Traditional Style Open Living: summer

<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DBtIyJDjauNhyxJp2yZanBzqoitQQa6kMkzKilNY21VVP1y8IFJzpY4a_FhjzeZeYelWQPlOUJaEi4JqGwpGFAOrjadABlANWfXeuMOaMuMed6Honx2yvgFuPZYHcHW6e81EtF4G78Ip/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-17+at+9.33.32+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DBtIyJDjauNhyxJp2yZanBzqoitQQa6kMkzKilNY21VVP1y8IFJzpY4a_FhjzeZeYelWQPlOUJaEi4JqGwpGFAOrjadABlANWfXeuMOaMuMed6Honx2yvgFuPZYHcHW6e81EtF4G78Ip/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-17+at+9.33.32+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Over at <b><a href="http://www.veranda-interiors.com/2012/02/in-ten-anne-marie-from-10-rooms.html">Veranda Interiors</a></b> today, guest posting while the lovely Melissa frolics in Maui... smart girl, she heads to the beach for a little sunshine while her house get's a whole new look! (and what a house it's going to be - check out<b><a href="http://www.veranda-interiors.com/2012/02/altadore-i-update-deep-breath.html"> this post</a></b> where Melissa shared her choices in finishes... can't wait to see the pics!!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRmswhlCKF4rymf-VRU2zMjY164gdFNMHFolSdCXawEJX0ASt8U1EKoVqohl3tLSBvHiFikfj8kOQ32x-WNxqDycfG3Er6J7Z0jk5GVWq8b3ZWLS74waC_CPQ4nikxci8Y9LbDqUKmydg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-17+at+9.33.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRmswhlCKF4rymf-VRU2zMjY164gdFNMHFolSdCXawEJX0ASt8U1EKoVqohl3tLSBvHiFikfj8kOQ32x-WNxqDycfG3Er6J7Z0jk5GVWq8b3ZWLS74waC_CPQ4nikxci8Y9LbDqUKmydg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-17+at+9.33.06+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42PdubmyapuOUN-rbl8QyBGRj19w46_2_sWDEH1y5Ezg9R0fMdYhfAwapqo_vyTsT6itVZYLkV-cx_G4Y8SGThvWxgHQpDITyuZMn-HP6dZrWb-XyIR2oqp9YvyTvFcLt5GCPevmXd7Pm/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-17+at+9.35.08+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42PdubmyapuOUN-rbl8QyBGRj19w46_2_sWDEH1y5Ezg9R0fMdYhfAwapqo_vyTsT6itVZYLkV-cx_G4Y8SGThvWxgHQpDITyuZMn-HP6dZrWb-XyIR2oqp9YvyTvFcLt5GCPevmXd7Pm/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-17+at+9.35.08+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dying for a bit of summer? Then pop over... there's some eye candy and a completely fabulous recipe for a sugar body scrub you have got to try - I'm addicted :) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzu4s66VuKcZwgLEUeVyTmz3LsJIyQBwRtWggpL2SQe3kEcz2L6f76YBBFxVlJA7WgMrFpSEKjE76B5cLlmaPeORaZ6tKlZmB3gkFyw0qzmkC7kBREo8cwezMjFAPjBTVVmTsN6gwC_F6/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-17+at+9.33.52+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzu4s66VuKcZwgLEUeVyTmz3LsJIyQBwRtWggpL2SQe3kEcz2L6f76YBBFxVlJA7WgMrFpSEKjE76B5cLlmaPeORaZ6tKlZmB3gkFyw0qzmkC7kBREo8cwezMjFAPjBTVVmTsN6gwC_F6/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-17+at+9.33.52+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy friday, all - x</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6NPqy9xJ-HOXKGM0fevxvI3lNOrp2nJT8XdoPKxKFMCRP6QHahewcDn-HQh8JVljuq5hlMuBtn4brMQfkIZLXJStHDns5xqrDoTJ2m-BNvT7hEn9osfvj8LDg9nZni85Gg_cFXiIYUH1/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

a spot of summer...

Over at Veranda Interiors today, guest posting while the lovely Melissa frolics in Maui... smart girl, she heads to the beach for a little ...

