tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13824571112439138382024-03-05T05:15:22.216-08:00ZE Interior DesignsA Lot Of Guide, Tips, Resource, Image, Style, Article About Interior Design Ideas For BloggerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5026125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-28260178707427168522012-12-10T15:19:00.000-08:002012-12-10T21:33:18.366-08:00Gift Guide: My Wish ListHello, hello. Apologizes for the late post, it's been a crazy busy day full of projects and picking up kiddos etc. I wanted to share my wish list, gift guide. Not sure if Santa will make it by my house this year but I thought I'd share some of my favorites and needs (wants) none the less!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1FYQD21c8yP3OhliQuRMW75TDEER_WtxJqhf1SBmDNWJ0c9z7KzaMR7ZwqmrQbrYcW9Jps8u2wiGsFBrfaw-EAlJWY52FsrsZc1nvjoZExOvHatUABMQuIqcTD9_QB_fvCRLJCto2qA/s1600/wishlist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1FYQD21c8yP3OhliQuRMW75TDEER_WtxJqhf1SBmDNWJ0c9z7KzaMR7ZwqmrQbrYcW9Jps8u2wiGsFBrfaw-EAlJWY52FsrsZc1nvjoZExOvHatUABMQuIqcTD9_QB_fvCRLJCto2qA/s1600/wishlist.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://rstyle.me/~7rNs"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">1</span></a>/<a href="http://rstyle.me/~6FJ9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">2</span></a>/<a href="http://rstyle.me/~7tyn"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">3</span></a>/<a href="http://www.shadesoflight.com/vintage-style-sign-letters-sconce.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">4</span></a>/<a href="http://www.barbour.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">5</span></a>/<a href="http://rstyle.me/~7rSr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">6</span></a>/<a href="http://rstyle.me/n/e6xzpwjn"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">7</span></a>/<a href="http://rstyle.me/~7tnG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">8</span></a>/<a href="http://rstyle.me/n/g3wdpwjn"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">9</span></a>/10/<a href="http://www.importsfrommarrakesh.com/?p=792"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">11</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Here are the deets on my picks! Happy Holidays. I can't believe Christmas is two weeks away.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br /></span></div>1. I'd buy three sets of these and scatter them around a mantel and coffee table when entertaining. An inexpensive way to create ambiance is to add dimmers to all your lights and scatter votive candles all around!<br />2. Absolutely on my list is a long beautiful pendant necklace. I'm LOVING both of these and would even wear them together, at slightly different lengths. The Wheat Lulu Frost one is from<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> </span><a href="http://rstyle.me/~6FJ9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">J.Crew</span> </a>and keeps going in and out of stock. The <a href="http://www.margaretelizabeth.com/collections/necklaces/products/long-druzy-pendant-white"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">druzy</span></a> necklace is by Margaret Elizabeth, I love her designs.<br />3. I love bamboo motifs. I would mix this<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> <a href="http://rstyle.me/~7tyn"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">bamboo china</span></a></span> with all sorts of colors and patterns. It's so versatile but a bit more interesting then all white dishes.<br />4. I thought <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://smithratliff.com/2011/10/29/carsten-holler-new-museum/#">Carsten Holler's</a> </span>museum installation was inspiring. I loved the mix of gold, silver and metals. It was chic + glamorous. You could purchase one or more of these illuminated fixtures from <a href="http://www.shadesoflight.com/vintage-style-sign-letters-sconce.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Shades of Light</span></a> for the same unexpected effect in your home, could even paint them white if you wanted to achieve the same look as the wonderful sign.<br />5. The zipper just failed on my down coat, it's time for a new one anyway. I may get it fixed and donate it! This <a href="http://www.barbour.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Barbour </span></a>version would work to keep me toasty this winter!<br />6. I'm dying for a few sequins in my life this holiday season. I like how these <a href="http://rstyle.me/~7rSr">oversized sequins</a> on this Suno blouse are unexpected! Plus I'm always cold, so it's still sassy enough to wear out for cocktails but will cover me up a bit.<br />7. Pink baubles, need I say more. These stackable <a href="http://rstyle.me/n/e6xzpwjn"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">bangles </span></a>would surely make a statement, plus they're a steal at $28.00 for the set.<br />8. I still love leopard details but the newest gold tipped <a href="http://rstyle.me/~7tnG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">toes and heels</span></a> I'm spying are fabulous.<br />9. My wallet is looking pretty tired. I often grab my wallet and go, so I like a piece that can be carried alone but doesn't look dirty too quickly. This <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/g3wdpwjn"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Tory Burch</span></a> </span>violet version is pretty and practical.<br />10. Really? This is more of a dream then a wish. I'm dying for a great leather jacket. This green <a href="http://www.balmain.com/mode-2013-collection-balmain-femme-printemps-ete-2013/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Balmain</span></a> jacket is GORGEOUS but the cost of it could feed a small family for weeks!<br />11. I will own a real <a href="http://www.importsfrommarrakesh.com/?p=792">Beni Ourain</a> rug some day. I know they have been all the rage for a few years now but I love the look and would layer this over a great flat wool sisal rug.<br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-57066431512870465052012-12-10T11:23:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:53:40.440-08:00Christmas Tree DecoratingHere's a fun job I did yesterday...<br />I got an email on Friday afternoon from a branding company asking me if I could decorate a Christmas tree for their government client - and if so, <em>quickly</em>. Once I saw the photo of the sad looking tree, I had to say yes. I visited the office that day - saw the aqua and blue colours behind the reception desk therefore had the jumping off point for the decorations. Shopped in the weekend and on Monday afternoon, I decorated the tree. This is how it went...<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADKAESpDqFJBQU-mjk2nVgFbUQLu_RpsKtI9xmF4ARhxI-VUQWw_vgdhayAbcjKUscU5zRRWefLl8fD8OCiOHdJ1WUSu42Qy9M3upmQ41s6XwIsPbSp5wTC80admtqAh3vYJGRLu11DEA/s1600/2012-12-07+17.00.45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADKAESpDqFJBQU-mjk2nVgFbUQLu_RpsKtI9xmF4ARhxI-VUQWw_vgdhayAbcjKUscU5zRRWefLl8fD8OCiOHdJ1WUSu42Qy9M3upmQ41s6XwIsPbSp5wTC80admtqAh3vYJGRLu11DEA/s1600/2012-12-07+17.00.45.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tree - before.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjByblM9UM9JBDkA-RGPpCQtHoS6hvbKByG8NgPFEnymqzBJS8BwVTxMFSota0zpi8RMFc5A3aXxK1ES58E96yxNkbrXXEKhc1xSFM9cRONwDUAlyXfln_VOm4jylHsHWO3gERskAXaA0H/s1600/2012-12-10+15.05.32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjByblM9UM9JBDkA-RGPpCQtHoS6hvbKByG8NgPFEnymqzBJS8BwVTxMFSota0zpi8RMFc5A3aXxK1ES58E96yxNkbrXXEKhc1xSFM9cRONwDUAlyXfln_VOm4jylHsHWO3gERskAXaA0H/s1600/2012-12-10+15.05.32.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moved the tree onto the carpet (closer to the waiting area) and the branches got some loving treatment.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-Hdr5p4UBd1krx0F_qJ9RFBMcef8Q1qdBC3mYrpd8hUxaiBypbTiqaqB8AEvDXOLeDmenoppIkDE5v-fMETjo7U55pH_e-3GrMCbzeOBVuSL3XpYUWZ_pOfesy5BKmZpK6mJtIlIi-SS/s1600/2012-12-10+15.46.19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-Hdr5p4UBd1krx0F_qJ9RFBMcef8Q1qdBC3mYrpd8hUxaiBypbTiqaqB8AEvDXOLeDmenoppIkDE5v-fMETjo7U55pH_e-3GrMCbzeOBVuSL3XpYUWZ_pOfesy5BKmZpK6mJtIlIi-SS/s1600/2012-12-10+15.46.19.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add fairy lights (x 3 sets of 200) and covered the stand with turquoise tulle.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGia0CY24jlWd2uizHKF1ofBjSrxQyXAaJy3QMhLJVkyBBM6t0LK3hprdYynktK6PGnmhSvyoqHJAAmyx6u5WzTWt7IGRSDnjjm8uuy1cYaLkqhGqpznLR8ZsrdCHGDCAYBz8lNzL53w61/s1600/2012-12-10+17.23.55.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGia0CY24jlWd2uizHKF1ofBjSrxQyXAaJy3QMhLJVkyBBM6t0LK3hprdYynktK6PGnmhSvyoqHJAAmyx6u5WzTWt7IGRSDnjjm8uuy1cYaLkqhGqpznLR8ZsrdCHGDCAYBz8lNzL53w61/s1600/2012-12-10+17.23.55.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And covered the tree in decorations - all 296 of them and pop the star on top.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xh0rVCwsFdCoMaznBtg0KuyEq2G6JjkuJIOndEiQ1KT6HGUjDu5Xuafczk1AspD5Pq18Cx4zO1Ca4xNvtp9SD7GEIAc0QXt5JVLZXR8gTkjLmWgSXQW9UGZHlEeNAncmpjUVNnbqPqjg/s1600/2012-12-10+17.24.29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xh0rVCwsFdCoMaznBtg0KuyEq2G6JjkuJIOndEiQ1KT6HGUjDu5Xuafczk1AspD5Pq18Cx4zO1Ca4xNvtp9SD7GEIAc0QXt5JVLZXR8gTkjLmWgSXQW9UGZHlEeNAncmpjUVNnbqPqjg/s1600/2012-12-10+17.24.29.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mission accomplished.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photographs by Charlotte Minty.</span></em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-2069893290878561802012-12-10T07:03:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:53:40.389-08:00BODIE and FOU Voted Best Interior Shops by ELLE DECORATION NORWAYTrop coooool!!!!<br />I've just found out that BODIE and FOU have been voted <b>Best Interior Shops</b> by <b><a href="http://elleblogg.no/elledecoration/">ELLE DECORATION NORWAY</a></b><br />I always get super excited when we get featured in Elle Decoration Norway because... well, it's Elle Deco (!!) and secondly because my great grand-father was Norwegian.<br />At least it was the story that my dad told me until I was 16 <i>"your grand-dad was a sailor, blabla...<span lang="EN-US">K</span><span lang="EN-US">ö</span></i><span lang="EN-US"><i>ng</i> </span><i>comes from Koening meaning King, blablabla" </i>and in fact, knowing that the Viking spirit was running in my blood gave me some kind of pride and a great answer to all the stupid boys at school who thought they were hilarious when they were calling me King-Kong.<br />And then at the age of 16, my dad told me that actually he wasn't sure and my great grand-dad may have been from Switzerland....