Cherry blossom pink straight up

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6zmjca3fMI00eEBtoxaXVMN7clv9o55P_XAvYMFJ3B3uORQMZhbb4UG-Pk1OkEfP25CMTayQ7xuLpOA4gyj0dQ3-uGAvY7xHGLUhXynOOTguMKQf9y6r9gPxgudXY7f8fOwANA3Fn73P/s1600/EffenVodka_DIFFA_ADhomeshow12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6zmjca3fMI00eEBtoxaXVMN7clv9o55P_XAvYMFJ3B3uORQMZhbb4UG-Pk1OkEfP25CMTayQ7xuLpOA4gyj0dQ3-uGAvY7xHGLUhXynOOTguMKQf9y6r9gPxgudXY7f8fOwANA3Fn73P/s800/EffenVodka_DIFFA_ADhomeshow12.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: yvonne blacker</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.archdigesthomeshow.com/">Architectural Digest Home Design Show</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">15th Annual DIFFA: Dining by Design</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bar lounge installation by fashion designer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2012/03/first-look-richard-chai-x-diffa.html">Richard Chai featuring Effen Vodka</a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">“</span><em style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The idea of design for me is about giving something an aesthetic, a point of view and making something beautiful. The world of design means you can create beautiful things, whatever that is or whatever you choose to do.</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">” - </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Richard Chai</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Cherry blossom pink straight up

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New England Finery: Issue One

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New England Finery: Issue One

