Glen Magna Show House: After Photos

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiqpGEIncxflsG0TanKhHhoJyNAx9AzMpOsAYWu8IglnJyfCDdYDTBZvfv3X8tt0n8VnehYFctOKMjyc0RyJcp4_QiKjkAcErKf3UbKriS76DHfvFfhbu0Cxyy1QX8fxhl8TB4T61Bknc/s1600/YvonneBlacker_GlenMagnaLounge_EricRoth-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiqpGEIncxflsG0TanKhHhoJyNAx9AzMpOsAYWu8IglnJyfCDdYDTBZvfv3X8tt0n8VnehYFctOKMjyc0RyJcp4_QiKjkAcErKf3UbKriS76DHfvFfhbu0Cxyy1QX8fxhl8TB4T61Bknc/s1600/YvonneBlacker_GlenMagnaLounge_EricRoth-s.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yvonne Blacker Interiors // photo credit: Eric Roth</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;">The summer issue of <a href="http://coastalhg.com/">Coastal Home</a> magazine features beautiful photos taken by <a href="http://www.ericrothphoto.com/">Eric Roth</a> of the design transformation of the Endicott Mansion at Glen Magna Farms. Above is the picture of the lounge I designed, and below are the adjoining two spaces that I tackled for the Holiday Show House in December. Currently, Glen Magna is booked most weekends for special events and wedding celebrations, while during the week they host boxed lunch garden tours. Have you had the chance to visit this North Shore gem lately? I would love to host a family party here, as it feels so much like home to me! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEj-YbkW-TY6yiHK8KiHEYbtsGzZZguxpD1hYel6PBllW2oFqZauDpwIw79uwReelx1WkpPKudz3qlXAPcDKuhU3FH1V5EGNMrxCs_Tisn4SyC_f3d_Cii6pcMYD3nDmnxYX9vxFo5pW8rD2/s1600/YvonneBlacker_GlenMagnaHallway_EricRoth-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-YbkW-TY6yiHK8KiHEYbtsGzZZguxpD1hYel6PBllW2oFqZauDpwIw79uwReelx1WkpPKudz3qlXAPcDKuhU3FH1V5EGNMrxCs_Tisn4SyC_f3d_Cii6pcMYD3nDmnxYX9vxFo5pW8rD2/s1600/YvonneBlacker_GlenMagnaHallway_EricRoth-s.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yvonne Blacker Interiors // photo credit: Eric Roth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">wedding photography: <a href="http://elizabethwertzphotography.com/">Elizabeth Wertz</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgxkc_b7tfX5gm3wq0mqdGJX-LFAj9EpAx8rBpBNbhnS4-u5Rx2wkT6gpvr5igoqZ_O7HDuArEw0-Oac9_WF5qVfVoOlV9C8neVTOHi3woYZQEzhut74qnjFdqUuWZ9vcUt-nBIFIRswxoW/s1600/YvonneBlacker_GlenMagnaPowderRoom_EricRoth-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkc_b7tfX5gm3wq0mqdGJX-LFAj9EpAx8rBpBNbhnS4-u5Rx2wkT6gpvr5igoqZ_O7HDuArEw0-Oac9_WF5qVfVoOlV9C8neVTOHi3woYZQEzhut74qnjFdqUuWZ9vcUt-nBIFIRswxoW/s1600/YvonneBlacker_GlenMagnaPowderRoom_EricRoth-s.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yvonne Blacker Interiors // photo credit: Eric Roth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEj8bz_Fim3-mnBMO5p4ax4mZj3dz5G_LFR3Gl4HKrcQ886bnqqaf-xp2_1XakATkAnMsNtiS1sgFOtaU-PKKyTdu554yldQi_LvJo2ysLaOOqWINvk9s6lPso6IvVw59ut3HfCKdeZDWsWy/s1600/YvonneBlacker_GlenMagna_BirchTreeBath_EricRoth-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bz_Fim3-mnBMO5p4ax4mZj3dz5G_LFR3Gl4HKrcQ886bnqqaf-xp2_1XakATkAnMsNtiS1sgFOtaU-PKKyTdu554yldQi_LvJo2ysLaOOqWINvk9s6lPso6IvVw59ut3HfCKdeZDWsWy/s1600/YvonneBlacker_GlenMagna_BirchTreeBath_EricRoth-s.