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Friday, November 26, 2010

victoria hagan interior portraits.......i now own it

i blogged the other day about some books i am wanting to add to my collection. One being victoria hagan's interior portraits. it retails around the net in aud for about $67. i picked up a copy yesterday at highfields (outside toowoomba) believe it or not. in a cute little shop named simple things, small joys. turns out they have a blog simplethingssmalljoys.blogspot.com. i don't know why the shop assistant/owner didn't mention the shop's blog to me as i mentioned i had seen the book on a blog.

i picked up victoria hagan's book for $49. great buy. thank you!

next time i get to highfields i will have to have more of a look around this little shops tucked back from the road. the simple things, small joys shop is in abbie lane, a little set of boutique country style shops off the new england hwy, opposite the church.

www.victoriahagan.com

more books for my christmas shopping list

allegra hicks: an eye for design (available in australia)

buy in australia: available from berkelouw books $46.07 online price in AUD

next is victoria hagan: interior portraits

buy online in australia: available from booktopia for $67.50 or boomerangbooks.com.au

next being vicente wolf: lifting the curtain on design

turns out you can get this book from angus & robertson online. they have other titles from vicente wolf such as

crossing boundaries: a global vision of design
learning to see: bringing the world around you into your home

rebecca geldard - ray white real estate - blogging about white floors and interiors at whitefloors.blogspot.com

my christmas wish list

i found a few things i want for christmas so if my family are struggling for ideas, there are right here!

firstly, the new majestic metropolitan living: visionary homes in the heart of cities by sue hostetler

it is only $69.95 at fishpond.com.au yet retails for $99.99. free delivery as well.

for something a little cheaper, you can't go past lighthouse candles. my favorite sent is the coconut lime. i actually don't like the smell of coconut and it doesn't really smell like coconut.

there are many places you can buy the range online including:

scentiments

moonlightcandles (cheaper delivery)

candelabra

some of my favorite pages out of paul bangay's garden design handbook

this book is worth its weight in gold...seriously one of my best buys yet. paul bangay's garden design handbook.

magestic metropolitan living on poshglam.com

i was reading belle australia aug/sept issue tonight, which i accidentally bought twice as i didn't read the cover, and again fell in love with a few features in the home of sue hostetler who is the author of majestic metropolitan living. so i googled to find a picture of the commercial looking steel framed glass wall & doors which separates her lounge room from the dining room. i love combining old and new in similar fashion. it is hard to work out how to make this look fit without it looking forced or just ugly and uncomplimentary.

i found a heap of the pictures of her home as well as a lot of others which i rate at dluximages.com

credits

poshglam.com

elledecor.com

victoria hagan interiors and her new book

i was surfing elle decor's website and came across a reference to victoria hagan and the pending publication of her new book hictoria hagan: interior portrait. definitely one i will get asap! available in october apparently. i am pre ordering.

see more picts of her work at victoriahagan.com

buying books.....megan morton

i have been rummaging through the books at folio bookshop in brisbane city, and can't find anything really exciting to buy in the interior design section. i kept seeing the book titled home love: 100 inspiring ideas for creating beautiful roomsby megan morton

so when last in paddington i raced into the old mary ryans bookstore which is now titled something about a cat? and grabbed a copy. took me awhile to find though, and it was the last one. i highly recommend it. i felt like painting and decorating after having a quick flip. any book that can inspire me to continue with my half started painting jobs etc is worth its weight in gold. highly recommmend it.