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Katy Perry va-va-voom

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last night Tash and I joined another Mum and daughter for the Katy Perry concert in TO.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was expecting it to be a whirlwind of costume changes, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and a bit outlandish, but..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">it was one of the best concerts I've been to!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_z0zFu_E3SwUMJ6jI-f4GFhcrvP8RXTYfqCfAOnlzsL6Xclhtxbz1eZzaybpUqCP0Fel_nPLWr7Ij3N4JSCD2LaJY94DV4bswEggNhDx3x9avrTZCaeOGVX61429yeMXYQKhFxcajAkH/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-30+at+9.51.23+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_z0zFu_E3SwUMJ6jI-f4GFhcrvP8RXTYfqCfAOnlzsL6Xclhtxbz1eZzaybpUqCP0Fel_nPLWr7Ij3N4JSCD2LaJY94DV4bswEggNhDx3x9avrTZCaeOGVX61429yeMXYQKhFxcajAkH/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-30+at+9.51.23+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course, he best part was that Katy Perry can sing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">REALLY sing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The show aspect was original, </div><div style="text-align: center;">based around a whimsical tale about a fictional Katy's adventure in candyland</div><div style="text-align: center;"> (or sugarville, or something along those lines!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Her costumes were fantastical,</div><div style="text-align: center;">she is such a beautiful woman that the audience really couldn't take their eyes off her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But the absolute best part -</div><div style="text-align: center;">discovering Katy Perry has a wicked sense of humor.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her wit, enthusiasm, and charm</div><div style="text-align: center;">had completely won us over by the closing song, "firework".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Click the pic to see her in all her karaoke glory, lol.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM51ANnSgsU" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfHEOEK44LCNqe1CMA6X6Agz-vq4nb69Rc6hChOrD-cLr3omH5E4TJM8zcG516YlFv4IO4I1TP1ozvyPGvNryrHTqH7WEgBa_77Pu92G2CL9dZZykxdwA73G7i3StiHv4hPMuJG8tXq6x/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-30+at+10.24.54+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(that's how you do it, Rebecca Black!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Katy and her husband have just bought a new home....</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I'm really thinking that the interior is going to have to undergo a huge redo </div><div style="text-align: center;">to keep up with this blue-haited whirlwind.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She floated around on a cotton candy cloud...</div><div style="text-align: center;">wore cupcakes as a top...</div><div style="text-align: center;">her microphone is bedazzled.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Katy Perry isn't exactly a brown kinda gal!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZCG11jXhdQULryYIj59BUbQwAZusbyfM8AwvjxLhQ-UJEo3x-dLrQUVKYczHEUmjBtb4aMDZiBlpbgV1J-xQq-Z-Non-C2TuJxclU3UmnGnNO9djnH0u8CLj6OBsDfdNO3mMCUqRfgvG/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-30+at+9.55.19+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZCG11jXhdQULryYIj59BUbQwAZusbyfM8AwvjxLhQ-UJEo3x-dLrQUVKYczHEUmjBtb4aMDZiBlpbgV1J-xQq-Z-Non-C2TuJxclU3UmnGnNO9djnH0u8CLj6OBsDfdNO3mMCUqRfgvG/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-30+at+9.55.19+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With such a traditional shell,</div><div style="text-align: center;">how to bridge the gap between the architecture and the people?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm thinking<b> <a href="http://milesredd.com/portfolio.php">Miles Redd</a></b> may be just the man for the job...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Katy Perry va-va-voom

Last night Tash and I joined another Mum and daughter for the Katy Perry concert in TO. I was expecting it to be a whirlwind of costume chan...

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How floors can give your room new life

