INSPIRED BY HG
AUSTRALIAN HOUSE & GARDEN| 15
‘There we British sat, poor grey sodden creatures,
huddling under our grey northern sky... busy
sending those we wished to punish most severely
to sit in bright sunlight on the coast of the Tasman
Sea at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef...
No wonder the Australians have a particular kind
of smile that they reserve exclusively for use on the
British.’Douglas Adams,The Salmon of DoubtFebruar y
CLO0CKWISE FROM TOP LEFTVintagefishing net(14x2m), $90, Coastal Vintage.Blackmans Bay XIoil on canvasby Vicki Bosworth, $195, Vicki
Bosworth. Handmade glazed terracottatilein Teal, $380/m2, Surface Studio. KR beechmeasuring spoon,$165, Kara Rosenlund. Nicola Heart porcelain
plates,$45 (medium), and $55 (large), The Lost and Found Dept. Belgian Stonesisal,$150/m2 (right), and Belgian Amalfi Silversisal,$160/m2, The
Natural Floorcovering Centres. Suzane Kasler for Lee Jofa Printemps Sheer linen-polyesterfabricin Taupe, POA, Elliott Clarke. KR beech¼-cup scoop,$165,
Kara Rosenlund. Vadella polyester-linenfabricin Sky, $73/m, and Washed Shelley cottonfabricin Seafoam, $84/m, both Warwick Fabrics. Bronte
Styling by Kayla Gex. Photograph by Maree Homer. terracottatea bowl, $240, Alana Wilson Studio. Panelling painted Endure Interior in Silver Platter, $84/4L, Taubmans.For Where to Buy, see page 188.
Coast watch
Seemoreinour
decorating feature
on page 27.