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Making room for creativity

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinoR2BYYRbIQ_sG7DpuMpufjRVStWewaXBm6Hf-tqxQVcqEWxyDsA67Z2NnQBnJD2xYJ8FekJIsLYeWTX4t593pbKKR6JvuIxHWf-LfnTgs-8Cv8DmFmE1w4lJf4su6e30pE6sDgYF_F_2/s1600/bunkroombefore.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558057610911894562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinoR2BYYRbIQ_sG7DpuMpufjRVStWewaXBm6Hf-tqxQVcqEWxyDsA67Z2NnQBnJD2xYJ8FekJIsLYeWTX4t593pbKKR6JvuIxHWf-LfnTgs-8Cv8DmFmE1w4lJf4su6e30pE6sDgYF_F_2/s400/bunkroombefore.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Last photo taken of what used to be the boys room: beds weren’t made and a few toys were left on the floor, but at least the room was clean.</span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIxk5bByak6mZ0q8XYQv8vSf_6Cy6-DDI9NEAhdO_cJJMErREut0CM5CINLNxdHKt-PZp-rIkaerzHyKwWJRogso8LNY4tdgK5g0lY4Lk4nHW956F0ox2fWpvd2Hcz0vEAcF7sp_IA2L8/s1600/blog%253Anewoffice.jpg"><br /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Over the holiday break, I spent a lot of time cleaning, </span><span style="font-size:130%;">getting organized, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">clearing clutter.</span> During the gift-giving season there is often more coming in than going out. Where does one put it all? This is always one of our biggest challenges as a large family. Especially considering I have a saving (hoarding?) problem, combined with a house that is always under construction, which constantly forces us to shift items from room-to-room to make way for work to get done.<br /><br />We had gotten to the point that behind every closed door there was a box of stuff that I was supposed to “get to later.</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> Well it was time for “later</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> to be “now</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> so I put on comfortable clothes, </span><span style="font-size:130%;">rolled up my sleeves, </span><span style="font-size:130%;"> and sent the boys outside to play in the snow for a few days (thank you, Mother Nature : )</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Meanwhile, I methodically sorted through closets, boxes, drawers, under beds – looking for items that were no longer played with or needed, could be donated to charity, or recycled. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Special items worth saving were put away for safe keeping. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">My goal for January is to redistribute the items we don’t need. I have a small problem with throwing things away ; )<br /><br />All that sorting was hard work, but well worth the effort. The end result? First, a sense of relief mixed with a tiny bit of pride. Clearing clutter is a great way to achieve home-makeover satisfaction <span style="font-weight: bold;">without actually spending any money!</span> Second, and more important, by reducing the amount of objects in each space it was that much easier to shift some rooms around again (it is just what we do around here!)<br /><br />Now that we finally moved the master bedroom up to the third floor, two of the boys are moving into our former room. I was going to turn their small vacant bedroom into a boys game room, but, you know what? <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Room-Ones-Own-Virginia-Woolf/dp/0151787336/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1294276867&sr=8-1">Virginia Wolf</a> must have been whispering in my ear, because I started to think about just how much work I do from home (whether I am sourcing items for decorating clients, creating graphic design, writing about design, doing paperwork, etc.) and I figured it was time for me to step up and claim some real estate for myself! Bottom line ...<br /></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihebF7oVnVRF25EE_OrFtu9epNgN55U1Iws91CQxj8uG03lx0CU2qqZHcfVKmx9a1fIwPti6OkOCwCgfgm2YA5sbQKBPWiaOOnt-2XBiC5ciQHtN5wPtBHhLIZB-zkmFHSisOLYXfw0psF/s1600/blog%253Anewoffice.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558903266962221554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihebF7oVnVRF25EE_OrFtu9epNgN55U1Iws91CQxj8uG03lx0CU2qqZHcfVKmx9a1fIwPti6OkOCwCgfgm2YA5sbQKBPWiaOOnt-2XBiC5ciQHtN5wPtBHhLIZB-zkmFHSisOLYXfw0psF/s400/blog%253Anewoffice.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:180%;" ><br />I now have a *room of my own!*</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxIQeFDMfx22cR87Hpw6GUWojBswQGU429I_rhZe1CcLArmHYelU1hrXrcNwUUQXx0wRkIYyfDlHaue5ZlLdrMvB_kYMXWE574hyphenhyphenJWNkAVc3uUPc2gsACZjDPi2ERn3VZY7wTJh1q_9WF/s1600/newofficebefore.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558054446324056946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxIQeFDMfx22cR87Hpw6GUWojBswQGU429I_rhZe1CcLArmHYelU1hrXrcNwUUQXx0wRkIYyfDlHaue5ZlLdrMvB_kYMXWE574hyphenhyphenJWNkAVc3uUPc2gsACZjDPi2ERn3VZY7wTJh1q_9WF/s400/newofficebefore.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">While it is not completely emptied of its previous owners possessions, I have moved in and made this sunny, backyard facing room <span style="font-weight: bold;">my new office!