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yvonne Blacker Interiors // photo credit: Eric Roth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">faux finish by Mary Taggart</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.taggartstudio.com/about.html">Taggart Studio</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgNW_tRWAPJZlMFLbECjZ7dAv33NW0lg7SW0L-MWeQtgYV6mN6VMxPRdom3JVnqoJy3KCIRGcCfUCswixhjv5qmCVwkxrLtkkC7vnaRAjOhuQ2q_QREDtlmiiG9-nZy1sb8lzrEFiOjtzP-/s1600/CH-Summer2014_rgb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW_tRWAPJZlMFLbECjZ7dAv33NW0lg7SW0L-MWeQtgYV6mN6VMxPRdom3JVnqoJy3KCIRGcCfUCswixhjv5qmCVwkxrLtkkC7vnaRAjOhuQ2q_QREDtlmiiG9-nZy1sb8lzrEFiOjtzP-/s1600/CH-Summer2014_rgb.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://coastalhg.com/">Coastal Home Magazine</a> // summer issue 2014</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cover photo: Rob Karosis</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgPuZflNkvtAc0IokWEoPjalpEjuZQi8W3oHHblwVDnzQ5PA994XSKBSxey3-kJPDVXnUP7l7QopHrJRqF3KLH7yugKRYN7Y7Uv7bxG_h9X0S8GgQgDmnzolZHYoBOhUGVLRsV0BhCTBtZY/s1600/GlenMagna+designers_K+Mphotography.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuZflNkvtAc0IokWEoPjalpEjuZQi8W3oHHblwVDnzQ5PA994XSKBSxey3-kJPDVXnUP7l7QopHrJRqF3KLH7yugKRYN7Y7Uv7bxG_h9X0S8GgQgDmnzolZHYoBOhUGVLRsV0BhCTBtZY/s1600/GlenMagna+designers_K+Mphotography.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Glen Magna Farms designers at Coastal Home Magazine</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>launch party at Country Curtains on July 29, 2014</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Left to right: myself, Donna Terry, Diana Kennedy, Elyse Parkhurst,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Caitlin Flynn, Candy Weston, Jenifer Dunn Coen, Linda Hentschel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(missing from photo: William Ralph and Michael Carter)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">photo credit: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/KM-Photography/247407265411499?sk=timeline">K + M Photography</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">a sneak peek of the article is online </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://coastalhg.com/Featured-Homes/glen-magna-farms.html">via Coastal Home</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEi6Zv4Ig88Noqk7iJwz30NCV8ngnEGNLfut4A97sTSxukLtCuYtFE5ELApd9uA_HXpsgGggS5lhoY30ZM7bI0IEfXAn5nf6m6_G7zmKYb7vzbIMooefu7HmGpcsZ07EPpLuRgzZiWhQTWhJ/s1600/glen+magna+garden+yblacker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Zv4Ig88Noqk7iJwz30NCV8ngnEGNLfut4A97sTSxukLtCuYtFE5ELApd9uA_HXpsgGggS5lhoY30ZM7bI0IEfXAn5nf6m6_G7zmKYb7vzbIMooefu7HmGpcsZ07EPpLuRgzZiWhQTWhJ/s1600/glen+magna+garden+yblacker.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">photo credit: Yvonne Blacker</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEjTrY-R3ZynsFIlBk8YxDUshuQ1koAQ-t_G6LWb0z2S5lF1T0FyR7jVqOsT35-CaJvs1jdpX70UA0yIRYL_Rjdq0vsi8XTlgfs6CJHsYYIYdr8bAwVemiEufMTppR98BgyQ53WecD8Nl2rq/s1600/groomsmen@glenmagna_ElizabethWertz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrY-R3ZynsFIlBk8YxDUshuQ1koAQ-t_G6LWb0z2S5lF1T0FyR7jVqOsT35-CaJvs1jdpX70UA0yIRYL_Rjdq0vsi8XTlgfs6CJHsYYIYdr8bAwVemiEufMTppR98BgyQ53WecD8Nl2rq/s1600/groomsmen@glenmagna_ElizabethWertz.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">groomsmen at Glen Magna // photo credit: Elizabeth Wertz</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">visit the <a href="http://www.glenmagnafarms.org/">Glen Magna Farms website</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Glen Magna Show House: After Photos

