Final pics from York Show House ...

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7qg3FmGcaIP1d4dkJTPxrX4_ez8pLic0bSlrnIzmJCWXbk4ki2W9gVEm-0Pl4c8rhzIzfAiFHkCh0QXQsDbvuYCxQa8QslnrFGKX-LYQ_-lUSd1HHh59JbBZPrDlKXNzqu9G4LiWb2HV/s1600/YorkShowHouse_RSVP_YBlacker_EricRoth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7qg3FmGcaIP1d4dkJTPxrX4_ez8pLic0bSlrnIzmJCWXbk4ki2W9gVEm-0Pl4c8rhzIzfAiFHkCh0QXQsDbvuYCxQa8QslnrFGKX-LYQ_-lUSd1HHh59JbBZPrDlKXNzqu9G4LiWb2HV/s800/YorkShowHouse_RSVP_YBlacker_EricRoth.jpg" width="450" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>“<span style="text-align: left;">Syrena</span>’<span style="text-align: left;">s Bath</span>” // 24th Annual York Decorator Show House</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Yvonne Blacker for Trio Design // photo credit: Eric Roth</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s hard to believe that the <a href="http://www.oldyork.org/visit/decorators.html">York Show House</a> has been over for a month already! Time to post photos from my second bath in the show <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2013/09/jasonwu-nyfw-room-reunion.html">(first one here)</a> and the rooms of my <a href="http://triodesignshowhouse.blogspot.com/">Trio Design</a> partners, Katherine Hawkins and Rosanne Palazola.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoY1_J2id-CdOWYl_OlyYt_QMQ3Mw7m7Ilj5yX1GSaPmrujlE_8JvfR5p1cAvU9WmzC5MO_qN_xq3djPPiu0-QLEhDjplwFib_oj97Rl7jzPYWfLLNiIf0zub7eb1ojXLlPb6HBZtV5jA/s1600/YSH+teen+bath+before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoY1_J2id-CdOWYl_OlyYt_QMQ3Mw7m7Ilj5yX1GSaPmrujlE_8JvfR5p1cAvU9WmzC5MO_qN_xq3djPPiu0-QLEhDjplwFib_oj97Rl7jzPYWfLLNiIf0zub7eb1ojXLlPb6HBZtV5jA/s800/YSH+teen+bath+before.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">– BATH BEFORE –</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">While my glamorous Petite Powder Room downstairs was influenced by the runway collections of fashion designer <a href="http://www.jasonwustudio.com/">Jason Wu,</a> my full bath upstairs was part of a teen girl</span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">’</span></span><span style="font-size: large;">s bedroom suite, so it was a bit more whimsical in nature. Even so, I chose to incorporate elements of maturity that would allow this bath to age gracefully. <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/">Farrow + Ball</a> Manor House Gray on the walls was the first step in transforming this originally powder pink room to a more sophisticated space. Farrow + Ball Pitch Blue on the cabinets and shelves (chosen to coordinate with the existing tile) added a youthful exuberance while still being on trend with current color palettes.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since Katherine</span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">’</span></span><span style="font-size: large;">s adjoining bedroom was mermaid-inspired, I had a custom shower curtain made out of a silver dance/swim fabric (something a teen girl might wear for a recital) that resembled shimmery mermaid skin, then had it trimmed with seaweed green ruffles. The pearl shaped sink with a custom sized glass counter  (a favorite showroom display piece of Katherine’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s from <a href="http://designerbath.com/">Designer Bath</a>) replaced the original formica counter. The built-in cabinet below, however, just received fresh paint and new knobs. An easy switch when renovating a bath. </span><span style="font-size: large;">All new fixtures from <a href="http://www.brizo.com/bath/collection/rsvp.html#.UjZU9mT5mTY">Brizo</a></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.brizo.com/bath/collection/rsvp.html#.UjZU9mT5mTY">’</a></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.brizo.com/bath/collection/rsvp.html#.UjZU9mT5mTY">s RSVP collection</a> (faucet and towel bars with Swarovski finials, robe hook, mirror, toilet tissue holder) added shapely sparkle. This bath suite collection added just the bit of designer glam that I was looking for ...</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_t8R7akPkxh9sGIa1QcKLZteEqfoB1gV_Yx3A0ZCK1Rwb77pVeCD_9kv2IBMswla-uGOWcksL-Zc9jf2DzGQC9cPdWTY9Pl-Zx9Z-63lLs8taerKJvyzJLR4Mlwqsxy72ygNiJPHebPl/s1600/towel+bar+YSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_t8R7akPkxh9sGIa1QcKLZteEqfoB1gV_Yx3A0ZCK1Rwb77pVeCD_9kv2IBMswla-uGOWcksL-Zc9jf2DzGQC9cPdWTY9Pl-Zx9Z-63lLs8taerKJvyzJLR4Mlwqsxy72ygNiJPHebPl/s800/towel+bar+YSH.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><i>Brizo RSVP towel bar with Swarovski crystal finials</i><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;"><i>“Drawing on the influences of Art Nouveau, RSVP features a sensual design that follows the curves of a woman’s silhouette.  Adding a touch of ‘bling’ with genuine crystal accents, RSVP promises to be a conversation piece in the home.”</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;"><i>– Judd Lord, director of industrial design at Brizo</i></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: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Below are a few photos from Katherine</span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">’s bedroom. I chose the colors for my bath to coordinate with the bedding she selected from <a href="http://www.companyc.com/home.htm">Company C.</a> The overall feeling of Katherine</span></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">’</span></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">s teen bedroom/hangout was one of being </span></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“</span></span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">under the sea.</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-N4oTzpULkHoPFd3vqGJvEHwHYFVk1IhZhlbnnLD8ZQR7e0gJ8Ho2avpGHq2gKTn7UDsi6gYxRagETF0pn4MED5BlfEQd3UbndmS8q1CZ_rA4AAshUowvkHrRIoN39MXTZJSPFpVFVhB/s1600/syrena's+room-kh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-N4oTzpULkHoPFd3vqGJvEHwHYFVk1IhZhlbnnLD8ZQR7e0gJ8Ho2avpGHq2gKTn7UDsi6gYxRagETF0pn4MED5BlfEQd3UbndmS8q1CZ_rA4AAshUowvkHrRIoN39MXTZJSPFpVFVhB/s800/syrena's+room-kh.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>“<span style="text-align: left;">Syrena</span>’<span style="text-align: left;">s Room</span>”</i><i> designed by Katherine Hawkins for Trio Design</i><br /><br /><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgbQAgsjxbKBv2nq-ZG8LWuC70u2r3-JybMJvS84zVd3eRuoD5PGtYjQk_t0hrmBSs5NYcaAvakRT8XgZt_kWuDCWXezD_ZiJ5fENfcCbAsKIcBHUEJ4bdNfN0d-1RmdMSFwh5BRbIw2J/s1600/mermaid+on+pillows+YSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgbQAgsjxbKBv2nq-ZG8LWuC70u2r3-JybMJvS84zVd3eRuoD5PGtYjQk_t0hrmBSs5NYcaAvakRT8XgZt_kWuDCWXezD_ZiJ5fENfcCbAsKIcBHUEJ4bdNfN0d-1RmdMSFwh5BRbIw2J/s800/mermaid+on+pillows+YSH.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><i>bedding from Company C</i><br /><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwSC_4Ge7bgCigqMdm0AXEkLlau5-ytWkU6Z4UZUT3BrBUZDc1CDEAFW7QLrnoiSoZKAT8LGZTEmxCyAGvphZNYSNjsAf1dcr1Y_DbsP09uIHfhrc7UAP7qIIavM4eS9TEn8yxOrhjpyE/s1600/KatherinesCloset@YSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwSC_4Ge7bgCigqMdm0AXEkLlau5-ytWkU6Z4UZUT3BrBUZDc1CDEAFW7QLrnoiSoZKAT8LGZTEmxCyAGvphZNYSNjsAf1dcr1Y_DbsP09uIHfhrc7UAP7qIIavM4eS9TEn8yxOrhjpyE/s800/KatherinesCloset@YSH.