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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvxa-qkKnGShiaaSAOSW1Escdfp-F83iRquGeAysvGdGs_uE1mEh5_DNqgYJpu7TdnTRVPD0e_slKsqGFcAnYcjgdfkRsc69rSnBBXGnS_Iy0ucqYBz0KxwtWW4D7dZL5nFQTdWTkuXmm/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-22+at+3.48.28+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvxa-qkKnGShiaaSAOSW1Escdfp-F83iRquGeAysvGdGs_uE1mEh5_DNqgYJpu7TdnTRVPD0e_slKsqGFcAnYcjgdfkRsc69rSnBBXGnS_Iy0ucqYBz0KxwtWW4D7dZL5nFQTdWTkuXmm/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-22+at+3.48.28+PM.png" /></a></div><br />Every once and a while you see an image that stops you in your tracks and leaves you wow-ed.  That's how I felt when I came across this image from The Scout Guide (TSG)<b> <a href="http://thescoutguide.com/cause-for-celebration-100-volumes-of-tsg/">here</a> </b>- from a post celebrating 100 volumes of TSG. <br /><br />We're headed to Nashville and Lexington on spring break and the first place I headed to <strike>check</strike> scout out stores and restaurants was the The Scout Guide for these two cities (<a href="http://nashville.tennessee.thescoutguide.com/">Nashville Scout Guide</a> and <a href="http://lexington.kentucky.thescoutguide.com/">Lexington Scout Guide</a>). If you have any tips too I'd love to hear them.  Hope it's feeling like Spring where you are!

Stopped

Every once and a while you see an image that stops you in your tracks and leaves you wow-ed.  That's how I felt when I came across this ...

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What's Your Color Story?

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I can tell it's the blues and purples that make me really happy.  I've got alot of that in my home already and I'll be sure to use this as my guide as I think about changing a few things in 2015.  Do you have a <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/mynottinghill/color/">pinterest board on color</a> and is there a story there for you?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqBLWfqvZcufP3J5T5t2_byP1F9KCe9XKtXP2LbjPaWu-aMBKbmzPzgmOMAYgRPFP_PPs3p6LLW2J-gVcJFwqNcKBy9xAsCgXHplYpdYLeq7zIPcQXkSHGbHmQDmgazCcG4Vx5H5T9Qz5/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-03+at+10.54.18+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqBLWfqvZcufP3J5T5t2_byP1F9KCe9XKtXP2LbjPaWu-aMBKbmzPzgmOMAYgRPFP_PPs3p6LLW2J-gVcJFwqNcKBy9xAsCgXHplYpdYLeq7zIPcQXkSHGbHmQDmgazCcG4Vx5H5T9Qz5/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-03+at+10.54.18+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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What's Your Color Story?

A fun thing I like to do with pinterest is screen capturing the pins to create something akin to a collage.  After doing that with my Color ...

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Organic Black and Cream

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTu1K5yHwTM2uWGRaK-8CBixfD0FyvSYl3la5fvF3Wq35ifpvSWWqFvezEYcvAJCUZpbZalGuaX75hjqeMW28hl7IvwKtEvO7v__sTlc0Fm8Gc261KkHlUO1ST7Oplp2oI29itOfB3bUh/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-10+at+8.43.46+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTu1K5yHwTM2uWGRaK-8CBixfD0FyvSYl3la5fvF3Wq35ifpvSWWqFvezEYcvAJCUZpbZalGuaX75hjqeMW28hl7IvwKtEvO7v__sTlc0Fm8Gc261KkHlUO1ST7Oplp2oI29itOfB3bUh/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-10+at+8.43.46+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />Black walls that look soft paired with natural textures and soft creams and muted colors.  From C Home <a href="http://c-home.com/living-room/">here</a>.  (Design by homeowner Jenni Kayne,  photography by Lisa Romerein)

Organic Black and Cream

Black walls that look soft paired with natural textures and soft creams and muted colors.  From C Home here .  (Design by homeowner Jenni Ka...

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Pantone Color of the Year 2015 Marsala??

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Pantone Color of the Year 2015 Marsala??

Pantone has declared Marsala the 2015 Color of the Year.   I'm not feeling it - how about you? And, I don't know what I'm suppos...

