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Labor Day Reward: Recovered Chairs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnk_61RI74UgmrymOluc_sCKSoZL11LYsKfKSG6G1LLOPLsv_kNfMgQqVGKc9CdgLIDFbSiLILYC4PPJmC5fwqBLpu8kqxqHB6c63iytWQkDS_e1eF3xdbAdX6pAC-poB5kaZg_z527BM/s1600/DSCN5585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnk_61RI74UgmrymOluc_sCKSoZL11LYsKfKSG6G1LLOPLsv_kNfMgQqVGKc9CdgLIDFbSiLILYC4PPJmC5fwqBLpu8kqxqHB6c63iytWQkDS_e1eF3xdbAdX6pAC-poB5kaZg_z527BM/s1600/DSCN5585.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Hey, we all like getting paid for our labor but sometimes not having to pay someone is a an equally good reward.   My cousin and his wife were downsizing and no longer wanted my grandmother's chairs.  There are 5 side chairs and 1 arm chair (my grandmother was frugal and reasoned only my grandfather needed a dining chair with arms)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bisbyUcfZUgxH-vGb5VQxLRiXmmf4gMpRnFLwnGl2QO0DfoR7lc1Q5h7iEMPPKzXtAunk2_6Z8Y_6aNiz4KZB1D__16tx6qd7FchmAqQ61GvSahwE9xFUhgCN1Ry9KfdMKXq0i8n_B1q/s1600/DSCN5586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bisbyUcfZUgxH-vGb5VQxLRiXmmf4gMpRnFLwnGl2QO0DfoR7lc1Q5h7iEMPPKzXtAunk2_6Z8Y_6aNiz4KZB1D__16tx6qd7FchmAqQ61GvSahwE9xFUhgCN1Ry9KfdMKXq0i8n_B1q/s1600/DSCN5586.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> Underneath my cousin's russet colored paisley was a blue damask and alot of staples :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha96G37qmy7cRWiMmeKINTxTZ6Qn__S0VjJNkXsd_5vyjr6c5GJrOKwZUgPTreKNUPZzoPVwSSxAhcl1biikOWt61C3IyZG_toeV84OoagPNCwABFv6qdaMOUI721ML62BWi5F8fUMUO73/s1600/DSCN5588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha96G37qmy7cRWiMmeKINTxTZ6Qn__S0VjJNkXsd_5vyjr6c5GJrOKwZUgPTreKNUPZzoPVwSSxAhcl1biikOWt61C3IyZG_toeV84OoagPNCwABFv6qdaMOUI721ML62BWi5F8fUMUO73/s1600/DSCN5588.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I recovered the 5 chairs with a piece of remnant Greek Key stripe I found at <a href="http://mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2014/08/fabric-trim-sale-at-haute-arlington.html">Haute</a>.  There was just enough! (The arm chair will need to be covered in something else)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LiV_zW2Su4YFfD_43pwMPyhCYTE263eupMeWDGuXWp4vUFwps-nyjLq3vfLoEx3PI1obysDMM34Za-eOJYBTKTn-KsajSJTuPANxoe2-k7BnsZ8Ae2J4b2v2oqu9VU3C8BRhiKp9TX3g/s1600/DSCN5622.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LiV_zW2Su4YFfD_43pwMPyhCYTE263eupMeWDGuXWp4vUFwps-nyjLq3vfLoEx3PI1obysDMM34Za-eOJYBTKTn-KsajSJTuPANxoe2-k7BnsZ8Ae2J4b2v2oqu9VU3C8BRhiKp9TX3g/s1600/DSCN5622.JPG" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEgQjrnax4HUSirHIt8TWzNseL0_5H-hm9aA2S7u_xZUIktEEHaT71QhzYFIPirv8D07eonDqryYPVIJMGTGHrJkan-wRbHNhFP25EBibzHZ-2cQOlmB2n6zjeY0wC97EJk1KlAgRI167tab/s1600/DSCN5625.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjrnax4HUSirHIt8TWzNseL0_5H-hm9aA2S7u_xZUIktEEHaT71QhzYFIPirv8D07eonDqryYPVIJMGTGHrJkan-wRbHNhFP25EBibzHZ-2cQOlmB2n6zjeY0wC97EJk1KlAgRI167tab/s1600/DSCN5625.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEiAIFXuvcYefPj_nH96dgaeiwJZTcgaf9GMU_SsdgsvdNv8BHyEWeJFfVAGm7HkQVIHRvxTvhmGqfaElYa40mAipV4l6jvuITKgUOqZsEoacXnP_N3qoSSUnrOvdD_znoGZgLp5rkgVLKjz/s1600/DSCN5623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIFXuvcYefPj_nH96dgaeiwJZTcgaf9GMU_SsdgsvdNv8BHyEWeJFfVAGm7HkQVIHRvxTvhmGqfaElYa40mAipV4l6jvuITKgUOqZsEoacXnP_N3qoSSUnrOvdD_znoGZgLp5rkgVLKjz/s1600/DSCN5623.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Labor Day!</div>

Labor Day Reward: Recovered Chairs

Hey, we all like getting paid for our labor but sometimes not having to pay someone is a an equally good reward. My cousin and his wife we...

5:21 AM

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...

4:27 AM

An Affordable Paneled Round Tablecloth

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheK5P53AZxo5duH7HQb6j0y-P5pUBG14quIzoFrYPuVCrzsLTQjsuHSLhOwktO-lBqdylQuY7nBcKn_1Azh_SnCqO5bEvivuclmpxy7qKcxHdG0lor3tWuvdz0ShlMEj4m75fELK7edOqA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-12-27+at+8.49.05+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheK5P53AZxo5duH7HQb6j0y-P5pUBG14quIzoFrYPuVCrzsLTQjsuHSLhOwktO-lBqdylQuY7nBcKn_1Azh_SnCqO5bEvivuclmpxy7qKcxHdG0lor3tWuvdz0ShlMEj4m75fELK7edOqA/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-12-27+at+8.49.05+AM.png" width="620" /></a></div><br />Ballard Designs has just come out with this 108"<a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/paneled-party-tablecloth-burlap/292645"> paneled burlap tablecloth</a> for only $119.  It's an affordable way to to get this Tom Scheerer look.  Love.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnrnq715zz-1zSViVvT6Wb6bzTMYRHxSM4TuJjPq9iToOtXDD26bi4p3nia2f-cNz0gwmI-BAX8wryfMYbt8paF6_EyP7ONH9bjilP3lnKLPi8mTkI5x5DXnPQOPYMYzgWAnUejNjdzCM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-12-27+at+8.53.19+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnrnq715zz-1zSViVvT6Wb6bzTMYRHxSM4TuJjPq9iToOtXDD26bi4p3nia2f-cNz0gwmI-BAX8wryfMYbt8paF6_EyP7ONH9bjilP3lnKLPi8mTkI5x5DXnPQOPYMYzgWAnUejNjdzCM/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-12-27+at+8.53.19+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhvrxYPNsOin1PLBADlytshjp4zjI5hj-A50pSkG1jor_6pjg4h2qm_Ao_QkSX3oMR1sFkoEv8YUfR760MDsD9sFb6aQHxNsDEienkC95eBzYuAf6QoOxw6W4-X67BPk17wXHGKAMCTbw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-12-27+at+8.49.20+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhvrxYPNsOin1PLBADlytshjp4zjI5hj-A50pSkG1jor_6pjg4h2qm_Ao_QkSX3oMR1sFkoEv8YUfR760MDsD9sFb6aQHxNsDEienkC95eBzYuAf6QoOxw6W4-X67BPk17wXHGKAMCTbw/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-12-27+at+8.49.20+AM.png" width="634" /></a></div><br />

An Affordable Paneled Round Tablecloth

Ballard Designs has just come out with this 108" paneled burlap tablecloth for only $119. It's an affordable way to to get this ...

