The Magic of Glen Magna ...

<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/AVvXsEhGjUTiBOnw-vRbwiQgRy5apy19x5HiPRTUlpVl5V7rdibjOvcNPOr7tz3UvhhMbPpelIJMACYkqBWf0vaEHnlvZHkm9Fnp_gxTu_oWAbf7fq_lbZawCAWkgoOjOFEWLnrcTlP7z3oH1ExE/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-11-10+at+9.53.05+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjUTiBOnw-vRbwiQgRy5apy19x5HiPRTUlpVl5V7rdibjOvcNPOr7tz3UvhhMbPpelIJMACYkqBWf0vaEHnlvZHkm9Fnp_gxTu_oWAbf7fq_lbZawCAWkgoOjOFEWLnrcTlP7z3oH1ExE/s800/Screen+shot+2013-11-10+at+9.53.05+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My next few weekends are devoted to pulling together my three rooms for the upcoming <a href="http://danversshowhouse.blogspot.com/">Glen Magna Farms Designers’</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://danversshowhouse.blogspot.com/"> Holiday Show House.</a> There will be a gallery space, a small powder room, and a former coat room that will be transformed into a glamorous walk-in-closet-type lounge. I have many people working with me to make this all happen by the gala preview party which is November 30th. The show will be open to the public from December 1–15th. There is a great group of designers involved in the transformation of this historic property that is used as a special events venue. Many of us, we discovered, have a special history with the estate. Here is a look back to how my relationship with Glen Magna Farms began ...</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;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJ0rothHlt9Pm1zzD7JlhMQDOfyTaq9WU4rq_oRnCdRZewTXYzW0yP_JPKF9hTKWZRzRbj3jVp5ISRbutLbZp9bQy7BRdCbqW5JBf56-4v29lXWy7d7MGQmRUd1lDpNla69L0bdkdLLfD/s1600/glenmagnafront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJ0rothHlt9Pm1zzD7JlhMQDOfyTaq9WU4rq_oRnCdRZewTXYzW0yP_JPKF9hTKWZRzRbj3jVp5ISRbutLbZp9bQy7BRdCbqW5JBf56-4v29lXWy7d7MGQmRUd1lDpNla69L0bdkdLLfD/s320/glenmagnafront.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/07/how-this-butlers-pantry-changed-my-life.html">{How a kitchen changed my life}</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;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

The Magic of Glen Magna ...

My next few weekends are devoted to pulling together my three rooms for the upcoming Glen Magna Farms Designers’  Holiday Show House. There...

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Shopping, sipping and networking

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisUTk5o6gs2CfOjXT3ULoiAqP0pa50S_FLcaNnk2TbACtzIO-lnUJEm0_eYAzO-NhkdcrY-H-jr_8sAhGdd87AFcepkVB1xuyDGfP18TvOgp2LgKS_Oei9Eia5-xHm_8XFsMu1s2lR_lT/s1600/lizw%253Afriends%2540burtons.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540309746899373746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisUTk5o6gs2CfOjXT3ULoiAqP0pa50S_FLcaNnk2TbACtzIO-lnUJEm0_eYAzO-NhkdcrY-H-jr_8sAhGdd87AFcepkVB1xuyDGfP18TvOgp2LgKS_Oei9Eia5-xHm_8XFsMu1s2lR_lT/s400/lizw%253Afriends%2540burtons.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 393px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Liz White, owner of </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/masonandmadison" style="font-style: italic;">Mason & Madison</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> with friends Janeen,</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Michelle, Shannon, and Nicole Mitsakis of </span><a href="http://www.beecustom.blogspot.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Bee Custom</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Last Thursday night I attended a fun event at the new <a href="http://www.burtonsgrill.com/index.html">Burton’s Grill</a> in Peabody. We were invited to enjoy complimentary cocktails, sample dishes off the Burton’s menu and do some shopping while mingling with a number of North Shore businesses. A couple of Middleton business owners that I know were there, so I was happy to have an evening to chat with them about work, business and life!</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUF3mhcZwXligCMPtOsinFa0seoMU_U4L8rJrGR_jkMLw2zCmq09b2NADm9FayBSPt4ZLWihyphenhyphenty5fM5iKLq6uiA3U1PlGl8vCb8-9O6lO0ROui0_XHATc0CglV0HKJhF62Z0xVov_lPPfS/s1600/yvonne%253Aheidi%2540burtons.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540309792666408594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUF3mhcZwXligCMPtOsinFa0seoMU_U4L8rJrGR_jkMLw2zCmq09b2NADm9FayBSPt4ZLWihyphenhyphenty5fM5iKLq6uiA3U1PlGl8vCb8-9O6lO0ROui0_XHATc0CglV0HKJhF62Z0xVov_lPPfS/s400/yvonne%253Aheidi%2540burtons.