Sheers, silk, linens - Oh my!

Curtains enhance a room. Whether they be solid heavy silks, sheers or beautiful linens. The design is really up to your imagination and taste and then you have to tie it all together with your furniture etc. Beautiful curtains really can make a room!

 

It is the start of a new week. My daughter finishes school next week and the boys both have a week after her. Christmas concerts, lots of birthday parties and break up parties. I need more hours in my day. Hope you are all enjoying November as it will be over before we know it

GJ.

Some where to sit and ponder life



Cullman and Kravis

Sometimes we all need to just sit and have a little time all to ourselves. I have found and posted some lovely spots to sit and ponder life. I hope they inspire you to take some time out and indulge in the luxury of relaxation.

We are having a blissfully quiet day today. My beautiful mother is coming to stay for three nights so we are all very excited.

Enjoy your Sunday.

GJ





Duan Curry



Heather Hilliard Design



Sam Pynn Bouidor

Elle Decor



SLC Interiors

Blue and White Rugs

Recently I was compiling a list of some of my favourite rooms.  When I stuck them all into one document I noticed a common theme. Most of the rooms had blue and white striped rugs. Interesting!

Nearly everyone is familiar with the amazing styling done in the movie Something’s Gotta Give. I have longed for the large windows, beautiful spaces and effortless style that are featured in that home.The blue and white rug is essential to bringing the whole room together. It is obviously a very large rug as it extends into the reading corner. I wonder if they found the rug and worked from there or whether the rug was inserted once the larger pieces of furniture were sourced?

Stay tuned as I will add more photos of my  blue and white rug obsession.


Another Friday. It is crazy busy in our house at the moment.  
GJ

Heat

This sudden blast of blistering hot weather is revolting. As much as I love the beach, I relish cold weather. At about 2.30 yesterday my car showed that it was 38 degrees. The kids were hot and tired when I picked them up and I felt sorry for them to be in sticky uniforms.

Photo courtesy of Modern Keepsake

I thought that these cute little cocktails might take the edge off this hot weather.

Hope you all can do something today that allows you to stay inside.

GJ

A little more blue and white

My daughters Academic Awards Ceremony was on last night. It was a wonderful evening with amazing musical pieces. My little one sang in the choir and I got goose bumps. I was so very proud of how the little ones coped with such a long day. We didn't get home until 10pm so she was very tired.




Photo courtesy of Elle Decor

The end of the year is starting to get to me. I am so busy that I really am struggling to keep on top of where I am supposed to be and at what time. I am on roster at my youngest's Kindergarten today. We are making Christmas decorations which should be a lovely distraction from all the mayhem around me. The littlest is very excited that I am spending the day with him.

Hope you are all having a good week.

GJ

Photo courtesy of Elle Decor

Photo courtesy of Vasos de Casa

Blur rug collection

Photo courtesy of Clairborne

Outdoor spaces to enjoy

With this beautiful weather we are thinking of ways to better enjoy our time. I have just a few photos to look at but they all make you want to go outdoors with a great book and enjoy the moment.

Happy Saturday.

GJ





The White House Byron Bay

Summer - we can't wait!!

Summer is just around the corner. The days are getting a lot warmer. What does summer mean to you?

For us it means hanging out at Kingscliff (in Northern New South Wales) eating  freshly peeled prawns  on the beach with a beautiful cold white wine.

My favourite part of the day is waking up and taking my cup of tea down onto the beach. I sit and watch the world wake up. The beach that the unit sits on is next to a sacred Aboriginal site. The Aboriginals are allowed to use this land in the way they have for hundreds of years. The beach is traditionally named Wommin but more recently Dreamtime and I feel that the Aboriginals called it this as they too appreciated the incredible beauty of the area. It is an area that they celebrated in and that had an abundance of food.

My kids are surf mad. They love going in and trying to stand on their foam boards. My daughter is the keenest in the water as she could be in it all day long. 

This is Coco or the "old lady" as we affectionately call her. Even she is water crazy.

Can't wait for school holidays and hanging out at the beach.


GJx