Stamps of Australia 16th Edition - The Stamp Collectors Reference Guide by Alan B. Pitt; Renniks; Michael Pitt (Editor)

$29.95 AUD

Category: Antiques & Collecting

This comprehensive guide to Australian stamps, now in its 16th edition, covers issues all the way up to 31/12/2018. Across these over 270 pages you will find: - Colonial Issues from 1850 onwards - Kangaroos & KGV Issues- Australian Stamps issued since 1913 - Perforated OS Issues - FRAMA issues- BCOF Issues- Australian Antarctic Territory - Numismatic & Medallion First Day Covers ...Show more

The Art of Luxury Downsizing by Kym Lackmann

$45.00 AUD

Category: Style

Chyka Home: Seasonal Inspiration for a Life of Style by Chyka Keebaugh

$39.99 AUD

Category: Style

Chyka Home is Chyka Keebaugh's inspirational manual for homemaking, entertaining, styling and crafting. Organised into the four seasons, the book presents creative ideas for entertaining guests and organising and decorating your home, along with tasty food and drinks recipes and DIY outdoor projects. Chyka shares practical tips and tricks on how to: create beautiful flower arrangements and add pops of colour with potted plants re-arrange or style your rooms, terrace/balcony and/or garden create the perfect table setting and entertain guests  set up a little vegetable patch or fruit garden bed and grow your own herbs prepare delicious dishes and create drinks to suit the season organise and clean your house and outdoor spaces craft personal gifts Accompanied by beautiful photography throughout, Chyka Home is the perfect guide to make a stylish, beautiful and happy home, no mater what the time of year. ...Show more

Martha Manual - How to Do Everything by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Staff

$69.99 AUD

Category: General

Essential life skills from America's most trusted lifestyle expert--together in one beautiful and practical handbook, with hundreds of ideas, instructions, and inspirations Martha Stewart is America's go-to source for the best answers to nearly every question. As an authority on the many worlds upon whi ch she's built her domestic empire, she can advise on everything from creating a cutting garden and setting the table to playing classic lawn games or building a campfire. Whether it's organizing, celebrating, cleaning, decorating, or any number of other life skills, these are the time-tested, Martha-approved strategies for frequent challenges and basic how-to knowledge that everyone should have at the ready. Also included are plenty of solutions for the not-so-common conundrums, such as how to transport a decorated cake, bathe a cat, or fold an American flag. With hundreds of expert tips and useful insights in an easy-to-follow format, this is the manual you need to learn how to do everything--the Martha way. ...Show more

Hare + Klein: Texture Colour Comfort by David Clark David Clark & Meryl Hare

$45.00 AUD

Category: Decoration

Whether it's a dark, traditional Federation home transformed by light and modern styling or an artefact-filled eco-lodge, Hare + Klein seamlessly strikes the balance between casual living and elegant design, and is synonymous with relaxed, timeless and richly layered interiors. Featuring alluring photog raphy, sketches, mood boards and fabric samples, this new edition of the bestselling title offers a glimpse into the design process of this acclaimed Australian practice and the beautiful homes it creates. Hare + Klein celebrates the most enviable homes, showcasing an abundance of soft textures, warm colour palettes and uncompromised comfort. ...Show more

Resident Dog: Incredible Homes and the Dogs That Live There by England Nicole

$75.00 AUD

Category: Decoration

Stylish aspirational interiors feature each home's 'resident dog'. Rather than the typical house-by-house structure, this quirky beautifully photographed collection is organised dog by dog with insights about each of the canine residents.

Toys & Games: A Fascinating Illustrated History by Warwick Henderson

$29.99 AUD

Category: General

An illustrated history of toys and games showing how they reflect the events, technological advances,innovative materials and social concerns of each era, from games in Egypt, to model cars,trains, and spaceships through to recent franchise toys such as Star Wars.Toy collectors and history buffs. There is a huge interest in toys and games as collectibles and thisbook highlights what makes some toys rare, gives them a context in terms of their manufactureand popularity and why they evoked the mood of each era. ...Show more

