I’ve bought heaps of glassware, which I’ll photograph later, but these are some of my favourites from the past few weeks:

Found at Salvos in Fyshwick, a Danish-style mid-century modern chest of drawers. It’s got solid teak trim and handles, and an unusual plywood veneer. One of the drawers is stamped inside with “Gainsborough” and the [...]

Harps aren’t furniture, they’re there to be played. But like pipe organs and harpsichords, there is a tradition of harps being decorative as well as incredible instruments. Marie Antoinette made the harp popular as a pastime for ladies, and this is what they were like back then:

Those harps are only about 155cm/5′ tall and quite [...]

In my large pile of vintage home and fashion magazines, which I am slowly scanning my way through, there is this:

A March 1955 special feature on Canberra. Canberra was a relatively new city, and after WWII, modern architecture sprang up everywhere alongside the original Californian bungalows and (almost Arts and Crafts) cottages. There are many [...]