yay or nay: deconstructed seating

<br /><br /><br />Hello lovelies! A huge <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">mwah</span></b> to all the amazing women who shared their <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/search/label/Crushing%20On%20Color">colour crushes</a></b> the past two weeks - I loved seeing what inspired each of you. Thank you so much for filling10 Rooms with beauty in my absence.<br /><br /><br /><br />We generally don't take too many photos on vacation, but I did manage a few good ones - will share in a few days. The highlight of the trip was our time in St Thomas - it's our second time there and it may just be my favourite place on earth.<br /><br />I'm not sure if everyone experiences this, but getting away from our everyday life allows me to come back and look at everything with fresh eyes. We were living in a much smaller space while we were away, with so few "things" around us, and coming home and seeing all this excess makes me realize we need to simplify here. Since the kids have nixed moving again (hunger strikes were threatened at the very mention, lol!), I guess that means doing some serious spring cleaning. Time to clean out the house, again :) Where does it all come from?!!<br /><br />So thinking about re-purposing and up cycling have produced this post - I am interested in your take on the deconstructed furniture trend that keeps popping up...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpod4kt_eCLx2PzIPcLKUVSgYZpNjLZn609iD7teOkt2rfKCOHwhWj6JVwt4QQZkHfircfHGTu0oEca_1wJSm7WfM085brNat36rHGR1-dWGnvevZyy2uLgg0IV3wfxyBYoTyyP_ZLbjH/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-02+at+9.30.48+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpod4kt_eCLx2PzIPcLKUVSgYZpNjLZn609iD7teOkt2rfKCOHwhWj6JVwt4QQZkHfircfHGTu0oEca_1wJSm7WfM085brNat36rHGR1-dWGnvevZyy2uLgg0IV3wfxyBYoTyyP_ZLbjH/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-02+at+9.30.48+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />first saw this from <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/MaisonAuNaturel819">Dan Marty</a></b> via <b><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautifu</a>l</b> in May 2010. He said he felt the backs of his dining chairs were too pretty to cover up - note the armchair in the foreground - it's upholstery is missing a few elements as well.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LHVz8czUWkutPuSb2QI5TQ0QnOyolam62UHgen97HCvj3JMvUUVtPCHj8eYtwGXwmtpqs6A8VKd7aSp8pyzbjmCQvHfXpkwgEZXTqPvAO_hJilKqfJM3saYkIpZBicEWNc-TpgykvUSE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-02+at+9.16.05+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LHVz8czUWkutPuSb2QI5TQ0QnOyolam62UHgen97HCvj3JMvUUVtPCHj8eYtwGXwmtpqs6A8VKd7aSp8pyzbjmCQvHfXpkwgEZXTqPvAO_hJilKqfJM3saYkIpZBicEWNc-TpgykvUSE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-02+at+9.16.05+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXSoJqTaZ9FKqW9WzPnPUvB2kv6Apk9vVX4ety4uJ1p753zA7f08pA4Y3i2QIbHkqfU4Y9fMSqpcAcXXMcKrw58xjcx2HC3w0MI8s0Wu5An5PBiSqrS2SVOK3DtKzePVLNgZOzF62I4ag/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-02+at+9.14.37+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXSoJqTaZ9FKqW9WzPnPUvB2kv6Apk9vVX4ety4uJ1p753zA7f08pA4Y3i2QIbHkqfU4Y9fMSqpcAcXXMcKrw58xjcx2HC3w0MI8s0Wu5An5PBiSqrS2SVOK3DtKzePVLNgZOzF62I4ag/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-02+at+9.14.37+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm sure that you've seen<b> <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/index.jsp?link=global_logo">Restoration Hardware</a>'s</b> take on the look in their spring collection....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBF5rWbyTCuPRUKvSh4BBBLfVPR2ttz8f9ZHOv2rNkH9HH8WREgecP34athTcmizSgcSXOOhn4YS5nHoBrVwMxB6CvztbxDdKLKdOdK7S4Xr-pSqDVsN7li5RDYl0bMMVXraUliXA06N6/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-02+at+9.23.21+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBF5rWbyTCuPRUKvSh4BBBLfVPR2ttz8f9ZHOv2rNkH9HH8WREgecP34athTcmizSgcSXOOhn4YS5nHoBrVwMxB6CvztbxDdKLKdOdK7S4Xr-pSqDVsN7li5RDYl0bMMVXraUliXA06N6/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-02+at+9.23.21+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I didn't think this look would really catch on as a trend, but I keep bumping into it everywhere....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZj49MiDKHLhyphenhyphenWXLnTBDj3tHRJbVNFF6f8sKBAlXOzMlgkDQoGUGQ8OQOwpzOovtNVw653_oQoUIM0eZt7_L9zTG9dyf8hJbdzam1Nh8ZRKT-DE2jUan5LiGpkmDg9Q8ZETcylUn0520m/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-02+at+9.27.20+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZj49MiDKHLhyphenhyphenWXLnTBDj3tHRJbVNFF6f8sKBAlXOzMlgkDQoGUGQ8OQOwpzOovtNVw653_oQoUIM0eZt7_L9zTG9dyf8hJbdzam1Nh8ZRKT-DE2jUan5LiGpkmDg9Q8ZETcylUn0520m/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-02+at+9.27.20+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MRypPJJJ9fjvs8N6MUiu_UXsfFGBiZ02XnX5imyhgLn0UNAhDWMJwgLlBY-sHzd7H_jO_Pa-UFijw9VuJiS5v6FEEyx327hOLs9kMV8xtzmDM3eDtyrnhgg6jk1W0O8MyQdoe2YkHgQK/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-02+at+9.29.29+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MRypPJJJ9fjvs8N6MUiu_UXsfFGBiZ02XnX5imyhgLn0UNAhDWMJwgLlBY-sHzd7H_jO_Pa-UFijw9VuJiS5v6FEEyx327hOLs9kMV8xtzmDM3eDtyrnhgg6jk1W0O8MyQdoe2YkHgQK/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-02+at+9.29.29+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80m7v_lBOfQbVYVc6kNEt_HW4k-aifAiE31XpzP2syK5JZMSnkdMNYholEUm_MxX9ffbnthP9pJR9FjotxRQzKJh_1lpXitSq80YoJ6ZtrGvm8J9Q4KKXBUXN4Ke9ytx7VeHsG7OzUxKM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-02+at+9.37.04+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80m7v_lBOfQbVYVc6kNEt_HW4k-aifAiE31XpzP2syK5JZMSnkdMNYholEUm_MxX9ffbnthP9pJR9FjotxRQzKJh_1lpXitSq80YoJ6ZtrGvm8J9Q4KKXBUXN4Ke9ytx7VeHsG7OzUxKM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-02+at+9.37.04+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So what do you think? Ready to undress your furniture?!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_1344578269"><i>photo links: </i></a><b><i> <a href="http://fleaingfrance.tumblr.com/post/19237487559">chair</a>  <a href="http://dustjacketattic.blogspot.ca/2012/04/london-home.html">striped setees</a>  <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/197736239859297354/">flag chair</a>  <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/25192079135697416/">office</a>  <a href="http://nightwoodny.com/acme_product/apprentice-chair/">linen chair</a> </i></b></span>