Yvonne Blacker Interiors // photo credit: Eric Roth The summer issue of Coastal Home magazine features beautiful photos taken by Eric Roth ...

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A sparkly New Year ...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnriG_5tVDSVpChQaySLzF-UYnc52LUGInxLJkBAGAvMXYkj5OrShjmfi6K04b7tyK6v0lylzsFNlZTUYARbXXJpl9SZIr_gq_3cq1PWSKTP-iVC82m7q05lXKHO_tt-w8rFkZFqqf858/s1600/MadisonAvenue_dresses@GlenMagna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnriG_5tVDSVpChQaySLzF-UYnc52LUGInxLJkBAGAvMXYkj5OrShjmfi6K04b7tyK6v0lylzsFNlZTUYARbXXJpl9SZIr_gq_3cq1PWSKTP-iVC82m7q05lXKHO_tt-w8rFkZFqqf858/s800/MadisonAvenue_dresses@GlenMagna.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Wardrobe selection from <a href="http://madisonaveofmelrose.com/">Madison Avenue of Melrose</a> and <a href="http://www.seamscouture.com/">Seams Couture</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>in my space at the Glen Magna Farms Designer’s Holiday Show House</i></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Who doesn’t love a new beginning? A fresh start? A chance to change up our daily routine in order to move in a different direction?  A new year is like getting dressed for a special event and appreciating the opportunity to put a best foot forward.  </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Looking back, 2013 brought many opportunities that I had not anticipated. Of course there were also some moments that were not my favorites, but I do like to focus on the good times (especially on this blog) and I try to put the others behind me, having learned from them.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">One of my favorite resolutions is “Expect to be lucky and focus on gratitude.</span><span style="font-size: large;">” This is probably the only one that I publicly declare that ever sticks more than a week into the new year, so once again it will remain at the top of my to-do list.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">For 2014, I actually have some exciting changes planned. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Stay tuned for more info, plus updates on projects and design related adventures from the year behind us.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Cheers and best wishes to you on achieving all that you set out for yourself while enjoying lucky, unexpected moments!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>

A sparkly New Year ...

Wardrobe selection from Madison Avenue of Melrose and Seams Couture in my space at the Glen Magna Farms Designer’s Holiday Show House Who d...

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Simple Joys

<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/AVvXsEhWQaTBKoDwE6jCueSYVaKNZVC4nNKzbyopo1pUoaPwp0f7iwiAOPg9rX0t3gYFWw5Twp6MetEXKDNxntif4vRbJHHZuyTJyuM1aq87E8HNAJXwYsxN-J0Rp0VX3EYEbkflxluS0i8L8mgP/s1600/two+deers+on+shelf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQaTBKoDwE6jCueSYVaKNZVC4nNKzbyopo1pUoaPwp0f7iwiAOPg9rX0t3gYFWw5Twp6MetEXKDNxntif4vRbJHHZuyTJyuM1aq87E8HNAJXwYsxN-J0Rp0VX3EYEbkflxluS0i8L8mgP/s800/two+deers+on+shelf.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This year my holiday decorations</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">are quite minimalist in nature.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEg70sK6XwRL_qnKqWaH7Gz16uBoMCfbNCp79pRr8RqLgX1XBvFTumbK0jMfJC-v2lkOI04-GqCIpqLcYW63RKw72KiviLP8_GDqI7jBuhP2jjILbwW3TZstinlGwTBVqQa22XAhOTVlfRJb/s1600/vintagefabric@GlenMagna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70sK6XwRL_qnKqWaH7Gz16uBoMCfbNCp79pRr8RqLgX1XBvFTumbK0jMfJC-v2lkOI04-GqCIpqLcYW63RKw72KiviLP8_GDqI7jBuhP2jjILbwW3TZstinlGwTBVqQa22XAhOTVlfRJb/s800/vintagefabric@GlenMagna.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps I left a lot of my best ideas at Glen Magna?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://designerbath.blogspot.com/2013/12/mistletoe-in-powder-room.html">{see some here}</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgwF-1YF6sX3ObscCmMykPFTc0ZssZ6T-ZmryQ1I_7n9v7jT8HuH6mcOLIV3bgw1P1ZWMI7uL9zPL9WAMKnY9iUedxng_-kxJU6rbSUjjuxQF0rm8g4CxYF7Z2yKKQ3tMDMZst5qvEwnTbX/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-12-24+at+9.30.04+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwF-1YF6sX3ObscCmMykPFTc0ZssZ6T-ZmryQ1I_7n9v7jT8HuH6mcOLIV3bgw1P1ZWMI7uL9zPL9WAMKnY9iUedxng_-kxJU6rbSUjjuxQF0rm8g4CxYF7Z2yKKQ3tMDMZst5qvEwnTbX/s320/Screen+shot+2013-12-24+at+9.30.04+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">But at least we have our tree up at home and shopping is (mostly) done! Now it’s finally time to celebrate spending quality time with my family. Have a wonderful holiday!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">xoxo yvonne</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

Simple Joys

This year my holiday decorations are quite minimalist in nature. Perhaps I left a lot of my best ideas at Glen Magna? {see some here} But at...

