Quest for a chest

It is much easier to buy new furniture than to find an old piece which matches your requirements. I am committed however to finding my perfect antique chest of drawers for our bedroom. The bottom photo is not unlike our bedroom, but ours is whiter and brighter so I am on the hunt for a beautiful glossy, possibly bow fronted, large chest of drawers like these.

Images: House & Garden, Vogue Living

Offside

Or you might get the aspiring socceroos at home onside and get them to hang up something once in a while if you treat them to these hooks for their bedroom. I like the red / stainless colourway myself. You can get "offside' from WA based Scandinavian Exposure who also do a very nice range of other products ( a alot are from Norway ). I especially like the washable Pappelina rugs.

Images: Scandinavian Exposure

Weekend escape

I can't believe I feel like I need a weekend away and its only three days since I was away for Easter. Must be the school holidays . . . Anyway, this fabulously dramatic bathroom is in Bellinter House - a boutique country house hotel in Ireland. Not sure I'd be so bold as to go for the wall colour in my bathroom at home but could definitely enjoy this for the weekend !!

Image: Bellinter House

Favourite rooms: Kitchen

Emily Jenkins Followill takes beautiful soft pictures - a real challenge if you are photographing a big stainless steel bench as in the kitchen below. Apart from the space and light in this room I really like the curved range hood which picks up the arched doorway and the mixed bench surfaces.

Images: Emily Jenkins Followill

Zusterhood

Zuster make high end contemporary furniture based in Melbourne. Are you one of those people who always chooses the most expensive thing in the shop ? I am. The loop based tables below from their Stella range are one of Zuster's pricier products but they are lovely and would last and last. See www.zuster.com.au for more. Also the company was founded by four sisters hence the name which is Dutch for sister.

Images: Zuster

Happy Easter

Enjoy the long weekend . . . and try not to eat too many Lindt bunnies !

Arctic Pear

Love this lamp. This the Arctic Pear designed by Ochre in the UK and I think its just gorgeous. I need lamps pretty much everywhere in my house. We have been in for nearly two years now and are still way too reliant on overhead lighting. The other thing I am finding ( I am turning into such a granny) is that I need good light to read in so I have to think through both mood lighting ( see lovely reflections below) and task lighting. I have not even got a ballpark price for the Arctic Pear - am still investigating but have also managed to dig up a worthy competitor at Bisque here in Australia.

Images: www.ochre.net, Bisque Interiors