To celebrate Denis' special Birthday we have decided to take a train journey to Melbourne this weekend. We both really love train travel, and find it to be so relaxing. It must be the motion, noise and time out to just sit back and watch the world pass by!

You could say passenger trains are an old school / retro form of travel. My parents went on a train journey to Melbourne for their honeymoon back in the 1960s. I think the trains have somewhat been updated since this picture was taken above. What a shame!

The suite includes a 4 seater lounge (2200mm long!), a single chair and foot stool. In primo condition because it had resided in the "Formal Lounge" for all of its glorious life!

And to top it off I also scored the matching Teak dining table and 6 x Parker Chairs! ($160). Perfect for our new lounge room at the Retro Abode! Will post more pics once the skirt has been removed and it is sitting pretty in our lounge!

TV ROOM
We have decided to transform one of the back bedrooms into a cosy TV room. Our plan is to install some bi-fold doors to create an indoor-outdoor flow to the back garden.


To start the transformation Denis removed the built in wardrobes. This room will eventually be painted because the wallpaper has faded in some areas. Even though the paper is pretty groovy, it is a bit much pattern for one room! Being the south west side of the house this room is asking for light walls!

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Look what we found when we popped over to see our new place today. A skip bin full of treasures!

The previous owners hired a skip and had a big clean out...luckily we were able to check it out before being collected this week. We salvaged a few boxes of books - not entirely sure what I will do with them yet! It's a wonderful range of hard cover novels and encyclopedias. Seriously, how could I let this lot go to the dump!!

There are a few boxes to sort through, plus a suitcase, but will wait till we have moved in a couple of weeks to go through it all.

Picking up the keys on Monday, very exciting!