{colour inspiration: gold & lilac}

. . . high-heeled shoes and cupcake wrappers, mirrored dressers and vintage sconces -- always and irresistibly drawn to all things gold, and especially when intermingled with shades of lilac . . .

{images: stylist eva lindh; kendall wilkinson & also via felicity; flickr via coco & kelley}

{stripes, sequins & tartan}

. . . falling leaves and chilly nights, stripes and sequins -- and always -- a little tartan, and it's beginning to feel like autumn . . .

{images: 1 & 2 - peta rudd via absolutely beautiful things & felicity - thank you!; 3 - inspiration board; 4 - brintons carpets via vt interiors}

{behind the scenes: style me romy}

. . . always adore backstage photos and discovering the blogs of stylists -- most recently, style me romy, the blog of sydney-based romy frydma, with an insider's look at favourite brands, fashion websites and photo shoots, as well as glimpses behind the scenes, including a favourite chris colls shoot in which aussie model miranda kerr shares a few of her favourite things . . .

prada personalize shoes, kindle, balenciaga sunglasses rolex oyster air king

prada bag with trinkets, david austin roses from flos florum, rose quartz, serge lutens datura noir fragrance and kora daily hand cream

{model - miranda kerr, photographer - chris colls, style me romy via pink loulou}

{how to: driftwood table lamp}

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. . . wonderfully inspired by what can become of a few pieces of driftwood, bits of string & a little imagination: australian stylist tim neve created this beautiful driftwood table lamp from a standard wood lamp base {below}, sanding down the lacquer to an unvarnished surface, affixed pieces of driftwood and tied everything with string . . .



{images & instructions: tim neve blog}

{at the shops: the society inc.}

could spend hours browsing through the society inc., a "haberdashery meets hardware" store that specialises in local and global textiles, furniture, homewares and beautiful things . . .



began by sydney-born interior stylist sibella court in an 1800s corner shop in paddington, NSW, the society inc. changes its contents and interior 4 times a year, transporting visitors into another world:

above, beautiful things from the paperwhites theme, inspired by paper ephemera & beachcombing, creamy whites and soft, whispery silver & golds and barely-there pinks, vintage mother of pearl, and lovely old crepe papers . . .

{stylist: faye toogood}

always fun & interesting to come across the same photograph in two different portfolios, such as the beautiful image of the luxurious satin sheets {below}, originally discovered in the portfolio of photographer emma lee, only to discover it again -- nearly a year later, in the wonderful portfolio of stylist faye toogood . . .



{images: studio toogood via busy being fabulous}