Journal

true blue

Today we are loving all shades of blue in Sunday Style. True Blue baby I love you…

mjg summer week of fashion

Keep your eyes peeled next week as I am turning it upside down and having a fashion focus for the week. Summer is coming so we are going to have a week dedicated to Summer Fashion.  

london fields

London Fields (upstairs at The London in Paddington) has recently opened and I love the interior – particularly the use of greenery. Owners Ben May and Andrew Stanway excecuted the revamp of the upstairs space (the duo behind Mrs Sippy in Double Bay) and have created a swanky wine bar. Cheers! London Fields 85 Underwood street (cnr […]

tom dixon offcut stool

    There is something about timber I just love The Offcut Stool by Tom Dixon is on my list Available from Dedece click here for details

capi

Im a big fan of natural clean eating and Australian made. Ever on the search for cool drinks for props in shoots I found Capi a collection of carbonated refreshements proudly Australian owned and bottled from Australian springs and even better free of artifical ingredients and preservatives. click here for details Check out these amazing […]

top3 by design competition

    Top3 by Design is giving you the chance to have a 2 hour style and colour consultation with Me and also a $300 top3 giftcard to get your ideas underway! Or you could win one of 30 signed copies of my book – ‘A Place called Home’. For details of your chance to […]

picture perfect

A Yellow VW Kombi – this really makes me smile!

Arthur G & Diane Bergeron

Australian furniture brand Arthur G have teamed with Interior Designer Diane Bergeron for an exciting new furniture collection. The Melbourne based New Yorker ( she relocated to Melbourne with her Australian husband and 2  daughters in 2003 ) brings some formal drama and a touch of fun with her colourful collection.  I am in love […]

hills cider

Summer is coming and i do love a cider The Hills Cider is sourced from 100% Adelaide Pears Cheers to local and cheers to it soon to be summer!!

paramount building surry hills

Bondi is my favourite neighbourhood in Sydney of course but Surry Hills does come a close second. I was rather excited to visit the new Paramount building in Surry Hills the new hip destination – it is really the new place to be. The building is the Former Paramount Pictures Building and is filled with […]

MJG reading list

It’s nice to take things offline every now and then, to sit down and read something. Currently I am enjoying these two great reads. The Launch Issue of Elle Australia hits news stands today – it’s a BIG fat fashion magazine – just like they used to be! on news stands now! Moncole Magazine have […]

as seen in redbook magazine

Thanks I am beyond excited at this first piece of press. Thanks to Redbook Magazine it’s a Party in The USA!  

no chintz

Im never far from the water if i can help it, so when No Chintz (sydneys best place for all things fabric) approached me to styled some images of the new collection I was excited not only do they sell great fabrics they can make just about anything you need for your home- think curtains, […]

party in the usa

Im getting rather excited, well you see my book A Place called Home finally is soon to be released in the USA, distributed in by prestigious publishing house Rizzoli. It is all about to happen, I’m looking forward to whatever this may bring! It is available in stores from October, including Barnes and Noble!  

blacklist & the sea life collab

My very talented friends at Blacklist store are sharing a little bit of brotherly love with their latest collaboration. Nathan (Blacklist) and his brother Matt (the sea life) have teamed to create this limited edition print. Matt earlier this year headed to Noosa and photographed Californian long board rider Dane Peterson and on his return […]

laminex group competition

Don’t forget you have until the 2nd of October to in a $10,000 travel voucher to a destination of your choice thanks to Laminex Group Australia its super easy  just click here to enter via their facebook page all you need to do is a quick 4 question quiz to find out which of their designer destinations suits […]

circa home and florence broadhurst collaboration

This week I was treated to a screen printing workshop ( Yes!  just like Florence Broadhurst) to celebrate the launch of a collaboration between Circa Home and Signature Prints. The Collection comes in four signature scents all of course packaged in Iconic Florence Broadhurst prints. Click here to buy  

garden seat

Spotted in the back streets of Bondi this week…

man nautical obsession

It’s no real surprise living in Bondi right near the ocean but i like to give everything a “name”  it’s very right now  – anchors, ships, whales, stripes etc etc but I do LOVE a bit of man nautical.

west elm melbourne store now open

West Elm Melbourne opens its doors today (10am) including for the first time in Australia West Elm Market – coffee and shopping yes please! The store looks really great and the visual merchandising is impressive, I am particularly in love with the indoor vertical wall garden – yes it is real! I was lucky enough to […]