CR Autumn/Winter 2010

Just received my preview of the Country Road Autumn/Winter collection in the post, and there are some things I'm loving.....

 

  

 

  

  

All images via Country Road

Good for a laugh

Loving Unhappy Hipsters!  Check it out.

 

There. He felt it again. The whole house had unmistakeably slid toward the retaining wall, as if inching toward edificial suicide.

  

 Eames, Aalto — her most significant relationships were with dead designers.

  

 You can come out when you can properly explain the differences between Modernist architecture and postmodern ornamentation.

  

It was unclear how her life had become so riddled with obvious metaphors.

A bit of Thomas will cheer you up

 

 Hub and I went back to Village Antiques in Bungendore today to try and haggle them down on the ridiculous asking price for the outdoor setting.  No deal!  They said they would only drop the price by 5%, so we told 'em they were dreaming.  Sigh.  No lovely chairs for me.

Isobel, however, had a great time discovering a very sad looking Thomas the Tank Engine.  So the trip was worth it just for her to have a little play.  And I had fun trying out my new Shake It photo app on my i-phone.  Apparently this is as close to vintage as I am getting today!

Inspirational bedrooms - kids

Isobel is nearly three.  Time to ditch the cot and get a big girl's bed.  An excuse to redecorate.  Hooray!

 

 Skona Hem

Max Kater

Inside Out

  

Uniform Natural

  

 Catherine Martin for Porter's Paints

Catherine Martin for Porter's Paints

 

Living Etc - Cath Kidston wallpaper

Live Bohemian 

  

  St Kilda residence

 

 St Kilda residence

What type are you?

 I am Archer Hairline.  Love it!  Find out yours here.

Salt and pepper

Look at this lovely little japanese condiment set I found at Bernardoff on the weekend.  I just love the organic shapes and the grain of the timber. 

 

Vintage finds

We had a lovely day trip to the beach (Bateman's Bay) yesterday, as our friends Pete and Mel are visiting from Melbourne.  Perfect opportunity to stop at a couple of my favourite vintage stores on the way home: Bernardoff in Braidwood and Village Antiques in Bungendore.  Oh, HELLO. 

This is the first beauty I stumbled across at Village Antiques. A mid-century outdoor setting with two chairs and a table. Not in fantastic condition - but I did still fall a little bit in love.  And then....around the corner.......

Ahhhh!  Enough already!  Once again, not in perfect condition - but oh how I adore these chairs.  Slight problem. I really don't have any need for an outdoor setting. But these ones conjure up images of lazy summer afternoons, swanning about in a swirly dress, chilled martini in hand.  How can that be ignored?

One thing I'm not loving is the price.  The first setting is listed as $120 each chair and $85 for the table.  The second setting is $750 all up.   I think that's a bit crazy as they both need a lot of work to de-rust and restore.

Thinking about it overnight, as much as I love the second setting, where on earth would I put it?  It's not suitable for replacing our current setting out the back as it's more about cocktail hour and that space is all about big family lunches and dinners.

The first setting however, I have already mentally placed out the front in our newly graveled area, enticing anyone who passes by to stop for a cocktail and a cigarette.  I think I will send my hubby in to bat for me on this one.  He is the haggling king, I am crap.  They will surely move on price as the chairs aren't in great condition.  So fingers crossed....and watch this space!

UPDATE: Went back to look at the first set today and offered them less than half the price they were asking for. She said they would only reduce the price by 5%! Outrageous!

So...goodbye lovely chairs.