Home Ideas - Modern Home Design: set design

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNwaB877hxyBJKHEW-VzC-j5hP2tjQaj4QEVS9hJ40986mMFX7RvhsGPPiDsPkv2OJCN07SCDovcM7HrxvxgwdcDJelBarI8R-cE5PDeZUjlpHK8Grh2gi7j6MdcM0E9vt1aOnL2w_Co/s1600-h/3coffees.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449948991853488690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNwaB877hxyBJKHEW-VzC-j5hP2tjQaj4QEVS9hJ40986mMFX7RvhsGPPiDsPkv2OJCN07SCDovcM7HrxvxgwdcDJelBarI8R-cE5PDeZUjlpHK8Grh2gi7j6MdcM0E9vt1aOnL2w_Co/s400/3coffees.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>If I started my day at the <a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/BostonCommon/Default.htm">Ritz-Carlton in Boston</a>, my coffee would look like this. </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bY1RWtGzb4hqwpS75ushUYbTbTAlIzbkAeH3kaU07MAJuLqFaMuuxVrHN185-9AVnHcz1J07xV2oiOHMGI807zzXV3S1chYZBqIrL6h-oU8tlEHS-i6bgB4NrQLZAjAcOV4E4x1oDHY/s1600-h/succulentswithsand.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449948894463646002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bY1RWtGzb4hqwpS75ushUYbTbTAlIzbkAeH3kaU07MAJuLqFaMuuxVrHN185-9AVnHcz1J07xV2oiOHMGI807zzXV3S1chYZBqIrL6h-oU8tlEHS-i6bgB4NrQLZAjAcOV4E4x1oDHY/s400/succulentswithsand.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 400px;" /></a>I would be greeted with this unique arrangement of succulents, sand and stone as I exited the elevator. </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16hQxB-BfXvmDbqoPDVAU2sMhxRfrO0knK-HyitOEumpW-l2mtoBPSpMUKIA2BnxQA20UBLGf6WmSxTCiQMQYRDutlTd3tw7rRtXJ3PC4uQVtNRjKdERgAJalg4BmILQHAEmTLZIV1bg/s1600-h/ritzarrangement.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449948770628268802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16hQxB-BfXvmDbqoPDVAU2sMhxRfrO0knK-HyitOEumpW-l2mtoBPSpMUKIA2BnxQA20UBLGf6WmSxTCiQMQYRDutlTd3tw7rRtXJ3PC4uQVtNRjKdERgAJalg4BmILQHAEmTLZIV1bg/s400/ritzarrangement.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>And would then be wowed by this towering display of spring branches, moss and hyacinths. </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQouTpGAYY28-Rr0dQbCFPo5Df64u5FcukLAG-ELzA4108YhuoElgOQot-pWTQPv9k9IdCDxLx27vVl2-gvxMwIsDaLFA6dJnDV4EaMnPKOzxexB8BR0nBw3A8HlzXT3JaktD_GxRqEc/s1600-h/arrangementupcloseR.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449948753997976898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQouTpGAYY28-Rr0dQbCFPo5Df64u5FcukLAG-ELzA4108YhuoElgOQot-pWTQPv9k9IdCDxLx27vVl2-gvxMwIsDaLFA6dJnDV4EaMnPKOzxexB8BR0nBw3A8HlzXT3JaktD_GxRqEc/s400/arrangementupcloseR.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>Now that is <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/03/art-is-blooming.html">art in bloom</a>! I really wish I had taken more pictures of Boston last night after seeing The Lion King on stage at the <a href="http://www.bostonoperahouseonline.com/">The Boston Opera House</a> (so amazing!) I guess I was too busy enjoying the views and the company of my friends : ) I did remember to take a few snapshots later in the evening as we relaxed first in the lobby of the Ritz and then in the <a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/BostonCommon/Dining/JER-NERestaurantBar/Default.htm">Je-Ne Restaurant and Bar</a> (our cappuccinos were decaf, but we stayed out till midnight, not bad for a school night!) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbpV3iSWpQKrh3GkjcMKL-M1ZgP6ROBp_HJd3LMA2DZ38iE6rTfwFWVvOfY1mOeaB0MPYwQu8SE3J0TzAJDDX7OvNUAF6KeKFk-fz9GbdUW5ScxuvYGQv5amD6gaR5pJyRh7mZ9WF5oQ/s1600-h/lionkingplaybill.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449964534436014290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbpV3iSWpQKrh3GkjcMKL-M1ZgP6ROBp_HJd3LMA2DZ38iE6rTfwFWVvOfY1mOeaB0MPYwQu8SE3J0TzAJDDX7OvNUAF6KeKFk-fz9GbdUW5ScxuvYGQv5amD6gaR5pJyRh7mZ9WF5oQ/s400/lionkingplaybill.