beach club

Welcome to another year. Hope you are all enjoying a happy one so far!

A trip to Watson's Bay Beach Club this week inspired a blog post. Not the best time to go, I would recommend a quieter, less crowded week day. 

I've been wanting to see the 2nd stage of the hotel renovation and thought you'd like to see inside too, if you haven't been there already.

This is the Sunset Room. Available for functions and weddings catered for by chef Pete Evans, but open to all at other times. I'm looking forward to coming here for dinner and watching the sun set over the harbour.

I love the casual elegant feel created by the neutral colour scheme. So inspiring with off white panelled walls, linen curtains, oak floors, long timber tables with white and rattan chairs, vintage nautical and natural found objects.

It's all in keeping with the original art deco hotel and suits the area with it's grand old homes and cute weatherboard fishermen's cottages.

Love love love ! these hooks with shells and grain sack bags filled with leaves.

How have you been spending the new year?

harbour views

This is something I love about Sydney and the area we live. Close to the city, close to the beach and nearby Sydney harbour.

Add to that lots of parks and green spaces to escape the hustle and bustle.

Dream house of the week overlooking the harbour.


See more Sydney harbour views here.

gone fishing

Remember when I was inspired to make some nautical buoys?    

Brightly coloured numbered buoys are used by lobster fishermen to mark where their lobster traps are located. 
I like the nautical feeling they add to a seaside balcony.

A job for the carpenter of the family, he measured some off cuts of timber to size and used a drop saw to cut the angles.
I used a white primer / undercoat, when it was dry I taped them with masking tape where I wanted the stripes and colour to be and later stencilled on some numbers. I sanded them with an electric sander for a weathered look and also because some of the paint seeped through the tape ;) Next time I'll use thinner coats of colour.

I wanted to photograph them somewhere near the harbour. I thought  this sailing club with the lovely old charcoal weatherboard building would make the perfect backdrop.. and wasn't it nice of them to hang the striped bunting for me?

My daughter and I are heading up to Byron Bay on Wednesday. Thought it was a good idea to have a break from technology, so I've scheduled some posts for later in the week. I look forward to sharing some of the beauty of Byron Bay next week. 
I'll no doubt be sharing some pics on instagram though @beachcomber26.

See you later!

Cheryl

x

magic beach

This is the kind of weather we've been enjoying for about 2 weeks. I think we're in for a change so I'm glad I made the most of it while it lasted. 

How many cities in the world can you be in a National Park at a beach just around the corner from the CBD? 

The only sound the rhythmic movement of water, wind through the trees and birdlife.

Gum blossoms

The joy of a beach and the sparkling sea

The cafe

Historic sandstone homes

Giant magnolia trees

Hibiscus

Magic!

See more of Neilsen Park and Sydney Harbour here & here.

Have a great weekend!

joining

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