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Bizz April 2009

None of us deserve to live in a mundane environment. Everyone can aspire to creating a space which lifts their spirits and lets their imagination soar. This blog will give you an insight into the world as I see it as a lifelong lover of antiques and interior decoration. Hopefully, you can pick up some tips and tricks which help change your surroundings for the better. The rest of the links are to the best-in-show for design, style and creative visual masterpieces from around the world. Join me. Comment and contribute. Let's start the conversation now.



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Jamie Allpress antiques

My friend Jamie Allpress has just relaunched his website with a cleaner, more functional design. He buys and restores some fantastic English and European furniture and works of art. I was in his Melbourne shop the other day and saw a table that was 500 years old. One aspect (one of the many) I love about antiques is that they are probably the ultimate example of recycling.
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The logo for my interior decoration business was inspired by our wonderful stone cottage, which was formerly a barn, in Queenstown, New Zealand. The cottage was beautifully decorated in antique oak and striking red leather furniture by my well-travelled and discerning grandmother, Lellie. This logo design perfectly encapsulates the spirit and essence of the cottage, which is known as The Loose Box, because it was where horses were stabled in “loose boxes” - timber stalls where they could move around freely. The person/horse is merrily swigging on a jaunty goblet which reflects the many celebrations and fantastic ski holidays have been raucously enjoyed by four generations. The wing-back chair exists, as do the foot stool and the lamp. Unfortunately, our dear old labrador, Otter, is chasing rubber bunnies in the sky! But that is exactly how he looked lying in front of the fire.

The logo for my interior decoration business was inspired by our wonderful stone cottage, which was formerly a barn, in Queenstown, New Zealand. The cottage was beautifully decorated in antique oak and striking red leather furniture by my well-travelled and discerning grandmother, Lellie. This logo design perfectly encapsulates the spirit and essence of the cottage, which is known as The Loose Box, because it was where horses were stabled in “loose boxes” - timber stalls where they could move around freely. The person/horse is merrily swigging on a jaunty goblet which reflects the many celebrations and fantastic ski holidays have been raucously enjoyed by four generations. The wing-back chair exists, as do the foot stool and the lamp. Unfortunately, our dear old labrador, Otter, is chasing rubber bunnies in the sky! But that is exactly how he looked lying in front of the fire.

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