Freebie Wallpaper Wednesday: Blossum Tree

Freebie Wallpaper Wednesday: Blossum Tree

Sneek peek at my new Nature Photography Collection……. Blossom Desktop Wallpaper To use as your wallpaper background: Click on the image to see it full size.. and Save to your computer somewhere awesome. Open your background settings & locate the image to set as your very own blossom desktop wallpaper....
Sketches

Sketches

A selection of illustrations: Perspective drawings, elevations, floor plan, line work & rendered finals.
Second Hand Finds Part 3

Second Hand Finds Part 3

Provincial Bedroom Running out wardrobe space and nowhere to put foldable clothing, I desperately needed some draws! I went on a little hunt on ebay and I came across a lovley Antique Edwardian tallboy. With original brass locks, handles and turned feet and made in Europe C1900 -1910, I bought it! Not a...
Second Hand Finds

Second Hand Finds

I’m an avid fan of op-shops, markets, ebay, garage sales and am known for the occasional hard rubbish rummage. It’s a combination of finding something from another era and not paying a whole heap for it that is so thrilling and addictive.. This is a collection to stuff I’ve bought second...
Great Ocean Road Adventure

Great Ocean Road Adventure

On my recent weekend adventure to the Great Ocean Road, I stayed in an amazing place in Wye River, mid century modern in design, it’s situated high up in the trees with a wonderful view of the ocean below. We had some friendly visitors, parrots & kookaburras coming to say hello. Wye river...
Grand Designs Australia - Winner!

Grand Designs Australia – Winner!

I almost never win competitions, so I was delighted to find out I won a copy of Grand Designs Australia DVD from desktop magazine the other day.  I stumbled upon their site and brought back memories of  reading their magazine years ago, probably from rummaging through my parents collection of design...
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I'm loving the pink and yellow

I’m loving the pink and yellow

Call me old fashioned, or maybe I’m still living in the 90′s. But there is something about these pants I can not resist. It could have something to do with the value for money here but, I think it could be deeper than that… Why are these pants  sooo hypnotic? Maybe I saw Mum wearing...
Second Hand Finds Part 2

Second Hand Finds Part 2

Vintage Glasswares… All the coloured glassware is from op-shops except for the purple Vase on the end which is available at Ikea, The artwork is a repro of an original Italian travel poster. The blue vase is a hand me down from my Mum and just found out that she got this from an op-shop before many...
Hello I'm Ilka.. this is my blog.

Hello I’m Ilka.. this is my blog.

Ilka Design is a place to share all that that tickles my design fancy. Everything from creative thoughts, daily inspiration, photography, art & design, illustration, furniture & homewares, second hand finds & anything interior design related …. Photos: On my desktop  Top – Porcelain squirral & flowers in jar. Bottom – New York (in a...