Fantastical Walls: Mushaboom Design

<div style="text-align: center;">It's supposed to be a grey post, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but today is the first sunny day in a string of rainy ones,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and so I feel like a little happy - with me?!</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've found the most fantastical wallcoverings....</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/AVvXsEgPRsZ_ZXSMsFmgxcxnxoPBBfxzCPY5LZyHuCwbigB1pDQXIVZUPFMn4xRJT9N-gW5jYI1RVKxYOuoqcFGzL0m0RaDA6n3uJniYYHCMyyeDwCGHj-vaDLDz8STnmF3llx1pahL0TEjyGXJW/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.14.39+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRsZ_ZXSMsFmgxcxnxoPBBfxzCPY5LZyHuCwbigB1pDQXIVZUPFMn4xRJT9N-gW5jYI1RVKxYOuoqcFGzL0m0RaDA6n3uJniYYHCMyyeDwCGHj-vaDLDz8STnmF3llx1pahL0TEjyGXJW/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.14.39+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;">Two incredible nature inspired collections from <b><a href="http://www.mushaboomdesign.com/index.html">Mushaboom Designs</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;">The first, a tribute to to Taylor Head, a park in Nova Scotia.</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/AVvXsEgHCbCsUq-n1H5kyHfTEH5aag9FiUqJ_GF6hE42C5TTmj_3s1PBeCDqSAVnolx6V-Y1fHWBIH9W2KwjVCQTpgf944YInaKRIE269-pAZZMdt_camtX6T9h5G1edy5bEGswfXuSSULMNEsKp/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.16.22+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCbCsUq-n1H5kyHfTEH5aag9FiUqJ_GF6hE42C5TTmj_3s1PBeCDqSAVnolx6V-Y1fHWBIH9W2KwjVCQTpgf944YInaKRIE269-pAZZMdt_camtX6T9h5G1edy5bEGswfXuSSULMNEsKp/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.16.22+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/AVvXsEhnd_QBfe3UkA1eQdLhwqETS1LNTdTdIgJkZNLFyo2ZTe3jvcKX61ZYN7S_WwO3p8m045g1UmV8noyTzE0CAJQXoKHlUbadI1jRj72Uqn5to-uRz1vOcGEjFjMAMdtHnC0Z6JxkLAxS2Mmw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.17.38+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnd_QBfe3UkA1eQdLhwqETS1LNTdTdIgJkZNLFyo2ZTe3jvcKX61ZYN7S_WwO3p8m045g1UmV8noyTzE0CAJQXoKHlUbadI1jRj72Uqn5to-uRz1vOcGEjFjMAMdtHnC0Z6JxkLAxS2Mmw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.17.38+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 style="text-align: center;">The second, "Victoria", was inspired by public gardens in Halifax.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The patterns in both collections are available in custom colors and effects,</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/AVvXsEj0Z49ou91Tnv54dR3aEK1AFAwlKxBhS7rFUDr4v92gx6Y9E9Eg-MqYsEkq_NaUhSf9a839IHJqNMJgRbXcUKjP6C8Py4FMLWXrQ175DYNXWDyXALcYgVHcLUNQrDWqU87O4h0ZPI0VupLO/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.48.35+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Z49ou91Tnv54dR3aEK1AFAwlKxBhS7rFUDr4v92gx6Y9E9Eg-MqYsEkq_NaUhSf9a839IHJqNMJgRbXcUKjP6C8Py4FMLWXrQ175DYNXWDyXALcYgVHcLUNQrDWqU87O4h0ZPI0VupLO/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.48.35+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 the Victoria patterns are offered in pre-selected color options that are already rich and varied,</div><div style="text-align: center;">with three groups of colorways available - shine, gloss, and patina.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> this one is my fave, my own dining room walls NEED this, truly :)</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNTFl-lzayx854kehLAaAzbxVHZ2Ku4_WFeCJVrYaiv3P84jNOqy6NptnstDzt2kzSoe_4YKFAl7EglokCT6IZUTlJJLcdTj3H7jHV2be4S4dLOKvHMA9sEtIdmCZmNpksI7idqDPBMax/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.32.37+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNTFl-lzayx854kehLAaAzbxVHZ2Ku4_WFeCJVrYaiv3P84jNOqy6NptnstDzt2kzSoe_4YKFAl7EglokCT6IZUTlJJLcdTj3H7jHV2be4S4dLOKvHMA9sEtIdmCZmNpksI7idqDPBMax/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.32.37+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LSbQwnxMRZ3v9Cz9_9YTmJHD1eTWeDhXihjKZx7vYzFzxLxY2q9RUdi34RToluc_nvB3s82GKQvXwgCpMRFmgGO_olfLC20euDHqpgw3_vfhM59AotjVNZ7reoVsKlBwrhLPzTCI5-zx/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.40.03+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LSbQwnxMRZ3v9Cz9_9YTmJHD1eTWeDhXihjKZx7vYzFzxLxY2q9RUdi34RToluc_nvB3s82GKQvXwgCpMRFmgGO_olfLC20euDHqpgw3_vfhM59AotjVNZ7reoVsKlBwrhLPzTCI5-zx/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.40.03+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20ZkJiV5CPjt1QDd_rvl7XaARKVLTWTf3czb2yyGNtbfXbkBs2OIxs8q2KHU-4k_Ix3568rLFGitNaMR6yb_qLI2UujJ1CZIFA1CMlJpjAMJDitAdOb2hXGNvQkO66oNMBnWbwR6UvJxs/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.47.04+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20ZkJiV5CPjt1QDd_rvl7XaARKVLTWTf3czb2yyGNtbfXbkBs2OIxs8q2KHU-4k_Ix3568rLFGitNaMR6yb_qLI2UujJ1CZIFA1CMlJpjAMJDitAdOb2hXGNvQkO66oNMBnWbwR6UvJxs/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.47.04+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The artist behind Mushaboom, Barry Roode, shares his creative process,</div><div style="text-align: center;">from inspiration to final design.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Wave"</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/AVvXsEgkrlrkOP6kQY1k7QGRcz0eRAz74VrVY6-DTFl3IWtTUUtY6dZ2ZnQzj2feObzPErp2ZLtgyaZ1LBzH2cHF0bwk-LRI-yD7PgqfonqdJwVmxH7hnivG-0PtaXH3sAR7vY9_1lII4ViL7ekK/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.51.35+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrlrkOP6kQY1k7QGRcz0eRAz74VrVY6-DTFl3IWtTUUtY6dZ2ZnQzj2feObzPErp2ZLtgyaZ1LBzH2cHF0bwk-LRI-yD7PgqfonqdJwVmxH7hnivG-0PtaXH3sAR7vY9_1lII4ViL7ekK/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.51.35+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;">the finished product, in the "sunshine" colorway....</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/AVvXsEgVGNjAtRguiSNiZxYF54dRIOfGGDrHq_YpAA1y9Qtf3KZIu787ElvDr4eCwvZUGazQydABUNf17tFSwGETHkD-ZsC2A4GcMMvGuFMOXoglwWh2WfJyHs7rk8jaH7_r1HeIdLuYTxTlS0dx/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.22.58+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGNjAtRguiSNiZxYF54dRIOfGGDrHq_YpAA1y9Qtf3KZIu787ElvDr4eCwvZUGazQydABUNf17tFSwGETHkD-ZsC2A4GcMMvGuFMOXoglwWh2WfJyHs7rk8jaH7_r1HeIdLuYTxTlS0dx/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-30+at+10.22.58+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;">Pretty spectacular, non?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have taken today off to get caught up around here,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's been madness!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Is it just me or did this week fly by?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">will be taking pics of Miss N's room this weekend and sharing next week -</div><div style="text-align: center;">hope you'll pop by :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy weekend - 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 style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLDPh9-gk_zJWba2E5DwKexCufQJuHB9LXp627OfC_WgoVHvq8I2t-chpbYpCBm-2qZN0M8BUNB31F5fApclKWFCNmgp2JD4_etSMfuV4F9qw9ZVJldmnM6VFB6b0feNSSoNecaeXOBEn/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Fantastical Walls: Mushaboom Design

