I first discovered Lyn Gardner in a feature called 'Circle of Friends' in the March 2003 issue of Vogue E&T ...which I am going to try and dig out. Her exquisite styling for the piece, which was a casual lunch with close girlfriends, still sticks in my memory and I was overjoyed to have come across her beautiful home in the current issue of Australian Home Beautiful.

It was whilst looking for more info on Lyn and her store Empire 111 that I stumbled across the blog Villa Anna, and her piece on Lyn's amazing transformation of an old mattress factory into gorgeous private retreat that reflects her style and talent for creating beautiful interior spaces.