TEA CHEST

I found this old tea chest at Surry Hills markets a while back .... 

I was using it as a box to store bits and pieces, but I think I like it much better turned over and used as a side table .....

 

 

  

 

 

.... what do you think ?

GREAT SPACE

Really liking this work space ....

via here

A NICE SATURDAY MORNING .....

 

..... enjoying the morning sun and the papers with these little guys.

IF I WERE IN LONDON .....

 If I were in London at the moment (oh and how I wish I was) 

 I would be making a beeline for the Tim Walker exhibition at Somerset House ....

..... this lovely lady took her kids and they all loved it 

  .... just Magical !!!

pics via here and here

A LITTLE RENOVATION 2

We finished painting our new little space today ....

you may remember the "before" here

(the dogs have done the final inspection) ....

 and we are all really happy with it ....

 

  this is looking out of the kitchen window .... it used to look like this 

(I will get a better shot when everything is put back) ....

.... it feels so fresh and  nice 

just in time for summer.

Hope you have a lovely weekend 

XXX

GREAT SPACE

 The LA home of set designer Coryander Friend on 

Freunde von Freunden .....

 ..... more here.

A LITTLE RENOVATION

 We closed off our deck with some beautiful old windows a few years ago ....

the windows were from an old pub which was being demolished and we got six of them very, very cheap .....

they had coloured glass in them at the time so we replaced them with this glass (oh and they were also a lovely mission brown colour) ....
you can see them in this post ....

anyway, at the time we could really only afford to put in three windows, but always planned to add three more when we got the chance ....

so finally this week (thanks to a carpenter friend) we had the other windows installed ....

 (above is the "before")

you could always see the neighbors house through our kitchen window
(which wasn't the best view)

 .... so now the windows are in, and we have put in a ceiling,

it's created a bit of a hall to the deck ....

we are now in the process of painting it all white, so when we finish I
will show you the "after" !!!

BOOKS

Books .... always beautiful.

pic via here

KITCHEN THINGS

Some Ephemera Clips bought from The Society Inc. 

with this lovely girl ......

I'm sure they will have many uses .... 

they are just hanging here for the time being .....

(I loved Dee's use for them here)

a lovely old enamel container bought from an

 op shop .....

I love anything in blue and white enamel ......

 a little kitchen view ....

(with afternoon sunlight)

...... and the start of our spring herbs and salad greens

which will eventually make their way into the kitchen

(the wire is because we have some very greedy bush turkeys in our backyard !!!)

EMPTY (DREAM) SPACE

I am really liking this empty space .....

..... can you just imagine moving in and decorating it

..... oh my, the fun that could be had !!!

sorry not sure where I found this

THE TWO OF US

So lovely to open the weekend magazine and see two of my favorite people, Morris and Adam of Perkal Bros bootmakers in Surry Hills .....

although I'm not lucky enough to have had anything made by the brothers we have had many a boot, shoe and even bags repaired by them ....

I love ringing the front door bell of their store, waiting for Morris to greet you with a kiss and a hug, and being led into the workshop breathing in the intoxicating smell of leather, shoe polish .... 

and history (entering the workshop is like being transported back in time) 

Although I knew bits and pieces about the brothers, they were born in Poland, have worked alongside each other in their business for 64 years, are both in their 90's and have never spoken a harsh word to each other, I didn't actually know their "story" .....

so it was wonderful to read this article in Good Weekend magazine ....

such a sad, happy and ultimately beautiful story of two very special brothers ....

.... and their very special store.

photos via  here and here