for the love of vintage, handmade & twee

As a girl I used to spend hours with my mother on the weekends searching through antique auctions and bric a brac stores. As an adult nothing much has changed, only how much I'm allowed to spend! This is my way of sharing my love with people who love good design and pretty little things.



Wednesday, May 19, 2010

A perfect weekend in...

As winter is drawing in on us thick and fast I have been thinking about a beautiful winter getaway I took last year with good friends. Five of us drove down to Kookawood house about 15 mins drive out of Lithgow NSW. The house was this amazing A frame cabin that was beautifully decorated with old world charm. The owner had scrounged around markets and auctions to find cute pieces to decorate the house. The overall feel was rustic but in no way was it old and uncomfortable. The stove was state of the art, the floors in the bathroom were heated for your comfort, the sheets were crisp white linen- overall you felt that you were in the heart of the country with all the warmth and comfort of staying at an old friends home and best of all there was a great big fire that when blazing heated the whole house to perfection!

The entrance to Kookawood... how gorgeous is the stone work? They have beautifully created a resilient garden around the house that survives the harsh winter and still shows colour and vibrancy.



There are beautiful views from all around the house and you can enjoy them sitting on the love seat or rocking chair provided on any side of the huge surrounding veranda...



Great for lunch outdoors...





I love these little details in the garden! Throughout she has used gently rusting farm equipment that contrasts against the greenery...



The interior is beautifully decorated with antiques and nic nacs. The kitchen uses old fashioned design with modern technology in the state of the art stove. I however love the kitchen cabinets made up of three old kitchen dressers, how good does it look? Plus there are laying hens just out the back and we could go and get our own fresh eggs each morning for breakfast, for lunch and dinner we went to the herb garden and picked fresh herbs... this place is designed as a cooks dream getaway!









The bathroom, with amazing claw bath tub and remember even in winter it is toasty warm from the under floor heating...



The master bedroom with an amazing view of the valley below!



There are two main bedrooms in the main house however if you have a couple of extra guests you can also rent the cabin attached... very sweet for a couple of lovers...





And you would certainly need the fire when it can look like this first thing in the morning... but it makes it all the more worth while!







And the best thing is you can bring your best friend too...



All images care of Kookawood, for bookings please visit their website.

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