Decorating with Mother Nature ...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDR1KRl26jmFaczYnWlezKjAqc9qgVdW5AHu4U6Z0VOFn1Y1nMD_Ch7J6ylaDSKr58_mew5YGZbYNFVVoGx7CLdQgwVusvNN44wcxBbt278zzjowzk3Phk8gi1qioS2VMkqxDCNH-kbei/s1600/items%2540gregs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620303350956200578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDR1KRl26jmFaczYnWlezKjAqc9qgVdW5AHu4U6Z0VOFn1Y1nMD_Ch7J6ylaDSKr58_mew5YGZbYNFVVoGx7CLdQgwVusvNN44wcxBbt278zzjowzk3Phk8gi1qioS2VMkqxDCNH-kbei/s800/items%2540gregs.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I love this photo, not only for the abundance of home decor items that are clearly inspired by the beauty of nature, but for the almost hidden reflection of my mom in the mirror. She is clearly enjoying our visit to a local flower shop (<a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/04/time-for-spring-decorating.html">Gregory’s</a> in Wakefield).<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHBMe-uMtsScTXH9GolaZvt-8vYsFrkz5DDFK8IEKndGT9Cf-Ih4JFdps_Lyt-lJKIIuFPYdOTNvLEtWKFge5D0S9BFyNmCMlJrgKlmemRZSmW9r-5XldWubRWklzht9Ms3usdMZ0sU8g/s1600/gardenroom2011.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620300105365773938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHBMe-uMtsScTXH9GolaZvt-8vYsFrkz5DDFK8IEKndGT9Cf-Ih4JFdps_Lyt-lJKIIuFPYdOTNvLEtWKFge5D0S9BFyNmCMlJrgKlmemRZSmW9r-5XldWubRWklzht9Ms3usdMZ0sU8g/s800/gardenroom2011.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">My garden room with its wall of shrub roses and wisteria.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />With the official beginning of summer upon us, thoughts naturally turn to spending more time in the company of Mother Nature. Take a peek at my recent <a href="http://lynnfield.patch.com/articles/decorating-with-mother-nature#photo-6291508">post for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lynnfield Patch</span></a> for some inspired tips to get out there and get gardening!<br /><br /><br /><br /></span>

Decorating with Mother Nature ...

I love this photo, not only for the abundance of home decor items that are clearly inspired by the beauty of nature, but for the almost hidd...

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Spring doorway

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPA0VXur_8EB7t63a4i_1oSg8nJaY7SLprORkKcU8u5-wQdT-AglXNSMLPAmSmzEbXgj2aWjP0leZYHSL1YeRAHqVywUBcnFlT22_aMtubYAv5joitQ84gOeVjxzGP5ohooXLBU8aLl2I/s1600/reddoorwhitewreath.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469985614211802482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPA0VXur_8EB7t63a4i_1oSg8nJaY7SLprORkKcU8u5-wQdT-AglXNSMLPAmSmzEbXgj2aWjP0leZYHSL1YeRAHqVywUBcnFlT22_aMtubYAv5joitQ84gOeVjxzGP5ohooXLBU8aLl2I/s400/reddoorwhitewreath.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I recently made this spring wreath for a client to adorn the front door of her red, white and blue porch.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvBvLJm9jafXC_t-U2zuk-rTGsztTFUxXpQZfmBxERImSEc5k2rRg5jRqiZV0QsmLbXXqafK7qEIYc_Sz7w95__BCKdGL82hsUfbbvw420QvD-cfLBOBq2TTdLOD02vbikxJiMxw7uHM/s1600/blueceilingreddoor.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469985610203946754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvBvLJm9jafXC_t-U2zuk-rTGsztTFUxXpQZfmBxERImSEc5k2rRg5jRqiZV0QsmLbXXqafK7qEIYc_Sz7w95__BCKdGL82hsUfbbvw420QvD-cfLBOBq2TTdLOD02vbikxJiMxw7uHM/s400/blueceilingreddoor.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />The sky blue painted ceiling is a favorite of mine, whether done outside on a porch or inside like we did on our first nursery ceiling (I heard it makes babies smarter to look at a colored ceiling!)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/05/beach-bag-giveaway.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469987363625772226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnOJfDRVnCNnNzx9imFrZ2irF3qzTTpHo7J1n1VSRkBsGS3N6ZprETkGXWZECuNn2AMUG9F9SWpiy18dgBjsU32hOWWyyKbphzS24_90nWSfBKZCAgwVndYeTPslCq4_t-3MvU3K2Jt8/s400/beachbagbanner.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 171px;" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Today’s post is a short one since I am heading over to begin setting up for the <a href="http://www.wenhammuseum.org/adults_programs.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">North Shore Design Show</span></a> at the Wenham Museum. While I am away, don’t forget to enter my <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/05/beach-bag-giveaway.html">beach bag giveaway</a> ... I will be announcing the winner tomorrow!</span><br /><br /><br /></div>

Spring doorway

I recently made this spring wreath for a client to adorn the front door of her red, white and blue porch. The sky blue painted ceiling is a ...

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Flood insurance ...

