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In search of treasures ...

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sundancechannel.com/man-shops-globe/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403464831950426418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvLfE_Hl-MQJsU6nJhcBVnmNWG87HM9H_2M5bTral-4rVk3MgAgHfQXSvVGE5QJD9R8dgBLuBf1uvoL8NgTQQf6_fL5c1nem4S1pcwFmNgkmG312ZqOqKWIac4CT55krR2pOadL2-4ho/s400/manshopsglobeSC.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 126px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-5PjW7OAyShT1q6J1Skg0SHEfe3U8lxMWuVB14wVV13WcY57qugHRN21XZTrD4XhljaV99VEspZ-pC5LRwQknoUklz6JdP0VAW7nBt6bJ333IyrhmpimmCJdIjwj1lcJZyPnpUmcu18/s1600-h/KJtunisiaSD.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403647538997778178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-5PjW7OAyShT1q6J1Skg0SHEfe3U8lxMWuVB14wVV13WcY57qugHRN21XZTrD4XhljaV99VEspZ-pC5LRwQknoUklz6JdP0VAW7nBt6bJ333IyrhmpimmCJdIjwj1lcJZyPnpUmcu18/s400/KJtunisiaSD.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 324px;" /></a>Wednesdays at 10pm on the <a href="http://www.sundancechannel.com/man-shops-globe/">Sundance Channel</a> Can I just say how much I adore this show? <a href="http://www.sundancechannel.com/man-shops-globe/profiles/keith-johnson/">Keith Johnson</a>, buyer-at-large for over 100 <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/index.jsp;jsessionid=562F297E0DAA5577AC91DA0D53A38731.app43-node5">Anthropologie</a> stores in the United States, has the stellar job of treasure hunting for decorative antiques and found objects to sell, reproduce and repurpose for the unique market place that is “Anthropologie.” In viewing several of the last episodes of this new design TV favorite of mine, I was pleased to see the story behind some of the pieces that I have presented to clients (or have chosen as favorites of my own). As a decorator, I am always on the lookout for that unusual piece ... something I haven’t seen before. I always try to show my clients something they might not have chosen for themselves, but still a piece that may be reflective of their “inner designer.” </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvhtQJjTc2TzUobhcIiHe2UQQB28FX2uBAQaQNH7nICKCf1L0p_28LsDORA3pvRk9hOtp2JgRPWZJymrOLWtknh7DSQoGvJNFsqbKEw_hQtVO1GPB71D0Q3LEaX4Gdk-NhD0GPo08xRI/s1600-h/anthropologiechair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403463394975006450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvhtQJjTc2TzUobhcIiHe2UQQB28FX2uBAQaQNH7nICKCf1L0p_28LsDORA3pvRk9hOtp2JgRPWZJymrOLWtknh7DSQoGvJNFsqbKEw_hQtVO1GPB71D0Q3LEaX4Gdk-NhD0GPo08xRI/s400/anthropologiechair.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" /></a>My chair! Photo taken while watching the <a href="http://www.sundancechannel.com/home/">Sundance Channel</a> I used the <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=77247&navAction=jump&search=true&parentid=SEARCH_RESULTS">Antwerp Chair</a> (shown above and below) on a polyvore ad that I created <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/08/storyboards-online.html">awhile back</a>. I love it for its bold twist on the traditional ... <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=77247&navAction=jump&search=true&parentid=SEARCH_RESULTS" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403468909243392290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcXdTqKB0sW9l4SHHE5i1W1OOniKV0YbJ81tfXv2CGNHIsq20icIJrChvqijhbe9A-0W1T5YKTqQl6Dcy_n2YK8IkLSqhvu_ofBMUogvqAhh323mMvICohSmrZo4JveszsCq17ue8MPk/s400/flowerchairA.