Moving day ...

<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/AVvXsEhpEaIVtWGu5XHXD4g8mg75xuM1GGi7h9YrSzDfPnpKjYru4l51Q_vXdnBzb14gw-jdSbyp8PK317q2MhKfxLS3yrkm9QivLp4RfUeFtnb74jfihNafX3HYpOTMqYi_XowYM7pLnCXDcgR1/s1600/hansgrohe@wenham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEaIVtWGu5XHXD4g8mg75xuM1GGi7h9YrSzDfPnpKjYru4l51Q_vXdnBzb14gw-jdSbyp8PK317q2MhKfxLS3yrkm9QivLp4RfUeFtnb74jfihNafX3HYpOTMqYi_XowYM7pLnCXDcgR1/s800/hansgrohe@wenham.jpg" width="500" /></a></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;">How does a week long show that I prepared for over the period of several months get completely dismantled in the period of two hours? On Sunday afternoon I showed up at closing time to pack up and take home all of the accessories from my space at the Wenham Museum <a href="http://wenhammuseum.org/northshoredesignshow.html">North Shore Design Show.</a> This took all of one hour which included chatting with some of my fellow designers who were also there beginning to pack up. Okay, maybe I spent more time stalling than actually packing. </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;">Monday morning I arrived to see the new 26 foot truck from my day job at <a href="http://designerbath.com/">Designer Bath</a> parked alongside the Museum to pick up the <a href="http://www.stoneforest.com/kitchen-bath/products/view/220">Stone Forest Salus Potting Sink</a> that was the inspiration piece behind my vignette. </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/AVvXsEifCIDZuZDsfuu0L0UHaK7GG9c_LSQdp0CV71nwP6X9RNNy86wCNSRuP0SN4vniehVwZXsRX5_BglHnaJA9OT5dL21dcHR0u4k0rXnnRJFfQX7NYsDwx-QwdU1byYYBN9qkqHLic2kJW63r/s1600/duravit+DesignerBath@wenham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCIDZuZDsfuu0L0UHaK7GG9c_LSQdp0CV71nwP6X9RNNy86wCNSRuP0SN4vniehVwZXsRX5_BglHnaJA9OT5dL21dcHR0u4k0rXnnRJFfQX7NYsDwx-QwdU1byYYBN9qkqHLic2kJW63r/s800/duravit+DesignerBath@wenham.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">While I really didn’t need a 26 foot truck to accomodate the three foot wide sink, it was quite nice – and comforting – to have a couple of my co-workers from the showroom/warehouse there to carry out the extremely heavy granite sink along with the number of pretty pieces from <a href="http://www.circlefurniture.com/">Circle Furniture</a> that also had to be returned. </span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhONPNVvHLnb7IM9YwPIsVuM-RwhgK82A23pl9mdqzuW5Z8qGYlVzHU2o1iSt7i4mA-mWEXYINT7Ryk6cm_0u0SW7f0UA4clf-hTg6M2Pv6D_abW6WLFs60RXrUlnXx-b0Bj0GMnY0363u/s1600/hansgrohe2@wenham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhONPNVvHLnb7IM9YwPIsVuM-RwhgK82A23pl9mdqzuW5Z8qGYlVzHU2o1iSt7i4mA-mWEXYINT7Ryk6cm_0u0SW7f0UA4clf-hTg6M2Pv6D_abW6WLFs60RXrUlnXx-b0Bj0GMnY0363u/s800/hansgrohe2@wenham.jpg" width="500" /></a></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;">And since I chose the graphics and designed the look of the new trucks, it was a slightly surreal moment in time for me as well. </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;">Like every year, I did take a lot of photos from the show. I will share them later this week. Right now I am still a little sad that it is all over. I guess I could always just turn that same attention to my own house though, right? If only I had access to the same design inventory : )</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>

Moving day ...

How does a week long show that I prepared for over the period of several months get completely dismantled in the period of two hours? On Sun...

