Muriel Brandolini: Part Two

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

Muriel Brandolini: Part Two

Last week I posted about Muriel Brandolini's  new book, and we looked at pics of her townhouse from 1997, 2006, and now. They were a tes...

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Resolution Week: Number 2, Continue Building a Home Library

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Last year I decided to begin collecting (and reading!) the classics,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">with the hope that building a family library will encourage my darlings to read them in later years.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I stumbled on a list of the "must-reads" one day and </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">realized my literary world was shockingly lacking.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Apparently, Apartment Therapy's Big Book and The Selby in Your Space haven't made the list yet,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">although they are definitely required reading in my books - yours?!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="296" id="il_fi" src="http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/04/01library25.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/04/01library25.jpg&imgrefurl=http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/04/refurbished_library_wows_muske.html&usg=__ar0NLHfDeBdL04QFOkSO1yc_pZ0=&h=335&w=723&sz=347&hl=en&start=127&sig2=a5dt2xu7QEPDEUSytvUW1A&zoom=1&tbnid=WTlBKAHmb4p3fM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=185&ei=99UhTcmhPIGjnQfgz8zpDQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlibrary%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1182%26bih%3D948%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C4176&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=681&vpy=604&dur=2198&hovh=153&hovw=330&tx=172&ty=91&oei=7dUhTZS7DI6Unwex3tjqBQ&esq=7&page=6&ndsp=26&ved=1t:429,r:19,s:127&biw=1182&bih=948">source</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">So the reading/collecting began.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Found vintage copies of The Iliad and The Odyssey (bound in pea green :)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and was happily immersed in Penelope and Ulysses love.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">The Twilight Series followed, </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">which aren't<i> really</i> on the list but I justified because Natasha wanted to read them, </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and I always read her books first to make sure they are appropriate.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Which means we also read the entire Harry Potter series this year!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[David+Netto+2.jpg]" border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ihh4CCxX9L2MF0QfXfzU80AuqcZLMdQdq5xCENKm3qOdmQyby9tzUBaBPYshzPQL_A7KCeOz1oWFleViYmi4SZxiTvXGDRKZKlUeHjR1mC-E4u5KxvKwGtHOhVwbHmS2PKVC7hmLpDpj/s400/David+Netto+2.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Plowed through The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">the Complete Tales and Poems by Edgar Allen Poe</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> although they are completely not my cup of tea.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I must admit, those required healthy doses of art and design books sprinkled in...</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu98/ohmishka/83FDB7EC-094D-4496-B265-8F9E086F-1.jpg" /><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu98/ohmishka/1EF2CBCC-DB40-41D7-B448-6E25F071-1.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Reminisced with Holden Caulfield and Heathcliff..</div><div style="text-align: center;">read and re-read Memoirs of a Geisha, and re-read A Woman of Substance,</div><div style="text-align: center;">both of which are on <i>my </i>required reading list.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I began The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[Books.jpg]" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8io9U9b3zE04rVzMBsUnaajxEfz3J0azpiqY-5RevsfihyphenhyphenbWJ5xClmekf338RQx9I8ise0uKQZhgtrhIrnSBqLeb5v_HFwyhRiy_KLvKNxo4LmLtXV35DlRRCQoovlRxczqtNzsW1vcJn/s640/Books.jpg" width="530" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some progress was beginning to be made on that front by the holidays.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was planning a bit of a break this year, </div><div style="text-align: center;">thinking that perhaps I could alternate years of design books and classics...</div><div style="text-align: center;">then the kids gave my their presents.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each picked out by them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The Complete Works (see a trend here?!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">of Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, and Arthur Conan Doyle.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are interested in putting together your own library,</div><div style="text-align: center;">there are some great starting points <a href="http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/">here</a> and<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Classic_Book_Collection"> here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">til next time..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Resolution Week: Number 2, Continue Building a Home Library

Last year I decided to begin collecting (and reading!) the classics, with the hope that building a family library will encourage my darlings...

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Yea or Nay: Bookshelf Wallpaper?

