Country minimalist

Kyneton has a raw, modern decorating style that mirrors the north western plains of Victoria. The harsh, breathtaking beauty of Kyneton's interiors are unique in colour, texture and use of space. Rough, white washed walls provide the perfect backdrop for strong graphics and the bluestone is always majestic. Turn off the GPS and you really could be on a Spainish plain as opposed to an hour north of Melbourne.
The collection of images are of both interiors and a commercial business..hard to tell the difference between the two? 
Look closely and you will see a florist, the home of a prominent Australian sculptor, and a local resident...or click on the links below for more info.

www.thestockrooms.com.au/categories.php?category=Artists/Peter-D-Cole

www.prunella.com.au

PS...Don't forget to enter the CUSHION CLUSTER CHALLENGE for your chance to win beautiful Brown Trading Co. cushions for xmas

Cushion Traders

Divine cushions to WIN,

just in time for Christmas!

Enter the CUSHION CLUSTER CHALLENGE today!

The Brown Trading Co. have an amazing range of cushions and tablelinen. After using their Bungalow range for a recent House & Garden shoot, a dreamy mothers day lunch setting in the gorgeous George's Heatherly garden, I became a big fan and placed an online order before I packed away the table!

Can't wait for Christmas and the Bungalow tablecloth & napkins ..should go very nicely with the turkey! 

The Brown Trading Co. collections are stocked in beautiful stores across Australia-visit their website to find out about locations or simply place an order online!

or enter to win 5 TBC cushions, details on my blog!

The lovely Kate at Montobello Emporium, Balwyn provided the product for my H&G shoot and have a great collection of TBC.

Also have a squiz at the Gorgeous George's
Heatherly Designs...you'll love the Fenwick Bedhead in Belgium linen...I do every night!

www.montebelloemporium.com.au/contact/

 http://www.thebrowntradingco.com.au/stockists/

http://www.heatherlydesign.com.au/

CUSHION CLUSTER CHALLENGERS 1

CCC entries

1. Holly's Lollies
2. Lemons + limes

We love Holly's Lollies clever double sided cushion collection for a different look everyday of the week! The Lemon + Limes cluster are all hand made and perfect for an outdoor setting.

Can't wait to see more clusters & collections.

enjoy the challenge!

WIN DESIGNER CUSHIONS FOR CHRISTMAS!

The Brown Trading Co & Beautiful South

invite all cushionistas to take the

CUSHION CLUSTER CHALLENGE

If you love a cushion you will love the challenge!

 
The Brown Trading Co & Beautiful South
are giving away 5 gorgeous cushions to
the most creatively styled Cushion Cluster.

The Cushion Cluster Brief:

Simply style up your favourite cushions, photograph and give your collection a title... once that's done send us the digital image (as a tiff or jpg) and we will post the most creative entries on the Beautiful South blog

Think outside the box… your cluster of cushions could be resting comfortably on either a sand dune or a sofa, the location is part of the fun and should complement your collection.
It can be a little cluster of 3 or 33 it depends on how many favourite cushions you have!

Don’t be concerned if you are 'photographically challenged' the competition is about style, creativity and fun.

How to enter:  

Email your image(tiff or jpg) + cluster title to:

info@beautifulsouth.com.au

Don't forget to include your name + contact details! 

Bloggers - Put your entry/pic on your blog with the title 
plus a comment and then please send Beautiful South a message with a link back to your blog.

Entries close Dec 16

Winner announced Dec 19

Entries will be judged by an Industry approved Cushion Panel

Jo McComiskey

Beautiful South
Cushion Wikipedian

Mel Turner
Recipes for Design

Interior Decorator & Cushion fancier  

Keren Brown
The Brown Trading Co 

Fabric Designer

Unfortunately the Challenge is open to Australian residents only

The Brown Trading Co.  
The Brown Trading Co. creates gorgeous, sophisticated home collections. Their products have been featured in lifestyle magazines such as Vogue Living, House & Garden, Home Beautiful and Marie Claire.

To find out more about their beautiful products go online and have a peak, you’ll love every story!

http://www.thebrowntradingco.com.au/home/

No Chintz, fabric confectionery

No Chintz makes me giddy.....

Giddy with the excitement of being surrounded by beautiful bolts, bobbles and buttons..and yes, you will lose all sense of space
and time, so beware!

Many years ago I was on a baby gingham mission and
a friend recommended No Chintz, a tiny store in Surry Hills, Sydney. I found the ginham and lasered No Chintz onto my internal hardrive.

Surry Hills may have faded however Balmain, Willoughby and Woollhara hold their colour beautifully.
Their fabric stories range from the Bohemian to Classical and are sourced locally and internationally. My personal favouite is their range of coated outdoor fabrics(see pic)..... summer tablecloths!

I love the Balmain store as it's nestled in a mini high st of homewares & antique shops. If you have the energy once you have fallen out the door you can continue browsing & salivating further down Darling Street...Adriano Zumbo awaits!

Non Sydneysiders can visit No Chintz online and order swatches. I have their catologue, complete with a Swatch Poster resting comfortably on my bedside table..if I were 14 it would be blu-tacked to the bedroom wall.

Enjoy


http://www.nochintz.com/index.php

Obessive Cushion Disorder...take this Quick Quiz

 

Just a bag of feathers ...yes or no?

1. Are your living spaces excessively comfortable?
   
   
2. Do you spend a lot of time arranging cushions, in
   order to make them perfect or symmetrical?
   
   
3. Can you control the urge to straighten cushions on
   a diamond angle?
   
   
4. Are you a repetitive cushion karate chopper?
   
   
5. Can people actually sit comfortably on your sofa?
   
   
6. Do fabric houses, decor & homeware stores make you lose track of place and time?
   
   
7. Have you ever purchased an entire stack of display cushions that were not on sale?
   
   
8. Do you look at the price tag of a cushion, shake your head but buy it anyway?
   
   
9. Can you limit yourself to 2 cushions per chair or do you keep stacking until it's unrecognisable?
   
   
10. Look at the image above...can you name the Australian designer?
    
    
    If you answered yes to any of the following and
    Megan Park for Q 10 then stay posted
    for the curious "Cushion Cluster Challenge"
    a must for all obsessive cushion collectors.
     
    
    Meanwhile have a peak at the glorious Megan Park
    Home Collection, available all over Oz
    
    www.meganpark.co.uk/collection.php?dir=ss11&is=home&pic=0
    
    
    
    

Cushion addiction

The Road to Re-Covery

What is it with women and cushions...it's obesessive, compulsive and totally addictive. I love the power of the cushion, it's the promise of a new beginning...the decor equivalent to Spring in all its potency. Cushions may feather the nest but no longer are they just a soft place to fall, they create the accent and flavour in a room and they do so economically, maybe that's why we love them. They create change without financial chaos. 

I fell in lust with these Atticus & Milo handmade chair pads the first time I walked into their studio, 2 years ago. Despite the designer fabric tag, they are a simply a patchwork of remnants with a strong graphic colour scheme, lots of texure and a few giddy up elements to get the heart racing.

Mines racing...racing for my remnants stash.

Atticus & Milo create pefect living spaces 
and really nice cushions too!

www.atticusmilo.com.au