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtljiBs_Up0MWJ6ZwR1DBXQHj_rnmT0RqJPp1HaXe4rYQEBu_LLW-honSfsI7G33-7ZgDLv97M4X3geJ5IziiESldrZHWcYiywCYmOumsdUcjLpvMe-Rb6S2BjV7Ftf_UHL8anMlOV5E/s1600/WestportSettee6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454207598436461858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtljiBs_Up0MWJ6ZwR1DBXQHj_rnmT0RqJPp1HaXe4rYQEBu_LLW-honSfsI7G33-7ZgDLv97M4X3geJ5IziiESldrZHWcYiywCYmOumsdUcjLpvMe-Rb6S2BjV7Ftf_UHL8anMlOV5E/s400/WestportSettee6.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >The </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.weatherend.com/furniture.php?grp=29#" style="font-style: italic;">Weatherend Westport Island Settee</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" > would<br />make a great outdoor – or indoor – piece.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Photo from </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.janusetcie.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Janus et Cie</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" > website</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Well it’s raining in my part of New England again. Two more days of downpours are in the forecast. Many of us in my local area are just getting over a couple of weekends worth of heavy rain that kept us indoors for days on end, and then flooded many a basement. Fortunately, the basement in our home is not “finished,</span><span style="font-size:130%;">” </span><span style="font-size:130%;">so all we had to do was watch that the pump did not burn out while working overtime to bring the water back up to the street level.<br />Others were not so lucky.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAiOLrQAEkSrPexmbsyIBJvBszdx8MpP5kHyJuCtJwvsC__dp7AcmvMFmj4lr0rKxiNIhbosjia_BzzdpWRY79tGiaEXyb0b2pwaUupO0a2CtJyA7IUoWTUadlqmzBc1QEleXyvNidjY/s1600/underwaterchairJeC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454234238469437858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAiOLrQAEkSrPexmbsyIBJvBszdx8MpP5kHyJuCtJwvsC__dp7AcmvMFmj4lr0rKxiNIhbosjia_BzzdpWRY79tGiaEXyb0b2pwaUupO0a2CtJyA7IUoWTUadlqmzBc1QEleXyvNidjY/s400/underwaterchairJeC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 389px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A scene taken from the pages of the Janus et Cie catalog.<br />Does this look familiar to anyone???</span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Keeping track of multiple pumps while rescuing furniture and other floating odds and ends is not a fun way to spend a weekend! After experiencing one or two storms like this, many often think, “what is the chance that we will be flooded again?</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> Even with safety features like French drains or correctly positioned downspouts in place, the worst can still happen. Around here it is best to </span><span style="font-size:130%;">prepare for the worst,<br />yet hope for the best ...</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vs4gT8gw5bqECXxKLcW0Y0zRkzV3hg9LJnk8aS3SFH5THeVU-9_WFqbJ8nBbid3oRe_fXB4ryFuR_StWeFze9BqLgjBfpApHEeID84yoCMS_srggM-SvrduGdNwMdOjgsjV2pQt61uk/s1600/highchairJeC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454170546777489314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vs4gT8gw5bqECXxKLcW0Y0zRkzV3hg9LJnk8aS3SFH5THeVU-9_WFqbJ8nBbid3oRe_fXB4ryFuR_StWeFze9BqLgjBfpApHEeID84yoCMS_srggM-SvrduGdNwMdOjgsjV2pQt61uk/s400/highchairJeC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 331px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">With that in mind, I have chosen some great pieces of indoor/outdoor furniture </span><span style="font-size:130%;">that I saw recently at the</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> <a href="http://www.bostondesign.com/showrooms/janus-et-cie/overview/">Janus et Cie showroom</a> in the Boston Design Center that would look very stylish in a finished basement and could certainly replace the waterlogged pieces that I have seen out on trash day. While these pieces may be more expensive than hand-me-down sofas that often find a home in downstairs playrooms, they are great investment pieces that you know will survive an inch or two of unexpected water (or 8 or more as some of us have recently witnessed!) With a grouping of these pieces on a tile floor made cozy with outdoor quality rugs, one could have a very chic downstairs dwelling that could easily survive the wrath of Mother Nature!<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixU5vqzKdghCJO8WBgkhRRWxZhQ9H0yrRpSVYKRpBp4cvPpV1VnDq2WYEwwfFR0oucD7dUpht3JRI7WKWUNVgM69EEGyw3fMGKIqKu7_QeH7lBKw1U1H0P0GO7kIJNymkE7oZSkdIiXIY/s1600/roundarmcouchJeC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454170857068030274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixU5vqzKdghCJO8WBgkhRRWxZhQ9H0yrRpSVYKRpBp4cvPpV1VnDq2WYEwwfFR0oucD7dUpht3JRI7WKWUNVgM69EEGyw3fMGKIqKu7_QeH7lBKw1U1H0P0GO7kIJNymkE7oZSkdIiXIY/s400/roundarmcouchJeC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Almost too pretty to be outdoors.