<br /><i>What!? </i>So not only I'm no longer the daughter of a Viking but now it seems that the grand-dad was a bit of slapper with wives in every port from Norway to Switzerland...great!<br />To this day, I have no idea where the name comes from but I shall stick to my Viking story!<br />Big thank you to <b><a href="http://elleblogg.no/elledecoration/">ELLE DECORATION NORWAY</a> </b>for this but also thank you to Helene Bye for featuring our<b> <a href="http://www.bodieandfou.com/gaivota_rocking_chair?category_id=0&search_string=gaivota">Gaivota rocking chair</a> </b>in their December issue as Editorial's favourites!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We enjoyed some 7th grade basketball (very fun to watch!), dinner with friends and I had an opportunity to tour a few of the homes on the IPC Holiday House tour on Sunday afternoon. I have to say <a href="http://andrewbrownadorno.com/main.html" target="_blank">Andrew Brown</a>'s house was amazing. Such a cool mix of styles and totally unexpected from the traditional exterior of the home. I'm sorry I didn't take a single picture. I decided to treat myself to the tour without focusing on reporting it all. I did lots of inspiration and will certainly be incorporating lots of the ideas from what I saw into the design plans I'm currently working on for clients. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Speaking of design plans, I wanted to show you a design plan I put together for a cute couple in Mountain Brook. They have a gorgeous home and were interested in a fresh perspective for their family room. Here's what I came up for their space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/Design%20Plans/Slide1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/Design%20Plans/Slide1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the design board for the space. The fabrics for the pieces shown will be totally different (for example the sofa is a midnight blue jumper pattern), but this gives you an idea as to how the pieces relate to each other. The game table and armoire were pieces the client had and wanted to use in the space. They also have a fabulous Heriz rug with lots of navy and gray(sorry no pic of the rug). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/Design%20Plans/Slide2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/Design%20Plans/Slide2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is one option for the pillows we're considering for the space. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/Design%20Plans/Slide5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/Design%20Plans/Slide5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How's the holiday shopping going?! I've decided to do most of mine online this year. So much easier than braving the crowds. M.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>All sources for these products included in this plan are considered work-product. Thus, I am not able to share them with you on the blog. However, if you would like help in pulling a space together or creating a plan to take your current space to a whole new place, I would love to help you! </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-10667948488458361802012-12-10T06:00:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:53:40.362-08:00A one room wonder<div style="text-align: center;">I hate when I find one amazing photo..with little to no info about where it came from or where the rest of the house is..</div><center></center><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am starting a little series devoted to these one room wonders... I would like to call </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"ONE ROOM WONDER"</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVJ28VXxiat010IiUYWSbvGrn9fMzislwkoUu5RNAOlQYMqcW1ihHfV7WXmE27BDb4gKRhpPwoosEmxPtYfip9Szmm9C1NIl3IKViL4_mdebN-s01JP4fCvfHTGbTmmqTMaofbEEsP7S5/s1600/AnIndianSummer4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVJ28VXxiat010IiUYWSbvGrn9fMzislwkoUu5RNAOlQYMqcW1ihHfV7WXmE27BDb4gKRhpPwoosEmxPtYfip9Szmm9C1NIl3IKViL4_mdebN-s01JP4fCvfHTGbTmmqTMaofbEEsP7S5/s640/AnIndianSummer4.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">P.S. if you have info on where the rest of this house is....tell me!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-16778619748795115852012-12-10T05:03:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:53:40.382-08:00Boxwood wreaths...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xslYDZvUB8qwKkhjxlU8AuCLwYrk-GVMcRpjR7418deul63M8dcylQYVvRmk_0jQzWchQwUlTg3uK03SXr6dJanEUTAnXTa2soQoID7JW83Y7IhVEd21TyTmnW9eQeYInA06VXURBBU/s1600/happy+holidays.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xslYDZvUB8qwKkhjxlU8AuCLwYrk-GVMcRpjR7418deul63M8dcylQYVvRmk_0jQzWchQwUlTg3uK03SXr6dJanEUTAnXTa2soQoID7JW83Y7IhVEd21TyTmnW9eQeYInA06VXURBBU/s640/happy+holidays.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was so excited to find some beautiful boxwood wreaths at Trader Joes. For the price I feel as though I could replace them 3 times over the season if they get a little crispy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking forward to gearing up for Christmas this week with our tree coming soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Holidays!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">image by christina for greige</span></i></div><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="img" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/littlebluedeers%20album%202/signature-8.png" /> <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-73551667863613751842012-12-10T04:25:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:53:40.479-08:00Holiday Style Oliohop<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I'm thrilled to welcome you to 2012 Olihop Holiday Style!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Before I begin let me explain a little about what an Oliohop is. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It all begins on Olioboard, an online tool for creating 2D and 3D design boards.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">An Oliohop is a blog collaboration of 10 bloggers at the same time. This month we are focusing on Holiday Style.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Perfect, I know!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We are taking a look at my vision for Tablescapes Holiday Style this year, 2012.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDCIMFOeTmqLMslFAezgYnwYwouG_FSrGCcGx7ozbibRtXUxjv_VgburALmEb1mhouM_ZA1n63w7xjHTQTxVaV2-BOSHQSKE47OLTwYXlu_ZiTcaH1v6KLj5cS-EXQXFbZWhiESl9PYA/s1600/OB-HS+Inspired.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDCIMFOeTmqLMslFAezgYnwYwouG_FSrGCcGx7ozbibRtXUxjv_VgburALmEb1mhouM_ZA1n63w7xjHTQTxVaV2-BOSHQSKE47OLTwYXlu_ZiTcaH1v6KLj5cS-EXQXFbZWhiESl9PYA/s640/OB-HS+Inspired.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I always begin with some inspiration. Soft, quiet colors of Duck Egg, muted greens and natural burlap.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I always mix old with new. Some unexpected with traditional.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Let's take a look at Holiday Style in my own home. A work in progress...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTf-vnYSJBx90-hpuAnkHWoLVOXDpBjD43R-5chUkYUM3RVXagef8lIi4mVhhFVMT1Uu0IHBNikWcVtQCllSzYHZihnexkBi-DwNkkb4oGOkmBgchQ8a-8EGhaNxNauFM9rR7oerlHDzg/s1600/Photo+Dec+08,+8+55+58+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTf-vnYSJBx90-hpuAnkHWoLVOXDpBjD43R-5chUkYUM3RVXagef8lIi4mVhhFVMT1Uu0IHBNikWcVtQCllSzYHZihnexkBi-DwNkkb4oGOkmBgchQ8a-8EGhaNxNauFM9rR7oerlHDzg/s640/Photo+Dec+08,+8+55+58+PM.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjPkai0f3wxE7KwMIUfdQXlmQoTC8x3ZqEYUIUqMtfspMByOefsKVCJSapNlcJQ-MNJPp3dUT0TLdtrXDZp8vT0XLQQH3dNT8DaGQOibBP5CLBaVIoppcdFxcW7A53bp2RFNI0ZTZRMU/s1600/Photo+Dec+08,+8+58+09+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjPkai0f3wxE7KwMIUfdQXlmQoTC8x3ZqEYUIUqMtfspMByOefsKVCJSapNlcJQ-MNJPp3dUT0TLdtrXDZp8vT0XLQQH3dNT8DaGQOibBP5CLBaVIoppcdFxcW7A53bp2RFNI0ZTZRMU/s640/Photo+Dec+08,+8+58+09+PM.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">My Annie Sloan Work Book for making notes and tracking my thoughts. Duck Egg Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™ is my inspiration for everything.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKI3OFmpw3C5jv3ItnUfOYYLJ9vWnwCbpraMUlQhDu_0TogAuJsoAjFArfcRf_uPOAJpM-ficEjiskS-VKazdEY1LQHU-YtABazpEVY-Nbp-7uLWteiz2NT1WKxu8a-Yls8JVnqgDbUmE/s1600/Photo+Dec+08,+9+18+20+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKI3OFmpw3C5jv3ItnUfOYYLJ9vWnwCbpraMUlQhDu_0TogAuJsoAjFArfcRf_uPOAJpM-ficEjiskS-VKazdEY1LQHU-YtABazpEVY-Nbp-7uLWteiz2NT1WKxu8a-Yls8JVnqgDbUmE/s640/Photo+Dec+08,+9+18+20+PM.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Yes, that's a book...and yes I painted a pearl necklace...the unexpected!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The final table for two for the Holidays.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBZaVy26CCQhyphenhyphenVaru8yFk4oGQKO_kRcn-Vory8cjfsdfD_1yVD4dJfDjNyU_Tmf0agxhb9-736o6Isyb74RSh__qY4cG3yMIeNwvR-RgymufInIwHNLeK1qLzq1FPzInLeFsc7TIWX20/s1600/Photo+Dec+10,+3+10+18+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBZaVy26CCQhyphenhyphenVaru8yFk4oGQKO_kRcn-Vory8cjfsdfD_1yVD4dJfDjNyU_Tmf0agxhb9-736o6Isyb74RSh__qY4cG3yMIeNwvR-RgymufInIwHNLeK1qLzq1FPzInLeFsc7TIWX20/s640/Photo+Dec+10,+3+10+18+AM.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphKYhftbidZMy0rHDCVlzZAznKWcyfixnxg_-p7nznnzeR10mmCJPLtpgW7M4oZm5Ecn5BS-Y4Lt1_O0qXoTwiBlVdOOQ7iRVWcxdUASOi4SdwUTVCOK-QcRO2No9iU_dfUKiVAAmVNo/s1600/Photo+Dec+10,+3+09+14+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphKYhftbidZMy0rHDCVlzZAznKWcyfixnxg_-p7nznnzeR10mmCJPLtpgW7M4oZm5Ecn5BS-Y4Lt1_O0qXoTwiBlVdOOQ7iRVWcxdUASOi4SdwUTVCOK-QcRO2No9iU_dfUKiVAAmVNo/s640/Photo+Dec+10,+3+09+14+AM.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Buffalo Check in a soft Duck Egg Blue.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6afjpKSh913oYU0yi6JlXpljFDBzzC5rA9QSjlVmJIWTarYPMwvLNfVVd3VRXvMpHlgeH80iOhE32bWWy2jDoDzaZMMJY97lCo0fnr-WpIg1JtGJ9TUa10-i2n8nwEWv8Bb_0Ckk9RNs/s1600/Photo+Dec+10,+3+14+48+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6afjpKSh913oYU0yi6JlXpljFDBzzC5rA9QSjlVmJIWTarYPMwvLNfVVd3VRXvMpHlgeH80iOhE32bWWy2jDoDzaZMMJY97lCo0fnr-WpIg1JtGJ9TUa10-i2n8nwEWv8Bb_0Ckk9RNs/s640/Photo+Dec+10,+3+14+48+AM.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM30lmmOQA5Lj_W1c7P6ste9TkIcqdHb8Aor3NWGBeDZr3THCwKE7RJ_uwDzObO4ExeQor8Ro8D7LC3tT4TsU0-BLTISJL0y3PmGM4UelQcUUlYADns22xpPqOLOurWhFvYPrlaGBaPv4/s1600/Photo+Dec+10,+3+12+28+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM30lmmOQA5Lj_W1c7P6ste9TkIcqdHb8Aor3NWGBeDZr3THCwKE7RJ_uwDzObO4ExeQor8Ro8D7LC3tT4TsU0-BLTISJL0y3PmGM4UelQcUUlYADns22xpPqOLOurWhFvYPrlaGBaPv4/s640/Photo+Dec+10,+3+12+28+AM.