. But I'm finally able to say that the floor has been sanded and two coats of white paint applied today. And here are some pics to prove it. Firstly, the blackboard wall in the kitchen looks quite dramatic against the white floor:<br />
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And the living room looks like a white cube with only a rope, a chandelier and a TV bracket. What interesting decor items!:</div>
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It's very Ralph Lauren, with lots of white and timber, with seaside paraphernalia like lobster pots, fishing rods and framed marine prints. There is this amazing ceiling lined with limed boards and this gorgeous light fitting:<br />
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Blue-patterned plate anyone?<br />
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This window frames not only the lovely sailing ship, but the boats in the marina beyond:<br />
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Couldn't you just sit here in these comfy lounges all afternoon with a glass of red?:<br />
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<br />And gaze at this view of the pool and marina:<br />
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And best of all, I don't have to go all the way to the Hamptons. This wonderful place is Merrett's restaurant at Peppers <a href="http://www.peppers.com.au/anchorage/">Anchorage</a> at Port Stevens on the NSW coast. The place to go for a Hamptons fix!<br />
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I've entered the boatshed in <em>Home Beautiful</em> magazine's 'Most Beautiful Room' contest. It would be great if you wouldn't mind helping me out by voting at:<br />
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Thanks very much,<br />
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This is what it looks like now, with an Ikea light shade and a wall hanging from <a href="http://blackliststudioprints.com/">Blacklist Studio Prints</a> :<br />
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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 <span id="goog_1319488024"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/">John Williams Auctions</a>.</div>
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The bird mobile and pink and green cushions above are recent purchases from <a href="http://www.rubystar.com/shop/category/furnishings-cushion">Ruby Star Traders</a>.</div>
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For some reason, the past few months have brought out my pink side. But not to worry, it's easy enough to change few cushions or re-cover a chair once I get over it. <br />
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The dining room dresser revamp involved installing a map of New Guinea that I found at the op shop:<br />
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In the second bedroom I replaced the chair with one I found at the op shop and recovered in black:<br />
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I also added a light shade I'd been given that came from an old pub and was still in its wrapper: <br />
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This blue sofa was a bit tired:<br />
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So I covered it with slip covers and throw from Ikea. I also remade the curtains, getting rid of all but the top 30 cm and adding adding some floral fabric and an old tablecloth:<br />
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This old blue op shop sofa was also covered by a white Ikea throw:<br />
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So for a couple of hundred dollars and a few days' work the house looks a lot fresher.<br />
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Thanks to everyone who has been putting comments on my blog, even though this is my first post for 9 months. I've been having a blogging holiday, but now I'm back with lots of projects to report on, including a house to restore. I'm looking forward to catching up with your blogs. xbethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026165363006865042noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4150520308273432114.post-9755111849872784372011-10-03T12:15:00.000-07:002011-10-03T12:15:49.238-07:00A Story in White<div style="text-align: center;">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 <a href="http://www.storydeli.com/">Story Deli</a>, which I last visited in Dray Walk. Here is Story in its latest incarnation:</div><br />
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<div align="center">I was the only customer there this afternoon. As it's only been in this location for three weeks and has a branch for a sign, word of its opening may not have spread as yet. The pizzas are lovely (I had one last year). I wanted to order Alby's Aubergino: roasted aubergine, buffalo mozzarella, parmesan, tomato passata, oregano and garlic. However, I'd already eaten lunch so I settled on possibly the best brownie I've ever eaten:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">But who am I kidding? The main reason I was there was for the decor. And it didn't disappoint. A veritable symphony of white furniture, all weathered, chipped and peeled. Such as this chair:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">And this stool:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">The lovely fireplaces:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">And this gorgeous centrepiece made from a wire lamp shade frame:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Even the windows are beautiful:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">And the mirror in the bathroom has just the right amount of wear:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div>bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026165363006865042noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4150520308273432114.post-76397225523356297942011-09-27T08:30:00.000-07:002011-09-27T08:38:10.993-07:00Ilse Crawford at the Olde Bell InnI'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:<br />
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And this green at the Aesop store in Mayfair, London:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Above images from the <a href="http://www.studioilse.com/home/">Studioilse</a> website.<br />
</div>Believe it or not, I am actually sitting in a room designed by Ilse Crawford right now. It is at the Olde Bell inn at Hurley on the River Thames outside London. When we arrived we were very fortunate to be upgraded to this room:<br />
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Decorated predominantly in black and white tones:<br />
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This is the bathtub:<br />
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And there are Aesop toiletries:<br />
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</div>There is a bar downstairs containing this beautiful peacock-patterned chair:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was the breakfast which was laid out this morning, complete with inn-baked rye bread, and honeycomb dripping with honey :</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>And then we had to find room for the hot breakfast. We were tempted to sit in the beautiful dining room, where the seating is upholstered with Welsh blankets:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And there are pewter plates on the tables:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We decided to sit outside as the weather is lovely at the moment:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is an extract about the Olde Bell from the folder in our room:</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"[Ilse] Crawford decided to reinvent the coaching inn. The key elements are: the building (nooks and crannies and open fires), food (local pies and cheeses and soda breads and hearty puddings), English country materials (reed matting, Ercol chairs from High Wycombe, once the chair making capital of England, and pewter plates), and comfy lodgings (homely and classy rooms) with handmade blankets. It makes perfect sense. Why ship in minimalist chrome sofas from achingly cool Italian designers to enhance a pub stretching back to 1135, when you can use the craftsmen from good old High Wycombe. "Materials are vital in creating an atmosphere,"she says. . . "Design is emotion and practicality". . . "It is more poetic and not just about ticking boxes."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It certainly makes sense to me. Actually, they had me at "hearty puddings". Now to go downstairs and curl up in that peacock chair with a drink.</div>bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026165363006865042noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4150520308273432114.post-37617076019562258432011-09-17T17:07:00.000-07:002011-09-17T17:07:55.070-07:00Ice Cream PaletteNow that it's spring, all I seem to see are ice cream colours everywhere.<br />
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Spearmint, Lemon and Strawberry:<br />
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</div>Cherry and Pistachio, with Coffee and Hazelnut in the background:<br />
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Strawberry, Lemon and Blueberry:<br />
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Spearmint, Orange, Lemon and Raspberry:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What happpened to the dark, monochrome palette I was considering? Oh well, changing our interiors with our moods is part of the fun, isn't it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026165363006865042noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4150520308273432114.post-58925337060550413542011-09-04T17:39:00.000-07:002011-09-04T17:39:39.863-07:00London Here I ComeIn 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 mainly go there for the interior and the products for sale:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Image from <a href="http://remodelista.com/posts/hotels-lodging-restaurants-story-deli-in-london">Remodelista</a></div><br />
Then I hope to visit Anthropologie:<br />
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One of the Shabby Chic stores is also on my list:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And Rachel Riley to find some lovely little girl clothes:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Image from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rachel-Riley-UK/127471660602831?sk=wall">Rachel Riley</a> Facebook page</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
And that's only the first day. I'd better take an empty suitcase with me.</div>bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026165363006865042noreply@blogger.com18