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSk_jx4hKhpzY4SPiqZ28kPWKm6ch7cZ-yfLENK9KHl3YNXG6lE0FAV_vysNXHU2JpB_IgEfkYB6JuVwB_Fia6cXaa97CO8q_R-qkW9T06exTwgLI1W7i5AkOBrflmzSGdGKyopQHuVfw/s1600/darkopenweavechairJeC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454170539099381602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSk_jx4hKhpzY4SPiqZ28kPWKm6ch7cZ-yfLENK9KHl3YNXG6lE0FAV_vysNXHU2JpB_IgEfkYB6JuVwB_Fia6cXaa97CO8q_R-qkW9T06exTwgLI1W7i5AkOBrflmzSGdGKyopQHuVfw/s400/darkopenweavechairJeC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 329px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Water would go right through<br />an open weave piece like this.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9aL2_taKw6jTl1YiypYCh4wgMEGh0irMuk9qD-K9mcp1JObSJ_pLzkc7Y1WbFqrRcyIH3l7spiWOatk11vdDl-B_6vJ1PihPd3l4CjWIgSaUi9Rs6sprFlGR0PUQWLg34V2_LxReCQI/s1600/tablewithchairsJeC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454170878089073138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9aL2_taKw6jTl1YiypYCh4wgMEGh0irMuk9qD-K9mcp1JObSJ_pLzkc7Y1WbFqrRcyIH3l7spiWOatk11vdDl-B_6vJ1PihPd3l4CjWIgSaUi9Rs6sprFlGR0PUQWLg34V2_LxReCQI/s400/tablewithchairsJeC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >A stylish place to eat, do paper work</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >(file insurance claims?) or play cards.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzORcoZOp_k56yrys7OvmwlVrXCJh0FL3jOK1VbcPc1jAkE6xZ5vNTNfxw9KpCklZT28azBZnSSN7d2rfrvtVSp3kpNFWKbwcyc4GZFVE4sTO8bKPqdOdbhigekijz7jghUVeyVnVz6A/s1600/sticks:benchJeC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454170865877337138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzORcoZOp_k56yrys7OvmwlVrXCJh0FL3jOK1VbcPc1jAkE6xZ5vNTNfxw9KpCklZT28azBZnSSN7d2rfrvtVSp3kpNFWKbwcyc4GZFVE4sTO8bKPqdOdbhigekijz7jghUVeyVnVz6A/s400/sticks:benchJeC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >This bench seating was super comfortable and could<br />easily support a crowd of tv viewers or gamers.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhheoPnB6wvRVZdhOgLixrO11j8mPKUM_tU0Pz0hxycofVcrzuP03doczdX7xgNzMOU-wHErmztgYWNO17yxTlVsNqsp0lvtHZNxThlRJwhMm3SdQgTrKcBKAnU_XAeP1f4xwZXHSA78/s1600/silverwbrownchairJeC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454170863854060370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhheoPnB6wvRVZdhOgLixrO11j8mPKUM_tU0Pz0hxycofVcrzuP03doczdX7xgNzMOU-wHErmztgYWNO17yxTlVsNqsp0lvtHZNxThlRJwhMm3SdQgTrKcBKAnU_XAeP1f4xwZXHSA78/s400/silverwbrownchairJeC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Avoiding any type of porous wood is key.</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Cast aluminum frames like these are ideal.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSh5aGwV_LIplWMwo5c1r0_cFZSbz2RJQADthw1l_h08rPk0rDaP4L3EWmWj1zu3ZT93Zvo834O7io1eDvJxYUkHAdUwDH-F4l3tPmTDw-bedcOnWVDYfa4DvnmL1AgjqrlMviGQN7K-Y/s1600/whitechairsilverlegsJeC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454170985715065874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSh5aGwV_LIplWMwo5c1r0_cFZSbz2RJQADthw1l_h08rPk0rDaP4L3EWmWj1zu3ZT93Zvo834O7io1eDvJxYUkHAdUwDH-F4l3tPmTDw-bedcOnWVDYfa4DvnmL1AgjqrlMviGQN7K-Y/s400/whitechairsilverlegsJeC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixU5vqzKdghCJO8WBgkhRRWxZhQ9H0yrRpSVYKRpBp4cvPpV1VnDq2WYEwwfFR0oucD7dUpht3JRI7WKWUNVgM69EEGyw3fMGKIqKu7_QeH7lBKw1U1H0P0GO7kIJNymkE7oZSkdIiXIY/s1600/roundarmcouchJeC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKmPMuY0JsXiQlz6HThgCXjvjJsF4IeICu-u014zuioTMQVQmV7n1swJJX3Hw84L74LR09Kps1vKK9190Jh0H5z9jCVjPg6R8rYXuJfJnB1zDTelM9R-u0l9DuWNqVmDbGSKYh-idWrU/s1600/openweavechairJeC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454170853353220962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKmPMuY0JsXiQlz6HThgCXjvjJsF4IeICu-u014zuioTMQVQmV7n1swJJX3Hw84L74LR09Kps1vKK9190Jh0H5z9jCVjPg6R8rYXuJfJnB1zDTelM9R-u0l9DuWNqVmDbGSKYh-idWrU/s400/openweavechairJeC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Not afraid to get wet.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Kz8L_tl49Lwy9EYfnYE8JfEzw6YWp4HWPRjnJFMQBTX6wk7Zl4mwv8bu8fiF2ObMnc6uBnmXmp0eBVE9ELOVmI35B15lkarGo7gOXZXSB63LeJq5x-E_9UmsGceGS3F-G_BqVNq9T7A/s1600/laqueredwhiteset2JeC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454178789923916882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Kz8L_tl49Lwy9EYfnYE8JfEzw6YWp4HWPRjnJFMQBTX6wk7Zl4mwv8bu8fiF2ObMnc6uBnmXmp0eBVE9ELOVmI35B15lkarGo7gOXZXSB63LeJq5x-E_9UmsGceGS3F-G_BqVNq9T7A/s400/laqueredwhiteset2JeC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >A wide variety of water-repelling </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.sunbrella.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Sunbrella</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><br />fabrics</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" > are available to create a custom look.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQc8E90Ch_3sHxB4wwhVQkZNUrjJaxUkzBuymRIV8JzOcUQP1newZw_YuE5wm0vZtuv2cJWCi7n33AtDEpp88x7KtKlNB3L7xxfinYx_3FXKJQdNMzL8GqBbutoOvJs1PLphuyCrjoXqk/s1600/barcartJeC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454170532246256754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQc8E90Ch_3sHxB4wwhVQkZNUrjJaxUkzBuymRIV8JzOcUQP1newZw_YuE5wm0vZtuv2cJWCi7n33AtDEpp88x7KtKlNB3L7xxfinYx_3FXKJQdNMzL8GqBbutoOvJs1PLphuyCrjoXqk/s400/barcartJeC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Kick back and celebrate knowing that</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> your<br />investment is well protected (hello bar cart!)