Sherry - I agree that beanbags are schlumpy and awful (and I hate getting stuck in one) but poufs, especially ones like this, are a cute little touch of roundness, texture and softness which can be...

Oh god. My mum is terrible for bad presents - she doesn't have a good relationship with my sister or I so tends to throw money at a lot of random crap, most of which misses the mark. Last Christmas...

Some of these are beautiful, I especially like the ginkgo one. I can't help but feel, however, that mentioning the recession and then posting links to lamps the majority of which are between one an...

They filmed a NZ film 'River Queen' in my wee hometown while I was at high school and working part-time at a supermarket, and although I didn't see any of the filming (they were doing it right up t...

Wow, that's simply stunning.

I love finding vintage postcards and framing them. They usually fit nicely into standard photo-size matting, and I've been able to make some fairly cool looking pieces by framing various combinatio...

Is Megan a quilter? The set up of that desk is lovely, but as someone who sews garments, I know for sure that everything to the left of the sewing machine would get knocked off every time I ran a s...

We have a washing machine and dryer in our bathroom and it makes SO MUCH SENSE. Ours are stacked (top loader washing machine, and the dryer is mounted just high enough to allow for the washing mach...

My dad has collected cornishware in the past. One of the nicest pieces he has is a rare yellow/white stripe milk jug. The yellow versions are a lot harder to find than the blue, but it's such a lov...

I don't think it's that weird, but my dress dummy has gotten a few double-takes from visitors. Although it's adjustable with crank dials to change the bust/waist/hip measurements, it doesn't help w...

I'm going to jump on the minimalism train here. It's beautiful, but I like things! and stuff! and things! I'm by no means a fan of overcluttered houses full of tchotchkes, but I do like my beautifu...

Like bepsf, my best finds have been through 'online thrift stores'. The absolute best, which I'm still thrilled about, was a mid-century Danish-modern style four-seater sofa which folds down into a...

I agree with others, this really is an awesome post. Sometimes over the last few months I've felt that AT is veering too much towards house porn and "these are cool, here's a list of similar things...

We were really lucky when moving into a new place as it's been completely renovated - it was an old Victorian place which the landlord gutted, relined (with insulation! Yay!) and refinished. So as ...

On my bedside table: lamp (Art Deco inherited from my dad), pretty candle glass, small painting propped against the wall while waiting to be hung. Sometimes some hairpins or hairties, for which, ad...

I kind of like it because here, all the coins etc have the same silhouette (in varying ages) and it's kind of a comforting familiarity. I think having it in the US would be a wee bit gimmicky, thou...

My absolute turn-to dish is an orzo salad with pesto. Orzo or rizzoni is rice-shaped pasta, and I cook a big pot, cool it to room temperature then stir fresh basil pesto, crumbled feta, chopped tom...

Oh, it's so cute. I love that tiny wee bedroom with the lovely round window, and the built-in bookshelves are awesome.

Luxuries: A gas hot water system and the most incredible high-pressure shower; a bathroom and kitchen with all new fittings; lovely, well-underlaid, new carpet. (I would have preferred hardwood, bu...

I have Colourglaze crockery, which is a 1950s/60s line released by Crown Lynn - a New Zealand pottery manufacturer. These ...