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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYd_D9PCxCXgV7kenFRCQt-ER4ocdA0AnXNcjEKDVwgsh8YlC4GZ8YksTZV6Z4VTNsYddbnZtbeFG_MpBdRyRFhn2U2uRUvyMXp19rQnpuoIJQfKRoJ77vWa8StkwBIx2nn2DHzZveov7Z/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-10+at+11.18.16+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYd_D9PCxCXgV7kenFRCQt-ER4ocdA0AnXNcjEKDVwgsh8YlC4GZ8YksTZV6Z4VTNsYddbnZtbeFG_MpBdRyRFhn2U2uRUvyMXp19rQnpuoIJQfKRoJ77vWa8StkwBIx2nn2DHzZveov7Z/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-10+at+11.18.16+PM.png" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Can I just share how much I love this new conditioner I found? It smells like a combination of coconut and mint (fresh yet relaxed?) and is filled with good for you ingredients like green tea and goji berry. Besides being like aromatherapy in the shower and actually making my hair feel silky smooth, I am loving the on-trend orange bottle and rockin’ graphics. And who wouldn’t want to start the day (or go into the night) with the belief that “</span><span style="font-size: large;">Living the Dream</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> is well within reach ... just look for it on your supermarket shelves : )  </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.tigihaircare.com/consumer/en-US/rockaholic/rockaholic-products.asp?product=livin_cond&categoryID="><span id="goog_163425482"></span>TIGI Rockaholic Living the Dream</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Daily Conditioner + Energy<span id="goog_163425483"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-0I8vs0Jk7JMr1EE5t1myGpYadpFg6GyOgl-Td0KYuXJAPJuMIZV4NVs37zrV4JA9A9g4jzk-ovY3s8nNki_fU3zCvGdP73ypJOsdRW5Xzii1PBE2m0Iq-FvfStd7-pCzWt8oI5hKtdJ/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-11+at+12.07.07+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-0I8vs0Jk7JMr1EE5t1myGpYadpFg6GyOgl-Td0KYuXJAPJuMIZV4NVs37zrV4JA9A9g4jzk-ovY3s8nNki_fU3zCvGdP73ypJOsdRW5Xzii1PBE2m0Iq-FvfStd7-pCzWt8oI5hKtdJ/s320/Screen+shot+2012-01-11+at+12.07.07+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.tigistore.com/c-46-how-to-get-the-look.aspx">Click here</a> for professional styling videos</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and more products available from TIGI</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-_aCUUpdI4f5Bk9axBcR-yUaWrlVJsId5KEgEjhyphenhyphen4Q0o_AqLMJTuUpq51ggPPf1NzBYHEjrjZn2YLMXV9e0DxILWuYwhMRmjdFdeUP0ZBRqTDDAwb1Kcv7or3QXr-zfCPdSL4jaUIn45/s1600/yellowpopsofcolor%2540macys.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHT1DnrWWMjiiz8azdCvUDUFbq5L0sevpQah5sXocDtEgXLKm55Cft1fXy5X5VjdRVO3lD1pfjMs5hcaz-X2jWakoxubj0ULvLn3mwk_EvfcUTkpC_1T2B-4WcZG1gMJyo00JZy6qzOIJf/s1600/redskirtpainting%2540macys.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560582267560834866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHT1DnrWWMjiiz8azdCvUDUFbq5L0sevpQah5sXocDtEgXLKm55Cft1fXy5X5VjdRVO3lD1pfjMs5hcaz-X2jWakoxubj0ULvLn3mwk_EvfcUTkpC_1T2B-4WcZG1gMJyo00JZy6qzOIJf/s400/redskirtpainting%2540macys.