You are Invited: The Styled Series March 12th

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am heading back to <a href="http://www.glenmagnafarms.org/weddings.html">Glen Magna Farms</a> in Danvers to take part in a special home design series presented by <a href="http://mycoastalwindows.com/">My Coastal Windows</a> of Beverly. Please join me and other local home design experts as we share our tips for transforming your home. Enjoy wine, appetizers, and other treats while touring the recently renovated estate and special events venue (read more about the <a href="http://danversshowhouse.blogspot.com/">show house designers</a> here). You will find me in the first floor lounge where I will be adding some stylish custom pieces and accessories from the <a href="http://www.bassettfurniture.com/">HGTV Home design studio</a> at <a href="http://www.bassettfurniture.com/tools/designer-bio.asp?did=661">Bassett Furniture in Burlington.</a> This event is free, but you must register to attend. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Hope to see you there!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday, March 12th, 7pm – 10pm</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Endicott Mansion at Glen Magna Farms</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ingersoll Street in Danvers </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">RSVP at Events@MyCoastalWindows.com</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Learn more about the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StyledHomeDesign">Styled Home Design Series here</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: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIynoaz026zHqpsXRb4FisvDYozNW7CJ2AXsxFmJ68lIN_tvCA5rK_j5ULIvso-0HPhAJlCHGTN_RbbipZkj8cERjUgHsoNzIjkCOuLjS4djjpTycQX8_Oqi7mSevg117-O39v0ScaEKw_/s1600/Styled_Spring_Invitation_1000px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIynoaz026zHqpsXRb4FisvDYozNW7CJ2AXsxFmJ68lIN_tvCA5rK_j5ULIvso-0HPhAJlCHGTN_RbbipZkj8cERjUgHsoNzIjkCOuLjS4djjpTycQX8_Oqi7mSevg117-O39v0ScaEKw_/s1600/Styled_Spring_Invitation_1000px.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

You are Invited: The Styled Series March 12th

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdTTlBtqtGsrC61AeFqoN4IVUjfOXbGdj31kHwDCvU4OILDbevTi4FWf_9LRhASh8lWJU-qer9lmOG9wCMpqakboHxiZqKrFDwvL_Jt55zW0zIUSETFru10eSC3T2FfSz7K0WGXu2ghU1/s1600/registration@LYHevent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdTTlBtqtGsrC61AeFqoN4IVUjfOXbGdj31kHwDCvU4OILDbevTi4FWf_9LRhASh8lWJU-qer9lmOG9wCMpqakboHxiZqKrFDwvL_Jt55zW0zIUSETFru10eSC3T2FfSz7K0WGXu2ghU1/s800/registration@LYHevent.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Lauren Carelli of Northshore Magazine checking in guests at Thursday’s</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>“Love Your Home</i><i>”</i><i> Design Event at Landry and Arcari in Salem, MA</i></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;">Thursday evening was the Northshore Magazine “</span><span style="font-size: large;">Love Your Home</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Design Event at Landry and Arcari. For the past few months the event sponsors worked as a team to plan a social evening that included the reveal of several homeowner submitted design challenges that were solved by the participating home design experts (<a href="http://designerbath.com/">Designer Bath,</a> <a href="http://howellcustombuild.com/">Howell Custom Building Group,</a> <a href="http://www.sueadamsinteriors.com/home.html">Sue Adams Interiors,</a> <a href="http://lucialighting.com/">Lucia Lighting and Design,</a> <a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/">Landry and Arcari).</a> I will be posting the floor plans and design selections that were featured that evening on the<a href="http://designerbath.blogspot.com/"> Designer Bath blog</a> later this week. For event photos, visit the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DesignerBathMA">Designer Bath facebook page.</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;">This event was a great example of how as a group, design/build experts collaborate to create a finished space that is driven by a shared vision. Behind each “</span><span style="font-size: large;">after</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> photo, there are usually many hands and minds that come together to bring to life an inspired home that suits the needs of the people who live there. From new floor plans designed by Howell Custom Building Group to designer Sue Adams selecting new fixtures, lighting and carpeting from each showroom, the team effort resulted in three homeowners receiving individual plans to improve the way they live in and enjoy their homes.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></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/AVvXsEiVS9A-kCpz29nNfLQOvHai302q7UKaQou63Xb8qZzBn-gMO54cJLJzzvGtk6ZoghmVRkp56rFDIPkB9fH5clV0vsuHuxtAzoHQAJaPJp6z5Q-KnYud-6T_KT4QOx-cMrb25BG0q26xPOWn/s1600/rosanne-katherine-yvonne@LYHevent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVS9A-kCpz29nNfLQOvHai302q7UKaQou63Xb8qZzBn-gMO54cJLJzzvGtk6ZoghmVRkp56rFDIPkB9fH5clV0vsuHuxtAzoHQAJaPJp6z5Q-KnYud-6T_KT4QOx-cMrb25BG0q26xPOWn/s800/rosanne-katherine-yvonne@LYHevent.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>with Rosanne Palazola and Katherine Hawkins at Landry and Arcari</i></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;">I am excited to announce that I, too, will be part of a special design team with a couple of my friends this spring and summer. As a group – <a href="http://triodesignshowhouse.blogspot.com/p/about-trio-design.html">Trio Design</a> to be exact – Rosanne Palazola, Katherine Hawkins and I submitted a couple of design proposals for the <a href="http://www.oldyork.org/Visit/showhousepreshow.html">Museums of Old York 24th Annual Decorator Show House</a> and we were selected to participate! </span><span style="font-size: large;">I have always enjoyed attending the York Show House and this will be the first time I will </span><span style="font-size: large;">be part of the transformation. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Rosanne, Katherine and I have been attending and participating in other shows together for years. We are already having a great time pooling our creative thoughts and resources together to solve the design problems that we saw on our initial walk-through of the seaside property located in Kittery, Maine that will be home to the month long show (mid July through mid August).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0lxW5sHL4AavB1-0sOpv15o0KYIZZ39fHRLUFtcLcVhfLTV1RDglkC8yrl_2kyBeMTVZEB2E6elPDlMqkEP0ie-QX4vimQI3uCJ9HC8uObpNePQWicUndm7U5IUOIxSuA3y5WHEIiTAQ/s1600/secret+cove+show+house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0lxW5sHL4AavB1-0sOpv15o0KYIZZ39fHRLUFtcLcVhfLTV1RDglkC8yrl_2kyBeMTVZEB2E6elPDlMqkEP0ie-QX4vimQI3uCJ9HC8uObpNePQWicUndm7U5IUOIxSuA3y5WHEIiTAQ/s800/secret+cove+show+house.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>24th Annual York Decorator Show House // 2 Lawrence Rd, Kittery, ME</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo courtesy Museums of Old York</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Starting in late April, Rosanne, Katherine and I will begin physical work on our four spaces: a teen bedroom with full bath, plus a mudroom and adjoining powder room. We each will get a chance to showcase our individual design aesthetics (I will be focusing on the bath spaces with the help of Designer Bath) but we are all working together to finalize our selections and execute our plans. Last night we got together with our husbands to make pizzas and then have a quick business meeting. I am hoping that the constructing of the rooms will be easier than the pizza making (who knew pizza dough was so finicky??) At least we had some skilled pie builders in the group, so none of us went hungry. Team effort + wine = happy designers : )</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 the before pictures of our four spaces ...