Style and Substance with Margaret Russell

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hVpt-uYYiC0OwA5G8Gpqq4hvcjrSkmA0ifqm_EuQ3HW1bvD78fvWs70WX9YWXDAB31DpNGQELXCBTGdHbpEvdDe7XyueBIeiorEHUICXv5R0FqtACkElk7k_gfsdb_4qMFMkWVmARS8/s1600/yvonneandmargaretBDC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480771837174093618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hVpt-uYYiC0OwA5G8Gpqq4hvcjrSkmA0ifqm_EuQ3HW1bvD78fvWs70WX9YWXDAB31DpNGQELXCBTGdHbpEvdDe7XyueBIeiorEHUICXv5R0FqtACkElk7k_gfsdb_4qMFMkWVmARS8/s400/yvonneandmargaretBDC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 325px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >With Margaret Russell of Elle Decor<br />at the Boston Design Center</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIW3izujhCiErYso3xCJVinKlkcb2BfJFarvFaPmu4eCzTO06Jh9_LysScGNzHzoBXo_6pkC0pbwpofK9kBjkeFSfu5CIrSWEC2MLapDAowstXCq3xy13FK4t26s5EXRG1clcyAlU-NAs/s1600/redsofakravet.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480780400676031138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIW3izujhCiErYso3xCJVinKlkcb2BfJFarvFaPmu4eCzTO06Jh9_LysScGNzHzoBXo_6pkC0pbwpofK9kBjkeFSfu5CIrSWEC2MLapDAowstXCq3xy13FK4t26s5EXRG1clcyAlU-NAs/s400/redsofakravet.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />The <a href="http://www.bostondesign.com/showrooms/kravet-fabrics/overview/">Kravet</a> showroom at the <a href="http://www.bostondesign.com/about-us/">Boston Design Center</a> hosted a designer lunch and book signing yesterday with Margaret Russell after she presented some of her favorite images from her numerous years </span><span style="font-size:130%;">as editor-in-chief at <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> magazine, images</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> that are now found in the pages of her new book,<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Style-Substance-Best-Elle-Decor/dp/1933231602/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276099378&sr=8-1"> Style and Substance</a> published by Filipacchi.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBU61svHcfYqBiVTIoHPkZReLZBwv8uu4WhIQKCHJ_Yon1v9bWiKBQDcMjj-wNgebTqTsSjhZGdzcJ9xr1mdYkRR2J_HDNyCUBejiJkuUJ8xr8CxTwETVcL0gMmijFC6RkEW3HlYM1CkM/s1600/styleandsubstanceMR.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480788200059702002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBU61svHcfYqBiVTIoHPkZReLZBwv8uu4WhIQKCHJ_Yon1v9bWiKBQDcMjj-wNgebTqTsSjhZGdzcJ9xr1mdYkRR2J_HDNyCUBejiJkuUJ8xr8CxTwETVcL0gMmijFC6RkEW3HlYM1CkM/s400/styleandsubstanceMR.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This image of a space designed by <a href="http://www.victoriahagan.com/">Victoria Hagan</a>, photographed by Michael Mundy, sold the most copies in Elle Decor history when it graced<br />the Aug./Sept. 02 cover.<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRf6RpYGbR5sszNN74cv1Fk7BX6evc3Frivi9HGhiAfNVTkQ_CNu4s8d_ykvICLUCgHwfpoEk0mgua-bH4yNKo76PHmk1Lri3Fu8RsTfy1WrQ751z3iAIyvYFjAvkalK_x4affVDy94L0/s1600/style:autographed.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480788217582630834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRf6RpYGbR5sszNN74cv1Fk7BX6evc3Frivi9HGhiAfNVTkQ_CNu4s8d_ykvICLUCgHwfpoEk0mgua-bH4yNKo76PHmk1Lri3Fu8RsTfy1WrQ751z3iAIyvYFjAvkalK_x4affVDy94L0/s400/style:autographed.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">One of Margaret’s favorite images from the book ...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocA3ZSHxCQ12heFOnFFLQtjS5x8aqFAFMmhFrNPLEa3IRMa6XQWVhxVFmAzmd4fxMMQep69PsLWB4eozUil088-7e4NOWAVA2biFraaKeH8tgjuP-MZNWZHI2AxoCVaPwTRRhv529E7Y/s1600/wolfdaybed-ED.