yay or nay: deconstructed seating

Hello lovelies! A huge mwah to all the amazing women who shared their  colour crushes  the past two weeks - I loved seeing what inspired ea...

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yay or nay: a different kind of kitchen

<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: left;">While I'll always be a sucker for white cabinetry and carrera marble... there seems to be a growing movement toward kitchens with a touch of tattered soul. I'm seeing more and more wood countertops (scratches be damned!), unfitted cabinetry and retro-styled appliances.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/15762667415527678/">This one</a></b> in particular captures the look I am talking about - almost feels like an old deli, doesn't it?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHXlMJfy-EUBVlM1Acno2323Rq46Xy6eM3iH3DXBLO6LJ7lCyOT3L1QnWdd5jZVaFQ4PeZ6yZj9BTc2X31LhrN__BLqPstXVyEA-kdNvmT_NGaBsCg2_VdhRDTgcLYkMv-8HcDiZa_ir2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-29+at+9.09.52+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHXlMJfy-EUBVlM1Acno2323Rq46Xy6eM3iH3DXBLO6LJ7lCyOT3L1QnWdd5jZVaFQ4PeZ6yZj9BTc2X31LhrN__BLqPstXVyEA-kdNvmT_NGaBsCg2_VdhRDTgcLYkMv-8HcDiZa_ir2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-29+at+9.09.52+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Loving the hits of copper, vintage fridge and scale, and all that gorgeous rich wood - although balancing my dish ware atop crates may be taking "unfitted" a bit too far :) Now, what do you suppose that saw is for?!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

