Ali's gorgeous home (and my art!) in Australian Home Beautiful

One of the best things about blogging is connecting with lovely readers like Ali. Earlier this year, I sent some original paintings her way; she was adding the finishing touches to her new home in the NSW Southern Highlands - one of the loveliest places on earth. And what a beautiful home it is. Featured on <a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.com/2010/10/southern-highlands-readers-home.html">The House of Turquoise blog</a>, and now in the latest issue of <a href="http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/home-beautiful/">Australian Home Beautiful</a>,  I was thrilled when she contacted me to commission some original watercolours. Ali chose my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61436432/sea-coral-in-ruby-as-seen-in-home">Sea Coral in Ruby</a>, and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61257157/sea-fan-in-ruby-as-seen-in-home">Sea Fan in Ruby</a> to complement the lovely grey/blue in her bathroom....<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2VrHRR0qQfUMg_jXchPmhmPZ5cKH4C_0Kcr7_nH6gL-hMuSbISbYgO9mWuENlsNFbE5ttHeo7HZwbRPWEjO1yAaKzMtAk0iK3cRZFu2uum-s1iUwJyqoWgAR5e1MzcOlrbttSgpFM7Kj/s1600/ali+rapp+resize+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2VrHRR0qQfUMg_jXchPmhmPZ5cKH4C_0Kcr7_nH6gL-hMuSbISbYgO9mWuENlsNFbE5ttHeo7HZwbRPWEjO1yAaKzMtAk0iK3cRZFu2uum-s1iUwJyqoWgAR5e1MzcOlrbttSgpFM7Kj/s640/ali+rapp+resize+small.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYxCw20GOS9EH4Gd0w64N9O9OHemk5Yyqi4J6untxcECKWn3d3ztJQD-88eQ_yx2RvhzDTNVXBz1c98yTWGOh_0PmmVl4DCNP-rbJ1Efj37N_G7ShsyxuwStsTr9X135nSwgjcn4CN1oY/s1600/ali+bathroom2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYxCw20GOS9EH4Gd0w64N9O9OHemk5Yyqi4J6untxcECKWn3d3ztJQD-88eQ_yx2RvhzDTNVXBz1c98yTWGOh_0PmmVl4DCNP-rbJ1Efj37N_G7ShsyxuwStsTr9X135nSwgjcn4CN1oY/s640/ali+bathroom2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwh16JTHayZvqRkzuJC9uRnbFZ8hfU4yy-jlgeKYRIFGC3OoxsyaDbB3jxaTEBd4_hnMZONknn73-Ix7AGqqNeg2Q0JACspo1AU1IZ1vqHj-jq3Haai5JmhyphenhyphenekXx3uVP50KFoTr_g47xxn/s1600/ali%2527s+bathroom1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwh16JTHayZvqRkzuJC9uRnbFZ8hfU4yy-jlgeKYRIFGC3OoxsyaDbB3jxaTEBd4_hnMZONknn73-Ix7AGqqNeg2Q0JACspo1AU1IZ1vqHj-jq3Haai5JmhyphenhyphenekXx3uVP50KFoTr_g47xxn/s640/ali%2527s+bathroom1" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJHG3Ru-UODZfofwxM-o7stqR5CKfjFN8aKACFHmvvRm-zvgbC_GsnwGuKnN3qY_vocyhFApHe5QM-6eBU_AgiC3IThgJdUBTO3QONaWPZbX91giAQ0MUElknNweKZ9i8bmPR_dB19Km3/s1600/ali%2527s+bathroom3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJHG3Ru-UODZfofwxM-o7stqR5CKfjFN8aKACFHmvvRm-zvgbC_GsnwGuKnN3qY_vocyhFApHe5QM-6eBU_AgiC3IThgJdUBTO3QONaWPZbX91giAQ0MUElknNweKZ9i8bmPR_dB19Km3/s640/ali%2527s+bathroom3.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61436432/sea-coral-in-ruby-as-seen-in-home">Sea Coral in Ruby</a> - in a floating frame to highlight the wall colour </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6A8tm5_3wy-xaV64maWqfIA3thQfJ1LkgL5TwttnvPnKcmyy42GJo0J3PUwe0c42sP5g33KfkOmSACKETn8tX-vgjjLTjdKtJ7UhkLKpZRG49BgdIxkz2PdekAipfPgjlSHEt76ZwtW8/s1600/sea+fan+ruby+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6A8tm5_3wy-xaV64maWqfIA3thQfJ1LkgL5TwttnvPnKcmyy42GJo0J3PUwe0c42sP5g33KfkOmSACKETn8tX-vgjjLTjdKtJ7UhkLKpZRG49BgdIxkz2PdekAipfPgjlSHEt76ZwtW8/s640/sea+fan+ruby+watermarked.