The Black Dog Institute - a freind lost to suicide

Ok guys, now i know this is completely off the topic, but i know how amazingly supportive the blogging community is & I have a freind who i think could do with some!

This past January my freind Kate lost her partner to suicide after a long battle with depression.
I cant imagine what this must have been like for her & his family. There were some dark months for Kate but she didnt just turn into a total mess never to emerge again!
Kate is now volunteering for the Black dog Institute & will be doing the 9km Bridge run as part of the Sydney Running Festival to raise money for them. If you might like to make a donation no matter how small to get behind her here is the link.

Kates Run To Support the Black Dog Institute

You can read a bit more about Kate's story here in the article done by the local paper (its on page 9)

Anything will help towards preventing this happening to someone else & to shine a light on something that is sometimes ignored - lets not let this happen to anyone we know!
Id love for you to show Kate some of that blogging community support - I know she will appreciate it more than i can say!

X2 Resort Koh Samui

x2 Resort Koh Samui Thailand 

sooooo much better than a monday morning!

Scrumptious melamine coffee cups!

Have just come back from seeing my dental surgeon..ugh...another 4 rounds to go & more money than my car is probably worth...more ugh....I need to brighten up my morning! Saw this scrumptious display in my fav local (to my office) shop Accoutrement yesterday. At only $3.95 each I think i may need to purchase a few of these melamine cups to have my coffee from! Speaking of coffee i may be in serious need today after staying up till 2am watching the tour de france & then being at the dentist at 7am! ouch!

Baby pink takes my fancy i think! Or maybe yellow!

.....or maybe i should pay my dental bill before i think about shopping...booo!

Happy Friday!

Roast lamb with pistacio & petals

How good does this Roasted lamb with pisracio & petals look!

Saw it over on 'Sunday Suppers' - if you havent seen that site yet its a must...what are you waiting for - GO!

Would be the perfect dinner for this wintery Sydney weather i think!

Meat for the boys, prettiness for the girls - were all happy!

Update - get the look modern bohemiam

Was just admiring this image over on Belle Maison & realised it was the side veiw of my modern bohemian living room from Monday! So lets get a bit more of this look!

For the dining table look take one Ikea Liatorp table $429

And some black Panton chairs from Matt Blatt

($265 for the premium version or about $100 for the 'non premium one' )

Add some pale blue curtains & a chandleier...maybe something picked up at a garage sale or one of  these  from Beacon Lighting!

The Ballet $149 (my personal fav)

The Excel $299

The Bern $189

Add some hrdrangeas in a ginger jar to the table & were done!

image: ada & darcy

P.S Dont forget to become a fan on the ONCE DAILY CHIC Facebook page! & feel free to suggest to your freinds by clicking the 'suggest to freinds' link (who would have thought!) under the picture on the left! I love seeing who's reading my daily bits & pieces on the blog so please do become a follwer or a facebook fan!

Wednesday Wisdom....language warning....

excuse my french but i kinda agree! 

......its fun to do epic S#*T....scary but worth it!

I plan to do more.

Sex & The City/Moroccan inspired party!

So many friends are getting engaged at the moment i have engagement parties coming out of my ears! With my love of all things colourful & exotic interiors (.....& sex & the city!)  I thought itd be fun to have a moroccan inspired engagement party or a hens night!

Mix up some colourful cocktails & serve them in coloured glasses.

Hire a tent or even buy a 'cheapy' from Target or K-mart & pimp it out with coloured fabric, blankets, cushions or get yourself some moroccan pouf action from Table tonic! (eeeekkk Tiffany blue ones just arrived - heart palpitations!)

Next get a coloured umbrella & force some poor guy to hold it for you while you walk along the beach being sulky (ok that was just a stab at carrie)...kidding (kind of) dont sulk at your engagement party please ;)

Get to your local french patisserie & get a a hold of some colourful (& tasty ) macaroons! If your in Sydney you could head to Adriano Zumbo's Balmian patisserie & que up for an hour to get some! But ive tried them in a few little french type places around the traps & they are all just as good - my favorite flavour is pistachio! 

For this theme of party i also think persian fairy floss & Turkish delight would be great too. I love the Pariya range - beautiful packaging. 

Rose Petal Turkish Delight

Saffron Nougat

Pistachio Persian Fairy Floss!

yummo - right now who wants me to help plan their party?!

And to that 'engaged' friend (you know who you are!) who turned up at my place last week with the dvd of 'Muriels Wedding' for me... your a bitch!...but it was funny, ill give you that ;)

I like em' curvaceous!

I might be biased cause im a tad curvaceous myself ;)

But when i saw this come into the office i was smitten!

Oh to have a living area big enough to fit it in!

Behold - The King Concerto Curve!

How awesome is this curvaceous space?! 

swoooon! (like the stools & the window too!)

Image: House Beautiful

Get the look - Modern Bohemian on a budget!

Happy Monday All! Hope your weekend was good - i had a fairly relaxing one as id written it off to recover from the trip to the dentist on friday but seem to have recovered well (i thought id be in a world of pain but no....maybe thats why this guy is so expensive??) In any case int involved not doing much at all as i wasnt allowed to drive!

Saw this 'modern boho' living room a few weeks ago & thought id do a round-up of items that could make this look for you!

Image: Domino via Ada & Darcy

Take one french style lounge from Complete Pad

Or this 'Chinoisere' daybed from La Maison would work well too!

La Maison $1990

 + Persisk rug from IKEA $449

+ some Ruby Star traders cushions from complete pad

+ Ikea trollstra side table $149

& maybe a ruby star traders ottoman or 2 for good measure!

Add a pair of White bookshelves 

Malval Buffet & hutch from La Maison & then simply add a pair of Arstid wall lights to the inside of  each from Ikea  -which are a total bargain at only $35 each & have a gorgeous pleated shade!

Then add some of your favorite prints (try etsy!) in black or white 'Ribba' frames from Ikea