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Small Space - HUGE Glamour!

I have to attricbute this whole post to the blog Shelter - i am simply reposting this beauty of an apartment! Too good not to share! (if you havent visited Shelter go check it out!)

Designer and stylist Lizzie Carney's 1,000 sq. foot bungalow....
A small space maxed out with statment peices, found items & Eurpoean antiques. Id call this style rustic glamour! LOVING all the pink & absoultely loving the wall colour too!

...this chadeleier is giving me heart palpatations!

as is the colour of the fridge!

The basement has been converted into a wine cellar..

and wine tasting room by the looks of things!

The small bedroom she has converted into her dressing room.

LOVE the viviene westwood rug she has copied & painted herself!

the curtains......LOVE!

As featured in Country Living Magazine October 2010.

Photographer: Bjorn Wallander

Luxurious Bathrooms

Have been working on a fair few bathrooms lately & have come across a few really nice designs with that luxurious spa feel...Here are a few.

AND picked up the lastest Australian Belle Magazine the other day & almost fell off the couch when i saw this bathroom by Sydney architects 'Tanner'. Sorry about the picture, had to photograph the magazine on my iphone!

Isnt it to die for! The bath, the mirrored wall, the spa feel, THOSE PENDANT LIGHTS!!! Which are the Bocci 14 series by the way - but these clever cookies have placed them against a mirrored wall so it looks like there are twice as many! Smart considering the price of these babies!! I am on the edge of my seat waiting for a client to ask me to reproduce it!

Blog-iversary love sharing giveaway!

Hi Guys - Happy monday! Allow me to make it a bit happier!

After my Fijian holiday im all relaxed & feel like spreading the love!

While i was in Fiji it happened to be the 6 month blog-iversary of once daily chic & my entrance to the blog world! It seems like ages ago that i decided to start it as a way to catalogue & share my huge file of 'inspirational pictures'! 

Never did i imagine id make friends from all over the world, become totally inspired or be so supported & encouraged by all these new bloggy friends! Or actually do some jobs for people i have met through blog world! Its been fantastic! AND about 2 months ago i found this cool flag counter that shows you who has been visiting the page - and since then ive had about 12,500 visits! Unbelievable! Ive been so excited to talk to friends who have never been interested in interior design & tell me they love looking at the blog for ideas & have started their own image files! 

As promised on the facebook page i made for once.daily.chic i want to spread the love! Seems fitting i do it with something that i only discovered in blog land - The Domino Book Of Decorating! Such a gorgeous morsel! Not only is the contents amazing but the cover is divine! Im going to give one away to anyone, anywhere! Im sure there are more than a few of you that already have one but still enter - then you can get into the spirit & pass it onto someone else!

All i ask is that you become a follower of the blog - just cause i love to see whos reading & get to know you all! Its easy - just click the follow tab on the side bar & follow the instructions (for most of you just click the google link & put in your email address to follow). Feel free to spread the love on your own blog/facebook etc but its not essential!

Just leave me a comment here to say you have become a follower or already are & ill put your name in the draw!
 Ill draw it on the 4th October!

sal xx

Pretty In Pink - Wedding inspiration for my cousin Lucy!

My cousin Lucy (hello!) is getting married in January and hinted she'd like me to do a 'pink' inspired wedding post.

I wasnt surprised! Shes a real girly girl (& has a wardrobe almost entirely comprised of only Allanah Hill)! 

So Lucy ive been collecting 'stuff' that i think youd like!

Here is your giant pink post! 

Hope you find some things that inspire you!

Image: Tea Rose

Images: Once Wed via Ada & Darcy

Images: Polka Dot Bride

Image: Hostess Blog

Wednesday wisdom!

Feeling all refreshed & inspired after my tropical holiday - saw this on Gingerella yesterday & loved it!

Sophie's French inspired bathrooms - Before.

Im back!.... i must say reality sucks! This time last week i was game fishing in Fiji & now im at my desk locked inside...Take me back to fijian paradise! Ill post some of my photos later this week - was a perfect tropical holiday in every way - had such a great time!
......
ok, back to it!
You might have noticed the bathroom tanget ive been on lately!

And remember my freinds bathrooms i was working on who was inspired by the simple & classic french styles? Well after much collaboartion & bargain hunting around Sydney her renovations have begun!! What were once small spaces cramped with plastic fittings, brown & gold tiles & shower screens will be transformed into still small, but classic, light spaces with neutral tones, framless glass, chrome fittings & some special textural details!

Here are the before photos!
A 70's/80's work of art ;)

The main bathroom......

 and the ensuite....

Stay tuned in the next few weeks for the 'afters'
I cannot wait to see it myself!

xx

Bon Voyage! Yippee!

See you all in 8 days - im off to Fiji!

(this picture pretty much sums up my mood even at 4:30am as we head to the airport!)

Mai Tai's here i come!!

Woohooo!!! Off to Fiji tomorrow!
This is where we are headed for 7 nights....Matamanoa island resort. I want all of you to cross your fingers last trips cyclone doesnt make a second appearance & we have perfect sunny hot days!

Saw this gorgeous collection of photos & the recipie for Mai Tai's over at coco & kelly a few weeks ago & i thought id re-post it to get me (& you !) all in the spirit! Bring on the cocktails!!!

The Mai Tai

2 tablespoons light rum

2 tablespoons orange curacao

1/4 cup orange juice

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

1 dash simple syrup

1 tablespoon dark rum

mint, a pineapple slice, and a paper umbrella for garnish

Fill a glass with ice. Pour in light rum, orange curacao, orange juice, lime juice, orgeat, and simple syrup.

Then drizzle dark rum right on top. Garnish with mint, pineapple slice, and a paper umbrella for panache!

My other half mentioned the other day that i was a little bit fixated on the cocktails apsect of the trip..yeah?! so!?

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