</span><br /></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bostondesign.com/showrooms/janus-et-cie/overview/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454170543777417778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStG6yany-l7Ou6DYcvpntkIgv1FULhNevX4NPwJ7WAE84vQqDrlgS0AnLRc_OhajN-oKs5uW0UEv4hqXN-jx3ACq87R2EtGmkoN36l_x0XzWqISikF_W2MgS1qpWYMhc1AexvyKMMAmk/s400/goldtreeJeC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://www.bostondesign.com/showrooms/janus-et-cie/overview/">Janus et Cie</a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0QwywN269afH1R0ChGGJyQjXhLtczJ2jH9L29ZjkDme0yZN8wtawacobNZTNK3V4juwTuwRpj4mcG_P4OYfVTAj3j75ai_FEd53e2kFhbuqvxZgahcEEvlQUlR0Z3_YxEeon2JBpK-A/s1600/SupinoInsurance.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.bostondesign.com/about-us/">Boston Design Center</a></span><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="http://supinoinsurance.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454179492556551170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41aZOJ1Po1KLpwFq52zN3m0k_F_B-NMwo_B7QuZoJPsGx0CaNH34XVB-xtRw2ZOVV3hEocZsBnFMJrhGQd-Zn5XZQC-ueZFs1Yzs0C6XorXWbZMyXsL89IghiB6dgqtTalAc_v6LI4wA/s400/SupinoInsurance.jpg" style="display: block; 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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFb0_CQQteHFMcXR2FRxZrKmvTEV5SajaT25_-_k47uw_j_4yuBm6DnJTlRW01VcCNI9adDed-IBGn0yrGSIiHo7IYt2jgeedoScaxDH4_3GQbTqncwVnw8U5ZLWThPRz8wjiBnhuTyM/s1600-h/gardenroom.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370414672375235458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFb0_CQQteHFMcXR2FRxZrKmvTEV5SajaT25_-_k47uw_j_4yuBm6DnJTlRW01VcCNI9adDed-IBGn0yrGSIiHo7IYt2jgeedoScaxDH4_3GQbTqncwVnw8U5ZLWThPRz8wjiBnhuTyM/s400/gardenroom.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">My favorite spot in my house this summer actually isn’t in my house at all. I have been taking my coffee each morning (and a glass of wine many evenings) in this newly designed garden room. </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The inspiration for this outdoor living space has been hanging on my refrigerator since I ripped it out of </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.southernliving.com/">Southern Living</a> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">magazine in May of 2008. While they went with a black background for their garden room, I chose the opposite. The feeling of being surrounded by lush plantings and a green view remain the same.</span><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIG5MIlq3Bw_58dF3OKchEw008yX785O52_n7t2CZYgtnMGReMv6kMppn3Rt3Xz2fWVbNxLxj3-zNZl0NDwDv6yuB5lWJBoavkwjJLj5QyWgBLSwbGih9M27oT1sofqNWVR0LwQ7Y4s0/s1600-h/SLMay08.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370396145125073074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIG5MIlq3Bw_58dF3OKchEw008yX785O52_n7t2CZYgtnMGReMv6kMppn3Rt3Xz2fWVbNxLxj3-zNZl0NDwDv6yuB5lWJBoavkwjJLj5QyWgBLSwbGih9M27oT1sofqNWVR0LwQ7Y4s0/s400/SLMay08.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Southern Living, May 2008</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Photograph by Van Chaplin<br />Styling by Scott Martin</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">When I first saw this photo, the green striped chairs reminded me of the <a href="http://www.winstonfurniture.com/">Winston Patio</a> set that my husband and I bought over a decade ago for our last house. While the chairs are still in great shape, the cushions could use a little freshening up.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrCLKcaBUGeejKx6xjUxIphHJF9j5Uw6HHJUoIzpId0EagAloCxS0gH0aFTLFioofKl4GI0M9qtTTksKvwSGApo_yUdJNUdkWMJc9TNaUlZzA7OJisqGLKlSJfYfMKZXid8Lhe_QP6-M/s1600-h/stripedchair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370397184188053330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrCLKcaBUGeejKx6xjUxIphHJF9j5Uw6HHJUoIzpId0EagAloCxS0gH0aFTLFioofKl4GI0M9qtTTksKvwSGApo_yUdJNUdkWMJc9TNaUlZzA7OJisqGLKlSJfYfMKZXid8Lhe_QP6-M/s400/stripedchair.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Some fabrics I have been looking at ...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCzaC1mZVbLTQnPPjlN4fuhN51V056VfLHWqrF-RJkRek0igZGfkSHBVSHvNJEwFixYWFZmq8OEJctQZvCqw3U3cLoZmc7B7po0jvLpd8Omny9W4HZwb5MxByrJR9Hnnf_O-O6vd0jQo/s1600-h/marakesh.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370782837788540338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCzaC1mZVbLTQnPPjlN4fuhN51V056VfLHWqrF-RJkRek0igZGfkSHBVSHvNJEwFixYWFZmq8OEJctQZvCqw3U3cLoZmc7B7po0jvLpd8Omny9W4HZwb5MxByrJR9Hnnf_O-O6vd0jQo/s320/marakesh.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 316px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.winstonfurniture.com/WinstonFabFin.aspx"><span style="font-style: italic;">Winston Marrakesh Palm</span></a></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I love this pattern. It reminds me of the unopened buds of a hydrangea blossom. My design plan is to keep a neutral color palette on the chairs, but change up the colors in tablecloths and accent pillows to match the flowers that are in bloom at the time.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> These perennial hydrangeas (in pots right now) will later be planted in my garden.</span><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3prLZgL7ikaB2A_0mvES8z-ZggMMmnn_yFPvbVib5qxRztgKmdSZJAEZtMDgnrHssHna8bO5NffhBAtXd5nZ8JlA-4Ja0bKcah2dxhwtQcWArFbRnvb4bSrxow0OIvsolv0gxtNhzy4/s1600-h/hydrangeacolors.