Retro Delights

Retro Delights in our Garden

Collections December 04, 2011

Old Tea Chest used as a side table...

Vege store used for plants and old washing machine drum used as a planter...

Cute cat bird scarer, my favourite for sure.

Outdoor setting we inherited with the house.

Outdoor shelving, hard rubbish wooden boxes mounted on the wall.

My new to me rocking chair. LOVE!

Front door chair - big plans to paint this one black!

Hard Rubbish bird cage and old street sign

Retro cushions on our lovely outdoor setting.

See more photos from of Retro Delights in the Garden here >

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Last weekend we started our Kitchen/Laundry renovation. The idea is to do the laundry first, and get it to a state where we can use it as a mini kitchen while the kitchen reno is in progress.

So far Denis removed all the cupboards, pulled off the tiles and wall paper. We then had plumbers move all the taps down below cupboard height. Next a plasterer popped by to re-plaster the wall and fill the odd crack.

Right, now we are at painting stage. Heading to the paint shop tonight to select the colours... Going for charcoal door, white window and trim, and Dulux Pale Tendrill Half for the walls.

The flat pack cupboards are waiting patiently in our garage to be assembled and installed hopefully this weekend. Yes if all goes to plan we are hoping to finish this product (except tiling) this weekend...Painting, new power points, cupboards installed, taps connected, new lighting and shelves etc.

VERY EXCITING. Will post more photos here when complete!

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Trackside Breaky

Events November 09, 2011

On the weekend Denis and I were delighted to visit the very first pop up "Breakfast Rave" held in the Barossa Valley. Organised by my dear friend Cherie, along a team of like minded foodies from the Barossa, the Rave is a spontaneous community event expected to pop up in various iconic Barossa locations.

Sunday's event was held at the Angaston Train Station. No longer in use, it was the perfect backdrop for this sustainable breakfast affair. I love the fact that a new breath of life was given to this old building even if only for a day!

It was such a warm and friendly atmosphere, with locals catching up, dogs happily hanging out, and kids entertaining themselves along the old train track. The train station was looking extremely well dressed with hanging baskets full of succulents, hessian table cloths, bus blind tea towels, and this gorgeous bunting made from recycled flour bags & hand printed fabric.

We even got to take home an heirloom tomato plant in a compostable pot as a thank you for supporting the first event! Actually the whole event was compostable ... all cups, plates, forks, bin bags and food scraps were compostable and thrown straight into the Rave's compost! I'm impressed!

Breakfast was divine, Spanish style slow-cooked beans with free range poached eggs, grilled sourdough and a dollop of natural yoghurt - all for only $10. Oh yeah, top that with some coriander and chilli!

Finished with a gluten free chocolate brownie by Scullery Made Tea. YUMBO! And I must say, I think I had the best Mocha I've ever had from Barossa Coffee Roasters - a big call but it is true!

Keep in the loop on The Breakfast Rave Facebook page or check out more photos from Sunday's event here >

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Scooby-Doo

Campervan October 03, 2011

Denis and I bought a Campervan - it's a 1984 Toyota Pop-top. We are so thrilled with it. The previous owners have lovingly cared for the camper, adding little gadgets here and there to make the whole camping experience more enjoyable... for example, a bracket to hold the laptop with speakers to watch movies in bed, an outdoor shower, plus a pillow top mattress for optimum comfort in the outback! The best bit is it is a true retro camper. Super plain, but still has some quirky features like the special bug catcher on the front window and the stickers from previous trips. We have named him Scooby.

Today we put up the annex, and it dawned on me the colour scheme for Scooby. Orange, green, mustard and brown is the go. My mum recently bought me the melamine dinner set not knowing we had bought the camper. Perfect, and it's orange! I also just bought the floral cushions from Foundabout made with love by my friend Mardi out of retro fabric. Note the table cloth in green and orange floral, also a gift from Mardi. Loving the fringe!

My donkey "Earl Grey" is looking right at home on the biscuit coloured Onkaparinga wool rug - another op shop find! So all in all Scooby is looking a treat decked out in our second hand retro delights. Now we just need to plan our first trip away!

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Mini Designer Chairs

Chairs September 19, 2011

Our new range of miniature designer chairs are now available in store at Retro Delights!

If you have a chair fetish like me then maybe these might help. Just like when you were a kid collecting stickers, rocks, feathers and stamps, now you can collect chairs but in a grown up kind of way. Each chair is sold individually so you can pick and choose as you grow your collection!

A complete celebration of the designers who were well ahead of their time. Unique, inspiring and basically totally COOL.

A great gift idea, each chair is delivered to you lovingly packaged in a special gift box.

Toodle-Pip!

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