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Atlanta's South of Market

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiVi3P0qJmL5ff6XwssrSPfrvgh1pc9RKxhTpA3qHjezi85oS30Jm2utPLsOT8F3-eY0fGVNG6DKx7gYb7SyREovMlgqOrYZKtawikhX0PgZ9SHPHWX9c0gUQlTa1fP-xYSJ_dpNGqpdg/s1600/DSCN4791.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiVi3P0qJmL5ff6XwssrSPfrvgh1pc9RKxhTpA3qHjezi85oS30Jm2utPLsOT8F3-eY0fGVNG6DKx7gYb7SyREovMlgqOrYZKtawikhX0PgZ9SHPHWX9c0gUQlTa1fP-xYSJ_dpNGqpdg/s1600/DSCN4791.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While I was in Atlanta this past May, I had a chance to stop in at Kay Douglass' always fabulous <a href="http://southofmarket.biz/">South of Market</a> where the vibe is bold - vibrant colors, strong neutrals and lots of texture.  Absolutely in love with all that green!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Atlanta's South of Market

While I was in Atlanta this past May, I had a chance to stop in at Kay Douglass' always fabulous South of Market where the vibe is bold...

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Colorful Dining Table

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjun-HSUJXIPYvsZwFFkncNHOOrZL0cUhSi2M4w8EEJK9oA19eqAzvwkM72AuCzND8OH99PEXwNRvMmMnRmxdwNsDO8RHC58qCDBM81nxq9Ue-spuJ0y026qgJptbnuIMmcpH5Pgd8dKaiq/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-04-25+at+5.29.12+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjun-HSUJXIPYvsZwFFkncNHOOrZL0cUhSi2M4w8EEJK9oA19eqAzvwkM72AuCzND8OH99PEXwNRvMmMnRmxdwNsDO8RHC58qCDBM81nxq9Ue-spuJ0y026qgJptbnuIMmcpH5Pgd8dKaiq/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-04-25+at+5.29.12+PM.png" width="612" /></a></div><br />Phillip Gorrivan covered this dining room table in purple felt with nailheads.   Monday morning breakfast wouldn't  be so bad here, would it?  Oh, and this happens to be at the Ocean House in Watch Hill, RI - arguably one of the most best beaches in the northeast.  Hope you have a great start to your week.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcm3nUS0UVMHuyb8OSlBBjJY5g_VTozIKsrQYubf67B_lPI8Yf71FL_q_PUbcbWGdhoEsTTDlhOl1Kto1YYGbzSrKzdeVmmd6vyOfxzQSv-cbZBKGVjBw-0aHo5POjUchYxzCBSJwzE1F/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-05-05+at+7.23.27+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcm3nUS0UVMHuyb8OSlBBjJY5g_VTozIKsrQYubf67B_lPI8Yf71FL_q_PUbcbWGdhoEsTTDlhOl1Kto1YYGbzSrKzdeVmmd6vyOfxzQSv-cbZBKGVjBw-0aHo5POjUchYxzCBSJwzE1F/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-05-05+at+7.23.27+AM.png" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">images via <a href="http://www.dunesandduchess.com/2011/12/designer-profile-philip-gorrivan/">Dunes and Duchess</a></div><br /><br /><br />

Colorful Dining Table

Phillip Gorrivan covered this dining room table in purple felt with nailheads.   Monday morning breakfast wouldn't  be so bad here, woul...

