Whitewash

I'm sitting here, writing this post in what should be a hot, steamy Queensland summer, and instead it's been cold and raining for days. And to make matters worse, there have been next to no fabulous white beach houses to ogle - totally depressing. So I was very excited to find this gem. It would make the perfect beach getaway, and although it's a little sparsely furnished for my taste, the bones are very nice indeed.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kZFyqeqRloUOVzT3iiL83S7HPWWRj-0DSp8Cyd8lXRPIppr_Maxr5iaWuwwNOOG0dVxzqdMNRhHslorFn2sqKdlIpANREGOyg61xidq1yxy8xKSiNd0CQ8FnHSRC5eDnputSxSioAwcX/s1600/image5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kZFyqeqRloUOVzT3iiL83S7HPWWRj-0DSp8Cyd8lXRPIppr_Maxr5iaWuwwNOOG0dVxzqdMNRhHslorFn2sqKdlIpANREGOyg61xidq1yxy8xKSiNd0CQ8FnHSRC5eDnputSxSioAwcX/s640/image5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"> Sandstone...my favourite</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFgUx_M4e-uBQkh1xeEN8-sUAa1ewv_4VeFUHafHB89OIhWwp01qfWwBDlPSfhECeVYA3wIdI4GBdIyBd50AmhbAMqmf42qkhTk3RABqRCiQjRHC44MNsAlGAMBLm_gKryhPDXhV_-DJr/s1600/image4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFgUx_M4e-uBQkh1xeEN8-sUAa1ewv_4VeFUHafHB89OIhWwp01qfWwBDlPSfhECeVYA3wIdI4GBdIyBd50AmhbAMqmf42qkhTk3RABqRCiQjRHC44MNsAlGAMBLm_gKryhPDXhV_-DJr/s640/image4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">Love the exposed beams and vj boards</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TuX4-nh0x8Xfv-JFNSRtJFJ8RINOte-7Pr-iPwHimnt3xLVFH-NJePuyYmhM0Og3ATnl_06pm1zQwIM6YHZJP2rIYfVRVeO9-hAlkVhavktiqHl_fHfdMpLJ9nlqoe7Dhg1WH_xWEXC8/s1600/image6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TuX4-nh0x8Xfv-JFNSRtJFJ8RINOte-7Pr-iPwHimnt3xLVFH-NJePuyYmhM0Og3ATnl_06pm1zQwIM6YHZJP2rIYfVRVeO9-hAlkVhavktiqHl_fHfdMpLJ9nlqoe7Dhg1WH_xWEXC8/s640/image6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_kR62jFrNPJr_P8zZH93K8DR2AcJ-q3mQO-X_YkVBK4Bl5mn-xKWN7f5PWt6FWE5yFOPf6OlnWEK4iHWA1j3m6WLOHEKZWYpbRvgPLS1CP6fTcE31tPzm4oIevxhphjjc0odQnNT83AP/s1600/main1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_kR62jFrNPJr_P8zZH93K8DR2AcJ-q3mQO-X_YkVBK4Bl5mn-xKWN7f5PWt6FWE5yFOPf6OlnWEK4iHWA1j3m6WLOHEKZWYpbRvgPLS1CP6fTcE31tPzm4oIevxhphjjc0odQnNT83AP/s640/main1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">Simply elegant</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7168_WdcWsJ03WgX2kRqoV2QfpQJE8MfzhXBKWTpGsB3oeFHLcUy2_G0SgiAU5EeZB_M67Use4-u3sTmy4vPtU5nltfvE4Sp793dVevSP2C9Hz3RwwVEIRo2vnKZ8YkiMTvvriqNXdSFR/s1600/image2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7168_WdcWsJ03WgX2kRqoV2QfpQJE8MfzhXBKWTpGsB3oeFHLcUy2_G0SgiAU5EeZB_M67Use4-u3sTmy4vPtU5nltfvE4Sp793dVevSP2C9Hz3RwwVEIRo2vnKZ8YkiMTvvriqNXdSFR/s640/image2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpE7loykPTZtjqqZyyoTojyu84XMsvvjugW6E1S30_gE0XIEy07NLOH5BACC_PBae7sR22iU3_m3Ddw4FIdj2JauWFrCDJTvP_J2tAwbyFfWUSuz8QV0FwJzz9QbYsv96VLv1h_XG45U8G/s1600/image7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpE7loykPTZtjqqZyyoTojyu84XMsvvjugW6E1S30_gE0XIEy07NLOH5BACC_PBae7sR22iU3_m3Ddw4FIdj2JauWFrCDJTvP_J2tAwbyFfWUSuz8QV0FwJzz9QbYsv96VLv1h_XG45U8G/s640/image7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I'd love to get my hands on this and really zhush it up - I think some accessories and artwork (no surprises there) would take this from good to great. What do you think - maybe you like it clean and completely clutter free, or do you think it could benefit from a few well-placed pretties?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-image: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">images courtesy realestate.com.au</span>

Whitewash

I'm sitting here, writing this post in what should be a hot, steamy Queensland summer, and instead it's been cold and raining for da...

