Home Studios & Offices...

When my Husband and I finally build the house I have designed my art studio/office space will look similar to this....love the clever shelving in the custom desk. This will be great to store my coral and shell collections that I have been gathering from the beach since I can remember, Grandma has collected shells from the coast for me over the years too!

This is a sophisticated tropical home office space. The colour of the chair is beautiful and matches with the oceanic prints on the wall.

Light and airy with a touch of the whimsical.

Unstructured simplicity and cozy.The string with little wooden pegs is a nice alternative to hanging frames and can easily be changed depending on the season or your mood!

Simple and light. Some people don't need a whole room for an office......unlike me who is frequently working on about 10 things at once...he he.

Images from Pinterest and Houzz.

Summer Island Dreaming!!!

IT'S COLD DAYS LIKE TODAY WHEN I WISH I WAS SOMEWHERE LIKE HERE!

THIS IS MY DREAM QUEENSLAND KITCHEN!!

I LOVE THE CONTRAST OF LIGHT WALLS, FLOORS AND CEILING WITH THE CUSTOM DARK CABINETRY.THOSE PENDANT LIGHTS ARE A STATEMENT AND ADD NATURAL TEXTURE. THE BASKETS AND RUGS ADD WARMTH AND TEXTURE TOO.

A trip down memory lane.

OLD WAGON WHEEL WITH METAL TRIM.

A COLLECTION OF OLD FISHING REELS.

A CLASSIC OLD TYPE WRITTER.

I VISITED THE WOOLOONGABBA ANTIQUE STORE ON SUNDAY FOR MY FIRST TIME.
WOW THIS PLACE HAS EVERYTHING!!!!! TALK ABOUT A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE. I SAW THINGS THERE THAT MY NANA USED TO HAVE AND MY GRANDMA AND EVEN SOME PIECES I REMEMBER THAT MY MUM HAD IN THE 70'S!!!!!
I WILL DEFINATELY BE VISITING THIS STORE MORE REGULARLY FROM NOW ON.

My favorite stylist Sibella Court!

My favourite stylist Sibella Court's book Etcetera etc...has pride of place on my hand painted bookcase.

I also have Sibella's other books which are on our coffee table.

I love the way she creates small collections of the old or mundane mixed with some new and sees the beauty and intrigue in almost anything. Like myself she sees ordinary, everyday objects & spaces and the world around us in a different and artistic way.Inspiration is everywhere!!!

Cosy up by the fire...here are some inspirational fireplaces to get you in the mood

I like the 2 way fireplace which you can enjoy from the living room and the dining room!

This is a beautiful room. I'm loving the black and white with blues and greens.. lots of indoor plants. The fireplace is subtle.

This is a cleaver way to add a fireplace to a smaller room without loosing the T.V. He He..... I love the contrast of colour and the symmetry of the custom book shelves.

OK.... If I was to build a house and I had to have a fireplace I would want one just like this...WOW....... the cleaver use of stone, timber, different levels and lights add drama to this feature fireplace.

Ahhhh I would love to have a mantle to do my Christmas decorating on too!!

all images from Houzz.

As the Leaves start to fall.

The colours in these artwork evoke the Season of Autumn. As the days go by the temperature is starting to fall and so are the leaves on the trees!!! There is a soft soothing feeling with the blurring of colour and focus in these artworks.
Image 1&3 from 2Modern and 2 is from Etsy.

Quirky Accessories.

A collection of quirky accessories. I particularly like the glass boxes. I could put my stamp or shell  collections in these. Images from houzz.

Creative Photo Walls

Love these different variations of photo walls. You can be creative with blending different frame sizes and styles. Mix black & white with colour photo's,  postcards you have collected on trips, sketches from artists in the markets. I like to mix it up with clocks and mirrors too!!
Images from Houzz.

Interior Inspiration

Love the light fitting and Zebra hide rug. This image is inspiring one of the projects I'm working on at the moment. Image from Houzz.