31 October, 2010

Happy Halloween!

Hand Made Halloween Wreath from
Kristen with her fab blog 'Write It Down'

Hand Made Halloween Quilt - the back side-
I prefer this side for adults! From talented
Kristen with her fab blog 'Write It Down'

Trick or Treat? Hope you have fun for Halloween - particularly all my friends in the States, we had such a super fun time 4 years ago when we spent Halloween in Disneyland and lots of pre-parties in Seattle with our dear friends! Here's a few things I love for Halloween...






images via visualize.us from Good HouseKeeping & creative blog Write It Down

29 October, 2010

Happy Weekend!



Happy Friday - Welcome Weekend! Hope you have a great weekend! I know I will it's my birthday [and my god-daughter Ella - we're on the same day!] this weekend and I'm looking forward to catching up with family & friends over a wonderful lunch, and seeing what my little Isabelle has put together for me - well what a 6month old can do with Daddy's help is anyone's guess!
Thanks again for stopping by - I look forward to giving you more fabulous Palatial Living posts next week. Take Care & Enjoy x



image via vi.sualize.uz from Postcards Far Away

For My Mum...



We had a surprising turn of events this afternoon, thankfully all is ok. So this is a special post for my Mum, who is the official 1st Palatial Living fan [then my husband!] and always my unconditional [design confidante] supporter. Love you Mum.

28 October, 2010

Birthday Cake!


Although this might be my favourite a vanilla
thick frosted vanilla cake -
 it's still makes a gorgeous birthday cake!
A very special Happy Birthday to our darling cousin Bec, also known as 'Aunty' Bec to our Isabelle... We hope you have a wonderful day today & for all of them that lay ahead.
- Love You -

Modern Vintage Hand-Stamped Pieces...

 I love these gorgeous vintage looking hand-stamped cushions that can also be personalised I found on esty.com from stylish fab store My Adobe Cottage. There are also stockings, wall hangings, pillow sacks, table runners and more from this modern vintage, romantic and somewhat urban inspired hand-made etsy store.
Take a look you'll see why I like it so much...be sure to check out the Esty store HERE. Just not sure where I should start first!







images via Etsy from My Adobe Cottage

Mid Week House Snoop - A Smith & Cabban in Mosman.


 Apologies that the 'Mid Week' House Snoop takes places on a Thursday - I had terrible trouble with blogging last night - trying to log on and load images! Enough said, here's your Palatial Living - Sydney Real Estate fix for the week and gee have I found a stunning Palatial home!
Take a look at this truly Grand Palatial home set in the leafy streets of Sydney Lower North Shore, Mosman...

Originally built by Smith & Cabban who were in the [1880's onwards] late 19th & early 20th century were speculative builders. After purchasing a large portion of the Silex Estate, they built about 170 houses along Bradley's Head Rd and Prince Albert Street. The Silex Estate - in 1839 James King purchased 150 acres which he named Silex Estate. 200 acre grant of Joseph Newton subdivided as Park Gate Estate in 19 marine plots. And in 1853 Archibald Mosman sold his property to John Stirling. The Silex Estate was subdivided into 25 allotments of from four to seven acres. Initially 18 lots were sold and sites were set aside for a school, church, school of arts and a library.
Later further subdivisions eventuated in the plots being the size of the present day - such as the one of 'Glen Osmond'. There is a DA by Urban Architects Tzannes & Associates and landscaping by the talented Peter Fudge I love that children are also catered for amongst this very stylish setting! Enjoy x
 










Agent's Blurb... Richardson & Wrench Mosman.
“Glen Osmond" - An Iconic Mosman home. Stately, Grand - a Superb Federation Family Estate, C 1901
A magnificent merge of Federation grandeur with 21st Century family informality and functionality sees this land mark Smith & Cabban residence, C 1901, emerge as a true Mosman thoroughbred.
Dominating a prized dress circle estate in one of Mosman’s most highly esteemed streets, where over 1400sqm of superbly landscaped and manicured lawns and gardens and an impressive 35m frontage forge perfect first impressions. The elevated, stately and fully renovated home with expansive and uninterrupted views that lead the eye from the North Sydney Skyline to the Bridge, Sydney Harbour and the Eastern Suburbs from both levels, has the space and elegance you need for entertaining on a grand scale with the practicality & warmth required for easy day to day family living.
Polished floors, original fireplaces, high 12ft decorated ceilings and formal archways enhance the airy spaciousness of the huge dining room and the vast living room that both open to the deep sheltered verandah … perfect for year round entertaining – absolutely ideal for New Years Eve. With family living in mind, a casual living area with loft library and computer nook is conveniently placed next to the...show more generous eat-in kitchen where French doors open to the private terrace with auto awning … your all-weather, al fresco casual living area that’s great for younger children. The lower level reveals another dimension to the pleasure of living here, with a vast rumpus room with kitchenette that leads to the 12m heated pool and surrounding lawns and terraces. A bedroom with ensuite, guest bathroom and large, fully cabled study make this a great, semi self contained area for teens or guests. The large fully insulated, temperature controlled, 4500 bottle capacity, walk in cellar is a feature that will really impress discerning buyers.
Six bedrooms in total, four on the main level, the master suite with views, opens to the verandah and has a walk in robe and ensuite. Carefully designed fruit garden with many fruit bearing citrus, olive and mango trees, kitchen herb garden and enclosed children’s play lawn with commercial grade equipment and painting/play gazebo. Plenty of well designed storage throughout, large utility room & triple garage. The state-of-the-art security system includes back to base alarm and selective CCTV. There is a DA by Tzannes & Associates and landscaping by Peter Fudge to extend the garaging to four cars, create internal access to the home by lift, plus additional entertaining terraces and landscaping.
This impeccable home is perfectly placed within walking distance to the cafes and shops of Mosman Village, local schools, parklands and transport .... it’s a unique opportunity to own one of Mosman’s finest heritage homes.