</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/AVvXsEgbGlfDRVWj6Xjv4-i9_LmdvkhrHaVjlI6mfT8Bg8fHrigp2RPEr63vhsy9HcZmLEcPn618UCUehZWTth17vDhKCyxzp6Rgdw9gPEUOtpUkCSglcYPYdyvuxrJToCHm5Nt7wuwH8A9GBG35/s1600/teen+bath+before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGlfDRVWj6Xjv4-i9_LmdvkhrHaVjlI6mfT8Bg8fHrigp2RPEr63vhsy9HcZmLEcPn618UCUehZWTth17vDhKCyxzp6Rgdw9gPEUOtpUkCSglcYPYdyvuxrJToCHm5Nt7wuwH8A9GBG35/s800/teen+bath+before.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>York Show House 2013 // teen bath “before</i><i>”</i><i> photo</i></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/AVvXsEg50K2cweA536H1FKhBQVqCET_4hL0zR1kaufjBOts1H853I3coegE828MrA7xStDsbndqSdAdsfz6lmFA1sJTDY7seQSsyLs_xW_e1zSnNGw5bfsuVJeFsqOjqQUFZRxXphsWc-DoOkDZ6/s1600/teen+bedroom+before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50K2cweA536H1FKhBQVqCET_4hL0zR1kaufjBOts1H853I3coegE828MrA7xStDsbndqSdAdsfz6lmFA1sJTDY7seQSsyLs_xW_e1zSnNGw5bfsuVJeFsqOjqQUFZRxXphsWc-DoOkDZ6/s800/teen+bedroom+before.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>York Show House 2013 // teen bedroom “before</i><i>”</i><i> photo</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/AVvXsEgNJjzO4LYDDULSHi9ZBysGOsqGc4WTGwwB6Jvqo78p6PwJjmDsQAd1Zwi1YdQxJWpEym-aIMdmaLPdBjO4U6OIOVveRt-78Gmx9cqpQPVVK6RYLWlQGlcn66Kfvzwni218inO5_8khfKXS/s1600/mudroom+before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJjzO4LYDDULSHi9ZBysGOsqGc4WTGwwB6Jvqo78p6PwJjmDsQAd1Zwi1YdQxJWpEym-aIMdmaLPdBjO4U6OIOVveRt-78Gmx9cqpQPVVK6RYLWlQGlcn66Kfvzwni218inO5_8khfKXS/s800/mudroom+before.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>York Show House 2013 // mudroom “before</i><i>”</i><i> photo</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/AVvXsEhEGHRKMI3Zs5672zjV3izhcRY7fQC11AXOvJRtWBKzh-6LcKC4-cLoYyogIBgoiSoXjv8o3rPH6_RQyodfvbxAdCbswz9VKF5A2VE9L1Q7PkFnBAqRAoUExQPhyphenhyphenJZxmlzXJRvj9tHpr8x5/s1600/powder+room+before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGHRKMI3Zs5672zjV3izhcRY7fQC11AXOvJRtWBKzh-6LcKC4-cLoYyogIBgoiSoXjv8o3rPH6_RQyodfvbxAdCbswz9VKF5A2VE9L1Q7PkFnBAqRAoUExQPhyphenhyphenJZxmlzXJRvj9tHpr8x5/s800/powder+room+before.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>York Show House 2013 // powder room “before</i><i>”</i><i> photo</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;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Be sure to mark your calendar for a road trip this summer to see the transformed home in its entirety, including an adorable guest cottage, some great porches, and lots of more. </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/AVvXsEheCsw3QhFtQuoDnBkAIPcwXLZI9eo5DuOFsr7RyA6tQLVk7v0c-mbp5WHpy0a-9_F14OwCYErsYl5qpvbnjwraWv7HVwqjJoussK-nXGVly7QV22iKRKgrdx5fkzKWzAgae3rCHiSPngg9/s1600/guest+cottage+before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCsw3QhFtQuoDnBkAIPcwXLZI9eo5DuOFsr7RyA6tQLVk7v0c-mbp5WHpy0a-9_F14OwCYErsYl5qpvbnjwraWv7HVwqjJoussK-nXGVly7QV22iKRKgrdx5fkzKWzAgae3rCHiSPngg9/s800/guest+cottage+before.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>York Show House 2013 // guest cottage “before</i><i>”</i><i> photo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>space will be designed by Ann Cowenhoven</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6VR0XhzQUnBUJmeuaI_2pB0_aR-eOq7f8HCXd8NsPFTGba8RW0qxq7r2DrxUGxpYzuwg_h9mDjOSgdFbANVISjGEWTxp5Z3fVO-uu-1-NOhfBVGJfU51eHe26SogA-hfzArCF95qVAPq/s1600/side+porch+before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6VR0XhzQUnBUJmeuaI_2pB0_aR-eOq7f8HCXd8NsPFTGba8RW0qxq7r2DrxUGxpYzuwg_h9mDjOSgdFbANVISjGEWTxp5Z3fVO-uu-1-NOhfBVGJfU51eHe26SogA-hfzArCF95qVAPq/s800/side+porch+before.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>York Show House 2013 // cove view porch “before</i><i>”</i><i> photo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>space will be designed by my friend, Barbara Elza Hirsch</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A couple of years ago, I featured the York Show House in <a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef_4_autumn_2011">New England Finery.</a> It is one of my favorite issues! Frank Hodge</span><span style="font-size: large;">’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s Gentleman</span><span style="font-size: large;">’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s Library is on the cover. He will be doing a Study in this year</span><span style="font-size: large;">’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s show, which I am sure will be equally fabulous! I am really looking forward to spending time preparing for this show with the cast of talented designers that are participating this year. I will keep you posted on our progress! </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/AVvXsEjg1hZc3P_wL_r3zlttXh-GXuIXCiPLvwt6NeawSOzLGSBAH1ES5dFJYLoHB-pkFPn1yErC4vKYtv35pXydTbz2GBdJZViDQOmvNIerSMXKryB09h-eXoy656hvXzTEFK_pdlSsQ0NJrDLl/s1600/nef4+cover+-+Hodge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1hZc3P_wL_r3zlttXh-GXuIXCiPLvwt6NeawSOzLGSBAH1ES5dFJYLoHB-pkFPn1yErC4vKYtv35pXydTbz2GBdJZViDQOmvNIerSMXKryB09h-eXoy656hvXzTEFK_pdlSsQ0NJrDLl/s800/nef4+cover+-+Hodge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>New England Finery Magazine, Autumn 2011</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>cover photo Michael J. Lee</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;"><b>New England Finery Update ...</b></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;">Having the York Show House on my plate along with my full-time job, spending time with my family, plus handling weekend decorating clients, I am putting the publishing of New England Finery on hold for now. While I have loved working as editor and creative director of an online magazine, I realize that to keep publishing them I really would need to commit to a full time schedule with a dedicated team to achieve this goal. I had hoped to put forth a spring <a href="http://newenglandfinery.com/">Celebrations issue</a> this year, but my time is not as free as it used to be.</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 realize I have been very fortunate to be able to work with many talented photographers, writers and contributors to put together six issues of New England Finery over the past couple of years – half of which were done while working full-time – and I couldn’t have done it without them, but to coordinate all of those creative contributions requires lots of time and attention.</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 I don’t have the time to focus on a 75+ page full length issue with supporting advertising, </span><span style="font-size: large;">I will, however, be happy to create mini-magazines (4 to 12 pages or so each) for individual New England based businesses who would like to increase their online presence via the <a href="http://newenglandfinery.com/Resource_Library.html">New England Finery resource library.</a> I don</span><span style="font-size: large;">’</span><span style="font-size: large;">t want to shelve New England Finery completely, and this is one way I can continue to promote local design businesses in a manageable way.</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 often run into people who ask me when the next issue of New England Finery will come out, so it was not an easy decision to stop publishing them. Luckily, I do get plenty of opportunities to work with local design magazines as Marketing Director at Designer Bath, as I did with the Northshore Magazine “Love Your Home” Event, the recent <a href="http://designerbath.blogspot.com/p/passport-to-design.html">Passport to Design</a> program via Boston Home Magazine plus numerous monthly ad insertions, so I do not feel like I am missing out at all. And who knows, maybe this year my design work will be featured in one of my favorite glossies instead of just being shared on this blog. Which reminds me, I really should share more of my client decorating projects on my blog ...</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;">Next post, I promise!</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><br /><br /><br />

When designers work together ...

Lauren Carelli of Northshore Magazine checking in guests at Thursday’s “Love Your Home ”  Design Event at Landry and Arcari in Salem, MA Thu...