yay or nay: a different kind of kitchen

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yay or nay: mixing metals

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZvOiFr2Ib53kqaKSB0xbwSm-XZu6bGYja03N2iQS4vqe6ESBjfdY93BGLyXgWxsji_h17AZmYdlQ7ElBLeMStRQLO-TzLGx6Ox01ytO6M5Natyr9pO3Yum7JcT9tDgE112YauWCfD0su/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.40.23+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZvOiFr2Ib53kqaKSB0xbwSm-XZu6bGYja03N2iQS4vqe6ESBjfdY93BGLyXgWxsji_h17AZmYdlQ7ElBLeMStRQLO-TzLGx6Ox01ytO6M5Natyr9pO3Yum7JcT9tDgE112YauWCfD0su/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.40.23+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br />With gold back, and black always en vogue,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's becoming more and more common to see a mix of metals in interiors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(apologizing now for the irregular sizing ahead, but I really wanted you to be able to see the details, </span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and they were all strangely sized today!)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />Kitchens, in particular, are veering away from all stainless.<br />I know I'm feeling tired of it - you?<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LxE7LWLtQPEUSZwQzOttu0BzryBVFfTWzfYVa0p3tpWWDTENsW5k9LgGDGsC0UkWaDTqGRjx3UMvHRbcVj6AcyXsuYBRW37LKlHNdQjcPUfQnOb27DtGaep3iadPT51PVFBte4eFoMj2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.43.17+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LxE7LWLtQPEUSZwQzOttu0BzryBVFfTWzfYVa0p3tpWWDTENsW5k9LgGDGsC0UkWaDTqGRjx3UMvHRbcVj6AcyXsuYBRW37LKlHNdQjcPUfQnOb27DtGaep3iadPT51PVFBte4eFoMj2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.43.17+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;">both of these dining room have got a splash of gold warming up these grey metals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH308xQlruYwJJAkpaJD6yr0AeFraBFKIdV8meaqlhs1CzbqyZSTC3nD1FRq6hIoFwpY_gXqBAi5Qoqv9ueQGnUgIJODyBTKoJonSsAixtLEkB_5ca2907D4iKuSr_Gs7jmNb3-tLWE7Dh/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.44.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH308xQlruYwJJAkpaJD6yr0AeFraBFKIdV8meaqlhs1CzbqyZSTC3nD1FRq6hIoFwpY_gXqBAi5Qoqv9ueQGnUgIJODyBTKoJonSsAixtLEkB_5ca2907D4iKuSr_Gs7jmNb3-tLWE7Dh/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.44.55+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;">Black, white, and gold - need I say more.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">but wait, maybe black, white, gold AND silver?!!</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/AVvXsEgc9cCTWBFOF2Q0YpEir6iFQbh24iOLds7JAFFESmAHWlQzoJm_bmFq0Gtrmv2JIedTmkAUcxmwbSmuIJplt-akvTo21nWVKY1lCF71aoMdQUApY06zwWIvarhsZajbM-gX4PEM59DHRD9q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.45.49+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9cCTWBFOF2Q0YpEir6iFQbh24iOLds7JAFFESmAHWlQzoJm_bmFq0Gtrmv2JIedTmkAUcxmwbSmuIJplt-akvTo21nWVKY1lCF71aoMdQUApY06zwWIvarhsZajbM-gX4PEM59DHRD9q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.45.49+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="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here gold and grey tones form the basis for the palette....</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0dV8FJubZMK_qCRLQ5AxjQAo20pVnseYSAmxdfJDRserNoN7dJDL4fzU3WjkYEwIRnrFYXDB2m6nYAQlhM7O-4DBFaHCV1RcaFGKo0BeCTyeOn70KKuYmng7XIs11B1A3ifwrfdcTZHu/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.44.10+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0dV8FJubZMK_qCRLQ5AxjQAo20pVnseYSAmxdfJDRserNoN7dJDL4fzU3WjkYEwIRnrFYXDB2m6nYAQlhM7O-4DBFaHCV1RcaFGKo0BeCTyeOn70KKuYmng7XIs11B1A3ifwrfdcTZHu/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.44.10+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />and several layers of metals are seamlessly incorporated into this space.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixw9lHY_72SnSAIPgGpzDGlgnAiKhjPYez-rLAMoLMrva2m8G4XxEd3XZzO_WYR-Xi85LcJofLmSmM-5c5Lc7OI4BX99UdwtAZuHo3DB4TuP1YQRmpzVODed0ED7w8rq1d6gGNZgpO4Ied/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.45.15+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixw9lHY_72SnSAIPgGpzDGlgnAiKhjPYez-rLAMoLMrva2m8G4XxEd3XZzO_WYR-Xi85LcJofLmSmM-5c5Lc7OI4BX99UdwtAZuHo3DB4TuP1YQRmpzVODed0ED7w8rq1d6gGNZgpO4Ied/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.45.15+AM.png" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: xx-small;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Kitchens-Home-Beta-Plus-Publishing/dp/908944050X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327194993&sr=8-1">1</a> <a href="http://www.srgambrel.com/">2</a> <a href="http://houseandhome.com/magazine">3</a> <a href="http://www.casadeperrin.com/preciousmetals.html">4 </a><a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/191332684138799369/">5</a> <a href="http://notesondesign.tumblr.com/post/10208583670">6</a><a href="http://www.hgtv.com/designers-portfolio/room/contemporary/outdoors/4990/index.html#/id-3568/style-contemporary"> 7</a> <a href="http://www.thedecorista.com/">8</a> <a href="http://brunchatsaks.blogspot.com/2011/11/peek-inside-stylists-home_14.html">9</a> <a href="http://justinetaylor.tumblr.com/post/11543632858/heartbeatoz-via-dustjacket-attic-warm-wood">10</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm wondering if this is more common because<br /> people are slowly switching over from cool to warm metals,<br /> they are just adding hits around the home (as an easily removed trendy item),<br />or it's just become more modern to mix finishes, just like we do furnishings.<br /><br /><br />what do you think -<br />is mixing metals something you do in your own home?<br />Is it a look that's here to stay?<br /><br /><br /><br /><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6NPqy9xJ-HOXKGM0fevxvI3lNOrp2nJT8XdoPKxKFMCRP6QHahewcDn-HQh8JVljuq5hlMuBtn4brMQfkIZLXJStHDns5xqrDoTJ2m-BNvT7hEn9osfvj8LDg9nZni85Gg_cFXiIYUH1/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

yay or nay: mixing metals

With gold back, and black always en vogue, it's becoming more and more common to see a mix of metals in interiors. (apologizing now for ...

