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; 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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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yay or nay: bedside desk

<br />Between gigantic mattresses, a box spring and a bed frame, most of us are sleeping at a fair height these days.  Bedside tables, for some reason, have not increased in height. So it seems natural that everyone has begun using console tables and dressers as nightstands. But something I'm seeing more and more is a desk tucked in neatly beside the bed.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjKBG-_8tZNP96swtJ0nbJc4Sa3oza9AlqI7X0QgL_QnNskyW4-ZRvTjLMb-YBSAWsHsyYC0dLa6mFfgg7is53Ne3cZpebNgRLelI2LdH8uLmI6kQ-ylxFCCs-61tN73LNo1IkjpWT5w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-23+at+9.25.11+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjKBG-_8tZNP96swtJ0nbJc4Sa3oza9AlqI7X0QgL_QnNskyW4-ZRvTjLMb-YBSAWsHsyYC0dLa6mFfgg7is53Ne3cZpebNgRLelI2LdH8uLmI6kQ-ylxFCCs-61tN73LNo1IkjpWT5w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-23+at+9.25.11+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwmRhGVdegEYcmbwvLemZ1CpdB8MAbs17CAy-j-y9R309-5-okee47ozt71igezy5Z6sS4LyroUK_AwimPVD2RkZanDDuAv1k04qw0CiZNrk5EtwVqSwCxNFwMbqHVPlfG7DTzSeJ-9c/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-23+at+9.10.35+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwmRhGVdegEYcmbwvLemZ1CpdB8MAbs17CAy-j-y9R309-5-okee47ozt71igezy5Z6sS4LyroUK_AwimPVD2RkZanDDuAv1k04qw0CiZNrk5EtwVqSwCxNFwMbqHVPlfG7DTzSeJ-9c/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-23+at+9.10.35+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3AmMzW-5SEizO1al1SX2vwvXF9K9dCyxOlWW5F6uyK0dvVxuLaVyArlLxe9T3bYyPc5N_nfUiIT3__JGFq6ZtmGkzZm9_6fMss1BXKAhqlbkA4LOTrhY2DiaiS7CAxLihYr0KN2uWEw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-23+at+9.12.36+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3AmMzW-5SEizO1al1SX2vwvXF9K9dCyxOlWW5F6uyK0dvVxuLaVyArlLxe9T3bYyPc5N_nfUiIT3__JGFq6ZtmGkzZm9_6fMss1BXKAhqlbkA4LOTrhY2DiaiS7CAxLihYr0KN2uWEw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-23+at+9.12.36+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9s5Ul1C9D3i9zxTrPOtUYTYmmBxOTLUxSV1fzB_9PF_48v2ETOTfRQxrUTOGEeSjvI1ZbWDQhiIJxKwUZXws-RLFyaHwsSR_dooPrbNmvF1eQzLmXYQiwr_uwRaR5XiuoLIfFf1YjqSs/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-23+at+9.18.29+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9s5Ul1C9D3i9zxTrPOtUYTYmmBxOTLUxSV1fzB_9PF_48v2ETOTfRQxrUTOGEeSjvI1ZbWDQhiIJxKwUZXws-RLFyaHwsSR_dooPrbNmvF1eQzLmXYQiwr_uwRaR5XiuoLIfFf1YjqSs/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-23+at+9.18.29+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CfONM5RbJkO4HMMiTxS2-COQxanY8Uhiwi2QMDcvIejWXH5uka5JAeTIssY6dTw4hbYPcWcEz40nis-sc-02KtQ_R-YHHqkywUVZjE2AoV1Va0HsW-A_GGVnG9-zH4mHDYGFb3Tzb2c/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-23+at+9.31.58+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CfONM5RbJkO4HMMiTxS2-COQxanY8Uhiwi2QMDcvIejWXH5uka5JAeTIssY6dTw4hbYPcWcEz40nis-sc-02KtQ_R-YHHqkywUVZjE2AoV1Va0HsW-A_GGVnG9-zH4mHDYGFb3Tzb2c/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-23+at+9.31.58+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXart4WBa_tfKEgOLiXPJ1mdDZzCjDe2tHFjzmYHZSgOJE5fizA83YSCnlvUD_XBxuTIwkiz49vw2lCtl8Ew3jMr9-NcdevQDVfcn0WPe4KfbkS_2ArpOvTzS6DNqi-6e9uZTHvcCrAk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-23+at+9.23.23+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXart4WBa_tfKEgOLiXPJ1mdDZzCjDe2tHFjzmYHZSgOJE5fizA83YSCnlvUD_XBxuTIwkiz49vw2lCtl8Ew3jMr9-NcdevQDVfcn0WPe4KfbkS_2ArpOvTzS6DNqi-6e9uZTHvcCrAk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-23+at+9.23.23+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHLS_-8HVjO42iHHdCiTAFrDH1a4jpVqNlcYwyfR06gvJn38UFMxpIMq3MZFguJoNKV9scj8UEyJyTUrXN9hc0z_cUHV46DWM_Z8UQbZmNAaLMVA0nQF-NFbP8ETzcCuthVW1FQ2PhnI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-23+at+9.23.58+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHLS_-8HVjO42iHHdCiTAFrDH1a4jpVqNlcYwyfR06gvJn38UFMxpIMq3MZFguJoNKV9scj8UEyJyTUrXN9hc0z_cUHV46DWM_Z8UQbZmNAaLMVA0nQF-NFbP8ETzcCuthVW1FQ2PhnI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-23+at+9.23.58+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Do you like this look? Would this function well as an actual workspace in a small home?  Could you mix business and rest? I think I'd be staring at my files instead on sleeping! It would work nicely as a dressing table, though..... what do you think - yay or nay?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">photo links: <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/72972456432466893/">pink+green</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/143130094377499213/">lucite desk</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/136656169912502344/">yellow+ikea</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/250090585526894630/">white+oriental</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/262123640781828566/">white on white</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/1407443603053903/">white+blush</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/119556565077334973/">french +black</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/59743132527019149/">yellow + linen</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/256071928782604711/">neutral cottage</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/119556565077334985/">domino</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/214484000973011249/">black+antique</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/17310779787236242/">neutral+deco</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/119556565077334993/">blonde wood +blue</a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/237776055296412529/">grey+white</a> <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/"> elle decor</a> <a href="http://theestateofthings.com/2009/03/paul-costello-photography/">yellow+black</a></span></i>

