St Albans' Christmas House Tour: not to be missed!

<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, monospace; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWLTca8lqCsX2H25batgt55rwHhtzAijS_cMmz1B_DHwkLHjlVJuyTX67XzW8VQBoPj7ymxQN1gUUCgooG9TtZTrfKsWkV8rjPmhRkTIJC8ORYh6aklVpYf3FcExI6kRg-onPfAu33ox-/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-03+at+11.07.48+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWLTca8lqCsX2H25batgt55rwHhtzAijS_cMmz1B_DHwkLHjlVJuyTX67XzW8VQBoPj7ymxQN1gUUCgooG9TtZTrfKsWkV8rjPmhRkTIJC8ORYh6aklVpYf3FcExI6kRg-onPfAu33ox-/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-03+at+11.07.48+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">House tours are wonderful and some are so much so that you don't want to miss out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The St. Albans' 32nd Christmas House Tour is one of those - I have it from a reliable source that it includes a house decorated by <u>Darryl Carter </u>and <u>featured in Elle Decor</u>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now here's some more info to make sure you fit this in to your <b>Dec 5th or 6th</b> plans:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The setting for St. Alban’s traditional Christmas House Tour this year is the historic Cleveland Park neighborhood which faces the north side of the National Cathedral. It is a close-knit community filled with families, friends, and neighbors who </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">value their homes and neighborhood.  Filled with history, the neighborhood draws its name from President Grover Cleveland who spent many years in his Victorian farmhouse located across the street from several of the homes on the tour - between Newark Street and Macomb Street east of 36th Street.</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The tour of the houses will begin with a historic Colonial Georgian Revival home where the St. Albans family enjoys decorating all their seven mantels for Christmas and feature a huge Christmas tree in the middle of the central hall reception room which is uniquely decorated each year. Two additional historic Victorian homes built between 1894 and 1901 will represent the first major phase of development of Cleveland Park in what was then considered a streetcar suburb of Washington, DC. The exterior of a 1913 home will display architecture influenced by the Spanish, Mediterranean region while the interior is a clean, white, impeccably detailed modern oasis. Hidden behind black gates and a seven foot brick wall, the Christmas House Tour will reveal one of Washington’s most beautiful examples of mid-century modern architecture. And then on the site which was once part of the oldest homestead in Washington DC, a 21st century home that views the National Cathedral will represent what the homeowners say is “a great family house.” </span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, monospace; font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9svroi_xqC25Ji3K4XM_JV2DSPToc1mUE1GLM5QNl7LCXzh8nV7c6uZwfMm6Ntn1xtwg5PsIUrLeCS5fHud2AFx3p-IQwxU-ZShE3a4KGX2SkWFT1gbHuw-8QWMyOeLixFl9EFFQvHa4z/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-03+at+11.08.09+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9svroi_xqC25Ji3K4XM_JV2DSPToc1mUE1GLM5QNl7LCXzh8nV7c6uZwfMm6Ntn1xtwg5PsIUrLeCS5fHud2AFx3p-IQwxU-ZShE3a4KGX2SkWFT1gbHuw-8QWMyOeLixFl9EFFQvHa4z/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-03+at+11.08.09+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, monospace; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">These 6 fascinating homes represent over 110 years of residential architecture and community development in Cleveland Park. Each home comes with fascinating stories, furnishings and art. For instance, view a stunning collection of photography including prints by Sebastião Salgado, a famed Brazilian photographer known for his long-term projects that document the story of a people or the evolution of a place. Admire a series of stunning organic art pieces that have been custom designed into a home by Margaret Boozer who is the founder and director of the</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">famed Red Dirt Studio. Wonder how a family portrait can actually be created with one piece of string through the talents of Brooke Bronner, a Cleveland Park artist. Marvel at the modern conveniences that have been integrated into historic homes such as a geothermal heating system, a swimming pool and a modern kitchen. Smile at whimsical mid-century modern </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">artwork. Understand the rich and diverse cultural heritage of each family represented by their art, artifacts and furniture.</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, monospace; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQdnO9bNJbMJ8c5AdwZcTBdgzhx2QJ10DYXD1z8CbRvU5X9Ahk417KdGytxQ3lXnJMBAmge2YgPrqEO1d819ELsUvNqtdiDTh-GH8YE2FssUO3qK76RuKP3AXoQAhHWB7eQ3XO5i4Phdz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-03+at+11.08.31+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQdnO9bNJbMJ8c5AdwZcTBdgzhx2QJ10DYXD1z8CbRvU5X9Ahk417KdGytxQ3lXnJMBAmge2YgPrqEO1d819ELsUvNqtdiDTh-GH8YE2FssUO3qK76RuKP3AXoQAhHWB7eQ3XO5i4Phdz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-03+at+11.08.31+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, monospace; font-size: 12px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, monospace; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">St. Albans school will also be decorated for Christmas during the Tour and will feature a holiday marketplace with over 50 vendors - an ideal place to do some holiday shopping.</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tickets for the House Tour ($40) and the luncheon ($20) at St. Albans may be purchased on-line at <a href="http://www.stalbansschool.org/CHT" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.stalbansschool.org/CHT</a> </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The funds raised from the Christmas House Tour directly benefit the faculty, staff and students at St. Albans. The Christmas House Tour is a fabulous community event that celebrates the spirit of giving. </span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><strong style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #014e94;">Christmas House Tour</span> </strong><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Friday, December 5 </span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">11 am - 4 pm </span><br /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Saturday, December 6 </span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">10 am - 4 pm </span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">(tickets: $40) </span><br /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><strong style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #014e94;">Gift Boutiques at St. Albans </span></strong><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Friday and Saturday</span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">9:30 am - 5 pm </span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">(no ticket required) </span><br /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><strong style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #014e94;">Holiday Luncheon </span></strong><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">at St. Albans' Cafritz Refectory </span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Friday and Saturday</span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">11 am - 2:30 pm </span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">(tickets: $20)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuhM8s9DJ5ls0jgQAKT7k14c2p7EqGomMZLrocWl9CIHmqFlo12fF84NMcuKPLwQz32KAiMMd0_mkixXAYXKarUga38eSZZ1GMQPJAkzWccNJCRpQLuOrPiajtdpzwvGU8Tsql4HCcXHJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-03+at+11.23.35+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuhM8s9DJ5ls0jgQAKT7k14c2p7EqGomMZLrocWl9CIHmqFlo12fF84NMcuKPLwQz32KAiMMd0_mkixXAYXKarUga38eSZZ1GMQPJAkzWccNJCRpQLuOrPiajtdpzwvGU8Tsql4HCcXHJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-03+at+11.23.35+AM.png" width="307" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>

