the call of the disco ball

<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmg5XrmSZONuOj-hp6B6EwROUBeiJ_zq_tfC81ZCqEnUEJBPL3avSYaH1Fu0uMfEMV-z81mfd_AEO_yq5o7zfXtRXDTwHEUgUHzA2lQLX5rpaMiPr_vDO0vgvYqGgVYH1cez4iLrRggj4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-12-31+at+7.16.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmg5XrmSZONuOj-hp6B6EwROUBeiJ_zq_tfC81ZCqEnUEJBPL3avSYaH1Fu0uMfEMV-z81mfd_AEO_yq5o7zfXtRXDTwHEUgUHzA2lQLX5rpaMiPr_vDO0vgvYqGgVYH1cez4iLrRggj4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-12-31+at+7.16.06+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Cheers!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">wishing the happiest of Happy New Year to you all… </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">may your next year be filled with all the glittery joyousness that you deserve! x</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOUZ49rtM0dL6lOtZUZE8t8QfHfyPDl86CqO9BxHDjfqNbAQiTyaVbkUcajL5R4WU18Z40cZ8ZJzwhM3ZcJbpyhNGOexnQzbySvlto2VQ_1fCB4xhjyg_lXSJ11_zQ18Lufc7zQ-bWrY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-12-31+at+7.14.28+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOUZ49rtM0dL6lOtZUZE8t8QfHfyPDl86CqO9BxHDjfqNbAQiTyaVbkUcajL5R4WU18Z40cZ8ZJzwhM3ZcJbpyhNGOexnQzbySvlto2VQ_1fCB4xhjyg_lXSJ11_zQ18Lufc7zQ-bWrY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-12-31+at+7.14.28+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

the call of the disco ball

Cheers! wishing the happiest of Happy New Year to you all…  may your next year be filled with all the glittery joyousness that you deserve! ...

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La Cuisine Parfait

<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;">Every so often I come across something that literally takes my breath away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That thing I have been searching for, yearning for, without being able to define it exactly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then I lapse into french, because it's so perfect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Donc tres, très, parfaite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is one of those rare beauties.</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/AVvXsEgc3WxiKDp6iwEgNa9BsCYjDMtnlrciPzs3AGM03YVDYKYwVp2g4m4Be5DM6nk0dYbsdLj2-st2LPO610t-dfyecYnpzQCqt9gLGH6AVT_peiRJBA7k50ALmulnEpi3ujNE9mGIZROu_UU/s1600/25269957ccc41dd2bcb9728abec70e35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3WxiKDp6iwEgNa9BsCYjDMtnlrciPzs3AGM03YVDYKYwVp2g4m4Be5DM6nk0dYbsdLj2-st2LPO610t-dfyecYnpzQCqt9gLGH6AVT_peiRJBA7k50ALmulnEpi3ujNE9mGIZROu_UU/s1600/25269957ccc41dd2bcb9728abec70e35.jpg" width="446" /></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 love a white kitchen, but they are tout simplement le bon, non?</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/AVvXsEgWXuTFNa-2s8xm4z40PrdSUAMr1gSNDzzStkmGt7PhZiIRq39BULV7jr38ako9qy1UNZWBN95JhovVihRpXJTUvP4HtZdkFkCDfwjFxGozgVKLTq8oZ78unviGCZB2MI2yR0jtRk33F50/s1600/Jakobstr_HP03-411x585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXuTFNa-2s8xm4z40PrdSUAMr1gSNDzzStkmGt7PhZiIRq39BULV7jr38ako9qy1UNZWBN95JhovVihRpXJTUvP4HtZdkFkCDfwjFxGozgVKLTq8oZ78unviGCZB2MI2yR0jtRk33F50/s1600/Jakobstr_HP03-411x585.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I crave a new look, one completely original.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Classic lines mixed with some vintage chic, of course a little colour.</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/AVvXsEjOeduVovTYRajgvQwmv7rpeEZeYMUU5gGTp99kGWBq1mLzJGqYMeRkvVRLjybQx2Q4GwXGHGnJXT2kPxVPYEg4ia7q5K_KTPtnjhVNxpTOIQDHKt2zeNvzANGPqa7q15o0oM6ld36z8QY/s1600/Jakobstr_HP04-443x585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeduVovTYRajgvQwmv7rpeEZeYMUU5gGTp99kGWBq1mLzJGqYMeRkvVRLjybQx2Q4GwXGHGnJXT2kPxVPYEg4ia7q5K_KTPtnjhVNxpTOIQDHKt2zeNvzANGPqa7q15o0oM6ld36z8QY/s1600/Jakobstr_HP04-443x585.jpg" width="484" /></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;">This space has that certain je ne sais quoi - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it is perfectly comfortable in its own skin. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Materials are used in ways that they are highlighted,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there is no need to shout their beauty - it simply shines.</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/AVvXsEguDYgtjhuqR4kWOMyYK-1LSZjGlvt87gmwf8nhYATHD_8pJjvDQYehRh3NE5LFlVnBNw6eGSZF9E_9uuEjwkrhvAEG44g3aI9nt4Ex86zJVyrx-kQEaHaZB8irm5fOrO6vaOnlw1NRlVw/s1600/Jakobstr_HP05-387x585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDYgtjhuqR4kWOMyYK-1LSZjGlvt87gmwf8nhYATHD_8pJjvDQYehRh3NE5LFlVnBNw6eGSZF9E_9uuEjwkrhvAEG44g3aI9nt4Ex86zJVyrx-kQEaHaZB8irm5fOrO6vaOnlw1NRlVw/s1600/Jakobstr_HP05-387x585.jpg" width="422" /></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;">Genius.</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/AVvXsEgqx4CeKUTU_9LxljDxHcsdSlxihDeNzRjYWpXcOvX11vNiJUVUD6Dd1dglfo5NyKTOHwqNWRyYlKlGjLG7FcddV0SEeCihKtCPujhDnIEBi8KuLG9aQjOqT3dJRX-ifar9178kWDsyWg4/s1600/Jakobstr_HP06-466x585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqx4CeKUTU_9LxljDxHcsdSlxihDeNzRjYWpXcOvX11vNiJUVUD6Dd1dglfo5NyKTOHwqNWRyYlKlGjLG7FcddV0SEeCihKtCPujhDnIEBi8KuLG9aQjOqT3dJRX-ifar9178kWDsyWg4/s1600/Jakobstr_HP06-466x585.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">images <a href="http://www.gisbertpoeppler.com/project/designed-to-be-savored/">Wolfgang Stahr </a>  design <a href="http://www.gisbertpoeppler.com/">Gisbert Poppler</a></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 style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am smitten. Et tu?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">x am</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

