This house is on a 20-acre farm 5 kilometers away from West Coast. The farm is home to a goat, Jess, and her two lambs, Ruffy and Rolly, as well as alpacas, George and Dash, and a ram, Roger, with his eight ewes and two lambs, Holly and Flash. The decoration style of the house is almost reminiscent of nostalgia. When decorating, Paula always thinks back to her grandparents' home in the rural town of Woodspoint. Her grandmother was always drinking tea and eating delicious snacks warmed in the microwave. Even though she lived in a small country town, she always wore a beautiful dress and the table always had a nice tablecloth. Paula wanted her country cabin to have the feel of a holiday escape—warm and welcoming. Her favorite relaxing shade of blue can be seen throughout her house, and the fresh scent of orange is always there. Almost all the furniture came from their original home, so it immediately makes this country cabin feel like home.
I love the living room, which opens out onto the balcony, which looks down onto the Mallard Brook and the most beautiful red gum trees, and where the sheep often roam the front yard. The gorgeous red velvet sofa belongs to Antony’s parents, and the Australian vintage-style cushions on it are from Bonnie and Neil. The print on the cushion is from a diorama by local artist Katherine May McCool. I have a little dream. We read books here without TV or the Internet. This life must be very peaceful.
My bedside table is this metal chair from an ice cream shop originating from Kabinett. The cage-like lights are from Merci in Paris, which is truly the most wonderful place. I just recently had breakfast there with two of my besties from Ireland. It was like a modern version of "Breakfast at Tiffanys." At four o'clock in the afternoon, we returned home with a full load. In addition to this cage lantern, I also bought this printed and trimmed puppy blanket on the ground. It was so beautiful that I couldn't bear to put the dogs' dirty paws on it. Its on top. Some other knick-knacks came from Prunella, the best country florist in Kineton! The floral curtains were left over from the original owner and I tried to keep them original. Monnie and Bil are both in their 80s, and they love each other so much. Its really sad to see them move out.
The living room is open, which means we rely on plenty of wood on the ground outside to keep us warm. The patchwork rugs I recently brought back from Turkey, I bought them at the Grand Bazaar. After shopping in the big bazaar for a long time, Dhoku is the most surprising store. This rug is made from many remnant kilim rugs put together, and the color scheme is visually striking. The whole house is warm and comfortable in winter and has excellent ventilation in summer. Ant and I made the bookshelf ourselves, the ladder is from Mexico but we bought it at Market Import in Melbourne. The entire bookshelf was painted white, except for one shelf which was painted a bright yellow using Duluxs "Sunny" paint. The bookshelf is almost full, almost to the point where you have to take out an old book to put in a new one.
My grandparents both lived in rural Victoria. topmostThe clock belongs to my grandma and I am so sentimental. It was a nice old clock, but it made a loud sound and struck the hour, so I never broke it. The five Chinese babies on the bookshelf were festive gifts given to me by some 80-year-old friends when they returned from China.
I have a whole collection of embroidery items. These D’oyley embroidery pieces come from a great little shop in Elmore Vic. My mom and grandma also love embroidery and they have many beautiful works. Bookcases are made from old car ramps and stone shelves. Melbournes Montreux often has well-made furniture.
Gran and Pop have a pet parrot, which they always feed peanuts as a special treat. And our family all knows that this cabinet is where peanuts are stored. For an old, quarrelsome parrot, this was great treatment. But his good days came to an end after he bit Pops finger and nearly bit it off. The paintings on the wall are by the amazing Melbourne artist Dawn Tan.
I bought this recliner as a birthday present for Antony in 2011, so that he could remember his father. Antony has a nice photo of his father in military uniform during World War II. I thought the recliner might be a good place for him to read or miss his dad. The map, a wedding anniversary gift from Antony, shows Heathcote in the center of Victoria. The curtains come from another ingenious Melbourne woman, Shannon Lamden.
The linen sheets and vintage white woven blankets are from IKEA and Country Road. The doll on the bed was handmade by a friend of mine who lives in Canada. I bought her with the intention of selling it, but her The beautiful big eyes kept blinking at me and I couldn't bear to let them go. Their names are little women.