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Show House Good Morning!

<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/AVvXsEjODXHaxdfP3Ywai3fUOwa8RJcm0tZwYG8MWjtFZJO3m5vQ1QayyYG8-Tu3-ZDHi4viG4YG-KqTjqrzTVIFMT7QFrEYng073BZ7a_I8VG6GpOVC3jz1hx-5hh3sWjJvdeaVrGgFOgZu3ApR/s1600/brunch@glenmagna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODXHaxdfP3Ywai3fUOwa8RJcm0tZwYG8MWjtFZJO3m5vQ1QayyYG8-Tu3-ZDHi4viG4YG-KqTjqrzTVIFMT7QFrEYng073BZ7a_I8VG6GpOVC3jz1hx-5hh3sWjJvdeaVrGgFOgZu3ApR/s800/brunch@glenmagna.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Last weekends show house brunch provided</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>by Linda Hentschel of i-Design Interiors</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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;">There is just one week left to visit the Designers Holiday Show House at Glen Magna Farms <a href="http://danversshowhouse.blogspot.com/">(ticket info here)!</a> When I was first invited to walk through the estate back in early January to imagine how it would look renovated for a design show, I knew it would need a lot of work and TLC. Once show house preparation officially began, there were many individuals – designers, volunteers, and hired contractors – behind the transformation of each room. In my three spaces alone, I worked with over two dozen people to accomplish my design goals on time (we had just one month to work on-site). When I post final photos of my rooms, I will share the pros behind the makeover. For now, take a peek at my post for Williams-Sonoma Designer Marketplace where I share advice on <a href="http://mvb.me/s/4b8ccf">“How to Have a Good Relationship with Your Contractor.</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://mvb.me/s/4b8ccf">”</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Because in the end, every great project is accomplished with teamwork!</span></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;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9rQTEzSpXa_rY5gYUSLdTzdvGZraU6SgL5DIXzlnDy74flPDmZInuWx7D11blEdcMI7UUwdoqD2w2Bt22P9NzNkzj8zww3sUAPphVBLcNmFpu8hlj_CsPZlHqEDhxScUK_tUBPkCD10c/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-12-07+at+8.53.59+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9rQTEzSpXa_rY5gYUSLdTzdvGZraU6SgL5DIXzlnDy74flPDmZInuWx7D11blEdcMI7UUwdoqD2w2Bt22P9NzNkzj8zww3sUAPphVBLcNmFpu8hlj_CsPZlHqEDhxScUK_tUBPkCD10c/s800/Screen+shot+2013-12-07+at+8.53.59+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />

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Last weekends show house brunch provided by Linda Hentschel of i-Design Interiors There is just one week left to visit the Designers Holiday...

