A designer’s before and after ...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJ7BE34grLztCHgJnvfSdvEsk0T8fSImDowiV7d75GKix1-D5LVCyslcQ-qu__jywUkYgM1UneVSFsnEiMsZX-MyUnpdhVoMfqhsE061PjzoFJZ_FiR3sdQpihTFfMe1JdNG3igcQCzA/s1600/favoritespacesNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ncZaYZbk6zCJqzdbN-0oX5NHtWVVER82dn-kGPPXqCVWsfLaSRwl8H3rM0r6jDZugfZ2iEyb4DBue4cBPw_LShXtmxuj865iCDEOPH49blMJU8IFyZOxPmvdN1MIcwL3w8zCeh1X_2Q/s1600/waverlyfabricNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><br /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gnGsOjOBKau3AsE2nHATOr3qzLFVGkky0UQldPlvdFV94J61lM_QF6HZpvf9ArQfT1BnH4ta-T13-C4i3LDhZAqDuGrDokB4VdvoOXhO5P2hGwR4y8oa8LKtcvyWInLOaTXSK4y7CS0/s1600/frenchboard.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474816907240545122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gnGsOjOBKau3AsE2nHATOr3qzLFVGkky0UQldPlvdFV94J61lM_QF6HZpvf9ArQfT1BnH4ta-T13-C4i3LDhZAqDuGrDokB4VdvoOXhO5P2hGwR4y8oa8LKtcvyWInLOaTXSK4y7CS0/s400/frenchboard.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWyr7LwfAymUCRwJ0PjoawMTQm_7zlKNIVV45-TNsaqE53-_tJRR0nEaC2s5EdlyR9Ze_L9y_-iWY8SOyNV6cy2kJHNtayL_AT48I18KzEKGeXQWCXku4sP4qQYh341owPStfQt0livU/s1600/sign+for+blog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475698605743129682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWyr7LwfAymUCRwJ0PjoawMTQm_7zlKNIVV45-TNsaqE53-_tJRR0nEaC2s5EdlyR9Ze_L9y_-iWY8SOyNV6cy2kJHNtayL_AT48I18KzEKGeXQWCXku4sP4qQYh341owPStfQt0livU/s400/sign+for+blog.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUSzb1tWPp-BBRBeEb6GQomji0h7TxmknqROIQLs4US7FhGZ0xUswUmjWWNM9AAE55pd96is4DmQohxKMPA4E2S6f24Hyxy3sJq7PAIWNNcVDUbDb7smdWvFB_fCAO1V35r5oVc08WWM/s1600/yvonne@deskNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474816895173050258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUSzb1tWPp-BBRBeEb6GQomji0h7TxmknqROIQLs4US7FhGZ0xUswUmjWWNM9AAE55pd96is4DmQohxKMPA4E2S6f24Hyxy3sJq7PAIWNNcVDUbDb7smdWvFB_fCAO1V35r5oVc08WWM/s400/yvonne@deskNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Welcome to my “room!”</span><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The story behind this vignette is an easy one to tell as it is my own. When asked to provide a concept for our designed space at the Wenham Museum’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">North Shore Design Show</span>, we were encouraged to create a space that reflected our personal design aesthetic. On the ride home from that first meeting, I was already planning visual ways to interpret <span style="font-weight: bold;">“creative resourcefulness”</span> as my theme.</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUuC1aMg-XqJzg04P8FEb4-Sjtpd4DpUsNG2VLdi2v7VQJvIBjiGsZGwtTtebOYIo5UlLYpBTXp7zOPYVCClvdvrngnaPkusXi1OMXzjxC2kjqn5tcIaTY-9NiCxs3BWDTjvAOtN9Wyo/s1600/vintagewaverlyfabricNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475782898889194930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUuC1aMg-XqJzg04P8FEb4-Sjtpd4DpUsNG2VLdi2v7VQJvIBjiGsZGwtTtebOYIo5UlLYpBTXp7zOPYVCClvdvrngnaPkusXi1OMXzjxC2kjqn5tcIaTY-9NiCxs3BWDTjvAOtN9Wyo/s400/vintagewaverlyfabricNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The inspiration fabric for my space: a vintage</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />Waverly print, found at </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Vintagesteph-Fab-Finds/100000180859680#%21/profile.php?id=100000180859680" style="font-style: italic;">VintageSteph</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">There is <span style="font-weight: bold;">a lot of buzz</span> these days about recycling, reusing what we have, designing with sustainable materials and shopping locally in an effort to be environmentally conscious. The plan for my space was to use my personal story as a way to highlight the current trend toward <span style="font-weight: bold;">green decorating</span>, and do it in a way that looked fresh and modern while using inspirational items from my past and present. The best part for me? I did not have to go far to find inspiration. I combined many items from my personal collections (curated over the past 30 years or so) with items from<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">craigslist, vintage stores, ebay and favorite local places to shop</span> to design a space dedicated to creative pursuits. For each time period, I used inspiration boards to show <span style="font-weight: bold;">design trends</span> that more often than not repeat themselves.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJ76NoB_U7Dm_-2q1h1WCdseHEo2AhmyNDoCAoK45rsrYv2FbitTht-tcV87RtMWKXgld8dY24Cr0SwnjpKi1u2f_KIGhQY3mr3PHRQTsMnvpw6TN6cp3ZHj3CmOh37GYz9M4uzYwBFc/s1600/Before&AfterYB_NSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475379245596176610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJ76NoB_U7Dm_-2q1h1WCdseHEo2AhmyNDoCAoK45rsrYv2FbitTht-tcV87RtMWKXgld8dY24Cr0SwnjpKi1u2f_KIGhQY3mr3PHRQTsMnvpw6TN6cp3ZHj3CmOh37GYz9M4uzYwBFc/s400/Before&AfterYB_NSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">From a student desk surrounded with</span></span><span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> cherished objects from childhood, to a sophisticated grown-up space with a touch of nostalgia, my room was filled with items and images that inspire me.