Inside Out

The latest issue of Inside Out magazine has just hit the stands, and one of the homes featured is a lovely white weatherboard in beautiful Palm Beach. It was for sale just recently, and I couldn't wait to get a better look at it in all its glossy glory. If I have a pet peeve, it's a lack of photos in a real estate listing - don't they know how much I love a good stickybeak at pretty houses? Anyway, this house ticks all the boxes as far as I'm concerned - lashings of white inside and out, an artist studio (perfect!), and a self-contained guest wing/teenage retreat - my ideal house. Add to that a killer spot on the Northern Beaches, and it's a hands-down winner.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXLcp8gjv4Ixwlv7uBZ8J2xEZkh6xkfm6C_2jOdkJju-e6RtvnjFoVFDvbBl9KkXqGoDm_VzWhxUwotKP6W9vP0f9KgNwgeIe2wE8Fy3dsXNsu3eLXCwApyKcntAQUc1p-JvDA6rxYuKm/s1600/d-xlrg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXLcp8gjv4Ixwlv7uBZ8J2xEZkh6xkfm6C_2jOdkJju-e6RtvnjFoVFDvbBl9KkXqGoDm_VzWhxUwotKP6W9vP0f9KgNwgeIe2wE8Fy3dsXNsu3eLXCwApyKcntAQUc1p-JvDA6rxYuKm/s640/d-xlrg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Loft studio space - to die for</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnb40xuzDD3V9cKZ3-Ckws2QCXkISGIsv7nAGNAjogttJnsb2Pjva3YrU4pZsj9GuOpMRT8HDKCV9BtO5ps6el3NVBDJ_4Y4dGM3pUljHjXG1SzwPXxtBTpT3Zp_OXHO4D7p9NyTmag9s/s1600/inside+out+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnb40xuzDD3V9cKZ3-Ckws2QCXkISGIsv7nAGNAjogttJnsb2Pjva3YrU4pZsj9GuOpMRT8HDKCV9BtO5ps6el3NVBDJ_4Y4dGM3pUljHjXG1SzwPXxtBTpT3Zp_OXHO4D7p9NyTmag9s/s640/inside+out+4.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirO3sD8Fp8JNZn17j_8lUlGILFscFKnMfDgMMTf57JOMMj2lJy7aTJ0YbvhurWUVhan0tVTI-alSLPbMIF3oK43QyxGf6Z9fxYB28xuK1VuHse9dAAsREB4j-mpQACNeyqQ4Ks2u4od1z7/s1600/3B+iluka+road+palm+beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirO3sD8Fp8JNZn17j_8lUlGILFscFKnMfDgMMTf57JOMMj2lJy7aTJ0YbvhurWUVhan0tVTI-alSLPbMIF3oK43QyxGf6Z9fxYB28xuK1VuHse9dAAsREB4j-mpQACNeyqQ4Ks2u4od1z7/s640/3B+iluka+road+palm+beach.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Open, airy living area, complete with window seat</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ivHpEg0_JTUuxekNaTwCiFhtli1SesnhY9flMaC8cweCNheza1cVHeJhd60xNf9MVvUpgUPnxwkN6AcldN7GTUqynjGC_P6ZXhkh7u0lKBA-xDs4mxTw0DOTh1cT80omfX4njmFWZge8/s1600/a-xlrg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ivHpEg0_JTUuxekNaTwCiFhtli1SesnhY9flMaC8cweCNheza1cVHeJhd60xNf9MVvUpgUPnxwkN6AcldN7GTUqynjGC_P6ZXhkh7u0lKBA-xDs4mxTw0DOTh1cT80omfX4njmFWZge8/s640/a-xlrg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I really like the breezeway between the main house and the guest wing </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQq-9cw-wYJRnaARPYdlCUniMc7baCSjXblUk1XX9VvrBUAgGqFhBat8usHSL4ARgPpzOyCs2j88TqWIN-_Xm-m8kYZ0mY4D4iQAFzCS0BePI43g9leGNyp-ocYCsZs8H9chASKjGo3UNj/s1600/e-xlrg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQq-9cw-wYJRnaARPYdlCUniMc7baCSjXblUk1XX9VvrBUAgGqFhBat8usHSL4ARgPpzOyCs2j88TqWIN-_Xm-m8kYZ0mY4D4iQAFzCS0BePI43g9leGNyp-ocYCsZs8H9chASKjGo3UNj/s640/e-xlrg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqm4GRPLVvwr4v0aq1xQxuPESgZxcl6_RSoZwFBf5b3TMxgQ0ZaVqFGyBVdyGlmRxUGu3CSONZrVWsJJgUy2nL0HxrMMwLqrq4bhSWZXAWVmlb8IhgkX9NHwb94ntExL0WkkSO6ZTcBQe/s1600/f-xlrg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqm4GRPLVvwr4v0aq1xQxuPESgZxcl6_RSoZwFBf5b3TMxgQ0ZaVqFGyBVdyGlmRxUGu3CSONZrVWsJJgUy2nL0HxrMMwLqrq4bhSWZXAWVmlb8IhgkX9NHwb94ntExL0WkkSO6ZTcBQe/s640/f-xlrg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Luxe bathroom</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYhE27K50fvoMGHXU1SRfmc0GaozjcbHm5ZX6iD-Kuahi7TKfYQJdiDa-s2TA8xCJD7jTvZ_JKqQ59P-nFMI42VBvBCFyGxucgJSI1vMd0ajJVo1-zQ91ccnPruyC3DiG0ig88XzCQCBT/s1600/h-xlrg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYhE27K50fvoMGHXU1SRfmc0GaozjcbHm5ZX6iD-Kuahi7TKfYQJdiDa-s2TA8xCJD7jTvZ_JKqQ59P-nFMI42VBvBCFyGxucgJSI1vMd0ajJVo1-zQ91ccnPruyC3DiG0ig88XzCQCBT/s640/h-xlrg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Bunkroom</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqv65hIMxdKEklBnQex13Hsz-aiY1PzkzsA2C-8_Df9Uzh7VwlwVwRsXlLTpNmWN1RWftm5ETa1UrdWg9ufeC3hV5Sy_lshcal87AKLS-2xDhxmrtnpF7anTHI4L3Cqxb4M9gKT6wmzArF/s1600/inside+out.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqv65hIMxdKEklBnQex13Hsz-aiY1PzkzsA2C-8_Df9Uzh7VwlwVwRsXlLTpNmWN1RWftm5ETa1UrdWg9ufeC3hV5Sy_lshcal87AKLS-2xDhxmrtnpF7anTHI4L3Cqxb4M9gKT6wmzArF/s640/inside+out.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Probably my fave part (after the studio, of course) - lovely deck with views to the pool </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3uz_W9z3yQizhHmVGIBVTU9JdTp6cdUkmAiq1vUDtOYoQHH0PcNw7zQcXiMeBJRygQIv0KSh-mxj3NLkjD1xeq3UeyWxglRZQlAQULEazYh38Vhc6KQQq4GVLfLkrb7j6D6woiEBbH9S/s1600/m-xlrg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3uz_W9z3yQizhHmVGIBVTU9JdTp6cdUkmAiq1vUDtOYoQHH0PcNw7zQcXiMeBJRygQIv0KSh-mxj3NLkjD1xeq3UeyWxglRZQlAQULEazYh38Vhc6KQQq4GVLfLkrb7j6D6woiEBbH9S/s640/m-xlrg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love.</div><br />Straight to the inspiration file with these. Over the holidays we're getting our ideas together for our rebuild/reno, and these will definitely help with the plan.....along with the other million or so I've gathered over the years. It will be quite hard to distil it down into a design that's just right for us, as there are so many gorgeous options to choose from. I have drawings and plans, sketches and ideas, all of which need to come together. Watch this space for more as it all (hopefully) comes together.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">all images courtesy <a href="http://realestate.com.au/">realestate.com.au</a> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and Prue Ruscoe for <a href="http://insideout.com.au/">Inside Out magazine</a></span>

