tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52580319896025930892024-03-13T11:42:20.984-07:00Awesome Home DesignLuxury home design interior idea pictures, home design pictures insightsAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13049172016300434419noreply@blogger.comBlogger2029916501500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-26873123507724445522009-07-08T10:03:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.394-07:0010 Easy Steps for Home Theater Room Planning Guide<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTSEjD2zII/AAAAAAAABsk/SCKHEwR_QLc/s1600-h/home-theater.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTSEjD2zII/AAAAAAAABsk/SCKHEwR_QLc/s320/home-theater.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356136832423087234" /></a><br /><P>Call it media center, an extended TV room, a giant home theater or a complete entertainment center – at the end of the day it all comes down to one wonderful room and the delights it offers. Since a home entertainment center extends a tad bit beyond your conventional TV room by creating a whole new visual experience (an exclusive den to escape the world), let’s get down to 10 steps that will open up the doors to your personal heaven.</P><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><P>1. Pick a theme for the room</P></span><br /><br /><P>This can vary from one which you are already using, to a movie, game or even an environment you like. But since you might want to get that theater-like feel as you are watching your favorite flick, it’s probably best to keep it in line with the way many home theaters are basically built.</P><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><P>2. The type of screen</P></span><br /><br /><P>This is the most important decision of your new home theater. You need to buy something that falls into your budget but still satisfy your need. It can vary between a screen and a projector (for a very authentic movie-like experience) or a giant 70-inch plasma television as a more convenient and modern alternative (which will also come in handy for your gaming needs). If it’s just the movies, stick to the screen and the projector as they’re hard to beat.</P><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTSFGeQ7kI/AAAAAAAABs0/4j4P3ZmdkoQ/s1600-h/home-theater-room.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTSFGeQ7kI/AAAAAAAABs0/4j4P3ZmdkoQ/s320/home-theater-room.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356136841929092674" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><P>3. Get the location of the room right</P></span><br /><br /><P>For a giant home theater it’s the location that ultimately defines how good it really is. Make sure that the room has as few natural windows as possible and make sure that it is in a place where you do not get disturbed by any external noises (and you don’t disturb others, too). Your home theater room has to offer plenty of privacy and the best audio and visual experience.</P><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><P>4. The audio equipment</P></span><br /><br /><P>A home theater is nothing without the right sound system that mimics the amazing experience of the cinema halls. Go for a sub woofer and make sure you got the speakers arranged in the acoustically right fashion so that the sound is not being disturbed. Acoustics is no easy topic to understand and get right, so it might be good to take an expert’s advice in this matter in case you want the very best.</P><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTSFbqeVyI/AAAAAAAABs8/WdK4dtjcjJw/s1600-h/home-theater-room-speakers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTSFbqeVyI/AAAAAAAABs8/WdK4dtjcjJw/s320/home-theater-room-speakers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356136847617447714" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><P>5. It’s all about comfort</P></span><br /><br /><P>This is your home theater, so why not have one of those large sofas for the ultimate comfort experience while viewing! Remember that by trying to mimic the theater atmosphere completely, you might be sacrificing too much on comfort at times. So when it comes to seating, you could bring in some of those luxurious-looking seats with plenty of leg space.</P><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><P>6. A dark interior</P></span><br /><br /><P>There is a reason why most theaters in the world use a combination of dark purple and deep black tones for its walls and ceiling. It’s the contrast and the shades that bring in the very best on your screen. So forget about any neutral shades for this one and go as beautifully dark as possible.</P><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><P>7. Ergonomic design</P></span><br /><br /><P>Wires that hang all around the place and are not taken care of in the proper fashion not just look bad, but could be a real hazard in all that dark. And believe me that there’s going to be plenty of wiring to do with all the screens, audio systems and a lot more going on. So it is best to ensure that the mess is hidden away in the right way. This makes your entertainment center a lot safer and ergonomic.</P><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><P>8. Gaming is “special”</P></span><br /><br /><P>If you are an avid gamer, then it’s best to double up this room for both your gaming needs as well as for the viewing pleasure. If you do wish to have some fun here, then make sure you have all the extra-gadgetry readily installed with extra audio and video ports for input and output.</P><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTSE6EesRI/AAAAAAAABss/ksy_eJpE-8s/s1600-h/home-theater-comfort.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTSE6EesRI/AAAAAAAABss/ksy_eJpE-8s/s320/home-theater-comfort.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356136838599717138" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><P>9. Get the lighting right</P></span><br /><br /><P>This makes or breaks your TV. Pretty much the rule of decorating everywhere, you have to get the lighting right. Use the same ambient lighting that is generally used in theaters. But a better option would be to bring in LED lighting. This looks ultra-cool and also sets the mood perfectly by changing the light intensity. And if you wish to get real fancy you can use those tiny blue lights close to the floor, to highlight the pathway!</P><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><P>10. Throw in the red carpet and some old memorabilia</P></span><br /><br /><P>There are numerous ways to accessorize your entertainment center using stuff like the red carpet for a more authentic look, movie posters and memorabilia on the walls. Outside you can always add an old popcorn machine or a pool table that makes it look like a waiting area. If you are imaginative and have the cash, there is well and truly plenty on offer here.</P><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-46539896798176944882009-07-08T09:51:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.419-07:00Modern Japanese House with Natural Energy Source<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPjBrWYLI/AAAAAAAABsE/uApFKuS0D_w/s1600-h/base-valley-house-11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 147px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPjBrWYLI/AAAAAAAABsE/uApFKuS0D_w/s320/base-valley-house-11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356134057502990514" /></a><br /><br />News Update : Modern Japanese house design<br /><br />The modern Japanese house design by Hiroshi Sambuichi dedicated for a couple and their three children. It’s a contemporary house with green technology combined the minimalism and natural energy sources, it has a good design is first and foremost all about getting the balance between the building and the earth, right.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br />Description from the architect:<br /><br />Base Valley looks perfectly natural among its surroundings. “A close examination on how changing wind directions and intensities in daylight influences the site, enables me to understand what kind of architecture is really needed on each location”, explains Sambuichi, when asked about the starting point of his design, which led to the transformation of the site into the family’s 100-m2 permanent base, where from they enjoy the beauty of the adjacent river and mountains.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPjf4ZxGI/AAAAAAAABsM/E30tIsxV_q4/s1600-h/base-valley-house-12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPjf4ZxGI/AAAAAAAABsM/E30tIsxV_q4/s320/base-valley-house-12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356134065610802274" /></a><br />Base Valley both protects its inhabitants from the challenging weather conditions, and also respects and makes the most out of the local climate. To make the best use of the wind blowing through the valley the architect decided on a 2,260 m wide cut, a wind street, slicing the entire building volume in north-south direction; this allows the air to flow through the interior. Next, he nestled four bedrooms and a sunroom in the ground, utilizing the earth’s warmth to regulate the indoor temperature. The scheme completes with a living area, dining room and kitchen on the ground level, which is topped off with a slanted glazed roof that follows the slope of the mountain.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTO_12KReI/AAAAAAAABrU/BtkTveB9DY8/s1600-h/base-valley-house-05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTO_12KReI/AAAAAAAABrU/BtkTveB9DY8/s320/base-valley-house-05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356133453031687650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTO_phqkSI/AAAAAAAABrM/QXRa9_lfOIw/s1600-h/base-valley-house-04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTO_phqkSI/AAAAAAAABrM/QXRa9_lfOIw/s320/base-valley-house-04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356133449724498210" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTO_fLvWII/AAAAAAAABrE/j20d6v2WWlk/s1600-h/base-valley-house-03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTO_fLvWII/AAAAAAAABrE/j20d6v2WWlk/s320/base-valley-house-03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356133446948182146" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTO_CB-R4I/AAAAAAAABq8/Hu1K4gmk-q8/s1600-h/base-valley-house-02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTO_CB-R4I/AAAAAAAABq8/Hu1K4gmk-q8/s320/base-valley-house-02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356133439122589570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTO-8nNN1I/AAAAAAAABq0/uyxgIh-jFDA/s1600-h/base-valley-house-01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTO-8nNN1I/AAAAAAAABq0/uyxgIh-jFDA/s320/base-valley-house-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356133437668144978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPWylPXaI/AAAAAAAABr8/W4iCoHWZwxM/s1600-h/base-valley-house-10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPWylPXaI/AAAAAAAABr8/W4iCoHWZwxM/s320/base-valley-house-10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356133847292403106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPW2ZnDkI/AAAAAAAABr0/RUokBe-1DYk/s1600-h/base-valley-house-09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPW2ZnDkI/AAAAAAAABr0/RUokBe-1DYk/s320/base-valley-house-09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356133848317365826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPWn_lBQI/AAAAAAAABrs/YTihTEdZbzc/s1600-h/base-valley-house-08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPWn_lBQI/AAAAAAAABrs/YTihTEdZbzc/s320/base-valley-house-08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356133844450084098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPWXmDPpI/AAAAAAAABrk/BOsGt88WhAg/s1600-h/base-valley-house-07.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPWXmDPpI/AAAAAAAABrk/BOsGt88WhAg/s320/base-valley-house-07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356133840048045714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPWKLMIBI/AAAAAAAABrc/GjjQJIwF_Fc/s1600-h/base-valley-house-06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPWKLMIBI/AAAAAAAABrc/GjjQJIwF_Fc/s320/base-valley-house-06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356133836445720594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPjrqES1I/AAAAAAAABsc/TYbdKQuYIs8/s1600-h/base-valley-house-14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPjrqES1I/AAAAAAAABsc/TYbdKQuYIs8/s320/base-valley-house-14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356134068771900242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPjbWAJpI/AAAAAAAABsU/wMM1FtyHYtk/s1600-h/base-valley-house-13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g2w_8MxQPOU/SlTPjbWAJpI/AAAAAAAABsU/wMM1FtyHYtk/s320/base-valley-house-13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356134064392775314" /></a><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-6811395479518635442009-07-08T06:48:00.000-07:002011-03-21T21:16:36.550-07:00Our guys just hung the coolest fan!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SlSj-imzvFI/AAAAAAAAASk/whUDMnz8pa8/s1600-h/MIA+for+Blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356086151687158866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 311px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SlSj-imzvFI/AAAAAAAAASk/whUDMnz8pa8/s400/MIA+for+Blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />It's hard to see in the picture, but the fan is up inside that center grille. They call it "Gothic Study Ceiling Fan" ~ it's from their Hearst Castle Collection. As they say, "it is a magnificent rendition of times gone by". I could picture it not just in a study, but also over an eating area or in a living or family room. It's so unique!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-28953086180297787722009-07-08T01:23:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:41:01.047-07:00furniture and a sophisticated space-age look, the interiors here use aesthetic accessories and dramatic accentuate their beauty. With simple straight lines, contrasting shades and a philosophy that preaches ‘less is more’ the designs of West Chin are perfect for a world that craves for such uncomplicated designs. With simple use of wood, stone and , they have given shape to many a beauty! – via <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="West Chin Team Interiors" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/West-Chin-Team-Interiors-1.jpg" alt="West Chin Team Interiors" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="West Chin Team Interiors" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/West-Chin-Team-Interiors-2.jpg" alt="West Chin Team Interiors" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="West Chin Team Interiors" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/West-Chin-Team-Interiors-3.jpg" alt="West Chin Team Interiors" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="West Chin Team Interiors" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/West-Chin-Team-Interiors-4.jpg" alt="West Chin Team Interiors" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="West Chin Team Interiors" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/West-Chin-Team-Interiors-5.jpg" alt="West Chin Team Interiors" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="West Chin Team Interiors" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/West-Chin-Team-Interiors-6.jpg" alt="West Chin Team Interiors" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="West Chin Team Interiors" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/West-Chin-Team-Interiors-7.jpg" alt="West Chin Team Interiors" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="West Chin Team Interiors" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/West-Chin-Team-Interiors-8.jpg" alt="West Chin Team Interiors" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="West Chin Team Interiors" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/West-Chin-Team-Interiors-9.jpg" alt="West Chin Team Interiors" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="West Chin Team Interiors" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/West-Chin-Team-Interiors-10.jpg" alt="West Chin Team Interiors" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="West Chin Team Interiors" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/West-Chin-Team-Interiors-11.jpg" alt="West Chin Team Interiors" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="West Chin Team Interiors" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/West-Chin-Team-Interiors-12.jpg" alt="West Chin Team Interiors" width="600" /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-46144428283535644712009-07-08T01:20:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:41:01.173-07:00this house is wood-brown and that blue pool — a trick that boosts up the futuristic effect inside. And with all that white ambiance it easily clears your mind and send magnificent imagination right on your way. <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/North-Bay-Road-Residence-by-Touzet-Studio-1.jpg" alt="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/North-Bay-Road-Residence-by-Touzet-Studio-2.jpg" alt="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/North-Bay-Road-Residence-by-Touzet-Studio-3.jpg" alt="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/North-Bay-Road-Residence-by-Touzet-Studio-4.jpg" alt="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/North-Bay-Road-Residence-by-Touzet-Studio-5.jpg" alt="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/North-Bay-Road-Residence-by-Touzet-Studio-6.jpg" alt="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/North-Bay-Road-Residence-by-Touzet-Studio-7.jpg" alt="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/North-Bay-Road-Residence-by-Touzet-Studio-8.jpg" alt="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/North-Bay-Road-Residence-by-Touzet-Studio-9.jpg" alt="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/North-Bay-Road-Residence-by-Touzet-Studio-10.jpg" alt="North Bay Road Residence by Touzet Studio" width="600" /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-52199814653182501432009-07-08T01:18:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:41:01.295-07:00you can have a <span class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;"><span style="color: blue ! important; font-family: "Lucida Grande",Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12.95px; position: static;color:blue;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: blue ! important; font-family: "Lucida Grande",Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12.95px; position: static;">modern </span><span class="kLink" style="color: blue ! important; font-family: "Lucida Grande",Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12.95px; position: static;">sofa</span></span></span> that always can be opened and transformed in a bed. – Via – Padstyle – Product Page <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/easy_sleep1.jpg" alt="easy sleep" title="Easy Sleep by Luca Scacchetti’s" /><br /><img class="aligncenter" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/easy_sleep2.jpg" alt="easy sleep 2" title="Easy Sleep by Luca Scacchetti’s" /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-86984977388693898232009-07-07T06:31:00.000-07:002011-03-21T00:50:01.419-07:00<div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlKbastRqLI/AAAAAAAAB-s/UkedwfBZilY/s1600-h/IMG_5798.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355513789876906162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 125px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlKbastRqLI/AAAAAAAAB-s/UkedwfBZilY/s200/IMG_5798.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />There was no further discussion on which desk to bring into the room, once Isabella saw a photo displaying all the marvelous compartments inside the drawer of the <a href=http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=1209&f=14496> Windham Desk</a>. This has been her dream...really!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlKbmS-UzoI/AAAAAAAAB-0/pPYKUJYGq6c/s1600-h/IMG_5708.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355513989127523970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 138px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlKbmS-UzoI/AAAAAAAAB-0/pPYKUJYGq6c/s200/IMG_5708.JPG" border="0" /></a>I agreed with her choice, though the <font color="#ff6600">CUSTOMER ASSEMBLY</font> <font color="#ff6600">REQUIRED</font> label did cause some concern. What a nice surprise, however, when the desk was unpacked and built in five minutes...literally. No tools, no screws and bolts, and no directions requiring an engineering degree to follow.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlKcIuQvOTI/AAAAAAAAB_E/qIJt3scp4R4/s1600-h/IMG_5846.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355514580568062258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 138px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlKcIuQvOTI/AAAAAAAAB_E/qIJt3scp4R4/s200/IMG_5846.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlKexUZme3I/AAAAAAAAB_U/jdyoxto7hiY/s1600-h/IMG_5835-2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355517477023808370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 148px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlKexUZme3I/AAAAAAAAB_U/jdyoxto7hiY/s200/IMG_5835-2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It only took another five minutes for the drawers to be filled and the drawing to begin. This is a desk that will get a lot of use over the next several years. So it was a great choice, a good balance of cost and quality. All that was left to do was remove the silver knobs and replace them with the whimsical <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=77817&navAction=jump&search=true&parentid=SEARCH_RESULTS">'Timepiece Knobs'</a> from Anthropologie.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlKjdGIl41I/AAAAAAAAB_c/zgGSWPS94VA/s1600-h/IMG_5856.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355522627155125074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlKjdGIl41I/AAAAAAAAB_c/zgGSWPS94VA/s200/IMG_5856.JPG" border="0" /></a>What's next? Mirrors, both a full length wall mirror and this sunburst mirror. It was purchased for just a few dollars several years ago and has been patiently awaiting the day I would find a use for it. The frame has some nicks, but after bit of sanding and painting I'm certain it will shine.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-26622119928523185832009-07-07T03:00:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:57:33.750-07:00I have edited pieces down to where I can fit everything in one bag to take on my trip. Everything will mix and match with other pieces so that I can change the look a little and not wear the exact same thing each day. Tomorrow I will drive to Atlanta. I am wearing white capri pants, that I am not taking, with the tunic pictured below. I have a pair of shorts and top that I also am not taking, that I will leave with my dad to wear home.<br /><br />I have to have 8 days of clothing for my California trip. The highs where we are staying are 68. That is just so strange coming from Alabama and Florida. Most of our winter days reach 68. I am wearing my jeans, a white tee, a yellow sweater, and red polka dot flip flops on the plane. I can take the sweater off, but figure it may be cool.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK_l83nZlI/AAAAAAAAEJ4/O0QIYaamUak/s1600-h/packing+for+ca+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355553565612402258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK_l83nZlI/AAAAAAAAEJ4/O0QIYaamUak/s400/packing+for+ca+005.JPG" border="0" /></a> I will wear my yellow hoop earrings and white bracelet.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK_NieqvQI/AAAAAAAAEJw/GFThlMgAuOo/s1600-h/packing+for+ca+011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355553146211581186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK_NieqvQI/AAAAAAAAEJw/GFThlMgAuOo/s400/packing+for+ca+011.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On the second day I will wear blue and white seersucker walking shorts with a red tee, and the same flip flops. I will pair them with a multi colored bracelet.<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK_NbXIAwI/AAAAAAAAEJo/HxJxyCPLEUU/s1600-h/packing+for+ca+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355553144300897026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK_NbXIAwI/AAAAAAAAEJo/HxJxyCPLEUU/s400/packing+for+ca+010.JPG" border="0" /></a> Third day I will wear my red dress with my flip flops for a casual look.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK_mKgO6oI/AAAAAAAAEKA/AD5SHvra3Ww/s1600-h/packing+for+ca+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355553569272425090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 176px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK_mKgO6oI/AAAAAAAAEKA/AD5SHvra3Ww/s400/packing+for+ca+003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Fourth day I will wear my jeans and tunic, my wedge sandals, and a turquoise necklace set.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK_NJvw-qI/AAAAAAAAEJg/XGyzaNlogng/s1600-h/packing+for+ca+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355553139572406946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK_NJvw-qI/AAAAAAAAEJg/XGyzaNlogng/s400/packing+for+ca+013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Fifth day I will wear my seersucker shorts with the white tee and sweater from the first day. Pairing them with the flip flops.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK_M6HOwzI/AAAAAAAAEJY/ad6URw07dVo/s1600-h/packing+for+ca+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355553135375860530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK_M6HOwzI/AAAAAAAAEJY/ad6URw07dVo/s400/packing+for+ca+014.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sixth day I will wear my jeans with the red tee. I will dress it up a touch with the wedge heels and white necklace and bracelet set.<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK_Mjc4bWI/AAAAAAAAEJQ/LsQErq5k8NU/s1600-h/packing+for+ca+016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355553129292655970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 195px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK_Mjc4bWI/AAAAAAAAEJQ/LsQErq5k8NU/s400/packing+for+ca+016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is my exercise clothes. A brown pair of yoga pants that can double as something to wear over my bathing suit to the pool. Two tops that will dry quickly when I wash them out in the sink. My tennis shoes.<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK-G-9qHSI/AAAAAAAAEJI/pUtSUsMu0gw/s1600-h/packing+for+ca+017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355551934087044386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK-G-9qHSI/AAAAAAAAEJI/pUtSUsMu0gw/s400/packing+for+ca+017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have two options for a bathing suit cover up. One is the tunic and the other is the yoga pants with a tee or tank. As you see both coordinate in color and will work.<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK-GgTLb8I/AAAAAAAAEJA/1ICYxQ6VBDo/s1600-h/packing+for+ca+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355551925855809474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK-GgTLb8I/AAAAAAAAEJA/1ICYxQ6VBDo/s400/packing+for+ca+019.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On the seventh day I can wear the seersucker shorts with a sleeveless white polo.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK-GqXzTfI/AAAAAAAAEI4/e_tinXtv8mc/s1600-h/packing+for+ca+021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355551928559554034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 185px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK-GqXzTfI/AAAAAAAAEI4/e_tinXtv8mc/s400/packing+for+ca+021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To dress the red dress up a little I have white jewelry and black shoes. I am also bringing a white cashmina scarf to use as a wrap or I can use it as a scarf with some of the other outfits. Or I can tie it around my hair because we have a convertible Mustang, and pretend I am Aubrey Hepburn.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK-GHWBz3I/AAAAAAAAEIw/0tRXiQvKKbs/s1600-h/packing+for+ca+022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355551919156875122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK-GHWBz3I/AAAAAAAAEIw/0tRXiQvKKbs/s400/packing+for+ca+022.JPG" border="0" /></a> I thought I would show how I fold to prevent wrinkles. I put the two exercise tops on top of each other and roll in the pants. I actually did one more foldover of the whole thing when I put it down in the bag.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK-GAIDNNI/AAAAAAAAEIo/98aQjLuwBAM/s1600-h/packing+for+ca+024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355551917219198162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK-GAIDNNI/AAAAAAAAEIo/98aQjLuwBAM/s400/packing+for+ca+024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I laid the red top down totally open face down. Then did the same with the white sleeveless polo on top of the red shirt. Then I folded as folding one shirt. The double layer keeps both from getting folding lines. When I put this in the bag I also folded once more toward the pants.<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK9IjWuFgI/AAAAAAAAEIg/NA-OwuDNHmw/s1600-h/packing+for+ca+028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355550861524080130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK9IjWuFgI/AAAAAAAAEIg/NA-OwuDNHmw/s400/packing+for+ca+028.JPG" border="0" /></a> Use all the space you have. I stuffed my shoes with socks. Luckily my feet don't stink.<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK9Id0lhKI/AAAAAAAAEIY/k5gZr1-3XfE/s1600-h/packing+for+ca+029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355550860038735010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK9Id0lhKI/AAAAAAAAEIY/k5gZr1-3XfE/s400/packing+for+ca+029.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I put all the gel/liquids in a ziploc bag and then placed it in my makeup bag. This prevents leakage problems, but you have to remove these items and place in a pan for them to inspect. The bag makes it easy to get out and put back in. Jewelry is also in a bag that I put in the same pocket in my bag.<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK9IPWp4jI/AAAAAAAAEIQ/ilLTjrI9w4g/s1600-h/packing+for+ca+030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355550856155095602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK9IPWp4jI/AAAAAAAAEIQ/ilLTjrI9w4g/s400/packing+for+ca+030.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is the bag loaded. The only thing missing is my curling iron and toothbrush. I slipped my purse down in the section on the right. I want my purse for shopping but do not want to carry it as a seperate bag. The section on the left is my make up bag and where I will put my curling iron.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK9H1VrwHI/AAAAAAAAEII/LxtGLTHAk7s/s1600-h/packing+for+ca+031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355550849171701874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK9H1VrwHI/AAAAAAAAEII/LxtGLTHAk7s/s400/packing+for+ca+031.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is fully closed and ready to go. I decided to also take the computer, actually my daughter's computer. Mine is a laptop with the largest monitor so it was too big.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK9HrTqkVI/AAAAAAAAEIA/Sgy0GiqSXw4/s1600-h/packing+for+ca+033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355550846478881106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlK9HrTqkVI/AAAAAAAAEIA/Sgy0GiqSXw4/s400/packing+for+ca+033.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the list of what I have in the bag:</div><div>Dress, shorts, white tee, white polo, red tee, tunic, bathing suit, yoga pants, two exercise tops, slip, bras, undies, tennis shoes, wedge shoes, black shoes, cosmetic bag, camera plus zoom lens, purse with wallet, sunglasses, glasses, cashmina scarf, jewelry, Journey devotional and Daily Bread devotional, earphones and MP3 player, notebook and pen, book, magazine, and a resistance band. </div><div></div><div>Sent with husband: Shred DVD, denim jacket, red fleece zip front jacket. </div><div></div><div>Does this officially prove that I am a nerd now? </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-80105382581804947382009-07-06T23:28:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:41:01.418-07:00<a href="http://interiordesigninhome.blogspot.com/">modern minimalist homes from India steal the show on a global stage, but the B-99 house looks so gorgeous that it could very well be a structure standing in the heart of Hollywood. The contemporary edifice designed by DADA Partners in Gurgaon, India welcomes you with its very unique seating area clad in glass and sporting a trademark <span class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;"><span style="color: blue ! important; font-family: "Lucida Grande",Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12.95px; position: static;color:blue;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: blue ! important; font-family: "Lucida Grande",Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12.95px; position: static;">metal</span></span></span> ‘V’ supporting the upper floor.</a> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://interiordesigninhome.blogspot.com/"><img class="aligncenter" title="B-99 House by DADA Partners" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/B-99-House-by-DADA-Partners-1.jpg" alt="B-99 House by DADA Partners" width="600" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="B-99 House by DADA Partners" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/B-99-House-by-DADA-Partners-2.jpg" alt="B-99 House by DADA Partners" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="B-99 House by DADA Partners" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/B-99-House-by-DADA-Partners-3.jpg" alt="B-99 House by DADA Partners" width="600" /></p> <p><a href="http://interiordesigninhome.blogspot.com/">With a staircase that forms the focus of the home, large wooden interiors and posh accessories; B-99 sports an ultra-fashionable look. Yet, the extensive courtyards, and the placing of the living room, <span class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;"><span style="color: blue ! important; font-family: "Lucida Grande",Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12.95px; position: static;color:blue;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: blue ! important; font-family: "Lucida Grande",Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12.95px; position: static;">kitchen</span></span></span>, dining space and other areas of the home show that the ancient Indian art of design called ‘Vastu’ has been still followed meticulously. When it comes to a fusion of the old east with the modern west, B-99 wins hands down!</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="B-99 House by DADA Partners" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/B-99-House-by-DADA-Partners-4.jpg" alt="B-99 House by DADA Partners" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="B-99 House by DADA Partners" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/B-99-House-by-DADA-Partners-5.jpg" alt="B-99 House by DADA Partners" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="B-99 House by DADA Partners" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/B-99-House-by-DADA-Partners-6.jpg" alt="B-99 House by DADA Partners" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="B-99 House by DADA Partners" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/B-99-House-by-DADA-Partners-7.jpg" alt="B-99 House by DADA Partners" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="B-99 House by DADA Partners" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/B-99-House-by-DADA-Partners-8.jpg" alt="B-99 House by DADA Partners" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="B-99 House by DADA Partners" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/B-99-House-by-DADA-Partners-9.jpg" alt="B-99 House by DADA Partners" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="B-99 House by DADA Partners" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/B-99-House-by-DADA-Partners-10.jpg" alt="B-99 House by DADA Partners" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="B-99 House by DADA Partners" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/B-99-House-by-DADA-Partners-11.jpg" alt="B-99 House by DADA Partners" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://interiordesigninhome.blogspot.com/"><img class="aligncenter" title="B-99 House by DADA Partners" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/B-99-House-by-DADA-Partners-12.jpg" alt="B-99 House by DADA Partners" width="600" /></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-49472849076556590742009-07-06T23:22:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:41:01.605-07:00<a href="http://interiordesigninhome.blogspot.com/"><strong>small space <span class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;"><span style="color: blue ! important; font-family: "Lucida Grande",Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 12.95px; position: static;color:blue;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: blue ! important; font-family: "Lucida Grande",Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 12.95px; position: static;">interior </span><span class="kLink" style="color: blue ! important; font-family: "Lucida Grande",Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 12.95px; position: static;">design</span></span></span></strong></a> then welcome to this bright and well planned apartment that exudes peace and quiet, despite its central location in the middle of Vaasa. The apartment rooms are well planned and each square meter used in the best possible way. This small apartment has only 41.5 square meters, but you have to admit that it looks awesome. The apartment heart must be considered the bright living room, that has a sofa where all friends can huddle up in front of the TV and in a corner a practical workplace where creativity flows freely. The large windows create an open and airy feeling as rays of the <span class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;"><span style="color: blue ! important; font-family: "Lucida Grande",Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12.95px; position: static;color:blue;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: blue ! important; font-family: "Lucida Grande",Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12.95px; position: static;">sun</span></span></span> pours in. <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://interiordesigninhome.blogspot.com/"><img class="size-full wp-image-11195 aligncenter" title="white-sweedish-inspiration" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/white-sweedish-inspiration.jpg" alt="white sweedish inspiration Beautiful and Practical Tiny Apartment Interior Design" width="600" height="383" /></a><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11196" title="white-sweedish-inspiration2" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/white-sweedish-inspiration2.jpg" alt="white sweedish inspiration2 Beautiful and Practical Tiny Apartment Interior Design" width="600" height="385" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11197" title="white-sweedish-inspiration3" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/white-sweedish-inspiration3.jpg" alt="white sweedish inspiration3 Beautiful and Practical Tiny Apartment Interior Design" width="600" height="381" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11198" title="white-sweedish-inspiration4" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/white-sweedish-inspiration4.jpg" alt="white sweedish inspiration4 Beautiful and Practical Tiny Apartment Interior Design" width="600" height="375" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11199" title="white-sweedish-inspiration5" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/white-sweedish-inspiration5.jpg" alt="white sweedish inspiration5 Beautiful and Practical Tiny Apartment Interior Design" width="600" height="370" /><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11200" title="white-sweedish-inspiration6" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/white-sweedish-inspiration6.jpg" alt="white sweedish inspiration6 Beautiful and Practical Tiny Apartment Interior Design" width="600" height="383" /><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11201" title="white-sweedish-inspiration7" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/white-sweedish-inspiration7.jpg" alt="white sweedish inspiration7 Beautiful and Practical Tiny Apartment Interior Design" width="600" height="385" /><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11202" title="white-sweedish-inspiration8" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/white-sweedish-inspiration8.jpg" alt="white sweedish inspiration8 Beautiful and Practical Tiny Apartment Interior Design" width="600" height="373" /><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11203" title="white-sweedish-inspiration9" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/white-sweedish-inspiration9.jpg" alt="white sweedish inspiration9 Beautiful and Practical Tiny Apartment Interior Design" width="600" height="370" /><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11204" title="white-sweedish-inspiration10" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/white-sweedish-inspiration10.jpg" alt="white sweedish inspiration10 Beautiful and Practical Tiny Apartment Interior Design" width="600" height="439" /><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11194" title="white-sweedish-inspiration11" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/white-sweedish-inspiration11.jpg" alt="white sweedish inspiration11 Beautiful and Practical Tiny Apartment Interior Design" width="600" height="439" /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-19154350541956669922009-07-06T20:18:00.000-07:002011-03-18T04:51:28.510-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SlLBkCkpRUI/AAAAAAAAGok/MEaW4kxJQ2w/s1600-h/american+gothic.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355555731806963010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 345px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SlLBkCkpRUI/AAAAAAAAGok/MEaW4kxJQ2w/s400/american+gothic.jpg" border="0" /></a><em>American Gothic,</em> by Grant Wood<em>,</em> has always been one of my favorite paintings. Cliche I know, but I just love it. While in Chicago this past weekend I was able to see not only the original painting (1930) in the <em>Chicago Institute of Art</em>, but also a sister work of art from 2005 that mimics it nearby across from the famous Tribune Building.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355555713984382130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SlLBjALaRLI/AAAAAAAAGoU/3VqP3A_UuM4/s400/american+gothic+statue.jpg" border="0" /> <div><div><div></div><div>I recently found out that the painting by Wood depicts a farmer and his DAUGHTER, not his wife like I always assumed, according to his sister Nan. He modeled the pair on his dentist, Dr. Byron McKeeby and sister; people he thought looked like occupants of such a house. The original building was in Eldon, Iowa and was painted from memory. The painting was submitted to the institute in a contest and won first place: $300 and a bronze medal. The museum purchased it shortly afterwards and it became one of the most widely published paintings of all history.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355555725104120290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SlLBjpmkAeI/AAAAAAAAGoc/dj0paFIDd0U/s400/grant+wood+statue.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>The nearby statue is of fiberglass and was created by J. Seward Johnson (the Johnson & Johnson heir). Measuring in at an impressive 25 feet high, the statue is called <em>'God Bless America'</em>. Which do you prefer?</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-80666056278682734852009-07-06T08:56:00.001-07:002011-03-21T21:28:00.645-07:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><em>Most of our clients are interested in how much energy their new green home will use. Wireless energy monitors are the answer. Here's an article I read recently in Business Week:</em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Bringing Smart Energy Home</strong>: Wireless energy dashboards to monitor usage are coming to many U.S. homes starting this year, fueled by the stimulus package, <em>by Katie Fehrenbacher</em></span> <div><div><div><div><br /></div><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Thanks to funds from the stimulus package and renewed attention to energy savings, 2009 is the year companies are planning to launch wireless energy dashboards that will sit in your home, monitor energy data from your electricity meter, and let you know if you're being an energy hog. While tech firms have been trying to sell you on the "digital home" for years—complete with wireless networks that can do everything from control your entertainment equipment to operate high-tech security systems and roast a chicken—the new energy-management companies are keeping it simple by using low-cost hardware and open standards to monitor energy data. </span></p><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EY2zERkuvIg/SlIoHoIURLI/AAAAAAAABVY/QLWb08lAapQ/s1600-h/ted-model-1001_msp11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355387018393437362" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EY2zERkuvIg/SlIoHoIURLI/AAAAAAAABVY/QLWb08lAapQ/s200/ted-model-1001_msp11.jpg" border="0" /></a>This year is particularly important to these mostly young companies, as President Barack Obama has pledged to help utilities install 40 million smart meters, which are basically digital meters that create a two-way connection with the power grid and the utility. Smart meters installed in homes can unleash data about the fluctuating price of electricity throughout the day, enabling consumers that have energy-management tools to shift energy consumption to the time of day when power is cheapest. For utilities, that can mean better management of the power grid, eliminating the need to build out expensive power generating systems. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EY2zERkuvIg/SlIoAazWp3I/AAAAAAAABVI/z2M1EVRINyM/s1600-h/diy-kyoto_msp_06272008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355386894556768114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 129px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EY2zERkuvIg/SlIoAazWp3I/AAAAAAAABVI/z2M1EVRINyM/s200/diy-kyoto_msp_06272008.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><br />In the U.S., 6% have smart meters<br />A half-dozen companies are launching their first energy dashboards this year and a few others are starting to gain traction with already available online tools. One of the biggest differences between these firms is whether companies will sell directly to the consumer or to utility partners for upcoming smart meter rollouts. Several of the already available options for consumers bypass smart meters and utilities and just help the interested consumer with a standard electricity meter. They're cheap and available online, but they provide less detailed data. </div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EY2zERkuvIg/SlIoEDsNg6I/AAAAAAAABVQ/UcOQDqtMjGw/s1600-h/energyhub_msp.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355386957072270242" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EY2zERkuvIg/SlIoEDsNg6I/AAAAAAAABVQ/UcOQDqtMjGw/s200/energyhub_msp.jpg" border="0" /></a>The utility-focused tools use smart meter information to provide deeper energy analysis and can even control smart appliances, enabling utilities to implement demand-response events. But the drawback of such tools is that you'll need a lot of patience and a little luck. To get hooked up via one, you'll need to be in the footprint of a utility that's rolling out smart meters. At this point <a href="http://earth2tech.com/2009/01/26/faq-smart-grid/" target="popup">fewer than 6% of the U.S. population has a smart meter</a>. </span></div><div><br /><br /> </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-79225786413491789632009-07-06T08:56:00.000-07:002011-03-18T05:24:38.477-07:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><em>Most of our clients are interested in how much energy their new green home will use. Wireless energy monitors are the answer. Here's an article I read recently in Business Week:</em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Bringing Smart Energy Home</strong>: Wireless energy dashboards to monitor usage are coming to many U.S. homes starting this year, fueled by the stimulus package, <em>by Katie Fehrenbacher</em></span> <div><div><div><div><br /></div><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Thanks to funds from the stimulus package and renewed attention to energy savings, 2009 is the year companies are planning to launch wireless energy dashboards that will sit in your home, monitor energy data from your electricity meter, and let you know if you're being an energy hog. While tech firms have been trying to sell you on the "digital home" for years—complete with wireless networks that can do everything from control your entertainment equipment to operate high-tech security systems and roast a chicken—the new energy-management companies are keeping it simple by using low-cost hardware and open standards to monitor energy data. </span></p><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EY2zERkuvIg/SlIoHoIURLI/AAAAAAAABVY/QLWb08lAapQ/s1600-h/ted-model-1001_msp11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355387018393437362" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EY2zERkuvIg/SlIoHoIURLI/AAAAAAAABVY/QLWb08lAapQ/s200/ted-model-1001_msp11.jpg" border="0" /></a>This year is particularly important to these mostly young companies, as President Barack Obama has pledged to help utilities install 40 million smart meters, which are basically digital meters that create a two-way connection with the power grid and the utility. Smart meters installed in homes can unleash data about the fluctuating price of electricity throughout the day, enabling consumers that have energy-management tools to shift energy consumption to the time of day when power is cheapest. For utilities, that can mean better management of the power grid, eliminating the need to build out expensive power generating systems. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EY2zERkuvIg/SlIoAazWp3I/AAAAAAAABVI/z2M1EVRINyM/s1600-h/diy-kyoto_msp_06272008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355386894556768114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 129px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EY2zERkuvIg/SlIoAazWp3I/AAAAAAAABVI/z2M1EVRINyM/s200/diy-kyoto_msp_06272008.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><br />In the U.S., 6% have smart meters<br />A half-dozen companies are launching their first energy dashboards this year and a few others are starting to gain traction with already available online tools. One of the biggest differences between these firms is whether companies will sell directly to the consumer or to utility partners for upcoming smart meter rollouts. Several of the already available options for consumers bypass smart meters and utilities and just help the interested consumer with a standard electricity meter. They're cheap and available online, but they provide less detailed data. </div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EY2zERkuvIg/SlIoEDsNg6I/AAAAAAAABVQ/UcOQDqtMjGw/s1600-h/energyhub_msp.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355386957072270242" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EY2zERkuvIg/SlIoEDsNg6I/AAAAAAAABVQ/UcOQDqtMjGw/s200/energyhub_msp.jpg" border="0" /></a>The utility-focused tools use smart meter information to provide deeper energy analysis and can even control smart appliances, enabling utilities to implement demand-response events. But the drawback of such tools is that you'll need a lot of patience and a little luck. To get hooked up via one, you'll need to be in the footprint of a utility that's rolling out smart meters. At this point <a href="http://earth2tech.com/2009/01/26/faq-smart-grid/" target="popup">fewer than 6% of the U.S. population has a smart meter</a>. </span></div><div><br /><br /> </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-30328798378215208902009-07-06T08:44:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:57:33.890-07:00I finished the outfit for my niece's daughter (great-niece?) yesterday. I had been waiting on measurements of her thigh and waist so I could put in the elastic. I am mailing it off for her 2nd birthday. It is a reversible top and bloomers. This is a simple outfit to make. It only took about an hour of sewing time. