The mecca to Nate and back

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPMyKpdUfDJaO3NeRNKPbQ23K3Iop-6fmEG6wf-rXhOB_hbCUUzf5U8ctnPvR-4YwarnCjLp3kaFROzwcpiCSrr_KOpsFCUewWcCKdpv9BSsLVr_A5TUvrqPl_KUFdueG0ssn0KCe1g3Z/s1600/joy:janetNY.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519785540546933890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPMyKpdUfDJaO3NeRNKPbQ23K3Iop-6fmEG6wf-rXhOB_hbCUUzf5U8ctnPvR-4YwarnCjLp3kaFROzwcpiCSrr_KOpsFCUewWcCKdpv9BSsLVr_A5TUvrqPl_KUFdueG0ssn0KCe1g3Z/s400/joy:janetNY.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 338px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAW19oxHMSp5qtGa9K_0QRm9yBuUnR22Md2ZRP3KB-IpLRlqEWZBPDQ3zqLwBFSYsBCH6vR-NpelfgZAwVhDIFyoYr0aJCBPzMjmcguHfmWk4IJDnx3sCp6uCGml40zzi1NrfDL8wBFHS/s1600/NYsouvenirs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Thanks to the <a href="http://www.moggit.com/">Moggit Girls</a> (lifelong friends Joy and Janet were behind me in line and are seen in picture above) Boston designer Julieann Covino of the blog <a href="http://creategirl.blogspot.com/">CreateGirl</a> (not pictured here but I did get a chance to finally talk to her in person but my camera was all the way across the room!) and the power of <a href="https://twitter.com/yblacker"><span style="font-weight: bold;">twitter</span></a>, I had the opportunity to be an audience member at a taping of <a href="http://www.nateberkus.com/">The Nate Berkus Show</a> yesterday. And it wasn’t just any old audience that walked in off the streets of New York to be there. Just about everyone there was invited because we share a love for Nate, inspired design, and a hard-to-put-into-words passion for social media. Big time gratitude goes to everyone behind the scenes at the Nate Show for hosting with stylish grace and<br />lots of humor (that would be <a href="http://denablizzard.brinkster.net/blog/?p=1025">Dena</a>), and for<br />sharing Nate with us for the day!<br /><br />Bloggers traveled from both near and far, leaving work/school/families/and their computers behind to be a part of this special <a href="http://www.abcddesign.com/archives/2010/06/14/its-nate-day-thanks-to-the-moggitgirls/">Nate Day</a> </span><span style="font-size:130%;"> audience. Having the opportunity to meet so many fun, creative (and well-dressed!) personalities from the same industry *in person* was well up there on the list<br />of highlights from this trip.<br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRa9D1BwT9X7MdB6Nb6EjYCnK1MF7QHfyZ7q3y2-V_hcK_Up5xa03UwXy3WQ41yQcr46UEu5u76kvpj9NsZSZtkqklmlYMmCeFS08dqu90nSOLNdyIbd_DberCvLTWisfhNDPqZ0gfUTY/s1600/NYsouvenirs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcL5kL9Xk913HfaphlWnKZO9JKdzfy5kZoYqAu74Czg_csr7OOO285sAMpj_5UtTpgkJFNLu8CP4V8IkVlCPtfOMTBVhMnGBos5JAxYRiu6ShlGGjy0l5Bhfs0WLHfSL1LnL5PVx7yFTnN/s1600/withmoggitgirlsNY.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519786999875786898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcL5kL9Xk913HfaphlWnKZO9JKdzfy5kZoYqAu74Czg_csr7OOO285sAMpj_5UtTpgkJFNLu8CP4V8IkVlCPtfOMTBVhMnGBos5JAxYRiu6ShlGGjy0l5Bhfs0WLHfSL1LnL5PVx7yFTnN/s400/withmoggitgirlsNY.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 325px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I chose my outfit based on a recent post collaboration with <a href="http://www.agreatnewlook.com/about.php">Fashion Coach</a> Susan Kanoff that featured <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/09/fall-color-trends.html">the color purple</a>. The silver rose pin from <a href="http://www.stelladot.com/sites/brendacataldo/productcatalog?page=productlisting.category&categoryId=1003">Stella & Dot</a> is my favorite way to dress up a strand of pearls.