my favourite thing

I've had a good old fashioned tidy up and a couple of weeks ago rearranged the sunroom to accomodate the room divider.

If you remember, it had been black and white and has now been replaced with other stuff. So i moved the black and white hide and cushions into the lounge room with my most favourite item in the house, my 1950's lounge. This is it....

Aint she a beauty!I love, love,love, love her. Actually, quite a few of my fave items reside in this room. The little yellow stool is new on the block and has quickly made it into my top 10. It brings out the yellow in the dress 'Balinese Girl' has on in the frame and lifts the room a bit i think. Perfecto for my morning coffee.

The black and white just seems to work with it in my eye. Not to say that it does in anyone else's ...i'm sure many people would think it's overdone with the tropical print - but i like things a little off centre sometimes. And the hide is making the room feel a little warmer coming into winter.

Oddly, about 10 years ago, i purchased a handmade vintage skirt from the Paddington Markets in Sydney. I pulled it out about 2 years after purchasing the couch and thought how familiar the fabric looked. My sis-in-law turned it into two cushions for me with cute wooden buttons. That's them above. It's not the same fabric but rediculously similar.

I purchased this lounge from a shop called 'Found' on the Gold Coast about 4 years ago. They specialise in mid century pieces. I immediately fell in lust which turned to love very rapidly. The deal was sealed when they showed me the shelf that sits on the back and even though the fabric is a little fullon - i don't think i'll ever tire of it.

I just liked how the sun hit this when i took the photo and i have a massive love of Mother In Law Tongue's at the moment. Cannot get enough of them! I couldn't tell you the last time i watered him and he's still happy as larry. 

Another favourite of mine are my Tretchikoffs.  These 3 girls stick together on the opposite wall to Balinese girl. I admire them often. The trunk hides away CD's and DVD's. It's been a very loyal steed that trunk. When i first came across it, it had pigeon poo ALL over it. I was so offended, pigeon poo haunts me. It seems to turn up everywhere. Took me so long to polish it up but was worth the sore arms and chipped nails.

That's my little bit of show and tell... i'm a very proud parent to that lounge.

I hope your Easter is proving to be relaxing. Still 3 and a half days to go.