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlIc3lW2RQI/AAAAAAAAEH4/Lf_Hu5ib734/s1600-h/outfit+foe+kinsey+073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355374648143267074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlIc3lW2RQI/AAAAAAAAEH4/Lf_Hu5ib734/s400/outfit+foe+kinsey+073.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlIc3Wq-mHI/AAAAAAAAEHw/uK7OmAQrF7o/s1600-h/outfit+foe+kinsey+074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355374644201166962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlIc3Wq-mHI/AAAAAAAAEHw/uK7OmAQrF7o/s400/outfit+foe+kinsey+074.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlIc3PQ18qI/AAAAAAAAEHo/vMOhuCsJqW8/s1600-h/outfit+foe+kinsey+075.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355374642212500130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlIc3PQ18qI/AAAAAAAAEHo/vMOhuCsJqW8/s400/outfit+foe+kinsey+075.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Reverse side of the same top. This was my first time to use my newest sewing machine that I bought about a year ago. It is a computerized Brother machine. I paid $15 at a garage sale. It was still wrapped and had not been used. I googled and it sold at Sams for $200.00. I found a refurbished one for $159.00, so I am happy with the bargain I got. I still want an embroidery machine, but this one does have a lot of programmed stitches in it.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlIc2swVOoI/AAAAAAAAEHg/ImmedHmxmgY/s1600-h/outfit+foe+kinsey+071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355374632949332610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlIc2swVOoI/AAAAAAAAEHg/ImmedHmxmgY/s400/outfit+foe+kinsey+071.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlIc2Zy7SII/AAAAAAAAEHY/Ipu4gXPuGP4/s1600-h/outfit+foe+kinsey+072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355374627859941506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SlIc2Zy7SII/AAAAAAAAEHY/Ipu4gXPuGP4/s400/outfit+foe+kinsey+072.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-35705943877783023742009-07-06T07:51:00.000-07:002011-03-21T21:16:37.331-07:00Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you had a fabulous Independence Day weekend. I certainly feel recharged and ready for a new week!<br /><br />I just got the new summer issue of Spaces magazine ~ it's one of our favorite magazines around here. So I thought I'd share our ad (it's on page 74 if you want to see it in your copy of the magazine):<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SlIP71FdrNI/AAAAAAAAASc/TF1dQ796kWA/s1600-h/Spaces+7.6.09.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355360427433635026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SlIP71FdrNI/AAAAAAAAASc/TF1dQ796kWA/s400/Spaces+7.6.09.jpg" border="0" /></a> This ad looks a little different than our usual, so that's nice. I haven't had a chance to read the rest of the issue, but I'll be sure to let you know if anything else catches my eye!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-66304297547385438112009-07-06T05:05:00.000-07:002011-03-18T22:30:06.419-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlHosqBg9mI/AAAAAAAABtg/urkM9j3ZkpE/s1600-h/Menu+Monday+NEW!.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355317285812762210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 87px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlHosqBg9mI/AAAAAAAABtg/urkM9j3ZkpE/s200/Menu+Monday+NEW!.bmp" border="0" /></a><strong><br /><br /></strong><div></div><div> </div><div><strong>Sunday</strong><br /><br />Grilled Hamburgers, Corn on the Cob, Baked Beans</div><div></div><div><br /><br /><strong>Monday</strong></div><div></div><div><br /><br />Sloppy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Joes</span>, Grilled Asparagus, Garden Salad</div><div></div><div><br /><br /><strong>Tuesday</strong></div><div></div><div><br /><br />Grilled Pork Chops, Red Potatoes in Sour Cream & Dill Sauce, Carrots<br /><br /></div><div></div><div><strong>Wednesday<br /></strong><br /></div><div></div><div>Chinese Takeout (I will be having the Cashew Chicken and George will get the Sweet & Sour Pork, and <em>of course</em> we will get some egg rolls...)<br /><br /><br /><div></div><div><strong>Thursday</strong></div><div></div><div><br /><br />Baked Walleye, Broccoli and Red Potatoes</div><div><br /><br /><strong>Friday</strong></div><div> </div><div></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Cheeseburger</span> Pizza</div><div></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br />This post is linked to </span></em><a href="http://orgjunkie.com/2009/07/menu-plan-monday-july-6th.html"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Org Junkie</span></em></a></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-2908380454302442422009-07-05T21:39:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:50:13.209-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://inlays.com/images/products/Design_Ideas/Wood-Floor-with-Leo-and-Olympus-Border-large.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://inlays.com/images/products/Design_Ideas/Wood-Floor-with-Leo-and-Olympus-Border-large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.leominsterfloor.com/LeomFloOriganal/wood%20floor%20design.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.leominsterfloor.com/LeomFloOriganal/wood%20floor%20design.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.remodelinghomemiami.com/images/floor3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 288px;" src="http://www.remodelinghomemiami.com/images/floor3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dezignare.com/images/newsletter/mar07/whitegoodB29_rgbt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.dezignare.com/images/newsletter/mar07/whitegoodB29_rgbt.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Wood Floor Photo Ideas</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-52731438223285434672009-07-05T21:32:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:50:13.617-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rosebrand.com/images/portfolio/mystic-floor1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.rosebrand.com/images/portfolio/mystic-floor1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ashlandfloor.com/AshlandFloor_CustomDesign_Ceramic1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 450px;" src="http://www.ashlandfloor.com/AshlandFloor_CustomDesign_Ceramic1.jpeg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ngservices.net/images/david/floor.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://ngservices.net/images/david/floor.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.harbourhardwoodfloors.com/images/customfloordesign_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.harbourhardwoodfloors.com/images/customfloordesign_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.supremesurface.com/images/customfloors/Tile%20Flooring%20&%20Inlays/Tile%20floors%20and%20Inlays%202-9-2007%207-12-20%20PM%201080x715.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.supremesurface.com/images/customfloors/Tile%20Flooring%20&%20Inlays/Tile%20floors%20and%20Inlays%202-9-2007%207-12-20%20PM%201080x715.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Custom Floor Design Photo Ideas</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-80489576687854490842009-07-05T21:17:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:50:13.894-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://designerscorner.vcwebdesign.com/wp-content/front_view_corrected.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://designerscorner.vcwebdesign.com/wp-content/front_view_corrected.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pointclickhome.com/files/web/imagecache/pch_gallery_detail/files/web/images/interior-design-MH0609_Karmin3_010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 30px;" src="http://www.pointclickhome.com/files/web/imagecache/pch_gallery_detail/files/web/images/interior-design-MH0609_Karmin3_010.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Simple Floor Design </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-36111649972096910082009-07-05T20:37:00.000-07:002011-03-21T00:50:01.719-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlFK5es8yAI/AAAAAAAAB9Q/VRq4i1LWhkI/s1600-h/DeskPink.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355143783274825730" style="border:none;" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 108px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 108px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlFK5es8yAI/AAAAAAAAB9Q/VRq4i1LWhkI/s200/DeskPink.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlFK4nBff-I/AAAAAAAAB9I/0OqO2psDPgM/s1600-h/DeskTurquoise.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355143768328601570" style="border:none;" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 108px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 108px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlFK4nBff-I/AAAAAAAAB9I/0OqO2psDPgM/s200/DeskTurquoise.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlFKuh3KhZI/AAAAAAAAB9A/xD1tH6AThGQ/s1600-h/DeskGreen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355143595144414610" style="border:none;" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 108px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 108px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlFKuh3KhZI/AAAAAAAAB9A/xD1tH6AThGQ/s200/DeskGreen.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Can we really be entering the second week of July, already? If the Girl's Dream Bedroom is to be completed by the end of summer, I'd better step up the pace!<br /><br />So today a quick round of shopping, for a desk to be placed at the foot of the bed, was in order. I asked Isabella if she wanted to join me, but apparently she has learned the benefit of having a designer working on her project. "No, could you just take pictures and then show me the choices?" Smart girl.<br /><br />The first order of business, a quick look online to see what various children's furniture makers are offering. <a href="http://www.kookoobearkids.com/My-Haven-Activity-Desk/productinfo/10043528/">Koo Koo Bear Kids</a> carries Young American By Stanley. The 'My Haven Activity Desk', shown above, is available in some absolutely great colors. The <em>BIG</em> downside is the price of $679.00! Ouch! Next...<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlFFvUpcTDI/AAAAAAAAB8Q/kbmERf_Hi6Q/s1600-h/IMG_5688.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355138111218928690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 176px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlFFvUpcTDI/AAAAAAAAB8Q/kbmERf_Hi6Q/s200/IMG_5688.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />For price, a visit to <a href=http://www.homegoods.com> HomeGoods</a> can't be beat! This desk is perfect at $99.00, but the color is wrong for the room and there is some damage. It could be refinished, but I really hope to find a desk with one long drawer divided up into compartments for pencils, paper and art supplies.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlFQ77THb4I/AAAAAAAAB9Y/nIng7BmNgYw/s1600-h/IMG_5691.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355150422380605314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 188px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlFQ77THb4I/AAAAAAAAB9Y/nIng7BmNgYw/s200/IMG_5691.JPG" border="0" /></a>Next, <a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=1209&f=14496">Crate & Barrel</a>. I'd seen their Windham Writing Desk online, under Ready To Assemble Furniture (which tends to be less expensive) for $229.00, and wanted to see its quality in person. It looked great, felt solid and, best of all, the drawer is perfectly divided into several compartments.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlFSEyO-YuI/AAAAAAAAB9g/NH4lhuwZULU/s1600-h/DeskTarget2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355151674077766370" style="border:none;" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SlFSEyO-YuI/AAAAAAAAB9g/NH4lhuwZULU/s200/DeskTarget2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Last stop, <a href=http://www.target.com/gp/search/187-2899882-1059735?field-keywords=white+desk&url=index%3Dtarget%26search-alias%3Dtgt-index&ref=sr_bx_1_1&x=12&y=6> Target</a>. Their South Hampton Desk appeared well made and with a price of $154.99 it is very affordable. Though at 47" long it's a bit large for the space.<br /><br /><br />Time's up for this shopping trip. I'll show the pictures to Isabella and see if we are in agreement on which desk is best!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-14131821580563076592009-07-05T19:18:00.000-07:002011-03-18T22:30:06.580-07:00The View From Our Place and Request for Garden HelpI hope you had a lovely July 4th holiday. On Friday I went to visit my mom and do some errands. We stayed home for the rest of the weekend and worked in the yard and garden. Even though we worked hard, we did manage to have a bon fire and grill some hamburgers. Here are a few photos taken after all the hard work was done.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlHRwf4c-JI/AAAAAAAABtY/NPANmJMmRdw/s1600-h/purple+salvia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355292063042435218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlHRwf4c-JI/AAAAAAAABtY/NPANmJMmRdw/s400/purple+salvia.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here's a shot of what I think is Purple Salvia at the corner of the front porch. The hummingbirds love it. Speaking of hummingbirds... All of the nesting hummingbird pairs on our property have had their babies and boy are they ever hungry! We are going through about 8 cups of sugar water a week. I just love sitting out by the feeder watching them swoop in for a quick meal.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlHRhJPeNtI/AAAAAAAABtQ/z--AOESo57Q/s1600-h/tomatoes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355291799266932434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlHRhJPeNtI/AAAAAAAABtQ/z--AOESo57Q/s400/tomatoes.jpg" border="0" /></a>Here are the two tomato plants we are babying. These are the plants I picked up early in the season (which for us is the 2nd week of May). I planted them up close to the house so I could cover them each night. The left one has really taken off and has several clusters of green tomatoes. The right one took some mole damage and half the plant is down. It also didn't help that I planted this guy too close to a mum, so it didn't get as much water and nutrients as it needed.A couple of weeks ago we dug it up and put it in a bucket to prevent the moles from further damaging the roots.<br /><br /></div><div></div><div>See the rustic trellis? George made two of these for me this year. We've got morning glories coming up at the base of each leg. Usually we sit just to the right of the large tomato plant and watch the hummingbirds at the feeder. </div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlHRSvg-SlI/AAAAAAAABtI/Tvoo2H6ElHw/s1600-h/big+dirt+spot.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355291551842847314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlHRSvg-SlI/AAAAAAAABtI/Tvoo2H6ElHw/s400/big+dirt+spot.jpg" border="0" /></a>See this giant round circle of dirt. The previous owners used this as their fire pit. It's about 14 feet in diameter -- they must have had some really big fires. Nothing will grow there. I mean <em>absolutely</em> nothing. We even transplanted some weedy type grass and it's not taking off.<br /><br /></div><div></div><div><strong>I need your help.</strong><br /><br />This weekend we finally decided to give up on trying to grow grass in this area and that we (I) could do whatever I wanted with it. Here are the two things I would love to do with this space<br /><br /></div><div></div><div>1.) Fill it in with mulch (or stones) and then put a piece of old fashioned farm machinery in the center. On the sides will be small 1/2 whiskey barrel tipped on their sides with mounds of wave petunias spilling out. Go <a href="http://cdn-write.demandstudios.com/upload//0000/900/60/5/10965.jpg">here</a> to see plantings similar to what I'm talking about. You can go <a href="http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumb_265/120985982075yQw7.jpg">here</a>, <a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/139/375180153_b8fe23707a.jpg">here</a> and <a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/49/137194826_57f2a5233d.jpg?v=0">here</a> to see the old farm machinery I'm thinking of.<br /><br /></div><div></div><div>2.) Fill it in with mulch (or stones) and then put an antique wagon in the center. I would then fill the wagon with all kinds of flowers, making sure to include some vines that would trail down the sides to the ground. Go <a href="http://www.diamondwestgallery.com/images/wagon2.jpg">here</a>, and <a href="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/b49834df-dfc9-45a9-accb-82325047f426/uploadedartwork/450X450/560c3b8d-a427-41b0-8bf6-415a93cb4117.jpg">here</a> and <a href="http://img2.photographersdirect.com/img/6549/wm/pd239675.jpg">here</a> to see this kind of a wagon, <a href="http://scenicbuckscounty.com/Hilltown/image/obj65geo69pg4p13.jpg">this one</a> looks like a manure spreader, but it would do.<br /><br /></div><div></div><div>The key here is to have some kind of vertical element. Preferably something that says "old fashioned country life" and lots of flowers. In the fall it would look so nice to do a harvest theme with corn stalks, straw bales and pumpkins. The only problem is I don't have any old wagons or plows lying around. I plan to check with all the neighbors to see if they know of any, and I'll run an ad in the local paper. I thought about asking George to make me a wagon, or at least a very large wheel borrow out of old wood, but his free time is very limited right now.<br /><br /></div><div></div><div><strong>Here's where you can help -- please share any ideas of how I can make this circle a showpiece and creative ways for obtaining the supplies. </strong>Please leave your ideas in the comment section or <a href="mailto:farmhomelife@sbcglobal.net">email me</a>. Thank you!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlHREGseC3I/AAAAAAAABtA/UhrSQF4zrRs/s1600-h/fountain+from+dave.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355291300367043442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlHREGseC3I/AAAAAAAABtA/UhrSQF4zrRs/s400/fountain+from+dave.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I couldn't resist sharing this beautiful fountain with you. George's brother David bought this fountain 3 years ago in anticipation of giving it to us as a wedding gift. After he painstakingly painted it, he filled it with water and plugged it in to see how it looked. David decided he liked the fountain so much, that he left it up for awhile to enjoy before shipping it off to us. During this time his neighbor was dying of cancer; one of his neighbor's small pleasures in life was sitting outdoors enjoying the garden and listening to this fountain.<br /><br /></div><div></div><div>One day the neighbor told David how much he enjoyed hearing the sound of this fountain, so David promptly brought the fountain over to his neighbor's garden and hung it close by so he could enjoy the sound and the beauty of the fountain. When David gave us this fountain he was apologizing for it being used, we are delighted to know our wedding gift brought so much happiness to someone in their last day. I think of that man every time I look at it. </div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlHQ0Px-bNI/AAAAAAAABs4/BZ0_ejP1sPI/s1600-h/side+of+garage.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355291027928149202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlHQ0Px-bNI/AAAAAAAABs4/BZ0_ejP1sPI/s400/side+of+garage.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Here's a shot of our beds on the side of the house. This year I'm doing impatiens and begonias in various shades of pink. Hostas are in the back. This weekend I snagged several pots of wave petunias at half off on the clearance rack at Lowes, so I put those into hanging planters. Hopefully the get growing fast -- I'm about a month behind on getting those started.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlHQihQGoYI/AAAAAAAABsw/lHyKCAf-Yco/s1600-h/back+of+garage.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355290723380273538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlHQihQGoYI/AAAAAAAABsw/lHyKCAf-Yco/s400/back+of+garage.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the area behind our garage. It is covered in pretty heavy shade for most of the day. We are going with all shade plants back here -- impatiens, jack-in-the-pulpit, hosta, and a few others that I don't know the names of. We would like to do ferns too, but the ground doesn't stay wet enough.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlFf16z7zdI/AAAAAAAABso/V7R2vyVK5wc/s1600-h/Barney+wants+out+july+4th.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355166811845021138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlFf16z7zdI/AAAAAAAABso/V7R2vyVK5wc/s400/Barney+wants+out+july+4th.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's Barney wanting to come out and help. The mosquitoes are so bad right now that they will just about eat you alive. George and I wear long sleeves, pants, hats, and sometimes a hooded sweatshirt if we can stand the heat <em>and </em>all the bug spray we can handle. We can't exactly dress Barney and then dip him in bug spray so he stays inside a lot of the time until the mosquitoes aren't so bad.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlFfiqis7ZI/AAAAAAAABsY/A5iaVxPcnh4/s1600-h/round+bed+and+hydrangieas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355166481060261266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlFfiqis7ZI/AAAAAAAABsY/A5iaVxPcnh4/s400/round+bed+and+hydrangieas.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I just love the hydrangeas in the foreground and the blue something-or-others in the background. Can you tell I'm not real big on plant names?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlFfYIlxmII/AAAAAAAABsQ/BAgogN_ssgs/s1600-h/blackberries.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355166300147652738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlFfYIlxmII/AAAAAAAABsQ/BAgogN_ssgs/s400/blackberries.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This weekend, we picked our first mulberries and blackberries. I'm going to use <a href="http://farmhomelife.blogspot.com/2009/07/worlds-best-rhubarb-crisp.html">this</a> recipe and make a blackberry-mulberry-rhubarb crisp today.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlFfQFHfZWI/AAAAAAAABsI/Jw5LT12XHpc/s1600-h/clothes+on+line.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355166161776371042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SlFfQFHfZWI/AAAAAAAABsI/Jw5LT12XHpc/s400/clothes+on+line.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here's our work clothes hanging on the line. You can always tell how good of a day you've had by how dirty you get. Well, maybe not always. Now that I'm a grown up, I have lots of good days that don't involve getting dirty. When I was a little kid I measured how good my day was by how dirty my feet got. My sisters and I used to get so dirty that Mom made us site on the side porch and scrub our feet with a brush and soapy water before we could come in to bed. Those were some very good days indeed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-20367803069415229452009-07-05T19:00:00.000-07:002011-03-18T04:51:28.665-07:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxrHJI2s6EXaAMbNg4OULbTlt5OdBoiuu9SM105xAxfuCV50l1Wxo78sePjxT0suBcsfi093QQE5vDpzLyAig' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />I've been obsessed with fountains lately. I loved the video feature on the iphone because I collected 10 second clips of every fountain I saw! It was the start of a beautiful collection. Above is the huge fountain in the Memorial park in Crystal City, Virginia along Crystal Drive. Below is the fountain in the garden of the Chicago Institute of Art.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzQaP1O4tkr9ixbir41NZwCKVrqYac27SlCe1EdwtNV5BDroqmp3AL_B-aT1f7-_7N7S-7voqTNnzgdmGMFWw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />For those that asked, I had to get rid of the phone because it did not pick up an AT&T wireless signal in my apartment -in the heart of the city!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-55928950204671072172009-07-05T17:52:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.446-07:00You must see…<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SlFMUs_7JVI/AAAAAAAAEGs/b5MAho3GCiQ/s1600-h/family+room+002-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355145350480602450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SlFMUs_7JVI/AAAAAAAAEGs/b5MAho3GCiQ/s400/family+room+002-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center">What we <span style="font-size:180%;">salvage</span> when we machete the back yard…</p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Amazing riches…</span></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">sometimes called yard waste.</span></p><br /><p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SlFKz8g9kJI/AAAAAAAAEGM/M10oUMD1_1g/s1600-h/family%20room%20001-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="family room 001-1" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: none; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="431" alt="family room 001-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SlFK0AaqJkI/AAAAAAAAEGQ/LGCXXxIkJYM/family%20room%20001-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SlFK0oepzsI/AAAAAAAAEGU/kzkBG2iyb7g/s1600-h/family%20room%20004-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="family room 004-1" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="431" alt="family room 004-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SlFK1AWqRLI/AAAAAAAAEGY/PSukLavd-qE/family%20room%20004-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SlFK1WdilAI/AAAAAAAAEGc/8k8v8JPkSYI/s1600-h/family%20room%20007-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="family room 007-1" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="431" alt="family room 007-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SlFK1lAbLfI/AAAAAAAAEGg/BmRK5yFDmw4/family%20room%20007-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SlFK2FR3-AI/AAAAAAAAEGk/yqTEzx9xmvY/s1600-h/family%20room%20003-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="family room 003-1" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="431" alt="family room 003-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SlFK2YHBFEI/AAAAAAAAEGo/-P51HWOvVzQ/family%20room%20003-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p><br /><p align="center"><strong>“That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.”</strong></p><br /><p align="center"><strong>~Henry David Thoreau</strong></p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center"><em>Cheap is good…</em></p><br /><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">works for us.</span></em></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-57394013735114582892009-07-05T13:55:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:50:14.144-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.luxuryhousingtrends.com/custom-hard-wood-floor-design.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 254px;" src="http://www.luxuryhousingtrends.com/custom-hard-wood-floor-design.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.lifeinfozone.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/hardwood-floor-design.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.lifeinfozone.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/hardwood-floor-design.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.renovation-headquarters.com/images/hardwood%20floor%20patern%202.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.renovation-headquarters.com/images/hardwood%20floor%20patern%202.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.greatinteriordesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/hardwood-flooring.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.greatinteriordesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/hardwood-flooring.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.greatinteriordesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/exotic-hardwood-flooring.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.greatinteriordesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/exotic-hardwood-flooring.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Hardwood Flooring Design</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-79984003365964692162009-07-05T07:01:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:53:57.412-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Co2 saver house</b> designed by Peter Kuczia, located in Lake Laka, Poland.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.archdaily.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sky_wbkynYI/AAAAAAAACFI/GU4rRzFp5ec/s400/CO2+Saver+House.jpg" alt="CO2 Saver House Design, luxury home design, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353864895793372546" border="0" /></a>Using untreated larch wood and black fibre cement panels to optimise solar energy gain, this <a href="http://best-modern-house-design.blogspot.com/">lake house</a> in Poland is a pretty good example of how to be sustainable and respectful with the environment.<br /></div><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sky_cSIGvNI/AAAAAAAACFA/7lMaVo7MTrc/s400/CO2+Saver+House+-+interior.jpg" alt="CO2 Saver House Design, luxury home design, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353864549659753682" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>built</b> form is designed to optimise the absorbance of solar energy. Approximately 80% of the <b>building</b> envelope is facing south direction. The single storey living space on the ground floor is externally clad with untreated larch boarding. The passive and active solar energy concepts and a high standard of thermal insulation are enhanced by a ventilation plant with thermal recovery system. The <b>house</b> consumes only about 1/10 of the average energy use of the existing single-<a href="http://best-modern-house-design.blogspot.com/">family houses</a> in Poland.<br /></div><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sky-6abpWfI/AAAAAAAACE4/Hy_j37juUXw/s400/CO2+Saver+House+-+exterior.jpg" alt="CO2 Saver House Design, luxury home design, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353863967773645298" border="0" /><br />Architect: Peter Kuczia<br />Location: Lake Laka, Poland<br />Area: 175sqm<br />Construction year: 2007<br />Usage: Single family house<br />Materials: Wood, Fibre cement<br /><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sky-p9SKl4I/AAAAAAAACEw/LFzD105ACIY/s400/CO2+Saver+House+-+bathroom.jpg" alt="CO2 Saver House Design, luxury home design, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353863685071345538" border="0" /><br />More Information about <i>Co2 saver house</i> [<a href="http://www.archdaily.com/674/co2-saver-house-peter-kuczia/">via</a>] <b>modern house design</b>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-24844548980036465762009-07-05T04:30:00.000-07:002011-03-18T05:15:50.848-07:00<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; "><em>Dwell</em>, the design magazine, has unveiled the newest project in its own line of prefab homes: The Skyline series (as seen below), designed by Marmol Radziner. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial;font-size:12px;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, geneva; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; color: black; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OhlZn97QoCI/SlCPCucGgrI/AAAAAAAAA38/27WT_0WUnv4/s320/dwell+prefab.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 220px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354937233931928242" />This is one more example of the direction the prefab industry seems to be taking - the trend towards Modenism. But the market has been reluctant to embrace the concept of modern prefab. So on one hand you have the "trailer trash" image of a cheaply constructed mobile home, and on the other hand you have this modernist expression. And as much as I love modern design, I don't think it necessarily belongs on every infill lot in America.</p><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OhlZn97QoCI/SlCSuvq9oII/AAAAAAAAA4E/__d9m75JCUE/s320/mobile+home+gibson.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354941288711823490" /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OhlZn97QoCI/SlCVT9gRtrI/AAAAAAAAA4M/3aKaBsPT0-I/s320/Core1_Flex1_LayoutC.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354944127103514290" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, geneva; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; color: black; ">There seriously must be an alternative architecture that works for prefab. An architecture that embraces the modesty and the economy of materials that the prefab industry has been known for; but packaged in a high quality, functional and sustainable design that can be compatible within most existing neighborhoods. An architecture that the people can actually see themselves living in. Come on prefab industry, let's give the people what they want!</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, geneva; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; color: black; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OhlZn97QoCI/SlCdDehk61I/AAAAAAAAA4U/gWQhUWx4DOc/s320/rambler.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354952640002583378" /></p><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, geneva; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; "><a href="http://www.simplyeleganthomedesigns.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;"><b>Simply Elegant Home Designs</b></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, geneva; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; color: black; "><br /></p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-43331063593388239762009-07-05T00:47:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.466-07:00Top Modern-Prefab-Home<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.greatfu.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/modern-prefab-home-design-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 386px; height: 181px;" src="http://www.greatfu.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/modern-prefab-home-design-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.styleofdesign.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/30fca_modern-prefab-home-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 301px;" src="http://www.styleofdesign.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/30fca_modern-prefab-home-6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.greatfu.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/modern-prefab-home-design.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 188px;" src="http://www.greatfu.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/modern-prefab-home-design.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.styleofdesign.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/ca3a0_modern-prefab-home-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 306px;" src="http://www.styleofdesign.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/ca3a0_modern-prefab-home-7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Top Modern-Prefab-Home...........</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-13720370628919550282009-07-05T00:43:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.488-07:00Modern Contemporary Home Designs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.trendir.com/house-design/1212-fisher-residence-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 292px;" src="http://www.trendir.com/house-design/1212-fisher-residence-1.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.trendir.com/house-design/1212-fisher-residence.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 425px;" src="http://www.trendir.com/house-design/1212-fisher-residence.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.kabmurungraya.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/modern-contemporary-house-design-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 241px;" src="http://www.kabmurungraya.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/modern-contemporary-house-design-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.designshoot.com/uploads/march-09/Belzberg-Modern-Home-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 361px; height: 437px;" src="http://www.designshoot.com/uploads/march-09/Belzberg-Modern-Home-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Modern Contemporary Home Designs.....</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-4926988510389622742009-07-05T00:42:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.506-07:00Contemporary Home Designs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.asis-leif.com/images/conM_pers_large.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 401px; height: 263px;" src="http://www.asis-leif.com/images/conM_pers_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/09/08/470_new_sensation.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 408px; height: 260px;" src="http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/09/08/470_new_sensation.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.luke.com.au/site/wp-content/uploads/luke-interior.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 410px; height: 325px;" src="http://www.luke.com.au/site/wp-content/uploads/luke-interior.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.raftertales.com/wp-content/uploads/contemporary-home-exterior.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 311px;" src="http://www.raftertales.com/wp-content/uploads/contemporary-home-exterior.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Contemporary Home Designs...........</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-68557001028845479562009-07-04T22:37:00.001-07:002011-03-21T21:28:00.883-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25247104@N07"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sk7rTGjrmGI/AAAAAAAACFY/jpXXVqZg0sQ/s400/romantic+bedroom.jpg" alt="Romantic Bedroom, luxury bedroom design, master bedroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354475720400410722" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sk7qys-7fhI/AAAAAAAACFQ/G1Lgfo5-8cg/s400/romantic+red+bedroom.jpg" alt="Romantic Bedroom, luxury bedroom design, master bedroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354475163779563026" border="0" /><br />Very nice <a href="http://absolute-bedroom-design.blogspot.com/">bedroom</a>, this <b>bedroom</b> match for romantic person. More Information about <i>Romantic Bedroom</i> [<a href="http://javabali.info/">via</a>] <b>bedroom design</b>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-62091109366026592112009-07-04T22:37:00.000-07:002011-03-18T05:24:38.764-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25247104@N07"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sk7rTGjrmGI/AAAAAAAACFY/jpXXVqZg0sQ/s400/romantic+bedroom.jpg" alt="Romantic Bedroom, luxury bedroom design, master bedroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354475720400410722" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sk7qys-7fhI/AAAAAAAACFQ/G1Lgfo5-8cg/s400/romantic+red+bedroom.jpg" alt="Romantic Bedroom, luxury bedroom design, master bedroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354475163779563026" border="0" /><br />Very nice <a href="http://absolute-bedroom-design.blogspot.com/">bedroom</a>, this <b>bedroom</b> match for romantic person. More Information about <i>Romantic Bedroom</i> [<a href="http://javabali.info/">via</a>] <b>bedroom design</b>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-42188383462290377432009-07-04T15:12:00.001-07:002011-03-21T21:25:40.193-07:00infinite living room design<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.trendir.com/interiors/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 383px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkvgDkblqJI/AAAAAAAACEY/7p3Gp0kifcc/s400/infinite+living+room+design.jpg" alt="infinite living room design, living room, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353618933983586450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This is not your standard sofa set – it's <a href="http://classic-interior-design.blogspot.com/">interior design</a> inspiration from Kube by Linea Italia. For <b>living room</b> design ideas, Kube is your all-in-one modern design essential for thousands of ideas to transform your home into your own private customized playground. Designed by Italy’s ZeroTreArchitetti, the modular design of Kube lets you put the pieces together as you please, using the individual and interchangeable seats, armrests and backs. Kube is available with seven varying versions of arm rests, back-arm rests and arm-back rests. For infinite <b>interior design</b> inspiration for the <a href="http://classic-interior-design.blogspot.com/search/label/living%20room">living room</a> and any <b>room</b> in your <i>home</i>, check out Kube at Linea Italia.<br /></div><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 360px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Skvf6llCSDI/AAAAAAAACEQ/xg-0m1G1QJo/s400/infinite+living+room+design+-+2.jpg" alt="infinite living room design, living room, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353618779672823858" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Skvfmuv5WxI/AAAAAAAACEI/zucvR7TX3GQ/s400/infinite+living+room+design+-+1.jpg" alt="infinite living room design, living room, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353618438536911634" border="0" /><br />More information about <i>infinite living rom</i> [<a href="http://www.trendir.com/interiors/">via</a>] <b>interior home design</b>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-48761838841955736462009-07-04T15:12:00.000-07:002011-03-18T05:23:29.983-07:00infinite living room design<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.trendir.com/interiors/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 383px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkvgDkblqJI/AAAAAAAACEY/7p3Gp0kifcc/s400/infinite+living+room+design.jpg" alt="infinite living room design, living room, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353618933983586450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This is not your standard sofa set – it's <a href="http://classic-interior-design.blogspot.com/">interior design</a> inspiration from Kube by Linea Italia. For <b>living room</b> design ideas, Kube is your all-in-one modern design essential for thousands of ideas to transform your home into your own private customized playground. Designed by Italy’s ZeroTreArchitetti, the modular design of Kube lets you put the pieces together as you please, using the individual and interchangeable seats, armrests and backs. Kube is available with seven varying versions of arm rests, back-arm rests and arm-back rests. For infinite <b>interior design</b> inspiration for the <a href="http://classic-interior-design.blogspot.com/search/label/living%20room">living room</a> and any <b>room</b> in your <i>home</i>, check out Kube at Linea Italia.<br /></div><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 360px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Skvf6llCSDI/AAAAAAAACEQ/xg-0m1G1QJo/s400/infinite+living+room+design+-+2.jpg" alt="infinite living room design, living room, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353618779672823858" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Skvfmuv5WxI/AAAAAAAACEI/zucvR7TX3GQ/s400/infinite+living+room+design+-+1.jpg" alt="infinite living room design, living room, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353618438536911634" border="0" /><br />More information about <i>infinite living rom</i> [<a href="http://www.trendir.com/interiors/">via</a>] <b>interior home design</b>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-63961516135177772192009-07-04T08:21:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.526-07:00Celebrate!<p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Happy</span> <span style="color:#ffffff;">Fourth</span> of <span style="color:#000099;">July</span>….</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Sparklers</span>, parades, <span style="font-size:180%;">fiery flowers</span> in the night sky….<em>summer.</em></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">A few of my fave pics from our fourth’s past.</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk9zX8kli0I/AAAAAAAAEEs/NIzjUgv2Ifs/s1600-h/fourth%20001-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="fourth 001-1" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="484" alt="fourth 001-1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk9zYVUI0cI/AAAAAAAAEEw/VxlXfgTl0hk/fourth%20001-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="319" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk9zYon3uEI/AAAAAAAAEE0/So6U9bmFxYM/s1600-h/fourth%20002-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="fourth 002-1" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="772" alt="fourth 002-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk9zZRrX1QI/AAAAAAAAEE4/wXACS5lAUV4/fourth%20002-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="528" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk9zZ84dteI/AAAAAAAAEE8/hWoPvI64nec/s1600-h/fourth%20003-1%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="fourth 003-1" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="772" alt="fourth 003-1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk9zavM3qnI/AAAAAAAAEFA/JAXwrYvf5ko/fourth%20003-1_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="520" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center"><em>They grow so fast…</em></p><p align="center"><em>...sigh...</em></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">celebrate</span> with <span style="font-size:180%;">your</span> family and friends!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-87388065843944618782009-07-04T05:22:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.545-07:00A Jewel Box® Fourth of July<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/Exterior-Federal-home-HTOURS0705-de.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 460px;" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/Exterior-Federal-home-HTOURS0705-de.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Happy July 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>! I'm running out the door to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">neighborhood</span> parade and festivities, but first I had to share photos of this 1900 square foot Federal-era house decked out in red, white and blue for 'The Fourth'. Originally built in 1853, the house was bought in 1998 by <span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">Ashleigh Blake and Joel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Bruzinski</span> and completely rehabbed. Didn't they do a great job? And </span>I'm stealing the 'flag on the front door' idea for my entry-way. It will look great with my red geraniums.<br /><br />The article and photos about this patriotic Jewel Box home can be found in the July issue of <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/homes/house-tours/federal-era-house-0705">Country Living</a> magazine. Enjoy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/Front-stairway-HTOURS0705-de.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 460px;" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/Front-stairway-HTOURS0705-de.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Notice the simple window treatments, the light gray-blue paint color with molding and trim in a bright white and the natural hard wood floors. Perfect choices for a small entryway.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/Living-room-federal-home-HTOURS0705-de.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 360px;" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/Living-room-federal-home-HTOURS0705-de.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The furniture selection and placement is ideal for this cozy living area. A slender sofa and two arm chairs with a perfectly <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">proportioned</span> coffee table. And the wooden legs on all pieces are in full view, adding to the visual appeal. This is the traditional style done right.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/Kitchen-federal-home-HTOURS0705-de.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 360px;" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/Kitchen-federal-home-HTOURS0705-de.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Not the original kitchen, this is an addition. But the the white cabinets and stainless steel appliances would work well in any small kitchen area.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/Kitchen-Harlequin-dishware-HTOURS0705-de.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 360px;" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/Kitchen-Harlequin-dishware-HTOURS0705-de.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The folding french doors are a good looking solution to closing off a pantry area.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/Exterior-Federal-backyard-HTOURS0705-de.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 360px;" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/Exterior-Federal-backyard-HTOURS0705-de.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This is casual <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">entertaining</span> at its best. The table set with 'goodies' is the focal point and a natural place for guests to sit and relax together. The best parties always have a central focus which is the main area for people to talk, eat and mingle. I haven't done anything on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">entertaining</span> lately, I'll have to do that soon. But for the basics, go to the website and click on <a href="http://www.thejewelboxhome.com/site/pages/entertaining.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Entertaining</span>.</a><br /><br />Until next time!<br /><br />GenevieveUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-78416882879796024012009-07-04T03:42:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:57:34.032-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/Sk8115gaqpI/AAAAAAAAEHQ/xrK57yU4s10/s1600-h/scan0025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354557682052934290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/Sk8115gaqpI/AAAAAAAAEHQ/xrK57yU4s10/s400/scan0025.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/Sk81fJpXdSI/AAAAAAAAEHI/iKtuNY4R958/s1600-h/darryl+and+mark.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354557291248448802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/Sk81fJpXdSI/AAAAAAAAEHI/iKtuNY4R958/s400/darryl+and+mark.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mark Gartman and Darryl at graduation from Marine Corp boot camp. Darryl served in the first Gulf War for our freedom. I am glad that we live in the United States. They went to help the people of Kuwait drive out a man that murdered and kept them from having any freedoms. Most of his tour of duty he was in Saudi Arabia, where women are viewed more as property than a cherished wife. Thank you to everyone who has served for our freedom. We live in the greatest nation in the world.<br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-3106814076612054672009-07-03T13:19:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:28:11.987-07:00<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;">Modern Wall Units</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Living room looking a bit dull? Go for the sleek, sexy and stylish Regolo Wall Unit Collection from Italian furniture maker Jesse to bring a little gloss and glamour to your living room. These modern wall units form a convergence of style and functionality and they can transform pretty much any space into a futuristic entertainment base.