#BlogTourLA in the Kitchen

<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/AVvXsEjZeBRY22lul6bg6QogAgP3bRK9L1a3k-mEVjGsksUsYhM5WoRRlr1sxc5gsfx38Y1sdj2_8dpY1i7Ixd4dovCaFCwbIBYCM9FH_0X-zwITiQ4DS5Xx4k5ydviga_hfqKwwoP4v3xd22kQk/s1600/spread@Poggenpohl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZeBRY22lul6bg6QogAgP3bRK9L1a3k-mEVjGsksUsYhM5WoRRlr1sxc5gsfx38Y1sdj2_8dpY1i7Ixd4dovCaFCwbIBYCM9FH_0X-zwITiQ4DS5Xx4k5ydviga_hfqKwwoP4v3xd22kQk/s800/spread@Poggenpohl.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The Poggenpohl LA showroom hosted #BlogTourLA Oktoberfest style</i></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;">One of our first nights in LA was hosted by three of the premier #BlogTourLA sponsors: <a href="http://www.poggenpohl.com/en/">Poggenpohl</a> (custom kitchen cabinet solutions), <a href="http://www.blancoamerica.com/c3/blanco_usa/_www/en/pub/index.cfm">Blanco</a> (designer quality kitchen sinks and faucets) and <a href="http://www.gaggenau.com/us/">Gaggenau</a> (German engineered cooking appliances). We carry Blanco in the <a href="http://www.designerbath.com/">Designer Bath</a> showroom, so I am quite familiar with their innovative product line. The other two I have also seen before, but learned a lot more about the history of these exceptional brands while enjoying authentic German-fare and a stein or two with my BlogTour pals in the very chic, just opened Poggenpohl LA showroom.  </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/AVvXsEjVgbse8GBZkXIO2gdXQR4ucqsQRah7jcH00Hxbq4ztrr-1nsyeTmjO11FOC16vTlZExQVcJx80jWT_8_iT-mxLJPWyO5MhT1MfI0oQaWjqCmVQqtz3G7t1olB97_-NCZd3atpduiwMJRFb/s1600/backlit+backspash+@poggenpohl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgbse8GBZkXIO2gdXQR4ucqsQRah7jcH00Hxbq4ztrr-1nsyeTmjO11FOC16vTlZExQVcJx80jWT_8_iT-mxLJPWyO5MhT1MfI0oQaWjqCmVQqtz3G7t1olB97_-NCZd3atpduiwMJRFb/s800/backlit+backspash+@poggenpohl.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A modern all white kitchen by Poggenpohl with backlit back splash.</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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bFAweFst20BRjXuk5ToEPf3SrwBOMBETTbTJPB1vNk40oNIrFx9FOpsIMOqstk2JpTw-uxoE1qZtFSOHlI6rstrtmtPj7qeNBPmT9F_MZTaYNMEEUgQFTPg092YaU52P4H_e94s72AXP/s1600/counter+sink@poggenpohl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bFAweFst20BRjXuk5ToEPf3SrwBOMBETTbTJPB1vNk40oNIrFx9FOpsIMOqstk2JpTw-uxoE1qZtFSOHlI6rstrtmtPj7qeNBPmT9F_MZTaYNMEEUgQFTPg092YaU52P4H_e94s72AXP/s800/counter+sink@poggenpohl.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Washing dishes in this extra large sink from Blanco would be a pleasure!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEiibZTfkFN_Lm6uk8jIq6UL80uLxR4jb4GFkHw-hRUV4vqDX9OmCUlAPmh2TwnBZs-9XmsqSUvkg72e8Cw7QSzpYGRMuMJ92xYRibfVOtJov_JoUExaL4QRWQltdqb1ZMF1jvzyv2vy782K/s1600/counter@poggenpohl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibZTfkFN_Lm6uk8jIq6UL80uLxR4jb4GFkHw-hRUV4vqDX9OmCUlAPmh2TwnBZs-9XmsqSUvkg72e8Cw7QSzpYGRMuMJ92xYRibfVOtJov_JoUExaL4QRWQltdqb1ZMF1jvzyv2vy782K/s800/counter@poggenpohl.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;"><a href="http://www.poggenpohl.com/en/world-of-poggenpohl/">Poggenpohl</a> kitchens are completely customizable. In their LA showroom, warm wood finish cabinet doors combined with stainless steel accents and glass wall panels creates a look that is predominantly modern with a hint of traditional. I’</span><span style="font-size: large;">d call this clean look </span><span style="font-size: large;">“</span><span style="font-size: large;">professional minimalist.</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </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/AVvXsEje5K0hRbjSagqIzdrk_GH0bhwnK6NndwYAn9xJfMq8PfdWCl3z68cJMGulMjKtbEs6MYw_kbrvIsNOp8OG6KGfycZOo_83wuTQWXmywKgkYYpRAAuyLFkBYr7SrFQi3GfKrekHFtVwwthk/s1600/Poggenpohl+drawers+LA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5K0hRbjSagqIzdrk_GH0bhwnK6NndwYAn9xJfMq8PfdWCl3z68cJMGulMjKtbEs6MYw_kbrvIsNOp8OG6KGfycZOo_83wuTQWXmywKgkYYpRAAuyLFkBYr7SrFQi3GfKrekHFtVwwthk/s800/Poggenpohl+drawers+LA.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Poggenpohl pull-out drawers provide accessible storage and ease of use</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/AVvXsEh4-BscgdGTVYDiEUvzRrQOeGcqny_uPN5NGHffOrrFBRivThpvaxYgZmr521YGRLoquoUDcWyqqTncxEFlAqXGDkl19u_7sONOlXTsL2veMhGHEz8ZzsMBFUn0QS2PeC_Wv2iJfa61JTRd/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-10-20+at+1.20.25+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-BscgdGTVYDiEUvzRrQOeGcqny_uPN5NGHffOrrFBRivThpvaxYgZmr521YGRLoquoUDcWyqqTncxEFlAqXGDkl19u_7sONOlXTsL2veMhGHEz8ZzsMBFUn0QS2PeC_Wv2iJfa61JTRd/s800/Screen+shot+2013-10-20+at+1.20.25+PM.png" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>– photo courtesy Gaggeneau –</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></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;">This induction cook top from <a href="http://www.gaggenau.com/us/category/cooking">Gaggenau</a> will recognize a pan regardless of where it is placed. Induction ranges use a magnetic field to immediately transfer heat to a special cooking vessel designed to work with induction. It is an extremely energy efficient way to cook that also allows for precise control of temperature. Another bonus is that the cooking surface is cool to touch as soon as the special pan is removed, instead of it having to “</span><span style="font-size: large;">cool down</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> like a typical cook top. I love this safety feature, especially with children in the house (although almost all of mine are old enough – or at least tall enough – to prepare their own meals now!) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46zvO8wBeGqYqyTFFMe2bTHXj1Lc6xhmB1TvBXQjJJTPwKTLKrczXmONFW5NnUR9J82xjQJBalpcAHRi8ix9LDsZ7FCoyxMqgZ0b16bw32tMUBb9l02XtIH_rQb_ZToM_93IdXvK192vW/s1600/MCMI013779_EXPECT2_1_WH_def_Preview600x600+2.