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because we love :: modernist australia

I hereby promise to take photos of the awesome modernist buildings I see dotted all over this land, by the beaches, and in country towns, and occasionally peppered through our suburbs at every opportunity that I get to do so. Uniquely Australian, utterly modern. ….and so we have a memory before all those crazy folks [...]

because we love :: lovely old matchboxes

why can’t they make everyday things look this pretty any more? oh right, mass-production and all of that. *sigh*. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love redheads (my boyfriend is one!) but surely the matchbox company can get a bit creative with their designs!? I have a few old boxes collected myself, I should [...]

because we love :: sweet bloggers

hi friends! we had a super busy week last week, (with the Finders Keepers market and DisBand, more info to come) so thought it would be nice to start the week with some fast blog suggestions, just to keep us all inspired and motivated! so, here they are. our fave five blogs for you to [...]

because we love :: retro TV sitcoms

Recently the lovely {renee} and I were chatting about where our fascination with mid-century design and architecture (not to mention clothes) originated. We stumbled upon the answer when we discovered that as a pair of latch-key kids, most of our afternoons were spent watching TV shows, our favourites being Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie and [...]

lens love // Simon Filip

sometimes, I see a photograph, and I think to myself that it is the most amazing thing I have ever seen. {Simon Filip :: etsy :: flickr :: via Creature Comforts} p.s. the kid that took these photos is 18 and self taught and started shooting in Sept 2009. um.

because we love :: vintage lace

Soft, delicate, other-worldly. Sometimes a stark and fresh white, often gently tea-stained, or slowly yellowing with age. It doesn’t matter how you find it, because it’s always always simply beautiful. Images found on flickr one :: two :: three four :: five :: six seven :: eight :: nine ten :: eleven :: twelve

because we love :: much love anna

is there anything this super cute girl cannot do? not only does anna, from much love write a breathtakingly beautiful blog, filled with sweet vintage and pretty things and finds, she finds the time to take photos, make jewellery, be a graphic designer annnnnnnnd illustrate with her brother. and I am still probably missing something. [...]

because we love :: eco shoes

{osborn shoes}

because we love :: super cute nails

I promise, from now on, to make sure that my fingers nails are painted pretty at all times. It is something I hate doing, because I don’t like my hands all that much. But as soon as I have done it. I feel pretty super special. {all images from Eleonore Bridge, (found via sfgirlbybay) who [...]

because we love :: tulle

Dreamy and feminine, floaty and so much fun, tulle is the soft, meshy line where ballet meets fashion, and girl meets lady. ….and we can’t get enough. All images above found on flickr one :: two :: three four :: five :: six seven :: eight :: nine ten :: eleven :: twelve