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5opyVRA-I/AAAAAAAAByw/To15dYcjCOA/s1600-h/Furniture+Designs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5opyVRA-I/AAAAAAAAByw/To15dYcjCOA/s400/Furniture+Designs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354332074084991970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5opm_xn4I/AAAAAAAAByo/LTaMxIWvqqU/s1600-h/Furniture+Designs+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5opm_xn4I/AAAAAAAAByo/LTaMxIWvqqU/s400/Furniture+Designs+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354332071042064258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oX8YZEKI/AAAAAAAAByg/fF7ZZZJ7DUo/s1600-h/Furniture+Designs+%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oX8YZEKI/AAAAAAAAByg/fF7ZZZJ7DUo/s400/Furniture+Designs+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354331767544811682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oXtluUuI/AAAAAAAAByY/y_3_eIqHGrM/s1600-h/Furniture+Designs+%283%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oXtluUuI/AAAAAAAAByY/y_3_eIqHGrM/s400/Furniture+Designs+%283%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354331763574199010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oXoQlAbI/AAAAAAAAByQ/jI-ie-LK7s0/s1600-h/Furniture+Designs+%284%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oXoQlAbI/AAAAAAAAByQ/jI-ie-LK7s0/s400/Furniture+Designs+%284%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354331762143330738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oXci2tsI/AAAAAAAAByI/lUbsT16WylM/s1600-h/Furniture+Designs+%285%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oXci2tsI/AAAAAAAAByI/lUbsT16WylM/s400/Furniture+Designs+%285%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354331758998763202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oXIL1VPI/AAAAAAAAByA/NEuZLdLZI8A/s1600-h/Furniture+Designs+%286%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oXIL1VPI/AAAAAAAAByA/NEuZLdLZI8A/s400/Furniture+Designs+%286%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354331753533494514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oKSlA76I/AAAAAAAABx4/gCnmiQ2lGh8/s1600-h/Furniture+Designs+%287%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oKSlA76I/AAAAAAAABx4/gCnmiQ2lGh8/s400/Furniture+Designs+%287%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354331532985167778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oKK9DBPI/AAAAAAAABxw/tVp16evhciE/s1600-h/Furniture+Designs+%288%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oKK9DBPI/AAAAAAAABxw/tVp16evhciE/s400/Furniture+Designs+%288%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354331530938483954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oJ-UbmrI/AAAAAAAABxo/uMyvfzl00rw/s1600-h/Furniture+Designs+%289%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oJ-UbmrI/AAAAAAAABxo/uMyvfzl00rw/s400/Furniture+Designs+%289%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354331527546903218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oJvxctUI/AAAAAAAABxg/wpR-d8yfoHo/s1600-h/Furniture+Designs+%2810%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oJvxctUI/AAAAAAAABxg/wpR-d8yfoHo/s400/Furniture+Designs+%2810%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354331523642078530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oJUk-_8I/AAAAAAAABxY/QQ1U8atSeSQ/s1600-h/Furniture+Designs+%2811%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Sk5oJUk-_8I/AAAAAAAABxY/QQ1U8atSeSQ/s400/Furniture+Designs+%2811%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354331516342042562" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-9371633042989398482009-07-03T08:24:00.000-07:002011-03-21T00:50:02.032-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/Sk22eZefsbI/AAAAAAAAB1s/sc73HbpAmtI/s1600-h/IMG_4489.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354136165364511154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 138px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/Sk22eZefsbI/AAAAAAAAB1s/sc73HbpAmtI/s200/IMG_4489.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday I took a trip, with kids in tow, to visit my friend Tamey at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.aunttams.com">Aunt Tam's</a>. As a side benefit I hoped to find a fabric for the Girl's Dream Bedroom duvet. (It's summer and combining tasks is a must if <em>anything</em> is going to get done!)<br /><br />It was great to see everyone at the store, but unfortunately I didn't find the perfect duvet fabric to coordinate with the drapery panels in the room. (Made from <a href="http://www.calicocorners.com/">Calico Corners </a>Lock fabric in Hot Pink.) On the drive home, Isabella and I were expressing our disappointment when suddenly we both shifted our thoughts and started talking about the really cool quilt we had seen at the store.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/Sk24H3Hj4UI/AAAAAAAAB2E/GBf38vYpn3I/s1600-h/RagQuilt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354137977207644482" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 100px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 67px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/Sk24H3Hj4UI/AAAAAAAAB2E/GBf38vYpn3I/s400/RagQuilt.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Made of several <a href="http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/">Amy Butler </a>fabrics, the quilt was sewn up of squares backed with flannel, seams facing out and frayed! The next thing we knew we were brainstorming about how we could do something like this on the duvet, what fabrics we could use and what a great project this would be to work on while at the beach in a couple weeks. Yeah!<br /><br />So, after a late lunch and some time playing with the dog, we added another outing to our day and stopped by <a href="http://www.calicocorners.com/">Calico Corners</a>. I was fairly certain a couple fabrics I had seen there would be perfect for the revised duvet design.<br /><br />After looking around to make sure Isabella didn't like anything else better, we ordered these two fabrics, <a href="http://www.calicocorners.com/product/designer+fabrics+for+the+home/newest+collections/modern+zone/aviary+robin.do">Aviary Robin</a> by Thomas Paul and <a href="http://www.calicocorners.com/product/designer+fabrics+for+the+home/shop+fabrics+by+color/aqua+and+teal+fabric/lock+splash.do">Lock</a> in Splash. When I asked the salesperson to make a suggestion for a solid fabric to back the duvet, explaining our plan to cut up the fabrics in squares, add flannel with seams facing out to fray...she looked at me like I'd lost my mind. I could virtually read her thoughts, "You are ordering perfectly beautiful fabric so that you can cut it into pieces...add <em>Flannel</em>...to <em>Fray</em>?! Do you have any sense at all?!"<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/Sk229G7laXI/AAAAAAAAB18/Vy9LRtK5czw/s1600-h/IMG_5663.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354136692962191730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 143px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/Sk229G7laXI/AAAAAAAAB18/Vy9LRtK5czw/s200/IMG_5663.JPG" border="0" /></a>I hope I do. It will be an interesting hybrid of the functional duvet meeting a funky quilt. The colors are perfect, the patterns mix well with the drapery pattern and the technique will add a dose of texture and fun to the room.<br /><br />But best of all, Isabella is excited to work on the project with me, so that already makes it a success!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-16239559583704849812009-07-03T05:29:00.000-07:002011-03-18T22:30:06.788-07:00The 6th Picture GameHave you heard of the 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> Picture Game? I first saw it on <a href="http://www.lifeasmom.com/2009/07/whats-your-6th-picture.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">lifeasMOM</span></a>. The gist of the 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> Picture Game is that you go to your online photo files and pick out the 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> picture in the line up, post it on your blog and tell others a little about the photo.<br /><br />Here's my 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span> photo from my Picasa files. Now I'll tell you a little about it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/Sk356Kfmr9I/AAAAAAAABsA/tdzguqeoeXo/s1600-h/kitchen+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354210309658030034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 384px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 289px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/Sk356Kfmr9I/AAAAAAAABsA/tdzguqeoeXo/s400/kitchen+5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This picture brings back so many memories for me. It's a photograph of my newly remodeled kitchen taken around June of 2005. This is in my old house where I lived before getting married to George. It was a beautiful little Cape Cod style home in a nice family friendly <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">neighborhood</span>. The home was junk when I bought it, but you could see it had good "bones". Over time, I slowly remodeled and redecorated it so that it was a beautiful, comfortable little home. Oh, how I loved living there.<br /><br />The kitchen was one of the final areas to be remodeled. This was the first time I ever lived in a home with a nice, new kitchen - all of my own choosing. What a wonderful feeling, boy was it ever hard to let someone else take over "my" kitchen when I sold the place. Sometimes I still want to walk in there and see if the new owners have done anything to wreck "MY" house. </p><p>Let's take a little tour...<br /><br />See the stove on the far left? It was the first gas stove I ever cooked on, boy did it take a while to get used to cooking with gas! See the white cast iron sink -- it's heavier than you would ever want to lift. It had deep bowls and a little extra room for big pans which was terrific. However, it needed to be bleached often once the finish wore off. On the right side of the sink, you will see my beloved Old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Towne</span> Blue <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Corelle</span> Ware dishes. My sister bought me a set of these for my 23rd birthday. They are still my favorites today. So simple and you got to love the blue trim.<br /><br /><br />Take a look at the shelf above the kitchen sink. I've always had a thing for plants on the kitchen window sill, but most window sills aren't wide enough to hold any kind of sizable plant. George made this extra wide shelf out of oak to match the cabinets. The sunlight streaming in amongst the white lace curtains and green plants was so beautiful each morning. He also made the plant shelves on the sides of the cabinets. That's where I used to start all my new baby plants.<br /><br />See the bowl of fruit? For some reason, I've always liked to keep a bowl of fruit out on the counter -- it just looks so pretty. The upper half of the room is wallpapered, although I really like this pattern, this was my first and LAST wall papering job. George has strict orders to never, ever allow me wallpaper anything, no matter how much I beg and plead about how pretty it will look after the mess. And, there are people do this for a living?!<br /><br />Here's a funny thing...<br /><br />I still have everything in this photo that's not nailed down. The dishes, flower pots, curtains, watering can, canisters, coffee pot and can opener cover. My life is like that. Once I find something I like, I stay with it until the very end and then I go out and get another one just exactly like the one that broke or wore out. It is a sad day in my world when they stop making something I love and had hoped to continue using until the day I die. Oh sure, every once in a great while, I will want to try out something different and new, but not very often. See all the permanent stuff in the photo, like the cabinets, sink, stove? I guarantee you that if I had to pick out all these things new today, they would be <em>exactly the same</em>. Even the paint and wallpaper. How boring huh?<br /><br />Perhaps the really disturbing part of all this is that I LIKE being this way, and George is the same way. He repeatedly buys the exact same tools, lights, clothes, trucks, hats, gloves, etc. We even painted the interiors of our homes the same colour before marriage. And we were both deliriously happy to paint our new home the very same colour. Other than that, we try very hard to be normal :)<br /><br />Want to play too? Pick out your 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">th</span> picture, post it and tell us a little about it. If you put something up, please leave a link in the comment section to let us know.<br /><br />Thanks!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-55180693443108833422009-07-02T23:31:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:50:14.419-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.decorrustic.com/DecorPhotos/Ferns/driftingferns-d5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.decorrustic.com/DecorPhotos/Ferns/driftingferns-d5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.creativehomestyle.com/images/ill-wn05_xl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="http://www.creativehomestyle.com/images/ill-wn05_xl.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eoW2tSSSzFk/SWCbhfc0D_I/AAAAAAAAAT8/3pJ_HNeM200/s400/6173_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eoW2tSSSzFk/SWCbhfc0D_I/AAAAAAAAAT8/3pJ_HNeM200/s400/6173_3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.payvand.com/news/05/jul/home-decor2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.payvand.com/news/05/jul/home-decor2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rentaldecorating.com/images/homedecorpic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.rentaldecorating.com/images/homedecorpic.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Simple Home Decor Ideas</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-71836573634394450482009-07-02T20:42:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:41:01.732-07:00<a href="http://interiordesigninhome.blogspot.com/">home office can be a rewarding experience to separate work from other parts of your life. Having a home office desk and storage</a> furniture is the key in office setup. Many decorators are setting up home office spaces similar to what may be found at a commercial office. The Outline series from Bernhardt offers several options of complete home office setups. There are different choices in wood colors along with choices to be made in the different types of storage furniture that best suit your needs. The advantage to this type of setup is having all of those files, bills to pay, and books in the home office as opposed to cluttering up other areas of the home. More information:<br /><br /> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://interiordesigninhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/Home%20Office%20Furniture%20Setup.jpg" alt="Home Office Furniture Setup" title="Home Office Furniture Setup" width="496" height="400" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://interiordesigninhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/Home%20office%20cubicle.jpg" alt="Home office cubicle" title="Home office cubicle" width="496" height="400" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-85729266763649231572009-07-02T20:24:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:41:01.865-07:00<a href="http://homeindecoration.blogspot.com/">These lounge seating ideas come from Cumberland Furniture. As I was working on a story this morning I thought to myself about showing them all rather than picking out my top 1-3 chairs. All</a> of these chairs come in a variety of color options with leather being the prevalent upholstery option. Via. <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://homeindecoration.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/cool%20chairs.jpg" alt="cool chairs" title="cool chairs" width="375" height="500" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://homeindecoration.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/boxy%20chair.jpg" alt="boxy chair" title="boxy chair" width="375" height="500" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://homeindecoration.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/unique%20chair%20shapes.jpg" alt="unique chair shapes" title="unique chair shapes" width="375" height="500" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://homeindecoration.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/small%20chair.jpg" alt="small chair" title="small chair" width="375" height="500" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-79966582050711463572009-07-02T20:21:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:41:01.995-07:00<a href="http://homeindecoration.blogspot.com/"><strong>Hotel interior design</strong></a> scheme and want to get away to a luxurious hotel, you won't be disappointed with the <em>One&Only Resorts</em> located in exotic hot spots around the world. Here are some of the well appointed hotel rooms you would see if you ever visited their luxury resorts located in Cape Town or Dubai featuring diverse interior designs and outstanding ocean views. I had the pleasure of staying in One&Only Pamilla in Cabo San Lucas and it was an experience I will never forget. Visit their website to see all of their luxury resorts worldwide, and take their advise and "<em>live the moment</em>".<br /><br /><div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://homeindecoration.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/luxury%20hotels%20dubai%20resorts%20one%26only.jpg" alt="luxury hotels dubai resorts one&only.jpg" width="499" height="272" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-80601958230244627662009-07-02T20:19:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:41:02.122-07:00<a href="http://homeindecoration.blogspot.com/">Residence Room Interior Design</a> embodies the spirit of contemporary design in the use of shape as it spills out on a hill overlooking Mulholland Scenic Parkway. The house is built in small pods creating separation as you move from room to room. Each pod has a distinct rectangular shape where lines are clean and well defined. Privacy is difficult in the Los Angeles area and herein the design helps create that separation. Outdoor spaces are aligned with indoor spaces as you can see from the dining room picture. There are sliding doors that create an opening to a patio to let the California weather become part of the dining experience.<br /><br /> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://homeindecoration.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/07/Contemporary%20Architecture%20Brosmith%20Residence.JPG" alt="Contemporary Architecture Brosmith Residence" title="Contemporary Architecture Brosmith Residence" width="449" height="360" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://homeindecoration.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/07/Contemporary%20Home%20in%20Beverly%20Hills%20California.JPG" alt="Contemporary Home in Beverly Hills California" title="Contemporary Home in Beverly Hills California" width="440" height="360" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://homeindecoration.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/07/Contemporary%20Pool%20Design.JPG" alt="Contemporary Pool Design" title="Contemporary Pool Design" width="452" height="359" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://homeindecoration.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/07/dining%20area.JPG" alt="dining area" title="dining area" width="455" height="360" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-81675073392417523862009-07-02T12:26:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.569-07:00Feelin’ Beachy…<p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk0JxRxqJFI/AAAAAAAAEDM/Nfs0NxF3WrQ/s1600-h/beach%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="beach" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: none; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="484" alt="beach" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk0JxxxPyaI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/tbgo58EkSb8/beach_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="330" border="0" /></a></p><p></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk0JyIwKM5I/AAAAAAAAEDU/A3q-C6kEqvM/s1600-h/beach1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="beach1" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: none; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="772" alt="beach1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk0Jyp2ilVI/AAAAAAAAEDY/ORqaFj79upk/beach1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="526" border="0" /></a></p><p></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk0Jy-BuurI/AAAAAAAAEDc/uCcFbC8hbOI/s1600-h/beach2%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="beach2" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: none; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="484" alt="beach2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk0JzCD4DLI/AAAAAAAAEDg/_XY4YUajhuc/beach2_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="330" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk0JzWQoMdI/AAAAAAAAEDk/euYGVUPs1OU/s1600-h/beach5%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="beach5" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="772" alt="beach5" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk0Jz6uySlI/AAAAAAAAEDo/mSY04idoESk/beach5_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="526" border="0" /></a> </p><p></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk0J0DZU_mI/AAAAAAAAEDs/jtoeIvxwt_s/s1600-h/beach4%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="beach4" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="484" alt="beach4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk0J0dx4dpI/AAAAAAAAEDw/fKNqmS4dJJ4/beach4_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="330" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">…and</span> I want a couple of<span style="font-size:180%;"> cool</span> longboards for shutters.</p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">and a floor the color of liquid turquoise.</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk0J0stGh1I/AAAAAAAAED0/hTRxch8CZu0/s1600-h/beach3%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="beach3" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="772" alt="beach3" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/Sk0J02tH1_I/AAAAAAAAED4/UZfC8xOEIvU/beach3_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="526" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center"><em>Why not?</em></p><p align="center"></p><p align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;">Photos from: <a href="httphttp://www.windsorsmithhome.com/index.php://">Windsor Smith</a></span></p><p align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </p><p align="center"><strong></strong> </p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">Pop on over to Julia's place to see everything from Americana to Zen</span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">at </span></strong><a href="http://hookedonhouses.net/2009/07/02/hooked-on-red-white-blue/"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">Hooked on Friday's</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">...</span></strong></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-67944122189959067582009-07-02T11:58:00.000-07:002011-03-21T21:16:37.532-07:00Happy Independence Day! We had a visit from John Chapman, our Kichler & Jesco rep, today. Last week was the semi-annual lighting show in Dallas, so now we're starting to see all the new offerings. Kichler has a new 70-page supplement, and here is my favorite page:<br /><br /><p> </p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/Sk0D4bzihCI/AAAAAAAAASU/LVviYok8BNA/s1600-h/KIC+7.2.09.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353939800084874274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 146px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/Sk0D4bzihCI/AAAAAAAAASU/LVviYok8BNA/s200/KIC+7.2.09.jpg" border="0" /></a> There are truly TONS of great new items in this new supplement, but you know how I love my drum fixtures, so I just adore the 42252AP in the top right corner. Kichler calls this the Quinn family, and there are a few other pieces, too, so let me know if you want to see more about it. John also showed us Jesco's new "high output" LED tape. Their old tape was 1.4 watts per foot, and the new is 3 watts per foot, so it is truly much brighter. I love this product ~ my sister put it in her new kitchen above her cabinets for accent lighting. Jesco also has some new LED track lights, but John wasn't able to leave us that catalog, so I'll have to show you those later, once I get my own book! We're trying to get a couple of samples to put on our track in the showroom, so I'll keep you posted! </p><p>Have a great holiday weekend, and I'll "see" you next week!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-19598216469476317512009-07-02T11:33:00.000-07:002011-03-18T22:30:07.010-07:00Wow! Is it July already? It's time for some great new coupons for the new month.<br /><br />Go <a href="http://print.coupons.com/couponweb/Offers.aspx?pid=14602&zid=yf73&nid=10&bid=alk0513100541yutwe7816219">here</a> to see over 10 pages of new printable coupons for July. This week is going to be a great bargain shopping week in our house. Many of these coupons paired up with the great 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> of July sales will allow me to score many items for almost free.<br /><br /><br />If you shop at one of these stores you won't want to miss the new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Cellfire</span> e-coupons.<br /><br /><em>Kroger</em><br /><em>Kroger Affiliated store</em><br /><em>Tom Thumb</em><br /><em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Randalls</span></em><br /><em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Carrs</span></em><br /><em>Dominick's</em><br /><em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Genuardi's</span></em><br /><em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Pavillions</span></em><br /><em>Safeway </em><br /><em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Vons</span> </em><br /><br />Here's the new list of <a href="http://www.cellfire.com/affiliate/fullpage.php?cf_tlc=cms"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Cellfire</span> e-coupons</a>. If you would like to learn more about using e-coupons to help you save even more money at the grocery store, you can go <a href="http://farmhomelife.blogspot.com/2009/06/hot-new-e-coupons_16.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Betty <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Crocker</span> Fruit Snacks Save $.50<br />Nature Valley Gran Bars Save $.40<br />Total Cereal Save $.75<br />Betty <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Crocker</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Frostg</span> Save $.50<br />Betty <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Crocker</span> Cookie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Mx</span> Save $.40<br />BC Supreme Brownie Save $.75<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Multigrain</span> Cheerios Save $.55<br />Large <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Yoplait</span> Save $.55<br />Nature Valley Bars Save $.50<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Yoplait</span> Kids Zone Save $.80<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Yoplait</span> Cups Save $.50<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Btty</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Crockr</span> Warm Del Save $.50<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Yoplait</span> Fiber One Save $1.00<br />Fiber One Muffin Mix Save $.50<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Chex</span> Mix Bars Save $.60</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-85937516780976603172009-07-02T10:36:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.594-07:00Designing a Modern Kitchen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.kitchencabinet.org.cn/kitchen_remodeling.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 359px; height: 283px;" src="http://www.kitchencabinet.org.cn/kitchen_remodeling.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IVG2RIlRWD0/RrxrBwRbu5I/AAAAAAAAAPY/fWeJkBlVNZM/s400/Islas-Erica-Blue-Kitchen_e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 365px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IVG2RIlRWD0/RrxrBwRbu5I/AAAAAAAAAPY/fWeJkBlVNZM/s400/Islas-Erica-Blue-Kitchen_e.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.kitchen-units.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/modern-kitchen-units-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 361px; height: 239px;" src="http://www.kitchen-units.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/modern-kitchen-units-01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.kitchencabinet.org.cn/small_kitchen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 361px; height: 289px;" src="http://www.kitchencabinet.org.cn/small_kitchen.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="art_title">Designing a Modern Kitchen........<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div id="body"><p>Do you avoid entertaining because your kitchen is outdated? Is it hard to find adequate storage space? Is counter-space an issue? If you've answered yes to any of these questions, it may be time to begin the process of remodeling your kitchen area. You would be surprised at how much easier life is with an upgraded modern kitchen.</p><p>Many people avoid beginning such a project because they feel overwhelmed by how much work it will take. Realistically, it is possible to remodel your kitchen on a budget and in your spare time. You just have to know where to start.</p><p>The first step to creating a modern kitchen is realizing what your kitchen lacks. If counter-space is an issue, replace the counters and perhaps add a island counter to the middle of your kitchen. If cabinet space is an issue, take into account your current cabinets and ask yourself how they could be improved. Many kitchens that were designed in the 70s and 80s make terrible use of space and often times the cabinets fail to reach to the top of the ceiling. By replacing cabinets and using all of the available space, your kitchen will automatically have more storage and appear more spacious.</p><p>One modern kitchen trend is having cabinets that are fiberglass and see-through. This makes the process of finding appliances much easier plus there are many types of designs you can use for the interior of the cabinets. For instance, one house had see-though cabinets and painted a floral pattern on the inside. This added a beautiful and modern twist to their outdated kitchen.</p><p>The next step is figuring out what types of appliances to purchase to update your kitchen. You can get many appliances for a cheap down payment and then a financing option to make the process more affordable. If you have an old refrigerator, go to the store sometime and check out newer models. You will be amazed at how much they've been improved over the years. Some other appliances that have come light years in the past couple of years are stoves, dishwashers and trash compactors. These are all affordable ways to modernize your kitchen.</p><p>Another terrible trend of kitchen design in the 70s and 80s was color choice. So many kitchens were painted bland, boring colors that look outdated and make your kitchen appear cave-like. For an instant upgrade, try painting the walls a bright color and getting rid of old curtains. One modern trend is natural light so if you have windows, use them to the best of your ability. If you don't have much window light, consider natural lighting in combination with track lighting. This will allow you to accentuate your kitchen's space and make it more inviting to guests.</p><p>The basics to creating <a id="link_56" target="_new" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.wrenkitchens.com/modern-kitchens/">modern kitchens</a> are not out of reach, no matter how much you have to spend. You can get a beautiful, updated kitchen that renews your joy of cooking and entertaining. Just know where to start, what to replace and how to go about doing it. Start planning a dinner party!</p><p>Source:http://ezinearticles.com<br /></p></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-81697290736966598172009-07-02T10:34:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.616-07:00Tips Modern Kitchen Cabinets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mid-century-modern-art.com/image-files/kitchen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 432px; height: 302px;" src="http://www.mid-century-modern-art.com/image-files/kitchen.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.myhomeus.com/nyc-kitchens/images/glass-kitchen-cabinets.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 329px;" src="http://www.myhomeus.com/nyc-kitchens/images/glass-kitchen-cabinets.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://livemodern.com/forums/materialsmethods/744247117/236490953/46806.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://livemodern.com/forums/materialsmethods/744247117/236490953/46806.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.myatlantacondo.net/pub/MyAtlantaCondo/Large_modern_kitchen_with_tract_lights__pass_through_to_Dining_Room__lots_of_cabinet_space_and_new_appliances_.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.myatlantacondo.net/pub/MyAtlantaCondo/Large_modern_kitchen_with_tract_lights__pass_through_to_Dining_Room__lots_of_cabinet_space_and_new_appliances_.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Tips Modern Kitchen Cabinets.........<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div id="body"><p>Getting modern kitchen cabinets is something that many people want today. Generally speaking, they are quite roomy, and you can store a lot more things in them then you could in the cabinets of old.</p><p>I would highly recommend you get ones that have shelves that can be taken out, as this makes the process of cleaning them a lot easier.</p><p>One thing you definitely want to make sure of is that the modern kitchen cabinets mesh with the rest of your kitchen flawlessly. If not, you should keep looking.</p><p>For example, you won't want to get modern kitchen cabinets if you have a country or western kitchen theme, as the two will clash. Your cabinets, as I've stated in other articles, are probably the single most important factor in making or breaking your kitchen design.</p><p>If you make the wrong choice here, you will not be happy with the outcome-I guarantee it. Make sure you decide on an overarching theme for your kitchen first, and only then should you decide on the cabinets you want that will go with them.</p><p>Modern kitchen cabinets are much more functional and advanced, even more so than the cabinets of just a few years ago, the.</p><p>When looking for these, keep in mind that there are basically three different kinds you can choose from-the stock cabinets, the semi custom, and the custom built, or the ones that you have to preorder to your specifications.</p><p>The stock ones, as you might expect, are the primary ones the store has available, and these will come with all the usual features, designs, and colors. Keep in mind that you are pretty much confined to what the store is carrying with stock, which often is fairly limited.</p><p>In other words, if you just went online and found the perfect kitchen design you want, assuming it's a relatively unique design, you very likely will not be able to find the modern kitchen cabinets you want in stock. Therefore, you will either have to custom order it, or just settle for what the store has available.</p><p>Source:http://ezinearticles.com<br /></p></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-65800484479073593572009-07-02T10:32:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.641-07:00Modern Kitchen Cabinets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.millennialliving.com/files/resizedphotos/natural-mongoy1small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 359px; height: 292px;" src="http://www.millennialliving.com/files/resizedphotos/natural-mongoy1small.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.imagecows.com/uploads/a062-modern-kitchen-design.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 365px;" src="http://www.imagecows.com/uploads/a062-modern-kitchen-design.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://anniesfamouscookies.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/cabinets2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 366px; height: 245px;" src="http://anniesfamouscookies.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/cabinets2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.millennialliving.com/files/resizedphotos/natural-mongoy1small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 369px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.millennialliving.com/files/resizedphotos/natural-mongoy1small.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="art_title">Modern Kitchen Cabinets......<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div id="body"><p>Kitchen cabinets that hold and store pots, pans and other kitchen equipment have been the mainstay of any kitchen, throughout the ages. However, with new developments, kitchens and kitchen cabinets have also evolved to cater to the new age woman.</p><p>Modern kitchens, as a rule, allow much more storage than the kitchens of the past. The cabinets are built to put stores away from view, in the recesses of the cabinet. This helps them to be securely stored, without standing out as eyesores. It should be acknowledged that cabinets offer versatile and generous storage. Large sliding doors allow easy accessibility. There should be ample space inside the cabinets, to store the various jars and cans. It is recommended to use removable shelves, as they are easier to clean and stack. The drawers should also be wide and easy to open. They could be used to store linens and kitchen utensils.</p><p>A lot of people choose cabinets with a unique finish for their kitchens. It is important that the finish of the cabinet flows seamlessly into the theme maintained or the design and color of the kitchen. The right finish enhances the overall look of the kitchen. It could be a country look, a sleek, modern look or a traditional woody look.</p><p>A sleek modern look is preferred by many people, especially kitchen designers. Apart from traditional wood, people are experimenting with various other materials such as plastic and metal, to build cabinets. Trends have changed in kitchen cabinets and now there are newer and trendier options. They include freestanding or mobile cabinets that are made from glass or durable plastics. People at times also choose commercial kitchens with an ultra modern look. The details of the cabinets can be got from the local supply stores.</p><p>Source:http://ezinearticles.com<br /></p></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-67542414690744267702009-07-01T21:21:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:53:57.698-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.archdaily.com/374/os-house-nolaster/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkBbQMoen_I/AAAAAAAACDg/9saX5AnAD-A/s400/OS+House+-+beach+house.jpg" alt="OS House, Beach house, modern house design, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350376691143188466" border="0" /></a><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkBbHSYNqnI/AAAAAAAACDY/hh2VzKhz4M4/s400/OS+House+-+beach+house+-+exterior+view.jpg" alt="OS House, Beach house, modern house design, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350376538066758258" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A couple bought one of the few available plots on the Bay of Biscay coastline. The plot slopes downwards and is cut by a 30 meter-high cliff against which the waves break. The Northern sea wind is very rough, making it hard for trees to grow by the coastline. The plot size is 90 x 50, 4500 m2 and 8% <b>building</b> rate, that is, 360 square meters. Maximum height is 3 meters eaves, 6 meters total. Distance to the lateral edges 10 meters, and 12 to the back street axis. 11 meter drop. 30 minute walk to Langre Beach and 10 to the eastern end of Puntal Beach, whose opposite end closes the Santander Bay. Bay of Biscay horizon from Cabo Mayor, to the west, all the way to Cabo de Ajo, to the east.<br /></div><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkBa-ntszgI/AAAAAAAACDQ/2gfKe7HeMpI/s400/OS+House+-+beach+house+-+exterior+-+night.jpg" alt="OS House, Beach house, modern house design, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350376389175201282" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkBawDVqCLI/AAAAAAAACDI/iAzWooo3mEU/s400/OS+House+-+beach+house+-+living+room.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350376138892511410" border="0" /><br />Architects: NOLASTER - Carmina Casajuana, Beatriz G. Casares, Marcos González, Pablo Oriol, Fernando Rodríguez y Arturo Romero<br />Location: Loredo, Ribamontán al Mar, Cantabria, España.<br />Client: Carmen Salgado y José Miguel Oriol<br />Area: 360sqm<br />Construction start: 2002<br />Completion: 2005<br />General contractors: Construcciones Volga + Ramiro Bra Rivas<br />Structural Engineer: NOLASTER + Constantino Hurtado<br />Services: Fernando Rodríguez Cerón<br />Photos: Jan Bitter<br /><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkBadoOn26I/AAAAAAAACDA/XDzAgRRazVA/s400/OS+House+-+beach+house+-+interior.jpg" alt="OS House, Beach house, modern house design, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350375822377606050" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkBZ6fIRwuI/AAAAAAAACC4/M89O4GGuFSY/s400/OS+House+-+beach+house+-+bedroom.jpg" alt="OS House, Beach house, modern house design, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350375218639651554" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A new topography is defined in order to protect a rear south garden from the strong and persistent sea wind. The most exposed façade of the <a href="http://best-modern-house-design.blogspot.com/">house</a> is the green roof.<br /><br /></div><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkBZtrU3yZI/AAAAAAAACCw/yrDxbb2gl-0/s400/OS+House+-+beach+house+-+bathroom.jpg" alt="OS House, Beach house, modern house design, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350374998575401362" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkBY9VyIiyI/AAAAAAAACCo/UiVHTDfGMpU/s400/OS+House+-+beach+house+-+exterior.jpg" alt="OS House, Beach house, modern house design, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350374168158833442" border="0" /><br />More about <i>Os House</i> [<a href="http://www.archdaily.com/374/os-house-nolaster/">via</a>] <b>Modern House Design</b>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-83281257671416165192009-07-01T20:34:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:41:02.245-07:00<a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/">Home we hope to provide ideas about additional chilled</a> storage in your house. Due to the large increase in bottled beverages from wine to water, the main refrigerator often does not have adequate space for a family. This is where a <strong>mini refrigerator</strong> can come in handy. It frees up space for food and places beverages where they are more accessible in the home such as by the pool, outside patio, or in the living room. These pictures feature products from U-Line and show how they are integrated into the design of the house. It is a much better option if mini refrigerators can be tucked away under counters rather than free standing in a room.<br /><br /> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/wine%20room.jpg" alt="wine room" title="wine room" height="350" width="350" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/home%20bar.jpg" alt="home bar" title="home bar" height="350" width="350" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/under%20counter%20refrigerator.jpg" alt="under counter refrigerator" title="under counter refrigerator" height="350" width="350" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/outdoor%20grill%20and%20refrigerator.jpg" alt="outdoor grill and refrigerator" title="outdoor grill and refrigerator" height="350" width="350" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img alt="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/05/Waring%20Professional%20Blender.JPG" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/05/Waring%20Professional%20Blender.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img alt="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/05/modern%20hood%20vents%20elica%20space.jpg" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/05/modern%20hood%20vents%20elica%20space.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img alt="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/images/espresso%20machines%20portable%20coffee%20maker.jpg" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/images/espresso%20machines%20portable%20coffee%20maker.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><strong>Thermador appliances</strong></a> picture where the home owner has used space wisely in the kitchen. This wall is not all that long and yet, the home owner has fit in three great appliances: refrigerator, double-oven, and wine refrigerator. Notice that the wine refrigerator is one of the skinnier models offered by Thermador. This design could have been changed by canceling the wine area and installing a wider refrigerator. Space in the refrigerator is hard to come by so this design makes sense as well. I would probably opt for a lighter color wood than what is pictured here,<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" alt="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/04/Thermador%20Appliances.jpg" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/04/Thermador%20Appliances.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img alt="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/Breville%20electric%20indoor%20grill%20and%20BBQ.JPG" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/Breville%20electric%20indoor%20grill%20and%20BBQ.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img alt="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/images/refrigerators%20modern%20kitchen%20appliances%20celcius.jpg" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/images/refrigerators%20modern%20kitchen%20appliances%20celcius.jpg" /></a><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-962365212782574312009-07-01T20:25:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:41:02.381-07:00<a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><strong>bathroom furniture</strong></a>. Based on more traditional designs, Lacava has reshaped this bathroom vanity and updated it to a more modern appearance. The result is transitional meaning that "Flou" can work in several decorating settings including traditional, and contemporary. Since I am a fan of modern design I am not very surprised when someone not as into modern takes a shine to a piece like "Flou". In some ways there is a part of each of us that wants to look more current, but it may take the right type of transitional bathroom furniture to bring it out. More information<br /><br /><div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/transitional%20bathroom%20furniture%20and%20decorating.jpg" alt="transitional bathroom furniture and decorating" title="transitional bathroom furniture and decorating" height="498" width="500" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/Vanity.JPG" alt="Vanity" title="Vanity" height="498" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><strong>home bathroom design</strong></a>. For contemporary fans, Sonia's Atic line provides a good balance of minimal furnishings while providing a flair for the decorative eye. There are three design patterns in the Atic line that range from super contemporary (with bright colors), arty (with a message), and floral (with a floral/plant pattern). These choices provide a variety of options and yet maintain the overall minimal theme.<br /><br /><div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/modern%20bathroom%20decorating.jpg" alt="modern bathroom decorating" title="modern bathroom decorating" height="375" width="500" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/minimal%20bathroom%20furnishings.jpg" alt="minimal bathroom furnishings" title="minimal bathroom furnishings" height="375" width="500" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/cool%20bathrooms.jpg" alt="cool bathrooms" title="cool bathrooms" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/Strela%20Wall%20Hung%20Bathroom%20Vanity.jpg" alt="Strela Wall Hung Bathroom Vanity" title="Strela Wall Hung Bathroom Vanity" height="373" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/modern%20pedestal%20sink%20and%20toilet.jpg" alt="modern pedestal sink and toilet" height="373" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/">when decorating a bathroom</a>. There are 44 images in this gallery to provide decorative ideas about design possibilities for your bathroom. One feature that I like about the images is that when you follow their source back to the website you can see the individual bathroom tile samples that were used to create a pattern. There are elaborate patterns in the image gallery that create some wonderful decorative themes. Like in mosaics the compilation of many tile styles wind up creating a unique bathroom tile pattern. I hope that you can find as much inspiration as I did from these pictures. Image gallery source: here.<br /><br /></div><div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/bathroom%20candle.jpg" alt="bathroom candle" title="bathroom candle" height="635" width="500" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/bathroom%20remodeling.jpg" alt="bathroom remodeling" title="bathroom remodeling" height="375" width="500" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/cool%20bathroom.jpg" alt="cool bathroom" title="cool bathroom" height="375" width="500" /></a></div><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img alt="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/traditional%20bathroom%20vanity%20british%20cane%20restoration%20hardware.jpg" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/traditional%20bathroom%20vanity%20british%20cane%20restoration%20hardware.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img alt="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/granite%20bathtubs.jpg" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/granite%20bathtubs.jpg" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-53786274111615729762009-07-01T20:19:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:41:02.505-07:00<strong>Traditional furniture</strong> is always interesting as it has such a depth of design and detailing that are not found in other types of home furniture. The "<em>Milan</em>" dining table from <strong>Century Furniture</strong> caught my interest as it is a beautiful cross section of solid wood measuring 104 x 40 inches with a very unprocessed look. The natural element and graining is of course unique to each dining table which makes it a very special piece. I really like the light recessed base structure in bronze finished brass that allows the top to remain the main focal point while keeping the overall feel light and refreshing.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img style="cursor: -moz-zoom-in;" alt="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/images/dining%20table%20solid%20wood%20century%20traditional%20furniture.jpg" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/images/dining%20table%20solid%20wood%20century%20traditional%20furniture.jpg" height="564" width="418" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Barone dining tables in a variety of bases including leather wrapped, lacquered steel, or chrome with contrasting glass tops in various colors and finishes. See their entire collection of modern Italian furniture here and I will be bringing our readers more from the Milan Furniture Fair as it happens later this month. </div><p><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="glass tables round dining table bontempi casa" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/images/glass%20tables%20round%20dining%20table%20bontempi%20casa.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="340" width="455" /></span></a></p><p><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img alt="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/Furniture%20Dining.JPG" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/Furniture%20Dining.JPG" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>modern dining rooms</strong>. If you are looking for larger storage furniture than a sideboard, than the size of Moony is a plus. If you have extra dishes for entertaining or even of the seasonal variety than the extra space can come in handy. Designed by Toyo Ito, you can find more on the product information here. </p><p><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Moony Contemporary Cupboard" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/Moony%20Contemporary%20Cupboard.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="355" width="500" /></span></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><img alt="fritz hansen scandinavian rectangular modern dining tables" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/images/fritz%20hansen%20rectangular%20modern%20dining%20tables.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="308" width="476" /></span></a></p> <p><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><img alt="modern glass dining tables fritz hansen" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/images/modern%20glass%20dining%20tables%20fritz%20hansen.