Mad Men Style @ADHomeShow

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMcNT0xCZNEFqnJWPq5VoDB6-dme2nkdVKeTjlyZlkrCGKAP648nx4Wc5eXMjVRscusS-wmr4CJMHUv7ufcd3M8qvU5RycuVTqILAi0hsmh30PRoaZ5RhUeJecPs9TxLK9WPF-rrfE0Bd/s1600/ADhomeshow_newtrad_rosanne+katherine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMcNT0xCZNEFqnJWPq5VoDB6-dme2nkdVKeTjlyZlkrCGKAP648nx4Wc5eXMjVRscusS-wmr4CJMHUv7ufcd3M8qvU5RycuVTqILAi0hsmh30PRoaZ5RhUeJecPs9TxLK9WPF-rrfE0Bd/s800/ADhomeshow_newtrad_rosanne+katherine.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Designers Rosanne Palazola and Katherine Hawkins</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>behind <a href="http://thenewtraditionalists.com/products.php?productid=51">the bar</a> at <a href="http://thenewtraditionalists.com/index.php">The New Traditionalists</a> space at the</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Architectural Digest Home Design Show 2012</i></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;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The AMC cult classic <a href="http://www.amctv.com/shows/mad-men">Mad Men</a> Season 5 premiered this past Sunday night, just as my friends and I were returning home from our road trip to New York to view the <a href="http://www.archdigesthomeshow.com/">Architectural Digest Home Design Show.</a> It appears the design industry is trending nostalgic for the simple lines of unplugged times, as mid-century modern classics were being served up in many a vignette. Below are some Draper-era sightings that I thought were pretty nifty. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-q6ZFGc9rgu-hCYKBu2drNGd02vDlTqKgfXN81cGbEmrBKFLIYe_pjoT1H-aIL6QNuYkDIQrmIiXvc9oueQ5bkJXBPldHHyTDD3k7ubyLOUSoFTFcrW6nJlyvbElUXStpUo_5HC7bDEWN/s1600/ADhomeshow_newtrad_typewriter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-q6ZFGc9rgu-hCYKBu2drNGd02vDlTqKgfXN81cGbEmrBKFLIYe_pjoT1H-aIL6QNuYkDIQrmIiXvc9oueQ5bkJXBPldHHyTDD3k7ubyLOUSoFTFcrW6nJlyvbElUXStpUo_5HC7bDEWN/s800/ADhomeshow_newtrad_typewriter.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The New Traditionalists:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://thenewtraditionalists.com/products.php?productid=102">bed,</a> <a href="http://thenewtraditionalists.com/products.php?productid=98">side table,</a> <a href="http://thenewtraditionalists.com/products.php?pid=6">desk</a></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;"><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/AVvXsEhQ-levFmpIla_Brjw65ihVrIrzlHnBW483J9UG6pthmgUqDCZ5VUrMq9PCaTJFezjIdvyDx7pHVfj8TEhdUnbS5vy6-uumEhB-zwyRNpHCjA6y7d_762Ypcw02K70uJ2MCyaJqkoXJpupL/s1600/ADhomeshow_newtrad_bar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-levFmpIla_Brjw65ihVrIrzlHnBW483J9UG6pthmgUqDCZ5VUrMq9PCaTJFezjIdvyDx7pHVfj8TEhdUnbS5vy6-uumEhB-zwyRNpHCjA6y7d_762Ypcw02K70uJ2MCyaJqkoXJpupL/s800/ADhomeshow_newtrad_bar.jpg" width="350" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The New Traditionalists:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thenewtraditionalists.com/products.php?productid=110"><span style="font-size: large;">modern bar keeping</span></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;"><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/AVvXsEhRocCAgADETfC8u-gRUn7VC3YHDTXNTiscLxRvcLNVDrT5vIXoowuC__XFYTm5gWNFPU0AgyPr5AXZmcQBprAgDKhUxd3ITqU0ASqUJR9h0KiQsERRfTe46CMK7sESL4KTXQyJ5e3n_0q-/s1600/ADhomeshow_hermanmiller.