yay or nay: the floral rug

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

yay or nay: the floral rug

um...  sorry it's been a while since I've posted, lovelies, but promise that I have turned a corner and will be back by a little mor...

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yea or nay: chintz

for anyone who remembers the eighties, chintz may be a dirty word. I remember wearing a Laura Ashley dress and pearls as my sister's maid of honour, and my mother fretting because my hair was black, and half shaved, and I refused to remove my nose ring :) It was a moment. I despised the sweetness of those oversized florals back then, and never thought there would be a day where I would be embracing them. But lately, in clean hues, when used with restraint, a floral chintz is looking rather fresh. It started a few month's back, with Anna Spiro's <b><a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/47006389830576449/">pink curtains</a></b>, (shown below), then  I saw a fabulous post last week over at<b><a href="http://www.isuwannee.com/2012/05/inspiration-carelton-varney.html"> I Suwannee</a></b> featuring Carleton Varney, and began wandering around the house, looking for a spot to tuck some in!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcV-K14CM_XWCK1MwFvY2zVImyjLs9EW-utWdMBXT440h0WBDpXUQ7ATN6pvJop2kPfTReePWKVOMkfJ2vOjzsnF9HXiFf2mbrj_Qx1o36VVGJOiY8KnQ5idECakAtgLo-GFsBUSikFxI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+8.37.40+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcV-K14CM_XWCK1MwFvY2zVImyjLs9EW-utWdMBXT440h0WBDpXUQ7ATN6pvJop2kPfTReePWKVOMkfJ2vOjzsnF9HXiFf2mbrj_Qx1o36VVGJOiY8KnQ5idECakAtgLo-GFsBUSikFxI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+8.37.40+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />If you'd like to bask in this vibe, a room wrapped in large florals is a brave leap into pattern and colour. Love the idea of using this as an alternative to tile for a backsplash in the kitchen - so pretty!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZUBe-hPLAtYFvBH5oAFoa3pHvfCm7P47WFagDOAbn9Qca5z5QcVBZbhnU55NNHzhYW68DI-LcxbELQA0LnIl0SRYIHPcRre0xEePV58QAb10nm72yJgPbzRRLNHHhbZXTC4ny_83YVc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+8.40.46+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZUBe-hPLAtYFvBH5oAFoa3pHvfCm7P47WFagDOAbn9Qca5z5QcVBZbhnU55NNHzhYW68DI-LcxbELQA0LnIl0SRYIHPcRre0xEePV58QAb10nm72yJgPbzRRLNHHhbZXTC4ny_83YVc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+8.40.46+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Not quite ready for wallpaper? Curtains require less of a commitment....</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsia6h4D_Rbs19tytMeWPFnBoAt72oLs3BZLXbwz7OVXeePeJNR8S36ehsAgMc4J-j5XYa0_y2uSHKr7Rs0YpgkzDK2nGN56XQYY79L4D9IA_wEsTcpkb9nJfc7K7MxndVA_0v2Ytt9OI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+8.45.33+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsia6h4D_Rbs19tytMeWPFnBoAt72oLs3BZLXbwz7OVXeePeJNR8S36ehsAgMc4J-j5XYa0_y2uSHKr7Rs0YpgkzDK2nGN56XQYY79L4D9IA_wEsTcpkb9nJfc7K7MxndVA_0v2Ytt9OI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+8.45.33+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJFJFYd0o4NVfjxxbnaXRAN0olfV14E9XABCGK9CRTnoi84oAuhi_HzyQ19ag8Jsf-Ucx0Nge9jt5ntSk5gzxCKQsMsJfuOXrqSCqkeBQFrHrdvxPh8X0ackNz9TN71A0wDi-OgI3TTY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+8.43.20+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJFJFYd0o4NVfjxxbnaXRAN0olfV14E9XABCGK9CRTnoi84oAuhi_HzyQ19ag8Jsf-Ucx0Nge9jt5ntSk5gzxCKQsMsJfuOXrqSCqkeBQFrHrdvxPh8X0ackNz9TN71A0wDi-OgI3TTY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+8.43.20+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and pillows are simpler again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(these aren't