Baby it's cold outside...

So I'm missing some summer outfits!

While it's winter and the days are cool I love to dream up some beautiful spring and summer outfits full of bright colours, floaty fabrics, fresh flowers, a big hat and my favourite essential.. dry shampoo! Honestly, if you haven't used dry shampoo before.. GET SOME NOW! It will change your life!

So while I'm here in ugg boots, 2 jumpers and a blanket,
be cheered by this bright day to night ensemble...

Summer Fling by westwarddesign featuring flat sandals

Freedom Loving

I love popping into Freedom every once in a while to see what they've got and to create rooms in my head from what they have on display. There's always something nice to find, and if you can mix them in with personal items or travel souvenirs Freedom furniture look really personal and interesting.


So here are a few of my current favourite Freedom finds...

Freedom Loving by westwarddesign on Polyvore.com

Threadneedle Wing Chair | Freedom™ furniture and homewares
999 AUD - freedom.com.au

Rattan Pendant 50cm | Freedom™ furniture and homewares
199 AUD - freedom.com.au

Matiko Bowl | Freedom™ furniture and homewares
35 AUD - freedom.com.au

Wall Art Luna Park 150x112cm | Freedom™ furniture and homewares
699 AUD - freedom.com.au

Bento Dining Table 125cm Diameter | Freedom™ furniture and homewares
499 AUD - freedom.com.au

Farmhouse Dining Chair | Freedom™ furniture and homewares
299 AUD - freedom.com.au

Marketti Rug 160x230cm | Freedom™ furniture and homewares
199 AUD - freedom.com.au

Fossil Table Lamp | Freedom™ furniture and homewares
129 AUD - freedom.com.au

De Umbria Cushion 50x50cm | Freedom™ furniture and homewares
35 AUD - freedom.com.au

Removable Wallpaper

I have quite the boring household walls as I am unable to paint in my current abode.

So picture this, honey gold walls. Everywhere, except funnily enough the bathroom, which has a nice moody dark grey which is rather delightful and definitely makes certain business more pleasant!

So I have been looking in to ways to liven up my bedroom walls and I think I may have found the non permanent answer to honey toned woes.


Yes, ladies and gentlemen, temporary, removable wallpaper
from The Wallsticker Company.



At the moment I'm leaning towards ordering the modern yet subtle Curio & Curio Herringbone wallpaper...



but there is also his oh so sweet Curio & Curio Robin and Palm wallpaper...
(sensing a bit of a trend in the Curio & Curio? Me too! Think I may have to make a trip over to Sydney just to visit the store!)


Which would also be gorgeous in a little girls room.

There are all kinds of wall stickers from The Wall Sticker Company that I just adore (including the growingly popular and not to mention, educational world maps) and if I had enough wall space, I could quite possibly find a place for them all!



Here are some other worthy mentions...

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Check out the website and share what you would choose!
The Wallsticker Company

Striped wallpaper (top) via

You Gotta Believe in Something..

I first found English singer/songwriter Ria Ritchie by accident one late night of avoiding uni work, and I'm very glad I did stumble across her beautiful voice.
Check it out.



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The 2011 TV Week Logie Awards, the good and the bad of the red carpet

It was Australia's "Night of Nights" again this weekend and all the best, and worst, Australian TV personalities made their way along the red carpet at the Crown Casino in Melbourne.

Here are my favourite outfits of the night...

A radiant and modern Shelley Craft

Beautifully feminine from Jessica Marais

A great colour on the stunningly pregnant Rebecca Judd

A sexy but slightly Gaga-esque dress for Asher Keddie

More glam than the Logies is used to, delivered by Ashleigh Brewer

This is a beautiful colour on Rachael Finch,

but the dress as a whole looks a little large

Zoe Ventura, stunning and reminiscent of Anne Hathaway at the Golden Globes earlier this year.

And making the Worst Dressed List...

Cheree Cassidy, I'm not even sure what this is.

Erin McNaught, great dress, great ring, great lipstick..

awful as a blonde.

Laura Dundovic... oh dear.

This could have been so beautiful without that print.

Esther Anderson, a beautiful woman and a great dress,

but the neckline looks like she is wearing a lobster that is trying to strangle her.

Oh Sarah Murdoch, I was expecting so much more from a beauty like you.

If you're in Australia, did you tune in to watch the Logies this year?

Or were you still recovering from the media rush that was the Royal wedding?

(All images from Sydney Confidential)

Dressing up.

Curtains. Blinds. Romans. Venetians. Shutters.

At the moment I'm looking for some new, amazing curtains.

Curtains can change the whole look and feel of a room. Add warmth, colour, sophistication and not to mention stylish privacy.

But lately, I've noticed more and more homes that are embracing a bare window and I'm totally diggin' the casual vibe.

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both above via Richard Powers Photography


Lovely, natural and simple.

Not a lot of privacy, but lots of light.



Totally amazing if you have a nice view.

Stools at the dinner table?

When I was little I would always choose my Grandmas fluffy green boudoir stool to sit on at family Christmas dinners. We had to use the stool because of the lack of "proper" seating. And I loved it, it felt so different and special.

And while I've seen many options for

dinner table seating, stools are an option I

have never really considered for frequent use.

No back support? Bad idea!

But this eclectic arrangement has totally opened my mind to stools!

They are definitely a great space saver, and with the choices between vintage and new, and the ease of changing and rearranging, little stools seem to be such an easy option!

And besides, if you do need a proper chair for some reason, stools are good for use all over the house.

Just like in this beautiful bathroom from Shannon Fricke

Just beautiful isn't it? So feminine and vintage but modern at the same time.

Or this minimalist study area where the wooden stool provides simple seating that adds that extra bit of warmth to an otherwise white room.

I think I sense my next new favourite seating option.

What do you think?