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<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/AVvXsEi3MQ1poE7iUiOjPqt6vS4K1UEGdA0nbGBvM9HWxNzGtbVwXKyu0vA6TOX0LzfZcA3lV2sk8I3QDxLfKXLZ_Rhmy4msRJumtcCoG9-G3Z4DgSjV0_R4CKM2mQomTopEUx3hMXA9mGoiGWel/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-03-29+at+10.24.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MQ1poE7iUiOjPqt6vS4K1UEGdA0nbGBvM9HWxNzGtbVwXKyu0vA6TOX0LzfZcA3lV2sk8I3QDxLfKXLZ_Rhmy4msRJumtcCoG9-G3Z4DgSjV0_R4CKM2mQomTopEUx3hMXA9mGoiGWel/s800/Screen+shot+2013-03-29+at+10.24.45+PM.png" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sweet swag from Designer Bath.</i></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;">March has been a whirlwind ... we have had so many after-hours social events at work that it has been difficult to keep up with posting regularly on my own blog after sharing everything via Designer Bath. If you would like to see photos from the recent ASID Gala at the Mandarin, or if you are curious about the last Passport to Design seminar at Landry and Acari, then please visit the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DesignerBathMA">Designer Bath facebook page</a> and <a href="http://designerbath.blogspot.com/p/passport-to-design.html">design blog</a> to check out my photo recaps. <a href="http://www.bostonmagazine.com/passport/index.html">Boston Home Magazine</a> will be announcing the winner of the $20,000 Passport to Design Sweepstakes next week so stay tuned!  </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/AVvXsEg5V7mci2NikLbiWxnkWrkHT8E-5p4N6Y2VVOmE1KLyL9vW7LPew1k4TRpZ4n1KG_3UKsWIIiFt2z15S_6tsKRmb0qn90kT1DTlm4edhnISwClgc8pHtddVEp4i2YGLsyDp6qVKAA0yuqgW/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-03-29+at+10.12.40+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5V7mci2NikLbiWxnkWrkHT8E-5p4N6Y2VVOmE1KLyL9vW7LPew1k4TRpZ4n1KG_3UKsWIIiFt2z15S_6tsKRmb0qn90kT1DTlm4edhnISwClgc8pHtddVEp4i2YGLsyDp6qVKAA0yuqgW/s800/Screen+shot+2013-03-29+at+10.12.40+PM.png" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Passport to Design seminar at Landry and Arcari, March 14th</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>with </i><i>Lynda Onthank, Katherine Hawkins, and Barbara Bradlee</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Barbara Lynch Photography</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNl4QyZ0iyA_ttQKbHUNsRa36uJ5tLoq-Gir15qfDjvv3sPAbbONAeDUlmQnUjWbR2_XYVKmwWOvsaMrK2A8EwOeuBMrc6mlineLuSpcDPKS5xWx_C2p8J4bSlpXB6EQMR-YtSiBOwbLG/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-03-29+at+10.14.11+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNl4QyZ0iyA_ttQKbHUNsRa36uJ5tLoq-Gir15qfDjvv3sPAbbONAeDUlmQnUjWbR2_XYVKmwWOvsaMrK2A8EwOeuBMrc6mlineLuSpcDPKS5xWx_C2p8J4bSlpXB6EQMR-YtSiBOwbLG/s800/Screen+shot+2013-03-29+at+10.14.11+PM.png" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Designer Eric Haydel at the Frette showroom pre-ASID Awards Gala</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Boston, March 21st</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4npz5X4aTNcXBuD-WipNP0HOIWDTrK-6tzvJVPjnhXtDtJ0TrGxXZCC9wAHPfxbcCw75yie-A556IKP6Pr14daoSOu-kznu5Ny2RYhM9FHqkag8jKd2BSo1iI3jHD15OkpEc2ShUtaVx/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-03-29+at+10.20.56+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4npz5X4aTNcXBuD-WipNP0HOIWDTrK-6tzvJVPjnhXtDtJ0TrGxXZCC9wAHPfxbcCw75yie-A556IKP6Pr14daoSOu-kznu5Ny2RYhM9FHqkag8jKd2BSo1iI3jHD15OkpEc2ShUtaVx/s800/Screen+shot+2013-03-29+at+10.20.56+PM.png" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Candice Wu fashion show sponsored by Boston Magazine</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>at the Peabody Essex Museum, March 27th // <a href="http://instagram.com/yblacker">via Instagram</a></i></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;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I may be working a lot of nights lately, but it certainly has been fun (hello signature cocktails, passed hors d’ouevres, and swag bags filled with design goodies!) I’d love to see YOU at our next event at <a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/">Landry and Arcari</a> in Salem MA on this Thursday night, April 4th, from 6pm to 8pm. Sponsored by <a href="http://nshoremag.com/events/northshore_events/#sthash.ZdLauKUj.dpbs">Northshore Magazine,</a> this will be another really fun event! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNgaSboPlSE6cIAYCHqryuEgtJL0ijeGFXoiyXUXhr1Nz8o9HT_AvE4Q8N6uigGlwR2DpW3N2xb7MIIKOhR-3R6yjkL4VWHa1_qBZijNgXRzuxqW1nUSAeU-xOAK-8N7omB0kjgsu7o7n/s1600/Home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNgaSboPlSE6cIAYCHqryuEgtJL0ijeGFXoiyXUXhr1Nz8o9HT_AvE4Q8N6uigGlwR2DpW3N2xb7MIIKOhR-3R6yjkL4VWHa1_qBZijNgXRzuxqW1nUSAeU-xOAK-8N7omB0kjgsu7o7n/s800/Home.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><i>Join me at the “Love Your Home Design Challenge Event”</i></i></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Three lucky readers will receive virtual home makeovers and have their previously submitted design challenges solved by local experts. The winners will be unveiled that night. ALL of our guests will have the chance to enter to win a Mini Home Makeover raffle prize valued at $2,500 donated by <a href="http://www.sueadamsinteriors.com/home.html">Sue Adams Interiors,</a> <a href="http://designerbath.com/">Designer Bath,</a> <a href="http://www.howellcustombuild.com/">Howell Custom Building Group,</a> <a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/">Landry and Arcari Oriental Rugs and Carpeting</a> and <a href="http://lucialighting.com/">Lucia Lighting and Design.</a> All proceeds from raffle ticket sales will be donated to <a href="http://www.merrimackvalleyhabitat.org/">Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity.</a> And if you are a twitter fan, you could win an additional prize that night just by tweeting during the event. To register to attend, <a href="http://nshoremag.com/events/northshore_events/">click here</a>. Dress code? Why spring colors, of course!</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/AVvXsEgAUtcFsWefNy2PyK0I0RS4fyc8bpQUYRdDlqf33aErv6F2H4-l3qOTkxXpYypz0oUxpjoEDBkJyHPV-Kpw1CFYiFbDt2D9U8a8_iNZZ7XCLp9wcnp03erDwUcpMMysQcV31cCK4LMkRID-/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-03-29+at+11.47.15+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUtcFsWefNy2PyK0I0RS4fyc8bpQUYRdDlqf33aErv6F2H4-l3qOTkxXpYypz0oUxpjoEDBkJyHPV-Kpw1CFYiFbDt2D9U8a8_iNZZ7XCLp9wcnp03erDwUcpMMysQcV31cCK4LMkRID-/s800/Screen+shot+2013-03-29+at+11.47.15+PM.png" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=77211541">Design Vignettes via Polyvore</a></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: 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: 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>

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Sweet swag from Designer Bath. March has been a whirlwind ... we have had so many after-hours social events at work that it has been difficu...

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Winter’s last breath ...