</span> Meanwhile, all four of the boys are in one bedroom (</span><span style="font-size:130%;">we were able to fit the bunk bed between a set of two twin beds)</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> while we have some floor sanding done in what will be the new bedroom for two of them. Fortunately, they are all getting along pretty well, as they have come to look at this time together as an extended sleepover. </span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlC3hvOoKDuArkCe6Gpi-wTqviGZqSg8NHzLpwFW2w4yAXO_Wjy8VY9cw4ZuCh2qIYmOlmYjQ2xMCZUUmaLGc_AihzAQBFRJQmMZ9kP2NduYZ5OSCg_lj7IkuZIj1xGWdTl4P4JIA-d6QA/s1600/blankwall-office.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558844647363634818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlC3hvOoKDuArkCe6Gpi-wTqviGZqSg8NHzLpwFW2w4yAXO_Wjy8VY9cw4ZuCh2qIYmOlmYjQ2xMCZUUmaLGc_AihzAQBFRJQmMZ9kP2NduYZ5OSCg_lj7IkuZIj1xGWdTl4P4JIA-d6QA/s400/blankwall-office.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Unfortunately, I brought a lot of filled boxes with me into what <span style="font-style: italic;">was</span> a cleaned out space, so I will have to start the sorting and de-cluttering once again. Even so, I am very excited to finally have a room that I can decorate as girly as I want in this home I affectionately call <span style="font-weight: bold;">“Boys R Us</span>.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">”</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIxk5bByak6mZ0q8XYQv8vSf_6Cy6-DDI9NEAhdO_cJJMErREut0CM5CINLNxdHKt-PZp-rIkaerzHyKwWJRogso8LNY4tdgK5g0lY4Lk4nHW956F0ox2fWpvd2Hcz0vEAcF7sp_IA2L8/s1600/blog%253Anewoffice.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0B2Zyj_hrpE-fAbEj-WK0phWfnwqzsfXDAdrYKVFBUu0EGziKd-aAwuHlBZ79A-fdkDT-l6a-2jTC8QzjtdRuoua7wtcxmQ5mUHMnlstPpjKV2grj_0vsmAkMmwIzGDkQZkvubCNGATh/s1600/windowinoffice.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558059929515438498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0B2Zyj_hrpE-fAbEj-WK0phWfnwqzsfXDAdrYKVFBUu0EGziKd-aAwuHlBZ79A-fdkDT-l6a-2jTC8QzjtdRuoua7wtcxmQ5mUHMnlstPpjKV2grj_0vsmAkMmwIzGDkQZkvubCNGATh/s400/windowinoffice.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >The view outside my window.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBRAVsHV7RRYtbRExKyG3D7PfudvdE5ZUmCVmoMDs3p7zqxPbOwHqkD1AiTYKXT65e9BaRgLFZcXtKXVuM1UJE3wsmrbNDlxrKlNbPhIuYVaNBRsuYD6GkHVGXCqeoHyNheiHJQOvqdQh/s1600/pinkoninspirationboardYB.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558064490273519794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBRAVsHV7RRYtbRExKyG3D7PfudvdE5ZUmCVmoMDs3p7zqxPbOwHqkD1AiTYKXT65e9BaRgLFZcXtKXVuM1UJE3wsmrbNDlxrKlNbPhIuYVaNBRsuYD6GkHVGXCqeoHyNheiHJQOvqdQh/s400/pinkoninspirationboardYB.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/pantone.aspx?pg=20821&ca=4"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558872385724765810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vi-6FBohyrx_hY6-9JBaBiRac49-4mvADgLYykvz87YG288NjghSS61lc5NzioqbQ7WscYq_vzVzFQlq3Ip8hiUcP2aPkweCdlcrcbERpGcnDMvun7PokbcuWiUuGdKjskvKmDpE5GbE/s400/coty2011_header.png" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 155px;" /></a><a href="http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/pantone.aspx?pg=20821&ca=4" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Click here</span></a><span style="font-style: italic;"> to read why Honeysuckle</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">is<br />the chosen color of the year for 2011</span>.<br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What will the new room look like?</span> Will it include the Pantone color of the year, Honeysuckle? Hot pink has always been a decorating favorite of mine (take a look at my last three design show spaces: <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/08/summer-nursery-design-in-detail.html">The Summer Nursery</a>, <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/05/designers-before-and-after.html">A Decorators Before & After</a>, <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/05/fairy-tale-event.html">Tea for Fairy & Me</a>). Pink on the walls would certainly communicate “no boys allowed,</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> although, I have to admit, I truly enjoy the daily visits from the guys, who come in to share stories of their day and check in to see what creative project Mom is working on. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLevjXYLZnAvi6csY7_M_i9u2rll8uQ0RyosWB7L6BRrsIqIWlvcP5FgReOboJm2altmtNOIwern8-UG7EKoPmIdWIEchzuJYt8vxLrD5U41i51sRiUJA5PJWJPIl52-0lplBcbv1LFau/s1600/boystoys.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558853358549990786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLevjXYLZnAvi6csY7_M_i9u2rll8uQ0RyosWB7L6BRrsIqIWlvcP5FgReOboJm2altmtNOIwern8-UG7EKoPmIdWIEchzuJYt8vxLrD5U41i51sRiUJA5PJWJPIl52-0lplBcbv1LFau/s400/boystoys.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Sometimes they still leave some toys hanging around, but I am okay with that : )</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /></div>

