Friday finds me craving for a getaway from the bad, the mad and the ugly. So what’s new you ask? Besides the fact that I fell badly in the main street this week and was taken by ambulance to the emergency department leaving my dignity and half my jeans in the street. Almost 50 and having one’s trousers slit open with scissors opposite the post office is not fun however handsome the paramedic is. Nine x-rays later and there were no broken bones just soft tissue damage and a sad and sorry Jo dosed on pain killers. I hope this guesthouse has a bedroom with no stairs… and a shower. Don’t think I can handle a bath. Back to today’s sublime holiday property. Part gallery, part home, once a shipyard, always unique and poetic, hiding behind an unobtrusive facade. Apparently the bathroom is big enough to dance in. I think I’ll pass on the dancing and instead drink in the loveliness of the simple luxury of Tielrode in Flanders, Belgium via Welcome Beyond. (Please forgive me. I’m not whining. I’m grateful to be home, in one piece and finding joy in a lovely home. Happy weekend!)

Lose yourself in Melbourne architect Rob Mills‘ portfolio. From contemporary to heritage to coastal, it will give you an insight into why Australian design is so hot at the moment. It’s about light and space, inside and out, real living and realising aspirations. It’s family and fun, memories and starting new, reformatting and respecting history. You’ll see why on his website.

Summer school saw photographer Mary Beth Koeth spend time in a beautiful holiday home honing her already impressive skills. Robert, the owner of that lovely summer house has, surprise, surprise, an equally beautiful home. Everything you would expect a stylish Norwegian home to be. White, bright with views to die for. Imagine wasting time lying on the deck just watching the sail boats glide by. Well you can. Robert’s home is for sale (here). Thankfully Mary Beth snapped these lovely shots for us before Robert leaves.

Such a sweet little nook using an often overlooked space. Found while real estate stalking.

The sun’ll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
‘Til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow! Tomorrow!
I love ya Tomorrow!…..

Oops sorry got carried away there. Real estate stalking on a rainy weekend found this Malvern, Melbourne home. Cute as a button on the outside. Sophisticated on the inside. I’d ramp up the bedroom a little more but the bones are good. The mirror over the mantle is a modern take on a traditional piece. Can you spot the 2 TVs in the living areas. Summer and winter viewing? I hope not both at the same time. I’m also wondering if they ran out of money for window treatments. Perhaps they like a a simple finish.I’d love to see this house shot sympathetically. A good stylist, a good photographer, a magazine spread? Link here while it lasts.