It's supposed to be a grey post, but today is the first sunny day in a string of rainy ones,and so I feel like a little happy - with me?!I've found the most fantastical wallcoverings....Two incredible nature inspired collections from Mushaboom Designs.The first, a tribute to to Taylor Head, a park i…

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inspired by retail design...

<div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes I think I have a problem.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you ever go shopping and spend more time looking at the store display's and fixtures than the products?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of my favourite spots to shop is <b><a href="http://aritzia.com/">Aritzia.</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For those of you south of the border, you may not shop there - yet.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But I bet you will!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aritzia is a Canadian-based clothing store</div><div style="text-align: center;"> that mainly stocks in-house labels like A Moveable Feast, TNA and Wilfred.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> But they also cater to the high end-denim market, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and extras include hipster essentials like Sorels, Toms shoes, </div><div style="text-align: center;">TNA iPhone covers, Dylan's Candy Bar buckets, etc..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Whatever is of the moment.</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/AVvXsEgUDgXQbi9tNe9CoGtVWOlhEXuuDht33NsoxQXv6YXV9a7nQtwsJbkSwmfJbbnEOUZ2WDQ_5T6n0MJDAamDjnVdweY_I2d-EzyoKoEc1ndm84xzNR3vPx1TDXyxcMcd9T_6sgzGlF8v7KL0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-27+at+10.24.56+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDgXQbi9tNe9CoGtVWOlhEXuuDht33NsoxQXv6YXV9a7nQtwsJbkSwmfJbbnEOUZ2WDQ_5T6n0MJDAamDjnVdweY_I2d-EzyoKoEc1ndm84xzNR3vPx1TDXyxcMcd9T_6sgzGlF8v7KL0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-27+at+10.24.56+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;">Their aesthetic is clean and organic, yet urban.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Packaging and labels are based around specific artists each month,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and DJ's create their playlists (sometimes playing in-store),</div><div style="text-align: center;">which are available for listening on the <b><a href="http://aritzia.com/blog">blog</a>.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Quite often one of these is going in the 10 Rooms "headquarters", lol.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's polished, luxury, street style.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Their new <b><a href="http://aritzia.com/blog/2011/08/wilfreds-first-boutique-now-open">Wilfred </a></b>store in TO is no exception.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was there recently, but my pics aren't quite a snazzy as the ones provided on the blog..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll take some of those windows, and the pendant, thank you.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thinking it's a painted Restoration Hardware<b><a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/category/products.jsp?categoryId=cat1701013"> Polyhedron</a></b>, right?</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/AVvXsEiTyKCiFFgNltuM24W-jereLA6dkOwuB-7urnDT_sdH4mdLjtVFq9tbmB8n3vInio1_4ogl3frrY6NzBXhhhJIb_R1TByDEhW45ktdyqoxfkpq0HamMG6e3tUDwnDox7sNxYilKjk_huZ0C/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-27+at+9.36.08+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyKCiFFgNltuM24W-jereLA6dkOwuB-7urnDT_sdH4mdLjtVFq9tbmB8n3vInio1_4ogl3frrY6NzBXhhhJIb_R1TByDEhW45ktdyqoxfkpq0HamMG6e3tUDwnDox7sNxYilKjk_huZ0C/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-27+at+9.36.08+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;">Warm white walls, filled with gorgeous mouldings,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the raw wood floors, and graphic black metal make for a perfect backdrop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here it allows the product to be the star, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but in a home this would frame out a furniture and art collection to perfection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEgtVt0forTx7eRsC4LSra55mpPdDd5TfrpYNPlkLKxLem5Nd7Hvjj3hqlOCFXcFx6MfUf_TY-vxV2QctTQVgdE_SRToqlyh5ho7Lb5XkCHauO3D9wVXQIFta0nQgXBwz5CKPeQSekCiM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-27+at+9.38.20+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEgtVt0forTx7eRsC4LSra55mpPdDd5TfrpYNPlkLKxLem5Nd7Hvjj3hqlOCFXcFx6MfUf_TY-vxV2QctTQVgdE_SRToqlyh5ho7Lb5XkCHauO3D9wVXQIFta0nQgXBwz5CKPeQSekCiM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-27+at+9.38.20+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;">Loving the peacock tufted leather, overdyed orientals, art display, and panelled dressing rooms.</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><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzIWKm0mGFHSyQ2roVkApzyDSEPV9IgklxHdsaUpibZH_CbKZltwLEZ__ZcHpR9hb1vZQdqFdVTe41-4r01f7iZrCRkkzf6z3WWs5H-Br8eAPJgDrYwGntPKlyutJjAuDeLMduBs3Sk_c/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-27+at+9.39.27+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzIWKm0mGFHSyQ2roVkApzyDSEPV9IgklxHdsaUpibZH_CbKZltwLEZ__ZcHpR9hb1vZQdqFdVTe41-4r01f7iZrCRkkzf6z3WWs5H-Br8eAPJgDrYwGntPKlyutJjAuDeLMduBs3Sk_c/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-27+at+9.39.27+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 cash counter, with it's inlaid marble top, before the madness.. and after!</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><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Sometimes I think I have a problem.Do you ever go shopping and spend more time looking at the store display's and fixtures than the products?One of my favourite spots to shop is Aritzia.For those of you south of the border, you may not shop there - yet.But I bet you will!!Aritzia is a Canadian-based…