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" /></a>And here it is in my vignette ... <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/was_born_to_create/set?id=11381917" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403468900763912146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_nZ3ja6yC_CLZoHBmQark8XDgqJXNh-vv2YLssAMvJschzdVncM4XWXK5H5-noTaKO9xWZulvwCvjJHXGiJy9AQIlKPWNnoH0sn3DF0AmuBJlQ493WL8Lms3UIyLzTp-RhWPXu0VcA8/s400/CreateYB.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 367px; height: 400px;" /></a> <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?id=971780">Design Vignettes</a> <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.mid=badgecolor&id=971780"><img border="0" height="60" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-colorbadge?.out=png&count=10&src=set_palette&uid=971780" width="120" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=&id=960029&catId=HOME-LIGHTING-CHANDELIERS&pushId=HOME-LIGHTING-CHANDELIERS&popId=HOME-LIGHTING&sortProperties=&navCount=20&navAction=middle&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=095&colorName=MULTI&isSubcategory=&isProduct=true&isBigImage=&templateType=" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403467479277395714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5wNDQ-kELMGvYPKGg0LXqw4lI4brP3ERhQnKs3JDnpH_Kr-EdHEwXL6Yqfbp3hdqgl2fP-h_rzINjyZdg-jC9AlQe7oFlatHAk1gbfkcuV9pMBR6mnOPEwkzS3vCNbhCm9DIXU2VZd8/s400/magpie.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 397px;" /></a>I thought this colorful <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=&id=960029&catId=HOME-LIGHTING-CHANDELIERS&pushId=HOME-LIGHTING-CHANDELIERS&popId=HOME-LIGHTING&sortProperties=&navCount=20&navAction=middle&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=095&colorName=MULTI&isSubcategory=&isProduct=true&isBigImage=&templateType=">Magpie Chandelier</a> from Anthropologie would look so cool paired in a room with this modern piece of original art that is in the home of one of my clients ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ab9muVZHq2p8GiIRUzlK3Tvq2648mzb5K04HbzH4mV37th-tK7VaAKEt9jEMW0fPgu1QNZ0Z-9uiNHWy-Ba4FVmHBEJqu5wqkdql5ADAzK_2p0b3UQMDMRF0oZgDTc_7k5Gt8NaD_gE/s1600-h/greatart.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403475839516665250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ab9muVZHq2p8GiIRUzlK3Tvq2648mzb5K04HbzH4mV37th-tK7VaAKEt9jEMW0fPgu1QNZ0Z-9uiNHWy-Ba4FVmHBEJqu5wqkdql5ADAzK_2p0b3UQMDMRF0oZgDTc_7k5Gt8NaD_gE/s400/greatart.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 233px;" /></a>“Flowers for my Love” A collaboration between two artists: <a href="http://www.palmbeachart.com/collective.html">Clemente and Jefro</a> Made up of bits-and-pieces, the uniquely playful chandelier was ridiculously expensive, but after watching a recent episode I have now learned why ... it is commission-based and completely handmade by a collaborative of artists based in South Africa! The challenge Johnson faces as a buyer of artful items is finding never-seen-before pieces that will be both eye-catching and profitable for the Anthropologie stores. While the hunt from antique store to roadside markets isn’t always an easy journey, it sure looks like fun. Sign me up, please! <a href="http://bethhylandesignstudio.blogspot.com/2009/11/thanks-for-stopping-by.