5:54 AM

One Room Challenge! - Week One

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmGZkYsZQ-b6JDDPW16jqMe5NA0KKHenvaKM119Ur8p0nGKQyO9idim9DSFwfgdoXa7WFFzFRbHq3FUHE7gdeoHPWNEF4d2A9HrdLJvy4XDGS1mGu5vpRbD5C0Q0JZVtZV7xoOhqhOMWa/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-01+at+9.07.07+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmGZkYsZQ-b6JDDPW16jqMe5NA0KKHenvaKM119Ur8p0nGKQyO9idim9DSFwfgdoXa7WFFzFRbHq3FUHE7gdeoHPWNEF4d2A9HrdLJvy4XDGS1mGu5vpRbD5C0Q0JZVtZV7xoOhqhOMWa/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-10-01+at+9.07.07+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;">When Linda of <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/">Calling it Home</a> and the creator of the fab One Room Challenge invited me to participate, I was thrilled (thank you Linda!) and knew exactly the room I had to focus on .  You see, the last time I mentioned my dining room was in January when <a href="http://mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2013/01/this-is-how-it-starts.html">I posted </a>about changing it from Benjamin Moore North Creek Brown to Farrow & Ball Calke Green.  (Jennifer of <a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/">The Pink Pagoda</a> created that terrific banner.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRbunQxaKlXrIIEeYpBeKo4-9rmNDKDADnBr17q6UQm5-9Mro3dYgIJ2gyHJq47YgCYHyRYIrw5zK0N-DaP8WGhQLb9pUQzpx4ANcdmYTPnwrUUZ97aDUAuTVC23dVFO8wjmOnmStuNrr/s1600/IMG_2443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRbunQxaKlXrIIEeYpBeKo4-9rmNDKDADnBr17q6UQm5-9Mro3dYgIJ2gyHJq47YgCYHyRYIrw5zK0N-DaP8WGhQLb9pUQzpx4ANcdmYTPnwrUUZ97aDUAuTVC23dVFO8wjmOnmStuNrr/s640/IMG_2443.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, I did finish painting but that was about it.   Curtainless, disjointed and kinda sad, it's been languishing ever since and I've conveniently never brought it up again these last 9 months, until now. So here's hoping the One Room Challenge becomes my Dining Room Rescue!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>THE OVERVIEW</b>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>The dining room is off our kitchen.  It's formerly the carport and is one step down from the kitchen. This window looks out into the front yard.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspR9D681-0aZvyvh6u78ux_af5DmUZIQJe2fPBdVhMN8gO40zsZHyQm0Of-0rar3QbzUNlOvoIXZPqmZS743hSgTgTjZ_A8JUvziNCD4nCpeY0ejRP5-nl5RhlQ1lCRLTU8b7U6qxd-3o/s1600/DSCN0346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspR9D681-0aZvyvh6u78ux_af5DmUZIQJe2fPBdVhMN8gO40zsZHyQm0Of-0rar3QbzUNlOvoIXZPqmZS743hSgTgTjZ_A8JUvziNCD4nCpeY0ejRP5-nl5RhlQ1lCRLTU8b7U6qxd-3o/s640/DSCN0346.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LmicDh2PKQ09HfAG0WKzHuV-fru7IWHaEzZvF60wCYpBmzA-r542pOazIsoxRdBtg-owNqFam2GuHWjS-7-PleV9_W5TN41DhPIJbRKxzXAyFA2qlOJ_VfxzSaerD7pys21gTnHYHn_L/s1600/DSCN0335.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LmicDh2PKQ09HfAG0WKzHuV-fru7IWHaEzZvF60wCYpBmzA-r542pOazIsoxRdBtg-owNqFam2GuHWjS-7-PleV9_W5TN41DhPIJbRKxzXAyFA2qlOJ_VfxzSaerD7pys21gTnHYHn_L/s640/DSCN0335.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Above is the view from the window back through to the kitchen and into the family room, which is also a room we added to the house.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEiVHJSKlVFsRa288KfYkfMqH9JbKPvPULBZCqfanZMDZBjLBK0esbg1C9ceSoB8xiaCtLX881gzICTNEQ2P06reXU4bijkUyfdn-sRM0-yYWGntolWdAJBSCyBx5x6ES0F2Wf21gmLzM7zl/s1600/DSCN0333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHJSKlVFsRa288KfYkfMqH9JbKPvPULBZCqfanZMDZBjLBK0esbg1C9ceSoB8xiaCtLX881gzICTNEQ2P06reXU4bijkUyfdn-sRM0-yYWGntolWdAJBSCyBx5x6ES0F2Wf21gmLzM7zl/s640/DSCN0333.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Here's the view from the side yard through the french doors.  Years ago I tacked on a mantle to the brick wall.  The real fireplace is on the other side in the living room.  I know you know this but I just have to be on the record - the mantle and the stuff on it is looking pretty lame!<br /><br />Below is the view from the dining room out to the side yard.  This room feels connected to the outdoors so I'm hoping to have time to do something with the view too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span id="goog_1836022406"></span><span id="goog_1836022407"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBQczQ8VwT-QUeIxlEpMo3QJv5qllVuo-eVxNq4UXbXWnW-V-wDTAAcoguDa6-4uywLnA5ITGPYC7lRK16NzoOaCgVhkCiAOlsikLaSA6HJ8Jkx-xJALVnx3EpvCxiiL1JwxQlV_fEZwe/s1600/DSCN0334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBQczQ8VwT-QUeIxlEpMo3QJv5qllVuo-eVxNq4UXbXWnW-V-wDTAAcoguDa6-4uywLnA5ITGPYC7lRK16NzoOaCgVhkCiAOlsikLaSA6HJ8Jkx-xJALVnx3EpvCxiiL1JwxQlV_fEZwe/s640/DSCN0334.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>INSPIRATION:</b><br /><br />In the past, this room has been a den and an office.  Now, I'd like it to function as a library/dining room.  I'm interested in a transitional look that's just a bit formal but not overly serious.  Here's some snippets from my <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/mynottinghill/one-room-challenge-library-dining-room/">pinterest One Room Challenge</a> board to give a sense of the look and feel I'm after.<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/AVvXsEiogTYvonb0CA3e2gNwyVrRhI2rV57R-gnEcmnVyxF83WL7ChGYrqYEEygYDb0_m-UxhULxFc0FA-YxErA-b8_qagMTiYZE8Ftw_ICT0dYWvD4bCTKd1r6pEVkUIYaw-gcwIY0diMbyMHx1/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-01+at+10.16.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogTYvonb0CA3e2gNwyVrRhI2rV57R-gnEcmnVyxF83WL7ChGYrqYEEygYDb0_m-UxhULxFc0FA-YxErA-b8_qagMTiYZE8Ftw_ICT0dYWvD4bCTKd1r6pEVkUIYaw-gcwIY0diMbyMHx1/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-10-01+at+10.16.39+PM.png" width="640" /></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/AVvXsEg48tFo_IZJX00QwvsVfo_jJ1l976exrrcaJeoSh08T882pI7OMkBZsLn55S7GgvXs3r7iiSltn9F0_gx0mGhijBYMVRTbn5f7R9A077F3MYxdheBnfE3rLuAv7RZphkZ6oRZtXsMUNkNWh/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-01+at+10.17.04+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48tFo_IZJX00QwvsVfo_jJ1l976exrrcaJeoSh08T882pI7OMkBZsLn55S7GgvXs3r7iiSltn9F0_gx0mGhijBYMVRTbn5f7R9A077F3MYxdheBnfE3rLuAv7RZphkZ6oRZtXsMUNkNWh/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-10-01+at+10.17.04+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />THE PLAN: <br /><br />This room is in need of cohesive elements that pull it all together and create that library/dining room feel I'm after.  I want it to be an interesting space that is also a comfortable and practical place to eat daily meals.  (We have a breakfast counter in our kitchen but this room is truly our dining area)<br /><br /><u>Some things on the checklist for the next 6 weeks</u>:<br /><br />- A furniture plan  (dealing with the different chairs, making the desk work, bringing in a buffet or server)<br />- Refinishing the furniture  (the tablecloth is hiding a lot....)<br />- Drapes<br />- Artwork<br />- Lighting<br />- The Floors (I'm leaning towards painting the floors white.)<br />- Styling of the bookcases<br /><br />Oh, about the ceiling fan.  It's really needed in the summer so it's staying. I know...<br /><br />So, what do you think?  I'd love to hear your thoughts and hope you'll follow along in the next few weeks! <br /><br />Be sure to also check out all the other 19 bloggers in the One Room Challenge. Every Wednesday for 6 weeks there will be a new post, culminating in a final reveal.  Can't wait to see what they're up to!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.callingithome.com/">Calling it Home</a><br /><a href="http://www.chinoiseriechic.blogspot.com/">Chinoiserie Chic</a><br /><a href="http://www.classiccasualhome.com/">Classic Casual Home</a><br /><a href="http://www.cottageandvine.blogspot.com/">Cottage and Vine</a><br /><a href="http://www.designaddictmom.blogspot.com/">Design Addict Mom</a><br /><a href="http://www.design-crisis.com/">Design Crisis</a><br /><a href="http://www.designindulgence.blogspot.com/">Design Indulgence</a><br /><a href="http://www.designmanifest.com/blog/">Design Manifest</a><br /><a href="http://www.theenglishroom.biz/">The English Room</a><br /><a href="http://www.chattafabulous.blogspot.com/">The Green Room Interiors</a><br /><a href="http://www.henhurstblog.com/">Henhurst Interiors</a><br /><a href="http://www.thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/">Little Black Door</a><br /><a href="http://www.maddiegdesigns.com/blog/">Maddie's Nest</a><br /><a href="http://www.mixandchic.com/">Mix And Chic</a><br /><a href="http://www.pawleysislandposh.blogspot.com/">Pawleys Island Posh</a><br /><a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/">The Pink Pagoda</a><br /><a href="http://www.shelterinteriordesign.blogspot.com/">Shelter</a><br /><a href="http://www.simpledetailsblog.blogspot.com/">Simple Details</a><br /><a href="http://www.thevaultfiles.com/">The Vault Files</a><br /><br />