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="290" width="419" /></span></a></p><p><br /><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"></span> </p><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-61440299674632024972009-07-01T20:13:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:41:02.622-07:00<strong>kitchen faucets</strong> are geared for decorators looking for a simple solution in a kitchen sink combination. This faucet uses a single-handle lever to control water flow and temperature. It comes with an extended nozzle-head as do most kitchen faucets on the market. Its basic design is a safe choice for any kitchen and one that will not become outdated very quickly. "Stilo" is available from Lacava and can be found here.<br /><br /><div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/06/kitchen%20faucets.JPG" alt="kitchen faucets" title="kitchen faucets" height="497" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">the Elkay line. Keep in mind that many of the kitchen sinks have different options in the design of the basin. Options include choices such as one compartment versus two, the size of each compartment, and additional accessories like drying racks for dishes. For more information on these sinks, visit the Elkay site: here.<br /><br /><div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/05/cool%20sinks.jpg" alt="cool sinks" title="cool sinks" height="333" width="500" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/05/sink%20ideas.jpg" alt="sink ideas" title="sink ideas" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><p><strong>Poggenpohl</strong> is well known for modern kitchen designs, and you may have even heard of a company called Porsche which has a few good designs under their belt as well. Recently the two conspired on the <em>Porsche Design P 7340 </em>modern kitchen collection that features a lot more than the crisp shapes and finishes that adorn this cutting edge series. Poggenpohl included aluminum linearity to enhance the architecture, counter and worktops in glass or black granite, back panels in either satin or polished glass that contrast the color and material of the fronts, and individual modules that can be set to any position, not to mention the most advanced appliances on the market today. To complete the ultimate modern kitchen there is an optional audio/video system with built-in multimedia LCD module that has been specially developed to bring moving pictures with sound to the glass surfaces. It requires no thermal ventilation and is equipped with an innovative and extremely small sound system with analogue and digital connection capabilities. This will work well right over the optional dinner table for those who can't stand to miss their favorite show or sporting event. See the various finishes and configurations of the P 7340 Porsche Design kitchen from Poggenpohl here.</p> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/05/porsche%20design%20kitchens%20poggenpohl.jpg" alt="porsche design kitchens poggenpohl.jpg" height="265" width="499" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><p>Here are some sample kitchens created by Adam at Artistic Kitchen Designs. This is the "Maxima" line which features a semi-circular kitchen island at its centerpiece. The shape invites interaction of family and friends while providing a lot of space to move around. An interesting feature is the handle-free cabinets which create a first impression of a smooth wall as opposed to typical kitchen cabinetry. In one photo the black and white cabinet wall is creates a wonderful contrast to the kitchen island. More kitchen designs can be found on their website here. </p> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/05/kitchens.jpg" alt="kitchens" title="kitchens" height="375" width="500" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/05/kitchen%20islands.jpg" alt="kitchen islands" title="kitchen islands" height="326" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/05/Electrolux%20kitchen%20appliances.jpg" alt="Electrolux kitchen appliances.jpg" height="255" width="499" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/04/Cooktop.jpg" alt="Cooktop" title="Cooktop" height="510" width="440" /></a></div> <div class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;"><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/image/2009/04/Cooktops.jpg" alt="Cooktops" title="Cooktops" height="473" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/"><img alt="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/images/ovens%20modern%20kitchen%20appliances.jpg" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/images/ovens%20modern%20kitchen%20appliances.jpg" /></a><br /></div><!-- /right col --> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-38927188789711101572009-07-01T20:11:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:41:02.746-07:00Home Interior Designclassically traditional style here with a few sofas and armchairs. The collection is diverse and features intricate frames with hand carved details and exquisite fabrics. The Versace Home series is vast and covers not only upholstered <strong>furniture</strong> but all types of crystal, porcelain, lamps, fabrics and of course more beautiful furniture.<a href="http://interiordesigninhome.blogspot.com/"><br /><br /></a> <p><a href="http://interiordesigninhome.blogspot.com/"><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><img alt="traditional sofa versace furniture" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/images/traditional%20sofa%20versace%20furniture.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="333" width="499" /></span></a></p> <p><a href="http://interiordesigninhome.blogspot.com/"><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><img alt="traditional armchair versace home furniture" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/images/traditional%20armchair%20versace%20home%20furniture.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="333" width="499" /></span></a></p> <p><a href="http://interiordesigninhome.blogspot.com/"><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><img alt="classic traditional sofas versace home" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/images/classic%20traditional%20sofas%20versace%20home.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="333" width="499" /></span></a></p> <p><a href="http://interiordesigninhome.blogspot.com/"><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><img alt="traditional furniture versace home armchair" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/images/traditional%20furniture%20versace%20home%20armchair.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="333" width="499" /></span></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-28832816162073937192009-07-01T20:08:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:41:02.959-07:00<a href="http://decorationinhome.blogspot.com/">This nationally recognized Interior Design online course is an exciting interactive certificate program where you will learn how to create spaces for living, working, and enjoyment. The program focuses on Design Theory, Design Process methods and Design Studio Work. The learning sequence study included are the design elements and principles, color theory, programming, space planning and the design of residential, commercial, and retail spaces.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-2973286389754200282009-07-01T19:25:00.000-07:002011-03-18T04:51:28.809-07:00<div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353686175795401554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkwdNjs0U1I/AAAAAAAAGn8/6bnKnWIEMHk/s400/Paul+Gauguin.jpg" border="0" />While at the Chicago Institute of Art, I came across a piece that was surprising to me: A ceramic vessel by Paul Gauguin. Yes, THAT Paul Gauguin: the post-impressionist with the colorful exotic paintings based in Polynesia. I had no idea he was so prolific!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353686173235446130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkwdNaKegXI/AAAAAAAAGn0/fzjoPXR3Djo/s400/Gauguin.jpg" border="0" /> <div><div><div></div><div>The vessel is of course of a young Polynesian girl or 'Leda and the Swan' (from Greek mythology) as it is entitled, and was made in 1887/88. The girl hugging the swan makes up the body while the swan's neck makes a clever handle. Really magnificent! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353686182840508370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkwdN98gH9I/AAAAAAAAGoE/nWbs3gAcrxo/s400/paul+gauguin+ceramic.jpg" border="0" /></div><div></div><div>The Institute is one of my favorite museums because they pair not just paintings of similar time periods, but they give you the whole perspective with furniture, ceramics and even lighting fixtures of the time period. This vessel was in the same room as a number of Gauguin's works. The building has a new wing by one of my favorite architects, Renzo Piano and I will talk more about that soon!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353686881805860018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 383px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/Skwd2py0_LI/AAAAAAAAGoM/qzh1UIAPzIc/s400/gauguin+tahiti.jpg" border="0" /></div><div><em>and again - pictures by my iphone (which I think I'm giving up on and returning despite the great camera quality!)</em></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-88302237411986539182009-07-01T08:09:00.000-07:002011-03-21T21:16:37.733-07:00Today Dominion Electric Supply is trying something new yet again.... Craig's List! So I'm going to start listing one a day of my super special red tag items there and see what happens. I started with that Pecaso 4610-6: <a href="http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/hsh/1248508321.html">http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/hsh/1248508321.html</a><br />It'll be something fun to try and to keep me entertained this summer! So now you can follow the blog AND my Craig's List postings to see all of our greatest deals!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-5802049534836327182009-07-01T07:03:00.000-07:002011-03-18T22:30:07.157-07:00World's Best Rhubarb Crisp<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SktuF66CnRI/AAAAAAAABrw/_p3ai1ow_78/s1600-h/ruhbarb+crisp.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353493630051065106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 247px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SktuF66CnRI/AAAAAAAABrw/_p3ai1ow_78/s400/ruhbarb+crisp.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><br />Okay, so this might not be the world's best Rhubarb Crisp, but I can say with all honesty it is the best Rhubarb Crisp I have ever eaten. When we were up north visiting my in-laws, my mother-in-law served us three very good desserts and this was one of them. Yes, we are now on a diet. </div><div></div><div>Here's the recipe, please note this makes and 8x8 pan. Double the recipe for a 9x13.<br /><br /></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">World's Best Rhubarb Crisp</span><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><strong>Filling </strong><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>3 cups diced rhubarb</div><div>1 cup sugar</div><div>1 Tbsp water</div><div>1 tsp cornstarch</div><div></div><div><br /><br /><strong>Base and Topping Mixture<br /></strong><br /></div><div></div><div>1 cup flour</div><div>1/2 tsp salt</div><div>1/2 tsp baking soda</div><div>1 cup oatmeal</div><div>3/4 cup brown sugar</div><div>1/2 cup melted butter</div><div></div><div><br /><br />Cook filling ingredients on medium until thickened. This mixture should be quite thick. Set aside. Mix all Base and Topping ingredients together. Lightly pack 2/3<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">rds</span> of the base/topping mixture into the bottom of the dish. Spread filling over the bottom mixture and top with the remaining 1/3 of the base/topping mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Best served slightly warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>Have you printed July's hottest coupons from <a href="http://print.coupons.com/couponweb/index.aspx?pid=14602&zid=yf73&nid=10&cid=0&bid=ALK07070307588DC5E4ED912815">Coupons.com</a> yet? Click <a href="http://print.coupons.com/couponweb/index.aspx?pid=14602&zid=yf73&nid=10&cid=0&bid=ALK07070307588DC5E4ED912815">here</a> to get yours. Remember, each <a href="http://print.coupons.com/couponweb/index.aspx?pid=14602&zid=yf73&nid=10&cid=0&bid=ALK07070307588DC5E4ED912815">coupon</a> can be printed twice.<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;">This post is liked to the </span></em><a href="http://www.tammysrecipes.com/node/3445"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">In Season Recipe Swap</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> & </span></em><a href="http://blessedwithgrace.blogspot.com/2009/07/tempt-my-tummy-tuesday-anniversary.html"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Tempt my Tummy Tuesday</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-12831678408590562892009-07-01T06:57:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:53:58.076-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.imagecows.com/uploads/a142-horchow-contemporary-outdoor-furniture.jpg" target=“_blank”><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 448px; height: 514px;" src="http://www.imagecows.com/uploads/a142-horchow-contemporary-outdoor-furniture.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-67657281091678048702009-07-01T06:54:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:53:58.401-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img2.blogcu.com/images/c/e/n/cennetkadini/living_room_decoration.jpg" target=“_blank”><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 438px; height: 293px;" src="http://img2.blogcu.com/images/c/e/n/cennetkadini/living_room_decoration.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-15821674318759706842009-07-01T06:14:00.000-07:002011-03-21T00:50:02.331-07:00And Then Came Dog...<div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">You've worked hard on creating a beautiful home, not only pleasing to the eye but one that smells quite nice as well. Then it is decided that a sweet little dog will be the perfect compliment to the scene...<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#993300;"><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">DOG + WHITE SHAG CARPET = DISASTER</span></strong> !<br /></span></div></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://www.naturemakesitwork.com/">Nature's Miracle</a><br /><em>I love you</em> </div><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/Skrp8nE4aSI/AAAAAAAABvg/HOt-W6zX_Is/s1600-h/IMG_5610.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353348334574135586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 127px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/Skrp8nE4aSI/AAAAAAAABvg/HOt-W6zX_Is/s200/IMG_5610.JPG" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-20099299746264735712009-07-01T03:17:00.000-07:002011-03-18T22:30:07.369-07:00Mid Week Humor<div align="center">Kid Corral</div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/Sks32egbZsI/AAAAAAAABro/xRTA0LWhjq8/s1600-h/kid+cage.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353433991101507266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/Sks32egbZsI/AAAAAAAABro/xRTA0LWhjq8/s400/kid+cage.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-25757301162894705782009-07-01T02:31:00.000-07:002011-03-18T22:30:07.386-07:00Old LIFE Magazines<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SgSm3g4-U9I/AAAAAAAABlU/FUjQg9NnDlY/s1600-h/Life+Mags+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333571331365426130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 205px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SgSm3g4-U9I/AAAAAAAABlU/FUjQg9NnDlY/s400/Life+Mags+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SgSlBhk-7zI/AAAAAAAABlM/1Kg31YOcw_8/s1600-h/Life+Magazines+1.jpg"></a>One of George's customers lent us a whole stack of old <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Magazine"><em>LIFE</em> magazines</a> from the early 70's. I really enjoy paging through old magazines, so I was especially delighted to receive a whole stack of older <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">LIFE magazines</span>. It's so entertaining to look through the old advertisements and read about the topics that were relevant in that day. </div><div></div><br /><br /><div>Most of the old magazines I've looked through are from the 1950's and 60's, before our country <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">experienced</span> the major culture and values shift of the early 70's. Not having personally lived through the middle of this change I was really curious to see what stories <em>Life </em>carried at this time. Let's just say it was <em>very </em>educational. Some articles were well before their time. I wondered what the authors, if still living would think about our lives today. A handful of articles made me weep with sorrow, others caused me to think about how much our world has changed in the last 35 years. </div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div>Here's some interesting finds from this stack of <em>Life</em> magazines:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Crime</span>:</div><br /><div></div><div>Apparently crime took a major turn for the worse in the late 60's through the early 70's, especially in large urban areas. I'm just accustomed to thinking high crime rates are "normal". Sad. My mom recalls living in the city as a child -- people seldom locked their houses (even at night) or their cars. </div><br /><div></div><div>I've thought crime was always a big problem in larger cities, simply because there are just so many people. (I also know crime exists even in small, close knit communities.) What I didn't realize was that although crime has always been present, prior to this time period it wasn't the gigantic problem it is today. There were countless articles and letters to the editors of <em>Life </em>about the dramatically rising crime rates. From what I read, the citizens appeared to be outraged by this, and of course very angry at what was happening to their communities. I wonder what they think about our crime rates today. </div><div></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Feminists </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div>Because I was born into the hey-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">day</span> of the feminist era, you might think I have had a lot of experience with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">feminists</span>. Not so. The women in our little rural farming community were so busy; they didn't seem very interested in taking on even more work. </div><div> </div><div></div><div>After reading countless LIFE articles that dealt with the early 70's Feminist movement, lets just say I was shocked. Oh my goodness, was I ever shocked, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">enlightened</span> and educated. Because I never had much personal exposure with feminists, I never fully understood how anti-men, anti-marriage and anti-children this movement was. I naively assumed feminists were just bored homemakers that wanted change. I wept over one article about whole groups of women that abandoned their children and husbands because they felt their family was holding them back. These women <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">admitted</span> to loving their families but they just knew there was more out there for them. Something more important out there for you besides your family. <em>Really</em>.</div><div></div><br /><div>The women that stayed with their families drew up complicated domestic work contracts to make sure their husbands did just as much housework as they did. Too funny -- how did they work this -- like the Weight Watchers Points system? Do you get 2 points for changing a diaper -- 3 if it's a messy one and 10 points for mowing the lawn? Do both parties have accomplish 100 points worth of work each and everyday? It reminds me of a little kid trying to make absolutely certain that his sibling doesn't get even an ounce more cake than he gets. </div><div> </div><div>Seriously, this topic was one of the most eye-opening for me out of all the topics covered in LIFE. No doubt we will all have to live with the effects of this movement for some time to come, but I'm really glad to see so many women of my generation shy away from developing such a hateful attitude <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">toward</span> men, families, homemakers and children. And, I am especially happy they do this with absolutely no apology. </div><div></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Smoking</span><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Although</span> the ads in early 1970's stop short of telling you smoking is healthy, like the 1940's, 50's and 60's magazines, they do all they can to imply you will look darn good if you take up smoking. Most ads show a ruggedly handsome older man with a very pretty young woman. Some pictured a housewife smoking up the breakfast table after her family is gone for the day. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Mmmm</span>, what a way to start your day.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Cars</span><br /><br />I get a real kick out of the car ads. Remember when power steering was considered a luxury? The early 70's was the death of the muscle car era. Sniff, sniff. I'm all for good gas mileage ... blah, blah, blah. But I'll readily admit, that a <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.phoenixgraphix.com/amc/1973gx.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.phoenixgraphix.com/amc/1973gx.htm&usg=__PzfZmgtYVyiDanWa3rJU_iIb4fo=&h=265&w=499&sz=29&hl=en&start=10&um=1&tbnid=sIpis35DN7CayM:&tbnh=69&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3D1973%2Bgremlin%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1">1973 Gremlin</a> does <em>nothing</em> for me. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Puting</span> a racing stripe on the side does not make a lame car look cool. Now, <a href="http://media.motortopia.com/files/14686/vehicle/48ffb482e3ac6/100_1161.jpg">here</a> is a cool car. The early 70's issues only contained ads for lame, gas saving cars. Not one cool car in the whole lot of them. This is a big contrast to the 1950's and 60's magazines which contained almost all cool cars. <br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Drugs</span><br /><p>Not the kind you are thinking. These are prescription drugs. There were a couple of articles written about the sorry state of this country where so many citizens are taking a basketful of prescription drugs. This was written in the early 70's. Lord have mercy -- what the writers must think of our pill popping ways 35 years later! Not only do have a pill for every conceivable ailment, we even have pills for all the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">side effects</span> of those pills and so on and so on. </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Hippies</span></p><p>Where are the hippies? Like feminists, hippies weren't popular in my neck of the woods. It's difficult to adopt the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Hippy</span> lifestyle when you have to get up early to do chores and spend all day working in the fields. Funny how hard work keeps people out of mischief. Anyway, I was really surprised there wasn't more coverage of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Hippy</span> movement in these issues. </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Race Issues</span></p><p>It seems like every other magazine today has an article about race and ethnic <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">relations</span>. I can't believe this wasn't a bigger deal in the early 70's. Did people just not talk about it back then? Or maybe they didn't in LIFE magazine?</p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">International Cruises</span></p><p>There were are considerable number of advertisements for cruises to the Orient, and the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Mediterranean</span> at a cost of what I'm sure would be more than a year's take home pay for the average guy. I was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">surprised</span> to see so many ads for budget price cars in the same magazine with ads for expensive cruises. What advertising major, came up with that idea?</p><p>Reading through old magazines is a great way to take a peek into our past and see what the popular issues of the day were and how they compare to the issues today. Sometimes I wonder what a reader 20 years from now will think about reading the publications of today. </p><p> </p><p>What are some of your memories from the early 70's or before?</p><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-27913509113459921092009-06-30T21:30:00.000-07:002011-03-18T04:51:29.108-07:00<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353322488983359650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkrScMv2kKI/AAAAAAAAGnk/J9yclEKinOY/s400/millennium+monument.jpg" border="0" />Adjacent to the Pritzger Pavilion, by Frank Gehry,are 2 other interesting pieces of sculpture that really capture 2 different styles of monuments.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353322483240538194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkrSb3WqEFI/AAAAAAAAGnc/RrnZvktd8mE/s400/millenium+monument+close.jpg" border="0" />The first is a very classical structure, the <strong>Millennium Monument</strong> in Wrigley Square. It is a slightly smaller version of a Greek (doric) styled monument, designed by Edward Bennett, (who also designed the famous Buckingham Fountain nearby) which stood nearby from 1917 till 1953. I love classical structures like these, but sadly it was the emptiest part of the whole park.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353322473683497074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkrSbTwFMHI/AAAAAAAAGnU/Mfu4HhjpQ-o/s400/cloud+gate.jpg" border="0" />The <strong>Cloud-gate</strong>, lovingly nicknamed <em>the bean</em> for obvious reasons, was immensly more popular. I could see why: totally interactive, people loved to look at their own reflections 'carnival style' and walk in, around and under it. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353322492335385586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkrScZPCa_I/AAAAAAAAGns/0cjUujkbU60/s400/the+bean.jpg" border="0" />The sculpture sits in the AT&T plaza section: built of polished steel, it weighs in at 110 TONS! The heavy work was the first installation by artist Anish Kapoor in the United States and cost upwards of $23 million -about 5 times more than the classical Millenium monument! It is meant to depict a drop of mercury right before impact with the ground. The sculpture was hand polished on site after delivery to hide the weld-lines. They did a good job because it is amazingly PERFECT (although it could do with a good washing with windex!). You can easily see why this is the most popular piece in the park! If you plan a trip to Chicago (and you must!) plan to visit the Millennium Park!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-32282056152072666872009-06-30T20:45:00.001-07:002011-03-21T21:25:41.061-07:00Flow and Bohemien Bathrooms<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.trendir.com/interiors/bathroom-design-ideas-from-sim.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 371px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkBQrBfaGNI/AAAAAAAACCg/2fUas2hdQuc/s400/Flow+and+Bohemien+Bathrooms.jpg" alt="Flow and Bohemien Bathrooms, bathroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350365057380915410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The intensity of bold blocks of color is predominant in these striking <a href="http://classic-interior-design.blogsbrot.com/search/label/bathroom">bathroom design</a> ideas from Simas. The Bohemien Design features the new Simas Bohemien tub – a bold oval tub with a contrasting rectangular block behind it to <b>home</b> the faucet and handles. The black design idea is so unusual in that all items in the <a href="http://classic-interior-design.blogspot.com/">bathroom</a> are black: the <b>furniture</b> is black, the rug is black, the chunky accessories are black, and even the frame of the mirror is black.<br /></div><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 341px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkBQlL9pXNI/AAAAAAAACCY/dpx0lOpl7c0/s400/Flow+and+Bohemien+Bathrooms+-+black.jpg" alt="Flow and Bohemien Bathrooms, bathroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350364957112884434" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkBQeOeH8MI/AAAAAAAACCQ/bRIyTkGR17s/s400/Flow+and+Bohemien+Bathrooms+-+bethub.jpg" alt="Flow and Bohemien Bathrooms, bathroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350364837526892738" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkBQHe44E8I/AAAAAAAACCI/std7gyG80hE/s400/Flow+and+Bohemien+Bathrooms+-+white.jpg" alt="Flow and Bohemien Bathrooms, bathroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350364446797075394" border="0" /><br /><i>Flow and Bohemian Bathrooms</i> [<a href="http://www.trendir.com/interiors/bathroom-design-ideas-from-sim.html">via</a>] <b>Interior Design</b>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-14544724997226114672009-06-30T20:45:00.000-07:002011-03-18T05:23:30.781-07:00Flow and Bohemien Bathrooms<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.trendir.com/interiors/bathroom-design-ideas-from-sim.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 371px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkBQrBfaGNI/AAAAAAAACCg/2fUas2hdQuc/s400/Flow+and+Bohemien+Bathrooms.jpg" alt="Flow and Bohemien Bathrooms, bathroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350365057380915410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The intensity of bold blocks of color is predominant in these striking <a href="http://classic-interior-design.blogsbrot.com/search/label/bathroom">bathroom design</a> ideas from Simas. The Bohemien Design features the new Simas Bohemien tub – a bold oval tub with a contrasting rectangular block behind it to <b>home</b> the faucet and handles. The black design idea is so unusual in that all items in the <a href="http://classic-interior-design.blogspot.com/">bathroom</a> are black: the <b>furniture</b> is black, the rug is black, the chunky accessories are black, and even the frame of the mirror is black.<br /></div><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 341px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkBQlL9pXNI/AAAAAAAACCY/dpx0lOpl7c0/s400/Flow+and+Bohemien+Bathrooms+-+black.jpg" alt="Flow and Bohemien Bathrooms, bathroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350364957112884434" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkBQeOeH8MI/AAAAAAAACCQ/bRIyTkGR17s/s400/Flow+and+Bohemien+Bathrooms+-+bethub.jpg" alt="Flow and Bohemien Bathrooms, bathroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350364837526892738" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkBQHe44E8I/AAAAAAAACCI/std7gyG80hE/s400/Flow+and+Bohemien+Bathrooms+-+white.jpg" alt="Flow and Bohemien Bathrooms, bathroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350364446797075394" border="0" /><br /><i>Flow and Bohemian Bathrooms</i> [<a href="http://www.trendir.com/interiors/bathroom-design-ideas-from-sim.html">via</a>] <b>Interior Design</b>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-2842194773635098752009-06-30T17:00:00.000-07:002011-03-21T00:50:02.351-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/Sko2xWauFlI/AAAAAAAABq8/hHpfbeJGrz0/s1600-h/IMG_5645.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 152px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/Sko2xWauFlI/AAAAAAAABq8/hHpfbeJGrz0/s200/IMG_5645.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353151328542398034" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/Skpj8nr049I/AAAAAAAABrE/6NWCyNzwMwY/s1600-h/IMG_5007-1.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 145px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/Skpj8nr049I/AAAAAAAABrE/6NWCyNzwMwY/s200/IMG_5007-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353201000179360722" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The refinishing work on the two slipper chair frames is complete. Don't they look a hundred times better now that they have been painted?! I am particularly happy that I added the warm metallic accents, compliments of my new favorite product <a href=http://www.amaco.com/shop/product-437-rub-39-n-buff-metallic-finishes.html> Rubn'Buff</a>.<br /><br />Now off to Kepler's they go to continue their beauty makeover. <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/Skl97kvmHEI/AAAAAAAABqU/7AnaBsv1R4c/s1600-h/IMG_5077-1.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/Skl97kvmHEI/AAAAAAAABqU/7AnaBsv1R4c/s200/IMG_5077-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352948094535605314" /></a>As I drove to Kepler's this morning I thought "what are the key questions someone should ask when looking for high quality upholstery work"? I decided to get an insiders view and asked one of Kepler's owners, Marvin, what you should be asking. Here is his advice on what to look for and ask.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkpvtsubawI/AAAAAAAABrs/pYGpedT7Z7k/s1600-h/IMG_5044-1.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 161px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkpvtsubawI/AAAAAAAABrs/pYGpedT7Z7k/s200/IMG_5044-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353213937973947138" /></a>Experience! Ask how long they've been in business and take a look at other pieces being worked on. Then ask how the piece will be rebuilt, which of the old materials will be replaced and what materials will be used to do this. You don't want new fabric simply put over padding and other materials that have seen better days! If the furniture has springs they should be retied...eight way hand tied with jute twine. If you'll be using fill, Royal Cluster is a top of the line fill product that won't become lumpy. (Please, let's try to avoid that!) For seat cushions a high quality foam is Qualex, which is firm and won't lose it's shape as many lesser quality foams will. Have you decided to go top of the line with down fill? A good mix is 25% goose down/75% duck down. The duck down helps the cushions stay 'lofty' rather than become flat. Finally, prior to your new fabric being placed on the piece of furniture, make sure 100% cotton padding is used to cover the newly tuned up interior. <br /><br />And to this I would add, discuss the project in detail to ensure you and your upholsterer share the same vision for how the finish product will look!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-33930237561972733022009-06-30T11:21:00.000-07:002011-03-21T21:16:37.958-07:00Today I'll share two specials from Corbett Lighting. The first is from their Bombay Collection, Corbett's # 41-06. This is hand wrought iron and solid brass with amber glass accents in an heirloom finish. The shades are inverted scallop, and there are 6 arms for an overall dimension of 28" wide by 36" high. The original price on this chandelier was $847.80, but we now have it marked down to $593. Here's a picture:<br /><br /><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkpZezYLO0I/AAAAAAAAASE/lR9CZ-n_0jc/s1600-h/CBT+41-06.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353189492805811010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 138px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkpZezYLO0I/AAAAAAAAASE/lR9CZ-n_0jc/s200/CBT+41-06.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p> </p><p>Next we have a Corbett # 33-48 from their Neopolitan Interior collection. This stunning lantern is 17-1/2" wide by 38-3/4" high with eight 60-watt lamps inside the marbled amber glass. It has been lowered from $1983.60 down to $999 now:<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkpaYSxtOAI/AAAAAAAAASM/3_0nGL3676Q/s1600-h/CBT+33-48.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353190480486938626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 152px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkpaYSxtOAI/AAAAAAAAASM/3_0nGL3676Q/s200/CBT+33-48.jpg" border="0" /></a> Please come visit our Chantilly showroom to see these and many more beautiful deals! We are open 8 to 5 Monday to Friday and Saturdays 9 to 3, but we WILL be closed this Friday & Saturday for the 4th of July holiday. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-1960682350154714822009-06-30T06:06:00.001-07:002011-03-21T21:25:41.434-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EY2zERkuvIg/SkoSCNHt4UI/AAAAAAAABUY/gHNk0WD4N50/s1600-h/Jeremy+Bonin-2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353110936174321986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EY2zERkuvIg/SkoSCNHt4UI/AAAAAAAABUY/gHNk0WD4N50/s200/Jeremy+Bonin-2.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">The September 2008 Special Green Building Issue features an interview with NH Architect Jeremy Bonin on energy efficient home design, sustainability, and <a href="http://www.boninarchitects.com/kozubtimberframe.html">timber framing</a>.<br /><br />Writer Peter Lobred asks Jeremy Bonin, a LEED accredited architect and the author of the timber frame book, <em>TIMBER FRAMES: Designing Your Custom Home</em>, pointed questions about building a timber frame home and incorporating sustainable design. After explaining some of the catch phrases in the green building industry, Jeremy answers questions such as “What are some basic considerations – or the most crucial elements – that consumers / architects can incorporate into their plans for sustainable design?” and “Does there seem to be a natural fit between timber frame homes and green considerations?”<br /><br />Asked about the cost versus benefits of energy efficient home design and sustainable options, Jeremy reminds homeowners that the simplest solutions are not only the most cost effective and usually provide the largest return on investment. For example, designing the home for passive solar heating and daylighting adds no cost to the home and offers huge savings; using an energy-efficient insulation system such as Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) to keep heat in and cold air out and only designing as much house as you need means lower energy bills for years to come.<br /><br />If you’re building a <a href="http://www.boninarchitects.com/ontheboards.html">green home</a>, whether it’s timber frame, post and beam, structural insulated panels, or another energy efficient building system, energy efficient home design starts with the site selection and site design. Jeremy suggests consulting with an architect in the earliest possible stage, even prior to purchasing your land, and discussing your ideas and green materials you want to incorporate.<br /><br />Read the full article, <a href="http://www.boninarchitects.com/timberhomessimplygreen.html">Simply Green</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"><em>Jackie Lampiasi, </em><a href="http://www.boninarchitects.com/"><em>Bonin Architects & Associates</em></a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-1087533778092237542009-06-30T06:06:00.000-07:002011-03-18T05:23:31.015-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EY2zERkuvIg/SkoSCNHt4UI/AAAAAAAABUY/gHNk0WD4N50/s1600-h/Jeremy+Bonin-2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353110936174321986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EY2zERkuvIg/SkoSCNHt4UI/AAAAAAAABUY/gHNk0WD4N50/s200/Jeremy+Bonin-2.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">The September 2008 Special Green Building Issue features an interview with NH Architect Jeremy Bonin on energy efficient home design, sustainability, and <a href="http://www.boninarchitects.com/kozubtimberframe.html">timber framing</a>.<br /><br />Writer Peter Lobred asks Jeremy Bonin, a LEED accredited architect and the author of the timber frame book, <em>TIMBER FRAMES: Designing Your Custom Home</em>, pointed questions about building a timber frame home and incorporating sustainable design. After explaining some of the catch phrases in the green building industry, Jeremy answers questions such as “What are some basic considerations – or the most crucial elements – that consumers / architects can incorporate into their plans for sustainable design?” and “Does there seem to be a natural fit between timber frame homes and green considerations?”<br /><br />Asked about the cost versus benefits of energy efficient home design and sustainable options, Jeremy reminds homeowners that the simplest solutions are not only the most cost effective and usually provide the largest return on investment. For example, designing the home for passive solar heating and daylighting adds no cost to the home and offers huge savings; using an energy-efficient insulation system such as Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) to keep heat in and cold air out and only designing as much house as you need means lower energy bills for years to come.<br /><br />If you’re building a <a href="http://www.boninarchitects.com/ontheboards.html">green home</a>, whether it’s timber frame, post and beam, structural insulated panels, or another energy efficient building system, energy efficient home design starts with the site selection and site design. Jeremy suggests consulting with an architect in the earliest possible stage, even prior to purchasing your land, and discussing your ideas and green materials you want to incorporate.<br /><br />Read the full article, <a href="http://www.boninarchitects.com/timberhomessimplygreen.html">Simply Green</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"><em>Jackie Lampiasi, </em><a href="http://www.boninarchitects.com/"><em>Bonin Architects & Associates</em></a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-57458411982494823452009-06-30T05:31:00.001-07:002011-03-21T21:25:41.662-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Bedroom furniture</b> by Huelsta gives an unlimited amount of decorating ideas. <a href="http://absolute-bedroom-design.blogspot.com/">Bedrooms</a> in warm and natural colors are great place to relax and recharge. Thanks to modernism of Huelsta collections such <a href="http://absolute-bedroom-design.blogspot.com/search/label/luxury%20bedroom%20design">luxury bedrooms</a> are also great addition to <b>houses</b> decorated in most styles.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.digsdigs.com/warm-bedroom-decorating-ideas-by-huelsta/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkdjS_iOrmI/AAAAAAAACEA/Aq90XuxUUbI/s400/Warm+Bedroom+Decorating+Ideas+by+Huelsta+-+white+-+yellow.jpg" alt="Warm Bedroom Decorating Ideas by Huelsta, brown bedroom, yellow bedroom, luxury bedroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352355860096921186" border="0" /></a><i>Bedroom Design Huelsta Metis</i><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkdjM7WJiUI/AAAAAAAACD4/p9ht9sVstlI/s400/Warm+Bedroom+Decorating+Ideas+by+Huelsta+-+brown.jpg" alt="Warm Bedroom Decorating Ideas by Huelsta, brown bedroom, yellow bedroom, luxury bedroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352355755893295426" border="0" /><i>Bedroom Design Huelsta Lilac</i><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkdjF_E5jAI/AAAAAAAACDw/hUAb26AR5ts/s400/Warm+Bedroom+Decorating+Ideas+by+Huelsta+-+white.jpg" alt="Warm Bedroom Decorating Ideas by Huelsta, brown bedroom, yellow bedroom, luxury bedroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352355636635601922" border="0" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Skdix6Hk99I/AAAAAAAACDo/AlVWLEkkx68/s400/Warm+Bedroom+Decorating+Ideas+by+Huelsta.jpg" alt="Warm Bedroom Decorating Ideas by Huelsta, brown bedroom, yellow bedroom, luxury bedroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352355291707275218" border="0" /><i>Bedroom Design Huelsta Elumo</i></div><br />More Information about Warm Bedroom, visit <a href="http://www.digsdigs.com/category/decorating/bedroom-designs/">digsdigs</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-65172598645474103032009-06-30T05:31:00.000-07:002011-03-18T05:23:31.209-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Bedroom furniture</b> by Huelsta gives an unlimited amount of decorating ideas. <a href="http://absolute-bedroom-design.blogspot.com/">Bedrooms</a> in warm and natural colors are great place to relax and recharge. Thanks to modernism of Huelsta collections such <a href="http://absolute-bedroom-design.blogspot.com/search/label/luxury%20bedroom%20design">luxury bedrooms</a> are also great addition to <b>houses</b> decorated in most styles.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.digsdigs.com/warm-bedroom-decorating-ideas-by-huelsta/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkdjS_iOrmI/AAAAAAAACEA/Aq90XuxUUbI/s400/Warm+Bedroom+Decorating+Ideas+by+Huelsta+-+white+-+yellow.jpg" alt="Warm Bedroom Decorating Ideas by Huelsta, brown bedroom, yellow bedroom, luxury bedroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352355860096921186" border="0" /></a><i>Bedroom Design Huelsta Metis</i><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkdjM7WJiUI/AAAAAAAACD4/p9ht9sVstlI/s400/Warm+Bedroom+Decorating+Ideas+by+Huelsta+-+brown.jpg" alt="Warm Bedroom Decorating Ideas by Huelsta, brown bedroom, yellow bedroom, luxury bedroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352355755893295426" border="0" /><i>Bedroom Design Huelsta Lilac</i><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SkdjF_E5jAI/AAAAAAAACDw/hUAb26AR5ts/s400/Warm+Bedroom+Decorating+Ideas+by+Huelsta+-+white.jpg" alt="Warm Bedroom Decorating Ideas by Huelsta, brown bedroom, yellow bedroom, luxury bedroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352355636635601922" border="0" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Skdix6Hk99I/AAAAAAAACDo/AlVWLEkkx68/s400/Warm+Bedroom+Decorating+Ideas+by+Huelsta.jpg" alt="Warm Bedroom Decorating Ideas by Huelsta, brown bedroom, yellow bedroom, luxury bedroom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352355291707275218" border="0" /><i>Bedroom Design Huelsta Elumo</i></div><br />More Information about Warm Bedroom, visit <a href="http://www.digsdigs.com/category/decorating/bedroom-designs/">digsdigs</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-22563634041473395532009-06-29T20:55:00.000-07:002011-03-18T04:51:29.245-07:00<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352969350773748370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkmRQ2ZsMpI/AAAAAAAAGms/GLuFjFzpwno/s400/pritzker+pavilion.jpg" border="0" /> <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>This past weekend I visited one of my favorite cities, Chicago. I was so excited to finally see the Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park designed by Frank Gehry. Completed in July 2004, the pavilion is an open stage which seats upwards of 11,000 people in a mixture of fixed seats and the lawn as well as accomodate a full orcherstra on stage. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352969367574237218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkmRR0_PUCI/AAAAAAAAGnM/JxdF_wCjVb0/s400/the+stage+2.jpg" border="0" /></div><div></div><div>The pavilion is the gem of Millenium park, which is built over a large parking lot and the Harris Theater. One thing I question is the very lage trellis structure over the lawn seating, seen below. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352969105710504210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkmRCleD2RI/AAAAAAAAGmM/jqCYxx_mDQU/s400/lawn+seating.jpg" border="0" />Meant to hold the complicated sound system, I wonder why a vinyl or canvas covering could not be stretched over it in the wintertime for more year round use. It seems much more practical to me and would not break the covenant for no buildings in the park as it would be a temporary structure. Just my 2 cents!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352969353887370530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkmRRCACTSI/AAAAAAAAGm0/vQ7K4VWR7bY/s400/pritzker+pavilion+2.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352969115263947842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkmRDJDx1EI/AAAAAAAAGmc/stcEblyaHfo/s400/pritzker+detail.jpg" border="0" /></div><em>detail of the structure which directs the sound into the audience.</em><br /><div>I never have been a fan of Gehry, but I think his style is best suited to outdoor structures like these and it is truly magnificent. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352969364445002498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkmRRpVK-wI/AAAAAAAAGnE/HizVgdIqsfI/s400/the+stage.jpg" border="0" />Never mind that it cost around $60 million, it was well worth it as it's probably one of the most visited attraction in Chicago these days!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352969359385710818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkmRRWe8UOI/AAAAAAAAGm8/tL7vJ9ZZgqM/s400/pritzker+pavilion+3.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352969121622254626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkmRDgvt5CI/AAAAAAAAGmk/yhBrsAdisdQ/s400/pritzker+from+a+distance.jpg" border="0" /></div><em>the pavilion seen in the distance above the water wall.</em><br /><div><em>all photos taken with my iphone -which turned out surprisingly well!</em></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-13965306233813400662009-06-29T18:46:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:57:34.169-07:00I went shopping today to try to find a dress. I hate to order one because as I found today I could wear three different sizes, depending on the style and who made it. I found one that was made just like the brown one in the earlier post, except it was green. It was Jones New York so it was a lot of money.<br />I found this one and wasn't sure about the ruffly stuff on it, but am learning to TRY IT ON. So many times I like things on me that I don't like on the hanger. This is one. It hits right above the knee. It is a jersey fabric that will not wrinkle. And, the ruffly things I wasn't sure about... they draw your eye up away from other areas. Plus, Plus!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/Sklur_-3O0I/AAAAAAAAEHA/1wxRCOHNd98/s1600-h/dress+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352931334295075650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/Sklur_-3O0I/AAAAAAAAEHA/1wxRCOHNd98/s400/dress+001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SklurvXWiZI/AAAAAAAAEG4/rsVkKVy09xA/s1600-h/dress+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352931329834387858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SklurvXWiZI/AAAAAAAAEG4/rsVkKVy09xA/s400/dress+003.JPG" border="0" /></a> I can wear it with flip flops and my wedge sandals. At home I can wear it with some heels, which I am not taking to California. It can be casual or I can dress it up with jewelry. I still need a cardigan. I didn't find that. The color is not as orange as the first photo. It is more like the second.<br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-3959548434071713362009-06-29T11:19:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.662-07:00In celebration…<p align="center">… of my favorite Mom’s <span style="font-size:180%;">80th</span> birthday this Sunday…</p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">okay, okay ONLY Mom...but still favorite</span></p><p align="center">My brother <span style="font-size:180%;">completely</span> surprised us by flying down from NYC, and we all </p><p align="center">headed further south to the <a href="http://coconutsandlimes.blogspot.com/2009/01/oyster-in-raw.html"><span style="font-size:180%;">Sundy house and Taru Gardens</span></a></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFkr3Q_uI/AAAAAAAAEAY/QyLO7qZnPWk/s1600-h/80%20087-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 087-1" border="0" alt="80 087-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFlG8N5VI/AAAAAAAAEAc/Ia2F6BO_zRk/80%20087-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="324" height="484" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFlSBov6I/AAAAAAAAEAg/pEg00czWr-g/s1600-h/80%20082-1%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 082-1" border="0" alt="80 082-1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFl63UiiI/AAAAAAAAEAk/mNqj9oPBRq4/80%20082-1_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="324" height="484" /></a> </p><p align="center">in Delray Beach.