home office

I am thinking about the home office I will need when I am working from home,

and have gotten completely side tracked and am dreaming about tee pees??

my idea of heaven

I love this one

but, I have also always wanted a yurt.....

this one is my favorite.....

misha and shauna The Selby

Have a look at the great pics taken of Misha and Shauna's place (PAM) for The Selby.

This photo has a quilt I did for them many years ago now.... their PAM fabric on one side, and velvet on the reverse side, by memory.

big news....

After 12 years filled with lots of fun and hard work, I have decided to close the retail side of douglas & hope.

I would like to thank all of our fabulous customers, suppliers and manufacturers for your support.

You will soon be able to purchase some of my products on-line and through select retail stores.

I have decided to close my stores, to give me more time with my children, it has been an enormous task being a single parent, running a business and looking after 4 year old twin boys. I feel as though I have reached my full capacity and need to wind things down a notch.

I am thinking chickens a vegie patch and TIME.

I will continue to design product, and if you would like to keep in touch with what I am doing, sign up to my newsletter through this blog site.

Please make sure you are on the mailing list.

Thank you all again,

it has been great.....

Cath

The Design Files

douglas & hope today features on the design files,

thank you Lucy,
you can see it here

Melbourne Magazine

One of my quilts appears in the June issue of The Age Melbourne Magazine, 

the one pictured is SOLD but a whole new lot of quilts are in store this week,

thanks Lucy.

MARKIT

we are excited to be participating in our first 'MARKIT @ Fed Square'

on Sunday 29th of May, come and say hello.....

brrrr it's freezing

winter has arrived, and long socks under long boots is my fail proof way of staying warm.....

I did dream of bali last night.........

douglas & hope socks as seen on the design files

the design files

marimekko

we love marimekko here at douglas & hope,

below is a sneak peak at their new book coming here soon,

their shop in Helsinki and some pieces we have in store now.....

frankie #41

my tapestry horse plate featured in this months Frankie....

clowns

I love these old carnival clowns,

these are from a school fete and the castlemaine state fair, and both operators I spoke to had had the clowns in their families for generations.....

clearance sale

new melbourne bag color

our melbourne bag now comes in mustard,

it is reminding me of a biscuit!

green and fleuro pink also in stock

free bag with socks

we have received our new socks in two great new colors,

and we have a giveaway for you.....

when you buy any 2 pairs of douglas & hope socks, you will get them in one of our calico 'tote' bags.

bags are limited so don't miss out.

douglas & hope melamine

lux velvet

we have back in stock our luxurious silk velvet cushions,

these have always been my favorite

something else

something else winter is in store....

and you know it doesn't last long....

I love this

this is by someone called 'drab art'

find them on facebook....

I would like this on my boys bedroom wall....

boliliv.dk

this is a wall at my house in castlemaine,

this photo was found here

http://www.boligliv.dk/nyheder/sod-musik-og-glade-farver/

spooky web..... images in strange places??

la belle miette

this gorgeous new macaron store is at 30 Hardware Lane, Melbourne.

It is the baby of Maylin, who has more than mastered the art of macaron baking,

my favourite is the pink grapefruit and the violet & blueberry.....

La Belle Miette is a definite visit when you are next in town.

Joost cafe at Circular Quay

my recent trip to Sydney was hectic,

a trade fair, a rock concert, dinners, and a quick ferry on the harbour which delivered us here,

at the Joost pop up eco cafe, it is positioned in the most spectacular position, on the water with the opera house and bridge framed perfectly as you sit and enjoy........