Kids Room Finished

The ‘before shot’.

A few weeks back I started working on a little boys room. The brief was to make the room age appropriate and interactive.

When I went over last week to install the last piece of furniture (the crate bench library) for the room I was immediately hit by how interactive the room had become since I was last there.

Master L had got to work drawing his family on his chalkboard walls, cars were on the green faux grass speedway in the middle of the room and the yellow ‘sun’ fan I had spray painted was still very much held in high regard.

I see so often people overlooking the need to make these memory making spaces for kids age appropriate. I still remember my first bedroom with my pastel pink walls and matching curtains, with glow in the dark stars on the ceiling. Real kid spaces for real kid dreaming.

I was particularly impressed with the water based chalk board paint I used from Murobond, I was after a specific tone for the walls so I mixed my own using Sibella Court for Murobond’s Pirate Black and Oceania.

Here and Here for more ‘in progress’ shots of the Master L’s room. room.

K x

 

Weekend in Pictures

©Kara Rosenlund

What a weekend! Market Saturday and Mother’s Day Sunday! Heavy dew and a cool snap in the air coming off the Brisbane River, made for a perfect autumn day at the market! Lot’s of people came out which always makes for a great day! We sold lots of lovely pieces, both big and small ….and I even had a severe case of bag envy! (fifth shot down)

After we packed up at the market, we came back home to unpack here. I rearranged some olive branches from our stall in the dining room and little Coco came up to see what was happening ( FYI – I don’t put my chickens in these crazy positions, they do it themselves; very cheeky!). Then it was back into what we do best….the never ending  painting.

Mother’s Day Sunday came around and we had an early morning breakfast with Timothy O’s family at local Swedish cafe Stockholm Syndrome. Nothing like smoked fish and dark rye for breakfast! Then it was my mother’s turn in the afternoon. She loves barefoot bowls (not that she plays often), so Barefoot Bowls it was by the river. Lot’s of fun indeed! Happy Mother’s Day Mum. x

K x

Disbud Chrysanthemums

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It’s almost Mother’s day here in Australia, and you know what that means… Chrysanthemum time. I’m not always one for the humble Chrysanthemum to be honest, however when it comes to the Disbud Chrysanthemum, well, that’s a whole other story.

I remember walking past my favourite florist in London, Wild at Heart, and being mesmerised by this large crazy magenta flower pot full of electric blooms, on an otherwise bleak London day. I just had to have it. So home we went on the tube together, proud as punch; almost hugging the flower pot as I walked through cobblestone London. That disbud flower pot kept Timothy O and my spirits high all through that winter.

To my absolute joy I found these orange disbud cut stems yesterday! Pure joy! I think the Disbud could definately rival the plump posh peony and the bonkers dahlia. What do you think?

Market tomorrow!

K x

Long Weekend in Pictures

Big Blue Skies

At the flower market

Setting Up

Weekend in Pictures…. on a Wednesday. Eeekk! That’s not cool. It was a glorious long weekend here with beautiful big blue skies and crisp air. Perfect weather for two things, one a ‘Grizzly Man Weekend’ for Timothy O’s out of town bucks party and two, the perfect weather to hold an exquisite garden baby shower.

I propped and styled a very sweet and intimate baby shower garden party, which kept me busy for Saturday and Sunday, with trips to flower markets and beyond. Isn’t it funny when you have a ‘womens’ only get together you are drawn to have copious amounts of flowers, drink tea from pretty fine china and eat bite size morsels…. and that is exactly what was ordered. All very glamourous and pretty.

Back at my ranch the fireplace housing was measured and we now have a lined box/hole for the fire insert. Very exciting. Hold on winter… I’m coming…. don’t get too cold too soon!

In my travels I also picked up this old 1930′s military mosquito net. Couldn’t resist hanging it up so see the scale and drop.

Come the evening Timothy O returned from his ‘Grizzly Man’ weekend away and we sat by the fire downstairs as he told me stories of his Grizzly trip away.

K x

WordPress is still playing up, so apologies for the layout; it’s not how I usually like my posts to look – Get it together WordPress!

WordPress and I aren’t friends today

That’s right….

Morning! It was a long weekend here in Queensland which is why I was attempting to do ‘Weekend in Pictures’ on a Tuesday, not a Monday (even though it feels like Monday to me)! Confusing I know… and even more confusing and really irritating is that WordPress is being reaally annoying today… so much so that I am not posting today – except this post to say I’m not posting today! How confusing!

Weekend in Pictures tomorrow!

K x

Est Magazine – Real or Replica

Real or Replica…. it’s interesting. A couple of weeks back I was asked to style a shoot for Est Magazine for their ‘Real or Replica’ feature, shot by Toby Scott. Each issue Est Magazine features a key piece of designer furniture and compares the real deal with it’s cheaper replica. This issue focused on the Caravaggio Pendant series.

Pop on over to have a read online here... you can read the entire magazine and also have a look through the archives of previous issues; it’s a great source of inspiration…… You will find me on the contributors page too… answering what I am coveting right now for the tablet, waredrobe and home.

K x

Weekend in Pictures

Matt Staff’s workshop.

Ring sizes.

