Laundry Love

Fairly sure i'd spend a lot of time washing clothes if this was my laundry! 

Wednesday Wisdom

Wooden Chandelier Love

Im a bit in love with these wooden beaded chandeliers that have started to pop up.

If i currently had a home {we are house sitting since selling our place} i would be finding a place for one! 

The husband has banned me from hoarding things - Probably a wise call. Could get dangerous!

Winter Fashion Inspiration

I tend to find winter fashion a bit uninspiring. 

Maybe because I'm a 'dress' girl, or perhaps because despite owning a few paris of very cool jeans, I never put them on 

{does anyone else find jeans uncomfortable?!}

Plus it annoys me that its seldom cold enough here in Sydney to don cool winter coats! 

{except for maybe this week where I've almost bought a pair of gloves!} 

Here are some from the winter fashion inspiration files {all from my Pinterest Board} :)

In A Designer Home Magazine

In A Designer Home has just launched their very first online magazine!

I was thrilled to be asked to write a travel guide to Positano {Italy} - you can check it all out here.

A bit of Saturday morning reading for you :)

My latest 'go to' item - Round Sisal Rugs

An item thats been popping up in my work recently is a round sisal rug!

Gorgeous & warm in colour, with great texture. A round rug will also soften all the square lines in a room. 

Im loving the Armadillo & co 'Dandelion' rug at the moment!

Another one that I've been using, that is a bit more budget friendly, is the Freedom Madras rug

Macaroon vs Macaron!

Personally i love both - so whichever i ask for i am going to be happy :)

Wednesday Wisdom

Sarlat, France {our honeymoon snaps}

Its been almost a year since we left on our European honeymoon & i thought id share a few more of our pictures.

The next stop after Paris & The Loire Valley was the medieval town of Sarlat. 

You might laugh at me when i tell you i wanted to go here based purely on one image i saw on pinterest! 

Turns out the rest of the town was gorgeous too AND we hit the accommodation jackpot;

I found the gorgeous Les Cordeliers on Trip Advisor & when we walked in we couldn't quite believe it.

Run by an English couple the beautiful building had been fully restored & the rooms were enormous! 

Thats it below with the blue shutters, our room was the top level & was the whole first 3 windows from the corner. 

The best bit? Only $89 euro a night! 

I was in love with the hallway wallpaper before we even got into our room!

Our divine room

The view!

Sarlat & the region around it is the home of Foie Gras 

If you like duck or goose products this is the place for you! 

At all the restaurants we went to it was hard to find something on the menu without them.

On our first day we wandered around the town & found so many divine nooks!

The photo on the right is taken right where id seen the pinterest image & was just as beautiful in person!

On our second day, for something different, we decided to go canoeing on the Dordogne river.

We picked up a picnic at the market to take for lunch before we went.

Being outdoorsy types we loved it! You barely had to paddle at all & just got taken along by the river.

This was out lunch spot, as we came around a corner, perched up on the river bank was a castle! 

God i love France!

Then back into town for dinner (duck of course!) 

Duck A L'orange with potatoes cooked in duck fat (of course!)

...i wouldn't recommend this place if you are worried about the waist line!

...next stop Lyon & then down to the French Riviera for a week in Ville Franche!

Rope Bannister

I just love this idea for a bannister :)

I imagine it in a beautiful sea side cottage!