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRocCAgADETfC8u-gRUn7VC3YHDTXNTiscLxRvcLNVDrT5vIXoowuC__XFYTm5gWNFPU0AgyPr5AXZmcQBprAgDKhUxd3ITqU0ASqUJR9h0KiQsERRfTe46CMK7sESL4KTXQyJ5e3n_0q-/s800/ADhomeshow_hermanmiller.jpg" width="450" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Herman Miller: <a href="http://www.hermanmiller.com/solutions/home/home-applications/dining.html">dinner party</a></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;"><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/AVvXsEg-7iE4td8BFsJF0yIRN4kvNGdq1cLV21uROJbuycuX-ggiNPFhDvLPzLkKWKcNkF1cA7nWrmIV9FOk2cxQF5yiMUbl5U1n2MWUnHQHZHLnGsPmf-vvSG6rCjDq5ijteYEr1hd2lcAvmnmo/s1600/ADhomeshow_PBR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7iE4td8BFsJF0yIRN4kvNGdq1cLV21uROJbuycuX-ggiNPFhDvLPzLkKWKcNkF1cA7nWrmIV9FOk2cxQF5yiMUbl5U1n2MWUnHQHZHLnGsPmf-vvSG6rCjDq5ijteYEr1hd2lcAvmnmo/s800/ADhomeshow_PBR.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wud Furniture Design: <a href="http://wudfurniture.com/category/furniture/storage/sideboards-bars/page/2/">sleek bar storage</a>  </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;"><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/AVvXsEj3yYfAIK6RKoNvhUPHpKoQVQjBcP-kOefsgabmKjGx2M1FQHVsDNVbFrBzbmMPluLPEX7gvF6xZgcyJQk776vob_CRiSsTuc6Eow0zkcxjFRkmsdlAErwFuYhS0Xv71IPaVNfsCRDQumU_/s1600/ADhomeshow_USM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yYfAIK6RKoNvhUPHpKoQVQjBcP-kOefsgabmKjGx2M1FQHVsDNVbFrBzbmMPluLPEX7gvF6xZgcyJQk776vob_CRiSsTuc6Eow0zkcxjFRkmsdlAErwFuYhS0Xv71IPaVNfsCRDQumU_/s800/ADhomeshow_USM.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.usm.com/">USM:</a> the modular office</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;"><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/AVvXsEi-q_cDKztAzeYfsjsPYb8FCwQeFz9GTs0K9slTBIboeTzMdIcrTWQrF8pc8ty1MtmYOor32NrPAYHHghobYMBaOwhwBULy4HBgXhNRh78EWDq7yJesJXav5jwHXJgnioavYWiqUCXm1t9n/s1600/ADhomeshow_CFmodern-benches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-q_cDKztAzeYfsjsPYb8FCwQeFz9GTs0K9slTBIboeTzMdIcrTWQrF8pc8ty1MtmYOor32NrPAYHHghobYMBaOwhwBULy4HBgXhNRh78EWDq7yJesJXav5jwHXJgnioavYWiqUCXm1t9n/s800/ADhomeshow_CFmodern-benches.jpg" width="450" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.cfmodern.com/">CF Modern:</a> mid-century made custom </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;"><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/AVvXsEg_BWWQlhw65TTLQxF1uNbtXtYjfpDq2_Tp868m9FItCBSnEA0LqcRoBNJbcJDmF3k-mp61lsfNBkM6-47CnE-s-jlmHTgzF2CspiIJMc_667r78kS6DZGZ_pcquzQrO0Cy7sK5bebYejkP/s1600/ADhomeshow_adler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BWWQlhw65TTLQxF1uNbtXtYjfpDq2_Tp868m9FItCBSnEA0LqcRoBNJbcJDmF3k-mp61lsfNBkM6-47CnE-s-jlmHTgzF2CspiIJMc_667r78kS6DZGZ_pcquzQrO0Cy7sK5bebYejkP/s800/ADhomeshow_adler.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jonathan Adler: <a href="http://www.jonathanadler.com/vases-c-817/">mad potters</a> print mash-up</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;"><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/AVvXsEjtLs326eQ_m6uve-vU4nmmALbFiDpadpGYm68bkRcjiX5xDN7IeJz_HSzY4-dFDBoFXCddDA2Qq-L0mEtRg1-xKlU7sA2z7izf4zxSh0J1_4eojB38r4Wa6cdx2ykGPpsOZudywGAq9ZEZ/s1600/ADhomeshow_designwithinreach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLs326eQ_m6uve-vU4nmmALbFiDpadpGYm68bkRcjiX5xDN7IeJz_HSzY4-dFDBoFXCddDA2Qq-L0mEtRg1-xKlU7sA2z7izf4zxSh0J1_4eojB38r4Wa6cdx2ykGPpsOZudywGAq9ZEZ/s800/ADhomeshow_designwithinreach.jpg" width="500" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Mad Men Style @ADHomeShow

Designers Rosanne Palazola and Katherine Hawkins behind the bar at  The New Traditionalists space at the Architectural Digest Home Design ...