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480789464993081746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocA3ZSHxCQ12heFOnFFLQtjS5x8aqFAFMmhFrNPLEa3IRMa6XQWVhxVFmAzmd4fxMMQep69PsLWB4eozUil088-7e4NOWAVA2biFraaKeH8tgjuP-MZNWZHI2AxoCVaPwTRRhv529E7Y/s400/wolfdaybed-ED.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" /></a>Interior designer <a href="http://www.vicentewolf.com/">Vincente Wolf</a><br />Photographer Peter Estersohn (Dec./Jan. 95)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:180%;" ><br />And here are some<br />of my favorites ...</span><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I found the image below quite striking. It even incorporates a few ideas I had for my kitchen remodel ... gray counters, white cabinets, white walls. And while I hadn’t considered turquoise ostrich leather<br />(by <a href="http://www.coach.com/online/handbags/Home-10551-10051">Coach</a>) on the chairs, I like it!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKDB5B49NQ_TVhK5qckqff-3px6m75SFF8WKIzGgEj9Jk2RTWPIlLcS_4wj2XOFDBFq63byWaSAzLN1DL84z-4lOiV6CrsmXRy-28DIfDFVExmHPNBA6RT41ioQCnvrGHeHxP8uudv1c/s1600/krakoffkitchen-ED.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480789333182848482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKDB5B49NQ_TVhK5qckqff-3px6m75SFF8WKIzGgEj9Jk2RTWPIlLcS_4wj2XOFDBFq63byWaSAzLN1DL84z-4lOiV6CrsmXRy-28DIfDFVExmHPNBA6RT41ioQCnvrGHeHxP8uudv1c/s400/krakoffkitchen-ED.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" /></a>Kitchen designed by Delphine Krakoff<br />Photographed by <a href="http://www.coach.com/online/handbags/genWCM-10551-10051-en-/Coach_US/CompanyInformation/InvestorRelations/IR_ExecutiveOfficers">Reed Krakoff</a> (Sept. 06)<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I keep coming back to this elegantly subtle room ...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJDpWRDSy3bZYYmL7l-n2THAxP2dxWgP2bPzqDG_9hmWqyJyaB56xhkJo3BqwH11GPW6qtlKFbTEkWZamm_o1ujCiq55T-VO5ElVMI49ANUl0wdgGnFIxgusvfbpEAYkGmFMwwPJpJUI/s1600/fisherLR-FND-ED.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480829177720540722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJDpWRDSy3bZYYmL7l-n2THAxP2dxWgP2bPzqDG_9hmWqyJyaB56xhkJo3BqwH11GPW6qtlKFbTEkWZamm_o1ujCiq55T-VO5ElVMI49ANUl0wdgGnFIxgusvfbpEAYkGmFMwwPJpJUI/s400/fisherLR-FND-ED.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" /></a>Designed by <a href="http://foxnahemdesign.com/main.html">Fox Nahem Associates</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Photographed by Laura Resen (May 01)<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Oooh la la I love it ...</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDlB3T1amSvGS3RA6Q0hJlkqzVP-3PcfACX1dT58cvwjzZKg-wvk9NcaP0ylXKhmbDqKy8jafeWADnP2CmG2kEG3FIxqtEGbHSZQeETUnD2crLb6O1aeAg_eY81W9g8oD3uK8NuQJH7o/s1600/pinkwall-ED.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480788975261776050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDlB3T1amSvGS3RA6Q0hJlkqzVP-3PcfACX1dT58cvwjzZKg-wvk9NcaP0ylXKhmbDqKy8jafeWADnP2CmG2kEG3FIxqtEGbHSZQeETUnD2crLb6O1aeAg_eY81W9g8oD3uK8NuQJH7o/s400/pinkwall-ED.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 400px;" /></a>Designer <a href="http://www.srgambrel.com/">Steven Gambrel</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Photographed by William Waldron (June/July 04)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The contrast of hot and cool always gets me ...</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEpAejhcSf1FWkITEoJ0xj3wGZp7hdomqdfrSmX_-X99KygrSSrTt3QDrEulN1WcorMf1WBM-Ih6wMMLmBZsori7pJWsbLqkoi3_pXo8gbmspsy2Cf9oPfq4gJHniLbTQWQ5Dhg2dgzI/s1600/creelscaraniDR-ED.