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yay or nay: vintage lucite chandeliers

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Received an email from <b><a href="http://piecesinc.com/lucite-hoop-chandelier">Pieces</a></b> over the weekend,</div><div style="text-align: center;">linking over to the newest fab finds on their site,</div><div style="text-align: center;">(oh, how I'd like to go on a shopping spree over there - </div><div style="text-align: center;">have you seen their burled wood and lucite desk? Love.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">and this chandelier really caught my attention.</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/AVvXsEiII5J-1WROIu9u9x1FAsn4qLyfceQ0hkRIfI5jHt6llXF9AoNzJs0Sf9XiigaGy5yxbNcXV1K4vAL1xDRCc3_jP8p61cbNpqUoQic5yAsV9lpTFDvvCVqXvVvtaaZ1X_fDd-8TOEuwGyp0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+9.01.34+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII5J-1WROIu9u9x1FAsn4qLyfceQ0hkRIfI5jHt6llXF9AoNzJs0Sf9XiigaGy5yxbNcXV1K4vAL1xDRCc3_jP8p61cbNpqUoQic5yAsV9lpTFDvvCVqXvVvtaaZ1X_fDd-8TOEuwGyp0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+9.01.34+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's lucite. Not lucite trying to be crystal or glass, but lucite reveling in being lucite.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucite doing things that glass and crystal cannot easily do, massive arcs sweeping in perfect curves...</div><div style="text-align: center;">massive arcs that are lightweight enough to be hung from a standard receptacle.</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/AVvXsEh43VXy7HtHqW_SBuu1IGiJYlchF0JQwel0X1WMSeM-_Evt_KMvRrPsqn5bCkU6pposOs9ml9MqU25dncOXv8TFrk3v492vGVdpA_w_575GjALGCEX40w7UgrQ_g2pMlZN4LrKI3mPqXePj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.22.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43VXy7HtHqW_SBuu1IGiJYlchF0JQwel0X1WMSeM-_Evt_KMvRrPsqn5bCkU6pposOs9ml9MqU25dncOXv8TFrk3v492vGVdpA_w_575GjALGCEX40w7UgrQ_g2pMlZN4LrKI3mPqXePj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.22.06+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;">Want some of this clean-lined glam vibe? Check out 1st Dibs <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=535831" style="font-weight: bold;">here</a><b> </b>and<b> </b><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=566793" style="font-weight: bold;">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What about the classic waterfall or tiered styles?</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/AVvXsEh3R7zcr0QPuprEl-GNI-CMI38EGl2gd-PvimKNjdJdq9W2bPMv-sYpzqKwmz3l_-7vcQXb1IYa2EsuROeJawfUlBWmavjrBqjrRFeCmY6Mc6T_-ZtWwYU-PyHdiejfhn79J0KDWtwX4Xdq/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.25.38+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3R7zcr0QPuprEl-GNI-CMI38EGl2gd-PvimKNjdJdq9W2bPMv-sYpzqKwmz3l_-7vcQXb1IYa2EsuROeJawfUlBWmavjrBqjrRFeCmY6Mc6T_-ZtWwYU-PyHdiejfhn79J0KDWtwX4Xdq/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.25.38+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/AVvXsEjBVIKDDwRVRDRKWIAssMrWAkPGHNSBo2uXYc1h1QNQON3eC-iH0WoFwOeb-ottb2O6Ap4w3NRSRZLncKyI80pPtvVeADrCw9tXzYMs6VCYnEWF0ZEdxFLR6KQUIFrkzvkSpTMGfzm_Kmtk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.26.13+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVIKDDwRVRDRKWIAssMrWAkPGHNSBo2uXYc1h1QNQON3eC-iH0WoFwOeb-ottb2O6Ap4w3NRSRZLncKyI80pPtvVeADrCw9tXzYMs6VCYnEWF0ZEdxFLR6KQUIFrkzvkSpTMGfzm_Kmtk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.26.13+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/fashion-articles/vanessa-traina-apartment-pictures-1110">1</a> <a href="http://www.livingetc.com/">2</a><a href="http://design-crisis.com/?tag=david-hockney"> 3</a> <a href="http://larkinstreet.tumblr.com/post/4179071727/such-a-cool-lucite-chandelier">4 </a><a href="http://ostimusic.com/blog/studio-cribz/">5</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can find them on <b><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_search.php?subSearchKey=lucite&maincat=B&subcat=B1&periodselect=-1&sprice=-1&eprice=&solds=1&m=F&st=0&type=2">1st Dibs</a></b> as well,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> but a quick kijiji search almost always reveals one around here...</div><div style="text-align: center;">and way below budget.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(right now you could pick<b><a href="http://barrie.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-home-garden-Beautiful-Chandelier-W0QQAdIdZ334338131"> this one</a></b> up 15 minutes from my place for $50!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With all the seventies/eighties swish happening right now, </div><div style="text-align: center;">is a lucite chandy on your wish list?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you feeling the love? Yay or nay?</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/AVvXsEhk6NPqy9xJ-HOXKGM0fevxvI3lNOrp2nJT8XdoPKxKFMCRP6QHahewcDn-HQh8JVljuq5hlMuBtn4brMQfkIZLXJStHDns5xqrDoTJ2m-BNvT7hEn9osfvj8LDg9nZni85Gg_cFXiIYUH1/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><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>

