Mademoiselle Rose

Romantic Homes .... and a pretty bench!

I've been buying Romantic Homes magazine for about four or five years now, and each time they get a new editor it changes direction, so there have been times I can't wait to open it up and other times when, well, I was buying it out of habit rather than love of it!

For about the last year the editor has been Jacqueline deMontravel and I've got to say, it's just getting better and better each month.  I just love it at the moment.  So, I've bought it from the newsagent, had a subscription and decided not to get another one (co-inciding with a period of don't love it) and recently, since I've been loving it so much and can't wait for it to dribble into the newagents months behind, I bought three in one hit from Ebay in the US (September, October and November 2008 issues).  Mmm, I've been pawing over them every two hour trip on the train to and from work...to die for!  Here are some pictures I just keep coming back to over and over...

 
 

I love this lounge.  The lounge suite is the same or similar to mine, but it's done out in white or cream.  I love that, but with two cats, I'd have trouble with that.  Dream away, Vic...

 

It's amazing what a touch of vintage iron and lace does!  A weakness of mine.  Don't these elements go so well together.

 
 

I love the way they have the colanders on the wall, really useful and pretty.  I also love the old stove.  I found a new vintage style stove a long time ago in a store, and kept it in mind.  I went back last week to check out the price to put in our new kitchen, having in my mind decided it was a done deal.  I went home and told Dear One I found the perfect stove and since I was saving  so much money on the way I am going to do our new kitchen we could spend a little more on some key features.   I told him all about it and then the price and I got the eyebrow and a big, "I don't f*ing think so.  Dah, as if I would spend $13,000 on a stove!  It was fun telling him though! 

 

You've got to get this magazine, it's to die for at the moment!  Newsagents will order it in for you if you don't know where to get it.

As promised also, I managed to remember this week to get a photo of my sister's new bench.  She's not sure of the fabric on the seat, but it is pretty.  If she's not happy with it, she knows she has access to my huge stash of fabric!

 

Fun Day Out!

We got off to a bit of a late start today, but with the short amount of time we had, we certainly covered some ground!  First stop was to see if an awsome vintage light shop was still where it was two years ago when I bought my lovely lamp in my hallway, which I still love as much as when I first saw it...and yes, the Victorian Living Shop at Red Hill is still there in all it's vintage glory!  This is the shop I will buy any lights I need for the new house...here are some pics.  It is really old and tiny, but certainly packs the lights in!  I LOVE this shop, just for the atmosphere...

Then we choofed off down the road to Paddington Antique Centre ~ which as I have said here many times is my favourite shop in Brisbane.  On the way we got waylaid, as across the road is Estelle's Antiques which I have visited before but it was full of heavy, dark, expensive antiques, but the display out the front caught our eye as my sister has been looking for another bench for her hallway entry.  She's slowly doing up her home and just got the hallway and lounge carpeted so we're not allowed to wear our shoes inside now.  Don't mind taking my shoes off, but please, put something there to sit on while I take my shoes off!  In the old days I could stand and get my shoes off, but I'm old and decrepit now, so a seat I need!  So she's been looking for a bench.  The following display got us in the door...

For some unknown reason I love old ladders, crazy girl!  I also liked the table with old singer sewing machine sides.  Would be lovely for an outside area.

I loved these old folding chairs.  So tempted....

Anyway, my sister found the prettiest bench inside...for once she didn't think it to death and pulled out the wallet...quite an event, let me assure you!  Doh, I realised later I forgot to take a shot of the bench she bought.  I'll have to get one next week.

Then off over the road to the Paddington Antique Centre...I get so excited going in...what treasures am I going to find today?

 

 I thought this set of pearl handled cutlery was a bit of a treasure.  I controlled myself!

 

 My sister was really excited about this bike...my brother had one just like it when we were kids...memories...I remember it was pink, tehehe!  I'm now making a mental note to ask my mum why my brother had a pink bike...

And then of course, my favourite stall in my favourite shop...they had some really lovely things this time.  Such a shame Dear One won't let me buy anything...I could have gone crazy here...

 
   
 

My niece, Rebecca, wanted her picture on my blog!

And you can't have Peter without Paul, so here is Amy as well...funny little bunnies!

And I'm not always a good girl...of course I had to buy something! 

A little jar with lid...and one of my pretty roses from my garden.

 

Big spender!  The little glass jar was $8 and the decanter was $12.  Bargain!  See, I'm not so bad!  The little jar will be perfect for one big rose or some of my little ones, and the decanter will hold my cooking oil just perfectly and look really pretty on my benchtop.

And I was so excited recently, I got my first Nahema rose.  I was so excited...my roses have really grown a lot this week, a couple of them have grown two feet higher!  I really am loving the gardening thing!

Have a great week!

  

Beautiful Home...

Since I am thinking about building a new home in the next year or two it sure has been fun cruising around my old magazines and the internet looking for inspiration.  As if I really need such an excuse...  *laughing*  ... but I found this lovely house on a real estate site.  It needs a bit of vintage and Ashwell linen and such, but it has lovely neutral rooms and high ceilings, Big Yum!

 

 

I love this room with the mixture of white, cream and dark wood.  Really pretty.

 

I love the windows in this room...the bed is so big I'd lose Dear One in this!

 

I love the colour on the walls in this room, one of those beautiful colours one person will say it's blue and another green, but absolutely gorgeous! 

 

A large chandelier, lots of old perfume bottles on the dressing table and some Ashwell and vintage linen on the bed and this room would be fab... 

A huge bay window, to die for! 

 

They've got a lovely house...how much fun would it be to decorate this house in your own style...what fun it would be!