Inside Out

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2012 Olympics Poster Art

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">How do locals feel about the Olympics coming to the London area in 2012?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFTrx91r_NNwipK7zccJohyphenhyphenZtOSlCkx2O92dCKhhWQpYflSMf_V4VA6xNleyZdTERTNLSfJGwdsPVqWQXE0U8DiHnuPRY9jmskcBeIEhkL64sHdPtSC-zQ8nZsIImu5mqdVmhHwtYUFA/s1600/Olympics2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFTrx91r_NNwipK7zccJohyphenhyphenZtOSlCkx2O92dCKhhWQpYflSMf_V4VA6xNleyZdTERTNLSfJGwdsPVqWQXE0U8DiHnuPRY9jmskcBeIEhkL64sHdPtSC-zQ8nZsIImu5mqdVmhHwtYUFA/s320/Olympics2.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To be honest, the public isn't real keen on funding an Olympics during these tough economic times</div><div style="text-align: center;">and London has already hosted 'The Games' two times prior</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And it is not like London craves the international spotlight with last year's Royal Wedding</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee this June</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">People are concerned about the transportation reality during those three Olympic weeks next summer</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But it has motivated London to upgrade its subway system,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the oldest underground railway in the world (since <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_underground">1863</a>)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheob_8HiKa9oQ3F-yHEw-PIsnfN89oUZaBHtASVxco_jCXsnUpppK858OG-rA4aXkJQGCoCI4n3SLFylK7F0tqX-GDC7jDGEjb0Q3tZU7q25A4rXaR_JXuGySXYr62uZh4WVoeSkpH8dM/s1600/Olympics4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheob_8HiKa9oQ3F-yHEw-PIsnfN89oUZaBHtASVxco_jCXsnUpppK858OG-rA4aXkJQGCoCI4n3SLFylK7F0tqX-GDC7jDGEjb0Q3tZU7q25A4rXaR_JXuGySXYr62uZh4WVoeSkpH8dM/s400/Olympics4.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Interestingly, there is a large variety of official Olympic Games posters for sale</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This one is my fav...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjth8gFdnC-2zXOT17dHZI4L0fasOjiHAEWvLeISeiiM4YWvHhhMVpgIJAyQQ88Qze_D67nvFQiQBNfjMdu76iA_YZtnNNJCSVh5BeRRpjxM1YT_awpigIm429DG98fXSP9HZtX4M0kJ0w/s1600/Olympics5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjth8gFdnC-2zXOT17dHZI4L0fasOjiHAEWvLeISeiiM4YWvHhhMVpgIJAyQQ88Qze_D67nvFQiQBNfjMdu76iA_YZtnNNJCSVh5BeRRpjxM1YT_awpigIm429DG98fXSP9HZtX4M0kJ0w/s400/Olympics5.JPG" width="297" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">English painter Bridget Riley arranged colors in horizontal stripes</div><div style="text-align: center;">to represent the direction of athletic tracks and swimming lanes</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just love it</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fancy a look at other 2012 Olympics posters?</div><div style="text-align: center;">View them <a href="http://festival.london2012.com/about/posters/posters.php">here</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Catch some interesting Olympic scoop from my previous post <a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.com/2011/03/let-games-begin-olympic-tour.html">here</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background-attachment: initial; 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2012 Olympics Poster Art

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Boris Bikes

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviUyjpFxFuETxBgQyTdgikwnvho5vCkW8ZeNsXIfj1ZmYPj7ADFsE0AMO1HldaO58lg7p4S5V25xkD3hE9Rxn_JJFIrMlniTze4sSNWrVqlnGlhbRGaZA7ckIEvzP0pp2NnOyIyMsVuo/s1600/DSCN5641-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviUyjpFxFuETxBgQyTdgikwnvho5vCkW8ZeNsXIfj1ZmYPj7ADFsE0AMO1HldaO58lg7p4S5V25xkD3hE9Rxn_JJFIrMlniTze4sSNWrVqlnGlhbRGaZA7ckIEvzP0pp2NnOyIyMsVuo/s640/DSCN5641-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Introduced in July 2010, London has a successful public bicycle sharing scheme</div><div style="text-align: center;">with bikes and 'docks' located throughout the city</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nicknamed 'Boris Bikes' after Boris Johnson, the current Mayor of London,</div><div style="text-align: center;">these bikes can get you around town faster than tube or taxi</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But beware, vehicular traffic is congested with few bike lanes</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sitting on the same latitude as Russia, </div><div style="text-align: center;">England gets dark early in winter </div><div style="text-align: center;">so each Boris Bike is equipped with excellent lighting</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bell not included :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">For dock locations & info: <a href="http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/11598.aspx">Transport of London</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>

Boris Bikes

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK Introduced in July 2010, London has a successful public bicycle sharing scheme with bikes and 'docks' l...

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