A little something I've been working on...

Morning all,<br />Hope you all had a lovely Easter break. It was so nice to kick back, relax and enjoy the extended long weekend, and generally take it easy. I took the chance to work on my renovation/building plans, so the first port of call was my chock-a-block full inspiration folder. I actually have quite a few - some where I keep all my tear sheets, and my computer files, where I stash everything and anything that takes my fancy. I spent some time revisiting my favourites, and came across these pics of Collette Dinnigan's two gorgeous Paddington homes. I've posted about these before, but they're so lovely I couldn't resist going back for another helping.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19KRKuA1vviESUgUcW2NLz5siAH3qQxdoG-xplJ44uYWKZWX2nfUu_Cm7sri_06nJplqzsJ9VH9MHh3EjchRg2NXXTbdR-7pZHNK2cadclUHliG1DTRTfp5xsasApRdq69Hd5gOzQ4ow/s1600/collette+dinnigan+zona_living.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19KRKuA1vviESUgUcW2NLz5siAH3qQxdoG-xplJ44uYWKZWX2nfUu_Cm7sri_06nJplqzsJ9VH9MHh3EjchRg2NXXTbdR-7pZHNK2cadclUHliG1DTRTfp5xsasApRdq69Hd5gOzQ4ow/s640/collette+dinnigan+zona_living.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">simple, clean and just plain gorgeous</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A restrained palette, clean lines, but a relaxed, comfortable feel at the same time. Very nice indeed, and inspiration galore, in more ways than one. More on that later!<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>

A little something I've been working on...

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