</span></span></span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25Vx3cgQzbiUIDP4sdAjO-KsS6b3HJWbRkSj25N0HXUlhDBDx6BhTsiNQ2RI-6uAiwF2m0sPIWNb9ei31O2DYQYIxqVzcqPtJGgWDdciCUhSUMp3vfLhdqboTS3wYD_FoCGRO_rU9jF4/s1600/chair+windowAI4NSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475684995451714930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25Vx3cgQzbiUIDP4sdAjO-KsS6b3HJWbRkSj25N0HXUlhDBDx6BhTsiNQ2RI-6uAiwF2m0sPIWNb9ei31O2DYQYIxqVzcqPtJGgWDdciCUhSUMp3vfLhdqboTS3wYD_FoCGRO_rU9jF4/s400/chair+windowAI4NSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Window treatments and seat cushion:<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/acorninteriors"> Acorn Interiors</a>, </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Andover, MA</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >Chair seat: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pentucket Furniture Restoration</span>, Haverhill, MA<br /><br />Turkish rug from the 1930’s - 1940’s: <a href="http://firstrugs.com/html/about_us.html">First Oriental Rugs</a>, Danvers, MA<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Let’s start with a quick visit<br /><br />to the 70’s and 80’s ...</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0RD1iqOEY_DaJjbMgSA_NOlIzLJwAlwOaJ48hhPqKTlcq7NKYw38UvofN5SiFEI5_Fzuq4f2IgtMnaD-efrs1yDMUChq3xf1bXvdBXPn2EbDr4C0enOvn07PuII2Es4dYFlnWkYOm34/s1600/birthdaywishesYE.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475758100851912850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0RD1iqOEY_DaJjbMgSA_NOlIzLJwAlwOaJ48hhPqKTlcq7NKYw38UvofN5SiFEI5_Fzuq4f2IgtMnaD-efrs1yDMUChq3xf1bXvdBXPn2EbDr4C0enOvn07PuII2Es4dYFlnWkYOm34/s320/birthdaywishesYE.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyOLEH7ZyqiA9XIEw9wagGvddJqVBDLc6m8HQZI3ps2FITrsiDr78NBQ26ofF0AbvuuvQT1akLN6aihrVBIicFscTwmk_fg4SEicy9MKl-COUb177p2G4I8zeB2_Koco5BEouDO8qAQE/s1600/dollinorange.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474816905079387634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyOLEH7ZyqiA9XIEw9wagGvddJqVBDLc6m8HQZI3ps2FITrsiDr78NBQ26ofF0AbvuuvQT1akLN6aihrVBIicFscTwmk_fg4SEicy9MKl-COUb177p2G4I8zeB2_Koco5BEouDO8qAQE/s400/dollinorange.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I got this doll for 10 cents at a neighbor’s yard sale. My mom made the dress out of an old curtain (see my 6th birthday photo above). The white cat on the preppy colored chair (from my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/40830098/wallpaper-art-set-of-four">wallpaper as art</a> collection) looks a lot like my childhood kitty Tomasina.</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZ4iV-w9SXt_0KZZ6hVnRIIfHOGqY0WzeZR7TsMd5U5vEiZqNDZnK7VvvSlKgTQzC5cJjU3SzBDHuJjH2WyW1xvNE1R6A4gt8CxMW_sY7vdi1Qc7NaEHudbNid8Pa_X9xYo3BNgHqHA0/s1600/bookdicefly.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475402510981401138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZ4iV-w9SXt_0KZZ6hVnRIIfHOGqY0WzeZR7TsMd5U5vEiZqNDZnK7VvvSlKgTQzC5cJjU3SzBDHuJjH2WyW1xvNE1R6A4gt8CxMW_sY7vdi1Qc7NaEHudbNid8Pa_X9xYo3BNgHqHA0/s400/bookdicefly.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 365px;" /></a><br /><br />Girly-girl favorites: butterflies and friendship pins.<br /><br />Butterfly cup by <a href="http://www.bethhylan.com/Home_Page.php">Beth Hylan</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbKzQ38th1FKvR1nzgy6t8vsh96aXbVrrv77-jXuly-9ywaOaijdWXKjuvY-68xq0-gRIJrgdJFD0xv_xIDouCV4Z4C5Vd6Xw6xjbGAgdJ0sXVSX1LaHa0_xkSCqXK4MyjWoxN_x8tr0/s1600/toeshoespappagalloNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475378615666148690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbKzQ38th1FKvR1nzgy6t8vsh96aXbVrrv77-jXuly-9ywaOaijdWXKjuvY-68xq0-gRIJrgdJFD0xv_xIDouCV4Z4C5Vd6Xw6xjbGAgdJ0sXVSX1LaHa0_xkSCqXK4MyjWoxN_x8tr0/s400/toeshoespappagalloNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />Do you remember pet rocks and Pappagallos?