My week...

H e l l o ! ! !

It's been a busy week here with lots of different stuff going on. 

I've decided to start a de-clutter, commencing with my wardrobe. Why? 

Because I have have not come to terms with never being a size 6 or 8 again! *sob* 

(Still holding out hope for a 10 or 12 though! LOL!)

I found this brand new Oroton bag in the back of my cupboard! Eeeek! Took it for an outing to Grand Designs on Sunday but I now like a longer strap to keep my hands free so onto eBay it went. Click HERE if you're interested!

Love this little Jonathan Adler tray in silver (and the gold version too). Wishing someone in Oz would stock it so I can avoid those exy US shipping charges.

The lovely people at Rolling Stone Landscapes have given me the faux lawn supplier's deets! Yay!

Click HERE for further info!

I was thrilled to receive my recently ordered West Elm cutlery after THIS fiasco. Um....x 2!

1800 # assistance quick to apologise and easy to to get on to, but after three lengthy conversations, still no promised return authorisation docs. Apparently I wasn't charged for the $600+ of merchandise (they were very grateful I rang!)... hopefully they can survive these teething problems and don't scoot back to the US prematurely!

Darling daughter # 1, S purchased a new laptop. Oh My! Techno loaded and pretty too at < $1K!

The BF's parents have returned from OS bearing gifts....too funny!

And oops! I wrote a little one where a zero should've been on the custom shaving cabinet drawings.

A half hour installation turned into a four hour re-make, then install. Lucky he loves me!

Needless to say the vanity waits for another day. Thank God the other crucial deets were correct. 

When glazed, the cabinetry will sit perfectly flush with the walls. Whew!

Oh, and although this isn't my pic above, Mum & bub whales gave my girlfriend J and I a very similar show at brecky! Love living in paradise!!!!

x KL 

Thank you for stopping by my blog. 

You are very welcome and encouraged to comment, I love receiving feedback!

 If you enjoy my ramblings, perhaps consider following by Email, Bloglovin' or Google+.

 Join this site via Google Friend's Connect so I can follow you too!

Shopping

  I'm loving the end of financial year sales this year. I've nabbed some practical as well as more frivolous items at greatly reduced prices, whilst also eliminating a few 'wish list' items!

Of course new-season items aren't reduced, like the stunning Camilla top but saving elsewhere balances out the cost. He he!

Online shopping has never been so easy and I also love that the blogging community is so generous in sharing shopping 'finds'. Two items I've recently purchased (No.s 4 & 6) are thanks to Katrina's savvy eye! (Katrina from the Block)

Below are my latest purchase deets:

1: Newly released Florence Broadhurst Ikeda Bath Towels. The white is sold out in most stores. I got mine from David Jones online.

2, 3. & 7. Cushions from Adairs online. So love the baby pink and the Elk is perfect for a winter lounge. 30 - 35 % off R.R!

4. Katrina posted about framing this fun Typo Tea towel HERE. Imitation being the greatest form of flattery, I intend to do the same.*wink*

5, 9, 12, 18 & 19. Country Road has great bargains atm. 50 % off specified items with an additional 25% off everything and free shipping for VIP card holders! Wooh Hoo!

6. Katrina also posted about this gorgeous Etsy chevron ironing board cover just when I needed it. It took awhile to arrive but is superbly made and thickly padded.

8.  Remember w a a a y back HERE when I bought these Jonathan Adler candles from his store and shipped them via my U.S postal forwarding service ? Well, good old Peter's of Kensington sells them now! At a sale price and low shipping cost! The Muse Blanc scent is divine!

11. Had to buy my new fave Isabel Marant-look boots (posted about HERE) in black now they're half price! (And my last season CR hurt my feet. Can feet get fat? Eeeek!) Get yours from Wanted too!

13. A 'good' silver tea pot has been on my wish-list for a decade or more. After bidding and being outbid for a year on numerous Robur Perfect Tea Pots on Ebay I finally won one! And it lives up to it's name! LOL!

14. I have a 'thing' for cloche's atm. EVERYTHING looks more wondrous under one! This is my latest, found half price at my local One World retail outlet at Erina.

15. Bone Inlay. Tray. Black & White. On Sale. Online. 5 ticks for Hard To Find!

16. Something for my boy. He's sick and it's limited Edition Camo.... EB Games.

 Bought anything at the EOFY sales? 