<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/AVvXsEgq9CiCngV6yRceA5XdfTv7s9Fe__JFLsJHyUmJ_ije2TFrfvSUnWMn1CBKkwht-K_aMc1dxBVJe-wUe4BiBjKjYJICsFkOWT5VkO1xFgkv56x46xWBs2Q2-5CssGV7-RVST6lQ8cDH-aom/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-03-08+at+3.42.42+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9CiCngV6yRceA5XdfTv7s9Fe__JFLsJHyUmJ_ije2TFrfvSUnWMn1CBKkwht-K_aMc1dxBVJe-wUe4BiBjKjYJICsFkOWT5VkO1xFgkv56x46xWBs2Q2-5CssGV7-RVST6lQ8cDH-aom/s800/Screen+shot+2013-03-08+at+3.42.42+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The snapshot above was taken last Sunday. I was so excited to see these crocuses making their way out of their frozen slumber! Today we are buried under a foot of the white stuff again. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUhxbXf4UbWU_VXcpE7ALnxxRtoa8pNExs6r4BgJLbihLtqm7oJ3GPfzaPmJWPRYBVxdzAMQUXbcH6CTUrEqpKNvhr3tlQPzOOA34Y2JkoMh451HVJsxdGOHbsyuqUyalX94pZVJM0M7s/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-03-08+at+3.52.23+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUhxbXf4UbWU_VXcpE7ALnxxRtoa8pNExs6r4BgJLbihLtqm7oJ3GPfzaPmJWPRYBVxdzAMQUXbcH6CTUrEqpKNvhr3tlQPzOOA34Y2JkoMh451HVJsxdGOHbsyuqUyalX94pZVJM0M7s/s800/Screen+shot+2013-03-08+at+3.52.23+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">While a monochromatic canvas exists outside my window, my thoughts drift to colorful bouquets and flower shows ... </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><i><span style="font-size: large;">Spring on my mind ...</span></i><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br />On Monday night, the annual <a href="http://lynnfield.patch.com/events/art-in-bloom-at-the-lynnfield-library">Art in Bloom</a> exhibit at the Lynnfield Library will be opening. I am hoping to find some pretty spring-like blossoms this weekend to use in my floral interpretation of a local high school student’s artwork. Last year was the first time our garden club opened up the show to student artists. The collaboration was really inspiring and brought a youthful energy to the exhibit. </span><span style="font-size: large;">This year we have even more students participating. I promise to share some favorite photos after the event.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQST9X6J_1exAZjqP9qeB9gVBj-U_tCg1J0KAJfT4ntwAKG7jl3arTuxWBSxfEyp1sFMDncJ4WsX7rwxfa0Fgi7Tpvdok8MdcNGe7DNn163whRDZdlyBiBw9XzG6DUijpHVTMf94i0utV/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-03-08+at+5.22.56+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQST9X6J_1exAZjqP9qeB9gVBj-U_tCg1J0KAJfT4ntwAKG7jl3arTuxWBSxfEyp1sFMDncJ4WsX7rwxfa0Fgi7Tpvdok8MdcNGe7DNn163whRDZdlyBiBw9XzG6DUijpHVTMf94i0utV/s800/Screen+shot+2013-03-08+at+5.22.56+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>“Pastorale” by Beth Aaronson // floral arrangement by Bootie Stevens</i><br /><i><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2012/03/art-in-bloom-2012.html">View Art in Bloom 2012 here</a></i></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">If you are in town, stop by the library between 7:30 – 9 pm to join us for the opening night reception with the artists and members of the <a href="http://lynnfield.patch.com/articles/the-village-home-and-garden-club-builds-on-historic-roots">Village Home and Garden Club.</a> Refreshments will be served and there will be some raffle prizes. Last year someone took home a gorgeous tree from <a href="http://www.northeastnursery.com/">Northeast Nursery</a> to plant in their yard. Art in Bloom is open to the public through Friday, March 15th.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxit25-JZvF_1kCx6jRtBweqM1iKqWk2Hugv-13Xbj9Uc68iai5ZyZM75dIUW8uAm7ecn22wydsXrO2BlBldAwdoKEICM0xEgLs25x0JU5ZdRBDKSeIm49bVdKtiLqVe6HlCANMq0tgdhL/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-03-08+at+5.08.28+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxit25-JZvF_1kCx6jRtBweqM1iKqWk2Hugv-13Xbj9Uc68iai5ZyZM75dIUW8uAm7ecn22wydsXrO2BlBldAwdoKEICM0xEgLs25x0JU5ZdRBDKSeIm49bVdKtiLqVe6HlCANMq0tgdhL/s800/Screen+shot+2013-03-08+at+5.08.28+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Boston Flower and Garden Show 2011</i><br /><i><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef2-april.may2011/19">Stone gate and garden by New England Land Artisan of Stratham, NH </a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef2-april.may2011/19">featured in New England Finery, April 2011</a> </i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></i><i><span style="font-size: large;">The ultimate interior landscape ...</span></i><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">I just realized that the <a href="http://www.bostonflowershow.com/">Boston Flower and Garden Show</a> opens next week and runs Wednesday through Sunday at the Seaport World Trade Center. I hope I can make it over there before it ends. Like many of my New England neighbors, I am in serious need of brightly-hued flowers, warm sunshine, and the smell of fragrant blossoms to beckon me back outdoors.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1URE0gX79DBYkgD67DsXpBkk46Xn5eayiVy3kpui7T8wlp4tb2itYrLKoHJjf4Rh546HtRG_wdp2pfkKgWAWVY_ksU7qMImNroB2aKvWlCy-4Jrsu-knGsGdBoq_HkY8Q5FxWl5NoUv3/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-03-08+at+5.07.50+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1URE0gX79DBYkgD67DsXpBkk46Xn5eayiVy3kpui7T8wlp4tb2itYrLKoHJjf4Rh546HtRG_wdp2pfkKgWAWVY_ksU7qMImNroB2aKvWlCy-4Jrsu-knGsGdBoq_HkY8Q5FxWl5NoUv3/s800/Screen+shot+2013-03-08+at+5.07.50+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Boston Flower and Garden Show 2011</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef2-april.may2011/11">New England Arts and Flowers of Walpole, MA</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef2-april.may2011/11">featured in New England Finery, April 2011</a></i></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><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/AVvXsEjbzpkYdNMr9AgRn1V6kEMD4dHMxJQHUpAEZJwUfyKQk7N4igpMwQRsV9jUn2hFBip2NmH72_vBSbpocMiOitwov_O2NZXiV6boYcHiYBq6BTTC4n8iNeYe62f5QpggLP3EZcVqgEcU_Uab/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-03-08+at+5.51.18+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzpkYdNMr9AgRn1V6kEMD4dHMxJQHUpAEZJwUfyKQk7N4igpMwQRsV9jUn2hFBip2NmH72_vBSbpocMiOitwov_O2NZXiV6boYcHiYBq6BTTC4n8iNeYe62f5QpggLP3EZcVqgEcU_Uab/s800/Screen+shot+2013-03-08+at+5.51.18+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/GalleryFocus.php?f=Suzani-Ikat-Rug&pic=45&max=68">Suzani Design Rug, Hand-Knotted in Pakistan</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/GalleryFocus.php?f=Suzani-Ikat-Rug&pic=45&max=68">available at Landry and Arcari</a></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;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Fabulous florals in silk and wool ...</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;">The final seminar in the <a href="http://www.bostonmagazine.com/passport">Boston Home Magazine Passport to Design</a> series was rescheduled to Thursday, March 14th (canceled from its original night on the 7th because of you guessed it, another snowstorm). I will be at the Landry and Arcari showroom in Salem, MA from 6 to 8pm with my peeps from <a href="http://designerbath.com/">Designer Bath</a> and the rest of the Passport to Design team members. Registered guests will learn how to select fine carpets to decorate their homes. If you would like to attend, please email contact@landryandarcari.com to get your name on the list. This will be the final opportunity</span><span style="font-size: large;"> to enter to win the $20,000 Home Makeover Sweepstakes, which could easily outfit any home with a fresh new look for spring.</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><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>

Winter’s last breath ...

The snapshot above was taken last Sunday. I was so excited to see these crocuses making their way out of their frozen slumber! Today we are ...