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" /></a> I will say, while watching the show, my friends and I were completely mesmerized by the creativity of the set design. The fabrics, the colors, the textures, the grand scale of it all! The visual interpretation of this animated movie that I last enjoyed when my kids were “little-like-Simba” left me thinking “how can I incorporate dramatic presence in my own designs?” <a href="http://www.wenhammuseum.org/adults_programs.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449964912832284370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgNJy-JoSfLywe10eMkK5-fFktXugIXx9GeyM3SPBGtQ0AnAsvynU6F2xUfNlfesaYdeky1xVePr2uuLx8cJjGSXekwEUBcY7s1gznXSfHp5k8MZaqHg6sjwKWUlWOvoibe6xtginl8I/s400/NSDS_2010logoWEB.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 137px;" /></a> I am happy to say that I will have a chance to do just that in mid-May when I participate in the <a href="http://www.wenhammuseum.org/adults_programs.html">North Shore Design Show: Favorite </a><a href="http://www.wenhammuseum.org/adults_programs.html">Spaces</a> at the Wenham Museum. I am so happy to be included again in this <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/05/fairy-tale-event.html">great event</a>. Creating a space for a design show is almost like an exercise in set decorating, just on a much more manageable scale. Can you imagine how many people it takes to set the stage for an elaborate production like The Lion King? <a href="http://www.necn.com/03/03/10/Behind-the-scenes-The-Lion-King-/landing_politics.html?blockID=190182&feedID=4415" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450109685990713698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPtwQCKRZmD3dcP4W8ACy9xq1OxUatkwD3GBYNsqZMfm7uZa_zIh02kajCG74uL7FRuGwm6KeNZ1AFerhtL_fxf9yG70I6dznPZJfaidRBQM8SyAJpNRcyCnGxmN1lcAqfwF401WljYs/s400/lionkingnecn.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" /></a> What I love about any production, whether on Broadway or at a local design event, is knowing that the <a href="http://www.necn.com/03/03/10/Behind-the-scenes-The-Lion-King-/landing_politics.html?blockID=190182&feedID=4415">people behind the scenes</a> are combining their talents to put on a show for the public to enjoy ... forget your troubles for awhile, step into a visual story, and let the beauty of artistic interpretation transport you to a world of imagination. And what artist – whether dancer, singer or designer – doesn’t enjoy a round of applause every now and then? </div>

Putting on the Ritz

If I started my day at the Ritz-Carlton in Boston , my coffee would look like this. I would be greeted with this unique arrangement of suc...

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424380825333221634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-BIu9XGYbRUqmu4DesgpadzspEdomGbC0S0Ds2xHpvIaOiQ8_GbH4LazG6oHVbtikT8HGN_hq3GlavxSp1Bk-9hacG0j9ajg3qBka_AqkhXASiSf0psh7hYzoDU4ontW1FT4FToIdGA/s400/roundtable1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 130px;" /></a><a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/2009/12/2009-holiday-give-way-winners.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424381996585555314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZtxRME39LJBILSfJxKwyC3lTSeJzdFUph9GF9vKGJSCEgzWDpsFUV_CBE3EdhnIdA5tB7jq_8Wmjbx6R8dS-BFTpM0oGx50Dc4i7HJX5nV-xrWLgfaU7kDeHxL6xNmM_Eba2tg0VOc4/s400/dec18+SRT.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 400px;" /></a>A couple of weeks ago I was surprised to discover that I was one of three lucky winners (chosen at random) who would receive a holiday giveaway item courtesy of the women at <a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/">The Skirted Roundtable</a>, a must-read-and-listen-to blog that features podcast discussions between the three design bloggers (Linda Merrill of <a href="http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/">Surroundings</a>, Megan Arquette of <a href="http://beachbungalow8.blogspot.com/">Beach Bungalow 8</a>, and Joni Webb of <a href="http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/">Cote de Texas</a>) with invited guests from the