Time Worn Style

The out takes from THE Country Style magazine photo shoot

Well it has been a while now since the magazine article came out in Country Style magazine

February 2012 to be exact and the photos themselves were taken around three months before that..

Country style kindly sent me a disc of the photos

which I promptly lost..

I spent a good three hours looking for them this afternoon

My husband found them under the record player with all the CD's...

don't ask me how it got there...

My husband has a real knack for finding things I lose...

anyhow..

when I look at the photos now

I can't believe how much the house has changed in that small amount of time

It's evolved

it's like the house has lost a little weight from all that extra stuff

I have too (which is good but that's another story)

all photos were taken by MIKKEL VANG 

I absolutely ADORE his work

Styling by Rachel VIGOR

a joy to watch at work

enjoy...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and last but not least...

a beautiful portrait of my showroom here in Olinda..

Salvage for wall decor...

 

I was getting a bit tired of my rose paintings..

there I said it..

I mean I do love them

but they have been on that wall for a very long time..

and I was a bit tired of seeing them every day..

you know what I mean..

I think its because I've been housebound with the flu..

and was itching to do something..

anything..

besides being idle..

so..

I thought I would have a bit of fun with some salvage items I had lying around..

I'd already put a screen in front of my antique mirror on the other side of the room..

I love the look of those old door screens..

 

So why not grab the one off the wall outside and bring it in?

 

an old leadlight door from a kitchen cabinet wouldnt go astray either..

I love its chippy painted frame..

and that old etched mirror..

well that had been hiding out in a bedroom for a few years not really seen..

time to be on display..

Got some strange eye brow raising when the family got home..

but that's what happens when you are house bound with the flu

you gotta do something dont you??

a few more treasures to be found at time worn style too..

I've got a MAKE AN OFFER sale on at the moment..

all reasonable offers considered..

Keeping Christmas Simple...

In regards to Christmas decorating

I'm keeping it simple this year..

 

Just a few decorations out..

 

 

a light silver streak of a tree..

a few touches here and there...

just little reminders

that its Christmas time..

and not the big pack up afterwards..

 Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas everyone 

The furniture speaks...

Finally home..

Furniture sitting nicely in its new nook...

You know when you stand there and look at your new purchase

'cause its just so "right"

 

 

and you are sorely tempted to clutter it up with your special treasures on top..

but you show restraint..

because you also know that a simple blue depression glass jug

filled with white hydrangeas..

and a tall glass apothocary jar

standing tall

 

 

just enough....

 

 

let the furniture do the talking...

Alicia

 

oh yes indeedy

I wont clutter up my furniture

but that does mean I can clutter up my ebay store with more goodies.

Very large rose tray

 

stunning trinket box

resist if you can...

 

A little vignette...

Yes I am guilty of it..

I love to rearrange furniture

Sometimes I don't have much choice because I'm always bringing in new furniture for my ebay store

I love this old cedar meatsafe I bought at  a garage sale..

its got a few extra bits on it that weren't there originally

quirky

character

Love the combination

so added a few more favourite things to the top

 

 

Alicia

and here are some little beauties I currently have available in my ebay store

 Sharing the bloggy love

 

 

Here in Australia

such terrible things have occured in Queensland with the floods..

I'm sure you all know

if you want to help and get a donation there quick you can go here..

Donate to the Flood Relief appeal

 

Christmas delights... Adeline Country Cottage

When that special parcel arrives in the post..

its a moment to savour

cause normally its just those letters with the windows

and reminders of how your wallet has opened far too often during the year

So I didnt open this straight away

I wanted to enjoy it

and all its special details..

 

I don't think I have received a parcel with such beautiful details..

 

But that was only a small peek as to the delights it held inside..

 

Yes its true...

I won a giveaway over at Adeline Country Cottage,

well I'm a liker on her facebook page you know

so I get to hear about these giveaways first..

 

So beautifully made and tastefully wrapped..

 

 

The most divine gift tags I have seen

 

 

I mean they are just so beautiful, I can't stand the thought of writing on them...

 

 

So I'm not

I'm doing a little Christmas decorating with them instead..

with my vintage ornaments..

 

and on our Christmas tree...

 

 

Dont they just look divine?

 

 

these gorgeous gift tags..

 

From Kirstie at Adeline Country Cottage

she makes tags not just for Christmas but all occasions

so do pop over for a visit

Although these Christmas ones are doing the dance on our tree for me right now...

 

and there were so many embellishments on that glorious parcel...

they had to be used all around the house...

 

Have a blessed and Merry Christmas everyone...