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With our lives becoming busier and busier, quite often my clients prefer the serenity of neutral walls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> But add neutral walls to neutral furnishings and your room</div><div style="text-align: center;">can begin to resemble the local furniture showroom.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How to add some interest?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Boldy patterned/colored area rugs offer up a perfect solution.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This dining room is one of my all-time favourites,</div><div style="text-align: center;">comfortable and welcoming, a tough of whimsy, nothing too precious -</div><div style="text-align: center;">a place to relax and spend an evening.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrULcFNvDFq54EK5fgLR50S9PNL5Yk-xPdzPYnji-NY9-aQ1nwP99UdiDJm5qw-VOa_Hd3qh5XphenHzX_XGfPfpqOzIoaXb_W7vHdt5z84Ba3kXIUSjrT7kqP0pS0dY9RBEclb2wCPQ-b/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-28+at+9.36.42+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrULcFNvDFq54EK5fgLR50S9PNL5Yk-xPdzPYnji-NY9-aQ1nwP99UdiDJm5qw-VOa_Hd3qh5XphenHzX_XGfPfpqOzIoaXb_W7vHdt5z84Ba3kXIUSjrT7kqP0pS0dY9RBEclb2wCPQ-b/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-28+at+9.36.42+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">traditional carpets add a more subtle layer of pattern...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsCZIxH0fk1s6MMEKbYL_G7PgnKob4f1QIeUYl_SlYsd2QAhMI8Fi8zdL0KL_JVA-bz7a4UBtXsezvouqBRW9vY21nPZCEVyZ6DtFRQ1Ng-RgelkfdCN_3oRqjUgAOv-LkLTTar3R21ol/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-28+at+9.57.09+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsCZIxH0fk1s6MMEKbYL_G7PgnKob4f1QIeUYl_SlYsd2QAhMI8Fi8zdL0KL_JVA-bz7a4UBtXsezvouqBRW9vY21nPZCEVyZ6DtFRQ1Ng-RgelkfdCN_3oRqjUgAOv-LkLTTar3R21ol/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-28+at+9.57.09+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">but the overdyed versions are spectacular!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Cq6-dgl_9CZYPjhAYOAWDZjJI8vkZkZc4r5araMYGyQQBpqB1Tgve-DGRGmJuzUTi8DgVx9tVppvfvcynfO7twUfBrP_Aq6MwNHHbQwYj5XAYzNT024Xc-OqHkvcrhsNpM88t9Cp9raU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-28+at+9.58.50+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Cq6-dgl_9CZYPjhAYOAWDZjJI8vkZkZc4r5araMYGyQQBpqB1Tgve-DGRGmJuzUTi8DgVx9tVppvfvcynfO7twUfBrP_Aq6MwNHHbQwYj5XAYzNT024Xc-OqHkvcrhsNpM88t9Cp9raU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-28+at+9.58.50+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">bold florals and patterns working their magic</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLT3pAKapqj1RzUXQJ0PzEsgPFzgUWsyacCcYvdWD4Y4JHCJ_FTgWJlONG_SZizvFvcc405z-ti9LSP1Tu0cAopq-OGQibqGXsSN1EfhPrzVx4Ub3IKUaoHtDkmSIdUeTmTtFM-qUzLd1/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-28+at+10.02.49+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLT3pAKapqj1RzUXQJ0PzEsgPFzgUWsyacCcYvdWD4Y4JHCJ_FTgWJlONG_SZizvFvcc405z-ti9LSP1Tu0cAopq-OGQibqGXsSN1EfhPrzVx4Ub3IKUaoHtDkmSIdUeTmTtFM-qUzLd1/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-28+at+10.02.49+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzO07i527DZP_RZDxUc0wJmcmNP9akXkaoUFUpDy2q_TSKVTu9Jmo_csukHrziy78BoBIDI1BV499DMN0ptSZUQ03U6G0HcnQzSK6eK8KMLK5WotB9vOmRhtK3i0uVAZosCAvWgS43ARu7/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-28+at+10.11.20+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzO07i527DZP_RZDxUc0wJmcmNP9akXkaoUFUpDy2q_TSKVTu9Jmo_csukHrziy78BoBIDI1BV499DMN0ptSZUQ03U6G0HcnQzSK6eK8KMLK5WotB9vOmRhtK3i0uVAZosCAvWgS43ARu7/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-28+at+10.11.20+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stripes: one of a designer's secret weapons!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Stripes lead the eye wherever you like -</div><div style="text-align: center;">on the floor they are great for adding width to a narrow space, or defining a focal point.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XyvVwEc_6eIbuR-H10TGvdUmBUjC3Gk3TqxdzlEEcfTTWo4JSnXUh7_vq97UrHVY0V_9nV2wt-iJ280brODPcSyFvAScYBsZIPFOMl8cZSVUT-V7sdzGdld5eK12LZ8mG1-TsG-H9MNa/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-28+at+10.15.28+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XyvVwEc_6eIbuR-H10TGvdUmBUjC3Gk3TqxdzlEEcfTTWo4JSnXUh7_vq97UrHVY0V_9nV2wt-iJ280brODPcSyFvAScYBsZIPFOMl8cZSVUT-V7sdzGdld5eK12LZ8mG1-TsG-H9MNa/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-28+at+10.15.28+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I even like a spot of plush outdoors, although this would never survive our climate.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHnDMHUjtTSXrtrrpp7g937grG2eXAuVQ3RPW5wASE5Tyj5-eWNvO-5MDd4bRT2dnHEAxygCqV2sy9lJX4futiP6faLE3kXYk5w0wKKZyISp3_RCvbW6aHxXmGux4EEYMO0Bh7o_ec8T9/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-28+at+10.16.20+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHnDMHUjtTSXrtrrpp7g937grG2eXAuVQ3RPW5wASE5Tyj5-eWNvO-5MDd4bRT2dnHEAxygCqV2sy9lJX4futiP6faLE3kXYk5w0wKKZyISp3_RCvbW6aHxXmGux4EEYMO0Bh7o_ec8T9/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-28+at+10.16.20+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What if you like the look but don't have room in the budget, or don't want to make a major investment because of kids, dogs, etc...?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://thefabulousdesignfile.blogspot.com/2010/09/diy-details-hand-painted-chevron-rug.html">Carissa of The Fabulous Design </a></b>File has a fab diy addressing this.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She painted a regular carpet - </div><div style="text-align: center;">something I've just recommended to another client who needs some pattern on the floor,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but has a large dog and has to replace carpeting fairly frequently.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LcHh47muCVpWw3DfhjY2ufb1c4mT3lGehXCcPRwSRJ_WOwiQ7z0cFry8hsgYJopymiF9iC2Zd6xMGBpzTSb1JOrUIhcyZaz0bQUGlPdCn4PoP3ILBCBTn3YqbpSDdctUsAUJaobkXUaC/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-28+at+10.19.01+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LcHh47muCVpWw3DfhjY2ufb1c4mT3lGehXCcPRwSRJ_WOwiQ7z0cFry8hsgYJopymiF9iC2Zd6xMGBpzTSb1JOrUIhcyZaz0bQUGlPdCn4PoP3ILBCBTn3YqbpSDdctUsAUJaobkXUaC/s320/Screen+shot+2011-06-28+at+10.19.01+AM.png" width="316" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">images via:</span></span><a href="http://amberinteriordesign.blogspot.com/2011/03/diy-cloud-art-and-more-dining-room.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">top</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://elledecor.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">1</span></span></a><a href="http://skonahem.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> 2</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.stationroadcarpets.com/page/gallery"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">3</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.livingetc.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">4</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/kathryn-ireland-california-color-design"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">5</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.home-designing.com/2009/08/beautiful-scandinavian-home"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">6</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://archzine.org/decorate/tag/living-room-2/page/2/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">7</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.styleathome.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">8</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.colonyrug.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">9</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.flor.com/home"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">10</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.srgambrel.com/portfolio/country/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">11</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/32617/Mission-Dolores-Residence-eclectic-dining-room-san-francisco"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">12</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/44385121/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">13</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://dorseymiller.blogspot.com/2010_09_01_archive.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">14</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I'm going to attempt this for my own office -</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">(show you when I'm done)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">where two chocolate labs are always lounging at my feet :)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">what about you?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Would you use a bold carpet?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvJccVFys7_FpI9GHKJO7TinLWXF2R2d_gbwLsjBae8r0S44QiKT2kqAvhTTnjwANiZk96_yPk2MIvyghGR71JMMOSL_mXTeLLz16bQvBrj-v7PglajCz-hIGfudGbRLDuccRvWejoAjT/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvJccVFys7_FpI9GHKJO7TinLWXF2R2d_gbwLsjBae8r0S44QiKT2kqAvhTTnjwANiZk96_yPk2MIvyghGR71JMMOSL_mXTeLLz16bQvBrj-v7PglajCz-hIGfudGbRLDuccRvWejoAjT/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