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Muriel Brandolini: Part Two

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last week I <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2011/09/evolution-of-designer-muriel-brandolini.html">posted </a></b>about <b><a href="http://murielbrandolini.com/#/Projects/Upper-West-Side/">Muriel Brandolini's</a></b> new book,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and we looked at pics of her townhouse from 1997, 2006, and now.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They were a testament to how her style has evolved over the years.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's refreshing to see a designer refusing to be pigeon-holed into one style,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so often designer's become known for one look, and find themselves stuck in repetition.</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/AVvXsEir58cenL5zhl6b9lqxoOIqwugldmuzdS0SaY7a4vjMxM2sbNuOf5XgbuA2dvGuJkrstFIGbKmzw0sAQT0oVclNQ6uZ13n6X85g7axHDU2cPEJb-o6yW5EMV_AE6JPuW2bNM6wXD8ogo5WJ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.17.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir58cenL5zhl6b9lqxoOIqwugldmuzdS0SaY7a4vjMxM2sbNuOf5XgbuA2dvGuJkrstFIGbKmzw0sAQT0oVclNQ6uZ13n6X85g7axHDU2cPEJb-o6yW5EMV_AE6JPuW2bNM6wXD8ogo5WJ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.17.55+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;">Although she has morphed out of the haute hippie look,</div><div style="text-align: center;">with less layering and less detail,</div><div style="text-align: center;">her work has lost none of it's interest and relaxed vibe.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I prefer her current pared-down aesthetic,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it allows her spectacular pieces room to breathe.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm sure you've seen this serene hallway before...</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's floated around quite frequently -</div><div style="text-align: center;">but how about the rest of the Southampton space?</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/AVvXsEgZAPk6_TDBOG1E1blTzLW7qTzPJtN9PxWrygK8__JRzQ6M8LpYQWqD1oQo2m5JzOk_4YpIXy24wSIWuGJB4xn5a7JG4vf2TY0CGxf9zRPa0xhzwa0OAFsYMKzhDrrfGvepdTyYb6TelzSb/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.48.18+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAPk6_TDBOG1E1blTzLW7qTzPJtN9PxWrygK8__JRzQ6M8LpYQWqD1oQo2m5JzOk_4YpIXy24wSIWuGJB4xn5a7JG4vf2TY0CGxf9zRPa0xhzwa0OAFsYMKzhDrrfGvepdTyYb6TelzSb/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.48.18+PM.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;">It's all about color gradation here, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> analogous color in varying intensity makes for a visually soothing environment.</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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBVCNRVWTPMuOrQ8bSYieOK43lnUkcWRtUiieK3xIsk3hQXAMIzo8WRPCAGwxZqz95VgQjw-7KYnfYussLp1PPqc0voboynn0cAE5n7pUDXt54VS1k8SqKELbH3F7WS3hEhpcvJ6C5Rmz/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.44.13+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBVCNRVWTPMuOrQ8bSYieOK43lnUkcWRtUiieK3xIsk3hQXAMIzo8WRPCAGwxZqz95VgQjw-7KYnfYussLp1PPqc0voboynn0cAE5n7pUDXt54VS1k8SqKELbH3F7WS3hEhpcvJ6C5Rmz/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.44.13+PM.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;">The hits of black and grey here bring the tv into the room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The black screen could almost be an art installation presented in this way, couldn't it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwivhYZfhL-67DZdhzdUpchy7XVV_fwkGSzDbVbIcpH3DexPCNXKqjA2cirZc89HnLDWq02ZJRjG4dR6DkrS01EUw0CBZRIR1X2KWkbfC2YD4Dzz0VWxcmrdFEZ0EeLGOhpEM4dA-vyS7_/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.48.54+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwivhYZfhL-67DZdhzdUpchy7XVV_fwkGSzDbVbIcpH3DexPCNXKqjA2cirZc89HnLDWq02ZJRjG4dR6DkrS01EUw0CBZRIR1X2KWkbfC2YD4Dzz0VWxcmrdFEZ0EeLGOhpEM4dA-vyS7_/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.48.54+PM.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;">an office remains airy with a fretwork desk,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a medley of books is made cohesive and showcased with clever shelving.</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/AVvXsEhOPbv_ty2CYN_TfOpY15sfSAlsbnKXyvN-9ViqwmaK30fyUimdkDduMAEApJIJUTiCaOMpPlX2x_IzmFaBr4-LNgyYvnzsDheDHevJ5jYS7XLIYkmyzfVHsv0RbiV4lqMyBtx8EQ2mPMYr/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.47.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPbv_ty2CYN_TfOpY15sfSAlsbnKXyvN-9ViqwmaK30fyUimdkDduMAEApJIJUTiCaOMpPlX2x_IzmFaBr4-LNgyYvnzsDheDHevJ5jYS7XLIYkmyzfVHsv0RbiV4lqMyBtx8EQ2mPMYr/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.47.39+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You may think Muriel Brandolinin is all about color, but</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this Chelsea apartment shows how well she can work neutrals.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ethereal bedroom is so soft and dreamy, all the in the palest creams and taupes,</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the sculptural lighting (a signature) and modernist lavender chair keep the room fresh.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm kind of in love with that bed!</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/AVvXsEiUWor_rviprnJLRcWSccL_a2WUJcuBGbZGvatUZCOnCa-AqGk3F2awqPUoseVZYDpFqzsMI92g3bnIHfxw5XbNVvVcTB-3A5VlrsLyMAFX0UoVXTkn3xzqcVC7hU7p_uSj-IUYNwlqFToD/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+5.56.32+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWor_rviprnJLRcWSccL_a2WUJcuBGbZGvatUZCOnCa-AqGk3F2awqPUoseVZYDpFqzsMI92g3bnIHfxw5XbNVvVcTB-3A5VlrsLyMAFX0UoVXTkn3xzqcVC7hU7p_uSj-IUYNwlqFToD/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+5.56.32+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Mo229Qv4J2IPlJUsphhVPjw6lHI657zl5qgsyq8BfPfD3QqyuXRBX7-bAJkdWLQizvEwyeDDjwOWhEe_IGTGggUx8YQ2cUeAxW4wA9WlRGndLA28vZce6aishfF-QkBfhy8uPeLKwWfA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+5.57.16+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Mo229Qv4J2IPlJUsphhVPjw6lHI657zl5qgsyq8BfPfD3QqyuXRBX7-bAJkdWLQizvEwyeDDjwOWhEe_IGTGggUx8YQ2cUeAxW4wA9WlRGndLA28vZce6aishfF-QkBfhy8uPeLKwWfA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+5.57.16+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The living room layers in more purple tones, and the teal and yellow greens also begin to appear.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Those coffee tables are fantastic, aren't they?</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They take up so little space visually, but offer heaps of tablespace and sparkle.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiWOQo221gXtLj8cHmlez1CbwbKUItvKRUcjpbElMkLzAa81BZIWiWU0C6fzKQWGLOQvoRvZH2OIWiWCPBUKhAoLovIDT06Qw7Vn4anH7ArzfoL-_V9O51gUvCq3gbq7I4eip39CzdWxz/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+5.56.03+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiWOQo221gXtLj8cHmlez1CbwbKUItvKRUcjpbElMkLzAa81BZIWiWU0C6fzKQWGLOQvoRvZH2OIWiWCPBUKhAoLovIDT06Qw7Vn4anH7ArzfoL-_V9O51gUvCq3gbq7I4eip39CzdWxz/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+5.56.03+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 style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The dining rooms playful walls transform a boxy space into a gently flowing one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEjxBlyCEw9ROYAmdXEFYnRfoHARAI3z71iT8n41mT-gvEocuKganbzDRDwLN7ZAhfz9Dma8VGicixjhdsd8CpHee31ypTT6JazGESzmhrQLunIAUAR3XWLoIXpNzd_-7yVSGez4QiDdZzny/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+5.57.40+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBlyCEw9ROYAmdXEFYnRfoHARAI3z71iT8n41mT-gvEocuKganbzDRDwLN7ZAhfz9Dma8VGicixjhdsd8CpHee31ypTT6JazGESzmhrQLunIAUAR3XWLoIXpNzd_-7yVSGez4QiDdZzny/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+5.57.40+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm sure you've seen this dining room before!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" 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;">So much sheen here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">The silk of the chairs, that spectacular gilded screen and chandelier,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> and the reflective base and top of this table </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">really makes the space feel almost otherwordly...