yay or nay: bedside desk

Between gigantic mattresses, a box spring and a bed frame, most of us are sleeping at a fair height these days.  Bedside tables, for some re...

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yay or nay: hang a hammock...inside!

<br /> Do any of you watch Survivor? It's a guilty pleasure 'round here, with D., I  and the kids plopping ourselves down in front of the idiot box every week to watch as people proclaim their values morally superior and then scheme the demise of every ally they have :) Why am I mentioning this? This season there is a character this season named "Tarzan" (yup, he really calls himself that), who refuses to discuss his strategy each week, saying cryptically, "the game is afoot". He's a bit of an odd duck, but the phrase has stuck with me.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKXatZujbYPZSdEjr9-btgX2TFTtpKIeJ7JcYfjzT00XftrVy7FsNj95fW_9iFFSLjJSbuDeWHsDIZBASFweCGhJeaphHBpQoaNEQnbF-xtCNFh4jozJU4uU20VkJ1EPTYdvx89jtsMw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-09+at+11.02.21+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKXatZujbYPZSdEjr9-btgX2TFTtpKIeJ7JcYfjzT00XftrVy7FsNj95fW_9iFFSLjJSbuDeWHsDIZBASFweCGhJeaphHBpQoaNEQnbF-xtCNFh4jozJU4uU20VkJ1EPTYdvx89jtsMw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-09+at+11.02.21+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br />Spring is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><i>afoot</i></span> here. The air smells differently then it did a week ago. I'm dreaming of sunshine, and lemonade, and starry evenings with friends. And hammocks. Reading books, snuggles with the darlings and afternoon  naps in hammocks.... But really, why only enjoy this a few months of the year? These people bucked tradition and installed hammocks in their homes - SO wish I had the space for this!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizW1N537maRbEo79-WIRm2QvQ5urNcs6idBP5fwJ1FKtBeqDBwWqT19DTPy_y5uA9A3fzwKRXFMV2qcQXkWrSRHhSDK0DvvIE5PaqIeN1QcbRCGZtwUOnvxl50r2_t_eF9z6pqIz2YWXs/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-09+at+11.11.22+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizW1N537maRbEo79-WIRm2QvQ5urNcs6idBP5fwJ1FKtBeqDBwWqT19DTPy_y5uA9A3fzwKRXFMV2qcQXkWrSRHhSDK0DvvIE5PaqIeN1QcbRCGZtwUOnvxl50r2_t_eF9z6pqIz2YWXs/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-09+at+11.11.22+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXvjRX0__-kf3tLEfz_ngBVw4znNpiBi_TO01O0wd3KiqQuIfqZNeI2xj5YT9XGENafnC5YLeMSGCP9bjbNHs7-ZQJ6l2Xs_di_hBXl3KVMzWK6nsF5o41PosRtsPBYurl232OMZDExw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-09+at+11.12.10+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXvjRX0__-kf3tLEfz_ngBVw4znNpiBi_TO01O0wd3KiqQuIfqZNeI2xj5YT9XGENafnC5YLeMSGCP9bjbNHs7-ZQJ6l2Xs_di_hBXl3KVMzWK6nsF5o41PosRtsPBYurl232OMZDExw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-09+at+11.12.10+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RHHIncF7E-1ADN-_44tzPDhiOIF_K9PZJukT2Du2_ABl1QE8UxJKCmU8PYaPKMznrNsrq0ePIBcI1prRBJOe5u4_qkTWl6e0XgAEqHpWaW6_ONIakh-O4dqq8b9nc6HZ0npADbC9bJM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-09+at+11.12.33+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RHHIncF7E-1ADN-_44tzPDhiOIF_K9PZJukT2Du2_ABl1QE8UxJKCmU8PYaPKMznrNsrq0ePIBcI1prRBJOe5u4_qkTWl6e0XgAEqHpWaW6_ONIakh-O4dqq8b9nc6HZ0npADbC9bJM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-09+at+11.12.33+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbE_m1879RGjhq7pAZkiYUMdkAIEqooc02DKilf6EMjJsjS_FYKWvJnfkzDGkdXqihA8m0KMN-nf0yiT1q9JNDzKVAIZ1QdPMkfGZ72FsBPpzHmtlq665Sa-R-or4XZwF_Arhk6HnV9A/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-09+at+11.12.59+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbE_m1879RGjhq7pAZkiYUMdkAIEqooc02DKilf6EMjJsjS_FYKWvJnfkzDGkdXqihA8m0KMN-nf0yiT1q9JNDzKVAIZ1QdPMkfGZ72FsBPpzHmtlq665Sa-R-or4XZwF_Arhk6HnV9A/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-09+at+11.12.59+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9rfMw2ZsVAiA2dyvyFkEeqtnuoa9bp7VHldUe7wygYc43Bcze8UEwAReWg8irlPKQt4RS7mJscub7reoilQouhoSp1_8Thqll-3kNnnVuZGwd-5ZeOnCiSFBYYy6Oit6Zpg9uMOrPA4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-09+at+11.13.21+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9rfMw2ZsVAiA2dyvyFkEeqtnuoa9bp7VHldUe7wygYc43Bcze8UEwAReWg8irlPKQt4RS7mJscub7reoilQouhoSp1_8Thqll-3kNnnVuZGwd-5ZeOnCiSFBYYy6Oit6Zpg9uMOrPA4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-09+at+11.13.21+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />SO wish I had the space to do this! I especially like the black hammock hung in that nook off the room containing nothing but a piano. That room lives in my dream home, lol.  What do you think of this? Is it something you would ever do?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">photo links <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ban_anna/264417201/sizes/z/in/set-72157594326900893/">rainbow hammock</a>  <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/uydurrukcu/">persimmon + white</a>  <a href="http://www.blackandwhiteandlovedallover.com/2011/07/how-to-make-your-home-your-playground.html">black and white</a>  <a href="http://maison-detre.blogspot.ca/2009/03/indoor-hammock.html">piano + hammock</a> <a href="http://www.theselby.com/10_5_08_Nico_francesca/index.html">rustic ceiling + hammock</a> <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/">orange yellow hammock</a></span></i>

