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Meh. Its winter. I’m cold and well, a bit grumpy.

So I’m self diagnosing my meh with a case of the winter blues and prescribing me some happy pills in the form of eye candy. STAT!

My eye candy trip goes a little something like this…

I will begin by a quiet and lazy read in this armchair by the fire. A good spot to read the new issue of Inside Out.

(something about that fire makes me keep looking…)

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After my initial mag flip through, I’ll walk down the hallway,

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And up the stairs,

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Through the dining room (made the detour just to get an eye full of the blue!)

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Then into the sitting room, where I ‘ll skim the shelves looking for a book to read, while taking in an eye full of the fabulous stripey blinds.

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I’ll stop by the kitchen to make a cup of tea.

and a snack…

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I will eat my snack of choice whilst warming my legs while I stand by the fire.

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Then I will make my way into the sun room where I will drink my tea, basking in both the winter rays, as well as the beauty of the brass coffee table (or is it dulled copper? either way – yum!)

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About now my meh is softening somewhat.

But instead of a sun soaked read, Im feeling lazy (warning – tread carefully, Im still a bit meh & can bite!!) so instead,  I will head to the media room where I will watch some episodes of Grand Designs -hoping to see the one about the Huf haus (those Germans are efficient & clever aren’t they!)

If thats not doing it for me, then I will watch Labrinyth for the millionth time.  This scene never fails to cheer me up.

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After basking in my Bowie glow, I think a bath. This one will do:

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Though really, I would prefer this one:

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Whoa, the eye candy pills are kicking in……I need me a nap.

This bed looks inviting enough to do the job…

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Sweet dreams!

I hope my eye candy come down isn’t too harsh!

Picture credits:

1. Random file found – not sure where came from   2.   Tracey Garet Design 3. Another random 4. S Russell Groves 5. Tracey Garet Design  6.  S  Russell Groves 7. Jason Martin Design 8. Tracey Garet 9.  via Things that Inspire 10. Blustin Heath Design 11. Cote Maison via la Lampshade 12. Peter Dunham Design

In an effort to be more communicative dear blog, I thought I would share some random pictures of some project goodies that have been keeping me busy and away from the attentions that you dear blog, so deserve.

Now this picture may just look like some bits of fabric to you. But really its 2 sofas, 2 louis chairs & some fabulous scatter cushions.

See it now?

How about this picture?

Well obviously its a nail trimmed bed head and feature wallpaper. But you knew that right?!

What about this lot?

Easy – two  sofas, two chairs and scatter cushions.

And then this picture….do you see a kitchen?

And so with all those happenings in the works,  I’m jumping on a plane and heading out of town for the next week to chill out in Byron Bay.  Where after attending a friends wedding, I totally intend to stare for hours out at the ocean, walk aimlessly along the beach and go in search of  mountain goats around the lighthouse.

I also intend on recreating this photo of myself from the last time I was up yonder.

Ahh, serenity now!

So I missed Australia Day by a week – oops!

But I am feeling a little patriotic to my home land at the moment, so I will share the love with these fabulous clips that are very uniquely Australian. Or as an Aussie would say – Aussie Az!

Bathtub IV from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.

via Sharing the caring & more of Keith Loutits’ fabulousness here

Sir David Attenborough visits Sherbrooke forest (very near where I grew up – just so you know!) to check out a very unique Australian native:

Ah Aus, I do love you so and I always will, but sometimes I will just need to flirt a little with other far away lands. Ok?

So Happy new year to all! 2010 -sounds so futurey doesn’t it!

I’m just popping by very briefly to say Hello & ask the questions that usually follow on from greetings (feel free to respond in the comments!)

I plan on returning with more semi regular posts kinda soon – I’m just waiting for the blog mojo to return!

In the mean time – a shot of eye candy via An Indian Summer:

Via An Indian Summer

Psst – I especially love this above picture as just recently I picked up an exact little basket table at the local charity shop for $5 – bargain!

Now just to find a home for it.

I do love a good apple and in our house we eat quite a lot of them. Personally I favor the Pink Lady but wont turn away a good Fuji. Each to their own, right?

So I assume its a world wide thing, but in case its not… here in the land down under our apples all have annoying stickers on them signifying what I thought was their batch or grower or something, but have just found out they are simply Price look up codes  for the markets to indicate fruit sizes etc. My version was more interesting, but what ever!

A while back, Fella read an article that he couldn’t seem to forget about how someone is employed at the sewage plant to scuba dive into the sewers and remove all the apple stickers that get eaten, and them um, come out again and collect in the pipes and wot not clogging up the sewerage system (oh I do hope that gig pays out sweet moolah)

Being the caring and sharing people that we are, we thought about this situation and thought about what we two could do to help ease the burden of these ‘shit divers’ and this is our solution: The apple sticker board!

I love it!

And credit where credit is due – this is all the handy work of the clever fella! He did it all from the design to getting all handy man and cutting, sanding and painting (my colour choice – naturally!)

I will pubicly admit that I have been quite bossy about the placement of the stickers, and have even ever so eloquently spouted the words “I am a designerrrrrrrr – do it MY way”  demanding that the stickers be placed neatly upon rather than randomly and messily all over and I think its fair to say again publicly – I was totally right – it rocks!

Ah, the 4130′s, what a tasty code that be!

So thats about as crazy as we get in this joint! Party on & seasons greetings people!!

Today is my big sisters birthday and to celebrate the occasion- I got me my favorite annual design book!

How sweet am I?!!!

Not just any book you see, its the Andrew Martin Interior Design review -featuring 460 pages of eye popping interior design deliciousness and inspiration.

Referred to around the global traps as ‘the Oscars for the design industry’. I wont dispute.

Its only available in my town for a very short time- once a year, in limited numbers and only from one supplier – I gotta get my hands on it & quick sticks!

and my hands upon I did!

Measuring at nearly 5cm or 2 inches thick -its a no go/too hard for scanning to share the goodness…but rather than totally withholding the oodles of eye candy within, I have taken a couple of crappy snaps to share the love and that will have to do your curiosity until I get around to looking up the websites of the designers featured and showing you some goodies that way.

You were warned in advance – so no petty tut tutting at the quality of  following pictures!!

And still in keeping with the horsey theme…

Tomorrow is my super cute, but not so cute tanties niece’s 4th birthday! Her present is a plum tree.

for real!

She has more than enough toys to play with or not, so fella and I decided to encourage her nature spirit by giving her her very own tree to nurture and look after!

Stay tuned to see how that turns out!

Oh,and happy birthday to you Min!

In Melbourne town right now you cant go to far without having some sort of horseyness image in your face thanks to the Spring racing carnival that has just begun.

So I figure, if you cant beat em, join em!

Many many many more horsey pictures coming your way soon!

via Things that inspire

It all happened in the blink of an eye and before I even knew it, Designalogue blog turned a whole year old – today! Happy Birthday blog!

Sorry I neglect you often blog -but then, I never promised you anything else.

So to signify this momentous occasion, some random eye candy! (Cause blog, I ain’t got the time today for anything else!)

SR Gambrel

Kara Mann Design

Tim Clarke Inc

Nate Berkus

SR Gambrel

Kishani Perera

Kishani Perera

Kishani Perera

Kishani Perera

Miles Redd via House Beautiful

Aw, all just so pretty!

All I want to say is that I think this photograph is fabulous.

Katie Lockhart via Desire to Inspire

I wanna get me a giant bunny too!