Friday, September 14, 2012

OUR MOET AND DESIGN PROMOTION....FLOORED BY QTF!...NINA PROUDMAN PRESSED METAL WALLS...SPRING SALAD WITH GOATS CURD....AND COCKTAIL FRIDAY IS BACK WITH A STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI JUST TO TOP OFF THE END OF THE WEEK! CHIN CHIN!

....FRENCH CHAMPAGNE AND DESIGN....
THE CHARCOAL INTERIORS WAY


Announcing an exciting new Charcoal Interiors promotion available to our valued clients for the months of September and October.

From freshening up a room at home, to help with the layout of an awkward living space to a complete home renovation....this is of course what we do best at Charcoal Interiors. 
Charcoal Interiors Design Team - Colette and Cathie Venardos

 Our design team of Colette and Cathie Venardos are offering not only their expertise but also for the months of September and October a bottle of quality Moet et Chandon French Champagne with every design consultation booked with us.


What better way to sit and reflect on your beautiful new home interior than with a glass or two..or even three (who likes to share anyway....?) of Moet Champagne......

Phone us on 07 38526002
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or you can contact us via our website form where you will also find photographs of our latest projects including our Queenslander Renovation Projects, Coastal Penthouse, Country Farmhouse Weekender and more.....

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NEW ARRIVALS



Due to the overwhelming amount of enquiries we have had in regards to our recent blog posts on Nina Proudmans Offspring Apartment (Seasons One and Two) Interior Styling we now have a large feature wall in the showroom covered in the Pressed Metal Style Wallpaper from the series.



This wallpaper is, in a word stunning, and replicates the style of pressed metal.  

Wallpaper comes in 4 colourways being Silver, Gloss Black, Gloss White and dare we say it...Gold! 


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Pop into the showroom to see it up close and the girls will be more than happy to answer all your questions for you.  We can even recommend a top professional to install for you.

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Innovator and leader in the Timber Flooring Industry, Queensland Timber Flooring are now working in conjunction with Charcoal Interiors...and when we do something..we do it big!


Our showroom is now completely floored in Queensland Timber Flooring product.  Now you can browse through our gorgeous furniture, including custom made tables, outdoor sofas, pots, urns, lighting, rugs by Milton Cater, Accessories and more whilst also seeing the vast selection of timber flooring available.

 We have everything from sustainable forest Australian timbers such as Ironbark, Blackbutt, Blue Gum, Brushbox and Tallowwood plus Imported Oak and Maple timbers.  
Andy and Chris, the Queensland Timber Flooring experts will be in the showroom on the first Saturday of every month to help with your questions.  And every other day, you have us!  

We are very happy to be working with such a professional and experienced team...all of which have had many years experience working in the timber industry.  The product speaks for itself, so pop in and have a browse and be sure to also put the 1st Saturday of every month in your diary if you want to meet with the Queensland Timber Flooring Team.

Charcoal Interiors - 59 Doggett Street.  Newstead.
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Lets take advantage of all that beautiful fresh produce thats rearing its heads at the Markets. 


 I love how the warmer weather also brings with it the beautiful fodder for salads, so this week we have a recipe that is completely packed with colour, flavour and goodness....all boxes ticked!...lets get stuck into it.

SPRING SALAD WITH GOATS' CURD


How to......

Arrange 2 bunches of peeled and blanched asparagus, 1 bunch peeled baby carrots, 1 cup podded fresh peas, 5 radishes (quartered) and 150g each of orange bliss and grape tomatoes on a platter.
Drizzle with 1 - 2 tbsp extra virgin oilive oil and juice of half a lemon.
Season and scatter with 1 cup chervil leaves.
Serve 300g goats' curd on the side.
This recipe serves up to 10 people or in our family, it's enough for 5 - 7 because we love, love our salads and will have this is a meal.

Bon Apetito!

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BREAK OUT THE DRUMROLL...ITS FRIDAY...COCKTAIL FRIDAY!


Thank you to nature and all of its wonders...especially in providing us with the most divine strawberries this season. And thanks also to Jennings Cox..Mining Engineer extraordinaire and also the inventor of the Daiquiri.  You Sir, go to the top of the class with a Gold Star.....
 I love the Pina'ta variety that are currently available at the Spring Markets....coming from an organic market gardening background, I find them to be the most true to flavour and perhaps its my imagination but they seem to 'keep' longer.....long enough for Friday and the making of....
STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRIS!


What you need....

3/4 cup pureed frozen strawberries
1 cup light rum
4 teaspoons sugar
Juice of 4 limes....mmmmmm.....lime....
Ice Cubes as needed
4 fresh strawberries with hull intact (hull is the green leafy bit at the top) for garnish.
4 pretty cocktail glasses

What to do....

Here's the hard bit....put all ingredients in a blender with a handful of ice and blend, blend, blend!
Then pour into your pretty glasses and garnish with a strawberry each.

Fortunately these are so easy to make that you will be able to navigate the blender to create at least two or three of these in one sitting....drink responsibly though folks!

Chin Chin!

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And so to the end of another week.  We've had a great one.  Cathie and Colette have been working hard on a new design job based at Broadbeach on the Gold Coast.  We look forward to bringing you all the details on the Penthouse Apartment Cinderella Style Transformation....from dated and drab to fab!

Until next week....laughter, love and light to you all.

The Charcoal Team