<br /><br />One year on pointe shoes was enough for this dancer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIH3d259a6FKDKJoTXN1Ewe227Yj0NQLFZ_fasoHm54Ag_vhFhajErapN9Zo8y3TAWh4fR9y31Pos7z6ne3ok8Y2wrH9y5i8Bfmu-A5jICfOIBL6NxdFNA3xPSRQa3mqrfh686OYUBXd4/s1600/childhoodfavoritesNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475378619648245842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIH3d259a6FKDKJoTXN1Ewe227Yj0NQLFZ_fasoHm54Ag_vhFhajErapN9Zo8y3TAWh4fR9y31Pos7z6ne3ok8Y2wrH9y5i8Bfmu-A5jICfOIBL6NxdFNA3xPSRQa3mqrfh686OYUBXd4/s400/childhoodfavoritesNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 392px;" /></a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Some of my favorite books, that I read over and over again, made it to the show. I think I will reread “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mandy-Julie-Andrews-Collection-Edwards/dp/0061207071/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274925317&sr=8-1">Mandy</a>” one more time. Written by <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Sound of Music’s</span> Julie Andrews under the pen name Julie Edwards, it is a charming story about an orphan girl who longs for a place to call home. </span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iSKvV1LR3APsaTFCOKZ_Q2rsPCjbmDTUJuaOS_j4CStg26tzSvJ6iT4K3RSCc_eT9yLzJJCdJgpvFTatdeQX0tyEeTHTyhXnWshS8bPtiv56UINWr5emp6PgFXdULF0cuOeSfhd3bxs/s1600/pencilcup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475379626477515410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iSKvV1LR3APsaTFCOKZ_Q2rsPCjbmDTUJuaOS_j4CStg26tzSvJ6iT4K3RSCc_eT9yLzJJCdJgpvFTatdeQX0tyEeTHTyhXnWshS8bPtiv56UINWr5emp6PgFXdULF0cuOeSfhd3bxs/s400/pencilcup.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsThHT_gr8vzQkNuU0L7wvtogmd3d0Wud6Zepi9FULuGwAbrxZbpZ2SzWydsxjqpPAvlL6Fnr6QnBlyAfWgJ-fN4NlTRVhw8-x3H8L3L__ECAEkSDFlDdZGm5aCILH1ctTGISg33r5WgE/s1600/snoopydiscoballNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475413444076479794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsThHT_gr8vzQkNuU0L7wvtogmd3d0Wud6Zepi9FULuGwAbrxZbpZ2SzWydsxjqpPAvlL6Fnr6QnBlyAfWgJ-fN4NlTRVhw8-x3H8L3L__ECAEkSDFlDdZGm5aCILH1ctTGISg33r5WgE/s400/snoopydiscoballNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A journal cover of mine, quite obviously from the eighties, and the inspiration for the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/eParty-Unlimited-12-Mirror-Ball/dp/B000HQJXVY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=musical-instruments&qid=1274925192&sr=8-1">disco ball</a> hanging above my space ; )</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrBCVm_DpqIjgeY1N-dP5C3aTxOASTb0AYdNyyBruf9dJmMmrng_S8oYWZE6yYAR4l2k410UHqlJxROiP3-pJ0mNBv4PwMOxIdiUUXmiIfCxOwCfp3yMtXgXNV5v5q2JlzOv9RonBiL0/s1600/seventeenondeskNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475378887202609714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrBCVm_DpqIjgeY1N-dP5C3aTxOASTb0AYdNyyBruf9dJmMmrng_S8oYWZE6yYAR4l2k410UHqlJxROiP3-pJ0mNBv4PwMOxIdiUUXmiIfCxOwCfp3yMtXgXNV5v5q2JlzOv9RonBiL0/s400/seventeenondeskNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Dear Blog Visitor, </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span>You may not know this about me, but I have always written in a journal of some sort.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> My first diary</span> was red with gold trim and it had <span style="font-weight: bold;">a key</span>. I think my brothers still managed to open it from time to time, but I cherished having a secure spot for my private thoughts (like who I had a crush on that day!) The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Diary-Journal-Closure-Fucshia/dp/B00154VQ44/ref=pd_sim_k_3">diary I used for the show</a> was hot pink velvet and is available through Amazon.com.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">I used to read <span style="font-weight: bold;">Seventeen Magazine</span> religiously during junior high and high school. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">The December 1982 edition used for my show with “Think Pink!</span><span style="font-size:130%;">” on the cover was a must have. I paid $20 for it on <a href="http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&_nkw=seventeen+magazine&_sacat=See-All-Categories">ebay</a> which was money well spent to travel back in time!<br /><br /><br /><br />I have had a <span style="font-weight: bold;">pen-pal</span> (her name is Sandy) since 1976. The card on the desk is one of her many letters that I have saved over the last few decades. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">We are now friends on </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Facebook</span><span style="font-size:130%;">, and she actually came to visit me and my family for the first time a couple of years ago. She still lives on a real working farm in Indiana and has a family of her own.<br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you for letting me re-live my childhood memories. Did you see any favorite objects that you recognized from your own childhood?<br /><br /><br /><br />xo<br /><br />yvonne<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">PS Did you know <span style="font-weight: bold;">smiley faces</span> are making a comeback? : )</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSgqVLKeIgUpvXASs_e93xlYB2GjFBJfzBiYL8lhdmLgrCVezEUAYbPfFyikFFG0xg0TW7ew7a7jxJbwSK80kl_96SabtVNmkHpgczqs7pZL6WwEvP6PVMHqfBj8QbKasomHJOAIBtHc/s1600/MonkeesNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475745975339235250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSgqVLKeIgUpvXASs_e93xlYB2GjFBJfzBiYL8lhdmLgrCVezEUAYbPfFyikFFG0xg0TW7ew7a7jxJbwSK80kl_96SabtVNmkHpgczqs7pZL6WwEvP6PVMHqfBj8QbKasomHJOAIBtHc/s400/MonkeesNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Back to 2010 ...