How floors can give your room new life

With our lives becoming busier and busier, quite often my clients prefer the serenity of neutral walls. But add neutral walls to neutral fu...

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the weekend: finds and a purge

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">have been wanting one of these tripod floor lamps forever.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarHJUpQKKfFsqmOjnHxF2ywA8bEwoMOD-8-qvThGmYKhUiCCHahzTDwi_a_E2CW_AUxXIB0YyJXhXCqX8aZ-dDQ6H0MCe4jHCpA8mYVrxv4bTLNeb8-MRFj9ODQPwhgz9G2MoUPWIf9UJ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-26+at+9.37.42+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarHJUpQKKfFsqmOjnHxF2ywA8bEwoMOD-8-qvThGmYKhUiCCHahzTDwi_a_E2CW_AUxXIB0YyJXhXCqX8aZ-dDQ6H0MCe4jHCpA8mYVrxv4bTLNeb8-MRFj9ODQPwhgz9G2MoUPWIf9UJ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-26+at+9.37.42+AM.png" /></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=369822&CategoryID=50673">retail</a></b> price: $ 500.00</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">down the street price: $5.00</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love yard sales :)</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today we are tackling the playroom,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which has morphed from this</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4h1-PAiG3cAKJ4gN-xJctXDnkdHO099J2SiU5JTEmWYXsFV5Kumkvo3sp2cAbmluwfZkefEg7YuLRxy_WacGOYmhf7Zwjs7G5oAFgKrnJ6RnYC_Cvy5ZQttUgXPAfthZsh8EdhJ6DutCp/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-26+at+9.52.05+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4h1-PAiG3cAKJ4gN-xJctXDnkdHO099J2SiU5JTEmWYXsFV5Kumkvo3sp2cAbmluwfZkefEg7YuLRxy_WacGOYmhf7Zwjs7G5oAFgKrnJ6RnYC_Cvy5ZQttUgXPAfthZsh8EdhJ6DutCp/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-26+at+9.52.05+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to this.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1-VtJ6zpeR3ad7Ju3r7YZyF9_4ZKXBe9cqCIDTTSS-NM0X1AI_yXIkhiyJCIpwW7yHf7QYbFSk6Ma-QzR-QzC9jU0xP00jvLSPZV5jGdL_EvZyi_5Q7XR3Nbk8_Q21mL6_znJHgpwG1m/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-26+at+9.53.21+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1-VtJ6zpeR3ad7Ju3r7YZyF9_4ZKXBe9cqCIDTTSS-NM0X1AI_yXIkhiyJCIpwW7yHf7QYbFSk6Ma-QzR-QzC9jU0xP00jvLSPZV5jGdL_EvZyi_5Q7XR3Nbk8_Q21mL6_znJHgpwG1m/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-26+at+9.53.21+AM.png" /></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The darlings won't even go in to this black hole of chaos any more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't they look thrilled to bits to be in here, sorting?!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">We've finally reached the point where they are over </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">barbies, transformers, bratz dolls, bakugons, littlest pet shop, hot wheels, etc...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">It's time for a bit of a purge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the end of the weekend they will both have one rubbermaid bin filled with their faves,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the rest is being given away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a little bittersweet, because they are growing up,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but more sweet than bitter :)</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;">What are you up to?</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2Azr0yslC5IHEDXS1-OUh0ZYFeGL_aWqFRFZrhlBJyxQ75eUPEhKpY3kIBOyTOzqST4h5c3cvSZEpsna78S-ngPF_PVzSxIg1nhB1KPTn0N8bbmxk7VHVnRqLrmZL09RBFPQLsMofyie/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2Azr0yslC5IHEDXS1-OUh0ZYFeGL_aWqFRFZrhlBJyxQ75eUPEhKpY3kIBOyTOzqST4h5c3cvSZEpsna78S-ngPF_PVzSxIg1nhB1KPTn0N8bbmxk7VHVnRqLrmZL09RBFPQLsMofyie/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></a></div>

the weekend: finds and a purge

have been wanting one of these tripod floor lamps forever..... retail price: $ 500.00 down the street price: $5.00 I love yard sales :) Tod...