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My Happy Place

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxctssGy0aUv9WsSCRTCFkuqKNbFukoIAi7DscC5DeFpcB-x_42Yno0NWII_g7myoLanDRZUy8wB-7ovJRYQDfKR3B6HunxmjpPTQutOgiSozXM-nw6-w0kQONLsQf6b3YUqJZ3j-3MLZO/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-02-27+at+11.16.28+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxctssGy0aUv9WsSCRTCFkuqKNbFukoIAi7DscC5DeFpcB-x_42Yno0NWII_g7myoLanDRZUy8wB-7ovJRYQDfKR3B6HunxmjpPTQutOgiSozXM-nw6-w0kQONLsQf6b3YUqJZ3j-3MLZO/s800/Screen+shot+2012-02-27+at+11.16.28+PM.png" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.duravit.us/website/homepage/products/product_overview/series/happy_d.us-en.html">Happy D. Collection from Duravit : Design by Sieger Design</a></i></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Working at the <a href="http://designerbath.com/">Designer Bath</a> showroom for the past six months has opened my eyes to a wide range of beautiful fixtures that I never knew existed before. Along with being crafted of the highest quality materials, the <a href="http://designerbath.com/content/products/products.html">product lines</a> they carry almost always have brand-specific collections created for them by world-renowned designers (<a href="http://www.brizo.com/jasonwu/index.html">Jason Wu for Brizo</a>, <a href="http://kallista.com/onlinecatalog/collections/suite/landing.kls?collection=Glamour%20by%20Barbara%20Barry&designer=Barbara%20Barry">Barbara Barry for Kallista</a>, and <a href="http://www.duravit.us/website/homepage/products/product_overview/series/starck_x.us-en.html">Phillipe Stark for Duravit</a> for example).</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Since I have a few bath renovation projects on my to-do list (well technically on my husbands list : ) I have been daydreaming about bringing home some of the pretty pieces that I have recently discovered. Since there is no way that I can choose just one look (I have come to love and appreciate so many different styles, choosing one will be like choosing a favorite child) I am going to start putting together a few different design plans and then see what works for my “significant others.” </span><span style="font-size: large;">Seeing that I share my space with all guys, I have to come up with a look that is boy friendly, but that still appeals to my need for a bit of glam.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuaf5LTELDcaUN5mfp3yor6d6DAhWau8h1sn_540XQxPUq2KPPOT9Vlrv4H1gTJyD1dMtsAEtSQoh161PFAj29qfEFuaCVu2FFCQIj0MPzcTmozR8p62Hhnr5vb-lra2cRqXsJY3o0rVV/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-02-27+at+10.04.53+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuaf5LTELDcaUN5mfp3yor6d6DAhWau8h1sn_540XQxPUq2KPPOT9Vlrv4H1gTJyD1dMtsAEtSQoh161PFAj29qfEFuaCVu2FFCQIj0MPzcTmozR8p62Hhnr5vb-lra2cRqXsJY3o0rVV/s800/Screen+shot+2012-02-27+at+10.04.53+PM.png" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/my_designer_bath/set?id=44539805">Plan #1: classic, yet contemporary, white bath with lipstick red accents</a></i></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">My first design plan incorporates a collection from Duravit that is called </span><a href="http://www.duravit.us/website/homepage/products/product_overview/series/happy_d.us-en.html"><span style="font-size: large;">“</span><span style="font-size: large;">Happy D</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> created by <a href="http://www2.duravit.com/au/products/designer/sieger-design-useo6q3ry6.html">Sieger Design</a> of Germany. This classic, yet modern, Bauhaus-inspired style is pretty to look at, but not the least bit fussy. I am particularly fond of the <a href="http://www.duravit.us/website/homepage/products/product_overview/series/happy_d.us-en.html/p-92783">metal console</a> beneath the washbasin that functions as a towel bar. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Geometric patterns like the herringbone shower curtain and hexagon floor tile work for both boys and girls, while a print of a tuxedoed bird speaks to the formal art of getting dressed in a gender neutral way. By including some bright red accents to this mostly utilitarian space, I get my girlie-fix in a room that still welcomes the yin to my yang. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Stay tuned for more design plans featuring brands that have caught my eye in the showroom. If you could design the bath of your dreams, what would it look like? </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>

My Happy Place

Happy D. Collection from Duravit : Design by Sieger Design Working at the  Designer Bath showroom for the past six months has opened my eye...

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