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/AVvXsEh46zvO8wBeGqYqyTFFMe2bTHXj1Lc6xhmB1TvBXQjJJTPwKTLKrczXmONFW5NnUR9J82xjQJBalpcAHRi8ix9LDsZ7FCoyxMqgZ0b16bw32tMUBb9l02XtIH_rQb_ZToM_93IdXvK192vW/s800/MCMI013779_EXPECT2_1_WH_def_Preview600x600+2.jpg" width="450" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>– photo courtesy Gaggeneau –</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;">The <a href="http://www.gaggenau.com/us/category/cooling">Vario</a> cooling series from Gaggeneau offers modular units that may be combined countless ways to create a custom refrigeration wall. The spacious interiors are stainless steel, and these sleek units are noted for being the quietest in their class.</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3XEXAXxkAxqkE1djiy_mdrapnnoBjEAfeDPKNLzx7r_MGmTWf0Y4MZdwQQ8Nd1eDKVZp_0vZ4dnPO_3OtQA_D4YDbiulSu5iopBfOxMDkLGi-ff0CPSD-AyiV3p98W1LgQB9hxXmWQJV/s1600/441489_ALTA_COM_CD_PC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3XEXAXxkAxqkE1djiy_mdrapnnoBjEAfeDPKNLzx7r_MGmTWf0Y4MZdwQQ8Nd1eDKVZp_0vZ4dnPO_3OtQA_D4YDbiulSu5iopBfOxMDkLGi-ff0CPSD-AyiV3p98W1LgQB9hxXmWQJV/s800/441489_ALTA_COM_CD_PC.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Blanco Silgranit sink in cinder (on my kitchen remodel wish list!)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>with the matching Alta faucet // photo courtesy Blanco</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Blanco products have won numerous awards for rethinking the kitchen sink. Their <a href="http://www.blancoamerica.com/c3/blanco_usa/_www/en/pub/products/product_portfolio/silgranit_ll_sinks.cfm">Silgranit</a> finish comes in a wide range of appealing colors (biscotti, truffle, and metallic gray are just a few). The surface is extremely durable while being scratch, stain and heat resistant. Silgranit, which is composed of about 80% granite, is also inherently anti-bacterial. I love how the sink above looks like a modern version of a traditional slate or soapstone sink. I know it will fit in perfectly with my farmhouse kitchen remodel. #onmylist</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktrm36iS_5ZoT6SObZ0mFd7GaJ5ZC6qUo9rmaCB3gE0dnK72cvvnnBMn9RZNBhdubOrTGfZB9t2HdNiD_TCbPHZ4pH5ook-ts5sqRRQtTSW4b9rsVojOBL30INnctauL8nfYgQoi_yQD0/s1600/Lori+Yvonne@Chamberlain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktrm36iS_5ZoT6SObZ0mFd7GaJ5ZC6qUo9rmaCB3gE0dnK72cvvnnBMn9RZNBhdubOrTGfZB9t2HdNiD_TCbPHZ4pH5ook-ts5sqRRQtTSW4b9rsVojOBL30INnctauL8nfYgQoi_yQD0/s800/Lori+Yvonne@Chamberlain.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Finally meeting Lori Dolnick of Blanco</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/AVvXsEg5dkjcQcGSV9HjvnwLIpWfGo7TQK9aNB5SSuKCG8YRNtBbej9nxTsFkJZslg-Y6LqSt1kJ-RXPMDkczxt4GVqJv5vMt8wphyFSsd7KWK3v2x47XBFTsMAoMCA7dAuvm2vqNnQK_odnjneL/s1600/sink+crowd@poggenpohl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dkjcQcGSV9HjvnwLIpWfGo7TQK9aNB5SSuKCG8YRNtBbej9nxTsFkJZslg-Y6LqSt1kJ-RXPMDkczxt4GVqJv5vMt8wphyFSsd7KWK3v2x47XBFTsMAoMCA7dAuvm2vqNnQK_odnjneL/s800/sink+crowd@poggenpohl.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;">Poggenpohl cabinetry is meant to feel furniture like, allowing them to function beautifully in open concept living spaces.</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEXqbpLfN2IUTN6j7BYCSCaSkKC1CmLzCd-zpb934MhHrRB4VrwJjA9Zl8B_9d_izl4uRou98p9ZLVDkoTyhiro4FqBFQTox8IATMIaPJdDei0dQTDJPsaq5VgZ6aDIMFFQ56ReJvUJnr/s1600/BlogTourLA@Poggenpohl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEXqbpLfN2IUTN6j7BYCSCaSkKC1CmLzCd-zpb934MhHrRB4VrwJjA9Zl8B_9d_izl4uRou98p9ZLVDkoTyhiro4FqBFQTox8IATMIaPJdDei0dQTDJPsaq5VgZ6aDIMFFQ56ReJvUJnr/s800/BlogTourLA@Poggenpohl.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Part of our BlogTourLA group enjoying their Oktoberfest meals.</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/AVvXsEiTvdb24jeiCu_I3J4dVN066ayldvVCeZrx6RKHItSjI-a9FETlWuVNjKmvE7Blqx1VIQ1GbX7naXdy4ZsTznWuZl5TtvBRNI4Lsy6hNmLf28bwaam5i_XDALvTdMqp9gSWuspuxHjJFFA9/s1600/cake+@poggenpohl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvdb24jeiCu_I3J4dVN066ayldvVCeZrx6RKHItSjI-a9FETlWuVNjKmvE7Blqx1VIQ1GbX7naXdy4ZsTznWuZl5TtvBRNI4Lsy6hNmLf28bwaam5i_XDALvTdMqp9gSWuspuxHjJFFA9/s800/cake+@poggenpohl.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;">Thank you Poggenpohl, Gaggenau and Blanco for sharing your brand stories with us, for a delicious Germany-inspired dinner, and for sponsoring #BlogTourLA! </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><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6_bfEsDUK2vUHYpABQ3NmmwYe6tbPG-knDDTJdN6UKE0AdhYtokKhTz4H-PnNp1kobzguMNWl5h4oVVptXWGyXBmxv1CzmnzUnUrYNcofWkzVbYgjTY4bplc40DIq-01vSi_mtBVpG2M/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-10-19+at+10.47.21+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6_bfEsDUK2vUHYpABQ3NmmwYe6tbPG-knDDTJdN6UKE0AdhYtokKhTz4H-PnNp1kobzguMNWl5h4oVVptXWGyXBmxv1CzmnzUnUrYNcofWkzVbYgjTY4bplc40DIq-01vSi_mtBVpG2M/s800/Screen+shot+2013-10-19+at+10.47.21+PM.png" width="350" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Saying goodnight: bloggers Emily Anderson of Good with Style</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>with Los Angeles designer Christian May of Maison21</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><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The following day, we got to see some of these quality brands on display at the <a href="http://westedgedesignfair.com/">WestEdge Design Fair,</a> staged in the Barker hanger in Santa Monica. Gaggeneau had a number of chef-worthy cooking combinations set up for us to explore.