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2HsX9BwAP7Er_qeXK92k6pJb5EOjfQBQcnKdqNZ795wbcaB7Dh9-51mSWWT4DUnAMX_r1Iv3GiUUEzq_lwcB8II8xBvhdR_b4keD0jQqf03KdrvSbQ6NvF5HpKhPb4_Ih2JTm0cm0kqJ/s1600/julie%253Anicole%253Aliz%2540burtons.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.newenglandfineliving.com/retailstore.html">New England Fine Living</a> representatives enjoying our Harvest martinis (joining me is </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Heidi Bond, owner of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Topsfield-MA/The-Dazzling-Dot/269126280000?v=wall">The Dazzling Dot</a> which specializes in gourmet gifts).</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO50r3cRl0byLRQKe5UeAvgzmGjo6Kl3LvDnBHSxFV4xrVwYmMq9jMiZfMIot5zxDwhDtyFveZ1vu6gifehatkRnsjw5qvWVaA3jbq-pXJn8_f_DpXw0XvHvFNSt9x6ndhttEsAsWpNuNX/s1600/mason%2526madison%2540burtons.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540309772836015266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO50r3cRl0byLRQKe5UeAvgzmGjo6Kl3LvDnBHSxFV4xrVwYmMq9jMiZfMIot5zxDwhDtyFveZ1vu6gifehatkRnsjw5qvWVaA3jbq-pXJn8_f_DpXw0XvHvFNSt9x6ndhttEsAsWpNuNX/s400/mason%2526madison%2540burtons.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />On display: A table full of unique gift items<br />available at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/masonandmadison">Mason & Madison</a></span> ...<br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyuo9_-KYcwnuEOwhvuziSwRA2EZ3JWtkfWTj5xE-yeQZg1wCEi5T7STgTkx1v0PC84QdqdKLRwBx-G1bZ7TKuXQq_tN1FsfgkOZgbUAM6WKytBFFpNw8_7B3j2_ssmjkBnEKPqs-jX5LU/s1600/Beecustom%2540Burtons.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540309766204619186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyuo9_-KYcwnuEOwhvuziSwRA2EZ3JWtkfWTj5xE-yeQZg1wCEi5T7STgTkx1v0PC84QdqdKLRwBx-G1bZ7TKuXQq_tN1FsfgkOZgbUAM6WKytBFFpNw8_7B3j2_ssmjkBnEKPqs-jX5LU/s400/Beecustom%2540Burtons.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFtvbwOno-nKPcZ2qZF-Uy9DSoJ-L2afOodK5BZlghUFbE_qrLdn3mTLC2SOf_DnpN3ShW7KR3w8W2iNRICCEqCuxWm5KsJ1R3TPoDLGCJwZKxoaRRgZL00egYfdn19vm3OcjaRYxWSXI/s1600/BurtonsWinePour.jpg"><br /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">along with just a sample of the custom stationery and<br />gift items designed by Nicole Mitsakis of <a href="http://www.beecustom.blogspot.com/">Bee Custom</a>.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUF3mhcZwXligCMPtOsinFa0seoMU_U4L8rJrGR_jkMLw2zCmq09b2NADm9FayBSPt4ZLWihyphenhyphenty5fM5iKLq6uiA3U1PlGl8vCb8-9O6lO0ROui0_XHATc0CglV0HKJhF62Z0xVov_lPPfS/s1600/yvonne%253Aheidi%2540burtons.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2HsX9BwAP7Er_qeXK92k6pJb5EOjfQBQcnKdqNZ795wbcaB7Dh9-51mSWWT4DUnAMX_r1Iv3GiUUEzq_lwcB8II8xBvhdR_b4keD0jQqf03KdrvSbQ6NvF5HpKhPb4_Ih2JTm0cm0kqJ/s1600/julie%253Anicole%253Aliz%2540burtons.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540309787352411794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2HsX9BwAP7Er_qeXK92k6pJb5EOjfQBQcnKdqNZ795wbcaB7Dh9-51mSWWT4DUnAMX_r1Iv3GiUUEzq_lwcB8II8xBvhdR_b4keD0jQqf03KdrvSbQ6NvF5HpKhPb4_Ih2JTm0cm0kqJ/s400/julie%253Anicole%253Aliz%2540burtons.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This fun event was coordinated by <a href="http://www.infullforce.com/2.13.julie-o-brien-fairweather/">Julie Fairweather</a><br />of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wakefield-MA/In-Full-Force/120369390009#%21/pages/Wakefield-MA/In-Full-Force/120369390009"><span style="font-weight: bold;">In Full Force</span></a> pictured here with Nicole and Liz.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wakefield-MA/In-Full-Force/120369390009#%21/pages/Wakefield-MA/In-Full-Force/120369390009"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540334327565187106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTUrheqxOuXcZ5-c3cO3fLf82n5giP3OdZ4gSe-cTWNunrsD4Y1ov9f4YMS5UReIlq9cRNckOMfXsXJrong_2URXt6TuCAPPIwZ_ZsrOhObuT8dCC_6fJYSDXJBlJHnkXSajqAO-58HKA/s400/infullforceart.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 176px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/masonandmadison#%21/pages/Wakefield-MA/In-Full-Force/120369390009">Get on the list: follow</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/masonandmadison#%21/pages/Wakefield-MA/In-Full-Force/120369390009">IFF on Facebook!</a></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTbgVJ482Ld1oc2ihAOuF0DdfKixyvDSgeRjeljFhU3QNbdLkDdf4LrZOiAyBS_ZY2tpUny1UB9xa4gi-27jaiT-ZJ0S8eVsOO4YMW6EIz0NJsSaTRcZVZfMw7QfqQDV66CLafDJ3rTRX/s1600/northshoremag.