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403674881646646130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0o4mDw8G7SSpIt0wIxQojxv-16m13vj-6SJsG24Gn9G_KDC1u2ZEVHM6LUsC5Ar7GdKApryqGdkZEOxQORSx2oc0kkAdJ62NJYBtjQ9Dv8JKrs-kdWp0uALSuPiqG7NCH1zNQBse3uw/s200/B-logo.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 200px;" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">If I had to pick a few items from Anthropologie to go with the theme of <a href="http://www.bethhylan.com/">Beth Hylan’s Design Studio</a>, these are what I would use either for display or resale ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2-jM9nNlEanHyMCeGjJQxUnDFbmPMwrpaAW-EHNZxU8miWhKDFnSijKDGH-z6MKMWsADlnANpxjTLNH1i4MN6N1c3tYMAV90CkgmEDQfXgtgsVvxNeWqoD01N6gARJRxfifNral-utA/s1600-h/buzzwordspillowA.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403653202154103010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2-jM9nNlEanHyMCeGjJQxUnDFbmPMwrpaAW-EHNZxU8miWhKDFnSijKDGH-z6MKMWsADlnANpxjTLNH1i4MN6N1c3tYMAV90CkgmEDQfXgtgsVvxNeWqoD01N6gARJRxfifNral-utA/s400/buzzwordspillowA.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 215px;" /></a><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=&id=980050&catId=HOME-COLLABORATIONS-PATCH&pushId=HOME-COLLABORATIONS-PATCH&popId=HOME-COLLABORATIONS&sortProperties=&navCount=20&navAction=jump&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=030&colorName=GREEN&isSubcategory=&isProduct=true&isBigImage=&templateType=">Buzzwords Pillow</a> These would so go with Beth’s vintage collage pieces <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEv7KTbDFxOU6nfc9S5Qv3223LT8ddihijMaIe6dw9ks6H-x9FhFBpNwvNQZCqA4rdIykZu-nzDCcJ4oKQcCEmFFAzmxt4x9t1OwF-vcjkgDCr_WmHVK9o4fjSn6IPEKhdbjwrRvTZIuw/s1600-h/busybeepinframe.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403667635802076466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEv7KTbDFxOU6nfc9S5Qv3223LT8ddihijMaIe6dw9ks6H-x9FhFBpNwvNQZCqA4rdIykZu-nzDCcJ4oKQcCEmFFAzmxt4x9t1OwF-vcjkgDCr_WmHVK9o4fjSn6IPEKhdbjwrRvTZIuw/s200/busybeepinframe.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 123px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk7wwwuCRSjQBmN9XXbw5TZE31PJrWp9nImdOsn8YHHJBuyMMFtOnRQGXThBJhRDLbXX_HPipMCbxp_A5qHZu5uiVHyH-4GXmtjSU1a00dQcVdxay0xNhxz6CAPfCdii2VTb_-yrrD10/s1600-h/wallpaperA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403663571423836498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk7wwwuCRSjQBmN9XXbw5TZE31PJrWp9nImdOsn8YHHJBuyMMFtOnRQGXThBJhRDLbXX_HPipMCbxp_A5qHZu5uiVHyH-4GXmtjSU1a00dQcVdxay0xNhxz6CAPfCdii2VTb_-yrrD10/s400/wallpaperA.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 347px;" /></a> This <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=&id=873634&catId=HOME-WALL-WALLPAPER&pushId=HOME-WALL-WALLPAPER&popId=HOME-WALL&sortProperties=&navCount=145&navAction=middle&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=whi&colorName=WHITE&isSubcategory=&isProduct=true&isBigImage=&templateType=">gravure printed wallpaper</a> available exclusively at Anthropologie would look fab on the back wall of my designer corner in Beth’s studio. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7nJTssrvaZ2Z9cz15oakvqELdJHOesdqZQKTUOvdXPYmGY37qrC0DfwZaivwgvWhi7X2LE-L8hSrGJEyupUu9bhLEcRlyJY3csm97B0RafIWhtRtRrqTh2fQ6YjLGOCXbc-rj-9ZQW8/s1600-h/pictorialwebstersA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403656957676417154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7nJTssrvaZ2Z9cz15oakvqELdJHOesdqZQKTUOvdXPYmGY37qrC0DfwZaivwgvWhi7X2LE-L8hSrGJEyupUu9bhLEcRlyJY3csm97B0RafIWhtRtRrqTh2fQ6YjLGOCXbc-rj-9ZQW8/s320/pictorialwebstersA.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" /></a> This reference book <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=HOME-BOOKS-ART&id=973793&catId=HOME-BOOKS&pushId=HOME-BOOKS&popId=HOME&sortProperties=&navCount=210&navAction=top&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=030&colorName=GREEN&isSubcategory=true&isProduct=true&isBigImage=&templateType=">available at Anthropologie</a> reminds me of the large collection of vintage books that Beth uses to create her works of art, combining steel plate prints with antique text. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgbVHus2pw1Vmpp6SAC3Nm3Rb3mjsOv6_3q5AO6wGAlj19gPUcSVOGKj3JYDH4xa-E0yBb5hTDtHoSZmn6-92e_BcYuRDG-3nqD0DDRbB0PCbD1_s1T9sMUALFs_0wHDmZWiyTU4xd4Q/s1600-h/laceknobA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403654104692888626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgbVHus2pw1Vmpp6SAC3Nm3Rb3mjsOv6_3q5AO6wGAlj19gPUcSVOGKj3JYDH4xa-E0yBb5hTDtHoSZmn6-92e_BcYuRDG-3nqD0DDRbB0PCbD1_s1T9sMUALFs_0wHDmZWiyTU4xd4Q/s200/laceknobA.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 200px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=973273&catId=HOME-HARDWARE&pushId=HOME-HARDWARE&popId=HOME-HARDWARE&sortProperties=&navCount=90&navAction=top&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=001&colorName=BLACK&isProduct=true&isBigImage=&templateType=&subCategoryId=HOME-HARDWARE-KNOBS">Lace-Strewn Knob</a> I might use a set of these knobs on a “trash-to-treasure” piece that I am planning on putting in the Studio. I like how this piece matches my item tags ... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCzSnK-fsHxul14Ti82ruevd-F1nrk9Yagx_qJIiNZzxZmdMJFKLCs6I-Yw6MEJQ2hsKjqMpJ1F8DfPPjxmkRY0NzWvUSowNigj6zjM6G8cJvwj_DoAYha4GaEWXzT8D0MfFln22IQcM/s1600-h/keybottleopenerA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403644324343007842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCzSnK-fsHxul14Ti82ruevd-F1nrk9Yagx_qJIiNZzxZmdMJFKLCs6I-Yw6MEJQ2hsKjqMpJ1F8DfPPjxmkRY0NzWvUSowNigj6zjM6G8cJvwj_DoAYha4GaEWXzT8D0MfFln22IQcM/s400/keybottleopenerA.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 348px;" /></a><a href="http://search.anthropologie.com/?q=bottle+opener&international=false">Castle Key Bottle Opener</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrB3fRDqFZhhbcHZ_DNhgPx327KlnYaSQuk5xiASg3jAJsJ0z7JAcwPuS5NlN7xQCGf9VcRP82-68SCqLLeygM8kjXlF6kP3zg0jcE0_-JdM8iZijToGpPGhzb-yawtQL3JlkzLRpPtMA/s1600-h/guestbook.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403668590192417010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrB3fRDqFZhhbcHZ_DNhgPx327KlnYaSQuk5xiASg3jAJsJ0z7JAcwPuS5NlN7xQCGf9VcRP82-68SCqLLeygM8kjXlF6kP3zg0jcE0_-JdM8iZijToGpPGhzb-yawtQL3JlkzLRpPtMA/s320/guestbook.