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2grh-VCnhQ4M96jnb1pxWeGK9w8jbz8s7fmBSOttQGIVMl5djN4CM_enRt8mCJIXqV-8BTtarrb3IDU2KsEpEBibHu0JGCh2AmMMa91aq4po5BMsyg8BLNmwW1DKlwmgqEz9MuXvZ5YHB/s1600/Emily+w:gaggenau+@westedge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2grh-VCnhQ4M96jnb1pxWeGK9w8jbz8s7fmBSOttQGIVMl5djN4CM_enRt8mCJIXqV-8BTtarrb3IDU2KsEpEBibHu0JGCh2AmMMa91aq4po5BMsyg8BLNmwW1DKlwmgqEz9MuXvZ5YHB/s800/Emily+w:gaggenau+@westedge.jpg" width="450" /></a><br /><i>BlogTourLA capturing Emily posing with Gaggenau </i><i>at WestEdge Design Fair</i><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvC3N5ezkdmZkmfe0-1fZuZnvppk7C-u0y1xf7iI1IXzZbRXVpXi0Nx08ryOYcEVaXr26pl0PYOCpqmeqT2G-c7w7st3NB74gcXs7yWlfOMTjnfXevcn6kEM_FlA9zBtJyi6iQOmK1nSF/s1600/gaggenau+cooktop+@westedge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvC3N5ezkdmZkmfe0-1fZuZnvppk7C-u0y1xf7iI1IXzZbRXVpXi0Nx08ryOYcEVaXr26pl0PYOCpqmeqT2G-c7w7st3NB74gcXs7yWlfOMTjnfXevcn6kEM_FlA9zBtJyi6iQOmK1nSF/s800/gaggenau+cooktop+@westedge.jpg" width="450" /></a><br /><i>Gaggenau Vario cooktops at just 15 inches across each combine seamlessly</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">A Boston area Poggenpohl flashback ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMocK6BFwpcIk0h4pYcHJutW8VNazl3KUMiVYX1-7a1d9N-gWq17p2DeCXPdeMyRt9gAFysvwuan1IQF9v6dcQAWpZsTWiZwOcFep-VnbpwkeCXUR7hbN6gOCqwOBTo1LIb4IXkSh4jKR/s1600/Poggenpohl+cabinets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMocK6BFwpcIk0h4pYcHJutW8VNazl3KUMiVYX1-7a1d9N-gWq17p2DeCXPdeMyRt9gAFysvwuan1IQF9v6dcQAWpZsTWiZwOcFep-VnbpwkeCXUR7hbN6gOCqwOBTo1LIb4IXkSh4jKR/s800/Poggenpohl+cabinets.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>A couple of my favorite Poggenpohl finishes seen while attending</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>a design event at a local showroom that carries the line.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br /></i></div><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Our LA gathering captured by Blanco ...</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5JNlwFRbvVd51xXXtNGnAjnmRRSWEO_c61nDuXsfun_B4KaQctD_U03wj6Vc6qH-gbj352jxtxQkya0Z-uLFDBfT_gVkYUZCz6oImTPhjmAv3e53W4L885PNMJwZj-0HVZG2Nzs-ArLtL/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-10-19+at+10.30.12+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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By Invitation: Passport to Design Blog Tour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYXodendv8EvgeJqsJXEwtrMeZl0hnpFUkHBz2QnTiPZabuY0rgU75NbKlBlo9A2K5upHijVDVRyBrbNY54VcG4E93-WWhQptbdIsTVhmizIxnkCT2N5Bl3p65n6iaZGdfIngJO1qdsiv/s1600/217515_10151268498777507_50552710_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYXodendv8EvgeJqsJXEwtrMeZl0hnpFUkHBz2QnTiPZabuY0rgU75NbKlBlo9A2K5upHijVDVRyBrbNY54VcG4E93-WWhQptbdIsTVhmizIxnkCT2N5Bl3p65n6iaZGdfIngJO1qdsiv/s800/217515_10151268498777507_50552710_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>With our design bloggers: Erin Greene, Michelle Cortizo, Linda Holt, Megan Meyers,<br />John Kelsey, </i><i>Kristina Crestin, Linda Merrill, Katherine Hawkins, Danika Herrick</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></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;">I had heard so much on twitter, etc. about how fun blog tours are – the <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2013/01/designer-faucets-ny-fashion-week.html">Brizo</a> sponsored Fashion Week blog tour was my main inspiration even before they had put me on their <a href="http://design-magnifique.com/2013/02/04/brizofw-february-2013-here-i-come/">current guest list</a> – that I recently decided to put one together to help promote the Boston Magazine <a href="http://www.bostonmagazine.com/passport/index.html">Passport to Design Sweepstakes.</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;">With five gorgeous design showrooms located within a short driving distance from each other here on the North shore,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">I knew it would be a worthwhile trip even for a group of busy designers. Transportation was provided to </span><span style="font-size: large;">each showroom, refreshments were served, bloggers had their sweepstakes passports stamped and were each entered to win the $20,000 Home Makeover giveaway. Not a bad way to spend a day out of the office! </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 case you haven’</span><span style="font-size: large;">t heard me blogging or tweeting about the Passport Sweepstakes before (please say you have – promoting it is part of my full-time job at Designer Bath after all!</span><span style="font-size: large;">) one lucky winner will receive five gift certificates in the amount of $4,000 each to <a href="http://www.circlefurniture.com/">Circle Furniture,</a> <a href="http://tile-by-design.com/">Tile by Design,</a> <a href="http://designerbath.com/">Designer Bath,</a> <a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/">Landry and Arcari,</a> and <a href="http://lucialighting.com/">Lucia Lighting</a> to spend however they wish. When we invited our bloggers, we suggested they bring their cameras/iphones so that they could record their favorite items ... just in case : )</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;">The official Passport to Design sweepstakes drawing will be held in March after the last <a href="http://www.bostonmagazine.com/passport/seminars.html">seminar in the series,</a> so there is still time to pick up your own passport and enter to win (next seminar is at Tile by Design on February 6th). In the meantime, however, let me show you how we spent our bloggers-day-out ... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6DFvMtYbR0wFvbWGt87EKEBCAudd0ld7yQ1xGIsqS9ImIUGOzEDtIRabtIQbY84Az2DppogYkg3FUEtD7R6ZugiuADmYWLw9LKGHPgfFDA8mdoctBZCjLWkqH12BXUlhc0wrWxzr91gN/s1600/names%252Bgifts%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6DFvMtYbR0wFvbWGt87EKEBCAudd0ld7yQ1xGIsqS9ImIUGOzEDtIRabtIQbY84Az2DppogYkg3FUEtD7R6ZugiuADmYWLw9LKGHPgfFDA8mdoctBZCjLWkqH12BXUlhc0wrWxzr91gN/s800/names%252Bgifts%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></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;">We ended up with a fabulous group of bloggers – most of whom I knew, but a few I met for the first time – when we got together last Tuesday at Circle Furniture for hour one of our day long design journey. We immediately got our bloggers set up with name tags and hashtags, because what is a blogger event without <a href="http://instagram.com/">Instagram</a> updates and <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23passport2design&src=typd">tweet pics?</a> If you are on either, type in #Passport2Design and you can follow a whirlwind photo tour of the day’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s events.</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;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">CIRCLE FURNITURE // danvers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cXduWGmsEax1f4Xh2VMXpolWifbNYWUuEZNrIkYbIU12uOH36cIPXhnO9dBErMjx4CRlsJDBnFCezeOQfWP2Zj217t1azenCvsZMSmky_3PgRWhw0O189k1GfBHGjRrE5OMehv7I9-d8/s1600/sarah-sean%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cXduWGmsEax1f4Xh2VMXpolWifbNYWUuEZNrIkYbIU12uOH36cIPXhnO9dBErMjx4CRlsJDBnFCezeOQfWP2Zj217t1azenCvsZMSmky_3PgRWhw0O189k1GfBHGjRrE5OMehv7I9-d8/s800/sarah-sean%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></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;">At <a href="http://www.circlefurniture.com/">Circle Furniture</a> in Danvers, we were welcomed by marketing director Sarah Cooney and one of Circle’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s social media voices/ showroom stylist Sean William Donovan. The showroom team put out a light breakfast for the bloggers and Sean gave us an entertaining tour of what is new at Circle. Everything at Circle looks fabulous to me since I am at the stage in my family life cycle where the pre-frat boys (8 to 14) have completely taken over the living room. I took lots of pics of vignettes that included accent pillows and throws ON the sofas, not in a tattered pile on the floor. And there wasn</span><span style="font-size: large;">’</span><span style="font-size: large;">t an Xbox in sight! Can I live here?</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnch4TAQuso7Fl_D0usprB0QkKs6E8TjZHzjlzXAMJNefNTdazOX96H0CX17YFYz1b4hIVv0aYdUjL_xkWwThYWykX0BH79u0uJnro5NjXNeyCFHfEi0sUgHUFfHyqofVt9uHjEJZyPWm/s1600/redsofa-grey%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnch4TAQuso7Fl_D0usprB0QkKs6E8TjZHzjlzXAMJNefNTdazOX96H0CX17YFYz1b4hIVv0aYdUjL_xkWwThYWykX0BH79u0uJnro5NjXNeyCFHfEi0sUgHUFfHyqofVt9uHjEJZyPWm/s800/redsofa-grey%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></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; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63gP35nsQQhD5wQBphaxfbQa4K9V4jEDv81XkxGYHin7AodmvT1UKDUrtiKLhCuoYnqs0IXTKcHP1T3Vg1Lw3tHvDjaAxz7gALSvLmtj-_41r_-2f397ENLtDKYtmyXpTqOtp6S7mwCGv/s800/cindy-michelle%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Cindy with Michelle Cortizo of Cortizo Interiors</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/AVvXsEhWlZIzb0TRjxtOVyd9QEUXvUin45jr2MJ4ScccsaJmtWAzTUXd-cYCkszIMB-fHZJJoek4CNcJ0LL7PEF6LLFxAtPYOeNDrWb7iPMX2U0xHy7MRaHpTF4P6L4xAf_W9fqtPFH0YPwLjMaj/s1600/green+room+@circle+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlZIzb0TRjxtOVyd9QEUXvUin45jr2MJ4ScccsaJmtWAzTUXd-cYCkszIMB-fHZJJoek4CNcJ0LL7PEF6LLFxAtPYOeNDrWb7iPMX2U0xHy7MRaHpTF4P6L4xAf_W9fqtPFH0YPwLjMaj/s800/green+room+@circle+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I love the gray of the sofa combined with the colorful carpet beneath.</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/AVvXsEj_ExrEO731d26baD26tkTIpaTAtoSDIrz4AI1vFs1yogsCrRPJT7Leaa6Z6zTHcyQLVZAgD6CJ1WHajRoHKVYSTuMKonGUXxER5-UBUKVgXLHhcNI1ioaPqAyxB70TNbEze5aP_rNDbgO7/s1600/bloggers-stressless%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ExrEO731d26baD26tkTIpaTAtoSDIrz4AI1vFs1yogsCrRPJT7Leaa6Z6zTHcyQLVZAgD6CJ1WHajRoHKVYSTuMKonGUXxER5-UBUKVgXLHhcNI1ioaPqAyxB70TNbEze5aP_rNDbgO7/s800/bloggers-stressless%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Bloggers relaxing in Stressless-style: Megan Meyers, Erin Greene, Danika Herrick</i></div><br /><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/AVvXsEgi3GI4wuWeKXSkSE1JY9Eerbp9FltUO5Vhb4zR98pnUjvJhtgnYksbJeVH7RD6pN2iBrsU7bYybclpzKOo7gbxTB7a1oZUkptfUaard2tzV9ajTcnPI6zFiNEOoYPbpPx-eBFY8BJt8xrP/s1600/Katherine-LindaH%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3GI4wuWeKXSkSE1JY9Eerbp9FltUO5Vhb4zR98pnUjvJhtgnYksbJeVH7RD6pN2iBrsU7bYybclpzKOo7gbxTB7a1oZUkptfUaard2tzV9ajTcnPI6zFiNEOoYPbpPx-eBFY8BJt8xrP/s800/Katherine-LindaH%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>North shore based designers Katherine Hawkins and Linda Holt</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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyxiRrsvu6akMp514gXNMhVZLvKXam5TQGiJYi2bhpIjhwMH4hVgjJUQRc9nAUZl-8ACUi_m-XCZeNxM49uOAUAnLLvZSARXctoGy_FZX65_QUr5dP3Q6qLANTcvfW-Bqkiv9SaYmP2gd/s1600/soap%2540circle-p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyxiRrsvu6akMp514gXNMhVZLvKXam5TQGiJYi2bhpIjhwMH4hVgjJUQRc9nAUZl-8ACUi_m-XCZeNxM49uOAUAnLLvZSARXctoGy_FZX65_QUr5dP3Q6qLANTcvfW-Bqkiv9SaYmP2gd/s800/soap%2540circle-p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Perhaps we should offer pretty items like this in our Designer Bath showroom?