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540333584946518898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTbgVJ482Ld1oc2ihAOuF0DdfKixyvDSgeRjeljFhU3QNbdLkDdf4LrZOiAyBS_ZY2tpUny1UB9xa4gi-27jaiT-ZJ0S8eVsOO4YMW6EIz0NJsSaTRcZVZfMw7QfqQDV66CLafDJ3rTRX/s400/northshoremag.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 378px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://nshoremag.com/">Northshore Magazine</a> was the media sponsor and had representatives at the event. I happily noticed an ad for <a href="http://www.newenglandfineliving.com/retailstore.html">New England Fine Living</a> is in the December issue (page 86). After looking at the two issues I left with, I still think they could use more content featuring North Shore home design (I may have even offered to help with that ...) and I also put in a request for a digital version to be made available online. Wouldn’t that be nice? I was happy to see some familiar faces in the Oct./Nov. issue (Liz is on page 44 and the home of furniture designer and architect <a href="http://www.sebastiancarpenter.com/">Sebastian Carpenter</a> was featured on pages 118-121). To read my posts on Sebastian’s work and to see photos that I took while visiting his home <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/modern-love-sebastian-carpenter-designs.html">click here</a> and <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/10/sdc-fine-furniture-on-road-to-ri.html">here</a>. To see my post on Liz at Mason & Madison <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/12/liz-white-owner-and-creative-force.html">click here</a>.<br /></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wakefield-MA/In-Full-Force/120369390009#%21/pages/Lifestyle-Blitz-at-Burtons-Grill/169061619772042"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540341782931086466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14EaMA4-D-XmKzzlpFIsfGEOfzAcmVF_w8p-EUZXUlNqQOg1qG888x_wg-M-Ev0wkOZRYk8whfgLrGTQopaSD8BHPYG_MUFSIjNnsHd8Sucsu7liHQCbboWD0sKdBO0uZywYjd3mYrbfL/s320/lifestyleblitz.png" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 286px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Check out the </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lifestyle Blitz</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"> Facebook page<br />for future<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>events by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wakefield-MA/In-Full-Force/120369390009#%21/pages/Lifestyle-Blitz-at-Burtons-Grill/169061619772042">clicking here</a>.<br /><br />Perhaps I will see you at the next one ; )</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirI9VDciQLfWswpJJfWHSJcpj5LeAvN9eL7Xj7syQz1hsaO8f0NT1MKJbwsBRUXuiNc_Q3NoMH6zjJn0Unm0Z2oLIho5S0lqTI7-8PChCI0GtMSrFrF48rhMJUCdKWd8ipyd_NpjllX1bB/s1600/cookiebasketDazzlingDot.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540361875898272098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirI9VDciQLfWswpJJfWHSJcpj5LeAvN9eL7Xj7syQz1hsaO8f0NT1MKJbwsBRUXuiNc_Q3NoMH6zjJn0Unm0Z2oLIho5S0lqTI7-8PChCI0GtMSrFrF48rhMJUCdKWd8ipyd_NpjllX1bB/s400/cookiebasketDazzlingDot.png" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 230px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">FYI: Save now on holiday treats ...</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Topsfield-MA/The-Dazzling-Dot/269126280000">The Dazzling Dot</a> (my friend Heidi’s business) is offering $5.00 off all Thanksgiving cookie and brownie gift boxes. Act quick, offers ends November 24th!<br /><a href="http://thedazzlingdot.com/">Click here for online ordering info</a></span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />If you would like to network on the Northshore,<br />mark your calendar and plan to combine business<br />with pleasure on Thursday, December 2nd for a<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Women in Business Holiday Networking Event</span><br />that will take place at New England Fine Living at<br />106 South Main St. in Middleton from 5pm to 7pm.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.newenglandfineliving.com/womeninbusinessnetworkingevent.html">Click here for RSVP details</a>.</span><br /><br /></div>

Shopping, sipping and networking

Liz White, owner of Mason & Madison with friends Janeen, Michelle, Shannon, and Nicole Mitsakis of Bee Custom Last Thursday night I att...

