Paddington House

Here are some pictures of a house I have been working on lately in Paddington in Brisbane. We painted the entire house {an old timber Queenslander} white and added colour in the furnishings we selected. We did a complete mismatch of scatter cushions on new slip covered sofas and armchairs and included some vintage pieces of furniture. Overall the client is extremely happy with her {new} 'lived in' family friendly look!!

New @ Black & Spiro

Large Male & Female Busts - $180.00 each

Hand Painted Fish Pond Stool - $275.00

Lrg Rabbit - $88.00, Sml Rabbit - $66.00 {Also available in red & white}

Pegasus Head - $140.00

We have some beautiful new things in store at Black & Spiro. I thought I'd share some of my favourite new pieces with you. Please note, all prices listed are in Australian Dollars. We can post any of these items worldwide and delivery to Brisbane metro customers is complimentary. Please email me anna@blackandspiro.com.au for further details.

Sam's Custom Bed

My friend just got a GORGEOUS new little puppy which she has named Sam! We decided Sam needed an extra special little bed so we ordered him in a cane bed and had a cushion made in blue and white Chiang Mai linen. Look at this super cute image of him in his beautiful new bed which my friend just emailed me. What a lucky little puppy he is to be sleeping on Chiang Mai!!

A Pretty White Cottage

Over the weekend I was having a little look on realestate.com and spotted this very cute house for sale in Clayfield in Brisbane. It has all the right attributes in my opinion - it's white, it's a cottage, it has a pretty garden and a pretty white picket fence...

Bathroom Furniture

James Michael Howard

I am very fond of placing small pieces of Antique furniture in bathrooms. I think it adds an element of coziness. It also adds interest and personality to a room which we usually don't think about furnishing.

Whether it's a small table {like above} to place some towels on & a beautiful tray with lots of perfume and lotion on for your guests or a lovely old chair upholstered in a pretty fabric, I think it's a great look.

In the Gumdale house I have been working on I suggested this concept to the client and she went with it. We painted the old pieces we found for her bathrooms white and they look fantastic.

So, if you have room for a lovely little old table or chair or even an old mirror in your bathroom my advice is...go for it!

Oh and while we're on the subject of furnishing bathrooms - I also love little paintings in bathrooms too!!