One Room Challenge! - Week One

When Linda of Calling it Home and the creator of the fab One Room Challenge invited me to participate, I was thrilled (thank you Linda!) an...

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A Complete Departure for Me

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbitpg7uTHZDX0NLtiVFZ-cTFCH-vJUMtxvewhoywIyw-EdqqHXUxjlGoyk1aVAEnsSj2bUHv6gy37HS4wAuPDL0A65ifFKsdl-GNtnrXd1QLkihZdzlntw50sgD9RcOiGNSBcWcwM1Xl/s1600/IMG_2482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbitpg7uTHZDX0NLtiVFZ-cTFCH-vJUMtxvewhoywIyw-EdqqHXUxjlGoyk1aVAEnsSj2bUHv6gy37HS4wAuPDL0A65ifFKsdl-GNtnrXd1QLkihZdzlntw50sgD9RcOiGNSBcWcwM1Xl/s640/IMG_2482.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Besides a pillow sham or two, you would be pretty hard pressed to find floral patterns in my house. That's why I shocked myself when I chose this riot of blooms for the curtains in my newly painted (almost finished, bookcases left to go) library/dining room.  I really want this room to be fresh and airy.  As soon as I got home, I held the fabric against the Farrow & Ball Calke Green walls and was so pleased with how they complemented and contrasted...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsQ29ij1JukTqjPTxXbs16BCxzzOFmOmVjV9XL1sMPpJjNRi5fHfTNPB35GFLigzNuA95aTBsGOPVPc1izr2OCb5RgLm-v2zhKkIaPn1VstyeUSGoBXEHJGSt2OwhzPzZeCz90GD3mq9v/s1600/IMG_2486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsQ29ij1JukTqjPTxXbs16BCxzzOFmOmVjV9XL1sMPpJjNRi5fHfTNPB35GFLigzNuA95aTBsGOPVPc1izr2OCb5RgLm-v2zhKkIaPn1VstyeUSGoBXEHJGSt2OwhzPzZeCz90GD3mq9v/s400/IMG_2486.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But as you know, whenever you depart in a different direction there's bound to be some second guessing.  I started asking myself, "Floral, really, are you sure???"  So I googled floral drapes and this is what I found.  Yeah! Floral - can't wait!  (Fabric from the amazing <a href="http://www.hauteonline.com/">Haute Fabrics</a> in Marshall, VA.  More on my trip out there later in the week.) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18GhKM4jfxa9dkm5VuJhDUHvdaI3FX-nD-SzF8vjMaVlA2NbaJQUNHm-HTuC3r6J-WnPNTg7zLjI-f5YowdM3q6WDuirYw7dtHCXsLVRisVYLkVCjtCUS_FCpJM1MLmZfHRH5vGoE90Cn/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-26+at+10.56.35+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18GhKM4jfxa9dkm5VuJhDUHvdaI3FX-nD-SzF8vjMaVlA2NbaJQUNHm-HTuC3r6J-WnPNTg7zLjI-f5YowdM3q6WDuirYw7dtHCXsLVRisVYLkVCjtCUS_FCpJM1MLmZfHRH5vGoE90Cn/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-26+at+10.56.35+PM.png" width="596" /></a></div><br />Image from Julia Reed's New Orleans home via Wall St. Journal <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443991704577579213723772338.html"> here</a>, photography by Paul Costello.  These arm chairs are covered in Claremont's Georges Le Manach Montefontaine Gris.  <br /><br />**Just noticed the velvet on this chair.  I also scored some gorgeous green Schumacher Mohair for my room at <a href="http://www.hauteonline.com/">Haute</a> too.

A Complete Departure for Me

Besides a pillow sham or two, you would be pretty hard pressed to find floral patterns in my house. That's why I shocked myself when I c...