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By Invitation: Passport to Design Blog Tour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYXodendv8EvgeJqsJXEwtrMeZl0hnpFUkHBz2QnTiPZabuY0rgU75NbKlBlo9A2K5upHijVDVRyBrbNY54VcG4E93-WWhQptbdIsTVhmizIxnkCT2N5Bl3p65n6iaZGdfIngJO1qdsiv/s1600/217515_10151268498777507_50552710_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYXodendv8EvgeJqsJXEwtrMeZl0hnpFUkHBz2QnTiPZabuY0rgU75NbKlBlo9A2K5upHijVDVRyBrbNY54VcG4E93-WWhQptbdIsTVhmizIxnkCT2N5Bl3p65n6iaZGdfIngJO1qdsiv/s800/217515_10151268498777507_50552710_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>With our design bloggers: Erin Greene, Michelle Cortizo, Linda Holt, Megan Meyers,<br />John Kelsey, </i><i>Kristina Crestin, Linda Merrill, Katherine Hawkins, Danika Herrick</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;">I had heard so much on twitter, etc. about how fun blog tours are – the <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2013/01/designer-faucets-ny-fashion-week.html">Brizo</a> sponsored Fashion Week blog tour was my main inspiration even before they had put me on their <a href="http://design-magnifique.com/2013/02/04/brizofw-february-2013-here-i-come/">current guest list</a> – that I recently decided to put one together to help promote the Boston Magazine <a href="http://www.bostonmagazine.com/passport/index.html">Passport to Design Sweepstakes.</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;">With five gorgeous design showrooms located within a short driving distance from each other here on the North shore,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">I knew it would be a worthwhile trip even for a group of busy designers. Transportation was provided to </span><span style="font-size: large;">each showroom, refreshments were served, bloggers had their sweepstakes passports stamped and were each entered to win the $20,000 Home Makeover giveaway. Not a bad way to spend a day out of the office! </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 case you haven’</span><span style="font-size: large;">t heard me blogging or tweeting about the Passport Sweepstakes before (please say you have – promoting it is part of my full-time job at Designer Bath after all!</span><span style="font-size: large;">) one lucky winner will receive five gift certificates in the amount of $4,000 each to <a href="http://www.circlefurniture.com/">Circle Furniture,</a> <a href="http://tile-by-design.com/">Tile by Design,</a> <a href="http://designerbath.com/">Designer Bath,</a> <a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/">Landry and Arcari,</a> and <a href="http://lucialighting.com/">Lucia Lighting</a> to spend however they wish. When we invited our bloggers, we suggested they bring their cameras/iphones so that they could record their favorite items ... just in case : )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The official Passport to Design sweepstakes drawing will be held in March after the last <a href="http://www.bostonmagazine.com/passport/seminars.html">seminar in the series,</a> so there is still time to pick up your own passport and enter to win (next seminar is at Tile by Design on February 6th). In the meantime, however, let me show you how we spent our bloggers-day-out ... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6DFvMtYbR0wFvbWGt87EKEBCAudd0ld7yQ1xGIsqS9ImIUGOzEDtIRabtIQbY84Az2DppogYkg3FUEtD7R6ZugiuADmYWLw9LKGHPgfFDA8mdoctBZCjLWkqH12BXUlhc0wrWxzr91gN/s1600/names%252Bgifts%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6DFvMtYbR0wFvbWGt87EKEBCAudd0ld7yQ1xGIsqS9ImIUGOzEDtIRabtIQbY84Az2DppogYkg3FUEtD7R6ZugiuADmYWLw9LKGHPgfFDA8mdoctBZCjLWkqH12BXUlhc0wrWxzr91gN/s800/names%252Bgifts%2540circle%2523p2d.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;">We ended up with a fabulous group of bloggers – most of whom I knew, but a few I met for the first time – when we got together last Tuesday at Circle Furniture for hour one of our day long design journey. We immediately got our bloggers set up with name tags and hashtags, because what is a blogger event without <a href="http://instagram.com/">Instagram</a> updates and <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23passport2design&src=typd">tweet pics?</a> If you are on either, type in #Passport2Design and you can follow a whirlwind photo tour of the day’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s events.</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;">CIRCLE FURNITURE // danvers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cXduWGmsEax1f4Xh2VMXpolWifbNYWUuEZNrIkYbIU12uOH36cIPXhnO9dBErMjx4CRlsJDBnFCezeOQfWP2Zj217t1azenCvsZMSmky_3PgRWhw0O189k1GfBHGjRrE5OMehv7I9-d8/s1600/sarah-sean%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cXduWGmsEax1f4Xh2VMXpolWifbNYWUuEZNrIkYbIU12uOH36cIPXhnO9dBErMjx4CRlsJDBnFCezeOQfWP2Zj217t1azenCvsZMSmky_3PgRWhw0O189k1GfBHGjRrE5OMehv7I9-d8/s800/sarah-sean%2540circle%2523p2d.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;">At <a href="http://www.circlefurniture.com/">Circle Furniture</a> in Danvers, we were welcomed by marketing director Sarah Cooney and one of Circle’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s social media voices/ showroom stylist Sean William Donovan. The showroom team put out a light breakfast for the bloggers and Sean gave us an entertaining tour of what is new at Circle. Everything at Circle looks fabulous to me since I am at the stage in my family life cycle where the pre-frat boys (8 to 14) have completely taken over the living room. I took lots of pics of vignettes that included accent pillows and throws ON the sofas, not in a tattered pile on the floor. And there wasn</span><span style="font-size: large;">’</span><span style="font-size: large;">t an Xbox in sight! Can I live here?</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/AVvXsEgQnch4TAQuso7Fl_D0usprB0QkKs6E8TjZHzjlzXAMJNefNTdazOX96H0CX17YFYz1b4hIVv0aYdUjL_xkWwThYWykX0BH79u0uJnro5NjXNeyCFHfEi0sUgHUFfHyqofVt9uHjEJZyPWm/s1600/redsofa-grey%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnch4TAQuso7Fl_D0usprB0QkKs6E8TjZHzjlzXAMJNefNTdazOX96H0CX17YFYz1b4hIVv0aYdUjL_xkWwThYWykX0BH79u0uJnro5NjXNeyCFHfEi0sUgHUFfHyqofVt9uHjEJZyPWm/s800/redsofa-grey%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TQQ6fXPIB7IVeTS2ux4cJjqNyDcRGfIWSWbclzYmayp_2cEJTJwqVAovjnpJb0l5JJhxUsJPzB5zatPuur4XMDSdTQO_BILK_GsGrTA6is-HNx98BjlXiHb9ZeP95Np2xA0iH0ls4MHc/s1600/Cindy-Erin%2540Circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TQQ6fXPIB7IVeTS2ux4cJjqNyDcRGfIWSWbclzYmayp_2cEJTJwqVAovjnpJb0l5JJhxUsJPzB5zatPuur4XMDSdTQO_BILK_GsGrTA6is-HNx98BjlXiHb9ZeP95Np2xA0iH0ls4MHc/s800/Cindy-Erin%2540Circle%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Cindy Barry, showroom manager at Circle with</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Erin Greene, blogger for Boston Magazine</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/AVvXsEg1zTyFZRg9ZoxNqydfuuD6tYwZxtIHSWeF0CagqJJcuqKcvEvTt2jgNtEwHjZ61vrloJSoG1D3ywvBgbuTtdjZ-FL2zYw89EMBN1xmIQVgmiHlRIgaE5LoKAivixoAhKjBHGw_xlMzaggl/s1600/warm+room+@circle+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zTyFZRg9ZoxNqydfuuD6tYwZxtIHSWeF0CagqJJcuqKcvEvTt2jgNtEwHjZ61vrloJSoG1D3ywvBgbuTtdjZ-FL2zYw89EMBN1xmIQVgmiHlRIgaE5LoKAivixoAhKjBHGw_xlMzaggl/s800/warm+room+@circle+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63gP35nsQQhD5wQBphaxfbQa4K9V4jEDv81XkxGYHin7AodmvT1UKDUrtiKLhCuoYnqs0IXTKcHP1T3Vg1Lw3tHvDjaAxz7gALSvLmtj-_41r_-2f397ENLtDKYtmyXpTqOtp6S7mwCGv/s1600/cindy-michelle%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63gP35nsQQhD5wQBphaxfbQa4K9V4jEDv81XkxGYHin7AodmvT1UKDUrtiKLhCuoYnqs0IXTKcHP1T3Vg1Lw3tHvDjaAxz7gALSvLmtj-_41r_-2f397ENLtDKYtmyXpTqOtp6S7mwCGv/s800/cindy-michelle%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Cindy with Michelle Cortizo of Cortizo Interiors</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlZIzb0TRjxtOVyd9QEUXvUin45jr2MJ4ScccsaJmtWAzTUXd-cYCkszIMB-fHZJJoek4CNcJ0LL7PEF6LLFxAtPYOeNDrWb7iPMX2U0xHy7MRaHpTF4P6L4xAf_W9fqtPFH0YPwLjMaj/s1600/green+room+@circle+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlZIzb0TRjxtOVyd9QEUXvUin45jr2MJ4ScccsaJmtWAzTUXd-cYCkszIMB-fHZJJoek4CNcJ0LL7PEF6LLFxAtPYOeNDrWb7iPMX2U0xHy7MRaHpTF4P6L4xAf_W9fqtPFH0YPwLjMaj/s800/green+room+@circle+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I love the gray of the sofa combined with the colorful carpet beneath.