Instagram Love: Vicki Archer's London Flat

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4HdR3AQMp4lERgDlnt-TrtL0fDiVX-suqTZ_98Z-p2y8y8ouFRF0Iy4wJ38upK0ks3qb2u-cNgOSKsY6YbSdBYF3mXWANLc8i8YxnHMi7i5B200Yh7pPoRp5Pa4OIutUs2fY7BYFRhsr/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-15+at+12.47.26+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4HdR3AQMp4lERgDlnt-TrtL0fDiVX-suqTZ_98Z-p2y8y8ouFRF0Iy4wJ38upK0ks3qb2u-cNgOSKsY6YbSdBYF3mXWANLc8i8YxnHMi7i5B200Yh7pPoRp5Pa4OIutUs2fY7BYFRhsr/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-15+at+12.47.26+PM.png" /></a></div><br />I'm a huge fan of Vicki Archer, her blog, and most recently, her delicious images on <a href="http://instagram.com/vickiarcher">instagram</a>.  I love to follow her back and forth between her beautiful homes in Provence and London.   I mean,  isn't this just the quintessential London townhouse in every way? Gorgeous moldings, plump down-filled cushions, books, interesting accents - I could go on and on.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4wx-WFAXi3gvabptPk36wz4_IEehBgFP8Ac-0hSLgjhJLppJWCXihMiIEeRg3GyU-YXIVlDaHJhLB3vb7EoN8hefUwpc12xCaH-uZuR6O7NMNuoHT-_4t5tibmXv2lw3A-s0DiXyH29q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-16+at+12.50.24+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4wx-WFAXi3gvabptPk36wz4_IEehBgFP8Ac-0hSLgjhJLppJWCXihMiIEeRg3GyU-YXIVlDaHJhLB3vb7EoN8hefUwpc12xCaH-uZuR6O7NMNuoHT-_4t5tibmXv2lw3A-s0DiXyH29q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-16+at+12.50.24+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEDJkCU2npCvb-9wvFY4iQx0zAk7zN-q1FwVedRIPD6iHzF6vtgr-R86-T1bEjt92pwELnKNfshCt6w5HgqOXxWetDqoT1xDf1YSVdvTKiyZALrdI9Y9vza6LMe_2sViZsbxWfBbqX3x-/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-16+at+12.52.53+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEDJkCU2npCvb-9wvFY4iQx0zAk7zN-q1FwVedRIPD6iHzF6vtgr-R86-T1bEjt92pwELnKNfshCt6w5HgqOXxWetDqoT1xDf1YSVdvTKiyZALrdI9Y9vza6LMe_2sViZsbxWfBbqX3x-/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-16+at+12.52.53+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMoW9fAQ2IfoA7z2nglZb2rG2STdoy4G8ugaJgULbbZRjimSeAbMZK0dUct-vw-dAcuV-iiYu1Imp2-PgQQesaNra2ufbCRU_kUs1LMWEvvoPRyPQVpKYLWd2qZdWRhficg2KawTTmQSU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-05-18+at+11.39.59+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMoW9fAQ2IfoA7z2nglZb2rG2STdoy4G8ugaJgULbbZRjimSeAbMZK0dUct-vw-dAcuV-iiYu1Imp2-PgQQesaNra2ufbCRU_kUs1LMWEvvoPRyPQVpKYLWd2qZdWRhficg2KawTTmQSU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-05-18+at+11.39.59+AM.png" width="444" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vicki has already written two beautiful books on her French Life. Now I'm hoping she'll decide to treat us to another book - her Life in London!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670018775/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0670018775&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20&linkId=NZ76CGFXLWFFQ44X"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0670018775&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=myno0ab-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0670018775" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670018775/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0670018775&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20&linkId=552DBQKOAGDISMNO">My French Life</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670022276/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0670022276&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20&linkId=WINNF3C7UKATKA2E" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0670022276&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=myno0ab-20" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0670018775" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0670022276" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670022276/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0670022276&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20&linkId=JAUSHO6OCOPZ2MC4">French Essence: Ambience, Beauty, and Style in Provence</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0670022276" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> </div>

Instagram Love: Vicki Archer's London Flat

I'm a huge fan of Vicki Archer, her blog, and most recently, her delicious images on instagram .  I love to follow her back and forth be...