4:57 AM

This Is How It Starts...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1dE41ITGDQJmPEliln-WIEIZe9c13YGQE3F-TCyDKtVKbfuryoOFHPb3Hy5zSRapt8ynFnbxZKYsbA30_UNouwlOnEpr3Agyxh6w-CQiTNKSFYkz76rFAEuCLjdncmYAxW5TXPwrY2ph/s1600/IMG_2445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1dE41ITGDQJmPEliln-WIEIZe9c13YGQE3F-TCyDKtVKbfuryoOFHPb3Hy5zSRapt8ynFnbxZKYsbA30_UNouwlOnEpr3Agyxh6w-CQiTNKSFYkz76rFAEuCLjdncmYAxW5TXPwrY2ph/s640/IMG_2445.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />Would you believe me if I told you my interest in green came a few months before Pantone declared emerald as the color of the year?  It started with the remnant roll of smokey green fabric I found. Then I peeled off the book cover of California Country Style and was even more smitten.  A bit lighter than the fabric, it's very similar to the green in these Jasperware glasses I love.  So combined with a growing fatigue with the last five years of dark brown walls in my library/dining room, I'm planning a change.   <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eEmuERnD1w-8chgTj_KiQ8FW8ez0gNLwiNPAEfOyXqcnxxGqMNc0pSqq_JpaYuKozCLr-dNfTY4UrDe3UX9wlAR3AFXStY3IS15ICDm_RxKSiJVR5XIotay-2_Nn6T4qUmXP28JVdwC9/s1600/IMG_2448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eEmuERnD1w-8chgTj_KiQ8FW8ez0gNLwiNPAEfOyXqcnxxGqMNc0pSqq_JpaYuKozCLr-dNfTY4UrDe3UX9wlAR3AFXStY3IS15ICDm_RxKSiJVR5XIotay-2_Nn6T4qUmXP28JVdwC9/s400/IMG_2448.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRbunQxaKlXrIIEeYpBeKo4-9rmNDKDADnBr17q6UQm5-9Mro3dYgIJ2gyHJq47YgCYHyRYIrw5zK0N-DaP8WGhQLb9pUQzpx4ANcdmYTPnwrUUZ97aDUAuTVC23dVFO8wjmOnmStuNrr/s1600/IMG_2443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRbunQxaKlXrIIEeYpBeKo4-9rmNDKDADnBr17q6UQm5-9Mro3dYgIJ2gyHJq47YgCYHyRYIrw5zK0N-DaP8WGhQLb9pUQzpx4ANcdmYTPnwrUUZ97aDUAuTVC23dVFO8wjmOnmStuNrr/s640/IMG_2443.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />So up went some sample patches of Farrow & Ball Calke Green and I think I'm about to take the plunge.  From BM North Creek Brown to a strong green - keeping all the trim and built-in bookcases in the room white.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLKB3l5LwdlwP1lGDKF5u20exJitLT5FZ2yXbK0RjWZTc8QY9czz2BKt2BX1acSZ8TtfzSdKyM4lCWO3ydRjge_AvdBlVpL7YcK1dHCV2UkfyE3k7QFoKsfaCuqdrZ74u2tkbzBc_14Fc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-14+at+1.32.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLKB3l5LwdlwP1lGDKF5u20exJitLT5FZ2yXbK0RjWZTc8QY9czz2BKt2BX1acSZ8TtfzSdKyM4lCWO3ydRjge_AvdBlVpL7YcK1dHCV2UkfyE3k7QFoKsfaCuqdrZ74u2tkbzBc_14Fc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-14+at+1.32.45+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNLfhGT4q_3J8d4lI0wXYzlaOSAcSLeVrHAjaDYUZwkt8_AAK-FdEAmhnANAEjcYTCRrcWt7_DXoxw7Q05hnj1D3HpromoxkQD-pqcc94D_px3dXHra_cDElBfNVlg9gXb_3LkWni97Ww/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-14+at+1.35.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNLfhGT4q_3J8d4lI0wXYzlaOSAcSLeVrHAjaDYUZwkt8_AAK-FdEAmhnANAEjcYTCRrcWt7_DXoxw7Q05hnj1D3HpromoxkQD-pqcc94D_px3dXHra_cDElBfNVlg9gXb_3LkWni97Ww/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-14+at+1.35.32+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div>Dark brown curtains will be replaced with something much lighter - maybe even a pattern.  The dining table and metal console are no longer here (these are old pics), replaced with our original dining table.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76PcbrcNOAzuaUGr0k6OvGk6lS3FiF0TUMx-UJodpyRdYowIh9M3QY7-7PJ9TsdbAoDlcTwYv8VHAis46EFqzMKvcxgxz5dAW-1NTBFj44H-oEcVn66K3h-ypt6ohut4PNEXt7SXYngZv/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-14+at+1.35.58+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76PcbrcNOAzuaUGr0k6OvGk6lS3FiF0TUMx-UJodpyRdYowIh9M3QY7-7PJ9TsdbAoDlcTwYv8VHAis46EFqzMKvcxgxz5dAW-1NTBFj44H-oEcVn66K3h-ypt6ohut4PNEXt7SXYngZv/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-01-14+at+1.35.58+PM.png" width="290" /></a></div>So, what do you think?  Am a I crazy to want to go green?

This Is How It Starts...

Would you believe me if I told you my interest in green came a few months before Pantone declared emerald as the color of the year? It star...

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Eye Candy: Sight Line

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinChVZFmHN_CVgl743kJtaGCc87reetxEqI52irjXUOnuzT5LqWBIbaG-PO9r8ZGbWx0YXKNHUjGU-ORre4L8LCeO49mniq5m87H_f9C9njT6Tl6433H6cJtoyl2FC2rPnN9EyJ-8Le7xs/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-11+at+8.14.56+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinChVZFmHN_CVgl743kJtaGCc87reetxEqI52irjXUOnuzT5LqWBIbaG-PO9r8ZGbWx0YXKNHUjGU-ORre4L8LCeO49mniq5m87H_f9C9njT6Tl6433H6cJtoyl2FC2rPnN9EyJ-8Le7xs/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-11+at+8.14.56+PM.png" /></a></div><br />There's alot to be said for the impact of a sight line from one room to the next.  The view into designer Nancy Boszhardt's dining room is perfection.  It makes me want to venture in and sit in that wing chair with the incredibly gorgeous turned legs. <br />Image via New York Social Diary <a href="http://nysocialdiary.com/node/1908756">here</a>, photography by Jeff Hirsch. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUU1Wm_C_d7MsWda057K5nCwr9gaFYuMHdE6ZUdxl3ACcCj6_fXQrJsywQ9dHn1wsmUvfTcBsI9dyh1lPVnOZ1gt9nrNu9LerCRWhj9lmgKHZXw_FUmhq0X524pPQRqctDYqnj36tb7mRx/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-11+at+8.23.27+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUU1Wm_C_d7MsWda057K5nCwr9gaFYuMHdE6ZUdxl3ACcCj6_fXQrJsywQ9dHn1wsmUvfTcBsI9dyh1lPVnOZ1gt9nrNu9LerCRWhj9lmgKHZXw_FUmhq0X524pPQRqctDYqnj36tb7mRx/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-11+at+8.23.27+PM.png" /></a></div><br />Is there a sight line in your home you particularly like?

Eye Candy: Sight Line

There's alot to be said for the impact of a sight line from one room to the next. The view into designer Nancy Boszhardt's dining r...

