What I am working on ...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrSjFNX-Htri3npi0Bd6SbNZs5yH3OftsjvzroU7xIrv6g6rTg7MUMlQBtKFMebtE89uJ_D76kcQAS3r50PJ9WDmvijGTEmP_9a1AOTZhcqC_89KtO-BvCwfg-QrWsjM51JLgJATGrXbK/s1600/green+mudroom_yblacker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrSjFNX-Htri3npi0Bd6SbNZs5yH3OftsjvzroU7xIrv6g6rTg7MUMlQBtKFMebtE89uJ_D76kcQAS3r50PJ9WDmvijGTEmP_9a1AOTZhcqC_89KtO-BvCwfg-QrWsjM51JLgJATGrXbK/s800/green+mudroom_yblacker.jpg" width="500" /></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;"><b>Color and Design Consultations</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;">All of a sudden I have a lot of decorating projects that I am working on again. This mudroom above, is an after photo in a home that I color consulted on about 5 or 6 years ago. It is an historic home with lots of great architectural details and the homeowner was not afraid of mixing it up a bit by using coordinating trim colors in most of the rooms. I recently went back to choose paint colors for three more spaces. I can’</span><span style="font-size: large;">t wait to see how the dining room is going to come out with its new gray and cream color palette. Also on the agenda is choosing accessories for a teenage girl</span><span style="font-size: large;">’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s room, and a complete overhaul of another client</span><span style="font-size: large;">’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s pet-friendly living room. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxWIiWvlfW1pXH7Hk2h0H4MWRJXYEPZAxnZrr6RweDWaD3oJiMAK5n8OazUSIRsfjcrtecnzU70W2vY4IxHWCp7c2_AdlP413dvHIsadPfteKlAaUJ5DCBPBPxm-czk_7DnM2p49_LYgj/s1600/brickwalkway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxWIiWvlfW1pXH7Hk2h0H4MWRJXYEPZAxnZrr6RweDWaD3oJiMAK5n8OazUSIRsfjcrtecnzU70W2vY4IxHWCp7c2_AdlP413dvHIsadPfteKlAaUJ5DCBPBPxm-czk_7DnM2p49_LYgj/s800/brickwalkway.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Brick walkway at the Wenham Musuem</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;"><b>North Shore Design Show at Wenham Museum</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;">It’s official! I am one of the participating designers once again for the <a href="http://wenhammuseum.org/adults_programs.html">Wenham Museum North Shore Design Show</a> in May. This show is a perennial favorite of mine, as I have been involved in it since it first began back in 2009. This will be my fourth “favorite space</span><span style="font-size: large;">” </span><span style="font-size: large;">and I will be including a really cool item from the <a href="http://designerbath.com/">Designer Bath</a> showroom. It will not, however, be a bathroom! Below is a sample of the <a href="http://www.circlefurniture.com/catalog/details.html?x=2528&t=rugs&p=2">carpet from Company C</a> at <a href="http://www.circlefurniture.com/">Circle Furniture</a> that will be part of my vignette.</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/AVvXsEh8zku_E5yyX40F5hTa_vDuA2mDwPVGMhAPCkwgs5baG3CdQqYU_ghPDcNxuRWOzfMUQv2uGAJOxFZBVG6AQTOzmzdcdbrFn9oU7QH_D7uSZoU_LJ63QSHtTU06O9qJHX1ONIELsvySA3UY/s1600/carpetsquare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zku_E5yyX40F5hTa_vDuA2mDwPVGMhAPCkwgs5baG3CdQqYU_ghPDcNxuRWOzfMUQv2uGAJOxFZBVG6AQTOzmzdcdbrFn9oU7QH_D7uSZoU_LJ63QSHtTU06O9qJHX1ONIELsvySA3UY/s800/carpetsquare.jpg" width="500" /></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;"><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/AVvXsEjCm9vKn_otlu3A19gsGAY2OCQvaXRi01BCYhJto9V8LL-t1vthSPNoh0rPsopLmBttzwWmibfAMV2gSDhHp6b47mT7ZegIcPLyd3AFbo561JPF6xgPjwhECo3Zdv5WcSOQTMIJRRjOZ_Uv/s1600/DBshowroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm9vKn_otlu3A19gsGAY2OCQvaXRi01BCYhJto9V8LL-t1vthSPNoh0rPsopLmBttzwWmibfAMV2gSDhHp6b47mT7ZegIcPLyd3AFbo561JPF6xgPjwhECo3Zdv5WcSOQTMIJRRjOZ_Uv/s800/DBshowroom.jpg" width="500" /></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;"><b>Showroom Design Project</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;">Speaking of Designer Bath, we are in the process of changing up some of our Beverly showroom displays. This soaking tub from <a href="http://wetstyle.ca/collection/bathtubs-cube-collection">WetStyle</a> will be moved to another area and be replaced with an amazing new piece from <a href="http://www.zucchettidesign.it/">Zucchetti.