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Rugs as art + Saturday yard sale

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH7CasMvTxc8KE8UIBnr-hIiknYsBqMfjeDAIoqY3XVcknmWT8UOq9OV_gvCKcbtdDoh9K-r7S9HsHQx66TMq9ggT7PvaXm5-eqLVxhWsw3m5O-HzgFGgbX4AvVpDOKZ7sxm7N_8jhec/s1600/carpetedtrunk.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483215163136487058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH7CasMvTxc8KE8UIBnr-hIiknYsBqMfjeDAIoqY3XVcknmWT8UOq9OV_gvCKcbtdDoh9K-r7S9HsHQx66TMq9ggT7PvaXm5-eqLVxhWsw3m5O-HzgFGgbX4AvVpDOKZ7sxm7N_8jhec/s400/carpetedtrunk.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >A carpet covered trunk from Landry & Acari</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">During the <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/05/north-shore-design-show-preview.html">North Shore Design Show</a> held at the <a href="http://www.wenhammuseum.org/">Wenham Museum</a> in May, I was able to sit in on a number of design lectures that were scheduled over the course of the week. While in attendance, I took lots of notes (along with many snapshots) knowing that I would share what I learned with my blog readers at a later date. Today I will discuss some<br />really large works of art ... </span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mdQ6Gdm3J5QSlAJ3qa0Uj4fQFqdb6QHT-Pvgbaz-KVAkh5XdfjaoCsMgNr6AWbNuO8QBZNfbzRcLxfRGb1Tk9MJvWrJfrmudQ8D4uXPn8VTNcKnNK4uvXgGj98V_p59Lb1oWiarPFw4/s1600/weavingLA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483217265665603122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mdQ6Gdm3J5QSlAJ3qa0Uj4fQFqdb6QHT-Pvgbaz-KVAkh5XdfjaoCsMgNr6AWbNuO8QBZNfbzRcLxfRGb1Tk9MJvWrJfrmudQ8D4uXPn8VTNcKnNK4uvXgGj98V_p59Lb1oWiarPFw4/s400/weavingLA.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A loom was brought into the museum to<br />demonstrate the art of carpet weaving.</span><br /></span></span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4sdhEBNgLpSHOwzDI3lkY7aNLAy0Q4kchYjR034FYh2eW5g7ER-d9dO8hhGKGu8cWtp2TmpqRuEeWW9D2VkRydebZqeBv7jdIPXcBRJz2wdaXpxtX0gJkLwaZZv1En5RYs4TgzNFNkA/s1600/lionrugLA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483217291096132690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4sdhEBNgLpSHOwzDI3lkY7aNLAy0Q4kchYjR034FYh2eW5g7ER-d9dO8hhGKGu8cWtp2TmpqRuEeWW9D2VkRydebZqeBv7jdIPXcBRJz2wdaXpxtX0gJkLwaZZv1En5RYs4TgzNFNkA/s400/lionrugLA.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Jerry Acari holds a Chinese Art Deco carpet designed<br />with</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" > what looks like a Guardian Lion or Foo dog.</span><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Many varieties of rugs were displayed from Landry & Acari’s <a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/Oriental-Rug-Gallery.php">oriental rug gallery</a>. Jerry Acari, who has been in the rug business for over 40 years, is a noted expert on oriental rugs and often lectures on the who, what, when, where and how behind </span><span style="font-size:130%;">these functional works of art</span><span style="font-size:130%;">. Each piece is representative of quite likely a year or two of concentrated human effort, in which teams of weavers combine their heart, soul and spirit to create their textile masterpieces. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">It really is amazing how much cultural information can be found in each of these carpets, especially if you know what to look for ...<br /></span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquF_c74grYqkB76lvEbxYx63v20dmc5-grcYu48zRIkUdnj10Hmev1ud-WbRXlR1SY9ZKBiaATuuq73Lf3GmgjDnm2EKC5nDMlp7XUXeZPC7eRAP49zqjUyhmGxnCdPu7_JYWCvzrZD8/s1600/artdecoLA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhucEyyC4FQrPP35EUzsVzbpwRIIiEcuXM3uWLSz1ybDtqLgof6qN6jaPw4J-5499U8kKKVH7RXTiliMyiqwS9TNw13HXofd34ZkYJuS5lEpPGzWX5yeOCzgv86MnNRd7N2fgVbPD8nk/s1600/sardisLA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483217672959023490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhucEyyC4FQrPP35EUzsVzbpwRIIiEcuXM3uWLSz1ybDtqLgof6qN6jaPw4J-5499U8kKKVH7RXTiliMyiqwS9TNw13HXofd34ZkYJuS5lEpPGzWX5yeOCzgv86MnNRd7N2fgVbPD8nk/s400/sardisLA.