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A Holland Park Library

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A Holland Park Library

Sometimes you just can't top a British interior for that feeling of coziness and grandeur all at the same time.  This Holland Park home ...

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Lovely London Details

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Lovely London Details

Lots of lovely eye candy to be found in London -here's just a few from our trip. 

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Back from Europe & Life Changes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm-G83SdZ-9q5UakwZjabxsYwVFNJRVai2BgxAIkQJ_H6-KxNB8j3aOQtqW04aLrwyTyYlnz1ozrH7CHBX5ca77cvDAD7Q2rVFkuIpy4_lckRCJs3xjXdZYYI5RIdtyl5CNlpHqMzh3fB/s1600/DSCN5051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm-G83SdZ-9q5UakwZjabxsYwVFNJRVai2BgxAIkQJ_H6-KxNB8j3aOQtqW04aLrwyTyYlnz1ozrH7CHBX5ca77cvDAD7Q2rVFkuIpy4_lckRCJs3xjXdZYYI5RIdtyl5CNlpHqMzh3fB/s1600/DSCN5051.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />We're back from an amazing 16 days in London, Oia-Santorini, Rome, Florence & Venice - a trip the four of us will long remember for all that we saw and did!  Have to admit - it's very hard adjusting back to real life. Which only makes me think that I'm not interested in returning to it exactly as it was.<br /><br />I like to think of a vacation as <u>vacating your life</u> as you know it;  leaving behind old routines and opening new doors.  On this trip I really noticed the routines and habits of my back-at-home life that are more of a burden than a joy and the things that matter more to me now that I'm close to turning 50 :) <br /><br />Here's a few of the changes I'm making:<br /><br />- a lot less time on the internet<br />- saying yes to opportunities  that just pop up.  Just said yes to a  week up in the Thousand Islands, the pre-vacation me would have turned it down<br />- focusing more on staying in touch with extended family and friends<br />- returning to the book project I started this winter.  It has nothing to do w/design or this blog but it's something I'm really excited about it.  More on it in August.<br /><br /><br />Hope you're been having a great summer.  Curious, has your vacation time got you thinking about any life changes?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Back from Europe & Life Changes

We're back from an amazing 16 days in London, Oia-Santorini, Rome, Florence & Venice - a trip the four of us will long remember for ...

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Something Different!! Antique Microscope Slides