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />A few years ago, I was asked to come in to help style what was soon to be the new <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www1.macys.com/shop/for-the-home?id=22672&edge=hybrid">Macy’s</a> Furniture Gallery</span> at the North Shore Mall in Peabody. Under the direction of Jason West, the District Visual Manager, a team of us spent a few days adding finishing touches to the showroom floor. We hung artwork, set up lighting, arranged bookcases, accented with pillows, and “accessorized” where needed. The room above was one of my favorites — a combination of traditional and modern with a great mix of hot and cool colors. Isn’t that artwork great?! I think this room could still work today.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKScS8WBnTmSDxJywWwMrAUVGmOC0PTbTAtwEGs3OEp3AqSFOh3mHVypUzFIUAZKc8l4aWmybqwf5GCul_uUUdM_oQLO8aXQ69K574TZvisKtX5tcXe6_5c_NPCKoLW7iV1khRrWihPexK/s1600/treeroom%2540macys.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560582261890014594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKScS8WBnTmSDxJywWwMrAUVGmOC0PTbTAtwEGs3OEp3AqSFOh3mHVypUzFIUAZKc8l4aWmybqwf5GCul_uUUdM_oQLO8aXQ69K574TZvisKtX5tcXe6_5c_NPCKoLW7iV1khRrWihPexK/s400/treeroom%2540macys.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Back in January of 2008 when I took these pictures, the predominant colors in the showroom were red and chocolate brown. The look was heavily traditional, and many of the accent pillows featured the look of Indian textiles with bits of mirrored sparkle and lots of embroidery. My favorite piece in this room is the black metal “tree.” The other visual merchandisers had some serious stylist-envy when they saw me snag it from the stockroom first!<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-_aCUUpdI4f5Bk9axBcR-yUaWrlVJsId5KEgEjhyphenhyphen4Q0o_AqLMJTuUpq51ggPPf1NzBYHEjrjZn2YLMXV9e0DxILWuYwhMRmjdFdeUP0ZBRqTDDAwb1Kcv7or3QXr-zfCPdSL4jaUIn45/s1600/yellowpopsofcolor%2540macys.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560669808054866018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-_aCUUpdI4f5Bk9axBcR-yUaWrlVJsId5KEgEjhyphenhyphen4Q0o_AqLMJTuUpq51ggPPf1NzBYHEjrjZn2YLMXV9e0DxILWuYwhMRmjdFdeUP0ZBRqTDDAwb1Kcv7or3QXr-zfCPdSL4jaUIn45/s400/yellowpopsofcolor%2540macys.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHLYqZHHPiIxhJ73_bYDaEy-nbVpuCMDnD7GVzQdVSRfXsjvHdq_NSGENVWhI-x3bhKHgiOWrJ_46e6V0_oVa8IP83ArluDDV-LggO2tUK1agk-yXu_FZZloVpFrz8gdRH7mEshBhP7oP/s1600/macysyellowbrown.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560577097975913586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHLYqZHHPiIxhJ73_bYDaEy-nbVpuCMDnD7GVzQdVSRfXsjvHdq_NSGENVWhI-x3bhKHgiOWrJ_46e6V0_oVa8IP83ArluDDV-LggO2tUK1agk-yXu_FZZloVpFrz8gdRH7mEshBhP7oP/s400/macysyellowbrown.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 331px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I was asked to come back again this year, right before the holidays, to help implement some new design schemes from the corporate office. This time around (is it really three years later?) the colors have switched over to bright yellows mixed with neutrals like gray, black, white, cream and brown. Walls were being painted gray and large scale wallpaper patterns were scheduled to be installed. New artwork included modern images like the chandeliers above, and far less landscapes and still lifes were used than last time. Faux fur throws and pillows were added to the mix to create a look of cozy-modern. And lots of metallic finishes were seen throughout the showroom.