<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></div><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0g_cOnGHKaCfrwZztWDCAlsrglq5YybAshknCdd0LNsfZbOKZ-gazOj-s0xDrVMpDHSyHKMPCM9FRvth2UrNmZsIMDgXSKYfwGRMs5Co8ZmkeO4dgVK4-XM2FeWsHPwWfusgEEKCsN4E/s1600/bloggingatNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475378283580864226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0g_cOnGHKaCfrwZztWDCAlsrglq5YybAshknCdd0LNsfZbOKZ-gazOj-s0xDrVMpDHSyHKMPCM9FRvth2UrNmZsIMDgXSKYfwGRMs5Co8ZmkeO4dgVK4-XM2FeWsHPwWfusgEEKCsN4E/s400/bloggingatNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">As an adult, I now use my blog to pen my thoughts about design and creating an inspired life. I still like to surround myself with cherished objects ... cherished for their ability to remind me of a person, place, time or thought that is important to me.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZvHcaWlPvtELxGA3QKhfq3N1EXWaq6CqlEq_N780qX47LQOLVK-7o-AjyZkD0OKKNhAgPm0qcWQHrlyS-EOepFjqDc-Vse9YVlML4p-0lVRiKVqTwM7bnC0-KD6ISKzlcthksD7zoe0/s1600/YcuponbooksNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475378601199718914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZvHcaWlPvtELxGA3QKhfq3N1EXWaq6CqlEq_N780qX47LQOLVK-7o-AjyZkD0OKKNhAgPm0qcWQHrlyS-EOepFjqDc-Vse9YVlML4p-0lVRiKVqTwM7bnC0-KD6ISKzlcthksD7zoe0/s400/YcuponbooksNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /></span> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">This glass paperweight was used in <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/05/fairy-tale-event.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">last year’s design show</span></a>. The <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=78404&navAction=jump&search=true&parentid=SEARCH_RESULTS">Y mug</a> was a <span>gift </span>from a sister-in-law (who introduced me to my husband). Bunny Williams’ book “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Affair-House-Bunny-Williams/dp/1584794704/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274918403&sr=8-1">An Affair with a House</a>” reminds me that my home and barn have great potential.</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6m-s5wuhJeb8qpcTqrCEkdHmDun4rCMcofVPhNseMXG2XheyjCuahWneDj8fPQ_6Lv9-f9YMStBslZglfKhDnWZZvz2pUiQdArWtwQSH-DuknEol2NMlBBtz-FcDx2QX0aK89A9KWqYY/s1600/woodenmodelYB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475378894381054562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6m-s5wuhJeb8qpcTqrCEkdHmDun4rCMcofVPhNseMXG2XheyjCuahWneDj8fPQ_6Lv9-f9YMStBslZglfKhDnWZZvz2pUiQdArWtwQSH-DuknEol2NMlBBtz-FcDx2QX0aK89A9KWqYY/s400/woodenmodelYB.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 382px;" /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I used to <span>sketch</span> this wooden model over and over again back in high school. I love how wallpapers and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tricia-Guild-Pattern-Sophisticated-Show-stopping/dp/0847828921/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274919756&sr=8-1"><span style="font-weight: bold;">patterns</span></a> breathe life into a room (or in this case a bookshelf). My <span>initial</span> has always defined me (and not many others have it!) </span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWzSVi2Joamo4Fww7Ib3Sa6obRDh7YtO6-GuuMY0yCf5XlvjdeUh6R99IrqH2tMjliniRpfnH6eyNhw-8aYjdl_nrDeGX72EmiC9LnsTwy3FsPi998MChdCb4Tw9da0HV6hWTkjkI6KY/s1600/keyonglassvialBH.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475402505065438306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWzSVi2Joamo4Fww7Ib3Sa6obRDh7YtO6-GuuMY0yCf5XlvjdeUh6R99IrqH2tMjliniRpfnH6eyNhw-8aYjdl_nrDeGX72EmiC9LnsTwy3FsPi998MChdCb4Tw9da0HV6hWTkjkI6KY/s400/keyonglassvialBH.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">When I see a key, I add it to my collection. To me, they represent the ability we each have to unlock the door that opens to the world that we wish for ourselves. This vintage piece was created by my friend, <a href="http://www.bethhylan.com/">Beth Hylan</a> who has a shop called <a href="http://liveitathome.blogspot.com/2010/05/creativity-spotlight-studio-b-vintage.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Studio B</span></a> in Concord. </span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_QlgZLAfqtMOvzdCsslpnCzjLt2FZlHGmdLeO9RoNbionLhqN1aVX3qvrZX4L4DN4TQL-cD5dAlhP4xSaPBTkt56Xu7TFzdZKLJPd6f25YLjwhuUbkQwtxlS7vf41F7FkchxZGA0rQQ/s1600/glassjarondeskNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475378883822505234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_QlgZLAfqtMOvzdCsslpnCzjLt2FZlHGmdLeO9RoNbionLhqN1aVX3qvrZX4L4DN4TQL-cD5dAlhP4xSaPBTkt56Xu7TFzdZKLJPd6f25YLjwhuUbkQwtxlS7vf41F7FkchxZGA0rQQ/s400/glassjarondeskNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />I am always inspired by the creative talents<br /><br />and wisdom of others ...