La Rock Chic: Glam Moody Decor

<div style="text-align: center;">Some spaces are meant for the people that live in them -</div><div style="text-align: center;">some spaces are meant for sharing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This one, by Sera Hersham Loftus,<br />invites sequins and late night cocktails.. impromptu jam sessions.. drop-ins with thai..<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___black_room_1_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" id="sb-player" src="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___black_room_1_lr.jpg" style="position: absolute;" width="338" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><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;"><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;"><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;"><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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" id="sb-player" src="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___grotto_lr.jpg" style="position: absolute;" width="338" /></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 href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___grotto_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___grotto_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___grotto_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___grotto_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___grotto_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___grotto_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___grotto_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___grotto_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___grotto_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___grotto_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___grotto_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___grotto_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></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;"><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;"><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;"><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 href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___kitchen_dresser_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" id="sb-player" src="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___kitchen_dresser_lr.jpg" style="position: absolute;" width="338" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></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="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;"><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;"><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;"><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 href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___swng_seat_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" id="sb-player" src="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___swng_seat_lr.jpg" style="position: absolute;" width="338" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></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;"><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;"><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;"><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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___white_room_2_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" id="sb-player" src="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___white_room_2_lr.jpg" style="position: absolute;" width="338" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></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;"><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;"><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;"><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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___books___wardrobe_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" id="sb-player" src="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___books___wardrobe_lr.jpg" style="position: absolute;" width="338" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></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;"><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;"><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;"><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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___wardrobe_lr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" id="sb-player" src="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___wardrobe_lr.jpg" style="position: absolute;" width="338" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></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;"><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;"><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;"><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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="450" id="sb-player" src="http://www.livinginside.it/uploads/gallerie/grande/sera___master_bed_lr.jpg" style="position: absolute;" width="338" /></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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.livinginside.it/index.php?pagina=features&categoria=1&sottocategoria=31&galleria=623&lingua=it">source</a>          </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">sigh.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">there's something about throwing caution to the wind that never fails to appeal :)</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;">til next time..</div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

La Rock Chic: Glam Moody Decor

Some spaces are meant for the people that live in them -some spaces are meant for sharing.This one, by Sera Hersham Loftus,invites sequins and late night cocktails.. impromptu jam sessions.. drop-ins with thai..source          sigh.there's something about throwing caution to the wind that never fail…

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Yummy Hallowe'en Libations

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><img height="459" id="il_fi" src="http://www.themomsalon.com/uploaded_images/ghouls-764656.png" width="668" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Three types of drinks for three types of Hallowe'ens..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">first - the cocktail party:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Created by a Harry Potter fan,  this was named the You-Know-Who Cocktail..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Voldemort Cocktail" class="centered" height="413" src="http://www.killingtime.com/Pegu/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Voldemort-1-450x413.jpg" title="Voldemort-1" width="450" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.killingtime.com/Pegu/2009/07/18/the-you-know-who-drink/">source</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1 oz black sambuca</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 oz absinthe</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 oz gin</div><div style="text-align: center;">dash lemon bitters</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">pour into shaker over ice, shake, strain into glass</div><div style="text-align: center;">garnish with lemon zest and a chip of dry ice</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">serve smoldering :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="120" id="il_fi" src="http://www.countrylifegraphics.com/item_images/free-crow1.png" width="145" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The all-ages get together:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">some Spooky Punch..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="320" id="il_fi" src="http://simplystated.realsimple.com/.a/6a00d8345165de69e20120a5c37fa7970b-320wi" width="279" />     <img height="320" id="il_fi" src="http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/tv/ms_living_tv/2007Q1/tvs7477_xl.jpg" width="256" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Freeze juice/colored water in silicone surgical gloves, mask overnight.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mix up your choice of fruit juices and ginger ale,</div><div style="text-align: center;">add your ghastly ice and voila - spooky punch!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you'd like to add alcohol, try this version: use cranberry, orange and soda</div><div style="text-align: center;">then add 1 oz vodka into each glass, garnish with orange zest.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="120" id="il_fi" src="http://www.countrylifegraphics.com/item_images/free-crow1.png" width="145" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">for the Trick-or-Treating crowd..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">after the first year of this my husband and I learned the secret to taking the kids out:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="320" id="il_fi" src="http://s10.thisnext.com/media/largest_dimension/4AC66B81.jpg" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">fill with this:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mulled Pom-Apple Cider</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="399" id="il_fi" src="http://rlake.smugmug.com/photos/678707154_oWR8f-M.jpg" width="600" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Place equal parts pomegranate juice and cider over heat</div><div style="text-align: center;">with a cinnamon stick, orange zest, dried pears and apples</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Place in mugs with your choice of brandy, rum or port - I like spiced rum!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Share with your neighbours :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="120" id="il_fi" src="http://www.countrylifegraphics.com/item_images/free-crow1.png" width="145" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Which one will you be drinking?<br />Are you attending any festivities this weekend?<br />Any special decorating plans?<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There's been a million posts on Hallowe'en decor, but I really liked this front porch, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6946" height="500" src="http://makingitlovely.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/IMG_0263b500.jpg" title="The Front Porch, Decorated for Halloween" width="500" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">from <b>Nicole</b> at <a href="http://makingitlovely.com/2010/10/26/spooky-halloween-front-porch-for-bhg/"><b>Making it Lovely</b></a> - she's entered into the BHG contest, so head over to her blog and vote!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Off to put the finishing touches on Vampire Queen and Miss Canada costumes..</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cam has decided to dress as a hockey player, and since he is one, all we have to do is choose a jersey - </div><div style="text-align: center;">have I mentioned I love that boy?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tomorrow we will carve five pumpkins (one for each of us - tradition)</div><div style="text-align: center;">and hang our mad spider collection from the porch ceiling..</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think there's about 50 now, it's becoming a bit creepy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Halloween All!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">til next time..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Yummy Hallowe'en Libations

