Wednesday Wisdom

Byron Bikini

Ben & i are off to Byron on Friday (if it hasn't washed away!)

I'll have my birthday while we are up there & it's also the end of my 12 week Michelle Bridges challenge.
(ive signed up for the next one too by the way!).
All this calls for a new bikini!
Loving this one from Tigerlily 

Australia Day

Happy Australia Day!

Im off to a bbq at a friends house {very aussie thing to do!}

Hope you all have a great long weekend!

Black penny rounds {my work}

Happy Friday everyone - its been a busy busy week for me!

On Monday a client & i both turned up to a meeting with the same 'inspiration' picture for her powder room! 

Black penny rounds it is! (sadly, no gold taps though) 

We just have to choose white or black for the grout....hmmm

Cant wait to see this one finished!

One Fine Day - Giveaway!

The One Fine Day wedding fair is on again!

I don't know about you, but ive been to a few preeeety average wedding expos's {yuk!} This is a whole new ball game! {about time too!}

And, it just happens to be put together by my wedding photographer, Marissa Flemming & a whole bunch of other amazing creatives! 

Vendors at this years event include Samantha Wills, Savvy Brides, Oscar & Ruby, Makeup by Megan, Missy Jacob's Millinery, Kristi Bonnici & The Simple Things Studio {who shot my wedding, you can check it out here} & my fav new discovery, illustrator, Kathryn Green. 

I have a double pass to giveaway for the Sydney event on Sunday the 3rd of February! 

All you need to do is become a follower of Once Daily Chic, or 'Like' my Facebook page 

& leave a comment letting me know a bit about what your ideal 'one fine day' would be like!

I will let you know who the winner is next Tuesday the 29th January!

{make sure you also leave an email address or some way i can contact you!}

Check out the images below from last years 'One fine day' event for a bit of a taster!

Wednesday Wisdom

Console me

I am totally obsessed with a good console set up!

My one pet hate in our apartment is that they didn't put a power point near the front door.

 Meaning we can't have a lamp on our entry console table. 

I barely ever use the down lights, I'm a real lamp/ambient lighting girl - so candles it is at the front door!

Birthday wish list!

Its my birthday in 2 weeks!

With my birthday being so close to xmas i can usually not think of anything i want (or need!)

Have managed to come up with a few this year though :)

A giant champagne cork stool from Ivy House (so cool!)

Amethyst necklace from A-thread (amethyst is my birthstone - it was meant to be!)

These amazing Frends Headphones - Layla in Rose gold thanks!

Samantha Wills messenger bangle in gold (i love the inscription on it!)

This rug from ikea

Buffet perfection!

Amazing!

Doesn't this just make you want to have some kind of backyard shindig?

Dream Dining Room

in love.

the light, the chairs, the curtains arggghhh!

Wednesday wisdom

Love this one.

Loving - Pip Boydell

Ok, so i saw some of her work a little while back when it was exhibited at Brisbane interiors institution Black & Spiro. 

Loved it...then it slipped my mind. A few days ago i came across Pip Boydell on Instagram & proceeded to look through every single one of her images. Boy oh boy am i in love! Delicate hand drawn & coloured watercolours of seemingly all my favourite things?! 

Hydrangeas, striped bikinis, a bottle of reef oil, slices of watermelon, a cut passionfruit & a shimmering fish! 

I think Pip has seen inside my head & illustrated it all!  Ok, I'm going to stop gushing like a crazy woman now :) 

Check out more of her work & buy prints of these slices of heaven at Pip Shining. 

All images via Pipshining

Sunday Breakast

Im really embracing this whole clean eating thing at the moment.

After around 8 weeks of eating (mostly) clean i can see the difference in my skin, eyes & energy levels.

The other night i had a diet soft drink with artificial sweeteners in it (after not having any for 2 months) & i broke out in a rash on my legs! 

I guess my body is getting used to all the 'good stuff' too! Interesting! Don't get me wrong, i still have a glass of wine here & there & today i think we are off to yum cha for lunch, but when I'm at home & as much as i can I'm trying to eat clean.

Thought id share one of my fav breakfasts at the moment (& what I'm eating right now!)

100g blueberries

25g rolled oats or natural (un toasted muesli)

Teaspoon of shredded or desiccated coconut

a couple of pecans or walnuts crushed up

100g of greek yoghurt (Evia from Harris Farm is my choice!)

Almond milk 

2013 - this is your year

I have to say, this time of year always has me feeling all inspired - you know that warm fuzzy, 'the possibilities are endless' type of inspired? There are so many great bits & bobs floating around - i particularly liked this one i saw on Pinterest the other day.

Cool Kids

There must be something in the water....

Everyone around me is having babies (not me just yet!) and I've been seeing some of the coolest nurseries lately. 

Stone Sourcing

I've just been out to Bankstown to one of my stone suppliers to look at potential slabs for a kitchen I'm doing at the moment.

Wow there were some amazing pieces of marble out there! Took a few snaps to share :)

My favourite - Calacutta marble 

Check out this amazing Onyx

not what i was looking for but i had to take a photo of it it was so beautiful!

After the stone expedition, i met my hubby (who is a policeman out there) for lunch at An Restaurant for some to die for Pho - if you like Vietnamese food, Bankstown is the place to be!