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How I wish there was room in my home for a room to be lined with a wall of books. I'm not after a separate library or anything posh - just the beauty and personality that comes from showcasing everything you've read, would like to read and will never read but like the cover of!!

These two rooms by the amazing Diane Bergeron both inspire me....

The first because this is what my dining area wants to look like when it grows up

and the second because it's spaces like these that really make a home for me - areas that have no specific purpose but are just areas for "a bit of quiet". How I wish I ever had physical or mental space for one of those in my life!

It's been a while since I updated you on our recent press activity. We are so lucky with all of the fantastic coverage that we receive.

While the blogs and online features are so important to us and we LOVE them, I am still so old-fashioned and do love nothing more than curling up with my favourite Interiors print mags once a month. Flicking through the pages and getting ideas, seeing what's new and just gawping at some amazing houses and interiors as well as reading interviews with fellow industry folk always leaves me inspired, often envious and always relaxed. It seems I'm not alone in this as a feature in a print mag always leads to a BIG spike in emails from our lovely BedNesters - it seems you love a mag too!

Here are a few recent features in case you missed them....

Home Beautiful July 2012

Can't wait for a peak at Sibella Court's new book (out in October).

We just love her amazing, eclectic style and the fact that her fabulous store is just round the corner from BedNest HQ....

Nothing schmick, flashy and obvious about her work - it's incredible, inspirational, unusual stuff using vintage and new side by side in glorious spaces..... YUM!

We're often asked where we get our inspiration for new designs, photoshoots, interiors projects etc. The answer is, of course, anywhere and everywhere but one definite source of ideas and utter joy (how we LOVE perusing the hotel websites) is the world of hotels. What greater spot to see incredible BedNests could there be? From the luxuriously over-the-top to pared back minimal or sublime eco-chic, there's a hotel to cover every look and it's amazing how many use upholstered bedheads to create innovative and gorgeous spaces for their guests.

Just thought we'd share a few favourites with you - purely for the "ahhhh, sigh" factor and maybe to give you a little inspiration....

There just does seem to be a real synergy between readers of Real Living and BedNest. The stunning shot of our Paddo bedhead in the current (April) edition has created so much interest among BedNesters and even brought a whole lot of new BedNesters to our "door".

The gorgeous styling shows how easy it is to create a luxe, boutique hotel look in any BedNest with some wow factor linen and an upholstered bedhead. Just what we've been saying for years!

Have a look at the article below and some other shots of the lovely Paddo (a steal at only $799 for a queen....)

Well now BedNesters, never let it be said that all we do here at HQ is create bedheads - we want to help make your whole BedNest perfect, a sanctuary, an escape and somewhere that just shouts RELAX! So today we're talking paint colours.

Dulux recently received details of the Top 10 favourite paint colours in Australia - a list that includes classic whites and neutrals to suit any BedNest. Number 1 and number 3 are absolute favourites of mine and have been used time and again in various projects. No 3 is the colour of my very own BedNest pictured below!

No 1 is Antique White USA - the ultimate ivory tone - not a warm cream or stark white but right in-between.

No 2 is Natural White - a truly versatile white that works indoors and out.

No 3 Hogs Bristle

The Über-stylish Claudia featured our Tribecca bedhead the other day in her fabulous blog "Peep my style".

Seems like she's not alone in loving this very feminine and elegant design - it was our best-seller over the long weekend.

Click on the link here to have a look at Claudia's feature and here's another pic of Tribecca in all her glamorous glory!

Yesterday our gorgeous photographer Enzo sent me this pic from our shoot in December - featuring the gorgeous Nantucket bedhead and my (equally gorgeous we think) baby BedNest!

It just made me laugh and remember some of the fun we've had over the last couple of years doing shoots etc, so I had to share it with my lovely BedNesters today. A peak behind the scenes if you like..

It also shows how our upholstered bedheads are completely free-standing - something we get asked about a lot.

Oh and it shows the beautiful cross-stitch work on the Nantucket, see the pic below for a close-up.

As you know, here at BedNest HQ we get our inspiration from anywhere and everywhere. Being a big movie lover (I had a weekly cinema habit before the baby BedNesters came along), I find the silver screen a fantastic source of ideas although some of the amazing houses, apartments and rooms have been known to raise a very ugly green-eyed monster in me!

The house from the movie Something's Gotta Give still makes me go dreamily swoony so many years after I first clapped eyes on its elegant, beachy, spacious splendour more than 5 years ago.

Here are a few pics to share the love...

The kitchen from heaven!

This room is where I lost