Duvet, doona, Quilt, bedspread {Urban Outfitters}

Whatever you want to call it Urban Outfitters are rocking it at the moment in the bedding department! Stop me now somebody I want this!

Or this

Fauxdenza {The Brick House}

I have just been over at The Brick House perusing this amazing Fauxdenza/ Credenza that they have installed using some Ikea wall hang cabinets, TOTALLY AMAZING, pop on over ad check out all the DIY Fauxdenza goodness Here

Whilst you are there have a look at the Lusciousness that is the brick house "home"

Travel {Hunter Valley Weekend}

I have a little birthday coming up this weekend, just a little blip birthday really nothing to fuss about. Last weekend the girls and I headed to our Farm in the Hunter Valley for a little R & R on the third annual "Frolicking in the Vineyards tour". 

The weekend Started with an amazing Lunch at The Veranda Restaurant at Calais Estate Palmers Lane Pokolbin, a lovely Tapas Style restaurant and we managed to eat ourselves silly with:

• Slow roasted Lamb shoulder with Kipfler potato and green olive
• Sydney rock” trio oyster taster plate; tempura with wasabi aioli, Virgin Mary and soy mirin
• Pan seared haloumi with rhubarb, orange and cinnamon compote
• Porcini and wild mushroom arancini
• Thai style blue swimmer crab and prawn cakes with nam jim dipping sauce
• Chicken ballontine of sage and pistachio nuts with glazed eschallot
• Jamon with panko crusted duck egg, truffle oil and pecorino (served with Apera)
• Slow braised Asian style pork belly with celeriac puree  

 Followed by the fluffiest Chocolate Souffle ever for desert (They have 4 different flavours)

After lunch the sunshine was so beautiful so we had a little walk around followed by the obligatory stop at the Hunter Valley Cheese Co to pick up some Branxton Brie. We then headed back to the farm for a dusk walk to see the cows (The farm is an operational black Angus farm).

Dinner was an amazing cheese plate, Sam Sam Cocktails and wine (or bottles of Yum as Ricki likes to say), the cheese plate had every type of cheese you could think of including macerated figs (A must try with any soft cheese if you can find them). My sister bought this cake:

Sunday morning after we headed to Resturant Cuvve at Peterson house for a campaign (Sparkling wine to be politically correct) breakfast:

The girls! Ricki, me, Christine and Jess

Super excited on the count down to our trip next year!

Wedding Inspirations

I have been looking for a dress to wear to a friends wedding next month, it is in Queensland so lucky all of the summer dresses are coming out. You can't go wrong with a Alanah Hill, BGBG or a Karen Millen Dress.

Whilst looking for dresses I found a little "Wedding Guest Etiquette Guide" from Lauren Conrad did you know she had a blog? I know now, it is great (Kind of like Goop).

Dress code I do’s…

• Subtlety is best. Opt for simple, pretty or romantic looks rather than edgy or sultry ensembles.
• Simple beauty. Keep hair and makeup natural and pretty.

Dress code I don’ts…

• The White Rule. This age old tenet says to avoid wearing all white (including ivory), as it should be reserved for the bride. The bottom line here: it’s impolite to upstage the bride so let her be the only one wearing white. Luckily this rule has relaxed a bit. Cream colored clothing and print dresses with white backdrops are usually fine.
• Black. Try not to wear black to early morning/afternoon nuptials.
• Absolutely, positively NO jeans and sexy or revealing clothing. No exceptions.

Whilst on my quest for a fabulous dress to wear as a wedding guest I stumbled onto this beautiful wedding dress in the SALE section of ShopBop Here, it is convertible how fab is that!

Have you seen Kim Kardashians wedding dress? Not sure about all of the wedding party and guests wearing white (PS: Kris Humphries wore an Ermenegildo Zegna Suit, The same Brand My Mr wore on our wedding day).

Via

Here is Mr Swain and I on our big Day.

One of the positives with purchasing his suit for our wedding is he gets to wear it to work!  

Kim Kardashians - Home Tour 90210

A little bit of Celebrity Home stalking to reign in the weekend if you may. You might (should) have already seen through the TV show "Keeping up with the Kardasheans" Kim Kardasheans home, loves it! but it looks a little like the furniture you would use to stage a house for sale?. Via: Shelterpop

Who can forget Kim's Fab Master bedroom (From her Condo)!.

A Nursery {Regency Gentleman}

A Nursery design that does not want to make me Puke! Via Look linger love!

This is the first nursery I have seen that made me the teeniest, teenie, tiny bit think maybe one day in the future.....For some reason I get intimidated by "baby stuff", maybe it is the amount of "Stuff" they need... anyways my issue will be dealt with in due time.

Pop over to Look linger love for sources.

From the Catwalk to the Lounge room

I don't think it is a secret that I have a love for everything handbags, in a life before the home decorating obsession I would spend every last penny on these babies (Not so much shoes as I am a size 42, damn the slim european sizing).

I had a little chuckle to myself when Perusing HFOC at few of quilted pieces that I found interesting.

 Via: Chanel

Via: HFOC This behemoth looks like it would fill 100% of a lounge room, I don't understand the gold diamond?

Alexa Chung at Icebergs Bondi with her Red quilted Chanel Via: Fabsugar

Via: HFOC

If I spy with my little Eye a few fab quilted Chanel's in the top right of my Wardrobe Post, a Black and a white Caviar and Mr Vintage Lambie.