design industry. Previous podcasts have included <a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/2009/11/chatting-with-margaret-russell.html">Margaret Russell</a> of Elle Decor, <a href="http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2009/06/eddie-and-jaithan-visit-skirted.html">Eddie Ross</a> from Martha Stewart and Top Design fame, and most recently <a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/2010/01/stephen-drucker-editor-in-chief-of.html">Stephen Drucker</a>, editor-in-chief of House Beautiful magazine. Just to have my name and blog posted on a site that features so many industry greats was honor enough! But on to my present ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFeg_CntmuhvCiUEM-rheEte9ktMfuGj_G7fsylM7_blLL7JzumCXSIup3kv65Q5-Sef3dh4mwKn_fXddgfJlcuuyLCyRMAhZK2mJUWMD_WvwfQPoIdjt3RqmuzDx_YHeIZZMPFEJ3z8/s1600-h/box.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424380432234145346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFeg_CntmuhvCiUEM-rheEte9ktMfuGj_G7fsylM7_blLL7JzumCXSIup3kv65Q5-Sef3dh4mwKn_fXddgfJlcuuyLCyRMAhZK2mJUWMD_WvwfQPoIdjt3RqmuzDx_YHeIZZMPFEJ3z8/s400/box.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> Here is the gift box with pretty tissue and this sweet card from Linda ... <a href="http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/2009/12/may-your-holidays-glitter.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424389811491648162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51Up5oZugLEba35BW0E9nS-ywVHFX2Yn5ioY1iMkl7nqdBeBca9aJ_egMTJTvnt2bFJvIws_EgpA80id-Q4lbEPoSleI-BLOz6oYNe_acgXuTNnTSm4wlUz64VczvQioywEohl16G8_c/s400/LMcard.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpIW2zfAVYgmVlnXy7LsyCDPrwavoFf1lVpZ4Gl38-NYZ9ibFTCRY5XEV5Hc37Pq3T0NO8Ss4tJ0kwkCSpdQk96Np3_VHhff-IiRgLClK2BIFuh0d2hfeHR_CDcweJFA77VMs9SIwXOY/s1600-h/LM+card+inside.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424389807861602594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpIW2zfAVYgmVlnXy7LsyCDPrwavoFf1lVpZ4Gl38-NYZ9ibFTCRY5XEV5Hc37Pq3T0NO8Ss4tJ0kwkCSpdQk96Np3_VHhff-IiRgLClK2BIFuh0d2hfeHR_CDcweJFA77VMs9SIwXOY/s400/LM+card+inside.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px;" /></a> And here is my giveaway gift ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DfEI0ititU4E2apZwEX4t-1ZvarHO7vW1wAwdztxN8zR-AMVyR77h4Rf51CRVIXpgReRVxxYhDSmolmaOOGefLWe6pAZoAfPoz0AvHR9GjeWo9px0L7xfvfx5-EnbxsUGPS2ziC9Yis/s1600-h/silverbowl.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424380439200535138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DfEI0ititU4E2apZwEX4t-1ZvarHO7vW1wAwdztxN8zR-AMVyR77h4Rf51CRVIXpgReRVxxYhDSmolmaOOGefLWe6pAZoAfPoz0AvHR9GjeWo9px0L7xfvfx5-EnbxsUGPS2ziC9Yis/s400/silverbowl.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> I love it! Bowls and shiny objects are two of my favorite things : ) </div><div style="text-align: center;"> I celebrated with a little photo shoot. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_PIDAtgKMVj0mdeSIHhP41TDLdujGd1qltl0WIhpyeZlszEr1UPPWYGDO7P5ivSkd5pMQc9MxwpaRqBJqj33xxSOvUdnZPNZv4UnjpPyYIyX45X9pywMPgOlVgKMi6XJlE16tiPji-0/s1600-h/bowl+of+fruit.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424391951510671714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_PIDAtgKMVj0mdeSIHhP41TDLdujGd1qltl0WIhpyeZlszEr1UPPWYGDO7P5ivSkd5pMQc9MxwpaRqBJqj33xxSOvUdnZPNZv4UnjpPyYIyX45X9pywMPgOlVgKMi6XJlE16tiPji-0/s400/bowl+of+fruit.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px;" /></a> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUBFse6PYEqEzQxvUfYGxL2psuRP4-DYk0-xMWYQMBb-SQSj4EMqpdHKS6uLarrSlhhgAn1bImPH7p5ECGj_6f8iCIUBGIK05T3pUOa9-8am-IRGxYGRs0wqbU2D7plCBm4F-Wg-UQDk/s1600-h/fruit+in+bowl.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424380435379441234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUBFse6PYEqEzQxvUfYGxL2psuRP4-DYk0-xMWYQMBb-SQSj4EMqpdHKS6uLarrSlhhgAn1bImPH7p5ECGj_6f8iCIUBGIK05T3pUOa9-8am-IRGxYGRs0wqbU2D7plCBm4F-Wg-UQDk/s400/fruit+in+bowl.