Making room for creativity

Last photo taken of what used to be the boys room: beds weren’t made and a few toys were left on the floor, but at least the room was clea...

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October ... think pink!

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDEoBzix1tS4ve6sfLQg119jXMS2xQwo5UCeXNh3zLiDg4CM4ZGddcJMEuPbfU8rYeawtY0a43bG1bWNHXEefpQyRpUuwWEGa8OrcQ8lqhZlBph_Ny3tKe13R75VXbTmxx_aRYRsMz4CK/s1600/pinkplateLBH.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525838099460899778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDEoBzix1tS4ve6sfLQg119jXMS2xQwo5UCeXNh3zLiDg4CM4ZGddcJMEuPbfU8rYeawtY0a43bG1bWNHXEefpQyRpUuwWEGa8OrcQ8lqhZlBph_Ny3tKe13R75VXbTmxx_aRYRsMz4CK/s400/pinkplateLBH.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" >Pretty, yet practical.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdir1mKDt8L8Fgw5bgdIxeLGUKMMP4RJc-vHLsQpicp29l-1_9LTiZszXUbQhGrGT09yFyeRguiRvd9qsordZXhygzlLOcg38h3IYodahPJTj7m20cM-ynQA87DlU628wm-vJN_R29r-wy/s1600/pinknecklaces.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525838239974764498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdir1mKDt8L8Fgw5bgdIxeLGUKMMP4RJc-vHLsQpicp29l-1_9LTiZszXUbQhGrGT09yFyeRguiRvd9qsordZXhygzlLOcg38h3IYodahPJTj7m20cM-ynQA87DlU628wm-vJN_R29r-wy/s400/pinknecklaces.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >Dazzling and delightful.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOY9a-Cs2jzZkq6URw2Trp8y2nS8stlkpFh5nNLA31tYaorlnT5d8gX-IzHPOCB5brSVrBNICMadqfuKImELEn8BIx2VXEkgsChrVVAvXkVa4EsBjtbrHE04APxsWlKHaTu2r8D9lRSoR/s1600/pinkscarfgraytop.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525838096004741874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOY9a-Cs2jzZkq6URw2Trp8y2nS8stlkpFh5nNLA31tYaorlnT5d8gX-IzHPOCB5brSVrBNICMadqfuKImELEn8BIx2VXEkgsChrVVAvXkVa4EsBjtbrHE04APxsWlKHaTu2r8D9lRSoR/s400/pinkscarfgraytop.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:180%;" >Stylish statement pieces.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipS7BHZz_AqNPtVZ_qL93ozI5FO04pql0V-typGnaSWubfe0O_u-3r9Ocl-_APpFm5evqzl5bZAkKQNk_Iq1AER-sScXREtOUVXcyqJfB3X_1K1HfxhWCKrVbHPEdzksPHxu1ItoKZCKTe/s1600/makeupitems.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525838089264299714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipS7BHZz_AqNPtVZ_qL93ozI5FO04pql0V-typGnaSWubfe0O_u-3r9Ocl-_APpFm5evqzl5bZAkKQNk_Iq1AER-sScXREtOUVXcyqJfB3X_1K1HfxhWCKrVbHPEdzksPHxu1ItoKZCKTe/s400/makeupitems.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >Well-deserved luxuries.</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5a4GlDbIdxUMW9fPA85Mmc1J5wXkrOCWay4QdgiDREmRGPK6717tS6taVv39gl8XPANLNqfhd4ux1smsMUhIuYLGFASk_SUqAv5XlcnjI39NLPmmoHUBiozvYncnOjT26lb-iIZQ-ZWh/s1600/pinkscarfblackjacket.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525838095525470418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5a4GlDbIdxUMW9fPA85Mmc1J5wXkrOCWay4QdgiDREmRGPK6717tS6taVv39gl8XPANLNqfhd4ux1smsMUhIuYLGFASk_SUqAv5XlcnjI39NLPmmoHUBiozvYncnOjT26lb-iIZQ-ZWh/s400/pinkscarfblackjacket.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >All @ New England Fine Living</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Open Wednesday – Friday, 10am – 5pm<br />Saturday from 10am to 4pm<br /><a href="http://www.newenglandfineliving.com/">Click here for more info.</a><br /><br /><br />Pamper someone you love with something<br />pink and pretty! For those of you who are<br />not local, here are a few pink items that would<br />look just right in a room of her own ...</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="position: relative; width: 400px; height: 400px;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/pink_red_gold/set?.embedder=971780&.mid=embed&id=23898157"><img alt="pink, red, gold" border="0" force="1" height="400" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFm9pMzV3a2JUM3hHX29tZGxZcHprR2cAAAACaWQKAWUAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="pink, red, gold" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);font-size:130%;" >Pink can be bold when paired with<br />a rich red and gilded gold.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/pink_red_gold/set?.embedder=971780&.mid=embed&id=23898157">pink, red, gold</a> by <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.embedder=971780&.mid=embed&id=971780">designvignettes</a><br />on <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/">Polyvore.com</a></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.shopkomen.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=537&catID=195"></a><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Check out these posts</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><br />that feature</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">pink</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">...</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://averydesigninteriors.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/think-pink-interior-design-inspiration-from-jeanine-lobell/">Avery Design Interiors</a><br /><br /><a href="http://interiorconceptsbywanda.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-pink-by-design.html">Interior Concepts by Wanda S. 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October ... think pink!