</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/AVvXsEg98_wGmP7lotOG7FcvRskZUFvnkOVgn94aLyOSBap5aS5TOWFSoOHFe0gQBSQzu6v38LHTRGSszNbjbogsunKvJLm2ecZqNheGcloywNcY3Erxn6Ap69qgMUIrOsa4iY-ymhwq6oWo_hLq/s1600/You+want+it+@circle+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98_wGmP7lotOG7FcvRskZUFvnkOVgn94aLyOSBap5aS5TOWFSoOHFe0gQBSQzu6v38LHTRGSszNbjbogsunKvJLm2ecZqNheGcloywNcY3Erxn6Ap69qgMUIrOsa4iY-ymhwq6oWo_hLq/s800/You+want+it+@circle+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A pillow designed for designers! </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">TILE BY DESIGN // danvers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZT_73tgepctkEvB1A17NJECZQFBa0lzVLqQHDuSSfluU0o5_HXwj-sJ0Ewg5_8uc1Jf20_S8S99y9SwgMH1Z9ysEaS5cu-N9TifNjPuxUNc-H_ASDT7JDUCcuFtQZ3XENXkd9obNjKlj/s1600/cupcakes-Doug%2540tbd%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZT_73tgepctkEvB1A17NJECZQFBa0lzVLqQHDuSSfluU0o5_HXwj-sJ0Ewg5_8uc1Jf20_S8S99y9SwgMH1Z9ysEaS5cu-N9TifNjPuxUNc-H_ASDT7JDUCcuFtQZ3XENXkd9obNjKlj/s800/cupcakes-Doug%2540tbd%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Doug Madden of Tile by Design, cupcakes provided by Gifford Events</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;">The next showroom stop on the tour was <a href="http://tile-by-design.com/">Tile by Design</a> in Danvers. We were welcomed with champagne mimosas and cupcakes-to-go. I think I may have been first in line for the bubbly. While we were there, store owner Jerry McGinn pointed out some of the newest trends in the world of tile.</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqIetYfuq3i2qqmz6tz51YDmXU8RMCP1OKbMoVkG945wH5pv91pThR5_baHeQtRg4CEGjXlD_ZQGjCnimCp8nA5XkqRq5sJHL7kIUBpBlA4w9AVEATIyXB-EhSMN3dPK6OtWckOXR2c4u/s1600/bloggers+@tbd+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqIetYfuq3i2qqmz6tz51YDmXU8RMCP1OKbMoVkG945wH5pv91pThR5_baHeQtRg4CEGjXlD_ZQGjCnimCp8nA5XkqRq5sJHL7kIUBpBlA4w9AVEATIyXB-EhSMN3dPK6OtWckOXR2c4u/s800/bloggers+@tbd+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Tile that looks like reclaimed wood ... tweet-worthy for sure!</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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8YsfTjt-uY4ZQM9mbozDz4lHzRHFs92I94Le2ghqjuqAFw9P0O5W1U4pK8BX1z8lbyNcy826A9RTjzMhHfECQ4farewxZd7bd6WTx7p9X2NrI3d_DtYht4zMb2fHmuVbj_h9sILe5qaz/s1600/cool+shape+tile+@tbd+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8YsfTjt-uY4ZQM9mbozDz4lHzRHFs92I94Le2ghqjuqAFw9P0O5W1U4pK8BX1z8lbyNcy826A9RTjzMhHfECQ4farewxZd7bd6WTx7p9X2NrI3d_DtYht4zMb2fHmuVbj_h9sILe5qaz/s800/cool+shape+tile+@tbd+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>There is so much to choose from ... designing with tile truly is an art! </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/AVvXsEjqfx8wsx-W1dwmBEbxIbGij-H1jd5Hb8ZNyDwfmwigyhJR4SKXYCLD5_N27pfs9cIbNFBmZedC2f7aM8MlaTOd2agHHjLvbJvekimqHgzjUO4vFeXwfyX9y-RSSXjYWwAiaiIVJpP870ZG/s1600/Katherine-Linda%2540tbd%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfx8wsx-W1dwmBEbxIbGij-H1jd5Hb8ZNyDwfmwigyhJR4SKXYCLD5_N27pfs9cIbNFBmZedC2f7aM8MlaTOd2agHHjLvbJvekimqHgzjUO4vFeXwfyX9y-RSSXjYWwAiaiIVJpP870ZG/s800/Katherine-Linda%2540tbd%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Katherine Hawkins and Linda Merrill</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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhW2m0Uf6-jn4m7uy-8LT1D8cz-bEqcylZGG3m8H2NQAwAgr2bQR3ACLV5e0vX_UDgIu_-_YPqUurVotmvIADwmO5bLcd9EkASrabiyJtn73DYizt2cfN-5QpqgkkJP43FQjY4KmEm8wF/s1600/gray+white@tbd+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhW2m0Uf6-jn4m7uy-8LT1D8cz-bEqcylZGG3m8H2NQAwAgr2bQR3ACLV5e0vX_UDgIu_-_YPqUurVotmvIADwmO5bLcd9EkASrabiyJtn73DYizt2cfN-5QpqgkkJP43FQjY4KmEm8wF/s800/gray+white@tbd+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I am obsessed with shades of gray.</i></div><div style="text-align: start;"><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/AVvXsEjjVQ82Md15Q_xUGw6wgTAs5Jqv-ar0aNt4MvS7TDi5WZGMBn6ANmbeSRHsFdD5T093p2lNSQ6wvE9XgVMw_ImYvzU76z06EAF89i54BZPrjsMhjjodzY3RLku6izFM7Hw8ty8Syr4mikFC/s1600/michelle-kristina-danika%2540tbd%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVQ82Md15Q_xUGw6wgTAs5Jqv-ar0aNt4MvS7TDi5WZGMBn6ANmbeSRHsFdD5T093p2lNSQ6wvE9XgVMw_ImYvzU76z06EAF89i54BZPrjsMhjjodzY3RLku6izFM7Hw8ty8Syr4mikFC/s800/michelle-kristina-danika%2540tbd%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Michelle Cortizo, Kristina Crestin, Danika Herrick</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">DESIGNER BATH // beverly</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdweGhQ4I6DYRElG4i0jmwFQzwo1xybCDcra5NNMzuHHBRs5kB97FMF4fvRaXpF65LkFPV03jBCPbiVvmC9uXTwrXOjRVjJJBQPK9Ye44kpH6Uet_I4iemQA-s1iDkflrOrf72TDuhyJrR/s1600/group%2540designerbath%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdweGhQ4I6DYRElG4i0jmwFQzwo1xybCDcra5NNMzuHHBRs5kB97FMF4fvRaXpF65LkFPV03jBCPbiVvmC9uXTwrXOjRVjJJBQPK9Ye44kpH6Uet_I4iemQA-s1iDkflrOrf72TDuhyJrR/s800/group%2540designerbath%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></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;">How happy was I to have a showroom full of design bloggers! Usually I am the only one walking around snapping post-worthy pictures, but on this day I was entertained by a design-savvy group discovering on their own some of my favorite brands in real time. I gave them the assignment to photograph a favorite faucet. <a href="http://www.designerbath.com/content/products/favorite_faucets.html">Click here</a> to see their choices on our website. (Thanks, bloggers!)</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/AVvXsEhramT_PHb7d557aS3iQ3TxOEbpAy16G0FHbrBvV3Mp1rLrEXDYpAU3oXRC_zA2rI6uvy9nww9CXc0E986p8yH2pWP_nd9MSdkItfo8CMQyUtg47uVC6mFLAAeFBpS1m8_oflTY5qyJBL-F/s1600/michelle-danika%2540db%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhramT_PHb7d557aS3iQ3TxOEbpAy16G0FHbrBvV3Mp1rLrEXDYpAU3oXRC_zA2rI6uvy9nww9CXc0E986p8yH2pWP_nd9MSdkItfo8CMQyUtg47uVC6mFLAAeFBpS1m8_oflTY5qyJBL-F/s800/michelle-danika%2540db%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Original Brizo fan Michelle with new to the brand fan Danika </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/AVvXsEiBGvEyTO_7KNbb05eD_0VxbXoUJh-lu9vZERGxU6gzBimUjzffFbnai92L8PJNNnRBJTXCuf0RkCH_134JYAsiAg4JJaJCBsqswvx-ZHTSQOVJ4-Kpg2jwp2E5MwhoZi76S6lkVO0l_ynj/s1600/danika-tub%2540db%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGvEyTO_7KNbb05eD_0VxbXoUJh-lu9vZERGxU6gzBimUjzffFbnai92L8PJNNnRBJTXCuf0RkCH_134JYAsiAg4JJaJCBsqswvx-ZHTSQOVJ4-Kpg2jwp2E5MwhoZi76S6lkVO0l_ynj/s800/danika-tub%2540db%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Danika was also a fan of our sleek Zucchetti tub from Italy.