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THE quintessential MAGAZINE, it’s all about collecting …

We bring to you Edition 3 of THE quintessential MAGAZINE freshly launched yesterday! Our latest edition of the magazine particularly celebrates collections – the grouping together of well-loved practical or sculptural objects – and their ability to transform our homes … Continue reading →

These Are A Few Of Our Favourite New Finds….

Just arrived in store at quintessential duckeggBLUE, here are a few of our favourite industrial & vintage finds….. Patinas, age & wear …… just what we LOVE….

A look into our newest delivery!

While we patiently waited for this arrival with an original teasing date of mid-February – the container FINALLY made it to us on a recent early Friday morning. With the quintessential team hands on unpacking and unwrapping all of amazing … Continue reading →

What do you love collecting??

The quintessential Magazine is looking for our next Instagram winner to be featured in edition 3! Our question is very simple: What do you love collecting? Be creative and share your answers with us via Instagram @quintessential_duckeggblue with the hash … Continue reading →

Inspiration Guaranteed by THE quintessential MAGAZINE

THE quintessential MAGAZINE is very proud to have launched our second edition YESTERDAY – set out to inspire and tell our own story and share what we believe in. This edition we introduced you to the personality of a chair … Continue reading →

Behind the Scenes at THE quintessential MAGAZINE

Busy working towards getting edition 2 ready for launch on February 7th, THE quintessential MAGAZINE has paused to share moments of what happens behind the scenes to make this magazine full of rich content and inspiring styling and photography! Without … Continue reading →

Sneak a PEEK into the world of ‘new’ quintessential finds!

Take a peek into the world of our most recent quintessential ‘finds’ traveling from overseas to quintessential duckeggBLUE at this very moment! Leanne has come across some amazing finds on her most recent trip overseas and we thought we’d share … Continue reading →

quintessential duckeggBLUE, Summer face-lift

Have a peek at quintessential duckeggBLUE’s new summer look! We love to arrange and display all of our great ‘finds’ in creative, and inspiring ways:   Pops of fresh colours coming from our original industrial metal chairs An industrial dream … Continue reading →

THE quintessential MAGAZINE feels the love

We are feeling the LOVE here at quintessential duckeggBLUE as we patiently await the reveal of our first edition of ‘THE quintessential MAGAZINE.’ Have a peek at what Inside Out has to say about it on their blog: http://blogs.homelife.com.au/insideout/article/the-quintessential-magazine/   … Continue reading →

A Simple Ingredient: Handmade Ceramics

A fresh batch of Edmonds handmade ceramics is fresh and on display at quintessential duckeggBLUE! You’ll be the first to know new pieces walked through the door yesterday!  They are THE ingredient to a perfect setting. Made local in his … Continue reading →

Re-Purposing those ‘finds’

For those who often wonder what to do with those quirky ‘finds’ or how to re-purpose that gorgeous original object here are a few of our favorite ‘quintessential’ applications. There are so many ways to introduce our ‘found and industrial’ … Continue reading →

Styling Days at quintessential duckeggBLUE

  2 days have been spent transforming our store to highlight new uses for our amazing finds! We love our styling days here as much as it is a lot of hard work moving all the items around we have … Continue reading →

Before and After – French Club Sofa Chair

Another classic has been given new life here at quintessential duckeggBLUE! An original French leather club chair circa late 1930′s, early 40′s in amazing condition has been paired carefully with a new cushion upholstered in a quilted interior designers fabric … Continue reading →

A quintessential English Postal Bike riding the road to fame!

You may remember this original English Postal Bike from our recent window display? Well keep an eye out for it as it is riding the road to fame as we speak… Opera Australia recently purchased this great piece as a … Continue reading →

iFabric and the rise of technology

At quintessential duckeggBLUE we love technology and crafty apps, that’s why we were super-excited when our fabric specialist pulled out her iPad to help select fabric for an original leather club chair!! We wanted to replace the cushion of this … Continue reading →

Before and After – Belgian chair

On her travels Leanne is constantly searching for that ‘quintessential club chair‘, so when she finds one, even in a not-so-perfect state , she claims it to bring back to quintessential duckeggBLUE! Sourced in Belguim, this original leather club chair … Continue reading →

A creative look at ‘new’ finds

At quintessential duckeggBLUE, delivery of a new shipment rocks our world!! So much so, that we gather our team of stylists, photographers and design consultants and “beautify” the store! This involves 2 days of moving furniture, suspending chairs from the … Continue reading →

‘Cheshunt Dairies’ then and NOW!

As you all know, our most recent shipment was delivered this week, and it was FULL of absolutely amazing ‘finds’! (Some of which need a little love and care – actually every piece deserves love and care but this one … Continue reading →

An insider’s look at a new delivery

New shipment on the way!!

At quintessential duckeggBLUE we have been so busy preparing for delivery of our new shipment and we’re so excited we wanted to give you a sneak peek at some of the fabulous items on their way. Delivered in store on … Continue reading →

Looks like new! (Cushion that is…)

Remember our blog post ‘A Perfect Club Chair in the Making‘? Well we have just received the chair back from our upholsterer and it looks stunning! Better than even WE expected! Take a look! The choice of fabric is very … Continue reading →

These are a few of our favourite things

Enough said!

A perfect club chair in the making

See this leather club chair below? It is in the process of receiving a NEW LOOK! Originating from the South of France, circa 1940, this leather club chair of large proportions (86cm wide by 94cm deep) is an original piece … Continue reading →

that perfect charm

After 2 days of styling we were just thrilled with the results as quintessential duckeggBLUE was transformed into a hive of perfectly-placed shoe lasts and carefully hung chairs. In our recent blog post ‘quintessential duckeggBLUE styling day’, we captured the … Continue reading →

quintessential duckeggBLUE styling day

Here at quintessential duckeggBLUE much care and attention goes into every aspect of the store, that’s why, when ‘styling’ the store we looked to our favourite creative genius, freelance stylist John. It was two days of madness as we moved, … Continue reading →

a quintessential restoration

Despite the dust and a few missing handles, Leanne was smitten by this 1900-1910 French Oak hardware store counter. It’s charm shone through and finally, with a little care and attention it has been transformed into one of the choice … Continue reading →

Original club chair gets designer upgrade!

On her sourcing journeys Leanne comes across some interesting pieces as you can see in the ‘Behind the Scenes’ blog post.  Most of the items she brings back just need a dust and a wipe down, but the odd few … Continue reading →

School Cabinet then and now

We love original typeface. So when this piece was found and looked a bit worse for wear, we all but ran the other way. Leanne saw it as an opportunity to revive a fantastic piece, a gym storage cabinet from … Continue reading →

Behind the Scenes

October 2011: Leanne Carter-Taylor embarks on a 4-week journey to the UK, Belgium and France sourcing only the most covetable ‘finds’. These are then carefully packed and shipped across mutliple oceans, destination; Sydney’s leading ‘Found Industrial and Antiques’ store, quintessential … Continue reading →

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