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This weeks Yea or Nay is bookshelf wallpaper.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the plus side, it's a space saver, and adds interest when you don't actually have loads of books to display.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the flip side, it just keeps bringing me back to those incredibly tacky huge sunset murals...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Where do you stand?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tracy Kendall has created three: The Paperback</div><div style="text-align: center;">I could see this in a mostly white, slightly retro coffeeshop.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="269" src="http://www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com/wp-content/themes/bltd/lib/timthumb.php?src=http://www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com/images/paperback-book-wallpaper.jpg&h=&w=513&zc=1" style="margin-bottom: 20px;" width="400" />     <img height="320" id="il_fi" src="http://curledupwithabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bookshelf-wallpaper.jpg" width="212" /><br /><a href="http://www.tracykendall.com/main.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Magazine Version -  I have PLENTY of these around already - and I'm pretty sure you do, too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200050153256296898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBsNye-btLe9N0q91FANWC0bQdozay274YEFFwjFqdkCeWC86RG7UENZW0PC_ttvlPM2mLqinCLYas4f9WKj4zYrwQY-FlpC1nOIaEE5167M_Ac0a5l-JqDZSUD9bvyr6qnpFRui6Nhd0/s400/253326306_be2dc9cccb.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="320" id="il_fi" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3291/2647450075_7f92d5f622_o.jpg" width="212" /><img height="265" id="il_fi" src="http://www.carteco.gr/uploads/PRODUCTS/TRACY_KENDALL/10_TRACY_KENDALL_magazines2600_270109011023265_270109011507.jpg" width="265" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Stack Version </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s8.thisnext.com/media/largest_dimension/D696050F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" id="il_fi" src="http://s8.thisnext.com/media/largest_dimension/D696050F.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDtKlmBv3viJh0xKBg3ARMvvpgXYgVaclBeiuMoVImvHYOCNGQGU6v86LerBPO8ZkVhjGJ1x8LgMx49-5-Sbn6_8QF-4auMxNqQzIyIWCzeYcUbCR4XSB19oX8c2mcR59LuvQB4cJd7ao/s1600/bookssection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200050277810348498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDtKlmBv3viJh0xKBg3ARMvvpgXYgVaclBeiuMoVImvHYOCNGQGU6v86LerBPO8ZkVhjGJ1x8LgMx49-5-Sbn6_8QF-4auMxNqQzIyIWCzeYcUbCR4XSB19oX8c2mcR59LuvQB4cJd7ao/s320/bookssection.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="172" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a flocked paper - over black panelling - maybe in a hallway?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="640" src="http://www.designyourwall.com/store//images/P/Bookshelf_classics_500.jpg" title="" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.designyourwall.com/store/Bookshelf-Classics-Vintage-203AS-pr-4375.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Bookshelf Classics Vintage Wallpaper</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I quite like the cheeky name of this one - "Genuine Fake Bookshelf"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="363" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150978087399206114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Lj1nqpPFiSrj_07NtpXvk1FkBl4qgnsjCM35l9lrdkEu1fMQKqgVGCY2EGUUXWO7LiGIkSc2ym48mHmXT4zwpc7rdGy4UQwWA2R72yLgTRImnY1EJuP484WZ-jQG9sbaFqr_g3MytmYC/s640/book_wallpaper.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.deborahbowness.com/books.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Deborah Bowness</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looks great off-set with a bit of juicy orange or red..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.livingetc.com/imageBank/cache/s/Style-idea-2_e_12b1081677c861aba22119b0d82ed5f2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.livingetc.com/imageBank/cache/s/Style-idea-2_e_12b1081677c861aba22119b0d82ed5f2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.livingetc.com/imageBank/cache/s/Style-idea-2_e_12b1081677c861aba22119b0d82ed5f2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" id="il_fi" src="http://www.livingetc.com/imageBank/cache/s/Style-idea-2_e_12b1081677c861aba22119b0d82ed5f2.jpg" width="306" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uCT_zleRkJ5a4qqEYC2gDz7XTPN-bb0F6pfrmdkbRmZ84SOZqCtl2XIVwJS2pZhC37eY6hyphenhyphenCHfJDhiQWkCnMnVtJ4q5gLjCXxlA_LVjBy2_z-KB_lftCRTaOf2sws4l3wB7-xnuOnsSL/s1600/bookshelves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150978177593519346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uCT_zleRkJ5a4qqEYC2gDz7XTPN-bb0F6pfrmdkbRmZ84SOZqCtl2XIVwJS2pZhC37eY6hyphenhyphenCHfJDhiQWkCnMnVtJ4q5gLjCXxlA_LVjBy2_z-KB_lftCRTaOf2sws4l3wB7-xnuOnsSL/s400/bookshelves.