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I put my Apparel Design skills to work and made an apron just for the Holidays.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHtCInM1xw0zbcUnb_tuHXbEG0QSr0gjr4ZlwoUNfJMPDw7OYHpEWUg8jFT1fyhfh9eet3LfVliEA0tNGJMP4zLLEXGIh82jPKcIexfx47tjAmCQ3J_-gicSWO8dp0T_Cu-9Qs9SxhTA/s1600/Photo+Dec+10,+3+15+21+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXdOXdqghN07uJ65p4CvLsNkdx2tg-h3FfPVYrL3Tj-HNxw5BYlksWfAtJu4J8X9a9lZEi4dOXdWNX0iC9B7XdrlH1WK2N45WsDNuuCgbzy7Sq_3-UIeMlsKgUQxboWlle4YX1cOa474/s1600/Photo+Dec+10,+3+15+21+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXdOXdqghN07uJ65p4CvLsNkdx2tg-h3FfPVYrL3Tj-HNxw5BYlksWfAtJu4J8X9a9lZEi4dOXdWNX0iC9B7XdrlH1WK2N45WsDNuuCgbzy7Sq_3-UIeMlsKgUQxboWlle4YX1cOa474/s640/Photo+Dec+10,+3+15+21+AM.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Now for the final Olioboard Tablescapes Collection...</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; 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font-size: large;">My favorite part of Oliohop is seeing and sharing the other amazing nine bloggers and their posts!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Drop by to see what they have been up to.</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16.5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://colorchats.benjaminmoore.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">http://colorchats.benjaminmoore.com</a> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16.5px;"><a href="http://tobifairley.com/blog/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">http://tobifairley.com/blog/</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16.5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Flisamendedesign.blogspot.com&h=rAQE2V_wW&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">http://lisamendedesign.blogspot.com</a> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16.5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fjenniferreynoldsinteriors.com%2Fblog%2F&h=BAQEo5sC0&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">http://jenniferreynoldsinteriors.com/blog/</a> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16.5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sarahgunnwallcandy.com&h=EAQFG7N5D&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">http://www.sarahgunnwallcandy.com</a> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16.5px;"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnyclq-focalpoint.blogspot.com&h=BAQEo5sC0&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">http://nyclq-focalpoint.blogspot.com</a> (Lynda Quintero -Davids )</span></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16.5px;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fandieday.com%2Fblog%2F&h=PAQHlLnM0&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">http://andieday.com/blog/</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16.5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Falliecat4ever.blogspot.com&h=AAQGrxIfE&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">http://alliecat4ever.blogspot.com</a> (Alicia Phillips )</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16.5px;"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fkimberlyandcameron.blogspot.com&h=nAQENQFTc&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">http://kimberlyandcameron.blogspot.com</a> (Kimberly Ward )</span></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16.5px;"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have a super week!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_x3OC_N8iLRJUPzmaCXcp_nwMvQZYg2Son4er5QHFCQAtZ9rW9GkzMHni93cGEzbYtf_N2NubNwuc2DpiBFHdO68AlvMr1rEPVx9NS3kS3ejC6K2PeEHoAbMTm1Yu7vgykDznDewFhJY/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-11-05+at+9.01.41+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_x3OC_N8iLRJUPzmaCXcp_nwMvQZYg2Son4er5QHFCQAtZ9rW9GkzMHni93cGEzbYtf_N2NubNwuc2DpiBFHdO68AlvMr1rEPVx9NS3kS3ejC6K2PeEHoAbMTm1Yu7vgykDznDewFhJY/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-11-05+at+9.01.41+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-52013120309606614072012-12-09T11:58:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:53:40.435-08:00Grey by Studio Bakker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkd5SawVl_GyKC-raSDAYMCNtDFDXdwH1D_qBHLnfBpPKj2OljoEkdehCn6WP6tyn_mJhgyOpT_4rWNaA6ZVtDW8iTCIlmJthqBimlN-QFitnhFgDbTK8vxOsoDQRcWs3mETmzSghLGtKg/s1600/grey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkd5SawVl_GyKC-raSDAYMCNtDFDXdwH1D_qBHLnfBpPKj2OljoEkdehCn6WP6tyn_mJhgyOpT_4rWNaA6ZVtDW8iTCIlmJthqBimlN-QFitnhFgDbTK8vxOsoDQRcWs3mETmzSghLGtKg/s640/grey.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WTmxKEplPXK31iSHQKcZOZTasTzv2U7p-2RR-uRo8JNjoQexWlzZslVul1FE1tawnAgf5NITjGLYhLNnS0ayojVQz4m2GAh7-0lafQ0lOrr9M-uDfeZjKeDGOS8YblvsZgeA0VrxkyDK/s1600/grey-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WTmxKEplPXK31iSHQKcZOZTasTzv2U7p-2RR-uRo8JNjoQexWlzZslVul1FE1tawnAgf5NITjGLYhLNnS0ayojVQz4m2GAh7-0lafQ0lOrr9M-uDfeZjKeDGOS8YblvsZgeA0VrxkyDK/s640/grey-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAtbpSW9WIIpMCiln-O3FC_8m-nEmsQebpLBiPZwKoFIOUKcjGu4zIjY3oPHqmbwIzpBJI3dxl7qXiGpsG6JOkkd3Zu9yXcsFhB1zR1-o9uasfikWoi3YCQj0_iC5lQomK3p6URFT729O/s1600/grey-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAtbpSW9WIIpMCiln-O3FC_8m-nEmsQebpLBiPZwKoFIOUKcjGu4zIjY3oPHqmbwIzpBJI3dxl7qXiGpsG6JOkkd3Zu9yXcsFhB1zR1-o9uasfikWoi3YCQj0_iC5lQomK3p6URFT729O/s1600/grey-3.jpg" /></a></div><br />Spotted on <a href="http://emmas.blogg.se/">Emma's Design blog</a> - these gorgeous and restful grey interiors by <a href="http://www.studiobakker.nl/">Stef Bakker</a>, a Dutch interior designer, stylist and art director. Nice.<br /><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photographs via </span></em><a href="http://www.studiobakker.nl/"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Studio Bakker.</span></em></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-48381163302129493472012-12-09T11:00:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:53:40.428-08:00On my Christmas wish list is...<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On my wish-list this year are...</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- a baby</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- The <b><a href="http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/Digital_SLR/EOS_5D_Mark_III/">CANON EOS 5D Mak III</a></b> but I'll settle for the Mak II if I have to :-)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- This <b><a href="http://bodieandfou.blogspot.co.uk/2008/03/nelson-sepulveda-belart-industries.html">white Dadasi carafe designed by Nelson Sepuvelda</a></b> for Belart Industries</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- A <b><a href="http://www.milkmagazine.net/abonnement/">yearly subscription to MILK DECORATION</a></b> but they don't done one :-(</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- A new <b><a href="http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone5">iPhone 5</a></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- Soft PJs from <b><a href="http://www.hush-uk.com/nightwear.html">Hush</a> (</b>I'm so<b> </b>rockn' roll...Look, they are beautiful, comfy, soft and it's winter time!)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- <a href="http://www.whatkatieate.com/what-katie-ate-recipes-and-other-bits-and-bobs-on-sale/"><b>What Katie Ate</b>'s first book</a> - sadly only released in Australia and New-Zealand, the only year we don't go there</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- this <b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000744SZW/?tag=hydra0b-21&hvadid=9550950789&ref=asc_df_B000744SZW">KitchenAid mixer</a> </b>(let's go crazy!! I've just managed to cook my soft boiled egg properly...)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- and this <b><a href="http://www.chezlesvoisins.fr/product/la-vraie-guirlande">fabulous fair garlan</a></b>d from <b><a href="http://www.chezlesvoisins.fr/">Chez Les Voisins</a> </b>which is very similar to the one below and I'm in love with it.</span><br /><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What's on yours?</span></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh479SxQ4U8E_bljiDee-EqK5anUGZQtuD6S0wJi296LJMD5_4oe27_T-6uvsOVP1VMkd4Oze6Don1aLbBmW-CbThi_JsiPkj-SJyZIzjSMDSZD_c2piSg4yqpCcJS1lzKEhLaIArjE9BA/s1600/garland1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh479SxQ4U8E_bljiDee-EqK5anUGZQtuD6S0wJi296LJMD5_4oe27_T-6uvsOVP1VMkd4Oze6Don1aLbBmW-CbThi_JsiPkj-SJyZIzjSMDSZD_c2piSg4yqpCcJS1lzKEhLaIArjE9BA/s1600/garland1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Photo: <a href="http://www.vtwonen.nl/">vtwonen</a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-21419118113739009742012-12-09T09:15:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:53:40.392-08:00Holiday Style with Talent!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I'm enjoying my cup of Joe this morning on a cold snowy day in anticipation for tomorrow...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzF0rY9AIlm39SUNme9UODnj_cPb58dtaOirgn11krqDoEb5I2UE19P0vCFNYle8fPugvxNFLg-WLzAfXDkko1ZOkvg8ty-5S4Y0hGGESbo7sYVROP63TRoGZ-IuwPrzpViJ9KuhhwXU/s1600/Photo+Dec+09,+9+21+31+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzF0rY9AIlm39SUNme9UODnj_cPb58dtaOirgn11krqDoEb5I2UE19P0vCFNYle8fPugvxNFLg-WLzAfXDkko1ZOkvg8ty-5S4Y0hGGESbo7sYVROP63TRoGZ-IuwPrzpViJ9KuhhwXU/s400/Photo+Dec+09,+9+21+31+AM.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It's Oliohop time again with Holiday Style!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I am so lucky to be joining nine other very talented bloggers in an Oliohop collaboration. A themed blogging experience powered by Olioboard, creating 2D & 3D design boards.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This past October I had the opportunity to participated for the first time, not really knowing what </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">to expect.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The theme was Fashion + Decor and WOW, what an experience! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RkaydGiO2lTbxukyQAj51b9hP8w-QWrrFuM8xqMF45dDhM1_qR9CMcvEl-3OsRlPQtwCOA7IN45cNNknwRGRyD328bw4wubQXU5zjDhF-K0O3H3YsAXdLZx7it7WtYhe8lBLaIMyGwU/s1600/OB-FashionDecor+Style+Files.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RkaydGiO2lTbxukyQAj51b9hP8w-QWrrFuM8xqMF45dDhM1_qR9CMcvEl-3OsRlPQtwCOA7IN45cNNknwRGRyD328bw4wubQXU5zjDhF-K0O3H3YsAXdLZx7it7WtYhe8lBLaIMyGwU/s640/OB-FashionDecor+Style+Files.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I had a ball reading each of the bloggers posts, seeing their amazing genius. Oohing and aawing at each unique post carefully put together with an artistry of their own.