Other People's Homes: Suburban Kerb Appeal

Other People's Homes: Suburban Kerb Appeal | Sandy Weir

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This book was incredible - it‘s a very simple premise, it‘s also an Instagram account and I had an amazing time reading through and admiring all the homes!

I‘m also off to explore the National Trust property - Labassa - that was featured next month - so expect more house photos towards the end of April.

(The caption of this photo reads : some see well-behaved ivy, some see Saturday Night Fever)

merelybookish Lol. Took me a minute but I can see 🕺 1mo

CarolynM 🤣 1mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @merelybookish 🪩🕺 1mo

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

Other People's Homes: Suburban Kerb Appeal | Sandy Weir

♥️😍♥️

julesG The flagstones to the shed should be red, too. 😁 1mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @julesG, or perhaps painted white? 1mo

julesG Or that 1mo

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

Other People's Homes: Suburban Kerb Appeal | Sandy Weir

It‘s a legal requirement to include at least one The Castle (1997) reference in all books about Australian homes.

If you aren‘t a local - The Castle is one of THE best Australian films of all time - it‘s incredibly quotable film and features a young Eric Bana in a small but memorable role (he‘s the kickboxing obsessed son in law)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118826/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

CarolynM I know where that house is, I‘ve walked past it many times😆 I‘m not a fan of The Castle, though, sorry☹️ 1mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @CarolynM 🤣 what‘s your favourite Aussie film? 1mo

CarolynM I‘ve honestly never thought about it. There are lots of good ones. Look Both Ways was terrific, for comedy maybe Malcolm. And I love Richard Roxburgh in Children of the Revolution 1mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @CarolynM, 3 I haven‘t seen! Richard Roxburgh is amazing tho. Mine include The Castle, Limbo & Strictly Ballroom. 1mo

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

Other People's Homes: Suburban Kerb Appeal | Sandy Weir

Obsessed with the fence

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Other People's Homes: Suburban Kerb Appeal | Sandy Weir

Not the Clifton Hill Macca‘s getting included in a book called “other people‘s HOMES”

Did a quick google and after I‘d finished laughing about google‘s claim that it‘s a place that “serves vegetarian dishes” 🍟 I read that this originally opened in 1938 as the “United Kingdom Hotel” (a pub) and was converted into a MacDonald‘s in 1988. Its heritage listed - and is considered to be one the thirteen most beautiful MacDonalds in the world.

CarolynM That‘s my local Macca‘s. I admire it every time I walk or drive past 🙂 It‘s a long time since I‘ve been in it, thankfully😆 1mo

CarolynM Fun fact, there‘s a psychology practice that operates in that building too. 1mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @CarolynM, it‘s beautiful. A psychology office and a MacDonald‘s - wonder what the original architect would think of that! 1mo

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

Other People's Homes: Suburban Kerb Appeal | Sandy Weir

The bookshelves would go in easier here @Ruthiella

East Linfield, New South Wales

Ruthiella Perfect compromise! 👍 1mo

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

Other People's Homes: Suburban Kerb Appeal | Sandy Weir

Another pink beauty

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

Other People's Homes: Suburban Kerb Appeal | Sandy Weir

This pale yellow is such a happy colour! You‘d beam every time you got home! 💛

tpixie Love the detailed sidewalk! 1mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @tpixie, it‘s fabulous 1mo

tpixie @thegirlwiththelibrarybag 💙🩵💙 1mo

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

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I‘m quite partial to a bit of pink

Finally one that I could admire in person, I don‘t think Sunshine is that far away from me 🤔

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Another beauty from New South Wales

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

Other People's Homes: Suburban Kerb Appeal | Sandy Weir

Built in 1939, LOOK AT THAT CASTELLATED ROOFLINE 😍 I would love to live in a round apartment.

This is the Chatsbury building in Elizabeth Bay, NSW

I love this so much- but am also concerned about how secure those pot plants are? 🪴

Ruthiella The only problem with round rooms is it‘s hard to get bookshelves for them. 😃 1mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Ruthiella, hard but not impossible - I‘d make it work! 1mo

CarolynM Oh wow! I love a bit of modernist architecture 😍 1mo

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tpixie https://theearfultower.com/2022/03/31/a-unique-paris-apartment-inside-a-domed-ro... 1mo

tpixie https://youtu.be/9iaJ5cLwopU?si=ENbeKTGPKsuIpKbw 1mo

tpixie The the 1st one is an article with photos & the second one is the video I was looking for- inside a domed apartment in Paris! (edited) 1mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @CarolynM, I‘m so glad I found this book at the library - it‘s a delight! 1mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @tpixie - she needs some custom built furniture. I think you could do a lot with a round room. Thanks for the link, very interesting! 1mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @tpixie - watching the video makes me long to go travelling again! Seeing the view from the top was stunning! Would make the stairs worth it! 1mo

tpixie @thegirlwiththelibrarybag yes! A very fun apartment!!! 1mo

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

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I‘m reading this, stretched out on my bed in front of a sunny window…

CarolynM And again😍 1mo

tpixie Great windows!! Would have to have short bookshelves circling around under the windows! 🪟📕🪟 1mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @tpixie, sounds perfect! 1mo

tpixie @thegirlwiththelibrarybag ☺️ 1mo

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

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I‘d happily swap smashed avo for owning a little green home 💚

Couldn‘t resist picking up this book of quirky Australian suburban homes from the library. Really looking forward to reading through it (and posting pics of my favourites)

CarolynM I love walking around the inner city streets for just this reason! All sorts of odd little houses😆 1mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @CarolynM, I miss the odd little house I grew up in (in Balwyn North), it‘s a shame that new builds are often architecturally dull. 1mo

tpixie This is amazing. My brother in Law was an architect, he always built flat roofs for their homes- more efficient square footage. The neighbors always had a hard time getting used to looking at them ( they look like banks, not homes! But both ended up in magazines! 1mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @tpixie, I‘m on the top floor of an apartment building (I say top, there is a ground floor & a first floor) with a flat roof - and it‘s been an adjustment - I‘ve been startled awake by possums doing middle of the night gymnastics, seemingly directly over my bed. My favourite sound has been the patter of rain, it‘s much louder and quite delightful. That‘s so cool that your BIL had his houses in magazines 🏠 1mo

tpixie @thegirlwiththelibrarybag lol possums!!! 1mo

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