</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;"><br /></div><br /><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKws0Z_Q7OmF6mfXV63jfhlw2YCKkT3GLkSNqjjXtK5J0iRTu6gaV_7MvszlsnSwfuapvXQUsMQlNopDCPlGOLBjuLRwAlvjjUe_INvDLu_tsKhWKTbVGYDizZbj461_RiSd5kC53OY-G/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.14.10+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKws0Z_Q7OmF6mfXV63jfhlw2YCKkT3GLkSNqjjXtK5J0iRTu6gaV_7MvszlsnSwfuapvXQUsMQlNopDCPlGOLBjuLRwAlvjjUe_INvDLu_tsKhWKTbVGYDizZbj461_RiSd5kC53OY-G/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.14.10+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmZhJXGsovnvR7ZUCNsGrmyTSxvZgc9T_NPz_lSETswVLuabhYBUC0cHiKE1sVsEtDHqZ8TNcL5IcXIkbhz2wQ2vMcfPZ9s3KJ6Al_6RJEsamcQl4c1npuUSmHZwtsASkObeVKkEoCW23/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.14.37+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmZhJXGsovnvR7ZUCNsGrmyTSxvZgc9T_NPz_lSETswVLuabhYBUC0cHiKE1sVsEtDHqZ8TNcL5IcXIkbhz2wQ2vMcfPZ9s3KJ6Al_6RJEsamcQl4c1npuUSmHZwtsASkObeVKkEoCW23/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.14.37+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;">Here is the Upper East Side living room that goes along with it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The upholstered panels ground and offer a focal point for this space.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Again, such interesting tables!</div><div style="text-align: center;">You don't see it here, but that banquette continues down the length of the wall,</div><div style="text-align: center;">an unique take on the traditional sofa.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhGe-4AWx8f4QXQoELZ1rFnkZs_It1IW5QPyBQGv-7cQqjrvB_OYKKMriFxEzi2Jr32bgkcoUXcqmo3zVIJOxVytWGyTbRna_Et7EntPoqAUWSjtJguSasnwxvJN7AjJwqN7MiaMvQU0e__/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.20.21+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGe-4AWx8f4QXQoELZ1rFnkZs_It1IW5QPyBQGv-7cQqjrvB_OYKKMriFxEzi2Jr32bgkcoUXcqmo3zVIJOxVytWGyTbRna_Et7EntPoqAUWSjtJguSasnwxvJN7AjJwqN7MiaMvQU0e__/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.20.21+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;">One of her more recent projects in the Upper West Side</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">included a sumptuous daybed (another signature) in the master bedroom.</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 /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocyGMtnYgK8QXjZPKdLWH6RrT-Ut0RD9US9N1ASWKZ1TcRr3oBBTjttleYYmX8Ic-DqatxyZxhpgHEACzBIFnY902uUSGXHMUJoiGuo-GbsAzL5xt22L2ris1DryP4z3C-3MK3Th_N3w3/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.19.28+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocyGMtnYgK8QXjZPKdLWH6RrT-Ut0RD9US9N1ASWKZ1TcRr3oBBTjttleYYmX8Ic-DqatxyZxhpgHEACzBIFnY902uUSGXHMUJoiGuo-GbsAzL5xt22L2ris1DryP4z3C-3MK3Th_N3w3/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.19.28+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;">It's located off the main living space, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where custom embroidered upholstery surrounds the custom "propeller" table -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(custom being the common denominator in most of her spaces!!)</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAt5VNx6YZGRSIg27Zyx_g5KL01wn5QpvNr8D8mqSZiRaOS9IKM-dnzoEGsTQnDi380dq0k5I_pT1QNLd1p0O8tB3dWd3TPoUXU-L8hitFVrSuft7lH7P_vqfaSQUjGdbeT1U4-IwyrJ2K/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.19.53+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAt5VNx6YZGRSIg27Zyx_g5KL01wn5QpvNr8D8mqSZiRaOS9IKM-dnzoEGsTQnDi380dq0k5I_pT1QNLd1p0O8tB3dWd3TPoUXU-L8hitFVrSuft7lH7P_vqfaSQUjGdbeT1U4-IwyrJ2K/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.19.53+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;">From here you can view the entrance hall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walls are upholstered in custom (there it is again!) fabric </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">adorned with beaded letters (a la her own <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2011/09/evolution-of-designer-muriel-brandolini.html">dining room</a></b>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which spell out the lyrics to Loving Cup by the Rolling Stones.</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 /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OMIv7ZW8-ODbq1kKsNu16j9Q6kWNmWqzdbttAmoxnLaUEEYpzXHVCARrSpwP8Jsi97wWhNmoAx019WG7qZ8y600XA9XhJzq9bgmNhUJA1D-AXHKFECNIAhfuwerFu5ZzVwcPfgWkzLOq/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.39.20+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OMIv7ZW8-ODbq1kKsNu16j9Q6kWNmWqzdbttAmoxnLaUEEYpzXHVCARrSpwP8Jsi97wWhNmoAx019WG7qZ8y600XA9XhJzq9bgmNhUJA1D-AXHKFECNIAhfuwerFu5ZzVwcPfgWkzLOq/s640/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.39.20+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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;">Always, always an original.</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;">Muriel Brandolini has had a fabric collection with Holland and Sherry for years... </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/AVvXsEhiAXixxm6FUYvh71WRsSqfffOoRAsy42_4i7HjfZjrZUmioM3dXnU4GFZv0zpIbsrLWJO2u8vcN4pfd3-9kz84-xGz6W01axGapp84SeF7g10ZBqdB6hAe3GlZJbsveIv6vxC0WEvlY3dR/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.53.00+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAXixxm6FUYvh71WRsSqfffOoRAsy42_4i7HjfZjrZUmioM3dXnU4GFZv0zpIbsrLWJO2u8vcN4pfd3-9kz84-xGz6W01axGapp84SeF7g10ZBqdB6hAe3GlZJbsveIv6vxC0WEvlY3dR/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.53.00+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;">more currently she has an exclusive collection for sale at <b><a href="http://www.barneys.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BNY-Site/default/Search-Show?q=muriel%20brandolini">Barneys</a></b>.....</div><div style="text-align: center;">(primarily beaded pieces, she has transitioned from embroidery to beading)</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><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuKT8usTM3eS8RLDiuzCHBJ5uqqHnkFSzsLlRklSEnAAxexAn8iQwn00aorziazyKmEg_iDFkPuqDonJ7jmM3DP4yXcF6jhMhwet-PM2s1xT7RTOkavSEOoKaFdX02O2o-R1yC26x1FhX/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+7.09.11+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuKT8usTM3eS8RLDiuzCHBJ5uqqHnkFSzsLlRklSEnAAxexAn8iQwn00aorziazyKmEg_iDFkPuqDonJ7jmM3DP4yXcF6jhMhwet-PM2s1xT7RTOkavSEOoKaFdX02O2o-R1yC26x1FhX/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+7.09.11+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;">and the release of her book on the 11th</div><div style="text-align: center;"> is accompanied by an auction by Phillips de Pury & Company,</div><div style="text-align: center;">titled "<b><a href="http://www.phillipsdepury.com/press/2011/brandolini.aspx?year=2011&returned_url=/search.aspx&search=Muriel%20Brandolini">The World of Muriel Brandolini</a></b>".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She states, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">"My aim for this sale and exhibition</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> is to transport people into my dream world.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> My hope is that they realize that there are no rules to follow</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> and that a great design piece is great no matter the era or designer...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> what matters is it's beauty and integrity."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Truly one of the greats, non?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLDPh9-gk_zJWba2E5DwKexCufQJuHB9LXp627OfC_WgoVHvq8I2t-chpbYpCBm-2qZN0M8BUNB31F5fApclKWFCNmgp2JD4_etSMfuV4F9qw9ZVJldmnM6VFB6b0feNSSoNecaeXOBEn/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">ps - almost finished the revamp of Tash's room -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">if we get some sun here in the next couple of days I'll snap some pics and share...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">it's a bit wild in there - we've just used up an entire spray can of neon paint :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>

