Office Tranquility!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been avoiding my office of late as it had become so disorganised that it was depressing to go in to!  My boys keep asking me "why are you working from the dining room or the lounge room?"  Finally I cracked this morning and have spent some time organising and discarding things and it's starting to look like a place I may want to spend some quality time in soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhPH5iAlykzgrJNAK-d87jPaK0T34ukt2OhAfqGTK9YpeEYsZ6TZCASgwKFbPrHTvdWNQlgY2Xb0guzZYXzULUoK2_JdJ1AbBiTvrHCkOFJgwY6zJGu8Z4t5kX0ry_q-aR_PNvfdmGmA/s1600/Office1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhPH5iAlykzgrJNAK-d87jPaK0T34ukt2OhAfqGTK9YpeEYsZ6TZCASgwKFbPrHTvdWNQlgY2Xb0guzZYXzULUoK2_JdJ1AbBiTvrHCkOFJgwY6zJGu8Z4t5kX0ry_q-aR_PNvfdmGmA/s400/Office1.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">image via<a href="http://www.massuccowarnermiller.com/residential/union-street-office.php"> here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These gorgeous images certainly encouraged me to keep going...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WKjNfPvL0RWR6nEujAym26uJ8IoUDrgTRp62CSzeD9vOAdVMN4XDstRK840-9wXv1_iqJaQk6EtzDz1BTZGIEcewmknr4cjosauSnOUTYTZMLjsc9WO3op4PNL1FXeEBY2auLNLSRHg/s1600/office+from+bhg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WKjNfPvL0RWR6nEujAym26uJ8IoUDrgTRp62CSzeD9vOAdVMN4XDstRK840-9wXv1_iqJaQk6EtzDz1BTZGIEcewmknr4cjosauSnOUTYTZMLjsc9WO3op4PNL1FXeEBY2auLNLSRHg/s400/office+from+bhg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">image from BHG</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1caKio0uk8na1VlR0vQEDXdqRA61514e2CiTVQsWkC_CUCk23b0u85sizJ8d7mTILpy_zfHbpFFEVQknnpTY9nLuuL4XfyBYavu5__dabkrOSq832OyQiTn8gU5uqqxNiFprs8VGsPsI/s1600/officebhg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1caKio0uk8na1VlR0vQEDXdqRA61514e2CiTVQsWkC_CUCk23b0u85sizJ8d7mTILpy_zfHbpFFEVQknnpTY9nLuuL4XfyBYavu5__dabkrOSq832OyQiTn8gU5uqqxNiFprs8VGsPsI/s400/officebhg.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">from BHG</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is so important to have a workspace that inspires you - hopefully with a bit more work over the weekend, my office will be a place that is a pleasure to work in again!  Happy weekend all!  Tracey xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Office Tranquility!

I have been avoiding my office of late as it had become so disorganised that it was depressing to go in to!  My boys keep asking me "wh...

