Two more kitchens from interior designers Nexus. Country kitchens with just a touch of modern. Scrubbed pine and tongue and groove walls. Whitewashed brick and colourful faience plates. Zettel’z and 7 Chairs. What’s not to love?

Stylish and bold. Practical and contemporary. Arts and Crafts house and modern kitchen. Graphic and sleek. Simplified joinery against old wooden floors. Black and white. Flash of scarlet. Love it. Kitchen by Melbourne interior designers Nexus.

Too cool! Rule Britannia! Jamie Oliver’s new restaurant Union Jacks designed by Blacksheep. It’s quirky, it’s fun. It’s cheeky and clichéd Brit through and through. Nostalgia and post-war echoes, childhood memories and great food. Not just a concept eatery with theatrics and bells and whistles though, it is a fabulously well designed restaurant as you would expect for a top chef like Jamie.

I’m real estate stalking a little further afield today. All the way to the Lone Star State. How about this cute as a button 100 year old farmhouse on 8 acres outside of Austin? AND it’s in wine country. AND it has a chicken coop and veggie patch. I think you all know I have a thing for country cottages for weekend getaways or even a complete tree change. Big thanks to Nettie for the link. You’ll find it for sale here.

Apartment in Paris by École and photography by Xavier Lucas. Lean and mean. Are you keen?

5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Let the outcry re safety, children, drunk in the middle of the night and building code begin 😉