Hello Island Lovelies, Shannon Fricke recently styled the Domayne Summer book that’s appearing in home magazines at present. Domayne has chosen to celebrate the ever popular Bahamian style that India Hicks, Amanda Lindroth etc. are famous for. Here’s their take on Vintage Bahamas Style: The shoot was at a home on Sydney’s Palm Beach and [...]
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My Island Portfolio – Showcasing 3 New Modern Beach House Designs
Hello Island Lovelies, Today I’m showcasing more of my recent portfolio work at The Coolum Residences in QLD. 3 Modern beach houses were designed by Push Architects with myself and some of the Sekisui House Developments team and here are the results. Set in the prestigious golf course resort in between the mountain and the [...]
Views to Die for in Death in Paradise
Hello Island Lovelies, Did anyone catch the new ‘whodunnit’ murder series Death in Paradise last week? If not you should, just to take a peek at the main characters residence in the Caribbean, it is to die for. The series can be best described as a Midsummer Murders in the Caribbean and was shot in Guadeloupe on an [...]
Beach Inspired Beauty on a Budget
Hello Island Lovelies, It’s show and tell time today. You’ve all seen the beautiful blue and white asian style ceramics currently in vogue and how well they fit into a beach inspired home. Well I was a lucky little girl and spied these two vases in a couple of vintage stores last week – what do you [...]
Discovering Hannah Blackmore Photography
Hello Island Lovelies, Today I’m showcasing Hannah Blackmore, a fabulous Sydney photographer – you’ll see some of her work in the latest edition of Adore magazine. I love her style of photography and I’m sure you will too. Have a good look at the vignettes and interiors, heaps of beautiful and inspirational ideas to create some gorgeous [...]
Stuart Membery’s new collection – Discover Ivory Coast
Hello Island Lovelies, Our dear friend Stuart Membery has released a new collection and we super love it. Ivory Coast is just a gorgeous modern tropical collection of furniture and accessories, beautifully designed and made. This collection brings the Hemmingway inspired tropical island look straight into the 21st century. For more beautiful island inspired [...]
Indigo & White the Classic Colour Combo du Jour
I adore Indigo, I’ve used it throughout the past year on professional projects and at home. Here’s just one of my indigo projects, a display home at Birtinya Island, QLD. The Indigo feature wall is balanced because the deep colour is contained with light colours, framing the feature wall and allowing it to give the right [...]
Coastal Autumn Styling at Home
Hello island lovelies, I finally got around today to start the re-style of our coastal home. As the weather has changed over the past week to a more autumnal hue, my thoughts have turned to cosying up the our coastal home with some little decorating tricks and collected items around the home. We have a little nook [...]
The Coolum Residences, Queensland
Hello island lovelies, I’ve often been asked to reveal some of my Interior Design work to you and I’m more than happy to share one of the latest projects I’ve been involved in with Sekisui House Australia. The Coolum Residences are located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia. Sekisui House have built 3 display homes [...]
Eco Chic Resort Style
Loving this image from Vogue Living Australia. The perfect balance of eco chic and island style living. Happy Island Styling
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