Amazing photographs by Lucas Allen for Mark Tuckey. Love! Love! Love!

A casually elegant family retreat at Palm Beach, Sydney by Adelaide Bragg & Associates. Hues of blue and green like the ever changing ocean, organic textures and crisp white finishes update this 1950’s home. Beautiful, relaxed and classic.

Run away! Run away! Dream of a way to get away. It’s Monday and you’re chained to your work desk. Take a little time to fantasise about Hotel Fasano Punta del Este in Uruguay. A breathtaking setting for a stylish complex designed by Isay Weinfeld. Whether leaning on the sill of the indoor pool or watching the sun go down with cocktails on the deck I’m sure you can escape through your computer screen for just a little while. No one will notice. I promise.

Yay! The latest issue of Est is live. Its pages are jam-packed with colour and Christmas. Indigo reigns, the holiday season is green and bold, artists and writers and models and style mavens provide effortless inspiration. Around the world and back to its Australian base Est never disappoints. Here’s a little sneak peek. Head on over to drink it all in.

Photography by Toby Scott for Est

Photography by Dana van Leeuwen for Est

Photography by Toby Scott for Est

Photography by Toby Scott for Est

Photography by Toby Scott for Est

Photography by Marjon Hoogervorst for Est

I’m stalking a little weatherboard cottage in the inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond. Cute and colourful with a youthful vibe. Wish the photos were better and there were a lot more! I spy a few treasures from Fenton & Fenton I do believe. One of my favourite shops. Link here while it lasts.

P.S. Speaking of lots of lovely photos I had the super talented Elizabeth from Walk among the homes shooting at my house today. Great fun! I’ll let you know when she posts the story. In the meantime pop over and see inside some of Brisbane’s real homes by real people.

Look here’s another home in Richmond. A warehouse apartment this time. Rug seems familiar? Link here for this one.