Melbourne cup shopping spree

The safest bet this Melbourne Cup is on one of these beautiful finds. Which one is your favourite?

1. House Of Beatniks ‘Wings II’ unframed print, House of Beatniks.

2. ‘Nico’ handpainted pot, $135, Pop & Scott.

3. ‘Indigo Bliss’ decorative cushion, $69.95, Art Club Concept.

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4. ‘Oval’ plate in Deep Blue Reactive Glaze, $19.95, Tara Dennis.

5. Fine linen napkins in CalaminePink, $70/set of 4, Mr Draper.

6. ‘Palm Trees’ printed cushion, $59/45cm x 45cm, HK Living.

7. Wooden mortar & pestle, $39.90, Citta Design.

8. ‘Harris’ timber stool, from $500, Relm.

9. ‘Indigo Shibori’ bedspread, $220, Shakiraaz Homewares.

Writer Anna McCooe

As the deputy editor at Gourmet Traveller, Anna McCooe has the world’s best gig. She spends her days travelling to amazing places, eating great food, looking at beautiful things and then curating it all into influential and endlessly glossy magazines. With two decades under her belt in print media, she has toured celebrity homes for Marie Claire (and as the editor of Marie Claire Lifestyle), previewed five-star hotels for Australian Financial Review and reported on trends for Home Beautiful, Vogue Living and Inside Out. At Gourmet Traveller she investigates the fine line between a good hotel and a great one and debating the merits of hot restaurants. Seriously, she gets paid for this.