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><i><span style="text-align: left;">Syrena</span>’<span style="text-align: left;">s closet</span> styled </i><i>by Katherine Hawkins // </i><i>photo credit: Eric Roth</i><br /><i>Benjamin Moore + Ralph Lauren paints from <a href="http://www.homedecorgroup.com/">Home Decor Group</a></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cPGDQKxO63pP_6TnYD3Mhgu6nrH7A3K2d4yjovOvUfnUFyaoIcO8ou2r5mPFJNevbq63iFs8wR-Wuj6Gbw3lxI7h8c8eiID5ZcYCJVTWHD29sCfj10-d1gWw6LkiZDalut0J-6iKGLCx/s1600/teen+room+before+YSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cPGDQKxO63pP_6TnYD3Mhgu6nrH7A3K2d4yjovOvUfnUFyaoIcO8ou2r5mPFJNevbq63iFs8wR-Wuj6Gbw3lxI7h8c8eiID5ZcYCJVTWHD29sCfj10-d1gWw6LkiZDalut0J-6iKGLCx/s800/teen+room+before+YSH.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">– TEEN BEDROOM BEFORE –</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">While Katherine felt challenged with a rather small bedroom to work with, my good sized bath was not without its own unique design dilemmas ...</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLffyKiiWPakRty3xfipKs_zbR_fF8_MZLfTlFXUqH9zSXmpVFxgOaaFEFHKWWfCeKoDPG6aV4xnm4i7pjK7KmTyEHlyPCDnqJLixt6Zx5FngOyTViR4CbbnGQ7z-TjwViKab_aAP9heb/s1600/toilet+before+YSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLffyKiiWPakRty3xfipKs_zbR_fF8_MZLfTlFXUqH9zSXmpVFxgOaaFEFHKWWfCeKoDPG6aV4xnm4i7pjK7KmTyEHlyPCDnqJLixt6Zx5FngOyTViR4CbbnGQ7z-TjwViKab_aAP9heb/s800/toilet+before+YSH.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: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">BEFORE: An awkward location for a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">mirror and medicine cabinet combination.</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;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Q9Tlok7ajbz7E1tZWzztepHm79bbiS5fLtBZiJYZEVjCc7VpCWh-RmOW1mvGxg0cqIokZoUxEWiPa8f7hzt6KQqrhFKotCDI-TPqDRaB9Jja5hA_QoeCPm70E1zNKeUrNFIQJVnPB8ZZ/s1600/mermaid+art+YSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Q9Tlok7ajbz7E1tZWzztepHm79bbiS5fLtBZiJYZEVjCc7VpCWh-RmOW1mvGxg0cqIokZoUxEWiPa8f7hzt6KQqrhFKotCDI-TPqDRaB9Jja5hA_QoeCPm70E1zNKeUrNFIQJVnPB8ZZ/s800/mermaid+art+YSH.jpg" width="450" /></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;">AFTER: since the medicine cabinet had to be reinstalled after the show per the homeowner</span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">’</span></span><span style="font-size: large;">s request, I created a temporary diorama in it</span><span style="font-size: large;">s place.</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;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkWqGoidPihpJz61g2gyicOAluPtWNVt_zyePH_Cf6KOCYzl0vEcWpEChsITuK7ENPO57OyvFeakHZauFKeC2nWTsRIb8BqcnZKiRt8iCQGEWi52c5fPL9pqdl-8rLNt3cWMkRDnQGjAg/s1600/cabinet+removed+YSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkWqGoidPihpJz61g2gyicOAluPtWNVt_zyePH_Cf6KOCYzl0vEcWpEChsITuK7ENPO57OyvFeakHZauFKeC2nWTsRIb8BqcnZKiRt8iCQGEWi52c5fPL9pqdl-8rLNt3cWMkRDnQGjAg/s800/cabinet+removed+YSH.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 1: medicine cabinet removed</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;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThwYZUWuhgLcf4jwTU8abdsAGRNMyrlJvYNTrIUgoQ8rRuliEK8hqgN_jS4S3_DQ6dulRgkQFpa27cX5Rq_DcCzDpP7obT3XxhKvR-j-061l2MTn9SVhrsKTRZmGWYFbsdrYrO8pFlH-E/s1600/wallpapered+niche+YSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThwYZUWuhgLcf4jwTU8abdsAGRNMyrlJvYNTrIUgoQ8rRuliEK8hqgN_jS4S3_DQ6dulRgkQFpa27cX5Rq_DcCzDpP7obT3XxhKvR-j-061l2MTn9SVhrsKTRZmGWYFbsdrYrO8pFlH-E/s800/wallpapered+niche+YSH.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;">Step 2: freshly painted walls and niche with</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">wallpaper covered panels being tucked in place</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(wallpaper from Thibaut)</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;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhni7v1wxby9wewrCLyivQuxIIaualznzP3KmuwVr8N2NmR1YMk28Ym-1qAXGzPxqRul5YTwwXwCwSrqhyphenhyphenDck26fogbzd16Vfj-f_rUZAd8J1w6NE77thW6sgBQEs4gzLjq7-X33UrXnk0g/s1600/mermaid+diorama+YSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhni7v1wxby9wewrCLyivQuxIIaualznzP3KmuwVr8N2NmR1YMk28Ym-1qAXGzPxqRul5YTwwXwCwSrqhyphenhyphenDck26fogbzd16Vfj-f_rUZAd8J1w6NE77thW6sgBQEs4gzLjq7-X33UrXnk0g/s800/mermaid+diorama+YSH.jpg" width="400" /></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;">Step 3: Katherine found this vintage-style mermaid illustration on tin, which just happened to fit within the niche (hung on string). A white frame and beach stone finishes it off.</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;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Detail shots of Syrena’s bath ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPkVDRa5Wa0baP8bZ6Iyh5lFfTsX7SCH0PHtCDkUxWRy9oXTVvVx9E9_5VU1GMeTDEcYj9t1amL1Ep6nRk-_ymqs3KZdKlkIylsw-gwvUFfT4z6MRn8slED92Vi-JbrlKUSmOfxytZyUs/s1600/robe-plant-YSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPkVDRa5Wa0baP8bZ6Iyh5lFfTsX7SCH0PHtCDkUxWRy9oXTVvVx9E9_5VU1GMeTDEcYj9t1amL1Ep6nRk-_ymqs3KZdKlkIylsw-gwvUFfT4z6MRn8slED92Vi-JbrlKUSmOfxytZyUs/s800/robe-plant-YSH.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Succulent arrangement by <a href="http://designing44.blogspot.com/">Laura Thomson Design</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Rosanne Palazola</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kgGI9filn6o-2l1GNQXldtTQp_XLMoc962Ms8o4cln2JXo2ZSOJEx7QJ5DJLWXWxk2i8BFdU93Xq1AYi8VZcnKp8ynUNlUHyP5E2VcBR9pDQwgZMeI6d38YvSd-5xO6lzqgcBm5fUSVl/s1600/York+Blacker+bathrm+2+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kgGI9filn6o-2l1GNQXldtTQp_XLMoc962Ms8o4cln2JXo2ZSOJEx7QJ5DJLWXWxk2i8BFdU93Xq1AYi8VZcnKp8ynUNlUHyP5E2VcBR9pDQwgZMeI6d38YvSd-5xO6lzqgcBm5fUSVl/s800/York+Blacker+bathrm+2+(2).jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>shelves styled with items from Blue Peacock Home + my personal collections</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>black makeup towels from The Turkish Towel Company</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>photo credit: Eric Roth</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ro2EEUNv-C4ATwGAqXeay7J-dGshXwfSNPXUoQm2d3eJ0QD1uATnG5_8NVl4yR5Vr7j4M8VQqoQwfV0beVXEwvc3f2mdSTJGOmrQjUWqh3VINjojNmn_MJXbnTT0jwL6pj78ej2AjAdK/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-09-14+at+9.24.30+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ro2EEUNv-C4ATwGAqXeay7J-dGshXwfSNPXUoQm2d3eJ0QD1uATnG5_8NVl4yR5Vr7j4M8VQqoQwfV0beVXEwvc3f2mdSTJGOmrQjUWqh3VINjojNmn_MJXbnTT0jwL6pj78ej2AjAdK/s800/Screen+shot+2013-09-14+at+9.24.30+PM.png" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>framed canvas: “Meadow” modern art collage by artist <a href="http://www.parveztaj.com/#art">Parvez Taj</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><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/AVvXsEgAE3LduJ5NwBYI5JE4z8UVQrSWuyU5sEB3ApW0pWXMDKJjyPuo5zF3gDXEElr2yQDwP72rqu001wGl4vjZL8xQkiXPZjQea-6K0GqdIwZBFjpDmsaBQE__c2k55zLOlYSGHrhSrst4ykfl/s1600/moon+sink+RSVP+YSH+YBlacker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAE3LduJ5NwBYI5JE4z8UVQrSWuyU5sEB3ApW0pWXMDKJjyPuo5zF3gDXEElr2yQDwP72rqu001wGl4vjZL8xQkiXPZjQea-6K0GqdIwZBFjpDmsaBQE__c2k55zLOlYSGHrhSrst4ykfl/s800/moon+sink+RSVP+YSH+YBlacker.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>accessories via Blue Peacock Home // tile work via <a href="http://weaverbrothers.blogspot.com/">Weaver Brothers</a> of Lynnfield</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>sink, glass counter, faucet and mirror available via Designer Bath</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3b_M3lF2fI9VrbAUflLwDWe3GgQfRoGZGhKXunO1GpOGlICds_prVcg7TcyLlAtQSl1i2gF8oer9QLLuHHwNSqN7rX64NcNsD1ixR2G6-wcymdtCENvt6qxBVj04oc69WFcry4deAJcW1/s1600/RomanShadeYSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3b_M3lF2fI9VrbAUflLwDWe3GgQfRoGZGhKXunO1GpOGlICds_prVcg7TcyLlAtQSl1i2gF8oer9QLLuHHwNSqN7rX64NcNsD1ixR2G6-wcymdtCENvt6qxBVj04oc69WFcry4deAJcW1/s800/RomanShadeYSH.