<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6J2utcDg5T6W9Km7RQtFHHpfKl34-R0Rlbi5FchjKI7lxEWX6W5kzOuz5R6Qqj5zbpH0fe1QVIOj7rgDJ6A1KR3n8LQr8nArIHIrQM66nDd935LlhShGpkalwN_nQpzCSCnEwSoBDJEQ/s1600/signaturestylew:bunny.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475379620344513074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6J2utcDg5T6W9Km7RQtFHHpfKl34-R0Rlbi5FchjKI7lxEWX6W5kzOuz5R6Qqj5zbpH0fe1QVIOj7rgDJ6A1KR3n8LQr8nArIHIrQM66nDd935LlhShGpkalwN_nQpzCSCnEwSoBDJEQ/s400/signaturestylew:bunny.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UZjtdQzZgDu8MTCo3dNCgCFt-7yVUYfIfOnjzd743MOuxhk9UG5YyXjUILvRW5lJbA1Lt5no_eZskfOmGf7MtuhZExg0_C4JFWEdQCUPSC18Ko49Ztp9kg6HWPN5-WWLFVoif3eH2no/s1600/designbooks%23NSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475378005952096738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UZjtdQzZgDu8MTCo3dNCgCFt-7yVUYfIfOnjzd743MOuxhk9UG5YyXjUILvRW5lJbA1Lt5no_eZskfOmGf7MtuhZExg0_C4JFWEdQCUPSC18Ko49Ztp9kg6HWPN5-WWLFVoif3eH2no/s400/designbooks%23NSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" /></a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVauYFQ6psyEkLvhxpwgwM0XYVY3SsEJYNueCgb1n6KZP8VqazfsAfF-silevfMCXQ7NAc47yzHkEouoiCvtukKAbZ9yB4iEiDQjLqeJ3GJpAidyLYxWECfbccXHc6FQ03UjnIjy0va4/s1600/bunnyandbubbleyblacker.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475380286043334866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVauYFQ6psyEkLvhxpwgwM0XYVY3SsEJYNueCgb1n6KZP8VqazfsAfF-silevfMCXQ7NAc47yzHkEouoiCvtukKAbZ9yB4iEiDQjLqeJ3GJpAidyLYxWECfbccXHc6FQ03UjnIjy0va4/s400/bunnyandbubbleyblacker.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I love decorative items that play on scale and add a touch of whimsy. <a href="http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=527&f=4820&fromLocation=search">Bubble balls</a> and <a href="http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=527&f=5813&fromLocation=search">turf balls</a> from <a href="http://www.cb2.com/">CB2</a>. Silver dish from design friend and blogger, <a href="http://www.lindamerrill.com/">Linda Merrill</a>. (<a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/01/thanks-skirted-roundtable.html">read about it here</a>). A lot of design bloggers are trend-spotting dramatic black walls and <a href="http://www.wallpaperfromthe70s.com/product_info.php?info=p694_Animal-Farm.html">this wallpaper from the 70’s</a> ...</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDekWfUyuPyoVjnqmoHE_ZNV71Tz4xENL5R7WgwGt5UCLDma4yqk7LMTrRQ0re24O4hAmSk2NRsXRCXOb1CAuVjhlsmIuZKPemIE-Ppf7ULNnSSB2_465QKeETrh22MfjrcxWEiqKvjc/s1600/owleyesNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475377993468865010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDekWfUyuPyoVjnqmoHE_ZNV71Tz4xENL5R7WgwGt5UCLDma4yqk7LMTrRQ0re24O4hAmSk2NRsXRCXOb1CAuVjhlsmIuZKPemIE-Ppf7ULNnSSB2_465QKeETrh22MfjrcxWEiqKvjc/s400/owleyesNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">My grandmother used to wear the white owl above<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">on a necklace when she took us to yard sales<br /><br />(I have inherited her love for a bargain!)<br /><br /></span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqF90bDUZyzzrP0CdEyaibh7toBkKjwWu8_zKD_GjOWm0BxtJ-XTlZBq4nXTwPPERN9PLAj5_7Duo5bDOweMsVnxO4AyAe5AWZ-EjZjHhfgjXJdCVU2oyzkYeCIU8P99oN9KIbJmXLKs0/s1600/owlonpurseYB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475392531339467394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqF90bDUZyzzrP0CdEyaibh7toBkKjwWu8_zKD_GjOWm0BxtJ-XTlZBq4nXTwPPERN9PLAj5_7Duo5bDOweMsVnxO4AyAe5AWZ-EjZjHhfgjXJdCVU2oyzkYeCIU8P99oN9KIbJmXLKs0/s400/owlonpurseYB.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />I used another pendant that was Nana’s<br /><br />to adorn my purse</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> for the <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/05/north-shore-design-show-preview.html">Preview Party</a>.</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVauYFQ6psyEkLvhxpwgwM0XYVY3SsEJYNueCgb1n6KZP8VqazfsAfF-silevfMCXQ7NAc47yzHkEouoiCvtukKAbZ9yB4iEiDQjLqeJ3GJpAidyLYxWECfbccXHc6FQ03UjnIjy0va4/s1600/bunnyandbubbleyblacker.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><br /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm12mvPiBRHoFGtjr79Man-A7lQSpWOl3W7tgNB6xBkZNSsprtUNfq91VIfazWvAKK_33Ix1Di2Llj6qpfj2Dlk-Lf4Hs2_cUwbexaJqeqs_KnlAMwq6-BneVTfQP2p2hm1IEKh6B_2S4/s1600/insidesewingcabinet.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475379658294978674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm12mvPiBRHoFGtjr79Man-A7lQSpWOl3W7tgNB6xBkZNSsprtUNfq91VIfazWvAKK_33Ix1Di2Llj6qpfj2Dlk-Lf4Hs2_cUwbexaJqeqs_KnlAMwq6-BneVTfQP2p2hm1IEKh6B_2S4/s400/insidesewingcabinet.