4:30 AM

Don't Miss Out On This!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbeze3OHZUDIYIn3sAseF-0FEMV3mp7yybs-F_RM6ZDiL-5_NyHCT6HqisQ7WPkwDVcemn_h7O4k2a6d1UupqrgH_JSAbj1f7Q5hiyWBojMEnDOKEzRbcOiMzObyiFiifjwVVcRyRJPbD/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-10-22+at+9.35.07+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbeze3OHZUDIYIn3sAseF-0FEMV3mp7yybs-F_RM6ZDiL-5_NyHCT6HqisQ7WPkwDVcemn_h7O4k2a6d1UupqrgH_JSAbj1f7Q5hiyWBojMEnDOKEzRbcOiMzObyiFiifjwVVcRyRJPbD/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-10-22+at+9.35.07+PM.png" width="481" /></a></div>Just in case you miss the November issue of <a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/holidays-occasions/modern-thanksgiving-table-setting-00417000080101/">Southern Living</a>, here's the ultra-chic and interesting Thanksgiving table setting by Charlottesville's Christy Ford, designer and proprietor of <a href="http://www.andgeorge.com/southern-living-thanksgiving-table/">And George</a>.  (Images via And George, photographer by Christy Ford)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15iiaLMKq48LXbLNsa4-2pG19vVyW54KnoSdnZaHuTS8EkeOdMCG-L6_AdXGBQWyiy4p75sZEOI1KkusNvbDT_N6KkBqFaUdznbomO-T3uW8FTZ_gzzXzq1yPnMkKp28yBgay_cJSh2fA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-10-22+at+9.32.54+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15iiaLMKq48LXbLNsa4-2pG19vVyW54KnoSdnZaHuTS8EkeOdMCG-L6_AdXGBQWyiy4p75sZEOI1KkusNvbDT_N6KkBqFaUdznbomO-T3uW8FTZ_gzzXzq1yPnMkKp28yBgay_cJSh2fA/s400/Screen+Shot+2012-10-22+at+9.32.54+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNgDIBhblS2U7fmy4CkV2TwVToyx_2KLVk1CGr2s9Jk800pw5gYm6G8UqsiF__7zecpKt6g2DSx_s6rOuj3SexdOyLTIjDG85_hhChiTGPHcV1Jqre2_CNTcjTzo4bTddgLSm9TRq5f1q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-10-22+at+9.40.47+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNgDIBhblS2U7fmy4CkV2TwVToyx_2KLVk1CGr2s9Jk800pw5gYm6G8UqsiF__7zecpKt6g2DSx_s6rOuj3SexdOyLTIjDG85_hhChiTGPHcV1Jqre2_CNTcjTzo4bTddgLSm9TRq5f1q/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-10-22+at+9.40.47+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Donna of <a href="http://www.aperfectgray.com/2012/10/abstract-art-and-antique.html">A Perfect Gray</a> fell in love with this beautiful painting and identified the artist, <a href="http://www.kikislaughter.com/">Kiki Slaughter</a>, and put up a wonderful <a href="http://www.aperfectgray.com/2012/10/abstract-art-and-antique.html">post</a> up featuring her work.</div>

Don't Miss Out On This!

Just in case you miss the November issue of Southern Living , here's the ultra-chic and interesting Thanksgiving table setting by Charlo...

5:00 AM

Divine Dining Room

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifPlwJqKsswKKcB0uhZm3MoY_0DIWWqAuFQuXtxt1cFGv3jV3NkL9FfBGWFcT8pNjWA2DZucKJ2b4Wj3O35ircDTcZO0v7rLetCZkHkLBW76fCsnldBFJ1LIVBUnxkNN-KnP23NZ1ZRht/s1600/pstephankarlisch.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762559693503333922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifPlwJqKsswKKcB0uhZm3MoY_0DIWWqAuFQuXtxt1cFGv3jV3NkL9FfBGWFcT8pNjWA2DZucKJ2b4Wj3O35ircDTcZO0v7rLetCZkHkLBW76fCsnldBFJ1LIVBUnxkNN-KnP23NZ1ZRht/s640/pstephankarlisch.bmp" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Why am I posting on Sunday afternoon, an unusual time for me? Gun shy - thunderstorms are forecast and I'm afraid we'll lose power again. I should me more optimistic... Hope you enjoy Lisa Martensen's serene and sophisticted dining room via DHome <a href="http://www.dhome.dmagazine.com/Room-guides/dining-rooms/martensen-dining-room#detail">here</a>. The stone table is by Michael Taylor.

Divine Dining Room

Why am I posting on Sunday afternoon, an unusual time for me? Gun shy - thunderstorms are forecast and I'm afraid we'll lose power a...

1:14 PM

Dining Library: One of the Best

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZgJhfJwiSNzezv0KNJMR3NtqIf3rzJwXcq7yJYL-BjQl_DbaXvYFKtJHS7lrehwdyqx634GR-eK-MJ4lFUFAzCBjzzbdZ-IgBVSuW-8u9UIT_ecJrHlN3DkMcdyg_9FW3yzBCcGcXHUg/s1600/a2070.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699687845972280370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZgJhfJwiSNzezv0KNJMR3NtqIf3rzJwXcq7yJYL-BjQl_DbaXvYFKtJHS7lrehwdyqx634GR-eK-MJ4lFUFAzCBjzzbdZ-IgBVSuW-8u9UIT_ecJrHlN3DkMcdyg_9FW3yzBCcGcXHUg/s640/a2070.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>This is one of the most beautiful dining libraries I've ever seen. I love the contrast of light and dark, formality and informality and the scale of the space. Pretty much perfection. This image comes from an incredible blog called <a href="http://www.beautiful-libraries.com/2000-7.html">Beautiful Libraries </a>with a very accurate tagline, The Most Beautiful Libraries in the World. The blog mentions this library is in Mel Gibson's Connecticut mansion which was for sale back in 2009. If you love libraries, this blog will be a joy to visit.<br /><br />Hope you have a great weekend. I'm thankful to have woken up this morning to a voice mail from my husband that he got to his hotel near Utica NY at 3:30 am after driving through some serious ice and snow that started in Binghampton. D - love, love, love you. He's there to celebrate his Mom's 80th birthday. Happy Birthday Pat!

Dining Library: One of the Best

This is one of the most beautiful dining libraries I've ever seen. I love the contrast of light and dark, formality and informality and ...

