Loving this chair – the wood really warms this up without it looking like a bargain store find.  The Magis Steelwood chair is made with a white steel frame and natural beech legs and seat, and comes in a few different variations. However, it costs loads – you can buy it from Nest in the UK for NZ$704 plus NZ$170 shipping.  Definitely not a bargain store find!

Now winter has arrived, it’s skiing time again, so I went hunting to find property in the ski area of Queenstown in New Zealand.  This beauty sits on 3.2 hectares of land, and has wide views of Coronet Peak ski-field, the Crown Range, the Shotover River and The Remarkables mountain range.  Wow, those alps will have snow all over them now.

I love the amount of land to run around on with family and friends on those crisp clear days, and no one would get sick of that view. Plus, the living areas look really inviting after those long days on the hill.   Click here to see more of the property or to contact the real estate agent.

We have a great bed – the Anna by Ligne Roset (first image), but with all our moving around, it’s not really built for it all.  It’s heavy, heavy heavy!   I have found our next bed though, the Nook by Blu Dot is now available in Australia through Interstudio. I know they’re quite similar, but I love a padded rounded edge to a bed so I don’t bust my shins when stumbling around to get to the children at night.  It also means we may one day get a great looking, lighter bed to shift from place to place.

How an earth did I find this!  After searching for insect collections with Master 6, we surfed around this cool site called The Evolution Store for quite some time.  It is a treasure trove of goodies for collecting anything from butterflies to beetles, minerals to taxidermy animals . The store is in Manhattan, and they have this great online store, so anyone can order the amazing creatures above in things like paperweights, frames, boxes and trays just like a museum! And they ship internationally.  Go take a look at the range right here.

I have always liked a rug in my childrens rooms, even though we have always had carpet – Master 6 builds around or on his, and it is comfy when he spends a while playing.  But they are nothing on these cool designs; my favourite would have to be the farm, as Master 6 has played farms since about 2 and a half years old.

The best bit is they cost only AU$190 plus shipping, from Bubba Bling.  I think the price is excellent, considering the clever designs.  They also ship internationally, you just have to email them for a price.

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