The Queenslander advised ladies to cast aside their embroidery hoops, and use paint, brushes and the inspiration found in nature to transform their homes. (It was assumed that ladies had nothing better to do with their days than crochet or attempt arts and crafts-style makeovers.) Flourishes for the Drawing Room. The Queenslander offered some styleContinue reading “House Decoration – tips for ladies from the Queenslander.”
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Homes, Decor and Gardens in the 19th Century.
How did people live in a certain time and place? What were their homes and lives like? Thanks to the invention of photography, we can see some of colonial Queensland, from the slab and bark huts built by Europeans as they started their lives on the land they had claimed, to the substantial and class-definedContinue reading “Homes, Decor and Gardens in the 19th Century.”
Moreton Bay and More 