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480788245876187010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEpAejhcSf1FWkITEoJ0xj3wGZp7hdomqdfrSmX_-X99KygrSSrTt3QDrEulN1WcorMf1WBM-Ih6wMMLmBZsori7pJWsbLqkoi3_pXo8gbmspsy2Cf9oPfq4gJHniLbTQWQ5Dhg2dgzI/s400/creelscaraniDR-ED.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Paris dining room of <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/decorating/articles/paris_match">Creel and Scarani</a><br />Roger Davies (Dec. 08)<br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">And here is a perennial blog favorite: the dining room of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick with that amazing antique Egyptian chandelier ...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsgBIkJpeoXm30cISmx0_z-EsOchhqayHDv7tv43eBv3DiJ6TvqSjfUwcqs0_JQN9-2LUCZ7mkMM4YJutbKV3Dephyphenhyphenlf9sI9EAGFmG8XuW6fJS5_2_DtXaWvmund5eB-6iWbY5gcT4IM/s1600/bluechandi-sjp-ED.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480780292280620562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsgBIkJpeoXm30cISmx0_z-EsOchhqayHDv7tv43eBv3DiJ6TvqSjfUwcqs0_JQN9-2LUCZ7mkMM4YJutbKV3Dephyphenhyphenlf9sI9EAGFmG8XuW6fJS5_2_DtXaWvmund5eB-6iWbY5gcT4IM/s400/bluechandi-sjp-ED.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px;" /></a>Designed by <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/image/tid/5657?page=9">Eric Hughes</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Photographed by William Waldron (Oct. 05)<br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">And look what I found around the corner</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">from Kravet at the <a href="http://www.bostondesign.com/showrooms/grange-furniture/overview/">Grange</a> showroom ...</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpL3InEA5KF2QO77Z3_2AOjSHFMiZZ_FJy-jrfRJhx-G76GlmXS0dgoAyG-cZmyjJjLVPnj5LR3N5stkiA6_qnkGU3iklNen4weKn48GNSS34D651DDvdxCZG4XFNKIRAr5k3zUPZxNwU/s1600/sarachandeliergrange.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480788169214622930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpL3InEA5KF2QO77Z3_2AOjSHFMiZZ_FJy-jrfRJhx-G76GlmXS0dgoAyG-cZmyjJjLVPnj5LR3N5stkiA6_qnkGU3iklNen4weKn48GNSS34D651DDvdxCZG4XFNKIRAr5k3zUPZxNwU/s400/sarachandeliergrange.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 238px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The Sara Chandelier</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVEutId3K1_FkCWPc4yH4esKH0pvLN-k9OvnCY9hmBw4AujGQdlLVL7emM1qpov3TwubDLAEwi3SAofGKh-LrWBKnvNemCKiP7DF05qsgP7wzLfy6eZM1-pdSyTDAPP6Xvz_jqOJFMYc/s1600/roseanneandmargaretBDC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480771822059071538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVEutId3K1_FkCWPc4yH4esKH0pvLN-k9OvnCY9hmBw4AujGQdlLVL7emM1qpov3TwubDLAEwi3SAofGKh-LrWBKnvNemCKiP7DF05qsgP7wzLfy6eZM1-pdSyTDAPP6Xvz_jqOJFMYc/s400/roseanneandmargaretBDC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I took this photo of Margaret with designer <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/tablescapes-spotlight-tuttle-and.html">Rosanne Palazola</a> who I met last year at the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1920048&id=73210453062">North Shore Design Show</a>. This year, Rosanne will be designing a space (as will I) for Danvers Historical Society’s <a href="http://eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=DHS">Reflecting on Danvers History through Interior Design</a> showhouse at <a href="http://danvershistory.org/buildings/tapley.html">Tapley Memorial Hall</a> which will take place July 11th through August 1st. I will post more<br />info about this event later!