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Jamaican Blue & White

<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDIgoJRsyr7gsOQRIN88rq4Sm5Ud4BxwEoX-dz5lavkVSmh0k_iabekj07Che56lfXRUM2pICXIjWxgZgCETKT-A29JCU8zSFbvY8bkSzaQZRrlNUFK-oK9ZUb7-AYpatybsFmwkKyjg/s1600/Round%2520Hill-08-Oceanfront%2520room%2520downstairs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492868808610295714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDIgoJRsyr7gsOQRIN88rq4Sm5Ud4BxwEoX-dz5lavkVSmh0k_iabekj07Che56lfXRUM2pICXIjWxgZgCETKT-A29JCU8zSFbvY8bkSzaQZRrlNUFK-oK9ZUb7-AYpatybsFmwkKyjg/s640/Round%2520Hill-08-Oceanfront%2520room%2520downstairs.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /><br />Today I'm joining other fans of blue and white over at <a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/2014/04/the-april-blue-and-white-bash.html">The Pink Pagoda's Blue and White Bash</a>.  Here's a bedroom from the fabulous Jamaican resort, Round Hill.  Isn't it amazing what just a little bit of blue can do to a mostly white space?   <span style="color: #333333;">(Images are from the</span> <a href="http://www.roundhilljamaica.com/"><span style="color: #009900;">Round Hill</span></a> site<span style="color: #333333;">)</span><br /><span style="color: #000099;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYlETPuIaT6GytV22op26Kgk9tpKHYdwWBUYH6Rt3kcY5Y082aQy3udoBr9PyEn-xTbzNQSzUrOdeV6ApVqvDq7HPW2NhyphenhyphenhPkvJy5MqhZ9OIYeIrhs6NUxJ8MYrGCSTZrjj4DIUoVDLGl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-04-06+at+10.06.27+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYlETPuIaT6GytV22op26Kgk9tpKHYdwWBUYH6Rt3kcY5Y082aQy3udoBr9PyEn-xTbzNQSzUrOdeV6ApVqvDq7HPW2NhyphenhyphenhPkvJy5MqhZ9OIYeIrhs6NUxJ8MYrGCSTZrjj4DIUoVDLGl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-04-06+at+10.06.27+PM.png" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-m0o7LmHYbXDCNDow9Z7ryqHrKSVtdsRJYFHziuZDpiAhG_dNnTJCbWCsaS6kzMn-TRZDYtrTEweHiovwK-Gv8zbz8joPH1OL15o_4OLCUteIaVwp1Bqh610avc1pDYmM3kVl98OBbyxD/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-04-06+at+10.13.48+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-m0o7LmHYbXDCNDow9Z7ryqHrKSVtdsRJYFHziuZDpiAhG_dNnTJCbWCsaS6kzMn-TRZDYtrTEweHiovwK-Gv8zbz8joPH1OL15o_4OLCUteIaVwp1Bqh610avc1pDYmM3kVl98OBbyxD/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-04-06+at+10.13.48+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />

Jamaican Blue & White

Today I'm joining other fans of blue and white over at The Pink Pagoda's Blue and White Bash .  Here's a bedroom from the fabulo...