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Artist Marcella Kaspar's Sydney home...an update

Regular readers of my blog may remember my previous posts (<a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2010/08/one-gorgeous-hometwo-ways.html">here</a> and <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2011/07/one-gorgeous-home-three-wayswell-almost.html">here</a>) on the beautiful homes of Australian artist Marcella Kaspar and her builder husband, Mark Cooper. The first home has since been sold to design maven Maggie Tabberer, with the couple then going on to build an almost identical replica, albeit with a darker and moodier vibe. It's just been featured in Marie Claire Australia magazine, and I couldn't miss the chance to revisit it - it's one of my all-time faves.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiT4RP5YkfjhBz51b5ZM2Ln9t_e2q6p-SFS_WQfOuD0jXPPOf28MyTL5Ns5HWEVgqzJvIdNT1xp2PwDjKBJQIHmUAljStKFay5K8BqGfL9VIJmp5v88mMngWTYjOrBH-NdJDOF8qTpuDP/s1600/kaspar+doubleresize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiT4RP5YkfjhBz51b5ZM2Ln9t_e2q6p-SFS_WQfOuD0jXPPOf28MyTL5Ns5HWEVgqzJvIdNT1xp2PwDjKBJQIHmUAljStKFay5K8BqGfL9VIJmp5v88mMngWTYjOrBH-NdJDOF8qTpuDP/s640/kaspar+doubleresize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DeORgR5aHfqsgVI-m1g7v5FGwhPcv5hyphenhyphenSLdP8g9U1KnZXLn1qHrtWm7RgiCPf9y_ruSSqPa1se8RF_9cy_4Wd2Dj3PY5CJmbIrmL7crm03IDDm85APl1OrZRED5Pe57FinvNUv5mVg7p/s1600/kaspar1resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DeORgR5aHfqsgVI-m1g7v5FGwhPcv5hyphenhyphenSLdP8g9U1KnZXLn1qHrtWm7RgiCPf9y_ruSSqPa1se8RF_9cy_4Wd2Dj3PY5CJmbIrmL7crm03IDDm85APl1OrZRED5Pe57FinvNUv5mVg7p/s640/kaspar1resize.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-small;">Marcella's stunning peony painting has inspired me to paint my own version to hang above my bed - of course, pics will be shared soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7x3pGYOnjMPsiIjX2ER4PgC40HmyVV2Ycn4tQZVj6qjG2AffZKr1akNO9CEhRf479YegRFcoxo2iuoo_p2fLdgVZAZ2R_8Hxg7iGuXnTNhiE2QzXJu5Fhai-4v3zNq-9QYjNfOas82X1x/s1600/kaspar2resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7x3pGYOnjMPsiIjX2ER4PgC40HmyVV2Ycn4tQZVj6qjG2AffZKr1akNO9CEhRf479YegRFcoxo2iuoo_p2fLdgVZAZ2R_8Hxg7iGuXnTNhiE2QzXJu5Fhai-4v3zNq-9QYjNfOas82X1x/s640/kaspar2resize.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BefIJnZr2uhBgD5xfVEwcy7TUF6fOdIhQxPmbolSwK784bncbyHmTtWSSkrTcGbjkpATCDIvb4RMj5t708sWpKgMdh7QIkz9ARiSlDb7EANkKBd0bdKBdt9vnnG2n3bxkTQyNGoyY-KB/s1600/kaspar4resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BefIJnZr2uhBgD5xfVEwcy7TUF6fOdIhQxPmbolSwK784bncbyHmTtWSSkrTcGbjkpATCDIvb4RMj5t708sWpKgMdh7QIkz9ARiSlDb7EANkKBd0bdKBdt9vnnG2n3bxkTQyNGoyY-KB/s640/kaspar4resize.