Fine & Dande

Up-cycled pallet furniture at Dandenong Market

I was recently downloading some photos and came across these shots I took on a visit to Dandenong Market one Sunday in March. We took a trek down there for a Melbourne Food and Wine Festival event and really enjoyed the variety of stalls and the food available on the day. What also caught my eye were these up-cycled pallete feature walls, planters, stools and tables and the fun colours they were painted with. They really gave the market a groovy inner-city vibe that was fresh and edgy - and they were very well utilized on the day. Great idea for a pop-up cafe or shop - Design food for thought...

Pallet feature wall, Drinks crate planter box, Pallet stools & tables & Great colour combos!

Magenta House!

Okay, I know I am supposed to be blogging about Designex but we took a little lunch break and walked up to Crown Street in Surry Hills today so this post is a little distracted. 

After a brief but very satisfying look in Chee Soon & Fitzgerald, we popped over to a great little cafe called GNOME espresso. Not only did their industrial chic decor meet our exacting standards but the 'secret recipe bloody mary' and mini beef burgers were delicious!

Image courtesy Gnome Espresso

We then made our way up the other end of Crown to Oxford Street and I totally swooned over this terrace house painted in Magenta with white trim!!