Life in Westminster Court
We’ve been pretty busy lately going to lots of open homes. Turns out we can pay less rent to the bank and get a much better place than the one we’re living in. The building we’re in is incredibly beautiful, but our apartment is pretty gross. This is the main entrance of the building:
My BF always complains there is too much art on the walls. On the left is a picture my great grandfather, Allen Bryce, painted of fuchsias. They are my favourite flowers, and in the foreground you can I have a fuchsia plant. On the right is a corner of our living room. Didn’t bother cleaning it up for the photo. Yes I have a lot of OC DVDs, and the boardgame. Get over it.
This is my favourite chair, and my favourite record. You forgot it in People by Broken Social Scene. In fact if you’re looking on here for Chrtistmas present ideas I’d really like these record frames from UO. And a couple more canvases which we don’t have room to hang.
Probably the thing I hate most about this apartment is the wallpaper, which I describe as a water-damaged pattern. The stuff in the bathroom is even more outrageous. It’s shiny silver with green bird/ flowers patterns.
My favourite part of the apartment, which I couldn’t get a decent photo of, is the teacup cupboard in the kitchen. There are hooks which fit about 20 of my teacups and even a little window in the cupboard so you can look through and see all your china!
All in all I’m looking forward to living somewhere with clean white walls.
Naked people furniture already was huge
Bill Green (from Make the Logo Bigger), who is currently filling in at Adrants just claimed some Valley Lodge music video has an original “wtfness” about it. I’d just like to remind everyone that Allen Jones did it first… in 1969:
New home in surry hills
Our new apartment is awesome and filled with bookshelves. The only part which wasn’t looking pretty was the electronics shelf. However on the weekend I found the perfect solution! Four beautiful old (hat?) boxes – does anyone know what they actually are? – and now all the electronics and cables are in their own pretty boxes.
Outdoor lighting/ seating
I wish I had a big balcony or poolside to put these on. They would certainly keep your bum warm!
Adorable dinner plates
These pretty handmade (although I’m sure the plates aren’t) dinnerplates are swell! Perhaps you would feel a bit bad eating of them though and you don’t want to become someone who collects plates – not at this age anyway.
Mao and more
We were waliking down Cleveland rd and spotted this furntiture shop. I thought foolishly it was some cheap Chinese imports place named by a patriot.
Turns out it’s an up market furniture place with beautiful Asain lamps and bird cages and a bunch of Mao statues and posters.
One bird cage took my fancy, a wooden taj palace. When I can afford the $2k price tag I will buy it for Starkey and Larry.
Alphabet draws
Oh wow oh wow, cabnet inspired by old printing press blocks. For just under $10,000 I want it, do you think they will send to AUS? From www.kentandlondon.co.uk