Endless fragrance testing at Mecca.

Mecca’s copper wash sink!

Wedding Fragrances.

At Jamie’s

Timothy O’s new vinyl.

The mountain of mushrooms for the lasanga.

Subway tile cladding for the banquet seating.

Painting yet again.

Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Mine was a little unexpected! I didn’t think I would do any of the things I ended up doing. Due to the biblical rains on Saturday we didn’t make an appearance at the Farmers Market with Frankie, which is always a bit disappointing. However we really did make the most of a day off, even if we were a bit damp!

Timothy O thought it would be appropriate to get some wedding bits ticked off the checklist – he is good like that. We popped in to see jeweller Matt Staff on James Street, Fortitude Valley to talk wedding bands. We then went looking for our wedding fragrances at Mecca, which we found – super service by the way. (Timothy O chose Mister Marvelous, what a surprise!). We then had a quick coffee at Jamie’s and then raced over to bookstore/music store Title and I bought Timothy O a Mingus vinyl to remember the day by.

Ducked back home before the heavens opened up in the form of hours of heavy rain (very loud on our old tin roof). We made mushroom lasagna (a suggestion from Sally O) using the sand crab lasanga recipe found here (I used four different types of mushrooms, and used thyme incase you want to try it) and listened to Mingus up loud!

Sunday eventually rolled in and Timothy O painted (yet again) and the subway tile cladding on our banquet seating was done by my father! Thanks Dad!

… and now it is Monday!

K x

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Hello All!

I have decided that Travelling Wares won’t be going to the Farmer’s Market tomorrow. It’s going to bucket down with rain and everything tends to get wet and muddy. Tres not cool! So, I thought it best not to get disappointed and I have decided to share some lovely new pieces that are postage friendly and are available to purchase for everybody! Yes, everybody!

Just email me at hello@kararosenlund.com – too easy!

Any questions just let me know!

Kx

Old Wooden Cheese Knives.

  1. Small Pale Wood Cheese Knife $12
  2. Made in England Cheese Knife $15
  3. Dark Wood Cheese Knife $15
  4. Wide Made in England Cheese Knife $15

British Made Glass Lidded Canisters & Metal Scoop; perfect for cereals and grains… and biscuits too! Perfect Condition.

  1. Small Lidded Canister ‘British Made’ (22cm high) $32
  2. Old Metal Scoop $8
  3. Medium Lidded Glass Canister ‘British Made’ (26cm high) $42

Old Sturdy English Bread Knives

  1. Bread Knife with Original Blue Paint  $15
  2. Bread Knife with remains of Dark Blue Paint $15
  3. Bread Knife with remains of Light Blue Paint $15

Old Traditional Citrus Juicer, in Perfect Condition.

  1. I love these, Glass Citrus Juicer $18

Various Large Wooden Spoons; every kitchen should have atleast one… or more!

  1. Proper Large Wooden Spoons $12
  2. Small Old Pudding Bowl, made in Romania $12
  3. Medium Old Pudding Bowl, made in Romania $15
  4. Large Old Pudding Bowl, made in Romania $18

Enamelware; great for use and also for decoration!

  1. White Enamel Tea Pot $35
  2. Blue Enamel Coffee Pot $45

Brilliant Handcrafted Cobalt Blue Porcelain Flan Dish, very deep!

  1. Handcrafted Porcelain Flan Dish by Max Aspinall of Christchurch $35
  2. Large Mixing Bowl $25

Creamy Milky Whites

  1. Old English Teapot, some crazing (which I happen to love) $28
  2. Old Heavy White Jug (old stamped Made in China) $22
  3. Small English Gravy Boat/Sauce Boat $15

French Mustard Pots and Ice Cream Scoops, preferably not used together!

  1. French Glazed Mustard Pot $15
  2. Canary Yellow Ice Cream Scoop $12

Chemist’s Mortars and Pestles, I have various sizes, please enquire.

  1. Small Original Mortar and Pestles $25

Mixing Bowl Scene

  1. Large Old Glazed Mixing Bowl $25
  2. Orignal Large Wooden Spoon $12
  3. Handcrafted Porcelain Flan Dish, by Aspinal $35

I love nests of Old Pudding Bowls, so practical for mixing!

  1. Large Old Pudding Bowl. made in Romania $18
  2. Medium Old Pudding Bowl, made in Romania $15
  3. Small Old Pudding Bowl, made in Romania $12

Curiosity Dome and Original Apothecary Bottle

  1. Glass Curiosity Dome on plastic base (coral not included) $45
  2. Original Apothecary Jar with Glass Stopper $22

Beautiful Old Seaside Oil on Canvas

  1. Oil on Canvas of a Seaside Tidal Scene, possibly English. H: 26cm x W: 41cm $85

Butter Knives, I love their generous spread!

  1. Various Mismatched Butter Knives $25 a bundle

The ‘Made by Hand’ Gang! Such beautifully worn wooden objects that have so many new purposes; door stops, paper weights, hat stands….

  1. Milliner’s Wooden Hat Block $95
  2. Cobblers Wooden Shoe Mould $35
  3. Cobblers Wooden Shoe Mould $35

Thank you!

Kara x