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I like how this Sardis carpet from India and the<br />old-fashioned jar of marbles on a sill in the<br />lecture room shared the same colorways. </span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1TH-UiS1FJVx_cUFy1bP_mx-e5YLHbvoUHmST85W7K4vcABqjwsVb0leh7zrDegTumVfhRKim4qFVFvslzJhVkU0MIVsp4G0MjXi7FEjrHFriEf8fhe1KzlL61VLOmoU4SGCrlgwbMU/s1600/marblesWenham.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483217514107724930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1TH-UiS1FJVx_cUFy1bP_mx-e5YLHbvoUHmST85W7K4vcABqjwsVb0leh7zrDegTumVfhRKim4qFVFvslzJhVkU0MIVsp4G0MjXi7FEjrHFriEf8fhe1KzlL61VLOmoU4SGCrlgwbMU/s400/marblesWenham.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5DrzuZODpy5asNcdLBh5vlHN08yk9yf3CgmVa0QtELoDWjXlp_ZVHzs0oL5i6xnG1wcqSDchlIpwaAHNsgmBhELXm-xX_lqfW7GiGwuQiV_ESiUj5jWjtYXrwa8u7Fa3wZPZVBGPuD8/s1600/landriacaripattern.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZmmpa0xyCb9-VVeTZgkXbHx95XJt2GH7S3IaK6gn66b0cI9z3miSFl8TCoVAB8efX4CAvlm8sLVdmSV3FQp-l0T_P8QA58bUruK06C6wlyrxjpMiI5OxfsxHUEWW9ItKloXMDxIs_iE/s1600/saroukLA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484309227373374418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZmmpa0xyCb9-VVeTZgkXbHx95XJt2GH7S3IaK6gn66b0cI9z3miSFl8TCoVAB8efX4CAvlm8sLVdmSV3FQp-l0T_P8QA58bUruK06C6wlyrxjpMiI5OxfsxHUEWW9ItKloXMDxIs_iE/s400/saroukLA.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Persian Sarouk,<br />circa 1915</span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1raVYyl-dO3ZhpPHoeXfV9GNTZbAzmqbq6U2Z0EblidG2Fpwt5IoyQEh6YSUXDtLDiXswByGSpugxOvum5gR3fNUhQW_zWcNXE66ldIusf4MTFF4SpaCZ2ciuALQqh7vjkBmnLjgOJY/s1600/redpaisleyrunnerLA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484336790309136802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1raVYyl-dO3ZhpPHoeXfV9GNTZbAzmqbq6U2Z0EblidG2Fpwt5IoyQEh6YSUXDtLDiXswByGSpugxOvum5gR3fNUhQW_zWcNXE66ldIusf4MTFF4SpaCZ2ciuALQqh7vjkBmnLjgOJY/s400/redpaisleyrunnerLA.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaSLYV_Dbg7S5d3CCsRJDnQTbDZ2dtbxwEm3ufbvBQEo5Q0jHcrwU7vh0x8LVuf6peB0kRrcjB4t6xq9si3Tjg6FlhHjGvqJglY2BWFfaUvJPFKSTxrYml3KRwOUxvbHAQ44adF1c8qc/s1600/redpaisleyLA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span><span></span></span></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">In general, carpets that are produced by hand are often more visually interesting than those produced to the exact standards and measurements of a machine. Sometimes there will be a change in thread color (the weaver ran out of the original choice), or different types of wool may be used depending on market availability at the time, and some carpet ends may even stop short pattern-wise because the rug makers were ready to call it a day! Modern carpet makers, like Karastan, often try to emulate these unplanned –<br />yet distinctive – pattern variations.<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquF_c74grYqkB76lvEbxYx63v20dmc5-grcYu48zRIkUdnj10Hmev1ud-WbRXlR1SY9ZKBiaATuuq73Lf3GmgjDnm2EKC5nDMlp7XUXeZPC7eRAP49zqjUyhmGxnCdPu7_JYWCvzrZD8/s1600/artdecoLA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483217679164806962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquF_c74grYqkB76lvEbxYx63v20dmc5-grcYu48zRIkUdnj10Hmev1ud-WbRXlR1SY9ZKBiaATuuq73Lf3GmgjDnm2EKC5nDMlp7XUXeZPC7eRAP49zqjUyhmGxnCdPu7_JYWCvzrZD8/s400/artdecoLA.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">This Art Deco carpet from Turkey<br />dates back to around 1925</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3RwjCHBfyoiZDQr0h_tFu0_5avUEPS_DArAp5zX1sBtgqAtH5hzbfbfLJPIzz3OhQQQhxi4DKS3_cGoJJWq9W5bSEow4VM-Z656k8laVqepf2mgmaMAdCLkgaigzhMMtaJ0QxWyJ144/s1600/cityLA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483217012757281442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3RwjCHBfyoiZDQr0h_tFu0_5avUEPS_DArAp5zX1sBtgqAtH5hzbfbfLJPIzz3OhQQQhxi4DKS3_cGoJJWq9W5bSEow4VM-Z656k8laVqepf2mgmaMAdCLkgaigzhMMtaJ0QxWyJ144/s400/cityLA.