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Election results are in for Australia and all I can say is I love red. I have ever since my daddy told me my family stories. No political grandstanding. Time for a celebration of red!

Barclay Fryery	Katrin Cargill
Stanic Harding	Applegate Tran
Lotta Agaton	Michael Mundy
Paul Costello	Derek Swalwell
Anson Smart	Scott Weston
Zeynep Fadillioglu	John Gruen

Yes we’re in the middle of a protracted election campaign in Australia. Still 2 weeks until election day. I don’t want to show political bias so I thought I’d do a post that combined both major parties, the Liberals (right wing) blue and the Labour Party (left wing) red. So without further ado the red and blue room post!

Alexandra Rowley	Roger Davies
John Gruen	Michael Grimm
Roger Davies	Quentin Bacon
Barbel Miebach	Tria Giovan
Daniel Farmer	Sandra Lane
Eve Robinson	Oliver Burns Interiors

And mustn’t forget the Greens who will probably hold the balance of power in the Senate.

Anson Smart

Take the time to check out these super talented photographers’ sites. I’ll be singing their praises in detail soon.

Jo has posted over at Mark Cutler’s blog about Marion Hall Best, Australia’s most influential and inspirational interior designer. I have to say that it’s a must-read.

Fabulous idea to steal from Choosing and Decorating Your First Home. Australian Women’s Weekly. Consolidated Press, Sydney. No date but definitely 80s by the other images in the book. (Image scanned.) Plain roller blinds free hand machine embroidered. I can imagine these as panels as well. See not everything from the 80s was horrendous…. except that hat and big perms and shoulder pads and……

Image from Burnham Design

I love this room. The red, the mix of patterns, styles, textures. The layering is amazing, the room so lush. If you have a little time this long weekend then spend a little savouring the beauty of Betsy Burnham’s amazing rooms. Even if you’ve been there before, it’s worth another look. Beautiful! Inspiring!