La Cuisine Parfait

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saffron, mustard, gold: feeling warm yellows

<br /><br />It's fall, and every fall the cravings for warm hues comes rushing back. They bring a glow to our homes, and welcome us in the most cordial of ways.<br /><br />Several years back, the lemon yellows took over as the sunshine hue of choice: they were intense, powerful, and offered a freshness that had been lacking, especially when paired with high contrast black and white as they so often were (we used that palette is my eldest daughters room back when). Cool, saturated yellows are difficult to embrace for a long time, however -  high maintenance, shouting out for attention. So yellow faded from popularity, and has taken a back seat to pinks, oranges and corals the past few years.<br /><br />Well, darlings, I think it's about time for a revival! I know emerald green has tickled your fancy, and all the taste makers are heralding the return of jewel-toned blues.. but I think that warm, blackened yellows are due for some love, and we will be seeing more and more of these luscious, radiant tones turning up....<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zHe8eCb6RG06Jse8T0YCoUiF12AsFoOXV4TlWCl8OeW4BDLZ74PuL_QmesYtMulMz59t7fscHtDHtHHjHucyDWWIRAeU0eS2TWG5Q-B_evliJR8YYUsgHEkLQQcI0T9JRBrT7WVydak/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-11-07+at+9.35.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zHe8eCb6RG06Jse8T0YCoUiF12AsFoOXV4TlWCl8OeW4BDLZ74PuL_QmesYtMulMz59t7fscHtDHtHHjHucyDWWIRAeU0eS2TWG5Q-B_evliJR8YYUsgHEkLQQcI0T9JRBrT7WVydak/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-11-07+at+9.35.55+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Z73XsWZ_iHDXRKnautPfsWZ6BPsyQEh8q8zq6FVG6Hwv8eTbC2Uar2wPrkt5P_a7WLUnlkK4GoEChUsBH3VEIXlOE69H4pEILS3Nt1H4-14MaI2hN_mvEnVmK2XHWDfuo8aNM6pMBBc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-11-07+at+9.25.26+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGihu8XB0fBs_-RISEdDqM2Vys9Al0Bcw0MUOw7YmDTpKFaBmFBfLvY3miW30fXeITmzYFRAdqskBFt4YeB5jTejMDKLbI_44nEzABuFwfI3Pv1mEhJ10nL6J-Y0YoFYRAalIVB3IlsY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-11-07+at+9.46.21+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGihu8XB0fBs_-RISEdDqM2Vys9Al0Bcw0MUOw7YmDTpKFaBmFBfLvY3miW30fXeITmzYFRAdqskBFt4YeB5jTejMDKLbI_44nEzABuFwfI3Pv1mEhJ10nL6J-Y0YoFYRAalIVB3IlsY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-11-07+at+9.46.21+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMiTXaTBjueAgQ8bfLMVorHN-43hlDVxXhuMDsK1UzuNgBajWFFTSqP2iWq-_vXWTxtUXO3sBBP7z0ESYYsQD5dm0dsmz3lncxWWl5Oz4sygYRK4IKCi18MW-sKyWdGeLZOMBura8AvY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-11-07+at+9.51.58+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMiTXaTBjueAgQ8bfLMVorHN-43hlDVxXhuMDsK1UzuNgBajWFFTSqP2iWq-_vXWTxtUXO3sBBP7z0ESYYsQD5dm0dsmz3lncxWWl5Oz4sygYRK4IKCi18MW-sKyWdGeLZOMBura8AvY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-11-07+at+9.51.58+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">1 <a href="http://www.nateberkus.com/">2</a> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/85146249174981617/">3</a> <a href="http://www.arkpad.com.br/referencia/inter_1145-da39a#">4</a> <a href="http://www.designsponge.com/2011/12/sneak-peek-steve-soria.html">5</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rabinowitch">6</a><a href="http://lefashionimage.blogspot.ca/2009/02/julia-stegner.html"> 7</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wetweekend/5911750519/">8</a> <a href="http://blog.tagesanzeiger.ch/sweethome/">9</a><a href="http://d2interieurs.com/zanckldeoyfmto0se130of3erzqiho"> 10 </a><a href="http://laurenconrad.com/blog/post/fall-in-love-with-turtlenecks/8">11</a><a href="http://domicileblog.blogspot.com/"> 12</a> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/GallivantingGirls?page=5">13</a> <a href="http://rouvajonesinkotona.blogspot.fr/2012/11/tanjan-kotona-kotivinkissa.html">14 </a><a href="http://styleonnet.tumblr.com/post/63915981399/big-easy-dauphine-mckee-by-nelson-simoneau-for">15</a> <a href="http://zefiercefashionista.tumblr.com/post/58816815504">16</a> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/55028426670335972/">17</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think? Want to bask in this glow?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps a more subtle bit of sunshine, in the form of November's birthstone, Citrine.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's said to bring success and personal vitality.....</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/AVvXsEjYIIIvuuG0GC5y4gr0lHUWzPgmhmaUJPY7Tp-_6uOTwqY8OLPnDpDDjPvXOmo8z_uEWnML-DpEfqoAPjlIDYofNP3cjata2K0nruzAnjFuGQxQQiGCjr-Wd1T9X67wT4-8rOhA_KUqcHY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-11-07+at+10.12.56+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIIIvuuG0GC5y4gr0lHUWzPgmhmaUJPY7Tp-_6uOTwqY8OLPnDpDDjPvXOmo8z_uEWnML-DpEfqoAPjlIDYofNP3cjata2K0nruzAnjFuGQxQQiGCjr-Wd1T9X67wT4-8rOhA_KUqcHY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-11-07+at+10.12.56+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />                                                                              <a href="http://www.bigquartz.com/home.php" style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">1</a><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/115542148/citrine-pendant-citrine-necklace?utm_campaign=Share&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_source=Pinterest" style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">2</a><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/168337201/natural-gemstone-necklace-citrine?ref=sr_gallery_44&ga_search_query=citrine+pendant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=26&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=citrine+pendant" style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">3</a><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/127237600/14ky-free-form-citrine-pendant-987ct?ref=sr_gallery_18&ga_search_query=citrine+pendant&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=3&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=citrine+pendant" style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">4</a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">xo am</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