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiWcdS_HygUKr0xJSF_Rgt7b8v69eth2FdNrzWDwf7d_luTO39zO9D8FkvYdzwBVXn20Yd0ydqog31OOb2Nqax3Awhdmo2zvcs8ZyaG8RW0X1DaDFecEVUIPAbehHTjU-4AjFIeSG9AFA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-28+at+5.59.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiWcdS_HygUKr0xJSF_Rgt7b8v69eth2FdNrzWDwf7d_luTO39zO9D8FkvYdzwBVXn20Yd0ydqog31OOb2Nqax3Awhdmo2zvcs8ZyaG8RW0X1DaDFecEVUIPAbehHTjU-4AjFIeSG9AFA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-28+at+5.59.39+PM.png" width="635" /></a></div><br /><br />Something new!  I've not seen these before, have you?  Vintage microscope slides framed beautifully by Hannah Brown Interiors <a href="http://www.hannahbrowninteriors.co.uk/shop/4569391070/MICROSCOPE-SLIDES"><b>here</b></a>.  Hannah makes all the pieces herself and the frames are bespoke.  Based in the UK, she ships internationally.   A series of these would be both gorgeous and interesting. So nice to see something new and different in 2014!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PJ7gcHIlNzbVda0jrBFuiv5Kh0Ll-9JlcXo05ic-zm-5F7UTyn1DIovVHY_3siAE2A6SCxk-SKoCG2TWZn43Omt2HpjfVFHCMH0Cq73SZWZ1gf8fqBR-Qtoa5edp_hIAV0-1Pwbdk7tE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-28+at+6.01.18+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PJ7gcHIlNzbVda0jrBFuiv5Kh0Ll-9JlcXo05ic-zm-5F7UTyn1DIovVHY_3siAE2A6SCxk-SKoCG2TWZn43Omt2HpjfVFHCMH0Cq73SZWZ1gf8fqBR-Qtoa5edp_hIAV0-1Pwbdk7tE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-28+at+6.01.18+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPmIt8JUOkZzAYs3gYarcKyIjpVfrMGrPqsufaHu0cETkhEE_wvgVCyctKX8BefpGKL3RojnQ6MXuJe5GDs4soSxSbiugH8qMiWIdmG3yI_dxJ4MqV-hUsoQs0VlchzPzC5-R7RsKHDDi/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-28+at+6.01.48+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPmIt8JUOkZzAYs3gYarcKyIjpVfrMGrPqsufaHu0cETkhEE_wvgVCyctKX8BefpGKL3RojnQ6MXuJe5GDs4soSxSbiugH8qMiWIdmG3yI_dxJ4MqV-hUsoQs0VlchzPzC5-R7RsKHDDi/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-28+at+6.01.48+PM.png" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPOB4l-Tn5x8lY_aZyBKRcraq9URpjNsohqLNLQdORsTxZGN1BLBkP04rmxfsWpqkDOUkp9N-wByzAPE3fGX4NwVs3qwmPDpLfw9v-rOGw4NjFjc01Ara1_gOJOA1XS78UoxUdVSvXabN/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-28+at+6.02.24+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPOB4l-Tn5x8lY_aZyBKRcraq9URpjNsohqLNLQdORsTxZGN1BLBkP04rmxfsWpqkDOUkp9N-wByzAPE3fGX4NwVs3qwmPDpLfw9v-rOGw4NjFjc01Ara1_gOJOA1XS78UoxUdVSvXabN/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-28+at+6.02.24+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON-MejVU6GA_pL6N9MNbLSRkoSU7lOtsqqEDGs0JuEY1PWUDnahltt-A0rMlzsJNjtG5X7EGpne3gZFY65FboNrIXQ31nt4ducUW45IgD4znJGbroYCibNMFFXvpIeHeCqNYYGHCrqJJH/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-28+at+6.05.15+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON-MejVU6GA_pL6N9MNbLSRkoSU7lOtsqqEDGs0JuEY1PWUDnahltt-A0rMlzsJNjtG5X7EGpne3gZFY65FboNrIXQ31nt4ducUW45IgD4znJGbroYCibNMFFXvpIeHeCqNYYGHCrqJJH/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-28+at+6.05.15+PM.png" width="397" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5yObno03iR2R9Ty0bpkagyJXWaC3W5Zr1TwbXig3fCrgtXl2xg1By58MZG1IE5NmS5lVUkC7daOjv2nAVyAAIKShkg-8PDlg6f2chgMSm02dL88pYW6DfoM1jA0ekfhCYtpCYMlDAKFy/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-28+at+6.06.23+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5yObno03iR2R9Ty0bpkagyJXWaC3W5Zr1TwbXig3fCrgtXl2xg1By58MZG1IE5NmS5lVUkC7daOjv2nAVyAAIKShkg-8PDlg6f2chgMSm02dL88pYW6DfoM1jA0ekfhCYtpCYMlDAKFy/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-28+at+6.06.23+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hannahbrowninteriors.co.uk/shop/4569391070">Hannah Brown Interiors</a></div>

Something Different!! Antique Microscope Slides

Something new!  I've not seen these before, have you?  Vintage microscope slides framed beautifully by Hannah Brown Interiors here .  Ha...