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Blue & White Lattice

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbwgyibabztKvdDhLMNV3ShtJdvbMXim_KTqG5fVLbLyjJEdNJuTMUTqp0KHzT2e8BvjUyinzj-2mx4U2gTJcjv6L6xizY9z2zkIn3Yt8rnnBsN4ug6D1_oeox0HO3-H8PH3O7YQYhFH0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-02+at+8.44.23+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbwgyibabztKvdDhLMNV3ShtJdvbMXim_KTqG5fVLbLyjJEdNJuTMUTqp0KHzT2e8BvjUyinzj-2mx4U2gTJcjv6L6xizY9z2zkIn3Yt8rnnBsN4ug6D1_oeox0HO3-H8PH3O7YQYhFH0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-02+at+8.44.23+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today I'll be over at the  <a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/2014/02/the-february-blue-and-white-bash.html">Blue and White Bash hosted by Jennifer of The Pink Pagoda</a>.  It should be full of wonderful tributes to blue and white. I mean, who doesn't just love that color combination?  Here it is  celebrated with a beautiful lattice wallpaper by designer <a href="http://www.megbraff.com/">Meg Braff</a>,  featured a few years ago at  <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/living-color-0607#slide-1">House Beautiful</a>. (photographer Simon Upton)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFk6_sYmFSU509OMgiwINNCu8q-XhKPUhgT7nLERkL2o__xbV1Hg5dLnIaJ7bDfKVbTsK11PGaJVVEATSIWI8rQCmt9VfV5Q7QDhZMm0H_1z34PAmmHNon78uvBdv8BPSGm2h3o_isO8cl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-02+at+11.12.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFk6_sYmFSU509OMgiwINNCu8q-XhKPUhgT7nLERkL2o__xbV1Hg5dLnIaJ7bDfKVbTsK11PGaJVVEATSIWI8rQCmt9VfV5Q7QDhZMm0H_1z34PAmmHNon78uvBdv8BPSGm2h3o_isO8cl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-02+at+11.12.17+PM.png" width="192" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkRWSsGBhYmqwpvYi9m0GqXpPrNZLs_niFCjGBZT8wvfLX-5842H6XfwwZ5WnyA8f_ZfQjNW08y1c9JLPVz_KCn_u-eAAkngZe1zx0q9phVe2KiIf5Yn0rlF1xXg-ReFG0HpMXVnvg76r/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-02+at+8.48.07+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEijvZW6NiDIz33tC8KXssb5tDu855GVTi9CmN9Jab1GFBZOZ_jrtE4cwMOnZEGlQ2nhXU5qFxY03DeJzMHt2reGr49gkJ7BOjEsKpq25bVbj9VL5PeY7rSejpy9sfnSDYWHXe_N_4C0MBbN/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-02+at+8.48.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvZW6NiDIz33tC8KXssb5tDu855GVTi9CmN9Jab1GFBZOZ_jrtE4cwMOnZEGlQ2nhXU5qFxY03DeJzMHt2reGr49gkJ7BOjEsKpq25bVbj9VL5PeY7rSejpy9sfnSDYWHXe_N_4C0MBbN/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-02+at+8.48.51+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsl3z8Phh0vTI5ZqH6_tFsMS4knj9dN8Qm9kVwtIyJcZDNrMbiH95MVnRuwXBbLOIl5lX1sRjq2jZJ5NPzlFjx0cTP8_bbJzEMuwzHGTReb_UHcEXnuePZumTzH7SYCBzFKpDO3UCahOy/s1600/59877_286749349995_62836299995_1036690_7385966_n-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603055642146856130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsl3z8Phh0vTI5ZqH6_tFsMS4knj9dN8Qm9kVwtIyJcZDNrMbiH95MVnRuwXBbLOIl5lX1sRjq2jZJ5NPzlFjx0cTP8_bbJzEMuwzHGTReb_UHcEXnuePZumTzH7SYCBzFKpDO3UCahOy/s640/59877_286749349995_62836299995_1036690_7385966_n-1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />For a slightly different version, this one with real lattice work.  It was one of my favorite rooms from the 2010 Richmond Symphony Designer Showhouse  -  the sunroom designed by Kathy Morgan and Kevin Malone of <a href="http://www.williamsandsherrills.com/">Williams and Sherrills</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhar6uSnjm6dHM0K9GEypPygJU-qFX201UoId7eUKyrzdxWZzGSOPxhH5AqRsRgsDHBAl9V7dpbJrHA7vJGi351dikbSiPy3Qn5leqAg_yzxjGbZRLdSeYwWB1OAfzuimooeX3dpGuy_hsF/s1600/61261_286749274995_62836299995_1036689_3932934_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603050452584772002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhar6uSnjm6dHM0K9GEypPygJU-qFX201UoId7eUKyrzdxWZzGSOPxhH5AqRsRgsDHBAl9V7dpbJrHA7vJGi351dikbSiPy3Qn5leqAg_yzxjGbZRLdSeYwWB1OAfzuimooeX3dpGuy_hsF/s640/61261_286749274995_62836299995_1036689_3932934_n.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /><br />Did you also know that The Pink Pagoda has been nominated for a Hall of Fame Bloggers Award for Design Blog Graphics and Presentation, as well as Artie of Color Outside the Lines was nominated for Best Writing.  Be sure to vote for them by Feb 12  <a href="http://design-bloggers-conference.com/hall-of-fame-awards/">here</a><b>.</b> <br /><br />So now head over to the <a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/2014/02/the-february-blue-and-white-bash.html">Blue and White Bash</a> for so much more!

Blue & White Lattice

Today I'll be over at the   Blue and White Bash hosted by Jennifer of The Pink Pagoda .  It should be full of wonderful tributes to blue...

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Speaking Of the Color Purple

