Planning Ahead This Year

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKa_BpqL5lkcd_Te83te1BblBLwxqBHf1HnNgXejhGTpwT1tDIfNKfirNHRTlyP7_osfm_bTokbudEZ1eyZOYDEJ2V1ADP3Q0ckmabr1O2Mrn_Dc1rJgmkbM_wkRQk2s4-4QrQzFnpDarB/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-30+at+7.55.52+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKa_BpqL5lkcd_Te83te1BblBLwxqBHf1HnNgXejhGTpwT1tDIfNKfirNHRTlyP7_osfm_bTokbudEZ1eyZOYDEJ2V1ADP3Q0ckmabr1O2Mrn_Dc1rJgmkbM_wkRQk2s4-4QrQzFnpDarB/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-30+at+7.55.52+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />I have a Facebook friend who's been posting Christmas holiday stuff that has been appearing way too early on the shelves - even eggnog if you can believe it!  However, it reminded me that this year I don't want to wait until it's too late to get  <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I7M7C40/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00I7M7C40&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20&linkId=IQUAG56FMNQYJL22">The Original Starry String Lights</a>  and a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000XQQ2AS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000XQQ2AS&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20&linkId=CEG77OWFD4CMSAJD">Bag-O-Frosted Topiaries Tree</a>s so I can make the shadowbox I wanted last year (this inspiration one is from Terrain)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoxiZmAA0VdijydxClMeb0kncR8NXW-rbdtWtFJcUlh-tnJEwJ2Hq0Albjze28HA2ZBihOt5xeLwhGAOjWb_aF5mD_RcJoowBd_AGG6mxtp7StBR46hqD9rfFwqwEycnT2xP6gR-A17dv/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-30+at+8.11.07+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoxiZmAA0VdijydxClMeb0kncR8NXW-rbdtWtFJcUlh-tnJEwJ2Hq0Albjze28HA2ZBihOt5xeLwhGAOjWb_aF5mD_RcJoowBd_AGG6mxtp7StBR46hqD9rfFwqwEycnT2xP6gR-A17dv/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-30+at+8.11.07+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFb_DXIlrQD6v7OeCg0mk5wRki1QGXdJcBd0Oii3cpN1qW3Rl1ohw4tuOHNbM9AqegpzdBmPvWVli37WhnGoLQU1TE_ytlV3gD8wiaam9Z8HOvvq-GNvZEBM-TXu2u4fEGi4Ghel4WUo_c/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-30+at+8.05.10+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFb_DXIlrQD6v7OeCg0mk5wRki1QGXdJcBd0Oii3cpN1qW3Rl1ohw4tuOHNbM9AqegpzdBmPvWVli37WhnGoLQU1TE_ytlV3gD8wiaam9Z8HOvvq-GNvZEBM-TXu2u4fEGi4Ghel4WUo_c/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-30+at+8.05.10+AM.png" width="636" /></a></div><br /><br /><i><b>Is there a Holiday project you've been wanting to do but always seem to run out of time for? </b></i>

Planning Ahead This Year

I have a Facebook friend who's been posting Christmas holiday stuff that has been appearing way too early on the shelves - even eggnog i...

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Concealing a TV In Open Shelves

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBLTYMX47DaSkN905jIWSugE5iMeDdZ4zbdNXM_xZV-25Z3n7EqopMscVJ2kL7XLH-gbXwvukyWcuLHq3AGV2zD_-3_2MCnyQQqH45W18N4f2MZ2rpsuOguB7i5u1zfgl-l9U2i6M0XYH/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-27+at+11.36.26+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBLTYMX47DaSkN905jIWSugE5iMeDdZ4zbdNXM_xZV-25Z3n7EqopMscVJ2kL7XLH-gbXwvukyWcuLHq3AGV2zD_-3_2MCnyQQqH45W18N4f2MZ2rpsuOguB7i5u1zfgl-l9U2i6M0XYH/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-27+at+11.36.26+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />Want to make your TV less noticeable?  These designers prove you don't need cabinet doors or moving panels - you can "hide' them out in the open if you limit the contrast from the tv to the surrounding shelves.  Designer Bryan Patrick Flynn  (<a href="http://blog.hgtvremodels.com/2014/01/10/storage-smackdown-built-ins-vs-bookshelves/"> HGTV Remodels</a>) proves it with horizontal and vertical stacked books and <a href="http://www.capellakincheloe.com/">Capella Kincheloe</a> shows the way with dark painted shelving backing.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifulFuWSrMBdAs1d3YN9jzP7SMdOCmQI3BpeeSra5dyLqW4gSxIHamT8fChQsnlvvIVt8MCsdsih6R7ENzzHbcpNstufK7nCUKDs7Gx8hpf0nnvtgczixMs6dTFILR0dudXko88kQfccqt/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-27+at+1.44.27+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifulFuWSrMBdAs1d3YN9jzP7SMdOCmQI3BpeeSra5dyLqW4gSxIHamT8fChQsnlvvIVt8MCsdsih6R7ENzzHbcpNstufK7nCUKDs7Gx8hpf0nnvtgczixMs6dTFILR0dudXko88kQfccqt/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-27+at+1.44.27+PM.png" /></a></div><br />

Concealing a TV In Open Shelves

Want to make your TV less noticeable?  These designers prove you don't need cabinet doors or moving panels - you can "hide' the...