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Join me tomorrow for the launch of </span><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Holiday Style</span></b></i><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The official launch time is 6am EST. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, I'll be up at 4am my time! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">You can find me on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Olioboard with #HolidayStyle & #OlioHop.<br /><br />Please message me through one of the social networks, I'd love to hear from you and chat back. Yes, I will be drinking a lot of coffee with Spiced Pumpkin Eggnog. <br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_x3OC_N8iLRJUPzmaCXcp_nwMvQZYg2Son4er5QHFCQAtZ9rW9GkzMHni93cGEzbYtf_N2NubNwuc2DpiBFHdO68AlvMr1rEPVx9NS3kS3ejC6K2PeEHoAbMTm1Yu7vgykDznDewFhJY/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-11-05+at+9.01.41+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_x3OC_N8iLRJUPzmaCXcp_nwMvQZYg2Son4er5QHFCQAtZ9rW9GkzMHni93cGEzbYtf_N2NubNwuc2DpiBFHdO68AlvMr1rEPVx9NS3kS3ejC6K2PeEHoAbMTm1Yu7vgykDznDewFhJY/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-11-05+at+9.01.41+AM.png" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span id="goog_710464461"></span><span id="goog_710464467"></span><span id="goog_710464468"></span><span id="goog_710464479"></span><span id="goog_710464480"></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span id="goog_710464492"></span><span id="goog_710464493"></span><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-34460966958935509192012-12-09T05:03:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:53:40.402-08:00Masculine winter...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBLNWfmEvKYlg1ZIkivgJdHkfcO4JVU6PaT6cCoRJZv7pdJzgcOvXV09CoNIBztyLOoAyGgE7XB3imhPtSo3YFYwuLqr5FeBgeK_D8Mxn8a-hCUBHgmOp-HaxHAMpoU0UcL0ai2RiPKk/s1600/wintery+masculine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBLNWfmEvKYlg1ZIkivgJdHkfcO4JVU6PaT6cCoRJZv7pdJzgcOvXV09CoNIBztyLOoAyGgE7XB3imhPtSo3YFYwuLqr5FeBgeK_D8Mxn8a-hCUBHgmOp-HaxHAMpoU0UcL0ai2RiPKk/s1600/wintery+masculine.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This space makes me want to start up that fire and pour a glass of wine. I love that it has an air of mystery, what is up above? How tall are the ceilings really? It is pretty amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Has fall turned cold finally for you? We are finally starting to feel it here in California and I am glad for the change.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't miss your chance to enter our <a href="http://greigedesign.blogspot.com/search/label/Holiday%20Giving%20Series" target="_blank">Holiday Giving Series </a>here on the blog! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>image via <a href="http://pinterest.com/greigedesign/" target="_blank">pinterest</a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="img" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/littlebluedeers%20album%202/signature-8.png" /> <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-83828785998072567442012-12-08T08:48:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:53:40.486-08:00On my travel wish-list...Bruxelles<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've always wanted to go to Bruxelles for a weekend. </span><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I would also like to go back to <b><a href="http://www.bodieandfou.com/type_map_print-nyc?category_id=0&search_string=new+york">New-York</a></b> for a week and Koh-Samui for 4 weeks....In fact, if you ask me, the list of places I would like to see is quite long. I've been suggesting a long weekend in Bruxelles to Steve but he's not really feeling the love yet and that is because we come from two different views. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Steve thinks flight/queue/hassle/tootired/traveltoomuch/Europeanparliament/weather</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm thinking inspiration/decoration/design/vintage/coolplacestosee and yes I could go there by myself like the big girl that I am but the truth is, I'm done travelling on my own. I don't enjoy it as much as I used to, mostly because I miss my little family as soon as I'm away </span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So here is list of places I would like to see when we go there (because we will! :-)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>ICI </b>(photo 1) a lovely delicatessen launched by <span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; line-height: 18px;">Saskia et </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://studionord31.blogspot.be/">Marine</a> </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">{35 </span></span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rue Darwin, 35</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1050 Bruxelles</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tél. : 02/343 88 57<b> </b>You can follow them<b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/ICI-Epicerie-fine-n%C3%A9o-cantine/420034781386542?ref=ts&fref=ts">here</a>}</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>The ALEXIS VANHOVE Gallery </b>and<b> SHOWROOM </b></span><span style="color: #262626; line-height: 18px;">(photo 2): Dedicated to </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626;">mid-century furniture, the first is a gallery with regular exhibitions, the latter is</span></span><span style="color: #262626; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; line-height: 18px;">a space (and quite an amazing one!) where <a href="http://www.alexisvanhove.com/">Alexis</a> and his business partner <a href="http://www.c-vintage.com/">Celine Blanc</a> display their well-curated collection so you can see what the Pierre Paulin coffee table would look like at home.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #262626;"><b>{</b>Gallery<b> </b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">61 rue Emile Bouilliot </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">1050 Brussels Tel </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">+32 476 547 349 </span><a href="mailto:info@alexisvanhove.com" style="background-color: white; color: black; text-align: center; text-decoration: initial;">info@alexisvanhove.com</a> | Showroom 311 Avenue Van Volxem 1190 Forest <a href="mailto:info@celineblanc.com" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; line-height: 14px; text-decoration: initial;">info@celineblanc.com</a>}</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>VINTAGE ITEMS</b> (photo 3) - A lovely shop two doors down from <b>ICI</b> to dig out some vintage treasures from</span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> the 60s to 80s.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">{33 R</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ue Darwin, 35</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1050 Bruxelles Tel </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">0479-43.05.65}</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>GUAPITO</b> (photo 4) A cool concept store for kiddos set up by <a href="http://pepitomicorazon.canalblog.com/">Justine</a> (50kms away from Bruxelles but that wouldn't stop me ;-)</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">{<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chaussée de Philippeville,44 </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">6280 Loverval </span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.guapito.be}</span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqDm3yTg_Tp5MiLpvSIK-MQvLM3jrfhlMR05yb5io9qshjSiEaX8o7bw10EjYVwt20-HvOK8mev9slMrW9SDQLtihgQCs4ruQ7f0EBSjIyk2mVp_Mo5cVMXYQ0c24ptNonKawvjhEFAw/s1600/BlogICI-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqDm3yTg_Tp5MiLpvSIK-MQvLM3jrfhlMR05yb5io9qshjSiEaX8o7bw10EjYVwt20-HvOK8mev9slMrW9SDQLtihgQCs4ruQ7f0EBSjIyk2mVp_Mo5cVMXYQ0c24ptNonKawvjhEFAw/s1600/BlogICI-1.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdvjLDbzwrayl2eaEbMWFTqGenhFAzK-gYszvp8WL4lHGqRmd8LQstpHeEDDFCzsk39nKgggTnq7vL23AMM9774MfH-q7ABNdY3Puak1tqnkdXA8SnCGnbthdHZUaZAUYgBXqFeHBHGE/s1600/blogbruxelles2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdvjLDbzwrayl2eaEbMWFTqGenhFAzK-gYszvp8WL4lHGqRmd8LQstpHeEDDFCzsk39nKgggTnq7vL23AMM9774MfH-q7ABNdY3Puak1tqnkdXA8SnCGnbthdHZUaZAUYgBXqFeHBHGE/s1600/blogbruxelles2.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSrQoViDyKqN2lxCzWicyHtD9O6iO84u0D9UIP3BOfI6lGehnFpkfxQVJSqbAqCkCXuH_ISu87pNrqNHjFoHj61HhVzD8alAoC3xmG6ySTUGwtzkDPu26nZzezpX_A8w9wIdCPFtKaPM/s1600/blogbruxelles6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSrQoViDyKqN2lxCzWicyHtD9O6iO84u0D9UIP3BOfI6lGehnFpkfxQVJSqbAqCkCXuH_ISu87pNrqNHjFoHj61HhVzD8alAoC3xmG6ySTUGwtzkDPu26nZzezpX_A8w9wIdCPFtKaPM/s1600/blogbruxelles6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSq4M1qWUaqkyChvOQTawuuNfflE8X7AmbSyvZ1jfngcDLpJkjyWkY5amYwZn5blKzUbjrQZ8BiYCGnTvquJRzT7U5bfor8fmeAoFEA4GofEpmQKa6FOs1oYiza8mEUAvwp89BiZ_v4vE/s1600/blogbruxelles5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSq4M1qWUaqkyChvOQTawuuNfflE8X7AmbSyvZ1jfngcDLpJkjyWkY5amYwZn5blKzUbjrQZ8BiYCGnTvquJRzT7U5bfor8fmeAoFEA4GofEpmQKa6FOs1oYiza8mEUAvwp89BiZ_v4vE/s1600/blogbruxelles5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Credits: <a href="http://www.milkmagazine.net/parcours-a-bruxelles/">1</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Le-Show-Room/255034654596753?ref=ts&fref=ts">2</a> | <a href="http://www.milkmagazine.net/">3</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/guapitoloverval">4</a></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-53174049106712495372012-12-08T05:03:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:53:40.438-08:00collecting... life<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJflAWDc0TVFnLW7pNyNBmrOAqj68nWpQEoo4plJpY8k2SOYOxYwuwuHbc9FWclnGJ0yiyratCAouu5enCPLSGPOxLE8Mo0Bu0wlCw_7QO0YqEd0bojWjW3E2-3QaLNqRxn0dNcuB-wsQ/s1600/under+glass.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJflAWDc0TVFnLW7pNyNBmrOAqj68nWpQEoo4plJpY8k2SOYOxYwuwuHbc9FWclnGJ0yiyratCAouu5enCPLSGPOxLE8Mo0Bu0wlCw_7QO0YqEd0bojWjW3E2-3QaLNqRxn0dNcuB-wsQ/s640/under+glass.png" width="445" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I adore collections and a little collection under glass is a wonderful thing. I am hesitating on my <a href="http://greigedesign.blogspot.com/search/label/christmas" target="_blank">holiday decor</a> this year. We have a trip planned and between that and the work I have to complete before the holiday is enough to keep me busy for 2 months really! I have a cloche in my living room that I need to reset, change up with new little mementos from the year that is about to be complete. It is a fun chore but still a chore that gets pushed to the side in this holiday craziness! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How about you are you holding out on the holiday madness or are you taking it all in with all of the magic all around you? I promise when I do get to the decorations I will post some photos here for everyone to see again this year. This is what we have done in years past.... <a href="http://greigedesign.blogspot.com/2010/12/home-for-holiday-details-details.html" target="_blank">2010</a> and <a href="http://greigedesign.blogspot.com/2011/12/dressed-up-for-christmas.html" target="_blank">2011</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="img" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/littlebluedeers%20album%202/signature-8.png" /> <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-8739536443710846932012-12-07T07:14:00.000-08:002012-12-10T21:33:18.436-08:00Wish List<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMANwYR_gX6ddoCAOjWm84JMpwEwNn7hyphenhyphenpLmpOeRs0tFIgUTXqVLFNcheZU7FXE1picfcKqf5ggOmq-X5ooiB_6UKvW8jstpDb1mIRfG8B3xX0DudegdvVyx7vgRUe79T-MstBV-uPPj0/s1600/135459901263622417_5XTAAezA_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMANwYR_gX6ddoCAOjWm84JMpwEwNn7hyphenhyphenpLmpOeRs0tFIgUTXqVLFNcheZU7FXE1picfcKqf5ggOmq-X5ooiB_6UKvW8jstpDb1mIRfG8B3xX0DudegdvVyx7vgRUe79T-MstBV-uPPj0/s1600/135459901263622417_5XTAAezA_c.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As much as I LOVE and wear my black <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/gt8jpwjn">Hunter</a> </span>wellies with the fleece inserts all winter. I'd LOVE to get a brightly colored pair too. I love style with a bit of an edge, but there's no denying being a Boston girl. Sometimes I appreciate a little prep in my step. I could use these to brighten my day in slushy Vermont this weekend. Happy Weekend.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> I'll be back on Monday sharing my entire random, holiday wish list with you! xx</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxifHtwB-Ct_CASoVRVBWCR3lSFu13TB1k6DPS3AKc_R2fJbANky8xQs5z1yOaZrrQI_x1xonowDf1ysINgIeAKqfIRcaMrMBSiO1NfFwu0t7QF58tQOukAJj5g8HNNAeAfGCbmwKllg/s1600/tumblr_ma0gtsQWlS1ry74sqo1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxifHtwB-Ct_CASoVRVBWCR3lSFu13TB1k6DPS3AKc_R2fJbANky8xQs5z1yOaZrrQI_x1xonowDf1ysINgIeAKqfIRcaMrMBSiO1NfFwu0t7QF58tQOukAJj5g8HNNAeAfGCbmwKllg/s640/tumblr_ma0gtsQWlS1ry74sqo1_500.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">What color would you opt for? I may need hot pink! (although, it's last years color). </span><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/gt8jpwjn"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Here's this year's hot colors.</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAImhQEON7xOjyWbXRDgvzcDXKhpUky-I7Y7oIWnTIWfi4DL2jArQFHN8UT_k06xgJIrKAi-WYA5c5lggU-6SIZM8MvEturiGOjMHjk2UWaNL8KJQ44g5iSzrWU01Vpn4rEHUsbwxUUE/s1600/sandiegoeventplanner_100layercake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAImhQEON7xOjyWbXRDgvzcDXKhpUky-I7Y7oIWnTIWfi4DL2jArQFHN8UT_k06xgJIrKAi-WYA5c5lggU-6SIZM8MvEturiGOjMHjk2UWaNL8KJQ44g5iSzrWU01Vpn4rEHUsbwxUUE/s1600/sandiegoeventplanner_100layercake.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink Wellies under the tree?</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-35469631449474306012012-12-07T06:55:00.000-08:002012-12-10T21:33:18.377-08:00Happy Weekend, Happy Holidays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Remember Cottage Living? Of course you do! I loved receiving that magazine for it's stylish yet affordable interiors. An all time favorite were the holiday photos of <a href="http://piecesinc.com/about">Lee Kleinhelter's </a>snazzy digs in Georgia. (Image one) Those window treatments and that tree are beyond good! I dug into the archives and shared a few of their other holiday shots with you. I'm heading to Vermont for our tree this weekend. I hope to share some holiday snippets via Instagram. I really need to get that account up and running!! (I sadly recently joined and sharing more work with you all is on my "hit"list)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQYZLlgTqkKOocu0FQnwOrqtJgbLvy3x9R2w08ZJfn5uqyb8C-y9_kzwWBwuKGwZDMZ8mpXQn6TxGoL07dcsZPFkjYzlL1vG4T9vKv2D_fi5D6qeBeXPM-bvvaXP5AEqdALrEuBeyKKE/s1600/68388-risk-taker-r-x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQYZLlgTqkKOocu0FQnwOrqtJgbLvy3x9R2w08ZJfn5uqyb8C-y9_kzwWBwuKGwZDMZ8mpXQn6TxGoL07dcsZPFkjYzlL1vG4T9vKv2D_fi5D6qeBeXPM-bvvaXP5AEqdALrEuBeyKKE/s1600/68388-risk-taker-r-x.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPRTx6CEX4mnDG7_PKfM12OEcFT2c4VKdEOgmco-rlVXG1NyhqDyzxvZ9C25XkcErphX9xog4Y4c6Zmq1M7CMjK9K188GUo8-3HTbiUnD0XX4dVaV0IhboY2kOfMWAnYFXjKqoj6_isY/s1600/11.29.cottage_living.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDRkBSCiNJn8tqgdJAKcW_tkNXcr5QKFYjw5MXylAbwfZV6B0PDWZyI1knMCmL7nw5cvF47A4wakb2xnz4s4yc3K3wv6wHA7EY6bFIyuBX5nbu8ukkv4o6R6QMGUbIskdqTlNxT_B0lCx/s1600/photo+1+copy+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDRkBSCiNJn8tqgdJAKcW_tkNXcr5QKFYjw5MXylAbwfZV6B0PDWZyI1knMCmL7nw5cvF47A4wakb2xnz4s4yc3K3wv6wHA7EY6bFIyuBX5nbu8ukkv4o6R6QMGUbIskdqTlNxT_B0lCx/s640/photo+1+copy+3.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjOH8VE-K_hnCgHFmoWm0zZXp8F1Ht1dYuQ1YujBC2b9BU6cB-BpDKrEXeGeqx_qU6V_xiXVaRlmg8Ccy2U9ne9eYQPAYDml-99Gf9eeC9jC6up4rZX6KRTazjVq19xK3_PK6s_7Clkgk/s1600/photo+copy+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjOH8VE-K_hnCgHFmoWm0zZXp8F1Ht1dYuQ1YujBC2b9BU6cB-BpDKrEXeGeqx_qU6V_xiXVaRlmg8Ccy2U9ne9eYQPAYDml-99Gf9eeC9jC6up4rZX6KRTazjVq19xK3_PK6s_7Clkgk/s640/photo+copy+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">a little bit of water colored geometry and zebra grass cloth is all any house really needs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">OH this house is a doozie....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the amount of awesome things are just out of control.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-12014201538064462362012-12-07T05:18:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:53:40.370-08:004 truly inspiring bedrooms using dark grey<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wow...already 68 comments on <a href="http://bodieandfou.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/win-3-copies-of-decorate-workshop-by.html">this post</a> to <a href="http://bodieandfou.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/win-3-copies-of-decorate-workshop-by.html" style="font-weight: bold;">win Holly's fabulous new book</a>. It's nice to know you're out there cheeky monkeys!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bon OK, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have to admit, writing about </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://bodieandfou.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/BODIE%20and%20FOU%20Gift%20Guide">Xmas gift guides</a></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> to push the </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.bodieandfou.com/">BODIE and FOU collection</a></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> is not what excites me the most and it may not be that exciting for you either. I think most of you knows by now that I'm behind this </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.bodieandfou.com/">online concept store</a> </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but at the same time, it has to be done so I think next year, I may get someone else to do this for me.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">However, what really fires me up is telling you about <a href="http://www.bodieandfou.com/new_arrivals">new things</a> we've added and thinking about our <b>new 2013 collection</b> and <a href="http://www.bodieandfou.com/catalogueform" style="font-weight: bold;">Spring/Summer catalogue 2013</a>. I have about 40% of the collection already mapped out in my head and I can't wait to go to Paris in January to finalise it.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yesterday, we received new two hues for our <a href="http://www.bodieandfou.com/bedroom" style="font-weight: bold;">bed linen collection</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The first one is this beautiful <b><a href="http://www.bodieandfou.com/linen_duvet_cover_220_x_240_cm-dark_grey?category_id=292">dark grey stonewashed linen duvet cover</a></b> - now online.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The second one is a gorgeous summery blue (<i>similar to the blue of <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/72479875223348028/">this dress</a></i>) which I'll take to France soon, as <b><a href="http://www.francoiskong.com/#/0">Francois</a></b> and I will start styling and shooting our <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/72479875223348028/" style="font-weight: bold;">Spring/Summer catalogue 2013</a> just after Christmas. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So here are four truly inspiring bedrooms using dark grey. The third one was styled in my home but I'm in love with the first and second one. <i>Which one do you prefer?</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">{Thank you for leaving a comment. 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Photography: </span><a href="http://www.douglasfriedman.net/" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14.833333015441895px;">Douglas Friedman</a> | 3. <span style="color: #211922; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14.839999198913574px;">Photography: <a href="http://www.francoiskong.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: initial;">François Kong</a></span><span style="color: #211922; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14.839999198913574px;"> | Styling: <a href="http://pinterest.com/bodieandfou/bodie-and-fou-styling/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: initial;">Karine Kong </a>, <a href="http://www.bodieandfou.com/new-zealand_type_map_print-sheer_slate?category_id=0&search_string=new-zealand">New-Zealand type map here</a>, <a href="http://www.bodieandfou.com/typed_love_print_exclusive?category_id=0&search_string=typed+love">Typed Love print here</a>, <a href="http://www.bodieandfou.com/products.php?manf=77">Urbanears headphones here</a>, <a href="http://www.bodieandfou.com/linen_scarf?category_id=0&search_string=linen+scarf">Linen scarf here</a> (both on the bed) | | 4. <a href="http://www.bellanottelinens.com/">Bella Note Linens</a> via <a href="http://bodieandfou.