Custom Made

We have a range of fabrics and designs for custom made bedheads, cushions and bed linen.

We also stock certified organic cotton sheet sets, including cot sets, single bed, queen and king.  On the bed above is the reversible duvet cover which is white one side and beige on the reverse. 

Hoping to be able to get some more of the gorgeous little pebble lamps soon.

We sell fabric by the metre.  In stock now is a selection of linens in beautiful muted colours, suitable for cushions, upholstery, blinds, drum pendants or bedding.

A personal favourite at the moment are the reclaimed floorboard boxes by designer Bonnie Ashley, of Bonnie & Neil, based in Melbourne.  We have new designs from Bonnie & Neil on the way - watch for a new window display featuring Bonnie & Neil - coming soon!!!

Taking A Break

After months of late nights and early mornings, work, work and more work, aren't we lucky to have such stunning holiday locations where we can recover!  The beautiful Bay Of Fires on the east coast of Tasmania, is where we like to sleep off December exhaustion.  With sleep the only thing on my "To Do" list for 2 weeks, I have sufficiently recovered from my week of pre-christmas 1 and 2am nights!

  

With this beach across the road and the view from the deck, there was no need to move, could even keep an eye on the boys surfing from the deck  -  perfect really!!!

We re-opened on Tuesday, thank you to all the lovely people who dropped by.



Some of our best selling items this week have been the recycled tyre tubs.......



lamps and the beautiful wonki ware.  We have more lamps arriving in the next couple of weeks.  We have also had a lot of interest in the Murobond paint products.  We currently have sample pots and bridge paint in stock and will be tinting the gorgeous finishes of pure, pure with grain, pentimento and murowash in a couple of weeks!!!

Friday afternoon 5.30!!!

Open!

My goal was to open the shop before christmas and on Tuesday at 5pm the first customer walked through the door. It was a race to the finish with quite a few 18 hour days and some help from some wonderful friends and family.

The photo above shows our 1st colour palette of Murobond and Society colours, most of which we used in the fitout of the shop and all available in the sample pots beautifully displayed by my 3 sons.

There are still lots of things to set up when we return in January, but it was worth opening for a few days of christmas trade.

This photo shows the shop from the front door, looking through the new opening to the extension.

This photo shows the original handmade brick wall at the back of the building taken from the new extension. 

The boys displayed the Murobond sample pots.

The gorgeous wonki ware, proving to be quite popular, won't last long after being featured in the Februrary issue of Inside/Out magazine.

We are very happy with how the concrete floor has come up with the Savon Noir as the sealer, so easy to use and we were able to walk on the floor immediately which proved very useful and best of all, no toxic fumes to choke on!

Renovation Review

Suffering from renovation fatigue.....just a quick post to show progress of the transformation of the front of the shop.

Front in June?

Lost the awning

A fresh finish......Murobond cement paint, colour Marble.

and the frame of the new awning.  

lighting

After discovering a few weeks ago that the pendants I had chosen for above the shop counter have been sold (all 20 of them) I have been searching for something to replace them.....

first choice would be these very shapely industrial pendants, unlucky for me again, there is only one left!

Second choice would be these very cool bottles.... can't get these either, looks like we'll have a lightbulb at the end of a cord!!!

bedroom style

Consider light, sound, temperature, scent and humidity, then style....

add splashes of colour for an instant lift...

add lots of comfy pillows, blankets and a designer light fitting....

add interest with wall decoration or texture....

get a statement bed or bedhead...

personalise....

dress the bed by layering....

keep it simple.....

design great storage....

keep it calm, relaxing and neutral.....

splash out on luxurious bedlinen....

select at least one unifying element.

choices

Designing a bathroom and kitchen can be a little overwhelming, the choices of fittings and finishes available are to say the least, huge.  My advice to those about to embark on a shopping trip to select bathroom and kitchen fittings is to do your homework before visiting the showroom.  If you have a budget and some idea of the look you are after before you hit the showroom floor, you have already narrowed down your choices. 

You can usually get a better deal if you buy everything from the same place. 

I don't usually like patterned bed linen, but this stunning duvet cover is an exception. 

Get creative!  The worst thing about following kitchen and bathroom trends is that you can end up with a room that is dated within 5-6 years and a bathroom or kitchen that looks the same as the next door neighbours - boring!   But how do you acheive a look that is individual, interesting and balanced?  The key is to choose things that you have loved for a long time, not what is in fashion at the moment.  Secondly, have something that holds it all together.  It could be a paint colour or your choice of joinery or furnishings, a unifying element will tie it together. 

images via style files

Not to be overlooked is good lighting design in bathrooms.  Lighting needs to be as flexible as possible.

Task lighting for applying makeup and shaving is obvious, but the option for lighting to be dimmed when taking a relaxing bath should be considered.