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">This light was in my grandparents home, I just added a little bling to it with new crystals and a frosted white glass shade. The sewing table was a <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/04/green-decorating-101-and-design-show.html">trash-to-treasure</a> piece inspired by the lovely desk shown below, seen at the <a href="http://www.bostondesign.com/showrooms/grange-furniture/overview/">Grange showroom</a> at the Boston Design Center ...</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxs_svZBa991a02_36lWvtK03oTcom0awj23EZKgXRQon0otZy_KNdEBkp2biKkEclnP-9dkF1Ifzib4KW2YDXqQmBzB0VxeZ4I4Z2PAKyf2zEPNDU6bKak9uEsR0fsi-tGArHNvkmRw/s1600/blackdeskgrangeNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475402515727392338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxs_svZBa991a02_36lWvtK03oTcom0awj23EZKgXRQon0otZy_KNdEBkp2biKkEclnP-9dkF1Ifzib4KW2YDXqQmBzB0VxeZ4I4Z2PAKyf2zEPNDU6bKak9uEsR0fsi-tGArHNvkmRw/s400/blackdeskgrangeNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRClmwo2Ts4q0IrqqvW9bgSd_9sqLfwRE0lqxh50ITbbnYrWz_peKC3KOqOoVkz2apIZex7lDoq4znKtDEPa86TnhM9q_ySAgC8Ml3Pm_fjQjHZ5kfbegLOpShFxKP3rFI_Z3W9AJDqkM/s1600/orchid.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475379637030823570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRClmwo2Ts4q0IrqqvW9bgSd_9sqLfwRE0lqxh50ITbbnYrWz_peKC3KOqOoVkz2apIZex7lDoq4znKtDEPa86TnhM9q_ySAgC8Ml3Pm_fjQjHZ5kfbegLOpShFxKP3rFI_Z3W9AJDqkM/s400/orchid.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;">Flowers *always* move me. Especially when a $20 orchid from Home Depot looks so fabulous.<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGInQYjgkbnnnPmHH6w7gJ9nCEagfp9Z4aDM022M9bEpL_aYqFnHMhwoNY9iXloodZl_7gSw3jbO2BR6kHFFcQdEsgDWufgtkN3sg59rt7OpTmBACnyOs2EIT9-iZH0PUCodI5-QN5M8o/s1600/squirrelwflowers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475379229295189538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGInQYjgkbnnnPmHH6w7gJ9nCEagfp9Z4aDM022M9bEpL_aYqFnHMhwoNY9iXloodZl_7gSw3jbO2BR6kHFFcQdEsgDWufgtkN3sg59rt7OpTmBACnyOs2EIT9-iZH0PUCodI5-QN5M8o/s400/squirrelwflowers.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Bouquet flowers from Stop & Shop, used to fill this small vase, lasted the entire week of the design show, even under bright lights. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Vintage squirrel from<a href="http://nestingonmain.com/index.html"> Nesting on Main</a>.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=230&f=4446&fromLocation=search">Acrylic tray</a> on table is from CB2. </span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCzxBoet_eNEpyFJ-CuqRbpPa7zCT9ZeA76me5jV2_GQQd0tU7QQUPUTOol2nJBJNfijczPDnmA8rNeLRHzJpSr6MS2eVTqN0CKHsZ1mEmgQZlWotpQtjU_FGrhZGBKnKDEURy3RzGrQ/s1600/endtablewithfabricjpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475379225233620706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCzxBoet_eNEpyFJ-CuqRbpPa7zCT9ZeA76me5jV2_GQQd0tU7QQUPUTOol2nJBJNfijczPDnmA8rNeLRHzJpSr6MS2eVTqN0CKHsZ1mEmgQZlWotpQtjU_FGrhZGBKnKDEURy3RzGrQ/s400/endtablewithfabricjpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The table itself cost just $5.00 at a yard sale (I added a glass top over a square of remnant fabric). My “blogger’s desk</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> was $80.00 off of Craigslist. The ladder back chair was free ... I found it on the side of the road. Manchester Tan Aura paint from Benjamin Moore ties all of my pieces together.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJ7BE34grLztCHgJnvfSdvEsk0T8fSImDowiV7d75GKix1-D5LVCyslcQ-qu__jywUkYgM1UneVSFsnEiMsZX-MyUnpdhVoMfqhsE061PjzoFJZ_FiR3sdQpihTFfMe1JdNG3igcQCzA/s1600/favoritespacesNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475919053004792226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJ7BE34grLztCHgJnvfSdvEsk0T8fSImDowiV7d75GKix1-D5LVCyslcQ-qu__jywUkYgM1UneVSFsnEiMsZX-MyUnpdhVoMfqhsE061PjzoFJZ_FiR3sdQpihTFfMe1JdNG3igcQCzA/s400/favoritespacesNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Look closely at my large inspiration board (another DIY project) and you will see lots of photos of my family. They are quite often the reason I do what I do.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wmARWcBECgSlS1_nrrcEgTFYvXQqoxhS7604CxJ29PH7T4OI5cyz0mCR3f0vT0lJOBLjqRgrzDNhVG8yMWUqY46LTgLuPjLIs8K0ETjEBfobrTKETIz2B2ihejLd99ccQfP7PLO48xk/s1600/bensbutterfly.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475751086547738946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wmARWcBECgSlS1_nrrcEgTFYvXQqoxhS7604CxJ29PH7T4OI5cyz0mCR3f0vT0lJOBLjqRgrzDNhVG8yMWUqY46LTgLuPjLIs8K0ETjEBfobrTKETIz2B2ihejLd99ccQfP7PLO48xk/s400/bensbutterfly.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWzSVi2Joamo4Fww7Ib3Sa6obRDh7YtO6-GuuMY0yCf5XlvjdeUh6R99IrqH2tMjliniRpfnH6eyNhw-8aYjdl_nrDeGX72EmiC9LnsTwy3FsPi998MChdCb4Tw9da0HV6hWTkjkI6KY/s1600/keyonglassvialBH.