The weather has changed. Brrrrr! It is certainly chilly. Nothing like a fire though to warm the hands and the soul. I snapped a couple of pictures. Nothing special. No tripod. Point, shoot, hope for ...
You know the drill. Sunny autumn days when you want to be doing something outdoors, something exciting. Doesnt happen though. A weekend of errands and house cleaning, food shopping and blog work. I g...
Had coffee and read the papers at Bon Laneway. OK so I had a croissant too. These are honestly the best croissant outside of France. Im sure they are low calorie ... ya right! Picked up some sourdoug...
I managed to get my hands on some industrial light shades. About 15. Ive already sold 6 and now Im wondering if I really need 9 in my house ... or should that be my shed. Heres a pic before we cleane...
I need a rug (overdyed vintage turkish would be cool). I need a lamp or a hanging light. I cant make up my mind what to hang on one wall. My 1940s Red Cross cupboard is too tall and cuts off half the...
More stock is arriving and we will be opening our virtual doors at Faded Empire soon. A selection of lovely kantha quilts made from vintage saris arrived today as did these pretty pink turkish kilim ...
... is my ugly duckling chair. Its the perfect spot. Book page wallpaper is finished. Artwork hung. Floors clean. Phew! Thank goodness for the cleaning lady. The other side of the hallway/library/use...
People are starting to ask to see more of my renovation. I have to tell the truth. There isnt much progress at all. Yes I need to photograph my book page hallway properly but Im waiting on a light an...
Im meant to be working on my Faded Empire online store but instead Im working on a large painting for my living room. The luscious dark brown room. Im painting in oils and I now remember why I use ac...
You may or may not remember this chair. I bought it from my friends at The Vintage Advantage. Not because of its stunningly dusty barkcloth upholstery and its ugly lines but because of its handmade a...
Or a hallway by its pages. I thought I would show a progress shot of my entry hall/weird space/soon to be library. I have papered or is that paged as far as I can reach without ladders and trestle. T...
The Thrifting Gods have withdrawn themselves to their upcycled, restyled, reused and dirt cheap palace on the lofty heights of Mt Frugality leaving their poor minions unable to suppress their instant...
Sunny would like you to know that he is now known as Pookie ... or is that Pooky or Puky? He was named by the pet shop owner but it seems that every sun conure parrot that comes through her doors is ...
Help the flowers are taking over! I cant believe a week has past without me posting anything here on my page and then what do I post ... more flowers. Just some of this weeks offerings at ES Traders....
Up soon after dawn to head to the markets to help my friend Kerrie pick up the flowers for ES Traders. The cold rooms were freezing but the flowers divine. By the time we got back to Ipswich I was re...
Start something. Something that will involve ladders you dont have. Started my entry hall. Its going to be a library seeing that we never really use the front door. Its big and heavy and old and it s...
... and hes right. I havent yet. He bought it from ES Traders just before Christmas when we were supposed to be on a spending moratorium but he never sticks to those anyway. Its an enamel washstand, ...
Love thrifting. Love secondhand shops. Love the bargain hunt for bits and pieces for the house. Just a few things I found this weekend. First up a Demetrio 70 coffee table by Vico Magistretti for Art...
Like these new card index drawers I picked up last week. An absolute bargain, cute and great storage for weird little things. And boy do my husband and I love collecting weird little things. Thats so...
Or is that trunk full of tomes. Went to the Lifeline Bookfest in Brisbane yesterday with Glen and Grant from The Vintage Advantage and Kerrie from ES Traders. Thats a Jag boot so you can just imagine...
Things are sliding by here at the new old house. Because funds have dried up for the moment Ive conned myself into believing that there is nothing I can do. What a load of crock! So much to do. Ive d...
... just playing around with my camera. Im a little bit proud of this shot. Taken in my friend Kerries shop for her blog a little while ago. (Actually I really must say Stuarts shop. Its just t...
Or badly translated into English "The cheerful color range of suits in bright our Nordic home." My office rug made it into the Trend Special 2012 in Allt i Hemmet. I just wish I could manufac...
Hello. Im still here. Things have just been a little bumpy on the home front and well, Ive been feeling the need to be quiet, to be still, to hunker down and sometimes roll into a ball. Nothing that ...
We dont do Christmas presents in my family. There are too many of us and we are all over 30. No kids ...yet ... my niece is soon to have her first. We did buy for the baby but that doesnt count ;) An...
I said I wasnt doing much for Christmas. I said Id keep it simple. I said I wasnt going to decorate. And I stuck to my word. I didnt do too much until Christmas Eve. Then I panicked and did a little ...
Im doing the boring stuff around the house at the moment. I just repainted my kitchen cabinet doors (as in an hour ago ... this is my break). Gloss black because matt black is a bastard to keep clean...
A few days ago Kim showed a magazine tear out of a hair style she wanted and the resultant DIY hair do at home. Just goes to show everything old is new again! I had an undercut and massive styled ...
Just a little sneak peek into where I blog today. Im so lucky to have a very large room with lovely old windows, french doors to a verandah and a fire place. Spoilt arent I? Its presently set up as t...
Latest photos of Sunny and Mickey. Im sure Sunny thinks hes human and I know that Mickey definitely is. No not a dog at all :) Just a big fur covered kid. Sunny is a ham. Strikes a pose anytime the c...
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