saffron, mustard, gold: feeling warm yellows

It's fall, and every fall the cravings for warm hues comes rushing back. They bring a glow to our homes, and welcome us in the most cord...

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How to Style the Glass Cloche

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Glass Cloche: they have been everywhere for 10 or so years, almost all of us have one,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and I'm willing to bet most of them sit empty :) I know mine does. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was filled with pinecones once at Christmas, but that seemed so expected... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So when I stumbled upon the <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/category/products.jsp?link=TheReimaginists&categoryId=cat2350046">Reimaginists versions</a> of the Glass cloche via Restoration Hardware I was a little awestruck!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Who knew there was so much PO-tential in that wee empty space?</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPQ9OHGuIY9HkyJDerqsr4deWpWXjs9q2lQts8IuuNfuhm5EejHjsWnW8p-351XYmX4R90HMT4SDThqTtjT2Pgf0kW30ejN0E8WVM6vev5PA4xHu0bFclfIImeQ8S7Co8LPvPjiXyAQ4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-08+at+2.54.29+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPQ9OHGuIY9HkyJDerqsr4deWpWXjs9q2lQts8IuuNfuhm5EejHjsWnW8p-351XYmX4R90HMT4SDThqTtjT2Pgf0kW30ejN0E8WVM6vev5PA4xHu0bFclfIImeQ8S7Co8LPvPjiXyAQ4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-08+at+2.54.29+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">If you don't have a collection of vintage keys or rulers lying about, </div><div style="text-align: center;">how about folding up some paper geometrics and placing them on wooden bamboo skewers?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I smell a DIY coming on...</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcgNwoih2tZ5vAsADNFliCRYtEeWjKZlCqKaKL1bPqeKmNaJkv1t3E0sFI-HsVuESY26F0pFYgou0Omj-e6H_c5-JEZq0_jg-j_jMf5HMYYb5Y9wOVScOltrbX9a-bfF-S7NOZ5JBZ9w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-08+at+2.53.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcgNwoih2tZ5vAsADNFliCRYtEeWjKZlCqKaKL1bPqeKmNaJkv1t3E0sFI-HsVuESY26F0pFYgou0Omj-e6H_c5-JEZq0_jg-j_jMf5HMYYb5Y9wOVScOltrbX9a-bfF-S7NOZ5JBZ9w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-08+at+2.53.41+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This, however, is the most clever version, in my humble opinion!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just another reason why I NEED to learn how to wire lights </div><div style="text-align: center;">(the mister is vigorously opposing this, in the name of fire safety, lol!)</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iM44ynQt-1xyuQkKgVE7pIDy8-tT7mBoj4XqUyz9OQIaEOTmhXrO4j_JPYDzH9JCDl_ffvL2n021-pEj3TcfYML3nq6ONmyxEWT4EmTs0hzEvnm1ZkXRky-uDOaGFCU8G_uoKWUr318/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-08+at+2.52.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iM44ynQt-1xyuQkKgVE7pIDy8-tT7mBoj4XqUyz9OQIaEOTmhXrO4j_JPYDzH9JCDl_ffvL2n021-pEj3TcfYML3nq6ONmyxEWT4EmTs0hzEvnm1ZkXRky-uDOaGFCU8G_uoKWUr318/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-10-08+at+2.52.41+PM.png" width="614" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">amazing, right? I'd love to spend a day with these gentlemen, just to hear the conversations...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Let's make an interesting light.."</div><div style="text-align: center;">"What have we got?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">"What about those beakers and... metal rods?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Ooh, and some of the cloches! We could put it INSIDE."</div><div style="text-align: center;">"YES! Fabulous!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">x am</div>

How to Style the Glass Cloche

The Glass Cloche: they have been everywhere for 10 or so years, almost all of us have one,  and I'm willing to bet most of them sit empt...