</p><p align="center">We had an amazing brunch among the <span style="font-size:180%;">tropical</span> flora and fauna</p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFmGRW_TI/AAAAAAAAEAo/QMxNEwvRY-U/s1600-h/80%20097-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 097-1" border="0" alt="80 097-1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFmjNuTqI/AAAAAAAAEAs/tuWYa0Vbg0E/80%20097-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="772" /></a> </p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFm_d4ZVI/AAAAAAAAEAw/GsEmmnZMfog/s1600-h/80%20100-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 100-1" border="0" alt="80 100-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFnZa8vbI/AAAAAAAAEA0/vsqjDf_aYTY/80%20100-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="772" /></a> </p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Cool</span> Mimosas and bloody Mary's flowed freely</p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Never left to get below half of a glass</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFnohkW5I/AAAAAAAAEA4/a3PRF8UL-zs/s1600-h/80%20056-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 056-1" border="0" alt="80 056-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFn1cSJ-I/AAAAAAAAEA8/nTq77Mf7MCg/80%20056-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="324" height="484" /></a> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center">After several courses of <span style="font-size:180%;">lovely delectables</span> like smoked salmon and curried pasta...</p><p align="center">florentine eggs benedict and Crepes bananas foster…</p><p align="center">Mahi mahi and wood smoked pork</p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Oh....it just went on and on and on...</span></p><p align="center">We took a break to<span style="font-size:180%;"> stroll</span> through the secret gardens</p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFoMBli-I/AAAAAAAAEBA/wTWnrQ7bLLg/s1600-h/80%20043-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 043-1" border="0" alt="80 043-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFoQQwR-I/AAAAAAAAEBE/KXygNM98QHs/80%20043-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="772" /></a> </p><p align="center">Where we stopped at the natural rock bottomed pool, </p><p align="center">and <span style="font-size:180%;">dipped our toes</span> in amongst the colorful small fish</p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">dancing</span> in the crisp water…</p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFojyTg4I/AAAAAAAAEBI/PbrdsGY34wo/s1600-h/80%20016-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 016-1" border="0" alt="80 016-1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFpEejoxI/AAAAAAAAEBM/Hc2CW8m3BA4/80%20016-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="772" /></a> </p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFpdwAzxI/AAAAAAAAEBQ/SMSvQVGA88w/s1600-h/80%20015-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 015-1" border="0" alt="80 015-1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFppLa2rI/AAAAAAAAEBU/DNXwfLQwyPc/80%20015-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="772" /></a> </p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFqBZWivI/AAAAAAAAEBY/HDVbnmtm7KA/s1600-h/80%20017-1%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 017-1" border="0" alt="80 017-1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFqYWnwAI/AAAAAAAAEBc/9kAtxbZsEWE/80%20017-1_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="431" /></a> </p><p align="center">With <span style="font-size:180%;">Mimosas</span> in hand we continued to wander through the acre garden…</p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFqxJbc5I/AAAAAAAAEBk/oHOYkGDeOgs/s1600-h/80%20007-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 007-1" border="0" alt="80 007-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFrFu9UHI/AAAAAAAAEBo/ZmOASaPDF4k/80%20007-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="324" height="484" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFrWRfdII/AAAAAAAAEBs/VZf-E8LCWMY/s1600-h/80%20031%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 031" border="0" alt="80 031" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFrksZwBI/AAAAAAAAEBw/zKZB7_S9gzY/80%20031_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="324" height="484" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFr1zzlbI/AAAAAAAAEB0/D9g_HltWrVE/s1600-h/80%20039-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 039-1" border="0" alt="80 039-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFsTiNDmI/AAAAAAAAEB4/6c0G1WKt30E/80%20039-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="772" /></a> </p><p></p><p></p><p align="center">...Back at our table for <span style="font-size:180%;">another</span> round of tropical smogasboard...</p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Oy...I’m <em>still</em> full.</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFsoPNZbI/AAAAAAAAEB8/raRR6GKlWWI/s1600-h/80%20061-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 061-1" border="0" alt="80 061-1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFs5E95iI/AAAAAAAAECA/UNnWUWBiGjk/80%20061-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="324" height="484" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFtbAQeLI/AAAAAAAAECE/lozwc_U5iuQ/s1600-h/80%20063-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 063-1" border="0" alt="80 063-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFtoxjBuI/AAAAAAAAECI/2RfRx0e_pqE/80%20063-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="324" height="484" /></a> </p><p></p><p align="center">The food was spread out through <span style="font-size:180%;">many </span>different parts of the historic Inn</p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFtx69qqI/AAAAAAAAECM/FxAamA_Bb3s/s1600-h/80%20092-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 092-1" border="0" alt="80 092-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFuAue2aI/AAAAAAAAECQ/5n9UAGsIGhA/80%20092-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="324" height="484" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFuHIEWDI/AAAAAAAAECU/-irx72H7rLc/s1600-h/80%20066-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 066-1" border="0" alt="80 066-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFunFjuVI/AAAAAAAAECY/9OJd6xLya98/80%20066-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="324" height="484" /></a> </p><p align="center"></p><p></p><p></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFu1zdFvI/AAAAAAAAECc/rfdGZALyuGo/s1600-h/80%20071-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 071-1" border="0" alt="80 071-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFvBRJYAI/AAAAAAAAECg/nt0AtN1v_cA/80%20071-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="431" /></a> </p><p></p><p align="center"></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFvSlnYTI/AAAAAAAAECk/jXm2dvYGNiY/s1600-h/80%20050%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 050" border="0" alt="80 050" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFvzjYmPI/AAAAAAAAECo/o3KI3EKDm3s/80%20050_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="431" /></a></p><p></p><p align="center">Can’t think of a <span style="font-size:180%;">better</span> place to celebrate 80 amazing years…</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFv3lam3I/AAAAAAAAECs/9bLkkv0AL2I/s1600-h/80%20001-1%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="80 001-1" border="0" alt="80 001-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkkFwHexBOI/AAAAAAAAECw/9i4dVIWy_AI/80%20001-1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="215" /></a> </p><p align="center">To <span style="font-size:180%;">many, many</span> more….</p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">and we’ll keep the mimosas flying!</span></p><p align="center"><em>okey dokey?</em></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-6305121302521050312009-06-29T08:26:00.000-07:002011-03-21T21:16:38.158-07:00Car Show PicturesHere are some pictures of our Car Show from this past weekend (thanks, Kaity Bloxton, for being my photograhper!):<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/Skje3b8BTOI/AAAAAAAAAR8/FkvL0nDFQ-g/s1600-h/dscn1366.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352773201103506658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/Skje3b8BTOI/AAAAAAAAAR8/FkvL0nDFQ-g/s200/dscn1366.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>The D.J.<br /></p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/Skje3ABLLvI/AAAAAAAAAR0/Be3yc40LhLM/s1600-h/dscn1365.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352773193608933106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/Skje3ABLLvI/AAAAAAAAAR0/Be3yc40LhLM/s200/dscn1365.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/Skje23Io28I/AAAAAAAAARs/VjZbbocrGkg/s1600-h/dscn1364.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352773191224318914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/Skje23Io28I/AAAAAAAAARs/VjZbbocrGkg/s200/dscn1364.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkjelvjE2mI/AAAAAAAAARk/5G5IxpaMF50/s1600-h/dscn1363.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352772897129945698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkjelvjE2mI/AAAAAAAAARk/5G5IxpaMF50/s200/dscn1363.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkjelcWySMI/AAAAAAAAARc/i1bc08K6-pA/s1600-h/dscn1362.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352772891978123458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkjelcWySMI/AAAAAAAAARc/i1bc08K6-pA/s200/dscn1362.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jim Pishner & John Bloxton<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkjelMCLhiI/AAAAAAAAARU/EiEmZU_emUE/s1600-h/dscn1361.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352772887596729890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkjelMCLhiI/AAAAAAAAARU/EiEmZU_emUE/s200/dscn1361.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/Skjek_7Nz6I/AAAAAAAAARM/IpCEiDFLTQ8/s1600-h/dscn1359.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352772884346294178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/Skjek_7Nz6I/AAAAAAAAARM/IpCEiDFLTQ8/s200/dscn1359.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/Skjeku8k7JI/AAAAAAAAARE/4Zj1573AGwc/s1600-h/dscn1357.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352772879788600466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/Skjeku8k7JI/AAAAAAAAARE/4Zj1573AGwc/s200/dscn1357.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkjeKKp02CI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/whxVf4fp-Jg/s1600-h/dscn1356.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352772423369676834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkjeKKp02CI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/whxVf4fp-Jg/s200/dscn1356.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkjeJ5oClMI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/ZapS4Al3xXA/s1600-h/dscn1355.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352772418798785730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkjeJ5oClMI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/ZapS4Al3xXA/s200/dscn1355.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkjeJXEZMyI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pAwxhW8f0H4/s1600-h/dscn1353.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352772409522467618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkjeJXEZMyI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pAwxhW8f0H4/s200/dscn1353.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkjeJMcjeLI/AAAAAAAAAQk/t3TbOu-8hYA/s1600-h/dscn1352.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352772406671014066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkjeJMcjeLI/AAAAAAAAAQk/t3TbOu-8hYA/s200/dscn1352.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkjeI3NQFJI/AAAAAAAAAQc/cg7I5BoGnqI/s1600-h/dscn1350.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352772400969684114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkjeI3NQFJI/AAAAAAAAAQc/cg7I5BoGnqI/s200/dscn1350.jpg" border="0" /></a>Kathleen Cunnigan<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-82508099966779679762009-06-29T06:20:00.000-07:002011-03-21T00:50:02.663-07:00And The Winner Of The Give Away Is...<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkgsPeo3xrI/AAAAAAAABp0/IEq8mkuHYNg/s1600-h/IMG_5084.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 127px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkgsPeo3xrI/AAAAAAAABp0/IEq8mkuHYNg/s200/IMG_5084.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352576801563985586" /></a><br />I am very delighted to announce that the winner (as selected by Random.org) of my first Give Away is... Nancy Wiebel! <br /><br />Congratulations Nancy! And by the way, Nancy has a wonderful blog called <a href=http://www.nancywiebel.blogspot.com> Nancy's Tidbits</a>. You'll enjoy giving her blog a visit.<br /><br />Thanks to everyone who entered and sent such great messages to me, I wish I could send everyone a little something! Also, a big thanks to Tamey of <a href=http://www.aunttams.com> Aunt Tam's</a> for contributing the wonderful Amy Butler fabrics for the table runner and placemats. This was a lot of fun, so I will definitely be thinking about what to Give Away next!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkgvWVSj-BI/AAAAAAAABqE/A_H3KuNecMg/s1600-h/IMG_5277.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 122px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkgvWVSj-BI/AAAAAAAABqE/A_H3KuNecMg/s200/IMG_5277.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352580217848461330" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkgvWE4h0vI/AAAAAAAABp8/QXFwGmhQcRo/s1600-h/IMG_5321.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkgvWE4h0vI/AAAAAAAABp8/QXFwGmhQcRo/s200/IMG_5321.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352580213444301554" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And now that the party is over...it's time to get back to work! Many items await attention on both the Girl's Dream Bedroom and the Master Bedroom Retreat. Until next time...JanellUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-79680573081762773922009-06-29T05:49:00.000-07:002011-03-18T22:30:07.403-07:00The Happy Meal ExperimentCan you guess what "food" items won't mould in over 5 years? Click <a href="http://monicahiggins.blogspot.com/2008/07/yum.html">here</a> to visit the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Higgins f</span>amily's 5 and 1/2 year old Happy Meal. <br /><br />I saw something similar to this in the documentary, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Size_Me">Super Size Me</a> a few years ago. It really makes you think about what you are putting into your mouth. That said, I will now admit that I love McDonald's on occasion. I will also admit that I feel like crud afterwards. Pretty smart, huh?<br /><br />So, what's your favorite fast food?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-26365468810074836552009-06-29T04:57:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:57:34.312-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkisXWBVh5I/AAAAAAAAEGw/XK8Ik05CpeQ/s1600-h/100_6262.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352717674177988498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkisXWBVh5I/AAAAAAAAEGw/XK8Ik05CpeQ/s400/100_6262.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Edit: I did NOT do this, I found this somewhere else, but they didn't do it either.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-71183403502910876412009-06-29T02:50:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:57:34.463-07:00I do not want to check baggage on my trip to California. I am planning on taking a casual dress, a pair of shorts and top, a pair of pants and a top, 2 pair exercise pants and 2 exercise tops that will double as pjs (wash out and let dry each day), a bathing suit, possibly a cover up, tennis shoes, wedge sandals, and a cardigan. I will be gone 7 days plus two traveling days= 9 days total. I will wear dress, pants set, short set each three times. I will wash them after the 2nd wearing of each while in the hotel. The exercise things I will wash each day in the sink and hang dry.<br /><br />I need a good casual dress that will wear and pack well. I will probably wear it on the plane. These are some of my choices. I want to go shopping, but if I don't find something I am looking at ordering one of these dresses.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkiPU-f0BXI/AAAAAAAAEGI/khkHFOo9nrk/s1600-h/4062295.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352685747666421106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 204px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 248px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkiPU-f0BXI/AAAAAAAAEGI/khkHFOo9nrk/s400/4062295.jpg" border="0" /></a> This shape above looks good on me. It is a faux wrap so you don't have to worry about flashing people when you are running through the airport or when you are walking along the boardwalk with the wind whipping through your hair.<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkiOyFOZnmI/AAAAAAAAEGA/4QSZ0eXRApY/s1600-h/on652766-00p01v01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352685148177014370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 345px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkiOyFOZnmI/AAAAAAAAEGA/4QSZ0eXRApY/s400/on652766-00p01v01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I don't know what it is about this one. I love it with a cardigan, which I do not have at the moment. So, that is another problem, finding a cute cardigan.<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkiOx9PNwCI/AAAAAAAAEF4/_709QbMsSbE/s1600-h/on652770-02p01v01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352685146032947234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 345px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkiOx9PNwCI/AAAAAAAAEF4/_709QbMsSbE/s400/on652770-02p01v01.jpg" border="0" /></a> I love the neckline of this one, but I would also be putting a cardigan with it. It is cool in California, highs at 75 with cold nights. This one is also a jersey fabric and I could wad it up and still look good. This comes in a pink and blue also, but I like the brown.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkiOx34gztI/AAAAAAAAEFw/WRoFY1EdB-4/s1600-h/on652771-00p01v01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352685144595549906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 345px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkiOx34gztI/AAAAAAAAEFw/WRoFY1EdB-4/s400/on652771-00p01v01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I love the preppiness of this one. The neckline is not as flattering on me. Definitely would not wear this without a cardigan. But, I just love madras plaid, so it is on the list.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkiOxrhGLpI/AAAAAAAAEFo/o76xQ0jioTQ/s1600-h/on670469-00viv01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352685141276110482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkiOxrhGLpI/AAAAAAAAEFo/o76xQ0jioTQ/s400/on670469-00viv01.jpg" border="0" /></a> After all the others this one is my least favorite. It is a little dressier, but would work.<br /><br />So, any opinions? Be nice, I am a fragile fat girl. I am having to work with what I have and not able to go with what I love in fashion.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-76120163442971497282009-06-28T22:33:00.001-07:002011-04-01T10:23:24.218-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkhSlYw-x-I/AAAAAAAAARA/kLVbzCurDDY/s1600-h/Victorian+Decorating+For+Nostalgic+Home+Decor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkhSlYw-x-I/AAAAAAAAARA/kLVbzCurDDY/s400/Victorian+Decorating+For+Nostalgic+Home+Decor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352618959386363874" /></a><br />In recent years an increasing number of people have become interested in Victorian style and this includes Victorian decorating. It is not too hard to give your home a Victorian look but it is not a cheap way of doing things.<br /><br />Although people are interested in using Victorian decorating styles in their homes they don’t want to go the whole way – so other than a few eccentrics or English stately homes don’t expect to see the Victorian kitchen with the kettle hanging over an open fire. Most people who favor Victorian decorating have fitted kitchens, some have them made in natural wood but this is about the only concession. Some aficionados may <span id="fullpost">have a plant on the kitchen window ledge and pans hung from hooks.<br /><br />Victorian style was quite ornate and because of the hypocritical Victorian morality even the tables had to have their legs covered – in some homes the chair legs were also hidden by a sort of valance. The Victorians made great use of wallpaper and again this was quite ornate, often sporting a flowery pattern. The mantle over the fireplace was also kept covered during the Victorian era but very few people choose to do this today.<br /><br />The Victorians liked their furniture to be well stuffed, usually with horsehair. Most of the chairs had upright backs and there has been a rise in the number of people favoring this type of chair. If you are going for a Victorian Decorating style then you would do well to remember that they liked heavy drapes. This was because they were not just seen as window decoration but were used as a way of keeping the draft out (no double-glazing) and the room warm. They were often accompanied by heavy lace curtains underneath. Many Victorian homes had lots of books and ornaments. It was not unusual to see a side table that was completely covered in framed photographs.<br /><br />You can still get hold of genuine Victorian chairs and tables with their ornately carved legs but as they become more popular so the price gets higher. Another favorite from the past in this style of decorating is the grandfather clock. Modern examples of this are quite good though it is possible to find an original - again at a price. Beds were ornate and made of wood or cast iron with bolsters, a sort of long pillow, and often two pillows as well. The sheets and blankets were covered by an eiderdown quilt for extra warmth – no duvets for the Victorians. It was usual to have a jug and bowl on the dresser for the morning wash.<br /><br />Most people who try Victorian decorating don’ t go the whole way – it is just too fussy for modern life. However, the Victorian style wallpapers, curtains and chairs are increasing in popularity.<br /><br />Author : Lee Dobbins <br />Picture Cradit : http://www.lookiloos.com/<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-10914052736342842952009-06-28T22:33:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:47:49.376-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkhSlYw-x-I/AAAAAAAAARA/kLVbzCurDDY/s1600-h/Victorian+Decorating+For+Nostalgic+Home+Decor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkhSlYw-x-I/AAAAAAAAARA/kLVbzCurDDY/s400/Victorian+Decorating+For+Nostalgic+Home+Decor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352618959386363874" /></a><br />In recent years an increasing number of people have become interested in Victorian style and this includes Victorian decorating. It is not too hard to give your home a Victorian look but it is not a cheap way of doing things.<br /><br />Although people are interested in using Victorian decorating styles in their homes they don’t want to go the whole way – so other than a few eccentrics or English stately homes don’t expect to see the Victorian kitchen with the kettle hanging over an open fire. Most people who favor Victorian decorating have fitted kitchens, some have them made in natural wood but this is about the only concession. Some aficionados may <span id="fullpost">have a plant on the kitchen window ledge and pans hung from hooks.<br /><br />Victorian style was quite ornate and because of the hypocritical Victorian morality even the tables had to have their legs covered – in some homes the chair legs were also hidden by a sort of valance. The Victorians made great use of wallpaper and again this was quite ornate, often sporting a flowery pattern. The mantle over the fireplace was also kept covered during the Victorian era but very few people choose to do this today.<br /><br />The Victorians liked their furniture to be well stuffed, usually with horsehair. Most of the chairs had upright backs and there has been a rise in the number of people favoring this type of chair. If you are going for a Victorian Decorating style then you would do well to remember that they liked heavy drapes. This was because they were not just seen as window decoration but were used as a way of keeping the draft out (no double-glazing) and the room warm. They were often accompanied by heavy lace curtains underneath. Many Victorian homes had lots of books and ornaments. It was not unusual to see a side table that was completely covered in framed photographs.<br /><br />You can still get hold of genuine Victorian chairs and tables with their ornately carved legs but as they become more popular so the price gets higher. Another favorite from the past in this style of decorating is the grandfather clock. Modern examples of this are quite good though it is possible to find an original - again at a price. Beds were ornate and made of wood or cast iron with bolsters, a sort of long pillow, and often two pillows as well. The sheets and blankets were covered by an eiderdown quilt for extra warmth – no duvets for the Victorians. It was usual to have a jug and bowl on the dresser for the morning wash.<br /><br />Most people who try Victorian decorating don’ t go the whole way – it is just too fussy for modern life. However, the Victorian style wallpapers, curtains and chairs are increasing in popularity.<br /><br />Author : Lee Dobbins <br />Picture Cradit : http://www.lookiloos.com/<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-38176249835296515372009-06-28T20:17:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.685-07:00Modern Fashion Interior Decoration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/86/216951641_0f89ccb37b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/86/216951641_0f89ccb37b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cdn.mydeco.com/media/data/rooms/images/62495.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://cdn.mydeco.com/media/data/rooms/images/62495.jpeg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Modern Fashion Interior Decoration</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Others subdivisions include architecture, interior design, industrial design, and so on and so on. I think that philosophy behind design unites these, and I have found that many people who are into fashion love it because of the design aspect, because it represents not only a material object, but an object, and moreover an expression, of beauty, quality, craftmanship, involvement and care. The same is present in interior design.<br /><br />Today I found an incredible lighting piece which I will probably get for our living room. It is made by a Dutch designer Frans Van Nieuwenborg, and I was in awe of its beauty-in-simplicity. All it is is a piece of fabric that covers a light bulb, but it provides an airy romantic effect.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-8402774224465136432009-06-28T20:09:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.710-07:00Interior Door Basics Styling<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.move.com/home-garden/Images/DoorInt_tcm12-1315.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 350px;" src="http://www.move.com/home-garden/Images/DoorInt_tcm12-1315.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.canadiandoormaster.com/images/387_basics-door.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 350px;" src="http://www.canadiandoormaster.com/images/387_basics-door.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bobvila.com/images/HowTo/IHouse/WindowsDoors/DoorBasics_01.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 350px;" src="http://www.bobvila.com/images/HowTo/IHouse/WindowsDoors/DoorBasics_01.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Interior Door Basics Styling</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Doors do more than open and close. There are part of a home's décor, a buffer between one space and the next. It stands to reason, then, that door purchases should weigh heavily in the home construction budget.<br /><br />Door Form and Function. A door, whether it is solid, glass, louvered, or half glass, should complement the surrounding décor, and ornament the wall on which it lives. At the very least, the style of the door should complement existing accents like moldings and trim. A raised panel wood door finished in a natural stain is a bold accent when fitted into painted trim. Homeowners typically choose stained wood doors to complement stained trim, painted doors to accent painted trim. Mixing these styles brings great attention to both, and places great focus on the door, its styling, and finish.<br /><br />Doors are a substantial portion of any building or remodeling project. While it may break the bank to spend 300 dollars per door, there may be areas of the home that need high-quality profiles, finishes, durability, or sound-deadening qualities. First determine which doors have a decorative function in the home. Select a door that will complement the furniture, moldings, and style of the rooms. Determine whether these doors need to be wood, wood surfaced, or paint grade, then budget accordingly. Next evaluate which rooms require doors with sound-deadening capabilities. Again determine whether they need a natural wood face or whether a stain-grade product would serve as well. Finally, decide which doors are strictly utilitarian and can be served by flush or hollow-core doors. This approach will help you determine how to best budget for the doors in your home while making a decision you can really live with.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-29380579812420478812009-06-28T19:56:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.730-07:00Home Interior Door Finishes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wickes.co.uk/content/ebiz/wickes/invt/190919/190919-ab0-00_full.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.wickes.co.uk/content/ebiz/wickes/invt/190919/190919-ab0-00_full.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.decor-medley.com/image-files/decorative-interior-doors-carved-door.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.decor-medley.com/image-files/decorative-interior-doors-carved-door.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.decor-medley.com/image-files/decorative-interior-doors-foyer-french-doors.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.decor-medley.com/image-files/decorative-interior-doors-foyer-french-doors.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wec.co.nz/Joinery-doors/1_Quality_lacquer_finished_interior_doors.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.wec.co.nz/Joinery-doors/1_Quality_lacquer_finished_interior_doors.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Home Interior Door Finishes </span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Doors do a lot more then just open and close. They represent a huge part of your interior design. Doors blend together one space of your home with another. For this reason, it is important that your doors not only serve their intended function, but also create a decorative flair to your interior workings. In general, homeowners choose stained wood doors to complement stained trim and painted doors to accent painted trim. What they don’t know is that by mixing these styles you can bring great attention to both. Mixing also places great focus on the door, its styling, and finish.<br /><br />Painting is an easy way to compliment a room's colors. There is a virtually endless selection of colors for you to use. The best candidates for paint include cheap hollow-core doors with wood that looks marred or flawed and also old doors with paint that resists strippers. Keep in mind, painting can become more work than staining because of its messiness and tendency to drip. This is especially true when painting panel doors. With a wide range of wood oils, waxes and varnishes, new or old doors can be transformed adding character and style to your home.<br /><br />Varnishes: Wood varnishes provide the strongest finish for interior doors. Available in matt, silk and gloss they offer the smoothest finish and the highest level of gloss,although satin and matt are available. Varnishes are not as easy to repair if a small area gets damaged.<br /><br />Wood Oils: Wood oils offer interior doors good durability and water resistance. Producing a soft sheen, wood oil finishes are very easy to repair if they become scratched or damaged.<br /><br />Wood waxes: Wood waxes are easy to apply and produce a pleasing traditional look on interior doors that can be buffed to a good shine. Waxes do not provide a strong finish but are easily repaired if damaged or scratched.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-3480634732877879982009-06-28T19:49:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.754-07:00Best French Doors and Room Dividers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.directdoors.com/images/products/19-04-06/French%20Doors/Med/Sliding-White-Norbury.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.directdoors.com/images/products/19-04-06/French%20Doors/Med/Sliding-White-Norbury.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://www.leaderdoors.co.uk/internal-doors-2/french-and-pair-doors-11/w6-oak-room-divider-1988-333_medium.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="https://www.leaderdoors.co.uk/internal-doors-2/french-and-pair-doors-11/w6-oak-room-divider-1988-333_medium.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://advanceshade.com/images/blind_luminette_privacy_sheer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://advanceshade.com/images/blind_luminette_privacy_sheer.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shutterstoronto.com/images/room-divider-hinged.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.shutterstoronto.com/images/room-divider-hinged.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.heartandsoulglass.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/2410.2872657_std.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.heartandsoulglass.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/2410.2872657_std.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best French Doors and Room Dividers</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">We manufacture our louvered doors the same way we build our interior and exterior shutters. Our louvered doors are crafted with solid wood, stile and rail construction and are both functional and stylish. We combine old-world craftsmanship and the precision of modern technology to create custom interior doors that will leave a lasting impression.<br /><br />The honeycomb companion to standard honeycomb shades. Ideal for sliding glass doors, wide windows, French doors and room dividers.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-81815664011544174542009-06-28T19:42:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.773-07:00Beauty Interior Folding French Doors<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.taybros.com/folding-door2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 350px;" src="http://www.taybros.com/folding-door2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ejoinery-doors.co.uk/assets/120/121/660/661/1197/jpl01_4049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 350px;" src="http://www.ejoinery-doors.co.uk/assets/120/121/660/661/1197/jpl01_4049.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.woodendoors.co.uk/new/images_products/folding-oak_veneer_main_small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 350px;" src="http://www.woodendoors.co.uk/new/images_products/folding-oak_veneer_main_small.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vinyl-replacementwindow.net/images/french_doors.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 350px;" src="http://vinyl-replacementwindow.net/images/french_doors.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beauty Interior Folding French Doors</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">A Door is a moveable barrier used to cover an opening. Doors are used widely and are found in walls or partitions of a building or space, furniture such as cupboards, cages, vehicles, and containers. A door can be opened to give access and closed more or less securely using a combination of latches and locks. Doors are nearly universal in buildings of all kinds, allowing passage between the inside and outside, and between internal rooms. When open, they admit ventilation and light. The door is used to control the physical atmosphere within a space by enclosing it, excluding air drafts, so that interiors may be more effectively heated or cooled. Doors are significant in preventing the spread of fire.<br /><br />They are also used to screen areas of a building for aesthetic purposes, keeping formal and utility areas separate. Doors also have an aesthetic role in creating an impression of what lies beyond. Doors are often symbolically endowed with ritual purposes, and the guarding or receiving of the keys to a door, or being granted access to a door can have special significance. Similarly, doors and doorways frequently appear in metaphorical or allegorical situations, literature and the arts, often as a portent of change.<br /><br />If you have not yet considered installation of sliding folding French doors but are strongly considering the possibility, then this is a decision you won't be disappointed with because there are several main benefits for installation of such doors.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-66069670862857974912009-06-28T19:39:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.793-07:00Best Sliding Door French Gallery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.savoydoors.co.uk/images/uploads/Folding%20sliding%20interior%20doors/Freefold%20folding%20sliding%20door%20sets%203.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.savoydoors.co.uk/images/uploads/Folding%20sliding%20interior%20doors/Freefold%20folding%20sliding%20door%20sets%203.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.savoydoors.co.uk/images/uploads/Folding%20sliding%20interior%20doors/Marston%20Oak%20Folding%20Sliding%20Doors.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.savoydoors.co.uk/images/uploads/Folding%20sliding%20interior%20doors/Marston%20Oak%20Folding%20Sliding%20Doors.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thewindowpeople.net/doorpopups/images/P-15_FrenchSlidingDoors.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.thewindowpeople.net/doorpopups/images/P-15_FrenchSlidingDoors.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Sliding Door French Gallery</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">We are proud to be the exclusive manufacturer of Lanai Door, which are unlike any other French door, patio door or sliding door on the market. Operating since 1990, our local mill will make you the perfect Lanai sliding door to fit your specific needs. We offer a full range of wood, aluminum clad wood, and 100% aluminum sliding door and window systems. Lanai Doors, which are the perfect alternative to French doors, will allow you to bring the outdoors in!<br /><br />Lanai Doors are manufactured in Southern California and have been installed in commercial, hospitality and residential applications from the Virgin Islands to the Hawaiian Islands; from Canada to Costa Rica; from The Hamptons to Southern California. Lanai bifold sliding doors are delivered by various nation shipping companies your beautiful doors will arrive in pristine condition, ready to transform your living or commercial space into a whole new environment.<br /><br />Please contact us with any questions. We will be happy to explain how Lanai Doors are different from French doors and other sliding door systems. Quotes are always free. We look forward to doing business with you!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-277668468093486812009-06-28T19:32:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.816-07:00Best Interior Glass Doors<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.woodenwindow.ca/images/stained_glass_door.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.woodenwindow.ca/images/stained_glass_door.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.weselldoors.com/lib/images/residential/wood-and-glass-door.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.weselldoors.com/lib/images/residential/wood-and-glass-door.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.woodenwindow.ca/images/pinehurst_entrance_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.woodenwindow.ca/images/pinehurst_entrance_1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.midwestmanufacturing.com/MidwestManufacturing/web/img/doors/Interior/GlassStyles/glassdoor.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.midwestmanufacturing.com/MidwestManufacturing/web/img/doors/Interior/GlassStyles/glassdoor.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.interiordoor.com/images/door_pantry.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.interiordoor.com/images/door_pantry.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Interior Glass Doors</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">All our own doors are made from start to finish at our manufacturing facility in Burghill, Ohio. We specialize in custom sizes, of quantities of 1 to 100. It doesn't matter. If you want a door in odd heights or widths, we will make it. If you want panel configurations changed, we will do it, If you want an oak door with cherry panels, we will make it. If you need a door 33 inches wide by 78 inches high, we will make it.<br /><br />Every interior door is thoroughly inspected, carefully packaged, and then shipped to your choice of destinations. Ask us our door salespeople about our delivery options.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-52093676759264524822009-06-28T19:26:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.836-07:00Even the Barefoot Contessa Prefers a Small Kitchen!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/media/cm/housebeautiful/images/1-small-kitchens-xlg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 460px;" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/media/cm/housebeautiful/images/1-small-kitchens-xlg.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/small-kitchens">The Barefoot Contessa Ina Garten's small kitchen<br />in her Manhattan apartment which she prefers to her big kitchen.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Americans Love Big Kitchens<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Americans' have a love affair with big kitchens. Over the last decade gourmet kitchens have transitioned from a casual luxury to a necessity. A central island combined with a separate countertop where family and guests can sit and enjoy the latest in home cooking is now common place and indeed expected in most houses. Kitchens now must be spacious enough for multiple cooks and often feature two sinks - a double sink on the counter and a sink on the central island.<br /><br />"Magazines and television programs feature "dream" kitchen renovations, while fancy catalogs sell thousand-dollar sets of knives and equally expensive sets of cookware. Among families that can afford it, the dream kitchen may go unused, while the family dines in a restaurant, all the while expressing a level of food knowledge and sensitivity they've garnered from hours spent viewing "home cooking" television shows. The kitchen in such a case may find its best use for snack and sandwich preparation, for reheating meals prepared outside the home, for occassional holiday or social entertaining. <a href="http://www.ask.com/bar?q=drop+in+home+cooking+decline&page=1&qsrc=2417&ab=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lifeintheusa.com%2Ffood%2Fhomecooking.htm"><span style="font-style: italic;">Life in the USA, America Eats, Elliot Essman 2007. </span><br /></a><br />Ironically, the supersizing of the American kitchen is happening at the same time Americans are experiencing a a substantial drop in home cooking. <a href="http://www.ask.com/bar?q=drop+in+home+cooking+decline&page=1&qsrc=2417&ab=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lifeintheusa.com%2Ffood%2Fhomecooking.htm">Since 1993, the percentage of American households cooking even once a day has fallen markedly</a>. According to a survey by the Department of Energy, the decline in home cooking can be seen in households of all sizes. "Americans find that in their world of multitasking and daily time crisis, food preparation at home becomes more of a chore, less of a pleasure."<br /><br />(I've also noticed that as American kitchens have increased in size, so has America's problem with obesity. This is just an observation - I'm not drawing any conclusions. But it is an interesting parallel.)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Small Kitchens Win</span></span><br /></div><br />So why am I telling you all this about big kitchens? Because although Americans may think bigger is better, small kitchens will always win any 'throw down' as Bobby Flay fondly calls a head-to-head competition. <p><u></u>How is this possible? In smaller kitchens, food preparation and cooking are the priority. Form follows function. This is not a family room, entertainment center, study and cooking area rolled into one space. Small home kitchens work because they do not try to be everything to everybody.<br /></p><p>Let's look at the basics of pulling a small kitchen together.<br /></p> <table class="table" width="100%" border="1" bordercolor="#ffffff" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td colspan="2" class="tablehead">Kitchen Furniture</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><em><strong>Appliances</strong></em></td> <td width="361">Start with the standard kitchen appliances—a refrigerator, stovetop, oven and dishwasher. Treat the sink as a kitchen appliance. I like stainless steel for the small kitchen. It reflects light and opens the space visually. Form a triangle between the refrigerator, stovetop/oven and the sink. Put the dishwasher next to the sink and you have an efficient work area. This is your kitchen foundation. My kitchen is tiny; eight feet by eight feet (including countertop space) and this triangular arrangement works wonders.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="133"><em><strong>Cabinets</strong></em></td> <td width="361">Choose your cabinets after deciding on appliances. Why? Appliances are the foundation of your kitchen, build the cabinets around them. Natural woods or painted cabinets work equally well. Just keep the look simple and clean. </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="133"><em><strong>Countertops</strong></em></td> <td width="361">Choose a countertop that compliments your cabinets. Granite is my favorite countertop surface and is worth the cost. Engineered stone countertops are also good options. Concrete countertops have become a popular option, but I think they are too porous and require too much upkeep. </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="133"><em><strong>Lighting</strong></em></td> <td width="361">For kitchen lighting, the best choices are recessed canisters in the ceiling and over work areas. Also make sure to have lighting under the cabinets. Kitchen work demands good light. </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="133"><span class="style2"><strong>Freestanding<br /> </strong><strong>Furniture</strong></span></td> <td width="361">If there is space, I like to keep a small freestanding cabinet by the kitchen entry. This is nice for extra storage. </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hard Working Beautiful Small Kitchens</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div></div>Now take a look at some hard working beautiful small kitchens from the July 2009 issue of <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/small-kitchens">House Beautiful.</a> Ina Garten's tiny kitchen from her Manhattan apartment is featured and shown at the top of this post. Ina says about her small kitchen, "In a funny way, I actually like a smaller kitchen. It's much more efficient." I couldn't agree more!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/5-restraint-kitchen-0408-xlg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 360px;" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/5-restraint-kitchen-0408-xlg.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Not really small, but the cabinets would work beautifully in a smaller space. Also, the chandelier is a very nice touch.<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/media/cm/housebeautiful/images/4-small-kitchens-xlg-96470291.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 460px;" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/media/cm/housebeautiful/images/4-small-kitchens-xlg-96470291.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Small kitchens leave room in the budget for high end appliances like this oven and hood.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/media/cm/housebeautiful/images/8-small-kitchens-xlg-28435660.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 460px;" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/media/cm/housebeautiful/images/8-small-kitchens-xlg-28435660.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Very nice French Country look in a galley kitchen. Again, note the high end range.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/media/cm/housebeautiful/images/7-small-kitchens-xlg-64674546.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 360px;" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/media/cm/housebeautiful/images/7-small-kitchens-xlg-64674546.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>For those who like color, these cabinets are a nice choice. Notice how the stainless steel appliances reflect light and visually open the room.<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/media/cm/housebeautiful/images/6-small-kitchens-xlg-56266133.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 460px;" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/media/cm/housebeautiful/images/6-small-kitchens-xlg-56266133.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The black and white contrast works here along with the Asian ginger jars.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/media/cm/housebeautiful/images/2-small-kitchens-xlg-25264191.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 360px;" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/media/cm/housebeautiful/images/2-small-kitchens-xlg-25264191.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The backsplash is a mirror which helps open up this tiny galley kitchen.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/9-griffith-kitchen-0608-xlg-15159836-75549510.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 360px;" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/9-griffith-kitchen-0608-xlg-15159836-75549510.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The light oak wood in the cabinets is used for the open shelves and on the walls up to the ceiling. This monochromatic scheme is ideal for small spaces because it creates a single visual flow rather than chopping up the space.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/beige-kitchen-0806a_xlg-9372180.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 460px;" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/beige-kitchen-0806a_xlg-9372180.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Again, using the same wood in the cabinetry, on the walls and even the ceiling creates a nice visual flow.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/1-makeover-kitchen-0207-xlg-59686943.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 460px;" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/1-makeover-kitchen-0207-xlg-59686943.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I just love the cherry cabinets with the silver pulls. The cherry color is also echoed in the tiles on the floor.<br /><br /></div>Until next time!<br /><br />GenevieveUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-75133706869732710952009-06-28T16:55:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:53:58.697-07:00<b>Tree House</b> designed by Sander Architects, located in Wilmington, Delaware.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.trendir.com/house-design/bold-tree-house-design-winding.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sj7JOA8wJlI/AAAAAAAACB4/EloFPu3wAoo/s400/Tree+House+Design+-+wooden+house.jpg" alt="Tree House Design - wooden house, modern house design, modern tropical house, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349934649972893266" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">From the heart to a quiet forest in Wilmington, Delaware, this contemporary <b>tree house</b> was admittedly a labor of love for architect Whitney Sander of Sander Architects. With a rushing stream at its feet, <b>Tree House</b> features a spectacular spiral staircase, running up the front of the <a href="http://best-modern-house-design.blogspot.com/">home</a>, past the modern Juliet-inspired balcony, and the expanse of glass that forms the front facade. The <b>home’s</b> very vertical construction places the <a href="http://best-modern-house-design.blogspot.com/search/label/interior%20design">master bedroom</a> and living at the top, among the trees, with a rooftop deck as the most luxurious crowning touch.