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Pattern on Pattern!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DNXDVghymieDe_fN_BnXEzfyIGM4Xwl1e4fwjk1LqbeAnxEviNaTNAsUvvnMpTLDlt_jrcCy49V5SjA83ZsVfbEQqaQySLH-3gf_3kAkcJfxsYAcugNHYQZ_czEui_Dg6wK-x5FBZJiZ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-23+at+10.34.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DNXDVghymieDe_fN_BnXEzfyIGM4Xwl1e4fwjk1LqbeAnxEviNaTNAsUvvnMpTLDlt_jrcCy49V5SjA83ZsVfbEQqaQySLH-3gf_3kAkcJfxsYAcugNHYQZ_czEui_Dg6wK-x5FBZJiZ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-23+at+10.34.45+PM.png" width="479" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pattern on pattern in this bedroom designed by <a href="http://www.cathy-kincaid.com/">Cathy Kincaid</a> for the 2010 Ft. Worth show house.  The wallpapers and fabrics are original designs by Sister Parish and Albert Hadley.  (images via <a href="http://www.housesgardenspeople.com/2010/10/smashing-designer-showhouse-fran-and.html">Houses Gardens People</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpwlYOkF9SaUZ77yVnRWkRq2PIM6htPTLU_zFwvHV-QDFmeKhgs4IAaqzRfEt_9ESWTWzsLZvdSm8U0cl7g3bSSbrWIX9wkLKFeabS9I_aDUFZYu0xvtQm42r2aKDG9XQmLo5DXTJRBR8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-23+at+10.34.18+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpwlYOkF9SaUZ77yVnRWkRq2PIM6htPTLU_zFwvHV-QDFmeKhgs4IAaqzRfEt_9ESWTWzsLZvdSm8U0cl7g3bSSbrWIX9wkLKFeabS9I_aDUFZYu0xvtQm42r2aKDG9XQmLo5DXTJRBR8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-23+at+10.34.18+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><br />Here's a few more from her portfolio.  So gorgeous.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwzFBDR3xOejN31z_52Bva_I_eVWu3z8oyLtVmE191hpFYlHZ1M3YJUFoDIYX1v1MPHhuUIZw624gA-jzBQzX4yXs6-wedec2UPVUrUHxsEK80C200xqkZ1ubF9C3C7BXVh2QPeYIq7qt/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-23+at+10.42.08+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwzFBDR3xOejN31z_52Bva_I_eVWu3z8oyLtVmE191hpFYlHZ1M3YJUFoDIYX1v1MPHhuUIZw624gA-jzBQzX4yXs6-wedec2UPVUrUHxsEK80C200xqkZ1ubF9C3C7BXVh2QPeYIq7qt/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-23+at+10.42.08+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1doRrtVoaCwFVk3cepZ2Ji_yylK-uBfMuJHqlZsqi7F1FG-f8HzaYeLXpPAshmVUjeCecI_n2NYYhEOZuUbRPQFNuPyg9Kx-OvVVeLfhaDIiOf_DBu5oM8l4SwCiw8O80iccenQViM04/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-23+at+10.44.08+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1doRrtVoaCwFVk3cepZ2Ji_yylK-uBfMuJHqlZsqi7F1FG-f8HzaYeLXpPAshmVUjeCecI_n2NYYhEOZuUbRPQFNuPyg9Kx-OvVVeLfhaDIiOf_DBu5oM8l4SwCiw8O80iccenQViM04/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-23+at+10.44.08+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYkQr2BEi4En5aNkPhiJaU42lg3RxrJCm8vor_O5CeZ4XlFsHD66Nsu3h7KnQz5r79hctJWS8J2OorL1vnBapQaRpS6is8kdiQumvbguODiWaHiqB3HVxPtif2-gVT8VBnb-UNB-xdVsz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-23+at+10.44.30+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYkQr2BEi4En5aNkPhiJaU42lg3RxrJCm8vor_O5CeZ4XlFsHD66Nsu3h7KnQz5r79hctJWS8J2OorL1vnBapQaRpS6is8kdiQumvbguODiWaHiqB3HVxPtif2-gVT8VBnb-UNB-xdVsz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-23+at+10.44.30+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

Pattern on Pattern!

Pattern on pattern in this bedroom designed by Cathy Kincaid for the 2010 Ft. Worth show house.  The wallpapers and fabrics are original de...

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