all chintz, exactly, but you get the idea :)</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/AVvXsEhbmqyYJvMJwACQ_0pQkfTWFHnYeuZn10AhHVhQ1Lqtm3KzRwcTvd-JJ4FHVAAzuSVfLpjeKAjiFDIcp8QHMCiVT5ElgHNcrLS6rav6SFKF56sJBUhg5DfffYEyXd7PhHyoSWkgpZylWBQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+8.53.12+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmqyYJvMJwACQ_0pQkfTWFHnYeuZn10AhHVhQ1Lqtm3KzRwcTvd-JJ4FHVAAzuSVfLpjeKAjiFDIcp8QHMCiVT5ElgHNcrLS6rav6SFKF56sJBUhg5DfffYEyXd7PhHyoSWkgpZylWBQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+8.53.12+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A patterned chair is a perfect exclamation point to a space.</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/AVvXsEi4DSDvLvsGXsEdG0ycwc_QUhXxy2Z-f9Olk4PB49jIvHFISl1BvHROIQUk_lS-L4awzoZq8-sx4X9x7SToR_EkEQY1wxHDu5iVxNeg6BMHpchsYaBsQzbUfik-lXasNZFuWDB8fIKrpwA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+8.57.00+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DSDvLvsGXsEdG0ycwc_QUhXxy2Z-f9Olk4PB49jIvHFISl1BvHROIQUk_lS-L4awzoZq8-sx4X9x7SToR_EkEQY1wxHDu5iVxNeg6BMHpchsYaBsQzbUfik-lXasNZFuWDB8fIKrpwA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+8.57.00+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqk71yILuqQUWpT2MEnD-fNSWnIe1-SQ6c1c1BcEUCFSEpnmbGKAnUbEKwr9AJhmdfxTP2nphVpBLbQmNOUaeps_xUuWbD1odcEv22ujtp4iSXSNi54KUqbwqS8ngjmRY9G2oHtb0ukG4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+8.59.31+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqk71yILuqQUWpT2MEnD-fNSWnIe1-SQ6c1c1BcEUCFSEpnmbGKAnUbEKwr9AJhmdfxTP2nphVpBLbQmNOUaeps_xUuWbD1odcEv22ujtp4iSXSNi54KUqbwqS8ngjmRY9G2oHtb0ukG4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+8.59.31+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3bZfZ8HU_3_HwSk3_l-DcyKTNUY30zreauFFlbGbnHoZxoRjiS_oLNwx_dddPxdIH0iLTs-kWLQRPxa5v7OrxwC5s4U7FiWd04dwCD5xp8JQ-meTCPIXfe1373YoPXqPVW5l6Bvz8z0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+9.02.13+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3bZfZ8HU_3_HwSk3_l-DcyKTNUY30zreauFFlbGbnHoZxoRjiS_oLNwx_dddPxdIH0iLTs-kWLQRPxa5v7OrxwC5s4U7FiWd04dwCD5xp8JQ-meTCPIXfe1373YoPXqPVW5l6Bvz8z0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+9.02.13+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;">and if a chair isn't quite enough, then perhaps something larger?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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/AVvXsEh_kghLaN8KC42tJpQ8OX0VvaoADMvxUjXRtMMoBvOWJm6gQubfCtnV-XoC-1U2PA1qrDrje3UgFm9HhaM4O82C2e9bWL05Xk5-SiCXy8DU0JBUBS1Q4NM09oLh10-MdUe7YVLASTRmNT4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+9.04.10+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kghLaN8KC42tJpQ8OX0VvaoADMvxUjXRtMMoBvOWJm6gQubfCtnV-XoC-1U2PA1qrDrje3UgFm9HhaM4O82C2e9bWL05Xk5-SiCXy8DU0JBUBS1Q4NM09oLh10-MdUe7YVLASTRmNT4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+9.04.10+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznSfEvSQeZQS7FpfD3ofPSjZQFmoxESgyioQuJXxNb2N_5ONoTgpHAWG5kNMmnJEenXLIKTDRviMSVYwAiT0uV5T-7NGGFYCWtI0-dDwY7ErIN8wo0AVQssCFWLhm9N07s_cyFiqYSt8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+9.14.27+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznSfEvSQeZQS7FpfD3ofPSjZQFmoxESgyioQuJXxNb2N_5ONoTgpHAWG5kNMmnJEenXLIKTDRviMSVYwAiT0uV5T-7NGGFYCWtI0-dDwY7ErIN8wo0AVQssCFWLhm9N07s_cyFiqYSt8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+9.14.27+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Small bits of chintz can be layered in with smaller pieces.....fabric on a frame? Do that all the time!