Colour My World.

Hello again Picket Fence Friends, I hope your week was shiny bright and wonderful :) 

I was talking to a dear friend about my house this week, it's colourful , no two ways about it. I love colour but have been thinking of doing the white wall thing, I really need to dip a toe in but I'm hesitant because as much as I'm attracted to the current clean look of industrial whites, my heart is firmly planted in colour. The_Color_Kittens  by Margaret Wise Brown was, and still is, a favourite little golden book in the Picket Fence House. 

I decided to show you some photographs of my house as you would find it if you walked in now.I've not included the Picket Fence children's spaces because a) I think that they are entitled to a little privacy and b) their rooms looked like bomb sites :) The bathrooms are also on the excluded area list because they are on the need to renovate list and are currently, seriously ugly. I'll show you the sewing room in a future blog...it is a work in progress :)  Now, if you like the beautiful box with the vintage wall~papered exterior below , check out Adeline Country Cottage This girl floats my boat, she is very  talented  and just about the loveliest person you could find online :)

See, wouldn't white walls look awesome here ?

The Green apothecary style drawers came from Melbourne but were originally purchased in Jamberoo Antiques. Prior to that they lived on a ship serving as a provadores cabinet. That paint is around 200 years old....sigh...still my favourite thing in the house xx

This is the family room, the lead light was originally the fan light over the Ritz Hotel front doors in St Kilda. The hotel changed hands and all the RH product was sold off ...it has lived a varied existence since then. I bought it in a decaying condition, had it shipped here in pieces and had glass replaced and repaired. Did I mention that Mr Picket Fence is a VERY patient man :)

The our lady statue below is an original Mattei bros & co. church statue, I had her posted here...amazingly she arrived intact.

A favourite spot in the family room :)

We have no built in robes...we love free standing cupboards. The one above houses the Picket Fence kids toys and board games.

Ignore the cat clawed lounge ;) I told you I was photographing "as is" ....this is how it is ! The chiffonier was one of the first things Mr Picket Fence and I bought together at auction, the mirror was his grandmothers and the Vladimir Tretchikoff  print was my Grandmothers.

Our house is full of children's books. My favourite is Enid Blyton. Again such lovely colours on the jackets !

I need to distress this bookshelf , it's on "the list"... read it's story here The Must Have White Bookshelf The Peters ice cream light dates from the 1950's , we turn it on every night.... I also had this posted ( another miracle !) I love Australian advertising....hence below.

Note above, my friend Chesty Bond....made from vulcanised rubber ...some would say the ideal man ;)

I love Globite and old suitcases, great for hiding magazines and less than pretty kids toys, Lego and , matchbox cars and blocks.

Where we eat, talk and unwind :)

Hmmm You can never have too much green china ! Note the Saint Rita Statue ( Patron Saint of lost causes)

How Baby Picket Fence see's the world ! ( The scales are our fruit bowl )

I love fifties sunbeam mix~masters . I have green and blue too, not pictured here.

A quiet corner, see I can do quiet ;)

My mother and my Grandmothers handbag's hang in the hall.

More green... this time in glass! Eeek, check out the patina on my silver ( I love patina)

My kitchen window...this was not the best shot I had, but had to be included ;) See the photo bomber. His name is BJ xx
Well I'd love to hear what you think of the Picket Fence House? It's a work in progress, loads of fun :)  A big thank~you to all my recent followers and  to people leaving comments. This is massively flattering ! And if you're not  following, click on the follow me button on my sidebar. I'd love to have you visit.  Thanks for dropping by , you make my day xx

  

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