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7_4lKyZwB45DWJQZMDXJRcVDZKKmL2z0mOHFuYhbwIqrl_GxiID8z4O2wE6Jx9Zem1rY01TCTWH0CzpvTJb1oJhWeXVVjq1ms8nN8KrrC6-lhrGDrrcmRZuD42XrzZ_WCRG3OI8YXzSy/s1600/kaspar+bedroom+resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7_4lKyZwB45DWJQZMDXJRcVDZKKmL2z0mOHFuYhbwIqrl_GxiID8z4O2wE6Jx9Zem1rY01TCTWH0CzpvTJb1oJhWeXVVjq1ms8nN8KrrC6-lhrGDrrcmRZuD42XrzZ_WCRG3OI8YXzSy/s640/kaspar+bedroom+resize.jpg" width="491" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-small;">One of my favourite elements of both homes is the frangipani outside the main bedroom. Another idea I've stolen for my place :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, just in case you're like me and too much of a good thing is never enough, here's a little bit more...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwbi2lMam-9zUdgaCTxX5-JUkeMsYJKNqlS3G24Yu5ek9bDYoKuCgRUbJWcjSmdy7X5Yze5G1tsE6va_UEeq56GQmZ8gM4Gtr3VK4pjGhOtk5Eiw9pCrGd9d4n-gFEhD38nAf8wTlDocK/s1600/thumbnail-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwbi2lMam-9zUdgaCTxX5-JUkeMsYJKNqlS3G24Yu5ek9bDYoKuCgRUbJWcjSmdy7X5Yze5G1tsE6va_UEeq56GQmZ8gM4Gtr3VK4pjGhOtk5Eiw9pCrGd9d4n-gFEhD38nAf8wTlDocK/s640/thumbnail-1.jpeg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCiPLtjJoOd_ecvFrt00N2cZk3W3yNTl956psomcnVEW1MvZ1Io21SQTDv1XoDxz2zHVoBdb9V4Fkwh_XeR9lcFNuUYQgMJfcDn3RO7xWV2g11cKxWOb7bGkLoENoNzpWnh10OrzNBgXB/s1600/thumbnail-2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCiPLtjJoOd_ecvFrt00N2cZk3W3yNTl956psomcnVEW1MvZ1Io21SQTDv1XoDxz2zHVoBdb9V4Fkwh_XeR9lcFNuUYQgMJfcDn3RO7xWV2g11cKxWOb7bGkLoENoNzpWnh10OrzNBgXB/s640/thumbnail-2.jpeg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrcKegutWwvs0oiBxzpDIM_-edxzmHF7AG7XeMneOhoUjsGtlLVoe6LueNty_wx0qA09M_bhZPmlQRzwkAppAQB2JmN0so9Bgon1k-KNPfTrXrMAFVCTtU2WbatTRYKvib-89xIc6-01x/s1600/thumbnail-3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrcKegutWwvs0oiBxzpDIM_-edxzmHF7AG7XeMneOhoUjsGtlLVoe6LueNty_wx0qA09M_bhZPmlQRzwkAppAQB2JmN0so9Bgon1k-KNPfTrXrMAFVCTtU2WbatTRYKvib-89xIc6-01x/s640/thumbnail-3.jpeg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfiI7hW8AIUkT3w3a89vYLYoNd40ZaBvh9oovvIdqWwY_WEAc9Hlj4XwPReyWFw4VpiN5UqP1J8-F81N5cnf_wagPq0h6FARJW5VavTE6-yl9ROacsQQAv3i2P6Pb9pOAbu7OgsRW5dn2/s1600/thumbnail.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfiI7hW8AIUkT3w3a89vYLYoNd40ZaBvh9oovvIdqWwY_WEAc9Hlj4XwPReyWFw4VpiN5UqP1J8-F81N5cnf_wagPq0h6FARJW5VavTE6-yl9ROacsQQAv3i2P6Pb9pOAbu7OgsRW5dn2/s640/thumbnail.jpeg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: x-small;">inlay vanity and mirrors...straight to the 'dream house' file</span></div><br />Talented <i>+</i> stylish = a killer combination. Couldn't love this place any harder if I tried.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">all images courtesy <a href="http://content-agency.com/">Simon Kenny, Content Agency</a> via <a href="http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/marie-claire/">Marie Claire Australia magazine</a></span>

Artist Marcella Kaspar's Sydney home...an update

Regular readers of my blog may remember my previous posts ( here and here ) on the beautiful homes of Australian artist Marcella Kaspar and...

