Adore-able

One thing I miss about living in my own home, is the freedom to decorate a shared space in your own taste.

I took great pride in my coffee table stack in my living room in the Rads, but my share house in Melbourne doesn't have a coffee table, nor the support of my housemates to extend my penchant for the colour pink beyond my bedroom.

So I was over the moon when my gorgeous friend Kelly (mother of the world's cutest Godson, Max) gave me the new Adore coffee table book for my birthday. It's pink and it's gold and it's fabulous.

And it's the perfect addition to my little sanctuary upstairs at home.

My friend Melissa and I went along to the launch at West Elm on Chapel Street (eeek, papped above!) and it was lovely to meet Loni . . . and enjoy a glass of bubbles or two. Kelly flew over that weekend and we joined Loni on the Adore Home Shopping Tour around Melbourne.

What a brilliant day we had discovering hidden gems in my adopted home. I was all over the shopping haunts in Radelaide, but out of the loop in Melbourne, so this was the perfect way to get my bearings and find new faves.

Lunch was also delicious!

The highlight for me was Montebello Emporium in Camberwell. Tina, you will love it here! I picked up a gorgeous box of Liberty notecards and they have heaps of Kate Spade stationery in stock.

It was a huge day of shopping and I've made lots of notes of where I want to go back - present shopping will be so much easier now that I've found my feet!

Check out the loot I picked up - and most of it was from the generous goody bags from Adore and Safari Living.

V spoilt.

Thanks for making it an Adore-able birthday, Kelly!

xx

Lemon

TGIF friends!

It's been a good week, and it's going to be a great weekend.

Taking inspiration from one of my favourite TV characters Lemon Breeland and am going to reeeelax this weekend. I might get a manicure and sleep in and watch some catch up TV. I might even do some blogging - shock horror!

On the more active side, I'm also taking part in the Field of Women on the MCG on Saturday, and running the Mother's Day Classic with the fabulous and inspirational Bree. That girl can run. And I kind of 'joggle'. So it's going to be interesting. I've never run 8km in my life #whatwasithinkingsigningup?

Luckily I have my new iPhone arm band so I can look the part on Sunday. And I have some hot pink shorts I might pull out. Or not. Let's not scare the other runners. Stick with black Kate. Black is safe, black is slimming. Hot pink earrings will be enough.

I have also just received the gorgeous Adore book (the birthday celebrations continue!) from my friend Kelly and it's sensational, can't wait to flick through the colour on the weekend. Looking forward to the launch party on Thursday! Then we're all signed up for the Adore Shopping Tour next weekend, can't wait!

Wish me luck on my run!

Totally Texas

Did you see the delicious home of Bailey and Pete McCarty in the latest issue of Matchbook mag?

Those pink walls? Scrumptious.

I think I could be very comfortable in Texas.

Read about it and see more pics in this month's Matchbook mag 

Pics from the Daily Spark

Make me a match

It's happening again . . .

"Kate, write a list otherwise I won't know what to get you!"

Remember my birthday instructions for dear old Susie Q? Well, she did well and I ticked a few things off my carefully curated list.

And now it's Christmas and I'm kind of stuck for inspiration.

Until, that is, I got an email from Matchbook magazine last week announcing the launch of its boutique.

 Ah-mazing is an understatement.

I'd be happy with one of everything, oh to live such a charmed life!

Shop for yourself here . . .

PS. And Mum - in case you're still hunting for inspiration, there are some options left on my birthday list that are yet to be ticked off, namely my Longchamp, coffee machine and frying pan (hint hint) xo

hard to find but easy to read

I love a new online magazine find!

Hats off to the team at hard to find - their marketing is fabulous and they have certainly got my attention.

If it's not the beautifully presented catalogues that come in my monthly mag, then it's the daily email updates I get that brighten my day.

Their styling is awesome and their offerings so fresh. 

So it was no surprise that their latest venture is so spot on the mark.

htf. magazine is truly beautiful. And clever. Sure, there's lots of product placement but they've done it so intelligently. It's not all 'look at us, we're so great', it's more subtle and classy and I'm impressed.

Click here to read their launch issue.

Dream a little dream

I have never woken up more excited on a Sunday morning than today.

Daylight savings meant an extra hour to play with . . . and the new edition of Adore Home mag in my inbox! I was actually up in the 7 o'clock hour . . . last time that happened on a Sunday, I think I was getting home, not getting up (and it would've been in my uni years!) so put the bonus hour to good use in bed with my laptop (and a half finished bag of CCs from Friday night!)

