Home Ideas - Modern Home Design: Belle Mer

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9R1aQYsK7hyphenhyphenZVE3RdD-GAZ_ZmakpJva6Spa-qg4u5cwbTfFPihD4yjyPNnob6xKCkDio0HoEuHnDgNv-PVa5erJ_KuFk2zLsR0ukWpq74yPhehHsWPMptHZNMSUIY1Doj7jk5CmNUcs/s1600/stripedtent.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487639346974086626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9R1aQYsK7hyphenhyphenZVE3RdD-GAZ_ZmakpJva6Spa-qg4u5cwbTfFPihD4yjyPNnob6xKCkDio0HoEuHnDgNv-PVa5erJ_KuFk2zLsR0ukWpq74yPhehHsWPMptHZNMSUIY1Doj7jk5CmNUcs/s400/stripedtent.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" /></a> When my friend, Brenda, and I arrived at the <a href="http://bellemer.com/">Belle Mer</a> in Newport, Rhode Island on Saturday to attend an afternoon cocktail party hosted by her friend, Liz, this is what we saw ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpf6h4wQmapJ5UFEnlQeEW2CDltspQlgdZGTx9Dob7x0GDt_izYaIcG9kwwqrfrv42BkTU97_XVl7bwJaEmEjRvR23Yte6fzskC7jeaZbMcQOoVugRiMVD6s7f-jTgrAcJBpUvsQTphA/s1600/IslandHouse.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487639159023025090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpf6h4wQmapJ5UFEnlQeEW2CDltspQlgdZGTx9Dob7x0GDt_izYaIcG9kwwqrfrv42BkTU97_XVl7bwJaEmEjRvR23Yte6fzskC7jeaZbMcQOoVugRiMVD6s7f-jTgrAcJBpUvsQTphA/s400/IslandHouse.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> An elegant palette of black and white dressed the grounds. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAardaC3gijA2Fb5w6PCqgc5WK5T3Us2cES86rdqeh8ve8wqzalaCLagh3yMYNhAVAIVc1TPPr9q88ZrnTu9LEigiia3166-RHCPXsRN07Fy98t2XsCGR0P68w6rnO30FMrN-nAM2u650/s1600/canopybedBM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487639149409280914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAardaC3gijA2Fb5w6PCqgc5WK5T3Us2cES86rdqeh8ve8wqzalaCLagh3yMYNhAVAIVc1TPPr9q88ZrnTu9LEigiia3166-RHCPXsRN07Fy98t2XsCGR0P68w6rnO30FMrN-nAM2u650/s400/canopybedBM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 388px; height: 400px;" /></a> Wide walkways paved with crushed shells led to charming places to sit and enjoy the ocean view. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51Ml-QpLV-2xH4KpxoBL55VqQLaaXT_rd31BYsPmxnloM1f3i70OaxKO6hskdE2g8RyXUbwVH3wYt1MIRWeyk01jKuwQ7bAGDRL-s6Al3lY3C2feMYfan4i_3QaGFtjmZD27dmGNy33Y/s1600/belle+mer.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> </a> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOYkiGR54PsOpzAfs7-uuugPMVQNwcOR64am4Eq6TwVbomh3jvAZqVKDfibA17n8hZAkbXUqLUTiqKy6Lokug5wleUNZtcDJcyz_eliev4BQg_9hH3PHY5FXgSz-hgAhy4n-rZTdvVhg/s1600/woodenchairs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487639350027125906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOYkiGR54PsOpzAfs7-uuugPMVQNwcOR64am4Eq6TwVbomh3jvAZqVKDfibA17n8hZAkbXUqLUTiqKy6Lokug5wleUNZtcDJcyz_eliev4BQg_9hH3PHY5FXgSz-hgAhy4n-rZTdvVhg/s400/woodenchairs.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" /></a> This conversation area was a real conversation starter! </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NgCS8IxwZgzvE3gdVl0xuilS8L6OGXiKrS-8DcxTESiI8D3490FTgsTX3edNnIQic20sokXgOe_M8E0OPma_gV9NXn4KRpI3i_DJ9q-EfUbAn61fSDqwOcUrTWcvty22hmupk6OAcSY/s1600/carvedchair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487639169233871378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NgCS8IxwZgzvE3gdVl0xuilS8L6OGXiKrS-8DcxTESiI8D3490FTgsTX3edNnIQic20sokXgOe_M8E0OPma_gV9NXn4KRpI3i_DJ9q-EfUbAn61fSDqwOcUrTWcvty22hmupk6OAcSY/s400/carvedchair.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGE5qbnpfGFc0FqDxUqLSPyS40ILKo1Z7CVPjRvT8WfTwYc6-mTp5Ue2k-K2yTIATdo7XSlHoMXiG0x24E4bTMNzH4_Ew9xKIeGLwZ5bP7auG63Vg8-QO6I0inO01urBiBIX-rMvJ4Kk/s1600/hydrangeas.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487639359309133602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGE5qbnpfGFc0FqDxUqLSPyS40ILKo1Z7CVPjRvT8WfTwYc6-mTp5Ue2k-K2yTIATdo7XSlHoMXiG0x24E4bTMNzH4_Ew9xKIeGLwZ5bP7auG63Vg8-QO6I0inO01urBiBIX-rMvJ4Kk/s400/hydrangeas.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 400px;" /></a> Large bunches of hydrangeas graced each table. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9R1aQYsK7hyphenhyphenZVE3RdD-GAZ_ZmakpJva6Spa-qg4u5cwbTfFPihD4yjyPNnob6xKCkDio0HoEuHnDgNv-PVa5erJ_KuFk2zLsR0ukWpq74yPhehHsWPMptHZNMSUIY1Doj7jk5CmNUcs/s1600/stripedtent.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> </a> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQ2YJ5OO70uA6Y4TEaRMHanHUDrvq3d8BZOvgXHQSJXeSSGHBIfC-gsKW83Dy-Up8Qf7kZUSk_Ys1cgsZ3eV_VR5ic0X2AKrp1w7ajc5tJ-x02ZVMNAZA8PzEv7YyDbo1XXJuj7AR-_0/s1600/firepit.