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcSHvez0bXzSpLoHM6sjTwlj7Qq_TJ7uOhvIBdyqCJM0ZbNwq0ReBO32c9cf9aeExG_WRs0hZeoYVQKuSezanFxxPpdNeO2vPRC8kSXMUBxm2o3wGtvptXWKpJF182PUZo71IiVwgsn76/s1600/metallics%2540macys.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560666315641618466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcSHvez0bXzSpLoHM6sjTwlj7Qq_TJ7uOhvIBdyqCJM0ZbNwq0ReBO32c9cf9aeExG_WRs0hZeoYVQKuSezanFxxPpdNeO2vPRC8kSXMUBxm2o3wGtvptXWKpJF182PUZo71IiVwgsn76/s400/metallics%2540macys.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCkoybdUzEtoIIP5UaEKgQVCWLHD3WpE7Anu0PtW1hxhDggtZod54EBYg3gigPpxbuNIAkHft0VH2HoCVjtlN80t8mchV8NNe3a2k7-wgNMGJmBpSbtdmLFVqyT122djdoTtum0lg9Ory/s1600/traditionalroom%2540macys.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560577082136363074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCkoybdUzEtoIIP5UaEKgQVCWLHD3WpE7Anu0PtW1hxhDggtZod54EBYg3gigPpxbuNIAkHft0VH2HoCVjtlN80t8mchV8NNe3a2k7-wgNMGJmBpSbtdmLFVqyT122djdoTtum0lg9Ory/s400/traditionalroom%2540macys.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Greens are still popular, but in smaller quantities than a few years ago. For this room I was asked to freshen it up with some new accessories. The three glass fishing floats in the large dish on the coffee table were my contribution, along with new accent pillows, a birdcage and some rearranging of the objects in the television armoire. A lot of the accessories that I found in the stockroom looked vaguely familiar to me which made re-decorating a little challenging, but these days even big department stores will reuse and repurpose objects like the rest of us. Can you see something in this space that I used back in ’08?<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Y8wRXudFBL_fdyRRSs6lBcLp7OWvy9UWfAxTrLcq34VbMRWH1q_kXQQAKe8Olmh6kZnQvFpHBhi7GXB4IN9xbBnTCOPwsh1nBvAqDjKKqP7YIX-tyflOVfs0UbvkYvWq2mxr5ANUSeZg/s1600/horseonshelf.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560577101208277442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Y8wRXudFBL_fdyRRSs6lBcLp7OWvy9UWfAxTrLcq34VbMRWH1q_kXQQAKe8Olmh6kZnQvFpHBhi7GXB4IN9xbBnTCOPwsh1nBvAqDjKKqP7YIX-tyflOVfs0UbvkYvWq2mxr5ANUSeZg/s400/horseonshelf.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Books are timeless design elements. I grouped this set with spine colors that matched the rest of the room along with the horse’s saddle. I could do a whole post on horses in design ...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1D4ukkm2gDvw-tEqONmhM_qzQw0SlX1DHdc5wZqO35mY7aX1gBcH7jhRZJLvg0MAhcTFdXS7_ZRBGo6vAaU9A09bL96fSn6r47WAwWBdaPd3aN53sFYt-99oaFGBuukCInbSnLp0rZb5r/s1600/bookcase%2540macys.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560577286486370498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1D4ukkm2gDvw-tEqONmhM_qzQw0SlX1DHdc5wZqO35mY7aX1gBcH7jhRZJLvg0MAhcTFdXS7_ZRBGo6vAaU9A09bL96fSn6r47WAwWBdaPd3aN53sFYt-99oaFGBuukCInbSnLp0rZb5r/s400/bookcase%2540macys.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />For this bookcase I tried to fill it up with a unique assortment of “found objects</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> from the design inventory. I faced some books backward in order to see the array of pages instead of the spine. My goal was to have the objects stand out as visual texture in front of the dark wood.