Gorgeous issue of Adore Home. Loved every page and clicked through to so many online shops and stockists. Really appreciate the fact they cater for all budgets.

So, I've found my new dream home. Naomi Stein's home in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia (doesn't the suburb just sound dreamy?) is a gorgeous blend of colour and glam. It's bold and eclectic and I love it.

Cool bedhead and a lovely, light bedroom. The bedside table is divine.

How cool does she make a boring Ikea Expedit bookcase look!?

Goooooood cluster wall, and love that shade of hot pink desk. 

And now I know where this image comes from - I think I've pinned it before - love so much about it. The coffee table vignette, the cushions, the sofa, the navy frame on the doors. Perfection!

So it's been a luverly start to Sunday. And to make things even better, we've got a sweet little lunch for Miss Brown's birthday today at the SFC. I'm doing dips so had better drag myself out of bed soon and get started in the kitchen!

Happy Sunday Funday to you all!

Pics from Design*Sponge

Yeee-ha!

I pinned this pic ages ago from a subtle revelry.

Love love love styled mag.

This pic was the inspiration for the Cowboy Baby Shower I'm throwing for Gemma in a couple of weeks. Random, hey!?

I love stacks of fluffy bite-sized pikelets and the feathers added a playful element that reminded me of a girl's take on Cowboys and Indians.

We're having a classy little champagne brunch at my folks place and I've been busy pinning my heart out to help get in the mood for the big day.

The props have been rolling in and it's slowly taking shape. 

If only Miss Tina lived in the Rads so I could call on her expertise! Have you seen her work!? Totes gorge. She'd rock this gig.

Stay tuned for pics in a couple of weeks . . . 

Strike a match

Stop it!

I can't keep up - all this online reading is making me cross-eyed.

Jokes, I love it, live for it, breathe it.

Matchbook birthday edition out now

Enjoy, lovelies xo

J'adore

There just aren't enough hours in the day!

Looks like I'll be busy tonight . . .

Can't wait to get my teeth into this story. I've always had a dream of opening my own little cafe one day . . .

And have found myself 'pinning' lots of Jen Ramos's work lately so look forward to finding out more about this artist . . .

And I can't WAIT to bake the loveheart cookies and download the teabag template for Valentine's Day. I may be single, but I still love the celebrations!

Adore Home Magazine. Get it now.

Est is good

Hmm, no surprises what I'll be getting up to tonight.

After Zumba, of course . . .

Est

Equestrian e-mazing

I'm only 20 pages into the January issue of Matchbook and already in love.

Working in the thoroughbred racing industry, I immediately perk up when I see gorgeous equestrian features in mags, on telly and in advertising. Hermes is a master of this. 

This editor's pick above in Matchbook mag takes the cake.

Gorgeous!

I'll have one of each thanks, yep, even the denim shirt!

Check out the Jan issue of Matchbook here - you'll probably beat me to the end!

Taking a bite

I know, I know, I'm way behind the times, but have only caught up on my Adore Home magazine fix just now. There aren't enough hours in the day!

But oh, how I could dedicate all 24 hours of the day to this mag!

I just go weak at the knees for all things NYC.

Bree and I spent 10 days there on my way back from two years in London, gosh, way back in 2005-2006.

And even after all my European adventures, I still rated the Big Apple as my favourite place.

Hello Kate Spade.

It's just magical!

From the shopping to the food to the architecture to the traffic to the theatre, there's something for everyone.

I was especially interested in this latest issue of Adore as it's just over 18 months until I hit up the island again for my 30th birthday. Gosh, I know I'm still young but putting it down in type like that makes me feel old.

Single. And old.

But I have New York to look forward to!

Who could contain their excitement if they worked in an office in this. I mean, working in PR in NYC is about as fabulous as it gets, but in this office? Puh-lease. I would practically sleep there!

And this Rooftop Rendezvous story was totally gorge. Loved being high up amongst the skyscrapers - makes you catch your breathe and feel alive.

And I especially loved this behind the scenes video. Very cool.

Adore Home Magazine "Rooftop Rendezvous" by Summer Kais from Summer Kais on Vimeo.

'Til 2013 . . .

Power to the pink!

Okay, so my styling's got a lot to be desired (hey, that's what friends like Emma are for!) but I did feel cool all the same that my fabulously bright pink Ikea sofa cover featured in Ivy & Piper mag this month.

I'm on the right track!

Just you wait until we've got this room together - it's a work in progress but we'll get there one day!

Now, excuse me while I dive back into IvP mag - it's a fabulous 1st birthday issue and I must make notes for Emma!