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all I need is love... and these :)

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">couldn't have said it better myself...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7rqIGqY1uAdlIpq1dG0rGuitNHUSiXnC-nQ6dMpZ6GV_it0lDwYX62hJ6mSTgdMKuVPlVoRvp2ZJRC4-Fi2g3seydJeQ-q6bUgTAYiim-MQ8392-bTxEFvNL3zaGYorpiXoGMjJMYPq2/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-23+at+9.09.36+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7rqIGqY1uAdlIpq1dG0rGuitNHUSiXnC-nQ6dMpZ6GV_it0lDwYX62hJ6mSTgdMKuVPlVoRvp2ZJRC4-Fi2g3seydJeQ-q6bUgTAYiim-MQ8392-bTxEFvNL3zaGYorpiXoGMjJMYPq2/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-23+at+9.09.36+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSZSeyFvw5W2RFC3sU4dIogLzy1Q1u4JT5cs15jVL-KJ88ZLJfxqy7oZqbITBMCfWQ7NIUEE7Y4NiiR7ThuqjB0TJtcqr0C1U2WQULm1Lwudrem2wkwAJvBPbv5eThuFw2DjnaygKdPwQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-23+at+9.24.12+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSZSeyFvw5W2RFC3sU4dIogLzy1Q1u4JT5cs15jVL-KJ88ZLJfxqy7oZqbITBMCfWQ7NIUEE7Y4NiiR7ThuqjB0TJtcqr0C1U2WQULm1Lwudrem2wkwAJvBPbv5eThuFw2DjnaygKdPwQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-23+at+9.24.12+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfX5t68t4dnTDAet2XSreBLeISuXNi1hSnOlDS9Gcw7pXH8_TzulBijgIinu1KSr8KkIVc5gf_INJJw6jzu_bNgkWmc2TkUsZLgr8QooRlFi41_-zJPvqGXYJCalIna9Ji-oALevhaobNY/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-23+at+9.06.58+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfX5t68t4dnTDAet2XSreBLeISuXNi1hSnOlDS9Gcw7pXH8_TzulBijgIinu1KSr8KkIVc5gf_INJJw6jzu_bNgkWmc2TkUsZLgr8QooRlFi41_-zJPvqGXYJCalIna9Ji-oALevhaobNY/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-23+at+9.06.58+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/11119698"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">1</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/13829622/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">2</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/11009721"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">3</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/11068628"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">4</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/11028849"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">5</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/11057991"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">6</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/11073688"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">7</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/11122730"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">8</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/11122702"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">9</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/11120869"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">10</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/11119867"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">11</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/5650755/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">12</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/6151224/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">13</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/4960670/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">14</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">a garden, a library, and people to enjoy them with - </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">hope you have all three today - x</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2p96SImrr4ioqR7JvZlud0UTuwmzfR1KGFfBf_LavqpDuvtGlr_S_MjTw9Elk5IvECuY3MFvrks1aYVYEr3B0xAGOEDFzYxTCn0gY3g_co1Vy0yiCmBqcrwyQYnB1LXPDuRFZnImbBeU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2p96SImrr4ioqR7JvZlud0UTuwmzfR1KGFfBf_LavqpDuvtGlr_S_MjTw9Elk5IvECuY3MFvrks1aYVYEr3B0xAGOEDFzYxTCn0gY3g_co1Vy0yiCmBqcrwyQYnB1LXPDuRFZnImbBeU/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

all I need is love... and these :)

couldn't have said it better myself... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 a garden, a library, and people to enj...

6:30 AM

gorgeousness for your iPhone

<div style="text-align: center;">found this over at <a href="http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/2011/06/summery-iphone-wallpapers-from-gallery.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FISuVv+%28poppytalk%29"><b>Poppytalk</b></a> and had to share -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">stunning<b><a href="https://www.galleryhanahou.com/uncategorized/summery-iphone-wallpapers-from-samantha-hahn/"> iPhone wallpapers</a></b> from <a href="http://www.samanthahahn.com/blog/"><b>Samantha Hahn</b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzkKA3r6RAe5sGiBFmWeqqsxL55_awpynHzYNtNA_j8A29bcdrKu63bX6FH8C5GKvT5_MNGIChBtx0BlqbyYgfsxjw_D-8vm5MU4e87gxxHabA0mZtba0JlZKDIcJWOeIxBngwwsciPS0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-22+at+9.16.03+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzkKA3r6RAe5sGiBFmWeqqsxL55_awpynHzYNtNA_j8A29bcdrKu63bX6FH8C5GKvT5_MNGIChBtx0BlqbyYgfsxjw_D-8vm5MU4e87gxxHabA0mZtba0JlZKDIcJWOeIxBngwwsciPS0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-22+at+9.16.03+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">whose work is going to be shown at the <a href="https://www.galleryhanahou.com%22/"><b>Gallery Hanahou</b></a> this fall.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsXAuGKE9D7IDXyERcGghIif5LV6JnE93dY0x470A0agkJsCT4h_RK0uZkQjPH4hDzFW6GPjprsOgSrpefdurGKc0O87ywIF18nNyIzGyjuug7ZIq3gdM-I9zcrytkCHQaQaOechFe_9-/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-22+at+9.23.56+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsXAuGKE9D7IDXyERcGghIif5LV6JnE93dY0x470A0agkJsCT4h_RK0uZkQjPH4hDzFW6GPjprsOgSrpefdurGKc0O87ywIF18nNyIzGyjuug7ZIq3gdM-I9zcrytkCHQaQaOechFe_9-/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-22+at+9.23.56+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">can't get enough of delicate watercolors these days... xx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3CmMQttrRza5D7pZpY3NIMOy7O8uzPk28ylH5AwvICLpA5IrDLxFqjBZXtw2iwChdvmI5nWVZTJc6xbTLsU3vHK7CqKk__cPyUtgDXPeoYkI7lSnpDwkYefu5h7A7NFWqxBLUDhyphenhyphengX-X/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3CmMQttrRza5D7pZpY3NIMOy7O8uzPk28ylH5AwvICLpA5IrDLxFqjBZXtw2iwChdvmI5nWVZTJc6xbTLsU3vHK7CqKk__cPyUtgDXPeoYkI7lSnpDwkYefu5h7A7NFWqxBLUDhyphenhyphengX-X/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></a></div>