Three types of drinks for three types of Hallowe'ens..first - the cocktail party:Created by a Harry Potter fan,  this was named the You-Know-Who Cocktail..source1 oz black sambuca1/2 oz absinthe1/2 oz gindash lemon bitterspour into shaker over ice, shake, strain into glassgarnish with lemon zest and…

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Anna Sui et Un Peu de Magie Noir.

<div style="text-align: center;">Do you ever watch <b><a href="http://www.sundancechannel.ca/blogs/1878-16/archive/2010/07/20/man-shops-globe-2-_2d00_-ep.-08.aspx">Man Shops Globe</a></b> on the <b><a href="http://www.sundancechannel.ca/default.aspx">Sundance Channel</a></b>?</div><div style="text-align: center;">It details the adventures and sourcing methods of Keith Johnson</div><div style="text-align: center;">  (a buyer for Anthropologie - can you say DREAM JOB) </div><div style="text-align: center;">as he searches for artisians around the world who make goods Anthro- style:</div><div style="text-align: center;">authentic materials re-thought into innovative crafts.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Imagine going shopping with someone who has an incredible eye and vision -</div><div style="text-align: center;"> to markets all over the world!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.sundancechannel.ca/themes/sundance/images/header/manshopsglobe.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I record them all, and usually watch each episode a few times.. living vicariously :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last night I caught the trip to Syria with Anna Sui.</div><div style="text-align: center;">While the trip to Syria was fascinating, I was google-eyed over Anna Sui's Manhattan apartment.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was featured in <b><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/image/tid/4953?pause=0&page=0">Elle Decor</a></b> last year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="500" id="TB_Image" src="http://www.elledecor.com/files/web/images/home-interior-design-ED0909-SUI29-005.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At one point in the episode, Anna says to Keith, "When in doubt, go Black."</div><div style="text-align: center;">I share that philosophy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Every time we move I try to reduce the amount of black we have present in our home,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and it always creeps back in... nothing compares in richness and drama.<br />Gorgeous chinoiserie paper from <b><a href="http://www.starkcarpet.com/homeMain.cfm">Stark</a></b> sets the tone..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="500" id="TB_Image" src="http://www.elledecor.com/files/web/images/home-interior-design-ED0909-SUI29-001.jpg" width="625" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anna's living room is black perfection.<br />Anna and Keith were discussing their shared love of inlaid furniture,<br /> here her spectactular chest serves as a perch for a peacock!<br />So much pattern, balanced by the glossy black floor,<br />and I love the way layers of mirror bounce light around the room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="500" id="TB_Image" src="http://www.elledecor.com/files/web/images/home-interior-design-ED0909-SUI29-002.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">so completely chic.<br />This tiny, charming kitchen showcases Anna's <b><a href="http://www.arabia.fi/web/Arabiawww.nsf/en/tableware_black_paratiisi">china</a></b>,<br />which she discusses in linked article on entertaining.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="500" id="TB_Image" src="http://www.elledecor.com/files/web/images/home-interior-design-ED0909-SUI29-003.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At first glance I though this was a hall vignette :)<br />This bathroom could host a cocktail party.<br />Glossy black, and LOOK at those floors, the sconces.. the chandelier!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="500" id="TB_Image" src="http://www.elledecor.com/files/web/images/home-interior-design-ED0909-SUI29-004.jpg" width="625" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That room I was most curious to see, Anna Sui's closet.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you imagine the treasures?</div><div style="text-align: center;">She travels quite frequently for inspiration, and was showing Keith some of her finds - </div><div style="text-align: center;">embroidered boots from Uzbekistan..<br />all showcased brilliantly in this space, which looks like a little french boutique.<br /><br />Anna's space is sultry black, black enchanted.<br />Have you, too succumbed to un peu de magie noir?<br /><br /><br />til next time..</div>