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 364px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />In the photo above, the rug in the center, with its symmetrical and curvilinear pattern, is called a “city</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> rug. City rugs are created in heavily populated areas that are exposed to the influence of a<br />variety of world markets.<br /></span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5DrzuZODpy5asNcdLBh5vlHN08yk9yf3CgmVa0QtELoDWjXlp_ZVHzs0oL5i6xnG1wcqSDchlIpwaAHNsgmBhELXm-xX_lqfW7GiGwuQiV_ESiUj5jWjtYXrwa8u7Fa3wZPZVBGPuD8/s1600/landriacaripattern.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57VLNM4L-5IVfBTPD8udfB8esUifeDuS228_fnJWfZAwwtaN7y1BxJ9wMezvzJ7pvUdIMDvaAXPanDHoKCCdtohNIjm6gZbvj4kGbkbH_URJtClpZ2LWHiZsvzNVvgp7z9L7_Jt60JWM/s1600/karabaghLA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483217493684587586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57VLNM4L-5IVfBTPD8udfB8esUifeDuS228_fnJWfZAwwtaN7y1BxJ9wMezvzJ7pvUdIMDvaAXPanDHoKCCdtohNIjm6gZbvj4kGbkbH_URJtClpZ2LWHiZsvzNVvgp7z9L7_Jt60JWM/s400/karabaghLA.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />A </span><span style="font-size:130%;">“</span><span style="font-size:130%;">tribal” rug is often asymmetrical in pattern, with a wool foundation, done in a wide variety of colors. This type of carpet, like the Karabagh from Azerbejan above, is more representative of family or tribal influences over outside markets.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLg76AeYbdQYz539mfhXDtpyDAcovRDo1HI3O_PqUVWo5qPPt0jJDobm0bEde4W-7h86_EklSP3xAW3Af2Z6rzXAaaecK4hw6C3aSDR3WIIw5DhieWmZdCTrJOGrx3Lv0kDaFCwj-UaB0/s1600/suzani.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483217280585498738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLg76AeYbdQYz539mfhXDtpyDAcovRDo1HI3O_PqUVWo5qPPt0jJDobm0bEde4W-7h86_EklSP3xAW3Af2Z6rzXAaaecK4hw6C3aSDR3WIIw5DhieWmZdCTrJOGrx3Lv0kDaFCwj-UaB0/s400/suzani.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This wool and silk Suzani tapestry was created by a tribe in Turkmenistan and features fine needlework and brilliant colors. Bold geometric patterns like this are a popular trend in design right now.</span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mdQ6Gdm3J5QSlAJ3qa0Uj4fQFqdb6QHT-Pvgbaz-KVAkh5XdfjaoCsMgNr6AWbNuO8QBZNfbzRcLxfRGb1Tk9MJvWrJfrmudQ8D4uXPn8VTNcKnNK4uvXgGj98V_p59Lb1oWiarPFw4/s1600/weavingLA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_7cIOZcV70AjmGBRdP851re87OaND__VmXJGcI8PRaA9TgUx3zvEKlz4Vw_9B-0G-1PHY9J0i7QnXuqG5nX1L6U1zg7eNw-JgrHUOHt7mNmWkP_Ue7HvNxG3MniOCGyr_WGiURyAi18/s1600/bridalLA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483217262988035714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_7cIOZcV70AjmGBRdP851re87OaND__VmXJGcI8PRaA9TgUx3zvEKlz4Vw_9B-0G-1PHY9J0i7QnXuqG5nX1L6U1zg7eNw-JgrHUOHt7mNmWkP_Ue7HvNxG3MniOCGyr_WGiURyAi18/s400/bridalLA.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />A bridal spread (used for a newly married couples bed) is created by village women combining pieces cut from their embroidered shawls, stitching them<br />together with golden threads.<br /><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1l4IV2lwaa2QKi-1rZ3DHTqDcl3Z0vfu3hT_jLSmoykC0iB2lm0I6mY5MFtC3aXX200aK4tlPhf-04-euc_23aYBczmYm8rnMJkJKQqzugGR31_G0UETCeZRutjt1mkmFyiJ_gkbPHac/s1600/tribalLA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483217019002352498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1l4IV2lwaa2QKi-1rZ3DHTqDcl3Z0vfu3hT_jLSmoykC0iB2lm0I6mY5MFtC3aXX200aK4tlPhf-04-euc_23aYBczmYm8rnMJkJKQqzugGR31_G0UETCeZRutjt1mkmFyiJ_gkbPHac/s400/tribalLA.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Rugs often have different looks from one end to the other. On the one above, you can see how the color of the flowers in the center rectangle are lighter at the bottom, with more pinks and whites, while the top has more navy and scarlet blossoms. When you lay a carpet in your space, walk around it and take a good look from each angle before deciding upon final placement. The effect of light and dark can be dramatically different! Inquire about taking a carpet home to see how it looks in your home before purchasing ... it is the best way to know for sure if a rug will work with your design plan.