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>window treatments and shower curtain via <a href="http://www.acorninteriorsdesigncenter.com/">Acorn Interiors Design Center</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCYNZps1ICLDi3luvde2hqA5vr3v1OL2t5JNyqMUNhMjKXdTOZjZtb-U08bdBp8JKuc8AgHP4-6w1KQhy07g6T4GQLeiuYW45VFZ0d-1ea7t8PoybU8N1yWmFHQBP9MsEqCvMZkrKDTlY/s1600/DuraleeMarblesSheer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCYNZps1ICLDi3luvde2hqA5vr3v1OL2t5JNyqMUNhMjKXdTOZjZtb-U08bdBp8JKuc8AgHP4-6w1KQhy07g6T4GQLeiuYW45VFZ0d-1ea7t8PoybU8N1yWmFHQBP9MsEqCvMZkrKDTlY/s800/DuraleeMarblesSheer.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>I liked how this <a href="http://www.duralee.com/">Duralee</a> sheer so closely resembled the round sink bowl</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgW-AsC_wXH2rG5jFnnAEeCZKkhNdFJ8yM-fxJt9CNYJxpeq96xpUf_6wJpyaykE1iy_a9FxQ4JK2yvyABUShmzRrXu-q-CSu3JfEoN7hEASY3jEjB-XFKG__eGeWKSnQlDsnZs4aZ0FQO/s1600/molokini.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgW-AsC_wXH2rG5jFnnAEeCZKkhNdFJ8yM-fxJt9CNYJxpeq96xpUf_6wJpyaykE1iy_a9FxQ4JK2yvyABUShmzRrXu-q-CSu3JfEoN7hEASY3jEjB-XFKG__eGeWKSnQlDsnZs4aZ0FQO/s800/molokini.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>flat fold roman shade in Molokini Natural from <a href="http://www.thibautdesign.com/">Thibaut</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Farrow + Ball paints: Borrowed Light, Manor House Gray, Pitch Blue</i></div><div><i><br /></i></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/AVvXsEgbAmQguUZi2fkhOqafkUb28zySamQEoi2izU-gtz5oQwVS_Lbzs0UPFubR2cINumIksss7ruRbdfbGfDQfafcIJznTCxBuC6aJWPGfmgDXcdRf7VmMdNbD5-HBHEijwTn-WYmQ2tf4f_V-/s1600/TurkishTowels@YSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAmQguUZi2fkhOqafkUb28zySamQEoi2izU-gtz5oQwVS_Lbzs0UPFubR2cINumIksss7ruRbdfbGfDQfafcIJznTCxBuC6aJWPGfmgDXcdRf7VmMdNbD5-HBHEijwTn-WYmQ2tf4f_V-/s800/TurkishTowels@YSH.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>ceiling painted in Farrow + Ball Borrowed Light, trim in Strong White</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The Turkish Towel Company Zenith in Silver, Blue Ice, and White</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: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglm1MDv9Pb58cUQMjTRwtslnGTLT1Hv5L1QwB1BRzehXKCE5c4F9Hxetpu0Z69HnmpFvjAagLTb3Z0DKkxtaF7oTmPxWkwB4hZaIRoWZ7nPXjln-Ud6gczkBW_MEUI39gCtRmA48VzM3wn/s1600/jewelry+shelf+@YSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglm1MDv9Pb58cUQMjTRwtslnGTLT1Hv5L1QwB1BRzehXKCE5c4F9Hxetpu0Z69HnmpFvjAagLTb3Z0DKkxtaF7oTmPxWkwB4hZaIRoWZ7nPXjln-Ud6gczkBW_MEUI39gCtRmA48VzM3wn/s800/jewelry+shelf+@YSH.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>my jewels and organic touches // other accessories via Blue Peacock Home</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></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: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of my favorite parts of designing a show house space is styling it. It comes very easily to me, setting up vignettes. I love taking on these types of projects for clients as well. Of course it helps when beautiful objects are donated to the cause. Thank you, <a href="http://bluepeacock.com/">Blue Peacock Home</a> and <a href="http://www.theturkishtowelcompany.com/">The Turkish Towel Company!</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oLNRpiXp5jtf0aTHQtPHgfq3t3Ye3ZVSkS4Qg6kGEhQw8Gb_y4Sry6fyIQwbKijC8V6FKSnRLC0gqaGkE91AMf2opYx9tKO7E83M6jGaaBrNnnSVlRZN0qyRJ9SIH5Tz6E8RarPDk0hy/s1600/basket@YSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oLNRpiXp5jtf0aTHQtPHgfq3t3Ye3ZVSkS4Qg6kGEhQw8Gb_y4Sry6fyIQwbKijC8V6FKSnRLC0gqaGkE91AMf2opYx9tKO7E83M6jGaaBrNnnSVlRZN0qyRJ9SIH5Tz6E8RarPDk0hy/s800/basket@YSH.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>generous sized storage basket and coral sculpture from Blue Peacock Home</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></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;">Let’s take one last peek downstairs at the room Rosanne transformed for the York Show House. What used to be a dark mudroom is now a vibrant space with luxurious amenities to enjoy the salt water pool just outside the door ...</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;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoVtb-HOG_FfUbjy7Lmx9yqgejFnWpwVxyK-qKcE0qjL2HYxz3h0k77pU1OMbnBnKS1OgpHPAXRgb9Rp5B6tX5cwlsewDhZ0RwzibUh_uIerZTTE4fg-pnNXupwATUJpSsE5MCMIuhGup/s1600/RosanneDoorPanel+Light.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoVtb-HOG_FfUbjy7Lmx9yqgejFnWpwVxyK-qKcE0qjL2HYxz3h0k77pU1OMbnBnKS1OgpHPAXRgb9Rp5B6tX5cwlsewDhZ0RwzibUh_uIerZTTE4fg-pnNXupwATUJpSsE5MCMIuhGup/s800/RosanneDoorPanel+Light.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>custom mesh window treatment by Rosanne Palazola</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>art via Tracy Finn // accessories via Blue Peacock Home</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>recycled coke bottle glass lighting via Lucia Lighting</i></div><div><i><br /></i></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/AVvXsEj05tvSNtYnkT1oL9813tk8nnqqr0FGCLhvzYjN0GCL3YNxQRf5UAErGK5AglmxpqkmzwQ1NiyYY8ulchHCf-_qZvLkmh_vNJBSLyrovzyTrOky7zUvPw3IUJ7hHQR1uZc8a4kKxu7PJCww/s1600/YSH+PoolsidePortal-view_RosannePalazola_EricRoth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05tvSNtYnkT1oL9813tk8nnqqr0FGCLhvzYjN0GCL3YNxQRf5UAErGK5AglmxpqkmzwQ1NiyYY8ulchHCf-_qZvLkmh_vNJBSLyrovzyTrOky7zUvPw3IUJ7hHQR1uZc8a4kKxu7PJCww/s800/YSH+PoolsidePortal-view_RosannePalazola_EricRoth.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>console fabric: Duralee // design by Rosanne Palazola</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Eric Roth</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/AVvXsEjduus6syEECgzhdWpsAbueUWliqusNNQKMW0mVs64nVnu4oOc-GyesRBjVgcjByZkOT0xLOINr-JTZQ266KjLDW_EIEALNNUe1WS6-XO31D0mVjG86_Hdx095xvTDoBtwAAdxDDsFYuV7o/s1600/books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduus6syEECgzhdWpsAbueUWliqusNNQKMW0mVs64nVnu4oOc-GyesRBjVgcjByZkOT0xLOINr-JTZQ266KjLDW_EIEALNNUe1WS6-XO31D0mVjG86_Hdx095xvTDoBtwAAdxDDsFYuV7o/s800/books.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Rosanne Palazola</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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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/AVvXsEiVXQfVGSVx0OQA-Pfcw4AaoM1GhOIUqhi0uttN9z6XtsFK5RaoDL5ZpHd70JWSAN_rTS5kXIG6uNvw_h2TbJE5OGqrPDW_TE9Hp4087coPn7ZFqSwY6oe64Ot38OhkYwHD4jZFekjDXM1n/s1600/Rosanne-shelf@YSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXQfVGSVx0OQA-Pfcw4AaoM1GhOIUqhi0uttN9z6XtsFK5RaoDL5ZpHd70JWSAN_rTS5kXIG6uNvw_h2TbJE5OGqrPDW_TE9Hp4087coPn7ZFqSwY6oe64Ot38OhkYwHD4jZFekjDXM1n/s800/Rosanne-shelf@YSH.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Benjamin Moore paint (shelves and walls) via Home Decor Group</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>art: Tracy Finn available via Lucia Lighting</i></div><div><i><br /></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/AVvXsEhaAmL-ZPksWzg5OtX3eMQPQcGSkSK7tgzd7l87L2XPe5zR3LRBXNRw9-8x4BJJ4hHpi0_Em1nfuH7ZXtRHRceApriq8LDIuDxMzAtwafZnG_U_rPWyCsftNfXxy1xxPLiikurzDa_6W-kT/s1600/Yvonne+quote@yorkshowhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAmL-ZPksWzg5OtX3eMQPQcGSkSK7tgzd7l87L2XPe5zR3LRBXNRw9-8x4BJJ4hHpi0_Em1nfuH7ZXtRHRceApriq8LDIuDxMzAtwafZnG_U_rPWyCsftNfXxy1xxPLiikurzDa_6W-kT/s800/Yvonne+quote@yorkshowhouse.