Last week to enter the February giveaway

This is the last week of the February giveaway!!!!

Hurry- If you have not done so already please head over Here to enter for your chance to have this beautiful bowl sitting somewhere in your home.

My Childhood bedroom- Redecorated

My mum has been very busy redecorating my childhood bedroom. In fact I think the hardest part was getting me to cull boxes and boxes of rubbish, sort all of the collected wedding decorations & throw out 32 pairs of shoes.

The whole project was completed with a bit or furniture re-shuffling, a new bed, DIY navy blue headboard, a new quilt & some white Ikea frames. She collected all of the gold mirrors from the Salvation army/ goodwill.

I quickly snapped these pictures on a visit last weekend.

Feel free to say "Hi" to "Big white ted" and "Yellow Ted"......what an imaginative young child I was.

Check out the beautiful scalloped edge lace Valance- It is a re-purposed "Goodwill" Tablecloth find.

 Love you work mum!

My little sisters bedroom- Designer wall decoration

Because she listens to her big sisters advice & was directed read my post wardrobe inspiration - wall decoration - my little sister along with some help from mum made a feature wall in her bedroom using her favorite designer shopping bags. I really love this idea as every bag tells a story. 

I remember the big white Chanel (secret) bag bottom right was from her 21st birthday present, Mum & I snuck out of the hotel in Honolulu to go and purchase a pair of sunglasses she had been coveting. We asked for the "secret" bag just in case we ran into her on the street......all I can say is lucky we did!.

 She has a Key/ padlock obsession...

The brass & marble side table @ Home

Here are some photos of the side table in the lounge - sorry for the blurry late night photos (I will take some proper lounge photos when I get a spare minute at home in natural light). The table is so convenient & I love that the table ties the chairs in as a permanent fixture in the room. If I am blogging at home you will usually find me sitting in a Black Velvet chair with a remote & wine in hand - hence the practical styling of the remotes on the side table.

PS: I am in dire need to update the wall of frames behind - I am thinking 8 large frames in a 4 by 2 arrangement- What do you think? .

Fabulous followers-

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Ebay Find- Side table

In the 40+ degree heat on Saturday afternoon I dragged my dear husband to Western Sydney to pick up this beautiful brass and carrera marble side table. You can't really tell from the shocking listing picture but it is amazingly stunning & totally happy with the steal price of $8...+ about $30 in petrol and tolls. It is now sitting proudly between the black velvet chairs in our lounge room, the brass on the table matches perfect with the brass nail head trim on the chairs (photos to come).

Not an ordinary RUE post....

You might remember from the current issue of RUE where Kim Johnson and Jo Walker from Desire to inspire were interviewed. It has stuck in my mind since reading because they were asked the question.....

"2010 design trends you'd be happy never to see again"

I have been pondering the question for a few days "What 2010 design trends you'd be happy never to see again?"

My answer- I don't want to see another Hermes Birkin Handbag featured/ styled in a room. Don't get me wrong I love the Hermes Birkin it is a super stylish beautiful crafted handbag - But- I think that look has been done and done and done.

And I now pose this question to you.....

What 2010 design trend would you be happy never to see again? 

Unpredictable wedding photo inspiration

Sometimes unpredictable items  make for the best wedding portrait backdrops. 

(Images are by Jonas peterson )

What a great transformation of the regular old backyard Hills hoist clothes line.

Or the clean lines of corrugated water tanks.