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlxSF8OJOw5rORBhnQvZq2HIYm2qj0vLWOTciAHi1p2nSHaGM4_3x2Pl8qhASgccjuJQ0TBV8h1UEO_m_OSlbo2QLbhDLrwwGc1woWNBEKYdtePx29rhRCR3fpRWmNEBMJrSGL9MqLivm/s1600/rosanne:yvonneNY.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519786992656056290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlxSF8OJOw5rORBhnQvZq2HIYm2qj0vLWOTciAHi1p2nSHaGM4_3x2Pl8qhASgccjuJQ0TBV8h1UEO_m_OSlbo2QLbhDLrwwGc1woWNBEKYdtePx29rhRCR3fpRWmNEBMJrSGL9MqLivm/s400/rosanne:yvonneNY.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">New York native and design blog author of <a href="http://thefocusondesign.blogspot.com/">Focus on Design</a>, Rosanne Palazola, was the perfect traveling companion. She kept me entertained on the 4 hour journey with stories about <a href="http://www.tuttleandco.com/about.html">her career in design</a>, her <a href="http://thefocusondesign.blogspot.com/2010/09/berkus-and-bloggers.html">close encounter with Nate</a> this summer, and life in general. We also talked about our joint venture at the new lifestyle boutique <a href="http://www.newenglandfineliving.com/">New England Fine Living</a> which will open in Middleton on October 1st. She also knew exactly how to get where we had to go in the city in the shortest amount of time, which certainly came in handy with all of the traffic in NY this week!<br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlgfOlhQzDwa7LZ8wotQErqu-fvvxFwBCBqLvi4KF2W0EDBx2JYiqWyhfg-NMdG7s5UkJ3_FEWkZCopc0tTRIHIX7DGpC8I_DOa1et4VVyFShQi5Mo7mj9NHwqIaS_JL-Tzx0HYhSKxQP/s1600/sara+harold.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519786996540768514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlgfOlhQzDwa7LZ8wotQErqu-fvvxFwBCBqLvi4KF2W0EDBx2JYiqWyhfg-NMdG7s5UkJ3_FEWkZCopc0tTRIHIX7DGpC8I_DOa1et4VVyFShQi5Mo7mj9NHwqIaS_JL-Tzx0HYhSKxQP/s400/sara+harold.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 397px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Friends <a href="http://dwellinganddesign.wordpress.com/">Sara</a> and <a href="http://thirdtimedesign.wordpress.com/">Harold</a> were behind us in line at CBS studios where the show is taped. Both were quite charming and appear to have bright futures in design.<br /></span><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPMyKpdUfDJaO3NeRNKPbQ23K3Iop-6fmEG6wf-rXhOB_hbCUUzf5U8ctnPvR-4YwarnCjLp3kaFROzwcpiCSrr_KOpsFCUewWcCKdpv9BSsLVr_A5TUvrqPl_KUFdueG0ssn0KCe1g3Z/s1600/joy:janetNY.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span><span></span></span></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvo6F9IYDNNqjQoxM2KXzXeJvx9Agt4Y8D6Ja0dBly8gBHD21SeiNbZjNaCKZYDK1-TbffOb8VApFtmAYU_TgMzG3ZN0Xo4SVJIkawLHguHGtqoyOtSwosdkZ2i_hFKyoTKAI4sNgnFut/s1600/yvonne:marcyNY.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519785534999344706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvo6F9IYDNNqjQoxM2KXzXeJvx9Agt4Y8D6Ja0dBly8gBHD21SeiNbZjNaCKZYDK1-TbffOb8VApFtmAYU_TgMzG3ZN0Xo4SVJIkawLHguHGtqoyOtSwosdkZ2i_hFKyoTKAI4sNgnFut/s400/yvonne:marcyNY.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 346px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Met through the blogs: Marcy of <a href="http://www.pinecreekcottage.blogspot.com/">Pine Creek Cottage</a> lives in Connecticut now, but loved my posts and pictures from the <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/07/weekend-update-design-show-sneak-peek.html">historical design show in Danvers</a><br />(which happens to be her hometown).