Summer style tips ...

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGwiFwqq7OCGDHsePPtTaV6YxIe_U6yUVXrh3ndjikIgjYxgfeQsE4ThvOaJwWOESAGFzpl4485fhquKoQtWZC0qFJiQqOPG_cEnHxgPVfbLmdUAY5T6_ECnUbXsnSHGDTdhdlFJthZo/s1600/sutyakspaceNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495994632574739762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGwiFwqq7OCGDHsePPtTaV6YxIe_U6yUVXrh3ndjikIgjYxgfeQsE4ThvOaJwWOESAGFzpl4485fhquKoQtWZC0qFJiQqOPG_cEnHxgPVfbLmdUAY5T6_ECnUbXsnSHGDTdhdlFJthZo/s400/sutyakspaceNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 367px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Party in summer-style ... space designed by <a href="http://sutyakstyle.com/">Martha Sutyak</a></span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />We are half-way through summer and now is a good time to start really savoring it (in other words, throw<br />a party!) Here are a few warm-weather inspired decorating ideas that I have collected<br />from a few design shows ...<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmi0JAXAVDqZgHsLixptXBjWYXaDOvVVJCSy0r_8uYOLx0oQeTojoZz7tCBa_PLex8Ld-_VzekumoV-QEY-tq_bxqUYC6tvG1DQNTxv6aDmoq4vVrw3k0z1ap6-Wq78-W9QzguVWS2pJs/s1600/sutyakpartyNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495994562498052274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmi0JAXAVDqZgHsLixptXBjWYXaDOvVVJCSy0r_8uYOLx0oQeTojoZz7tCBa_PLex8Ld-_VzekumoV-QEY-tq_bxqUYC6tvG1DQNTxv6aDmoq4vVrw3k0z1ap6-Wq78-W9QzguVWS2pJs/s400/sutyakpartyNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />What a cool idea to <span style="font-weight: bold;">turn a surfboard into a mini-bar</span>! Martha Sutyak of <a href="http://sutyakstyle.com/">Sutyak Style</a> created this beauty and then adorned it with fishing net, island artifacts and festive <a href="http://www.partylights.com/">mini paper lanterns</a>. It attracted quite a party-loving crowd at last May’s<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/05/north-shore-design-show-preview.html">North Shore Design Show</a>. </span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXhcct7wHATrECBt8ExgL9wQ8S9L_8vJct2L1Dx4GJrKUkTbjQEps-TvhnUwRloo2Qq-DthiDnNHUfEzzRqM-Jx_suDWMv5xrT-Mb7Ddc0GNK4JN2k7a8atGisMmijhv5uQwiBo6fnzQ/s1600/chandlerNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495998696103511346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXhcct7wHATrECBt8ExgL9wQ8S9L_8vJct2L1Dx4GJrKUkTbjQEps-TvhnUwRloo2Qq-DthiDnNHUfEzzRqM-Jx_suDWMv5xrT-Mb7Ddc0GNK4JN2k7a8atGisMmijhv5uQwiBo6fnzQ/s400/chandlerNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Completely cover a table with ocean imagery.</span> This detail-rich table was set by Nanette Chandler<br />of Interior Style in Brookline. Most requested item? <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/glass-sealife-napkin-rings/?pkey=x%7C4%7C1%7C%7C10%7Coctopus%7C%7C0&cm_src=SCH">Glass sea-life napkin rings</a> from Pottery Barn.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtAvey6lbnWANGFyYOUHWPgmmI3MiWXd4XHVO_7k-f_Li77dKOhsuaNpbIAPN0NA_oEzT0ILjjFjMAuOXEP1Qy3NZ5PaP1yX_tiEsHyt9kt6ILi4_lJLUhYKOoRckNdJCcKrKz8Y5NqE/s1600/LPtrellisNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span><span></span></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1HES96Bz2pz3gbhSf4ciEXOkEHNg31NaaTRUyBakAP3a1fnVaxgLA9vNxb7WVX3mwza7g_SRO-ZEnjcEyDwT9SssjfJX3cAithvwLOYFaaq7-pL3nLOxE_UbsG_VJihznfe0c-y3RUA/s1600/LPtablesettingNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495998712258220130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1HES96Bz2pz3gbhSf4ciEXOkEHNg31NaaTRUyBakAP3a1fnVaxgLA9vNxb7WVX3mwza7g_SRO-ZEnjcEyDwT9SssjfJX3cAithvwLOYFaaq7-pL3nLOxE_UbsG_VJihznfe0c-y3RUA/s400/LPtablesettingNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Add outdoor lighting that you don’t have to worry about.</span> Floral designer Lyndsay Pollard of Hamilton used <a href="http://www.joann.com/joann/search/searchall.jsp?keyword=flameless%20tealight&catPath=All%20Products////Product%20Home////UserSearch1=flameless%20tealight&_requestid=130008">flameless tealights</a> (batteries included) to add glimmer to her summer tablescape from<br />last year’s North Shore Design Show<br />at the Wenham Musuem. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PuWO6KkTC9h2_ZfJAM-bylds4nReoSuVSTciobEltyfYVz7aqffG1xtWBxtqLpsO3JGoxqBcj-Z-Vboo7HyjXZSoKROz95aruwk4eTlNbU2jCFaNEKpCUqrgKi4i98GZ0ABzCX4poT4/s1600/S+VmapceilingNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495998721466855778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PuWO6KkTC9h2_ZfJAM-bylds4nReoSuVSTciobEltyfYVz7aqffG1xtWBxtqLpsO3JGoxqBcj-Z-Vboo7HyjXZSoKROz95aruwk4eTlNbU2jCFaNEKpCUqrgKi4i98GZ0ABzCX4poT4/s400/S+VmapceilingNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Create a nautical get-a-way.</span> Marine varnish, port hole art, high-gloss beadboard and a mapped ceiling made this seaside retreat by <a href="http://svdesign.com/">Siemasko + Verbridge</a> look authentic, yet cozy. A quiet place to<br />relax after the party is over!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd298ndgY4M5FEx03hu62GqMyCceSUUYn0rc8V4QTxqW_A7S8zDPQ2Q1mzJtaa9q8uJ1MoF74xWwEL6CQd9SomjUTcMSIqeHF4V-MDJSS2rbTkZVY3j3WbeEc_H-fmt-wWZAFXNgJrdQg/s1600/nauticalbeddingYB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /></div><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ARfWVyo0uVnefYiqiQKnD5-HUU0sntCcAFEXaRMKg_T9emUi5yLH5krOy50wOhAaEB8eCEeTHR5FG2fjoUBuIlKAp29Mkp4uOWPOf118Fhgx-NbCdtFUoXN29Cp2uSh8J145P30jltc/s1600/flowerballNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495998704894508338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ARfWVyo0uVnefYiqiQKnD5-HUU0sntCcAFEXaRMKg_T9emUi5yLH5krOy50wOhAaEB8eCEeTHR5FG2fjoUBuIlKAp29Mkp4uOWPOf118Fhgx-NbCdtFUoXN29Cp2uSh8J145P30jltc/s400/flowerballNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Add a touch of summer whimsy.</span> A ball of brightly-colored silk flowers adorned the tent at last years <a href="http://www.facebook.com/WenhamMuseum?v=photos#%21/album.php?aid=82874&id=73210453062&op=12">NSDS preview party at the Wenham Museum</a>. See more summer decorating ideas from<br />design shows highlighted on my blog:<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/tablescapes-spotlight-tuttle-and.html"></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/tablescapes-spotlight-kim-smith-for.html"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></a><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/tablescapes-spotlight-mimi-artful-gifts.html"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sea-inspired silverware by Mariposa</span></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/tablescapes-spotlight-kim-smith-for.html"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A summer birthday party: Kim Smith Designs</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/tablescapes-spotlight-mimi-artful-gifts.html"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/tablescapes-spotlight-tuttle-and.html"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Al fresco dining by Tuttle and Company</span></a><br /></span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/07/design-show-preview-party-in-danvers.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496024857216079826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8I7Yr4uYeNJCTlRrpCK502YNjCH-jzBfO5cNMyOaVsMYRvnQMq_vG9M2JaYJkFpdESVFXbZ3XXErpRLYKGsUph_eTZaqcaE-HX6PBL2NRcvjL9y_3blFY8hpOOwMaKzM15zZwlIIAVY/s400/DHSdesignshowbanner.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 171px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmi0JAXAVDqZgHsLixptXBjWYXaDOvVVJCSy0r_8uYOLx0oQeTojoZz7tCBa_PLex8Ld-_VzekumoV-QEY-tq_bxqUYC6tvG1DQNTxv6aDmoq4vVrw3k0z1ap6-Wq78-W9QzguVWS2pJs/s1600/sutyakpartyNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;">For more summer decorating ideas, visit my space at:<br /><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/06/danvers-design-show-sneak-peek.html">Reflecting on Danvers History through Interior Design</a><br />open through August 1st at Tapley Hall in Danvers.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-size:130%;" >How do <span style="font-weight: bold;">you</span> decorate for summer?</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

Summer style tips ...

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