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Designer digs

I first came across the work of building designer <a href="http://dgbuilding.com.au/">Dion Gadd</a> when it was featured in <a href="http://queenslandhomes.com.au/">Queensland Homes magazine</a> a few years ago. Since then, it seems his work has gone from strength to strength, and with a recent win for the 2010 HIA-CSR Queensland Home of the Year, it looks like the sky's the limit. This latest home in Settler's Cove, Noosa, is a fabulous example of how to work with a sloping block, not against it - and the results speak for themselves.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mWqRJbILjxBEFWXJ3x-RYrkg7FaP8jRIumelZdfFUYMzbKxtlApbPtmERflbAXYHAcChIJ5tF6SrNA0pU64xKVuJTazmImXF9wasxMEmEkY88P5AbJhpZ5beMPIm4uHDV_Gh5YI0mT7V/s1600/12.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mWqRJbILjxBEFWXJ3x-RYrkg7FaP8jRIumelZdfFUYMzbKxtlApbPtmERflbAXYHAcChIJ5tF6SrNA0pU64xKVuJTazmImXF9wasxMEmEkY88P5AbJhpZ5beMPIm4uHDV_Gh5YI0mT7V/s640/12.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotw7uoaoaGikklNZFFqX3XMpWxmCIhc_0LIqbmXdFZjZdnKHDCESfItlP3fcmVpkvEyeiUFz_3Iznx03SPbIwI7DWSVqlFhUbrKY9pxE_KawfaaS8T3kbDbp_6dWsyFeXgoIeSwbWWX1i/s1600/settlers+cove+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2x_mJMWEKXVjKWWMH4HXd1LtxQlsoxeIEI-siZkg-orM6r52TR-vgNYUSwAn-9YqpnnZQOpS6HQBOFno_7kj0IM14UGpFwCzOTMw-amjQm-UO-ti-677CzDU-b_iAgDWU6OZdPAd5KLS/s640/11.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I really like this take on the modern Queenslander. Many traditional elements are still featured; weatherboards, timber floors, and louvre windows, but it's all wrapped up in a contemporary, modern package. Very nice indeed. If you'd like to see more, head on over and visit the website <a href="http://dgbuilding.com.au/">here</a>, or <a href="http://settlerscove.com.au/">Settler's Cove</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">images courtesy <a href="http://dgbuilding.com.au/">dgbuilding.com.au</a> and <a href="http://settlerscove.com.au/">settlerscove.com.au</a></span></div>

Designer digs

I first came across the work of building designer Dion Gadd when it was featured in Queensland Homes magazine a few years ago. Since then,...

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Spring it on

It's cold and rainy here in Brisbane this morning, and just between you and me, I'm completely over winter. So, if I can't hurry Spring, I can at least indulge in a little virtual daydreaming, courtesy of <a href="http://www.sigbergamin.com.br/ing_index.html">Sig Bergamin</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGisqHVG8fKzBqFfOHh3XQXV7Z2NwtmGmm81kbmrvycpTsJXll95h75SV0KIzWXzoCL5CYsTFnE2I2nE-sEl7T82dT_LupC25PcWOOVIhR19UHSLQsbnrONUWzu3EYF_2LJ9RgbtdwTaxO/s1600/Untitled+picture5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGisqHVG8fKzBqFfOHh3XQXV7Z2NwtmGmm81kbmrvycpTsJXll95h75SV0KIzWXzoCL5CYsTFnE2I2nE-sEl7T82dT_LupC25PcWOOVIhR19UHSLQsbnrONUWzu3EYF_2LJ9RgbtdwTaxO/s640/Untitled+picture5.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Spring it on

It's cold and rainy here in Brisbane this morning, and just between you and me, I'm completely over winter. So, if I can't hurry...