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Just as Rosanne helped me by fulfilling my framing requests for my two spaces and Katherine added art to my upstairs bath, I was able to leave a small mark in Rosanne’s Poolside Portal. I chose</span><span style="font-size: large;"> a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson that I felt spoke to Rosanne’s design, the seaside location and the salt water pool just outside her room.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> I had Charles Trainer of <a href="http://www.eco-ads.com/Site/E_C_O_-_A_D_S_._C_O_M.html">Artistic License</a> output my typographic treatment and then he installed it right on the glass door. He has helped me with many retail display projects at Designer Bath, and I knew this typographic treatment would easily solve the aesthetic problem of an interior window without a view.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="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/AVvXsEiYXB8xWqGs3pmSm6waCYQec-jwierFqzdWKcOdKMrX2plh_wNPRAlmsfm_1AznLiobqK8D92Osy8qgckH5ekNsobJp7mFVk2VTfBF90HKb20E_53un-GTk2fnHZSdT939AG_lz0jS_3Cdw/s1600/mudroom+before+YSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXB8xWqGs3pmSm6waCYQec-jwierFqzdWKcOdKMrX2plh_wNPRAlmsfm_1AznLiobqK8D92Osy8qgckH5ekNsobJp7mFVk2VTfBF90HKb20E_53un-GTk2fnHZSdT939AG_lz0jS_3Cdw/s800/mudroom+before+YSH.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">POOLSIDE PORTAL: BEFORE</span></div></div><div style="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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A handful of snapshots from York ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3g_9xwneS6CrA5lmj3waBU5HOCMPrnx9QZcE3aqjCLOZmGf6eAJBGzSfuOU5nZ7baaKKVJAdIfWvQZMOn5UwzU78g-AJHRvi0DT0pvMlgUWhvLLUMWaYLDZB42RkPJ33IEt22MJKamOk/s1600/yvonne+rosanne@yorkcottage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3g_9xwneS6CrA5lmj3waBU5HOCMPrnx9QZcE3aqjCLOZmGf6eAJBGzSfuOU5nZ7baaKKVJAdIfWvQZMOn5UwzU78g-AJHRvi0DT0pvMlgUWhvLLUMWaYLDZB42RkPJ33IEt22MJKamOk/s800/yvonne+rosanne@yorkcottage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>with Rosanne at my mom’s summer cottage in York, Maine</i></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/AVvXsEhGt9TFhmJ9y28XjljBotSFwIjKmxa0k-lz0Li9ovU93UbssBPm_myQE83oI-ThCAmCPw3TbdWTcTOhqV7KaRPTLtmQttz8RoGKa7X4yqI9y3giKeno5SV5_LGyHee5U3Nqu8QoIi5mXg_i/s1600/dave-katherine@soiree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGt9TFhmJ9y28XjljBotSFwIjKmxa0k-lz0Li9ovU93UbssBPm_myQE83oI-ThCAmCPw3TbdWTcTOhqV7KaRPTLtmQttz8RoGKa7X4yqI9y3giKeno5SV5_LGyHee5U3Nqu8QoIi5mXg_i/s800/dave-katherine@soiree.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>the fourth person in our Trio team: Katherine with her husband Dave</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLJpxRDOcrZd2wKaV-duzTXHbOdAh_CskfFMTMqNxBTLcKkbqWMj9-YKVcpQXYPHOPN3QssK5uGIrYjyW6TWbwT1JpSi6V2pAMJs45tj3UDZ84aqad7a2oE-MF4Dp8jCvQQGjUzibsmOy/s1600/meredith@yorkshowhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLJpxRDOcrZd2wKaV-duzTXHbOdAh_CskfFMTMqNxBTLcKkbqWMj9-YKVcpQXYPHOPN3QssK5uGIrYjyW6TWbwT1JpSi6V2pAMJs45tj3UDZ84aqad7a2oE-MF4Dp8jCvQQGjUzibsmOy/s800/meredith@yorkshowhouse.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><i>Meredith Bohn in her living room</i><br /><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrmb0PnPHPcVrFJ34XcyEsF-QKCXN81JAni_dNpRpxYUA82rcXc7u9gXY5uY9U6WfBWZ8tDnPKDf4IP_JTvoQVtTO6-J7EFy09l6PWQj9f9n8i09xlhFfO4M18KKDTMT5eOs5jes-5LD0/s1600/barbara@YorkShowHouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrmb0PnPHPcVrFJ34XcyEsF-QKCXN81JAni_dNpRpxYUA82rcXc7u9gXY5uY9U6WfBWZ8tDnPKDf4IP_JTvoQVtTO6-J7EFy09l6PWQj9f9n8i09xlhFfO4M18KKDTMT5eOs5jes-5LD0/s800/barbara@YorkShowHouse.jpg" width="450" /></a><br /><i>Barbara Elza Hirsch in her screened porch</i><br /><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/AVvXsEgDjzO4LBrXH3iNwV8yjG4BSk5qE3vaFFGzUIR3xgAQI8gz9nXNuQOQ5q8HOadXSRzlSpUnMQHRnCXx67pRYtO4hiRznRnbT6EhSjpVw71PucIchR9xZP6mT5VH0WDrJMcAa0k-kE5ub9EY/s1600/frank-michael@soiree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjzO4LBrXH3iNwV8yjG4BSk5qE3vaFFGzUIR3xgAQI8gz9nXNuQOQ5q8HOadXSRzlSpUnMQHRnCXx67pRYtO4hiRznRnbT6EhSjpVw71PucIchR9xZP6mT5VH0WDrJMcAa0k-kE5ub9EY/s800/frank-michael@soiree.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Frank Hodge with Michael Nest in the Study // art by Frank Hodge</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></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/AVvXsEjjDBLX63fw1mk95s8l5SIdPCFuYBbDLULnyYme17dSPgQpGh-AG-UCLrqbVK560WpMLZxa-45I0yVnRlkStXfBMLhsvT6v-qUfEzOZLkR_iJJIX0AmY1aPtsWauB3vGZeDhrufrd1RW0Nb/s1600/yvonne@yorkshowhouse-soiree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDBLX63fw1mk95s8l5SIdPCFuYBbDLULnyYme17dSPgQpGh-AG-UCLrqbVK560WpMLZxa-45I0yVnRlkStXfBMLhsvT6v-qUfEzOZLkR_iJJIX0AmY1aPtsWauB3vGZeDhrufrd1RW0Nb/s800/yvonne@yorkshowhouse-soiree.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>ombre wool carpet via <a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/">Landry and Arcari</a> // </i><i>lighting via <a href="http://www.hudsonvalleylighting.com/">Hudson Valley</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Dave Hawkins</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">To see more photos from the York Show House,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">visit <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.664227366921563.1073741826.120075651336740&type=1&l=d612aa3ce3">my facebook album</a> and <a href="http://triodesignshowhouse.blogspot.com/p/press-mentions.html">Trio Design</a> site.</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;">– related post on the <a href="http://designerbath.blogspot.com/2013/09/designer-baths-summer-by-sea.html">Designer Bath blog</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;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RckurDdTcsn5Kuj2xNC9AXl3LvfNuaIGmesQgacybBQbSGwe5oJ_UtU6IL2cu_8Q1bXbEJYqZCquOhayKMdhv-6Bq2wiKTBLrg5UlHZsh4E96Qvgq2qe66uydRh6bFGhkZ9IkAXgryDz/s1600/SummersEnd_TracyFinn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RckurDdTcsn5Kuj2xNC9AXl3LvfNuaIGmesQgacybBQbSGwe5oJ_UtU6IL2cu_8Q1bXbEJYqZCquOhayKMdhv-6Bq2wiKTBLrg5UlHZsh4E96Qvgq2qe66uydRh6bFGhkZ9IkAXgryDz/s1600/SummersEnd_TracyFinn.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><a href="http://www.tracyfinn.com/">Summer’s End by Tracy Finn</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><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: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">While this may be the end of my York Decorator Show House updates, I do have another show house project waiting in the wings ... The </span><span style="font-size: large;">Danvers Historical Society <a href="http://www.glenmagnafarms.org/">Designers Holiday Show House</a> at Glen Magna Farms scheduled for December 2013. </span><span style="font-size: large;">How could I possibly say no?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div>

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“ Syrena ’ s Bath ” // 24th Annual York Decorator Show House Yvonne Blacker for Trio Design // photo credit: Eric Roth It’s hard to believe ...

