It’s obvious I don’t get out much lately because it took me all of 18 months to discover Cool Cactus, a very stylish indoor plant and gift store which is practically on my doorstep! I came across this verdant shop when on a mission to buy paper napkins! Parking on Glenferrie road was not to be found that particular day…
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Picking permanent fittings for your home is hard. Decisions like that make me want to hide under my doona and never come out. Paint colours, wallpaper and furnishings are easy enough to replace, but more expensive decor investments like flooring and carpets are not something you can change on a whim. I still haven’t decided on my bathroom tiles (more…
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Today I’m off to choose tiles for our upcoming bathroom renovation. Yes we’ve finally bitten the bullet and signed a contract with a builder to upgrade our leaky beige toilet, the vanity that is being chocked up by house bricks and (this one I won’t miss) the corner spa with gold taps that shoots out black slimy scum no matter…
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I don’t easily get behind decor trends, but the one trend that admittedly took me a while to get on board with, but have now embraced whole-heartedly, is that of bringing plants into the home. I love me a bit of vintage style, and nothing screams 70’s decor than a room full of plants. You can imagine my delight when…
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Flowers add such a cheerful touch to your home, a floral table centerpiece can make an ordinary meal feel like a special occasion. Buying pre-made arrangements from the florist can get very expensive so I like to pick up my flowers from vendors at Camberwell or Oakleigh Sunday Markets for only a few dollars per bunch. Flowers in vases look…
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Do you decorate your home for seasonally? I’d love to do it more, but the reality is that some years my Christmas decorations are still up as late as February! With Easter coming up, I think I’ve found the perfect solution – Easter decor that you can enjoy all year round. I’ve scoured Etsy for gorgeous handmade and vintage home…
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I’ve been walking past 39 Station Street for many years, I’d stroll past with Emma in her pusher and wonder about the history of this amazingly preserved shop front. It was empty for a while and then Melbourne Vintage Audio moved in, I like to think that the building found the prefect tenants, rather than the tenants finding the building….
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Cactus motifs are popping up all over home decor items this season, turns out these prickly plants have a softer side when they are used as print designs on art and soft furnishings. I’ve scoured Etsy for colourful cacti that would make ideal Christmas gifts with the added bonus that they are even lower maintenance than the real thing –…
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A friend who has recently returned to Melbourne after living in Perth for five years told me that she’d love to pick my brain and find out about all the cute and quirky shops I love to visit, you know, the ones in out of the way places that you accidentally stumble across because you took a wrong turn. It…
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It’s always a good day when a parcel of printed goodness from Frankie Press arrives in my letterbox. Frankie’s house-loving interiors book – SPACES is back with Volume Three, and it’s full of beautiful, lived in homes and the stories about the people who live in them. Featuring homes and homes-away-from-home all around Australia – from inner-city Melbourne to sunny…
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