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370393268853908754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3prLZgL7ikaB2A_0mvES8z-ZggMMmnn_yFPvbVib5qxRztgKmdSZJAEZtMDgnrHssHna8bO5NffhBAtXd5nZ8JlA-4Ja0bKcah2dxhwtQcWArFbRnvb4bSrxow0OIvsolv0gxtNhzy4/s400/hydrangeacolors.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This chocolate brown, green and pink outdoor fabric with white ferns would be nice as a table topper or on a set of pillows. It looks very much like the one in the inspiration photo above. Maybe I would pair it with a more subtle pattern on the chair like the stripe in the Winston Cedarkey Kiwi.</span><br /><br /></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqmvIrord9TULT78HQORCnJQVxqwOo55Sc5nub_6aforCLpqBkCunb-ThbeIYrH8tJTw3AozG1EQGY4ipkg66dczajLBBCQ-byuOHPvXTEQ3z8amqsX-TfAlYHk7EPmyVrVV9I8VdREs/s1600-h/whitefernfabric.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370392894292549650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqmvIrord9TULT78HQORCnJQVxqwOo55Sc5nub_6aforCLpqBkCunb-ThbeIYrH8tJTw3AozG1EQGY4ipkg66dczajLBBCQ-byuOHPvXTEQ3z8amqsX-TfAlYHk7EPmyVrVV9I8VdREs/s400/whitefernfabric.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Available at JoAnn Fabrics</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpIIE1pvAigvbxFg8Ins8QODxeG45nIrANXnqHo3yc9x_LTgvYkinSQR1qtnJrjsYK2NyqH09Cft5u4ez5-B-gupBtFD58n8dwDCH62dm8ml_NHcCl91Ei_Hekp0F0jujt6o2aDMNCl4/s1600-h/cedarkeykiwiW.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370783839440677970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpIIE1pvAigvbxFg8Ins8QODxeG45nIrANXnqHo3yc9x_LTgvYkinSQR1qtnJrjsYK2NyqH09Cft5u4ez5-B-gupBtFD58n8dwDCH62dm8ml_NHcCl91Ei_Hekp0F0jujt6o2aDMNCl4/s320/cedarkeykiwiW.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 320px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.winstonfurniture.com/WinstonFabFin.aspx"><span style="font-style: italic;">Winston Cedarkey Kiwi</span></a></span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOsa_BiZkQjjg7JKCXSr9lL4ZwmZZo4u5JqL_dRkqSlCGF-1RF7Vh0sUVmExWcYcyr-rGMWi5-_iAzQ5o86U4N9jR1M9xpgHBI6bdiqlYTiOtCLm5_tK5Es7sxub0NVw_VoMRCU-R0RE/s1600-h/tealplantfabric.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">We chose to cover the walls with a barn-board like MDF that comes in huge vertical sheets and is pre-primed. Since the room is adjacent to our garage that is next to our barn, it seemed appropriate. Painting the entire corner room in brilliant white gives the vertical siding a more glamorous appearance. I love how pristine it looks, and hesitate to put anything on the walls. For now, I am using dark accents to contrast with the white backdrop.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0NioGsFq2K140p6HpC7rvBqR7fY-gQo58kMi2NOKS9LXwtgftPFYb9OSlko7toS_MrtxHPpt4hO9gmSBeXjDwFWx3mUUgyLynWI3fS2TvymqbsIDWrEDsSC5JZNuGHPkeNuvJxC3mLA/s1600-h/cherubcandles.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370392559010847490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0NioGsFq2K140p6HpC7rvBqR7fY-gQo58kMi2NOKS9LXwtgftPFYb9OSlko7toS_MrtxHPpt4hO9gmSBeXjDwFWx3mUUgyLynWI3fS2TvymqbsIDWrEDsSC5JZNuGHPkeNuvJxC3mLA/s400/cherubcandles.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Set of two Parisian Luminaries available<br />through <a href="https://www.southernlivingathome.com/wbslah/skins/s02/index.aspx?repid=568216">Southern Living at Home</a></span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This tablescape with its iron cherub and fretwork candle holders inspires this fabric choice for the chairs ...</span><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi169EW7k5-fgTXtZpWYUur3gdxWuUPMt2mIpZZDqQ-sMzn-R04TQw5EEnQ40D05nNZOqgqYQhIC4-9Liuw1LDKdVj8a1rmSYngSkGxHd-tcCNJljFY3qC0EbsIuWqFCf3eRi_MWbi2jTc/s1600-h/antiquefret.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370782830848603266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi169EW7k5-fgTXtZpWYUur3gdxWuUPMt2mIpZZDqQ-sMzn-R04TQw5EEnQ40D05nNZOqgqYQhIC4-9Liuw1LDKdVj8a1rmSYngSkGxHd-tcCNJljFY3qC0EbsIuWqFCf3eRi_MWbi2jTc/s320/antiquefret.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="http://www.winstonfurniture.com/WinstonFabFin.aspx"><span style="font-style: italic;">Winston Antique Fret</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">If I decide to have slip covers made through my workroom, I might use this outdoor fabric in a similar pattern (but available at a much lower price point than brand new cushions):</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtuv0xTBzlSak59EzirgP5swjRJfo7VKF_i6zfT00IcQe0o9F0Ziq64_nTCltZTKu4P_vOPnMC_51mBpooTVbuXJDg-mMslF77tulIQ972fGXpn_R_81-MVXEFyFF-4cLUQsVmHgb44I/s1600-h/tanfabric.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370782852812031378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtuv0xTBzlSak59EzirgP5swjRJfo7VKF_i6zfT00IcQe0o9F0Ziq64_nTCltZTKu4P_vOPnMC_51mBpooTVbuXJDg-mMslF77tulIQ972fGXpn_R_81-MVXEFyFF-4cLUQsVmHgb44I/s320/tanfabric.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Available at JoAnn Fabrics</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMkC9GcnL1Vk598B4ZqKuAWTMg0t1HTwDFf-DjvRH6rSD2qEmf1nXCfDPlDYP7E2vktLENluOkmDnkrwvAI-zTPfzy6CWf8jZA-vi_xP_Ecz6EPQRAmvMmd50xRxGXT_k2l2CpY3rVzU/s1600-h/wisteriachinesegardenstool2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370766871061893762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMkC9GcnL1Vk598B4ZqKuAWTMg0t1HTwDFf-DjvRH6rSD2qEmf1nXCfDPlDYP7E2vktLENluOkmDnkrwvAI-zTPfzy6CWf8jZA-vi_xP_Ecz6EPQRAmvMmd50xRxGXT_k2l2CpY3rVzU/s400/wisteriachinesegardenstool2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Maybe I will add this Chinese Garden Stool from</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.wisteria.com/Metallic-Chinese-Garden-Stool-Gold/productinfo/W2843/">Wisteria</a> for a bit of contrast to the white walls.