Stylish House Boat renovation by Pipkorn & Kilpatrick

While I was flicking through the latest issue of Vogue Living magazine this week, and I came across a sleek and stylish project by a local interior design firm called Pipkorn & Kilpatrick.

At this point, I hadn't read the article yet, I was simply blown away by gorgeous imagery and style of the space. Then as I was reading along, I realised it was a renovated house boat on Lake Eildon in Victoria!

I had been to Lake Eildon before, and seen the style of house boats sitting on the lake; old and run down but definitely    looked like a fun family holiday home.
You would instantly think that the renovated house boat that the designers of Pipkorn & Kilpatrick so effortlessly designed, was a home sitting in a leafy inner city suburb of Melbourne!

The overall design is actually quite simple and lets the surroundings speak for itself. The natural beauty of the lake and the leafy bushland was their inspiration for the project.

I love the contrast of the black details and warm timber panelling which gives the interior a sleek and contemporary look.

The fact that they have a full size sofa and designer furniture pieces and accessories truly make this house boat a home.

DIY: Glitter Heels

Why hello there! I hope you all had a fantastic holiday break and are making most of this gorgeous weather.
I must apoligise for not posting the past 2 months, it has been quite full on. So as some of you  may know, Tom proposed during our recent trip to Bali! It was truely amazing and we are both super excited! You can check ou my gorgeous Art Deco ring on Instagram.

As you can see, there have been a few changes here at Design Talk, and a new look is just what I've wanted! A big thanks to Kayla from Rockaboo Design Studio who is a god send!

I'm really excited to show you my latest DIY project...glitter heels, well in this case..platforms!!
I have been searching for gold glitter heels for the engagement party for the past few weeks. After not much luck, I ended up buying some coral platforms. Don't get me wrong, I love them, but my outfit needs just that little bit of bling. So after some reading around the blogging world, I found this great tutorial from Pearl and Scissors

It was really easy to follow, and only took around half an hour. Not including cleaning up all the glitter afterwards! As I was doing this outside on the deck, the poor dogs are now shimmering!

Check out my before and after!