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thrifted trays and packing

I've mentioned we're moving, yes?<br /><br />Downsizing.. that's another post :) Not sure where exactly all of our "stuff" is going to fit into this new home.. yet even surrounded by boxes I brought home four trays from the thrift shop today, bought while feeling very justified after dropping of about fifteen boxes of purged treasures...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAu1Wx1b0y4msM8r2yRk9qc3eLtfRvkWNut2GPpp5zLO5EXpDlQCczG0e0eIw4nAuFHPAHB8_3XAepGy7TUvTWx732R-xFiFBCjx6uFQPRzuOTyjxpJrPyrSdkmX8Dy4NvhqPhtGmleVM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-19+at+8.03.15+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAu1Wx1b0y4msM8r2yRk9qc3eLtfRvkWNut2GPpp5zLO5EXpDlQCczG0e0eIw4nAuFHPAHB8_3XAepGy7TUvTWx732R-xFiFBCjx6uFQPRzuOTyjxpJrPyrSdkmX8Dy4NvhqPhtGmleVM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-19+at+8.03.15+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />the delicated gold-rimmed milk glass version - could work on a vanity, side table or dressing table...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5_2dC3ElGHRueJgrKkzJYz0DFk6uvXwfDDLydpm77Ymm9wFem6l-QSkDKpjS6MlbJL0pYNsoCoPWLsiFF66wfTRugOWATb9c3FvtNGHBsTsweJdkw4o_eDrqkb8qqhvTKFUJNk4Aokg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-19+at+8.04.29+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5_2dC3ElGHRueJgrKkzJYz0DFk6uvXwfDDLydpm77Ymm9wFem6l-QSkDKpjS6MlbJL0pYNsoCoPWLsiFF66wfTRugOWATb9c3FvtNGHBsTsweJdkw4o_eDrqkb8qqhvTKFUJNk4Aokg/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-19+at+8.04.29+PM.png" width="494" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />the small but weighty hand made artisanal, has an iridescent glaze that the photo does not do justice...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyn6gM5gF2sqMqc0PhF4QLx_KXjocMeve1VdYmqI9Qsh1DGYLvmr8emJ8DbOe2tyyz9mxshX4IcSQ0I-bn4To9lQGqFWe9KaMFn3U03rVV7BOuoUw1LtLNJz9It6R_dD8rLSyP09EX8GA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-19+at+8.05.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyn6gM5gF2sqMqc0PhF4QLx_KXjocMeve1VdYmqI9Qsh1DGYLvmr8emJ8DbOe2tyyz9mxshX4IcSQ0I-bn4To9lQGqFWe9KaMFn3U03rVV7BOuoUw1LtLNJz9It6R_dD8rLSyP09EX8GA/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-19+at+8.05.06+PM.png" width="482" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />the classic, for serving drinks during boys nights, brings me back to my cocktailing days....<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0zP-9gjLX8JZSXLCSgXb0qvGt8uxFlHBNa0xblf1CsdaB2-MiGh5P7sFThltBwpnubSqt53aOI6_XhwnHY8iqk1JEv6aWDtg2G8oUu665PkIAVTU9pEs89XgH0K340DST2t7i5WmnRg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-19+at+8.05.55+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0zP-9gjLX8JZSXLCSgXb0qvGt8uxFlHBNa0xblf1CsdaB2-MiGh5P7sFThltBwpnubSqt53aOI6_XhwnHY8iqk1JEv6aWDtg2G8oUu665PkIAVTU9pEs89XgH0K340DST2t7i5WmnRg/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-19+at+8.05.55+PM.png" width="614" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />the rustic refined, reminds me of Italian tolework, would add a bit of luxe to a coffee or console table...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSKDyhwJhljhRaRAaPNpT2hqT69SOY3seMIhaJIBwG03WRbV26Esq3qMarCK-N_L0Qvc1a2zlTT3CADKKKHiy9MCcdfIFOvIV2JRq9gZ-zTlUExZQ-PdI7ZDoDuz3Z19MWprYQXpvUB8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-19+at+8.06.35+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSKDyhwJhljhRaRAaPNpT2hqT69SOY3seMIhaJIBwG03WRbV26Esq3qMarCK-N_L0Qvc1a2zlTT3CADKKKHiy9MCcdfIFOvIV2JRq9gZ-zTlUExZQ-PdI7ZDoDuz3Z19MWprYQXpvUB8/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-19+at+8.06.35+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />I admit it. I have a problem :) but they are each so darling in their own way, right? How could I just leave them there? Their potential untapped, so sad...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexfzbmiBu_Lbkfyli0Ba8RgnwJI4GmwqAGsxmwH0yx8O-D-BLMKDDDiotFIUtxSyRoOG46k_Uyah1AuLi0oXZ6xoNe0-AyuVTYQjCjmpTLXKou0uoif7LRQM5N7nGtS8FCJg0xq1AOdA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-19+at+8.07.22+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexfzbmiBu_Lbkfyli0Ba8RgnwJI4GmwqAGsxmwH0yx8O-D-BLMKDDDiotFIUtxSyRoOG46k_Uyah1AuLi0oXZ6xoNe0-AyuVTYQjCjmpTLXKou0uoif7LRQM5N7nGtS8FCJg0xq1AOdA/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-19+at+8.07.22+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Will post pics of them in their new home once we've settled in and the cardboard is eradicated.. we generally unpack over wine! Styling up the bookshelf can be a very creative process that way, lol.  I've got a few girlfriends coming over, it will be interesting to see what the house looks like afterwards..<br /><br /><br />**Must apologize to several people who have written to me to inquire about online consults in the last few weeks, just received all of the forms at once in my inbox. So sorry! Just another reason the website must be re-vamped, and a proper form put into place. Thank you for your patience. Will reply to each and every one of you next week after the move, and hope that I can offer you a discount, my most since apologies for the tardiness, and make it up to you.**<br /><br />Hope you all are enjoying the last glimmers of summer, I know we are soaking up every possible sunbeam over here - x am<br /><br /><br />

thrifted trays and packing

I've mentioned we're moving, yes? Downsizing.. that's another post :) Not sure where exactly all of our "stuff" is goi...