yay or nay: vintage lucite chandeliers

Received an email from Pieces over the weekend, linking over to the newest fab finds on their site, (oh, how I'd like to go on a shoppi...

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Yay or Nay: leaning a mirror behind a console table...

<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/AVvXsEi8_z9q8zIXAKZrtNc1d2yJL4Th155GoTa7gEfHQDvguBY00ftF23QkPFL_4_t4KZ4gI3x3nFgEtvvyaKidbXx62GmjVt2ZENP4_kWdUkLSSNbe8XpGYjQoZ-HIyp5pjZyZlhTLMj2rFw6n/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-13+at+8.57.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_z9q8zIXAKZrtNc1d2yJL4Th155GoTa7gEfHQDvguBY00ftF23QkPFL_4_t4KZ4gI3x3nFgEtvvyaKidbXx62GmjVt2ZENP4_kWdUkLSSNbe8XpGYjQoZ-HIyp5pjZyZlhTLMj2rFw6n/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-13+at+8.57.39+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;">When we sold our last home, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I leaned an extra floor length mirror behind a console table for staging purposes.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a quick and easy solution to dress and brighten our upstairs hallway.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(We normally had nothing there, </div><div style="text-align: center;">as it was commonly used for impromptu hockey tournaments and tea parties :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone commented on it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've bumped into it a few times lately, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and I'm wondering what you think of this look?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7kx_UMLbLEw8bvntTdqz-RjdskS3smx_7QVNIbYGSyRV2XX1fJ1745y7_BMst9sPX_ygQzUetKWMrRaBjo0Q5lErWGPFpvwqOUzObJ7L9Lj0px3R1KWQA5zSMUeHUR_IqYXIKD_ijSyu/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-13+at+9.20.40+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7kx_UMLbLEw8bvntTdqz-RjdskS3smx_7QVNIbYGSyRV2XX1fJ1745y7_BMst9sPX_ygQzUetKWMrRaBjo0Q5lErWGPFpvwqOUzObJ7L9Lj0px3R1KWQA5zSMUeHUR_IqYXIKD_ijSyu/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-13+at+9.20.40+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/modern-home-decorating-ideas-1010"><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://paloma81.blogspot.com/2011/02/dream-home-lesueur-interiors.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">2</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.circaonline.net/"><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.styleathome.com/homes/interiors/interior-winter-whites/a/33588"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">4</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">5</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> 6 </span></span><a href="http://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=86878"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">7 </span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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;">I'm thinking the more sparkle, the better!</div><div style="text-align: center;">And it highlights a pair of sexy legs so well...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You? Is it a Yay or Nay?</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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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Yay or Nay: Asian-inspired textiles