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487639148034741794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQ2YJ5OO70uA6Y4TEaRMHanHUDrvq3d8BZOvgXHQSJXeSSGHBIfC-gsKW83Dy-Up8Qf7kZUSk_Ys1cgsZ3eV_VR5ic0X2AKrp1w7ajc5tJ-x02ZVMNAZA8PzEv7YyDbo1XXJuj7AR-_0/s400/firepit.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" /></a> I wish we could have stayed long enough to enjoy a fire by the ocean. Maybe next time? </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOZQdzcTMRa8q-XKDrEnS4VDK6kWD6leunmhIDagD0sH_2hjSWAiVOg3I919W47iryO-dCj1XWgEDRpl1XnPJ8KOyfdoOVMfYXTJJol6Z3lihJIHIUT_2bO0gcUJU3cwAYcWnl9no9X4/s1600/belle+mer+interior.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487639169862369682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOZQdzcTMRa8q-XKDrEnS4VDK6kWD6leunmhIDagD0sH_2hjSWAiVOg3I919W47iryO-dCj1XWgEDRpl1XnPJ8KOyfdoOVMfYXTJJol6Z3lihJIHIUT_2bO0gcUJU3cwAYcWnl9no9X4/s400/belle+mer+interior.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> A glimpse at the tables inside. I wonder who was coming after us? <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51Ml-QpLV-2xH4KpxoBL55VqQLaaXT_rd31BYsPmxnloM1f3i70OaxKO6hskdE2g8RyXUbwVH3wYt1MIRWeyk01jKuwQ7bAGDRL-s6Al3lY3C2feMYfan4i_3QaGFtjmZD27dmGNy33Y/s1600/belle+mer.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487639345694235890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51Ml-QpLV-2xH4KpxoBL55VqQLaaXT_rd31BYsPmxnloM1f3i70OaxKO6hskdE2g8RyXUbwVH3wYt1MIRWeyk01jKuwQ7bAGDRL-s6Al3lY3C2feMYfan4i_3QaGFtjmZD27dmGNy33Y/s400/belle+mer.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" /></a> Sheer curtains and tall grasses were swaying with the ocean breeze as we reluctantly departed for home. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaq8zie4JJuXhtFPtizqrDKSd8yHjVbZlO34u1ia2mVuI0cKv0C4_310ydVFR97QZBKX-X6e-ZyeIGtL7pMcPO2AVWEWyXzTQ1MBCacNbHZWoNjR87lVwfIa2PdCyyOUOr-wF1mRg0uSs/s1600/pinkroses.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487683684423276722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaq8zie4JJuXhtFPtizqrDKSd8yHjVbZlO34u1ia2mVuI0cKv0C4_310ydVFR97QZBKX-X6e-ZyeIGtL7pMcPO2AVWEWyXzTQ1MBCacNbHZWoNjR87lVwfIa2PdCyyOUOr-wF1mRg0uSs/s320/pinkroses.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 306px;" /></a> To see some beautiful event photos taken at the Belle Mer or the other super-glam boutique venues in the Longwood Events group, <a href="http://www.longwoodevents.com/">click here</a>. I actually had an interview scheduled with Longwood Events a few years ago for the position of event interior designer. For a couple of reasons, the interview did not take place (timing was not right, stars were not aligned, however you want to look at it!) and after spending a champagne-filled-afternoon enjoying this particular venue, I am wondering how things might have been different if I had made it to that interview?!? <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aq5j6kQrJOeIoIw41YSxWPTKWexVBvV9AknSozgRnlxmeNw2mhV4h4Zkv8fxknbtz8m2DIBj_XOKqiiI7_e55X7vyquWa5FUcR_aRWCvF7rmv1IrWiWi7gv7zUeyZpDdHHWGVg4IJvA/s1600/Martini-bar-Belle-Mer-newport-wedding.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487692188171839794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aq5j6kQrJOeIoIw41YSxWPTKWexVBvV9AknSozgRnlxmeNw2mhV4h4Zkv8fxknbtz8m2DIBj_XOKqiiI7_e55X7vyquWa5FUcR_aRWCvF7rmv1IrWiWi7gv7zUeyZpDdHHWGVg4IJvA/s400/Martini-bar-Belle-Mer-newport-wedding.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" /></a>Martini Bar at the Belle Mer, photo from <a href="http://blog.longwoodevents.com/2010/06/trend-spotting-gourmet-luges-and.html">L:e Bride blog</a> If you are a bride, or bride-to-be, check out Longwood Events<a href="http://blog.longwoodevents.com/"> L:e Bride blog</a> to view some of the latest wedding trends in design, fashion and lifestyle. Even if planning a wedding is not on your agenda, there are some great ideas for summer entertaining like a <a href="http://blog.longwoodevents.com/2010/06/trend-spotting-gourmet-luges-and.html">gourmet luge</a> (now that brings back some memories ; ) </div>

“Seaside glamour” at the Belle Mer

When my friend, Brenda, and I arrived at the Belle Mer in Newport, Rhode Island on Saturday to attend an afternoon cocktail party hosted by...

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