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Blue may not be the colour of the month in former prime minister Julia Gillard's house, after the "men in blue ties" controversy helped to cut short her term in office, but elsewhere blue is being embraced by fashion designers, interior decorators, gardeners, and even a few stylish hoteliers. (Did you see that JK Place has just opened a new Rome outpost?)Here's a long and very blue post about

A few weeks ago, when I was visiting friends in LA, I smiled in sympathy when one of them confessed that not a week goes by when he doesn't want to ditch his job and go out into the garden instead. (And this friend has a great job – although I suspect he would also make a great garden designer.) Who doesn't dream of taking time off from their responsibilities in order to hide in the garden for a

via VOGUEI adore books. I told you about my coffee table book collection here, but I also love literature. I graduated from the University of Guelph with a degree in Honours English before deciding to pursue and education in Interior Design and can honestly say that reading is one of my most beloved past times. While I enjoy a good fluffy book now and again, my heart truly lies in the classics.