</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/AVvXsEj1tVWJdeOFEIDrZ33xuTpUqqxyXexSIvsxwki_nx-MbSxNG1u1QjHscbuNXwkJJx9TrApGug1IxQ5P99SxFHUzAggcvqKjSRGxicA45nGCBwZhQUFntnoHWS88FP56V_YVDggJdgrM-xk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+9.16.45+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tVWJdeOFEIDrZ33xuTpUqqxyXexSIvsxwki_nx-MbSxNG1u1QjHscbuNXwkJJx9TrApGug1IxQ5P99SxFHUzAggcvqKjSRGxicA45nGCBwZhQUFntnoHWS88FP56V_YVDggJdgrM-xk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+9.16.45+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;">Although this is a little over-the-top, I do like the idea of an upholstered/wallpapered lack table...hmmm...</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/AVvXsEjPijfWRv3LYizhm-3vzmOaC1LEtsWWKv8NaxO0yeRS3XAVyta2SKnsxQwOqcQhg26vLwG_B8B7me9RXEdZtb_alQ1DlwjChleCkfWox-Y1Quq2TFUEkYBJoVXiTywhz2FNAs9EK0IsQSo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+9.18.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPijfWRv3LYizhm-3vzmOaC1LEtsWWKv8NaxO0yeRS3XAVyta2SKnsxQwOqcQhg26vLwG_B8B7me9RXEdZtb_alQ1DlwjChleCkfWox-Y1Quq2TFUEkYBJoVXiTywhz2FNAs9EK0IsQSo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-18+at+9.18.06+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I think the key is to to avoid pairing chintz with country/shabby anything, because it is already such a "sweet" look.  It's the juxtaposition of chintz against clean lined-furnishings and hard surfaces such as mirror, metal and glass that make it modern. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">What do you think of chintz? Could you see any of this in your own space?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>photo links:  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/42502790202804482/">tile</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/52565520620212579/">settee blue rug</a>  <a href="http://zsazsabellagio.blogspot.ca/">ZsaZsa Bellagio</a>  <a href="http://riadzany.blogspot.ca/2009_08_01_archive.html">YSL living</a> <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/hamptons-designer-showhouse-20-152239?image_id=2747844">HamptonsShowhouseGreen wallpaper</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/132152570285939549/">porcelain dish</a>  <a href="http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/labels/expert-advice">retro layers</a>   <a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/preppy-twist-living-room">yellow sofa</a>  <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a>  <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/interior-designers/albert-hadley-interior-design?click=main_sr#slide-2">Albert Hadley</a>  <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/candypop1/5120830797/">gallery wall</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/58828338852899035/">canvas</a>  <a href="http://www.lonnymag.com/decorate/bookshelves">curtains&lantern</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/123356477262928077/">white sofa pillows</a>  <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/homes/shopping/trend-alert-blue-botanicals#slide-6">Blue curtains</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/278801033151424160/">white&gold settee</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/112871534381092684/">blue pillows</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/222083825344809066/">retro chair</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/132082201541710275/">floral chair</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/264868021804225296/">brown floral chair</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/211035932508948752/">black floral chair</a> <a href="http://cushandnooks.blogspot.co.nz/search?updated-max=2012-03-05T12:37:00%2B13:00&max-results=10">Cush and Nooks</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/166985098653074005/">dining</a>  <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/joe-nye-condo-decorating-ideas">fabric tablecloth</a> </i></span>