yay or nay: hang a hammock...inside!

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yay or nay: deconstructed seating

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

yay or nay: deconstructed seating

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yay or nay: a different kind of kitchen

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

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yay or nay: mixing metals

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZvOiFr2Ib53kqaKSB0xbwSm-XZu6bGYja03N2iQS4vqe6ESBjfdY93BGLyXgWxsji_h17AZmYdlQ7ElBLeMStRQLO-TzLGx6Ox01ytO6M5Natyr9pO3Yum7JcT9tDgE112YauWCfD0su/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.40.23+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZvOiFr2Ib53kqaKSB0xbwSm-XZu6bGYja03N2iQS4vqe6ESBjfdY93BGLyXgWxsji_h17AZmYdlQ7ElBLeMStRQLO-TzLGx6Ox01ytO6M5Natyr9pO3Yum7JcT9tDgE112YauWCfD0su/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.40.23+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br />With gold back, and black always en vogue,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's becoming more and more common to see a mix of metals in interiors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(apologizing now for the irregular sizing ahead, but I really wanted you to be able to see the details, </span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and they were all strangely sized today!)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />Kitchens, in particular, are veering away from all stainless.<br />I know I'm feeling tired of it - you?<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHoXzwH7DiwH2D4cOmoIO2Bt80NfsYe0MIxCx7H9qZRCJwXiSFt01excNF_bxt_6UugiAeby7W8LfQCyPnK0oiP8YhlTZXnKVKgqd_ypwlAzX-ZJlHWH6sScI5gQBw2f7fyQnJYXOhjeO/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.41.56+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHoXzwH7DiwH2D4cOmoIO2Bt80NfsYe0MIxCx7H9qZRCJwXiSFt01excNF_bxt_6UugiAeby7W8LfQCyPnK0oiP8YhlTZXnKVKgqd_ypwlAzX-ZJlHWH6sScI5gQBw2f7fyQnJYXOhjeO/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.41.56+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3T8uALvQKnRA0C3ede_fKVwMEwPE6PgcL2GDTaiabyQ2Y09u1s_CZm6lmZmyIAD3c0ibgHGsZDRRAgPGznq0bxmg0N4B5ielQ0pi2KNIGBMfqouKhqiBOVKw484ntbo6L-io-GsuqOQh5/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.42.54+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3T8uALvQKnRA0C3ede_fKVwMEwPE6PgcL2GDTaiabyQ2Y09u1s_CZm6lmZmyIAD3c0ibgHGsZDRRAgPGznq0bxmg0N4B5ielQ0pi2KNIGBMfqouKhqiBOVKw484ntbo6L-io-GsuqOQh5/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.42.54+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LxE7LWLtQPEUSZwQzOttu0BzryBVFfTWzfYVa0p3tpWWDTENsW5k9LgGDGsC0UkWaDTqGRjx3UMvHRbcVj6AcyXsuYBRW37LKlHNdQjcPUfQnOb27DtGaep3iadPT51PVFBte4eFoMj2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.43.17+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LxE7LWLtQPEUSZwQzOttu0BzryBVFfTWzfYVa0p3tpWWDTENsW5k9LgGDGsC0UkWaDTqGRjx3UMvHRbcVj6AcyXsuYBRW37LKlHNdQjcPUfQnOb27DtGaep3iadPT51PVFBte4eFoMj2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.43.17+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">both of these dining room have got a splash of gold warming up these grey metals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">but wait, maybe black, white, gold AND silver?!