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York Show House Preview!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNsurp-pCwcCmTHUOMtmCxGxSWQO1xy5KYDBh3oIRKMs6gIDc9A3rD0jpU7o8endYqsMqQ2Lt9TTxccL7G8fCESe9rKoevBLty4BNzgiEWQUVK5VXQDHBguaXulJ2Zf9w8kv6DeA0u2Yv5/s1600/katherine-yvonne-rosanne@yorkgala.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNsurp-pCwcCmTHUOMtmCxGxSWQO1xy5KYDBh3oIRKMs6gIDc9A3rD0jpU7o8endYqsMqQ2Lt9TTxccL7G8fCESe9rKoevBLty4BNzgiEWQUVK5VXQDHBguaXulJ2Zf9w8kv6DeA0u2Yv5/s800/katherine-yvonne-rosanne@yorkgala.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><i>with Katherine Hawkins and Rosanne Palazola of Trio Design</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;">After months of traveling back and forth to work on our four spaces at the <a href="http://www.oldyork.org/visit/showhouse.html">24th Annual York Decorator Show House,</a> my <a href="http://triodesignshowhouse.blogspot.com/">Trio Design</a> friends and I celebrated with the other show designers at a special preview party gala on Friday night. We were all very happy to ditch our painting clothes, get dressed up, and celebrate with a round of bubbly ... the hard part is over!</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/AVvXsEgdZIyeLplOMTiltVroVMXBKtLo5FIcWAhd6ngwABtxABtEx0lV31UYNnMk7ThDr-YtSh0j1FAVfdcId7f1jONq91_Js9BWnAjmofk3QHjyI_EgrtiJfc0wH7tKpmcgljNLdtFw8CkKOZ9l/s1600/waterview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZIyeLplOMTiltVroVMXBKtLo5FIcWAhd6ngwABtxABtEx0lV31UYNnMk7ThDr-YtSh0j1FAVfdcId7f1jONq91_Js9BWnAjmofk3QHjyI_EgrtiJfc0wH7tKpmcgljNLdtFw8CkKOZ9l/s800/waterview.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The view from the guest cottage at Secret Cove</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;">This was the first time that we got a chance to see all of the transformed spaces by the many talented designers who are part of this year’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s show. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Watching bits and pieces of the rooms come together during our weekly visits built up a lot of excitement! Stunning furnishings, luxurious materials, freshly painted walls in seaside hues, dramatic artwork and fabulous light fixtures, have all come together to tell a new story for this seaside home. The resulting spaces, with their special touches and designer style, show just what can be accomplished with a lot of planning, dedication, and real teamwork. Having beautiful resources available for our use, like paint and paper from <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/">Farrow and Ball</a>, fixtures from <a href="http://designerbath.com/">Designer Bath</a> and accessories from <a href="http://bluepeacock.com/">Blue Peacock Home</a> for example, made the job that much sweeter. While I can’t show you what’s behind all of the closed doors, I can share some sneak peeks and gala photos ...</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/AVvXsEgoWlZ0Uv4I1CD0EBjhcX3gWV53x0USHY0GSLzd3okj7LaY2IGoMbDbgatTAhOJFskgkC2Q6LOnOP3kOyMvIPrPGes4WOafKD7UCQGy-YPvYbZjxBpvyWTYC0FgTfZ5koAXB-kD1jYkstN5/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-07-14+at+7.44.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWlZ0Uv4I1CD0EBjhcX3gWV53x0USHY0GSLzd3okj7LaY2IGoMbDbgatTAhOJFskgkC2Q6LOnOP3kOyMvIPrPGes4WOafKD7UCQGy-YPvYbZjxBpvyWTYC0FgTfZ5koAXB-kD1jYkstN5/s800/Screen+shot+2013-07-14+at+7.44.51+PM.png" width="450" /></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;">SNEAK PEEK: In Syrena’s Bath, a sea fan and ocean coral fabric from <a href="http://www.thibautdesign.com/">Thibaut</a> was my starting point. I paired it with rich, chalky paint colors from Farrow and Ball (from top to bottom: Borrowed Light, Manor House Gray, and Pitch Blue). This full-size bath coordinates with an adjoining teen bedroom filled with thoughtful details selected by Katherine. When you see playful shades of purple and lavender combined with lots of silver sparkle, you will know you are in the right place!</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/AVvXsEjC8uSQ-uLAcq3LwhhsKBRnBGX3zb4PvdGYdmqZ6XjA7tqVF0axXZpm9g5tGh0UyHIP1XjvlQw7YuxgKlXYugipaCkgSa76xgG2IsdMX-eDnzKF_xfeHsL1SCIJ5VUrLzsB2EN69IsOG_YF/s1600/john@showhouse-trio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8uSQ-uLAcq3LwhhsKBRnBGX3zb4PvdGYdmqZ6XjA7tqVF0axXZpm9g5tGh0UyHIP1XjvlQw7YuxgKlXYugipaCkgSa76xgG2IsdMX-eDnzKF_xfeHsL1SCIJ5VUrLzsB2EN69IsOG_YF/s320/john@showhouse-trio.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>SNEAK PEEK: my husband John in a Trio Designed space.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I couldn’t have pulled it off without him! xoxo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></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/AVvXsEjjt7J6RCY-7tqReHLgDpR9q4HMpyW3aZRotjD_UDNAH2mGX8OFC_xes4IZDQ22GPEzpf0iTOUnHl08Odl_w-AdoDVd-dMza2gRSN0wDkSzkanzEQPyvlJg_Jj9q6l-tjtO7iRQywgVmcVM/s1600/yvonne-mary-rosanne@yorkgala.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjt7J6RCY-7tqReHLgDpR9q4HMpyW3aZRotjD_UDNAH2mGX8OFC_xes4IZDQ22GPEzpf0iTOUnHl08Odl_w-AdoDVd-dMza2gRSN0wDkSzkanzEQPyvlJg_Jj9q6l-tjtO7iRQywgVmcVM/s800/yvonne-mary-rosanne@yorkgala.jpg" width="480" /></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;">Rosanne and I worked with Mary Donovan of <a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/">Landry and Arcari</a> to select carpets for two of our spaces. Mary has been by our side for many design shows! Rosanne’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s </span><span style="font-size: large;">“</span><span style="font-size: large;">Poolside Portal</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> is really fabulous and the new carpet she selected for the custom install is the perfect combination of practical and pretty.   </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEio1wvUCca0tk6kBPZcR0bxPqFtTKVW2K5Kf0P-pL1oPB74YK93M2Ke17UVLbGWA5b0j7cVBCZPXjD8fdskski-7Nf8Spy20a50Zm0v02k0R2f4VJaH2PGNktGAHBFTJL-Eu_TY9D5W6XSL/s1600/owl-jasonwu-YBlacker-yorkshowhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1wvUCca0tk6kBPZcR0bxPqFtTKVW2K5Kf0P-pL1oPB74YK93M2Ke17UVLbGWA5b0j7cVBCZPXjD8fdskski-7Nf8Spy20a50Zm0v02k0R2f4VJaH2PGNktGAHBFTJL-Eu_TY9D5W6XSL/s800/owl-jasonwu-YBlacker-yorkshowhouse.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>SNEAK PEEK: accessories in the Petite Powder Room</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;">If you like “runway-to-room</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> design translations, don</span><span style="font-size: large;">’</span><span style="font-size: large;">t miss the Petite Powder Room that I decorated based on the aesthetic of fashion designer <a href="http://www.jasonwustudio.com/">Jason Wu.</a> It is just around the corner from the show house kitchen and at the end of the hall in Rosanne’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s Poolside Portal. Thanks to my friends at <a href="http://www.brizo.com/">Brizo,</a> visitors to the show can see the <a href="http://www.brizo.com/bath/collection/jason-wu.html#.UeNMK2T5mTY">Jason Wu for Brizo</a> matte black collection in real life. The collection is super glamorous, as is the wallpaper from Farrow and Ball</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aCYmV2unTN99az9OcpbNWu3C_2Z2u9MA032uX0_a9mTdnskt8odMCQSJK0UZWKUeKPy_-seEkjKQQHM402XLoPFE3JCWyTR7wjRW0dGHGb1G0Z1rqP5H3_Wi2EIq6nylCFrie3IgMN-R/s1600/ariel-barbara@yorkgala.