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">{</span>Butterfly by Ben<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">}</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVauYFQ6psyEkLvhxpwgwM0XYVY3SsEJYNueCgb1n6KZP8VqazfsAfF-silevfMCXQ7NAc47yzHkEouoiCvtukKAbZ9yB4iEiDQjLqeJ3GJpAidyLYxWECfbccXHc6FQ03UjnIjy0va4/s1600/bunnyandbubbleyblacker.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><br /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVdrWLZI90BOrz7hgZMLrvmokr-i0_HqdXg_y-6NVkktr5J6ffd0JyOTRfzr053Tlcr8V5Sv2Q2pnhm9yOv2uAYCjxNkvJHhdJck3x3IsKlVvVfP8PzgUNQAnDjfD_tuKTwqp6-iZ9tY/s1600/trainroom.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475751961212840130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVdrWLZI90BOrz7hgZMLrvmokr-i0_HqdXg_y-6NVkktr5J6ffd0JyOTRfzr053Tlcr8V5Sv2Q2pnhm9yOv2uAYCjxNkvJHhdJck3x3IsKlVvVfP8PzgUNQAnDjfD_tuKTwqp6-iZ9tY/s400/trainroom.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">My guys enjoying the large train gallery<br /><br />downstairs at the <a href="http://www.wenhammuseum.org/trains.html">Wenham Museum</a>.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-J51obMpK39U8n383_XvT49D8U8i9qD3B-4ymfjnhafmrDbP5-BxTXCLm6iEHy28JjDuAyLvTP4zNsbYW7qedkYW5yn_NLaXzv2FdojloyEUjgfKepL2deCXqanPlasLb8SWq7tgFrOk/s1600/trimonchairNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475378019780342722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-J51obMpK39U8n383_XvT49D8U8i9qD3B-4ymfjnhafmrDbP5-BxTXCLm6iEHy28JjDuAyLvTP4zNsbYW7qedkYW5yn_NLaXzv2FdojloyEUjgfKepL2deCXqanPlasLb8SWq7tgFrOk/s400/trimonchairNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" ><br /><br />The little details in life,<br /><br />woven together, tell our story.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Thanks for visiting me – at the museum or online. While this has been my personal story, my goal is always to set the stage for someone to tell their own story in their surroundings. Every home should celebrate the people who live there, showing what is important to them, where they have been and where they are going, while providing a view of that which inspires them.</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhyphenhyphenmO1KFzmqcvOcJdoshaX736oijYfeapBTYOWN4aqmLd2w1RgPnWKKGnNOb8H0S6u3fyM91qfiNhUi0S0kFkZScRh0ri9Vjhxn6QtRUSprl6dE0LrSVrjaF9k0q27o3NdrIS4EQ54c0/s1600/tabletopdisplayNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475756005664892594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhyphenhyphenmO1KFzmqcvOcJdoshaX736oijYfeapBTYOWN4aqmLd2w1RgPnWKKGnNOb8H0S6u3fyM91qfiNhUi0S0kFkZScRh0ri9Vjhxn6QtRUSprl6dE0LrSVrjaF9k0q27o3NdrIS4EQ54c0/s400/tabletopdisplayNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.yvonneblacker.com/Home_Page.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >www.yvonneblacker.com</span><br /><br /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span>

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Virtual design: girls room

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvWtWqNXzA48j7x_ZZEUkGxfap8XAUEPmOYJtZque8iYRwOwG-iCwPKm9A6bOYz6XV6WyJnYUsGZScBTCTwCZDP8mJ46bgRVWNxg5gqswNVA-nc3ON2nago_2aaVFUkxIX_xbkCiz8ts/s1600-h/zebrawflowerspillow.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441567008180031218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvWtWqNXzA48j7x_ZZEUkGxfap8XAUEPmOYJtZque8iYRwOwG-iCwPKm9A6bOYz6XV6WyJnYUsGZScBTCTwCZDP8mJ46bgRVWNxg5gqswNVA-nc3ON2nago_2aaVFUkxIX_xbkCiz8ts/s400/zebrawflowerspillow.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 337px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I recently listened to the Feb. 19th <a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/2010/02/interior-designer-author-fabric.html">Skirted Roundtable discussion</a> featuring author/illustrator Jackie Von Tobel – designer of fabrics and interiors. She writes a blog titled <a href="http://jackiebluehome.blogspot.com/">Jackie Blue Home</a> and has created a number of comprehensive <a href="http://www.jackievontobel.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=7">design books</a> on soft furnishings (I must add her directory of Window Treatments to my library!) The soft, delicate colorways and patterns combined in her new line of fabrics and pillows reminded me of this “Zebra with Florals</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> pillow listed in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41341973">my Etsy shop</a>.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SPBsVk0wbrGIkO5kdfTzowJhjs6EbzTIgArc-lZVPIe_E_NfBB91deCi-mBgHd41I3A01OkUL03ZKbm_eh_DiauP9SiPvzep0egGemcLAe_XOBPxPky8qeBuIBdRONVQ0aiZeJC1CL8/s1600-h/floralbackgroundzebra.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441579608799946658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SPBsVk0wbrGIkO5kdfTzowJhjs6EbzTIgArc-lZVPIe_E_NfBB91deCi-mBgHd41I3A01OkUL03ZKbm_eh_DiauP9SiPvzep0egGemcLAe_XOBPxPky8qeBuIBdRONVQ0aiZeJC1CL8/s400/floralbackgroundzebra.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">I chose this floral fabric to back the<br />12 in x 16 in down-filled pillow.