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yay or nay: the floral rug

<div style="text-align: center;">um... </div><div style="text-align: center;">sorry it's been a while since I've posted, lovelies, but promise that I have turned a corner and will be back by a little more! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are moving again (deadly-long-story-that's-another-post) and have been caught up in the madness that goes along with that...</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnW5OBQceUyjHMaZ5BZuiSMAPVkYRjJNKc7jEQrru9v-KUcbr_sv3d8CqB5KF0I-LJgBXra91KWdVoZZSWgRLKNlwQlCOYqBtDh8NoYsYTHy7IbGanPLDIV3KKRDApMVTFoQk5ik3HVa8/s1600/tumblr_mfublfK14G1s17078o1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnW5OBQceUyjHMaZ5BZuiSMAPVkYRjJNKc7jEQrru9v-KUcbr_sv3d8CqB5KF0I-LJgBXra91KWdVoZZSWgRLKNlwQlCOYqBtDh8NoYsYTHy7IbGanPLDIV3KKRDApMVTFoQk5ik3HVa8/s1600/tumblr_mfublfK14G1s17078o1_500.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />In any case, my favorite print of the moment is anything floral (here comes the huge return to "pretty" rooms) and floral rugs in particular have got my heart doing little pitter-patters...a little pile of these images has been gathering on my home screen, and so I thought I'd see if any of you are feeling the love with me...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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So. Although I'm technically not supposed to buy anything for the new place until after we've moved, something along these lines may arrive a wee bit early - can't blame a girl for being organized, can you?!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGgo_RGS9ISZ7w05ccZKn5vzI5J4agTWQc4QnPMQbRcVl7bDnzF79vm0CvDIkB2ODIFmpOkLsYXoFcLqGnmsM0kn5WeGuJlKDFeTd316l9f6tzh4cSsI5qQeEsVOHZL7uPTEpQl4kBUM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-13+at+3.28.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGgo_RGS9ISZ7w05ccZKn5vzI5J4agTWQc4QnPMQbRcVl7bDnzF79vm0CvDIkB2ODIFmpOkLsYXoFcLqGnmsM0kn5WeGuJlKDFeTd316l9f6tzh4cSsI5qQeEsVOHZL7uPTEpQl4kBUM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-13+at+3.28.45+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWZh0qmBq6TwCOF1NCFWDZHOhacCIR4Gx_VjxDq1lX3VamrRihITPxJD7QXVJlI1OcPnSijwaamIjXPfQ0N72QsJSC5SYbKga0ok-PyMLKqEHlgejf5gEgRZxmGfRTqY-Fba06KW7Kuw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-13+at+3.27.37+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWZh0qmBq6TwCOF1NCFWDZHOhacCIR4Gx_VjxDq1lX3VamrRihITPxJD7QXVJlI1OcPnSijwaamIjXPfQ0N72QsJSC5SYbKga0ok-PyMLKqEHlgejf5gEgRZxmGfRTqY-Fba06KW7Kuw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-13+at+3.27.37+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGjSQsz3K4eZE_YrIEaa3jzHvpoIze9nrEzgQ2mg5MwZQoKRaaLL4uzchBMc7-IrH9I7qkPEIHTUD1ujKDDWqd817kYChbufriEfaIXudzOvRfboRl5fwFxP1Jsrbf6GTljJhjzaECDw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-13+at+3.27.09+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGjSQsz3K4eZE_YrIEaa3jzHvpoIze9nrEzgQ2mg5MwZQoKRaaLL4uzchBMc7-IrH9I7qkPEIHTUD1ujKDDWqd817kYChbufriEfaIXudzOvRfboRl5fwFxP1Jsrbf6GTljJhjzaECDw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-13+at+3.27.09+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtd_B0uHHgtFFgkTsCXqkhwKUiC_wm1xWOs-CjE6bDsQPhoHcBZThjZjOLgziY-ky9tUbo3Yp8NXdTuNAjexlPtLGRyyMM0WDjByyixg5cBQG7oTnx6XxrtV2n8O_5CmfdGT2rwHlFuBw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-13+at+3.35.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtd_B0uHHgtFFgkTsCXqkhwKUiC_wm1xWOs-CjE6bDsQPhoHcBZThjZjOLgziY-ky9tUbo3Yp8NXdTuNAjexlPtLGRyyMM0WDjByyixg5cBQG7oTnx6XxrtV2n8O_5CmfdGT2rwHlFuBw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-13+at+3.35.17+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">image sources: <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/84372192991507476/">1</a> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/268879040224794565/">2</a> <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/home-rugs/26506295.jsp">3</a> <a href="https://www.onekingslane.com/product/14523/785139?utm_source=Pinterest&f=pin">4</a> <a href="http://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/rugs-usa-eccentric-floral/multi/200ACR144A-508.html">5</a> <a href="http://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/rugs-usa-acantha-floral/brown/200HJUZB30A-508.html">6</a> <a href="http://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/kas-oriental-tulips/sand/1233137-56056R.html">7</a> <a href="http://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/safavieh-jar323a/black/101JAR323A-8010.html">8</a> 9 <a href="http://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/rugs-usa-spring-bloom-kilim/black-multi/200VETX04A-76096.html">10 </a><a href="http://www.rigbyandmac.com/christmas_1/christmas_gifts_for_the_home/large_cream_floral_rug.htm">11</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">see anything that tickles your fancy? Too granny or are floral rugs poised far a huge comeback? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please share a yay or a nay...</div><br /><br /><br /><br />

yay or nay: the floral rug

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how to incorporate bright pink paint into a girl's room