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Moveover NY - It's Selling London!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oIlnAYz5auj0LfsiXJGigl_s-9Og7tWawjAvAIlpHNWzAr07cy7zaLs6OnrLWKpQJskeFR_fL7B2MwpkvOnGxx3LxEOurcGKj_nn8hPWA-AflPYEnP3P_a9YnkI3Dg677RdCNpar0ccv/s1600/selllondon.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774719460869989586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oIlnAYz5auj0LfsiXJGigl_s-9Og7tWawjAvAIlpHNWzAr07cy7zaLs6OnrLWKpQJskeFR_fL7B2MwpkvOnGxx3LxEOurcGKj_nn8hPWA-AflPYEnP3P_a9YnkI3Dg677RdCNpar0ccv/s640/selllondon.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Have you watched any of the episodes of <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/selling-london/show/index.html">Selling London</a>? I happened to catch an episode while surfing the channels in a hotel room last month. I LOVE this show! Not only does it take high-end to a whole other level, it seems that the rooms are more beautifully and tastefully decorated than the homes of its sister shows on HGTV. Sorry NY and LA but London has you beat. <br /><br />Now my dilemma. We don't have cable and have no intenton of breaking down and getting it now after a 25 year no-cable track record. Luckily there's a hotel stay in my future that coincides with the next episode. Can't wait!<br /><br /><br /><div></div>

Moveover NY - It's Selling London!

Have you watched any of the episodes of Selling London ? I happened to catch an episode while surfing the channels in a hotel room last mon...

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A Corfu Inspired Bedroom in London

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcV5Hzcnz1cQ9B9dBK-D2B4DTWeuqLhM0ryA71EApidJ0Z9fv3wfHbKR7aJo9P6MeTptVmkX8hJQl55n7DgAlE3ZMkPD6NRaC3UspX9p2EsBv4Z1v7KQdts3jjCi3NxVl3ztpsXBPkTMsW/s1600/blakesanniefitzsommon.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5757944346043467858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcV5Hzcnz1cQ9B9dBK-D2B4DTWeuqLhM0ryA71EApidJ0Z9fv3wfHbKR7aJo9P6MeTptVmkX8hJQl55n7DgAlE3ZMkPD6NRaC3UspX9p2EsBv4Z1v7KQdts3jjCi3NxVl3ztpsXBPkTMsW/s640/blakesanniefitzsommon.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Nine years ago my husband and I stayed at the <a href="http://www.blakeshotel.com/">Blakes Hotel </a>while in London for our 15th anniversary. Designed by Anouska Hempel, each room is different. For our stay we were in a room with dark woods and deep colors of claret and ink blue (post <a href="http://www.mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html">here</a>). Recently the Corfu suite, featured on the blog <a href="http://www.anniefitzsimmons.com/hotel-belle-blog/2012/5/1/blakes-hotel-london.html">Hotel Belle Annie Fitzsimmons</a>, caught my eye with its beautiful, white and breezy feel.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdT3wrmc7yvojFNFNsrjFGNmpbs8HvJy6w5xtDrYPaYIJotcJb9pDwDBtTiq9Thk1jKMP8nRMDXLQQPqV1CwQTpOSGI-oalQgSdTlP9KgTTMZr2ufWGz7J0n5Pm-_X8FZhyphenhyphenUxXVYvNasg/s1600/blakeannie"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5757944439843260770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdT3wrmc7yvojFNFNsrjFGNmpbs8HvJy6w5xtDrYPaYIJotcJb9pDwDBtTiq9Thk1jKMP8nRMDXLQQPqV1CwQTpOSGI-oalQgSdTlP9KgTTMZr2ufWGz7J0n5Pm-_X8FZhyphenhyphenUxXVYvNasg/s640/blakeannie" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitV0q5DwJnw35EeJvpwyerGfhAcOO1GY04__eAEp7SJ6LKil5fk4mOIKuoiZ0GqKIyBQ6s9CTYoSzhJo2ZH4Z_P0O3N5rN1xv7BX6x0L-F_hoc73ILjeMc-nj2JDF-Gfw2iponV0HFK11z/s1600/annieblakecouch"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5757944537929911954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitV0q5DwJnw35EeJvpwyerGfhAcOO1GY04__eAEp7SJ6LKil5fk4mOIKuoiZ0GqKIyBQ6s9CTYoSzhJo2ZH4Z_P0O3N5rN1xv7BX6x0L-F_hoc73ILjeMc-nj2JDF-Gfw2iponV0HFK11z/s640/annieblakecouch" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> On another note, thank you to all of you who commented about my son's graduation from high school. I was so suprised to pull up my blog a few days later to find so many comments. It was a wonderful day and since I finally gave in and bought a new computer (Mac Air) I'll plan to post a few pics at the end of the week.

