The Atlantic at Byron Bay

I took some quick snaps on my phone of the place my girlfriends and I stayed in while at Byron Bay last weekend. The Atlantic guesthouses at Byron are a very beachy, laid-back style of accommodation where white was the mainstay of the interior design. In fact, we all agreed that all white rooms ie white floors, walls, kitchen, furnishings and bedding, which look fab in magazines, could actually be too much - especially in winter. We all wanted to inject a bit of colour - even if it was a dash of grey - to the interior of the one we were in - the Premium Ensuite (which actually looks more colourful on the website). But check out the exteriors - black with white trim and lots of palm trees.

 Outside the Standard Ensuite

 The Skippers' door

 The seahorse outside our door

The Airstream - funky silver caravan-style accommodation

 Kid's cubby house

Beautiful turquoise vase and orchids in our room - the only splash of colour

Oh, to be back there again!

Distressed Cupboard

Dear readers, this will be my last blog for a few days as our time at The Bach ends and hubby and I have a long weekend in Melbourne on our own, sans children (thank you grandparents!). In the meantime, I would like to leave you with a purchase I made at The Lovely Shop in Woy Woy which I had passed many times and always wanted to have a nosey around. It is a pre-loved/vintage furniture and bric-a-brac shop that, as it turns out, is quite divine and very reasonably priced. There was dinky china, a cute sky blue sofa, lamps, buttons, upcycled furniture, vintage bits and bobs and pre-loved knick knacks.

Then I spotted this distressed cupboard/cabinet with four drawers and shelves inside that I thought would be perfect in an empty corner of our bedroom at The Bach.

So I snapped it up!

And here it is, with my newly limewashed mirror.

The all-white, shabby chic look is coming along quite nicely.

Adieu - until next time when I might have some interesting finds from Melbourne.