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FVIATkzsNpFxI0LtGr9TPHPFB2UdDsMibdB8ZbtIqLgb02cup3Dn3fxv4e-G6avy6NiAPcHMGPmiTg9FFiWltoSn2-1pf6pSe8d0PMWDG3Db3l768bd38jJietkxt8cb9Doe7nVv2KP2/s1600/DSCN4101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FVIATkzsNpFxI0LtGr9TPHPFB2UdDsMibdB8ZbtIqLgb02cup3Dn3fxv4e-G6avy6NiAPcHMGPmiTg9FFiWltoSn2-1pf6pSe8d0PMWDG3Db3l768bd38jJietkxt8cb9Doe7nVv2KP2/s640/DSCN4101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />We've all heard that Pantone declared Radiant Orchid as 2014's color of the year.  When I first heard, I have to admit I wasn't quite sure so I turned to my copy of  <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1588169790/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1588169790&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20">House Beautiful Color: The Perfect Shade for Every Room</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1588169790" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> to check out their thoughts on "purple personality."  It says that purple lovers "like to think outside the box…they're progressive…value friendships..want to work together to make a better world for all."  That alone makes me want to get on the Radiant Orchid bandwagon for 2014.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jeKcA2-jVu4hpm6t2780bHC2XJNz0SfaLFcAYppLo04Y3yAQgXDjoMrufBuW2RF6swZ55AZx7-OCYCgtvZX68WCf69HfQQYUB6gPdsRL2ImmHcZRIPpGeZ1TXG49yWFJOK8KPvHQjkn0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-03+at+11.51.49+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jeKcA2-jVu4hpm6t2780bHC2XJNz0SfaLFcAYppLo04Y3yAQgXDjoMrufBuW2RF6swZ55AZx7-OCYCgtvZX68WCf69HfQQYUB6gPdsRL2ImmHcZRIPpGeZ1TXG49yWFJOK8KPvHQjkn0/s400/Screen+Shot+2014-01-03+at+11.51.49+PM.png" width="330" /></a></div><br />What I love about this latest publication by House Beautiful and Lisa Cregan is that is covers all the bases on every color - you're given an overview of the color, suggested picks for certain shades and shown interiors featuring that color to help visualize the possibilities.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtapZfBiORX6NjrdRUEk3MNQ4ls3E8OxcERkJsry9zcCQVbqpRenN_14LIh3urBHwdRP83fDdP_WBYYKyr9LcsgyD4wpoptU7gQvNHeI9NlUcKP3_n0ubfTURt2Xs6dYreOninDPUREi4/s1600/DSCN4102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtapZfBiORX6NjrdRUEk3MNQ4ls3E8OxcERkJsry9zcCQVbqpRenN_14LIh3urBHwdRP83fDdP_WBYYKyr9LcsgyD4wpoptU7gQvNHeI9NlUcKP3_n0ubfTURt2Xs6dYreOninDPUREi4/s640/DSCN4102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Plus, there's a whole section on color combinations.  This is particularly nice if you're happy with the way your room is painted and/or the dominant color but you're looking to change the look up by adding in a new secondary color to the scheme.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkF8yMWVbaousubiScJJqZ0b4XTUdOGMCF4HY2WyYEfJmKVwrZ1ZAvgdRj1dyGXlGnyV6_LbtXMJ5Uud4VbkToTZJ6TrOZAyKX2XgHGA13ula1yUJsOWnbfEv8h-sPrpqbTURLT3aL-SXC/s1600/DSCN4103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkF8yMWVbaousubiScJJqZ0b4XTUdOGMCF4HY2WyYEfJmKVwrZ1ZAvgdRj1dyGXlGnyV6_LbtXMJ5Uud4VbkToTZJ6TrOZAyKX2XgHGA13ula1yUJsOWnbfEv8h-sPrpqbTURLT3aL-SXC/s640/DSCN4103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Thank you to Sari and Sterling Publishing for my copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1588169790/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1588169790&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20">House Beautiful Color: The Perfect Shade for Every Room</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1588169790" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />.  It's already got me contemplating a bathroom color change...

Speaking Of the Color Purple

We've all heard that Pantone declared Radiant Orchid as 2014's color of the year.  When I first heard, I have to admit I wasn't ...

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The Colors of a Sunny Winter Day

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYh0vPIlvo_SJdJMeDHOtrd5CKXbcHSCeCm6IXWGbbU2FzyC_SkO8XeBAltt4VyLL7aq_V0NQdsy_7inwKfqzlP1xVt4m8eVTt8_FSV2fgpYF1BZ8J9SpQvmSc4VUgMFlUdZOF6fku0BN1/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-11-30+at+8.28.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYh0vPIlvo_SJdJMeDHOtrd5CKXbcHSCeCm6IXWGbbU2FzyC_SkO8XeBAltt4VyLL7aq_V0NQdsy_7inwKfqzlP1xVt4m8eVTt8_FSV2fgpYF1BZ8J9SpQvmSc4VUgMFlUdZOF6fku0BN1/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-11-30+at+8.28.06+PM.png" width="478" /></a></div><br />When I saw this stunning room designed by <a href="http://www.larryhooke.com/">Larry Hooke</a>, I could not get over the combination of colors.  While there are floral fabrics and a landscape mural with blooming trees, this rooms reminds me of a perfectly cold, sunny, winter day.   It's like the beauty of a landscape just after snow has fallen.  I am head over heals in love with this space. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJFIZ0xwmtOej6v3KSf8xeWQGHPM8pXE4C1nZ220fNRfQd44m7IN_Jj9MtftehTsdgaXi183BBQ1h7dHqN8ryG6T01P12yG2asv3GGHKN4hdGL5CxMbH2qaV5L-8sDvPLpgjk5aL0K0hT/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-11-30+at+8.30.05+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJFIZ0xwmtOej6v3KSf8xeWQGHPM8pXE4C1nZ220fNRfQd44m7IN_Jj9MtftehTsdgaXi183BBQ1h7dHqN8ryG6T01P12yG2asv3GGHKN4hdGL5CxMbH2qaV5L-8sDvPLpgjk5aL0K0hT/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-11-30+at+8.30.05+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />

The Colors of a Sunny Winter Day

When I saw this stunning room designed by Larry Hooke , I could not get over the combination of colors.  While there are floral fabrics and ...