<br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCR0IM-QG3W9ce-jquVkmw5K6l4_80G2XaS7gYC7ONUhGIViqgzCkLkYaAaak8ljOHv84AvlEA_NVRWYRxgUQVry6sBSoKihvG8ndv1CREi-hJx5skJ_9u_A5rVp2u9xBAkFG01uVMkIq/s1600/bloggers@nateshowNY.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocDzPZgYgmo_7uq2ujCILQ5JwN8VsiOrkJhYy_wYM-dMZUin8pfNXgnAsrQYlfg3_KQtfXfEPKdMdwrEuWf7MRsojcmcXXccRpcezI9cYIudeqVD5cKobCYTK7URtPMWAw-Y0agHkElN4/s1600/nateshowaudience921.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519785516412836754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocDzPZgYgmo_7uq2ujCILQ5JwN8VsiOrkJhYy_wYM-dMZUin8pfNXgnAsrQYlfg3_KQtfXfEPKdMdwrEuWf7MRsojcmcXXccRpcezI9cYIudeqVD5cKobCYTK7URtPMWAw-Y0agHkElN4/s400/nateshowaudience921.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">The audience was just as captivating as the host.<br />So many star sightings for us design bloggers! Our collective stories could probably be a design show series in itself (will send memo to HGTV!) which may explain why Nate could not call attention to all of the creative efforts of those gathered in NY to enjoy this amazing opportunity to meet and greet. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Did I mention <a href="http://blog.hgtv.com/design-star/author/emilyhenderson/">Emily Henderson</a> was there??? Be sure to watch the show to catch her segment on how to showcase the treasures in your home. Oh, and <a href="http://thebrasspetal.blogspot.com/">she blogs, too</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRa9D1BwT9X7MdB6Nb6EjYCnK1MF7QHfyZ7q3y2-V_hcK_Up5xa03UwXy3WQ41yQcr46UEu5u76kvpj9NsZSZtkqklmlYMmCeFS08dqu90nSOLNdyIbd_DberCvLTWisfhNDPqZ0gfUTY/s1600/NYsouvenirs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519798159918340658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRa9D1BwT9X7MdB6Nb6EjYCnK1MF7QHfyZ7q3y2-V_hcK_Up5xa03UwXy3WQ41yQcr46UEu5u76kvpj9NsZSZtkqklmlYMmCeFS08dqu90nSOLNdyIbd_DberCvLTWisfhNDPqZ0gfUTY/s400/NYsouvenirs.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Souvenirs from the trip: my VIP ticket, a gift card to <a href="http://www.payless.com/store/">Payless</a> (perfect for budget-conscious fashionistas), a stunning necklace provided by <a href="http://sendthetrend.com/">Send the Trend</a> and promoted by Project Runway star <a href="http://www.christianvsiriano.com/">Christian Siriano</a> who shared a few of his fashion tips with us. My box of new business cards also came home with me as they were not needed thanks to a new blog friend, <a href="http://melongings.blogspot.com/">Chanee</a>, who went out of her way to create an entire <a href="http://www.scribd.com/full/37689320?access_key=key-ynhl2uzy13eimg3g33r">Who’s Who</a> of faces and contact information for each of the bloggers invited to the show, which was extremely helpful in putting names with faces and blogs!<br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhXQsDwUop6BDViBh4d3Hok5Ib92pwEhaoyZA1HhTdTCF6n_ir7oJRNQ_mJwIjdT2_wFtgkZ3rkHi7jYkiKhBWo7oM2c9FQSfRik2OZFhfW0eKs0cZLdiW5iFdodS3Eq9gOsIJxvc3vEC/s1600/bloggers@nateshowNY.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519787736909319922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhXQsDwUop6BDViBh4d3Hok5Ib92pwEhaoyZA1HhTdTCF6n_ir7oJRNQ_mJwIjdT2_wFtgkZ3rkHi7jYkiKhBWo7oM2c9FQSfRik2OZFhfW0eKs0cZLdiW5iFdodS3Eq9gOsIJxvc3vEC/s400/bloggers@nateshowNY.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">As bloggers, we are a diverse community of many voices, but we all share a passion for design. Almost everyone in this shot lives in the Boston area.