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79MozE7Z-hAdsUqtkH31cYlBJ66UN5kCQOLB9vXl6oUm8oQVBTVK9boKYpGFM4mLKRMzhcTb7H5Q3KgB2Fj5EUz5bRq6eqj2-EiEWY13NqffRlg0mXCgr9DdEY6G7TgCOTLgQemLpat4/s1600/barsetup:glassesYBlacker.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460778949417538850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79MozE7Z-hAdsUqtkH31cYlBJ66UN5kCQOLB9vXl6oUm8oQVBTVK9boKYpGFM4mLKRMzhcTb7H5Q3KgB2Fj5EUz5bRq6eqj2-EiEWY13NqffRlg0mXCgr9DdEY6G7TgCOTLgQemLpat4/s400/barsetup:glassesYBlacker.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20MaRRJAbVtqZh03KGDRZ7K_1xGLBQOYtEj767kKc6_TbrPfKaQRU6lmB7xM828HfgRdksSHSmErrBKvvtoCLKUALZpX_Bj_IjJISJzKpco-CKMb9oAUtNXGSKGDRCPdxvLJKtP_8Jdc/s1600/fairytable5.09YBlacker.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;">One of my favorite pieces: some days it’s a bar cart ...<br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Vacation week???</span><br /><br />It is Friday, the end of the week, and for some of us the beginning of school vacation (officially starting at 2:37 pm to be exact). I am hoping to get a lot of work done over the next week (interior design projects, graphic design projects, volunteer projects, keeping food in the fridge and laundry off the floor) while squeezing in a 10th birthday celebration and sufficiently entertaining the boys from morning until night (please just let me sleep in a little!) Not too much to ask, huh?<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20MaRRJAbVtqZh03KGDRZ7K_1xGLBQOYtEj767kKc6_TbrPfKaQRU6lmB7xM828HfgRdksSHSmErrBKvvtoCLKUALZpX_Bj_IjJISJzKpco-CKMb9oAUtNXGSKGDRCPdxvLJKtP_8Jdc/s1600/fairytable5.09YBlacker.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460785581454076882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20MaRRJAbVtqZh03KGDRZ7K_1xGLBQOYtEj767kKc6_TbrPfKaQRU6lmB7xM828HfgRdksSHSmErrBKvvtoCLKUALZpX_Bj_IjJISJzKpco-CKMb9oAUtNXGSKGDRCPdxvLJKtP_8Jdc/s400/fairytable5.09YBlacker.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Last year it held a secret garden at the</span><br /><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/05/fairy-tale-event.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">North Shore Design Show: Tablescapes</span></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8t7vv9nCxWKKpCFmUAWOL0mUiVV97P7Pxq4O7KAs82sTNY94kkQ6rSj0RwrIkXMovS_UxVAlBQzioHRHlegsm4rjP5tSlSf4g0dGmnEb6JWoWqTy0FHzZjjWaSqzgfWKWYSsRxubk_c/s1600/fairytablecloseupYBlacker.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460789500886862882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8t7vv9nCxWKKpCFmUAWOL0mUiVV97P7Pxq4O7KAs82sTNY94kkQ6rSj0RwrIkXMovS_UxVAlBQzioHRHlegsm4rjP5tSlSf4g0dGmnEb6JWoWqTy0FHzZjjWaSqzgfWKWYSsRxubk_c/s400/fairytablecloseupYBlacker.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Upcoming Design Events ...</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I am most excited about pulling the items together for my designer space at the <a href="http://www.wenhammuseum.org/adults_programs.html">North Shore Design Show: Favorite Spaces</a> which will run from May 14th until May 22nd at the Wenham Museum. This year, the event will be hosted by <a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/biography/0,,441624,00.html">Kevin O’Connor</a> from <a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/tv/ask-toh/0,,,00.html">This Old House</a>! He will be hosting a wine and cheese reception on Wednesday, May 19th where he will present highlights from the past 30 years of <a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh">This Old House</a> (he has been the host for around 6 years) and will share what is on the schedule for next season. I have SO many questions I would like to ask him about the renovations that are always underway at our own version of “this old house.