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Y8wRXudFBL_fdyRRSs6lBcLp7OWvy9UWfAxTrLcq34VbMRWH1q_kXQQAKe8Olmh6kZnQvFpHBhi7GXB4IN9xbBnTCOPwsh1nBvAqDjKKqP7YIX-tyflOVfs0UbvkYvWq2mxr5ANUSeZg/s1600/horseonshelf.jpg"><br /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSmoeb26weOl0_3KOmFVk4WQPJml1_c-4n0CwWOXWRVPJNJj3x9JS4sjy6LqwwkTIjdUJO2NUa_Y33BVR0cDJc-jMVL265rY0MzeWXqG03S3xwLpqb7VAoTse01J-DnYOmdJs_MqNxQAI/s1600/brown%252Baqua%2540macys.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560577277422310066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSmoeb26weOl0_3KOmFVk4WQPJml1_c-4n0CwWOXWRVPJNJj3x9JS4sjy6LqwwkTIjdUJO2NUa_Y33BVR0cDJc-jMVL265rY0MzeWXqG03S3xwLpqb7VAoTse01J-DnYOmdJs_MqNxQAI/s400/brown%252Baqua%2540macys.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />A styling tip that I picked up from Jason: if you have a piece of abstract art, don’t be afraid to hang it vertically <span style="font-weight: bold;">or</span> horizontally. We turned this one on its side so that it would look better in relation to the sofa below. Why not?</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1D4ukkm2gDvw-tEqONmhM_qzQw0SlX1DHdc5wZqO35mY7aX1gBcH7jhRZJLvg0MAhcTFdXS7_ZRBGo6vAaU9A09bL96fSn6r47WAwWBdaPd3aN53sFYt-99oaFGBuukCInbSnLp0rZb5r/s1600/bookcase%2540macys.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8U6XRRW5z8xVlBZ4ICI1-WTy0BBr5rfL2dVzl_ABah1vc1l2qslGiOHdb-BuhisZmJi2tsYUtnTwfemsBWVI8BoPpK-qebgBvD0B7HgjGiC3WJ3DeVzkEBcU6ZY0PKwygSXnktSrUtXc7/s1600/coveredbooks.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560577272455783202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8U6XRRW5z8xVlBZ4ICI1-WTy0BBr5rfL2dVzl_ABah1vc1l2qslGiOHdb-BuhisZmJi2tsYUtnTwfemsBWVI8BoPpK-qebgBvD0B7HgjGiC3WJ3DeVzkEBcU6ZY0PKwygSXnktSrUtXc7/s400/coveredbooks.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Jason also had me cover a few books with paper, which is a technique that I often share with my clients. If you have a lot of photo albums on your bookshelves that all have different covers, for example, try wrapping each of them in the same solid wallpaper or kraft paper. Add a number to each and they will look less cluttered and more collected.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOh4PRCi9ZCfEPbGKf_R2iQlqgISynX-1swyS0Ujwul2WS-iHZI7Fm62cPwXmer5nmsxU1e6l9HNjyQmpKVx4OfjOejLWnFy_TEBDoksslAW3n2VBFZ3rpzZxTLvcj3kYHdvEMh_5aFA8/s1600/branchlamp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560577280815652962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOh4PRCi9ZCfEPbGKf_R2iQlqgISynX-1swyS0Ujwul2WS-iHZI7Fm62cPwXmer5nmsxU1e6l9HNjyQmpKVx4OfjOejLWnFy_TEBDoksslAW3n2VBFZ3rpzZxTLvcj3kYHdvEMh_5aFA8/s400/branchlamp.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 345px; height: 400px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Some new light fixtures, like this branch lamp, were a nod to one of my favorite trends – bringing the outside in. There was another table lamp that really caught my eye that I forgot to take a photo of, but luckily I just saw it recently in <a href="http://www.ruemag.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rue Magazine</span></a> as a favorite design pic of <a href="http://kellywearstler.com/">Kelly Wearstler</a> (I love her sense of style). It is the industrial looking hanging light bulb table lamp shown below. Cool, huh?