<br />So a little while back I had a client email me for an online consult. He had just moved into a new condo in the city with his daughter. We worked on choosing two grey paint colours for his main space, and then he asked for help with his little girls room, shown bottom right in the floorplan below.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-N2ytj4mB2E64e1U56XTYQWF8a-tLBB1Y2ge2IzNUhFoBNtiQD74YcJUAtGGUi1YU8g9Krrk09CbnY3vc04E7EdNZ7vcy28PrQQd_Rb12ssOw9ackZQUeewJxMaFa4AjO02UFqbkOpE/s1600/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-N2ytj4mB2E64e1U56XTYQWF8a-tLBB1Y2ge2IzNUhFoBNtiQD74YcJUAtGGUi1YU8g9Krrk09CbnY3vc04E7EdNZ7vcy28PrQQd_Rb12ssOw9ackZQUeewJxMaFa4AjO02UFqbkOpE/s1600/image.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />It seems like most young girls request a pink room at some point, and it's almost always fuchsia, or another shocking shade of this colour that they like. The question is how do you work this colour into their rooms without it becoming garish?<br /><br />My client asked me to find a way to tone down the colour, and work in black, which is what his daughter had asked for. This is not a large space, and so we needed to incorperate the pink without it overwhelming the space. Thought maybe some of you are struggling with the same dilemma in your own homes, and would be interested in the options we discussed.<br /><br />First of all, I asked him to show his daughter the photo below - was it really bright pink she wanted, or just pink? A softer pink could be paired with black and used on all her wall space and the effect would be soft and lighthearted.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyaAnlBURjQubURMcmKvkJ5091Yv4Hch0akluEqAXDWhlUAHs6PG5S7zU3doGgLGM8PuXj96g6OqgfMxDZgNfPqjooUW-Rz-9aWl7VQZTFsNvwS_sg3803nst7rIxDt-IKrGNXbnVkAo/s1600/20547742020050557_XYl6OL1D_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyaAnlBURjQubURMcmKvkJ5091Yv4Hch0akluEqAXDWhlUAHs6PG5S7zU3doGgLGM8PuXj96g6OqgfMxDZgNfPqjooUW-Rz-9aWl7VQZTFsNvwS_sg3803nst7rIxDt-IKrGNXbnVkAo/s640/20547742020050557_XYl6OL1D_c.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Nope. MUST be bright pink.<br />How about bringing the bright pink through accents?<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUFk_rdXc1qHXThygNBh4OSMyhXJ4MZJCItNZ11TcOmJ6Neln8_KxbpE0amTYnQHvCx6P6SKr1qnUCTYR9bni23LwSu81h-9UQl1gjQksu-MVTaK-vAXzBt7q65NKXyqhvJ41sEJ0S9c/s1600/102105116521368075_cVHJ1wal_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUFk_rdXc1qHXThygNBh4OSMyhXJ4MZJCItNZ11TcOmJ6Neln8_KxbpE0amTYnQHvCx6P6SKr1qnUCTYR9bni23LwSu81h-9UQl1gjQksu-MVTaK-vAXzBt7q65NKXyqhvJ41sEJ0S9c/s640/102105116521368075_cVHJ1wal_c.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />No dice. ON THE WALLS. Right. This girl knows what she wants! Moving back on track...<br /><br /><br />First of all, there is the accent wall. I'm not a huge fan of accent walls, but in a child's room, on the headboard wall, they can work. I suggested a white bedding, warm white on the other three walls, and adding the black accents on those walls via picture frames. This striped treatment can be achieved by using a high gloss and flat paint in the same shade.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97v3579N9hoRKbPE2KMMTuH38ax12Pw5OFEsIPKWmkUIQQrznu_QqoszlmMu6dZDP2XaLp3hiqZkSA9k1CBUcfl0Cam7H4CsIO6Q2yG1SbANBPD86vsDE-yl8FkrfWNvC2rKnbOQOEsc/s1600/106819822382293597_QtuVVJEe_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97v3579N9hoRKbPE2KMMTuH38ax12Pw5OFEsIPKWmkUIQQrznu_QqoszlmMu6dZDP2XaLp3hiqZkSA9k1CBUcfl0Cam7H4CsIO6Q2yG1SbANBPD86vsDE-yl8FkrfWNvC2rKnbOQOEsc/s640/106819822382293597_QtuVVJEe_c.jpg" width="493" /></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;">and while we are on the topic of stripes, this is cute as well....</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/AVvXsEj3D50-cdPw3ynYXsZNHPhuCQWazkMia3Rf3pmS5MO9KHoKQ-RJH2D8mYAomuaxDP-FS-Va3NCMVHtvJKnH_SqC3kSUab8MolYI9O0ogXH1iwKuJMg-KO-jjF4Dbily6MdXFQRQPqEgYdQ/s1600/190980840419732743_6kuNlvjr_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3D50-cdPw3ynYXsZNHPhuCQWazkMia3Rf3pmS5MO9KHoKQ-RJH2D8mYAomuaxDP-FS-Va3NCMVHtvJKnH_SqC3kSUab8MolYI9O0ogXH1iwKuJMg-KO-jjF4Dbily6MdXFQRQPqEgYdQ/s640/190980840419732743_6kuNlvjr_c.jpg" width="432" /></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: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Second, the partial wall options - these emphasize the horizontal and thus make the room feel larger.