We found this outdoor furniture on the side of the road during our council hard rubbish collection, (yes we are scavengers!!!) and just couldn't see it end up at the tip. So after pondering for a while on colours and 3 pots of paint later ($90 worth), here are the results. Denis and I think we are likely to keep this set forever! We are now on the hunt for a similar set so we have more chairs.

Considering we live near the beach this outdoor furniture is perfect as we don't have to worry about weather damage because it was free! Plus it was a fun project!


What else did we find during hard rubbish collection?
- Mid century lounge / day bed (to be restored)
- a perfectly good spade
- some artificial grass that I now use as a feature on my table at markets
- 2 x beach umbrellas
- outdoor coffee table (pictured above), and bench
- wooden boxes to display greeting cards
- a dust cover for my guillotine
- a door to make a work bench in the garage
- 6 x louver doors to make a card stand and headboard for our bed (still a project to do)
- 5 x deck chairs
- an old ornate picture frame

My Koala family from my childhood - Bingy (baby koala), Bang (mum koala) and Bong (father). Made from Kangaroo Fur these Koalas are pretty special to me. The smallest Koala is 'Bingy'. I received Bingy on my 1st Birthday and he was so so fluffy when I got him but over the years I slowly rubbed his fur off completely! Not something that would happen to the synthetic Koalas you can buy today! Bang has a pocket on the back to store money or small objects, and Bong plays Waltzing Matilda!!

We have just moved into this gorgeous 1940s-1950s rental property which is still in original condition - untouched with no nasty 1990s renovations. This is a rare find. The kitchen is so so cute with the original latches on the cupboard doors, a tiny sink, and marble design green bench tops.

The bathroom features original tiles, basin, bath and floor. It has taken a bit to get used to having a shower curtain again but we are managing. Lucky it's just the two of us as the old hot water service in the roof doesn't hold a great deal of water!!

Unfortunately, the green handbasin in the bathroom has a crack through it so it will need replacing at some stage soon. So if anyone has a similar basin they would like to part with in the same green then please let me know as we really want to preserve the retro ambiance of this property.

Denis and I went to the Port Adelaide Market today which is held every Sun and Monday. I was blown away by the size of this market. Held under cover this is the perfect year round market experience. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves collecting, and fossiking through 'brick-a-brack shops.

Many of the stalls sell retro and second-hand kitchenware, ornaments, records, books, furniture, old tin toys, tools, and clothing. I couldnt believe how much stuff was there... you really do need the whole day to explore this market!

How cool is this... I was going through some stuff stored at my parents home and came across my original Barbie Townhouse. Yes, it is sad, I have kept all of my Barbie bits and pieces all these years. But hey who could blame me, this is so cool. I always thought that if I had a kid one day maybe they might like to play with it too? I will take more photos of it when I get it out of the box and set it up one day. Maybe tomorrow...

I decided to reorganise my pantry and what better way than using authentic retro Tupperware Modular Mates. Yes I collected these containers from different people on TradeMe and now have close to a full set. Loving the press top lids and the bright retro green and yellow! They remind me of my childhood. My mum still uses the same containers too. Good one Tupperware!

Denis and I decided to buy a retro caravan for weekend getaways exploring the New Zealand country side. We also thought it would be a fun project to slowly restore a retro caravan back to it's original condition.

So we bought this 1979 Sprite Caravan on TradeMe from an elderly gentleman who used it for whitebait fishing trips. I named the caravan 'Brian' after an old mate of mine, and in the end we didn't have to change anything on the inside. Brian was in great condition and included the original light shades, orange squabs, formica cupboards etc. He was just longing for a new paint job externally. So so cute.

We certainly turned heads wherever we went towing Brian, and had heaps of requests from veteran caravaners asking for a squiz inside.

Unfortunately when we moved to Australia Brian couldn't come with us. Luckily we found a new owner who had plans to respray the exterior and restore Brian to his former glory.

I bought this retro tile set from "Trade Me" for about $120 thinking that I would create a groovy feature wall in my studio. This is classic... Absolutely love the marketing blurb on the box! Unfortunately I never got around to using them so sold them on.

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