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aCYmV2unTN99az9OcpbNWu3C_2Z2u9MA032uX0_a9mTdnskt8odMCQSJK0UZWKUeKPy_-seEkjKQQHM402XLoPFE3JCWyTR7wjRW0dGHGb1G0Z1rqP5H3_Wi2EIq6nylCFrie3IgMN-R/s800/ariel-barbara@yorkgala.jpg" width="480" /></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;">My <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2013/02/brizo-wu-departure-from-ordinary.html">Brizo traveling companion,</a> designer <a href="http://www.elzabdesign.com/">Barbara Elza Hirsch</a> (on the right), has decorated a very elegant screened porch at Secret Cove. In it she features mosaic work by tile artist <a href="http://www.mosaicsbyariel.com/">Ariel Finelt Shoemaker</a> (on the left). Their design collaboration is beyond lovely!</span></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/AVvXsEiTUds8P36YLhK5bzZNqYaEUqD_BSiSODGqpiQ6-BT5Qw4RW4shj5s70OjHNoZbWHE6xaxIf6V2SIhBi14D6AAS567enDe1K5byq0AcnyC3Zcu_SQY7Hi9_tT5NBlJQK8j63jj3AxrHcRL7/s1600/barbara-yvonne@yorkgala.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUds8P36YLhK5bzZNqYaEUqD_BSiSODGqpiQ6-BT5Qw4RW4shj5s70OjHNoZbWHE6xaxIf6V2SIhBi14D6AAS567enDe1K5byq0AcnyC3Zcu_SQY7Hi9_tT5NBlJQK8j63jj3AxrHcRL7/s800/barbara-yvonne@yorkgala.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>SNEAK PEEK: a glimpse of Barbara’s screened porch with vintage accents</i></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/AVvXsEgK1ymYJRguwqZ42S5zCYkRf3VluVuLKCYBCCFKvVUUuE7m9rWtPOf53CYfKah_eyekFtlKT5W_EQGNJARFPzEhTk6kRvaMfYDGIDRrhPaN0ZR0VrSxZ3yVP73R6tBGNvWmUBzW-KY7_sjv/s1600/designers@gala.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1ymYJRguwqZ42S5zCYkRf3VluVuLKCYBCCFKvVUUuE7m9rWtPOf53CYfKah_eyekFtlKT5W_EQGNJARFPzEhTk6kRvaMfYDGIDRrhPaN0ZR0VrSxZ3yVP73R6tBGNvWmUBzW-KY7_sjv/s800/designers@gala.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>with Katherine, Michael Nest, designer Frank Hodge,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>designer Helen Hanan, and Dave Hawkins</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://fdhodgeinteriors.com/">Frank Hodge</a> and Helen Hanan have both designed unique interiors for the show. While Frank’s study is right next to Katherine and my space on the second floor, Helen’s guest suite is on the other side of the house. It was fun to be able to meet up at the gala and compare design notes, since we didn’t often get a chance to connect while busy working on our separate rooms.</span></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/AVvXsEh_emuB8EG9f8hzdVnXnKFU1S-WYJRUNK7T4pr8btgAijVZHumDPU6WdBI9K5slLMvrzrkWnk76k6TknUNfQHDqTWYCvBmxcIfPK1DVBE3Yqyyq0-6foybLTmrhXKuBe465F1SqkN-Ey1ws/s1600/yvonne-susan-linda@yorkgala.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_emuB8EG9f8hzdVnXnKFU1S-WYJRUNK7T4pr8btgAijVZHumDPU6WdBI9K5slLMvrzrkWnk76k6TknUNfQHDqTWYCvBmxcIfPK1DVBE3Yqyyq0-6foybLTmrhXKuBe465F1SqkN-Ey1ws/s800/yvonne-susan-linda@yorkgala.jpg" width="400" /></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;">Friends at the gala included artist <a href="http://www.madpatterdesign.blogspot.com/2013/06/creating-from-idea.html">Susan Siefer</a> (whose gorgeous commissioned works of art grace the halls in one of the spaces designed by <a href="http://www.mlbinteriordesign.com/2013/07/blogging-the-york-me-show-house-best-laid-plans/">Meredith Bohn)</a> and my <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2013/05/ny-hotel-design-yotel-blogfest2013-part.html">Blogfest 2013</a> companion designer <a href="http://www.lindaholtinteriors.com/">Linda Holt.</a> Linda loves color as much as I do, and no we did not coordinate our outfits!</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/AVvXsEgz2dFUUTMizGkqpg95kowJUQE28AOGsUtcB_BNV8S41nYSm2qQHXLQLIJfO8l0b5VyMYktG2jUrHlS1jm81PQeX8JYu-Dl6FmaAmy_SfYfDkGPaD_zBrlC9pA6PzJB1nx-lD6g21HW_tNz/s1600/yvonne-pat@gala.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2dFUUTMizGkqpg95kowJUQE28AOGsUtcB_BNV8S41nYSm2qQHXLQLIJfO8l0b5VyMYktG2jUrHlS1jm81PQeX8JYu-Dl6FmaAmy_SfYfDkGPaD_zBrlC9pA6PzJB1nx-lD6g21HW_tNz/s800/yvonne-pat@gala.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>SNEAK PEEK: the master bedroom suite by Pat Finn</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;">Pat Finn of <a href="http://www.finn-martensdesign.com/">Finn-Martens Design</a> and I have worked on a number of design projects together over the years. Her work always impresses me with its good Feng Shui. Just walk into her rooms and immediately you will feel relaxed! Her Secret Cove master bedroom suite (bedroom, bath, and screened porch with hot tub)  is quite the “after” and includes a few pieces selected from the <a href="http://designerbath.com/">Designer Bath</a> showroom along with a lighting favorite from my friends over at <a href="http://www.dunesandduchess.com/">Dunes and Duchess.</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;">There are lots of other designers involved and more pictures to come, but do try to make it up to Kittery Point before the show ends on August 15th. It will conclude with a designer auction at a <a href="http://www.oldyork.org/Purchase%20Tickets/2013-showhousetickets.html">Secret Garden Party and Closing Soiree</a>. Super fun!</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1-u5DlZ50xxoO100kE3Ziaim6Aag3KvW0QovERQJgNt4N_qHjxVUKE_rPxlR8Aki2beshCryAHv4lESbqFlH4q0KoajEo9BN5FyBNAWxVD4T8zBYT7DewTWgttOzy1b0245WvraFXrEU/s1600/nubblelight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1-u5DlZ50xxoO100kE3Ziaim6Aag3KvW0QovERQJgNt4N_qHjxVUKE_rPxlR8Aki2beshCryAHv4lESbqFlH4q0KoajEo9BN5FyBNAWxVD4T8zBYT7DewTWgttOzy1b0245WvraFXrEU/s800/nubblelight.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">While up Maine for the preview party, my husband and I took the kids to stay at my mom’s cottage near York beach. We couldn’t let the weekend go by without a quick visit to <a href="http://nubblelight.org/">Nubble Light,</a> <a href="http://www.kitterytradingpost.com/">Kittery Trading Post</a> and the <a href="http://www.weathervaneseafoods.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=33:city-kittery-me&Itemid=204">Weathervane</a> for seafood. Now that the show house has opened, I am planning to enjoy lots more day trips and summer travel, starting with a quick visit this week to Memphis, courtesy of the oh-so-generous team at Brizo. Stay tuned for updates on my reunion with <a href="http://www.brizo.com/theblogger19/index.htm?id=f201317">the Blogger 19</a> and a special day spent with Brizo’s chosen charity <a href="http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f87d4c2a71fca210VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD">St. Jude</a><a href="http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f87d4c2a71fca210VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD">’</a><a href="http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f87d4c2a71fca210VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD">s Hospital</a>. I am excited to see what they have planned for us, and am so looking forward to seeing all my design blogging friends who will be in attendance. Over 100 of us are Memphis-bound, so it should be quite an experience! Follow us at <a href="https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=%23blogger19&src=typd">#blogger19</a> on twitter for real-time updates throughout the week. And if you make it to the show house while I’m away, tag your thoughts on twitter with <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23yorkshowhouse&src=typd">#yorkshowhouse.</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;">I’d love to hear what you think!</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: 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><br />

York Show House Preview!

