A trip...and a cottage

When this post publishes, I will be on a plane to Las Vegas. An odd destination this time of year considering it's obscenely hot in Nevada, but I was given the opportunity to spend a few days there thanks to Traditional Home magazine. I'll be  taking part in some festivities at the Las Vegas Market show (#LVMkt) with a handful of other bloggers - including a "treasure hunt" (which you can likely follow via our Facebook page #LVMTHTH). FUN!!! Anyhoo, I'll have a few posts set up in my absence, and in the meantime here is a cottage in the UK that's mostly shabby chic, kinda Scandinavian, and just a whole lotta cuteness! Via Heart Home mag. 

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Dar Kawa

A few steps from the spice market in the Marrakech's medina is the home of stylist, art director and designer Valérie Barkowski. Dar Kawa, a riad overflowing with style and a timelessness. Authentic with a twist. A modern take on the historic. A perfect escape in an exotic locale.

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Stalking on a Saturday

In bed with a bad cold. Great way to spend the weekend .... actually it is a great way to spend the weekend. Sleep, hot cups of tea and ignoring the chores. So I'm being lazy and posting a stalking piece. Mind you it is a wonderful early 70s house by Robin Boyd brought sympathetically into the 21st century. Link here while it lasts. Dear hubby could you make me a hot whiskey? I'm sure it would work a treat on this cold.

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... and oh the view!

On and on forever. Blue sea melts into blue sky. The perfect backdrop for this small but casually elegant seaside cottage at Palm Beach north of Sydney I recently found real estate stalking. As lovely as the home is, it is the deck and that view that just might clinch the deal for any prospective buyer. If they need a little more convincing then the stone wine cellar and bathroom are definitely a talking point. By no means large it is big on style and long on lingering drinking in that view. Imagine lying cosy in your bed and watching a storm roll in. Link here while it lasts.

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The light side of Melissa Collison

Simple luxury and luxuriously simple. An eclectic mix of old and new whether casually elegant or out and out glam. Layers of texture and eras. Today's interior designer is Sydney-based Melissa Collison. But there was so much I loved about her portfolio I couldn't choose. What to do? I'm focussing here on the lighter side of Melissa's work. Oh don't get me wrong. I don't mean light weight. Oh no. There is nothing frothy and inconsequential about these rooms. The attention to detail, the mix of eras and the quality of finishes as well as the joy and creativity. These are happy rooms. Fresh and vibrant and young. But wait till you see Melissa's dark side.

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