5:26 AM

New Old Sconces for my Dining Room

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcfAL89i1tpSimd-m-d2d6Z2C0lds-byPKZaJlQLuKRcernMf-3vVz3oH7TJRroLoDSBBtSB-Ns_u59nnE-hpt-T3rwsVImXXKMX1849CiR9gWFbVK-b-U3jU5L3jY4CcnV8_0b6WGADw/s1600/P1130117.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683404226975979922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcfAL89i1tpSimd-m-d2d6Z2C0lds-byPKZaJlQLuKRcernMf-3vVz3oH7TJRroLoDSBBtSB-Ns_u59nnE-hpt-T3rwsVImXXKMX1849CiR9gWFbVK-b-U3jU5L3jY4CcnV8_0b6WGADw/s640/P1130117.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>A while back I bought 4 vintage sconces for $40 a piece from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Plaire?ref=seller_info">Plaire</a>, a terrific esty seller.  Two have been  hard wired for our bathroom reno and these two (with new cords)  are now adding some much needed accent lighting in my dining/library room.    Originally I thought of hanging them but now I like them just on the mantel.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HaAkGfERD9S8m5W_XdQqb52Z0eWW8nDwHWPRuC1vA3YBD5lD3vu4uzMWKs7YWiaDmpeELKj7toWGm9EmlGc_O9b0VGIroGxOR_2d5POINCTVxQxUcLNxbLCZd4o-SZv92xuNpTponvlz/s1600/P1130119.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683404085417836914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HaAkGfERD9S8m5W_XdQqb52Z0eWW8nDwHWPRuC1vA3YBD5lD3vu4uzMWKs7YWiaDmpeELKj7toWGm9EmlGc_O9b0VGIroGxOR_2d5POINCTVxQxUcLNxbLCZd4o-SZv92xuNpTponvlz/s400/P1130119.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>A little bit of brasso and windex did the job  (or enough before it got too tiring to keep polishing!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAlMBGvbmusY3q9JYW6vQuzNCq7nEfhUS-JoLJMMGB-7y0yfbJIwJZQQPR488XwYD6FH6wwt0AxxmSIxNROkJ1ArxBTOdCO5MY8tEOujxZuL4dkJjUX2qjhkT8YNYmJvrmkYdal5Wf9ix/s1600/plaire.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663333443056278130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAlMBGvbmusY3q9JYW6vQuzNCq7nEfhUS-JoLJMMGB-7y0yfbJIwJZQQPR488XwYD6FH6wwt0AxxmSIxNROkJ1ArxBTOdCO5MY8tEOujxZuL4dkJjUX2qjhkT8YNYmJvrmkYdal5Wf9ix/s640/plaire.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>

New Old Sconces for my Dining Room

A while back I bought 4 vintage sconces for $40 a piece from Plaire , a terrific esty seller. Two have been hard wired for our bathroom re...

7:09 AM

From the Stacks: Understated Dining Room

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjdiKgBCNvELnvg1oWm3uaz0DCj1t9IfWMwnf5SOTjNEkN2OMkcdKkt73i0CU1F9krSGF155HdV6Gpc1H5fAdsCimQrhwq4tUut-VQ0u1L3zX1-M61-omEMBoh66YWtBGdJb3NHj7lVib/s1600/1998lr.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681152526891646194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjdiKgBCNvELnvg1oWm3uaz0DCj1t9IfWMwnf5SOTjNEkN2OMkcdKkt73i0CU1F9krSGF155HdV6Gpc1H5fAdsCimQrhwq4tUut-VQ0u1L3zX1-M61-omEMBoh66YWtBGdJb3NHj7lVib/s640/1998lr.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>This tear sheet is a little worse for the wear but the beauty of this simple and elegant dining room still shows through.  Great symmetry with the urns and round platters on the stands but I'm also noticing how easy it would be to find <span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#006600;">thrift-store chairs</span> similar to these and paint them.  <div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#333333;">(Source:  Decorating May/June 2004, designer and photographer not known)</span></div>

From the Stacks: Understated Dining Room

This tear sheet is a little worse for the wear but the beauty of this simple and elegant dining room still shows through. Great symmetry wi...

5:30 AM

My Friend's Lovely Breakfast Table

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6i9I6i5IZ8_phokUPlbxW5GNVtVScdUnYZiI3dF3glhVANpQXgHao5LA9GQSiim9lmZsSV7rwQMUvaRpWJRNQj0KqOzmLtEmAeLZWLYmuQO5JgA8VCjyuLq7EzNnyiz9MvJzJ3tJOC0pw/s1600/P1120404.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665549614837406930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6i9I6i5IZ8_phokUPlbxW5GNVtVScdUnYZiI3dF3glhVANpQXgHao5LA9GQSiim9lmZsSV7rwQMUvaRpWJRNQj0KqOzmLtEmAeLZWLYmuQO5JgA8VCjyuLq7EzNnyiz9MvJzJ3tJOC0pw/s640/P1120404.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>An invitation to Rhonda's house for breakfast is always something to look forward to.  Along with delicious food, she sets the most relaxed, comfortable table.  It's no wonder the conversation at the breakfast table almost stretch into the lunch hour!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o0gOVktbRZy6bT5UX5WvzR19dLJCV2SMXQFgCZF1TIMtdvTYKCQ2qzR__8bSP9xbhOjp-kSk8W5m1UIlbejeu85kLdco3aVDr9f_DexyiAayuQu3m7ryzXcIjFsDTMQrCgUiG1hyphenhyphenZlov/s1600/P1120400.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665549371885438322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o0gOVktbRZy6bT5UX5WvzR19dLJCV2SMXQFgCZF1TIMtdvTYKCQ2qzR__8bSP9xbhOjp-kSk8W5m1UIlbejeu85kLdco3aVDr9f_DexyiAayuQu3m7ryzXcIjFsDTMQrCgUiG1hyphenhyphenZlov/s640/P1120400.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7BV3RfEdg8Y5OPHbl3MMBaK58kIkuUW3lWXJ8vJh5wIfODnxWD2Nk0D1Zvue25PG4eFhn9GrMn963MXJXtlGKs2mFfab5iJ8Xg3jqjhvDxi0AKoxKcNkt2C2GDQrUiFpk6TDvWh3bJ6a/s1600/P1120413.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665548988723382914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7BV3RfEdg8Y5OPHbl3MMBaK58kIkuUW3lWXJ8vJh5wIfODnxWD2Nk0D1Zvue25PG4eFhn9GrMn963MXJXtlGKs2mFfab5iJ8Xg3jqjhvDxi0AKoxKcNkt2C2GDQrUiFpk6TDvWh3bJ6a/s400/P1120413.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>

My Friend's Lovely Breakfast Table

An invitation to Rhonda's house for breakfast is always something to look forward to. Along with delicious food, she sets the most rela...

5:21 AM

Flowers in a Trough

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFIWOj2exlGG_9dmdfv9kjljRJUcHbSA57SQjsp-1C6tBH1nJJw2tiUpi2xmYSDjSk-VxPtPZZdp2kM6fd5Bibdqgdvx3ZOouZeMT3lsHwI9Algnx3ZKN54d6NrPGcYQghGCXGz6RSYO3/s1600/P1120441.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657846197374428674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFIWOj2exlGG_9dmdfv9kjljRJUcHbSA57SQjsp-1C6tBH1nJJw2tiUpi2xmYSDjSk-VxPtPZZdp2kM6fd5Bibdqgdvx3ZOouZeMT3lsHwI9Algnx3ZKN54d6NrPGcYQghGCXGz6RSYO3/s640/P1120441.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>On my second trip to the fab store <a href="http://www.blueprintstore.com">Blueprint</a> in Dallas, I came across this narrow ceramic trough filled with flowers.   Really love how it fills the space of this bureau; could see this as a great centerpiece for a dining table.  Putting this into my idea file for Thanksgiving.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_PwG0FhMvW_Gjgs8yzsET22CM6zbwb2QnhlkWGgdvb0EmYB6XMyrs4ymB46pJ2c3eEC5PxH2jSPmsRk7LJ9-lPR_nfyP7nNdHwz0OMVrHuSoftOysxQ-FRHhbsG2IcUqFaPC5Bu0j4Lu/s1600/P1120443.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657845968346775698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_PwG0FhMvW_Gjgs8yzsET22CM6zbwb2QnhlkWGgdvb0EmYB6XMyrs4ymB46pJ2c3eEC5PxH2jSPmsRk7LJ9-lPR_nfyP7nNdHwz0OMVrHuSoftOysxQ-FRHhbsG2IcUqFaPC5Bu0j4Lu/s640/P1120443.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>

Flowers in a Trough

On my second trip to the fab store Blueprint in Dallas, I came across this narrow ceramic trough filled with flowers. Really love how it ...

