I had a fabulous chat last night with my friend, who has been helping me nut out my personal style. I grew up in hundred year old houses with antique furniture: beautiful, to be sure, but not really a practical style to emulate for apartment living. I think if I had to categorise my style, it would be Australian Country Style. ACS is actually a monthly magazine, and I would be ecstatic to live in pretty much any of the houses they feature.
I am not cool in any way, so I always come to the conclusion that I should stick with what I actually feel comfortable with: clean uncluttered spaces, white linen, warm timber, fresh flowers, serenity. I am not a shabby chic girl, but neither do I sway toward total minimalism — I like my spaces to look peaceful rather than coolly modern.
The room on the left is quite a bit trendier than I am — for example the giant ampersand (which I love but don’t think I could live with), but what particularly appeals to me are the lovely bones of the room. The moulded ceiling, the shiny dark floorboards, the charming fireplace and jaunty mantelpiece. Green is my favourite colour, so of course I enjoy the beautiful splashes of leaf and pea green.
The bathroom just shows a gorgeous use of green contrasted against white. It looks crisp and clean and peaceful. The tub also look amazing. However the room is a bit chillier than I like.
The chair on the left is a discontinued Anthropologie model. The fabric is amazing in texture, print and colour. The chair looks substantial and comfortable — teamed with an ottoman or footstool, the perfect place to kick back with a drink.
The chaise on the right is by a local Australian makers Pierre and Charlotte. I love the simplicity and the way it seems to ooze comfort and respectability. The perfect place to retire with a bunch of Austen novels and some new season Fuji apples.
I am bonkers about recycled materials (recycled timber and bricks especially) because the resulting products always have oodles of character. I’m not exactly sure of the correct furniture terminology — I call this a refectory table, and it’s a style I’ve loved since I was a child. This one is by John Najjar.
I’ve never been able to make my mind up about burr wood. On the one hand, it’s undeniably interesting. On the other hand, it sometimes looks diseased. I like this cabinet, though, it reminds me of the Chinese cabinets of my youth.
The dining room chair is a fairly famous design — the Hans Wegner Wishbone Chair. I think it is charming and interesting and little out of the ordinary.
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