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Just add colour!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZFBOQFh0tTgeEA4jacAwM8gxvD8LrZvRsabY2eqkoi6F5SBNFtgEEnq_OaGWje7HIsCsDqCLVb7G5mihLcv0NCxVoETCHILYHyfxxhgqaQAXciLKUmz4HZrsdNJubdhRPJf8rUoNyJo/s1600/WOI2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZFBOQFh0tTgeEA4jacAwM8gxvD8LrZvRsabY2eqkoi6F5SBNFtgEEnq_OaGWje7HIsCsDqCLVb7G5mihLcv0NCxVoETCHILYHyfxxhgqaQAXciLKUmz4HZrsdNJubdhRPJf8rUoNyJo/s400/WOI2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm completely in love with house from the latest issue of World of Interiors! The bold colours, the amazing fabric combinations, love it all!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9Vt54HuLiXXTyEE6k8bLXAP5lL7LbVCiw-R5iveJ4iOg8bnlT0jgYl3lXZOSS6SDnd1n4-sC97fHNfrPB2Chjorv5LCv1hEToqDgLTEqTRxWNoU8JhO5q-WvOA6Hp4O8kbfkQjBky9c/s1600/WOI1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9Vt54HuLiXXTyEE6k8bLXAP5lL7LbVCiw-R5iveJ4iOg8bnlT0jgYl3lXZOSS6SDnd1n4-sC97fHNfrPB2Chjorv5LCv1hEToqDgLTEqTRxWNoU8JhO5q-WvOA6Hp4O8kbfkQjBky9c/s400/WOI1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Green kitchen tiles - could they be any more gorgeous?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVeb6BBmgnYrk1umT52SciOaAB0y6N3fOX9roMsPlvgzqQfCFiHwGmU4JJmUXgIurHT9WjokPz_13kgmTynSwwUnbcdjp9rXHKjYU37WZQQKTsMKiYHu8PsyFG2iSRNWFWzK5JaJ8M1k/s1600/WOI4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVeb6BBmgnYrk1umT52SciOaAB0y6N3fOX9roMsPlvgzqQfCFiHwGmU4JJmUXgIurHT9WjokPz_13kgmTynSwwUnbcdjp9rXHKjYU37WZQQKTsMKiYHu8PsyFG2iSRNWFWzK5JaJ8M1k/s400/WOI4.JPG" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stunning fabrics...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFozezBxGshwzwk81tFrJ3AQoMgJmSbIJZIxq6bSIiwNsQptt3CK8dtfyAj6n2xBqmFJv_2UXk0fyAp7GLBQgtVjkf-0cazvU0VhvsXmdvMlxHhiV1CT__cBZVTtQGmOxwo77Nbqe8kcI/s1600/WOI3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFozezBxGshwzwk81tFrJ3AQoMgJmSbIJZIxq6bSIiwNsQptt3CK8dtfyAj6n2xBqmFJv_2UXk0fyAp7GLBQgtVjkf-0cazvU0VhvsXmdvMlxHhiV1CT__cBZVTtQGmOxwo77Nbqe8kcI/s400/WOI3.JPG" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course we needed to see them close up!  Love the sqare tiles set in a subway pattern!  Tracey xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Just add colour!

I'm completely in love with house from the latest issue of World of Interiors! The bold colours, the amazing fabric combinations, love ...

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Happy Weekend!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3FREKnwVcAHSMCXdgacUMwPUP9MwqMBzkfzN1hW9hwn3WtowfhLlFGGqmExQBm-36AbHjzlOuR38eynbHtoM3oZMVlHChrZyA6T_oMUBc2SVQppbk2t87mAWCKyv18XGSurDVzw3pXo/s1600/VerandaOutdoor.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3FREKnwVcAHSMCXdgacUMwPUP9MwqMBzkfzN1hW9hwn3WtowfhLlFGGqmExQBm-36AbHjzlOuR38eynbHtoM3oZMVlHChrZyA6T_oMUBc2SVQppbk2t87mAWCKyv18XGSurDVzw3pXo/s400/VerandaOutdoor.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loving this gorgeous fireplace - looks like the perfect place to relax over the weekend.  Hope you all had a great week - ours has been hectic.  I hope to have some time to catch up on some blogs over the weekend and see what you have all been up to.  T xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Image from the latest issue of Veranda Magazine</span></div>

Happy Weekend!

Loving this gorgeous fireplace - looks like the perfect place to relax over the weekend.  Hope you all had a great week - ours has been hect...

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Green Piece!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FOqsaGXlvVpOg44dM7xWQR8msl-5jXSHxcuCdV8_2vZly2EnuluhalIBQtvUG9noiveYScIvNqn7_VQ96d1fINL2np1uTus63bEDXFD922sSgKbMbAeLko-Pyb0aH2ktLUa_yOU38z4/s1600/H%2526Ggreen.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FOqsaGXlvVpOg44dM7xWQR8msl-5jXSHxcuCdV8_2vZly2EnuluhalIBQtvUG9noiveYScIvNqn7_VQ96d1fINL2np1uTus63bEDXFD922sSgKbMbAeLko-Pyb0aH2ktLUa_yOU38z4/s400/H%2526Ggreen.JPG" t8="true" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How perfect is this green sideboard - I wouldn't be able to resist such a piece! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Appologies for our lack of posts and comments - we have thrown ourselves into multiple fabulous and fun projects which are keeping us otherwise occupied. Beside which Blogger keeps sending comments as annonymous - very annoying!!! Hope everyone is having a great week!  Tracey & Hayley xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Image from<a href="http://www.homesandgardens.com/"> here</a></div>

Green Piece!