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aRQjAV4u5mN4xn7oQq_SOPQzKRlDbbMmeXh-0nNMqsSzfZs07eeV4G3Plewt6YR4FXgBPZQRhmEhLXs-brqFL1jmS2Bo0PBBkUdh4n7pE4eSVpxg9I9JiLjfzIp5H6x8VL3z60RGGLU/s1600/redcarpetLA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483217008847954610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aRQjAV4u5mN4xn7oQq_SOPQzKRlDbbMmeXh-0nNMqsSzfZs07eeV4G3Plewt6YR4FXgBPZQRhmEhLXs-brqFL1jmS2Bo0PBBkUdh4n7pE4eSVpxg9I9JiLjfzIp5H6x8VL3z60RGGLU/s400/redcarpetLA.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 348px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">An interesting story:</span> S</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ynthetic red dye was often applied by hand and paint brush to the tips of each carpet strand of a multitude of imported rust colored Sarouk rugs over a period of twenty years that were originally ordered to be an oriental red (the rose colored strands unexpectedly changed to rust as a result of alkaline in the finishing process). Then in the 1990’s, these same rugs were often stripped back to their original rust colorings by a company that is still based in Poughkeepsie, NY. Trends come and go, but it seems a well-made oriental will last forever!<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5DrzuZODpy5asNcdLBh5vlHN08yk9yf3CgmVa0QtELoDWjXlp_ZVHzs0oL5i6xnG1wcqSDchlIpwaAHNsgmBhELXm-xX_lqfW7GiGwuQiV_ESiUj5jWjtYXrwa8u7Fa3wZPZVBGPuD8/s1600/landriacaripattern.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483217497092901538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5DrzuZODpy5asNcdLBh5vlHN08yk9yf3CgmVa0QtELoDWjXlp_ZVHzs0oL5i6xnG1wcqSDchlIpwaAHNsgmBhELXm-xX_lqfW7GiGwuQiV_ESiUj5jWjtYXrwa8u7Fa3wZPZVBGPuD8/s400/landriacaripattern.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >This carpet was custom-designed by Landry & Acari to coordinate with the colors and design of an oriental pattern. This is a good way to add a<br />modern look to a traditionally-styled room. </span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Today’s technology of communicating via the internet has considerably decreased the production time of carpets made over seas, not to mention it is easier to achieve the desired end result when images can be sent back and forth with the click of a mouse! It is not unusual to see a tent on-site with a computer set up so that the rug foreman can relay design and pattern information to the talented team of weavers. If you were to order a custom rug today, you are likely to receive it in 4 to 5 months instead of having to wait years for your work of art to arrive.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Think of the design possibilities!<br /><br /><br />To read more about Landry & Acari and their<br />commitment to their community, <a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/AboutUs.php">click here</a>.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/AboutUs.php" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484476547493951010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1uTkCG23NDCNuiTDpicBuGxrOBT6k3B0Cc9FYFN0wNWnLRms8e_NQJHrjDfQj9Ap5rmihYJ81V3bPEWiRU9FUrM-FDf1VLFEAPjVBlXreaUoa5GEQBPMCHloRVi3WKeMOUP2zoBMT3s/s400/Barakat-Jeff-Arcari-Bhadohi-India.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />For information about the <a href="http://www.goodweave.org/about.php?cid=1">Good Weave</a> campaign that works to end <a href="http://www.goodweave.org/index.php?cid=28">illegal child labor</a> in the carpet industry and the companies that support the mission of<br />the Good Weave program, <a href="http://www.goodweave.org/index.php?cid=24">click here</a>.