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0VqYsfl9ehJjYgMUl2fQLdZKI20rv80BS8tRJI17blCNObnCijUI7RHC0omQ-Ed_1H30nH7SahtSyf-aF-zbSkkIN1Snu5Hmd5Rv30AEV8Df99JZQOWakBTQWgzG_6vzYecTciRNSQM/s1600-h/gardenview.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361884301785792434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0VqYsfl9ehJjYgMUl2fQLdZKI20rv80BS8tRJI17blCNObnCijUI7RHC0omQ-Ed_1H30nH7SahtSyf-aF-zbSkkIN1Snu5Hmd5Rv30AEV8Df99JZQOWakBTQWgzG_6vzYecTciRNSQM/s400/gardenview.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">And if I want to change up the colors completely, this palette of blues and greens would be nice especially if we decide to add that pool next year we keep talking <span style="font-style: italic;">(or dreaming?)</span> about ...</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWlZoSJmMdM4gVPjiI1aGKQMyOxs4xomdn7C7OajmLzJUDjiBS47hwRuRJBhTIFygx36bCodICQ8WhkkctQ-8zzHTFWR0jnauaDqK37KbzrQP8SIwUuupSTpg8gZGuQohkH1nGs2l8r4/s1600-h/skylineseamist.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370782845999097682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWlZoSJmMdM4gVPjiI1aGKQMyOxs4xomdn7C7OajmLzJUDjiBS47hwRuRJBhTIFygx36bCodICQ8WhkkctQ-8zzHTFWR0jnauaDqK37KbzrQP8SIwUuupSTpg8gZGuQohkH1nGs2l8r4/s320/skylineseamist.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.winstonfurniture.com/WinstonFabFin.aspx" style="font-style: italic;">Winston Skyline Sea Mist</a></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4wOpnDZNCtk4BYQdh2w3sGJr2GWJA6YvfNo7WzWn6eLQs7zrv1EWts-aiI-ZQVVXd9ryx7ZoX35-cGYCbOQDS1RLOH35v8KtTBbDqp7QSejLd98ee0NX0Lqpvzpn6isdZVdTdPgcJoY/s1600-h/aquaturquoise.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370782821472403314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4wOpnDZNCtk4BYQdh2w3sGJr2GWJA6YvfNo7WzWn6eLQs7zrv1EWts-aiI-ZQVVXd9ryx7ZoX35-cGYCbOQDS1RLOH35v8KtTBbDqp7QSejLd98ee0NX0Lqpvzpn6isdZVdTdPgcJoY/s320/aquaturquoise.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 315px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.winstonfurniture.com/WinstonFabFin.aspx" style="font-style: italic;">Winston Aqua Turquoise</a></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOsa_BiZkQjjg7JKCXSr9lL4ZwmZZo4u5JqL_dRkqSlCGF-1RF7Vh0sUVmExWcYcyr-rGMWi5-_iAzQ5o86U4N9jR1M9xpgHBI6bdiqlYTiOtCLm5_tK5Es7sxub0NVw_VoMRCU-R0RE/s1600-h/tealplantfabric.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370392902721545938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOsa_BiZkQjjg7JKCXSr9lL4ZwmZZo4u5JqL_dRkqSlCGF-1RF7Vh0sUVmExWcYcyr-rGMWi5-_iAzQ5o86U4N9jR1M9xpgHBI6bdiqlYTiOtCLm5_tK5Es7sxub0NVw_VoMRCU-R0RE/s400/tealplantfabric.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Solarium Tropique Peridot</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknZ2FOfKcQgHiA4-BgIawRv6aDL01_FSAmB88xjH0etUf4v5k4CIRkqgLyiSWse-FMYEEJR0fyMYqze9BicPCFk_iBbTTGwJ82QjHTOPorDVH_B4fjkFzijwar426vtyiiXb0_7J5VfU/s1600-h/copperlantern1stD" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370766170078113618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknZ2FOfKcQgHiA4-BgIawRv6aDL01_FSAmB88xjH0etUf4v5k4CIRkqgLyiSWse-FMYEEJR0fyMYqze9BicPCFk_iBbTTGwJ82QjHTOPorDVH_B4fjkFzijwar426vtyiiXb0_7J5VfU/s400/copperlantern1stD" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I so love this antique lantern, but it’s not in my budget this year (it lists for $3,500) ... from The Elemental Garden on <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_search.php">1st Dibs</a>.<br /></span><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUp9IWBOJl8ItrtSoDamQb9HW2hsWTvOvs1rZvPF7rAXGnbxA2HQYiQ5SK1BqeXyMr4d3Z2GK564RFZOqdyrX4GaGuI2Y_-ETwDdCQinm4kwP4x2uuwUjyNaeXY6GYkzh2hIMig7bHz1g/s1600-h/whitewalls.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370407124413826514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUp9IWBOJl8ItrtSoDamQb9HW2hsWTvOvs1rZvPF7rAXGnbxA2HQYiQ5SK1BqeXyMr4d3Z2GK564RFZOqdyrX4GaGuI2Y_-ETwDdCQinm4kwP4x2uuwUjyNaeXY6GYkzh2hIMig7bHz1g/s400/whitewalls.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXan4fEy2cqYjIktMDuOtXKR02LkwsuNLKZUm6nGmmknui8gbhMxEfpoJ59ShGaoz2NpmqZGsRp_FyQP3IY4yZkGysfBNDROpm2nE8ASQIpqg24APwStCZJzjUDC7P8gJqA8QEABThyw/s1600-h/whitewallswithart.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A work in progress ...</span><br /><br />With such high ceilings, I feel I should make the space more intimate by adding something to the walls (even though I am loving this blank canvas right now). I have a couple of items that may work ...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcBJ0Owsnk_lwiJwGax7kzdtNTuV22jGfsL4piv7HzResqA0s45fq7bGOb1OoIo1eBcuUuokdR5gH7z0X8ai2H9_HOGtFiFVjJfaTWyyN0ftghxSOLx_sHlLhBv3i5z6OdxUz0fUYMww/s1600-h/plaque.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370396156810510722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcBJ0Owsnk_lwiJwGax7kzdtNTuV22jGfsL4piv7HzResqA0s45fq7bGOb1OoIo1eBcuUuokdR5gH7z0X8ai2H9_HOGtFiFVjJfaTWyyN0ftghxSOLx_sHlLhBv3i5z6OdxUz0fUYMww/s400/plaque.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">This garden plaque is simple but elegant.