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntk4KumZUNLaDWe120yDhX9KnUa854Lzz4aog4JXIF3qeQlgU3JDAKX0xi31c1GR0NAw8kD5ZaITEiKKSE-dm65bUGY6Je2PNv-hR0uP9AJm5vnwWIyDTWqiU54g72vnXBE2wRKHRa_A/s1600-h/tangerinesinbowl.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424380450119404082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntk4KumZUNLaDWe120yDhX9KnUa854Lzz4aog4JXIF3qeQlgU3JDAKX0xi31c1GR0NAw8kD5ZaITEiKKSE-dm65bUGY6Je2PNv-hR0uP9AJm5vnwWIyDTWqiU54g72vnXBE2wRKHRa_A/s400/tangerinesinbowl.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglv6t7C384-g20WtmSYRa8855P2We7K718YYSDoLyn2XS2HjdlJwvBewqQs2PjRun73VI9BXYRX-xB0ipCx8cWeRFctjMV1dtbbRWzo2GMgCwzxOEeyaiFtwAo95W8V1Nn_QAufXktQcc/s1600-h/birdwithmoss.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424400362057900530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglv6t7C384-g20WtmSYRa8855P2We7K718YYSDoLyn2XS2HjdlJwvBewqQs2PjRun73VI9BXYRX-xB0ipCx8cWeRFctjMV1dtbbRWzo2GMgCwzxOEeyaiFtwAo95W8V1Nn_QAufXktQcc/s400/birdwithmoss.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;">Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Now for you, my dear readers, I have a fun assignment! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqtdbR8Qt8k1qok_hh-PNrxDT9TmeV2CXG4fZs-5-ts5PZVXV-GuYvQrseaU4CeLXy0K3A-byYnLabVOhiJsi3DfAmiMVPAXPrP8JRgQiTXPzsnVvrU98VRfBA7qCIa4U54Gd3qAn2C4/s1600-h/ItsComplicated-friends.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423354143204480626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqtdbR8Qt8k1qok_hh-PNrxDT9TmeV2CXG4fZs-5-ts5PZVXV-GuYvQrseaU4CeLXy0K3A-byYnLabVOhiJsi3DfAmiMVPAXPrP8JRgQiTXPzsnVvrU98VRfBA7qCIa4U54Gd3qAn2C4/s400/ItsComplicated-friends.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" /></a> From the beautifully decorated set of<a href="http://www.itscomplicatedmovie.com/"> It’s Complicated</a> – written and directed by Nancy Meyers – Go out and see the move “It’s Complicated” with Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin and scene-stealer <a href="http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/bios/john_krasinski.shtml">John Krasinski</a> from The Office. With so many recent posts on making good choices and keeping resolutions, I think we could all use a few laughs! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Tpve0IlrF9uUJju58Wbrlr_BBuPyU3vJ_u-4SvceOrVQX0qGyZUmmytFnzN6_jJljdsCJP5lT-W0lHAtuNk94sMIBdoX3itiLYqTfRkXXzGSB8Sh98beWV9uBCIf1Q0yqMja2syzzOI/s1600-h/ItsComplicated-lavendar.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423354158653165426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Tpve0IlrF9uUJju58Wbrlr_BBuPyU3vJ_u-4SvceOrVQX0qGyZUmmytFnzN6_jJljdsCJP5lT-W0lHAtuNk94sMIBdoX3itiLYqTfRkXXzGSB8Sh98beWV9uBCIf1Q0yqMja2syzzOI/s400/ItsComplicated-lavendar.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwl_PTtCd995IWOCMVI4iMXvop9O4EIjTN5Tx_irgPVj5ISTxRt870Kc68cZMmNypxeVasV279A_4pGGdylM-ooH09unStIDVM68YVgdKgHjFD7VGT4pzPNkMp88cW9oi57kYeV1P30I/s1600-h/ItsComplicated-dinner.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423354135656385682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwl_PTtCd995IWOCMVI4iMXvop9O4EIjTN5Tx_irgPVj5ISTxRt870Kc68cZMmNypxeVasV279A_4pGGdylM-ooH09unStIDVM68YVgdKgHjFD7VGT4pzPNkMp88cW9oi57kYeV1P30I/s400/ItsComplicated-dinner.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" /></a>Images from <a href="http://www.itscomplicatedmovie.com/">It’s Complicated</a> website I have to say, this was the best movie I have seen in a long time. The sets are fantasy eye-candy and the script was hysterical, yet thought-provoking. If you would like to read up a little about what some of our friends at Skirted are saying about the film, go to <a href="http://silverscreensurroundings.blogspot.com/2009/12/its-complicated-2009.html">Silver Screen Surroundings,</a> or <a href="http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2009/11/its-complicated-in-traditional-home.html">Cote de Texas</a>, and then check in with them at the <a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/">Roundtable</a> next week as they chat it up with Beth Rubino, the actual set decorator for the film. I wish I could be there (in person or virtually) to pick Rubino’s brain! I have always imagined that set decorating would be a great career choice for an artist/decorator. What a huge canvas! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JZsufUn8ZKlggygcTPdV0AWViUcQW3NcAJrKgBkAxaBnSwPt6Hd5fu0bBB5l7qiYVKbMk7clh2w8lRcizT-UPBMyZU6pjx26AO5V6ewCEN9RVv9BeUtpST4F1CrUoDuhkmjUIjpq3CA/s1600-h/ItsComplicated-garden.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423354144896426130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JZsufUn8ZKlggygcTPdV0AWViUcQW3NcAJrKgBkAxaBnSwPt6Hd5fu0bBB5l7qiYVKbMk7clh2w8lRcizT-UPBMyZU6pjx26AO5V6ewCEN9RVv9BeUtpST4F1CrUoDuhkmjUIjpq3CA/s400/ItsComplicated-garden.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" /></a>I am loving this cook’s garden ... its “a good thing!” For those of us who can’t be at the Roundtable in person, you may download SRT podcasts via ITunes (it’s not complicated) and listen while you do other things (like paint a couple of walls like I did this week!) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6U_VKwhQzIA2hGZZZklqvxEMH2cd_kX7H_ae9j3QCcdIjok95PXXWx4BrTOPjKDAZwTNxFeaEvjpT050rQ4Pq7kZjN8-m3mqEaVFTnMGBjtOnEoOg6ob5QiIkvQnbAAECx6vA7Jd3ITM/s1600-h/housebeautifulBR.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424233296038988354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6U_VKwhQzIA2hGZZZklqvxEMH2cd_kX7H_ae9j3QCcdIjok95PXXWx4BrTOPjKDAZwTNxFeaEvjpT050rQ4Pq7kZjN8-m3mqEaVFTnMGBjtOnEoOg6ob5QiIkvQnbAAECx6vA7Jd3ITM/s400/housebeautifulBR.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 400px;" /></a>Room designed by <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/rugged-texas-home">Ginger Barber</a> and photographed by Victoria Pearson. This bedroom from <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> is the cozy/casual look I am going for in my new master bedroom. (more on that next week) And be sure to schedule time to listen to SRT and Stephen Drucker from House Beautiful discuss the relationship between the magazine industry and the world of design bloggerism (yes, <a href="http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/03/12/bloggerism-vs-journalism/">it is an actual word</a>!). Drucker shares insight from his industry experience (he used to work for <a href="http://marthastewartliving.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.76d5d3769e1fc1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=c479cf380e1dd010VgnVCM1000005b09a00aRCRD">Martha Stewart Living</a> – I thought I recognized him!) and explains what goes on behind the glossy pages of shelter magazines ... <a href="https://subscribe.hearstmags.com/subscribe/splits/housebeautiful/hbu_sub_nav_link" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424421683644734850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR86K-o1isQkJwKiE9DIT5tu4leSnnbmCzU3w0tw8J-doqVgHSncoC-dMuGlRFqGKEseFo_77e9O8YxECSGkra0DTDAMSu2Qci-OgMp_JMw6pLghwf5VKDBV0egdy3b4PFPy1AIH1PH6Y/s400/hbu_cvr-lg.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 280px;" /></a>– <a href="https://subscribe.hearstmags.com/subscribe/splits/housebeautiful/hbu_sub_nav_link">How to get your own cop</a><a href="https://subscribe.hearstmags.com/subscribe/splits/housebeautiful/hbu_sub_nav_link">y</a> – Like how they discover talent, how design work is presented, the time line from scouting a location to when our much looked forward to magazines arrive in the mailbox (or at the news stands.) With the recent demise of so many great design magazines, I have seemed to transfer my addiction from mailbox to inbox, surfing online daily for that “I wish I lived there” fix. I think that is part of why I love writing/photo-styling for my blog. It motivates me to create and publish designs in the present moment. Blogging can be very zen, don’t you think? Have a great weekend, xo Yvonne </div>

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