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Designers Holiday Show House Sneak Peek!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcKvMOjOPLfnOck20ENt-OC7Jt0x6OtFxqtPtO9zOck5skrvZR3kQV1AacZ2rJ-4VPjC8-XgXPeKg8vHlmwlMga-omzX4SUaxe-Tgt0CjuTtui7zPMlLiC3epE2Lzc6Tz9ZvrWG3Z1lKG/s1600/roses+preview+@glenmagna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcKvMOjOPLfnOck20ENt-OC7Jt0x6OtFxqtPtO9zOck5skrvZR3kQV1AacZ2rJ-4VPjC8-XgXPeKg8vHlmwlMga-omzX4SUaxe-Tgt0CjuTtui7zPMlLiC3epE2Lzc6Tz9ZvrWG3Z1lKG/s800/roses+preview+@glenmagna.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>flower arrangement by Laura Thomson Design for one of my rooms</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>at the Glen Magna Farms Designers’ Holiday Show House</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the past month, I have truly enjoyed traveling down the long unpaved drive that leads to the grand Endicott Mansion located at <a href="http://www.glenmagnafarms.org/">Glen Magna Farms</a> in Danvers. I have spent the last four weekends working on my suite of rooms there (with lots of help during the week from a list of others), transforming these spaces and furnishings from worn and weary to show house ready. And with each visit, every time I took the first turn off of Centre Street to follow the signs to Glen Magna Farms, I felt a little bit like I was heading home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am not exactly sure why the property has this strong affect on me. Perhaps the emotional imprint is simply because I worked there for a number of <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/07/how-this-butlers-pantry-changed-my-life.html">summers in my twenties,</a> enjoying the view of the landscaped grounds and the fleeting luxury of being a part of the mansion lifestyle.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Even still, there is something about passing the open fields, stone walls, and tall mature trees leading up to Glen Magna that just feels right to me. Most likely this strong association is a result of being New England born and raised, but there is also a part of me that tends to imagine that perhaps I lived there hundreds of years ago during a time when every day was unplugged and people dressed for dinner and danced in the evenings to live music in the ballroom. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDY5WEWOOqnvshOM2P_y_KGFKiB1qS1AMEFDxAHApW8idTqxGrmB-hVS_SjUrv__nrS1yUEFDBjd5kWw126lSVnbG74-dcY5Jo3tqcinfW6SEaZp-PH5m2yLsmHzMeK6O8kWLS_ycg9i6/s1600/GlenMagna+gala+entrance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDY5WEWOOqnvshOM2P_y_KGFKiB1qS1AMEFDxAHApW8idTqxGrmB-hVS_SjUrv__nrS1yUEFDBjd5kWw126lSVnbG74-dcY5Jo3tqcinfW6SEaZp-PH5m2yLsmHzMeK6O8kWLS_ycg9i6/s800/GlenMagna+gala+entrance.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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;">This past Saturday night was the </span><span style="font-size: large;">preview gala at Glen Magna, and it truly felt like a step back in time. There were elegant gowns and well-tailored tuxedos, sparkling champagne being served on silver platters, a harp playing classical music mixed with traditional holiday favorites in the foyer. A large tent (heated) was set up just off the back porch where designers and guests could mingle before heading in for the guided tour.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbgldrLQhZfl1Mor0R7z_ypZHQwjPc7U399DYtCV7KQQKYljmrLOxOcuQfp5Cy_9LMG60BzmMenfesy82CHLTS4E0VtBG1m5kG2vJkYpD9CFspl618bOZWqbEg61xVJPwJwoxRcTPDM4h/s1600/harp@glengala.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbgldrLQhZfl1Mor0R7z_ypZHQwjPc7U399DYtCV7KQQKYljmrLOxOcuQfp5Cy_9LMG60BzmMenfesy82CHLTS4E0VtBG1m5kG2vJkYpD9CFspl618bOZWqbEg61xVJPwJwoxRcTPDM4h/s800/harp@glengala.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEjpGl_T6Xy2e0k6A7rlCdwENa-Hi9UCp_RaUdBWhIskUza9lz3zBZz429ZNntpYuZufbCtI7YqyW18oXl4EAqPexDVXSp8AlObx0MPRGF4xP3oz2fk_zNY217kGA3IZH3h_fvA5mhT7JnMn/s1600/yvonne+john@glengala.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGl_T6Xy2e0k6A7rlCdwENa-Hi9UCp_RaUdBWhIskUza9lz3zBZz429ZNntpYuZufbCtI7YqyW18oXl4EAqPexDVXSp8AlObx0MPRGF4xP3oz2fk_zNY217kGA3IZH3h_fvA5mhT7JnMn/s800/yvonne+john@glengala.