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Painting pink ...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziXeJTeYyUR4gR4L9JaLfsiuGeAXO3SHhvPQtQimLkaaBSSpxelBrk5iQA6ECG_hALHfvkoKbju81NXwezK9OQxgDcYBgYf4CCacaBacoUkFu_uZpbG0gGsjDmX1sur_estbEfMRCfDY/s1600/fendiartyvonne.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481193858856790274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziXeJTeYyUR4gR4L9JaLfsiuGeAXO3SHhvPQtQimLkaaBSSpxelBrk5iQA6ECG_hALHfvkoKbju81NXwezK9OQxgDcYBgYf4CCacaBacoUkFu_uZpbG0gGsjDmX1sur_estbEfMRCfDY/s400/fendiartyvonne.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfknFEGVxKa6Bx1lmceknm-BErYEH5CL0UlvjfKTOC35J51rgpgyCp8Jo8qDuC7o81HkIy_0m0De-Pr5umTIGUQG7voaLuSbwQI4D8hTvHnV7r0UBMHSoV4leVEn9_xu-8oEL4WV6j3gg/s1600/pinkpalette.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Whenever I first sit down to paint, it takes<br />awhile to push away the thoughts. Then there<br />comes a turning point where I am just enjoying<br />the process of combining colors on canvas.<br />Pink has been speaking to me lately. </span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzjxDPx3YJIRdxv4AN0mpVHn89NLBAREwau-5fLFl2IVdIeEM9jPxO2Wn33yTHgVVhXNDt9iWWpY9xhuC-exwXueRzvaLhfc3pt7SCkCGOAYV-vcsqHSI-axzNlATcHlakSA09OqSz-s/s1600/fendiarrangement.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481189819813926226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzjxDPx3YJIRdxv4AN0mpVHn89NLBAREwau-5fLFl2IVdIeEM9jPxO2Wn33yTHgVVhXNDt9iWWpY9xhuC-exwXueRzvaLhfc3pt7SCkCGOAYV-vcsqHSI-axzNlATcHlakSA09OqSz-s/s400/fendiarrangement.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This was the still-life set up at the studio<br />today by instructor/friend <a href="http://taggartstudio.com/">Mary Taggart</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I even like how my palette turned out ...</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfknFEGVxKa6Bx1lmceknm-BErYEH5CL0UlvjfKTOC35J51rgpgyCp8Jo8qDuC7o81HkIy_0m0De-Pr5umTIGUQG7voaLuSbwQI4D8hTvHnV7r0UBMHSoV4leVEn9_xu-8oEL4WV6j3gg/s1600/pinkpalette.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481190850976859394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfknFEGVxKa6Bx1lmceknm-BErYEH5CL0UlvjfKTOC35J51rgpgyCp8Jo8qDuC7o81HkIy_0m0De-Pr5umTIGUQG7voaLuSbwQI4D8hTvHnV7r0UBMHSoV4leVEn9_xu-8oEL4WV6j3gg/s400/pinkpalette.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 374px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Now that I am loosened up, I am going to<br />take out my biggest brushes and try to get some<br />painting projects done around my house ; )</span><br /><br /><br />P.S. My art teacher, Mary, recommended today that we all check out the <a href="http://carolmarine.blogspot.com/">blog of Carol Marine</a>, an artist from Texas who works on a painting a day that she later posts on her blog and then lists on ebay. I just discovered she is actually visiting New England right now for an <a href="http://www.bluecloudstudios.com/workshops.html">artists workshop</a> that she just finished in Newburyport (too late to sign up for that one!) Check out her work and you will see how committing to an artful life on a daily basis has served her talent well. Some of her paintings even made it to the big screen (Letters to Juliet)! I think she is on to something, and I may give this painting on a daily basis a shot (if nothing else, it is very meditative).<br /><br /><br /></div>

Painting pink ...