How perfect is this green sideboard - I wouldn't be able to resist such a piece!  Appologies for our lack of posts and comments - we hav...

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Textile Love!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_VBRobVxb5OD-Dq6Voy8KeZGRzPzhoT-f7K-nB7U1oRk0BYk23gonOCF6Nr_P54WS150BqvmbLWvUIriFpdEaJ5cb_gKux0qfUb7hD93eq1_3xMr_pZ0njBAX5mePBPtnIW5b2GGf5U/s1600/RaoulTextiles1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_VBRobVxb5OD-Dq6Voy8KeZGRzPzhoT-f7K-nB7U1oRk0BYk23gonOCF6Nr_P54WS150BqvmbLWvUIriFpdEaJ5cb_gKux0qfUb7hD93eq1_3xMr_pZ0njBAX5mePBPtnIW5b2GGf5U/s400/RaoulTextiles1.JPG" t8="true" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was very excited when looking through my latest issue of British Homes & Gardens magazine, I found a fabulous article on Raoul Textiles!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrlWQyh-NffvJZnVifGT-q8xRoKUKOohkfnXQlksuYeCEK_AJ1ETns3_K0IrXyqxsUL3JrhqMm1b-TqHzxMbzMjEkpUnB5ioNYdsABVLxouHNEx_6YdTgxFHAzz6RELpgLMPlhtjX84s/s1600/RaoulTextiles2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrlWQyh-NffvJZnVifGT-q8xRoKUKOohkfnXQlksuYeCEK_AJ1ETns3_K0IrXyqxsUL3JrhqMm1b-TqHzxMbzMjEkpUnB5ioNYdsABVLxouHNEx_6YdTgxFHAzz6RELpgLMPlhtjX84s/s400/RaoulTextiles2.JPG" t8="true" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know we have posted about them before but it was so lovely to read about how it started and the direction that they are taking the company in the future.  You can see the passion behind these gorgeous fabrics - the designer is an amazing artist...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHT-R6k72TEWgjh-tHdXJrjfYFreXFHpYjmirxYH68N-nfip807ZYr3eld7ipEUWHtuMb4CEMq4QythZGIh4iy8nMoyuWhDBf2v1jpbgH0UKQLP1mSRKDoyVswgtHDBgGGTzCco9AR8SU/s1600/RaoulTextiles3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHT-R6k72TEWgjh-tHdXJrjfYFreXFHpYjmirxYH68N-nfip807ZYr3eld7ipEUWHtuMb4CEMq4QythZGIh4iy8nMoyuWhDBf2v1jpbgH0UKQLP1mSRKDoyVswgtHDBgGGTzCco9AR8SU/s400/RaoulTextiles3.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the owner and fabric designer Sally McQuillan and her daughter Madeleine who has now joined the family business...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywgkd0z6iHxG1JqKzd5ATno-7IQa-7NgHDmn1G38RNPy1M8SbB0UCvlPwoxntldQesaRbgV5_B-9XI4cghuTILQI7Draxz9nNDP7VG0zTjVR3CRS7yDhqioVaBWWctKu1APh5QedbWug/s1600/RaoulTextiles4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywgkd0z6iHxG1JqKzd5ATno-7IQa-7NgHDmn1G38RNPy1M8SbB0UCvlPwoxntldQesaRbgV5_B-9XI4cghuTILQI7Draxz9nNDP7VG0zTjVR3CRS7yDhqioVaBWWctKu1APh5QedbWug/s400/RaoulTextiles4.JPG" t8="true" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We never get tired of looking through our gorgeous sample boxes for inspiration and thankfully our clients are loving this stunning range as well!  T xx</div>

Textile Love!

I was very excited when looking through my latest issue of British Homes & Gardens magazine, I found a fabulous article on Raoul Textile...