A Corfu Inspired Bedroom in London

Nine years ago my husband and I stayed at the Blakes Hotel while in London for our 15th anniversary. Designed by Anouska Hempel, each room i...

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From across the Pond - Caroline Paterson

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJsBcwFGRheSbjNwaqSNuheQFS8dB55AFLAvFBUwwxXM-A-yvlltqEDVfnmXEDs8UBUTsVpiBhhumrePOnYr62NezSoGHU8lSyOfQjAtClmvZXYWh0jsbDH9A4eYcPAE8GMjdZwl1adY/s1600-h/cp6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358038983982776770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJsBcwFGRheSbjNwaqSNuheQFS8dB55AFLAvFBUwwxXM-A-yvlltqEDVfnmXEDs8UBUTsVpiBhhumrePOnYr62NezSoGHU8lSyOfQjAtClmvZXYWh0jsbDH9A4eYcPAE8GMjdZwl1adY/s640/cp6.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> Thrilled is how I felt when I came across the portfolio of London designer, <a href="http://www.carolinepatersoninteriors.co.uk/">Caroline Paterson</a>. Named by <a href="http://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/">House & Garden</a> to their Top 100 decorators list, I find her work inspiring and the attention to detail amazing. The first picture makes me swoon - love the blue/green silk pillow and hand blown glass vase paired with the contemporary styling of the bureau and the traditional artwork.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKi3cgq9KSs00dEaH92PmCv4E0PG-Ve7Xa6KDXm-PU4OKLJdWAfV2dR6hBdpd1kViY6Ke9xZVhcKt51gCF150jLYLxQNd1B1yEo3FePW0yrIWvwcPbSszrcy28geduJtpUUSDawjxfpDA/s1600-h/cp5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358037940914664242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKi3cgq9KSs00dEaH92PmCv4E0PG-Ve7Xa6KDXm-PU4OKLJdWAfV2dR6hBdpd1kViY6Ke9xZVhcKt51gCF150jLYLxQNd1B1yEo3FePW0yrIWvwcPbSszrcy28geduJtpUUSDawjxfpDA/s640/cp5.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> Abstract art, its colors reinforced in the fabric choices, adds a bolt of energy to this traditional library.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNh_U5kTAnWA3-xc9NzQk18IV0Ep9fUV0kOWKACrSpJC2zdtBU-odEnF5X_NZoH_7Nck0cYebKMqU3jPpk-PaF8QiS2Pa3Fr4lKqXaz1NyRHeKpfP86hH-1ke3J-71Ds_priApKeDcgs/s1600-h/carolinepaterson.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358038876949204946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNh_U5kTAnWA3-xc9NzQk18IV0Ep9fUV0kOWKACrSpJC2zdtBU-odEnF5X_NZoH_7Nck0cYebKMqU3jPpk-PaF8QiS2Pa3Fr4lKqXaz1NyRHeKpfP86hH-1ke3J-71Ds_priApKeDcgs/s640/carolinepaterson.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> What drew me into this photo is the lamp - amazing how one carefully selected piece can make a space. It very subtlety picks up on the fabric on the ottoman.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaux5JAvqmxcWelmBDEMYNlHQBhEG7WAmDrSgpzwhpw9NQ41Dta2OW1OS_z8jwOc0XK0CD1gTEeJi1iwwukLZVsy22CEgPjOuikgyXhMkIacBlLNPIpuzrB42cGNADgbGejnN3ML4ydU/s1600-h/cp4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358038781761302194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaux5JAvqmxcWelmBDEMYNlHQBhEG7WAmDrSgpzwhpw9NQ41Dta2OW1OS_z8jwOc0XK0CD1gTEeJi1iwwukLZVsy22CEgPjOuikgyXhMkIacBlLNPIpuzrB42cGNADgbGejnN3ML4ydU/s640/cp4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>The bird sculpture and the abstract painting play off each other - although everything is stationary there's movement in this space.