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Getting close to nature.

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:180%;" ><br />I am inspired this week by<br />the world outside my window ...<br />enjoy the view and bring some of<br />the outdoors-in for yourself.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipe_6OS-cQaeEV6ICXjxS81-jfFRpMjQCZGfsQy4ele4ZmZjiRnTly_z82ZWaUugshw95OUXVqPIrIbfjrgHGQ8InaoHorV1nUUd0x91bpsfltckZjS7JRWeKtsJINv8Q7nn9QiMqcgHM/s1600-h/greenbuds.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329167306571196018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipe_6OS-cQaeEV6ICXjxS81-jfFRpMjQCZGfsQy4ele4ZmZjiRnTly_z82ZWaUugshw95OUXVqPIrIbfjrgHGQ8InaoHorV1nUUd0x91bpsfltckZjS7JRWeKtsJINv8Q7nn9QiMqcgHM/s400/greenbuds.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The budding of the trees. My favorite green.</span><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.bookhou.com/homedecor-sprig-storage-box.htm" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329569200684115170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUbQ514y_i3SXPhftL6puDaaFWPcXhNI2AdsqJzgBACapfcI7_hf8Je6-zi57EyvR49UYvsEfD0uVfUgF5ZYtf8uuVqQGCM7v-MnZ1s5q2MCVn1oPNQFl93WG9FZWcjE0AlsVMq5k1wY/s400/sprig-storage-container_000.gif" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 350px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Hand printed <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sprig Storage Box</span> from <a href="http://www.bookhou.com/homedecor-sprig-storage-box.htm">bookhou.com</a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Organic. Practical. Beautiful.</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Narcissus gone wild ...</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span>my deer friends obviously don</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">’</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span>t care for the taste of these scented beauties, because they are everywhere in my yard, yet I have only a couple of surviving tulips.</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mW5Et6-VHg2kCzA7bldtxS1eUWPiBbOmNzaBimk_0ypRXZ3IjOE4HoiPlNzIWRT2dkljfl9KaO2X6kls2z57_668of_aseo4Kq-w1gj0zcdzcCdgGI9fgBJZRsbuEFGhvDTu3vztYv8/s1600-h/orange:white.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329169781005169202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mW5Et6-VHg2kCzA7bldtxS1eUWPiBbOmNzaBimk_0ypRXZ3IjOE4HoiPlNzIWRT2dkljfl9KaO2X6kls2z57_668of_aseo4Kq-w1gj0zcdzcCdgGI9fgBJZRsbuEFGhvDTu3vztYv8/s400/orange:white.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.art.com/products/p10035665-sa-i826461/georgia-okeeffe-white-flower-1929.htm?sorig=cat&sorigid=0&dimvals=0&ui=c26e3dcd83aa4f68a0a08a99591ff7bd" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329932887220670386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpK4Jyp76xSFPZ_iriYdA5VqBWmfHgO96XWdLlTilIkSZRzLzteQDd9_3F2HNIMsntouom-XxmyRQHkQT9Ceqtan0OhyphenhyphenZ1MCJe7gpNp9c-qMk86dym1s58Zc47cCG_YYLYhX172yq4JwI/s400/OkeefeFramed.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 338px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">“White Flower, 1929</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">”</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">fine art print by Georgia O’Keefe</span><br /><br />Pair an unusual frame with a contemporary print to make it unique. I am quite pleased with this classic design combination of “floral with stripes</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> that I created using the Frame Studio feature at </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.art.com/products/p10035665-sa-i826461/georgia-okeeffe-white-flower-1929.htm?sorig=cat&sorigid=0&dimvals=0&ui=c26e3dcd83aa4f68a0a08a99591ff7bd">art.com</a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">. The warm gold frame (</span><span style="font-size:130%;">Cosmo Metallic) </span><span style="font-size:130%;">is a nice complement to the cool blue and white of the print.