<br />I might put it above the cafe table.</span></span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcE7lTXFktkaXvOv8ZW5Vs9r-TGtAIduQupcX1iE6qu26rcI0FTW3br61JpnWd71aZzuwG24Iwwurd_rXZCaK9S00MHj2qJ2LHyxVr5-rCtuB_c4ebDn_6sazvlCrAHs1gAsPkTGa8yA/s1600-h/scrollwork.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370396157439641202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcE7lTXFktkaXvOv8ZW5Vs9r-TGtAIduQupcX1iE6qu26rcI0FTW3br61JpnWd71aZzuwG24Iwwurd_rXZCaK9S00MHj2qJ2LHyxVr5-rCtuB_c4ebDn_6sazvlCrAHs1gAsPkTGa8yA/s400/scrollwork.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />An ornate iron scrollwork piece matches<br />the colors of the ceiling fan and would<br />fit well above the paired seating.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPuU40svaYY0tG5UnulQuykihtIUIIb5e3OuOOVFpje14P7slpuBwIhcyxXmOIlk5EcWBnfDnizlZ1NW5y6WvkeBrZprDkIjldKqjxzRv0vFNRMfCqgrwFdFp2bobHxe6NOa6O-ppH5A/s1600-h/bodiamgardenurnWAH" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370766155629409618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPuU40svaYY0tG5UnulQuykihtIUIIb5e3OuOOVFpje14P7slpuBwIhcyxXmOIlk5EcWBnfDnizlZ1NW5y6WvkeBrZprDkIjldKqjxzRv0vFNRMfCqgrwFdFp2bobHxe6NOa6O-ppH5A/s400/bodiamgardenurnWAH" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 342px;" /></a><a href="http://store.wellappointedhouse.com/Products/147335-the-well-appointed-house-bodiam-garden-urn-in-stone-finish.aspx"><span style="font-style: italic;">Bodiam Garden Urn in Stone Finish</span></a><br />from the <a href="http://www.wellappointedhouse.com/">The Well Appointed House<br /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">At 22 inches high, this urn could be cool as a cocktail table. I would fill it with moss (we have plenty of that around here) and then cover the top with a piece of round glass just slightly larger than the opening. I think I saw something similar at a design show house but it was filled with shells.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7aT9fDfwywYkhg6IyXdkknFyRKd1h1bwTthmh4herqHwd-S8nqoQaWn5E9ylgUqphwXEbdQ2mnp37NaVM4IpA-2Y3QgdJjTH-TjMW9mBtpjHJLRT7aCaAi8AxitCGu-ZJxpxR1FfumY/s1600-h/whitebirdcageVS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371693195936517762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7aT9fDfwywYkhg6IyXdkknFyRKd1h1bwTthmh4herqHwd-S8nqoQaWn5E9ylgUqphwXEbdQ2mnp37NaVM4IpA-2Y3QgdJjTH-TjMW9mBtpjHJLRT7aCaAi8AxitCGu-ZJxpxR1FfumY/s400/whitebirdcageVS.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo courtesy of vintagesteph</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">This white vintage birdcage from the curated collection of vintage finds available through <a href="http://www.vintagesteph.com/">vintagesteph</a> would be sweet in the corner with a shade loving plant nestled inside. See more cool items like this at <a href="http://johnandstephblog.blogspot.com/">johnandstephblog.blogspot.com</a></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">And just so you can appreciate how far this space has come, here is the before photo taken in early spring of this year (</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">this is actually an improvement from when we first moved in and it was full of dirt, weeds and a rickety door into the garage).</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Before ...</span></span><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFp1nBFkeuwg8shqXWo6_iEoTTdPHRvGCue_ihKERcBbQAAxA6ka6iR4VoVGwkkcH6okzc9UfVkvT1wHPush_ZxBclKr-X4elsKVAha6ggtMM4SsBDvApNCZ2MGY79Ev9bIjuVUM7iC8/s1600-h/spaceb4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370764666160571586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFp1nBFkeuwg8shqXWo6_iEoTTdPHRvGCue_ihKERcBbQAAxA6ka6iR4VoVGwkkcH6okzc9UfVkvT1wHPush_ZxBclKr-X4elsKVAha6ggtMM4SsBDvApNCZ2MGY79Ev9bIjuVUM7iC8/s400/spaceb4.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">After ...</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFb0_CQQteHFMcXR2FRxZrKmvTEV5SajaT25_-_k47uw_j_4yuBm6DnJTlRW01VcCNI9adDed-IBGn0yrGSIiHo7IYt2jgeedoScaxDH4_3GQbTqncwVnw8U5ZLWThPRz8wjiBnhuTyM/s1600-h/gardenroom.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370414672375235458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFb0_CQQteHFMcXR2FRxZrKmvTEV5SajaT25_-_k47uw_j_4yuBm6DnJTlRW01VcCNI9adDed-IBGn0yrGSIiHo7IYt2jgeedoScaxDH4_3GQbTqncwVnw8U5ZLWThPRz8wjiBnhuTyM/s400/gardenroom.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6XUJ3OhqOFdf4dFmG4RuSZ8Ulz7inDw5XwjYuokYNNFG-41Ya84UONhwGWhsBQVR6sLo-NGzC-fl2OLiC-DGnKBHCDV4qpEeC4IBWgzwZurwJMSOq4aNzyuXyA8U8MAd57rw3Pk0OI8/s1600-h/orangewhiteblack.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370393258881382770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6XUJ3OhqOFdf4dFmG4RuSZ8Ulz7inDw5XwjYuokYNNFG-41Ya84UONhwGWhsBQVR6sLo-NGzC-fl2OLiC-DGnKBHCDV4qpEeC4IBWgzwZurwJMSOq4aNzyuXyA8U8MAd57rw3Pk0OI8/s400/orangewhiteblack.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">View before ... </span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1o_XyN7B2aN-vit1AdCWcituVd6mYmHrHuwBYTM4NF91ZTTxgWGD9S4v-ksO_OkkFKqgw2Noc_2iwfyt0TNGsIUtaBgAk-YXPzK98mthEF_4lhHA7Ji3DRN81ZFjensoeZJXeCdCEIQ/s1600-h/grapevineb4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370392572083191490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1o_XyN7B2aN-vit1AdCWcituVd6mYmHrHuwBYTM4NF91ZTTxgWGD9S4v-ksO_OkkFKqgw2Noc_2iwfyt0TNGsIUtaBgAk-YXPzK98mthEF_4lhHA7Ji3DRN81ZFjensoeZJXeCdCEIQ/s400/grapevineb4.