Muriel Brandolini: Part Two

Last week I posted about Muriel Brandolini's new book,and we looked at pics of her townhouse from 1997, 2006, and now.They were a testament to how her style has evolved over the years.It's refreshing to see a designer refusing to be pigeon-holed into one style,so often designer's become known for on…

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the fridge: decorated

<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;">for all of us who dream of replacing our old appliances with unattainable </div><div style="text-align: center;">viking ranges and sub zero side-by-sides...</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/AVvXsEiliuKb-bbsw_ejYNxJRI_krLDwbdckFhGE5SXGKhtVOV6kqx_YIMsG5JFHizKoQLA-ikOOu7p3Io9_WOF6QRcu-lHUEXULnns62deXzPBBdv5LGTSxsjVAodT5rGr5ZHSvMoQSq8VZ3Yzi/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-22+at+9.38.30+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliuKb-bbsw_ejYNxJRI_krLDwbdckFhGE5SXGKhtVOV6kqx_YIMsG5JFHizKoQLA-ikOOu7p3Io9_WOF6QRcu-lHUEXULnns62deXzPBBdv5LGTSxsjVAodT5rGr5ZHSvMoQSq8VZ3Yzi/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-22+at+9.38.30+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;">who needs 'em?!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That display beats a mass of stainless steel any day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy friday :)</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 border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLDPh9-gk_zJWba2E5DwKexCufQJuHB9LXp627OfC_WgoVHvq8I2t-chpbYpCBm-2qZN0M8BUNB31F5fApclKWFCNmgp2JD4_etSMfuV4F9qw9ZVJldmnM6VFB6b0feNSSoNecaeXOBEn/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

the fridge: decorated

for all of us who dream of replacing our old appliances with unattainable viking ranges and sub zero side-by-sides...who needs 'em?!!That display beats a mass of stainless steel any day.Happy friday :)…