</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/AVvXsEj_ExrEO731d26baD26tkTIpaTAtoSDIrz4AI1vFs1yogsCrRPJT7Leaa6Z6zTHcyQLVZAgD6CJ1WHajRoHKVYSTuMKonGUXxER5-UBUKVgXLHhcNI1ioaPqAyxB70TNbEze5aP_rNDbgO7/s1600/bloggers-stressless%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ExrEO731d26baD26tkTIpaTAtoSDIrz4AI1vFs1yogsCrRPJT7Leaa6Z6zTHcyQLVZAgD6CJ1WHajRoHKVYSTuMKonGUXxER5-UBUKVgXLHhcNI1ioaPqAyxB70TNbEze5aP_rNDbgO7/s800/bloggers-stressless%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Bloggers relaxing in Stressless-style: Megan Meyers, Erin Greene, Danika Herrick</i></div><br /><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/AVvXsEgi3GI4wuWeKXSkSE1JY9Eerbp9FltUO5Vhb4zR98pnUjvJhtgnYksbJeVH7RD6pN2iBrsU7bYybclpzKOo7gbxTB7a1oZUkptfUaard2tzV9ajTcnPI6zFiNEOoYPbpPx-eBFY8BJt8xrP/s1600/Katherine-LindaH%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3GI4wuWeKXSkSE1JY9Eerbp9FltUO5Vhb4zR98pnUjvJhtgnYksbJeVH7RD6pN2iBrsU7bYybclpzKOo7gbxTB7a1oZUkptfUaard2tzV9ajTcnPI6zFiNEOoYPbpPx-eBFY8BJt8xrP/s800/Katherine-LindaH%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>North shore based designers Katherine Hawkins and Linda Holt</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/AVvXsEinyxiRrsvu6akMp514gXNMhVZLvKXam5TQGiJYi2bhpIjhwMH4hVgjJUQRc9nAUZl-8ACUi_m-XCZeNxM49uOAUAnLLvZSARXctoGy_FZX65_QUr5dP3Q6qLANTcvfW-Bqkiv9SaYmP2gd/s1600/soap%2540circle-p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyxiRrsvu6akMp514gXNMhVZLvKXam5TQGiJYi2bhpIjhwMH4hVgjJUQRc9nAUZl-8ACUi_m-XCZeNxM49uOAUAnLLvZSARXctoGy_FZX65_QUr5dP3Q6qLANTcvfW-Bqkiv9SaYmP2gd/s800/soap%2540circle-p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Perhaps we should offer pretty items like this in our Designer Bath showroom?</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/AVvXsEg98_wGmP7lotOG7FcvRskZUFvnkOVgn94aLyOSBap5aS5TOWFSoOHFe0gQBSQzu6v38LHTRGSszNbjbogsunKvJLm2ecZqNheGcloywNcY3Erxn6Ap69qgMUIrOsa4iY-ymhwq6oWo_hLq/s1600/You+want+it+@circle+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98_wGmP7lotOG7FcvRskZUFvnkOVgn94aLyOSBap5aS5TOWFSoOHFe0gQBSQzu6v38LHTRGSszNbjbogsunKvJLm2ecZqNheGcloywNcY3Erxn6Ap69qgMUIrOsa4iY-ymhwq6oWo_hLq/s800/You+want+it+@circle+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A pillow designed for designers! </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">TILE BY DESIGN // danvers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZT_73tgepctkEvB1A17NJECZQFBa0lzVLqQHDuSSfluU0o5_HXwj-sJ0Ewg5_8uc1Jf20_S8S99y9SwgMH1Z9ysEaS5cu-N9TifNjPuxUNc-H_ASDT7JDUCcuFtQZ3XENXkd9obNjKlj/s1600/cupcakes-Doug%2540tbd%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZT_73tgepctkEvB1A17NJECZQFBa0lzVLqQHDuSSfluU0o5_HXwj-sJ0Ewg5_8uc1Jf20_S8S99y9SwgMH1Z9ysEaS5cu-N9TifNjPuxUNc-H_ASDT7JDUCcuFtQZ3XENXkd9obNjKlj/s800/cupcakes-Doug%2540tbd%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Doug Madden of Tile by Design, cupcakes provided by Gifford Events</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;">The next showroom stop on the tour was <a href="http://tile-by-design.com/">Tile by Design</a> in Danvers. We were welcomed with champagne mimosas and cupcakes-to-go. I think I may have been first in line for the bubbly. While we were there, store owner Jerry McGinn pointed out some of the newest trends in the world of tile.</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/AVvXsEjZqIetYfuq3i2qqmz6tz51YDmXU8RMCP1OKbMoVkG945wH5pv91pThR5_baHeQtRg4CEGjXlD_ZQGjCnimCp8nA5XkqRq5sJHL7kIUBpBlA4w9AVEATIyXB-EhSMN3dPK6OtWckOXR2c4u/s1600/bloggers+@tbd+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqIetYfuq3i2qqmz6tz51YDmXU8RMCP1OKbMoVkG945wH5pv91pThR5_baHeQtRg4CEGjXlD_ZQGjCnimCp8nA5XkqRq5sJHL7kIUBpBlA4w9AVEATIyXB-EhSMN3dPK6OtWckOXR2c4u/s800/bloggers+@tbd+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Tile that looks like reclaimed wood ... tweet-worthy for sure!</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/AVvXsEjG8YsfTjt-uY4ZQM9mbozDz4lHzRHFs92I94Le2ghqjuqAFw9P0O5W1U4pK8BX1z8lbyNcy826A9RTjzMhHfECQ4farewxZd7bd6WTx7p9X2NrI3d_DtYht4zMb2fHmuVbj_h9sILe5qaz/s1600/cool+shape+tile+@tbd+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8YsfTjt-uY4ZQM9mbozDz4lHzRHFs92I94Le2ghqjuqAFw9P0O5W1U4pK8BX1z8lbyNcy826A9RTjzMhHfECQ4farewxZd7bd6WTx7p9X2NrI3d_DtYht4zMb2fHmuVbj_h9sILe5qaz/s800/cool+shape+tile+@tbd+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>There is so much to choose from ... designing with tile truly is an art! </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/AVvXsEjqfx8wsx-W1dwmBEbxIbGij-H1jd5Hb8ZNyDwfmwigyhJR4SKXYCLD5_N27pfs9cIbNFBmZedC2f7aM8MlaTOd2agHHjLvbJvekimqHgzjUO4vFeXwfyX9y-RSSXjYWwAiaiIVJpP870ZG/s1600/Katherine-Linda%2540tbd%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfx8wsx-W1dwmBEbxIbGij-H1jd5Hb8ZNyDwfmwigyhJR4SKXYCLD5_N27pfs9cIbNFBmZedC2f7aM8MlaTOd2agHHjLvbJvekimqHgzjUO4vFeXwfyX9y-RSSXjYWwAiaiIVJpP870ZG/s800/Katherine-Linda%2540tbd%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Katherine Hawkins and Linda Merrill</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; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVQ82Md15Q_xUGw6wgTAs5Jqv-ar0aNt4MvS7TDi5WZGMBn6ANmbeSRHsFdD5T093p2lNSQ6wvE9XgVMw_ImYvzU76z06EAF89i54BZPrjsMhjjodzY3RLku6izFM7Hw8ty8Syr4mikFC/s800/michelle-kristina-danika%2540tbd%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Michelle Cortizo, Kristina Crestin, Danika Herrick</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">DESIGNER BATH // beverly</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdweGhQ4I6DYRElG4i0jmwFQzwo1xybCDcra5NNMzuHHBRs5kB97FMF4fvRaXpF65LkFPV03jBCPbiVvmC9uXTwrXOjRVjJJBQPK9Ye44kpH6Uet_I4iemQA-s1iDkflrOrf72TDuhyJrR/s1600/group%2540designerbath%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdweGhQ4I6DYRElG4i0jmwFQzwo1xybCDcra5NNMzuHHBRs5kB97FMF4fvRaXpF65LkFPV03jBCPbiVvmC9uXTwrXOjRVjJJBQPK9Ye44kpH6Uet_I4iemQA-s1iDkflrOrf72TDuhyJrR/s800/group%2540designerbath%2523p2d.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;">How happy was I to have a showroom full of design bloggers! Usually I am the only one walking around snapping post-worthy pictures, but on this day I was entertained by a design-savvy group discovering on their own some of my favorite brands in real time. I gave them the assignment to photograph a favorite faucet. <a href="http://www.designerbath.com/content/products/favorite_faucets.html">Click here</a> to see their choices on our website. (Thanks, bloggers!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhramT_PHb7d557aS3iQ3TxOEbpAy16G0FHbrBvV3Mp1rLrEXDYpAU3oXRC_zA2rI6uvy9nww9CXc0E986p8yH2pWP_nd9MSdkItfo8CMQyUtg47uVC6mFLAAeFBpS1m8_oflTY5qyJBL-F/s1600/michelle-danika%2540db%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhramT_PHb7d557aS3iQ3TxOEbpAy16G0FHbrBvV3Mp1rLrEXDYpAU3oXRC_zA2rI6uvy9nww9CXc0E986p8yH2pWP_nd9MSdkItfo8CMQyUtg47uVC6mFLAAeFBpS1m8_oflTY5qyJBL-F/s800/michelle-danika%2540db%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Original Brizo fan Michelle with new to the brand fan Danika </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/AVvXsEiBGvEyTO_7KNbb05eD_0VxbXoUJh-lu9vZERGxU6gzBimUjzffFbnai92L8PJNNnRBJTXCuf0RkCH_134JYAsiAg4JJaJCBsqswvx-ZHTSQOVJ4-Kpg2jwp2E5MwhoZi76S6lkVO0l_ynj/s1600/danika-tub%2540db%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGvEyTO_7KNbb05eD_0VxbXoUJh-lu9vZERGxU6gzBimUjzffFbnai92L8PJNNnRBJTXCuf0RkCH_134JYAsiAg4JJaJCBsqswvx-ZHTSQOVJ4-Kpg2jwp2E5MwhoZi76S6lkVO0l_ynj/s800/danika-tub%2540db%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Danika was also a fan of our sleek Zucchetti tub from Italy.</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/AVvXsEgHans406IexJYfIpFoROgFKHotJFRRwHNTEOA1RuLR1t3mRlfp21TJ5rGbDSyL1BNwOS27hsb5JN5Cwc46QOuUWP7gWu1aXizsRwyAkdXjRWD2fb5dGx5uSCf2NzNBWMvRcIEdLUEbQyBb/s1600/showroom+before+@db+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHans406IexJYfIpFoROgFKHotJFRRwHNTEOA1RuLR1t3mRlfp21TJ5rGbDSyL1BNwOS27hsb5JN5Cwc46QOuUWP7gWu1aXizsRwyAkdXjRWD2fb5dGx5uSCf2NzNBWMvRcIEdLUEbQyBb/s800/showroom+before+@db+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sparkling new faucets and light fixtures to come!</i></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;">Part of our showroom was being updated during the tour (we are constantly changing out our displays) so later on I will post an “</span><span style="font-size: large;">after</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> photo to go with the freshly painted wall above.</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;">Midway through our tour, I brought the bloggers upstairs to our state-of-the-art heating system training room </span><span style="font-size: large;">for a quick lunch break, while I checked emails and ad deadlines at my desk. I also grabbed a swag bag for each of them, tucking a few Designer Bath goodies inside.