</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/AVvXsEgHans406IexJYfIpFoROgFKHotJFRRwHNTEOA1RuLR1t3mRlfp21TJ5rGbDSyL1BNwOS27hsb5JN5Cwc46QOuUWP7gWu1aXizsRwyAkdXjRWD2fb5dGx5uSCf2NzNBWMvRcIEdLUEbQyBb/s1600/showroom+before+@db+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHans406IexJYfIpFoROgFKHotJFRRwHNTEOA1RuLR1t3mRlfp21TJ5rGbDSyL1BNwOS27hsb5JN5Cwc46QOuUWP7gWu1aXizsRwyAkdXjRWD2fb5dGx5uSCf2NzNBWMvRcIEdLUEbQyBb/s800/showroom+before+@db+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sparkling new faucets and light fixtures to come!</i></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;">Part of our showroom was being updated during the tour (we are constantly changing out our displays) so later on I will post an “</span><span style="font-size: large;">after</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> photo to go with the freshly painted wall above.</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;">Midway through our tour, I brought the bloggers upstairs to our state-of-the-art heating system training room </span><span style="font-size: large;">for a quick lunch break, while I checked emails and ad deadlines at my desk. I also grabbed a swag bag for each of them, tucking a few Designer Bath goodies inside.</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/AVvXsEi0A6LmyZykER5gXwxqYnRTYbD6Qzk35evvw7tEngCRiASeMt53SQDOEX2Jkp3AvwGOO-HC4fq7FB5uXAb7guyiFx51sKNCULi_iq2tpgh27Zwe_wpRkCA8o_LRztxPz6NuQ40FIEQmkAxl/s1600/training+room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0A6LmyZykER5gXwxqYnRTYbD6Qzk35evvw7tEngCRiASeMt53SQDOEX2Jkp3AvwGOO-HC4fq7FB5uXAb7guyiFx51sKNCULi_iq2tpgh27Zwe_wpRkCA8o_LRztxPz6NuQ40FIEQmkAxl/s800/training+room.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The splash of orange is my favorite part of the training room<br />(designed to coordinate with our logo, of course!) </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/AVvXsEjypAjF-fuA5Em2iRJ1W0gbejUS-j5gt31wGhuIyFdjRdfow0xvpcWXpnkXuia7GowvY2G3mOPWCpbx6JyQrBKH5kBm5LZrkqrgTxk3_qa1Z-DKJL4Udy2eoy1hD_iaHjoT1ivG2CVDTpNK/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-05+at+1.53.43+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypAjF-fuA5Em2iRJ1W0gbejUS-j5gt31wGhuIyFdjRdfow0xvpcWXpnkXuia7GowvY2G3mOPWCpbx6JyQrBKH5kBm5LZrkqrgTxk3_qa1Z-DKJL4Udy2eoy1hD_iaHjoT1ivG2CVDTpNK/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-05+at+1.53.43+AM.png" width="350" /></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;"><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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">LANDRY AND ARCARI // salem</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IVuxYFSua95ydGamuKKtNU9a18XnnP1lzUEALGDUDs0lbFpLb5iZ3v9Ml1RQqj-MlaAEVZyrzjsjd5y4afi3Zxu3ERq2BqZJWZXgK04AXkzYTOKaXu7GvC9O1klMns8yuJXRtM68i9a1/s1600/Landry+loom+%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IVuxYFSua95ydGamuKKtNU9a18XnnP1lzUEALGDUDs0lbFpLb5iZ3v9Ml1RQqj-MlaAEVZyrzjsjd5y4afi3Zxu3ERq2BqZJWZXgK04AXkzYTOKaXu7GvC9O1klMns8yuJXRtM68i9a1/s800/Landry+loom+%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></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;">I have to say, <a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/">Landry and Arcari</a> in Salem is one of THE most photographable showrooms! Our third stop on the tour, we were captivated by the rich and colorful woven pieces of art. Landry and Arcari has a wealth of carpets to choose from, whether you are looking for traditional styles or more contemporary designs. </span><span style="font-size: large;">When designing a room, if you can start from the floor up, you can really be inspired with the least amount of limitations.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">If you have a carpet in good condition that you no longer want, they may even buy it from you! A carpet that needs repair? They can fix almost anything or come up with a solution to make a rug look its best regardless of age. </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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5ffxLKYyDvx1hYf38vCORNui4zzIth4cXgJ-13kUgllkov5k3x2L1nDNs1PLshgd67nHuauY5UZVDnwdouV13SZ36tQasxvAH8mgbqnbdMMdmX0Q7KhcTnAelo6srqfkOgtXZo28qURI/s1600/LandryTeam%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5ffxLKYyDvx1hYf38vCORNui4zzIth4cXgJ-13kUgllkov5k3x2L1nDNs1PLshgd67nHuauY5UZVDnwdouV13SZ36tQasxvAH8mgbqnbdMMdmX0Q7KhcTnAelo6srqfkOgtXZo28qURI/s800/LandryTeam%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The team at Landry and Arcari educated us and even served us tea!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHbP3FLFzZXTO7DX0ixQN9B7F_IeB3JQHGfIH-MwVsmaC8lSHjHvnvlrRN-Uh3uumM14aPM1EZB44ud_m5wV11Dy9auIBGch4wLB0S0xKJ9Y_JaX32A09nWHiRguO75LJWUMUVS3E2Soc/s1600/carpet+as+art@Landry%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHbP3FLFzZXTO7DX0ixQN9B7F_IeB3JQHGfIH-MwVsmaC8lSHjHvnvlrRN-Uh3uumM14aPM1EZB44ud_m5wV11Dy9auIBGch4wLB0S0xKJ9Y_JaX32A09nWHiRguO75LJWUMUVS3E2Soc/s800/carpet+as+art@Landry%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Even the smallest carpet had the power to stop us in our tracks.