red door

Wouldn't you like to visit a shop that had an entrance like this one.

This is a door that is in my neighbourhood.
I've loved it for so many years. It seems to be someone's house now, but I do recall it used to be their design or architecture studio.
So, I'm on the look out, everywhere I drive and walk, for a shop that has some personality that makes me feel as happy as when I look at this door.

Another week, another building

This week's search for a location for Selvedge House took us to an amazing old Good Year tyre factory in Woollongabba (yes, opposite The Gabba sporting ground). There are three levels in this building - ground is already leased and beginning a massive refurbishment, the middle level used to be a dance studio and the top level has had the least amount of work done but is the most charismatic (brickwork patterns on the walls and around the windows are fantastic).

Middle level:

Upper level:

Lovely spaces, natural lighting, wooden floors, exposed brick walls, no air conditioning, a million stairs to climb and parking is a problem, street access is yuk, game days at The Gabba would making access for people a nightmare...Hmm, I realise I sound like those two grumpy old men from The Muppets - Statler and Waldorf.

While the inside is really workable and perfect - being high up also causes it's own issues with getting stock etc up easily, no hope for wheelchair access (no lifts) and parking, parking, parking - grrr.

the search continues

We've been spending a fair bit of time looking at different locations, searching the internet and driving the streets. All to find our perfect shop location. Our ideas are getting more solid, in what we want, each time we see something that's not quite right. Though, we're starting to wonder if in fact we're being too picky - is that possible! Not at all.......
Anyway, I took a few photos the other day of a beautiful looking place, while driving to pick up the kids after Brown Owls get together.
Light and airy, with space and parking (which has so far been an elusive necessity). Lovely timber windows and balconies, and views of the river across the busy road. All photos taken from outside on a bright glary day - so not excellent, but you get the idea.

Of course, upon ringing the real estate you find out all sorts of other things about the place, that means it doesn't really fit into our wish list {or more accurately our budget!}.
Oh, the search continues. Going to look at another place this week, and one next week too. Please do let us know if you spot anything interesting looking, on your journeys.