Hopscotch: March 2011

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Bathroom heaven

Loving this bathroom by Mim Design. The tiles, the charcoal grey cabinetry and that Tom Dixon light. Perfection.

Friday, March 18, 2011

Not usually a fan of the mass produced stuff that comes from big companies like Oz Design and Freedom, but I saw this ad (above) in a magazine and it caught my eye. Go Oz Design! The Tatler's a cracker. And at around $1500, a good price too.

Images via Oz Design

Monday, March 14, 2011

Tom Ferguson Architecture & Design

Tom Ferguson Architecture and Design has been shortlisted for the 2011 Australian Interior Design Awards for the Pearl Beach house. I can see why. I take great inspiration that something so beautiful can be created from something that looks so much like any other house you may see up and down the east coast of Australia.

Pearl Beach House

Pearl Beach House - exterior

Pearl Beach House

More eye candy in this house in Rozelle:

Rozelle

And finally, Alexandria...

Alexandria

All images via TFAD

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Trelawney Farm

Over on The Design Files today, stylist Briar Stanley is sharing her hot tips for places to visit around the Mudgee area. I don't think I've ever been to Mudgee, not since I was a kid at least. These images of Trelawney Farm are really making me think maybe it's time.


Not just a beautiful place to stay - check out their equally beautiful website

Trelawney Farm

Bedroom

Kids retreat

Lounge room

Fireplace

Living room/library

Dining

Kitchen

Bathroom

Barn End Cottage bedroom

Barn End Cottage Bedroom

Barn End Cottage bathroom

Barn End Cottage

Barn End Cottage dining

Barn End Cottage fireplace/library

Barn End Cottage kitchen

All images via Trelawney Farm

Monday, March 7, 2011

Groovy bulbs

Finally! The first designer low energy light bulb!

Being a lighting freak, I loathe those hideous new bulbs we've been forced to take up (well, unless of course, like me, you gathered all available world stocks of incandescents, before they were removed from the shelves....naughty!). Wonder when are these babies going to be available in Australia?

From Techstyles.com.au:

The Plumen 001 is another of the new breed of energy-saving light bulbs, but what marks it apart from most is the design principles applied to the glass tubing. The product name is a play on words, derived from the word ‘plume’, the show feathers of birds, and Lumen, the light measurement unit.

The globe has been three years in development, and has been on sale since October 2010. At present is is only available with an Edison Screw (E27) fitting, but a Bayonet Cap version will go on sale in 2011. It is also currently only made for countries with a voltage system of 230v, a 110V version, for North America and parts of South America, will also be available in 2011.

There are 5 different designs of the Plumen 001. The designs are different, but the specs remain the same. Manufacturers Hulger claim the globe will last 8 times longer than an incandescent bulb, and the colour output is warm white.

The Plumen 001 sells for £19.95.

All images via Plumen

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Isle of Wight

I just watched this episode of Grand Designs. These images don't actually do it much justice, but I love the feel of what they have created, adapting and expanding on a little bungalow in the Isle of Wight. I particularly love the burnt timber cladding.