Thanks for following all of my vintage eye-candy on Retro Delights throughout 2012. I look forward to sharing more with you in 2013.   Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and holiday season from my home to yours!! Toodle-pip! ...

Before Many say when preparing a home for sale you should start with the front door because first appearances are so important. No, we are not selling our home, but we did think was time to spruce up our door after living with the not so nice mission brown and screen since moving in 18 months ago. The magazine photo shoot was also...

We had the best day yesterday. After 4 months of narrowing down a date we had our photo shoot for a feature spread in interiors magazine Inside Out. There is nothing like having an incentive like this to get a few extra things done around the house! Actually, it was epic what we achieved in those 4 months. We managed to finish our...

$1 Reserve - "Three Chairs" OMG, I was scouting eBay about a month ago and look what I spotted. I couldn't believe my eyes... $1 reserve, based in Adelaide and a listing titled "3 x chairs". Yes these were the real deal. My opportunity to finally own an original *Featherson - 3 in fact! Anyway, when I placed my auto bid, there was...

The Key Blame the key I say... yes that is what sold me on this teak Fler Sideboard. The turning mechanism makes the coolest sound when you lock and unlock the door. Kind of clunky sounding but retro cool. I just had to have this key, so lucky I liked the sideboard that came with it! Original Fler Teak Sideboard A little collection...

I've just spent the past week pulling together a new brand and 4 websites for my partner in crime... Denis Smith - Photography Video and Media will officially be launched in the new year and we are feeling pretty excited about our new business adventure. Looks like I will be getting a bit of styling work and art direction on the side too...

Tucked down a little side lane off Hindley Street you will find the sweetest gallery, tea house come magazine specialty store called Magazine Gallery! I'd heard so much about this place through my tea blender friend Cherie (from Scullery Made Tea), so when I saw the exhibition "Folk Art Fanfare" pop up in my new feed on Facebook, I was already there! The...

I was so thrilled when Fiona invited me for a visit to have a V.I.P. tour of what she refers to as "Her own little version of Palm Springs in the Barossa!" It is exciting to share with you this amazing makeover, but first to fully appreciate the heart and soul that went into it, make sure you check out my previous post...

Light and Bright Shop Space - just what we like! It's new, it's retro modern and I love it. My Modern Nest is a sparkly new shop that recently opened its doors in Port Adelaide. (Actually the official opening was on Sunday, and first day of trade yesterday.) I have been crazy flat out this week so missed the opening, but a quick visit today...

Another one of my creations from the weekend. I wanted a bench seat to go in my hallway, but was struggling to find something that suited our home or wasn't too big.  So brainwave in the middle of the night... Use a floating shelf (that we already had) and add some cool retro legs (from a laminex coffee table I had in storage)....

Before When Denis and I moved to South Australia three years ago we were based in the Barossa Valley. Soon after arriving I quickly spotted this adorable 1950s home on the hill in Angaston. I said to Denis, if ever that house is on the market WE MUST BUY IT! Then one day when doing a drive by the home I noticed a...

I found this useful 1950/1960s clothes rack on the side of the road last week. Sorry, but I forgot to take a 'before' photo prior to cleaning it... but basically it was showing signs of rust, probably from sitting outside for some time, and was pretty filthy too! I just couldn't let this one go to landfill, so with a bit of elbow...

We are gearing up for another crazy day of house reno tomorrow. This time the hallway. Time to give it a facelift by removing the wallpaper and freshening it up with a lick of paint. I'm in the process of designing a new balustrade as well, but that will come later! Also weighing up if we do a feature wall of some sort...