Waste Not: Simple Steps to Throw Away Less by Erin Rhoads

$29.99 AUD

Category: General

'This is a much-needed guidebook from a true agent of change.' Sarah Wilson The one book you need to reduce waste at home and in everyday life.  We need to talk about waste. Shrink-wrapped vegies, disposable coffee cups, clothes and electronics designed to be upgraded every year: we are su rrounded by stuff that we often use once and then throw away. Globally, many individual households produce enough rubbish to fill a three-bedroom home every year. This includes thousands of dollars worth of food and an ever-increasing amount of plastic, which takes hundreds of years to break down and often ends up in our oceans or our food chain.   But what to do about such a huge problem? Is it just the price we pay for the conveniences of modern life? What if it were possible to have it both ways - to live a modern life with less waste?   That's where Erin Rhoads, aka The Rogue Ginger, comes in. Erin went from eating plastic-packaged takeaway while shopping online for fast fashion, to becoming one of Australia's leading eco-bloggers. Erin knows that small changes can have a big impact. In Waste Notshe shares everything she's learnt from her own funny, inspiring - and far-from-perfect - journey to living with less waste, to help you tackle your own war on waste.    Learn how to: switch out the disposable plastics from your shopping trolley make simple cleaning solutions free from harmful chemicals find your favourite beauty products without all the packaging give a baby shower present that won't end up in the charity shop bag plan your own zero-waste wedding (and what 'zero waste' even means!)  Edited, produced and printed using low-waste principles on sustainably sourced paper with soy inks ...Show more

Jewels and Jewellery by Clare Phillips

$49.99 AUD

Category: Antiques & Collecting

Jewels and Jewelry examines splendid items of jewelry ranging from early medieval pieces and superb examples of Renaissance jewelry, to arts and crafts, Art Nouveau, and twenty-first-century designs, which make up the Victoria and Albert Museum's exceptional jewelry collection. Exquisite photography rev eals both rare and precious stones as well as the elaborate techniques of the jewelry craft, such as chasing, enameling, and cameo.Author Clare Phillips organizes this volume of Western jewelry into three parts: the materials used by jewelers to create their stunning designs; the development of various jewelry styles, ranging from the Middle Ages to today; and the ways in which jewelry has been distributed and used over the centuries. Also included are famous jewels, such as the Beauharnais Emeralds, gifted by Napoleon to his adopted daughter, and jeweled pendants given by Queen Elizabeth I to her courtiers, alongside rings, brooches, earrings, and tiaras.An impeccably researched and insightful look into the evolution of jewelry through the ages, Jewels and Jewelry is a treasured resource for students, professionals, collectors, and lovers of jewelry alike. ...Show more

La Vie Est Belle: The Elegant Art of Living in the French Style by Henrietta Heald

$50.00 AUD

Category: General

This celebration and distillation of the spirit of France provides a privileged glimpse inside 18 ravishing French homes, from chateaux to farmhouses, as well as the regions in which they are set, including Normandy, Brittany, the Ile de Ré, Paris, Provence, the Loire and Bordeaux. The book also features insightful essays on the traditions and characteristics of French life, including pavement cafés, vineyards, classic French furniture and fabrics, regional food specialities and more. Interspersed throughout the book are recipes for authentic French dishes and quotations from great writers and philosophers, designed to immerse you in the culture and ambience of the French way of life. ...Show more

Splash - The Art of the Swimming Pool by Tim Street Porter

$99.00 AUD

Category: General

This celebration of the style, design, and joy that pools bring to us brims with over 200 glamorous photographs. It is organised by swimming pool design - from glimmering infinity pools with a view of the ocean to dramatic cascading waterfall pools and those in lush garden settings. Ranging from beautif ully landscaped backyards to dramatic beaches and tropical paradise surroundings, the stunning pool locales show creative examples of pools as architecture and organic forms. In the mix are seductive pools owned by such celebrities as Cher and Dianne Keaton and leading designers Bunny Williams and Carolyne Roehm, as well as masterpieces by famed architects Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, and Luis Barragán. Splash concludes with a section on poolside elements, from tiled steps, patterned surfaces, and Jacuzzis to pool houses with outdoor showers, landscaping, furnishings, and much more. Every example evokes the enduring and irresistible appeal of the swimming pool. ...Show more

Keeping House: Creating Spaces for Sanctuary and Celebration by Emma Blomfield

$29.99 AUD

Category: General

We all desire a space that feels authentically our own: somewhere we can curl up with a cup of tea or host a dinner party for our favourite people. Many of us see homemaking as something we will do 'one day' - perhaps when we are no longer renting or when we have a larger budget. But interior deco rator Emma Blomfield can help you start making the most of what you've got right now. Emma shares her tips on how to style and maintain every room in your house to achieve a state of meaningful living, and how to decorate and connect with guests through beautiful events. Keeping House is your guide to creating the life that you want in the space that you have, no matter where that may be. ...Show more