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VasenzLQyaT41W_CIQSivhOdtQJNKWRtl_Z6-UTF_w1yjdLi_eU60Xz8a-QAph4JrWCGxeIx5DO5j2D0TfH-yHQRZ88dBdksRCWLopk9ijPAoGwol4L4Jierg_EHBXNjGIG6-zq9vznI/s1600/tigerrug.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.ruemag.com/issues/issue-two/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560584392415312834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMQwgrpCx0W0I5_7rbgy9rFbuTThvjH4R7o6PljFGPmLvUcy4RUIcTQRZqmDEE9J3X6M7n-BxKjJsgOZX_G-gTAQIwAajNQdHyIjX1p4g3CJxIP26h9BAUIFfRIcUAOHdhKHJO5LEdgpI/s400/RueIssue2-p28-29.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCkoybdUzEtoIIP5UaEKgQVCWLHD3WpE7Anu0PtW1hxhDggtZod54EBYg3gigPpxbuNIAkHft0VH2HoCVjtlN80t8mchV8NNe3a2k7-wgNMGJmBpSbtdmLFVqyT122djdoTtum0lg9Ory/s1600/traditionalroom%2540macys.jpg" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></a></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.ruemag.com/issues/issue-two/" style="font-style: italic;">Rue Issue 2 pages 28-29</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" > featuring</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >design pics from Kelly Wearstler</span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_hWr-yZLoUCaWXHMJq6mul3bpVrHcBVW2v-UI8UFoEXjCeyPQouxTRJmVMlsZpzkMs1a3m2LyN1otCZaPbkb6tkr1u7GtDaLH02Jz-6N1gfMC0QOUs2vNCfQByvYXC1101AVjXhCHk6n/s1600/whitedining%2540macys.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560577081048965794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_hWr-yZLoUCaWXHMJq6mul3bpVrHcBVW2v-UI8UFoEXjCeyPQouxTRJmVMlsZpzkMs1a3m2LyN1otCZaPbkb6tkr1u7GtDaLH02Jz-6N1gfMC0QOUs2vNCfQByvYXC1101AVjXhCHk6n/s400/whitedining%2540macys.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 329px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">What every vignette had in common was a large, colorful arrangement. Of course this would not work everyday when sitting a group of people around the table to eat, but for visual display it attracts attention. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VasenzLQyaT41W_CIQSivhOdtQJNKWRtl_Z6-UTF_w1yjdLi_eU60Xz8a-QAph4JrWCGxeIx5DO5j2D0TfH-yHQRZ88dBdksRCWLopk9ijPAoGwol4L4Jierg_EHBXNjGIG6-zq9vznI/s1600/tigerrug.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560577087707692194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VasenzLQyaT41W_CIQSivhOdtQJNKWRtl_Z6-UTF_w1yjdLi_eU60Xz8a-QAph4JrWCGxeIx5DO5j2D0TfH-yHQRZ88dBdksRCWLopk9ijPAoGwol4L4Jierg_EHBXNjGIG6-zq9vznI/s400/tigerrug.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 400px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_hWr-yZLoUCaWXHMJq6mul3bpVrHcBVW2v-UI8UFoEXjCeyPQouxTRJmVMlsZpzkMs1a3m2LyN1otCZaPbkb6tkr1u7GtDaLH02Jz-6N1gfMC0QOUs2vNCfQByvYXC1101AVjXhCHk6n/s1600/whitedining%2540macys.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a>I saw this guy when I was leaving on my last day. Part of me thinks he is really cute, the other feels bad for him. How do you feel about animal skin rugs (real or stylized?) Either way, animal prints are a classic trend that are forever in style.<br /><br /><br /></span>

Secrets from a Macy’s Stylist ...

A few years ago, I was asked to come in to help style what was soon to be the new Macy’s Furniture Gallery at the North Shore Mall in Peab...

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Summer style tips ...

