The Best Seat in the House

My weekend project is to paint an old chest which has been used for years to house my son's toys. It's about to get a new life with a fresh coat of paint and cushion, and it will be placed under my study window and used as a window seat. I'm taking my inspiration from the gorgeous pictures above of built in window seating. I love the whole concept of window seating, somewhere lovely to sit, great storage and looks fabulous.

Image 1: Coastal Living
Image 2: Domino
Image 3: The Inspired Room
Image 4: Apartment Therapy
Image 5: Kelly Interior Design

Welcome Aunty Ollie to the Enchanted Closet

The cutest children's label arrived in store today. The gorgeous Aunty Ollie is the brainchild of Aussie ex-pat Jodie Hampshire, who after adopting her three beautiful children from Sierra Leonean, was inspired to start a range for kids that didn't feature super heroes nor make them look like they were about to head out clubbing. The result was Aunty Ollie, a range of clothing in beautiful prints and designs, perfect for the coming summer months. We'd like to welcome Aunty Ollie to the Enchanted Closet!

Where the Wild Things Are

One of my son's favourite books when he was younger was Where the Wild Things Are. We're both looking forward to the upcoming movie release and hoping it lives up to the book. This pic is from the highly entertaining Practical Encylopedia of Good Decorating and Home Improvement, 1970. Someone has done an amazing job painting every inch of the bedroom.

Mabel's House - Blog of the Week

I stumbled across a new blog I had never visited this week and spent many hours pouring over the beautiful images. The blogs called Mabel's House and documents the life and times of Liz and her lovable dog, Mabel. Visit Mabel's House for gorgeous picks of Liz's home, shown above and for 'how to' lessons on everything from recovering vintage lampshades to making tomato, peach and mint salad. Thanks Liz!

A Home in the Hills

I loved the photo shoot of actress Kirsten Bell's home featured in last month's Instyle. Kirsten's home was decorated by well known interior decorator, Stacey Vuduris. I especially liked the dark walls used in the dining room which sets of her display shelving, and are such a great contrast to the bright, white kitchen. The ottoman in the living area is beautiful too, I'm loving the Chiang Mai Dragon fabric from Schumacher.

All images: Instyle

Pretty, Pretty Friday

Here's some pretty pics to end the week. Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend.......

Image 1: Via Ffffound

Image 2: Via Ffffound

Image 3: Cecy Young

Image 4: Jacqueline Riveria

Image 5: Unknown

Image 6: Anna Sui Fall 2008 Collection

The Wonderful World of Disney

I don't know about you but this image brings back some pretty strong memories. I remember every Sunday night as a kid, ready for bed after a bath and in our pjs, waiting for the Wonderful World of Disney to start. It was pretty much the only T.V. show Mum and Dad would let us watch and we looked forward to it every week.

On that note, our family has had a very Disney kind of week. My sister and her family just got back from Tokyo Disneyland. And then yesterday my brother and his family won a competition, the grand prize being a fully paid trip for four to L.A. Disneyland. Pretty cool huh!

Peter Dunham

I know this picture of designer Peter Dunham's LA home has been absolutely flogged on blogs throughout the land but I love it. The use of colour, print and pattern is sublime.

Image: Peter Dunham

DIY Disaster

I loved this piece of artwork when I spotted it a few weeks ago on Desire to Inspire (I think.....). So last week I tried to replicate it and let's just say the end result won't be hanging in my home anytime soon. It was an absolute art disaster even though I thought it looked so simple and easy to do, mine turned out looking like argyle socks. I was going to post a photo but it's just too awful.

Dreamy Lighting Take Two

I thought I'd leave you with some more dreamy photos for the weekend. Hope you all have a fantastic one. x

Image 1: Once Wed

Image 2: Tumblr

Image 3: Greg Manis

Image 4: Once Wed

Image 5: Ffffound

Image 6: David Hamilton

The Collectors

It never ceases to amaze me how you take a very simple item like a book or a pencil and group them together by colour or style to create an interesting space. I tried colour coding my bookshelf once but after a day it was messed up again, so I let it be. I love the very simple idea of the bird pictures used as wallpaper in the first image.