</span><span style="font-size:130%;">” This is one decorator event that my home-building husband is going to really enjoy (of course he will help me install my space, and then he will be my date for the Gala event : )</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4LkNCrI8Wp0iiXMeCnUkaxdvj7Km1KogCBXDcia17LW7ywP9mvqWDs5vSxqxaHlZAoXo9_Cs0hvVQe_7YPqTNLXCofJm9sC1fPWNIbguNOFDCSZQMx8ar7MEK2iEnJLmNCPzr3TQjTg/s1600/YBlackerPencilCupSm.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460788671382328802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4LkNCrI8Wp0iiXMeCnUkaxdvj7Km1KogCBXDcia17LW7ywP9mvqWDs5vSxqxaHlZAoXo9_Cs0hvVQe_7YPqTNLXCofJm9sC1fPWNIbguNOFDCSZQMx8ar7MEK2iEnJLmNCPzr3TQjTg/s400/YBlackerPencilCupSm.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >My tools of the trade ...</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><br />Until then, I have a lot of prep work to do, items to find and workroom projects to oversee. I will post updates over the next few weeks to give you an idea of what goes on before “opening night.”</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Here is what my checklist is looking like:</span><br /><br />• concept designed and approved<br />• program info delivered for printing<br />• fabrics/trims chosen; met with workroom<br />• all furniture pieces are in my possession<br />• have paint for miscellaneous projects<br />• need to order wallpaper, choose carpet<br />• have most decorative objects, but will<br />have to hunt a few down (the fun part!)<br />• shameless promotional work to be done : )<br />(twitter, facebook, email, send invites, etc.!)<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" ><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyh2gkkWy2Qzg6AXx8NYbtsuV8nTwOFv7glSdInIhjqHz_D2hrVx5DM3dA-5BdnIpvGwFE8T910uNvXYu60RG0RnyZk5-NR2vIXBOV7hGBDNpJ-icKtlWyyG078n_0cV9kBjBdwy6s4Q/s1600/image001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460800858912574450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyh2gkkWy2Qzg6AXx8NYbtsuV8nTwOFv7glSdInIhjqHz_D2hrVx5DM3dA-5BdnIpvGwFE8T910uNvXYu60RG0RnyZk5-NR2vIXBOV7hGBDNpJ-icKtlWyyG078n_0cV9kBjBdwy6s4Q/s400/image001.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7pCy_ELyEpHj6Ti9jsvLgd5HY-qP7aNIUeYq0w4jUkujaSdK-AqIg8VhlpCFXj3kTpzxi71Ctuz1piru522QkBg3bjWprWlGQvir_rZiroGWfkH-CIHyMohOCejjgKNeZKWJLI_6qco/s1600/image003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460800861031431842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7pCy_ELyEpHj6Ti9jsvLgd5HY-qP7aNIUeYq0w4jUkujaSdK-AqIg8VhlpCFXj3kTpzxi71Ctuz1piru522QkBg3bjWprWlGQvir_rZiroGWfkH-CIHyMohOCejjgKNeZKWJLI_6qco/s400/image003.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="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Save the date ...</span></span><br /><br />If you are in the area, I would love to see you at the show! I will actually be participating in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Meet the Designers Breakfast</span> which is scheduled for Friday, May 21st from 9am to 11am. We will be giving a private tour of our spaces and will then have time to talk about design over a continental breakfast held across the street at the charming <a href="http://wenhamteahouse.com/">Wenham Tea House</a>. Besides yours truly, there will be a lot of great designers participating in this year’s event. And there will definitely be some great decorating ideas for visitors to take home, so please spread the word!<br /><br /></span><br /></div>

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