<br /></div><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sj7I_rQg0lI/AAAAAAAACBw/jPG9r4gStP8/s400/Tree+House+Design+-+wooden+house+-+interior.JPG" alt="Sj7JOA8wJlI/AAAAAAAACB4/EloFPu3wAoo/s400/Tree+House+Design+-+wooden+house.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349934403632026194" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sj7I0dtK8NI/AAAAAAAACBo/fO_h2nDQXU0/s400/Tree+House+Design+-+wooden+house+-+living+room.JPG" alt="Sj7JOA8wJlI/AAAAAAAACB4/EloFPu3wAoo/s400/Tree+House+Design+-+wooden+house.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349934211015569618" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sj7IpMHPlQI/AAAAAAAACBg/gXZI58MVF6U/s400/Tree+House+Design+-+wooden+house+-+1.JPG" alt="Sj7JOA8wJlI/AAAAAAAACB4/EloFPu3wAoo/s400/Tree+House+Design+-+wooden+house.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349934017314526466" border="0" /><br />More about <i>Tree House Design</i> [<a href="http://www.trendir.com/house-design/wood_homes/">via</a>] <b>modern house design</b>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-61409488765991075552009-06-28T16:52:00.000-07:002011-03-18T22:30:07.431-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SkgCWi4xR3I/AAAAAAAABrg/u-ad1K0FCV8/s1600-h/Menu+Pic+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352530743475128178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 88px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dAjvgBCYSFY/SkgCWi4xR3I/AAAAAAAABrg/u-ad1K0FCV8/s200/Menu+Pic+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><strong>Sunday</strong></div><div></div><div><br /><br />Grilled Steak, served with Sauteed Mushrooms & Onions,</div><div>Potato Salad and Grilled Asparagus<br /><br /></div><div></div><div><strong>Monday</strong></div><div></div><div><br /><br />Chicken Fajitas served with Salsa, Guacamole, Lettuce, Cheese, Sour Cream and Tomatoes</div><div></div><div><strong><br /><br />Tuesday</strong></div><div></div><div><br /><br />Turkey Sandwiches, Cottage Cheese & Fruit</div><div></div><div><strong><br /><br />Wednesday</strong></div><div></div><div><br /><br />Almond Chicken Casserole, Garden Salad</div><div></div><div><strong><br /><br />Thursday<br /><br /></strong></div><div></div><div>Grilled Ham & Cheese Sandwiches, Bean Soup<br /><br /></div><div></div><div><strong>Friday<br /><br /></strong></div><div></div><div>Cheeseburger Pizza<br /><br /></div><div></div><div><strong>Saturday -- <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Independence</span> Day</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><br /><br />We will either be hosting a cookout or attending one. If we host, I will post the menu for that day separately. </div><div></div><div><br /><br />Click <a href="http://farmhomelife.blogspot.com/search/label/Menu%20Plan%20Monday">here</a> to see over 2 years worth of my menu ideas.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;">This post is linked to </span></em><a href="http://orgjunkie.com/2009/06/menu-plan-monday-june-29th.html"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Org Junkie</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span></em></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-55838237994024767002009-06-28T12:02:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:28:12.501-07:00Inspirational Chinese Interior Design Photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfGoZ_qOkI/AAAAAAAABwQ/PpNRrTMkarc/s1600-h/asian-hall-design+%285%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfGoZ_qOkI/AAAAAAAABwQ/PpNRrTMkarc/s400/asian-hall-design+%285%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352465079628085826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfGocm8vGI/AAAAAAAABwI/Umisf6A_NbA/s1600-h/asian-hall-design+%288%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfGocm8vGI/AAAAAAAABwI/Umisf6A_NbA/s400/asian-hall-design+%288%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352465080329747554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfGoBW4wrI/AAAAAAAABwA/8_kLdittlgw/s1600-h/asian-hall-design+%289%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfGoBW4wrI/AAAAAAAABwA/8_kLdittlgw/s400/asian-hall-design+%289%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352465073014620850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfGn9AoDTI/AAAAAAAABv4/fE0UsE5eomQ/s1600-h/asian-hall-design+%2810%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfGn9AoDTI/AAAAAAAABv4/fE0UsE5eomQ/s400/asian-hall-design+%2810%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352465071847509298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfGnm2TsZI/AAAAAAAABvw/UpgJZ12nru0/s1600-h/asian-hall-design+%2812%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfGnm2TsZI/AAAAAAAABvw/UpgJZ12nru0/s400/asian-hall-design+%2812%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352465065898652050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfEqfW7DlI/AAAAAAAABvo/wxnMcqU79gY/s1600-h/asian-hall-design+%2813%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfEqfW7DlI/AAAAAAAABvo/wxnMcqU79gY/s400/asian-hall-design+%2813%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352462916404317778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfEqBfzNdI/AAAAAAAABvg/SL4JEqC-3tg/s1600-h/asian-hall-design+%2814%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfEqBfzNdI/AAAAAAAABvg/SL4JEqC-3tg/s400/asian-hall-design+%2814%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352462908388488658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfEqIGQweI/AAAAAAAABvY/1HP_1Sd7-9s/s1600-h/asian-hall-design+%2815%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfEqIGQweI/AAAAAAAABvY/1HP_1Sd7-9s/s400/asian-hall-design+%2815%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352462910160421346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfEp3ZlwfI/AAAAAAAABvQ/8dUgLB6JBPw/s1600-h/asian-hall-design+%2816%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 374px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfEp3ZlwfI/AAAAAAAABvQ/8dUgLB6JBPw/s400/asian-hall-design+%2816%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352462905678086642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfEpmZO-gI/AAAAAAAABvI/VYNf7VyRqA8/s1600-h/asian-hall-design+%2817%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkfEpmZO-gI/AAAAAAAABvI/VYNf7VyRqA8/s400/asian-hall-design+%2817%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352462901113190914" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-77277223688383632772009-06-28T10:37:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:28:13.152-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkesxXvTzHI/AAAAAAAABvA/LcEnDF7dprw/s1600-h/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkesxXvTzHI/AAAAAAAABvA/LcEnDF7dprw/s400/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352436646339136626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This 1200 square feet structure was designed as a minimalist sculpture in the landscape. It is part of a 3.5 acre property in Connecticut. The architecture of this pool house is in contrast to the traditional architecture of the existing house yet the design sets up a dialogue between the two. The architecture of the pool house hovers over a 48′x20′ pool like a vessel in the water. On the North there is a spa and an outdoor/ indoor shower, and on the south there is a roofed veranda acting as an indoor/ outdoor dinning area with a large opening on the wall framing the landscape beyond. The area around the pool becomes a sunken courtyard paved in travertine with steps and walls of stone. The interior of this pool house contains a living/ entertainment room, kitchen and bar area, simple bathroom and variety of terraces and decks. It is enclosed by series of metal and glass sliding panels that would allow the structure to be transparent and open up towards outside</span> (<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkesxFDnXWI/AAAAAAAABu4/v8ENGMMsmqw/s1600-h/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkesxFDnXWI/AAAAAAAABu4/v8ENGMMsmqw/s400/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352436641324031330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Skesw0X_2qI/AAAAAAAABuw/maDE-zR1lfY/s1600-h/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Skesw0X_2qI/AAAAAAAABuw/maDE-zR1lfY/s400/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352436636846119586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkeswnQvlFI/AAAAAAAABuo/-CJ35El0-gs/s1600-h/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkeswnQvlFI/AAAAAAAABuo/-CJ35El0-gs/s400/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352436633326031954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Skeswk1FX2I/AAAAAAAABug/0zVcZQ09Yc4/s1600-h/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/Skeswk1FX2I/AAAAAAAABug/0zVcZQ09Yc4/s400/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352436632673148770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkesLTD3W3I/AAAAAAAABuY/sG4LrJ24f4U/s1600-h/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkesLTD3W3I/AAAAAAAABuY/sG4LrJ24f4U/s400/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352435992248146802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkesLZ8WcHI/AAAAAAAABuQ/FVb9vxMqARM/s1600-h/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkesLZ8WcHI/AAAAAAAABuQ/FVb9vxMqARM/s400/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352435994095677554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkesLIG2jdI/AAAAAAAABuI/XOAN78IBQ70/s1600-h/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkesLIG2jdI/AAAAAAAABuI/XOAN78IBQ70/s400/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352435989307887058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkesKx1EG8I/AAAAAAAABuA/yT5pKk1206Q/s1600-h/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkesKx1EG8I/AAAAAAAABuA/yT5pKk1206Q/s400/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352435983327697858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkesK2XXjrI/AAAAAAAABt4/e4XMXLNFJT8/s1600-h/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkesK2XXjrI/AAAAAAAABt4/e4XMXLNFJT8/s400/outstanding-swimming-pool-house-design-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352435984545320626" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-55599465179693295802009-06-28T00:01:00.000-07:002011-03-21T00:50:02.687-07:00Today Is The Last Day To Enter My Give Away...& I Love Birthdays!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkcYDnBhujI/AAAAAAAABos/6TWmqEIHJUY/s1600-h/AmyButlerGiftWrap.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 99px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkcYDnBhujI/AAAAAAAABos/6TWmqEIHJUY/s400/AmyButlerGiftWrap.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352273132447185458" /></a><br />I LOVE birthdays! I was inspired to host my first Give Away as part of my birthday celebration. It has been a lot of fun, and I can't wait to see who wins! But...there is still time to enter. Just leave a comment on my<a href=http://www.isabellaandmaxrooms.blogspot.com/2009/06/celebrate-summer-with-my-first-give.html> Give Away</a> post and become a follower to increase your odds.<br /><br />The Give Away includes (along with a colorful selection of other items to help you celebrate summer) a reversible table runner and a set of 6 placemats in fabrics designed by<a href=http://www.amybutlerdesign.com> Amy Butler</a>. However, fabric is not the only product she designs. Look at this (100% post-consumer recycled) gift wrap...who wouldn't want to give or receive a gift looking this pretty? <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkcaQIOLyOI/AAAAAAAABo0/mNK3cXPf8sc/s1600-h/giftwrap.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 99px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkcaQIOLyOI/AAAAAAAABo0/mNK3cXPf8sc/s400/giftwrap.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352275546540329186" /></a><br />(Hint to: Husband, Isabella and Max!) <br /><br />It's been a wonderful year and I'm looking forward to my next...JanellUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-280108497120903752009-06-27T16:24:00.001-07:002011-04-01T10:23:37.694-07:00Professional Home Decorating Is In the Details<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkaqnCdYfBI/AAAAAAAAAQw/8QvqDTkkAF4/s1600-h/Professional+Home+Decorating+Is+In+the+Details.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkaqnCdYfBI/AAAAAAAAAQw/8QvqDTkkAF4/s400/Professional+Home+Decorating+Is+In+the+Details.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352152794828143634" /></a><br />Home decorating. For countless people all across the globe, these two words bring out an inner turmoil that leaves them frustrated and longing. I dont even know how many times Ive heard men and women complain, My house looks like I just threw a bunch of stuff into each room. It doesnt look professional. It doesnt seem to flow or blend. Its just there. This is an all-too-common problem. Youll be glad to know, however, that there is a simple solution to this home decorating woe.<br /><br />One thing most interior designers quickly learn is that home decorating is all about the details. Almost anyone can choose flooring and furniture for a room. Furniture usually comes in groupings thats simple enough. Flooring? A good, basic choice is something neutral that coordinates with the furniture and wall colors. But if you only toss kitchen furniture into a room and stop there, youll have a very <span id="fullpost">lonely, plain, boring area. What will bring this room (any room for that matter) to life are the details.<br /><br />Home decorating need not be a struggle. Have some fun when decorating your room. For example, when deciding on what to use in your kitchen, choose a theme. If you like fruit or dragonflies, use that as a basis to decorate. Your furniture and flooring do not need to contain elements of your theme. Remember: Home decorating is in the details not the basics.<br /><br />If you choose a fruits & vegetables theme for your kitchen, you can add some beautiful placemats and napkin rings to your table. Choose something unique - perhaps placemats in odd shapes or sizes that have a border, which coordinates with your theme. Then, to continue your home decorating plan, add drink coasters or serving bowls in a like style. <br /><br />Dinner plates or platters in solid colors work well to mix and match with whatever theme you choose, and they keep your room from being overrun with fruits & veggies. Dont think plates and platters have to stay on the table, however. Use your imagination when doing your home decorating. Plates and platters also make wonderful wall art. Simply use plate holders that can be found at most discount department stores. Serving bowls work well for flowers, greenery, or other types of arrangements.<br /><br />Do you have children? They most likely need a nightlight in the kitchen for those midnight drinks of water. Instead of plain, ordinary beige nightlights, look for stained glass or others made of interesting materials. From coasters to candles to aprons, keep your theme and the colors within it in mind, and youll find a world of intriguing home decorating details that will truly bring your room to life and give it personality. <br /><br />Youll also find that home decorating shopping leads to the discovery of unique gift ideas. So many people seem to have difficulty decorating their homes. Therefore, they love to receive well-thought-out items that help make the rooms of their homes more becoming. As you shop for decorating details for your own home, keep your friends in mind. Youll run across more unique gift ideas than you ever imagined. As you do, purchase them or make a list of which friend could use which items.<br /><br />Avoid buying items that dont work with your colors/themes. For instance, using the theme above, you would want to choose a platter shaped like a bunch of grapes to hang on your wall rather than a picture of a rooster. Select napkin rings shaped like a twisted chili pepper or in a solid color over napkin rings with sailboats on them. <br /><br />When you create a plan and know what youre looking for, home decorating (and finding unique gift ideas) becomes a lot easier. Before you know it, you may even actually enjoy decorating your home!<br /><br />One thing most interior designers quickly learn is that home decorating is all about the details. Almost anyone can choose flooring and furniture for a room. Furniture usually comes in groupings thats simple enough. Flooring? A good, basic choice is something neutral that coordinates with the furniture and wall colors. But if you only toss kitchen furniture into a room and stop there, youll have a very lonely, plain, boring area. What will bring this room (any room for that matter) to life are the details.<br /><br />Home decorating need not be a struggle. Have some fun when decorating your room. For example, when deciding on what to use in your kitchen, choose a theme. If you like fruit or dragonflies, use that as a basis to decorate. Your furniture and flooring do not need to contain elements of your theme. Remember: Home decorating is in the details not the basics.<br /><br />If you choose a fruits & vegetables theme for your kitchen, you can add some beautiful placemats and napkin rings to your table. Choose something unique - perhaps placemats in odd shapes or sizes that have a border, which coordinates with your theme. Then, to continue your home decorating plan, add drink coasters or serving bowls in a like style. <br /><br />Dinner plates or platters in solid colors work well to mix and match with whatever theme you choose, and they keep your room from being overrun with fruits & veggies. Dont think plates and platters have to stay on the table, however. Use your imagination when doing your home decorating. Plates and platters also make wonderful wall art. Simply use plate holders that can be found at most discount department stores. Serving bowls work well for flowers, greenery, or other types of arrangements.<br /><br />Do you have children? They most likely need a nightlight in the kitchen for those midnight drinks of water. Instead of plain, ordinary beige nightlights, look for stained glass or others made of interesting materials. From coasters to candles to aprons, keep your theme and the colors within it in mind, and youll find a world of intriguing home decorating details that will truly bring your room to life and give it personality. <br /><br />Youll also find that home decorating shopping leads to the discovery of unique gift ideas. So many people seem to have difficulty decorating their homes. Therefore, they love to receive well-thought-out items that help make the rooms of their homes more becoming. As you shop for decorating details for your own home, keep your friends in mind. Youll run across more unique gift ideas than you ever imagined. As you do, purchase them or make a list of which friend could use which items.<br /><br />Avoid buying items that dont work with your colors/themes. For instance, using the theme above, you would want to choose a platter shaped like a bunch of grapes to hang on your wall rather than a picture of a rooster. Select napkin rings shaped like a twisted chili pepper or in a solid color over napkin rings with sailboats on them. <br /><br />When you create a plan and know what youre looking for, home decorating (and finding unique gift ideas) becomes a lot easier. Before you know it, you may even actually enjoy decorating your home! <br /><br />Author : Lisa Spaulding <br />Picture Cradit : http://cdn-write.demandstudios.com/<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-26374918469654637852009-06-27T16:24:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:47:49.816-07:00Professional Home Decorating Is In the Details<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkaqnCdYfBI/AAAAAAAAAQw/8QvqDTkkAF4/s1600-h/Professional+Home+Decorating+Is+In+the+Details.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkaqnCdYfBI/AAAAAAAAAQw/8QvqDTkkAF4/s400/Professional+Home+Decorating+Is+In+the+Details.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352152794828143634" /></a><br />Home decorating. For countless people all across the globe, these two words bring out an inner turmoil that leaves them frustrated and longing. I dont even know how many times Ive heard men and women complain, My house looks like I just threw a bunch of stuff into each room. It doesnt look professional. It doesnt seem to flow or blend. Its just there. This is an all-too-common problem. Youll be glad to know, however, that there is a simple solution to this home decorating woe.<br /><br />One thing most interior designers quickly learn is that home decorating is all about the details. Almost anyone can choose flooring and furniture for a room. Furniture usually comes in groupings thats simple enough. Flooring? A good, basic choice is something neutral that coordinates with the furniture and wall colors. But if you only toss kitchen furniture into a room and stop there, youll have a very <span id="fullpost">lonely, plain, boring area. What will bring this room (any room for that matter) to life are the details.<br /><br />Home decorating need not be a struggle. Have some fun when decorating your room. For example, when deciding on what to use in your kitchen, choose a theme. If you like fruit or dragonflies, use that as a basis to decorate. Your furniture and flooring do not need to contain elements of your theme. Remember: Home decorating is in the details not the basics.<br /><br />If you choose a fruits & vegetables theme for your kitchen, you can add some beautiful placemats and napkin rings to your table. Choose something unique - perhaps placemats in odd shapes or sizes that have a border, which coordinates with your theme. Then, to continue your home decorating plan, add drink coasters or serving bowls in a like style. <br /><br />Dinner plates or platters in solid colors work well to mix and match with whatever theme you choose, and they keep your room from being overrun with fruits & veggies. Dont think plates and platters have to stay on the table, however. Use your imagination when doing your home decorating. Plates and platters also make wonderful wall art. Simply use plate holders that can be found at most discount department stores. Serving bowls work well for flowers, greenery, or other types of arrangements.<br /><br />Do you have children? They most likely need a nightlight in the kitchen for those midnight drinks of water. Instead of plain, ordinary beige nightlights, look for stained glass or others made of interesting materials. From coasters to candles to aprons, keep your theme and the colors within it in mind, and youll find a world of intriguing home decorating details that will truly bring your room to life and give it personality. <br /><br />Youll also find that home decorating shopping leads to the discovery of unique gift ideas. So many people seem to have difficulty decorating their homes. Therefore, they love to receive well-thought-out items that help make the rooms of their homes more becoming. As you shop for decorating details for your own home, keep your friends in mind. Youll run across more unique gift ideas than you ever imagined. As you do, purchase them or make a list of which friend could use which items.<br /><br />Avoid buying items that dont work with your colors/themes. For instance, using the theme above, you would want to choose a platter shaped like a bunch of grapes to hang on your wall rather than a picture of a rooster. Select napkin rings shaped like a twisted chili pepper or in a solid color over napkin rings with sailboats on them. <br /><br />When you create a plan and know what youre looking for, home decorating (and finding unique gift ideas) becomes a lot easier. Before you know it, you may even actually enjoy decorating your home!<br /><br />One thing most interior designers quickly learn is that home decorating is all about the details. Almost anyone can choose flooring and furniture for a room. Furniture usually comes in groupings thats simple enough. Flooring? A good, basic choice is something neutral that coordinates with the furniture and wall colors. But if you only toss kitchen furniture into a room and stop there, youll have a very lonely, plain, boring area. What will bring this room (any room for that matter) to life are the details.<br /><br />Home decorating need not be a struggle. Have some fun when decorating your room. For example, when deciding on what to use in your kitchen, choose a theme. If you like fruit or dragonflies, use that as a basis to decorate. Your furniture and flooring do not need to contain elements of your theme. Remember: Home decorating is in the details not the basics.<br /><br />If you choose a fruits & vegetables theme for your kitchen, you can add some beautiful placemats and napkin rings to your table. Choose something unique - perhaps placemats in odd shapes or sizes that have a border, which coordinates with your theme. Then, to continue your home decorating plan, add drink coasters or serving bowls in a like style. <br /><br />Dinner plates or platters in solid colors work well to mix and match with whatever theme you choose, and they keep your room from being overrun with fruits & veggies. Dont think plates and platters have to stay on the table, however. Use your imagination when doing your home decorating. Plates and platters also make wonderful wall art. Simply use plate holders that can be found at most discount department stores. Serving bowls work well for flowers, greenery, or other types of arrangements.<br /><br />Do you have children? They most likely need a nightlight in the kitchen for those midnight drinks of water. Instead of plain, ordinary beige nightlights, look for stained glass or others made of interesting materials. From coasters to candles to aprons, keep your theme and the colors within it in mind, and youll find a world of intriguing home decorating details that will truly bring your room to life and give it personality. <br /><br />Youll also find that home decorating shopping leads to the discovery of unique gift ideas. So many people seem to have difficulty decorating their homes. Therefore, they love to receive well-thought-out items that help make the rooms of their homes more becoming. As you shop for decorating details for your own home, keep your friends in mind. Youll run across more unique gift ideas than you ever imagined. As you do, purchase them or make a list of which friend could use which items.<br /><br />Avoid buying items that dont work with your colors/themes. For instance, using the theme above, you would want to choose a platter shaped like a bunch of grapes to hang on your wall rather than a picture of a rooster. Select napkin rings shaped like a twisted chili pepper or in a solid color over napkin rings with sailboats on them. <br /><br />When you create a plan and know what youre looking for, home decorating (and finding unique gift ideas) becomes a lot easier. Before you know it, you may even actually enjoy decorating your home! <br /><br />Author : Lisa Spaulding <br />Picture Cradit : http://cdn-write.demandstudios.com/<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-18413676190541539292009-06-27T15:24:00.001-07:002011-03-21T21:25:41.879-07:00Yellow kitchen - interior design<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8230585@N06/3598150182/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sirszcnc4EI/AAAAAAAAB6E/be9k1TuYS2U/s400/Yellow+kitchen+-+interior+design.jpg" alt="Yellow kitchen - interior design, kitchen" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344344276427661378" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The <a href="http://classic-interior-design.blogspot.com/search/label/kitchen">kitchen</a> of a Connecticut mansion, designed by Jennifer Garrigues. Walls are painted Pale Hound and island is Green Stone, both by Farrow & Ball. Cabinets are painted Cloud White, by Benjamin Moore.<br />Photo by Tria Giovan, Traditional Home<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-39860723175785861232009-06-27T15:24:00.000-07:002011-03-18T05:23:31.396-07:00Yellow kitchen - interior design<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8230585@N06/3598150182/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sirszcnc4EI/AAAAAAAAB6E/be9k1TuYS2U/s400/Yellow+kitchen+-+interior+design.jpg" alt="Yellow kitchen - interior design, kitchen" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344344276427661378" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The <a href="http://classic-interior-design.blogspot.com/search/label/kitchen">kitchen</a> of a Connecticut mansion, designed by Jennifer Garrigues. Walls are painted Pale Hound and island is Green Stone, both by Farrow & Ball. Cabinets are painted Cloud White, by Benjamin Moore.<br />Photo by Tria Giovan, Traditional Home<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-41711629831498510982009-06-27T08:30:00.000-07:002011-03-18T04:51:29.380-07:00<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351479957857125474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkRGqxayRGI/AAAAAAAAGls/5g0FwddDIXc/s400/pofa+6.JPG" border="0" />A lot has been said in the media lately about local desinations being popular this summer or the 'staycation'. Use this little reminder as your incentive to get out there and see something new: it is the season after all!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351479963028800354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkRGrErzw2I/AAAAAAAAGl0/CAZM4BORHFI/s400/statue.JPG" border="0" /> <div><div><div></div><div><em>Photos of the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco (not local, but a destination none the less!).</em></div></div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351479969824069042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkRGrd_7VbI/AAAAAAAAGl8/-gz7bxhJtvE/s400/palace+of+fine+arts+2.JPG" border="0" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-23066126496585371082009-06-27T07:33:00.001-07:002011-03-21T21:25:42.304-07:00Eco Logical, functional & beautiful<p align="left">Perusing through a recent issue of Metropolitan Home (May 2009) I came across an Eco Friendly house in Colorado with a few design elements worth sharing. A style that I am not normally attracted to, but there is something about the simplicity of this house has me drawn to it. </p> <p align="left">The eco friendly house designed by architect Jim Logan from Boulder, is set on a pristine acre just beyond Boulder’s city limits was designed for a pair uprooted New Yorkers. </p> <p>The view from the back:<a href="http://www.pointclickhome.com/renovation_inspiration/articles/eco_logical"><img title="image" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkYtxPVMGbI/AAAAAAAAAHU/GCGkG4OxWkE/image%5B14%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" width="419" height="231" /></a> A quartet of identical archetypal attached dwellings are aimed toward the creek with light coming in through the roof. The repeating rooftops also conceal solar thermal panels. Each of the four pods are all the same size and each house a separate function. </p> <p>Then…..here is one of my favorite elements: <a href="http://www.pointclickhome.com/image/tid/4667?mag=PointClickHome&page=2&pause=1"><img title="image" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkYtxrxIYLI/AAAAAAAAAHY/lEvnJFQxmqo/image%5B9%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" width="290" height="361" /></a> This is one of those things that I fell in love with (I know it’s an odd thing to get excited about :) ). A very functional and attractive custom made steel drain spout (placed in between the adjoining structures). </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkYtyfRKNrI/AAAAAAAAAHc/gV543zz5G44/s1600-h/image%5B18%5D.png"><img title="image" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" alt="image" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkYtzLuB6TI/AAAAAAAAAHg/iwZ5z5j3xhQ/image_thumb%5B6%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" width="274" height="342" /></a> On the exterior, the structural wing walls are clad in brick, the faces are covered with beautiful, lovely ipê, a Brazilian hardwood. The trellises, are recycled composite deck material made from sawdust and plastic garbage bags, they will one day be covered with trumpet vine, clematis and honeysuckle. How sweet, literally that will be to enjoy. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkYtzT8tjsI/AAAAAAAAAHk/fSeJxh64rhQ/s1600-h/image%5B29%5D.png"><img title="image" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkYt0P5rUgI/AAAAAAAAAHo/uWG6yzJ-vho/image_thumb%5B13%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" width="304" height="379" /></a> The living room hearth is made of local sandstone. “Using a local resource that is normally thrown away is about as sustainable as you can get,” Logan says. </p> <p>And, last by not least, here is a dream come true for all of you avid readers, book loving people. I know I can’t be alone in this feeling. I giggle when I think back to when my sisters were gracious enough to help me pack, and telling me to “NEVER buy another book, I had enough!” Seriously, can you <strong>really</strong> have too many books? </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkYt0qdQj3I/AAAAAAAAAHs/2XpqXNYAp3U/s1600-h/image%5B30%5D.png"><img title="image" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" alt="image" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkYt0y-WYjI/AAAAAAAAAHw/Zl8DTqGXP30/image_thumb%5B14%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" width="269" height="335" /></a> At the homeowners’ request, the central hallway that links the living spaces is defined by wall-to-wall bookcases. “Despite our lawyer/Wall Street lifestyle, we were both English majors in college and we wanted something to commemorate that,” says Gallop. The sanded and black-stained shelves are concrete forms the architect salvaged from a downtown excavation project. </p> <p>May the owners have many years of enjoyment in their beautiful, eco friendly, wonderful home. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-68445333914272284282009-06-27T07:33:00.000-07:002011-03-18T05:23:31.677-07:00Eco Logical, functional & beautiful<p align="left">Perusing through a recent issue of Metropolitan Home (May 2009) I came across an Eco Friendly house in Colorado with a few design elements worth sharing. A style that I am not normally attracted to, but there is something about the simplicity of this house has me drawn to it. </p> <p align="left">The eco friendly house designed by architect Jim Logan from Boulder, is set on a pristine acre just beyond Boulder’s city limits was designed for a pair uprooted New Yorkers. </p> <p>The view from the back:<a href="http://www.pointclickhome.com/renovation_inspiration/articles/eco_logical"><img title="image" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkYtxPVMGbI/AAAAAAAAAHU/GCGkG4OxWkE/image%5B14%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" width="419" height="231" /></a> A quartet of identical archetypal attached dwellings are aimed toward the creek with light coming in through the roof. The repeating rooftops also conceal solar thermal panels. Each of the four pods are all the same size and each house a separate function. </p> <p>Then…..here is one of my favorite elements: <a href="http://www.pointclickhome.com/image/tid/4667?mag=PointClickHome&page=2&pause=1"><img title="image" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkYtxrxIYLI/AAAAAAAAAHY/lEvnJFQxmqo/image%5B9%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" width="290" height="361" /></a> This is one of those things that I fell in love with (I know it’s an odd thing to get excited about :) ). A very functional and attractive custom made steel drain spout (placed in between the adjoining structures). </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkYtyfRKNrI/AAAAAAAAAHc/gV543zz5G44/s1600-h/image%5B18%5D.png"><img title="image" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" alt="image" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkYtzLuB6TI/AAAAAAAAAHg/iwZ5z5j3xhQ/image_thumb%5B6%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" width="274" height="342" /></a> On the exterior, the structural wing walls are clad in brick, the faces are covered with beautiful, lovely ipê, a Brazilian hardwood. The trellises, are recycled composite deck material made from sawdust and plastic garbage bags, they will one day be covered with trumpet vine, clematis and honeysuckle. How sweet, literally that will be to enjoy. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkYtzT8tjsI/AAAAAAAAAHk/fSeJxh64rhQ/s1600-h/image%5B29%5D.png"><img title="image" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkYt0P5rUgI/AAAAAAAAAHo/uWG6yzJ-vho/image_thumb%5B13%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" width="304" height="379" /></a> The living room hearth is made of local sandstone. “Using a local resource that is normally thrown away is about as sustainable as you can get,” Logan says. </p> <p>And, last by not least, here is a dream come true for all of you avid readers, book loving people. I know I can’t be alone in this feeling. I giggle when I think back to when my sisters were gracious enough to help me pack, and telling me to “NEVER buy another book, I had enough!” Seriously, can you <strong>really</strong> have too many books? </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkYt0qdQj3I/AAAAAAAAAHs/2XpqXNYAp3U/s1600-h/image%5B30%5D.png"><img title="image" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" alt="image" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkYt0y-WYjI/AAAAAAAAAHw/Zl8DTqGXP30/image_thumb%5B14%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" width="269" height="335" /></a> At the homeowners’ request, the central hallway that links the living spaces is defined by wall-to-wall bookcases. “Despite our lawyer/Wall Street lifestyle, we were both English majors in college and we wanted something to commemorate that,” says Gallop. The sanded and black-stained shelves are concrete forms the architect salvaged from a downtown excavation project. </p> <p>May the owners have many years of enjoyment in their beautiful, eco friendly, wonderful home. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-71958237403976012962009-06-26T19:49:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:57:34.595-07:00One of my readers requested some sewing projects for her 10 year old son to make. I love a boy that can sew! I quickly went though some of my saved photos that I keep for inspiration, and I have totally stolen the images. I wish I had the sources, but I did not expect to be posting them publically.<br /><br />In my previous post on sewing projects I showed a crayon roll, you can do it with boy fabrics. You could also make a boy apron for chefs. Another idea would be a cape for younger boys. Or pillowcases.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWL5DPbp5I/AAAAAAAAEFg/t_J0vgpf6Kc/s1600-h/march21_054_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351837544438540178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWL5DPbp5I/AAAAAAAAEFg/t_J0vgpf6Kc/s400/march21_054_2.jpg" border="0" /></a> For a tween boy you could make pajama pants and a tee shirt. You can use flannel or regular sheets to make the pants with a drawstring waist, then cut out an applique piece and iron it on t shirt with Wonder Under then zig zag the edges.<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWL44LtTzI/AAAAAAAAEFY/oc1uEQGICrg/s1600-h/100_5594_edited-300x199.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351837541470129970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 199px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWL44LtTzI/AAAAAAAAEFY/oc1uEQGICrg/s400/100_5594_edited-300x199.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ties .<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWL46336yI/AAAAAAAAEFQ/oP9y9YchR4E/s1600-h/may9_040.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351837542192245538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 193px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWL46336yI/AAAAAAAAEFQ/oP9y9YchR4E/s400/may9_040.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Pillows. Let child draw something. Cut it out and make their drawing into an applique.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWL4u97eWI/AAAAAAAAEFI/pJF0oEAzVf0/s1600-h/2635017697_65fddc147a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351837538996418914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWL4u97eWI/AAAAAAAAEFI/pJF0oEAzVf0/s400/2635017697_65fddc147a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Patchwork dog pillow. I had this when I was a little girl!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWL4avr52I/AAAAAAAAEFA/mN8N7qbQUUA/s1600-h/jchandmade+child+crayon+wallet+inside.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351837533567969122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWL4avr52I/AAAAAAAAEFA/mN8N7qbQUUA/s400/jchandmade+child+crayon+wallet+inside.jpg" border="0" /></a> Change the fabric to look more boyish.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWJ94gETuI/AAAAAAAAEE4/-K37wAnpKZ0/s1600-h/6a00e54fd53655883401053690251a970c-400wi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351835428431613666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWJ94gETuI/AAAAAAAAEE4/-K37wAnpKZ0/s400/6a00e54fd53655883401053690251a970c-400wi.jpg" border="0" /></a> Monkey made out of striped socks/stockings.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWJ9tH2_kI/AAAAAAAAEEw/G8pQixWrxRU/s1600-h/il_fullxfull_70131957.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351835425377287746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWJ9tH2_kI/AAAAAAAAEEw/G8pQixWrxRU/s400/il_fullxfull_70131957.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Appliqued letters on a tee.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWJ9aTdM-I/AAAAAAAAEEo/RdsdgIr_wQI/s1600-h/onesie+%2425.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351835420325655522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWJ9aTdM-I/AAAAAAAAEEo/RdsdgIr_wQI/s400/onesie+%2425.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Or any applique, using a book or a coloring book as a pattern.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWJ9LuOUWI/AAAAAAAAEEg/Hac18_yifjM/s1600-h/6a00d8341c4b0d53ef0105368bc90a970b-500wi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351835416411394402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWJ9LuOUWI/AAAAAAAAEEg/Hac18_yifjM/s400/6a00d8341c4b0d53ef0105368bc90a970b-500wi.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Make a book with a pocket and then craft the "X's" and "O's" for a travel game.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWJ8-yG6MI/AAAAAAAAEEY/D8P3yVe3HJ0/s1600-h/strp_placemat_tote.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351835412938025154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 364px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkWJ8-yG6MI/AAAAAAAAEEY/D8P3yVe3HJ0/s400/strp_placemat_tote.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This tote is made out of placemats.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-61613665055061679412009-06-26T13:06:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.865-07:00Summer project…Operation curb appeal…<p></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">So…</span>You have had a peek at parts of our back yard</p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Here you can see the little casita (guesthouse) in the background…</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqI3jHmXI/AAAAAAAAD-o/4IRomTktM5Y/s1600-h/back_yard%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="back_yard" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="484" alt="back_yard" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqJYEHj1I/AAAAAAAAD-s/n6gfwxrr_gk/back_yard_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqJpKtHUI/AAAAAAAAD-w/0WWIvud3Gb8/s1600-h/dog%20path%20014-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="dog path 014-1" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="484" alt="dog path 014-1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqJ4DYozI/AAAAAAAAD-0/3qhtLKcgPRM/dog%20path%20014-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="324" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center">…Just threw these in ‘cause they are blooming now…and <span style="font-size:180%;">knock</span> my socks off!</p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqKPb0p4I/AAAAAAAAD-4/cZh1s31YxPs/s1600-h/dog%20path%20017-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="dog path 017-1" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="431" alt="dog path 017-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqKfRNO0I/AAAAAAAAD-8/dXuV871mfVg/dog%20path%20017-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Anyways...</span> I am <span style="font-size:180%;">pretty darn</span> positive you have not seen the <span style="font-size:180%;">front</span> of our humble Casa</p><p align="center">For <span style="font-size:180%;">good</span> reason…mind you.</p><p align="center"><em>It is not lovely in the least.</em></p><p align="center">Oh…it has <span style="font-size:180%;">potential</span>, and yes I have planted <span style="font-size:180%;">a lot</span> of donated and traded plants in it. </p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">But</span> </p><p align="center">curb appeal particularly at the door… it lacks.</p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">See</span> the walkway…it was chatahootchie…that son #3 spent a summer scraping off... to get to the concrete. </p><p align="center">I'm told it <span style="font-size:180%;">wasn't</span> fun. I'm told some <span style="font-size:180%;">wouldn't</span> come off.</p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqKjBRvTI/AAAAAAAAD_A/fQOYd2xpMu8/s1600-h/rd%20007-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="rd 007-1" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="431" alt="rd 007-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqK6ZmvBI/AAAAAAAAD_E/qiNH1w6qLzs/rd%20007-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Now</span> we plan on covering it with homemade concrete pavers.</p><p align="center">Yep.</p><p align="center">Let me just say, it is <span style="font-size:180%;">GRUELING</span> work to make these pavers. Sift the cement, add the sand, add cobinations of tint…mix with trowel…pour into molds…</p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Lather. Rinse.Repeat.</span></p><p align="center">A friend who is truly an artisan is doing it…and <span style="font-size:180%;">I</span> helped…well, with eight of the pavers </p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">we need over 40.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">gulp.</span></p><p align="center">I was ready to <span style="font-size:180%;">pack it in</span>, man. I was filthy, <span style="font-size:180%;">hot</span>, stained in shades of umber and rust brown…Both skin and clothes...</p><p align="center">But Ole’ <span style="font-size:180%;">artisan man</span> kept on truckin’. </p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqLGyLJpI/AAAAAAAAD_I/Ea5c2gj4AEE/s1600-h/yard%202-09%20017%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="yard 2-09 017" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="484" alt="yard 2-09 017" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqLQJeEyI/AAAAAAAAD_M/i6lnwy4b99k/yard%202-09%20017_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="324" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center">The plan started <span style="font-size:180%;">innocently</span> enough </p><p align="center">with my <span style="font-size:180%;">love</span> of Rio De Janeiro’s sidewalks…</p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqLhehPmI/AAAAAAAAD_Q/Mf3YQcX4byA/s1600-h/rio%20sidewalk1%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="rio sidewalk1" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="244" alt="rio sidewalk1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqL-5oKnI/AAAAAAAAD_U/y4bTBb68v4U/rio%20sidewalk1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqMMB0baI/AAAAAAAAD_Y/akoLdSEvz7o/s1600-h/rio%20sidewalk%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="rio sidewalk" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="244" alt="rio sidewalk" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqMYzpLMI/AAAAAAAAD_c/JV5SFPY5_Dk/rio%20sidewalk_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center">But...knew that may be too much of a stretch.</p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">I think I saw the husband wipe a brow on that one!</span></p><p align="center">So <span style="font-size:180%;">then </span>I moved to this idea…<span style="font-size:78%;">ish</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqMr5LxOI/AAAAAAAAD_g/5gB4kn-uAUk/s1600-h/walkwaygrass%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="walkwaygrass" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="458" alt="walkwaygrass" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqNMXNisI/AAAAAAAAD_k/ppx97IlQn3o/walkwaygrass_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Then</span> to here…cause I <span style="font-size:180%;">loved</span> the use of the small rocks on the risers…and the color</p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqNZH7WzI/AAAAAAAAD_o/0Fj9sAuxLPo/s1600-h/walkway%20inspiration%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="walkway inspiration" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="484" alt="walkway inspiration" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqNqRdZaI/AAAAAAAAD_s/laxb0iqV8UM/walkway%20inspiration_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center">Then I got <span style="font-size:180%;">realistic</span>… and said to self~ </p><p align="center">“self... if we even get <em>close</em> to a color like this I don’t need much else”</p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqN0KHKxI/AAAAAAAAD_w/WConf-XNGTg/s1600-h/walkway%20colorsalt%20finish%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="walkway colorsalt finish" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="173" alt="walkway colorsalt finish" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqOHjKt4I/AAAAAAAAD_0/DZPBGHN7LP8/walkway%20colorsalt%20finish_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">But</span>….I kept seeing this</p><p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqOij6sGI/AAAAAAAAD_4/rYuyuX4Ph5Y/s1600-h/tria3%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="tria3" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="772" alt="tria3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkUqPCPDJpI/AAAAAAAAD_8/xphVgk90t1g/tria3_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="607" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center"><em>…Probably because I am using it as a screen saver…</em></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">So…</span>half of the infamous back killing pavers are made <span style="font-size:78%;">Thank you Dale!</span> and we need to make some steps, and add <span style="font-size:180%;">rock</span> to the risers...</p><p align="center">and mud in the pavers….and ...</p><p align="center">That…<span style="font-size:78%;">among 100 other things</span>…is <span style="font-size:180%;">the</span> summer project.</p><p align="center"><em>phew.</em></p><p align="center">What are <span style="font-size:180%;">you</span> dreaming about/working on/ planning and scheming?</p><p align="center"><em>hmmmmm?</em></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-39164016441397418542009-06-26T12:00:00.000-07:002011-03-18T04:51:29.517-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkRENvfjx9I/AAAAAAAAGlk/Sf4XG5hFW1A/s1600-h/cufflinks.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351477260100814802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkRENvfjx9I/AAAAAAAAGlk/Sf4XG5hFW1A/s400/cufflinks.jpg" border="0" /></a> I saw these creative cufflinks on Ebay and thought they were so clever! Architectural measurements of the actual cufflink of 3/4" x 1/2"; they even got the script right! Yours for only $45 on ebay <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=200328989632">HERE</a> (PS: I have no affiliation with the seller at all).Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-6532817398761410002009-06-26T11:32:00.001-07:002011-03-21T21:25:42.667-07:00Relax Furniture Design Competition submission, apr 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUU3Wohx8I/AAAAAAAABHw/6REwZqEvzcg/s1600-h/isvflorin+hires+edited.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUU3Wohx8I/AAAAAAAABHw/6REwZqEvzcg/s400/isvflorin+hires+edited.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351706673400629186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUUmSMY1SI/AAAAAAAABHo/-narFhcdeSM/s1600-h/loop3a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUU3Wohx8I/AAAAAAAABHw/6REwZqEvzcg/s400/isvflorin+hires+edited.