I think it's a good thing I'm restricted to home now with a sick child. 

I just need to avoid the internet.....he he!

x KL 

 Thank you for stopping by my blog. You are very welcome and encouraged to comment. I love receiving feedback! I also love watching a new pretty picture box added to my followers - would love you to join me so I can get to know you too!

I SPY: New shopping destinations!

Design Studio Home came onto my radar after an advertisement in ADORE HOME (as pictured above). Boxes were immediately ticked upon seeing the Jonathan Adler Dora Maar Vase  (I have previously bought this via JA's U.S site at a much greater cost). I love lots of items on this site: the D.L & Co candles; the skull ones of course, framed insects and gorgeous cushions and towels!

They have a generous first-order offer too....(Enter Code 20OFF)

 Mmmm, decisions, decisions!

x KL 

 Thank you for stopping by my blog. You are very welcome and encouraged to comment. I love receiving feedback! I also love watching a new pretty picture box added to my followers - would love you to join me so I can get to know you too!

Adoring ADORE!

This post may be a little belated but I needed to gush a tincy bit about the latest issue of Adore Home Magazine. If you haven't seen it then hop to it! You will definitely not be disappointed!

 The front cover blew me away and there was so much more inside.
Both the cover shot and the image above are from the showroom of PAD, an acronym for Passionate About Design.

This shop is positively calling my name!

 I found book recommendations to follow up, new blogs to peruse and favourite designer's images for inspiration! Aaah...Greg Natale!

Of course it's no surprise that the feature about this eclectic home would pique my interest!

Particularly when it featured my fave wallpaper Imperfection by Jimmie Martin, and a David Bromley nude!

Black + White + a splash of colour! LOVE IT!!!

Everyone will love something different in this edition...

What were your favourites?

I'm going back for a fourth look!

x KL

Thank you for stopping by my blog. You are very welcome and encouraged to comment. I love receiving feedback! I also love watching a new pretty picture box added to my followers - would love you to join me so I can get to know you too!

Water spouts & unexpected happiness!

These are some of the freakish water spouts we've seen in my 'backyard' this week. apparently there were 4 in total. What an amazing sight!

What else is amazing to me is that somebody was quick enough to snap these photographs. Skillfully too! I particularly love the one directly above taken by a very clever local at Wamberal.

I received this week my second shipment from the US using a postal forwarding service to save on delivery charges. This Dora-Maar Bowl from Johnathan Adler arrived safe and sound. I love her but have put her into storage for when the house is complete. I'm now addicted to US shopping, saving money and excitedly waiting for the postie! My hubby though disagrees with the 'saving bit' when I'm buying stuff I couldn't obtain or afford normally here in australia!

My other exciting purchase this week was a David Bromley throw. I don't know how I missed their release in april but when I heard about them I was quick to act. The one I chose was this one with Butterflies. I really love his nudes but I felt the throw medium didn't showcase the painting as well as this design. Can't wait for it to arrive! I had always known an original Bromley was beyond my financial means but this was very do-able! I'll hang it like an artwork on a wall!

good advice

Have you ever given good advice to someone else and then realised YOU need to take heed yourself!? My advice was:  "If you really LOVE it, obtain it, otherwise you might miss out and things you truely LOVE fit together always!"
I learnt the hard way, and here's my proof! after previously finding some 'I love' decor pieces (see previous entries), I put them on the very long 'wish list' to later find they were unavailable when i was ready for them. Heartbreaking!
I recently had a win -win though! I found these Johnathan Adler ceramic candles on an Australian website at an exorbitant price.... so onto the wish-list they went. But I kept thinking of them! Dreaming of them! and I knew i Had to have them! So I found their US source.(Gotta love Google!)
The Johnathon Adler store was so reasonably priced (way less than half) and as our dollar is so good I got Soooo very excited! Deep breath..... their shipping fees were four times the item cost! Back to wishing again!!! But wait! There's more!

OK..... The end is coming!!!! Long story short! LOL! I Found a US Carrier (you get a US address for internal shipping; $10 joining fee) who then forwards to you. I got my candles, saved lots of money and am now hooked. Waiting for my second shipment. Hooray!!!!