Castaway Returns

Hello everyone, you’ve probably been wondering where on earth has Miss Oceania been? Well the short story is dealing with monsoonal flooding in QLD, renovating our home and working very hard at...

Happy New Year

Happy New Year. Oceania wishes you and your families much success, health and happiness for 2013. We celebrated in true sea sparkle style at Paradise Point on NYE. Feet in the sand, ocean breeze...

Merry Coastal Christmas

I love Christmas Eve, it’s so magical. Finally after a very busy time at work I’ve put the ‘Creative’ tree up with some extra decorative trimmings. Each year I love to indulge my creative talents...

She Sells Sea Shells in a Unique Way

Hello Island Lovelies, I simply must introduce you all to Fiona from Moon Beam Kiss the Sea. Fiona celebrates the Sea with her genuine beachcomber finds that reflect the true British coastline....

Create Your Own Paradise – Island Style Chair

Hello Island Lovelies, A few months ago a stumbled across an old cane chair that was crying out to be revampted. I had a vision of white with striking island style fabric. Months later I discovered...

Island Collections now on YouTube

Hello Island Lovelies, it’s so good to be finally back and to get into the island swing of things. We have some great news. One of our lovely sponsors, Island Collections, has just announced a new...

Fresh New Spring Cushion Collection

Hello Everyone, We are delighted to show you Hamptons Style’s latest cushion collection. These beautiful fresh new designs and colours are the perfect pop of cheery colour for your home. You can...

Spring Coastal Home Sale

Hello everyone, Well what a lovely way to end the week, beautiful Plumeria Coastal Home is having a Spring coastal sale. They’ve taken up to 50% of their most popular items, with many items never...

Vintage Bahamas Style

Hello Island Lovelies, Shannon Fricke recently styled the Domayne Summer book that’s appearing in home magazines at present. Domayne has chosen to celebrate the ever popular Bahamian style that...

Hello island lovelies, I just had to show you all the wonderful front cover of Australian Traveller Magazine from this month. It is the most beautiful and eye catching magazine cover on this months...

The New Aqua

Hello island lovelies, I’m finally back and boy does it feel good. I took a little break to concentrate on my new and exciting role with Coral Homes and it’s all going very well. So to kick-start...

Fruit Pudding Passion – a Delicious Recipe for you to try

Hello Island Lovelies, Earlier on this year we planted two passionfruit vines in our garden in the hope of a bumper crop of gorgeous passionfruit. We have been excellently rewarded. Passionfruits...

Hello Island Lovelies,I have been such a little busy bee of late.My new role with Coral Homes is fabulous.I have a great team and a beautiful colour selection centre to run, and we are creating...

Natural Coastal Works of Art

Hello Island Lovelies,Just had to share these stunning coastal inspired works of art from this months Australian Home Beautiful magazine. Happy Island Styling

Island Style Trend

Hello Island Lovelies,Some of you may have seen the beautiful new side table Stuart Membery has designed, the Mandalay Demilune Console.The design combines classic and contemporary elements to...

Welcome Hamptons Style

Hello Island Lovelies,We’ve discovered a beautiful new store called Hamptons Style.Created by the lovely Donna on the GC, an interior designer who has a passion for Hamptons decor style, this...

Island Style Living by a Great Design Icon

Hello island lovelies,Today we are celebrating a great design talent who has encapsulated the very essence of island style living. Stuart Membery has an eye for classic island luxe living, and we...

Celebrating the Panama – a True Island Classic

Hello island lovelies,Today we’re sharing our love of the quintessential summer attire item, the Panama hat.Ironically the Panama hat comes from Ecuador, not Panama.Hand woven by traditional...

Flip Flop Friday – Enjoy the View

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Coastal Winter Whites

Hello Island Lovelies, As we head into mid-winter here in Australia, thoughts turn towards those refreshingly crisp winter whites and how well they translate into beautiful, textural elements for...

Perk Up Your Place

Hello Island Lovelies, We just love something new and exciting. Plumeria Coastal Home now stocks Keren Brown’s beautiful contemporary tropical inspired cushions in deliciously bright cheery...

Vintage Beachwear Inspiration

Hello Island Lovelies, I spotted this vintage pattern last week for what looks like 60′s style mens beachwear and just had to have it. It’s so cool I’m sure you’ll agree. Patterns now seem so...

New Gold Coast Beach House Project

Hello Island Lovelies, Found this cool little snippet of news about a fab new arts project on the GC. Happy Island Styling.

Island Collections Stocktake Sale – Yippee

Hello Island Lovelies, The gorgeous girls at Island Collections are having a stocktake sale with 20% off everything in their online coastal store. So go grab yourself a cute coastal bargain now...

Oceania’s Top Picks from the Coastal Island Boutiques

Hello Island Lovelies, Here are our top picks of the latest and best coastal island homeware offerings from our beautiful sponsors gorgeous coastal inspired stores. Top left Framed Palm Tree Fabric...

My Island Portfolio – Showcasing 3 New Modern Beach House Designs

Hello Island Lovelies, Today I’m showcasing more of my recent portfolio work at The Coolum Residences in QLD. 3 Modern beach houses were designed by Push Architects with myself and some of the...

Winter Abodes in a Quiet Paradise – How to Achieve Coastal Cosy

Hello Island Lovelies, Winter has certainly arrived on the GC, here in QLD. Icy chilled mornings and evenings with a dash of warm winter sun during the day. This is only my 2nd winter in QLD and I...

Create your own Paradise – Amazing DIY Sun Print Cushions

Hello Island Lovelies, This has to be the coolest DIY around, trust Martha Stewart to come up with a genius idea based on new fabric technology. Here’s how to create something really stunning:...

Views to Die for in Death in Paradise

Hello Island Lovelies, Did anyone catch the new ‘whodunnit’ murder series Death in Paradise last week? If not you should, just to take a peek at the main characters residence in the Caribbean, it...

Beach Inspired Beauty on a Budget

Hello Island Lovelies, It’s show and tell time today. You’ve all seen the beautiful blue and white asian style ceramics currently in vogue and how well they fit into a beach inspired home. Well I...