5:17 AM

Show Time

Sorry for my recent absence. I traveled to my hometown of Memphis over the weekend for my 20-year high school reunion. I never know what to think about reunions, but I really enjoyed seeing the girls I went to school with two decades ago (I went to an all-girls Catholic high school). I could still recognize everyone which means we couldn't have changed that much - a reassuring thought! Anyway, I'm now getting ready for my older child to start school tomorrow and my younger one to start kindergarten next week (they do a staggered start for the kindergarteners), so I've been a little preoccupied. However, I have some interiors to share with you from The 2011 Memphis Home Showcase a couple of weeks ago. My sister was kind enough to go and take photos for me. <br /><br />The first house apparently didn't have a lot of redeeming qualities, so Susan only took a couple of photos.  Here they are . . .<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUj0mA_YcPiGuNYakYZA9EXJ8qdjmzpFmnULZ3t6PvKU2vABI3vx2LwoN8ZR5MgKJwu9NkXZzyjbw6n4obQeYDGtG2fhk6188LtGUBLILyTlJBbnsnNZN_CMAG7kNZZ0MGkxnDluOno0NU/s1600/P1010426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUj0mA_YcPiGuNYakYZA9EXJ8qdjmzpFmnULZ3t6PvKU2vABI3vx2LwoN8ZR5MgKJwu9NkXZzyjbw6n4obQeYDGtG2fhk6188LtGUBLILyTlJBbnsnNZN_CMAG7kNZZ0MGkxnDluOno0NU/s400/P1010426.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's my mom walking in the back of the room. Not a lot to love in this room, pretty ordinary, but I focused in on the French doors. These are like the ones I want.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9VEAYizBJubV_HyE4EGG-tQNeTf-t3X-YsodqBW4cSZZ877wBYjVae9EP1WwGr5-l5-9dEc8hAeWZgeWOcwB72eQdYDf1QzioWsnKZ5RSoMooCYG4qfOzWitIyQL7ifw0hKLnvTuWsW4/s1600/P1010427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9VEAYizBJubV_HyE4EGG-tQNeTf-t3X-YsodqBW4cSZZ877wBYjVae9EP1WwGr5-l5-9dEc8hAeWZgeWOcwB72eQdYDf1QzioWsnKZ5RSoMooCYG4qfOzWitIyQL7ifw0hKLnvTuWsW4/s400/P1010427.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This bedroom seems a little under-decorated, but sometimes simplicity is a good thing. I really liked the small loveseat/settee at the end of the bed.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">The second house had an entire floor decorated by <a href="http://www.amyhowardcollection.com/">Amy Howard</a> so it was more appealing overall. Although, as is the case with many showhouses in my opinion, it looks like they just threw some furniture in the room. This is especially true when one particular furniture store/manufacturer designs a space. There's usually much more variety when individual designers can draw from multiple sources. But, there's still some nice eye candy.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWg-rN8RpMGf63aXSUiV_tCt9Bti66lBwaZiMOPmg8ZbpudAxfpeKIo-1VbB6ssGq1cdCsy8Ls_Y0nFudhvFjjJa8TVKXUl_U16KTUl7HADtVicrZC3RDCdxYsVYMHziCiOhT-YasSsaj/s1600/P1010445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWg-rN8RpMGf63aXSUiV_tCt9Bti66lBwaZiMOPmg8ZbpudAxfpeKIo-1VbB6ssGq1cdCsy8Ls_Y0nFudhvFjjJa8TVKXUl_U16KTUl7HADtVicrZC3RDCdxYsVYMHziCiOhT-YasSsaj/s400/P1010445.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I, of course, was drawn to the art and asked my sister if she knew who the artist was. "It's Anton Weiss. Isn't that who painted the piece in your <a href="http://myinteriorlife.blogspot.com/2011/07/belated-after.html">dining room</a>?" she asked. Why, yes, it is. No wonder I like it.</td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTuSbg6Zxh6J-86fk421SoJlxckT5zron5-S57H0PsNOVKIOiwYRHm2DboOYeKNUUj08keHI1vw2pd-fNon1xVFEPe0kaL4n-wBf5B8YQA56jDBOt9IlclR8GZTamxx6laE1UGpVJ6-6A/s1600/P1010431.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTuSbg6Zxh6J-86fk421SoJlxckT5zron5-S57H0PsNOVKIOiwYRHm2DboOYeKNUUj08keHI1vw2pd-fNon1xVFEPe0kaL4n-wBf5B8YQA56jDBOt9IlclR8GZTamxx6laE1UGpVJ6-6A/s400/P1010431.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This room lacks personality and looks like the undersized coffee table was an afterthought, but individually I like the pieces.</td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lreOAjqGBHjRzpKyaIN-4x28xPvnZsjXEyPcYsnZAsoKmBqkW_DfgsYGFAo1CFrpx3I97XdpiC6lemDUnPuzBhixvWoK7ewaogjSGYiomg2Ke5JMd6-XrQ5r2ZcRRO8CX5Zj7nljwTMy/s1600/P1010433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lreOAjqGBHjRzpKyaIN-4x28xPvnZsjXEyPcYsnZAsoKmBqkW_DfgsYGFAo1CFrpx3I97XdpiC6lemDUnPuzBhixvWoK7ewaogjSGYiomg2Ke5JMd6-XrQ5r2ZcRRO8CX5Zj7nljwTMy/s400/P1010433.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like an Amy Howard showroom. Hard to see but the mirrored console is pretty.</td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iK3_-CKVvnqNuZ5XYaTjgIieGphqIdsgQxW9f0AsajiZEh3ttFmwJ1dk9KW7RCkQePA-wbNou3bo9rfr2D0tPhmnvilt9mLcQLIVqwwdi0KvK1nrvD_lYy-nyAWOQlPgyNi4P5yfA-fM/s1600/P1010436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iK3_-CKVvnqNuZ5XYaTjgIieGphqIdsgQxW9f0AsajiZEh3ttFmwJ1dk9KW7RCkQePA-wbNou3bo9rfr2D0tPhmnvilt9mLcQLIVqwwdi0KvK1nrvD_lYy-nyAWOQlPgyNi4P5yfA-fM/s400/P1010436.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've seen this art before; can't remember the artist. Interesting sculpture on acrylic/lucite base.</td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2lVzC-TZjeBoioqifRB-0NTAnFAFu2EzdpG287AktSAW-RSEustcA3WBUXHZWcQoz_1AX-Nv_B6oe0IZ-ooi_hOWDLg7qhdQ3vZDsRa0ZkX8kPCiAVM4LruGacVqH3BVimnzfNmAqnn7/s1600/P1010437.