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Eye Candy: Green and Ivory

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUuusrzlOk6W1lCj_1o-iQMcwH5SKbao8XiMXKw882xTK0MoCx8irSulyt_wcTIX1gACjdJnJARGvtRxJBxc1ZrgYEuE6707X5RJFaaAp2R8-yr2wMJ7usSEBm2CmbBUf9Qn9ntNywzfh/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-13+at+12.26.54+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUuusrzlOk6W1lCj_1o-iQMcwH5SKbao8XiMXKw882xTK0MoCx8irSulyt_wcTIX1gACjdJnJARGvtRxJBxc1ZrgYEuE6707X5RJFaaAp2R8-yr2wMJ7usSEBm2CmbBUf9Qn9ntNywzfh/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-10-13+at+12.26.54+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />It's been a while since I've just posted an image of a beautiful interior.  This office/library is by David Easton, photographer Roger Davies, via Architectural Digest <a href="http://designfile.architecturaldigest.com/photo/traditional-office-library-david-easton-inc-tulsa-oklahoma-201204">here</a>.  Wasn't it so smart that the upper shelves echo the green that is throughout the room?

Eye Candy: Green and Ivory

It's been a while since I've just posted an image of a beautiful interior.  This office/library is by David Easton, photographer Rog...

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Eye Candy: Punchy Black & White

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgUCGZaYh4Fh6K_jgathIwxK5E0pQZaAqQ42na0zq0IoZuJq2iboRIA9D_48zeRuhK78jVIdfONlTGSVfLYYRzsWwcb3a9U5L00bFpWwnW30fQ8XSBoYShucL0Z5cCumGv6RGAsxDCXEA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-09+at+2.23.18+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgUCGZaYh4Fh6K_jgathIwxK5E0pQZaAqQ42na0zq0IoZuJq2iboRIA9D_48zeRuhK78jVIdfONlTGSVfLYYRzsWwcb3a9U5L00bFpWwnW30fQ8XSBoYShucL0Z5cCumGv6RGAsxDCXEA/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-09+at+2.23.18+PM.png" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful work by designer Isabel López-Quesada</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLWQZo0ygxQ9iIR8oCF2VuRfF7uvqYVV4ziZvVPm1gjrMqWPTlMdilYC2bAe2L7QwO9cAe8LTjhb0ERbMiWg_75EDtFGkUEf9Ufr5OR0yh92y817bIR-ETneZwNfeRC5IJq8nFEp-E4MN/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-09+at+2.17.35+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLWQZo0ygxQ9iIR8oCF2VuRfF7uvqYVV4ziZvVPm1gjrMqWPTlMdilYC2bAe2L7QwO9cAe8LTjhb0ERbMiWg_75EDtFGkUEf9Ufr5OR0yh92y817bIR-ETneZwNfeRC5IJq8nFEp-E4MN/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-09+at+2.17.35+PM.png" width="514" /></a></div><br />from Neuvo Estilo <a href="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/img.htm?385/385_2_6g.jpg">here</a>. <br /><br />I've just returned from Huntsville, Al and have some AMAZING photos to share next week. Hope you have a great weekend! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/472372" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Follow My Notting Hill on Bloglovin"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" src="http://www.bloglovin.com/widget/bilder/en/widget.gif?id=472372" /></a></div>

Eye Candy: Punchy Black & White

Beautiful work by designer Isabel López-Quesada from Neuvo Estilo here . I've just returned from Huntsville, Al and have some AMAZING ph...