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrnWoku_fB8KQfZ85ywdUtjhZ8EP0vsfiq1Xct3Fr0wY2ZlO-kHNx4rT12wbsgPOB4ibPcCr9gBLkKJW9mPz3D42JlgezNt-K-GxT26JIu3WvBbfMNbf_KBXwCGVs17mhYvAz-5WzbPo/s1600-h/birdwithkey.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403672284384955170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrnWoku_fB8KQfZ85ywdUtjhZ8EP0vsfiq1Xct3Fr0wY2ZlO-kHNx4rT12wbsgPOB4ibPcCr9gBLkKJW9mPz3D42JlgezNt-K-GxT26JIu3WvBbfMNbf_KBXwCGVs17mhYvAz-5WzbPo/s400/birdwithkey.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 298px;" /></a>I die! This one-of-a-kind <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=970033&navAction=jump&search=true&parentid=SEARCH_RESULTS">Gladiator Bird Finch with Key</a> (so me!) has already been snatched up and is no longer available. Sigh! If I were to pick out something to cheer me up for my loss, I would take home these ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8gsUaX0td8-6fWD_PGiWMULqDe5reabv7Ftst0GJpCYCBdolaVvYqlEM3bqMhaz1kZUzM7Z48b-VJ6RVKN8w_yyBUxgBrv-cwacnbM2zTxAoU-81P4_atKihsl8a6YxXgncLhY-TNco/s1600-h/3shipsA.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403477768274801922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8gsUaX0td8-6fWD_PGiWMULqDe5reabv7Ftst0GJpCYCBdolaVvYqlEM3bqMhaz1kZUzM7Z48b-VJ6RVKN8w_yyBUxgBrv-cwacnbM2zTxAoU-81P4_atKihsl8a6YxXgncLhY-TNco/s400/3shipsA.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 198px;" /></a> How cute would these holiday <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/category.jsp?popId=HOME&navAction=top&navCount=35&isSortBy=true&pushId=HOME-HOLIDAY&id=HOME-HOLIDAY">ornaments</a> be hanging in a boys room? However, I would need just one more! <div style="text-align: center;">Advertisement </div><a href="http://tomwaisnor.nmfn.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399680427524253810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWs6eIT19BHpEdbIYWHRkMUdKOVFoBMO-JJ7chBS7VqozroKw0a14CPany8zsvlEwv10kOF_3gj_lcJ9e5veY6KgfHKN1zBsvvRIye9YPKMTNIgsgNHS4ecDz8GKhklVM2FW45xz4eeA/s400/NWMFN_TW.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 64px;" /></a> </div>

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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4e-OKo91E-ewEskLapplf7FR9IhzUF023-H85y1mg4wWO9rzErya83_q3GIWBW4zLapWlHluNYEa9UiT9H4dkBrH5xNVk-hzS1Nzjdr0jnegFNVyIavK4PVTiMBBspvGfYfcldjQpW3I/s1600-h/rosehips:urn.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399661477940991090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4e-OKo91E-ewEskLapplf7FR9IhzUF023-H85y1mg4wWO9rzErya83_q3GIWBW4zLapWlHluNYEa9UiT9H4dkBrH5xNVk-hzS1Nzjdr0jnegFNVyIavK4PVTiMBBspvGfYfcldjQpW3I/s400/rosehips:urn.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>Learn <a href="http://masonandmadison.blogspot.com/2009/09/best-gift-winner-congratulations-to.html">the story</a> behind this metal sculpture ... After spending so much time in Beth’s company lately, I have found myself under the influence of her creative spell. Saturday after leaving <a href="http://www.bethhylan.com/">the studio</a>, I went home and put together this urn filled with rose hips from a bush outside my kitchen window. Beth put together a large scale version in the front window of the design studio for the opening. Simple, but visually dramatic. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmToYK853pvSoL38B969AQiT92TpRtTYMnYIPLSPfaBEBI70suBpzDxrkSE4r42oeqxMgvTc0hij03aEWIL9x1kskAN1xj9cVBg45crv0HwWx1loyNtemmAZT5hhpzxJc759FuWhyxXLc/s1600-h/rosehips:open.