Manhattan about town

In addition to posting about his apartment, design and various vintage finds, Daniel, the young New Yorker behind Manhattan Nest, writes exceptionally funny copy (read Frack hack for example).
He shares my love of Ikea's Frack mirror, but he's done something ultra clever with it here.
He's also swayed my thoughts on the Eames lounge chair and ottoman. I've never really been a fan (black leather and stripey wood veneer - ugh!), and never understood all the fawning, that is until I saw the ivory version below.

While we're looking at lovely images, here are some more, and some early inspiration for my imminent stairwell revamp. At this stage I'm firrmly in the '70s with feature pendant lights and wallpaper the most outstanding contenders for the space.

Frack light and Eames lounge chair and ottoman photos from Manhattan Nest, the rest are courtesy of Emmas Design Blogg.

How much is that groovy in the window?

Yup, it's another simply fantastic vintage shop in Melbourne. Can there be too many? Nope.
Global Objects & Retro is in Albert Park, and while it wasn't open on the Saturday we stopped by (probably for the best, really), its big windows full of mid-century retro boasted plenty of groovy goodness. Hmmm...looks a hell of a lot like a home I know.

That Mother In Law's Tongue is so 1970s! I love it and I actually have a plant on order. 

Colour my world

I've started to create, in between doing bits and pieces around the house, such as re-puttying a leaking window (and just before the next few days' rain!).

Looks like this multi-colour feather neckpiece will be first cab off the rank.

A work in progress...not sure about the clear polyurethane plastic tubing?

A meritorious highschool piece of art by my sister. Talented!

I picked up these wooden blocks from a garage sale last week (along with the cute footstool below), the blocks are for jewellery.

I'll reupholster this one...in good time. I'm thinking a pale yellow velvet or maybe even pale sea green or jade?

Painted love

One room almost complete - yay!
What a difference a more agreeable paint shade makes.
Picture rails and skirting boards next.

Oh deer(s)...