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://bookshelfporn.com/photo/1280/907447978/1/tumblr_l6nkp5neKm1qb49c4" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=" Bookshelf Wallpaper - Design on a Shoestring, High-Low and Eccentric - NYTimes.com Design by Abigail Ahern via problemsolver + fuckyeahbookshelves" border="0" class="largePhoto addSizeClass" src="http://bookshelfporn.com/photo/1280/907447978/1/tumblr_l6nkp5neKm1qb49c4" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bookshelfporn.com/post/907447978"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rich mossy green velvet and bright navy carpet?!! Love it! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh yes, the paper... it serves as art here, really. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Hmm, this space may have me skipping over to the yea side..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6D3SR4Cu4evBaKxGfC9fzpR3ymHBpJeALRTtwv1wV0LLj0Cpux6wjrDvYN1m_kMq_o1zjghLLFYomsnHQDOh6wBFKaQJXe39cEqWX5arwFKHM9dU1_8Uh6PSMsUvAgz6UjsyCe3LgxOc/s1600/books.jpg" style="-webkit-user-select: none;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For all you Belgium Linen lovers out there, an understated version from Y&B..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Image 3" id="largeImg" src="http://www.bouf.com/assets/Product-27748-3-Bookshelf-Wallpaper.full.jpg" title="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="472" id="il_fi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjNbdIRqtg_P2PQLT3OXHAl2bkUs3EPDXiw1_-Rf-prHGZGgotV8MkyNoB9QUGg0EfdSvEYKs5MxlhbOMF8vsCcj6h6d8kKUUg8TKhyphenhyphen5APj20Jqvg-1SKAE2sYlekBGt25hROgywoV6M/s1600/970+BODIE+and+FOU+Bookshelf+wallpaper.jpg" width="650" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bouf.com/buy/product/27748/bookshelf-wallpaper"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I still prefer the real thing!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I suppose we can't all be lucky enough to have this...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="111607bookcase.jpg" height="499" src="http://la.apartmenttherapy.com/images/uploads/111607bookcase.jpg" width="450" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/inspiration/inspiration-bookshelf-by-gianni-botsford-036703"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="375" id="il_fi" src="http://2ndfloorliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/2-27-bookcases1.jpg" width="354" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="unusual bookcase Interesting Looking Bookcase for A Creative Living Room " class="size-full wp-image-22872 aligncenter" height="463" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/unusual-bookcase.jpg" title="unusual bookcase" width="600" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1698350114"></span><a href="http://freshome.com/2010/02/21/interesting-looking-bookcase-for-a-creative-living-room/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a><span id="goog_1698350115"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But most of us can manage something like this..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_ATOF49FMrNK72FlSFkwQ0BMmrd2f4K6J1PtcpmTcCwmYEveKMnJZ2g15Po3-zwcQIkFPORNZfb1SsJWjZ9xjoqcgKz1ymuuvlS5hND5wiZ20VLBiOErYAmr1WbTs8DiHqOovZP_B2Y/s1600/fireplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" id="il_fi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_ATOF49FMrNK72FlSFkwQ0BMmrd2f4K6J1PtcpmTcCwmYEveKMnJZ2g15Po3-zwcQIkFPORNZfb1SsJWjZ9xjoqcgKz1ymuuvlS5hND5wiZ20VLBiOErYAmr1WbTs8DiHqOovZP_B2Y/s400/fireplace.jpg" width="320" /></a><img height="400" id="il_fi" src="http://assets.unclutterer.com/wp-content/uploads/fireplace-storage.jpg" width="272" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="467" id="il_fi" src="http://www.younghouselove.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/reclaimed-wood-shelving.jpg" width="350" /><br /><a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/08/house-crashing-a-sculptural-studio/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a><br /><br /><img height="500" id="il_fi" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/21843_0_8-4250-eclectic-.jpg" width="500" /><br /><a href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/11484/list/15-Popular-Design-Trends-on-Houzz"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a><br /><br />What about you? Could you see any of those bookshelf papers in your home?<br /><br />til next time..<br /><br /><br />(Hopefully tomorrow the Pixel Project post will be up - we had company drop in twice this weekend!<br />It was wonderful, we caught up with some old friends over wine and had a great visit with family :)<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Yea or Nay: Bookshelf Wallpaper?