Anna Sui et Un Peu de Magie Noir.

Do you ever watch Man Shops Globe on the Sundance Channel?It details the adventures and sourcing methods of Keith Johnson  (a buyer for Anthropologie - can you say DREAM JOB) as he searches for artisians around the world who make goods Anthro- style:authentic materials re-thought into innovative cra…

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I Won the Kijiji Lottery! Ha!

<div style="text-align: center;">Perserverence + Kijiji = A Dining Suite for $100!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[ThadHayes_pg057.jpg]" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFGldQupKBqi7c2kIoc50_6tuC4ocVLiF9gpFxqletgZP65XvMp-JsnHzAtjxntzzIHrAym-_qWvj36hdXxvLRBHDuaOTkHcGzioKjlZGwN9KoTtNA1lkKmmCWA1xgwy-de3Qu7lSvw/s640/ThadHayes_pg057.jpg" width="507" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://stylebeat.blogspot.com/2009/08/thad-hayes-and-tailored-interior-he.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If someone had told me a few years ago I'd be dancing for joy</div><div style="text-align: center;">an antique table with harpback chairs and an ornate china cabinet</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd have laughed, quite heartily :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">But tastes change, don't they - and that's another post..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="600" id="il_fi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxC_4XSiiY0fPvWEWo5agbAOmp3LMXV8DD3Ea3OEXWI2zadg8by_QoAHe2QqFcEefL1XBjgqyEWW2oKDABtc06KztHYsmyognl8Jhv3vfzKmggpqKUGAZ1u2UT7sYFkL9b2GNKu7pg_WU/s1600/dining-flowers-0003_final.jpg" width="450" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://beachbungalow8.blogspot.com/2009/11/it-was-colonol-mustard-and-professor.html">source</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I tried to retrieve the pics to show you, but the ad was already gone.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So a few examples of what these chairs could be.. now I just have to get D. to agree to paint!</div><div style="text-align: center;">What is it with men and their resistance to painting wood?!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[Eddie+Ross+Shield+Back+Chairs.jpg]" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0ZFag03LBmkjAIQSqYv41DqyLrIjB79F81UkI3EHas2zB0XIF1JLlqq0zdgwfgkynKSuxPkqAN-ODKu-MW4HKJlWjmKthcuzSO_KX73KgeZ6yd0lEf8i3JoFm-u2hvbmK5EsZUczO5ZO/s1600/Eddie+Ross+Shield+Back+Chairs.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.eddieross.com/">source</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The table and chairs are headed for my dining room, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the cabinet for my new office/craft room that's in the works..</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/AVvXsEjXVnDUIGm00wiY38eHsnulhWdYq3-DLCUn1Q3F0_rsCtu7RVO8P5vhEZS3sXP7uVNRB5KHx8AGiIWHAoxeion6KqwRvqqaE-A2ORtkA0bBSdLM5W5egeSGeBFZeObrYAjQhAjU26AJm7A/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-10-26+at+9.25.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVnDUIGm00wiY38eHsnulhWdYq3-DLCUn1Q3F0_rsCtu7RVO8P5vhEZS3sXP7uVNRB5KHx8AGiIWHAoxeion6KqwRvqqaE-A2ORtkA0bBSdLM5W5egeSGeBFZeObrYAjQhAjU26AJm7A/s640/Screen+shot+2010-10-26+at+9.25.06+AM.png" width="606" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.ralphlaurenhome.com/products/paint/colorvisu.aspx">source</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">mind the surfboard..not quite close enough to the ocean here for that!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> just wanted to show you the paint color I'm perusing,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Windsor Green, Ralph Lauren</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Working at home today, but I may sneak in a visit to the fabric store for the dining room chair fabric :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">have a great day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">til next time..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

