White With a Dash

I love these white rooms with a burst of one bright colour - using colour in small doses has created interiors with a chic, relaxed feel. Gorgeous!

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Image 1 - Derek Swalwell Images 2 & 4 - House of Pictures Image 3 - Marco Ricca Image 5 - Wayne Vincent Image 6 - here

Love .... Ladders

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Image 1 - Martha Stewart Image 2 - Sharyn Cairns Image 3 - David Prince Image 4 - New Woman Magazine Image 5 - Hans Zeegars

Shutters

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One of my favourite architectural features are wooden shutters. Brabourne Farm house has 15 sets of french doors and shutters - every room, except the laundry, opens directly onto the terrace that surrounds the house. One of my best memories of building the house was when the shutters were fitted - I was amazed by the beauty of the filtered light (particularly in the early morning) and the unexpected colonial feel they gave to the interior of the house. Did I mention the afternoon breeze ....
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Image 1 - British House & Garden Magazine Image 2 - Maree Homer Image 3 - Peter Margonelli Image 4 - Contacts Photography Image 5 - Unknown Images 6 & 7 - Brabourne Farm

Love .... Window Seats

Image 1 - Country Living Image 2 - Philip Ennis Image 3 - Cabbages & Roses Image 4 - Paul Raeside Image 5 - Marco Ricca

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Hope you have something beautiful planned!

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Image - Ffound

Stairways to Heaven

It's probably ridiculous to drool over staircases when you live in a one level house (that you designed) but I would love a beautiful staircase. Maybe next time .....

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Image 1 - Eric Piasecki Image 2 - J Savage Gibson Image 3 - James Michael Howard Image 4 - Mark Darley Image 5 - Sarah Richardson Design

Love .... Stripes

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Image 1 - Unknown Image 2 -Windsor Smith Images 3 & 4 - House of Pictures

A Place for Everything ....

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Hands up who has enough storage - no matter how big the house or how much careful planning goes into storage design you always seem to quickly outgrow what you thought would be waaaay to much storage space. I love some of these quirky storage ideas, particularly the dog bed and wellies cupboard - I wish I'd seen this when we were designing our laundry.

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Image 1 - Country Homes & Interiors Magazine Images 2 & 5 - Ryland Peters Image 3 - Eric Piasecki Image 4 - Unknown

Love .... Adirondack Chairs

Image 1 - Brabourne Farm Image 2 - House of Pictures Image 3 - Alexander van Berge Image 4 - Evan Skler Image 5 - Erik Johnson