<br /><br />For now, here are some stylish spaces that I discovered during my BDC visit to <a href="http://www.ralphlaurenhome.com/default.aspx">Ralph Lauren</a>, whose actual home was featured a number of times in Margaret’s slide show. This season, the RL showroom is decorated with a clever mix of equestrian-themed prints and furnishings, dazzling lighting, and cozy fabrics.<br />I loved it all!</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8WsWTLV4Jicvff4fGz39bjPmQ-v5EeRZ1HibKg4-qlDnEqXFc115UCYphrU5S5UB3LNSy5AlEPtZJHms3XQt5ARqBTA-qX-unt_lIyNJlDB913fOBD5Po64Wr18EwwBhKWbwYCeEAPY/s1600/RLHwhitehorses.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480830156083664850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8WsWTLV4Jicvff4fGz39bjPmQ-v5EeRZ1HibKg4-qlDnEqXFc115UCYphrU5S5UB3LNSy5AlEPtZJHms3XQt5ARqBTA-qX-unt_lIyNJlDB913fOBD5Po64Wr18EwwBhKWbwYCeEAPY/s400/RLHwhitehorses.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 338px;" /></a><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiGfsH7AaqbBQV-iDTAsKAPPpr3-p7FQYy9iuanFU7J1KIw9UsgGsHu77Pf-c7eNJkM7fT-1Y5_08ObQ-8jmzgN-p1lxva8u1gn9vxoHwN-e2KHA8MN81jwhhhK8gEs9pkLRMyTTVU8Y/s1600/RLHhorses.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480796704928958626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiGfsH7AaqbBQV-iDTAsKAPPpr3-p7FQYy9iuanFU7J1KIw9UsgGsHu77Pf-c7eNJkM7fT-1Y5_08ObQ-8jmzgN-p1lxva8u1gn9vxoHwN-e2KHA8MN81jwhhhK8gEs9pkLRMyTTVU8Y/s400/RLHhorses.jpg" style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MYuYIs6ZCA6oXIU65AJbY89eI3GOHr9Ld9eLCqflB4JBxk4sZO8zaOr0_h6dlSyEMMP4gau3Jrx33cwt2TiKghIU7nNV7pc1Zwu3wuib9qeiH701CaFU3anBr0vkiy_Zls51vs0Xp3s/s1600/RLHwhitehorses.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWi9JDUn_mJDwgBTuht7fewvwy5tX45lNG6ACdjytjdFVtjYxgkUNYje2bzDoZD30j9c-NkMHpC4opHrHWiOkMFftbBCrecKvHqXYmBFHXipx_p7KResykwD5fKj_rXVR2A-irlZLIzv8/s1600/RLHsofa:artBDC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480797935819576050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWi9JDUn_mJDwgBTuht7fewvwy5tX45lNG6ACdjytjdFVtjYxgkUNYje2bzDoZD30j9c-NkMHpC4opHrHWiOkMFftbBCrecKvHqXYmBFHXipx_p7KResykwD5fKj_rXVR2A-irlZLIzv8/s400/RLHsofa:artBDC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">The collection of artful sketches above a velvet sofa was captivating in its stylish simplicity.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.art.com/products/p13463865-sa-i1683683/pablo-picasso-head-of-a-woman.htm?sorig=cat&sorigid=0&dimvals=0&ui=f30c1f0800274797bb84a52f2258b3a2" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480798842544242226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MUQmPai6dvBk5ERVR12m_lu-pb4nQ_TeAJupkgoDth38z7GyVzteUUOkCOLWU7TjunoFA3kUnk71xdC0CvTzfohxOjBqxZ2jgquHW-5yGf3Ug-XewvmOf9gJ6Cv_Ivo11jupJv2ZXj4/s400/picasso@art.com.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 362px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVEutId3K1_FkCWPc4yH4esKH0pvLN-k9OvnCY9hmBw4AujGQdlLVL7emM1qpov3TwubDLAEwi3SAofGKh-LrWBKnvNemCKiP7DF05qsgP7wzLfy6eZM1-pdSyTDAPP6Xvz_jqOJFMYc/s1600/roseanneandmargaretBDC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.art.com/products/p13463865-sa-i1683683/pablo-picasso-head-of-a-woman.htm?sorig=cat&sorigid=0&dimvals=0&ui=f30c1f0800274797bb84a52f2258b3a2">Head of a Woman by Picasso available at Art.com</a></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-size:180%;" >As Margaret explains, good design is timeless, strategic, mindful and creative. Having the eye of an editor plays an important role, as well!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div>

Style and Substance with Margaret Russell

With Margaret Russell of Elle Decor at the Boston Design Center The Kravet showroom at the Boston Design Center hosted a designer lunch an...

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