Designers at Work + Play

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

Designers at Work + Play

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

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