My first Olioboard

Testing the waters... I played around for the first time with creating an olio moodboard.

The result... a little bit cluttered, but not bad scheme.

Homelife

Homelife is a home, life, garden and food website - and I think their stuff is really interesting.

I liked it so much I pulled out all my fav's and created a moodboard for fun inspiration for our new place.

Apartment Therapy

I have found this wonderful blog called Apartment Therapy which is about connecting people with the resources they need to improve their homes and then in turn lifestyles and happiness.

What a wonderful concept.

The only shame about it is all the case study homes are in America, and so therefore the resources aren't all relevant/available over here.

I'll be sure to be posting favourite excerpts soon.

Discount designer furniture

My favourite well-known replica designer furniture website is Matt Black. It has all the classics like le corbusier, Eames, Phillip Starck, Isamu Noguchi and Harry Bertoia.

Here are a couple of key items you can get for at least half price.

A fresh start

We are in the process of purchasing our first home, or to be more precise - unit. And I decided this is the perfect place to put up my findings on materials, research, methods, renovating, storage and much more as I come across them.

So to begin with my first tool I found on linkedin. I am a member of an interior design group and found out about a wonderful tool for designer, decorators and stylists - a mood board creator.

olioboard.com

I have already done my first one.

Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2010

From the 9-19th November IDEA has been hosting events throughout Sydney to celebrate the 2010 awards.

Last week they announced the winners, including the overall winner as the Hilton South Wharf, Joint Venture Architects Woods Bagot and NH Architecture. (below)