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuYBQ-wyIf9h7SoiidADC_PHFLdDmK1OJwnN2vZJZyHb_pEQdsdCaKFAMcB6sck-b0zBctx-SPoOnJPmI1B3sOHqzxTv3_x4GUrpixS_DjBPIxxQUC_G7rj9LD3EXH_IXvebvXufilBo/s1600-h/cp8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358037774863791554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuYBQ-wyIf9h7SoiidADC_PHFLdDmK1OJwnN2vZJZyHb_pEQdsdCaKFAMcB6sck-b0zBctx-SPoOnJPmI1B3sOHqzxTv3_x4GUrpixS_DjBPIxxQUC_G7rj9LD3EXH_IXvebvXufilBo/s640/cp8.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> A great reminder that a closet is all you need for a functional home office space.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpHp4YYVlsEVLPXmdZNvF2qPvH4yOm22vf0bVKYRLMAud-qnlDBZoA7RF0n9Fmey2jwVqNMt0Q__XDbzvHx7nUsJGkPFu1R6GQXLErUKdIc-yM66GwJYD7runHKaaBVQow8ip8US72mA/s1600-h/cp10.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358037474981543634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpHp4YYVlsEVLPXmdZNvF2qPvH4yOm22vf0bVKYRLMAud-qnlDBZoA7RF0n9Fmey2jwVqNMt0Q__XDbzvHx7nUsJGkPFu1R6GQXLErUKdIc-yM66GwJYD7runHKaaBVQow8ip8US72mA/s640/cp10.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSK5WIBvg-NODHyl5zSwzQzaMwVgwiiRqtCTwRWksHEgOXDX-vZ95JA4a9peT8foGBUzVL24rXuBM2gUN95e03i2ztP_XWJ0AKIZ5KGuMsQY8675ku3lbHlxY3_I8mNVg6uNdTsZ_OPfE/s1600-h/carolinepaterson1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358036826337073490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSK5WIBvg-NODHyl5zSwzQzaMwVgwiiRqtCTwRWksHEgOXDX-vZ95JA4a9peT8foGBUzVL24rXuBM2gUN95e03i2ztP_XWJ0AKIZ5KGuMsQY8675ku3lbHlxY3_I8mNVg6uNdTsZ_OPfE/s640/carolinepaterson1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> For me, these narrow horizontal stripes are unexpected and add so much interest to this space.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK28ofu2neNYoe_LkEp97js-7wQS-pNhN0ZoKwiIk-u61Wkq3teTYCarzYjO7wCNbsn0Wg_gVXpheYT91_Va9qvUjlxVA9L6nlApIJ89TzS9x2kGUH5enR8g2WjLaubr0PLU05uK6oq2U/s1600-h/carolinepaterson3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358036672912640306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK28ofu2neNYoe_LkEp97js-7wQS-pNhN0ZoKwiIk-u61Wkq3teTYCarzYjO7wCNbsn0Wg_gVXpheYT91_Va9qvUjlxVA9L6nlApIJ89TzS9x2kGUH5enR8g2WjLaubr0PLU05uK6oq2U/s640/carolinepaterson3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79IdrGgtZ7Y2ygvvDAPhyGjbKJB_CtbSYuANHVLnORKKAUghZ_BlHXkaYwcOI2L849M25BkVoH2bUQLTGSvMP-7H37AXiIJ9hoZgHkKF8hscbV1gyauYM3bv0Saz_0RqltlD5jn7xY4U/s1600-h/cp7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358039161174762994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79IdrGgtZ7Y2ygvvDAPhyGjbKJB_CtbSYuANHVLnORKKAUghZ_BlHXkaYwcOI2L849M25BkVoH2bUQLTGSvMP-7H37AXiIJ9hoZgHkKF8hscbV1gyauYM3bv0Saz_0RqltlD5jn7xY4U/s400/cp7.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a></div><br />To see more of Caroline's work, click <a href="http://www.carolinepatersoninteriors.co.uk/">here</a>.

From across the Pond - Caroline Paterson

Thrilled is how I felt when I came across the portfolio of London designer, Caroline Paterson . Named by House & Garden to their Top 1...

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