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The Evolution of a Designer : Muriel Brandolini

<div style="text-align: center;">Many years ago (1997)</div><div style="text-align: center;">photos of a NY townhouse of designer Muriel Brandolini</div><div style="text-align: center;">DAZZLED me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dazzled me in a career-changing way, a way that led me to design.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I spent more time reading and re-reading this article,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and studying the pictures than I care to admit!!<br />She remains, to this day, one of my top three designers.<br /><br />I've never been able to locate digital pictures of that first home,<br />but sourcing images for this post, finally<b><a href="http://tokyojinja.com/2011/02/25/ive-been-missing-muriel-brandolini/"> found</a></b> them - joy!<br /><br />I explicitly remember that she had this ship chandelier commissioned,<br />and I'm quite sure it was the first of the crystal ship chandeliers.<br />She explained that her walls were so exquisitely beautiful<br /> because they were painted by hand, with a brush.<br />When asked if magazines influenced her work, she replied that she never looked at them,<br />because she wanted to remain original, and not be influenced by what others were doing.<br /><br />There was such an air of artistry about her, I was entranced.<br /><br /><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/AVvXsEh-4tgMk615PGrrnYNG_jNQ60IfeK5jdtrux58ADxFsBgfxrhzquLFOsDv8BjsmhL6E5RuScYMRTseBwL7okkP1jgRvF6j4zl_ZhjTHJFGnLgRIQY2OSlngpvoSPr7o7ToKuAvSrmwO1kb6/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+9.50.26+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4tgMk615PGrrnYNG_jNQ60IfeK5jdtrux58ADxFsBgfxrhzquLFOsDv8BjsmhL6E5RuScYMRTseBwL7okkP1jgRvF6j4zl_ZhjTHJFGnLgRIQY2OSlngpvoSPr7o7ToKuAvSrmwO1kb6/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+9.50.26+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;">In an era of shabby chic and and terrible faux finishing </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the use of silks, antique trims, and gold metals was so unexpected.</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/AVvXsEipmmJoCFi-P2m0mtkiaRV7iaxqVnvNWyIo55CPGgUwE85j-X8HyVHo0YXBb3XrvxubPq5dRNLWL66Tmh1svH6BXUz9V_cBnJCYXd7cBhodhaRorNyU20h0GKSeCc-Vu5O6O5nJfVcKxUFs/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+9.52.32+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmmJoCFi-P2m0mtkiaRV7iaxqVnvNWyIo55CPGgUwE85j-X8HyVHo0YXBb3XrvxubPq5dRNLWL66Tmh1svH6BXUz9V_cBnJCYXd7cBhodhaRorNyU20h0GKSeCc-Vu5O6O5nJfVcKxUFs/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+9.52.32+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;">Who has a raspberry lacquered fretwork daybed in their dining room?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Against lavender magenta upholstered walls, no less?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved her courage.</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/AVvXsEhkloiFQFgEdPh7mGB9GWxLRnonZbmuVSvachhWMuXk2Cf5aPyOh5HWdVBxgxnxlX0xy5EKk41nf36b0AwuypDrf6Pw_n2PyZxPc6yjKKQfvjUkN3Ig_Pnw2VPh2L9na2WvtJhchJcP7aVZ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+9.56.12+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkloiFQFgEdPh7mGB9GWxLRnonZbmuVSvachhWMuXk2Cf5aPyOh5HWdVBxgxnxlX0xy5EKk41nf36b0AwuypDrf6Pw_n2PyZxPc6yjKKQfvjUkN3Ig_Pnw2VPh2L9na2WvtJhchJcP7aVZ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+9.56.12+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;">I was watching for her now, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the next projects she completed were stunning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was going to incorperate them all into this post, but it was becoming a monster!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Will post them all in a couple of days -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which means the grey post will be slightly delayed, but I know you understand :)</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;">Let's stick with the design she created for herself, and move on to 2006.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've never stopped thinking about that first apartment,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Muriel had re-done it -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was so curious, what would she have changed?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, the color palette, for one thing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bring on the sun!</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__Swl_DHjP6m9JGhJoVNRJ5Np5pBNdGxC90tbxasSzFueEHNOsZg1JKd31bg6Onr1GhH8oIEHgc7oSiWFPhIPKhOOKJof1f7sWO29iMT_wJKLNuGDWX_Rg_IrOb81xQKkcH0p5O5RBEtE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.02.01+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__Swl_DHjP6m9JGhJoVNRJ5Np5pBNdGxC90tbxasSzFueEHNOsZg1JKd31bg6Onr1GhH8oIEHgc7oSiWFPhIPKhOOKJof1f7sWO29iMT_wJKLNuGDWX_Rg_IrOb81xQKkcH0p5O5RBEtE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.02.01+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;">Art from her previous living room gets placed in the hall.</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/AVvXsEhVSpJwYuR5ulxBjqsAxbT32hKqghGsRMuX0jUFHXIYw0Ezzs5ZjbA0r9T29u9J5OoGLy1wvzlF_ugVVoZKstzNuc69dCFuzrV6tx5-RMO-f3IaWEbt4UdP3z49Jad3yEtzU3ncsPrych6L/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.50.15+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSpJwYuR5ulxBjqsAxbT32hKqghGsRMuX0jUFHXIYw0Ezzs5ZjbA0r9T29u9J5OoGLy1wvzlF_ugVVoZKstzNuc69dCFuzrV6tx5-RMO-f3IaWEbt4UdP3z49Jad3yEtzU3ncsPrych6L/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.50.15+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my least favourite incarnation of her living room,</div><div style="text-align: center;">simply because I'm not a huge fan of cool yellows,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the symmetry seems contrived, for her.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I do love the tufted velvet pieces, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the huge impact that flaming chesterfield has here.</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/AVvXsEh3hERHjfrUL-Qq4DjEDO_GAYEKyMjexUGK_K7ht2WOytYZolY71IMtlpRBW2kCKz0wsuxpdTH2k24YmyHTdPRg-e17tTJzF-jslzhkRVGC2qKQZGuYBUGL18OA2Mzpv7kn3Wqq41SposVV/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.04.02+PM.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;">The study was a masterpiece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do so love dark, inky walls,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">especially when so perfectly balanced against that saffron carpet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The arrangement is similar - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the brown tufted loveseats that flanked the fireplace </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">are replaced by a pair of chi-chi pair settees adorned in jewel toned silks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gallery wall, anyone?