gorgeousness for your iPhone

found this over at Poppytalk and had to share - stunning iPhone wallpapers from Samantha Hahn whose work is going to be shown at the Gal...

6:31 AM

Crushing On Color: Sarah from Flourish

<div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>It's Crushing on Color time, ladies - yay!</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i>I promised you a fabulous post from a fabulous blogger and here it is - <span></span></i><br /><i>Sarah from<a href="http://flourishdesignandstyle.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Flourish Design + Style</span></span><span></span></b></a></i><br /><i>has graciously agreed to share her current color inspiration with us....</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img alt="flourish design + style" height="190" id="Header1_headerimg" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68h5BimFe9_fRL8LXXc_XxZ3BTaL_hHJ0a8-TWQa6ikLBHiMYOM6iuKQB7DtXeHss_Gtc2UwvZwxdsqe5jvFAN8Rithw9DCMLlSJUanzVNfn17PirQKdvv851YcgBpeCBMlrJZI_XZK42/" style="display: block;" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />It's been some time since being asked "what's your favorite color? " </div><div style="text-align: center;">The first that came to mind was white. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Creamy white and true white and any shade in between. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Crisp cottons and wrinkled linens. But maybe that's just because I'm thinking summer. </div><div style="text-align: center;">What about a creamy white with a pale grey undertone? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Now I'm thinking about interior walls and woven blankets. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Top it off with some injections of crisp blue, and there it is! </div><div style="text-align: center;">My color crush! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What I'm loving right now...blue.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The awe inducing Smythe blazers bring a fashionable edge to the simplest of outfits-</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yabZNpSTQJsXHeKwH9fbnWczDjlmndTGch-fwd8XvvY-ysUvJTKDi0pAEPtpC3tawmTGJAaEZfazpaXAMbNb62kpyZNqcjEQjqjkr_BwG9dH_J0CRbsXsF04dC6WEymQu1r5Mu32Ufg/s1600/smythe.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618949462624087330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yabZNpSTQJsXHeKwH9fbnWczDjlmndTGch-fwd8XvvY-ysUvJTKDi0pAEPtpC3tawmTGJAaEZfazpaXAMbNb62kpyZNqcjEQjqjkr_BwG9dH_J0CRbsXsF04dC6WEymQu1r5Mu32Ufg/s400/smythe.jpg" style="display: block; height: 230px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 220px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-02oARDQ3ZcphADNJp3-WXqM4thlpKYuwADw0vHYznEywunqqu4_Npa6lrceHXaNVWKJkbrTbWyYkF3iLa645o5_roINq99sCTyL7P-oZuEK0yswRnjyu7pVlW_nrzZmsKdxk_FcTrWE/s1600/7018VNippon2web.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618968722834645314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-02oARDQ3ZcphADNJp3-WXqM4thlpKYuwADw0vHYznEywunqqu4_Npa6lrceHXaNVWKJkbrTbWyYkF3iLa645o5_roINq99sCTyL7P-oZuEK0yswRnjyu7pVlW_nrzZmsKdxk_FcTrWE/s400/7018VNippon2web.jpg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 266px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think of bright royals, worn chambray and crisp denim. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My go to shorts this summer are a short, cuffed tailored pair of soft denim that tie with a bow. </div><div style="text-align: center;">There's nothing that doesn't look great with these shorts.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618949373407233026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVCRZqVsR70CAeFwL780sm5k6W7FzjMMFjd4hyphenhyphenI8Fre5tM4eHyZI9wHgd6KkyU_D-UjpafOYOIqyDck0eL0iWNmgci0a_GJlk-_Xij-ROVTxqT2-93VQoFRdC79AtWTFszaJIf7JJFMo/s400/style+at+home.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 321px;" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIUZEb5n461DIJgRakFtBu12tNo2sdJ3s0D1_beCcXXruny5xO1NOIWnj9WEQ1PIOUk6dqDB7Cli-zkZ49YzxmNiktw35-LJVE5uloHCIzexz7HkaAi0dn1R3HQK8FMEA8D6vIhxBtkE/s1600/style+at.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618949305882944146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIUZEb5n461DIJgRakFtBu12tNo2sdJ3s0D1_beCcXXruny5xO1NOIWnj9WEQ1PIOUk6dqDB7Cli-zkZ49YzxmNiktw35-LJVE5uloHCIzexz7HkaAi0dn1R3HQK8FMEA8D6vIhxBtkE/s400/style+at.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 319px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These images from <b><a href="http://www.styleathome.com/">Style at Home</a></b> show a lovely blue,<br />and just how to mix it in to a neutral interior. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It appears traditional with some spunk, tailored and crisp. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It evokes a feeling ( for me ) of clean, crisp and fresh.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So thanks Anne-Marie for asking the age old question, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the answer to which changed almost daily as a child, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and to which I can answer now as blue.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sarah, x<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJH6p5KRDmv-pZHU6mkQCAuzFPuekV3cSBthSMDCZb4tpt49E_nBt0ZuAaK8Ms_vWhmMn3LvOPcMJTqM_NVdwLMRHanw6wiueUHYWLv08JZwy9InHPO7e7M6lD50MCIlm0K2LQy7rvF7rC/s1600/flourish_one_horizontal_01_xxl.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="82" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJH6p5KRDmv-pZHU6mkQCAuzFPuekV3cSBthSMDCZb4tpt49E_nBt0ZuAaK8Ms_vWhmMn3LvOPcMJTqM_NVdwLMRHanw6wiueUHYWLv08JZwy9InHPO7e7M6lD50MCIlm0K2LQy7rvF7rC/s200/flourish_one_horizontal_01_xxl.png" width="200" /></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>Thanks so much, Sarah!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I thought we may have a white post there for a moment!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Blue in all it's glory will always be near and dear to my heart -</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>it's such a versatile hue - </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>ranging from energetic (cobalt)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>to stately (navy)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>to perfectly restful (pale tints)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and more...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>how could anyone resist it in some form or another?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Be sure to pop over to the ever-charming Sarah's blog,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>it's filled with gorgeous inspiration daily,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>always very tasteful and ultra-chic,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and sometimes you get a glimpse of her gorgeous home</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(which I"d love to see more of - hint hint!!)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Feeling very ambitious this morning, lol...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>hoping to finish restoring<b> <a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2011/06/kijiji-my-shop-in-shining-armour.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">the desk </span></a></b>today, in between consultations...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>it's our <u>fourth</u> date - next time I post about refinishing something antique </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>please just tell me to give it a gorgeous coat of paint and let it be :)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>xx</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPC1m7ldkpiTg3ZzL_uwxpswEouC6_u9KgATaEgVBk-8XO4ZVuxjmCGXk4bihK-YBXgpLzft4bPpk7cU39a6FuGFMy3Mb2T60w0iRfSVJJ2e2sHmxhujVjLUasiS7WNVpFbI36kjNYBCG/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPC1m7ldkpiTg3ZzL_uwxpswEouC6_u9KgATaEgVBk-8XO4ZVuxjmCGXk4bihK-YBXgpLzft4bPpk7cU39a6FuGFMy3Mb2T60w0iRfSVJJ2e2sHmxhujVjLUasiS7WNVpFbI36kjNYBCG/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /></div></div></div></div>