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">View after ...</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkfweaV_N9s4t1Tb9qAUU9uomKb1_5V7WrI9r2svFfLPJRiY-mXu0HOcYjjsQJl27mf-UXuML0wrjvcWDR6R6ObccD3-RCj2Lz08GoImDUfcAeoHRDK6zs1vsEC-sMIUMeNOLpphLQK4/s1600-h/grapevineafter.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371858066464454978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkfweaV_N9s4t1Tb9qAUU9uomKb1_5V7WrI9r2svFfLPJRiY-mXu0HOcYjjsQJl27mf-UXuML0wrjvcWDR6R6ObccD3-RCj2Lz08GoImDUfcAeoHRDK6zs1vsEC-sMIUMeNOLpphLQK4/s400/grapevineafter.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I created a focal point by adding a plant stand plus vintage gate in front of the grapevine arbor. In a former life, the gate was used to secure the eighteen sheep that used to graze this property in their pen. Now it is hard at work holding back the raspberry cane and other weed-like growth!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Chair before ... </span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eqgL4qTsxVGnro8216kI5-d8opgSP5Z6mhs92VLuvm1kAa071pbvEqq5cinlri2hPLBAMusJx3A9LUa1bfx7MSxcirT8PqA5-PDlc0oEyBguM5d5mWcHNmBzbD_qaXBsev6ifVYpmPY/s1600-h/heartchairb4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370393738325265698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eqgL4qTsxVGnro8216kI5-d8opgSP5Z6mhs92VLuvm1kAa071pbvEqq5cinlri2hPLBAMusJx3A9LUa1bfx7MSxcirT8PqA5-PDlc0oEyBguM5d5mWcHNmBzbD_qaXBsev6ifVYpmPY/s400/heartchairb4.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Chair after ...</span></span><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdyfuDOu38_TKSM9lKbGhlRucCWUyzXvJgYN6bmmk2WXHrrWF2PA2IZ-wi_DkoEBH11OgK1OAv-yrMG-SQCSgMt0xX4ENY0PEj8PyFEg3koIRmnr_OIHyJeDyjct7iJdiaQHjnPCJLQE/s1600-h/chairhydrangea.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370392885443847122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdyfuDOu38_TKSM9lKbGhlRucCWUyzXvJgYN6bmmk2WXHrrWF2PA2IZ-wi_DkoEBH11OgK1OAv-yrMG-SQCSgMt0xX4ENY0PEj8PyFEg3koIRmnr_OIHyJeDyjct7iJdiaQHjnPCJLQE/s400/chairhydrangea.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">A client of mine gave me this set of four chairs along with the cafe table. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">In an afternoon, I recovered the ripped vinyl seat cushions with new foam and outdoor fabric in a verdant green striated pattern. Now I use two of them in the space as end tables or spare seating. I could have spray painted the wire frame, but decided a little vintage patina would be a nice contrast to the new fabric.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvN57JaZI1bZiHrt9poDibdEAEuR6B79BEhYxS4J2tfbBk_tv7gZp3hUu7hrKSlTsYcvaIsR0NGY5elT0gGxh0X6viiocU_8iLHlshhvcEiClZ_Vwp9Wg_Q223mDS44sPaV7g4QZWvlGw/s1600-h/orangebirdhouse.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370393264633243522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvN57JaZI1bZiHrt9poDibdEAEuR6B79BEhYxS4J2tfbBk_tv7gZp3hUu7hrKSlTsYcvaIsR0NGY5elT0gGxh0X6viiocU_8iLHlshhvcEiClZ_Vwp9Wg_Q223mDS44sPaV7g4QZWvlGw/s400/orangebirdhouse.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />Design inspired by nature ...</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >a perennial favorite.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGH1VyILxebpLVfjdAfuTw-0Ok31oIBVH_vmJ6KO6bwj2GpVMN6sjudmnLihCe_0aYlQejC5erQMZ_uUTE7WMe1c9GVLCyqRIIKMOWajRCtv2rdIlCl4rA7uemwqxlotrJYO5yoCdfYM/s1600-h/orangedaylily.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370393279690106194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGH1VyILxebpLVfjdAfuTw-0Ok31oIBVH_vmJ6KO6bwj2GpVMN6sjudmnLihCe_0aYlQejC5erQMZ_uUTE7WMe1c9GVLCyqRIIKMOWajRCtv2rdIlCl4rA7uemwqxlotrJYO5yoCdfYM/s400/orangedaylily.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6e1e4RZmXXRoClmSyHOgO98Ix9ZKAdx4bCvh89yyd_iOuB4kdFJwBQMN8VUhN7fBLCuXFu8QYgvUP4xEvn-NNALiyF_guTND7_WYCl62VZf0Q26K63GMuoOzZIgS8RXK80Zotr04_fqo/s1600-h/whitedaisy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370393255525782914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6e1e4RZmXXRoClmSyHOgO98Ix9ZKAdx4bCvh89yyd_iOuB4kdFJwBQMN8VUhN7fBLCuXFu8QYgvUP4xEvn-NNALiyF_guTND7_WYCl62VZf0Q26K63GMuoOzZIgS8RXK80Zotr04_fqo/s400/whitedaisy.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBL9v9HJ1ReUVTubJ21r3DM5SFH1mx4bu9J9TJybO6FqXzz3-MrHRvPMCaBktaESL6caoj1l516Di29FXVu_7HHKe49ltN9lPs2T2HMjvZ3dh2ZCI-bBqMqFU9bFKoCEsowHYdJ9E7gzA/s1600-h/coffeecup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370420473501370626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBL9v9HJ1ReUVTubJ21r3DM5SFH1mx4bu9J9TJybO6FqXzz3-MrHRvPMCaBktaESL6caoj1l516Di29FXVu_7HHKe49ltN9lPs2T2HMjvZ3dh2ZCI-bBqMqFU9bFKoCEsowHYdJ9E7gzA/s320/coffeecup.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="https://www.southernlivingathome.com/wbslah/skins/s02/index.aspx?repid=568216">Southern Living at Home</a></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> Coffee Mug in Provence</span></span><br /><br />A special thank you to my husband who spent a couple of weekends building and painting this room, and to my dad who cleared brush and laid the stone “floor” so that I could enjoy my morning coffee al fresco!<br /></div>

My Secret Garden Room

My favorite spot in my house this summer actually isn’t in my house at all. I have been taking my coffee each morning (and a glass of wine m...

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