From a home on a Mountain in Australia in summer

we may even have snow this year the way the weather is going

Stranger things have happened!

Alicia

 

 

A special light through the window..

As most of you Aussies already know but a lot of my overseas readers may not

is that Australia was in a drought situation for a long time, many years in fact

but this year the drought has broken

and well

its just wet

it rains A LOT

but I love it cause we are actually not very used to it anymore.

The summer rain...

I'm sure those putting up with flooding rivers at the moment would disagree

but we are on a mountain with rich red volcanic soils

and the garden is going nuts

But its the light I wanted to show you...

that clear Australian light is amazing in between rain showers

It lifts ones soul

and when a shaft of that clear bright light speared and shattered against my favourite chandelier yesterday

I had to take a memory of it

How it danced and sang for a brief moment before the rain clouds gathered again..

 

some crystals on a bird cage stand...

before the clouds gathered..

 

that spectacular and amazing Australian light on a mountain

Alicia

 

and some goodie goodie yum yums. in my ebay store

 

Military trunks from the 1940's...

and some vintage hankies in original blue wren box

A vintage Christmas...

Finally I have unpacked my vintage ornaments

 

I did have plans to stick to a soft blue and silver theme this year..

But when I opened the boxes, a riot of vintage colour leaps out

and I cant resist..

Its sort of like visiting one of those ice cream bars..

I mean how can you possibly choose

so why not have one of each

and that vintage glass, boy does it gleam

a candy coloured Christmas

of my favourite vintage baubles

 

and paper thin glass in impossible shapes

 

 

with handpainted glitter and bling

 

A Victorian candle holder for Christmas tree lights..

German glitter on little cellophane windowed houses...

and a big bright tinsel and glittery glass Christmas tree

that nearly touches the ceiling..

Have a lovely Vintage Christmas wont you?

Alicia

 

and in my store...

I'm sure Santa would love to take a seat on this shabby white chair...

and put his feet up on this...

 

And a touch of paint (finally)...

This was the front entrance to Greystanes...

Just after we removed the horrid 1980's Laura Ashley blurk wallpaper...

the clotted cream yellow trims were still there...

 Before

 

Before

 During...

After....

The door hasnt been painted because well

I want to replace it.

Its too old and it sticks and the wonky old leadlight is falling out...

Its on the list

The list is a long one

I think everyone has a list like that...

 

 

and because we have been finishing off this front room

I have been clearing out treasures to my ebay store

so I dont have to clutter it up again..

Like this little beauty..

and this...

and who wouldn't want a French enamel ware candlestick holder hmmm?

Moving an Armoire around the house...

One of the special things about living on our Mountain in Australia is picking the youngest up from school and coming home to some of these lovelies sitting on our Verandah rails..

This is a King Parrot and he likes our Apples, if he asks, we give!

For a wild bird they are quite tame, they take the food from our hands, I think the tourists feed them seeds down the road at the park.

I do love their visits to our home though, one advantage of living near a forest.

People who know me well, also know that I love to rearrange furniture, its a pleasant past time to have in my opinion, you just have to have lots of tips on how to not scratch your wooden floor ~

* I have lots of old woollen blankets, maneuver  your furniture on top of one (folded in half) and it slides to its next position ~ easy! You can also use old towels, carpet squares etc

* have a partner with strong muscly arms who will do it for you (this is my personal preference, also easy on the eyes...)

SO when I  had to move this piece of furniture out of its original spot, due to a wall switch having to be replaced...(by "I" I do mean our lovely electrician and myself who has lots of good ideas including using the carpet square to move a heavy armoire, but that is another story..)

 

It reminded me how I loved the lines of this Antique Armoire, it was sitting in a recess and you couldnt see the sides...

So I looked in the front room and thought it was time for a swapsies with the desk..

Took a little time and input from members of the family and friends (some interested most not..) as to have it flush against the wall or...

have it on an angle so you can see the SIDES...

swapped the rugs around too...

 

I think it works better....

and now the desk is in the recess..(this used to be part of Greystanes original kitchen which has since been moved..)

This gorgeous American desk ( made in Cincinnati, Ohio, a loooong way from home now residing in Australia!) comes in three parts so took a little bit of work to move..

To this...

Added a few of my favourite treasures ~ might take a few away, perhaps a little too much, what do you think??

and inside..

 

and now for the rest of the house, cause what you don't see in the photos is all the stuff I pushed to one side...

Alicia

Oh and do check out my ebay store cause I have found more treasures to move on, too much here to stay!

the sweetest Royal Harvey side plates..

A lovely pink German "Father" cup...

And can you ever have too many cherubs in your home??