Rocking desk spaces

Im a little bit obsessed with home offices..maybe because we only have one bedroom & therefore no room for one! Here are the latest in my collection of rocking office spaces! And boy are these some good ones! Have a great weekend everyone x

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Your help needed! A chandelier for my bedroom!

So today im calling out for all of your help!

Since we moved into our apartment we have been planning on replacing the oyster light (yuk yuk i hate them!) in our bedroom with a pendant. We have decided (only 2yrs later) on a chadelier because we have 2 husge lamps shades on either side of the bed & think a third drum shade would look a it wrong (lampshade overkill!) Now i need to choose one in the budget ($300 max). Here is the kind of look im going for & images im inspired by!

Like the clear crystal look of this one with the little white shades over the globes...

Like the all clear look of this one...

This ones quite dramatic but think i want to keep the room light...

Also particulary like this one, crystals with a bit of a  rusty antique look. and just quietly how amazing is this room!

We bought our apartment new, so it really needed a bit of character. We got white timber venetians for the windows on both sides, bed & lamps from Domayne (this was my splurge!)  bedsides found on the side of the road, rug on the floor from urban outfitters (on a trip to nyc)  It has kind of a french/beachy vibe...

The other thing thats been bothering me is the big blank wall behind the bed....was thinking maybe wallpaper but if we hung the chandelier we may eliminate this problem??

so - im thinking i like this Excelsior 5 light chandeleir from Beacon Lighting for $280. Nice & simple so not  to distarct from rest of room & will keep the 'white' theme going...

And for an extra $50 you can get these shades to go over the globes - id get them in white (do i need these??)

or i found this one in a lighting shop in balgowlah - crystals & leaves made out of a soft white tin type of metal..(sorry about the terrible photo!) for around the same price.

What do you think?? Does anyone else know of any good chandeleirs they have seen around? Would love to hear your ideas!

Tiffany blue in the LAUNDRY! Hell Yes!

Um, oh. my. god.

Is this not THE BEST laundry youve ever seen??

(although the applicances must be hiding somewhere??)

My latest job - a tricky kitchen space for people who LOVE to cook!

I have been quite busy lately!  Another project ive taken on is the re-invention of my 'in laws' kitchen! This was a tricky project as the space was full of doors & windows to work around!

They LOVE to cook so after living with this not so great space for the last 15 years i was feeling the pressure to give them a fantastic kitchen! After hours & hours of refining our plans, choosing joinery & benchtop finishes, and finding the right appliances (hello enourmous freestanding oven & cooktop!) the build is nearly done!

Here are the before shots!

Minimal storage space (for people that have alot of kitchenware!), paired with the fact that the sink, cooktop and microwave are all taking up bench space resulted in the benchtop being cluttered and their being very little work space...

The doors you can see closet to the door to the balcony is the pantry & beside is the oven that isnt wide enough to fit a large baking tray into...Hello! Christmas ham as to fit in there!

And lets not forget the lovely blue wall that doesnt go with anything else in the house ;) Oh, and the cork floors (the rest of the house is beautiful polished timber)

A small 'breakfast table' up agaist the wall that is only used every so often & is usually the home of piles of mail, newsapers & various other bits & pieces!

Lovely exhaust fan in the middle of the glass above the door...goodbye!

Stay tuned for the 'afters'. The new joinery & caesar stone benchtops are in, the cork floor has been ripped up & the timber below polished. Just waiting on the cupboard doors, splashbacks & the appliances to go in!

Zebra?

Ok, so i think im going to bite the bullet & FINALLY get the zebra hide ive been wanting for ever (not a real one though!). It seems whenever i see a room & think "awesome!",  it has one in it! (i would like to look at my own living room & think "awesome!") see what i mean.....

So ive found this one on ebay for $280 including shipping from South America! Not bad eh?!

I know im way late in jumping on this bandwagon, but its taken me this long to make my mind up!

Someone please encourage me to buy it ;)

 im also desperate for one of these Bamileke stools to use as a cofffee table...might have to save up for a bit though, arent they gorgeous!

Girly Heaven - Alannah Hills Head Office

Ooooohhh myyyy looord!

Warm Fuzzies on a friday!! 

David Hicks has created Girly heaven in the form of Alannah Hills head office - and would you expect anything less that girly heaven from this woman??

Chandelier & Chair = to die for!!!

LOVE the mirrored splashback & the chandeleir wall light coming out of it!

In the complete opposite spectrum, im off to Canberra this weekend for the 24hr World Mountain Bike Championships, Bens riding in the team event so that should be fun! We will be camping & the guys ride laps in relay for 24hrs (yup, all through the night) - the team with the most laps wins! I'm the support crew ;) not crazy enough to ride my bike for 24hrs straight!

Wednesday Wisdom ...on a thursday...

Better late than never - the public holiday on monday threw me off ;)

Caitlin Wilson - she gives me the warm fuzzies!

Seriously! Whenever i see Caitlin Wilsons work (of Caitlin Wilson Design - Style Files) i get all excited about what i do for a job!

Her work gives me the warm fuzzies! Its colourful but not over the top, its feminine but looks robust,  its textural, its beautiful & it reminds me why i love being an interior architect!

I hope my clients feel the 'warm fuzzies' about my work at least every one in a while! She is also the cushion master! Every job she does has amazzzing cushions that are perfectly 'fluffed'!

Enjoy some her her eye candy for yourself...

All Photos: http://ashleeraubach.com/

and here are a few shots from her own home in Dubai

and her gorgeous baby Olivias room - what a cutie!

ooohhh so inspiring! Love it~