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Bringing colors indoors ...</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhSEeDzSO0OYr9S24qkovwmsQRfOA-Ch90YExF_ThNuniwm7P1QqybuWiJNpHQ4a7BA8ZHb_LpYknafW9M4FTAw9489L_ZP89bxok7kzYhKAF4GF35wQQ2mrPH3mQIZDeUFQ1J2zXshw/s1600-h/rhodode:forsyth.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329167576891733442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhSEeDzSO0OYr9S24qkovwmsQRfOA-Ch90YExF_ThNuniwm7P1QqybuWiJNpHQ4a7BA8ZHb_LpYknafW9M4FTAw9489L_ZP89bxok7kzYhKAF4GF35wQQ2mrPH3mQIZDeUFQ1J2zXshw/s400/rhodode:forsyth.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeUoDPF3wpZ_WejeHG_WuxVMfRg8Hc4c6PvYwTZRbviZDvzYUPmPOCKQzaSbg10M62VF9JGPkkkoAZF39QjdD-R-bRhDq9bxXIsMA9Uqt45lamkPBNWZ88lm3Pg9omonJlreTIf_Ncrw/s1600-h/HC-4+BM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330206896457575970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeUoDPF3wpZ_WejeHG_WuxVMfRg8Hc4c6PvYwTZRbviZDvzYUPmPOCKQzaSbg10M62VF9JGPkkkoAZF39QjdD-R-bRhDq9bxXIsMA9Uqt45lamkPBNWZ88lm3Pg9omonJlreTIf_Ncrw/s400/HC-4+BM.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">If you love the sunny yellow of a forsythia, try painting a room with </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Benjamin Moore Hawthorne Yellow HC-4</span><span style="font-size:130%;">. It is subtle in tone, almost buttery, and will avoid the “highlighter yellow</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> that would result if you match to the flowers true color. Add linens in soft greens with pops of bright rhododendron pink, plus dark woods as an accent, for a fresh first-weeks-of-spring palette.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> Try plugging in your favorite colors as I did here compliments of<a href="http://benjaminmoore.com/bmpsweb/portals/bmps.portal?_nfpb=true&_windowLabel=portletInstance_2&portletInstance_2_actionOverride=%2Fbm%2Fcms%2FContentRenderer%2FrenderContent&portletInstance_2cnp=public_site%2Farticles%2Fmain_page_articles%2Ffh_home&portletInstance_2np=public_site%2Farticles%2Fapplication_article%2Fapp_personal_color_viewer&_pageLabel=fh_home"> Benjamin Moore <span style="font-style: italic;">Personal Color Viewer</span></a></span><br /></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjew3-luPFUJC_hEQaA1pn8q-OwcKyHuJ261PhTgcwlBX3YYvDsP_gVJBSlISFZ8WbvcvViXUPMC-y6YsYZYhgfc3iJ_93NdCHRqzte_vB2Xouq0-SO6PG9fMwCUaIFeB4RkCDWPewL3Co/s1600-h/daffodil.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329167580640175506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjew3-luPFUJC_hEQaA1pn8q-OwcKyHuJ261PhTgcwlBX3YYvDsP_gVJBSlISFZ8WbvcvViXUPMC-y6YsYZYhgfc3iJ_93NdCHRqzte_vB2Xouq0-SO6PG9fMwCUaIFeB4RkCDWPewL3Co/s400/daffodil.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyNbj8to2LN0YjwkIphyphenhyphenbg9zp0L6eMVoNg_YxWpS5HEjXeV2WkE4cb313rKS2MwUVe_m8V6Qm1KhFag0phNnG8xRimVDqKnXge9BCilB0ECCa4PISLIr_W2PMVF5QiXaruECKLSd2_88/s1600-h/det_Hatteras_Daffodil_Swatch.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329957222715466338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyNbj8to2LN0YjwkIphyphenhyphenbg9zp0L6eMVoNg_YxWpS5HEjXeV2WkE4cb313rKS2MwUVe_m8V6Qm1KhFag0phNnG8xRimVDqKnXge9BCilB0ECCa4PISLIr_W2PMVF5QiXaruECKLSd2_88/s400/det_Hatteras_Daffodil_Swatch.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 249px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">This print says floral in a subtle way. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Put a couple of pillows made in this fabric on a khaki colored sofa, and all of a sudden it looks fresh and modern.</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" > <span>Hatteras Daffodil Fabric $50 per yard</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >, a</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >vailable through <a href="http://companyc.com/html/fabricspatterned_sku91113_ccDAFF.htm">Company C</a>. </span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A tree trunk left bare of it’s bark ...