I Won the Kijiji Lottery! Ha!

Perserverence + Kijiji = A Dining Suite for $100!!!sourceIf someone had told me a few years ago I'd be dancing for joyan antique table with harpback chairs and an ornate china cabinetI'd have laughed, quite heartily :)But tastes change, don't they - and that's another post..sourceI tried to retrieve…

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Yea or Nay: Monograms

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQvV4qRvC3ndmIsjCnaqzvCswEHEwomGhXCGpcILAmbUzUQh__MApcDdl2aQcxMizkc8Y9kUpEIdzTHPGHC40rkBRLWI2eQqxAU0kcG7ImKUaTtsSqitjhwqoXfqzMr0NhZyXt435qOE/s1600/vinyl-letters-arts-and-crafts-initial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQvV4qRvC3ndmIsjCnaqzvCswEHEwomGhXCGpcILAmbUzUQh__MApcDdl2aQcxMizkc8Y9kUpEIdzTHPGHC40rkBRLWI2eQqxAU0kcG7ImKUaTtsSqitjhwqoXfqzMr0NhZyXt435qOE/s320/vinyl-letters-arts-and-crafts-initial.jpg" width="320" /></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;">We recently attended a wedding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the guests was telling us how she had ordered the happy couple</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> a complete set of (unrequested) monogrammed bedlinens.</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;"><img height="462" id="il_fi" src="http://www.aolcdn.com/photogalleryassets/aisledash/897312/monogram-italian-sheets-1040kb061510.jpg" width="663" /></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 happen to know that this particular couple prefer a specific type of sheet set,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">because I helped my friend choose her bedding a few months ago -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and it wasn't monogrammed :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some people love the look of monograms, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">gleefully embroidering their intials on everything from pillows to purses,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">while others find this practice pretentious..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am interested to see which camp you fall into!</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;"><img alt="Photo" src="http://fashiontribes.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/horchow_monogrammed_luggage_tags.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://fashiontribes.typepad.com/main/2006/01/for_your_pal_th.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></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;">Yummy colors!  Monogrammed luggage tags transform functional into stylish.</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;"><img class="main-image" id="productImage" src="http://www.PersonalizationMall.com/cat_image/600/2896-9288.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.personalizationmall.com/White-Cotton-Monogrammed-Bath-Towels-p6139.prod"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></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;">Monogrammed towels - hmm.. pretty, but why exactly would you require a monogram on a towel?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If it lives in your loo, it's likely yours - yes?</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;"><img alt="Modern Monogram Stationery" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.99416060.jpg" width="570" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/33598698/modern-monogram-stationery"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></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;">Handsome monogrammed stationary is a classic must-have..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.harpersbazaar.com/cm/harpersbazaar/images/ZH/monogramshops-matches-de.jpg" style="left: 44px; top: -55px;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></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 would adore these monogrammed matchbooks at a wedding.</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;"><img alt="LaPlates4" class="asset asset-image at-xid- 6a00e55391c48e883301348544658d970c " src="http://www.eddieross.com/.a/6a00e55391c48e883301348544658d970c-450wi" style="width: 410px;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></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;">While <b><a href="http://www.laplates.com/">these plates</a></b> are not a major investment and have an air of impishness..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but setting a whole table with your own intials?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(They're fully customizable, and I'm thinking of ordering some for Christmas brunch,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> with bits like HOHOHO and MERRY on them)</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;"><img alt="Snack Trays" border="1" height="258" src="http://www.atelierdaguerre.com/images/julie-tea.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.atelierdaguerre.com/custom-personalized-china.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="403" src="http://www.pickardchina.com/images/monogram_ivory_white_lg_1.jpg" style="-webkit-user-select: none;" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pickardchina.com/info.cfm?action=monogrammed_china"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></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;">These are not inexpensive, and have a distinct air of formality about them.</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;">Sometimes monograms can be subtle..</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;"><img height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJalKk6_738lJnwFGkxFn5KHGk8LGj3GiAVcin7zf575DjptWyvMuakupO6zhT8nj-LmWrNILq0LFcqdu75FQPH9D4rCqSaVJrOkg70SDUvG9p8skpEP_T37tRCHEDLqWBSW_7g-tm7E/s640/via+cote+de+texas.bmp" style="-webkit-user-select: none;" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2010/09/top-ten-design-elements.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="DSC00375[1].jpg" border="0" hspace="20" name="picture" src="http://vintagegreenpillows.com/images/DSC00375[1].jpg" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://vintagegreenpillows.com/catalog.0.1.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></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;">So what do you think?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While they are charming at a wedding,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">do you include monograms in your space - or a clients?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">til next time..</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;"><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>

