0 project bondi {art}

McLean Stephenson Photography

There is a great wide hallway after the main entrance which is screaming for a vignette. My brother in law McLean Stephenson is a photographer and we are hoping to include some of his work in the house. Here is my first idea for the hallway. The Bludot strut console fades into the background and the photograph does ALL the talking

McLean Stephenson Photography

McLean Stephenson Photography

0 hawaii - the trip

The Royal Hawaiian

I was lucky enough to travel to Hawaii for a glorious week for my mother in law's 60th birthday. We stayed on Waikiki beach at the Waikiki Parc (they stayed at the Royal Hawaiian which is where we spent most of our holiday!) It was my first time there and to say I loved it would be an understatement. It had the warmest, clear ocean, white sand, great food, EXCELLENT shopping and the weather was perfect. I officially heart Hawaii

View from the RH pewl

RH cabanas

The entrance to the Lewers Lounge at the Halekulani 

A gas station find that provided fodder for many an entertaining car ride

SIL Alice and I sitting normally on the lounge at the RH

For the actual birthday dinner we went to La Mer at the Halekulani which was exquisite. So fancy even my clutch got it's own seat...

The view from our private dining room

The MIL and the cake (this was in addition to our fancy desserts)

The glorious view of the Pink Palace from the ocean. I've already mentally booked my ticket back next year.

please join me on Monday for my shopping post :)

1 hawaii bound

(Lisa Marie Fernandez cossie, Marc sunnies, Marc bracelet, Marc purse, Jil Sander coat + Nike sneaks)

I am off this afternoon to Hawaii for a delicious week long break to celebrate my MIL's 60th. I am beside myself with excitement about the sand and swimming etc but what kind of girl would I be if I was not most excited for the shopping? Aloha Rag, Neiman Marcus (Kelly Wearstler and Jonathan Adler home wares YES), Sephora - the list goes on. I will of course be updating my instagram daily so keep an eye out and I will do a Hawaii haul upon my return. Above and below are a few of my wish list delights: a little Jil Sander, some KW and JA and always a bit of Marc

(KW box, JA mugs, KW plate, L'Object candle, JA bathmat and JA candle)

1 wedding

The Flower Drum Instagram

My brother in law Luke got married last weekend in Sydney at Fairground Follies (the most incredible wedding venue - a cavernous warehouse filled with antique fairground rides) to the gorgeous Hayley. Lara Hotz was their photographer, check out her website for more pics of the wedding coming soon!

Alice's Instagram

The Flower Drum Instagram

Lara Hotz Photography Instagram

The Flower Drum Instagram

The fleurs created by my clever MIL

2 farm {christmas}

mum, dad, Jules and i went down to my aunt and uncle's farm with my two cousins the Saturday before Christmas for an early Christmas lunch. as you know, i LOVE the farm and couldn't wait to get down there. those of you who follow me on instagram will have seen most of these already.

my aunt collects little nests that fall out of trees and has bunches of dried hydrangeas all over the house

i really cant get enough of the landscape. australia is SO beautiful in the country

old bottles found in the dirt outside the kitchen when they first moved in (the house was built in 1918) and her home made bush wreath 

this is hamish the bull who is so heavy when he was mating with a cow he shattered her pelvis and the poor little calf was left without a mum! luckily another cow has reluctantly agreed to feed the orphan as well as her own - bless. p.s. hamish is only 2 years old and already over 800kg - an absolute monster. also see that little butterfly at the bottom - how cute!

i scoured those acres all afternoon and came back with a little fox skull and some bones

jules and i were heading into town to get diet coke and nearly squished this little guy, i made jules stop the car and i ran back down the road and we drove him to a river - he STUNK! but how amazing are the markings?

 

while in town we visited the old wares shop - rip off joint but nice stuff

this is the chickens house, there are only 3 and they are very obedient! check them out following my uncle when it was bed time 

little moo-er didn't know he needed to move off the road for us to get past

we only got to stay one night as jules had his annual christmas eve cricket match all the next day so i can't wait to get back down there soon for a little longer

xxx c