Sunday 5 April 2015

Easter Time


It's the time for planting bulbs, and celebrating Easter !
Fleichers in Malvern always make great window displays such as below ! Great cakes & they have a great hot chocolate ! 

I have been spending time in the garden , watering, fertilising , and planting bulbs ! 
Try to plant some bulbs in a jar and watch them grow. I have shown how to do this on my Pinterest "Interior and Exterior"

Monday 8 December 2014

My New Website - arriving soon!

I have been having my website re-invented, and it will be ready before Christmas.
so let me know what you think of it...... I am returning to personal service. You will contact me, and you can ask me the question and i will answer it! If you want to order some furniture, i will get you the price and find out the delivery time.
stay tuned !!
www.interiorandexteriorgroup.com.au



Friday 21 February 2014

The relief of the summer heat

After a hot summer it is such a relief to get some cooler weather .
I just love the designs in gardens and how creative you can be.... look at this photo of combining a formal hedge around the cabbages.

This photos is the use of box hedges in a platted pattern

These days people are looking a different ways they can created a walled garden of plants, herbs or whatever your liking!.... don't forget the heat that the wall can give off that will affect your plants.

Over summer i visited the Melbourne Art Gallery ....This deer was in the foyer of the Art Gallery ...... I just loved how these balls were used to create a magnifying effect of look at the hide underneath!

 I am a great animal lover, and my dog "Pip" is my little shadow.... she loves my bed! ... I must admit white sheets are not good when animals frequently jump up onto your bed!!!




Sunday 23 December 2012

I have just been to Broome, and I have found a few things I would like to share with you
This was the beautiful sunset at Cable Beach 

The Camel Ride at Sunset

Just before sunset, we walked along the beach on the camels

I loved the shadows on the sand

I love fragrant flowers, so i was in heaven with all the frangipanis' around the Resort

The beautiful and colourful Boganvillea

The pool at the Resort I swap at each day

The patterns the sand crabs created just by digging into the sand

Tuesday 23 October 2012

BEDROOMS

Great Colour Doona cover!

I like the Bed head and the artwork above the bed

I like different ceiling heights and the amount of windows in this room

Again, i like this doona cover, and the bedhead 
This is a very sophisticated bedroom, very stylish

I like white, but i like to have a bit of colour also

I love these colours in the bedroom, again look at the different ceiling heights

Navy blue can look very stylish

Crisp, but i love how they eye is drawn to the artwork

I could never have a clean space under my bed!

Wednesday 10 October 2012

Spring Gardens, Swimming Pools & Water Features

Spring is here, so i thought i would concentrate on some beautiful gardens. To me a picture can tell a thousand stories!

Why not have up lighting placed in the timber deck ? Water and lighting are a fantastic kinetic aspect to have in your garden. Look at this simple swimming pool!

Why not buy some new Sunlounges for your area outside the swimming pool?

An edge to the garden does not have to be only one level. Try building the plant levels up like this garden bed with Hydrangeas!

If you are lucky enough to have a "Walk" in your garden... look at this beautiful array of colour that have been grown over arches. Try Roses and boganvillea .

This is a Knot garden with Box hedge...... You would have to be very good with the garden hedge clippers!

Why not look at incorporating you vegetable garden into the entire garden

Make this water feature a central figure from the dining room or lounge room window. It is better to always highlight it at night with lighting.
This is a great design in Paul Bangay's garden he had in Woodend. It is right beside the house, but it is separate. The pitched ceiling is lined with timber and had a beautiful iron chandelier. Note the small hedge around the base of the out-side-room. It covers up the concrete edging. 


I love large Grecian Urns and water. I love the use of large paving, Lilydale Toppings and the hedging around the pond.

This is a Bali styled bedroom 

Look at Vertical gardens when room is tight outside... great for apartments! You could do this with your herbs!

Colourful Boganvillia... it covers alot of ugly things

A lovely tropical swimming pool 

Friday 18 May 2012

Ways of Hanging your Pictures

I am a Picture Framer also, so i am always looking for different and Interesting ways of how to hang them.















The modern picture rails you can now get stops any damage to the walls and you can mount many pictures at all different levels!