yea or nay: chintz

for anyone who remembers the eighties, chintz may be a dirty word. I remember wearing a Laura Ashley dress and pearls as my sister's mai...

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A Simple Way to Bring Your Favourite Art Home

<div style="text-align: center;">Way back I did a <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2010/04/age-old-beauty-reigns-in-kathe-fragas.html">post</a></b> about <a href="http://www.kathefraga.com/index.htm"><b>Kathe Fraga</b></a><b>.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">She is a wonderfully talented painter who "lives and paints in a 100-year-old stone house by the sea"</div><div style="text-align: center;">and creates beautifully rich Chinoiserie panels that resemble aged frescos -</div><div style="text-align: center;"> they are layered with vibrant color.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, although an original won't be in the budget anytime soon, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I have just ordered a set of her greeting cards</div><div style="text-align: center;">and am going to frame them for the green room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://www.kathefraga.com/Kathe%20Fraga%20Greeting%20Cards%20I.jpg" width="600" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aren't they pretty? I've never been much of a floral girl, but the color is so lush, I adore these.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A large grouping will have some of the effect of a large painting..</div><div style="text-align: center;">can't wait for them to arrive!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you'd like a set, visit <a href="http://www.kathefraga.com/Greeting%20Cards.htm"><b>here.</b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">To read more about Kathe, visit her<b> </b><a href="http://kathefraga.wordpress.com/"><b>blog</b></a> - </div><div style="text-align: center;">she is a rather creative writer, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and her posts always add a bit of happy to my day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">til next time..</div>

A Simple Way to Bring Your Favourite Art Home

Way back I did a post about Kathe Fraga . She is a wonderfully talented painter who "lives and paints in a 100-year-old stone house by...

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Dawn LeBlanc: Unmasking Beauty through Photography

<div style="text-align: center;">I'm not really even sure how to describe these images.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A bit speechless - which is very unusual for me :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My Aunt used to press flowers and make her own stationary.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Every occasion a handmade card would come in the mail, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the beauty of the most common flowers and foilage was exposed there... </div><div style="text-align: center;"> forever preserved within.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I cherished them, tucking those bits of paper away...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thats what these images remind me of.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Photographer <b><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/MemberProfile.aspx?MID=91e72840-6ac7-43a9-a0ec-dbc5accad1ec">Dawn LeBlanc</a></b> is documenting nature's exquisite radiance for all of us - </div><div style="text-align: center;">a reminder that we don't always have to create new visual treats,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> we just have to be mindful of the ones we are overlooking.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lizanthus in Space</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Lizianthus in Space" class="BigImage photo" height="486" id="ctl00_BodyPlaceHolder_largeImage" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/45115a31-08a2-4c90-abcd-e990e007bd32/uploadedartwork/450X450/0cab289a-6f1d-4ac3-96cd-c3bf42aa44c7.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;" width="640" /></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;">Broken</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;"><img alt="Broken" class="BigImage photo" height="640" id="ctl00_BodyPlaceHolder_largeImage" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/45115a31-08a2-4c90-abcd-e990e007bd32/uploadedartwork/450X450/90b22aa1-5f38-4e12-980e-e39a33930395.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;" width="452" /></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;">The Sprite</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;"><img alt="The Sprite II" class="BigImage photo" height="576" id="ctl00_BodyPlaceHolder_largeImage" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/bd215fcb-6dd6-4b60-9cbe-03062a66bc35/uploadedartwork/450X450/72a24f0e-824d-49d7-b997-79330ed4df23.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;" width="640" /></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;">Dahlietta in White</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;"><img alt="Dahlietta in White" class="BigImage photo" height="640" id="ctl00_BodyPlaceHolder_largeImage" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/46b3cd5f-a40c-44d1-b813-5f4140a50a4d/uploadedartwork/450X450/a11673bf-ce85-471b-9912-cdd595bb653e.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;" width="622" /></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;">Leaves I - this was the image that led me to Dawn's work..</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;"><img alt="Leaves I" class="BigImage photo" id="ctl00_BodyPlaceHolder_largeImage" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/8ce0a7e4-f648-4a4e-81ed-710408f81f1d/uploadedartwork/450X450/492495be-740a-46e6-938e-824be01ff8cf.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;" /></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;">and finally.. Red Sunflower, can't you feel it's pride in a job well done?</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;"><img alt="Red Sunflower" class="BigImage photo" height="640" id="ctl00_BodyPlaceHolder_largeImage" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/8ce0a7e4-f648-4a4e-81ed-710408f81f1d/uploadedartwork/450X450/c1015b2a-4ea3-47f3-9b28-2e099ebc8c66.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;" width="439" /></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;">Stunning. Open-mouthed gaping.. so wonderful.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tomorrow the extended family arrives for a beach day and overnight visit - </div><div style="text-align: center;">catch you on the flipside :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">til next time...</div>

Dawn LeBlanc: Unmasking Beauty through Photography

I'm not really even sure how to describe these images. A bit speechless - which is very unusual for me :) My Aunt used to press flowers ...

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