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The big picture

The plan for our new place is starting to come together. The idea is to bring a little bit of Palm Beach to Brisbane, throw in some Hamptons style, a touch of traditional Queenslander...basically, you could throw all the houses I've blogged about into a blender, and the result would be close to perfect. I really like the details of this Palm Beach beauty, which was featured in Home Beautiful magazine earlier this year - lovely details, light and airy....perfect for our tropical climate.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIJrCDZ5TdldTWDlj_5jfO13AAF76eESPZCTKb_yPVY-O1R968n28Lls_td1CfeX2ShcYLdYg2WWA-ptLZE58Vc3kakxDKkdj1fqFGWpPmrZIHyBWNku6Nn7bZo6CJZqQRXWb1yhlEKWp/s1600/Untitled+picture2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIJrCDZ5TdldTWDlj_5jfO13AAF76eESPZCTKb_yPVY-O1R968n28Lls_td1CfeX2ShcYLdYg2WWA-ptLZE58Vc3kakxDKkdj1fqFGWpPmrZIHyBWNku6Nn7bZo6CJZqQRXWb1yhlEKWp/s640/Untitled+picture2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HAbWTdj1PU4jhS2Yib3i31psbyyssofLrCYv9BtzWAWs_JwcHlbkW9bWe3wKL3OakQ0ebBJGnWtBMjfovxezdN7gOxud-ZwFeWmtZLLswGD1HpoyqMzlS-oLZxkrmHtvXVIjNrDLcPRz/s1600/Untitled+picture11.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, and if you're looking for a holiday house this Christmas, this one is available <a href="http://palmbeachholidayrentals.com.au/nabilla-delight/?YWR2c2VhcmNoPXRydWUmc3VidXJiPTE=">here</a>. Just make sure you save a room for me...</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">images 2 & 4 via Home Beautiful by Simon Whitbread</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">all other images via Mike Smit Constructions</span>

