Tasmania bliss

I am back from a much anticipated trip to Tasmania. I have a lot of family there as my Dad was born there and going back is extremely relaxing. We somehow got AMAZING weather the whole 8 days (pretty much unheard of in Tas).

It certainly is!

My favourite beach

At Home Hill Winery

MONA

What went down:

-Long awaited visit to MONA (wow)

-Lazing on my favourite beach in the world, 40 mins from Hobart (location unable to be disclosed to -due the risk of over-population :p)

-Drive around the Huon Trail through Cygnet, Kettering, Glaziers bay- stopping for lunch at the beautiful Peppermint Bay and visiting some small wineries.

-Drive through Ross, Richmond and Oatlands scouring all the little antique and gift shops (purchased some serious vintage tableware gems)

- The obligatory visit to Salamanca and Battery Point to places like The Maker and the Jackman and McRoss bakery (the chocolate brioche is highly recommended)

Jackman and McRoss Bakery- Image via Town and Country Travel Mag

Peppermint Bay grounds

Birthday Decorations

This year for my birthday we 'borrowed' the communal area of our flat and threw a relaxed little birthday and housewarming soiree.

I went to the Sydney flower markets early on Saturday and collected a whole bunch of Poppy's and Snapdragons.I also draped 44 metres of cheesecloth over our funny old clothes line to provide some shade, along with some of my hippy-esque scarves adding more splashes of pattern and colour.  It was THE most beautiful day, sunny and breezy. Funnily enough I think that the planning of the decoration was just as fun as the actual day !

Paper ephemera etc

Having a home day today after a pretty busy week. Tidying through various computer folders and just found these lil' ones lying haphazardly in a desktop folder. I scanned these in last year when putting together a portfolio. I love how they look so 3 dimensional like a photograph. 

Above images created by Holly Goes

I must make time to make more of these- they are good for attaching to gift wrapping or a blank card or even propping up on a mantel piece for some colour.

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Decoration with Maps

Recently I decorated a friends wedding. They live in Brazil so it was done via correspondence. The loose theme was 'travel' as they met travelling and have done a lot since together- not to mention their travels to Australia for the wedding. I chose to use old maps to make some feature lanterns that wouldn't cost too much to make.

The venue was a challenge as nearly everything was a different shade of blue. This meant that a lot of the decoration was more like damage control, covering everything in white really helped.

I made two small tiered chandeliers that sat above the seating and one large draping style one above the dance floor.

Neon obsession

Neon signs have been on my mind of late. I really just want to use one in a design project or even around my house.

Penny Farthing Design House are selling this one below which would suit me perfectly (I am an 'oops' kind of girl)!

This pink sign is also a favourite that I had squirrelled away.

There are also some fantastic uses of Neon lighting and signage on their blog.

moving in!

PK and I are finally moving the Sydney's inner west.

Packing, decorating, working, studying, wedding decorating- we are doing it all at the moment.

It is so long since we saw the apartment on 'open for Inspection' day that i totally forgot about the TERRIBLE brown 70's carpet. It has ruined all my decorating plans so now I am researching DIY floor coverings for rentals.

Not really the solution but the picture here is a great DIY rug option.

Image via image itemsbydesignbird.blogspot.com.

I will keep you posted with the place.

soft blues and greys

soft blues and greys
Originally uploaded by Holly Goes Vintage.

Calm corner

This is the corner which I stare at when I sit at my desk. It is calming and serene. Thinking about painting my room in Dulux 'whisper white' after much white paint research. Exhausting. Just painted a sample strip and so far so good.

Yellow, timbers and turquoise distractions

Distracting myself from more important things, musing of decorating our potential new bedroom...