back to work...

For my next trick...I need to makeover my home office set up. As the new year is well underway and my thoughts return to study and working from home, I feel the need to reorganize and re-do my desk and surrounds. Here's what I'm thinking...

 

But that's not going to happen in my tiny space.

So I need to think compact.

How clever is the use of the mirror? 

A super organized little space.

 

And for my all time favourite desk, which is absolutely nothing like the antique timber one I have now...

sunshine & summertime

Maybe it's  because it's Summer and there is so much glorious sunshine around after a very  bleak Tasmanian winter...but I'm going through a yellow phase. This is a colour I have never really used in my interiors work, but at the moment it just appeals to me.

 

Used on a small scale, I think it creates such impact and looks really fresh. I'm now eyeing my charcoal & white lounge room, and wondering where I can add a splash of lemon...

and the winner is...

So my husband and I are going through the build vs renovate debate. I want to renovate our little 1960's delight of a home, he wants to build some amazing house on a hill. I was searching for some bathroom ideas when I came across this...

The Farnsworth House, designed and constructed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe between 1945-51. How cool is it?
It's only a one room weekender, but the concept is so inspiring and I love the simplicity of it - I think all that glass would be wonderful in our Tasmanian winter.

 

 I think I might abandon my search for bathroom tiles,

and go on the hunt for a good piece of land...

my wish list...

Grant Featherston was an Australian self taught furniture designer from the fifties. His work is amazing and it's pretty much my goal in life to own one of his chairs. I've been keeping my eye on some auctions, they certainly aren't cheap but you never know your luck...

 

 Featherston wing chair in teal = my dream chair

This 2 seater was released in 1953 and recently sold for $14,000.

So gorgeous.

And...here is the result.

Armed with my hammer and stud-finder (a handy hanging tool, not a dating service) I made this little vertical vignette. Now that I've done it, I think I need to paint the wall as well...

With the above pictures as my inspiration, I'm thinking about making a wall collage somewhere in my house,with some frames and other bits and pieces.

I think I have the perfect wall for it and while the husband is at sea for a month,it's a great time to do it...he won't be able to protest against my knocking mulitple holes in the wall :)

lace is luxe

Another obsession of mine...

Doily inspired things. Pure white loveliness.

I used to own this gorgeous brooch. Sadly my dog ate it.

I didn't speak to her for days.

So, so pretty.

A lace inspired floor treatment.

Would look amazing as an overlay on polished concrete

in a commercial space, maybe like a faux doormat.

I'd consider selling my firstborn to get my hands 

on that wallpaper...

(but don't tell her I said that)