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/grey-bedroomslove-love-love.html">here</a> </span></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #500050; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 18px;">In collaboration with </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Browse/ID72/33012832/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+and+garden%7C33005908/c_2/2%7C33005908%7CLarge+kitchen+appliances%7C33008255/c_3/3%7Ccat_33008255%7CWashing+machines%7C33012832.htm" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Argos washing machines</a> and <a href="http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Browse/ID72/33012832/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+and+garden%7C33005908/c_2/2%7C33005908%7CLarge+kitchen+appliances%7C33008255/c_3/3%7Ccat_33008255%7CWashing+machines%7C33012832/r_001/7%7CBrands%7CBosch%7C1.htm" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Bosch washing machines</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 18px;"> | All opinions and layouts my own</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-44504783078268924532012-12-07T05:03:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:53:40.426-08:00Approximate Notions {giveaway}<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.approximatenotions.com/catalog/1" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDTo_8F1zTbuO-54s8AWu1iIM87xWLjckGcBD_Kr7LEHH8pPeCJmYJiGWSXMQKypjM-4f2G6W7yS9NAPcY0nQtnVBKENWbgY-v6P3lzS6yxHjvey9ZdmVvrX5Xm6DYiOmYVz1Oyjv4JI/s400/Traveler-1008.png" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">Our Holiday Giving Series continues with <a href="http://www.approximatenotions.com/" target="_blank">Approximate No</a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.approximatenotions.com/" target="_blank">tions</a>. <span style="font-size: small;">Their site is fi<span style="font-size: small;">lled with wonderful <span style="font-size: small;">equine inspired <span style="font-size: small;">pillows and accessories. I love the detail and the artistic lines to the pieces.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">They are o<span style="font-size: small;">ffer<span style="font-size: small;">ing 2 of their </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.approximatenotions.com/" target="_blank">Organic French Lavender and Chamomile sachets</a> to two of our read<span style="font-size: 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The winner will be chosen at random on December <span><span style="font-size: small;">11</span>th</span>, 2012 . </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span> <span>Please leave a separate comment for each entry.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><span></span> <span><span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span> <i style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">**Don't forget I have to be able to contact you... Please leave your name and some type of contact information if you are not able to be contacted with your profile** </span></i></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="img" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/littlebluedeers%20album%202/signature-8.png" /> <br /><br /><br /><script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Foothill Ranch, CA 92610, USA33.6917217 -117.661085433.6388757 -117.7400494 33.744567700000005 -117.5821214tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-50662638335455071992012-12-07T03:00:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:53:40.431-08:00Christmas Decorations - Dining Room<div style="text-align: center;">Can I tell you how thrilled I am it's Friday! What a crazy week it's been . . . I've been working on design plans, Christmas fluffs for clients as well as my own decorations. To add to this, I'm cleaning out my kid's rooms to make way for the addition of Christmas stuff. All in all it's been productive, but totally chaotic. So, I wanted to end the week on a calming/inspiring note. <br /><br />Here are a few images of my dining room all decked out for the holidays. One caveat, it was very difficult to photograph, and I found the ornaments could be seen more easily at night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a view from the other side of the room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This past fall, a very dear aunt of mine called and asked if I wanted all her blown glass Christmas ornaments. She's had these since I was a kid. I still remember her Christmas tree covered in them. I would walk around it picking out my favorites - the ballerina, Cinderella's carriage, and a Christmas tree. After I picked myself up off the ground and thanked her for this very special gift, my mind started racing on what I would do with them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0021-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0021-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since the ornaments are clear glass, they are very difficult to see on a tree. You really need colored lights to give them some interest. In addition, these ornaments are the most fragile things I've ever used in decorating a space. Since I have white lights and my kids are not super careful around our tree, I decided to use them in my dining room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0024.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My solution was to hang them from ribbon (1/4" chocolate, moss green and cream double sided satin ribbon) in front of the large windows in my dining room. By grouping them, you really get some impact. And by suspending them from the ribbon, you can appreciate all the intricate details of each one. They truly are like little works of art.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The small ledge from the transom window gave the ornaments just enough space to float in front of the window. I then added some cedar garland with one strand of white lights to the top to hide the hooks, and I threw in some ribbon for good measure. As an aside, I did not make a million nail holes in my window frame - each ornament is attached to one of those small self adhesive clear hooks. The garland is wired to three nails at the very top where they will never been seen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0006.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we (my daughter was waaay into this project) selected our favorites from the entire collection to hang from the chandelier. I plan to add a bit of fresh greenery from the chandelier the night before our annual party just to hide the string. I decided to go with the clear rather than ribbon here so our guest would be able to see each other and not be distracted by tons of ribbon hanging from the chandy. Do you see the ballerina?? Makes me think of the Nutcracker!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then for the table top. I decided to keep the glass/natural element thing going and added as much glass as I could squeeze into the center of my table. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I already had the glittered trees, pinecones, pheasant feathers, sheet moss and candlesticks. I did add the three cloches for more sparkle. I got a great deal on them from <a href="http://www.save-on-crafts.com/apothecary.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I saw a white burlap runner from Pottery Barn for $50, and decided to save a little money by going to the fabric store and purchasing three yards of natural burlap for $15. I simply cut it the length I wanted and frayed the edges. I had enough burlap to add a runner to my sideboard as well. Then, I used things I already had under the cloches for little vignettes of Christmas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/DSC_0019.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope everyone has a lovely weekend! I for one will be taking a nap at some point. M.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-64169032373201554852012-12-06T13:59:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:53:40.472-08:00Holiday Style Coming Your Way<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Oh my...how time flies when you're busy & having fun doing it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMUG5jygIwwm-iBjt6udI8PTDMRktq7d6lZlw8gUcJOwTx77AB-dZUhUToK9jky9cJe5YdmFuDa0Y8MTWRPwMldHJJZDIbDrP1efrBMftZYqEjnIehGOAy_AWfzFSZwJGboQPgXXRpNE/s1600/pinterest.com%253Apin%253A184999497162733514%253A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMUG5jygIwwm-iBjt6udI8PTDMRktq7d6lZlw8gUcJOwTx77AB-dZUhUToK9jky9cJe5YdmFuDa0Y8MTWRPwMldHJJZDIbDrP1efrBMftZYqEjnIehGOAy_AWfzFSZwJGboQPgXXRpNE/s320/pinterest.com%253Apin%253A184999497162733514%253A.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I can't believe I have not posted since last Monday! Tis the season.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I am having technical difficulties with my computer today, so this is a quick post so I can do some maintenance with the machine. </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I will be posting again very soon because I have an event on Monday I want to talk about!</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Remember the Oliohop collaboration I was a part of in October? </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span id="goog_334809428"></span><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMIeCc9rWtcD2KKRhMaI10kPkQ7O3JVjFD1MXaVmq-Se0jc9crccecEg-Kwu7CZYsaguF-3Ua42z4jJTYZiqM8CwVQ9YXKtBUMylVB4BeFsCLT1TNAWaPXvM9nhNBikBIn5kwpeCYM_c/s640/OB-What%2527s+Old+Is+New+Again.jpg" width="640" /><span id="goog_334809429"></span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Well, I am one of nine bloggers participating again!</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">WOO HOO...</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I am signing out for technical maintenance, stay tuned for more.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">PS...have you voted </span>today <span style="font-family: inherit;">on Olioboard for the contest I'm in? I've been back & forth in first and second place. Please vote daily at:</span>http://olioboard.com/boards/146719-snob-interior-design-office<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_x3OC_N8iLRJUPzmaCXcp_nwMvQZYg2Son4er5QHFCQAtZ9rW9GkzMHni93cGEzbYtf_N2NubNwuc2DpiBFHdO68AlvMr1rEPVx9NS3kS3ejC6K2PeEHoAbMTm1Yu7vgykDznDewFhJY/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-11-05+at+9.01.41+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_x3OC_N8iLRJUPzmaCXcp_nwMvQZYg2Son4er5QHFCQAtZ9rW9GkzMHni93cGEzbYtf_N2NubNwuc2DpiBFHdO68AlvMr1rEPVx9NS3kS3ejC6K2PeEHoAbMTm1Yu7vgykDznDewFhJY/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-11-05+at+9.01.41+AM.png" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-79550640213384331142012-12-06T13:00:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:53:40.482-08:00Inspiration Profile - Alana BroadheadWelcome to this week's Inspiration Profile and we have Alana Broadhead from<a href="http://www.newzealanddesignblog.com/"> Fancy</a> - '<em>an online magazine devoted to the best design from New Zealand</em>. <em>And from around the world. But mainly from New Zealand.'