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Winter is here...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFh0opZG5-N5CDMwlDDk15Bs5r5NjlbwNLe8ohP-8cCfwAWi_JotD_6VWzRfHSV7Txh2bY_kF2gb1klRCeHPkwzx8DKAsIye4DPQ65n2V0RegifIxyolFCp7rf5rC0Af55cQeRgfraN64/s1600/johnjacobfire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFh0opZG5-N5CDMwlDDk15Bs5r5NjlbwNLe8ohP-8cCfwAWi_JotD_6VWzRfHSV7Txh2bY_kF2gb1klRCeHPkwzx8DKAsIye4DPQ65n2V0RegifIxyolFCp7rf5rC0Af55cQeRgfraN64/s400/johnjacobfire.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know all you lovelies from the Northern hemisphere are happy to be welcoming Summer but here in Australia, I'm really happy to light up the fire and enjoy the cosiness of a good night in with the beautiful cold Winter nights!</div><br /><br />  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik78cwSwH2v3mcr59KTkWMOfbzHnzreZglJpUu18e8ohgkxUyC15rVcy4u2mj81tURZ1WaNUzmKn-jEhyOXgHstsN7RqiUr4v7N32vpNlTjIeP3fOrELKab7DGFqAUqU_7KiXJtqf90z8/s1600/johnjacobfire2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik78cwSwH2v3mcr59KTkWMOfbzHnzreZglJpUu18e8ohgkxUyC15rVcy4u2mj81tURZ1WaNUzmKn-jEhyOXgHstsN7RqiUr4v7N32vpNlTjIeP3fOrELKab7DGFqAUqU_7KiXJtqf90z8/s400/johnjacobfire2.jpg" t8="true" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just thought I would share some fireplace inspiration from one of my favourite designers <a href="http://www.johnjacobinteriors.com/interiors.php">John Jacob</a>!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxyPtAelS9yfp1L_7E6SUzMTCUXS7kKlAv7LV3sXKFUFnIQLzfv3nIcANB-i9btyEgK1bYGNRPD_MJfQdd1OpGEwe5N_3ygQ8Yg2UqPtgm-16ro4YSh_da8-rozyYgFJRwCFgEiKFG3M/s1600/IMG_0725.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxyPtAelS9yfp1L_7E6SUzMTCUXS7kKlAv7LV3sXKFUFnIQLzfv3nIcANB-i9btyEgK1bYGNRPD_MJfQdd1OpGEwe5N_3ygQ8Yg2UqPtgm-16ro4YSh_da8-rozyYgFJRwCFgEiKFG3M/s400/IMG_0725.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I'm just going to share this pic of my backyard yesterday in the middle of a hail storm - my boys were very excited!  This cooled everything down nicely!  Happy winter everyone in the Southern hemisphere!  T xx</div>

Winter is here...

I know all you lovelies from the Northern hemisphere are happy to be welcoming Summer but here in Australia, I'm really happy to light u...

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Colour Perfection (and for once it's not green)!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdf8AMbZkp04O8FGDar7d-FMephtL9A_jH5wndiTdAVCzzSsljqVOUQiyLAHOqRbGlIvSyaYCHMSFVq8XnsMlrR-jVN2irNTHXIBGfuGelUKCgVUTBAiCA9xisj4leP7SB0GQDvAS-2X8/s1600/hillary+thomas+designs1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdf8AMbZkp04O8FGDar7d-FMephtL9A_jH5wndiTdAVCzzSsljqVOUQiyLAHOqRbGlIvSyaYCHMSFVq8XnsMlrR-jVN2irNTHXIBGfuGelUKCgVUTBAiCA9xisj4leP7SB0GQDvAS-2X8/s400/hillary+thomas+designs1.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">I just adore this room with it's stunning colour combinations by designer<a href="http://www.hillarythomasdesigns.com/"> Hillary Thomas</a>.  That gorgeous little sofa has just the right amount of cushions and the fabrics are just amazing with the perfect watermellon pink colourway and accent pale blue!  Happy new week all!  T xx</div>

Colour Perfection (and for once it's not green)!

I just adore this room with it's stunning colour combinations by designer Hillary Thomas .  That gorgeous little sofa has just the righ...

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