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Eye Candy: Ethereal & Lavender

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuVh2LdZYknCuIqOvPIQxG6Bi2AdiFklFn0t_59GnjTQ8AbefohtYdfsuDwENNbkr_Mb77KWBZUlzRcMrLWeeyI4nIRzrksBDShmbb5t77_GzN672dx_NCJw5CMOW7p9aL5UgP_kRJHV1/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-21+at+12.30.21+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuVh2LdZYknCuIqOvPIQxG6Bi2AdiFklFn0t_59GnjTQ8AbefohtYdfsuDwENNbkr_Mb77KWBZUlzRcMrLWeeyI4nIRzrksBDShmbb5t77_GzN672dx_NCJw5CMOW7p9aL5UgP_kRJHV1/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-06-21+at+12.30.21+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This eye candy is from the Savannah home of Robyn Mizrack McLelland from<a href="http://www.matchbookmag.com/"> matchbook</a> Nov 2012.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is heavenly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> (photography by Jade McCully, more <a href="http://www.matchbookmag.com/issues/november-2012#76">here</a>)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUJas9emKRZrqjL7azpViwx8m0y7CHJ9OT4kjBQg4YSSoUog2PAsCwH1JR_E8WsFzqGanL4OQR6tCFdA0rfy0lz8tEmE2vZcmKhfOPN_CwOS-L9OB19i7YlGxHDe4FtEzI1GiyUjCvWwe/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-21+at+12.29.55+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUJas9emKRZrqjL7azpViwx8m0y7CHJ9OT4kjBQg4YSSoUog2PAsCwH1JR_E8WsFzqGanL4OQR6tCFdA0rfy0lz8tEmE2vZcmKhfOPN_CwOS-L9OB19i7YlGxHDe4FtEzI1GiyUjCvWwe/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-21+at+12.29.55+PM.png" /></a></div><br />

Eye Candy: Ethereal & Lavender

This eye candy is from the Savannah home of Robyn Mizrack McLelland from matchbook Nov 2012. This is heavenly.  (photography by Jade McCul...

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Eye Candy: Apple Green with Black

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuocWQEm2CQOzGl6MQNImKs1SWkMf0lyr6Ab_gw_hSc1V8Fnq5R_YZ8T2DAFXXbLbPL7u3X0YfVwuGtFaSEQB1naKxmh3qpvOuBlAXnOKhhj-5iwPf5dc3QKfaBfGAF2xCf5r-qYEwtLeN/s1600/applegreen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuocWQEm2CQOzGl6MQNImKs1SWkMf0lyr6Ab_gw_hSc1V8Fnq5R_YZ8T2DAFXXbLbPL7u3X0YfVwuGtFaSEQB1naKxmh3qpvOuBlAXnOKhhj-5iwPf5dc3QKfaBfGAF2xCf5r-qYEwtLeN/s640/applegreen.jpg" width="640" /></a>I find the pairing of this apple green with black particularly pleasing. Including the elephant, there are five doses of black around the room.  Image from Charleston Real Estate <a href="http://www.charlestonrealestate.com/find_home/1306687.html">here</a>. </div>

Eye Candy: Apple Green with Black

I find the pairing of this apple green with black particularly pleasing. Including the elephant, there are five doses of black around the ro...

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Wide Open & White

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqq3_yIcbovNa0r0gpSfUyCQzztcHxfsEEbyHWhbjE9SG-MhFfQdMOwr_Pr9PlUAGEoHUi7tGTEBi9xJbayWnLhCbD7CQUMh2GrqTUGl79B49z9rkplZ6DNbNeAI72zwltB830MH4F2RV6/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-02-14+at+6.44.05+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqq3_yIcbovNa0r0gpSfUyCQzztcHxfsEEbyHWhbjE9SG-MhFfQdMOwr_Pr9PlUAGEoHUi7tGTEBi9xJbayWnLhCbD7CQUMh2GrqTUGl79B49z9rkplZ6DNbNeAI72zwltB830MH4F2RV6/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-14+at+6.44.05+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />Open floor plans, where spaces flow into each other, can be the hardest to decorate.  Designer Gretchen Mann unifies it all with white and touches of greenery throughout.   I also love her choice of artwork with gilded frames.   Fun camel too!    Featured in <a href="http://www.cottages-gardens.com/">Cottages & Gardens</a>, photography by Peter Margonelli, more images <a href="http://www.cottages-gardens.com/Connecticut-Cottages-Gardens/February-2013/Wow-with-white-or-white-out/">here</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibt18a2B7mgs_tqjH_v2fY1z9Jw4h84q01zwUfgMyfjeIkUtzYswuW67N1o3It6po680TAiJ9mWJEiAQ6ZF0eQMzGzQsgcPg6ovirsmJ8yu-dVn9lNbCbO4X76-RTPbRhFd9loMLJwTXDb/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-02-14+at+6.43.03+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibt18a2B7mgs_tqjH_v2fY1z9Jw4h84q01zwUfgMyfjeIkUtzYswuW67N1o3It6po680TAiJ9mWJEiAQ6ZF0eQMzGzQsgcPg6ovirsmJ8yu-dVn9lNbCbO4X76-RTPbRhFd9loMLJwTXDb/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-14+at+6.43.03+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you have a great long weekend.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be finishing my dining room and shades for the guest room.  </div>

Wide Open & White

Open floor plans, where spaces flow into each other, can be the hardest to decorate.  Designer Gretchen Mann unifies it all with white and t...