images via Real Estate.com.au

26 October, 2010

Palatial Garden Rooftop Spaces...

  Pop-Up Bar - The Doghouse, Rooftop, The Village,
 287A Liverpool St, Darlinghurst from Lee Tran Lam's
delicious blog
'The Unbearable Lightness of Being Hungry'
With the gorgeous warmth of summer winking around the corner, here in Sydney, there are fresh lime green leaves bursting our, grass is growing inches over night again, and buds are open and singing to the blue sky! So being amongst all things garden also got me to being all things outside, entertaining outside, going to restaurants, pubs & bars with outdoors spaces - hence the roof top garden....it's certainly a space that allows urban city dwellers a taste of nature up above the bustle of it all -a little closer to the sky and maybe a little zen once your favourite dish or drink has arrived!

I was also blog snooping and had a lovely long read of the fabulous Lee Tran Lam's blog/ web 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being Hungry'. Not only is it a deliciously fabulous go-to review guide of restaurants,  bars, pubs, cafes that she has visited & eaten at - it's also a superb visual diary of all that is on offer at these venues.... Lee Tran is also the talented Deputy Chief Sub-Editor at one of Australia's more forefront home & design magazines 'Inside Out'.
Here's a few more roof top gardens that also inspired me.... Enjoy x
image 2 & 3 - Chris and Lisa Goode’s Nolita penthouse is
 featured in New York Magazine via Apartment Therapy


This Garden belongs to Matt Blesso, a real estate developer, 
this garden is loacted on a rooftop apartment in
lower Manhattan. Matt called on duo  Joel Sanders, the architect,
and Diana Balmori, the landscape architect, who teach a course
together called Interface, all about uniting architecture
and landscape design - here they produced this
 amazing rooftop garden.
image via Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World

The Roof Garden at Kensington High Street, London

25 October, 2010

On Show...Beauitful Botanical Artwork.

There's several fantastic exhibitions coming up that you might want to check out...here's one I'd love to see. These botanical art works by Jenny Phillips are devine and highly collectible. Read on... Enjoy x

Jenny Phillips | Magnolia grandiflora with seedpod 2004 watercolour on paper | Collection of the artist

Beautiful Botanical Artwork, the works of renowned Melbourne [Victoria] botanical artists, Jenny Phillips will be on show November 12 at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Dunns Rd, Morington, Victoria.

A bit about Jenny  & the exhibition - running 12 November 2010 - 6 February 2011 | Jenny Phillips: The hidden meaning of plants .
'An MPRG exhibition - Jenny Phillips, deservedly, has an international reputation as an important botanical artist. As founder, director and teacher at The Botanical Art School in Melbourne she has also been largely responsible for the contemporary renaissance of botanical art, both here and abroad.
The life of Jenny Phillips has been consumed by a passion for hunting down and painting plants and flowers. This exhibition, the first major retrospective of her work, examines the way in which Jenny Phillips' botanical art goes beyond scientific observation, where plants are used as a motif to demonstrate artistic skills and scientific knowledge, to one where plants are invested with symbolic meaning to express the artist’s emotional states and relationships with family and friends.
Featuring rarely seen watercolours and drawings sourced from private collections throughout Australia, the exhibition includes works from her well-known Magnolia, Strelitzia and Waterlily series along with examples of Australian natives, exotics and fruit and vegetable studies.' 

Magnolia Grandiflora

Flaming Tulip

Rococo Tulip

Protea

Pineapple

For more info on Jenny Phillips visit her Web site HERE or visit an  great article written in 2008 in the SMH [Sydney Morning Herald HERE] in an interview with the artist discussing her work.




22 October, 2010

Happy Weekend!



Hope you have a super fun weekend! Our darling little girl, Isabelle, who we affectionately call 'the little poodle' is 6 months old today! Gee, I can't believe where I was this time 6 months ago! Time does fly!
Thank you for all your kind comments, joining me here at Palatial Living - the blog or via twitter! And a BIG Palatial thanks to all of you adding me to your lovely blog rolls & twitter lists.
Look forward to seeing soon on Palatial Living x Enjoy & Take Care



image via Roland Bello Photography

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