</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >(deers devour bark like some of us<br />humans devour salty snacks!) </span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjcab1BsYl9z8BZ4AHuCV6Vq8iP0asI373SOGoQ5sK8SXngFkGjQc0goAKZetHSSshONJNaFos-WjsSQeGFdL60QgpnnfL8il1OiESst4wNmKD1yxUh8EaOLXIkWPrQQONH-2ZT6Y56U/s1600-h/tree.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329167581256407106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjcab1BsYl9z8BZ4AHuCV6Vq8iP0asI373SOGoQ5sK8SXngFkGjQc0goAKZetHSSshONJNaFos-WjsSQeGFdL60QgpnnfL8il1OiESst4wNmKD1yxUh8EaOLXIkWPrQQONH-2ZT6Y56U/s400/tree.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p10308/index.cfm?clg=12&bnrid=3380801&cm_ven=Google%20Base&cm_cat=Shopping&cm_pla=Feed&cm_ite=Google%20Base" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329569201856635330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqfBS2v_nnEmQ6WFEE-c7KjKRvUuNhcREwdX7yC6faLnVk1rAEjQnXLdhNn6QrsES8Q0ETKQ0KlESHuglmLTa4YG6LT7lY0g42GgYvJ4DXYxshO7W6pidRKw8NbtKUVpZKG6DpG-xgjE/s400/treetablesPB" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 344px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Tables made from reclaimed wood available through <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p10308/index.cfm?pkey=xsrd0m1%7C20%7C%7C%7C0%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7Cwood%20accent%20table&cm_src=SCH">Pottery Barn</a> ...<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rustic Wood Accent Table</span> $199.00 - $249.00</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Take a shot at making your own if you happen to have some dead trees hanging around and a decent saw-z-all. My husband was inspired to make this pair of rustic chairs. I was impressed.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVqO9aKsDbl9QfwnGiJS7Lw7cjqvG5o7GcN_z-xV4KJlG3ciA4UGPX6HFKmhZJA0SgaYp7Dm5ji0sEk8KlcyNd51DpVktWce429QDQdEKMCmADkVeOvADt5QZGfCIaxBmvaj4yXvnX8o/s1600-h/2chairs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330178685826853346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVqO9aKsDbl9QfwnGiJS7Lw7cjqvG5o7GcN_z-xV4KJlG3ciA4UGPX6HFKmhZJA0SgaYp7Dm5ji0sEk8KlcyNd51DpVktWce429QDQdEKMCmADkVeOvADt5QZGfCIaxBmvaj4yXvnX8o/s320/2chairs.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 296px;" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Perhaps if I keep feeding the neighborhood deers, they might be so kind as to drop a couple dozen antlers as a thank you?<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.antlerartinc.com/specials.php" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330180394311766098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0LQbPsmKWfQ6mmkvuAh2eQVSajWf-CwjpHxANECjDhkm9VNJcLV7F3INbb9KFl6CKtTikhhxg-nOgnRy2wsppVwyJ39qedG2U6o7mh8hvY5AcnmaubU4S8MQ778sbMbTaoYOQKp4i_4/s400/L_productID_118_1063751249.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Paul Bunyan, Large Chandelier: 6 feet high, 6 1/2 feet wide, 24 lights</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">These antlers – shed naturally – would look stunning hanging in my barn/future function hall (my husband and I both come from large families, every gathering is like a small catering event!). I’</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">ll</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> have to wait to collect deer gratuities, however, because this amazing creature is sale priced at an impressive $5,990.oo</span> </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" > </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.antlerartinc.com/specials.php">antlerartinc.com</a></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /></div>

Getting close to nature.

I am inspired this week by the world outside my window ... enjoy the view and bring some of the outdoors-in for yourself. The budding of the...

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