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Interesting color combinations and stellar patterns have</div><div style="text-align: center;">Asian and Asian-inspired textiles climbing my love list.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And what better way to bring in a bit of fun than a pillow?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEird7qZlRVUN5Jj3Cy63tPI0AkTDHjEFlyvIJnLGdxbL1VUCVC8SFP2MalFNWXw1P9RDpIcV7uIy1ZiwOP4SXMdf9HLY7Z-p5EQdllgKAVAHahBLnrTav_UfS7NF43RygSk-pv2aJHeNpYR/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-02+at+7.51.50+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEird7qZlRVUN5Jj3Cy63tPI0AkTDHjEFlyvIJnLGdxbL1VUCVC8SFP2MalFNWXw1P9RDpIcV7uIy1ZiwOP4SXMdf9HLY7Z-p5EQdllgKAVAHahBLnrTav_UfS7NF43RygSk-pv2aJHeNpYR/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-02+at+7.51.50+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRs0IVxyfK5Phh2NnsnGASuI9BYk_0bqFeR2IY32GbbmfAT7UUHnerEsxe2jlOzG6KDOe4MF81wMFUIamd7Fd2SRdGDhAngbCNUEyRu7Q5G9TK0UHgF3PIpdaAkcEO9cvt2EtoYJ61PDU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-02+at+7.52.21+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRs0IVxyfK5Phh2NnsnGASuI9BYk_0bqFeR2IY32GbbmfAT7UUHnerEsxe2jlOzG6KDOe4MF81wMFUIamd7Fd2SRdGDhAngbCNUEyRu7Q5G9TK0UHgF3PIpdaAkcEO9cvt2EtoYJ61PDU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-02+at+7.52.21+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One-of-a-kind accessories are always better -</div><div style="text-align: center;">none of us want the same pillows as their neighbour, do we? The horror!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">so here's what Etsy has to offer....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwOwGJT9nzHCbYSKASxpqeB5VnxO_9W1TvDIGMYaW1Kaw4XZg1laZuicqOgfy4c40tk2CsdHBDxw08NpjvVhEI0iXdeii14Sf7gB2O1j4fYaOtmfjD0yELjwtvcC9dFnNmIZM9q0UKfTh/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-02+at+8.47.31+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwOwGJT9nzHCbYSKASxpqeB5VnxO_9W1TvDIGMYaW1Kaw4XZg1laZuicqOgfy4c40tk2CsdHBDxw08NpjvVhEI0iXdeii14Sf7gB2O1j4fYaOtmfjD0yELjwtvcC9dFnNmIZM9q0UKfTh/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-02+at+8.47.31+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKYcvZ6UgIhZZhMrcr-NqU3kfBKblWqXbMo6RkzMOiboiAKBw70yZgRRHt8G3HagzLcz2oC91cIZvOfWo1jOC8Zem78Ed55tnAvUoFIDw1Mwh2D1FZlf7h9YUW5yYLRnTYOvkwjiZRXzp/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-02+at+9.04.26+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKYcvZ6UgIhZZhMrcr-NqU3kfBKblWqXbMo6RkzMOiboiAKBw70yZgRRHt8G3HagzLcz2oC91cIZvOfWo1jOC8Zem78Ed55tnAvUoFIDw1Mwh2D1FZlf7h9YUW5yYLRnTYOvkwjiZRXzp/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-02+at+9.04.26+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79082699/kimono-pillow-cover-kawaii-japanese?ref=sr_gallery_6&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pillow+japanese&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">1</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78407136/koi-pillow-lumbar-painted-indoor-outdoor?ref=sr_gallery_17&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pillow+japanese&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">2</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80297104/decorative-pillow-cover-repurposed?ref=sr_gallery_40&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pillow+japanese&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">3</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67521009/vintage-japanese-silk-pillow-cushion?ref=sr_gallery_37&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pillow+japanese&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=5&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">4</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/73430159/good-price-offer-set-of-2-cushion-cover?ref=sr_gallery_29&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pillow+japanese&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=7&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">5</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61979663/hand-painted-organic-pillow-cover?ref=sc_3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">6</span></span></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70407033/handmade-silk-cushion-vintage-kimono?ref=sr_gallery_37&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pillow+japanese&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=17&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> 7</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70265042/art-deco-red-buckwheat-hull-pillow?ref=sr_gallery_39&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pillow+asian&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=8&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">8</span></span></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72900176/dwell-studio-vintage-plumes-peacock?ref=sr_gallery_28&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pillow+asian&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=10&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> 9</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/73511116/sale-green-asian-fighter-decorative?ref=sr_gallery_35&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=asian+pillow&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_ship_to=US&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">10</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you feeling the love?<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy weekend! How did we get to friday so fast?!!<br />I will be working with a local builder all weekend -<br />but hope you all manage a bit of time to relax and enjoy the last days of summer...<br />will catch up next week... xo<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLDPh9-gk_zJWba2E5DwKexCufQJuHB9LXp627OfC_WgoVHvq8I2t-chpbYpCBm-2qZN0M8BUNB31F5fApclKWFCNmgp2JD4_etSMfuV4F9qw9ZVJldmnM6VFB6b0feNSSoNecaeXOBEn/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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