Image 1: Jones Fife

Image 2: Jen West

Image 3: Jones Fife

Image 4: Flickr

Image 5: Design Sponge

Image 6: The Selby

Image 7: Ffffound

In A Cluster!

I've posted about cluster art before and how much I love how it looks. We have pretty high ceilings in the Armadale store and a large expanse of wall space that needs filling. So we have decided to do a floral themed cluster art wall similar to the one pictured in the Domino picture. Here are our first Ebay finds to start the wall off, I especially love the rose oil painting in the gold frame. 

Dream A Little Dream.....

I love photography and I love dreamy lighting, so when you combine the two I'm in heaven. Here are some of my favourite pictures x

All images: Ffffound

A Swish and Swanky Tour!

The gorgeous Amanda from the blog Swish and Swanky, is currently running a children's bedroom series with decorating ideas, real Aussie kids bedroom tours and fantastic giveaways. Today her bedroom tour is of my son's room. It was a lot of fun doing the tour although getting decent answers out of a nine year old boy regarding decorating was tough work at times. 

Also check out the great Kinder Gallery  giveaway Amanda is running at the moment. And thanks Amanda for inviting us to participate in this series.xx

It's Raining, It's Pouring!

It's a wet, wet day here, we even had some hail. I'm heading home soon to rug up in front of the fire. Hope you're all having a great day.

Image: Fffound

Velvet

I love this teal velvet seat at the end of the bed. A great way to add some velvet into the home.

We're experiencing a cold Spring snap down here, so it's back to coats, scarves and boots. So what better time than now to post on one of my favourite fabrics - velvet. I'm considering taking the plunge and buying a velvet couch but not sure how functional they are. But I know they're comfy and look oh so inviting.

Image 1: Beaux Arts Mansion via Decor Pad

Image 2: Domino - Nick Olson

Image 3: Decor Pad

Image 4: Decor Pad

Image 5: Decor Pad

I Want.....

There's a few things on my wish list at the moment. Would love a faux bamboo mirror and chair similar to the one's above, or even a gorgeous white chair like the one featured in the House Beautiful pic for my study. At the top of the list is a Christopher Spitzmiller turquoise lamp, or something similar. So what's on your wish list?

Image1: Palmer Weiss

Image 2: Decor Pad

Image 3: Palmer Weiss

Image 4: House Beautiful

Fleur Wood

I love the little cottage of designer Fleur Wood, but I've been hunting unsuccessfully for a photo shoot of her home from about four years ago that was in one of the house mags. All I can find is this later Marie Claire shoot, which is gorgeous, but not as lovely as the first. So if anyone has a copy of the original could you let me know. Have a great weekend too!

All Images: Marie Claire

Up to 90% Off Sale at the Enchanted Closet!

We're having a big sale at the Enchanted Closet via catalogue only. Up to 90% off women's clothing, kid's clothing, leather wallets and bags and selected beauty products.

If you would like to receive a catalogue please email us at info@enchantedclosetshop.com and we'll email one out to you. Stock is very limited, as some items we only have one of. So it's a first in best dressed situation.x

Glamour Girls

I've been a fan of artist J.H. Lynch for awhile now and regularly hunt through Ebay for his work. But after reading the blog Girl Whimsy and her post on glamour artist Lou Shabner, I've found a new love. So now I'm on the look out for one of these glamour girls. Does anyone else see striking similarities between famous women such as Jackie O, Sophia Loren and Elizabeth Taylor?


Image 1: Easydreamer
Image 2: Flickr

Image 3: Flickr

Image 4: Desire to Inspire

Image 5: Easydreamer

Image 6: Flickr

Image 7: Flickr