FLER love

Ever since missing out on an original FLER chair on e-bay (ummm by $1 in the last 4 minutes - but no, seriously I'm over it, just!) I have become a bit obsessed by finding myself a FLER arm chair! I can see myself reading a good book in one of these.

Fred Lowen was a furniture designer and founding partner of Fler Furniture, creating his wonderful furniture in the 50s and 60s. Originally from Germany, Lowen was influenced by the scandinavian style. It's no wonder they are so popular today! And ... I have come across the name 'TH Brown' before but was super pleased to find out they were an Adelaide firm! They released a range of furniture in the 60s made from moulded timber with natural oil finishes.

I have my eye on a Fler again - wish me luck!

Image: 1) Retromiko, 2) Antiques Plus

colour & light: one gorgeous wedding

I'm back this week to share photos of a gorgeous wedding we went to yesterday. The table settings, flowers and candles were absolutely beautiful. Set in an old barn with paper lanterns - it was magical. See for yourself...

My gorgeous friend B (the bride) arranged the flowers and collected all of the jars herself. It was an explosion of purples (her favourite colour), white, cream, red, pink, yellow and lilac. Together with the candles it looked amazing!

I love this type of floral table arrangements at weddings. I had only ever seen this done in magazines or blogs at American weddings. It's not cookie-cutter but shows real thought has gone into it - the picking of the flowers, the many months spent sourcing jars and the time spent arranging the flowers.

We were lucky enough to take some jars and flowers home. I'm now inspired to do this at home or for a fancy-pants dinner party.

p.s These photos were taken with my iphone using the Hipstamatic app!

one sydney road

One great blog I've been following is One Sydney Road, and the little lady behind it is Piper. I love how she came up with the name which you can read about here. Piper has just opened her online store of the same name. Another online store to drool over let me assure you!

I don't know what it is but I have an obsessions with cushions - so much so I've been told in no uncertain terms not to buy anymore because all our storage is taken up by them! I love these though - perfect colours for summer.

Images - One Sydney Road

i'm lovin...emerald + ella

You may have seen this online loveliness pop up over the blogosphere lately - Emerald + Ella is my new favourite obsession. Gorgeous name, gorgeous finds for the home and kitchen, including vintage goodies! Ever since I found Amy Moss's use of cherry striped twine for hand sewing I've wanted some myself. I'm thinking I could use it to hand sew more gingerbread men, or use for packaging - especially for Christmas presents.

    

And I love the bunting as red is my favourite colour...I'm thinking a good way to spruce up a pretty bland white wall in our second bedroom or as a substitute Christmas tree?

I'm off to make some purchases! You can find Emerald + Ella's shop here. Have a great weekend x

(p.s Thank you for your lovely messages from my last post - your kind words made me smile)

Images - Emerald + Ella

i'm loving...

cuff links! This etsy seller makes very cool custom made cuff links so you could get them to make something unique and individual. Like this first set here...I gifted these to L to wear on our wedding day. We got married on Magnetic Island in Far North Queensland and Sherry found vintage maps for me showing the island. Clever huh!

Great for a bike lover or just a lover...

Cuff links with different locations would be a great gift idea for people that come from different countries/cities etc...

Images - Sherry Truitt Studios

Have a lovely weekend everyone! The weather is slowly warming up here and I'm meeting two of my best friends for brunch on Sunday, perfect. I hope yours is too x

i'm loving...

...or should I say not loving my wardrobe at the moment! It's supposed to be spring but it's still cold here so I'm still living in my winter gear. I can't wait to start wearing summery tops and dresses and shed the woolen coat. I'm loving these looks for spring/summer - just need to find a way to fund a whole new wardrobe! It's amazing how new clothes can put a spring in your step and make you feel good. Ahhh :)

Images - Copyright Sussan Corporation

i'm loving...

Buenos Aires - oh how I miss you!

We spent 6 weeks in South America for our honeymoon and I fell head-over-heels in love with Buenos Aires. There is not one thing I didn't love about this city! I will post more photos of this amazing city in another post (and can you believe these photos were taken with the  iphone Hipstamatic app? too cool). Have a lovely weekend x

i'm loving...

..everything about Michelle from M.A.Belle's home - the stripes, the yellow, the gorgeous red chair and especially the NY print. I.want.that!

Images - Real Living via M.A.Belle

i'm loving...

I started this blog as a creative outlet but also to capture the things that make my heart skip a beat (you know, the kind of thing you see that you madly 'want' and convince yourself you 'need'!). So I thought I would dedicate every Friday to things that I'm loving right now. It's a good way for me to capture and share some of the things that may find their way into our home when we renovate, hopefully next year (fingers crossed).  
What are you loving right now?

Images 1 & 2 - Urban Outfitters, Image 3 - Whiteport