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61257157/sea-fan-in-ruby-as-seen-in-home">Sea Fan in Ruby</a> - available in my <a href="http://www.driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com/">Etsy shop</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>...and I think it works beautifully.<br /><br />A home as gorgeous as this was bound to attract attention, so it came as little surprise when Ali told me it was to be featured in Home Beautiful magazine. It was quite an impatient wait - the photo shoot took place early this year - but when you see the results I think you'll agree it was totally worth it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9E4i_eJu1GK-CnbOT4QyrVVarrMLs0xsngHoge31lTUiNSMpG23JECgGu06VBVMQ9k0UkB383HV_00TNuIUaIbSf0XVIW-6Lj__pSbde62v0NxGfOKib4p1VOGzw1zux9P2pwShE9S47/s1600/ali+home+beautiful.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9E4i_eJu1GK-CnbOT4QyrVVarrMLs0xsngHoge31lTUiNSMpG23JECgGu06VBVMQ9k0UkB383HV_00TNuIUaIbSf0XVIW-6Lj__pSbde62v0NxGfOKib4p1VOGzw1zux9P2pwShE9S47/s640/ali+home+beautiful.jpg" width="464" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the lovely Ali outside her equally lovely home...divine</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgb6-NWUTIUFifThtz3pz7VTflpnEWVyOjsQw6y-OV9vlr3SMJrvIXVCUzjS7sFKK3tUPxUdQaHOCli9YiUCr2njfACVYOQzrRIuFVLmd-0nPxzpHQluzSsHcWhPNjVAYp8A_x05VdOxZtR/s1600/20101028124100-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6-NWUTIUFifThtz3pz7VTflpnEWVyOjsQw6y-OV9vlr3SMJrvIXVCUzjS7sFKK3tUPxUdQaHOCli9YiUCr2njfACVYOQzrRIuFVLmd-0nPxzpHQluzSsHcWhPNjVAYp8A_x05VdOxZtR/s640/20101028124100-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfUPOhMcoLDHR_QlGX1vsyaW8cgEmhMRjIfUkYTw5HogvTusQox8qRJxZFJF96Qz_MAahEJu82jzxzUoE01DgchaQi74QoxGhpXB8uBZUx8pSzvGE2P2EM78pucLMXW4kdpWk8c7BGSQK/s1600/20101028124100-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfUPOhMcoLDHR_QlGX1vsyaW8cgEmhMRjIfUkYTw5HogvTusQox8qRJxZFJF96Qz_MAahEJu82jzxzUoE01DgchaQi74QoxGhpXB8uBZUx8pSzvGE2P2EM78pucLMXW4kdpWk8c7BGSQK/s640/20101028124100-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAlhdUeqHLH329uMEpH-uUcaGXAEraySGmZzhfLVHwJkQ5iIfedrA-R0g91r0Skai2ivYXRh_DaJSpQE5A-Ly2abyHgOFPbJDCy8yiwh20wZQzavT-7B8NaY6bzNWEDCZev8vBo4ebb6m/s1600/20101028124100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAlhdUeqHLH329uMEpH-uUcaGXAEraySGmZzhfLVHwJkQ5iIfedrA-R0g91r0Skai2ivYXRh_DaJSpQE5A-Ly2abyHgOFPbJDCy8yiwh20wZQzavT-7B8NaY6bzNWEDCZev8vBo4ebb6m/s640/20101028124100.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZ9X0nXWPA5Np0MG_KtJw9fsub3YBobyHOmU8hy64O_xXzUCj9XptbyTCf741h5M9aHELiWsEgID4wjZGpo_wvXmgtUjstmqYlTjGYXaCObx4AXfHPqqG5OvsOc_-IiGNJZZ1KRuiFb-V/s1600/20101209115718-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZ9X0nXWPA5Np0MG_KtJw9fsub3YBobyHOmU8hy64O_xXzUCj9XptbyTCf741h5M9aHELiWsEgID4wjZGpo_wvXmgtUjstmqYlTjGYXaCObx4AXfHPqqG5OvsOc_-IiGNJZZ1KRuiFb-V/s640/20101209115718-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Ali and her family have since moved on, and are enjoying an extended trip around Australia. But I'm guessing there'll be another beautiful home on the horizon when she returns...and I can't wait! Oh, and btw - Ali's sister Mel is of <a href="http://georgicapond.blogspot.com/">Georgica Pond</a> fame - style obviously runs in the family.<br /><br />Thanks so much Ali for the mention, and thanks too, Home Beautiful magazine - so chuffed!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a><br /><br />images courtesy Ali, Home Beautiful magazine, and realestate.com.au