Crushing On Color: Sarah from Flourish

It's Crushing on Color time, ladies - yay! I promised you a fabulous post from a fabulous blogger and here it is - Sarah from Flourish...

5:00 AM

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day

Cheers to all the Dad's out there. Whether they are still with us or not, their hugs and words will always be. Love you, D. xo Looking ...

3:55 AM

yay or nay: turtle shells

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love Bunny Williams.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Like, L O V E.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She's up there with Murial Brandolini, Kelly Wearstler and Suzanne Dimma...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This one vignette from her Dominican Republic home haunts me...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiimLfEuVTjS3CBQJPpquXTEiP7MBUoMZL0pHIFY9McyI-kNGLL-k_TPEDlzG5g9GpDEQhzLrs-asudw8xY8JJVw6UQ0YLKgfpT-jpKoY_8clxqxNj3a-En43PnLgSziw8-cMR307iUAAx/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-17+at+9.20.15+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiimLfEuVTjS3CBQJPpquXTEiP7MBUoMZL0pHIFY9McyI-kNGLL-k_TPEDlzG5g9GpDEQhzLrs-asudw8xY8JJVw6UQ0YLKgfpT-jpKoY_8clxqxNj3a-En43PnLgSziw8-cMR307iUAAx/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-17+at+9.20.15+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that's a beach house!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I want those leopard chairs.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the size and presence of the mirror, </div><div style="text-align: center;">perfectly juxtaposed with the delicate side chair.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">but most of all, it's that giant turtle shell I think about...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1uqIITLiHxmSFFzlCJxvQ1cLNg6galzJvDQLHsfCkjSWtgVtxNhWjSnAqR-TsSqYPCUBfe0tKZ1p1a1iBYVD1FYvUSVuy6eYHwDBP5QgrYCGEKukY9_1EcJN0muxGt8MTxFbDORmGamC/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-17+at+9.26.04+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1uqIITLiHxmSFFzlCJxvQ1cLNg6galzJvDQLHsfCkjSWtgVtxNhWjSnAqR-TsSqYPCUBfe0tKZ1p1a1iBYVD1FYvUSVuy6eYHwDBP5QgrYCGEKukY9_1EcJN0muxGt8MTxFbDORmGamC/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-17+at+9.26.04+AM.png" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrTT_rJy6Lpb5-xHmhBxbXHDmtI0h9RckIE83qVNgOkYknYIG7YpJQxt0EWHoji019fVbmG8EAmf0VM0xMfgdFas2ScdqD_wEo8ylcixw31E9CN3T-2TwDcNPviNlDd8jIZlp-aA1wCP0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-17+at+9.24.51+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrTT_rJy6Lpb5-xHmhBxbXHDmtI0h9RckIE83qVNgOkYknYIG7YpJQxt0EWHoji019fVbmG8EAmf0VM0xMfgdFas2ScdqD_wEo8ylcixw31E9CN3T-2TwDcNPviNlDd8jIZlp-aA1wCP0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-17+at+9.24.51+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0H-8dRfuvH9nxNgFCz3et2DYK3DDoMzznT53mDaIfUuqUQYiGgmj_OUkpZqoKLx8WX6kDChme-pol1eAebgamCY2022WGaZkSMey4qxNMnHPOQ4yOTlgmWiOI6vME6OeMgNJJXUksvR0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-17+at+9.28.28+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0H-8dRfuvH9nxNgFCz3et2DYK3DDoMzznT53mDaIfUuqUQYiGgmj_OUkpZqoKLx8WX6kDChme-pol1eAebgamCY2022WGaZkSMey4qxNMnHPOQ4yOTlgmWiOI6vME6OeMgNJJXUksvR0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-17+at+9.28.28+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">tortoiseshell is one of my all-time faves for fashion</div><div style="text-align: center;">(this springs latest <b><a href="http://www.ralphlauren.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=1760959&cp=1760782&ab=ln_women_cs2_sunglasses">sunglasses</a></b> and <a href="http://www.fossil.com/en_US/shop/women/watches/stella_watches/stella_multifunction_brown_dial_watch-es2795p.html?parent_category_rn=30009&departmentCategoryId=30000&N=0&Va=1000&Ns=p_wsc0%7C0%7C%7Cp_weight%7C0&pn=c&rec=19&imagePath=ES2795">watch</a> purchase speak for themselves, and I'm eyeing that <b><a href="http://www.lindsaycolbus.com/product119/Lindsay-Colbus-faux-tortoise-shell-chunky-plastic-gold-bracelet.aspx?cid=12&idx=8">bracelet</a></b>..)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pwrmYd6DM1UXXtoGhMcHgw4PLmb70QM4pUY5qxodihP3KxK-H1g5EVzMJJtY-KUjpYGHursrzojwX5mm2JTJI0OpobP8QwUIBuISSx_lzGoPhuO1ZhRRY5ihEnPMPtcHFLzeAO10prVc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-17+at+9.56.14+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pwrmYd6DM1UXXtoGhMcHgw4PLmb70QM4pUY5qxodihP3KxK-H1g5EVzMJJtY-KUjpYGHursrzojwX5mm2JTJI0OpobP8QwUIBuISSx_lzGoPhuO1ZhRRY5ihEnPMPtcHFLzeAO10prVc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-17+at+9.56.14+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">but while I appreciate the patina and sculptural beauty of actual shells -</div><div style="text-align: center;"> do they veer too closely to the creepy world of taxidermy?