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351706673400629186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUUmSMY1SI/AAAAAAAABHo/-narFhcdeSM/s1600-h/loop3a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUUmSMY1SI/AAAAAAAABHo/-narFhcdeSM/s400/loop3a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351706380151084322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUUjVTJMNI/AAAAAAAABHg/JV-vKlyN8SI/s1600-h/loop2a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUUjVTJMNI/AAAAAAAABHg/JV-vKlyN8SI/s400/loop2a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351706329445118162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUUgMVckUI/AAAAAAAABHY/JXWL5ifi13Q/s1600-h/loop1a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUUgMVckUI/AAAAAAAABHY/JXWL5ifi13Q/s400/loop1a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351706275499249986" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-46534358014630510382009-06-26T11:27:00.001-07:002011-03-21T21:25:42.699-07:00Private residence, apr 2009, modified, currently building.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUTywzN6eI/AAAAAAAABHI/N_ynX1iBI9o/s1600-h/vederimici.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUTywzN6eI/AAAAAAAABHI/N_ynX1iBI9o/s400/vederimici.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351705495013812706" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-70776759438980402012009-06-26T11:27:00.000-07:002011-03-18T05:23:32.026-07:00Private residence, apr 2009, modified, currently building.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUTywzN6eI/AAAAAAAABHI/N_ynX1iBI9o/s1600-h/vederimici.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUTywzN6eI/AAAAAAAABHI/N_ynX1iBI9o/s400/vederimici.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351705495013812706" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-40612886790791089992009-06-26T11:21:00.001-07:002011-03-21T21:25:42.728-07:00Office building, apr 2009, Constanta/Romania, new elevations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUS6Kkt27I/AAAAAAAABG4/8b_VqKcBcOs/s1600-h/im1237470488.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUS6Kkt27I/AAAAAAAABG4/8b_VqKcBcOs/s400/im1237470488.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351704522679770034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUSt25SSRI/AAAAAAAABGw/eV1MF3a3xoI/s1600-h/im1237463628.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUSt25SSRI/AAAAAAAABGw/eV1MF3a3xoI/s400/im1237463628.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351704311238904082" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-9130197147214430252009-06-26T11:21:00.000-07:002011-03-18T05:23:32.057-07:00Office building, apr 2009, Constanta/Romania, new elevations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUS6Kkt27I/AAAAAAAABG4/8b_VqKcBcOs/s1600-h/im1237470488.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUS6Kkt27I/AAAAAAAABG4/8b_VqKcBcOs/s400/im1237470488.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351704522679770034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUSt25SSRI/AAAAAAAABGw/eV1MF3a3xoI/s1600-h/im1237463628.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAk2uHOjam8/SkUSt25SSRI/AAAAAAAABGw/eV1MF3a3xoI/s400/im1237463628.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351704311238904082" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-72972105298639556172009-06-26T07:25:00.000-07:002011-03-21T00:50:02.708-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkT-IAbkCiI/AAAAAAAABlA/68MDPjx3NOg/s1600-h/IMG_3977.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkT-IAbkCiI/AAAAAAAABlA/68MDPjx3NOg/s200/IMG_3977.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351681670731008546" /></a><br />The last time I posted about the Master Bedroom Retreat I hinted about a future project relating to the area taped out above the bed frame. The tape was used to determine the dimensions for a long and narrow canvas to be custom ordered from <a href=http://www.frenchcanvas.com>French Canvas</a>. This single large piece of artwork will be the final touch for the sophisticated retreat.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkTr1_PehKI/AAAAAAAABjw/UC8rWR2EdfI/s1600-h/IMG_5339.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkTr1_PehKI/AAAAAAAABjw/UC8rWR2EdfI/s200/IMG_5339.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351661569964934306" /></a><br />The canvas arrived, but a blank canvas can be very intimidating... <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkTsLKRF-3I/AAAAAAAABj4/VJ8Swa82a0s/s1600-h/IMG_5349.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 64px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkTsLKRF-3I/AAAAAAAABj4/VJ8Swa82a0s/s200/IMG_5349.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351661933701757810" /></a>...so I called in my reinforcements to help jump start the project.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkTxOciCV0I/AAAAAAAABko/SCf7xEK1V3w/s1600-h/IMG_5465.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 196px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkTxOciCV0I/AAAAAAAABko/SCf7xEK1V3w/s200/IMG_5465.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351667487702406978" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkTxN3FWL9I/AAAAAAAABkg/FtsNeNFlRSM/s1600-h/IMG_5558.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 177px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkTxN3FWL9I/AAAAAAAABkg/FtsNeNFlRSM/s200/IMG_5558.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351667477649960914" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I know who has the real talent in the family! (This <em>is</em> actually fun. Go to <a href=http://www.michaels.com>Michaels</a> with your 40% off a single item coupon, buy yourself a canvas, and see if you can create a little personal art yourself!)<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkTxuPKFPfI/AAAAAAAABk4/9xZaZMKl47o/s1600-h/IMG_5518.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkTxuPKFPfI/AAAAAAAABk4/9xZaZMKl47o/s200/IMG_5518.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351668033868086770" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkTxuBvreKI/AAAAAAAABkw/J5w94NNTqfI/s1600-h/IMG_5525.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkTxuBvreKI/AAAAAAAABkw/J5w94NNTqfI/s200/IMG_5525.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351668030267685026" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yesterday I swung by the client's home with the art in progress, to make certain it worked in the space...wow. I have to say I felt extreme relief at how great the canvas looked in the room. It is a focal point that pulls the room together. This Master Bedroom Retreat is nearly complete...looking forward to showing the final result, as soon as I finish the painting!<br /><br />Okay, the clock is ticking, just two more days to enter my Summer Primer Give Away! Just leave a comment on the Give Away post below. Good luck! JanellUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-36698499745945517432009-06-25T19:31:00.000-07:002011-03-18T04:51:29.654-07:00<div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkQ1H6S7D4I/AAAAAAAAGlM/vAEqiNKRrmo/s1600-h/the+fountain.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351460667246972802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkQ1H6S7D4I/AAAAAAAAGlM/vAEqiNKRrmo/s400/the+fountain.jpg" border="0" /></a>I'm loving my new iphone! While at the National Gallery of Art this past weekend I was having fun playing around with it in the front gardens; probably my favorite spot in the city</div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxsgvY1NGzbHxnA4PJLkgQSI-ZSRq9r_OF38bNDorJ5ncPZM7ZCIKHEdWk9uDhzDep8_fB89Kj7nTr_HA7SBQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><p>Even the video function which I never thought I would use is a really fun toy! The front entrance on the Mall is flanked by 2 small identical gardens with these huge, beautiful marble fountains in the center: <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351460677863718274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkQ1Ih2JvYI/AAAAAAAAGlc/xhinihfUOJE/s400/national+gallery+of+art+2.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351460674487359010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkQ1IVRKliI/AAAAAAAAGlU/5XpOi5MmV2M/s400/garden+2.jpg" border="0" />Enjoy the fountain video- turn up your sound!</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-32203920039324846062009-06-25T07:40:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:57:34.734-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkOMhgldlGI/AAAAAAAAEEQ/0l-b37Uh7Q0/s1600-h/obituary+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351275289556915298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkOMhgldlGI/AAAAAAAAEEQ/0l-b37Uh7Q0/s400/obituary+002.JPG" border="0" /></a> I mean, really! Are they that proud of her affilitation with Alcoholics Anonymous? It even has anonymous in the title, so are you supposed to print this in your obituary? It is put in the same sentence as her membership with the church. Did she make someone mad because she didn't leave them enough and they thought that to publicize her alcohol problem would be fun?<br /><br />Message to my family: Please leave off any mention of how I yelled at that insurance lady that time, okay? You don't have to tell that I cry every time a policeman pulls me over for speeding and so I never received a speeding ticket. And, you don't have to list blogging as my occupation.<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-86667339777218043722009-06-25T05:19:00.000-07:002011-03-21T21:16:38.187-07:00Our CFO has decided it's time to do some major marking down of some of our older or discontinued inventory, so you just have to come see the amazing deals we have in the Chantilly showroom! I'm also going to feature one or two a day right here, so stay tuned. Today's first featured chandelier is from Pecaso, a #4610-6:<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkNsOCH8nRI/AAAAAAAAAQM/MldAQnNtjfI/s1600-h/PCA+4610-6+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351239770590453010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 183px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkNsOCH8nRI/AAAAAAAAAQM/MldAQnNtjfI/s200/PCA+4610-6+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> On display the green crystals are a bit darker than they look in this picture, but this gives you a good idea of what it looks like. The original price on this chandelier was $1620, but we've just marked it down to $450!!!<br /><p>Next we have a Fine Arts #552440. This picture does NOT do it justice!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkNu733TUJI/AAAAAAAAAQU/I_1HOSkv8Vo/s1600-h/FIA+552440.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351242757133521042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 192px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkNu733TUJI/AAAAAAAAAQU/I_1HOSkv8Vo/s200/FIA+552440.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is from their "Brazilian" collection ~ it was originally priced at $5241.60 but is now marked down to $999! They describe the glass as hand-blown mottled sable, and the iron is brown patina with prata antiga silver accents. Beautiful!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-91730612347699923482009-06-25T03:21:00.000-07:002011-03-18T05:15:51.000-07:00<div style="text-align: left;">I attended an online seminar ("Stimulus and the Housing Market") yesterday put on by Professional Builder Publications. Here are a few interesting tidbits.</div><div><br /></div><div><ol><li>First time home buyers can still get an $8,000.00 tax credit if you purchase the home by December 1 of 2009. There is <b><i>speculation</i></b> that this credit may be extended or even expanded to non-first time buyers. Let's hope.</li><li>For those thinking of remodeling tax credits are available for window and door replacements and / or other energy improving strategies. You can get more information on this at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;"><b><i><a href="http://www.energystar.gov/taxcredits">www.energystar.gov/taxcredits</a></i></b></span></li><li>The Home Affordability Index is at a record high. This means that construction costs are low and financing is still relatively cheap. If you are in a position to build or buy, this is truly the time to do it.</li><li>Consumer confidence is just beginning to improve. </li><li>Single Family housing is expected to begin modest recovery soon. Multi-Family is expected to lag for a while.</li><li>Existing home inventory is still high, but it is going down. This is a good sign.</li><li>U.S. construction spending is expected to start increasing by end of 09' or early 10'.</li></ol><div>So what is the point? <i><b>N</b></i><b><i>ow is really a good time to buy, build or remodel.</i></b> Low consumer confidence and low demand are keeping construction costs down while financing costs are still relatively low. This is a good combination if you are in a position to take action. Once recovery starts to happen you know where construction costs are going to go.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OhlZn97QoCI/SkNYpjvVoPI/AAAAAAAAA30/KvEU8bNe0uc/s320/Bath%233i.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351218253237952754" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.larsonbrenner.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;">Bathroom Remodel by Larson Brenner Architects</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a name="OLE_LINK22"></a><a name="OLE_LINK6"></a><a name="OLE_LINK5"></a><a name="OLE_LINK4"></a><a name="OLE_LINK3"><span><span><span><span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><a href="http://www.simplyeleganthomedesigns.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;">Simple,Unique, Creative and Green House Plans</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-30839728123301808602009-06-24T18:00:00.000-07:002011-03-21T00:50:03.080-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkLP0m3iS3I/AAAAAAAABg4/puuFiUcNyaQ/s1600-h/IMG_5457.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkLP0m3iS3I/AAAAAAAABg4/puuFiUcNyaQ/s200/IMG_5457.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351067809963199346" /></a><br /><br /><br />Indecision. I woke up this morning and just wasn't sure I was happy with the finish on the chair frames. A trip to <a href=http://www.michaels.com>Michaels</a> was already scheduled, so I decided to see if anything there provided the inspiration I needed.<br /><br />Look what I found! Rub'nBuff...The Original Wax Metallic Finish. What a great product. I bought a tube of both the Silver Leaf and Grecian Gold. <br /><br />I went back and forth on whether to use the silver or gold. But after pinning on a bit of the <a href=http://www.calicocorners.com>Slubby Linen</a> in Robins Egg that I used for the room's headboard, which is the same color as the velvet selected for the chairs, the gold became the easy choice. This final (we'll see) finish looks so pretty with the turquoise, and will be perfect with the gold accents already in the Girl's Dream Bedroom. (The old fabric still on the chairs just kept throwing my decisions...covering it up helped!) I think the metallic wax was the finishing touch the frames needed.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkLQFcVrHfI/AAAAAAAABhA/DWa8cL-GkZg/s1600-h/IMG_5485.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkLQFcVrHfI/AAAAAAAABhA/DWa8cL-GkZg/s200/IMG_5485.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351068099194592754" /></a>Next time, more painting, but on a canvas. In a moment (when I wasn't thinking straight) I offered to do a painting for a client's room. Now I'm feeling the pressure!<br /><br />And talk of pressure, just 4 more days to enter my Give Away! Just sroll down and leave a comment to enter.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-62075161451384884892009-06-24T15:16:00.001-07:002011-03-26T09:53:59.011-07:00<b>Yakisugi House</b> designed by Terunobu Fujimori architect, located in Nagano, Japan.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.trendir.com/house-design/modern-japan-architecture-by-terunobu-fujimori-unknown-japanese-architecture.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sj6yUZcRllI/AAAAAAAACBY/i8CxwONjI_E/s400/Yakisugi+House+-+japanese+house+design.jpg" alt="Yakisugi House, Japanese House Design, modern house design, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349909470859335250" border="0" /></a><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 369px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sj6yJlCbVJI/AAAAAAAACBQ/0B-siXHmxys/s400/Yakisugi+House+-+japanese+house+design+-+interior.jpg" alt="Yakisugi House, Japanese House Design, modern house design, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349909284993586322" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The unique <b>Yakisugi House</b> in Nagano, Japan, blends <i>modern design</i> innovation with traditional <a href="http://best-modern-house-design.blogspot.com/search/label/Japanese%20House%20Design">Japanese architecture</a> and a French inspiration, for a truly one-of-a-kind <a href="http://best-modern-house-design.blogspot.com/">house design</a>. For Yakisugi House, the inspiration came from the compact cave dwellings near the Caves of Lascaux in France. This unusual residential design comes clad in charred cedar boards, and surrounded by 1,825m2 of landscaped property, sculptural plants and a spring-fed stream.<br /></div><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sj6x2t-fzpI/AAAAAAAACBI/tuKobAfw0SY/s400/Yakisugi+House+-+japanese+house+design+-+front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349908960975507090" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sj6xuEiH5pI/AAAAAAAACBA/M5anKoYWhuw/s400/Yakisugi+House+-+japanese+house+design+-+dining+room.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349908812411692690" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/Sj6xjSpVt5I/AAAAAAAACA4/m91sUYZUt0E/s400/Yakisugi+House+-+japanese+house+design+-+other.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349908627221493650" border="0" /><br />More about Yakisugi house [<a href="http://www.trendir.com/house-design/japanese_homes/">via</a>] <b>modern house design</b>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-78081676568129231202009-06-24T15:16:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.884-07:00Ok...so big deal...It's hot here...<div align="center">I'm <span style="font-size:180%;">really</span> not complaining...</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkKmzj8A-GI/AAAAAAAAD-I/korox1Ttc0w/s1600-h/deco4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351022712020072546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkKmzj8A-GI/AAAAAAAAD-I/korox1Ttc0w/s400/deco4.jpg" border="0" /></a> Because there are some truly <span style="font-size:180%;">benevolent</span> souls<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkKmzbi1T_I/AAAAAAAAD-A/7D2DB3gDRjI/s1600-h/deco.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351022709766967282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkKmzbi1T_I/AAAAAAAAD-A/7D2DB3gDRjI/s400/deco.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />on the other side of the world...Alaska... who are <span style="font-size:180%;">running</span><br />a marathon<br />to <span style="font-size:180%;">support</span> leukemia research....<br />where it is <span style="font-size:180%;">really</span>, really, really cold.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">did I say really enough?</span><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkKmzOQq_CI/AAAAAAAAD94/PriR9V65xw8/s1600-h/deco12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351022706201132066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkKmzOQq_CI/AAAAAAAAD94/PriR9V65xw8/s400/deco12.jpg" border="0" /></a> Check out my <span style="font-size:180%;">guest post</span> on <span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://decorology.blogspot.com/2009/06/another-tropical-trip.html">DECOROLOGY</a></span>....<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">warm</span> your soul with her work...<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Cool</span> your heels at an <span style="font-size:180%;">amazing </span>South American piece of paradise.<br /><br /><em>I dare ya!</em><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">and leave her a note of thanks if you would...for me.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">We need more Ashley's in our world...</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><p><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Run, girl, Run!</span></p><div align="center"><br /><br /></span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IGnJh8-4aYs/SkKmy8LZq4I/AAAAAAAAD9w/iREvlpKLz30/s1600-h/deco.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-27340832360194670792009-06-24T12:32:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:53:59.278-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/decorate-dining-room-ideas-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/decorate-dining-room-ideas-5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-44850444632322725222009-06-24T12:25:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:53:59.526-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/images/TONIN%20SQUARE%20CONTEMPORARY%20GLASS%20DINING%20TABLE.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 384px;" src="http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/images/TONIN%20SQUARE%20CONTEMPORARY%20GLASS%20DINING%20TABLE.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-34218337446618490892009-06-24T09:09:00.000-07:002011-03-21T21:16:38.395-07:00Car Show rescheduledOur car show of last weekend got rained out and has been rescheduled for THIS Saturday, June 27th. All the other details are the same as on this flyer:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkJQ40pC4ZI/AAAAAAAAAQE/TbTMS3_HE5Y/s1600-h/car+show+2009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350928244403265938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YH_B1iq8i-4/SkJQ40pC4ZI/AAAAAAAAAQE/TbTMS3_HE5Y/s200/car+show+2009.jpg" border="0" /></a> We'd love to see you!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-53878537445727643322009-06-24T07:17:00.000-07:002011-03-18T22:30:07.590-07:00We're home! If you look back through the archives, you will notice that every post I've ever written to recap a wonderful mini-vacation is entitled <em>Home Sweet Home</em>. That's because it is. As much as we enjoy visiting family, fishing, and just getting away from it all for a few days we love to come home.<br /><br />We left bright and early Saturday morning after getting things in order -- primarily errands and cleaning. I also made sure we had something ready to eat when we returned. I can't stress strongly enough how much we dislike <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">coming</span> home to a disorderly home. How relaxing is it to know you will be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">coming</span> home to a bunch of work? We would much rather put the effort in before leaving. We've found that by doing this, the trip laundry and groceries are the only chores we come home to. It's so much more manageable.<br /><br />One of George's brothers recently moved back to Michigan after living in Florida for a number of years. (You can bet he will be getting warm clothes for Christmas gifts -- <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">lol</span></span>) I've only met this brother once before this weekend. So this trip was especially nice because we all got to spend a few hours with him on Sunday. It's uncanny how much of my husband I can see in his brothers and dad.<br /><br />As most of you know, my husband and I love to fish. No weekend at the lake is complete without a fishing excursion and we had several this trip. Even though we love to fish, we (I) don't like to go out all day. It does get a little tiring after a few hours, plus there is there is the how-long-can-you-hold-it-before-you-have-to-go-to-the-bathroom factor.<br /><br />We like to fish for Walleye, but they weren't very cooperative this trip. We caught mostly Northern Pike, Dogfish and Carp --which we do not keep. I reeled in a particularly feisty Carp, which was a lot of fun. I see now why Carp have become big tournament fish. The larger ones are such a challenge to bring in!<br /><br />George's dad goes fishing almost every day, so they have a freezer stuffed with fish. George's mom sent us home with a giant package of Walleye, probably enough for 8 or 10 meals. I'll make some for supper tonight with rice and broccoli.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-86479970063598402042009-06-24T06:13:00.001-07:002011-04-01T10:23:37.704-07:00Designer Wall Tapestries: A Unique Choice in Home Decor<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkInj2t5JDI/AAAAAAAAAPU/-76BjB1V7cQ/s1600-h/Designer+Wall+Tapestries+A+Unique+Choice+in+Home+Decor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkInj2t5JDI/AAAAAAAAAPU/-76BjB1V7cQ/s400/Designer+Wall+Tapestries+A+Unique+Choice+in+Home+Decor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350882804206478386" /></a><br />For centuries many different cultures have used tapestries to decorate their buildings, churches, and homes. Today that trend has continued. Tapestry wall hangings are one of the most accomplished and durable textile-based art forms and comes from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds, giving the tapestry a true historical view.<br /><br />In modern times tapestries have become a very popular element of home decor and they are being used in many unique ways. Many elegant styles from floral and landscapes to medieval tapestries, and modern art can be used to create a tapestry that's truly a work <span id="fullpost">of art, providing the weaver has the skill to do so. These add an entirely unique dimension to this traditional form of art, while many interior decorators and art enthusiasts enjoy the many benefits of tapestry art.<br /><br />Traditional tapestry wall hangings, particularly those from Medieval times, were produced from wool. This provided a strong fabric for applying many dyes and pigments as well as the added durability and maintenance. Wool tapestries when mixed with synthetic polymers have the distinct advantage of preserving the traditional warmth of standard wool tapestries. The basic use of natural materials has remained a staple with tapestry weaving, even with present day weavers.<br /><br />The modern wall tapestry makes the most of varying blends of fibers, using new and improved fibers to reproduce classical art works and famous tapestries from the past. With the improvements made to pigments and dyes, we can buy faithful reproductions of historical tapestry designs like those found in many European museums and churches.<br /><br />Another popular choice is the use of chenille for modern tapestry wall hangings, mainly because it is a flexible material that is soft and adaptable. It can be used in a broad range of home decorative settings, including wall tapestries, cushions and tapestry throws. When decorating your home chenille tapestries can add an elegantly soft touch, that adds warmth and versatility to any decorative setting.<br /><br />A chenille tapestry can often be used in many ways, such as a wall hanging or used as a tapestry throw for your sofa or chair. However the real popularity of chenille tapestries comes from the fact that they can make the room feel warm and comfortable.<br /><br />If you would like to add something unique in decorative style, consider choosing a tapestry that will bring a breath of fresh air into your living space. Some spaces can present a decorating challenge, such as an office or fairly large room. Many forms of high quality art tapestries can aide the home decor enthusiast, as well as add a sense of history, expand living space visually, create the basis for a theme, add color and give your home,personality and charm.<br /><br />Choosing a tapestry and using it creatively can minimize and solve a decorating problem by presenting a flash of color or opening a window to another time or place. With a vast range now available it is easy to find a wall tapestry that will provide you with many years of viewing enjoyment.<br /><br />If a room is small and needs something to make it feel less cramped, consider choosing a tapestry that has vibrant colors and blends well within your existing decor. This could be a city, floral, castles or a traditional tapestry design such as Medieval. Choosing a horizontal tapestry will help add width to a room or try opening a space by choosing a tapestry with doorways and windows.<br /><br />If your room is large, tone it down by hanging a series of small to medium size tapestries drawn together. This creates the illusion of a smaller space and can bring a large, blank wall down in size. Hanging small tapestries together will add a truly distinct look and feel. When decorating in this manner be sure to choose tapestries of a similar theme and style.<br /><br />European Wall tapestries can encourage reflective and tranquil moments, enlighten any living space and are perfect subjects of conversation. They also elevate our decorative needs, add charm and warmth to our homes.<br /><br />All of these qualities have made wall tapestries a popular choice amongst art lovers for centuries. Today with the use of modern weaving, fabrics and centuries of age old tradition, wall tapestries are as charming, versatile and beautiful as ever. A tapestry wall hanging is an heirloom that can be past down for generations.<br /><br />Author : Sean Russell<br />Picture Cradit : www.saladotex.com<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-74131430597433117182009-06-24T06:13:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:47:49.888-07:00Designer Wall Tapestries: A Unique Choice in Home Decor<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkInj2t5JDI/AAAAAAAAAPU/-76BjB1V7cQ/s1600-h/Designer+Wall+Tapestries+A+Unique+Choice+in+Home+Decor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkInj2t5JDI/AAAAAAAAAPU/-76BjB1V7cQ/s400/Designer+Wall+Tapestries+A+Unique+Choice+in+Home+Decor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350882804206478386" /></a><br />For centuries many different cultures have used tapestries to decorate their buildings, churches, and homes. Today that trend has continued. Tapestry wall hangings are one of the most accomplished and durable textile-based art forms and comes from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds, giving the tapestry a true historical view.<br /><br />In modern times tapestries have become a very popular element of home decor and they are being used in many unique ways. Many elegant styles from floral and landscapes to medieval tapestries, and modern art can be used to create a tapestry that's truly a work <span id="fullpost">of art, providing the weaver has the skill to do so. These add an entirely unique dimension to this traditional form of art, while many interior decorators and art enthusiasts enjoy the many benefits of tapestry art.<br /><br />Traditional tapestry wall hangings, particularly those from Medieval times, were produced from wool. This provided a strong fabric for applying many dyes and pigments as well as the added durability and maintenance. Wool tapestries when mixed with synthetic polymers have the distinct advantage of preserving the traditional warmth of standard wool tapestries. The basic use of natural materials has remained a staple with tapestry weaving, even with present day weavers.<br /><br />The modern wall tapestry makes the most of varying blends of fibers, using new and improved fibers to reproduce classical art works and famous tapestries from the past. With the improvements made to pigments and dyes, we can buy faithful reproductions of historical tapestry designs like those found in many European museums and churches.<br /><br />Another popular choice is the use of chenille for modern tapestry wall hangings, mainly because it is a flexible material that is soft and adaptable. It can be used in a broad range of home decorative settings, including wall tapestries, cushions and tapestry throws. When decorating your home chenille tapestries can add an elegantly soft touch, that adds warmth and versatility to any decorative setting.<br /><br />A chenille tapestry can often be used in many ways, such as a wall hanging or used as a tapestry throw for your sofa or chair. However the real popularity of chenille tapestries comes from the fact that they can make the room feel warm and comfortable.<br /><br />If you would like to add something unique in decorative style, consider choosing a tapestry that will bring a breath of fresh air into your living space. Some spaces can present a decorating challenge, such as an office or fairly large room. Many forms of high quality art tapestries can aide the home decor enthusiast, as well as add a sense of history, expand living space visually, create the basis for a theme, add color and give your home,personality and charm.<br /><br />Choosing a tapestry and using it creatively can minimize and solve a decorating problem by presenting a flash of color or opening a window to another time or place. With a vast range now available it is easy to find a wall tapestry that will provide you with many years of viewing enjoyment.<br /><br />If a room is small and needs something to make it feel less cramped, consider choosing a tapestry that has vibrant colors and blends well within your existing decor. This could be a city, floral, castles or a traditional tapestry design such as Medieval. Choosing a horizontal tapestry will help add width to a room or try opening a space by choosing a tapestry with doorways and windows.<br /><br />If your room is large, tone it down by hanging a series of small to medium size tapestries drawn together. This creates the illusion of a smaller space and can bring a large, blank wall down in size. Hanging small tapestries together will add a truly distinct look and feel. When decorating in this manner be sure to choose tapestries of a similar theme and style.<br /><br />European Wall tapestries can encourage reflective and tranquil moments, enlighten any living space and are perfect subjects of conversation. They also elevate our decorative needs, add charm and warmth to our homes.<br /><br />All of these qualities have made wall tapestries a popular choice amongst art lovers for centuries. Today with the use of modern weaving, fabrics and centuries of age old tradition, wall tapestries are as charming, versatile and beautiful as ever. A tapestry wall hanging is an heirloom that can be past down for generations.<br /><br />Author : Sean Russell<br />Picture Cradit : www.saladotex.com<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-48008119090033683722009-06-23T20:03:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:28:13.449-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkGbPPbFAUI/AAAAAAAABto/yN1AoJIDZO0/s1600-h/1kid_room_by_erdenekin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkGbPPbFAUI/AAAAAAAABto/yN1AoJIDZO0/s400/1kid_room_by_erdenekin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350728518433308994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Designing a room for kids is very different from designing one for adults. Children use their rooms for playing games, studying, listening to music, day-dreaming and what not! In this post, we will share a few quick tips on designing a kid’s room and also give you some inspiration to work with.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Tips for Designing a Kid’s Room</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">1. Talk with the child for getting his/her opinion about what their room should look like.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">2. Children use the room for a variety of purposes. So it would be ideal if the room is designed to be multi-functional with play area, reading space, entertainment space, etc.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">3. Keep safety a priority. If for example, the child’s room is next to stairs, make sure the stairs have railings. Keep the furniture clear of the doorway and install a night light in the room.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">4. Ensure enough storage space for toys, clothing and other stuff that kids treasure. Though clutter may be a matter of opinion, try assigning a place for everything.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">5. Bring in a surprise element! For example, kids love secret spaces! Try to fit one in if the room layout allows you. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkGacWWkohI/AAAAAAAABtg/Xo8nd4hmwDk/s1600-h/32.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkGacWWkohI/AAAAAAAABtg/Xo8nd4hmwDk/s400/32.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350727644120130066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkGacZy7NII/AAAAAAAABtY/hVfNCUjfOfg/s1600-h/45.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 450px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkGacZy7NII/AAAAAAAABtY/hVfNCUjfOfg/s400/45.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350727645044356226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkGacLJUiFI/AAAAAAAABtQ/frAKa6r3yHU/s1600-h/53.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkGacLJUiFI/AAAAAAAABtQ/frAKa6r3yHU/s400/53.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350727641111758930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkGab_OGBoI/AAAAAAAABtI/qVosYGNXoQo/s1600-h/64.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkGab_OGBoI/AAAAAAAABtI/qVosYGNXoQo/s400/64.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350727637910554242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkGabpTdq0I/AAAAAAAABtA/G3RfmSyLF-s/s1600-h/74.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkGabpTdq0I/AAAAAAAABtA/G3RfmSyLF-s/s400/74.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350727632027495234" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-25112014491149477202009-06-23T19:11:00.000-07:002011-03-18T04:51:29.786-07:00<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350711958899763026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkGMLWWnp1I/AAAAAAAAGks/v6aTjezSo04/s400/rainbow.jpg" border="0" />Rainbows are a reminder that tomorrow is always another day. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350711963926277890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkGMLpFCLwI/AAAAAAAAGk8/xxHhNN4-HP0/s400/rainbow.JPG" border="0" />(<em>bonus points if you</em> <em>name that movie!)</em><br /><div> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350711966527046850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkGMLyxGxMI/AAAAAAAAGlE/NNwmLYEUnrI/s400/rainbow+vineyard.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkGMLmr8YdI/AAAAAAAAGk0/roIdbf1mcDg/s1600-h/rainbow+at+teadance.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350711963284169170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkGMLmr8YdI/AAAAAAAAGk0/roIdbf1mcDg/s400/rainbow+at+teadance.jpg" border="0" /></a>Pictures taken at Sugarleaf Vineyard in Charlottesville, VA and Provincetown, Cape Cod.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-75163815521881926542009-06-23T19:00:00.000-07:002011-03-21T00:50:03.443-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkGTrXSdolI/AAAAAAAABeM/jo5R6u7A5GM/s1600-h/IMG_5361.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkGTrXSdolI/AAAAAAAABeM/jo5R6u7A5GM/s200/IMG_5361.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350720205487972946" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkGTDtouUSI/AAAAAAAABeE/XjU4eebHPQs/s1600-h/IMG_5360.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 139px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkGTDtouUSI/AAAAAAAABeE/XjU4eebHPQs/s200/IMG_5360.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350719524292153634" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />What a gorgeous day to do a little work in the backyard, on the auction chairs that is. So out to the patio they went and I began sanding the frames, while the dog and kids played. What an improvement over winter, when this task would have found me in a damp and chilly garage!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkGT3G5Fg3I/AAAAAAAABeU/YdQFb-yzbxU/s1600-h/IMG_5393.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkGT3G5Fg3I/AAAAAAAABeU/YdQFb-yzbxU/s200/IMG_5393.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350720407244997490" /></a><br />Marvin at Kepler's Upholstery & Custom Furniture almost convinced me to stain rather than paint the frames. After sanding I applied a quick coat of walnut stain and it looked horrible...just tired looking. At the same time my first painting attempt, covering the wood with a heavy coat, didn't look so inspiring either. <br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkGUR8QIovI/AAAAAAAABec/pAgYz4OqSqY/s1600-h/IMG_5376.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkGUR8QIovI/AAAAAAAABec/pAgYz4OqSqY/s200/IMG_5376.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350720868245349106" /></a>After some experimentation, I ended up painting a couple light layers with a quick sanding in between, creating a distressed and weathered look. I like it, a bit Swedish. Paired with a delectable pale turquoise velvet the combination will be...delicious!<br /><br />Now I just need to find a couple hours to finish the second chair and get them back to Kepler's for the rest of their make over...<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkGUSKlLSTI/AAAAAAAABek/_mGWYtd8Zak/s1600-h/IMG_5397.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 143px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkGUSKlLSTI/AAAAAAAABek/_mGWYtd8Zak/s200/IMG_5397.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350720872091699506" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkGVHQj4aKI/AAAAAAAABes/iemGKoLZLMw/s1600-h/IMG_5438.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YCuDuVA8jD8/SkGVHQj4aKI/AAAAAAAABes/iemGKoLZLMw/s200/IMG_5438.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350721784229947554" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />p.s. Don't forget to enter the Summer Primer Give Away by leaving a comment on the post below!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-52675121357283490392009-06-23T18:30:00.001-07:002011-03-21T21:25:42.765-07:00<p>As we somehow have suddenly jumped into summer, the warmth of it invites, pulls and gravitates us to the outdoors. Interior design certainly does not have to stop with the interior of your home. The surrounding gardens and outdoor living spaces can be designed to compliment the interior spaces. Creating a comfortable extension of usable living space outdoors which is enticing enough so you will want to spend more time outside enjoying the simple pleasures in life. Perhaps with some reading, or entertaining a few friends, sipping home made <strike>ice tea  </strike>wine, and watching kids play. </p> <p>I have the opportunity to work with wonderful clients who desire just that type of space. The challenge is to create their odd sized outdoor deck that has an amazing view where they can do all those things in life we wish we found the time to do more often. <br /> <br />The view <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBiJIm2qI/AAAAAAAAAGU/zklRvQBR3aE/s1600-h/DSC_0894%5B8%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0894" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="237" alt="DSC_0894" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBiU9mFiI/AAAAAAAAAGY/eSc0CdN6jpQ/DSC_0894_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="352" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>The <strike>challenge</strike> area:<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBikVj61I/AAAAAAAAAGc/Ghs12So9MFE/s1600-h/DSC_0895%5B10%5D.jpg"> <br /><img title="DSC_0895" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="238" alt="DSC_0895" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBjD-oc4I/AAAAAAAAAGg/48P-c8OSg70/DSC_0895_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="353" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><strong>The inspiration:</strong> <br /><i><a title="McGuire Jacques Garcia Collection" href="http://www.mcguirefurniture.com/onlinecatalog/designer/landing.mcg;jsessionid=h1snKBBB1BkCmSYL2NKnLPb4GhXnFZngYyyVyQhp52pcGXyXm2rw!-2045815966!-748648467?productNumber=Outdoor+-+Designers+-+Jacques+Garcia&sectionNumber=Outdoor&subsectionNumber=Outdoor+-+Designers"><img title="clip_image002" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="171" alt="clip_image002" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBjJKeFlI/AAAAAAAAAGk/BPjm5SvJuu4/clip_image002%5B20%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="386" border="0" /></a></i></p> <p><strong>Jacques Garcia for McGuire </strong><em><font size="1">Sleek and inviting, this bench entices with a deep seat cushion, gently curved arms and bolster pillows at either end. Long, lean and wide, it is the ultimate in relaxation.</font></em> </p> <p><strong>The plan: </strong><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBjhZ5ciI/AAAAAAAAAGo/-2J8LT2hyoI/s1600-h/deck%20full%20final%5B5%5D.jpg"> <br /><img title="deck full final" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="232" alt="deck full final" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBj1ufMAI/AAAAAAAAAGs/JGKL8Gtzu_4/deck%20full%20final_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="399" border="0" /></a>  <br />Good food to be enjoyed here: <i><a title="Lane Venture" href="http://www.laneventure.com/default.aspx"><img title="clip_image002[27]" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="152" alt="clip_image002[27]" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBkPYZiJI/AAAAAAAAAGw/MotMp_JPvX8/clip_image002%5B27%5D%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="347" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBkv_EKsI/AAAAAAAAAG0/p8uKRIiv17w/s1600-h/image%5B2%5D.png"><img title="image" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBlD5sR1I/AAAAAAAAAG4/DYK47AdZzSA/image_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <br /></i><a href="http://www.laneventure.com/default.aspx">Raymond Waites Vintage Garden Collection</a>.  <font size="1"><em>Elegant custom hand finished aluminum frame with graceful arms with acanthus leaf casting and scroll backs with rosette details.</em></font></p> <p>The details: <i><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBlQC3l6I/AAAAAAAAAG8/Qc9c1cnjsdY/s1600-h/clip_image002%5B23%5D%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="clip_image002[23]" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="278" alt="clip_image002[23]" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBluk95eI/AAAAAAAAAHA/xZJTKoaAVB0/clip_image002%5B23%5D_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="168" border="0" /></a></i></p> <p>Underfoot:  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBl6fyw9I/AAAAAAAAAHE/97C47qYXGXY/s1600-h/clip_image002%5B9%5D.gif"><img title="clip_image002" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="190" alt="clip_image002" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBmU7E45I/AAAAAAAAAHI/5rvZMzzM9tE/clip_image002_thumb%5B6%5D.gif?imgmax=800" width="287" border="0" /></a></p> <p>And of course, there will be a touch of animal thrown in: <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBm6dJs-I/AAAAAAAAAHM/nTyu8DOZpgs/s1600-h/clip_image002%5B25%5D%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="clip_image002[25]" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="165" alt="clip_image002[25]" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBnEYx6mI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/zW4IceiJTG4/clip_image002%5B25%5D_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="218" border="0" /></a></p> <p>The process of finding all the perfect elements for this concept were a bit of a daunting. The options for tasteful, durable, attractive, functional outdoor pieces were hard to find. But with much perseverance, I do believe the end result will turn out to be a stunning, pleasant place to enjoy.  But for that…….you will have to wait till it is all done. Stay tuned :) </p> <p> </p> <p>What makes an outdoor space livable for you? </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-80150169467994262132009-06-23T18:30:00.000-07:002011-03-18T05:23:32.085-07:00<p>As we somehow have suddenly jumped into summer, the warmth of it invites, pulls and gravitates us to the outdoors. Interior design certainly does not have to stop with the interior of your home. The surrounding gardens and outdoor living spaces can be designed to compliment the interior spaces. Creating a comfortable extension of usable living space outdoors which is enticing enough so you will want to spend more time outside enjoying the simple pleasures in life. Perhaps with some reading, or entertaining a few friends, sipping home made <strike>ice tea  </strike>wine, and watching kids play. </p> <p>I have the opportunity to work with wonderful clients who desire just that type of space. The challenge is to create their odd sized outdoor deck that has an amazing view where they can do all those things in life we wish we found the time to do more often. <br /> <br />The view <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBiJIm2qI/AAAAAAAAAGU/zklRvQBR3aE/s1600-h/DSC_0894%5B8%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0894" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="237" alt="DSC_0894" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBiU9mFiI/AAAAAAAAAGY/eSc0CdN6jpQ/DSC_0894_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="352" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>The <strike>challenge</strike> area:<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBikVj61I/AAAAAAAAAGc/Ghs12So9MFE/s1600-h/DSC_0895%5B10%5D.jpg"> <br /><img title="DSC_0895" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="238" alt="DSC_0895" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBjD-oc4I/AAAAAAAAAGg/48P-c8OSg70/DSC_0895_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="353" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><strong>The inspiration:</strong> <br /><i><a title="McGuire Jacques Garcia Collection" href="http://www.mcguirefurniture.com/onlinecatalog/designer/landing.mcg;jsessionid=h1snKBBB1BkCmSYL2NKnLPb4GhXnFZngYyyVyQhp52pcGXyXm2rw!-2045815966!-748648467?productNumber=Outdoor+-+Designers+-+Jacques+Garcia&sectionNumber=Outdoor&subsectionNumber=Outdoor+-+Designers"><img title="clip_image002" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="171" alt="clip_image002" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBjJKeFlI/AAAAAAAAAGk/BPjm5SvJuu4/clip_image002%5B20%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="386" border="0" /></a></i></p> <p><strong>Jacques Garcia for McGuire </strong><em><font size="1">Sleek and inviting, this bench entices with a deep seat cushion, gently curved arms and bolster pillows at either end. Long, lean and wide, it is the ultimate in relaxation.</font></em> </p> <p><strong>The plan: </strong><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBjhZ5ciI/AAAAAAAAAGo/-2J8LT2hyoI/s1600-h/deck%20full%20final%5B5%5D.jpg"> <br /><img title="deck full final" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="232" alt="deck full final" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBj1ufMAI/AAAAAAAAAGs/JGKL8Gtzu_4/deck%20full%20final_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="399" border="0" /></a>  <br />Good food to be enjoyed here: <i><a title="Lane Venture" href="http://www.laneventure.com/default.aspx"><img title="clip_image002[27]" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="152" alt="clip_image002[27]" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBkPYZiJI/AAAAAAAAAGw/MotMp_JPvX8/clip_image002%5B27%5D%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="347" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBkv_EKsI/AAAAAAAAAG0/p8uKRIiv17w/s1600-h/image%5B2%5D.png"><img title="image" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBlD5sR1I/AAAAAAAAAG4/DYK47AdZzSA/image_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <br /></i><a href="http://www.laneventure.com/default.aspx">Raymond Waites Vintage Garden Collection</a>.  <font size="1"><em>Elegant custom hand finished aluminum frame with graceful arms with acanthus leaf casting and scroll backs with rosette details.</em></font></p> <p>The details: <i><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBlQC3l6I/AAAAAAAAAG8/Qc9c1cnjsdY/s1600-h/clip_image002%5B23%5D%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="clip_image002[23]" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="278" alt="clip_image002[23]" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBluk95eI/AAAAAAAAAHA/xZJTKoaAVB0/clip_image002%5B23%5D_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="168" border="0" /></a></i></p> <p>Underfoot:  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBl6fyw9I/AAAAAAAAAHE/97C47qYXGXY/s1600-h/clip_image002%5B9%5D.gif"><img title="clip_image002" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="190" alt="clip_image002" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBmU7E45I/AAAAAAAAAHI/5rvZMzzM9tE/clip_image002_thumb%5B6%5D.gif?imgmax=800" width="287" border="0" /></a></p> <p>And of course, there will be a touch of animal thrown in: <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBm6dJs-I/AAAAAAAAAHM/nTyu8DOZpgs/s1600-h/clip_image002%5B25%5D%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="clip_image002[25]" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="165" alt="clip_image002[25]" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_QmyhG1RJn2U/SkGBnEYx6mI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/zW4IceiJTG4/clip_image002%5B25%5D_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="218" border="0" /></a></p> <p>The process of finding all the perfect elements for this concept were a bit of a daunting. The options for tasteful, durable, attractive, functional outdoor pieces were hard to find. But with much perseverance, I do believe the end result will turn out to be a stunning, pleasant place to enjoy.  