Chippendale Chairs ala The Golden Girls

Sophia: You know what Rose?

Rose: What?

via Matters of Style

Sophia: I think we're the pioneers of Miami chic.

I couldn't believe my eyes when I spotted these bamboo chippendale chairs on an ep of The Golden Girls this week.

Masterchef Recapped.. With What We're Really Thinking

I'm so loving Max Lavergne's Masterchef recap blog It Lacks Acidity

image via It Lacks Acidity

It's definitely the best way to catch up if you've missed an episode, or if you just can't get enough of his dry writing style.

My personal picks for top three? Hayden, Michael and... Hayden? Okay Ellie? Kate? The juries out on  number three. I can't wait to see what they're up to in New York this week though!

When TV and Design Collide: The Block & Top Design

I feel a little like George Costanza in that Seinfeld episode when Relationship George and Independent George's "worlds collide."

Over the past fortnight my work life and design obsessions have collided - hello The Block! It's been going great guns so far - the houses are a wreck, the couples are a great mix and rooms have been diverse.

My favourite couple have been Katrina and Amie - you can follow Katrina's blog here for plenty of inside dirt.

Katrina & Amie's Guest Room - image via ninemsn

But my favourite room last week was probably Jenna and Josh's - I'd love that window seat in my front room, and I was looking for a mid-century style bedside table for months last year with no luck.

Jenna & Josh's Room - image via ninemsn

But the design fest doesn't end here - Top Design is just around the corner - and today I discovered that the writer of a fave blog - Snoop, Amanda Talbot, is going to be one of the judges.

Worlds collide! I promise I won't implode...