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2lVzC-TZjeBoioqifRB-0NTAnFAFu2EzdpG287AktSAW-RSEustcA3WBUXHZWcQoz_1AX-Nv_B6oe0IZ-ooi_hOWDLg7qhdQ3vZDsRa0ZkX8kPCiAVM4LruGacVqH3BVimnzfNmAqnn7/s400/P1010437.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nothing new here . . .</td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMHkcszgVEzukGhZZ3Tl3g49p51sH5cN9epfebsJC3X0cdzEjc3xDsk_A88eMWCQF_WCokF8mL3H73udKd48bx37Lpd-IpUNQxnDl_dbwaK6_emat_RYCtfraj73gneRacc9r7wOY6XKJ/s1600/P1010448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMHkcszgVEzukGhZZ3Tl3g49p51sH5cN9epfebsJC3X0cdzEjc3xDsk_A88eMWCQF_WCokF8mL3H73udKd48bx37Lpd-IpUNQxnDl_dbwaK6_emat_RYCtfraj73gneRacc9r7wOY6XKJ/s400/P1010448.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">or here.</td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfDwArjsM-9LWQgjVaQy8-LtWhMPFikuF8zs0940pILDd_Ac0aCrjXed-Tyr1NWjgAM4IgJoF608jQcZukbefNy9CjVoSnBbJqYyVnkyKNSVkSA83VolUnvqA7QgdHrZmAFMXwkTx2pVI/s1600/P1010449.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfDwArjsM-9LWQgjVaQy8-LtWhMPFikuF8zs0940pILDd_Ac0aCrjXed-Tyr1NWjgAM4IgJoF608jQcZukbefNy9CjVoSnBbJqYyVnkyKNSVkSA83VolUnvqA7QgdHrZmAFMXwkTx2pVI/s400/P1010449.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm liking this coffee table.</td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhHMvqVmuAiFgQBx-3mb5A34yO1HVLLMyc3HhyphenhyphenzgfheBC2yM48SMjoBzChSzxcOnsL1WdeOTWoJpZnPN9wGXLuXsy0GsQhdnSOd1iYaeM1HgJkP2NLCqSfWo4H6L9ffsq35UnQxki1oZq/s1600/P1010451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhHMvqVmuAiFgQBx-3mb5A34yO1HVLLMyc3HhyphenhyphenzgfheBC2yM48SMjoBzChSzxcOnsL1WdeOTWoJpZnPN9wGXLuXsy0GsQhdnSOd1iYaeM1HgJkP2NLCqSfWo4H6L9ffsq35UnQxki1oZq/s400/P1010451.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice chairs.</td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalpUyFc4lF7OOQqsNc3laltpe9Gr9NEfM9PYhm7Xsog7dUkcUDBRaw_Z2OJgoy7tl3k4YQfboQlEiA7rgqq-aC7C4GsPsx_77TK7YA5B5eV-Wgx_ACOAKIZXSvLPtplsgbKKZD7EI9ha2/s1600/P1010452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalpUyFc4lF7OOQqsNc3laltpe9Gr9NEfM9PYhm7Xsog7dUkcUDBRaw_Z2OJgoy7tl3k4YQfboQlEiA7rgqq-aC7C4GsPsx_77TK7YA5B5eV-Wgx_ACOAKIZXSvLPtplsgbKKZD7EI9ha2/s400/P1010452.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little too perfect.</td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJY_SBvO0dR6VCbHA9ivEC39fRWVfEQ2W8wMkGiVkshjx54YRA4KIOHZcx6fVOZUbB33ErqYLO6EPFDPkiGeXSeIgGl1FH-mMo7RPcnoXirA5XQ7ELsjMSEoPDldusYw0Ir2z8B3NNGIA/s1600/P1010457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJY_SBvO0dR6VCbHA9ivEC39fRWVfEQ2W8wMkGiVkshjx54YRA4KIOHZcx6fVOZUbB33ErqYLO6EPFDPkiGeXSeIgGl1FH-mMo7RPcnoXirA5XQ7ELsjMSEoPDldusYw0Ir2z8B3NNGIA/s400/P1010457.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now, this, I like. At least they went out on a limb with the lighting.</td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYhkeeIBBk4wCVGA_RAXrWQ_EsFDZr5abKMGNnoY7Y2Vkw9s4mX15ULTGZkXbLm35JzNYC8k7e-Wb7XdKunFxFB2R4B8pntiDtI4m0Il3Z9Tpdhf6efuZbAaRgTZDEWNQJSgAjyFiUmG2/s1600/P1010458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYhkeeIBBk4wCVGA_RAXrWQ_EsFDZr5abKMGNnoY7Y2Vkw9s4mX15ULTGZkXbLm35JzNYC8k7e-Wb7XdKunFxFB2R4B8pntiDtI4m0Il3Z9Tpdhf6efuZbAaRgTZDEWNQJSgAjyFiUmG2/s400/P1010458.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of the floor lamp.</td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ggOoCoq95e48WGgCBT4sipI4WTVFZ7C6WSr2n84lL9ZYOIuZcB8YoLxnyfh4vYoQ9i3FNWhiKy5OzCAyOHlx5KfgLM1O8T34ocq2fCylHan91eCMinWCV_j0p8Qz_06UxchgGuGEtAbm/s1600/P1010460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ggOoCoq95e48WGgCBT4sipI4WTVFZ7C6WSr2n84lL9ZYOIuZcB8YoLxnyfh4vYoQ9i3FNWhiKy5OzCAyOHlx5KfgLM1O8T34ocq2fCylHan91eCMinWCV_j0p8Qz_06UxchgGuGEtAbm/s400/P1010460.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty bed and bedding. Keeping this in my file for an upcoming post on bedding options.</td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokv_GypcMgJ_byGu1Vjey-DZni-tDOeYp_pLR68cJJMo-8y44EcoBUtVyIYQj0eurTRgP5PWec1Yb9igUBDwMOpbj_LAKYyT9Jon4MyYEI4H61JGSybHMxQMf571uMpeSxMRqIf7RR3a-/s1600/P1010462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokv_GypcMgJ_byGu1Vjey-DZni-tDOeYp_pLR68cJJMo-8y44EcoBUtVyIYQj0eurTRgP5PWec1Yb9igUBDwMOpbj_LAKYyT9Jon4MyYEI4H61JGSybHMxQMf571uMpeSxMRqIf7RR3a-/s400/P1010462.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like the table, but not the styling.</td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlY8JQpcgKrQlTWqMqkO7Z3DJuvYoeY7bC2zrAOmy8WDnCQCanArB5SrYlbWbMqIl1GkucaMUU91FmlmJ97l3SSWlm6CxXj_-6PFpYPdJcdomYLecL9-OICpJkcECoiU3ey1N9ijGVp8m/s1600/P1010463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlY8JQpcgKrQlTWqMqkO7Z3DJuvYoeY7bC2zrAOmy8WDnCQCanArB5SrYlbWbMqIl1GkucaMUU91FmlmJ97l3SSWlm6CxXj_-6PFpYPdJcdomYLecL9-OICpJkcECoiU3ey1N9ijGVp8m/s400/P1010463.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This vignette has some personality.</td></tr><br /> </tbody></table>Overall, some pretty pieces but nothing out of the ordinary. Well, we're off to the pool on my daughter's last day of "freedom." Hope you're enjoying what's left of your summer.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzJ3ptRx7x79cYOn2f-wf7Dvu0wgQYNWy0-PDWjgbJBS3wEIfP62dtzdIJh03iEbVT9wUFBdnV5W2MTYBkhNVUWzAGqq-4IHntz-ceAo8PXZAOab33syFtGKbpnCZ3xKknOmS1nfT-9VT/s1600/P1010466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />

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Dining Room Design