This weeks Yea or Nay is bookshelf wallpaper. On the plus side, it's a space saver, and adds interest when you don't actually have l...

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Ahhhh... books

<div align="center"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are you doing your last minute shopping?</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You are not alone! Many people are still searching for that "perfect present" for their loved ones.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14R-ibDaz4Xqd06I3Ah5gmbTTmX2vDG44pCWTvXHqw6jef1fRVcO9wLBSVLDdfXOg8SIxHuKKAdRrf1ct6ZolG4360kA6yLdW0DfXJjJdm7LGixYpzF9bT1eVEj8wHgwAJsxH5YPN9bc/s1600-h/artsjournalcom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14R-ibDaz4Xqd06I3Ah5gmbTTmX2vDG44pCWTvXHqw6jef1fRVcO9wLBSVLDdfXOg8SIxHuKKAdRrf1ct6ZolG4360kA6yLdW0DfXJjJdm7LGixYpzF9bT1eVEj8wHgwAJsxH5YPN9bc/s320/artsjournalcom.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;">artsjournal.com</span><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">The best present is just down the road at your local bookstore.  Whether for children, teens, adults or seniors, books offer immediate enjoyment.  Books can be keepsakes, proudly displayed for years to come, or traded in at Used Bookstores for other books down the road.  There is no batteries, no waste, just a chance for you to give the gift of knowledge, escapism,  beauty, inspiration, laughter - whatever you choose.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">Besides, is there anything more lovely in a Home than books?  They are so personal, so revealing about the Person that lives there. I think a room without books or art is like a person without a soul, empty. They are so beautiful on display, and provide endless hours of enjoyment.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">The iconic Billy Bookshelf, from Ikea:</span><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85ewEndickDB0hEsgb0bgBvu_yIIQQup2p2Tv-HOtdn2BJ9rpWwU6H5CEwIeRVCxv7LGgbSothuPs2TxPuo8Ajl4CYICGth4XDnVdKxO2zM3j5MtmwC7ee6F-WsNTn3IcxvAyIkJSfMI/s1600-h/80158_PE194633_S4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85ewEndickDB0hEsgb0bgBvu_yIIQQup2p2Tv-HOtdn2BJ9rpWwU6H5CEwIeRVCxv7LGgbSothuPs2TxPuo8Ajl4CYICGth4XDnVdKxO2zM3j5MtmwC7ee6F-WsNTn3IcxvAyIkJSfMI/s320/80158_PE194633_S4.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">ikea.ca</span><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="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial;">These can easily be built in for a high-end, custom look:</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Uun8AJZBkpD2QJewmcyKm-PWzODyt6ynqU4IBuXEMwCcQDSi3WB8KR0gXTF9HLoz72rTp-aDnspLgotHkJZI9x8SZFno3OFjFuMtMX9sq0NC0PIhTirde0pi6EVyEP2ou-yA3xL6F1w/s1600-h/2206527168_31e8795d07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Uun8AJZBkpD2QJewmcyKm-PWzODyt6ynqU4IBuXEMwCcQDSi3WB8KR0gXTF9HLoz72rTp-aDnspLgotHkJZI9x8SZFno3OFjFuMtMX9sq0NC0PIhTirde0pi6EVyEP2ou-yA3xL6F1w/s320/2206527168_31e8795d07.jpg" /></a><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/AVvXsEjcCRL5Bz4BLLhxxeDvaoXCWpBPawDtl3aiU9Z6UdrC1XxwmNJGPuR0to-iNzvsszdu61AP9t-jd0NuMZI8DQd3SDcbFqj6g6l74YAZLCEgRtP9IX6I-foq94ycJ4PwfMW6BP5UdROgm0E/s1600-h/chezlarssoncom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCRL5Bz4BLLhxxeDvaoXCWpBPawDtl3aiU9Z6UdrC1XxwmNJGPuR0to-iNzvsszdu61AP9t-jd0NuMZI8DQd3SDcbFqj6g6l74YAZLCEgRtP9IX6I-foq94ycJ4PwfMW6BP5UdROgm0E/s320/chezlarssoncom.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">chezlarsson.com</span><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="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is another beauty, from Ikea, perfect for a more Modern look or a room divider.