Miss Laurence's One Day Holiday (or in my case 6 days later!)

Miss Laurence's ONE DAY HOLIDAY has stretched to a 6 day one for me! I'm late but want to share pics that I did actually have ready for her one day holiday party around the world. Be sure to check out Laurence's blog HERE to see all the amazing places around the world. Thanks so much for hosting a fantastic event!

Some pictures of some beautiful old homes right in the heart of Melbourne, Australia, literally a couple of blocks from the city buildings. I love these, (and they're worth a small fortune!)
This grand old place has been rejuvenated. How sad they need bars on the windows down below. Must get some crazies through there at night...

Across from the first homes is the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, and on the left, the modern structure is the Museum. In Melbourne there is a lot of the old beside the new. In homes I'm not so fond of people building a warehouse style ultra modern home in a street full of old period homes, not being sympathetic to the aesthetics (and history) of the area, but I know people who do it and think the old homes should be demolished. A matter of taste I suppose!!!
On my way home from the city that day I snapped some pics of some more old homes in a lovely area of Melbourne, Carlton.


This grand home above is closer to home again, it's right next door to Leroy's school next year. I'd almost kill to have this home but I don't have a spare one or two mill.....drats!
Not all homes are brick around Melbourne, there are plenty of weatherboards (my personal fave if I was to build from scratch) or as my friends in the US call it, "siding" (is that right?). Love this sweet little Californian Bungalow style home (that's what we call it). Another prohibitive price tag, sadly way out of reach for us, boo hoo!!

Thought I'd include a few homes in my suburb, that are very newly built to show people outside of Australia a few of the different styles of new homes here. The above is pretty typical of a rendered brick double storey home, you'll find tons of these in all the new estates. They're usually really big inside.

And the one above is a townhouse/unit on a regular house block. They have three of these units one behind the other.

Be sure to go to Laurence's blog for some amazing homes and architecture from around the world...France....ah France....

Next party - Vanessa's Mad Tea Party! In a few weeks, Laura's Whimsical Children's Room party. So many parties, what a lot of fun!!!

Ciao for now,

Natasha xo