<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;">Interesting color combinations and stellar patterns have</div><div style="text-align: center;">Asian and Asian-inspired textiles climbing my love list.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And what better way to bring in a bit of fun than a pillow?</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/AVvXsEird7qZlRVUN5Jj3Cy63tPI0AkTDHjEFlyvIJnLGdxbL1VUCVC8SFP2MalFNWXw1P9RDpIcV7uIy1ZiwOP4SXMdf9HLY7Z-p5EQdllgKAVAHahBLnrTav_UfS7NF43RygSk-pv2aJHeNpYR/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-02+at+7.51.50+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEird7qZlRVUN5Jj3Cy63tPI0AkTDHjEFlyvIJnLGdxbL1VUCVC8SFP2MalFNWXw1P9RDpIcV7uIy1ZiwOP4SXMdf9HLY7Z-p5EQdllgKAVAHahBLnrTav_UfS7NF43RygSk-pv2aJHeNpYR/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-02+at+7.51.50+PM.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/AVvXsEiHRs0IVxyfK5Phh2NnsnGASuI9BYk_0bqFeR2IY32GbbmfAT7UUHnerEsxe2jlOzG6KDOe4MF81wMFUIamd7Fd2SRdGDhAngbCNUEyRu7Q5G9TK0UHgF3PIpdaAkcEO9cvt2EtoYJ61PDU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-02+at+7.52.21+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRs0IVxyfK5Phh2NnsnGASuI9BYk_0bqFeR2IY32GbbmfAT7UUHnerEsxe2jlOzG6KDOe4MF81wMFUIamd7Fd2SRdGDhAngbCNUEyRu7Q5G9TK0UHgF3PIpdaAkcEO9cvt2EtoYJ61PDU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-02+at+7.52.21+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One-of-a-kind accessories are always better -</div><div style="text-align: center;">none of us want the same pillows as their neighbour, do we? The horror!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">so here's what Etsy has to offer....</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/AVvXsEjYwOwGJT9nzHCbYSKASxpqeB5VnxO_9W1TvDIGMYaW1Kaw4XZg1laZuicqOgfy4c40tk2CsdHBDxw08NpjvVhEI0iXdeii14Sf7gB2O1j4fYaOtmfjD0yELjwtvcC9dFnNmIZM9q0UKfTh/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-02+at+8.47.31+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwOwGJT9nzHCbYSKASxpqeB5VnxO_9W1TvDIGMYaW1Kaw4XZg1laZuicqOgfy4c40tk2CsdHBDxw08NpjvVhEI0iXdeii14Sf7gB2O1j4fYaOtmfjD0yELjwtvcC9dFnNmIZM9q0UKfTh/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-02+at+8.47.31+PM.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/AVvXsEhwKYcvZ6UgIhZZhMrcr-NqU3kfBKblWqXbMo6RkzMOiboiAKBw70yZgRRHt8G3HagzLcz2oC91cIZvOfWo1jOC8Zem78Ed55tnAvUoFIDw1Mwh2D1FZlf7h9YUW5yYLRnTYOvkwjiZRXzp/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-02+at+9.04.26+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKYcvZ6UgIhZZhMrcr-NqU3kfBKblWqXbMo6RkzMOiboiAKBw70yZgRRHt8G3HagzLcz2oC91cIZvOfWo1jOC8Zem78Ed55tnAvUoFIDw1Mwh2D1FZlf7h9YUW5yYLRnTYOvkwjiZRXzp/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-02+at+9.04.26+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79082699/kimono-pillow-cover-kawaii-japanese?ref=sr_gallery_6&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pillow+japanese&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><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://www.etsy.com/listing/78407136/koi-pillow-lumbar-painted-indoor-outdoor?ref=sr_gallery_17&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pillow+japanese&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">2</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80297104/decorative-pillow-cover-repurposed?ref=sr_gallery_40&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pillow+japanese&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><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.etsy.com/listing/67521009/vintage-japanese-silk-pillow-cushion?ref=sr_gallery_37&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pillow+japanese&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=5&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">4</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/73430159/good-price-offer-set-of-2-cushion-cover?ref=sr_gallery_29&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pillow+japanese&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=7&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">5</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61979663/hand-painted-organic-pillow-cover?ref=sc_3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">6</span></span></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70407033/handmade-silk-cushion-vintage-kimono?ref=sr_gallery_37&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pillow+japanese&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=17&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> 7</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70265042/art-deco-red-buckwheat-hull-pillow?ref=sr_gallery_39&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pillow+asian&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=8&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">8</span></span></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72900176/dwell-studio-vintage-plumes-peacock?ref=sr_gallery_28&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pillow+asian&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=10&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> 9</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/73511116/sale-green-asian-fighter-decorative?ref=sr_gallery_35&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=asian+pillow&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_ship_to=US&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">10</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;">What do you think? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you feeling the love?<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy weekend! How did we get to friday so fast?!!<br />I will be working with a local builder all weekend -<br />but hope you all manage a bit of time to relax and enjoy the last days of summer...<br />will catch up next week... xo<br /><br /><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" /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Yay or Nay: Asian-inspired textiles

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Yay or Nay: Natural Swimming Pools