</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/AVvXsEh8op5TCZ3Pr9b054QqtIpKErFNg4rUWT8-Jik6cyjYDsUMp2sAclsMR6lOkzIiS6SojUDVVcS0NwmB2-MsF4IlmuAGvp9MhQ8OKOa9CbNdlT8UJ8lfrshVkwMHJKuphkNbF3aslfNPw0zZ/s1600/John-Mary%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8op5TCZ3Pr9b054QqtIpKErFNg4rUWT8-Jik6cyjYDsUMp2sAclsMR6lOkzIiS6SojUDVVcS0NwmB2-MsF4IlmuAGvp9MhQ8OKOa9CbNdlT8UJ8lfrshVkwMHJKuphkNbF3aslfNPw0zZ/s800/John-Mary%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>John Kelsey with Mary Donovan</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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL23myWHIszNdD-LOnvP_R6pXuh13Zj58fZD-ceP3Q1T67xIq8iH_GELK8eBLEIvDyF_fLq1WdepoLiFw_cz3JwnlP7Qtu-9HNaO7b9nRyi0q1wXuhKPqc7P7s3dTRGswdTMOTkajm3xHw/s1600/hides+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL23myWHIszNdD-LOnvP_R6pXuh13Zj58fZD-ceP3Q1T67xIq8iH_GELK8eBLEIvDyF_fLq1WdepoLiFw_cz3JwnlP7Qtu-9HNaO7b9nRyi0q1wXuhKPqc7P7s3dTRGswdTMOTkajm3xHw/s800/hides+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Carpets made of hides may not be for everyone,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>but they are quite stunning and so very soft! </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/AVvXsEiv7urQsAbPbuZd18njuo2bmECpZqvBM4zjAGs6gy-akzEDTJf2lHiFrCullQTdnaCiJF9RMTUYAb-jnXN8DfxUvLR8-uBlTgW6DSx5fe1ztq3IdxZR9tENkAmnvlKWRanV75fYKfcPuybC/s1600/waterproof+carpets+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7urQsAbPbuZd18njuo2bmECpZqvBM4zjAGs6gy-akzEDTJf2lHiFrCullQTdnaCiJF9RMTUYAb-jnXN8DfxUvLR8-uBlTgW6DSx5fe1ztq3IdxZR9tENkAmnvlKWRanV75fYKfcPuybC/s800/waterproof+carpets+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Great for a sunroom, pool house, or even a bathroom.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Gray and orange striped version caught my eye ...</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 style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjBYzELvZ38x6Pw9YiFT93kr9A9F1UF4h-etssyE-yEDNzWEKgTQXQW35xTD-MpjA5kx4d5o-xeew3AyM2xAvHFldHD1YksIG7HRdDzuQJMVOIVlIq3UNWyqzP_pSjm2F1V0mq8f7Vl0l/s1600/chevron+@Landrys+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjBYzELvZ38x6Pw9YiFT93kr9A9F1UF4h-etssyE-yEDNzWEKgTQXQW35xTD-MpjA5kx4d5o-xeew3AyM2xAvHFldHD1YksIG7HRdDzuQJMVOIVlIq3UNWyqzP_pSjm2F1V0mq8f7Vl0l/s800/chevron+@Landrys+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Somehow Danika found the one chevron carpet in the middle of a huge stack.</i><br /><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOkoT87vnttFRGf2rgnkvl0i2ZlphP_KyatyM7Mdv4YsubJAEmx3GOn5Gn29ejaDdrHwt0dyoUBCr_XwACjIK8xKZOKI04-GxQVtPR3p5qg-Ncd5JPW4es3UtMB2u2EUQofFllaKtDU8t/s1600/coat@Landry%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOkoT87vnttFRGf2rgnkvl0i2ZlphP_KyatyM7Mdv4YsubJAEmx3GOn5Gn29ejaDdrHwt0dyoUBCr_XwACjIK8xKZOKI04-GxQVtPR3p5qg-Ncd5JPW4es3UtMB2u2EUQofFllaKtDU8t/s800/coat@Landry%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A trip to Landry and Arcari is like traveling to a foreign marketplace. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOF07O6r8CuSRSOUKC7m93RrP-eATQKtMYw-yoG9jP-qOvsxVu5n8R_XANvgDurJT-0QFZxb4I74jsfJhKwOILRdxzZKWAsz53vZ0ypDK6Sd7-tvSW0CNCYXm8VyOx3bnk7nBh2zCym38/s1600/rolled+carpets+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOF07O6r8CuSRSOUKC7m93RrP-eATQKtMYw-yoG9jP-qOvsxVu5n8R_XANvgDurJT-0QFZxb4I74jsfJhKwOILRdxzZKWAsz53vZ0ypDK6Sd7-tvSW0CNCYXm8VyOx3bnk7nBh2zCym38/s800/rolled+carpets+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Their vast inventory is beyond amazing! So. Many. Carpets!</i></div></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/AVvXsEisfCKPRvWrHVO5sx0xbENfe2wt9fe2vqPQLW-ijVDWqcgzqQ0HHUlXPn5gPVuEX5cxuJWkOwZ_-__H_UgmQvhUzT6yyZlbMAkDhCOvFooq30MH_P-LvpI6hkPbdWnmbWcPJ2osogQydpN9/s1600/mending%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfCKPRvWrHVO5sx0xbENfe2wt9fe2vqPQLW-ijVDWqcgzqQ0HHUlXPn5gPVuEX5cxuJWkOwZ_-__H_UgmQvhUzT6yyZlbMAkDhCOvFooq30MH_P-LvpI6hkPbdWnmbWcPJ2osogQydpN9/s800/mending%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Rug repair is done on-site by hand.</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/AVvXsEio1PLDrzIUZuX2m8Hw8Pft-JpY-GsRaUpbXPk0lrkQb94DSZtyMOFwo4t2puYP7J2VTixbVINDxXmBvB7VApSh-TMvzcCpCbi82msSDzpi5w01d-MTs8neqLWOK66O1i_2nwNkiFGKWVKx/s1600/Ken%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1PLDrzIUZuX2m8Hw8Pft-JpY-GsRaUpbXPk0lrkQb94DSZtyMOFwo4t2puYP7J2VTixbVINDxXmBvB7VApSh-TMvzcCpCbi82msSDzpi5w01d-MTs8neqLWOK66O1i_2nwNkiFGKWVKx/s800/Ken%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ken Gurley shares the history of the over-dyed carpet,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a design trend made popular by Calvin Klein.</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/AVvXsEjoa5sNwzNO2MhTflXKoCycTzO098PUMWq_0G8ST_YSSjWbqjTPmFo_4sjUNN5JKuSSkv1F_0dMLSRsJ6graNtEzxlzQWZbpLLO8hlvsnsMrWIJ2OE2CksTnfVy1RIPu3HjX5xlcJJ_5ej5/s1600/sheep%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoa5sNwzNO2MhTflXKoCycTzO098PUMWq_0G8ST_YSSjWbqjTPmFo_4sjUNN5JKuSSkv1F_0dMLSRsJ6graNtEzxlzQWZbpLLO8hlvsnsMrWIJ2OE2CksTnfVy1RIPu3HjX5xlcJJ_5ej5/s800/sheep%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Official Landry and Arcari mascots.</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">LUCIA LIGHTING // lynn</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sS3T4SSiugoYkaCL_x5AphxOl5pXsfP2ciBKvSFS1E5McVM54ddcFtCYvhKZNQ64h4Nc_qF_xRDEu9x61Mp4ix_OF5Ws0venZtzIVDvkuEfzA1CKCljxBKMp3FYKEKkEiBLvKPXYRHNZ/s1600/bubbly%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sS3T4SSiugoYkaCL_x5AphxOl5pXsfP2ciBKvSFS1E5McVM54ddcFtCYvhKZNQ64h4Nc_qF_xRDEu9x61Mp4ix_OF5Ws0venZtzIVDvkuEfzA1CKCljxBKMp3FYKEKkEiBLvKPXYRHNZ/s800/bubbly%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></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;">Okay, time for one more round of champagne! The always-effervescent Lucy Dearborn uncorked a few bottles for us to celebrate the last stop on our Passport to Design blog tour at her sparkling showroom, <a href="http://lucialighting.com/">Lucia Lighting</a> in Lynn. Lucy knows lighting and she certainly knows how to engage a group of bloggers who have been traveling for the better part of the day. With glasses in hand, we took a quick tour through her 8,000 square foot showroom. Lucy pointed out some of her latest finds along the way ... </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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRyj-0JjCeOoM2cAHrGQVXjPdWG73kASTAGo5-tl4PQdof9wYv5nLY6dvjd8otluJEkSEHxN2ZaL2wbBLi1jV047LGGXtvGuI7TcZ3edpIeOFNR7OkWAq7pUW93evNDgB3LmPdiOk2a5e/s1600/recycledglass%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRyj-0JjCeOoM2cAHrGQVXjPdWG73kASTAGo5-tl4PQdof9wYv5nLY6dvjd8otluJEkSEHxN2ZaL2wbBLi1jV047LGGXtvGuI7TcZ3edpIeOFNR7OkWAq7pUW93evNDgB3LmPdiOk2a5e/s800/recycledglass%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Lights made out of recycled glass are green and gorgeous!