Recently, I returned from a week sourcing in Indonesia
visiting my lovely suppliers who source high and low across
the Spice Islands for beautiful wares for me to bring back to Australia.
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This time I stayed at the beautiful Colony Hotel again.
I love staying here as I feel so at home with the beautiful
Dutch Colonial style rooms and also as a woman often traveling
on my own, not only is this place is beautiful,
central, but I feel safe here.
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A bonus is that it is right next door to Kim Soo -
a favourite homewares store and my favourite place to
have breakfast - a pitaya bowl & cappuccino!
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This time I found a few beautiful old shop cabinets,
an old postal sorter cabinet, Dutch Colonial furniture pieces
and lots of stools of all different shapes and sizes.
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And, a variety of pots and demijohns from Borneo.
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I also met up with artisans that create many of our unique products
such as carved wooden clam shells and rattan clam shells.
Both styles take several days to make and all by hand.
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As seen here at the Colony Hotel, each room is illuminated
with a Colonial style lantern.
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I have always loved these and finally, have found them
and ordered these in two sizes.
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And finally, we have an extensive new range of products that
we have designed and had made by a group of artisans.
They included new brass hardware and decor,
recycled metal decor pieces, wooden buoys/strings,
fishing baskets and so much more.
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I can't wait for it to arrive and show you everything when we unload.
So stay tuned as the first container lands at the end of March
and the following one a month or so later.
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Sally x
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