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Eye Candy: Color Connection

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNNQoRvAPZdihOMIlqDxlAphlB8LtPOVoprXC6jqNcy_YMUUHCVN_9Hkd68lyJ258PnU-0IVWfcEMuUHHtDBwbI0xDEgPRP3izP4or1oYLZTrb-YtT3q9dRvqz7JFCk6a6FLo5cKGn9sl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+5.38.07+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNNQoRvAPZdihOMIlqDxlAphlB8LtPOVoprXC6jqNcy_YMUUHCVN_9Hkd68lyJ258PnU-0IVWfcEMuUHHtDBwbI0xDEgPRP3izP4or1oYLZTrb-YtT3q9dRvqz7JFCk6a6FLo5cKGn9sl/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+5.38.07+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />Strong doses of gold and white carry your eye through each of these three rooms.  On a different note, I love these moldings. Traditional with a modern bent.    (Interiors by <a href="http://www.browndavis.com/">Brown Davis Interiors</a>)

Eye Candy: Color Connection

Strong doses of gold and white carry your eye through each of these three rooms.  On a different note, I love these moldings. Traditional wi...

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Gearing Up for Green and White

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPlVLAUNbTRTnpueQvuWEahPVnFtvWHUpEuP8aDwjHRZ2rX2uwOD0v-NqMV5bZoAUZK8jMAvADNS32AsSEVuAO0YGwYeqdQs1Mun-Q6Xr5YxNqQERZikqYlKqqyp-z2KPoZfcU0EKPso9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-17+at+4.53.54+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPlVLAUNbTRTnpueQvuWEahPVnFtvWHUpEuP8aDwjHRZ2rX2uwOD0v-NqMV5bZoAUZK8jMAvADNS32AsSEVuAO0YGwYeqdQs1Mun-Q6Xr5YxNqQERZikqYlKqqyp-z2KPoZfcU0EKPso9/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-17+at+4.53.54+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to everyone who commented and encouraged me to go ahead and paint my dining room Farrow & Ball Calke Green.  I'll be starting Sunday am - after my son heads back to college in Boston.  I've gotten quite used to having him home again so it will be good to have something to accomplish.  Although this green isn't quite the same shade, I love it paired with all this white.  Images found via stylist  Katrine Martenen-Larsen, photography by Stuart McIntyre, more images <a href="http://www.kmldesign.dk/lillian/">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6CZNaYp7C51qLx004sNEOCSuCRLmIO-jUyt1NVDhjN8pEdqdo69NfpcrmCBPQEPAOhSYCqbFcte2CAHRyR8TTWJgWo-pznc_fgQHyw0gjdb44fKF0iUT5GHT8HDHXby1-T_IkTNvUzxG/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-17+at+4.54.16+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6CZNaYp7C51qLx004sNEOCSuCRLmIO-jUyt1NVDhjN8pEdqdo69NfpcrmCBPQEPAOhSYCqbFcte2CAHRyR8TTWJgWo-pznc_fgQHyw0gjdb44fKF0iUT5GHT8HDHXby1-T_IkTNvUzxG/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-17+at+4.54.16+PM.png" width="594" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqt5h6GgGmc1rsxoL18CHBAp9dVHO9HPzgww626zeN1HqIKZNGkClf3-6aiRNC6giq9ialikk4bSqNLuYxh4bsELEvZMDAH-vtWqEHVv8cH8xK_Gx1ikVVHP4R0V_yMSApdc63TcJ6r9-K/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-17+at+4.56.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqt5h6GgGmc1rsxoL18CHBAp9dVHO9HPzgww626zeN1HqIKZNGkClf3-6aiRNC6giq9ialikk4bSqNLuYxh4bsELEvZMDAH-vtWqEHVv8cH8xK_Gx1ikVVHP4R0V_yMSApdc63TcJ6r9-K/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-17+at+4.56.32+PM.png" width="426" /></a></div>

Gearing Up for Green and White

Thanks to everyone who commented and encouraged me to go ahead and paint my dining room Farrow & Ball Calke Green.  I'll be starting...

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