</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/AVvXsEi_woVu2l0U31u19vPQa9DQ-eQ00LinsOulJqOKkL2OEt8LTECHIpthkqZx4Glu3MNTqH76U3CsDyydid83OZDlSBntCNpSJ5ueEOO-m2sDoWhRKtlTjNBTNxsg2Y57UByyhFUuNPEQuUQ/s1600/188447565628109090_5A4NUOqU_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_woVu2l0U31u19vPQa9DQ-eQ00LinsOulJqOKkL2OEt8LTECHIpthkqZx4Glu3MNTqH76U3CsDyydid83OZDlSBntCNpSJ5ueEOO-m2sDoWhRKtlTjNBTNxsg2Y57UByyhFUuNPEQuUQ/s640/188447565628109090_5A4NUOqU_c.jpg" width="408" /></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: left;">love the black pinstripe detailing on this version....</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/AVvXsEjcrZIO4gqaQ4wS4NVYbl0v5vGi6oyFZ1v7w-ZJ9GnYXf8EvLWMrD9oyYh3WncjaHLKzj9b3jVkVOhCDDF-8rCjjO5KnCHqd97gioT7uo0qaAkZu0RAQ5fD1S99PlmOqZZX4VaE8fzfHxA/s1600/84442561734582874_ndeqOciq_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrZIO4gqaQ4wS4NVYbl0v5vGi6oyFZ1v7w-ZJ9GnYXf8EvLWMrD9oyYh3WncjaHLKzj9b3jVkVOhCDDF-8rCjjO5KnCHqd97gioT7uo0qaAkZu0RAQ5fD1S99PlmOqZZX4VaE8fzfHxA/s640/84442561734582874_ndeqOciq_c.jpg" width="426" /></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: left;">The next look brings in slightly more pink on the walls but still allows for some visual relief - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">three tints of pink in an ombre horizontal stripe. Darling, isn'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><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/AVvXsEhCC1kPvCaYHD944bzIqN7x4mrLmKc3pwuXvm-YAxWnUJWRPSXVhD4rX-2NAp9koeTxjhDZevNlFNCrNS-tjOeR_lOqc8a5-B5_2smsMhEQrxxR8yidHamPqkS6SHzyNlR3E3O7z65vRVc/s1600/32088216066378724_LuWHBODY_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCC1kPvCaYHD944bzIqN7x4mrLmKc3pwuXvm-YAxWnUJWRPSXVhD4rX-2NAp9koeTxjhDZevNlFNCrNS-tjOeR_lOqc8a5-B5_2smsMhEQrxxR8yidHamPqkS6SHzyNlR3E3O7z65vRVc/s640/32088216066378724_LuWHBODY_c.jpg" width="480" /></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: left;">But what if we NEED to have pink on all the walls, to bathe ourselves in the very brightest pink out there? Well, you can always cheat a little - bring the ceiling colour down a few feet and have the pink meet it (I did this in my son's room when he insisted on royal blue walls in a space with north facing windows). You'd be amazed what a difference this 20 - 30" makes...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwGAE8VyIO6dXuidWQXl-OsRAxrYcoNGIHqQheAlw58PuHKE-2S1g4s7Bk_b36IuYuBFA7l_PVNGP-nlZ2E7oDHCFqnks2IvocnworlVdw4mr6p8bKyX74SQ_DN2WH-_ItuWO_uXIAzg/s1600/268104984036851771_HPhezRll_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwGAE8VyIO6dXuidWQXl-OsRAxrYcoNGIHqQheAlw58PuHKE-2S1g4s7Bk_b36IuYuBFA7l_PVNGP-nlZ2E7oDHCFqnks2IvocnworlVdw4mr6p8bKyX74SQ_DN2WH-_ItuWO_uXIAzg/s640/268104984036851771_HPhezRll_c.jpg" width="602" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My client and his daughter mulled these over, and in the end she fall in love with the striped headboard accent wall idea. I suggested Benjamin Moore Peony 2079-30 on the headboard wall in a semi-gloss and matte to create the striped effect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWXWB8I6vvB0JT9_aoIEshoXRTxcLzhSw6JpYqDK3C_C9o1FVkrY2GdWbAzibCE914D-Ak2HWJUtzP81f9KdYGQrhRI72tFQQld_Z57O2II7ys27lqIjHgnTWlT_ybnLCMmCioVB_JSw/s1600/Unknown.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWXWB8I6vvB0JT9_aoIEshoXRTxcLzhSw6JpYqDK3C_C9o1FVkrY2GdWbAzibCE914D-Ak2HWJUtzP81f9KdYGQrhRI72tFQQld_Z57O2II7ys27lqIjHgnTWlT_ybnLCMmCioVB_JSw/s400/Unknown.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you are working with white furniture, like my clients, you want to ensure that the walls are a warm white, because white furniture is seldom a true white. If the white on the walls is too cool then the furniture will look dingy. Benjamin Moore Simply White OC-117 is soft and warm with out being too yellow, and works well with Peony on the three remaining walls. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5siUZCkw8PsSNgUyZsnr_yIR3N7OMcTJefjObreYVqJuny1tvqT6sB8_D5m1LNjfXnH6RWlpPqBsiePo-YX4YAvl33JIXidD8JLW0BgN3HGWXx5eTCvDJ7XN0nhwWlO2QCSq_c4KhAKI/s1600/1620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5siUZCkw8PsSNgUyZsnr_yIR3N7OMcTJefjObreYVqJuny1tvqT6sB8_D5m1LNjfXnH6RWlpPqBsiePo-YX4YAvl33JIXidD8JLW0BgN3HGWXx5eTCvDJ7XN0nhwWlO2QCSq_c4KhAKI/s400/1620.jpg" width="400" /></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 suggested black be used sparingly, on picture frames, desk accessories and a pillow or two.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This keep contrast to a minimum and doesn't create a lot of visual distraction.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm happy to say that both my client and his daughter love her finished room, so my job is done!</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;">Have you ever used an option like these to tone down the impact of a vibrant colour in your home?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Which one would you choose?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

