a visit with little nicki.

the ever-so-talented stylist and author mr. jason grant (who has a new book out — but more on that later!) sent me some pics of an irresistable home he’s recently styled up in collaboration with the owner, Nicole Valentine Don, a Canadian living in Australia for the last ten years. Often affectionately known as Little Nicki, she lives here with her filmmaker boyfriend (well, fiancé actually, she just can’t get used to saying it!). Nicole is an interior and lifestyle stylist, maker and owner of etsy shop little nicki, as well as an aspiring actress. her sunny seaside apartment beautifully photographed by lauren bamford, is in Sydney, in the beach suburb of Tamarama. Their colorful home is full of travel mementos and handmade goods, plants, thrift store treasures and objects collected since childhood — and i love it all. Check out her lovely blog The Transcontinental Affair; she is also a weekly contributor to justina blakeney’s beautiful blog, offering styling, DIY and interior roundup posts. you can also find nicole on facebook, pinterest and instagram.

• photography by lauren bamford; and styling by jason grant and Nicole Valentine Don.