Ali's gorgeous home (and my art!) in Australian Home Beautiful

One of the best things about blogging is connecting with lovely readers like Ali. Earlier this year, I sent some original paintings her way;...

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Porchlight Interiors

This month's issue of <a href="http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/home-beautiful/?refsrc=adwords&_s_ref=jNns5X4qS&kw=home%20beautiful&creative=9480786673">Home Beautiful</a> magazine is an absolute cracker, and one of the gorgeous homes on show belongs to Hayley Hayes, co-director of Brissie based design firm, <a href="http://www.porchlightinteriors.com.au/index%202.html">Porchlight Interiors</a>. Besides being talented decorators, Hayley and sister Tracey are just lovely, and I was thrilled to see Hayley's beautiful home showcased this month. And to top it off, if you look <b><i>very</i></b> closely, you can spy one of my prints on the wall - 'Seagrass in Turquoise'. So chuffed - thanks Hayley!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-qmR2b_zep68OtKmUw-fc_Rl_bzybzIw6c-jvohTaxiXFRbGy11iuF9yfd5Ohp10cUS_yMFCsggvfDYnnxuk-obmw81GeMUoHJo94xWIp_3X5WiiejHTd4FDaYqHjitbdIewIIggRPp-/s1600/home+beautiful+porchlight10001+scan1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-qmR2b_zep68OtKmUw-fc_Rl_bzybzIw6c-jvohTaxiXFRbGy11iuF9yfd5Ohp10cUS_yMFCsggvfDYnnxuk-obmw81GeMUoHJo94xWIp_3X5WiiejHTd4FDaYqHjitbdIewIIggRPp-/s640/home+beautiful+porchlight10001+scan1.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">terrible pic of my print, but isn't Hayley's home gorgeous?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JX3TXfNiZtYs0OjaLCXNPX8gTAnybuIjDoNOMvm-E54-3eYhY7JS6EMmyqvQhev9-4sFigAFK0l64dnrRnEXcydRGRPDAMUdugf24nPinF5mcYVV38LXRRdhXYcflXXFHT8HB9yhQv2Q/s1600/fuze+seagrass+turq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JX3TXfNiZtYs0OjaLCXNPX8gTAnybuIjDoNOMvm-E54-3eYhY7JS6EMmyqvQhev9-4sFigAFK0l64dnrRnEXcydRGRPDAMUdugf24nPinF5mcYVV38LXRRdhXYcflXXFHT8HB9yhQv2Q/s640/fuze+seagrass+turq.jpg" width="582" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">'Seagrass in Turquoise'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">210 x 297mm (8" x 10") </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">prints available <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70889679/seagrass-in-turquoise-print">here on Etsy</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98I53AP06NFtJPZNA2OegVETqHC5aTwi0jsTnOZEruLe3LasSGqp6MtI2BxCX0ViZl_Rg77mzfvKcdiKs0R1GwFIYPTugRhFlmT6wyrmflBea6KljMRtNj6kgJOFQ0orFCdBNLcBwU3J7/s1600/home+beautiful+porchlight10003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98I53AP06NFtJPZNA2OegVETqHC5aTwi0jsTnOZEruLe3LasSGqp6MtI2BxCX0ViZl_Rg77mzfvKcdiKs0R1GwFIYPTugRhFlmT6wyrmflBea6KljMRtNj6kgJOFQ0orFCdBNLcBwU3J7/s640/home+beautiful+porchlight10003.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-small;"> in.love</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4Fwwnoe3KNJEs9jQfXnK9cYITdbhMqBr2I4UJs6hrtJdWg2RJwe4TVWui6sdTUb-jn3W8Zfgom_9jQbmTDoh3VygyYBGHatTWZaEo3oOnkMU8NAmVRxdFnos4ycK74JJ8JGhbGyXEdYB/s1600/home+beautiful+porchlight10002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4Fwwnoe3KNJEs9jQfXnK9cYITdbhMqBr2I4UJs6hrtJdWg2RJwe4TVWui6sdTUb-jn3W8Zfgom_9jQbmTDoh3VygyYBGHatTWZaEo3oOnkMU8NAmVRxdFnos4ycK74JJ8JGhbGyXEdYB/s640/home+beautiful+porchlight10002.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;">love everything about her kitchen</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWfQWq1Ffbuh2_QFCOVk-kbBdms3VOIcJJh93opbJMBKUWACt8oZdeSxZsdK1zabXpjSNd_viMz0wLq0WFZq77VkLEV1DC-75ePMDoYY2kG6R8SUtO39gmB045IJkwbhb_xuAImHm-8pa/s1600/home+beautiful+october+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWfQWq1Ffbuh2_QFCOVk-kbBdms3VOIcJJh93opbJMBKUWACt8oZdeSxZsdK1zabXpjSNd_viMz0wLq0WFZq77VkLEV1DC-75ePMDoYY2kG6R8SUtO39gmB045IJkwbhb_xuAImHm-8pa/s640/home+beautiful+october+2011.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GMIScaURPNU2DjhX4cBn6zW5vRzsMrd-XwC6BlsJzVQm0s09iVb3VVqIbb0JM6RuFRyrM9lyVlDiOodvNXSIZ6re2XhhUbWMxp0lPc-77XVijavrky2IDhJj_D5g1k-MWbB2XMYY7rfm/s1600/home+beautiful2+october+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GMIScaURPNU2DjhX4cBn6zW5vRzsMrd-XwC6BlsJzVQm0s09iVb3VVqIbb0JM6RuFRyrM9lyVlDiOodvNXSIZ6re2XhhUbWMxp0lPc-77XVijavrky2IDhJj_D5g1k-MWbB2XMYY7rfm/s640/home+beautiful2+october+2011.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">pics via <a href="http://porchlightinteriors.blogspot.com/">Porchlight Interiors</a>/<a href="http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/home-beautiful/?refsrc=adwords&_s_ref=jNns5X4qS&kw=home%20beautiful&creative=9480786673">Home Beautiful magazine</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">photography courtesy John Downs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>So, do yourself a favour, and check out the magazine if you get a chance - you won't be disappointed.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; 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Porchlight Interiors