</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/AVvXsEj1tp1exm8BD0ISY5VMJR-JZxjbtB34t6xGfMnqnTVtohsm1USlfzRf5p5FMRtuwPFdjzanGWav5wETmiS6MOiG-5ixUrQMOota5yvVeDqfHCYeR0YVk_OA3QfVxgXcCYmDYNq_-UYMYCIq/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+3.38.48+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tp1exm8BD0ISY5VMJR-JZxjbtB34t6xGfMnqnTVtohsm1USlfzRf5p5FMRtuwPFdjzanGWav5wETmiS6MOiG-5ixUrQMOota5yvVeDqfHCYeR0YVk_OA3QfVxgXcCYmDYNq_-UYMYCIq/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+3.38.48+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8WN-l19h_reKF9UyLwEI3Bgql5mmJG0zLZ6FPC_OQY9EQMZU1-RrKLoTrRPRNrCiooHnqhopnP-cr4AwGIgJLKFo0SPKkp_MkMwjVJfFhr2L7Yz6X2d3Nza95Y2HaZSUFM62ps_OAedq/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+3.37.56+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8WN-l19h_reKF9UyLwEI3Bgql5mmJG0zLZ6FPC_OQY9EQMZU1-RrKLoTrRPRNrCiooHnqhopnP-cr4AwGIgJLKFo0SPKkp_MkMwjVJfFhr2L7Yz6X2d3Nza95Y2HaZSUFM62ps_OAedq/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+3.37.56+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;">The dining room was toned down immensely.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It becomes a place to linger.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Walls were re-upholstered in ecru silk, hand embroidered in Vietnam. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I desperately want that leopard bench!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's interesting that her dining chairs remained the same, and worked with both rooms.</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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text-align: center;">The mandarin and magenta carpet is a surprise, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but it must have bridged the gap between saturated madness and neutral for her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Fortuny sconces remained in place.</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTc7ODQojEnKMdBouvL6SI67RO89LMDmNRX9d8w3B3udQtgnRo5nrx-6Y5m25vuqdMzUtGOiCxvkV1YkeSKnI_F1ZQ909lcH7PIEcj0FWzKRHoIWq_mu9yvTGsPM3uNWaSoHgFCH3Z1qWT/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+3.43.36+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTc7ODQojEnKMdBouvL6SI67RO89LMDmNRX9d8w3B3udQtgnRo5nrx-6Y5m25vuqdMzUtGOiCxvkV1YkeSKnI_F1ZQ909lcH7PIEcj0FWzKRHoIWq_mu9yvTGsPM3uNWaSoHgFCH3Z1qWT/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+3.43.36+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;">The master bedroom - grasscloth walls ground an ornate Portuguese bed,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's a restful haven where of soft texture.</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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text-align: center;">interesting, but look at the second picture to see the star of the room - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the ceiling!</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/AVvXsEgEb1hyS4pjalrcQv64_qQ9IGjDTZd4cavLtEM8OPjJTgj2FJUCDUHDgxd4ai-9quZDQiQxLmS6c1rQ0dp94ii9R3_NtMIv7s5XfzWFWozoq95yXJ4RCmYsrDhU7fb3d67n9OftqLQVR_Ob/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.18.08+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEb1hyS4pjalrcQv64_qQ9IGjDTZd4cavLtEM8OPjJTgj2FJUCDUHDgxd4ai-9quZDQiQxLmS6c1rQ0dp94ii9R3_NtMIv7s5XfzWFWozoq95yXJ4RCmYsrDhU7fb3d67n9OftqLQVR_Ob/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.18.08+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65VA1jZCNjSukkIt0D8govSd5WdOl35yXy0HaTc41FCDVJtIiY1XoSmo63ljW2r6sRAsMvRE8TOuVQMJ4s2SY7iLa2HzoCfV2HgSy_4cYpVl2Jbn_Mf2v6GDDqZSwi7X5kbD53VQXrJ-k/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.07.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65VA1jZCNjSukkIt0D8govSd5WdOl35yXy0HaTc41FCDVJtIiY1XoSmo63ljW2r6sRAsMvRE8TOuVQMJ4s2SY7iLa2HzoCfV2HgSy_4cYpVl2Jbn_Mf2v6GDDqZSwi7X5kbD53VQXrJ-k/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.07.45+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Incredible, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I find the painted millwork of all her rooms so inspiring - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">no cloud white here :)</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 next thing we got a glimpse of was her Hamptons home,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where wild color frolicked freely....</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cONr2PowYVBspq9WKUm52p-BctKiYax8d5eqUFsjYFPqeeonr5sldNzE8oJKDMBsQUyv-0X3tbIb7Jj8xa886sPk11REH5_xF7RtTeyxSix-HtX-sc2luhA4FAmTHZbj0AcZBMQpca7h/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.23.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">but the details are more spare, aren't they?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of her usual layers seem to have vanished from this design.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It seems that she is playing with color, allowing it to make it's own statement.</div><div style="text-align: center;">That settee seems awfully similar to the pair that had resided in her navy study...</div><div style="text-align: center;">moved here, perhaps?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As Ms. Brandolini's style evolved, her townhome again changed, of course.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In it's latest incarnation, we see much more subdued color,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but the rich detail and texture leave nothing to be desired.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is by far my favourite version.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's more refined, less raw, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the subtlety allows you to take in the whole space at once, </div><div style="text-align: center;">without the senses being overwhelmed.</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/AVvXsEgWbrjpenJYH6adeWRQRJzt9qMvCmeEWPEh2gF86dDBqvIL238nhi4sH9C-Py5_xleJU8oY7w43KG6wulMG_CAPhe3Fa_P895uVcoYhIk3Ci4GDMS343bxRqiBqwMFLFm4Y0GKQr2VJ6wJ_/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.20.00+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbrjpenJYH6adeWRQRJzt9qMvCmeEWPEh2gF86dDBqvIL238nhi4sH9C-Py5_xleJU8oY7w43KG6wulMG_CAPhe3Fa_P895uVcoYhIk3Ci4GDMS343bxRqiBqwMFLFm4Y0GKQr2VJ6wJ_/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.20.00+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;">The George Condor painting is back over the sofa...