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Shoebox Apartment Living
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My partner and I recently moved into a shoebox sized apartment in inner city Melbourne. This blog details my efforts to transform this shabby one bedroom rental into a beautiful, livable space. Inspiration and budget conscious interior design
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SAYONARA STEAMER

I recently packed away my steamer for the day and turned my hand to styling a little interior story with photographer Nick Blair. Tarnished metals, coarse linen and worn wood surfaces added a st...

05 apr 12

WINE & DINE

Over the recent long weekend I finally run out of excuses to tidy my flat. While scrubbing the kitchen was no picnic I was pleased to hang my gorgeous new garland from Lisa Madigan. Thanks to Lisa’s ...

13 mar 12

I SPY WITH MY GREEN EYE

As a stylist I can’t help envying of the work of talented Australians and my recent discover of Sydney based Pia Jane Bijkerk left me more than a little green eyed.  Pia’s interior styling juxta...

11 feb 12

STICKS AND HOMES

Though I was sad to leave behind my country cabin and return to life in the big smoke, some beautiful banksias from the adjourning native gardens helped me bring a little Halls Gap back to my city sh...

05 jul 11

BUSH WEEK(END)

It’s true that there’s no place like home, but my home away from home came close when I spent the weekend away in Halls Gap.  Halls Gap is a tiny township in a valley surrounded by the beautiful...

04 jul 11

SAPPY BIRTHDAY

Styling work recently left me too busy to tend to my home and blog.  Thankfully I was able to take a little time out to celebrate the passing of another year (my partner and I share the same bir...

20 apr 11

ROCK MY WORLD

A recent busy period in my work as a fashion stylist has seen my apartment fall into a state of total neglect. While I was away swatting flies on location, my knick knacks back home were quickly accu...

01 mar 11

ALL YOU NEED IS BUDS

When I had a garden I constantly complained about the watering, the weeding and the mowing. Now that I’m without a patch of green to call my own I’m constantly lusting after leafy spaces. Kirsten Dun...

16 feb 11

SNAPPY SNAPS

I’m always a little envious of those lucky enough to be entrusted with the old family photo album.  Thankfully, the extensive collection of early 1900s prints and postcards available at The Junk...

13 feb 11

ART SHAPED BOX

My rental apartment is not picture frame friendly. I’m hesitant to nail hooks to the walls, so frames are stacked atop the dresser, lean on the windowsills and rest on bookshelf. While more frames ar...

04 feb 11

SHACK ATTACK

My partner and I celebrated this Australia Day with a trip to the Victorian countryside.  On the long drive out of town we were treated to a smorgasbord of dilapidated manors, abandoned petrol s...

28 jan 11

CROCHET CHIC

It takes a special bedspread to bridge the gap between Scandinavian simplicity and nana chic but the cream crochet quilt straddles these disparate design philosophies with ease.  The below examp...

24 jan 11

MIRROR MIRROR

I once worked in a fashion boutique where young children accompanying their mothers would spend hours transfixed by their own 270 degree reflection in our mirrored change rooms.  Perhaps I never...

23 jan 11

HAPPY NEW IKEA!

With the new year now well underway I’m making many a metal list of interior projects for 2011. Reflecting on 2010, it’s hard to ignore the extent to which Ikea has helped shape my space. Though frie...

17 jan 11

OFF THE MAP

I’ve recently been inspired by the use of maps to adorn a variety of different spaces.  I’ve always adored intricate line drawing and a vintage map is the perfect way to incorporate accessible a...

14 jan 11

LITTLE PRICKS

My partner and I recently started a potted cactus garden in an effort to bring some greenery to our bedroom windowsill.  I’m a little ashamed to admit that we are experiencing some difficulty ke...

08 jan 11

PINE-ING FOR CHRISTMAS

I celebrated this Christmas Eve with my extended family at my aunt and uncle’s beach side home.  My baubles have since been boxed away and the festive season is fast becoming a distant memory. &...

04 jan 11

MY DOILY LOVE

I adore paper lace and have recently been delighted to see the humble doily transform a range of dining settings in innovative and affordable ways.  It’s enough to make me contemplate squeezing ...

30 dec 10

THE WRAP UP

This Christmas brought many new treasures to my apartment including these thoughtful gifts from my partner and family.Bone China Owl from a selection at Douglas & HopeBone China Dog by Have You M...

28 dec 10 1 person likes this

APARTMENT THERAPY

I had a beautiful Christmas and look forward to sharing myphotos in the coming days.  Over the pastweek I have been eagerly following the Apartment Therapy blog as they review themost thought pr...

27 dec 10 1 person likes this

WELL HELLO DOILY

With the shopping finished (and not a second toosoon) Ive finally turned my attention to the Christmas wrap up.  Thisyear I drew inspiration from natural fibers; brown paper, paper doilies andtw...

24 dec 10 1 person likes this

KRAKVIK & DORAZIO

The juxtaposition of diverse elements characterizes the aestheticof Norwegian interior design duo Jannicke Krakvik and Alessandro D`Orazio.  Thepair’s festive editorials are among their mos...

22 dec 10

Mia, of Swedish blog Lilla Blanka, has an enviable backdrop for her festivebunting.  This Christmas she hasdecorated her charming 100-year-old wooden cottage in the minimalist vintagestyle ...

21 dec 10

IKEA FOR CHRISTMAS

Anyone who has ever visited my apartment will instantly appreciate the extent my affection for Ikea.  The Ikea blog, Livet Hemma (Life At Home), recently featured a number of unconventional and ...

15 dec 10

SPRUCING UP THE PLACE

With the festive season underway my thoughts soon turned to the annual Christmas tree.  I recently relocated to a petite one bedroom apartment and lack of space now precludes the cut trees I alw...

12 dec 10

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