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://sabbespot.blogspot.com/">Sabbespot</a>, <a href="http://everythingleb.blogspot.com/">Everything LEB</a>, <a href="http://www.perfectlyputtogether.blogspot.com/">Perfectly Put Together</a>,<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="http://deliciouslyorganized.blogspot.com/">Deliciously Organized</a>, <a href="http://havenandhome.blogspot.com/">Haven and Home</a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSeqgEuK9-Bu4XvI5gD0JYBT7G09fIITJZTi5XBoRC_8RGLl_k2PMgdkYCP9LO339Wy9KQOJ1ShaC8L1tqa73Bi0Lc7ApqcDLsPp0LiPpAi70aIFTpqro02N8V-dRcPVY8CaHw4J2aYdD/s1600/snapshotNY.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519786984338949426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSeqgEuK9-Bu4XvI5gD0JYBT7G09fIITJZTi5XBoRC_8RGLl_k2PMgdkYCP9LO339Wy9KQOJ1ShaC8L1tqa73Bi0Lc7ApqcDLsPp0LiPpAi70aIFTpqro02N8V-dRcPVY8CaHw4J2aYdD/s400/snapshotNY.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">The weather was perfect. The city was full of life.<br />I wish we could have stayed longer. Next time!<br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZThcRzUmKu-NxVlI5wmiEe1PjvFdKKCIyCj7Qb_352mVOhGp_8CkUP6EBPKwIFe9WXQCRQieE7AkrNYat7faEq7WxGxJhiDcNk4dR617l7nKRlioGV5rXmhsK6ECqz6pRma0ppLgElVGG/s1600/rosanne@affina.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519787801332386242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZThcRzUmKu-NxVlI5wmiEe1PjvFdKKCIyCj7Qb_352mVOhGp_8CkUP6EBPKwIFe9WXQCRQieE7AkrNYat7faEq7WxGxJhiDcNk4dR617l7nKRlioGV5rXmhsK6ECqz6pRma0ppLgElVGG/s400/rosanne@affina.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Even though “our driver</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> was picking us up at 7pm, we still managed to enjoy some food and beverage at <a href="http://www.affinia.com/New-York-City-Hotel.aspx?name=Affinia-Manhattan&page=Niles">Affina</a> before making the trek back to Boston. And even though we missed a couple of blogger events (please don’t remind me!) that we just could not squeeze into our quick trip to New York, I was happy to spend the day in a different kind of reality!<br /><br />I will post the <a href="http://www.thenateshow.com/videos/detail/279/decor-in-a-day/">air time of this show</a> when I know the details, and will link to <a href="http://thefocusondesign.blogspot.com/2010/09/so-much-design-so-little-time.html">more photos that Rosanne took</a> from her point of view. She may have caught me talking with a few women involved in <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/09/laid-back-room-to-relax-in.html">ProjectUDesign</a> like social-media extraordinaire <a href="http://lesliecarothers.extendr.com/">Leslie Carothers</a>, <a href="http://froulala.blogspot.com/">Maybelline Te</a> of <a href="http://snugfurniture.com/">Snug Furniture</a>, and Nicole Nachazel from <a href="http://www.bioh.com/">BiOH</a>. I hope she caught me in deep conversation with both <a href="http://www.creategirl.blogspot.com/">CreateGirl</a> and <a href="http://www.jonathanlegate.com/">Jonathan Legate</a> (a rising star in Canadian design) as we amazed at the fact that it took about <a href="http://140it.com/">140 characters</a> to make<br />this dream our reality.<br /><br />And thank you, Nate, for bringing us all together. Some people have the ability to draw a crowd and shine a light on others at the same time. You have that gift along with a generous spirit and big heart! Best of luck with your new show (insert virtual hug here!)<br /><br />xoxo<br />yvonne<br /><br /><br /></span></div>

The mecca to Nate and back

Thanks to the Moggit Girls (lifelong friends Joy and Janet were behind me in line and are seen in picture above) Boston designer Julieann C...