how to incorporate bright pink paint into a girl's room

So a little while back I had a client email me for an online consult. He had just moved into a new condo in the city with his daughter. We w...

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the painting that inspired a nursery...

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">You know how one single item can inspire an entire space?</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20Dy8qcXKXAE2EdPuNoPYrLhLkdaR9NnC1V109sEXOPo2Wj0Y9AHZnNVmRa_9gpp9EvGkyV6cERS2jBmNx0YQc8RsEl5FjExYSk6561rDT5_IoUaM6c5DyUiAeuehRgULzA2Mz8-C0Sw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-18+at+8.48.51+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20Dy8qcXKXAE2EdPuNoPYrLhLkdaR9NnC1V109sEXOPo2Wj0Y9AHZnNVmRa_9gpp9EvGkyV6cERS2jBmNx0YQc8RsEl5FjExYSk6561rDT5_IoUaM6c5DyUiAeuehRgULzA2Mz8-C0Sw/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-03-18+at+8.48.51+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />I found this <b><a href="http://www.zgallerie.com/p-12306-in-bloom.aspx">painting</a></b> by Sydney Edmunds when I was putting together some design boards for a client who was staging some condos in NYC. It's a repro done on canvas, which is the right price point for a rental. Although the tones worked perfectly with the cherry flooring, the resulting board was not generic enough for staging (despite my attempts to tone down it's brilliance!). We went with another version, which I'll show you in another post, lol...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMRJPIAPQDOYAmE6k7VbkTdVliSnQ9TFUsQW0Qsr-WY2t_gsTgXskgfbDDFC9lPUMs_G-kxEHU7pMNXRBRT0FUDXgBJyoUIsuJCVakUSHZea2Yv-v7-CwKFrY5O-2lxsIgQCJSpq1XWc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-05+at+8.11.52+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMRJPIAPQDOYAmE6k7VbkTdVliSnQ9TFUsQW0Qsr-WY2t_gsTgXskgfbDDFC9lPUMs_G-kxEHU7pMNXRBRT0FUDXgBJyoUIsuJCVakUSHZea2Yv-v7-CwKFrY5O-2lxsIgQCJSpq1XWc/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-03-05+at+8.11.52+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">but I couldn't forget the painting... </div><div style="text-align: center;">and since D's cousin is about to have her second little pumpkin I have babes on the brain...</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3r1FUdSWNzjBwo0LhzY7uqROSJoRuhi0ns6aaEWg-IVyg5MMkHcP8VgivkDDN75QU0rS4wAi4IyZPI2FR9e6A1hLxjr1usb3ZkkVQtkJD-Fz2zBvolQfXJZS0c6vv53STPaRK5Tw-HTo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-18+at+9.45.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3r1FUdSWNzjBwo0LhzY7uqROSJoRuhi0ns6aaEWg-IVyg5MMkHcP8VgivkDDN75QU0rS4wAi4IyZPI2FR9e6A1hLxjr1usb3ZkkVQtkJD-Fz2zBvolQfXJZS0c6vv53STPaRK5Tw-HTo/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-03-18+at+9.45.06+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who says kids can't have real art?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's a bigger thought - that may deserve it's own post, 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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.wallpaperdirect.co.uk/products/turner-pocock-cazalet/ibis-taupe/77752">wallpaper</a> | <a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/safari-rug-r778/?pkey=crugs-flooring&cm_src=rugs-flooring%7C%7CNoFacet-_-NoFacet-_--_-">rug</a> | <a href="http://www.rhbabyandchild.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=rhbc_prod218361&categoryId=rhbc_cat206017">crib</a> | <a href="http://www.jaysonhome.com/product.php?productid=3644">chair</a> | <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/storage-case-pieces/dressers/vintage-red-dresser/id-f_631782/">dresser</a> | garland <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/94360079/red-garland-wedding-felt-banner-bunting?ref=sr_gallery_16&ga_search_query=red+garland&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=CA&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=red+garland">1</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/122825975/cardboard-sweet-dreams-nursery-garland?ref=sr_gallery_6&ga_search_query=sweet+dreams+garland&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=CA&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=sweet+dreams+garland">2</a> | <a href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=vintage+crate+toys&source=images&cd=&docid=kZJINJF2sM75HM&tbnid=Hzu4LVkb8O4P4M:&ved=0CAMQjhw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fp%2Fthreshold-vintage-milk-crate-dark-brown%2F-%2FA-14104992&ei=ejZGUZuqLMbF2QX66IDACQ&bvm=bv.43828540,d.b2I&psig=AFQjCNHxLuWBpHOL_8oO8gNcU_Xdv5fyVA&ust=1363642227978199">storage</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002VLX1KM/ref=asc_df_B002VLX1KM2417775?tag=thefind0125436-20&creative=395261&creativeASIN=B002VLX1KM&linkCode=asn">elephant</a> | <a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/leah-durner-abstract-pillow-cover-gray-tone-t562/?pkey=cpillows&cm_src=pillows||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_--_-">pillow</a> | <a href="http://fashandfurn.com/shop/I/LightingTableLamps/All/All/0/SRC/">lamp</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

the painting that inspired a nursery...

You know how one single item can inspire an entire space? I found this painting by Sydney Edmunds when I was putting together some design b...

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