Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and a delightful New Year! Looking forward to sharing more Retro Delights with you throughout 2011. Best wishes, Kyrie K ...
I discovered the talented Helen Hedding through Facebook and instantly fell in love with her beautiful up-cycled softies made from retro fabrics, second-hand jumpers and clothes. A bit about Helen I have been sewing and recycling for as long as I can remember. I had a fabulous Mum who would let me cut up old clothes to make things out of, so I...
I did a search on "retro Christmas" and came across this wonderful collection of scanned vintage Christmas Ephemera on Flickr. I particularly love the pussy cat! I so appreciate that "Calsidyrose" on Flickr has taken the time to scan each of these retro delights for us all to enjoy. Thank you Calsiyrose! ...
I had my friend Georgia over this week to do a photo shoot of her gorgeous lino cut prints for some promo material. Many of Georgia's prints feature retro styled interiors so I delved into my wooden trunk full of retro goodness, and pulled out a heap of objects to use as props alongside the prints. Georgia has a visual merchandising background and...
I spotted this chair during the Henley Beach hard rubbish collection last month and straight away it reminded me of the bamboo style chairs recently featured in Real Living Magazine. I was inspired so grabbed it! One can of yellow spray paint later and I'm pretty happy with the result. Not quite the same as the chairs featured in Real Living (above), but...
Now that Spring is here, I have been starting to think about the perfect picnic set. Even though you can buy modern versions of these sets, they simply just don't make them like they used to. Here is a wee collection that I found for sale on ebay and NZ TradeMe. Absolutely delightful! ...
"Bullet" planters take their name from their conical bowl shape. Nested in a steel tripod stand, they appear almost ready for take-off. First manufactured in mid-20th century America, the planters reflected the era's fascination with all things "space age" and "modern." Technological advancements in the 1950’s opened up new avenues for designers, allowing them to build light, durable objects with curves, lines, and...
The Nov/Dec issue of Frankie Magazine features a gorgeous dolls house collection by Georgia Smith. This caught my eye being a lover of all things miniature and retro. Georgia has furnished her dolls house with a collection of furniture sourced offshore on eBay - unfortunately this kind of thing just isn't available in Australia. Maybe there is a market there...Mmmmm! Please...
Last night Denis and I did a quick drive by the Hard Rubbish collection in Henley Beach and started a new chair collection. Once we got started we couldn't stop! Back in NZ I had a chair fetish, and at one stage owned 36 dining chairs!!! Don't ask why, I just like the design of chairs.(I am lucky I have a very patient...
Hard rubbish in Henley Beach today. We popped out briefly and ended up coming home with two trailer loads! I think this was the best find for the day, a solid room divider / wall unit made in South Australia still with the original makers label "Buttery's". It just needed a quick clean, then the hardest part was working out where...
This is a rather lovely 1966 sideboard from UK furniture manufacturer Barnett Nathan. In 1963 Barnett's eldest son Jerrold, took the brave decision to develop a Scandinavian styled range in teak - a decision that was to mould the company's future and influence the designs that are still in production today. Under advertisements proclaiming 'Scandinavian Design by Nathan' the first range of teak...
A true classic. Skippy is so so clever with his paws. ...
After Before For those of you interested here are a few pics of the Messagemark Studio renovation before and after! It was a fun project to work on with my best buddy Denis. It certainly kept the renovation bug at bay for a few months anyway! I thrive on projects like this! Before After Before After Before After ...
