Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Modernist Australia

Various Modernist Homes via the brilliant Modernist Australia blog. This one in Brighton is currently for sale - details here.

Kew home - listed here

Kew home - listed here

Another one for sale in Brighton.. ooh la la check out that bathroom!

Stunning Eaglemont mid-century masterpiece - as blogged by Modernist Australia late last year

Sorry to say I don't have a specific Australian home to share today... a few in the works but none quite ready to go I'm afraid! Along the same lines, I thought I would share a great little find discovered recently by the very clued-in Jenny Butler (Apartment Therapy's Australian contributor!).

Modernist Australia is a fabulous blog dedicated to Australian Modernist homes... with an especially brilliant nation-wide Modernist real-estate round-up, highlighting some of the most beautiful untouched Mid-Century Australian homes on the market! Never has an orange tiled kitchen or speckled beige Nanna carpet looked so appealing! (I am serious!) ....If you can get past some of the questionable furniture in these homes (mainly sofas) - the expansive Eames-inspired windows, interior wood panelling and pristine original cabinetry truly hold timeless appeal.

Plus, you gotta love MA's unapologetic stance when it comes to suburban residential development - in reference to the home pictured below - 'a plea to all Sydneysiders; do not to let this building be one of the many demolished at the whim of the monied-up philistines who run your town. ' Ouch! Nice one.

Hands off, Philistines!

OMG can you believe both of these kitchens have the exact SAME orange tiles for their splashback? Brilliant.

Posted by Lucy at 6:00 AM
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11 comments:

  1. Betty JoApril 28, 2010 at 7:05 AM

    OMG back at you! I have the exact orange tiles in my Kitchen. The only things we saved when it had a makeover. In my next life I want to come back and live in a mid-cetury Eaglemont mansion....... sigh!

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  2. Kelly GreenApril 28, 2010 at 7:37 AM

    thank god for this site - i am sooo sick of seeing houses with character torn down and being replaced with faux georgian mansions!!!! KG

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  3. Barb Fisher - HopscotchApril 28, 2010 at 8:03 AM

    Oh be still my beating heart! Thank you for the tip on this fantastic modernist site, I shall be drooling for days. I wish I had the kitchen in the 2nd last pic, my guests would be so dazed by all the crazy tiles they wouldn't notice my pathetic attempts to make them a meal.

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  4. julieApril 28, 2010 at 8:04 AM

    I love the Kew home, I've seen it in magazines before. Bookmarking Modernist Australia right now! thanks Lucy.

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  5. librarygirlApril 28, 2010 at 8:46 AM

    thanks for the link - these are my favourite favourite houses. Gorgeous.

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  6. Lucy KingApril 28, 2010 at 9:05 AM

    Thanks for sharing Modernist Homes link Lucy! It's a nice change to see interesting homes that aren't Mc Mansions with tasteless and dull interiors. I love the cabinetry and kitchens in these pics - especially those orange tiles!

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  7. maryApril 28, 2010 at 10:10 AM

    The orange kitchen tiles are indeed phenomenal.

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  8. AnonymousApril 28, 2010 at 10:31 AM

    Well, isn't this all well and good for those already in the market who can actually afford to buy...

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  9. UnknownApril 28, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    great link!

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  10. Jenny ButlerApril 28, 2010 at 8:32 PM

    *blush* clued-in?! You're too sweet Lucy. Modernist Australia has become one of my fav real estate reads.

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  11. PeterMay 31, 2010 at 1:47 PM

    Hey Guys,

    Thanks for the gracious words, I noticed your link is broken.
    Well good news is that the new version of MA has just been released:

    regards

    Pete (MA)

    http://www.modernistaustralia.com/

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