Monday, July 13, 2009

Stylish Wilderness





We are about half way through a road trip which has taken us down through the pristine coastal wilderness of the Far South Coast of NSW into Victoria. We decided to take a detour at the last minute to remote Mallacoota where a very stylish girl I know, Rosemary Luker, has restored an old guesthouse.
Karbeething Lodge is a charming ramshackle pile on a lake in the middle of nowhere. It is a good hour and a half drive from the nearest big town. I am dying to ask Rosemary how she found it as it really is in a most out of the way spot.
Rosemary and her partner Russell have done a fair bit of redecorating and the result is gloriously faded shabby chic. We and a family from Princeton, New Jersey were the only guests as it's the middle of winter here.
The previous night we stayed at a motel further up the coast which was perfectly clean and adequate but totally lacking in atmosphere, unlike Karbeethong Lodge which was full of thoughtful decorative details. I am wondering why there aren't more places like this...

5 comments:

  1. From one Catherine to another....
    Thanks for visiting!
    I'm intrigued to hear you are opening a shop in Berry. I've long wanted to visit Berry but haven't got there yet but when I do I will be sure to visit your shop!

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  2. This is such a lovely place!!

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  3. What a beautiful spot. I'm adding it to my list of stylish places to say one day! If you make it as far as Melbourne I'd love to catch up for coffee & cake to meet a fellow South Coast gal. Berry is one of my most favourite spots in the whole world and I try to visit any time I get to Kiama for a family stay - especially if the markets are on. I'll have to keep an eye out for In My House.

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  4. This is amazing. Thanks so much for this as we are planning a south coast drive soon. This looks like the perfect spot to stop for a few days.

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  5. Lovely blog space you have going on here. And how nice of you to take the blog on tour during your holidays.

    Really enjoyed reading all your inspirational posts.

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