Yea or Nay: Monograms

We recently attended a wedding.One of the guests was telling us how she had ordered the happy couple a complete set of (unrequested) monogrammed bedlinens.I happen to know that this particular couple prefer a specific type of sheet set,because I helped my friend choose her bedding a few months ago -…

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Weekend Color: How to Add Color to Your Office in Thirty Seconds

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_756611269"><img alt="[betsy+burnham+home+office+with+chocolate+brown+walls+crystal+chandelier+white+credenza+drapes.jpg]" border="0" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKUn91WtJHt577VU8HkZLskMTKnajlhr2C100z90uM50gwg8dQb2RULLRKpC5Ncxihyphenhyphen1csnqjJkj-u_bgRCo5cXKHBplAdnortjDIY-eeMgy9osR0qrQBR0vfUfHyk4EcdLFVTsM7qBQ/s640/betsy+burnham+home+office+with+chocolate+brown+walls+crystal+chandelier+white+credenza+drapes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not many of us are fortunate enough to have a space like <a href="http://www.cococozy.com/2008/10/designer-room-recreate-study-in.html">Betsy Burnham's</a> to work in..</div><div style="text-align: center;">Soothing cocoa walls enlivened by the active print on the curtains and chair, freshened by the white console, and visual interest added with hits of blue..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Recently I mentioned I was working on a color scheme for a clients office.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Poppy, of <b><a href="http://projectgadabout.squarespace.com/">Project Gadabout</a></b>, </div><div style="text-align: center;">commented how much her dreary grey office needed that same treatment.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I imagined trying to be inspired at work in a space described as dreary -</div><div style="text-align: center;"> thus this post was born, the simplest way to bring color into your workspace - accessories.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Modern-home-office-design-with-neutral-colors-candles-laptop-black-table-with-cabinets-green-chair-and-picture " height="324" src="http://blogmebeli.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ballardSC_HomeOffice.jpg" width="482" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This chic space clearly had good bones, the wallpaper and furniture are fantastic,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but the hits of green bring balance to this high contrast scheme..</div><div style="text-align: center;">Green is one of the best choices for an office, it offers intellectual stimulation while calming nerves.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Stylish-interior-design-home-office-with-blue-wall-wood-office-table-modern-chair-laptop-and-office-furniture" height="448" src="http://roomenvy.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/home-office.jpg?w=450&h=564" width="356" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Color enlivens tiny spaces. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The power of red.  One single red box amps up the energy level of this space hugely!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="418" id="il_fi" src="http://manolohome.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/turquoise-office.jpg" width="500" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://manolohome.com/2010/01/06/color-inspiration-turquoise-living/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tiffany blue is the perfect complement here - adding a lovely, pretty edge to this delicate space.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What about cubicles? you obviously can't go wallpapering the walls without some raised eyebrows..</div><div style="text-align: center;">let alone installing <i>a ball pit?!!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="443" id="il_fi" src="http://www.geekologie.com/2010/08/03/cubicle-funland.jpg" width="450" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love this idea below -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="479" src="http://www.fortunecookiechronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/cubicle.JPG" style="-webkit-user-select: none;" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fortunecookiechronicles.com/blog/2007/12/21/my-flower-power-cubicle/">Jennifer</a> placed a bright graphic wall decal on the floor of hers cubicle - fantastic!</div><div style="text-align: center;">You often see people adding carpets, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but they don't allow your chair to move around very well, do they? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Floor decals are the perfect solution.