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BnDQtj4TN9C1hcqT3JklWAF3foND5GYYIOGnVh4XGg-efD5LYbwSiDarEd9SxzVQCl_t1bBtGlYMeY9yKleBZTYRRGvyo69C3JZbfRldtV0fKb4m_ifsxHPo7EM1WfiVkAwjX-n3suM/s1600-h/pinkvelvetchair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441605616081595906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BnDQtj4TN9C1hcqT3JklWAF3foND5GYYIOGnVh4XGg-efD5LYbwSiDarEd9SxzVQCl_t1bBtGlYMeY9yKleBZTYRRGvyo69C3JZbfRldtV0fKb4m_ifsxHPo7EM1WfiVkAwjX-n3suM/s400/pinkvelvetchair.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I would love to see this decorative pillow used in a girl’s room (how lovely it would be on the small chair shown above listed recently on <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/PInk-velvet-small-childs-chair-mahogany-base/200428195491#">ebay</a>), with walls painted in Benjamin Moore Elephant Gray 2109-50 and ceiling done in Raspberry Ice 2072-70. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKz7XDJRpXCoxdVMrlReRXuYZ4_R4r1aUchF7n76-4DBdfUFimHQMad7f0u6Ve6U3PM_VUWxYHGCbLIO41O1ihrTE40Zbx_t4OXveWkY-WiW4DtHUCmxLJ3DUaXxVZuM4CfFcCJ0PQfmE/s1600-h/elephantgrayBM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441601771486215314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKz7XDJRpXCoxdVMrlReRXuYZ4_R4r1aUchF7n76-4DBdfUFimHQMad7f0u6Ve6U3PM_VUWxYHGCbLIO41O1ihrTE40Zbx_t4OXveWkY-WiW4DtHUCmxLJ3DUaXxVZuM4CfFcCJ0PQfmE/s400/elephantgrayBM.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 168px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwAF4gRzTQjhExX9kF4gFGbx4bIH_uc0kkFr5epn1Adx9o0zknZKpqGVZpAzseATmlNfyTg9C69jf8gvfPa1jZdOI4DeKnW69-_rermBZ8x0ANg_KY4jmjRDc8avLQe-Sanc6glC8FFM/s1600-h/raspberryiceBM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441601764945624162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwAF4gRzTQjhExX9kF4gFGbx4bIH_uc0kkFr5epn1Adx9o0zknZKpqGVZpAzseATmlNfyTg9C69jf8gvfPa1jZdOI4DeKnW69-_rermBZ8x0ANg_KY4jmjRDc8avLQe-Sanc6glC8FFM/s400/raspberryiceBM.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 117px; height: 89px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I would order lots of Von Tobel’s <a href="http://www.jackievontobel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_9_58&products_id=106">Quatrefoil in Aubergine</a> or <a href="http://www.jackievontobel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_10_52&products_id=112">Zebra in Jet</a> to take care of fashionable window treatments (refer to her book for ideas!) </span><span style="font-size:130%;">and pick one of these painted pieces from Maine Cottage available at <a href="http://www.circlefurniture.com/details_finish/paint_mc.html">Circle Furniture</a> (any of these colors would be quite nice!) to add colorful storage.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.circlefurniture.com/details_finish/paint_mc.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441612015262261218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjry9FE2LqhuZw6verbjNx-eCfieBRl-16TXtFQOrfktEf2mmB4ei5LEpax7LHnQ3GqtZiSZ7yuPNK3-DHKsn_l2WPWVplqslK9ZS5cvBdkF47b2uixEHZvVwG1oVCRGs-APT_2sFVbTGk/s400/mainecottageCF.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 168px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.rosenberryrooms.com/144-polka-dots-and-pink-roses-on-pink-base-lamp.html#" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441628218373130386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uSLeUJn86-DJQxxjD1Oufxi7zSStZPHs8I2mrlht2RLR7_06DzBbUs-FbZlglPuciVRU8aQQZ5WdENXOQuZlRVvoC2FFk4woHZ3I80_BMSqeb_eFoPLc9LmiYFwkWBVKJuERTiNLoY4/s400/oopsdaisylamp.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsUimk7s51ZSrgMKYBx2M3CjWuYt1Qg8g4slf53nc0r4fgpK9R7bwYYY4LREnFJKyJYCZ27pLUziqhAs8M6DQvSwaBEjs_InyXgb0VybJzO6TIBauvZmSNLov2Ea7c87Er8reRKUoAe0/s1600-h/bureauceladonCF.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A sweet lamp like this one designed by Meghann O’Hara for Oopsy Daisy and available on <a href="http://www.rosenberryrooms.com/144-polka-dots-and-pink-roses-on-pink-base-lamp.html#">Rosenberry Rooms</a> would add a painterly touch.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Next virtual design:</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />pre-teen boys room<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">P.S. On the day after posting this, I was watching Modern Family on ABC. Guess <a href="http://www.rosenberryrooms.com/144-polka-dots-and-pink-roses-on-white-base-lamp.html">what I saw</a> in baby Lily’s well-dressed bedroom? That show has the best set decoration : ) I would so love that job!</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span><br /></span></div>

Virtual design: girls room

I recently listened to the Feb. 19th Skirted Roundtable discussion featuring author/illustrator Jackie Von Tobel – designer of fabrics and...

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