</em><br /><a href="http://www.newzealanddesignblog.com/">Fancy</a> is fresh and colourful and so are all the other projects Alana has under her belt - read further to learn about <a href="http://designyeah.com/">Design Yeah</a> and <a href="http://www.thisisfoundry.com/">Foundry.</a> Happy Friday all.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyx94vZADGNNEvurCMpyu9guY64S8JnuX2ZRDQQONuYuFBAnJrlLcu3LYoOcSYM8c1ei8v4PWAFHchepwTcy_E3S8Gd4_r3PCEIUwOm9ugdtSLQ84CIgwGxDBYoC84DwAGlw305zGjN05C/s1600/Alana.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyx94vZADGNNEvurCMpyu9guY64S8JnuX2ZRDQQONuYuFBAnJrlLcu3LYoOcSYM8c1ei8v4PWAFHchepwTcy_E3S8Gd4_r3PCEIUwOm9ugdtSLQ84CIgwGxDBYoC84DwAGlw305zGjN05C/s640/Alana.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alana Broadhead</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9jepDP44m83dpBA4_qcS1zUpOHvWjjB_qUrwm6uT9jyLzSxBllcWyAncoGHY6Ectne4iOwFKyrN45-NbtCRFu5ABbAyJqkiy3F_2yVuhxK891gv7FVHBrfZ5memA_25wUtA-9b9gYs1s/s1600/Fancy-NZ-Design-Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9jepDP44m83dpBA4_qcS1zUpOHvWjjB_qUrwm6uT9jyLzSxBllcWyAncoGHY6Ectne4iOwFKyrN45-NbtCRFu5ABbAyJqkiy3F_2yVuhxK891gv7FVHBrfZ5memA_25wUtA-9b9gYs1s/s640/Fancy-NZ-Design-Blog.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.newzealanddesignblog.com/">Fancy</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Name:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Alana Broadhead</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">What do you do: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">By day, I’m a copywriter and brand strategist, which I’ve been at for 13 years. And also by day, and by every-other-moment-I-get, I run a NZ Design Blog called<a href="http://www.newzealanddesignblog.com/"> Fancy</a>. It’s filled with graphic design, homewares and textiles, furniture and amazing interiors from NZ and around the world. I’m also beginning to work on other design projects, which is a dream come true for me. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Where do you live:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> I live in Mount Maunganui, where it’s summer longer than anywhere else in New Zealand. Come visit! I used to live in Auckland, and I do miss it sometimes, so as of next year, I’ll be spending a couple of days a month there.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">What are you working on: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I’m working on doing more and more of what I love – design and blogging – <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and less and less of the ‘real job’. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Right now, I am waiting for <a href="http://designyeah.com/">Design Yeah 2013</a> to come back from the printer. What’s <a href="http://designyeah.com/">Design Yeah</a>? It’s a calendar that features the work of 12 of NZ’s best graphic designers and illustrators, but…and this is the best bit… it also converts into 12 limited-edition, A3 art prints! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m also working on the re-design of<a href="http://www.newzealanddesignblog.com/"> Fancy</a> (a fresh new look), and a design event which I am putting together for next year. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m also working on inventing a new name for blogging, because it always makes me cringe! Bloggy bloggy blogger. See? Awful word.</span></span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABnK2QVN8L3MGMoK3TobqSlTwFbb53lsSdL10dXlZYuXRb0RISqKAO2g6v1ZZcxPjOKS74vv_B-eaf99oWxgkJIrTy0D4TJhqrcKGG9-pA6MDw53DBE_x7tzrZ_UNYplNWoQ_-WUA9Gro/s1600/Foundry-prints.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABnK2QVN8L3MGMoK3TobqSlTwFbb53lsSdL10dXlZYuXRb0RISqKAO2g6v1ZZcxPjOKS74vv_B-eaf99oWxgkJIrTy0D4TJhqrcKGG9-pA6MDw53DBE_x7tzrZ_UNYplNWoQ_-WUA9Gro/s1600/Foundry-prints.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prints from<a href="http://www.thisisfoundry.com/"> Foundry</a> - all for sale.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiwD7rGOk-ab4ayR7qQLK-Ti2vu992i5wm-Av4wYM1WAbCw0cAS0NbGtrxncaLEqZxGvSx4pDSmaHjYJcvhdTtlcAtZdmnbRC2_5hJ3xKWZEsVUi5ib31PxCnuVxihpep68oH-YOC9kYv/s1600/Foundry-Prints-alternate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiwD7rGOk-ab4ayR7qQLK-Ti2vu992i5wm-Av4wYM1WAbCw0cAS0NbGtrxncaLEqZxGvSx4pDSmaHjYJcvhdTtlcAtZdmnbRC2_5hJ3xKWZEsVUi5ib31PxCnuVxihpep68oH-YOC9kYv/s1600/Foundry-Prints-alternate.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Who/what inspires me: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I’m inspired by all of the designers I post about on <a href="http://www.newzealanddesignblog.com/">Fancy</a>, and anyone who does what they love and follows their passion. </span></span></o:p></span></span><br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m also inspired by the idea of doing ‘Good Work with Good People’. To me, this means awesome design and interiors projects, with passionate and ridiculously talented, yet totally generous and down-to-earth people. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I work best: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I’m at my creative best in the morning, but I’m so much more productive in the afternoon. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still trying to work on that balance thing… we all are, right?</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">What I do when I’m stuck for inspiration: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">When I’m stuck, I just need to clear. my. head. I know there are ideas in there, waiting in the wings to be called up, I just need to clear some space on the stage. Some of my favourite ways to clear my head are to re-style my own spaces at home, or to get in the car and head for the open road – windows down and music up far too loud. Anything off-computer and off-iPhone, really. </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZZLIOgOvo48PhIwhkGUk_6mmidsPYdS0P0ZkxEToDky5Hz3VGpVCvHQXPQLdv1SyuvZIbSiIq4gPZc8c4gel1m632VMsKVk0Dapvfq4TG5ueaYfrVOZV3n7NHfg4usBWqw31BKB6a_gi/s1600/Steal-this-Idea-interiors-posts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZZLIOgOvo48PhIwhkGUk_6mmidsPYdS0P0ZkxEToDky5Hz3VGpVCvHQXPQLdv1SyuvZIbSiIq4gPZc8c4gel1m632VMsKVk0Dapvfq4TG5ueaYfrVOZV3n7NHfg4usBWqw31BKB6a_gi/s1600/Steal-this-Idea-interiors-posts.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Steal this Idea</em> Interiors from <a href="http://www.newzealanddesignblog.com/">Fancy</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcoToxP5l5Ljy0adXDZOCCa0aWBkBV3gYD2hYxrvdUE5g6fQQbe_XsZnEPW3dAw_HS5uzAFPnRsNot7ukytPiUnDNOPlMyyK1uf-rdcqcyODs9fEGT7F4siNZJPN9LXv3nC8LbDs66ceh/s1600/inspiring-interiors-posts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcoToxP5l5Ljy0adXDZOCCa0aWBkBV3gYD2hYxrvdUE5g6fQQbe_XsZnEPW3dAw_HS5uzAFPnRsNot7ukytPiUnDNOPlMyyK1uf-rdcqcyODs9fEGT7F4siNZJPN9LXv3nC8LbDs66ceh/s1600/inspiring-interiors-posts.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Inspiring Interiors</em> from <a href="http://www.newzealanddesignblog.com/">Fancy.</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The best advice I have been given is:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> "<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Do Your Thing" </i></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and "</span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Have ridiculous self-belief, but be a nice person."</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Blogs that I enjoy: </span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This list is VERY very (very) long, but here are a few:<br /><a href="http://www.designlovefest.com/">DesignLoveFest,</a> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.designformankind.com/">DesignforMankind,</a> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://decor8blog.com/">Decor8,</a> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.swiss-miss.com/">SwissMiss</a>, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://sayyestohoboken.com/">Say Yes to Hoboken,</a></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="http://ohhappyday.com/">Oh Happy Day</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My favourite room at home is: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My little studio. Because it is 100% my space, I can have anything I like in it, and I change it up often. Everything around me in this room inspires me. Only this morning, I picked up a huge wall banner from the printer - that I’ve designed - to put on one wall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUBSrsLABwrtKwltsk5Tg0bfi7t-DF6H6Ky6yBQgZprKMmR8WIkwGIq6xZXEtGW6bMqElhIHXeodVBw-EuqFU9tGR6423yXOd0ME87r_IxNv8ZwByxMiCMp2DdrHJdG223KKB02Ok63l6/s1600/My+workspace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUBSrsLABwrtKwltsk5Tg0bfi7t-DF6H6Ky6yBQgZprKMmR8WIkwGIq6xZXEtGW6bMqElhIHXeodVBw-EuqFU9tGR6423yXOd0ME87r_IxNv8ZwByxMiCMp2DdrHJdG223KKB02Ok63l6/s1600/My+workspace.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alana's workspace.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">What am I looking forward to: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I’m <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">always</i>looking forward to the next new awesome bit of NZ design I see, so I can share it – be it a new piece of furniture or a brand identity. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m also looking forward to growing Fancy beyond being just a blog. I have so many ideas for homewares and other design products, and would eventually like to realise them. I’m looking forward to the future of NZ design, and to my part in it.</span></span><br /><br />Want to keep up with<a href="http://www.newzealanddesignblog.com/"> Fancy</a> and all their news? Go to their <a href="http://www.newzealanddesignblog.com/">website</a>, follow them on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/NZDESIGNBLOG">Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NZDESIGNBLOG">Facebook</a> and check out their boards on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/NZDESIGNBLOG">Pinterest.</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></span> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqKxMCiqby7yXLpRK_FhDmbGNHWAlp3Nglf5YCDJrwq0AgeirdMZg014t8hmdijUienpfmK8KwgQzjSVh2cNX19uRN9l1BmxK_U5SCcvXebBeaHKuiTQszTEGyq4SgvqYBF102df8Trim/s1600/Design+Pick+n+Mix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqKxMCiqby7yXLpRK_FhDmbGNHWAlp3Nglf5YCDJrwq0AgeirdMZg014t8hmdijUienpfmK8KwgQzjSVh2cNX19uRN9l1BmxK_U5SCcvXebBeaHKuiTQszTEGyq4SgvqYBF102df8Trim/s1600/Design+Pick+n+Mix.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Design Pick n Mix</em> post from <a href="http://www.newzealanddesignblog.com/">Fancy.