<br /><br />To donate to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Barakatworld</span>, an organization working in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Boston to support the education of children and women of carpet-weaving communities by building schools and providing free education, visit <a href="http://barakatworld.org/">Barakatworld.org</a><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/GalleryFocus.php?f=Footstools&pic=9&max=18" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484322169551324578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp20kK0O9lNRCc_Vs3lWtK3qvrBKH6UtMdxrW9C4zUDxNqpTnrk89wwDoX6y6spQJ_KVdvLuqtD-kMLbAZyZGHlmw6hEU1CIWDM6l0UH8xfLGkDcHqCp-F8ZlM8E3oe6XTxvQA8ByK8p8/s400/Kilim-Footstool-10-84.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/GalleryFocus.php?f=Footstools&pic=9&max=18"></a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">And don’t forget, carpets<br />aren’t just for floors!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/GalleryFocus.php?f=Footstools&pic=9&max=18">Kilim Footstool</a> from Landry & Acari</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">For ten tips on choosing</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">the right carpet, <a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/Carpet-Buying-Tips.php">click here</a>.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH7CasMvTxc8KE8UIBnr-hIiknYsBqMfjeDAIoqY3XVcknmWT8UOq9OV_gvCKcbtdDoh9K-r7S9HsHQx66TMq9ggT7PvaXm5-eqLVxhWsw3m5O-HzgFGgbX4AvVpDOKZ7sxm7N_8jhec/s1600/carpetedtrunk.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/Rug-Carpet-Sale.php" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483217701190415666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtlYeMUaPUFjBWahCIxa881egscSD-SX32TwNCC_qcpeMqRKOsO79dZLs8jjKT026O7lxc-VoMXz8try_1TZyRlvVIi2G5mjNbA9U9QW7IjDgp9z52iui0HCgbGVAeayfqMBPVEdxklw/s400/Rug-Carpet-Sale.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 164px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />If you are local and in the market for a new rug, head over to the <a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/Rug-Carpet-Sale.php">one-day yard sale</a> that Landry & Acari is participating in at the Beverly Depot parking lot (Saturday, June 19th only). Maybe you will find the perfect combination of pattern and color that you have been looking for? You will surely find some beautiful carpets worth a closer look. Also at the sale: Circle Furniture, Designer Bath, and Moynihan Lumber. I just might have to head over myself since our kitchen and bath are still gutted without anything to put in them! <a href="http://beverlyyardsale.com/pictures.html">Click here</a> for photos from last years sale.<br />Happy hunting!<br /></span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/index.php" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483217697609259522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJm1G573zPA8J4e5Fw4rWLKi4ab-dpzyRz5i-Yavlh1Xi33KUL7Wg_sVXL3Z_nK85CDR14v8r1o_1d53ZdXzHXGDV42E5SyH-gpUXCQlD5uEp66W5AZLJ07Wbddgb6NMxJxX1shmUfVdE/s400/Landry-And-Arcari-Logo.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 67px;" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OmBQVdpmTKdfutXHCiiUFY9ZuzpKI5IzRcTaKGUibtaglxMUWx_5qjMcXyfChO4aKlThn0b72rCAgGLf2Pk9YhLJaqhXetxnooRL1HAqryuMJVPLIbVSWZg0d1uBqZEPoC-PF5j2aXY/s1600/writingmyname.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483217276976292354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OmBQVdpmTKdfutXHCiiUFY9ZuzpKI5IzRcTaKGUibtaglxMUWx_5qjMcXyfChO4aKlThn0b72rCAgGLf2Pk9YhLJaqhXetxnooRL1HAqryuMJVPLIbVSWZg0d1uBqZEPoC-PF5j2aXY/s400/writingmyname.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBT0Pw8wBP_gpDys9EET9sgSoHw8jifQm2O9FPGoaLLPdPsYRAahYa33l2Fq7qDhBA0J1tkmNthReWmWJ4VTSkDUmjsKMqJrKi76qwNonIii9NpLYP14Zv5X6EI6rshFsxW9mqfOj6Duw/s1600/nameintibetan.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483217683620969298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBT0Pw8wBP_gpDys9EET9sgSoHw8jifQm2O9FPGoaLLPdPsYRAahYa33l2Fq7qDhBA0J1tkmNthReWmWJ4VTSkDUmjsKMqJrKi76qwNonIii9NpLYP14Zv5X6EI6rshFsxW9mqfOj6Duw/s400/nameintibetan.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>

Rugs as art + Saturday yard sale

A carpet covered trunk from Landry & Acari During the North Shore Design Show held at the Wenham Museum in May, I was able to sit in o...

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