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After growing up in Ontario, where getting to the lake is THE summer ritual,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm always shocked at how many people don't like to swim in lake water.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(although I won't go into the ocean, at least not past my knees - blame Jaws :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And that has me wondering how many of you would venture into one of these:</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/AVvXsEhs54G5czyU2FIvJ-TDN_nQGdY8oPPSy2Pf0XxNbX4ceJvjePvqmDgbUcobAJgCql1989uSIUxV9OFMuC-GBcyYhARG0lzh8g_oOVKN3H75AbLm_XdcOJT5sn3Y0tamZFW5l3-36fX7bzza/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-15+at+10.01.50+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs54G5czyU2FIvJ-TDN_nQGdY8oPPSy2Pf0XxNbX4ceJvjePvqmDgbUcobAJgCql1989uSIUxV9OFMuC-GBcyYhARG0lzh8g_oOVKN3H75AbLm_XdcOJT5sn3Y0tamZFW5l3-36fX7bzza/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-15+at+10.01.50+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">a natural swimming pool, or swimming pond.</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/AVvXsEh2lhM_kFdDeVNLzYQowZVmm4alpYow8RIDKuH7E1xtzR8zDfBBIaAAMFGbCnT6zOfXom68FKLUOQZ8d7ZZHRTvKAK8-p8Cfsqa8WYBJTGayBAsmA5L8Q3vdCu2OQ95hTzcwxWLrPNo_LQ-/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-15+at+9.55.56+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lhM_kFdDeVNLzYQowZVmm4alpYow8RIDKuH7E1xtzR8zDfBBIaAAMFGbCnT6zOfXom68FKLUOQZ8d7ZZHRTvKAK8-p8Cfsqa8WYBJTGayBAsmA5L8Q3vdCu2OQ95hTzcwxWLrPNo_LQ-/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-15+at+9.55.56+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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The whole bonus here is that your water will not be chemically treated, </div><div style="text-align: center;">nor will your pool require cleaning (and if you've ever had a pool, you know that's a BIG bonus!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">but a carefully selected complement of plants will clean the water, </div><div style="text-align: center;">creating a self-sustaining swimming pool.</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/AVvXsEgcVtXnG9_Tf3VSfewko2Rr7z2F8wm-uH9uxI72G_haMuhfFPhgpbbFGuCn73VLnHvKroANHhiilSGioqHM7NCPe1dwQyaa_fgbn06GjWM1HNk5M3B3yq5IfR7cyOFNo-AiSyhUeopOAG1x/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-15+at+10.03.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVtXnG9_Tf3VSfewko2Rr7z2F8wm-uH9uxI72G_haMuhfFPhgpbbFGuCn73VLnHvKroANHhiilSGioqHM7NCPe1dwQyaa_fgbn06GjWM1HNk5M3B3yq5IfR7cyOFNo-AiSyhUeopOAG1x/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-15+at+10.03.43+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have a preference for more formal, classic pools,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and so really like this <b><a href="http://www.naturalswimmingpools.com/index.htm">one</a></b> -</div><div style="text-align: center;">a chlorine to natural pool conversion.</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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Yay or Nay: Natural Swimming Pools

After growing up in Ontario, where getting to the lake is THE summer ritual, I'm always shocked at how many people don't like to swi...