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>with my honey, John, who I met while working</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>summers at Glen Magna over 20 years ago</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEiCfRAhUs0e0DXCbENylDI78c7ZOF16JgBAn63eUG_cbaYu3aiEHZgTQqT1C-Rxuo1my210KWeYXlosasCvI2q3XL94zUvI7foISS7_mi9F6vQ14zNnpT1cxuxP2qzOsAnrrsOAFAuTCTEC/s1600/Linda+Kurt@GlenMagna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfRAhUs0e0DXCbENylDI78c7ZOF16JgBAn63eUG_cbaYu3aiEHZgTQqT1C-Rxuo1my210KWeYXlosasCvI2q3XL94zUvI7foISS7_mi9F6vQ14zNnpT1cxuxP2qzOsAnrrsOAFAuTCTEC/s800/Linda+Kurt@GlenMagna.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>my dear friend and designer of the Bride’s Room</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Linda Hentschel with her husband Kurt</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEjxjRjG39dE-6sCAwJTZPJYZ5YJMjxf1CSqVuja3dIUwC3gFRlV8xhrRi525tLtyKP5tQUlatlIJ2wcsJfaZdXnAxOVnxdMGcKiVkcMEsawbKX8fOVTBHMgHSSkEr34SSYYukTxVTtcXtsj/s1600/yvonne+candy+jennifer@glengala.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjRjG39dE-6sCAwJTZPJYZ5YJMjxf1CSqVuja3dIUwC3gFRlV8xhrRi525tLtyKP5tQUlatlIJ2wcsJfaZdXnAxOVnxdMGcKiVkcMEsawbKX8fOVTBHMgHSSkEr34SSYYukTxVTtcXtsj/s800/yvonne+candy+jennifer@glengala.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>with new friends, fellow Glen Magna Farms Show House designers</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Candy Weston and Jennifer Dunn Coen in the dining room</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhsp1shIqZti2GqL29g8LZ7IHeNp3bBTVpSgAz0H69kl9zX2Xy1Z108DSQ6kfH1I_HutUwo3BUGIbwsgbqVu2CHCMgfmGlEWz9tc2Q0aXHAB9AZVDiiAmM6WbgeU_JtTWdIKz0DEhK8EMI0/s1600/matt+heather@gala.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsp1shIqZti2GqL29g8LZ7IHeNp3bBTVpSgAz0H69kl9zX2Xy1Z108DSQ6kfH1I_HutUwo3BUGIbwsgbqVu2CHCMgfmGlEWz9tc2Q0aXHAB9AZVDiiAmM6WbgeU_JtTWdIKz0DEhK8EMI0/s800/matt+heather@gala.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Matthew Martin, Buildings and Grounds Restoration Manager</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>with Heather King, Glen Magna Farms Special Events Manager </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgnZpV-pF7um-_rC7d32thNWPp9xx-ZB6AbYoeiux8QNUnbLZeySPQqJUMnA1HRlLfBOpjRqQ_IAoQgsZAHobGU0y1eKev_hcbSVqGCgAXTx1g8QetZWhSoayrNAn0VOLdlA_ApXezYGn3n/s1600/glen+designers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZpV-pF7um-_rC7d32thNWPp9xx-ZB6AbYoeiux8QNUnbLZeySPQqJUMnA1HRlLfBOpjRqQ_IAoQgsZAHobGU0y1eKev_hcbSVqGCgAXTx1g8QetZWhSoayrNAn0VOLdlA_ApXezYGn3n/s800/glen+designers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A press day photo in the two story foyer at Glen Magna Farms. From left to right ...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Front row: Caitlin Flynn, Diana Kennedy, Linda Hentschel, Jennifer Dunn Coen, Donna Terry. </i><i>Back row: Elyse Parkhurst, William Ralph, myself, and Michael Carter. Missing from photo: Candy Weston</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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;">Designer Candy Weston and decorative artist Karen Ward received the “traveled the farthest</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> prize for making many trips back and forth to Glen Magna from their homes in Vermont and Nantucket. While my ties to Glen Magna began a couple decades ago, Candy’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s history to the estate goes back much further (and was somewhat of a surprise to her). You will have to come see the estate for yourself to hear and see the details!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will post room photos after the show closes on December 15th. Please consider visiting the show and taking in the holiday and design inspiration while helping to raise funds to continue the renovation and preservation of this lovely historic property that all are able to enjoy today and for years to come.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://danversshowhouse.blogspot.com/">Ticket Info Here</a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