</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://farm4.static.flickr.com/3040/2707371986_523431d95d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" id="il_fi" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3040/2707371986_523431d95d.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/50646146@N00/2707371986/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">fabric covered magnetic boards are easy to find and a cinch to change..</div><div style="text-align: center;">just use double-sided self-adhesive velco strips to adhere.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" id="il_fi" src="http://knitandpurlgrrl.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83451ca5b69e2012876c7979e970c-320wi" width="322" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://knitandpurlgrrl.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83451ca5b69e2012876c7979e970c-320wi&imgrefurl=http://knitandpurlgrrl.blogs.com/five_things/2010/01/5-diy-bulletin-boards.html&usg=__c6Qc3mBJTW9D9Xx2sRHNxzqpVu0=&h=372&w=300&sz=106&hl=en&start=0&sig2=hzgTFxcw4BptdJmP9DE2gg&zoom=1&tbnid=6RTPdLQDtoUl5M:&tbnh=141&tbnw=114&ei=6efCTLf9D4zZnAfTsYSfCg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfabric%2Bcovered%2Bcork%2Bboards%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1042%26bih%3D933%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C260&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=337&vpy=454&dur=1118&hovh=250&hovw=202&tx=104&ty=138&oei=6efCTLf9D4zZnAfTsYSfCg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:21,s:0&biw=1042&bih=933"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a><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: left;"><img height="200" id="il_fi" src="http://www.treomodern.com/images/T/205208-1.jpg" width="153" />                <img height="200" id="il_fi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwiyd1ddnHZ-7GHDF5M_o05xlDwnaUgPrhVpmYQOTMa7UMze-5u4WHACJvTc-IM0A5hvpH5gglZl_rrTVpuEfA9d8IuJ6A6hSssHGaW5k-vMW7hqIrSuWc3vrzRWVCqfP1wp5e9MK774/s200/SurfOfficeChairYellow3QS9.jpg" width="200" />                 <img height="200" id="il_fi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_B79fP6aZPIHvIBSBbt-fniR_QxBvAvq9w3OzRsnsXXUkLqM9caKq2KZUPpK8aMCyr54Hz8_WNymgAR2wsCA8y6WL3-WFl4gtd_krnL4gl1mG4rqCUTG7go2cgOHCBvuOuOaOfn5qWzly/s200/DWR+Eames+Aluminum+Management+Chair.jpg" width="159" /></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;">How about a new, ergonomic chair?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Even the most formal of offices can't argue employee health :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">In cherry red, or lemon yellow..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's really easy to add these small bits of happy to your office, wherever it is, and </div><div style="text-align: center;">you may be surprised how much it lifts your mood..</div><div style="text-align: center;">imagine being able to smile at the guy three desks down who insists on eating chili every day,</div><div style="text-align: center;">or the girl who has that ridiculously-loud-every-three-second-laugh going on -</div><div style="text-align: center;">okay, maybe not that much ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The office I consulted on has added new mossy green chairs for all it's employees,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> fresh taupe paint on the walls, a living wall for better air quality,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and some new acoustic panels to control office noise.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Simple improvements and the change in their office atmosphere is enormous.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="368" id="il_fi" src="http://floragrubb.com/florasblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/lian-vine-framed-garden.jpg" width="500" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.livingwallart.com/living-walls/flat-living-wall/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you all are having a great weekend,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm perusing christmas craft sales with my Mum and the girls..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">til next time..</div><div style="text-align: 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Weekend Color: How to Add Color to Your Office in Thirty Seconds

Not many of us are fortunate enough to have a space like Betsy Burnham's to work in..Soothing cocoa walls enlivened by the active print on the curtains and chair, freshened by the white console, and visual interest added with hits of blue..Recently I mentioned I was working on a color scheme for a c…

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