</div><div style="text-align: center;">the coffee table, sofa table and pair of ornate armchairs remain from the previous design,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but a modernist light fixture (Gerrit Reitveld), </div><div style="text-align: center;">and mid-century sofa and armchairs inject some clean lines into the space. </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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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 chandelier was moved into the study, where midnight walls became grasscloth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A drastically different floorplan, one that centers around the window, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">rather than the fireplace, is introduced.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Which do you like better?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cU9m9VNQRMSMZ2bJu_gXI7EYH2c18FMPsfGFDIK0sLTZuWVyd6NBh6izPTpgUkq8sIOgwyJQnOex1luv_td6ebtZ1zSJQRKH7gRUOTfMSAdtduZghLLSK6uEr5kA34HU2vvlCQg4-owH/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.15.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cU9m9VNQRMSMZ2bJu_gXI7EYH2c18FMPsfGFDIK0sLTZuWVyd6NBh6izPTpgUkq8sIOgwyJQnOex1luv_td6ebtZ1zSJQRKH7gRUOTfMSAdtduZghLLSK6uEr5kA34HU2vvlCQg4-owH/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.15.51+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;">This dining room has got me spinning!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The walls are again upholstered, but this time in a white corduroy,</div><div style="text-align: center;">BEADED in Vietnam with her favourite Ernest Hemingway quote.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(we'll see this beading appear again later in the week)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As I am searching for something to place on my own single dining room wall,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am beyond inspired by this.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The tones of the letters here, all soft and slightly translucent,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the photos atop...</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's perfect.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And the chairs still remain.</div><div style="text-align: center;">These may be the most versatile dining chairs ever!</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/AVvXsEhUEun22511JFI9HTw1HNh8vsyuOU8yp45Qw-tUMt8xENssKbErzNqn2nDDSpTVfNSnFgOP0Q9lQpUw2pN1u_AfJEir7sybZ_xe-YC8hMcfqRJaXQ3ztPHxL5a9VJGit2V4Lk-Zdpl8nw-a/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.15.14+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEun22511JFI9HTw1HNh8vsyuOU8yp45Qw-tUMt8xENssKbErzNqn2nDDSpTVfNSnFgOP0Q9lQpUw2pN1u_AfJEir7sybZ_xe-YC8hMcfqRJaXQ3ztPHxL5a9VJGit2V4Lk-Zdpl8nw-a/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.15.14+PM.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;">Muriel Brandolini is celebrating her twenty years in design with the release of a book on Oct 11.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(pre-order from <b><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/World-Muriel-Brandolini-Interiors/dp/0847836584/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316570468&sr=8-1">Amazon</a></b> and save, I just did!)</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="" 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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Sx_S5GsMUtdKBVRCZZS7sfivm7On5MZlm0bRWbL21xk6igVjPhUWt7ofYUwkjEbQzWAlU6Y1-BzwvXVSJ50Gp99kW2H4YROA3s0kLh-ZeeTryAFNAccBQOJGEOsECHm7VZTNDiD6UJhB/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+10.02.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Sx_S5GsMUtdKBVRCZZS7sfivm7On5MZlm0bRWbL21xk6igVjPhUWt7ofYUwkjEbQzWAlU6Y1-BzwvXVSJ50Gp99kW2H4YROA3s0kLh-ZeeTryAFNAccBQOJGEOsECHm7VZTNDiD6UJhB/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+10.02.32+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It details her design paths, gives insight into what inspires her</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(like the beaded bag from Vietanam she found in 1995, that led to her signature embroidered-panel rooms)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and celebrates her former country, Vietnam.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNvHEOVuseAo2fzawS_iFAjBIamONtdgqCtquUoBSR94VCMP5fOf6bY2Sfoac6g53djG5Z73EpU-FZaPbqoTPH45Di5kpZLM7EBls3wiUV5qOjgVhDVtiVxSO32d0YtCmoI8FB8xclak_/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.20.52+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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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;">Quite a journey...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think this quote says it all, don't you?</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/AVvXsEg9K6rLruhLIk1E-5uhtJaQ76pGuEZklFd1zQ9qjr2FbWvabWOzSusCBaRaq3H3RqEbfUABD3m_qiHNAijTrKzgOBIIwzEgRr1RKvUYBUM_IWZTFFeZ0SrdxYMm0EpEK_12wqjL9VCuZQJk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.20.23+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9K6rLruhLIk1E-5uhtJaQ76pGuEZklFd1zQ9qjr2FbWvabWOzSusCBaRaq3H3RqEbfUABD3m_qiHNAijTrKzgOBIIwzEgRr1RKvUYBUM_IWZTFFeZ0SrdxYMm0EpEK_12wqjL9VCuZQJk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.20.23+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">source </span></span><a href="http://murielbrandolini.com/#/Projects/Chelsea/"><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://tokyojinja.com/2011/02/25/ive-been-missing-muriel-brandolini/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">2</span></span></a><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/articles/style_compass/muriel_brandolini/index.php"><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.elledecor.com/"><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;"><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;">Stop by in a couple of days if you'd like to see the extraordinary spaces</div><div style="text-align: center;"> that Ms Brandolini created for other people... 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 style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLDPh9-gk_zJWba2E5DwKexCufQJuHB9LXp627OfC_WgoVHvq8I2t-chpbYpCBm-2qZN0M8BUNB31F5fApclKWFCNmgp2JD4_etSMfuV4F9qw9ZVJldmnM6VFB6b0feNSSoNecaeXOBEn/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Evolution of a Designer : Muriel Brandolini

Many years ago (1997)photos of a NY townhouse of designer Muriel BrandoliniDAZZLED me.Dazzled me in a career-changing way, a way that led me to design.I spent more time reading and re-reading this article,and studying the pictures than I care to admit!!She remains, to this day, one of my top three d…

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