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGwiFwqq7OCGDHsePPtTaV6YxIe_U6yUVXrh3ndjikIgjYxgfeQsE4ThvOaJwWOESAGFzpl4485fhquKoQtWZC0qFJiQqOPG_cEnHxgPVfbLmdUAY5T6_ECnUbXsnSHGDTdhdlFJthZo/s1600/sutyakspaceNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495994632574739762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGwiFwqq7OCGDHsePPtTaV6YxIe_U6yUVXrh3ndjikIgjYxgfeQsE4ThvOaJwWOESAGFzpl4485fhquKoQtWZC0qFJiQqOPG_cEnHxgPVfbLmdUAY5T6_ECnUbXsnSHGDTdhdlFJthZo/s400/sutyakspaceNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 367px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Party in summer-style ... space designed by <a href="http://sutyakstyle.com/">Martha Sutyak</a></span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />We are half-way through summer and now is a good time to start really savoring it (in other words, throw<br />a party!) Here are a few warm-weather inspired decorating ideas that I have collected<br />from a few design shows ...<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmi0JAXAVDqZgHsLixptXBjWYXaDOvVVJCSy0r_8uYOLx0oQeTojoZz7tCBa_PLex8Ld-_VzekumoV-QEY-tq_bxqUYC6tvG1DQNTxv6aDmoq4vVrw3k0z1ap6-Wq78-W9QzguVWS2pJs/s1600/sutyakpartyNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495994562498052274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmi0JAXAVDqZgHsLixptXBjWYXaDOvVVJCSy0r_8uYOLx0oQeTojoZz7tCBa_PLex8Ld-_VzekumoV-QEY-tq_bxqUYC6tvG1DQNTxv6aDmoq4vVrw3k0z1ap6-Wq78-W9QzguVWS2pJs/s400/sutyakpartyNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />What a cool idea to <span style="font-weight: bold;">turn a surfboard into a mini-bar</span>! Martha Sutyak of <a href="http://sutyakstyle.com/">Sutyak Style</a> created this beauty and then adorned it with fishing net, island artifacts and festive <a href="http://www.partylights.com/">mini paper lanterns</a>. It attracted quite a party-loving crowd at last May’s<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/05/north-shore-design-show-preview.html">North Shore Design Show</a>. </span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXhcct7wHATrECBt8ExgL9wQ8S9L_8vJct2L1Dx4GJrKUkTbjQEps-TvhnUwRloo2Qq-DthiDnNHUfEzzRqM-Jx_suDWMv5xrT-Mb7Ddc0GNK4JN2k7a8atGisMmijhv5uQwiBo6fnzQ/s1600/chandlerNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495998696103511346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXhcct7wHATrECBt8ExgL9wQ8S9L_8vJct2L1Dx4GJrKUkTbjQEps-TvhnUwRloo2Qq-DthiDnNHUfEzzRqM-Jx_suDWMv5xrT-Mb7Ddc0GNK4JN2k7a8atGisMmijhv5uQwiBo6fnzQ/s400/chandlerNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Completely cover a table with ocean imagery.</span> This detail-rich table was set by Nanette Chandler<br />of Interior Style in Brookline. Most requested item? <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/glass-sealife-napkin-rings/?pkey=x%7C4%7C1%7C%7C10%7Coctopus%7C%7C0&cm_src=SCH">Glass sea-life napkin rings</a> from Pottery Barn.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtAvey6lbnWANGFyYOUHWPgmmI3MiWXd4XHVO_7k-f_Li77dKOhsuaNpbIAPN0NA_oEzT0ILjjFjMAuOXEP1Qy3NZ5PaP1yX_tiEsHyt9kt6ILi4_lJLUhYKOoRckNdJCcKrKz8Y5NqE/s1600/LPtrellisNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span><span></span></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1HES96Bz2pz3gbhSf4ciEXOkEHNg31NaaTRUyBakAP3a1fnVaxgLA9vNxb7WVX3mwza7g_SRO-ZEnjcEyDwT9SssjfJX3cAithvwLOYFaaq7-pL3nLOxE_UbsG_VJihznfe0c-y3RUA/s1600/LPtablesettingNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495998712258220130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1HES96Bz2pz3gbhSf4ciEXOkEHNg31NaaTRUyBakAP3a1fnVaxgLA9vNxb7WVX3mwza7g_SRO-ZEnjcEyDwT9SssjfJX3cAithvwLOYFaaq7-pL3nLOxE_UbsG_VJihznfe0c-y3RUA/s400/LPtablesettingNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Add outdoor lighting that you don’t have to worry about.</span> Floral designer Lyndsay Pollard of Hamilton used <a href="http://www.joann.com/joann/search/searchall.jsp?keyword=flameless%20tealight&catPath=All%20Products////Product%20Home////UserSearch1=flameless%20tealight&_requestid=130008">flameless tealights</a> (batteries included) to add glimmer to her summer tablescape from<br />last year’s North Shore Design Show<br />at the Wenham Musuem. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PuWO6KkTC9h2_ZfJAM-bylds4nReoSuVSTciobEltyfYVz7aqffG1xtWBxtqLpsO3JGoxqBcj-Z-Vboo7HyjXZSoKROz95aruwk4eTlNbU2jCFaNEKpCUqrgKi4i98GZ0ABzCX4poT4/s1600/S+VmapceilingNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495998721466855778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PuWO6KkTC9h2_ZfJAM-bylds4nReoSuVSTciobEltyfYVz7aqffG1xtWBxtqLpsO3JGoxqBcj-Z-Vboo7HyjXZSoKROz95aruwk4eTlNbU2jCFaNEKpCUqrgKi4i98GZ0ABzCX4poT4/s400/S+VmapceilingNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Create a nautical get-a-way.</span> Marine varnish, port hole art, high-gloss beadboard and a mapped ceiling made this seaside retreat by <a href="http://svdesign.com/">Siemasko + Verbridge</a> look authentic, yet cozy. A quiet place to<br />relax after the party is over!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd298ndgY4M5FEx03hu62GqMyCceSUUYn0rc8V4QTxqW_A7S8zDPQ2Q1mzJtaa9q8uJ1MoF74xWwEL6CQd9SomjUTcMSIqeHF4V-MDJSS2rbTkZVY3j3WbeEc_H-fmt-wWZAFXNgJrdQg/s1600/nauticalbeddingYB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /></div><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ARfWVyo0uVnefYiqiQKnD5-HUU0sntCcAFEXaRMKg_T9emUi5yLH5krOy50wOhAaEB8eCEeTHR5FG2fjoUBuIlKAp29Mkp4uOWPOf118Fhgx-NbCdtFUoXN29Cp2uSh8J145P30jltc/s1600/flowerballNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495998704894508338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ARfWVyo0uVnefYiqiQKnD5-HUU0sntCcAFEXaRMKg_T9emUi5yLH5krOy50wOhAaEB8eCEeTHR5FG2fjoUBuIlKAp29Mkp4uOWPOf118Fhgx-NbCdtFUoXN29Cp2uSh8J145P30jltc/s400/flowerballNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Add a touch of summer whimsy.</span> A ball of brightly-colored silk flowers adorned the tent at last years <a href="http://www.facebook.com/WenhamMuseum?v=photos#%21/album.php?aid=82874&id=73210453062&op=12">NSDS preview party at the Wenham Museum</a>. See more summer decorating ideas from<br />design shows highlighted on my blog:<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/tablescapes-spotlight-tuttle-and.html"></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/tablescapes-spotlight-kim-smith-for.html"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></a><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/tablescapes-spotlight-mimi-artful-gifts.html"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sea-inspired silverware by Mariposa</span></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/tablescapes-spotlight-kim-smith-for.html"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A summer birthday party: Kim Smith Designs</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/tablescapes-spotlight-mimi-artful-gifts.html"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/tablescapes-spotlight-tuttle-and.html"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Al fresco dining by Tuttle and Company</span></a><br /></span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/07/design-show-preview-party-in-danvers.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496024857216079826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8I7Yr4uYeNJCTlRrpCK502YNjCH-jzBfO5cNMyOaVsMYRvnQMq_vG9M2JaYJkFpdESVFXbZ3XXErpRLYKGsUph_eTZaqcaE-HX6PBL2NRcvjL9y_3blFY8hpOOwMaKzM15zZwlIIAVY/s400/DHSdesignshowbanner.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 171px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmi0JAXAVDqZgHsLixptXBjWYXaDOvVVJCSy0r_8uYOLx0oQeTojoZz7tCBa_PLex8Ld-_VzekumoV-QEY-tq_bxqUYC6tvG1DQNTxv6aDmoq4vVrw3k0z1ap6-Wq78-W9QzguVWS2pJs/s1600/sutyakpartyNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;">For more summer decorating ideas, visit my space at:<br /><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/06/danvers-design-show-sneak-peek.html">Reflecting on Danvers History through Interior Design</a><br />open through August 1st at Tapley Hall in Danvers.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-size:130%;" >How do <span style="font-weight: bold;">you</span> decorate for summer?</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

Summer style tips ...

Party in summer-style ... space designed by Martha Sutyak We are half-way through summer and now is a good time to start really savoring it...

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