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_1QjhvWizxrX9UiU7n_DbGMm11SyAbSQTEl7eYHqdqBOOH0jkwcovqPCHxYAWB2DSflNyYRCOtwxB7Pdecuyuds729dWxSoQ_70gCKgiT_egLO5GUsPo4h3tiMQzwqU8wCg0cMX1SM6t/s1600/LuciasRoom%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_1QjhvWizxrX9UiU7n_DbGMm11SyAbSQTEl7eYHqdqBOOH0jkwcovqPCHxYAWB2DSflNyYRCOtwxB7Pdecuyuds729dWxSoQ_70gCKgiT_egLO5GUsPo4h3tiMQzwqU8wCg0cMX1SM6t/s800/LuciasRoom%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A room filled with both traditional and traditional-inspired pieces.</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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUu8sN6m7EwDPYyxTzMYaZw1PQueFl3VdryKxTtNjaUeTvD6g0RVZ1hmjT0ygKL6MFR8MLfkT6631j-NADRbmn-Yq6DxSJyMJVfzam0rMDeauidtTi-bqIZuCSB7iC60rMy1zl0Hl521u/s1600/Lucy%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUu8sN6m7EwDPYyxTzMYaZw1PQueFl3VdryKxTtNjaUeTvD6g0RVZ1hmjT0ygKL6MFR8MLfkT6631j-NADRbmn-Yq6DxSJyMJVfzam0rMDeauidtTi-bqIZuCSB7iC60rMy1zl0Hl521u/s800/Lucy%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I think this is my favorite room ... I love the light directly over the table<br />(my dining room would look amazing with a pair of these!)</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/AVvXsEhYJcgt_ZZWh9SbO2YAxgx20VNzsAvsFmxiti38AxMZf7uInEzexrGWWraqkO8zDBleJinAhtKOkXAdbXWMZs79qHcPchibiJrD26FhxiyyXBraXiADBlVT_RHwNuHNtnWicjDjwoqvE6c-/s1600/light+from+show%2540lucias%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJcgt_ZZWh9SbO2YAxgx20VNzsAvsFmxiti38AxMZf7uInEzexrGWWraqkO8zDBleJinAhtKOkXAdbXWMZs79qHcPchibiJrD26FhxiyyXBraXiADBlVT_RHwNuHNtnWicjDjwoqvE6c-/s800/light+from+show%2540lucias%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>And above is another favorite from <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2012/05/36-photos-north-shore-design-show-2012.html">my space at the Wenham design show.</a></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/AVvXsEjVrRVveElscEmczxzs2utpxlyGCGMRmXjsdu2Vb-KUL0USbus4dAYTm1a-xx-k0Jg9_D91cnWUonVNtijIu4sLoK_3eureFcmm_btUObJ1wxmMx5X082qkMGm49WpC5YkhKsje7TNhnGiB/s1600/crystal+pendants+@Lucias%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrRVveElscEmczxzs2utpxlyGCGMRmXjsdu2Vb-KUL0USbus4dAYTm1a-xx-k0Jg9_D91cnWUonVNtijIu4sLoK_3eureFcmm_btUObJ1wxmMx5X082qkMGm49WpC5YkhKsje7TNhnGiB/s800/crystal+pendants+@Lucias%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Bring on the bling! Wouldn't these be a nice surprise in a walk-in closet?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvH5zzmKljcbUzNPT5bZ5KVOJ37VwVIS6_YqNVicULG9snvecqCfkmuUveuAHIlhw5ophbhtYk19wF7YJFEiB1nu99yymRCLzzLecLLXW1NvdvbZ7MwZ7eZR2PINwsNys2gQFGQ8JpmU1T/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-05+at+2.48.12+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvH5zzmKljcbUzNPT5bZ5KVOJ37VwVIS6_YqNVicULG9snvecqCfkmuUveuAHIlhw5ophbhtYk19wF7YJFEiB1nu99yymRCLzzLecLLXW1NvdvbZ7MwZ7eZR2PINwsNys2gQFGQ8JpmU1T/s320/Screen+shot+2013-02-05+at+2.48.12+AM.png" width="319" /></a></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><span style="font-size: large;">Lucy wouldn’</span><span style="font-size: large;">t let us leave without a bit of sparkle to take home for ourselves, a bright ending to our very full day of design inspiration! I had so much fun touring with our Passport to Design guests and I know that all of the showrooms enjoyed the company/most welcome paparazzi!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Below is a list of related posts from our very important bloggers (I will update as I see more of them). Thanks for sharing your day and your thoughts with us!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Linda Merrill</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/2013/01/passport-to-design-bloggers-tour-great.html">Surroundings</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Michelle Cortizo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://wwwcortizodecor.blogspot.com/">Decortizo</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kristina Crestin</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.eatsleepbreatheinteriordesign.com/local-vendors/passport-2-design-bloggers-tour-2/"><span style="font-size: large;">Eat. Sleep. Breathe. Interior </span><span style="font-size: large;">Design</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Danika Herrick</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://gorgeousshinythings.blogspot.com/2013/01/passport-to-design.html">Gorgeous Shiny Things</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Megan Meyers</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://meganmeyersinteriors.blogspot.com/2013/01/passport-2-design.html">Megan Meyers Interiors </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Erin Greene</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.bostonmagazine.com/home-design/blog/2013/02/04/a-tour-of-the-north-shores-best-showrooms/">Roost/Boston Home Magazine</a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Katherine Hawkins</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://design4seasons.blogspot.com/2013/02/my-passport-is-full.html">Design 4 Seasons</a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Linda Holt</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.lindaholtinteriors.com/2013/02/trend-spotting-at-passport-to-design/">Linda Holt Interiors</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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