</span><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;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xVd2OODP5bc41eKADSNH6jNz6NiH78kQRgO5FSO-tDwl2JbkEt6tdiMADOMW7xqo5xsxDFd412XH1QyoWfXYUomk2hpcevVfceuF2sD55uonVMq_X8mYd1PANqWL4h2NHFqO01yiAGo/s320/60190_PE166196_S4.jpg" /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;">ikea.ca</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">Another Modern Option, this Beautiful Bookcase from Opus Yoo is art and storage in one:</span><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIqLcBhphq8kU4jY30Z8qZEj_AteYdEIdwpvgDC7u0Rx-h2SruZ3Vw2eUGXiCnAxBr98Wb0_xyRf6fydKar2multAXr9WZ8jA3JubO3L3-mJQ6YE1d-F3GruLcYJw9QUY9jz2NRZJfTU/s1600-h/opusseanyoo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIqLcBhphq8kU4jY30Z8qZEj_AteYdEIdwpvgDC7u0Rx-h2SruZ3Vw2eUGXiCnAxBr98Wb0_xyRf6fydKar2multAXr9WZ8jA3JubO3L3-mJQ6YE1d-F3GruLcYJw9QUY9jz2NRZJfTU/s320/opusseanyoo.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">  <span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;">opusyoo</span></span><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">Tight on space? Use your Halls! Here a Bookcase welcomes you in:</span><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzCOgvEO_X5ptW4mT5DZx-_t3IBmrVosyBHh5-QUBQQotVw1lnEuVCwu4f1Dn3Fkng0k2qBxiFxOlosGFo2aABx9pKS69PYc16R3bSO4G1LlpHSfiMl9Gqe-HVT-oR6cVb8Wsyip0TNc/s1600-h/fromhomesweethome-225x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzCOgvEO_X5ptW4mT5DZx-_t3IBmrVosyBHh5-QUBQQotVw1lnEuVCwu4f1Dn3Fkng0k2qBxiFxOlosGFo2aABx9pKS69PYc16R3bSO4G1LlpHSfiMl9Gqe-HVT-oR6cVb8Wsyip0TNc/s320/fromhomesweethome-225x300.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;">homesweethome</span><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;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heaven! Books as Architechture -an entire wall of books becomes part of this home:</span><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/AVvXsEjHzOylaCRS9IdkqFt_K1baAtxQ7M25i0-feZJF9Bv3W9W5fAOaHTylV_W4JapmIexFEFH13MFzFyhZTi0ZA8D1s02H6tYwZyzRuxpLoFQy1_QG0c2hvwyjyqZ1G4dHwuK9UFsoagTTSpI/s1600-h/homesweethomeviascatteredwords-300x198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzOylaCRS9IdkqFt_K1baAtxQ7M25i0-feZJF9Bv3W9W5fAOaHTylV_W4JapmIexFEFH13MFzFyhZTi0ZA8D1s02H6tYwZyzRuxpLoFQy1_QG0c2hvwyjyqZ1G4dHwuK9UFsoagTTSpI/s320/homesweethomeviascatteredwords-300x198.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">scatteredwords</span><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="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">And finally, Books as Art - Witty Art: </span><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/AVvXsEi4vjSrSeDZjblWwhmLAJ318kj9xPy1N2lAXJoMwbPXfZ1s3Bo6-8YR5lzZ64GalYpT7Sh5GhAcjclJl6utI8aHqMOAgwmWj7hAEs8mBkDX0j4GtFwNhd1UvXnr4_OC08e7txbd3an5poY/s1600-h/equationMarcosBreder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vjSrSeDZjblWwhmLAJ318kj9xPy1N2lAXJoMwbPXfZ1s3Bo6-8YR5lzZ64GalYpT7Sh5GhAcjclJl6utI8aHqMOAgwmWj7hAEs8mBkDX0j4GtFwNhd1UvXnr4_OC08e7txbd3an5poY/s320/equationMarcosBreder.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">equation Marcos Breder</span><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 align="center"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;"></span> <span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could go on and on.  </span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">Now I feel the sudden urge to organize my own bookshelf!</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">Merry Christmas, Everyone!</span><br /></div>

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