</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/AVvXsEi0A6LmyZykER5gXwxqYnRTYbD6Qzk35evvw7tEngCRiASeMt53SQDOEX2Jkp3AvwGOO-HC4fq7FB5uXAb7guyiFx51sKNCULi_iq2tpgh27Zwe_wpRkCA8o_LRztxPz6NuQ40FIEQmkAxl/s1600/training+room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0A6LmyZykER5gXwxqYnRTYbD6Qzk35evvw7tEngCRiASeMt53SQDOEX2Jkp3AvwGOO-HC4fq7FB5uXAb7guyiFx51sKNCULi_iq2tpgh27Zwe_wpRkCA8o_LRztxPz6NuQ40FIEQmkAxl/s800/training+room.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The splash of orange is my favorite part of the training room<br />(designed to coordinate with our logo, of course!) </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/AVvXsEjypAjF-fuA5Em2iRJ1W0gbejUS-j5gt31wGhuIyFdjRdfow0xvpcWXpnkXuia7GowvY2G3mOPWCpbx6JyQrBKH5kBm5LZrkqrgTxk3_qa1Z-DKJL4Udy2eoy1hD_iaHjoT1ivG2CVDTpNK/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-05+at+1.53.43+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypAjF-fuA5Em2iRJ1W0gbejUS-j5gt31wGhuIyFdjRdfow0xvpcWXpnkXuia7GowvY2G3mOPWCpbx6JyQrBKH5kBm5LZrkqrgTxk3_qa1Z-DKJL4Udy2eoy1hD_iaHjoT1ivG2CVDTpNK/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-05+at+1.53.43+AM.png" width="350" /></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;"><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; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">LANDRY AND ARCARI // salem</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IVuxYFSua95ydGamuKKtNU9a18XnnP1lzUEALGDUDs0lbFpLb5iZ3v9Ml1RQqj-MlaAEVZyrzjsjd5y4afi3Zxu3ERq2BqZJWZXgK04AXkzYTOKaXu7GvC9O1klMns8yuJXRtM68i9a1/s1600/Landry+loom+%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IVuxYFSua95ydGamuKKtNU9a18XnnP1lzUEALGDUDs0lbFpLb5iZ3v9Ml1RQqj-MlaAEVZyrzjsjd5y4afi3Zxu3ERq2BqZJWZXgK04AXkzYTOKaXu7GvC9O1klMns8yuJXRtM68i9a1/s800/Landry+loom+%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></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;">I have to say, <a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/">Landry and Arcari</a> in Salem is one of THE most photographable showrooms! Our third stop on the tour, we were captivated by the rich and colorful woven pieces of art. Landry and Arcari has a wealth of carpets to choose from, whether you are looking for traditional styles or more contemporary designs. </span><span style="font-size: large;">When designing a room, if you can start from the floor up, you can really be inspired with the least amount of limitations.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">If you have a carpet in good condition that you no longer want, they may even buy it from you! A carpet that needs repair? They can fix almost anything or come up with a solution to make a rug look its best regardless of age. </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/AVvXsEgR5ffxLKYyDvx1hYf38vCORNui4zzIth4cXgJ-13kUgllkov5k3x2L1nDNs1PLshgd67nHuauY5UZVDnwdouV13SZ36tQasxvAH8mgbqnbdMMdmX0Q7KhcTnAelo6srqfkOgtXZo28qURI/s1600/LandryTeam%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5ffxLKYyDvx1hYf38vCORNui4zzIth4cXgJ-13kUgllkov5k3x2L1nDNs1PLshgd67nHuauY5UZVDnwdouV13SZ36tQasxvAH8mgbqnbdMMdmX0Q7KhcTnAelo6srqfkOgtXZo28qURI/s800/LandryTeam%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The team at Landry and Arcari educated us and even served us tea!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHbP3FLFzZXTO7DX0ixQN9B7F_IeB3JQHGfIH-MwVsmaC8lSHjHvnvlrRN-Uh3uumM14aPM1EZB44ud_m5wV11Dy9auIBGch4wLB0S0xKJ9Y_JaX32A09nWHiRguO75LJWUMUVS3E2Soc/s1600/carpet+as+art@Landry%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHbP3FLFzZXTO7DX0ixQN9B7F_IeB3JQHGfIH-MwVsmaC8lSHjHvnvlrRN-Uh3uumM14aPM1EZB44ud_m5wV11Dy9auIBGch4wLB0S0xKJ9Y_JaX32A09nWHiRguO75LJWUMUVS3E2Soc/s800/carpet+as+art@Landry%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Even the smallest carpet had the power to stop us in our tracks.</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/AVvXsEh8op5TCZ3Pr9b054QqtIpKErFNg4rUWT8-Jik6cyjYDsUMp2sAclsMR6lOkzIiS6SojUDVVcS0NwmB2-MsF4IlmuAGvp9MhQ8OKOa9CbNdlT8UJ8lfrshVkwMHJKuphkNbF3aslfNPw0zZ/s1600/John-Mary%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8op5TCZ3Pr9b054QqtIpKErFNg4rUWT8-Jik6cyjYDsUMp2sAclsMR6lOkzIiS6SojUDVVcS0NwmB2-MsF4IlmuAGvp9MhQ8OKOa9CbNdlT8UJ8lfrshVkwMHJKuphkNbF3aslfNPw0zZ/s800/John-Mary%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>John Kelsey with Mary Donovan</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;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL23myWHIszNdD-LOnvP_R6pXuh13Zj58fZD-ceP3Q1T67xIq8iH_GELK8eBLEIvDyF_fLq1WdepoLiFw_cz3JwnlP7Qtu-9HNaO7b9nRyi0q1wXuhKPqc7P7s3dTRGswdTMOTkajm3xHw/s1600/hides+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL23myWHIszNdD-LOnvP_R6pXuh13Zj58fZD-ceP3Q1T67xIq8iH_GELK8eBLEIvDyF_fLq1WdepoLiFw_cz3JwnlP7Qtu-9HNaO7b9nRyi0q1wXuhKPqc7P7s3dTRGswdTMOTkajm3xHw/s800/hides+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Carpets made of hides may not be for everyone,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>but they are quite stunning and so very soft! </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/AVvXsEiv7urQsAbPbuZd18njuo2bmECpZqvBM4zjAGs6gy-akzEDTJf2lHiFrCullQTdnaCiJF9RMTUYAb-jnXN8DfxUvLR8-uBlTgW6DSx5fe1ztq3IdxZR9tENkAmnvlKWRanV75fYKfcPuybC/s1600/waterproof+carpets+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7urQsAbPbuZd18njuo2bmECpZqvBM4zjAGs6gy-akzEDTJf2lHiFrCullQTdnaCiJF9RMTUYAb-jnXN8DfxUvLR8-uBlTgW6DSx5fe1ztq3IdxZR9tENkAmnvlKWRanV75fYKfcPuybC/s800/waterproof+carpets+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Great for a sunroom, pool house, or even a bathroom.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Gray and orange striped version caught my eye ...</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 style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjBYzELvZ38x6Pw9YiFT93kr9A9F1UF4h-etssyE-yEDNzWEKgTQXQW35xTD-MpjA5kx4d5o-xeew3AyM2xAvHFldHD1YksIG7HRdDzuQJMVOIVlIq3UNWyqzP_pSjm2F1V0mq8f7Vl0l/s1600/chevron+@Landrys+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjBYzELvZ38x6Pw9YiFT93kr9A9F1UF4h-etssyE-yEDNzWEKgTQXQW35xTD-MpjA5kx4d5o-xeew3AyM2xAvHFldHD1YksIG7HRdDzuQJMVOIVlIq3UNWyqzP_pSjm2F1V0mq8f7Vl0l/s800/chevron+@Landrys+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Somehow Danika found the one chevron carpet in the middle of a huge stack.</i><br /><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOkoT87vnttFRGf2rgnkvl0i2ZlphP_KyatyM7Mdv4YsubJAEmx3GOn5Gn29ejaDdrHwt0dyoUBCr_XwACjIK8xKZOKI04-GxQVtPR3p5qg-Ncd5JPW4es3UtMB2u2EUQofFllaKtDU8t/s1600/coat@Landry%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOkoT87vnttFRGf2rgnkvl0i2ZlphP_KyatyM7Mdv4YsubJAEmx3GOn5Gn29ejaDdrHwt0dyoUBCr_XwACjIK8xKZOKI04-GxQVtPR3p5qg-Ncd5JPW4es3UtMB2u2EUQofFllaKtDU8t/s800/coat@Landry%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A trip to Landry and Arcari is like traveling to a foreign marketplace. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOF07O6r8CuSRSOUKC7m93RrP-eATQKtMYw-yoG9jP-qOvsxVu5n8R_XANvgDurJT-0QFZxb4I74jsfJhKwOILRdxzZKWAsz53vZ0ypDK6Sd7-tvSW0CNCYXm8VyOx3bnk7nBh2zCym38/s1600/rolled+carpets+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOF07O6r8CuSRSOUKC7m93RrP-eATQKtMYw-yoG9jP-qOvsxVu5n8R_XANvgDurJT-0QFZxb4I74jsfJhKwOILRdxzZKWAsz53vZ0ypDK6Sd7-tvSW0CNCYXm8VyOx3bnk7nBh2zCym38/s800/rolled+carpets+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Their vast inventory is beyond amazing! So. Many. Carpets!</i></div></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/AVvXsEisfCKPRvWrHVO5sx0xbENfe2wt9fe2vqPQLW-ijVDWqcgzqQ0HHUlXPn5gPVuEX5cxuJWkOwZ_-__H_UgmQvhUzT6yyZlbMAkDhCOvFooq30MH_P-LvpI6hkPbdWnmbWcPJ2osogQydpN9/s1600/mending%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfCKPRvWrHVO5sx0xbENfe2wt9fe2vqPQLW-ijVDWqcgzqQ0HHUlXPn5gPVuEX5cxuJWkOwZ_-__H_UgmQvhUzT6yyZlbMAkDhCOvFooq30MH_P-LvpI6hkPbdWnmbWcPJ2osogQydpN9/s800/mending%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Rug repair is done on-site by hand.