There’s a new shop on Sydney’s Northern Beaches and it’s absolutely full of lovely, mainly vintage, homewares and props!
Urban Rustic opened in Newport a month ago and is proving a hit. With so many other gorgeous homewares and furniture shops in the surrounding area, it adds to what is already a great destination for interiors addicts.
As I may have mentioned a few times, I’m currently planning my wedding (less than 3 months — eek!) and you may not be surprised to hear that I’m all about the decor and the styling of the reception.
I’ll be honest with you: I’ve put a lot more thought into what the tables will wear than what I’ll wear! Much as I love my reception venue and its location, when I saw its outdoor furniture, I knew it just HAD TO GO (or at least be removed for my big day!). In my online search for replacement furniture I stumbled across Vintage Patina, who are new to Sydney but by no means new to props, collecting and weddings! Their website is great and actually lists almost everything they have for hire with prices (why can’t more people do this?!) but you can’t beat seeing things in the flesh so off I went to their Gladesville space with my friend Emma, who is helping me with the styling.
Jenni Booth, stylist and creator of Prop Hire Online, says: “One of the questions I get asked most by other stylists is “Can you recommend a good assistant?”
“I probably get asked this at least once a week. Finding a good assistant that you can trust to do a good job is hard it seems. There is no one directory or listing out there of assistant stylists… until now!”
Jenni’s adding a new category to Prop Hire Online called Find an Assistant. It will be a directory of stylist assistants in each Australian city with their experience and contact details. To ensure a high standard of service, when signing up, each assistant will be given an extensive list of guidelines of what is expected of them while assisting on a photoshoot, the do’s, don’ts and nevers!
All stylist assistants and stylist wannabes should email [email protected] for info. What are you waiting for?