But for that…….you will have to wait till it is all done. Stay tuned :) </p> <p> </p> <p>What makes an outdoor space livable for you? </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-34871183542022965952009-06-23T10:26:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.903-07:00Victorian Bathroom Design<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.advertiser.ie/images/2008/09//1466_thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 263px;" src="http://www.advertiser.ie/images/2008/09//1466_thumb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.channel4.com/4homes/images/mb/Channel4/4homes/on-tv/grand-designs/episode-guides/s6-e10-surrey-victorian-threshing-barn/gallery-page/surrey-barn-bathroom-lg--gt_full_width_landscape.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 254px;" src="http://www.channel4.com/4homes/images/mb/Channel4/4homes/on-tv/grand-designs/episode-guides/s6-e10-surrey-victorian-threshing-barn/gallery-page/surrey-barn-bathroom-lg--gt_full_width_landscape.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.drummonds-arch.co.uk/webpics2/resources/mazamboni.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 396px;" src="http://www.drummonds-arch.co.uk/webpics2/resources/mazamboni.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Victorian Bathroom Design ................<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="KonaBody"><p>In almost all traditional bathroom designs the bath is always the main feature, so keep this in mind. Towards the end of the 19th century many bathrooms became alot smaller so cast iron baths were changed for freestanding bath designs which were thought to be more hygienic. Effective Victorian styles are available from manufacturers such as Victoria and Albert with ball and claw feet similar to that period.</p><p>Pretty mirrors with decorative edges and pictures were common features seen in the bathroom. Black and white family portraits are a great way to imitate the united front families resembled in that period. Portraits should be placed in the main focus of the room for guests and family to view clearly.</p><p>Fixed shower heads with wide projections are a must have with traditional fixed arms it creates a classic replica. Manufactures such as Hudson Reed specialise in traditional showers to create the ultimate classic look. Clutter is not a disadvantage in a Victorian styled bathroom design as it creates a more lived in feel. Miniature trinkets and detailed objects will only add to the character and warmth. Modern blinds will be too 21st century so instead opt for sweeping curtains with tassled tie backs to create a lavish finish.</p><p>Vintage radiators and <a id="KonaLink0" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/bath-showers-articles/victorian-bathroom-design-617735.html#"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12;" >towel </span><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12;" >warmers</span></span></a> will create a charming bathroom addition whilst being practical. High heat outputs will definitely keep you feeling warm in the winter months. Deep toned pinks and purples are the colours enhance the enduring bathroom ambience. A distinctive line of tiles on a blank canvas offer a unique focal point to distract the eye. Small square tiles in dark colours such as black or dark brown are the best option if a lighter tone such as pink is going to be used as a background color.</p><p>To add drama into the design a distinguished idea is to add a chandelier right in the centre of your bathroom to illuminate the whole room, remember the more dramatic the better!</p><p>Source:http://www.articlesbase.com<br /></p></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-64876184976357018122009-06-23T10:20:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.925-07:00Modern Bathroom Designs For Dummies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/bathroom-designs-45.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/bathroom-designs-45.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.imagecows.com/uploads/_d430-modern-bathroom-design.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 345px;" src="http://www.imagecows.com/uploads/_d430-modern-bathroom-design.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dewantoro.net/upload/momoy1/ceramicaflaminia-bathroom-fonte-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 452px; height: 311px;" src="http://www.dewantoro.net/upload/momoy1/ceramicaflaminia-bathroom-fonte-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Modern Bathroom Designs For Dummies...........<br /><div style="text-align: left;">For many of us, the bathroom is the one room in the house where the style hasn't changed in 15 years. Rather than spending money on renovating the bathroom, we put the money towards remodeling the kitchen, buying new furniture and carpeting for the living room, or renovating the master bedroom. The bathroom is almost always the last room in the house to get a face lift. Nevertheless, the time will come (or quite possibly has come) for the bathroom to shed its 1970s wallpaper and linoleum, and be reborn in a more modern décor.<br /><br />However, remodeling the bathroom takes more than changing the paint, paper, and <a id="KonaLink0" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/advice-articles/modern-bathroom-design-for-dummies-47949.html#"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12;" ><span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 153, 0); color: rgb(0, 153, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12;" >flooring</span></span></a>. If you want to do it right, you need to get rid of that outdated vanity, sink, and faucet, (yes, even the faucet) and replace them with some modern bathroom fixtures.<br /><br />Your Contemporary Bathroom Options<br /><br />If you haven't kept up with the latest modern bathroom design, you might not realize the number of different styles and designs available to you (believe it or not, avocado green and yellow isn't "in" anymore). Recently modern bathroom design has become quite cutting edge and, more importantly, affordable. Because of the Internet and online bathroom renovation retailers, many of today's fashion-forward and "hip" designs are more available and affordable to the public.<br /><br />However, as affordable and available as these designs may be, many people still don't know what styles are available to them and how to choose the right bathroom fixtures.<br /><br />Selecting Your Modern Bathroom Vanity<br /><br />Vanities today are both functional and fashionable. They come in many different sizes, shapes, heights, depths, colors, materials, etc. The key to choosing a vanity out of the hundreds of contemporary vanities available on the market today is to select one that: 1) fits your bathroom space, and 2) matches the new color of your bathroom. It's easy to get carried away and purchase a highly stylized modern vanity even though you know it's going to take up 75% of the space in your bathroom. If you want your vanity to work perfectly with your new décor, measure the space you have available and take a color swash of the new bathroom paint color with you when shopping for a vanity. It will help you purchase a contemporary bathroom vanity that goes perfectly with your new décor.<br /><br />Selecting Your Modern Bathroom Sink<br /><br />Believe it or not, sinks come in many different colors and shapes. Today, you can find bathroom sinks in any color with just about any design imprinted on it. There is no limit when it comes to sink design, but there is a limit when it comes to purchasing one for your new bathroom redesign. You should never purchase a sink without considering everything else that's going into your new bathroom. In many cases, the sink is the focal point of the bathroom and ties the entire room together. If you select a modern sink that doesn't work with all components in your bathroom, the look and feel of your renovated bathroom can be completely thrown off. When selecting a contemporary sink, find one that matches and fits your new (or existing) vanity. Your sink and vanity should appear and function as one solid unit. Don't choose a sink just because it's "cool" or has an awesome design. Make sure the sink you select will fit perfectly with your vanity and the new décor of your bathroom.<br /><br />Selecting your Modern Bathroom Faucet<br /><br />If you truly want to transform your bathroom into a work of modern art, you need to select your bathroom faucet carefully. Modern bathroom faucets come in different shapes and sizes, giving you many options to choose from. The sink and vanity you select will dictate the height, depth, and shape of the bathroom faucet you need to get. Don't purchase a faucet that will make your sink and vanity look awkward (it's easier to do than you think). Find one that's the perfect height, depth, and shape for your sink/vanity combo.<br /><br />Source:http://www.articlesbase.com<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-20219736985687507972009-06-23T10:13:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.951-07:00Tips Ideas for Small Bathroom Designs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.solution-people.net/images/small_bathroom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.solution-people.net/images/small_bathroom.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.toppsbathrooms.co.uk/images/complete-bathroom-suites/small-bathroom-suites/balterley-spirit-suite?width=333&height=333"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 333px;" src="http://www.toppsbathrooms.co.uk/images/complete-bathroom-suites/small-bathroom-suites/balterley-spirit-suite?width=333&height=333" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1356/1159572827_cb1c3f5e90.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 331px; height: 442px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1356/1159572827_cb1c3f5e90.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Tips Ideas for Small Bathroom Designs..................<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Homeowners need not stress over small bathroom designs. Although the space element may be limited, there are several creative ways to maximize what you have. Here are some top ideas for small bathrooms.<br /><br />Pick Light Colors<br /><br />The color of your bath is crucial to creating great first impressions. Small bathrooms should always avoid dark, heavy colors. These can make your bath seem both assuming and smaller than it is. Light, pastel colors on the other hand with small designs are perfect. These colors create the impression of spaciousness. These are also the colors that can make any room fell fresh, airy and relaxing. Mix and match pastel colors for your floor, walls, cabinets and fixtures.<br /><br />Use Corner and Overhead Spaces<br /><br />Make use of unused spaces. The key is to make the most out of these small unused areas. You could for example push your <a id="KonaLink0" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/bath-showers-articles/ideas-for-small-bathroom-designs-350018.html#"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12;color:#009900;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12;" >bath </span><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12;" >tub</span></span></a> and toilet to the wall to ensure that no remaining unused space at the back remains. You can also use corners for a hanging sink and a corner shower booth. Overhead spaces can still accommodate cabinets, hamper hooks and racks. As much as possible, keep the floor space free except for your tub, shower stall and toilet.<br /><br />Choose Smaller Bath Items<br /><br />Pick out small items and bathroom accessories. Bath fixtures don't come in single sizes. If you do not have a family of giants, then you can settle for a smaller toilet, bathtub and sink. Do make sure though that you have fixtures that you are comfortable using. Consult the biggest member of your family when picking the smallest possible fixture available.<br /><br />Use Mirrors<br /><br />All bathrooms need mirrors. Small bathrooms would look perfect with unadorned mirrors. Extremely small bathrooms might have to do with small round mirrors. Small baths though that aren't exactly too cramped could use wide mirrors that stretch across walls. It may not be obvious to some but mirrors are design accents that are more than just functional. These reflective surfaces will help make your bathroom seem larger.<br /><br />Get Lights and Windows<br />Aside from mirrors, lights also help extend the perception of space. As much as possible, natural light sources should be preferred over artificial ones. Windows over bathtubs or overhead openings bring in not just light but a breath of fresh air.Use night lights wisely. Opt for generous light fixtures that aren't just limited to the center of the room. Attach dimmers so you can adjust light options when you are in the mood for subdued lights.<br />Think Minimal<br />Limit your bathroom items and accessories. As much as possible, stick to only the essential items that a bathroom should have. Move magazine racks, extra cabinets, excess hampers and towel racks from the bathroom.<br />Small bathroom designs may require your creativity. With a little imagination, you can easily convert a small bathroom into the dream haven you have always wanted.<br /><br />Source:http://www.articlesbase.com<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-20396738560078853352009-06-23T10:08:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.976-07:002009 Home Interior Decoration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Va40yjzpBrs/SVss2Ru98tI/AAAAAAAAFRo/_QYzpLeV6mo/s400/Interior+Decoration+Living+Room+12.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 255px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Va40yjzpBrs/SVss2Ru98tI/AAAAAAAAFRo/_QYzpLeV6mo/s400/Interior+Decoration+Living+Room+12.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/new-home-interior.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 256px;" src="http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/new-home-interior.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.happynews.com/living/interiordecoratingtips/cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 390px;" src="http://www.happynews.com/living/interiordecoratingtips/cover.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">2009 Home Interior Decoration................<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="KonaBody"><p style="text-align: justify;">Home Interior Decoration - The process of decorating a home in order to make it look good becomes easier to use and gels well with the architecture. Home interior decoration provides a certain "feel" to the home; it includes applying wallpaper, painting the walls, choosing of furniture and fittings such as light fixtures, and adding decorations such as paintings.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Home interior decoration is professionally done by interior designers/ decorators and also by a few architects. There is a distinctive difference between home interior decoration and interior design. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Home interior decoration is focused on finishing, such as wallpaper, window covering, furnishings and paint. Interior design is more integrated with the architecture, and in addition to home interior decoration involves cabinet making, room layout etc and host of other design parameters that go into making a home.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Although the concept of home interior decoration evolved in Paris and London in the late 18th century, modern home interior decoration began with Jeanselme in Paris, Lenygon and Morant in London and Ogden Codman from New York. This concept of home interior decoration has gone through many trends and discussions. The current trends of this industry is to discover innovative ways to decorate on a budget mostly shoe string.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">The whole objective of home interior decoration is to functionally improve the home and make it reflect your tastes and personality at the same time rendering it unique. A big challenge, nevertheless, undertaken by artistic scientists. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Homeowners spent approximately $175 billion in the year 2003 to improve their homes. About 65% of this can be attributed to home interior decoration. The new trends indicate most spending on expanding kitchens and livening up bathrooms with new fittings. Current trends also indicate that emphasis is being given to creating specialty rooms and areas for individual members of the family. Growing in popularity are massage suites, <a id="KonaLink0" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/home-and-family-articles/home-interior-decoration-13700.html#"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12;color:#009900;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12;" >spa</span></span></a> areas, media space, craft rooms, wine cellars and home library areas. Even though luxury is a synonym for space, most small home owners are eagerly using home interior decoration to create definition areas for each individual.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Colors are also undergoing a new preference towards earthly, natural and warm brown tones from the vibrant and loud colors of the past. Blue and gray hues are preferred today over dull reds and dark blues of the past.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Innovative home interior decoration ideas, which cost less but at the same time giving the impression of an ornate design scheme are in vogue for new career professionals and newly married couples. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">The new trend of Life-styling has given home interior decoration industry a boost. This has given rise to eclectic decorating styles which include High Tech and Shabby Chic replacing the good old Victorian or Early American.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Focus has changed to harmony and function compared to uniqueness and good looking. Rightly so, since uniqueness can never be 100% and neatness has always been good looking, which can be brought about by good functionality.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Home interior decoration has changed more drastically over the past 15 years or so than in its long history. Keeping track of new trends is almost as essential as for a computer professional keeping track of new software or hardware.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Source:http://www.articlesbase.com<br /></p> </div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-14265798150075424292009-06-23T10:03:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:11.996-07:00Best Home Interior Decoration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.navegalo.com/elsalvador/images/stories/interior.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.navegalo.com/elsalvador/images/stories/interior.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sankalanindia.com/full-images/690770.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 302px;" src="http://www.sankalanindia.com/full-images/690770.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Best Home Interior Decoration ...............<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-33280084837041679942009-06-23T09:55:00.000-07:002011-03-14T06:14:12.014-07:00Log Home Interior Designs Ideas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.loghome.com/media/originals/floor_plan_McKay_GR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 435px;" src="http://www.loghome.com/media/originals/floor_plan_McKay_GR.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.livingstonoutloud.com/blog/images/logHomeInterior_med.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 312px;" src="http://www.livingstonoutloud.com/blog/images/logHomeInterior_med.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/log-cabin-interior-GTL0806-de.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 460px;" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/log-cabin-interior-GTL0806-de.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Log Home Interior Designs Ideas..................<br /><div style="text-align: left;">In log home interiors and log home interior design, the shape and color of the log wood selected is most important since the log wood used will reflect a range of moods, complexities and emotions.<br /><br />In general, the logs in log home interiors will be the most visual and dynamic element around which all else will revolve. How much log wood is used in log home interiors is a major decision. Log home interior design today seldom uses logs for every wall in the home.<br /><br />Here are ideas to consider when planning your personal space inside log homes:<br /><br />• Diameter of Logs - give careful consideration to the size of the logs you will use and how they will visually impact the space. For example, the visual effect of smaller diameter logs in rustic log home interiors can be subtle and somewhat subdued. If your log home is built with large diameter logs, they can be the most powerful and dramatic design element in the room and the entire home. Larger diameter logs will probably require you to build a larger log home, larger rooms, higher ceilings and consequently need more furnishings.<br /><br />• Interior Light Levels - log home interiors can feel dark and oppressive with dark wood, insufficient natural light and inadequate windows or skylights. Windows give log home interiors natural light, enlarging and enlightening the room space. Orientation, size, location, shape, and style of the windows is very important in log home interior design. An east-facing window gives morning light, and a west-facing window brings late afternoon sun.<br /><br />Using very small windows in log homes is a thing of the past. You may want the windows or the skylights to frame the view of the lake, the mountains or the blue sky. Skylights are great and they provide natural light all year around and will brighten any room and your logs. Why not have it all!<br /><br />• Room Focal Points - each room in log home interior design should have a focal point, a feature that attracts the eye. The focal point could be a fireplace, a special picture or painting, a staircase, a beautiful chandelier or a window. If the room is large, you may want several dramatic focal points. If you have a large space, create several smaller cozy sections with different furniture arrangements to entertain small groups of people doing different activities. Use a variety of sizes and shapes of area rugs to visually divide the room.<br /><br />• Flooring Materials - if you choose not to use carpet under the dining room table and chairs, consider using different types of contrasting flooring materials. Use different materials to create a dramatic look - tiles set into wood, for example, or wood timbers laid into stone. A smaller room will appear larger if you install a floor that is lighter than the walls. If your room has numerous windows and plenty of natural light, a beautiful wood floor or stone floor can create the perfect setting.<br /><br />• Walls and Materials Used - how the logs in log home interiors are finished is important because of the resulting visual impact made by their color. With log home and rustic interior finishing, you can use sealers, stains, and paint in some areas, especially in the kitchen and bathrooms. Today, a variety of materials such as glass, stucco, stone, copper and steel are often used with the logs, creating striking contrasts. Or the materials used in log home interior design may be associated with the region or state such as combining logs and stucco in the southwest USA.<br /><br />Creating beautiful log home interiors has many different ways in which the log home interior design can work well, ranging from informal handmade country style to a modern looking interior. The success of log home interiors, like any house style, may be measured by how much the space is enjoyed and by how well the space functions. Whether you are just beginning to have some ideas or are well along in your design, learn as much as you can about the process of creating your own interior space that is comfortable, cozy, stylish and inviting.<br /><br />Source:http://www.articlesbase.com<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-27263373935028236822009-06-23T09:53:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:53:59.783-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4soAfirknHk/SkEJcoKpvQI/AAAAAAAAAks/OiWGGznLSdA/s1600-h/Knoll-Kids.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4soAfirknHk/SkEJcoKpvQI/AAAAAAAAAks/OiWGGznLSdA/s320/Knoll-Kids.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350568219715943682" border="0" /></a><br /><blockquote>The Child's Womb Chair from Knoll Kids, shown here with the Stone child's seat in poppy. The adult version of the chair was designed in 1948 by Eero Saarinen, and the seat by Maya Lin in 1998.</blockquote><a href="http://www.kidstodayonline.com/article/CA6666405.html?nid=2378&source=title&rid=3954188">Kids Today</a> reports<br /><blockquote>KnollStudio, a division of Knoll, Inc., renowned for its collection of classic and enduring designs for the workplace and the home, has launched Knoll Kids, a modern children’s <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kidstodayonline.com/community/Furniture/47266.html">furniture</a> collection.<br /></blockquote><br />Bev & Mike<br /><a href="http://www.landfairfurniture.com/" target="_blank">Landfair Furniture + Design gallery</a><br />Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/landfairfurni" target="_blank">Twitter</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-19439408064070897432009-06-23T09:21:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:57:34.871-07:00I found this wire shelf at a garage sale on Saturday for $5. It is not ideal, but I am overflowing with fabric and have a small, narrow place in my sewing nook that it would fit in. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEECmfQnqI/AAAAAAAAEEE/j3sM0zi4FQ0/s1600-h/camper+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350562275030769314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEECmfQnqI/AAAAAAAAEEE/j3sM0zi4FQ0/s400/camper+001.JPG" border="0" /></a> I painted it white and it works perfect to store some of my fabric.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEECfk9iZI/AAAAAAAAED8/T3EE3EJ9dpk/s1600-h/sewing+nook+and+arm+bruise+032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350562273175636370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEECfk9iZI/AAAAAAAAED8/T3EE3EJ9dpk/s400/sewing+nook+and+arm+bruise+032.JPG" border="0" /></a> This space is not ideal, but our bedroom is large and has this nook on the front. It beats sewing on the kitchen table and having to move it and go to another area to search for supplies. We also have our main computer and printer up here.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEECVyKc_I/AAAAAAAAED0/b-D6JX2JScA/s1600-h/sewing+nook+and+arm+bruise+034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350562270546654194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEECVyKc_I/AAAAAAAAED0/b-D6JX2JScA/s400/sewing+nook+and+arm+bruise+034.JPG" border="0" /></a> I love this chair. We were in Pensacola and drove by a furniture store that was having a tent sale. I started yelling at my husband to stop NOW. I spotted just a little of the chair and I wanted to see it. It is perfect, made to look chippy and old, although it is new.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEEBzJV-fI/AAAAAAAAEDs/QRiUmulPwxQ/s1600-h/sewing+nook+and+arm+bruise+035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350562261248637426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEEBzJV-fI/AAAAAAAAEDs/QRiUmulPwxQ/s400/sewing+nook+and+arm+bruise+035.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The yellowish desk is an executive desk that we bought at a garage sale and painted with leftover paint.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEB7EHRCMI/AAAAAAAAEDk/Z3ra927N6Ls/s1600-h/sewing+nook+and+arm+bruise+049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350559946520987842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEB7EHRCMI/AAAAAAAAEDk/Z3ra927N6Ls/s400/sewing+nook+and+arm+bruise+049.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The computer desk is a door with plexiglass on top. It is sitting on two craft drawer units.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEB61j9UlI/AAAAAAAAEDc/4WIl4YGuFNM/s1600-h/sewing+nook+and+arm+bruise+045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350559942614798930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEB61j9UlI/AAAAAAAAEDc/4WIl4YGuFNM/s400/sewing+nook+and+arm+bruise+045.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEB6kmreiI/AAAAAAAAEDU/s1VveS3Nu1Q/s1600-h/sewing+nook+and+arm+bruise+044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350559938062809634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEB6kmreiI/AAAAAAAAEDU/s1VveS3Nu1Q/s400/sewing+nook+and+arm+bruise+044.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These prints were over my buffet in my dining room in Florida. I love them. The dining room was painted the deep cranberry red.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEB6bsUhTI/AAAAAAAAEDM/TQhf1evesBg/s1600-h/sewing+nook+and+arm+bruise+043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350559935670551858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEB6bsUhTI/AAAAAAAAEDM/TQhf1evesBg/s400/sewing+nook+and+arm+bruise+043.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div>I need to paint the turquoise desk. My daughter didn't have room in her new room so I took it. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEB6HaI08I/AAAAAAAAEDE/eyGWkvl4Aw4/s1600-h/sewing+nook+and+arm+bruise+040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350559930225578946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCryn6S1LpE/SkEB6HaI08I/AAAAAAAAEDE/eyGWkvl4Aw4/s400/sewing+nook+and+arm+bruise+040.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-60866332463995051102009-06-23T03:54:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:28:13.700-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkC17qycUCI/AAAAAAAABsw/48tEQXFaJpw/s1600-h/home+furnishing+ideas.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkC17qycUCI/AAAAAAAABsw/48tEQXFaJpw/s400/home+furnishing+ideas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350476394018918434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Modern home furnishing ideas</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkC17Vti2qI/AAAAAAAABso/4NYRyg2j91g/s1600-h/home+furnishing+ideas+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkC17Vti2qI/AAAAAAAABso/4NYRyg2j91g/s400/home+furnishing+ideas+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350476388361231010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkC17e_rmrI/AAAAAAAABsg/Gp-UDW0vUrc/s1600-h/home+furnishing+ideas+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkC17e_rmrI/AAAAAAAABsg/Gp-UDW0vUrc/s400/home+furnishing+ideas+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350476390853221042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkC164Q7_DI/AAAAAAAABsQ/pqDFX1TfWfI/s1600-h/home+furnishing+ideas+5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 669px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EcnS4VWJ3Mg/SkC164Q7_DI/AAAAAAAABsQ/pqDFX1TfWfI/s400/home+furnishing+ideas+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350476380456614962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-42125728806449253052009-06-23T03:44:00.001-07:002011-04-01T10:23:37.712-07:00The Use Of Shades As Home Decoration<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkCypszrplI/AAAAAAAAAPI/zJNOHPOHaJU/s1600-h/The+Use+Of+Shades+As+Home+Decoration.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkCypszrplI/AAAAAAAAAPI/zJNOHPOHaJU/s400/The+Use+Of+Shades+As+Home+Decoration.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350472786788460114" /></a> <br />Vertical blinds can add style to any room. Depending on the look you’d like to create, you have a multitude of choices as far as style, color and texture. These blinds provide a simple, low maintenance, affordable way to add interest to windows and doors in your home. Each provides a different look and feel for a room. It’s important to know what kind of mood you’re looking to capture before you make a selection. <br /><br />The advent of technology and choices has afforded buyers with more choices than ever before. Blinds are no longer offered in just one size, color and material. You can find <span id="fullpost">them made of PVC, wood and metal. They’ve evolved in their operating mechanisms. Some are even automatic, which is convenient for the elderly or those unable to manage operating them manually. <br /><br />Blinds are not just for offices anymore. They started to appear in the home as efficient covers for patio doors, but now their use has spread to anywhere you’d use regular shades. Bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms and kitchens now sport vertical blinds as window coverings. Printed, fabric covered, colored or textured, blinds can help you bring a room together. And installation is simple. You can do it yourself, or call a professional. <br /><br />Each room can have its own feel, due in part to the colors and styles of the blinds used. They can also be dressed up and layered with curtains and valances. They can be used as decoration by being covered in fabric that matches or accents other items in the room, or they can be subtle, and offset with a valance that matches the room d้cor. <br /><br />They can be long or short. They can work to visually adjust the size and shape of the window through the size you purchase. You can make a window appear larger by mounting the blinds to hang wider and/or longer than the actual window. <br /><br />They’re great for controlling the light that is coming into the room. They can be slightly opened to admit a limited amount of sunlight, or they can be drawn to the side to expose the entire window. They can also help somewhat in blocking drafts emitting from cracks around windows and doors. This can ultimately help with energy efficiency. <br /><br />With all the options available, you don’t have to choose just one. Whichever blinds you select, you can be assured you made the right choice. <br /><br />Author : Eric J. Slarkowski <br />Picture Cradit : www.eclipsenyc.com <br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-13783329020356363792009-06-23T03:44:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:47:49.950-07:00The Use Of Shades As Home Decoration<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkCypszrplI/AAAAAAAAAPI/zJNOHPOHaJU/s1600-h/The+Use+Of+Shades+As+Home+Decoration.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkCypszrplI/AAAAAAAAAPI/zJNOHPOHaJU/s400/The+Use+Of+Shades+As+Home+Decoration.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350472786788460114" /></a> <br />Vertical blinds can add style to any room. Depending on the look you’d like to create, you have a multitude of choices as far as style, color and texture. These blinds provide a simple, low maintenance, affordable way to add interest to windows and doors in your home. Each provides a different look and feel for a room. It’s important to know what kind of mood you’re looking to capture before you make a selection. <br /><br />The advent of technology and choices has afforded buyers with more choices than ever before. Blinds are no longer offered in just one size, color and material. You can find <span id="fullpost">them made of PVC, wood and metal. They’ve evolved in their operating mechanisms. Some are even automatic, which is convenient for the elderly or those unable to manage operating them manually. <br /><br />Blinds are not just for offices anymore. They started to appear in the home as efficient covers for patio doors, but now their use has spread to anywhere you’d use regular shades. Bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms and kitchens now sport vertical blinds as window coverings. Printed, fabric covered, colored or textured, blinds can help you bring a room together. And installation is simple. You can do it yourself, or call a professional. <br /><br />Each room can have its own feel, due in part to the colors and styles of the blinds used. They can also be dressed up and layered with curtains and valances. They can be used as decoration by being covered in fabric that matches or accents other items in the room, or they can be subtle, and offset with a valance that matches the room d้cor. <br /><br />They can be long or short. They can work to visually adjust the size and shape of the window through the size you purchase. You can make a window appear larger by mounting the blinds to hang wider and/or longer than the actual window. <br /><br />They’re great for controlling the light that is coming into the room. They can be slightly opened to admit a limited amount of sunlight, or they can be drawn to the side to expose the entire window. They can also help somewhat in blocking drafts emitting from cracks around windows and doors. This can ultimately help with energy efficiency. <br /><br />With all the options available, you don’t have to choose just one. Whichever blinds you select, you can be assured you made the right choice. <br /><br />Author : Eric J. Slarkowski <br />Picture Cradit : www.eclipsenyc.com <br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-13262020783470450812009-06-23T02:32:00.001-07:002011-03-21T21:25:42.990-07:00Beautiful sky blue kitchen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8230585@N06/tags/interior"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SjoJ9TJ7-6I/AAAAAAAACAw/pZQPKJ0yVTI/s400/Beautiful+sky+blue+kitchen.jpg" alt="Beautiful sky blue kitchen, kitchen, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348598456174508962" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Maryland designer Dana Tydings helped a client design a <a href="http://classic-interior-design.blogspot.com/search/label/kitchen">kitchen</a> around a barrel-vaulted ceiling, which a previous owner had painted like a sky studded with cumulus clouds. Rather than painting over the mural, she complemented it with similar colors on the cabinetry.<br /><br />Photo by Carrie Russell, washingtonspaces.com.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-29621790327695767082009-06-23T02:32:00.000-07:002011-03-18T05:23:32.267-07:00Beautiful sky blue kitchen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8230585@N06/tags/interior"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et1byNF3Y70/SjoJ9TJ7-6I/AAAAAAAACAw/pZQPKJ0yVTI/s400/Beautiful+sky+blue+kitchen.jpg" alt="Beautiful sky blue kitchen, kitchen, interior design" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348598456174508962" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Maryland designer Dana Tydings helped a client design a <a href="http://classic-interior-design.blogspot.com/search/label/kitchen">kitchen</a> around a barrel-vaulted ceiling, which a previous owner had painted like a sky studded with cumulus clouds. Rather than painting over the mural, she complemented it with similar colors on the cabinetry.<br /><br />Photo by Carrie Russell, washingtonspaces.com.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-84956909487199790012009-06-22T19:15:00.000-07:002011-03-18T04:51:29.930-07:00<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350344493941711634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkA9-Etc4xI/AAAAAAAAGj8/YE3r1hieob0/s400/Franklin+Roosevelt+Memorial+waterfall.jpg" border="0" /> <div><div><div><div><div>Visitors to Washington, DC always stop at the amazing Roosevelt Memorial of water features, pictured above, completed in 1997. However, most people aren't familiar with the <em>original</em> Roosevelt Memorial which is largely forgotten.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350344499633904946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkA9-Z6k3TI/AAAAAAAAGkE/jGmmd4nypEg/s400/roosevelt+memorial.jpg" border="0" />Located across from the National Archives at 9th St NW & Pennsylvania Avenue in a little grassy plot, a simple piece of square marble simply says: "<em>In memory of:</em> <em>Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882 - 1945"</em> as seen above<em>.</em> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350346675713358834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HhVGrCGT1uE/SkA_9EcWO_I/AAAAAAAAGkk/uVgRhxBNhkQ/s400/roosevelt.jpg" border="0" /> <div>This plaque bears the story of how this strange monument came to be. Roosevelt told the Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfuter</div><div></div><div><strong><span style="color:#99ffff;"><em>"If any memorial is to be erected to me, I know exactly what I should like it to be. I should like it to consist of a block about the size of this desk and placed in the center of that green plot in front of the Archives Building. I don't care what it is made of, whether limestone or granite or whatnot, but I want it to be plain without any ornamentation , with the simple carving,</em> In memory of<em>.."</em></span></strong> </div><div>I have to agree - simple is stronger.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-6349847943802620242009-06-22T19:11:00.000-07:002011-03-18T05:15:51.145-07:00<div style="text-align: left;">I was discussing home design trends with a builder friend of mine the other day. He said to me that "small is the new big". This is true because people are demanding much more value in their purchases now. But they also still want quality. So how can designers and builders deliver on this? Here are a few of my thoughts:</div><div><div><div><ul><li><b><i>Build it small<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> - but <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">liveable</span></span></span></i></b>. A floor plan needs to be smart in order to be functional while remaining compact. Every space should be analyzed for efficiency. Better hire a pro.</li><li><b><i>Keep it simple. </i></b> Roof form and wall massing should be as simple as possible. This reduces labor costs and additional materials.</li><li><b><i>Keep it square</i></b>. A square plan has much less surface area than more complicated plan shapes. That means less roofing, wall and foundation materials.</li><li><b><i>Keep it square 2.</i></b> Square plans have less jogs. And jogs are transitions that cost money. Think about it. It is faster to build one long wall than 3 or 4 separate walls that total the same overall length.</li><li><b><i>1 for 2 special.</i></b> One big window is less expensive than 2 small ones. Labor and materials included.</li><li><b><i>Get rid of the ginger bread.</i></b> A quality design does not need ornamentation but a bad design does. We call it "putting earrings on a pig".</li><li><b><i>Eliminate redundancy.</i></b> Most folks don't really need 3 places to eat (kitchen island, kitchen nook and formal dining room). Most folks don't use a formal living room if they have a main floor family room. It's not the 1950's anymore Beaver.</li><li><b><i>Use the basement.</i></b> You have to build that foundation anyway (up north anyway), so you might as well incorporate it into your plan.</li><li><b><i>Use the garage.</i></b> Many times we will use the space above the garage as a master suite or family room space.</li><li><b><i>Question everything.</i></b> Look at every building system and every component critically. Ask yourself if there is a better choice to be made. Make sure it's functional as well as beautiful and economical. If it's functional but ugly - I don't call that value.</li><li><b><i>Plan ahead.</i></b> Get your plan completely right before you build. Work with a pro. If you get the plan right then you can build without changes. Changes during construction always cost time and money.</li><li><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OhlZn97QoCI/SkC22t-BtJI/AAAAAAAAA3g/WMJ1e5EOlis/s320/Afton-Bungalow-home-plan-fr.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350477408485094546" /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simplyeleganthomedesigns.com/afton_cottage.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;"><b><i>Afton Cottage House Plan</i></b></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ok</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">I'll</span> stop. There are a million other great ideas. I'd like to hear some of yours. Please comment.</div></li></ul><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK22"></a><a name="OLE_LINK6"></a><a name="OLE_LINK5"></a><a name="OLE_LINK4"></a><a name="OLE_LINK3"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10pt;"></span></span></a><a href="http://www.simplyeleganthomedesigns.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;"><b><i>Simple,Unique, Creative and Green House Plans</i></b></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-88233622615826265062009-06-22T18:12:00.001-07:002011-04-01T10:23:37.716-07:00How To Use Hardwood Flooring To Bring Color Into Your HomeIf you are sick of your carpeted or tiled floors, then it is time to consider a kind of flooring that has been bringing warmth and beauty into homes for centuries. Wide plank hardwood flooring brings an old-world charm into a home, but it does not limit the house in that way. Modern homes look just as gorgeous with wide plank floorings as a cottage full of antiques.<br /><br />The beauty of wood floors is that they are both timeless and stylish, adding a touch of class and a warm glow to any room. They are easy to dress up with an ornamental rug or beautiful to show uncovered in all their glory. There are plenty of woods to choose from as well, which will help to determine the width of the cut as well as the exact color that you will get from the flooring.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkAsav4YdAI/AAAAAAAAAPA/M_EQEfBm_hE/s1600-h/How+To+Use+Hardwood+Flooring+To+Bring+Color+Into+Your+Home.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 342px; height: 354px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkAsav4YdAI/AAAAAAAAAPA/M_EQEfBm_hE/s400/How+To+Use+Hardwood+Flooring+To+Bring+Color+Into+Your+Home.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350325195357320194" /></a><br />For a warmer, almost golden glow, take a look at an Ash floor. If you want a more rich <span id="fullpost">look, American Cherry flooring is a warm reddish brown that will have you admiring the floor for hours. Birch is a very pale shade, but has variations between light and slightly darker that draw the eye. If you want your floor to have a color all its own, then check out a sample of Brazilian Cherry. The bright red of the tree is stunning to say the least. Eastern Pine is a beautiful golden color that warms up a room nicely, but for the real variations in the grain you will want to take a look at Heart Pine. The swirling of the grain of this wood is breathtaking. Hard Maple is a pale shade that sets a wonderful stage for bold furniture and d้cor, and would look lovely in a gallery style room.<br /><br />Hickory looks wonderful with golden wood and darker knots, and would fit in well with cabin style decor. Red Oak has a reddish tint to the rich wood, and is full of the swirling of the grain. Mahogany is a dark red color, and is very consistent in the coloring. Sassafras is a warm color as well, showing an almost orange glow. Soft Maple is similar to the Hard Maple, but stains slightly better. Walnut is a gorgeous reddish color that is marbleized throughout, showing beautiful patterns. White Oak is also a warm golden color with lovely patterning to it.<br /><br />There are lots of color choices in hardwood flooring. To find the right shade for your project, the best strategy is to take a photo of your furniture to the flooring supplier. See what works best with your kind of furniture. If possible, get some samples of wood to take home. No matter what style of house or apartment you are decorating, hardwood floors will bring a timeless appeal and a new richness of color to your surroundings.<br /><br />Author : Neil Street<br />Picture Cradit : www.ahmyhome.com<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-5160129876665786522009-06-22T18:12:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:47:50.046-07:00How To Use Hardwood Flooring To Bring Color Into Your HomeIf you are sick of your carpeted or tiled floors, then it is time to consider a kind of flooring that has been bringing warmth and beauty into homes for centuries. Wide plank hardwood flooring brings an old-world charm into a home, but it does not limit the house in that way. Modern homes look just as gorgeous with wide plank floorings as a cottage full of antiques.<br /><br />The beauty of wood floors is that they are both timeless and stylish, adding a touch of class and a warm glow to any room. They are easy to dress up with an ornamental rug or beautiful to show uncovered in all their glory. There are plenty of woods to choose from as well, which will help to determine the width of the cut as well as the exact color that you will get from the flooring.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkAsav4YdAI/AAAAAAAAAPA/M_EQEfBm_hE/s1600-h/How+To+Use+Hardwood+Flooring+To+Bring+Color+Into+Your+Home.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 342px; height: 354px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VeS3Wg_rLDM/SkAsav4YdAI/AAAAAAAAAPA/M_EQEfBm_hE/s400/How+To+Use+Hardwood+Flooring+To+Bring+Color+Into+Your+Home.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350325195357320194" /></a><br />For a warmer, almost golden glow, take a look at an Ash floor. If you want a more rich <span id="fullpost">look, American Cherry flooring is a warm reddish brown that will have you admiring the floor for hours. Birch is a very pale shade, but has variations between light and slightly darker that draw the eye. If you want your floor to have a color all its own, then check out a sample of Brazilian Cherry. The bright red of the tree is stunning to say the least. Eastern Pine is a beautiful golden color that warms up a room nicely, but for the real variations in the grain you will want to take a look at Heart Pine. The swirling of the grain of this wood is breathtaking. Hard Maple is a pale shade that sets a wonderful stage for bold furniture and d้cor, and would look lovely in a gallery style room.<br /><br />Hickory looks wonderful with golden wood and darker knots, and would fit in well with cabin style decor. Red Oak has a reddish tint to the rich wood, and is full of the swirling of the grain. Mahogany is a dark red color, and is very consistent in the coloring. Sassafras is a warm color as well, showing an almost orange glow. Soft Maple is similar to the Hard Maple, but stains slightly better. Walnut is a gorgeous reddish color that is marbleized throughout, showing beautiful patterns. White Oak is also a warm golden color with lovely patterning to it.<br /><br />There are lots of color choices in hardwood flooring. To find the right shade for your project, the best strategy is to take a photo of your furniture to the flooring supplier. See what works best with your kind of furniture. If possible, get some samples of wood to take home. No matter what style of house or apartment you are decorating, hardwood floors will bring a timeless appeal and a new richness of color to your surroundings.<br /><br />Author : Neil Street<br />Picture Cradit : www.ahmyhome.com<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258031989602593089.post-60192269151635854742009-06-22T17:42:00.001-07:002011-03-21T21:25:43.354-07:00<a href="http://kuwiwae.blogspot.com/" ><img src="http://www.elite-choice.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/aircraft-interiors_2.jpg" width=400 alt="Luxury Interior Design for Airline-Latest interior design for aircraft" site="http://kuwiwae.blogspot.com/" title="Luxury Interior Design for Airline :label(Aircraft interior design)-42723 at http://kuwiwae.blogspot.com/"/></a><br />Luxury Interior Design for Airline on elite-choice.org<br /><br />src :http://www.elite-choice.org<br /><a href="http://kuwiwae.blogspot.com/" ><img src="http://www.aviationexplorer.com/Airbus_A380_Interior_Pictures/airbus_a380_interior_picture_1.jpg" width=400 alt="Luxury Interior Design for Airline-interior airliner on Airbus A380" site="http://kuwiwae.blogspot.com/" title="Luxury Interior Design for Airline :label(Aircraft interior design)-42738 at http://kuwiwae.blogspot.com/"/></a><br />Luxury Interior Design for Airline on aviationexplorer<br /><br />src :http://www.aviationexplorer.com<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com