SHOPS I LOVE: ANTIQUES

My style of antique is more rustic and vintage and the stores below have it in bucket loads! You will surely find more lovely things than what you need. Allow a while for exploring!

Scout House (Melbourne)Ah Scout, how do I love thee? Beautiful and unique second hand wares sourced from Australia and overseas, you will surely find something that takes your fancy (see also 'boutique').
http://www.scouthouse.com.au/

Mitchell Road Antique & Design Centre (Sydney)
Two storeys on antique goodness! Upstairs are more individual stores, with downstairs being kind of like a warehouse full of so many pieces of furniture. I could spend so much time rummaging finding beautiful object after lovely piece of furniture and so on.
http://mitchellroad.wordpress.com/

Doug Upon Bourke (Sydney)
Another large store in an old factory that is full of charming aged pieces. I could fill my house with this stuff! Find something you love in all its worn vintageness or something you can do up to be even more unique!
http://www.douguponbourke.com.au/

Izzi & Popo (Melbourne)
European antiques and collectables that are all second hand and lovely. Think coat hooks, demijohns, bird cages, furniture and the like, with all of it imported from Europe.
http://www.izziandpopo.com.au/

ELIN'S PLACE

image: draumesider

image: draumesider

image: draumesider

image: draumesider

this is elin's place. elin has a blog where she uploads lots of pictures from her place and i love her style! so very scandi!!!! its personal, its vintage, its industrial. i really like the mix of natural wood, the kind of formality of black and white yet its mixed up with comfort and personality. more pictures can be found on her blog at http://draumesider.blogspot.com.au/

WARM & VINTAGE

image: my paradissi

a worn timber table with a pop of yellow! and a vintage poster with all warm colours. the different heights of the tulips, mandarins and the lamp really finish the image well and provide life to it.

LIGHT & BRIGHT WITH A BEIGE COUCH

image: casa tres chic

when we bought a couch just after moving into our place, we went for a beigey/stone colour because we thought white would get too dirty. i'm glad we didn't go white, but so many images from all the beautiful blogs out there have white couches which prevents the room from looking stale and not light and bright. so when i came across this image of a not white couch that still had a beautiful lightness and airiness to it, i was quite excited. what allows this room to still come across as bright is of course the natural light, but this is combined with a lot of white - white walls, floor, rug, curtains and some pillows. apart from the couch, the furniture does not have a heavy aesthetic and there is nature in the image! how have you kept your room light and bright with a couch that is not white?

A TABLE OF PRETTINESS

image: 79 ideas

this table is so pretty and feminine! i love the flowers, the rouched lamps and the cute details on the window sill. the detailed prints on the tableware and the blankets add to the femininity and loveliness! the industrial and vintage-ness on the table, lighting and windows prevent the image from being too girly and over the top!

CITY QUILTS BY HAPTIC LAB

PARIS
image haptic lab 

NEW YORK
image haptic lab

these quilts are AMAZING! they are so beautiful. i came across these hand stitched quilts from haptic lab that are hand stitched in india by certified fair labour partners. they make quilts based on the maps of paris, new york, chicago, san francisco, london etc...how do you choose which one?

FENTON & FENTON

i love this shop and recently there have been a few stunning pictures around of new products and window displays:

image: cush & nooks

image: fenton & fenton

image: fenton & fenton

fenton & fenton

w: http://www.fentonandfenton.com.au/
e: info@fentonandfenton.com.au
p:  + 61 3 9533 2323
a: 471 High Street, Prahran, VIC 3181
Mon – Friday: 10am–5.30pm, Saturday: 10am–5pm, Sunday: 12pm–4pm