This month's issue of Home Beautiful magazine is an absolute cracker, and one of the gorgeous homes on show belongs to Hayley Hayes, co...

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The big picture

The plan for our new place is starting to come together. The idea is to bring a little bit of Palm Beach to Brisbane, throw in some Hamptons style, a touch of traditional Queenslander...basically, you could throw all the houses I've blogged about into a blender, and the result would be close to perfect. I really like the details of this Palm Beach beauty, which was featured in Home Beautiful magazine earlier this year - lovely details, light and airy....perfect for our tropical climate.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfkOZ21kQr860CSrvj57IaPCHOG6XuHJcB-zp2Q2txYPTzMuit22aj0oW62Cj1iURNWnXkpOAMhI6g1xCVLTUQ1etEQnGC8fjSa-Y-GE7Kmcbkk450sMhtrYsLfBaGycoxQaLTMUOGMr4/s1600/Untitled+picture2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfkOZ21kQr860CSrvj57IaPCHOG6XuHJcB-zp2Q2txYPTzMuit22aj0oW62Cj1iURNWnXkpOAMhI6g1xCVLTUQ1etEQnGC8fjSa-Y-GE7Kmcbkk450sMhtrYsLfBaGycoxQaLTMUOGMr4/s640/Untitled+picture2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnhqs2TbWwd6f0o9PXrZq4XosSHDhiaaXesixWCAL6eCN3BL7wUOG-4X2qxKRbNw0Ydpo8nkzEHVdO4BBmyDfYE2KJgyq8VHoG2OMyfEg64Sub4QcDMuQ0OiF81yDXi61SQ4r-M3E5_F9/s1600/Untitled+picture11.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, and if you're looking for a holiday house this Christmas, this one is available <a href="http://palmbeachholidayrentals.com.au/nabilla-delight/?YWR2c2VhcmNoPXRydWUmc3VidXJiPTE=">here</a>. Just make sure you save a room for me...</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">images 2 & 4 via Home Beautiful by Simon Whitbread</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">all other images via Mike Smit Constructions</span>

The big picture

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Pretty colour combinations revisited

I'm re-posting this, as it managed to get a little lost yesterday in all the excitement, and it also gives me the chance to add a pic from the latest issue of <a href="http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/home-beautiful/">Home Beautiful</a> magazine. This laundry/powder room is so bright and beautiful, with such happy colourss. And even though it's really out of character colour-wise for me, I love it! Maybe it's all the gloomy, rainy weather we're having that's making me crave sunshine, and if you can't have the real thing, just add it in the form of wallpaper and some pretty yellow penny round tiles.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Jclk5votz2tIPYfIcbEWOknvkUXdA7ZAH19HGPbstMtwHWI10gyd_5cKiWsohwD8_MbCuPa_-GdM2CYs6EpVuvk1ieXNc0b1HTRMSIL14LpbVHQ6r003657aQ-Xt1XwRE8htkmKGeNc/s1600/yellow+doherty+lynch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Jclk5votz2tIPYfIcbEWOknvkUXdA7ZAH19HGPbstMtwHWI10gyd_5cKiWsohwD8_MbCuPa_-GdM2CYs6EpVuvk1ieXNc0b1HTRMSIL14LpbVHQ6r003657aQ-Xt1XwRE8htkmKGeNc/s640/yellow+doherty+lynch.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photography sue stubbs via home beautiful magazine</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a closer look at this wallpaper - Osbourne and Little Sakura 'Asuka'</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Pretty colour combinations revisited

I'm re-posting this, as it managed to get a little lost yesterday in all the excitement, and it also gives me the chance to add a pic fr...

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