Ta Da!!

I know I am in love with my sanderson covered chair but now I am also in love with my sconces. Actually I have had these babies lying around the house for over a year now (probably more) waiting to go up on the wall. They are finally there! I added the pink ruched vintage shades I had tucked away equally as long. Finally they all have a home. Not quite ready to show the whole room yet, still a bit more work to do. Forgot to straighten the shade before the photo so it looks a bit crooked sorry!

Also installed this beautiful old 1940's roses pendant light in one of the hallways too, it looks wonderful lit up.

Have added a couple more goodies to my ebay store this week

A beautiful old French Strawberry Syrup label and..

Some very pretty tapestry roses pictures

Beautiful items for sale!!

How can you resist? Available now at my ebay store

Our room is taking shape

Empty wrought iron bird stands, lots of light in our front room (finally)....

Our chandeliers are up! Sconces are now on the wall too (photos of those soon). A wonderful electrician and his off sider put these up with a lot of ingenuity (hard to get wiring through those walls for sconces) and expert work. Can thoroughly recommend Jamie from Lestech Electricals (0411466424) if anyone needs Chandeliers rewired and installed here in Melbourne, they know their stuff!

The rooms certainly not finished yet but its taking shape!

Alicia

Moving on to much more Important things

Here are my chandeliers all lined up and waiting. They are not on those bird cage stands anymore, more pics soon.......

Wake up Call

This song is dedicated to that group of "bizzaros" enjoy (note: not suitable for children)



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugG2JF4fDIw


Yes I have experienced the feeling of betrayal, its not something I experience often this feeling. In fact when I think of it I can't remember the last time. But today was the day. And its on a a publicly archived forum for all to see just as the moderator intended. The poison group imploded, this group I knew nothing about, this was the moderators revenge.

And after all this time I carried on in uninformed bliss chatting happily via blogs and otherwise with those involved. Two faced is an apt term for that poisoned group.

And yet I am the one who feels STUPID for being so trusting.

At my age you think you know about most things, I guess this is a valuable lesson learned. And moderator your work is done, I hope you all sleep well at night. Yup it all falls into place now, I finally get it, slow and trusting thats me!

You know, if I found out my children were doing such a thing over the internet, they would have been reprimanded severely and taught how to treat people in the correct manner. I wonder if these lessons are being passed onto their own children.

Maybe they might just learn a lesson too, a bit of a wake up call perhaps.......

http://rhubarbwhine.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/lights-and-fairy-dust/



This is all I am going to say about that poison Yahoogroup here, I needed to vent and I have.



Alicia

I do Lurv my chair

Yep, its official, I'm in love with my chair. This was a sweet little slipcovered antique chair I have had in the background of many of my ebay auctions for years. Finally got it recovered with some beautiful Sanderson fabric I have been keeping for this very thing. Can you believe they used to be curtains?!

Lots of Treasure Hunting......

Lots of goodies available at my ebay store this week, some I have brought home from the Antique Fair, others I have newly discovered on my travels. I seem to have a French Blue theme going this week, always has been a favourite colour. Have a small cupboard I will be painting this colour this week too.

Pretty blue crinoline ladies ~ how sweet!

Very hard to find are old hat stands here in Australia. This one is very tempting too keep!

Probably one of my most favourite finds, an original bottle of French Bath Salts!

The antique fair went very well, my friends and I got there early and set up just in time. A nice steady flow of people throughout the day, it was lovely to have a chat with people especially some familiar names from ebay!

Sorry the photos arent too good, had to use the camera on my phone

Bathroom Renovations Begin

Well it might not be exciting for a lot of people but anyone who is renovating their bathroom on a budget will understand. I finally got my new toilet installed! Yes a fabulous old Fowlers Antique toilet that I found at a garage sale for $50!

Lucky us, we have a fantastic plumber who is also a neighbour who converted it for us without a fuss.

The old toilet looked like this (above) and leaked water all the time (The photo was taken during the previous owners time, it looks a little different now ~ my old metal and glass surgical cabinet now sits where that huge dresser once was blocking the bath).


So here it is, my bargain loo. A much nicer look ('scuse the shampoo bottles in the background!)

Next up is a new marble top on the vanity with under counter basin and new taps. The current top is wood which I'm sure looked great initially (the vanity is infact an antique sideboard converted) but has completely rotted away around the taps. So if you are ever considering a wooden counter in your bathroom ~ DONT!

Will show some pics once that is installed too, we are picking up the marble over the weekend and its a second hand bargain too ~ yay!

Olinda Antique Fair

Look at these beautiful Autumn Roses that a friend gave to me out of her garden today. Aren't they just glorious! Such huge blooms and the scent is divine.

Cant believe that Easter is coming up so quickly. If anyone is looking for something to do on Easter Saturday why not take a

drive up to Olinda for the

Olinda Antique Fair.

There will be lots of different antique dealers all under one roof with lots of beautiful items for you to discover.

Details are on the bar over there <------------

Pop in and say hello, I will be there too with some treasures to sell.

Autumns coming.............

Olinda Village

A lot of people consider where we live as being out in the sticks (ie. miiiiles away from the city). I've never considered that we live in the country really as its only just under an hour from Melbourne so really you can duck into town for the day quite easily. Why only the other day we drove into town to spend a night at the opera in which one of our friends was performing, it was fabulous!

Have had a few so called friends in the past who would never venture up here for a visit though as it was "too far" and "wouldn't have time". Always found that rather strange and not very friendly!! I grew up in the area so to me its never been country living really and never particularly "too far".

But I must say it is quite nice to have the best of both worlds (beside the bush fire threats mind you!) For example its not very often that you would find an echidna dining on ants in your front yard. Quite often as we walk down our road with views across the city and notice a blanket of smog across Melbourne and think how nice it is to breathe in the fresh air instead. And if my husband and I want to pop out for a coffee or breakfast on a Sunday morning its just a quick stroll down the road.

Cloudehill Gardens in Autumn, Olinda

Why am I going on about this?? Because Winter is coming again and that means snow and freezing weather and I cant stand it!!! Autumn is in the air, the trees are starting to colour up and its getting real chilly up here. So although I pine for the warmer weather I have to remind myself how beautiful it is living up here. Will just make sure I wear my thermals day and night this year, I am sure it will help!

So to stay warm I have been busy working on our renovations. Finally got all the sash weights repaired on the large windows in the front room. Didnt want to tackle it myself as most of the glass is original 100 year old hand rolled glass (you know the one with the ripples and bubbles) and just didnt want to risk the breakage. So had some lovely and very clever guys come out and repair them for us. Now they work a treat! Even got the top windows working again so both can go up and down (didnt even know they could lol!)

Have removed three and half walls of horrid wallpaper now, even Miss Middle has been giving us a hand. The light part is the finished section so as you can see I couldnt wait to strip all the wallpaper first.

I know, I know I really should have painted the ceiling first. Am trying to decide what colour to paint the ceiling as not sure I should go with the ceiling white as that front room is basically huge and it might be a bit much.

Any ideas anyone?? Maybe a cream a shade darker that the walls (the colour inside the strapping)

Alicia

School holidays begin..........

Beautiful display plates and cherub sconce available at my ebay store

The end of term one and school holidays begin. Last day of school today, Grace was in the Easter hat parade, I knew all those vintage hats would come in handy!!

Have been very busy with the renovations too, will share some more photos very soon!! Have a lovely weekend everyone!