Designers Holiday Show House Sneak Peek!

flower arrangement by Laura Thomson Design for one of my rooms at the Glen Magna Farms Designers’ Holiday Show House For the past month, I h...

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The Magic of Glen Magna ...

<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/AVvXsEhGjUTiBOnw-vRbwiQgRy5apy19x5HiPRTUlpVl5V7rdibjOvcNPOr7tz3UvhhMbPpelIJMACYkqBWf0vaEHnlvZHkm9Fnp_gxTu_oWAbf7fq_lbZawCAWkgoOjOFEWLnrcTlP7z3oH1ExE/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-11-10+at+9.53.05+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjUTiBOnw-vRbwiQgRy5apy19x5HiPRTUlpVl5V7rdibjOvcNPOr7tz3UvhhMbPpelIJMACYkqBWf0vaEHnlvZHkm9Fnp_gxTu_oWAbf7fq_lbZawCAWkgoOjOFEWLnrcTlP7z3oH1ExE/s800/Screen+shot+2013-11-10+at+9.53.05+AM.png" width="400" /></a></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;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My next few weekends are devoted to pulling together my three rooms for the upcoming <a href="http://danversshowhouse.blogspot.com/">Glen Magna Farms Designers’</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://danversshowhouse.blogspot.com/"> Holiday Show House.</a> There will be a gallery space, a small powder room, and a former coat room that will be transformed into a glamorous walk-in-closet-type lounge. I have many people working with me to make this all happen by the gala preview party which is November 30th. The show will be open to the public from December 1–15th. There is a great group of designers involved in the transformation of this historic property that is used as a special events venue. Many of us, we discovered, have a special history with the estate. Here is a look back to how my relationship with Glen Magna Farms began ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJ0rothHlt9Pm1zzD7JlhMQDOfyTaq9WU4rq_oRnCdRZewTXYzW0yP_JPKF9hTKWZRzRbj3jVp5ISRbutLbZp9bQy7BRdCbqW5JBf56-4v29lXWy7d7MGQmRUd1lDpNla69L0bdkdLLfD/s1600/glenmagnafront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJ0rothHlt9Pm1zzD7JlhMQDOfyTaq9WU4rq_oRnCdRZewTXYzW0yP_JPKF9hTKWZRzRbj3jVp5ISRbutLbZp9bQy7BRdCbqW5JBf56-4v29lXWy7d7MGQmRUd1lDpNla69L0bdkdLLfD/s320/glenmagnafront.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/07/how-this-butlers-pantry-changed-my-life.html">{How a kitchen changed my life}</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

The Magic of Glen Magna ...

My next few weekends are devoted to pulling together my three rooms for the upcoming Glen Magna Farms Designers’  Holiday Show House. There...