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PW57QKDk_2MZRxZLthhCd5hmiJJXGJzGz6ybFShuZaAlCVKhC31h3RvMnmKTkTWAoeAZpG4NKdN9TUMherHsULPNn7n08YR2ex4XXMG0x07K8zFpLV8w1IgIJhOZAh25NIi1v5rLImq0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-17+at+9.57.27+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PW57QKDk_2MZRxZLthhCd5hmiJJXGJzGz6ybFShuZaAlCVKhC31h3RvMnmKTkTWAoeAZpG4NKdN9TUMherHsULPNn7n08YR2ex4XXMG0x07K8zFpLV8w1IgIJhOZAh25NIi1v5rLImq0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-17+at+9.57.27+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tidessouthbeach.com/?cmpid=ppc-goo_tsb_brand"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">1</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://suzannekasler.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">2</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.bunnywilliams.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">3</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.petersom.com/about.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">4</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.iksel.com/#"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">5</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/services/presscenter/bios/bio_saltzman"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">6</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">7</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">What do you all think?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">yay or nay?</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcysX-yCCvj-pF3YcVxBYMkNTqGgmL5WDCA8kzY1BrZUClMDVr1mJRlkrGXft50t7ZCH2Dku09TfANcg8TBA9Gj5IUggB8WslH4YIhohvpNbnrIcxLhAhwf8NoI5hwkUrhoq0-2KPbx3KS/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcysX-yCCvj-pF3YcVxBYMkNTqGgmL5WDCA8kzY1BrZUClMDVr1mJRlkrGXft50t7ZCH2Dku09TfANcg8TBA9Gj5IUggB8WslH4YIhohvpNbnrIcxLhAhwf8NoI5hwkUrhoq0-2KPbx3KS/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(and ps. if you are a yay, you can buy one </span><b><a href="http://www.mecoxgardens.com/pageItemDetail.asp?RECORDID=6195#"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> or </span><a href="http://www.monstermarketplace.com/contemporary-loft-furniture/faux-tortoise-shell-on-stand"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">here</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

yay or nay: turtle shells

I love Bunny Williams. Like, L O V E. She's up there with Murial Brandolini, Kelly Wearstler and Suzanne Dimma... This one vignette fro...

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<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you on <b><a href="http://pinterest.com/">pinterest</a></b> yet?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know about you, but I'm constantly pulling images from around the net</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and trying to sort them into folders in iphoto...</div><div style="text-align: center;">some are for future posts,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but most get filed to the darkest corners of the computer and forgotten.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Enter pinterest.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Along with being able to pin the things that tickle the eyes</div><div style="text-align: center;">you get to browse through other peoples collections, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and there is SO much inspiration!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0GU5c02T5VCAsYzLVo5h81AVS-RB6tizM757bCXkTO-WcC5RVvdI5kBRBZDdMuXmlEjkGztRJ4a2UBSLEB1DhSxqURHYPYwgMW2H4bQfcLQRP_O1AE9zWwHEx4eH2PpaphFYkrvdgf7-/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-15+at+11.44.35+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/40629498/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">1</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/40626735/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">2</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/9398942/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">3</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/24610775/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">4</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/naomin/my-style-pinboard/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">1</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/37475603/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">2</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/36721174/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">3</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/40248127/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">4</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/39988633/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">5</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/38658505/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">6</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/1076487/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">7</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/39926056/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">1</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and I'm loving having <b><a href="http://pinterest.com/10rooms/art-love/">somewhere</a></b> to stash all the art I'm craving in one spot!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Are you on pinterest yet? I don't know about you, but I'm constantly pulling images from around the net and trying to sort them in...

