Lazybones love

When I go on photoshoots there is inevitabley something particular that the stylist has sourced that I fantasise about for days after. Last week I clapped eyes on this adorable vintage style 'Holiday' pillowcase by lazybones, and their very unique chair frocks. How many days til pay day?

beyond the valley

Catalogues are often ugly, floppy, stapled things you throw away. The thick, matt art stock, bold vector illustration and clever folding of the free catalogue you can pick up as you enter London haven Beyond the Valley was as good to me as getting a free book! 

Then you can get your wallet out for ceramics, fashion, jewellery, homewares, the gallery space, bags, books, wallpapers- all crammed into a little corner on Newburgh St, SoHo.

My favourite things were the Cole & Son Falcon mirrors pictured above, and the Robert Archard ceramic custard cream box (also above). Visit the online store for dozens more names in fashion and interiors.

Stay Ferm

Put away the Jane Fonda work out videos, there's a new way to stay ferm, and no, that's not a typo. The girls I work with and I are all awaiting the moment we can buy the gorgeous birdy cushion below online, because while bits and bobs from Ferm Living have been available in Nordic Fusion (and online in the US and Denmark), it's been announced you'll finally be able to buy this home grown but Danish inspired brand with the click of a button in it's home country- Australia. Think wallpaper, decals, bedlinen, the works. Start salivating and I'll keep you posted. Oh, and if the cushion is sold out you'll know who to blame;)

my beautiful tea towel

When Mum drove us up the North Coast for holidays in the 80's, there was a part of the Pacific Highway she dreaded called Bulahdelah Forest. Dark with tall Eucalypts and very windy roads, we would reach this stretch of road when Mum was getting tired of driving and she would ask us to all sing a song to keep her awake. She made it up in her true random style by looking at something in the car to inspire her and taught us the words. It was about a tea towel and the melody was something akin to such ditties as  'chitty chitty bang bang' or 'Step in Time' from Mary Poppins in it's cheery repetitiveness and even lent itself to us singing rounds for the next hour. Sadly that part of the bush is now bypassed, but look Mum, there are some gorgeous new towels to sing about from Lovely Lovely on your next road trip. Lyrics to 'My Beautiful Tea Towel': My Beautiful tea towel! My beautiful tea towel!I love my faithful tea towel faithfully! oh faithfully! repeat (x10)