St Albans' Christmas House Tour: not to be missed!

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Christmas in Savannah

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcik0UG_6AWjlBtbhWJ_dNnd0xwuvvocA6xLsZtnEtc_6nWFwov8dOc_HM1AZ8lQrtFVuh2kUYSafLpE5daz5O5zkuM-_Ng5ct_1ZIbYdYa9KE6FavKob4oF-4HHKyeItEefDw7JzAHxgG/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-01+at+8.29.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcik0UG_6AWjlBtbhWJ_dNnd0xwuvvocA6xLsZtnEtc_6nWFwov8dOc_HM1AZ8lQrtFVuh2kUYSafLpE5daz5O5zkuM-_Ng5ct_1ZIbYdYa9KE6FavKob4oF-4HHKyeItEefDw7JzAHxgG/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-01+at+8.29.43+PM.png" /></a></div><br />Imagine celebrating Christmas in one of the grand houses of Savannah.   I came across these absolutely gorgeous images from the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/catherinewardhouseinn/photos_stream">Catherine Ward House Inn via their Facebook</a> page.  Instead of relocating the beautiful demilune table, they've placed two Christmas trees in each window.  Love that!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Christmas in Savannah

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Paint Pens to the Rescue - pre-holiday fix up

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4U3bdi2GJwEkLjpfqYuHsiEHqyrp6zs4Y_-HdwSSgxd3izJDukCFacap5U8Gwe1lN-Y5qf4ryy0ead4Wu1fwsCIcXwm3yzVWC3G0LXjrsQsCvDIBSRqVXB68CtbW4JY06UGTiB_O8cHX7/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-30+at+11.11.13+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4U3bdi2GJwEkLjpfqYuHsiEHqyrp6zs4Y_-HdwSSgxd3izJDukCFacap5U8Gwe1lN-Y5qf4ryy0ead4Wu1fwsCIcXwm3yzVWC3G0LXjrsQsCvDIBSRqVXB68CtbW4JY06UGTiB_O8cHX7/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-30+at+11.11.13+AM.png" width="472" /></a></div><br />Looking around after the Thanksgiving crowd left, I thought to myself that hall bath was looking a bit tired.  Then through the magic of interest,  I came across this terrific powder room makeover by <a href="http://decorandthedog.net/decorandthedog/2011/11/powder-room-reveal.html">Decor and the Dog</a>.  She used the Nova Trellis by Royal Design Studio.  Love to find something close it to  and think what I finally settle on will be the  perfect candidate for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003YDYO1Q/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003YDYO1Q&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20&linkId=52TLYAIHU3SR7L6A">Sharpie Point Paint Markers</a> . I'm thinking silver against the existing gray walls<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003YDYO1Q/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003YDYO1Q&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20&linkId=52TLYAIHU3SR7L6A"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B003YDYO1Q&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=myno0ab-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B003YDYO1Q" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><br />or a pearly white…<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001KZH28W/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001KZH28W&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20&linkId=KYF4VPE5JBVE6LUW"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B001KZH28W&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=myno0ab-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001KZH28W" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001KZH28W/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001KZH28W&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20&linkId=KYF4VPE5JBVE6LUW">Elmer's Painters Opaque Paint Markers Pearlescent Colors, Medium Point</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001KZH28W" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pV4XeP0XPGywD3VefpOfQLtjVHiDFfL4M0fbJAEi-OD18f47ATsSO8fS2xtJFvea74zpFGdH4533WrXKjGxBEDRvacmOfIGEAahC1n0R8cVLV1RVXuDf6uRPsK3VLuhLvHdBRnoxOzkt/s1600-h/atlanta+159+(2).jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfCzpXB4cpyldDnTyAk0kCl55C7WgG-2daakCmoGPICUqFS3_SRK4CfWutAlbZTWlyLKExLY0f7wZ8GgzTMAxEcXXQTLE71UcC6BvLw8V9UYKA0joduBq3KwJNiWRgbCQHWmn013GDiBk/s1600-h/atlanta+162+(3).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311370999833621938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfCzpXB4cpyldDnTyAk0kCl55C7WgG-2daakCmoGPICUqFS3_SRK4CfWutAlbZTWlyLKExLY0f7wZ8GgzTMAxEcXXQTLE71UcC6BvLw8V9UYKA0joduBq3KwJNiWRgbCQHWmn013GDiBk/s800/atlanta+162+(3).jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>

Paint Pens to the Rescue - pre-holiday fix up

Looking around after the Thanksgiving crowd left, I thought to myself that hall bath was looking a bit tired.  Then through the magic of int...

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