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCd1kvxoqRKdEomhGnILa_bqYatnetjnr1nHIpqeuJcDUyhPVrFwm-aUio0auXHmM7_HzaEcMRDg41m44hkgNJuvLOvrcPkK26GLt1D63nyWkAjTTynP5ShTQvQt9KRcMgkH4P7l9ZNmP/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-11-03+at+9.37.50+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCd1kvxoqRKdEomhGnILa_bqYatnetjnr1nHIpqeuJcDUyhPVrFwm-aUio0auXHmM7_HzaEcMRDg41m44hkgNJuvLOvrcPkK26GLt1D63nyWkAjTTynP5ShTQvQt9KRcMgkH4P7l9ZNmP/s800/Screen+shot+2013-11-03+at+9.37.50+PM.png" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://store.nanowrimo.org/merchandise/nanowrimo-coffee-rings-poster">writers coffee rings poster</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(bloggers = wine rings?)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I recently discovered that November is <a href="http://nanowrimo.org/">National Novel Writing Month.</a> Across the country writers are being challenged to pen 50,000 words in 30 days, and are gathering together in person and online to encourage one another to write that novel that is inside them. I have always imagined writing a novel. These days, however, my story telling is strictly blog related. My son, who is just 11, loves reading and writing. He has been actively working on character studies and plot development for the past year or so. He just might be the real writer in the family.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEizc_sqoC4gHPPJnU3ngB9Yd4LplruVF9PARJJ1H1DLOFsKy8Nf3hk8_q-uDDRkz10e7rfbDqJ80KHN-adaik1Ui9u7XFTuasFqo6qWVE66YcQhEpZuRhm9kEQEtwIaBX4quokhm9nGKTS5/s1600/blogtourLA-ermitage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizc_sqoC4gHPPJnU3ngB9Yd4LplruVF9PARJJ1H1DLOFsKy8Nf3hk8_q-uDDRkz10e7rfbDqJ80KHN-adaik1Ui9u7XFTuasFqo6qWVE66YcQhEpZuRhm9kEQEtwIaBX4quokhm9nGKTS5/s800/blogtourLA-ermitage.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>#BlogTourLA designers/writers on our last night held at</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the private rooftop club at boutique hotel <a href="http://www.petitermitage.com/private-rooftop-club-west-hollywood">Petit Emeritage</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I was in Los Angeles in early October with the dozen or so members of #BlogTourLA, we each discussed our blog writing schedules. Some of us were down to one post a week or month, while some still try to write every day. A lot of us write not just for our personal blogs, but for other online design destinations, so our own blogs sometimes get put on the back burner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was a time when many bloggers felt compelled to write multiple times a day. I remember enjoying morning, noon and night updates from some of my favorite bloggers (I was home with the kids back then, so it was a great way to connect with the outside world!) Today, there seems to be much less free time to write and enjoy posts. But the need to “</span><span style="font-size: large;">tell a story</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> is still there.</span></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;">I am the first to admit that my blog posts tend to run long. I do a lot of research and try to fill each post with original photos and valuable links to learn more. This takes a lot of time. Sometimes I put off writing because I need a good chunk of undisturbed quiet time to finish a post. Even so, I am going to challenge myself to dedicate more time to writing this month – the posts may end up being shorter or less fine tuned – in order to share all the great design content I have experienced lately.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVplC_E9EK2O-mywWD4DJ9yi819KDfjrUi8Z-WV4g13uf4URybMJtTcQtfGdqsOoFXPR4aUqMsHGMRafIle50A4SvTcFL0k6XR0oCoz2oA_nC_bUJvoNxL-ehrobap-HBKb_T300MT9C9X/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-11-03+at+10.28.03+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVplC_E9EK2O-mywWD4DJ9yi819KDfjrUi8Z-WV4g13uf4URybMJtTcQtfGdqsOoFXPR4aUqMsHGMRafIle50A4SvTcFL0k6XR0oCoz2oA_nC_bUJvoNxL-ehrobap-HBKb_T300MT9C9X/s800/Screen+shot+2013-11-03+at+10.28.03+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://store.nanowrimo.org/merchandise/nanowrimo-typewriter-poster">typewriter poster</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The aspiring authors participating in National Novel Writing Month set a goal of 1,667 words a day. I may not write that many, but I will try to pen something daily as an exercise in writers solidarity!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today I am kind of cheating by sharing a post that went live this week on <a href="http://www.wsidesignermarketplace.com/content/designer/Design_Blog/2013/10/10_ways_to_make_ade.html">Williams-Sonoma Designer Marketplace</a> where I explain the pros and cons of participating in a designer show house. Seems appropriate that this post came out the day that work began on the Danvers Historical Society <a href="http://www.danvershistory.org/events/special.html">Glen Magna Farms Designers’ Holiday Show House.</a> I was there today doing some measuring and prepping ... stay tuned for updates (see, more content to write about!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEgW_Mi2N-CrRiidBewI-o7M0DTOhEU2G-eWlAudKLns1bfANQZtex-X5g3FkCoMdOiuqfC98EvDEa9OrQtOu72P0GZLu1XRk9vtCRvHYYYLkDZlPtGQv3BAUsAErTq6dLbWFabWoQAQ_2Fh/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-10-30+at+11.21.49+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_Mi2N-CrRiidBewI-o7M0DTOhEU2G-eWlAudKLns1bfANQZtex-X5g3FkCoMdOiuqfC98EvDEa9OrQtOu72P0GZLu1XRk9vtCRvHYYYLkDZlPtGQv3BAUsAErTq6dLbWFabWoQAQ_2Fh/s800/Screen+shot+2013-10-30+at+11.21.49+PM.png" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>photo credit Eric Roth // interior design by Katherine Hawkins for Trio Design</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{Read my 1,500+ word Designer Marketplace <a href="http://www.wsidesignermarketplace.com/content/designer/Design_Blog/2013/10/10_ways_to_make_ade.html">post here.</a>}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNzvgBo6HPOlniL8SSQp0axa027gbVSLP55iYHNhyQnj1WZotAEynsHGdwRr-kY4hTlFYHl01xP3NE3-SHPTmjpK06dofD8mgY41vzHR9JSkxOdz7JVp58VxRdW16rnXqf4KJ9pAlIczo/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-11-03+at+9.31.53+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNzvgBo6HPOlniL8SSQp0axa027gbVSLP55iYHNhyQnj1WZotAEynsHGdwRr-kY4hTlFYHl01xP3NE3-SHPTmjpK06dofD8mgY41vzHR9JSkxOdz7JVp58VxRdW16rnXqf4KJ9pAlIczo/s320/Screen+shot+2013-11-03+at+9.31.53+PM.png" width="316" /></a></div><a href="http://instagram.com/yblacker"><i>Sneak peak of my space at Glen Magna</i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>

Putting pen to paper ...

writers coffee rings poster (bloggers = wine rings?) I recently discovered that November is National Novel Writing Month. Across the countr...

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