The Unexpected Compliment

<span style="font-size: large;">Recently, I experienced one of those giddy moments when I spied something I own (or something very similar) in a design magazine. I hate to sound shallow, but it simply made me smile. Sort of like receiving an unexpected compliment.<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Imagine my surprise and delight when I opened my February issue of House Beautiful and ran across an article on a grand historic home in Montgomery, Alabama that featured a piece of art by <a href="http://www.nancunningham.com/">Nan Cunningham</a>. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOl26hC1-wZoBRaDYiyBr-3V5xayNWXfU6790tYnY0A7tx_VowYeeSzViqMkiiveiBPVakzTGA_leWh0tb47uxIAIxXps85H_8deML9xeHK4uKI3RAhY3aLqZ9GLSlwHduiZf0Lp5HmSU/s1600-h/norris-0210-9-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOl26hC1-wZoBRaDYiyBr-3V5xayNWXfU6790tYnY0A7tx_VowYeeSzViqMkiiveiBPVakzTGA_leWh0tb47uxIAIxXps85H_8deML9xeHK4uKI3RAhY3aLqZ9GLSlwHduiZf0Lp5HmSU/s640/norris-0210-9-de.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #b45f06; text-align: center;"><i> It's the still-life of pears hanging on the shelves.</i><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">While my painting is not displayed in nearly such a fabulous setting (mine's just hanging in my powder bath that's in desperate need of new paint or wallpaper), it's also by Nan Cunningham featuring a very similar subject.</span><br /><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/AVvXsEjNF3IreaSrrsv85fZ0SJMlH2OBKwZ-jQVejXIwtgNscSFcECsYS0JhEQQZ8BB-1Rg5BZU5TMACVgjIpNMX92cphjjlHJlEx_d0b_pYbs1TPP5wueYo_dQN5B7NWZ0bH98Jc8-LT-qCaWw/s1600-h/IMG_4517.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNF3IreaSrrsv85fZ0SJMlH2OBKwZ-jQVejXIwtgNscSFcECsYS0JhEQQZ8BB-1Rg5BZU5TMACVgjIpNMX92cphjjlHJlEx_d0b_pYbs1TPP5wueYo_dQN5B7NWZ0bH98Jc8-LT-qCaWw/s400/IMG_4517.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #b45f06; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Sorry about the quality of this photo. </span></i><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #b45f06; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Adequate lighting is lacking in the bathroom.</span></i><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, that's my sad little moment of glory . . . probably the closest my home will ever get to being featured in a magazine. I must live vicariously through my famous art (or art by the same artist . . . just let me have my dream, okay?!).</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Am I the only one who dreams of having a magazine-worthy house?</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Photos: House Beautiful, My Interior Life<br /></span></i><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

The Unexpected Compliment

Recently, I experienced one of those giddy moments when I spied something I own (or something very similar) in a design magazine. I hate to ...

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