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<div style="position: relative; width: 400px; height: 400px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/timeless_classics/set?.embedder=971780&.mid=embed&id=22448903"><img alt="timeless classics" border="0" height="400" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFnhEeTQ4Skd3M3hHaFctT3Q5aEhMYmcAAAACaWQKAWUAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="timeless classics" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/timeless_classics/set?.embedder=971780&.mid=embed&id=22448903">timeless classics</a> by <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.embedder=971780&.mid=embed&id=971780">designvignettes</a> on <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/">Polyvore.com</a></span><br /></div><small><br /></small><div style="position: relative; width: 400px; height: 400px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/classic_timeless/set?.embedder=971780&.mid=embed&id=22418065"><img alt="Classic & Timeless" border="0" height="400" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFjRFVVFoT2F2M3hHazhoOFlXUjNsc1EAAAACaWQKAWUAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="Classic & Timeless" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/classic_timeless/set?.embedder=971780&.mid=embed&id=22418065">Classic & Timeless</a> by <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.embedder=971780&.mid=embed&id=1748560">Fashioncoach</a> featuring <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/gold_watches/shop?query=gold+watches">gold watches</a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">If you are a big HGTV fan (like I am) and just watched the season finale of <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv-design-star/show/index.html">Design Star</a> on Sunday night, then you are familiar with the winner, Emily Henderson, stylist and author of the blog <a href="http://thebrasspetal.blogspot.com/">The Brass Petal</a>. During the last couple of episodes of the season-long challenge, each of the remaining contestants had to share what their future design show concept would be. Emily, who has professional experience styling interiors for numerous publications, proclaimed that her show would celebrate the wardrobe-to-room concept (<a href="http://www.google.com/images?q=domino+magazine&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=Zux1TI2UKcOB8gbGoO2IBw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CEcQsAQwAw&biw=1439&bih=1048">Domino</a> magazine was famous for this).<br /><br />While we viewers were all wondering who would win (although I knew from the start it would be her!), </span><span style="font-size:130%;"> Emily was actually busy taping her new show. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">She has shared on her blog that the final format will be a bit different (since it has been done before by Thom Filicia of <a href="http://www.mystyle.com/mystyle/shows/dressmynest/index.jsp">Dress My Nest</a>) and will be called “<a href="http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv-secrets-from-a-stylist/videos/index.html">Secrets from a Stylist</a>.</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> I can’t wait to see what she has to share, especially since I love styling spaces to create visual stories, and I know she will have a lot of great insider info on how to create great looks in<br />whatever space they throw her way.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://everywomansstylist.blogspot.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509572378009518162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJ84ZZvQLUeo2_ZOZn8BWii1LQVzoPSsvqsCuNc6QlPerggJl5Ms56UdbxkusnigSsFCvJ1bQKr0IJVv_1tRGCBDPCLnFbrLUMqMwSAOlB-fs_Vzvhleto_NP3sxdmaKeCsHOkXsitjcT/s320/Susanheadshot2-1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 220px;" /></a><a href="http://everywomansstylist.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Susan Kanoff</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">, Fashion Coach</span></span></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />I still love a good outfit-to-room, however, and for the next few weeks I will be featuring a collaboration between myself and fashion coach, <a href="http://www.agreatnewlook.com/">Susan Kanoff</a>, who I met through a mutual friend, <a href="https://twitter.com/coachginny">Ginny Williams</a> at a recent <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/05/designing-your-best-life.html">event</a>. Our first project involves creating a classicly tailored room based on an outfit worn by<br />a woman who appreciates classic style.<br /><br />The trench coat above is a stylish solution for dealing with the past few days of cold and wet weather that we have been experiencing here in the Boston area. I used its camel color to define my room in the form of the antique mohair sofa. I used the quilted pattern from the vintage Chanel bag as inspiration for the patterns in the room (lampshade uses cream and tan while the Moroccan table with mother-of-pearl inlay has some of the brown from the leather belt). A black lacquered coffee table with great legs and a stylish silhouette speaks to both the Louboutin shoes and my fashion favorite, the pencil skirt. While the <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?pushId=CLOTHES-KNITSTEES&selectedProductSize=&id=063000&sortProperties=&navCount=4710&isProduct=true&templateType=&catId=CLOTHES-KNITSTEES&fromCategoryPage=&selectedProductSize1=&prepushId=&popId=CLOTHES&isSubcategory=&subCategoryId=">Anthropologie </a>light fixture is on the pricey-side, it is certainly a show stopper, much like the way a great piece of jewelry will often get all of the “where did you get this?</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> attention.<br /><br />Next week I will show a room based on Susan’s picks for the back-to-college crowd, followed by some visual advice for decorating with fall fashion colors in mind. Let me know if there is something that you would like to see from Susan, and definitely consider <a href="http://www.agreatnewlook.com/contact.php">giving her a call</a> directly if you would like expert advice on re-styling your own wardrobe. If you would like your home to look its stylish best, I would be more than happy to help! You know <a href="http://www.yvonneblacker.com/">where to reach me</a> ...<br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div>

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