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yay or nay: turtle shells

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

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

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Yea or Nay: Coasters

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So recently some people were over for dinner.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We're still in the getting-to-know-you stage,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and so we were on our best behaviour :)</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/AVvXsEiI0jO5keeveyDdMSjep-sXlUV1SzvONxVRPNH0KWEC8NykXSRH0b8QCJdPuNPA5bRAeCzpq9XyRbprikp491AK_abShLH3r6q55aarPhbSaOQityAcX9lEwUgo0ygALEe3LTLhlByOrogn/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-26+at+10.30.37+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0jO5keeveyDdMSjep-sXlUV1SzvONxVRPNH0KWEC8NykXSRH0b8QCJdPuNPA5bRAeCzpq9XyRbprikp491AK_abShLH3r6q55aarPhbSaOQityAcX9lEwUgo0ygALEe3LTLhlByOrogn/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-26+at+10.30.37+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;">When they came in, and beverages had been made,</div><div style="text-align: center;">we all settled into the living room.</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/AVvXsEgftIK6FW-nEi-pq8O5H0eIo8ZdzUgTZeRYe2u6w6X8VGt0Evibf6TDu0mPcSS_LqxcyRy2dVhHO5sM0oZrbJzh6rTMF3JwIqbb8ZmLZPZ5olg7TWPJbsGl3jOsdT5p62WW8bQzOiGGW1Rf/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-26+at+10.33.41+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftIK6FW-nEi-pq8O5H0eIo8ZdzUgTZeRYe2u6w6X8VGt0Evibf6TDu0mPcSS_LqxcyRy2dVhHO5sM0oZrbJzh6rTMF3JwIqbb8ZmLZPZ5olg7TWPJbsGl3jOsdT5p62WW8bQzOiGGW1Rf/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-26+at+10.33.41+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And then it happened. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Drinks on the coffee and end tables, sans coasters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, if cold drinks sweat and hot drinks leave rings,</div><div style="text-align: center;">why do people refuse to use coasters?</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/AVvXsEgHVPtG6RygN_M-0hP_2kuNy0bvYKLdrxC7cbeT8D_KGGFHoXeLoosKxmi4WPxMNZb9TKaAHgPipHNWx6rgzKAHnjcQFGPcXzgKp4LxOgn8IZC1QmrWtVLcLLjJL_zBnAxLXH6385Xcaeyo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-26+at+10.36.13+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVPtG6RygN_M-0hP_2kuNy0bvYKLdrxC7cbeT8D_KGGFHoXeLoosKxmi4WPxMNZb9TKaAHgPipHNWx6rgzKAHnjcQFGPcXzgKp4LxOgn8IZC1QmrWtVLcLLjJL_zBnAxLXH6385Xcaeyo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-26+at+10.36.13+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I keep them here and there around the room, </div><div style="text-align: center;">everywhere a drink was sat, a coaster rested nearby.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If I am at someone's home, and they have coasters I always use them,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a result of a Mum who never had a huge budget, but always had a beautiful home,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and insisted we respect the furniture that she had pulled together..</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/AVvXsEh98fXprLbOGkxTQMSKOQA0UrlaS_s6cyARvyBKWYrSbY2DAgNy7_2cEsjOgXs612plTzcRknAZV_3qQiI3Xs0oIhRxsIRt6Y7jxAT9axa279NLhcLYG3Js8SOOadsIhonOWvx6OR1eP5Tf/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-26+at+10.40.47+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98fXprLbOGkxTQMSKOQA0UrlaS_s6cyARvyBKWYrSbY2DAgNy7_2cEsjOgXs612plTzcRknAZV_3qQiI3Xs0oIhRxsIRt6Y7jxAT9axa279NLhcLYG3Js8SOOadsIhonOWvx6OR1eP5Tf/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-26+at+10.40.47+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;">So I sat. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Pondering exactly how type-a I am,</div><div style="text-align: center;">watching water linger in puddles on my favourite end tables.!</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/AVvXsEhGIUiFdLefZHZOHNuDtOdHp_aK90xfxR76AtO52IyYLOJLhD1ZWMNKy0H1T5jS4xlbHdG8pigVlFnIRkEhf8ooD0kbvKaHqwF0-igVIdY-yQ6tnb2MA5tsjTOSg4DT55m2LZQ1KHLuGPMS/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-26+at+11.02.58+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIUiFdLefZHZOHNuDtOdHp_aK90xfxR76AtO52IyYLOJLhD1ZWMNKy0H1T5jS4xlbHdG8pigVlFnIRkEhf8ooD0kbvKaHqwF0-igVIdY-yQ6tnb2MA5tsjTOSg4DT55m2LZQ1KHLuGPMS/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-26+at+11.02.58+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;">We're about to embark on the process of a major shuffle on the homefront,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and this room is going to be re-purposed.</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/AVvXsEjoZde8tTBBiOs0tLG-T5OIauwqhdClRaJ9lJZqYgL49Fpu9agWDRYVnu9zsXd0CGtX2hZEqsZaesyObFMizYUs7vZSY_bhdMeXYGDOZgWaVzwEz5Q2ADHmjIwAWTBHuDGjApHRnSTNN2VO/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-26+at+10.52.43+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZde8tTBBiOs0tLG-T5OIauwqhdClRaJ9lJZqYgL49Fpu9agWDRYVnu9zsXd0CGtX2hZEqsZaesyObFMizYUs7vZSY_bhdMeXYGDOZgWaVzwEz5Q2ADHmjIwAWTBHuDGjApHRnSTNN2VO/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-26+at+10.52.43+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 side tables will be moved to another room, and the coffee table re-thought....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and the next tables I buy may be glass.!</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/AVvXsEjJCH74Jud_Y2O8iFttjByIVp8xOvrDvAjhMFbbssEqgAc6usAkUIL6KdWhszDu_HgIYkvPYB0FiubetfPj5ZJl5BbyFd0upOc7ybsmu6-p9aHDNSno3u4AZkG4zk2C7_XUFckW8e3jQeaE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCH74Jud_Y2O8iFttjByIVp8xOvrDvAjhMFbbssEqgAc6usAkUIL6KdWhszDu_HgIYkvPYB0FiubetfPj5ZJl5BbyFd0upOc7ybsmu6-p9aHDNSno3u4AZkG4zk2C7_XUFckW8e3jQeaE/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM.png" width="200" /></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;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/poppyseeddesign/4739987009/"><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://ashleyannphotography.com/blog/2009/11/21/diy-doily-cork-coasters/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">2</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.momastore.org/museum/moma/ProductDisplay_Agate%20Pedra%20Coasters_10451_10001_17034"><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.housebeautiful.com/decorating/eclectic-decorating-style-1010"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">4</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.hgtv.com/secrets-from-a-stylist/show/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">5</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://cornflakesandhoney.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">6</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/7997725/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">7</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/11475238/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">8</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/9235210/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">9</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66072463/cluster-coasters-geometric-series"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">10</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.romanathome.com/p-664-garden-images-coasters-by-jason.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">11</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.dabneyleeathome.com/catalog.php?item=3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">12</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.myadventureisyouradvantage.com/home/2010/12/10/polka-dot-coasters-kate-spade.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">13</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://madebygirl.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-latest-zgallerie-purchase.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">14</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://weheartit.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">15</span></span></a></div>

Yea or Nay: Coasters

So recently some people were over for dinner. We're still in the getting-to-know-you stage, and so we were on our best behaviour :) When...

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