  with Katherine Hawkins and Rosanne Palazola of Trio Design After months of traveling back and forth to work on our four spaces at the 24th...

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Designers at Work + Play

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkO6DVuYhE5vyZLpNcjWq0IaDGDfnqufUNaMvVZ7f3jkviSZpXpeeSwzaswHS3fRKF-vSb_87oZE2l2Pck8T73oUGqdoq6xvE8y1jJKT2w2eR7sccvXbXXDsltiulfSJ6ZVzjtHCWs1fc/s1600/BeachPea+cakes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkO6DVuYhE5vyZLpNcjWq0IaDGDfnqufUNaMvVZ7f3jkviSZpXpeeSwzaswHS3fRKF-vSb_87oZE2l2Pck8T73oUGqdoq6xvE8y1jJKT2w2eR7sccvXbXXDsltiulfSJ6ZVzjtHCWs1fc/s800/BeachPea+cakes.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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURzc68JSNcTow56AmojNezkgy4bdRA4POaskZrFyTpR84VHRMlEqDWOG3WjOUX0FzMRv9Os-TWpBDAB7Yf30lexabrhltsKqK3wzY-GUQlCfs02ak-IplueJgyfg-_XDFz-NTfsffthIn/s1600/BeachPea+almond+cake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURzc68JSNcTow56AmojNezkgy4bdRA4POaskZrFyTpR84VHRMlEqDWOG3WjOUX0FzMRv9Os-TWpBDAB7Yf30lexabrhltsKqK3wzY-GUQlCfs02ak-IplueJgyfg-_XDFz-NTfsffthIn/s800/BeachPea+almond+cake.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQPjYeheLNmlvt8eh34ZzvXGo-Lze4n_T_7EC7mEDGbFmr710dim_IxW8qypG25YcQNsSjOr08DgOqOr97hY-tm7Lr_8aLuPM8JM5iJ4h-_bWklT7dpWi32F0I9Ppwejzvl0Xj68n69Uz/s1600/itsybitsy@SweetPea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQPjYeheLNmlvt8eh34ZzvXGo-Lze4n_T_7EC7mEDGbFmr710dim_IxW8qypG25YcQNsSjOr08DgOqOr97hY-tm7Lr_8aLuPM8JM5iJ4h-_bWklT7dpWi32F0I9Ppwejzvl0Xj68n69Uz/s800/itsybitsy@SweetPea.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now that I have your attention, I am ready to share some behind the scenes of the #YorkShowHouse! Trio Design (myself, Rosanne Palazola and Katherine Hawkins) have been traveling to Kittery at least once a week to prep, prime, paint, and determine our design installation plans for our spaces (bedroom, bath, mudroom and powder room).</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;">Lately, our early morning commute from Massachusetts has set itself on auto pilot, navigating us to <a href="http://www.beachpeabaking.com/index.html">Beach Pea Baking Company</a> in Kittery to grab coffee, delicious sandwiches for lunch, and sometimes a sweet or two (the ginger snaps with lemon creme filling are heaven!) When we are completely done setting up our rooms, one of their decadent cakes is on my reward list.</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 /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WraCOABC6a2qMxOFSSdcydhoBpDhP14vA28yUF-JVNNIeHt4bRXPaRCncx-6gnkMXnVI5BX9nX-U48if469xc_8hOsZEQzbEyCZu51aIoKTI2QAj1Oc9BPXQ6J95uZRYTQbQh2a-uo3F/s1600/kat-yvonne-rosanne-barbara@York.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WraCOABC6a2qMxOFSSdcydhoBpDhP14vA28yUF-JVNNIeHt4bRXPaRCncx-6gnkMXnVI5BX9nX-U48if469xc_8hOsZEQzbEyCZu51aIoKTI2QAj1Oc9BPXQ6J95uZRYTQbQh2a-uo3F/s800/kat-yvonne-rosanne-barbara@York.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Katherine, myself, Rosanne, <a href="http://www.elzabdesign.com/">Barbara Elza Hirsch</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;">In mid-April, before the house was made available for its transformation, the show house committee hosted all of the designers at a meet and greet at the <a href="http://www.oldyork.org/buildings/Remick.html">Remick Barn</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;">in Old York. It was a great chance to catch up with some old friends and get to know the other artists we will be working alongside of this spring and summer. The media sponsor for the show, <a href="http://www.mainehomedesign.com/magazine.html">Maine Home + Design Magazine,</a> was there, as was <a href="http://jaygoldsmith.com/#/special/splash/goldsmith-photography/">Jay Goldsmith,</a> our official portrait photographer. He took a group photo while we were all gathered, and later in the evening a bunch of us went out for more Maine goodness <a href="http://www.sendbread.com/pizza.php">(When Pigs Fly Wood-Fired Pizzeria)</a> and took some candids of our own. </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><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaW0Wd8nBsOYuGcwnyRpF3Tld0kKGivFO60CnLf5rpD73sy7LyxB1vF03I4_SVeErUDKKm_dWAUDiWqk-PpCGKKg4J0X71dP1izXlVAcmUE6pHszp7spbTfyZieobRoowru9XgXrHIsw6V/s1600/table+side+2+YorkShowHouse-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaW0Wd8nBsOYuGcwnyRpF3Tld0kKGivFO60CnLf5rpD73sy7LyxB1vF03I4_SVeErUDKKm_dWAUDiWqk-PpCGKKg4J0X71dP1izXlVAcmUE6pHszp7spbTfyZieobRoowru9XgXrHIsw6V/s800/table+side+2+YorkShowHouse-s.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We shared small plates and design discussions with <a href="http://www.mlbinteriordesign.com/">Meredith Bohn</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(I highly recommend the roasted brussel sprouts!)</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/AVvXsEgp2KQPysckPkagwz5YNv0dUdd_pqgfzEO0daQHpipsQPiV6sNAm1gC74TLRcfk7y5g29w_DYyBA-y6Ikq0u1eppLQYptpi8Lp7d5SA1oTXJYNJLCYIlTXlNCIMWAPnWI7n7kJ5fqQ4Hqmy/s1600/table+side+1+YorkShowHouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2KQPysckPkagwz5YNv0dUdd_pqgfzEO0daQHpipsQPiV6sNAm1gC74TLRcfk7y5g29w_DYyBA-y6Ikq0u1eppLQYptpi8Lp7d5SA1oTXJYNJLCYIlTXlNCIMWAPnWI7n7kJ5fqQ4Hqmy/s800/table+side+1+YorkShowHouse.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>And shared lots of laughs with <a href="http://fdhodgeinteriors.com/">Frank Hodge</a> and <a href="http://vjorgensendesign.com/">Valerie Jorgenson</a> (on right)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and their significant others who have witnessed many a show house together.</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: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVZZMQxl-yw5m67KorGalSzD9HQNdURBzQRJFyJ2YEj43WNebM9NGBAV2mi_WEQHtLDcFlxcHUYxlsPJxP8VnSAawUYYIoiUEcGIUrbFdOUtbHINeSO0PPqKIDepqf4tU4xUygoO7PZes/s1600/salt+water+pool.