In our final newsletter for the year I’d like to finish the five key questions you need to ask yourself before downsizing… Are you planning to repurpose existing furniture or buy new? We’ve had so many clients who are attached to favourite sofas, armchairs or even tables. Aside from the fabulous variety…
Well, having returned from a refreshing holiday in Sardinia and Rome, I’ve been busy catching up with work back in Melbourne, so haven’t been able to put pen to paper, so to speak. And of course, now we’re all galloping towards Christmas! Being able to visit Italy…our first overseas holiday since 2018, was more than…
In terms of inspiration, again I hark back to our time in Italy. We rented a villa in Sardinia in an area on the west coast, called Punta Molara…which is a small peninsula on the west coast. Most of the houses in the area where we stayed were made from the local stone or built…
While away I read two wonderful books which I’d like to pass onto you… ‘The Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop’ … An autobiography of Alba Donati who finally realises a long held dream of opening a tiny bookshop in Tuscany. How she creates the most beautiful environment for her community of customers to visit…during Covid…
As part of their new release of fabrics, Casamance have produced a positively joyful multicoloured weave upholstery weight fabric. Multicoloured weaves are not a style of fabric I normally like, mainly because I feel from a distance they can read as a ‘melange’ of nothingness. However, this is not the case with Beguin, which comes…
Continuing with the essential questions to ask yourself before plunging into downsizing, in my earlier piece I focused on the importance of lifestyle considerations, but now you need to consider the scale and capacity of your new home. With scale and capacity, obviously it’s important to understand how many bedrooms you’ll need, how many bathrooms…
We recently met part of the family behind Faucet Strommen at Design Show Australia. As farmers in the Mallee in a former life, I was so thrilled to discover Faucet Strommen who offer high-quality Australian made tapware and fittings, all designed and made in Kerang, Victoria. Their beautiful range of products are designed and…
Let’s talk about grab rails! Long have they had a negative sentiment, but we’ve found someone who is flipping that idea on its head! Meet the Aliro Collection from ABI Interiors. Not just for the infirm, these very ‘non-hospital issue’ rails help when it comes to shaving legs, when you’ve dropped the soap or need…
As much as I love sourcing mid-century furniture for my clients I know some have been reluctant to purchase dining tables. This is largely due to their tendency to mark so easily, due to ‘water staining’, created from wet glasses or dinner plates. It was terrific to learn from Paul Ternent last week, owner of…
I’m forever inspired by fabrics but one I found recently really captured my eye! ‘Lacis’ in the celadon colourway, is part of the L’ENOVOLÉ FANTASTIQUE collection by Lelievre Paris. An upholstery fabric, in the following photos it’s used for a corner armchair and in a mid-century sofa, both of which look beautiful, and incredibly fresh…