</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/AVvXsEio1PLDrzIUZuX2m8Hw8Pft-JpY-GsRaUpbXPk0lrkQb94DSZtyMOFwo4t2puYP7J2VTixbVINDxXmBvB7VApSh-TMvzcCpCbi82msSDzpi5w01d-MTs8neqLWOK66O1i_2nwNkiFGKWVKx/s1600/Ken%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1PLDrzIUZuX2m8Hw8Pft-JpY-GsRaUpbXPk0lrkQb94DSZtyMOFwo4t2puYP7J2VTixbVINDxXmBvB7VApSh-TMvzcCpCbi82msSDzpi5w01d-MTs8neqLWOK66O1i_2nwNkiFGKWVKx/s800/Ken%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ken Gurley shares the history of the over-dyed carpet,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a design trend made popular by Calvin Klein.</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/AVvXsEjoa5sNwzNO2MhTflXKoCycTzO098PUMWq_0G8ST_YSSjWbqjTPmFo_4sjUNN5JKuSSkv1F_0dMLSRsJ6graNtEzxlzQWZbpLLO8hlvsnsMrWIJ2OE2CksTnfVy1RIPu3HjX5xlcJJ_5ej5/s1600/sheep%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoa5sNwzNO2MhTflXKoCycTzO098PUMWq_0G8ST_YSSjWbqjTPmFo_4sjUNN5JKuSSkv1F_0dMLSRsJ6graNtEzxlzQWZbpLLO8hlvsnsMrWIJ2OE2CksTnfVy1RIPu3HjX5xlcJJ_5ej5/s800/sheep%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Official Landry and Arcari mascots.</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">LUCIA LIGHTING // lynn</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sS3T4SSiugoYkaCL_x5AphxOl5pXsfP2ciBKvSFS1E5McVM54ddcFtCYvhKZNQ64h4Nc_qF_xRDEu9x61Mp4ix_OF5Ws0venZtzIVDvkuEfzA1CKCljxBKMp3FYKEKkEiBLvKPXYRHNZ/s1600/bubbly%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sS3T4SSiugoYkaCL_x5AphxOl5pXsfP2ciBKvSFS1E5McVM54ddcFtCYvhKZNQ64h4Nc_qF_xRDEu9x61Mp4ix_OF5Ws0venZtzIVDvkuEfzA1CKCljxBKMp3FYKEKkEiBLvKPXYRHNZ/s800/bubbly%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></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;">Okay, time for one more round of champagne! The always-effervescent Lucy Dearborn uncorked a few bottles for us to celebrate the last stop on our Passport to Design blog tour at her sparkling showroom, <a href="http://lucialighting.com/">Lucia Lighting</a> in Lynn. Lucy knows lighting and she certainly knows how to engage a group of bloggers who have been traveling for the better part of the day. With glasses in hand, we took a quick tour through her 8,000 square foot showroom. Lucy pointed out some of her latest finds along the way ... </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/AVvXsEhKRyj-0JjCeOoM2cAHrGQVXjPdWG73kASTAGo5-tl4PQdof9wYv5nLY6dvjd8otluJEkSEHxN2ZaL2wbBLi1jV047LGGXtvGuI7TcZ3edpIeOFNR7OkWAq7pUW93evNDgB3LmPdiOk2a5e/s1600/recycledglass%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRyj-0JjCeOoM2cAHrGQVXjPdWG73kASTAGo5-tl4PQdof9wYv5nLY6dvjd8otluJEkSEHxN2ZaL2wbBLi1jV047LGGXtvGuI7TcZ3edpIeOFNR7OkWAq7pUW93evNDgB3LmPdiOk2a5e/s800/recycledglass%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Lights made out of recycled glass are green and gorgeous!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_1QjhvWizxrX9UiU7n_DbGMm11SyAbSQTEl7eYHqdqBOOH0jkwcovqPCHxYAWB2DSflNyYRCOtwxB7Pdecuyuds729dWxSoQ_70gCKgiT_egLO5GUsPo4h3tiMQzwqU8wCg0cMX1SM6t/s1600/LuciasRoom%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_1QjhvWizxrX9UiU7n_DbGMm11SyAbSQTEl7eYHqdqBOOH0jkwcovqPCHxYAWB2DSflNyYRCOtwxB7Pdecuyuds729dWxSoQ_70gCKgiT_egLO5GUsPo4h3tiMQzwqU8wCg0cMX1SM6t/s800/LuciasRoom%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A room filled with both traditional and traditional-inspired pieces.</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/AVvXsEhlUu8sN6m7EwDPYyxTzMYaZw1PQueFl3VdryKxTtNjaUeTvD6g0RVZ1hmjT0ygKL6MFR8MLfkT6631j-NADRbmn-Yq6DxSJyMJVfzam0rMDeauidtTi-bqIZuCSB7iC60rMy1zl0Hl521u/s1600/Lucy%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUu8sN6m7EwDPYyxTzMYaZw1PQueFl3VdryKxTtNjaUeTvD6g0RVZ1hmjT0ygKL6MFR8MLfkT6631j-NADRbmn-Yq6DxSJyMJVfzam0rMDeauidtTi-bqIZuCSB7iC60rMy1zl0Hl521u/s800/Lucy%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I think this is my favorite room ... I love the light directly over the table<br />(my dining room would look amazing with a pair of these!)</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/AVvXsEhYJcgt_ZZWh9SbO2YAxgx20VNzsAvsFmxiti38AxMZf7uInEzexrGWWraqkO8zDBleJinAhtKOkXAdbXWMZs79qHcPchibiJrD26FhxiyyXBraXiADBlVT_RHwNuHNtnWicjDjwoqvE6c-/s1600/light+from+show%2540lucias%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJcgt_ZZWh9SbO2YAxgx20VNzsAvsFmxiti38AxMZf7uInEzexrGWWraqkO8zDBleJinAhtKOkXAdbXWMZs79qHcPchibiJrD26FhxiyyXBraXiADBlVT_RHwNuHNtnWicjDjwoqvE6c-/s800/light+from+show%2540lucias%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>And above is another favorite from <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2012/05/36-photos-north-shore-design-show-2012.html">my space at the Wenham design show.</a></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/AVvXsEjVrRVveElscEmczxzs2utpxlyGCGMRmXjsdu2Vb-KUL0USbus4dAYTm1a-xx-k0Jg9_D91cnWUonVNtijIu4sLoK_3eureFcmm_btUObJ1wxmMx5X082qkMGm49WpC5YkhKsje7TNhnGiB/s1600/crystal+pendants+@Lucias%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrRVveElscEmczxzs2utpxlyGCGMRmXjsdu2Vb-KUL0USbus4dAYTm1a-xx-k0Jg9_D91cnWUonVNtijIu4sLoK_3eureFcmm_btUObJ1wxmMx5X082qkMGm49WpC5YkhKsje7TNhnGiB/s800/crystal+pendants+@Lucias%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Bring on the bling! Wouldn't these be a nice surprise in a walk-in closet?</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;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvH5zzmKljcbUzNPT5bZ5KVOJ37VwVIS6_YqNVicULG9snvecqCfkmuUveuAHIlhw5ophbhtYk19wF7YJFEiB1nu99yymRCLzzLecLLXW1NvdvbZ7MwZ7eZR2PINwsNys2gQFGQ8JpmU1T/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-05+at+2.48.12+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvH5zzmKljcbUzNPT5bZ5KVOJ37VwVIS6_YqNVicULG9snvecqCfkmuUveuAHIlhw5ophbhtYk19wF7YJFEiB1nu99yymRCLzzLecLLXW1NvdvbZ7MwZ7eZR2PINwsNys2gQFGQ8JpmU1T/s320/Screen+shot+2013-02-05+at+2.48.12+AM.png" width="319" /></a></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><span style="font-size: large;">Lucy wouldn’</span><span style="font-size: large;">t let us leave without a bit of sparkle to take home for ourselves, a bright ending to our very full day of design inspiration! I had so much fun touring with our Passport to Design guests and I know that all of the showrooms enjoyed the company/most welcome paparazzi!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Below is a list of related posts from our very important bloggers (I will update as I see more of them). Thanks for sharing your day and your thoughts with us!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Linda Merrill</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/2013/01/passport-to-design-bloggers-tour-great.html">Surroundings</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Michelle Cortizo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://wwwcortizodecor.blogspot.com/">Decortizo</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kristina Crestin</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.eatsleepbreatheinteriordesign.com/local-vendors/passport-2-design-bloggers-tour-2/"><span style="font-size: large;">Eat. Sleep. Breathe. Interior </span><span style="font-size: large;">Design</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Danika Herrick</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://gorgeousshinythings.blogspot.com/2013/01/passport-to-design.html">Gorgeous Shiny Things</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Megan Meyers</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://meganmeyersinteriors.blogspot.com/2013/01/passport-2-design.html">Megan Meyers Interiors </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Erin Greene</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.bostonmagazine.com/home-design/blog/2013/02/04/a-tour-of-the-north-shores-best-showrooms/">Roost/Boston Home Magazine</a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Katherine Hawkins</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://design4seasons.blogspot.com/2013/02/my-passport-is-full.html">Design 4 Seasons</a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Linda Holt</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.lindaholtinteriors.com/2013/02/trend-spotting-at-passport-to-design/">Linda Holt Interiors</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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