</a> I won’t give it away just yet, but if you get the <a href="http://asidne.org/">New England ASID</a> newsletter, we featured it in our most recent ad (Spring 2012 – just arrived on my desk yesterday!) We recently stopped by to visit Lucy Dearborn at the <a href="http://lucialighting.com/">Lucia Lighting</a> showroom to pick out an amazing lighting fixture to go with our new look. It is going to be stunning! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6celkXM2AwfDVUmEn3J2BHiI6FnheDEIJ0Ez93dYLI9sat-gQmdZUJHeqPvj7V4CZzmgqfk1Qh9ca_2VGLmJpwate8hU91yIG-9__if24z_LvGUZoRrOwd4Qqhs5qWVYIEqYOzotlKlUR/s1600/windowYB_photoEWertz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6celkXM2AwfDVUmEn3J2BHiI6FnheDEIJ0Ez93dYLI9sat-gQmdZUJHeqPvj7V4CZzmgqfk1Qh9ca_2VGLmJpwate8hU91yIG-9__if24z_LvGUZoRrOwd4Qqhs5qWVYIEqYOzotlKlUR/s800/windowYB_photoEWertz.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/08/summer-nursery-design-in-detail.html">A Summer Nursery by Yvonne Blacker</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/">Elizabeth Wertz Photography</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Decorator Pop-up Shop</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;">This weekend I am having a retail sale of my own. Visit me at <a href="http://taggartstudio.com/">TaggArt Studio</a> in Wakefield on Sunday, March 11th from 10am to 4pm. This will be a One-Day Decorator Pop-up Shop featuring dramatically reduced prices on design inventory that has been seen on the pages of <a href="http://newenglandfinery.com/">New England Finery Magazine.</a> It will be priced to sell! The magazine is scheduled to undergo a slight makeover of its own (more info later!) so I am making room for the changes to come. I will also have lots of fabric remnants, trims, vintage items and even custom window treatments from some of my past design shows for sale. As a special bonus, a friend of mine who reps a designer clothing line, will be having a sample sale. If you are sick of your winter wardrobe </span><span style="font-size: large;">like I am – </span><span style="font-size: large;">or if you want to freshen up your interiors – stop by and take home something new!</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;">Are you a magazine junkie? I will be giving away years worth of design magazines (free for the taking) and perfect for ripping out room ideas that you like, pinning them on mood boards, or filing them away for inspiration. I hate to part with them, they are almost like scrapbooks to me, but I need to clear some space in my office for new projects.</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV41Sr-iiskooWhCjsRDCVfBEDAUdLV7jSzi8uvKdNAyc4giV1-Z9Thd-H2EvSYw75k9pcg1Mf5pZijUnvbPHUCsJUqItyIai5halW57roFmyKbFLsWaf9XGQpeMISboOohPvgHyOMgm_S/s1600/IMG_1959+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV41Sr-iiskooWhCjsRDCVfBEDAUdLV7jSzi8uvKdNAyc4giV1-Z9Thd-H2EvSYw75k9pcg1Mf5pZijUnvbPHUCsJUqItyIai5halW57roFmyKbFLsWaf9XGQpeMISboOohPvgHyOMgm_S/s800/IMG_1959+(1).JPG" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Laura Thomson’s window display at the Lynnfield Library for Art in Bloom</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Art in Bloom</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;">And then on Monday night, March 12th, you’</span><span style="font-size: large;">ll find me relaxing at the <a href="http://www.noblenet.org/lynnfield/">Lynnfield Library</a> for the opening night of Art in Bloom. This is one of our favorite events of the year. <a href="http://designing44.blogspot.com/2012/03/art-in-bloom-is.html">Check out this post</a> by my friend, Laura Thomson, who has just finished decorating the library window in preparation for next week</span><span style="font-size: large;">’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s show. I can</span><span style="font-size: large;">’</span><span style="font-size: large;">t wait to see what she does with fresh flowers!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What else?</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;">Along with trying to keep my families schedules on track while I am completely immersed in creative projects, there are also a few design related events coming up that I am really looking forward to attending. I am sure they will provide me with lots of design content to share, and will hopefully energize me enough to keep up this pace : )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

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Color and Design Consultations All of a sudden I have a lot of decorating projects that I am working on again. This mudroom above, is an aft...

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