Here are some more pictures, taken inside the Royal Automobile Club.
Through a doorway we came into the Reading Room which made my heart flutter a little faster.
I imagine being back in bygone days when everyone dressed up in their finery
and came here for some peace and quite, to catch up on their
reading.
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Along all the corridors of this magnificent old building, were the loveliest old photographs.
This one, I thought was really sweet with the precious little children and looked like one of the very first ways of getting from A to B.
I am looking forward to visiting you, and thanks to new followers and for the kind visits from you.
My husband and I spent most of Saturday stripping off the wallpaper and we only have one more wall to go!
Happy week, dear friends
Hugs Carolyn
I love that glass on the door to the powder room!
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LuLu~*xoxo
Love the old photograph!
ReplyDeleteYay! So glad to hear the wallpaper is almost history!!
Have a wonderful week!!
xoxo
Love the old books and their smell.
ReplyDeletePoor hubby with wallpaper removing...I need to do some of that myself.
x
Carole
Oh how lovely is this powder room! I love the door.
ReplyDeleteOh what a job..stripping wallpaper...it will all be worth it in the end. xoxoxo HUgs
Hi Carolyn, What a fantastic building with a lot of atmosphere! You must have had such a great time.
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Hugs,
Julia
Dearest Carolyn,
ReplyDeleteYou did present another lovely post about the Royal Automobile Club where we dined. Love this old British antique style of class.
Love to you,
Mariette
Hi Carolyn, enjoyed reading your interesting posts about your trip to Sydney. Glad you had a good time. The place you stayed looks so beautiful, it's nice to see some history being preserved in Sydney, as they have far more character than some of the more modern buildings. Happy week to you and good luck with the renovating, hugs Robyn.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a wonderful room! All thos old furnitures and books!... A place to have a great time to relax!
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely week!
Sending love and hugs
Claudia
What a romantic ambience!
ReplyDeleteEspecially I love the sandblasted glass window. Thank you for the closed up photo.
The drawing on the window is so lovely!!
Have a fabulous weekend.
RedRose.
Oh what a lovely place you've visit! That must be from "the good old time" as we say here! Have a nice week!
ReplyDeleteWowww...this is so nice !!...happy week darling....xxx..
ReplyDeleteLove the old bookcase! Have a good week Carolyn:)
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HELLO CAROLYN!
ReplyDeleteI so love that etching of the beautiful lady on the frosted window of the powder room! What beauty.
I hope you are well dear one! Anita
The powder room door takes the cake. Wouldn't it be good to spend a week in that bygone era.
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Kay
It must have been nice to spend time in this reading room!
ReplyDeleteDearest Carolyn,
ReplyDeleteif I ever come to Sydney I really have to visit this place - it seems to "exhale" history... Oh, and the old photo is enchanting!
Warm "winter-hugs" from very-very cold Austria,
Traude
There must be an interesting atmosphere!
ReplyDeleteI´m sure that you had had great time, my friend!:)
The old photo is beautiful!:)
Many ♥ many hugs, Marge
What a wonderful old building with so many treasures - equally great to visit and to relax in!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week too (Hope decorating's going ok!)
Hugs
XOXO Lola & Nora:)
Oh Carolyn I love to adventure with you. The old photograph looks like one of our family. Beautiful reminder. Stripping wallpaper is the worst. Good luck with that.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely place!
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Love
Nel would love that Reading Room, as she has so many books. What a charming room. The black and white photo is wonderful. Black and whites are my favorite. The lady on the window of the Powder Room is so elegant.
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I wish you all the best with stripping the walls, I know it is a very hard job.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your visit to my blog, I am your latest follower.
Your blog looks great.
Hugs,
Angela.
Hello Carolyn,
ReplyDeleteIt's something that is wonderful to consider, a reading room and a "Powder Room". Do you remember when the ladies restroom was referred to as the Powder Room" ? There is something elegant about the thought of these two rooms that I wish were still present in our culture today. Thank you for making me think about it.
Can't wait to see how you and your husband will transform your walls!
xox
Constance
Great visit Carolyn !
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Pierre
It's living in an old movie. Love the atmosphere. Thanks for posting the photos and feel free to drop by me too.
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful place :)
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natalie
http://lucyandtherunaways.blogspot.com
very pretty powder room!
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Woww, such a classy place!!!
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That ladies room window is fab!
xxx
S
http://s-fashion-avenue.blogspot.com
Dear Carolyn,
ReplyDeleteAt last I am following you! Why, I wonder, did I not get round to it before.
Warm wishes,
Stephanie
Dear Carolyn
ReplyDeleteThe old photographs are fantastic! I love the old things!
Thank you for the nice comment on my blog.
I wish you a happy weekend and send you a lot of greetings from Switzerland.
We have a lot of snow and it is very cold.
Warmest hugs
Yvonne
looks like a lovely room to sit andread!
ReplyDeleteBack in the 70's I loved how you Kiwis wallpapered anything & everything in sight. It was something we Aussie's just weren't into. That Other Husband did the dining room of our house in Wellington with a ripper deep red flock paper with a raised gold fleur de lis thingie pattern. I did wonder then as a 19 yo what I had got myself into!!
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Hi Carolyn, What a grand and beautiful place to read and relax. The glass door to the powder room is really unique. Love that. And the old photo is precious.
ReplyDeleteHope all the wallpaper removal went well. The hard part will be over then and on to the fun part.
Have a great weekend and sending hugs from a very cold Texas this morning. BRRRR. 29 degrees and cold for us.
XO Celestina Marie
I love reading and I adore reading rooms and this one is really dainty! And the powder room window is lovely too!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely!!! I can smell the books now! :)
ReplyDeleteHope you're having a wonderful weekend, Carolyn. xoxo
Oooh, what a dream of a reading room! Would love to be there now! So cozy!
ReplyDeleteDear Carolyn
ReplyDeleteReally I thought about you reading that book ,New Zeland must be a beautiful and interesting country
It´s sad it is too far away
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Love your blog and your taste of decoration
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Mary
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How did I miss this one?! Wow, I just LOVE old books. Absolutely lovely.
ReplyDeleteSuch gorgeous architecture. Love that old photo too. Everyone seemed so simple and innocent then.
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