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVZZMQxl-yw5m67KorGalSzD9HQNdURBzQRJFyJ2YEj43WNebM9NGBAV2mi_WEQHtLDcFlxcHUYxlsPJxP8VnSAawUYYIoiUEcGIUrbFdOUtbHINeSO0PPqKIDepqf4tU4xUygoO7PZes/s800/salt+water+pool.jpg" width="450" /></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;">Each day when we show up for work, I like to go by the salt water pool first. The grounds are starting to fill in with lush perennials, but I have heard the landscape will look completely different by the time the show opens.</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/AVvXsEh4ZDb6U-SrnPNUoIErcSVsxLmqHa-eTQPCiNCFnz5NHEqulV0an2xMYywcBuSREPfYebbwEIKd_n6NsOmmpnzHRhKzvkDodChED17OrJ7xTI8dwV7IzAFSwoFjM1nCz8pz9OjI2LTbMEy_/s1600/York+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZDb6U-SrnPNUoIErcSVsxLmqHa-eTQPCiNCFnz5NHEqulV0an2xMYywcBuSREPfYebbwEIKd_n6NsOmmpnzHRhKzvkDodChED17OrJ7xTI8dwV7IzAFSwoFjM1nCz8pz9OjI2LTbMEy_/s800/York+garden.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The view outside the screened porch is another favorite of mine.</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: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBYbNhTuJoanmFwmBaQq2xE471ya_CX-kVH7qOIEEn_-4wuXSUYRwjN8-CXMuxbjo6pESjx01CAqUaUDe-wN-vQaa1OxYsyV7Hn0w3IDyVcqRyuxpD684SEXHRagRu72-IslMzZgLsRyY/s1600/designerbath@york.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBYbNhTuJoanmFwmBaQq2xE471ya_CX-kVH7qOIEEn_-4wuXSUYRwjN8-CXMuxbjo6pESjx01CAqUaUDe-wN-vQaa1OxYsyV7Hn0w3IDyVcqRyuxpD684SEXHRagRu72-IslMzZgLsRyY/s800/designerbath@york.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Bathroom Number One, Day One</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I brought a postcard <a href="http://designerbath.com/">from work</a> to mark my territory</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/AVvXsEhDSOHs8-EPAgd-xT7UWjvrZ-XdeRoLkWG2HMnUoA-nf941SGquBmyvS-3ml9QKx-LFM6GA9ZsU-Z3VGRlIxOSNzj4HiRoyf0pVvBrpNb8Fl9j-k_CiJPaEbbnahsEC6IfehwzXad33TYDO/s1600/wallpaper+removal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSOHs8-EPAgd-xT7UWjvrZ-XdeRoLkWG2HMnUoA-nf941SGquBmyvS-3ml9QKx-LFM6GA9ZsU-Z3VGRlIxOSNzj4HiRoyf0pVvBrpNb8Fl9j-k_CiJPaEbbnahsEC6IfehwzXad33TYDO/s800/wallpaper+removal.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bathroom Number Two, Day One</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Bye Bye Birdie ... wallpaper removal time</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: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLIowhA1AFyrIw-hdVw0Oo_nc8Ug81E8FhNh7yV1Qa5wbEWv6gElHhpxgYDKIMPMW88RfCdxR2hMLJrL05xAX35A5UhBeIU02lWx040hXercmHVHerY80g5soZOm628o7v94JM78Prssy/s1600/triodesign@work.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLIowhA1AFyrIw-hdVw0Oo_nc8Ug81E8FhNh7yV1Qa5wbEWv6gElHhpxgYDKIMPMW88RfCdxR2hMLJrL05xAX35A5UhBeIU02lWx040hXercmHVHerY80g5soZOm628o7v94JM78Prssy/s800/triodesign@work.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>At our front door (after a long day of prep work)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></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/AVvXsEjobZpLCwaaYIK1tPM_WJAOEDo3-M_OYlzYVs6owwJARje8J00e-pCjQwEz6i5fqAHWjeBZ60tgqvWuSVcwMO3G0BeAlLyachkRe9TGXZMk4c5Sa1CqyGsR8KLNnoHAcpl1bRAYHOzrlALK/s1600/Dave+Katherine@York.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobZpLCwaaYIK1tPM_WJAOEDo3-M_OYlzYVs6owwJARje8J00e-pCjQwEz6i5fqAHWjeBZ60tgqvWuSVcwMO3G0BeAlLyachkRe9TGXZMk4c5Sa1CqyGsR8KLNnoHAcpl1bRAYHOzrlALK/s800/Dave+Katherine@York.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>On a return visit, Katherine has recruited help (with her husband, Dave)</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: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After three days on-site, I have managed to make some progress (hello two coats of fabulous <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/">Farrow + Ball</a> paint on one ceiling!) For now, however, all I can show you is a sneak peek of the guest soaps I have chosen for each space ...</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/AVvXsEhX8L57fUi6ubhpwTb2VDK7FJnlqRDW_JYIhKUAUSrZTLk-Yzz5TPEmCQfLMgPNCW2IAxcQkKvU5b_q0NiRS3Ju2ckYeAzCjYVlrOg4YUZsaoLORs51Bf86sMWRJH2F3tPbxsJVHo_LCwfn/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-05-16+at+12.58.13+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8L57fUi6ubhpwTb2VDK7FJnlqRDW_JYIhKUAUSrZTLk-Yzz5TPEmCQfLMgPNCW2IAxcQkKvU5b_q0NiRS3Ju2ckYeAzCjYVlrOg4YUZsaoLORs51Bf86sMWRJH2F3tPbxsJVHo_LCwfn/s800/Screen+shot+2013-05-16+at+12.58.13+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Hand-cut soap from <a href="http://www.saipua.com/">Saipua</a> // Hand towels from <a href="http://www.frette.com/">Frette</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgMNde9zIdrTSu44Uoi-vXcqlAasH3FZejpfdxygVU5YkKO5c9j-n3Vwz2rio6svnT7Ky79iR60xNKcgRuCUw6RSt5-VEi9OfwJkWpDrCMGmYJXVd1HrK7VsU2l5nAcqwBvt3VXZjJI3I3s/s1600/shell+on+walkway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNde9zIdrTSu44Uoi-vXcqlAasH3FZejpfdxygVU5YkKO5c9j-n3Vwz2rio6svnT7Ky79iR60xNKcgRuCUw6RSt5-VEi9OfwJkWpDrCMGmYJXVd1HrK7VsU2l5nAcqwBvt3VXZjJI3I3s/s800/shell+on+walkway.jpg" 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;">For show house updates, follow the #YorkShowHouse tag on twitter and instagram, and be sure to visit our <a href="http://triodesignshowhouse.blogspot.com/p/york-show-house-updates.html">Trio Design blog posts</a> where each of us will be sharing our behind-the-scenes adventures. While it certainly takes a lot of work and resources to pull off a design show, I know it’s well worth the effort. Spending quality time with the other designers and watching how they go about accomplishing their visions is a bonus.</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>Stay tuned for more fun from York ...</i></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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

Designers at Work + Play

Now that I have your attention, I am ready to share some behind the scenes of the #YorkShowHouse! Trio Design (myself, Rosanne Palazola and ...

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