A rambling, rollicking heap of old and new, east and west, eccentricity and eclecticism. Oh the ceilings, the garden, the quirky touches here and there and everywhere. I’m stalking a house with a BIG personality in Fitzroy North, Melbourne. Link here while it lasts.

Muted, chalky palettes layered with natural textures. Carefully curated signature pieces. Rooms where the contents have space to shine, to stand, have presence. Refined and rustic, sophisticated yet simple. Elegant, easy living. Two beautiful homes by Solis Betancourt & Sherrill.

A quality of light. Thick, soft, viscose. As if you could wave your hand through a beam and feel it. Time stands still. Life has stopped in a photograph. For a second. For eternity. Captured. Caressed. Not trapped. Inspiring in its simplicity and its complexity. Photography by Eric Piasecki.

I turn my back on real estate stalking for a week and BAM new listings are popping up everywhere. Still you have to call me picky particular, choosy and hard to please. I’m fussy when it comes to which houses make it on to the blog. Not quite right, bad photos, I need more photos please! House is amazing furniture is deplorable. Can’t quite put my finger on it listings with something that has me nodding “yes”. This week’s finds include a couple of Sydney houses from the 1840s,  A Balmain home with amazing Sydney Harbour Bridge views, a house that has been “Hamptonised” (a little like sanitised?) and a rambling boho stone 1950s house called “The Castle”. All via realestate.com.au.

There is a softness, an almost like velvet, to photographer David Woolley‘s work. Love the composition, the angles the way he works with light, the diversity of his portfolio. Inspiring.