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9cCTWBFOF2Q0YpEir6iFQbh24iOLds7JAFFESmAHWlQzoJm_bmFq0Gtrmv2JIedTmkAUcxmwbSmuIJplt-akvTo21nWVKY1lCF71aoMdQUApY06zwWIvarhsZajbM-gX4PEM59DHRD9q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.45.49+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9cCTWBFOF2Q0YpEir6iFQbh24iOLds7JAFFESmAHWlQzoJm_bmFq0Gtrmv2JIedTmkAUcxmwbSmuIJplt-akvTo21nWVKY1lCF71aoMdQUApY06zwWIvarhsZajbM-gX4PEM59DHRD9q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.45.49+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here gold and grey tones form the basis for the palette....</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0dV8FJubZMK_qCRLQ5AxjQAo20pVnseYSAmxdfJDRserNoN7dJDL4fzU3WjkYEwIRnrFYXDB2m6nYAQlhM7O-4DBFaHCV1RcaFGKo0BeCTyeOn70KKuYmng7XIs11B1A3ifwrfdcTZHu/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.44.10+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0dV8FJubZMK_qCRLQ5AxjQAo20pVnseYSAmxdfJDRserNoN7dJDL4fzU3WjkYEwIRnrFYXDB2m6nYAQlhM7O-4DBFaHCV1RcaFGKo0BeCTyeOn70KKuYmng7XIs11B1A3ifwrfdcTZHu/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.44.10+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />and several layers of metals are seamlessly incorporated into this space.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixw9lHY_72SnSAIPgGpzDGlgnAiKhjPYez-rLAMoLMrva2m8G4XxEd3XZzO_WYR-Xi85LcJofLmSmM-5c5Lc7OI4BX99UdwtAZuHo3DB4TuP1YQRmpzVODed0ED7w8rq1d6gGNZgpO4Ied/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.45.15+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixw9lHY_72SnSAIPgGpzDGlgnAiKhjPYez-rLAMoLMrva2m8G4XxEd3XZzO_WYR-Xi85LcJofLmSmM-5c5Lc7OI4BX99UdwtAZuHo3DB4TuP1YQRmpzVODed0ED7w8rq1d6gGNZgpO4Ied/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-25+at+10.45.15+AM.png" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: xx-small;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Kitchens-Home-Beta-Plus-Publishing/dp/908944050X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327194993&sr=8-1">1</a> <a href="http://www.srgambrel.com/">2</a> <a href="http://houseandhome.com/magazine">3</a> <a href="http://www.casadeperrin.com/preciousmetals.html">4 </a><a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/191332684138799369/">5</a> <a href="http://notesondesign.tumblr.com/post/10208583670">6</a><a href="http://www.hgtv.com/designers-portfolio/room/contemporary/outdoors/4990/index.html#/id-3568/style-contemporary"> 7</a> <a href="http://www.thedecorista.com/">8</a> <a href="http://brunchatsaks.blogspot.com/2011/11/peek-inside-stylists-home_14.html">9</a> <a href="http://justinetaylor.tumblr.com/post/11543632858/heartbeatoz-via-dustjacket-attic-warm-wood">10</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm wondering if this is more common because<br /> people are slowly switching over from cool to warm metals,<br /> they are just adding hits around the home (as an easily removed trendy item),<br />or it's just become more modern to mix finishes, just like we do furnishings.<br /><br /><br />what do you think -<br />is mixing metals something you do in your own home?<br />Is it a look that's here to stay?<br /><br /><br /><br /><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6NPqy9xJ-HOXKGM0fevxvI3lNOrp2nJT8XdoPKxKFMCRP6QHahewcDn-HQh8JVljuq5hlMuBtn4brMQfkIZLXJStHDns5xqrDoTJ2m-BNvT7hEn9osfvj8LDg9nZni85Gg_cFXiIYUH1/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

yay or nay: mixing metals

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

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