9:06 AM

Pinstriping in the Kitchen

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">it's all in the details...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUz5r44hIMznzvpziblmYkOzaD_MInskiQLZyxmAHP-_fOVkwQj8Y7Igl7vzPVsFPYIjOsG17xlpz4g9nRQwJ2jH3xpQTMoXgMtKQx5Vi62lTBfxlMcyfw4XJ7LulpHyu0keZWdIugZBpB/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-13+at+9.37.45+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUz5r44hIMznzvpziblmYkOzaD_MInskiQLZyxmAHP-_fOVkwQj8Y7Igl7vzPVsFPYIjOsG17xlpz4g9nRQwJ2jH3xpQTMoXgMtKQx5Vi62lTBfxlMcyfw4XJ7LulpHyu0keZWdIugZBpB/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-13+at+9.37.45+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpluhtDLb_wphXNYfQjXuFPsLeACmCXYirgmz3E5E0Z2odx8S9pZKGXwK82IPuomqbaPBABu_UJhzP3h77_Oto8wXsGt239BzNHczqwh7XqLxtnEEbYTN5aX9F_geQneU7WSj5oASmi0f/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-13+at+9.44.57+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpluhtDLb_wphXNYfQjXuFPsLeACmCXYirgmz3E5E0Z2odx8S9pZKGXwK82IPuomqbaPBABu_UJhzP3h77_Oto8wXsGt239BzNHczqwh7XqLxtnEEbYTN5aX9F_geQneU7WSj5oASmi0f/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-13+at+9.44.57+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love how pinstriped walls and black uppers pick up on the stove detail in these kitchens.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">from <b><a href="http://www.jeffandrews-design.com/index.html">Jeff Andrews Design</a></b>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(I expect we'll be hearing more about him shortly -</div><div style="text-align: center;"> he's the chosen designer of the Kardashians :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEh8qAjg29X2r3ojQUiVkWx2uP_WAS9p-euwLT4zj33XUiAFmGpuApwYov9B04wvF12zUZ33aiF4gvK7yiQJFAZTcDZM4FSb-39V6e12fHgS95xovoN45Fpos909OhHbQ-TEONGCXohcAG/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEh8qAjg29X2r3ojQUiVkWx2uP_WAS9p-euwLT4zj33XUiAFmGpuApwYov9B04wvF12zUZ33aiF4gvK7yiQJFAZTcDZM4FSb-39V6e12fHgS95xovoN45Fpos909OhHbQ-TEONGCXohcAG/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Pinstriping in the Kitchen

it's all in the details... I love how pinstriped walls and black uppers pick up on the stove detail in these kitchens. from Jeff Andrews...

6:51 AM

Box Braid Leather Bracelet DIY

<div style="text-align: center;">found these on the blog of one of my new favourite artists, Nicole Cohen - <b><a href="http://sketch42blog.com/2011/05/more-box-braid-bangles-instructions/comment-page-1/#comment-86863">Sketch 42</a></b>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Her paintings are a celebration of hue,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so no surprise she's adorning her wrists with these luscious things:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfKV9JI6hvvICBFtWuHJV2WVWA1DgoxhIWXNhOIeYdfxvTFYXg_G-WOc7TVpWZ6B38jhp35aA_zPjnDpqhkro1hgoq6GvioelpyLiU4MKxMe71pzwSTVw_5S2pR4LyKJS4guz1hyEwNCn/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+1.12.29+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfKV9JI6hvvICBFtWuHJV2WVWA1DgoxhIWXNhOIeYdfxvTFYXg_G-WOc7TVpWZ6B38jhp35aA_zPjnDpqhkro1hgoq6GvioelpyLiU4MKxMe71pzwSTVw_5S2pR4LyKJS4guz1hyEwNCn/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+1.12.29+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">it's quite a simple DIY, and since we have heaps of leather cord (don't know why!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">the darlings and I are going to work some up this rainy afternoon - </div><div style="text-align: center;">thought you may like to, as well - x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11jV0557Q6VL9mSF9_72ydaEzF_VPigpt6EHFbKCIsbwHax4FVeJOS_MvsEOxYtmsdCV_kUUVhr-vFMsr_Zsypf-gSONxbLj6_SxnvYazkoFM5IaLPq3dZp2uuH3_l2Jz7pytvs4B-def/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="82" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11jV0557Q6VL9mSF9_72ydaEzF_VPigpt6EHFbKCIsbwHax4FVeJOS_MvsEOxYtmsdCV_kUUVhr-vFMsr_Zsypf-gSONxbLj6_SxnvYazkoFM5IaLPq3dZp2uuH3_l2Jz7pytvs4B-def/s320/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Box Braid Leather Bracelet DIY

found these on the blog of one of my new favourite artists, Nicole Cohen - Sketch 42 . Her paintings are a celebration of hue, so no surpris...

10:21 AM