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Pavilion Style Beach House

<a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.realestate.com.au"></a><br />I'm still in the planning stages for our new house design, and one style I keep coming back to over and over is a series of pavilions. It makes perfect sense for our climate - hot, humid summers, and mild winters. We have the space, and I'd love to wrap the house around the pool, so when I saw this house in Noosa, it ticked all the boxes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0EVYIfpTOTWclAAfGNRwAmNM4w63jQvB2fkI7GelBMrVcvxY922gltyuRP3vBAOXU8UAaex0QAoJeVHeSeOnUjYbWcj5E1Tfgyi_Crijj7KCFrQG_JJtwqryx3Q2DmK1eoNbaiEv9dtU/s1600/20110505115154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0EVYIfpTOTWclAAfGNRwAmNM4w63jQvB2fkI7GelBMrVcvxY922gltyuRP3vBAOXU8UAaex0QAoJeVHeSeOnUjYbWcj5E1Tfgyi_Crijj7KCFrQG_JJtwqryx3Q2DmK1eoNbaiEv9dtU/s640/20110505115154.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQeMe6dgHiLnnw0VbqL3vK9n0jA5ZPkvFAsWWxzQVhG3qzf0xwITSQW6uK5rqUMjT63T9JvwKDlpHMh4bs4ic4ScrdiY2ufcjmaiiGhukvhzZR-yXsL4rqtAYeB31recYVPbQsVo8ehc/s1600/20110505115152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQeMe6dgHiLnnw0VbqL3vK9n0jA5ZPkvFAsWWxzQVhG3qzf0xwITSQW6uK5rqUMjT63T9JvwKDlpHMh4bs4ic4ScrdiY2ufcjmaiiGhukvhzZR-yXsL4rqtAYeB31recYVPbQsVo8ehc/s640/20110505115152.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig67DYfkb0x08LvNaWZqY0bjERcORjpBwEJHUYD-Ja07XQaZy6XomIBw67XLGR95l9YnspM12Zw86jsjvrkcxa81uuFYJ6hoTh9G382t-eTZVBLWMV5LfDMeVOkZEPKS181PPxxTj4lN1f/s1600/20110505115153.3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig67DYfkb0x08LvNaWZqY0bjERcORjpBwEJHUYD-Ja07XQaZy6XomIBw67XLGR95l9YnspM12Zw86jsjvrkcxa81uuFYJ6hoTh9G382t-eTZVBLWMV5LfDMeVOkZEPKS181PPxxTj4lN1f/s640/20110505115153.3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Hmm, pity we've just given our pool an overhaul..I'm liking those steps - very clever<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkq8Onl2_w6tIiKsYVZgxacTn19Ot5JONbdO64oLKZ08Bnd9g95a9_r9W_vXd6KFMgxX5zhEUGHKr3wt3YRYDl50dEFs9fMsfrajq8Qumb3Xqek-kuaerUbT4qx97hfiHva3cQczsjJnUq/s1600/20110505115154.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkq8Onl2_w6tIiKsYVZgxacTn19Ot5JONbdO64oLKZ08Bnd9g95a9_r9W_vXd6KFMgxX5zhEUGHKr3wt3YRYDl50dEFs9fMsfrajq8Qumb3Xqek-kuaerUbT4qx97hfiHva3cQczsjJnUq/s640/20110505115154.1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2UGiMW8NWZCIT1tDyOJmfH-_oK9GCRaAbJ9IP0UGPUkBqZvaX0tpuEZ_b5wxk8auWBhTxksVUGnBSYa0enNMfk12SxSuzrAhob2OVQq2W665sg7jDRWBSJrH5_FniY9qKkLNu1RRmxlL/s1600/20110505115155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2UGiMW8NWZCIT1tDyOJmfH-_oK9GCRaAbJ9IP0UGPUkBqZvaX0tpuEZ_b5wxk8auWBhTxksVUGnBSYa0enNMfk12SxSuzrAhob2OVQq2W665sg7jDRWBSJrH5_FniY9qKkLNu1RRmxlL/s640/20110505115155.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Not exactly my style furnishing-wise, but the wide-plank timber floors are divine<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zT3hV5DchfhcRkKIbJYj2XJRKJJzGyzDzb4J3M6CSbkJ7SiGypRTzYtt_ooXSQJxUDV96T2l0ZiFZxRaVjTegcbnVk3J0M1RyiL2lufpFw9gtO3y8iQaFkE340BIXO9KY0aFqA22nxgB/s1600/20110505115155.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zT3hV5DchfhcRkKIbJYj2XJRKJJzGyzDzb4J3M6CSbkJ7SiGypRTzYtt_ooXSQJxUDV96T2l0ZiFZxRaVjTegcbnVk3J0M1RyiL2lufpFw9gtO3y8iQaFkE340BIXO9KY0aFqA22nxgB/s640/20110505115155.1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> LOVE the pivot louvred doors...one for the files for sure<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-qXaicfe3uj917MEkTOZFtzzY-wGPkEAbiyk0ZQm159lxqWbsbQDqJKMlIOxIg36IcBBLXKi9UyaTPGKc5kvK8X-N995IkwJ2b6YgslgrgmVpo_zFown-9ncKcJHO0d7kgD2hYUd66Vi/s1600/20110505133303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-qXaicfe3uj917MEkTOZFtzzY-wGPkEAbiyk0ZQm159lxqWbsbQDqJKMlIOxIg36IcBBLXKi9UyaTPGKc5kvK8X-N995IkwJ2b6YgslgrgmVpo_zFown-9ncKcJHO0d7kgD2hYUd66Vi/s640/20110505133303.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> ...and another must-have are those clerestory windows...perfect for Queenlsand summers<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNilXH-cVp23y2QLQwzqQWsdIranMvFpzAEj-XP_GzHwgHTsylTU_mEC1UguZxcOoc8mKXmykf2gFv-gGhBQv1VFFUS5GA_LV9mdfVsLZNBjQZGKRMZKoSVTY7kfk_MGJyuHIML9sUtnb4/s1600/20110505133303.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNilXH-cVp23y2QLQwzqQWsdIranMvFpzAEj-XP_GzHwgHTsylTU_mEC1UguZxcOoc8mKXmykf2gFv-gGhBQv1VFFUS5GA_LV9mdfVsLZNBjQZGKRMZKoSVTY7kfk_MGJyuHIML9sUtnb4/s640/20110505133303.1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> ok, so ignore the artwork, but I love the way the house wraps around the pool...and I love the Pandanus tree in the middle of the deck too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVPOF88e0mGFvt8-rhQkknwZYejEJw7jmS2KgEEZVaq234sbN21G-T8NeoCPtODlHtiog_5DDUDGfjHk8TEeb5SILdygyya3AhUdRLIwkOITzK-CqPMAi80sRFN4YwNEdHbcOvyNEypf8/s1600/20110505133303.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVPOF88e0mGFvt8-rhQkknwZYejEJw7jmS2KgEEZVaq234sbN21G-T8NeoCPtODlHtiog_5DDUDGfjHk8TEeb5SILdygyya3AhUdRLIwkOITzK-CqPMAi80sRFN4YwNEdHbcOvyNEypf8/s640/20110505133303.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br />So, my plan is slowly but surely taking shape. I like quite a few different styles, and I'm aiming to blend some of them together into a cohesive design. It's like putting together a great big jigsaw puzzle, adding pieces as I go. My biggest dilemma - not being sidetracked by all the fantastic options out there.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be back tomorrow with a new painting that's just about to be listed in my <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com">Etsy shop</a>. There'll be a little preview on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.facebook.com/originalartbykerrishipp">Facebook</a> later today if you just can't wait until then..... :)</div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">all images courtesy <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.realestate.com.eu">realestate.com.au</a></span>

Pavilion Style Beach House

I'm still in the planning stages for our new house design, and one style I keep coming back to over and over is a series of pavilions. I...

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