</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQEJdU5hyphenhyphenMtYigYvpUtIYrFZtcWW2Hy-oIQ1oCIk33mM96AM8bgYvWyo2QjthMzGYpNQreQi9OVgj7hpfwavmQhcw5jx31C8TTS32yd4wc3CjD2R3n_NQAXNOMqFb5jWfCRkLgvgVqq0b/s1600/Design+Pick-n-Mix+posts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQEJdU5hyphenhyphenMtYigYvpUtIYrFZtcWW2Hy-oIQ1oCIk33mM96AM8bgYvWyo2QjthMzGYpNQreQi9OVgj7hpfwavmQhcw5jx31C8TTS32yd4wc3CjD2R3n_NQAXNOMqFb5jWfCRkLgvgVqq0b/s1600/Design+Pick-n-Mix+posts.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Design Pick n Mix</em></td></tr></tbody></table></span><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">All visuals are used with permission by Alana Broadhead.</span></em></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-20950996254026294132012-12-06T06:00:00.000-08:002012-12-10T21:33:18.360-08:00Tartan for the Holidays<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I'm thinking that for this Holiday season, I definitely want to add some tartan or plaid to my look. I went to a Catholic school growing up, which meant wearing a plaid skirt to school...everyday. Good old uniforms. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMvSlC6XRqUcp8e-ebT66ZXiqB192TEkedWoFHzPcKb2cjYSh5t7om-7WwkHF4fJHAoDRVsOJDuegyQqHg5NBhyphenhyphen4LBFjmo3cMgDOILv7CfOm94Lrb9kp57o3X8PzBnXnB3iFwh6a-ljHw/s1600/plaid+shoes+for+the+holidays.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMvSlC6XRqUcp8e-ebT66ZXiqB192TEkedWoFHzPcKb2cjYSh5t7om-7WwkHF4fJHAoDRVsOJDuegyQqHg5NBhyphenhyphen4LBFjmo3cMgDOILv7CfOm94Lrb9kp57o3X8PzBnXnB3iFwh6a-ljHw/s1600/plaid+shoes+for+the+holidays.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goldenwhitedecor.com/2012/12/a-holiday-to-remember-in-little-black.html?showComment=1354509258954#c5843498281842860940">via Golden White Decor</a> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">I have to admit that it turned me off tartan for awhile, but seeing <span style="font-size: small;">the shoes above</span> <span style="font-size: small;">has <span style="font-size: small;">me <span style="font-size: small;">rethinking </span></span></span>that.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The print reminds me</span> of gift wrapping and I think some tartan shoes or tights would be the perfect touch with a gold or red dress.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNgXA8_4XtA6gfZPISC4DvX1ABAvT-B1dR5hk1r7AsWS1YXPCdqWAV0JXmBlk6HcgKkIzjXX2uCEPFZdfGjiwNK_tn4KaVdYQx4NwiCfxtVrHn_-YPTYIyD6rFxQw-dqxk6K74u_mRlOz/s1600/plaid+tights.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNgXA8_4XtA6gfZPISC4DvX1ABAvT-B1dR5hk1r7AsWS1YXPCdqWAV0JXmBlk6HcgKkIzjXX2uCEPFZdfGjiwNK_tn4KaVdYQx4NwiCfxtVrHn_-YPTYIyD6rFxQw-dqxk6K74u_mRlOz/s1600/plaid+tights.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/nordstrom-perfect-plaid-tights/3316302?origin=category&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=BLACK&resultback=0">via Nordstrom</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you started planning your holiday party outfits yet? I've got a<span style="font-size: small;">n U</span>gly Christmas Sweater party to attend in a couple of weeks, I'll be sure to share!<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-34569553096049076102012-12-06T05:03:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:53:40.404-08:00pool side...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9UtlFU5zFNusG-iUrilimgrCqCb7clqqlwFl6kfHf1CxGChAXNIV5W1t0Ijv8CyyYUXjT66FNlJwA50jEEoQI11jCWgwgzM9t4SXlg0o6Emahzej1Vhc_XeV-LQ9MmLx7YOiNCvPbgE/s1600/pool+side...jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9UtlFU5zFNusG-iUrilimgrCqCb7clqqlwFl6kfHf1CxGChAXNIV5W1t0Ijv8CyyYUXjT66FNlJwA50jEEoQI11jCWgwgzM9t4SXlg0o6Emahzej1Vhc_XeV-LQ9MmLx7YOiNCvPbgE/s1600/pool+side...jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today I will be lounging poolside... I know it seems odd to me in the beginning of December too! We are taking a little trip to celebrate my husband's birthday. Don't worry I have so much set up here for while I am away. I am looking forward to more giveaways and wonderful inspiration!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>image <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/141581982007291575/" target="_blank">via</a></i></span></div><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="img" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/littlebluedeers%20album%202/signature-8.png" /> <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Costa Rica9.748917 -83.7534287.7462785000000007 -86.2802835 11.7515555 -81.2265725tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382457111243913838.post-41383364768516375562012-12-06T05:00:00.000-08:002012-12-10T21:33:18.387-08:00LBD <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">or Little Black Desk! Well in this case, not all the desks are "little", I decided to go with the title anyways. I'm currently eyeing black desks. You can't really go wrong with a high gloss black finish in almost any piece of furniture or cabinetry. These desks would all steal the show in any room. You can't drop a ton of money? Look out for vintage desks at flea markets and on the side of the road. A few cans of high gloss paint, work wonders for tired furniture!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvjZVj2uJmv0fsIRDMFu0bUace2TVvqE2i6k1xMkTaBHwKDaYpnrUmYdp8qKjZdSo01cSJDuj3OjYuZ-gQz0mQ8VyZY9WYqE9_T7XAWFfULihBgD09glN-kFW3EFwf7adkBkyithxBi4/s1600/86623992802593119_iGgwdg3E_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvjZVj2uJmv0fsIRDMFu0bUace2TVvqE2i6k1xMkTaBHwKDaYpnrUmYdp8qKjZdSo01cSJDuj3OjYuZ-gQz0mQ8VyZY9WYqE9_T7XAWFfULihBgD09glN-kFW3EFwf7adkBkyithxBi4/s1600/86623992802593119_iGgwdg3E_c.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXKUIdiNAO0-Bct1kNyotTwXQx2jLkZWHyFMCEvRhuwKLBO-OxP5mr_VPbEZhlyQFbGdFrziY8HwCgylsAxb0FoWOUi8od_WMEwp5X-1snI4YgZbJ2Dd4ULyKwrkzzTZPh57iN8fCGvY/s1600/83812fde77c7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXKUIdiNAO0-Bct1kNyotTwXQx2jLkZWHyFMCEvRhuwKLBO-OxP5mr_VPbEZhlyQFbGdFrziY8HwCgylsAxb0FoWOUi8od_WMEwp5X-1snI4YgZbJ2Dd4ULyKwrkzzTZPh57iN8fCGvY/s1600/83812fde77c7.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85IyocrOKD_s414ShBcKn-8OS1-sdMSY6OPW24sk43MQ3KNo6QdJqjfEI1TetOOVwD4ZRZAa2uAN8acjy3X3J8fwX6tU0Zqi0BxBee4_h7fivHCQBPc8pkVyR2rQnhhL2t1zZKAIloHw/s1600/263953228131645264_wt5FVVZF_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85IyocrOKD_s414ShBcKn-8OS1-sdMSY6OPW24sk43MQ3KNo6QdJqjfEI1TetOOVwD4ZRZAa2uAN8acjy3X3J8fwX6tU0Zqi0BxBee4_h7fivHCQBPc8pkVyR2rQnhhL2t1zZKAIloHw/s1600/263953228131645264_wt5FVVZF_c.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I've had my eye on this little Regency, bamboo number ever since spying it in Lonny in 2010 (Christina Murphy Designs - image two). Find it <a href="http://www.hickorychair.com/Furniture/All-Furniture/Mark-Hampton/i506557-Regency-Bamboo-Writing-Table.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">here</span></a>, by Hickory Furniture's Mark Hampton collection.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lIzntjzJDozy7WQJ8HqHLs7pSD-_lBdHqt3Y96R7eSpJ1eXj-lUHAjxi-jUgXNQNARfEvJyjRpwxo6eaQe1t-fvX7Kx2GdPcc4Z5khS9HncNDK7W26r3IynbXTm4GlTi_EyUL36aNxc/s1600/f6d899f0a214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lIzntjzJDozy7WQJ8HqHLs7pSD-_lBdHqt3Y96R7eSpJ1eXj-lUHAjxi-jUgXNQNARfEvJyjRpwxo6eaQe1t-fvX7Kx2GdPcc4Z5khS9HncNDK7W26r3IynbXTm4GlTi_EyUL36aNxc/s1600/f6d899f0a214.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZwPJ2CZh-Pg2ZZy14t9nVMMMDpTzolzlv5V_l0X2lO25rSo-m4upz1iRm4QhrixiHPhvjhCgQJd7qk1o1t579LH5cJu17nGDEwveH6yqg4FXVbYUmyVcg41p-x0Qw5d3Lbe7npEZ8gI/s1600/203717583113904418_3LlskZb3_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Mea Culpa my Mea Culpa - Update as of 8:00am today, Pantone has announced the color of the year for 2013!!! Apparently, not only did I get the color wrong, I got the date of the announcement wrong too! Hoping you all can relate on some level. It's just been one of those weeks! <a href="https://www.pantone.com/pages/MYP_mypantone/mypInfo.aspx?ca=75&pg=21056" target="_blank">Click here for all the details</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pantone.com/images/pages/21055/press_swatch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://www.pantone.com/images/pages/21055/press_swatch.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pantone.com/pages/MYP_mypantone/mypInfo.aspx?ca=75&pg=21056" target="_blank">via</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Phrase for the day . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/Slide1-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb434/mandismitht/Slide1-16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Apparently, I was so excited about Monaco Blue as the color of the year for 2013, I failed to realize this is the FASHION color of the year, and not the official color of the year. This is a new one on me since last year's Pantone color of the year was the same for both fashion and home?! I guess Pantone is mixing things up for 2013. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From what I can gather after additional research (from a friend who is one amazing google guru), the official Pantone color of the year for 2013 will be announced on <a href="http://www.lvdesigncenter.com/events/details/pantone-2013-color-of-the-year-presentation" target="_blank">December 14th in Las Vegas</a> by Leatrice Eisman, Pantone Color Institute Executive Director <a href="http://calendar.reviewjournal.com/las_vegas_nv/events/show/295432385-pantone-color-of-the-year-2013" target="_blank">immediately</a> before an informative seminar on how the color of the year is selected. Many are predicting one of the top four <a href="http://interiordesignmusings.blogspot.com/2012/12/2013-color-of-year.html" target="_blank">Fashion colors</a> I posted about earlier this week will, in fact, be the color of the year, but there is no way to know for sure. Last year, Tangerine Tango was the color of the year for both Fashion and Home for 2012. But, Pantone may surprise us this year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you to the bloggers who brought this to my attention. I knew something was up when I received a rather "surprised" comment from one of my all time favorite bloggers in the know, <a href="http://ifthelampshadefits.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Raina Cox from If the Lamp Shade Fits</a>. My apologies! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It appears I'm doing way too much of this these days . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ec4.pinterest.com/upload/3448137184744587_m4eyQWL0_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://media-cache-ec4.pinterest.com/upload/3448137184744587_m4eyQWL0_c.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, please standby - I'm not planning on attending the press announcement this year, but who knows?! Maybe next year, I can work this into the calendar! M.</div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0