A whisper of summer ...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GQZ5_i1upXnZBl7rHPtLGSaIqaJl88_tSzJSpSRJzEvzAEoYBIywG1zzFVImm_6HZbXErwUuqJP3YyaTfJTdIYIgxtLiYpAOi0XMwga_5jIo-huXtLA9I-7lDSPf0t5ln11-WezmuUNP/s1600/towelbar@york.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GQZ5_i1upXnZBl7rHPtLGSaIqaJl88_tSzJSpSRJzEvzAEoYBIywG1zzFVImm_6HZbXErwUuqJP3YyaTfJTdIYIgxtLiYpAOi0XMwga_5jIo-huXtLA9I-7lDSPf0t5ln11-WezmuUNP/s800/towelbar@york.JPG" width="450" /></a></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: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tomorrow is the last day of the <a href="http://www.oldyork.org/Visit/showhousepreshow.html">York Decorator Show House</a> in Kittery Point. I am feeling a little sad! It went by far too quickly and I did not get enough time up there to really enjoy the visitors who stopped by my two baths and the other <a href="http://triodesignshowhouse.blogspot.com/">Trio Design</a> spaces. The time I thought I would be able to spend with the other designers was also not enough. We will have to make up for it tomorrow evening at the Closing Soiree and Secret Garden Party! Show house tours are ending a bit early on Thursday (call ahead to confirm exact time) so if you are planning your visit for the last day don’</span><span style="font-size: large;">t go out for a long lunch first! I will be back later with more photos from the show, snapshots from summer design events, some completed project photos as previously promised, and a few special announcements ... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

A whisper of summer ...

Tomorrow is the last day of the York Decorator Show House in Kittery Point. I am feeling a little sad! It went by far too quickly and I did...

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Inspired by the coast ...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iR7aoLFm3R90sA0O_im__EodYmwPUZORBpWQ-DFJ0nOBLNC1RZqCk7yfpnti8NmLDAXRURD66-LQNTFtRua8uUe3Ji_g0omSSOzbztRgDTdCR6j089X89Y_eA7Iw-esdgdwanvUPMy8G/s1600/Hawkinssketch-sm.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632247149028927986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iR7aoLFm3R90sA0O_im__EodYmwPUZORBpWQ-DFJ0nOBLNC1RZqCk7yfpnti8NmLDAXRURD66-LQNTFtRua8uUe3Ji_g0omSSOzbztRgDTdCR6j089X89Y_eA7Iw-esdgdwanvUPMy8G/s800/Hawkinssketch-sm.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Temperatures rose above 100 degrees in New England today. It is the time of year during mid-summer when one longs to spend it cooling off along the line of the seashore. We are very fortunate that there are so many beaches within driving distance that we can visit to find relief from the heat. It is always worth the trip (as long as there is parking available ; )<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Interior designer <a href="http://design4seasons.blogspot.com/">Katherine Hawkins</a> enjoys the beaches of New England not just for their ability to cool, but for the inspiration that she finds there. An avid collector of sea glass, she is constantly on the lookout for these ocean-hued treasures. Read her article on incorporating the colors of the seashore in her article “<a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/13">Sea Glass Serenity</a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> in the summer issue of <a href="http://www.newenglandfinery.com/">New England Finery Magazine</a>. And when you click on her illustration, you will be directed to the decorative pieces she has chosen to represent her vision of a room inspired by the water’s edge.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTcrEZ7htBhH0idbz4T1gcdBEBXpVdx0YGAPTwoQZw3eXIewawnXT3BpCpy0SMgxvvLrcbIzFZCZYcSh8HT5pgeauquafdNBxZxGakwMqKG5v-0uNpOrsw5JY0YWnNLUN4h4V_3ceWn_k/s1600/Sea+Glass+Treasures-sm.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632302078089037970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTcrEZ7htBhH0idbz4T1gcdBEBXpVdx0YGAPTwoQZw3eXIewawnXT3BpCpy0SMgxvvLrcbIzFZCZYcSh8HT5pgeauquafdNBxZxGakwMqKG5v-0uNpOrsw5JY0YWnNLUN4h4V_3ceWn_k/s400/Sea+Glass+Treasures-sm.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">photograph by Katherine Hawkins</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cottageandbungalow.com/ra--505-522.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632248822736183426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldahrNOuSMHUAbvgxqzo-cXRwGfej3PHxA1m3u-3eRYuwxpUxKhyphenhyphenR9OHEcxg8gQmy8EvJLcE5poIsrg1IKP3hk-LO1M6jV32AZWEa0DAUgAL1u1nPHSlSzvqbanWf3lyo4RI_xVu0_z7F/s400/abalonechandiCottage%2526Bungalow.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.cottageandbungalow.com/ra--505-522.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Abalone Waterfall Chandelier</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.cottageandbungalow.com/ra--505-522.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">from Cottage & Bungalow</span></a><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJK6yhoer9hZfmnoKSxRLrhIgla-NTkSBrrCPt8BGrmKE5BzncsY-lfXuhGXwKKwhxDbzfblhpj_DrBeTjFgAvmsrG86a5E1eyCbd-vMyx0z9XHTfmL94RDQEwVKWFyUATIxbmkkCqbjP/s1600/potterybarnpillows"><span><span></span></span></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6pAnAPCvwYGQaX4j-Jp6ff2C9l__-e8me4i9m11w_jyOB-PogXFl7cuxt0EQA1gmwN_WvDCnADnOUbV7WZSLzti5idu__18MVqU8YqyVOkXwofDPuBAypZ54dQf69S9A8W2TE1jfZwNT/s1600/seahorselampKichler.jpg"><span><span></span></span></a>

Inspired by the coast ...

Temperatures rose above 100 degrees in New England today. It is the time of year during mid-summer when one longs to spend it cooling off al...

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