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399661475046738162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmToYK853pvSoL38B969AQiT92TpRtTYMnYIPLSPfaBEBI70suBpzDxrkSE4r42oeqxMgvTc0hij03aEWIL9x1kskAN1xj9cVBg45crv0HwWx1loyNtemmAZT5hhpzxJc759FuWhyxXLc/s400/rosehips:open.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" /></a> Beth and I have been creating in tandem. I brought in this vintage fireplace tool set (thanks, CC!) ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DLpQndnFnv2Qmkk45Elxu-4GDcRZcLSTEzVpF_nDfNg8VPYl3JJKAoqWUxxa3tVQJ2Dr_mZWiLe46SGUgsCTwNWaljUcEuCWeD6wkEsu5yRbOnL-KbD1phfiUhAFJlrkC-tLMc4MYX8/s1600-h/fireplace+tools:jug.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399677357240147970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DLpQndnFnv2Qmkk45Elxu-4GDcRZcLSTEzVpF_nDfNg8VPYl3JJKAoqWUxxa3tVQJ2Dr_mZWiLe46SGUgsCTwNWaljUcEuCWeD6wkEsu5yRbOnL-KbD1phfiUhAFJlrkC-tLMc4MYX8/s400/fireplace+tools:jug.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 400px;" /></a> Beth figured it would be the perfect piece to hang her antique paper jewelry necklaces ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFuarhmVXujBhoBIDGEzQ0TUkdjzSRdGR4YsCMfmCJSts8jLcwjjLy1vte74XXZhfXNjJFONhxbY8VSJNIxBzbbL90scta3b64S6SRCby3-sairg_EICEQSxrxCEISmIsban_A2t1PUs/s1600-h/necklaceholder.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399675585240875490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFuarhmVXujBhoBIDGEzQ0TUkdjzSRdGR4YsCMfmCJSts8jLcwjjLy1vte74XXZhfXNjJFONhxbY8VSJNIxBzbbL90scta3b64S6SRCby3-sairg_EICEQSxrxCEISmIsban_A2t1PUs/s400/necklaceholder.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> To help visitors “read the fine print” I brought in a couple of magnifying glasses ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_75gPP6fyDSCCB8Sx8Gw2PxCy-TowZnK5TeW5XLAb1c4GJypFG7h0w-ysPQ_e9-z2WLKxrv2PqJcQR8Xa53Zd8rXrhCaUvBk_xTXPSocMzcH5KGOiz4OtF2nwDjNquffBclis0pqKuQ0/s1600-h/magnifyingglass.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399692165237579458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_75gPP6fyDSCCB8Sx8Gw2PxCy-TowZnK5TeW5XLAb1c4GJypFG7h0w-ysPQ_e9-z2WLKxrv2PqJcQR8Xa53Zd8rXrhCaUvBk_xTXPSocMzcH5KGOiz4OtF2nwDjNquffBclis0pqKuQ0/s400/magnifyingglass.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> I hung this black framed mirror in my garden room ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN92RpgGiqYel3vitEU_uKFpkyRbfp6C7U5ERXyx-xlTLD1hwzel2yri5ShJEcvu7eyyk2Q9sbWamS6OVjyBjt46chEV23bKdRcbGV_rj56Pf8Je9SK-AE2s6SN78eOeRaD7lwN78HDpY/s1600-h/swagBH.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399671379820101298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN92RpgGiqYel3vitEU_uKFpkyRbfp6C7U5ERXyx-xlTLD1hwzel2yri5ShJEcvu7eyyk2Q9sbWamS6OVjyBjt46chEV23bKdRcbGV_rj56Pf8Je9SK-AE2s6SN78eOeRaD7lwN78HDpY/s400/swagBH.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 376px;" /></a> and Beth’s dried nigella flower swag is its perfect compliment. While some of Beth’s items are showcased best in small scale vignettes like this shadow box ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGkQ4CB4zis5ANhqBpO2aiqzJdOXJBP6ECreYT9bUw8xtPUQ8YuaNQq4LdMWz7EnT6zWO2Mgs0Up-Can_ewp7zI_VCtScDCuCBaRjvq7JqMO_WnMkDCOIE6Euqr4KoykumQplMAbfiT8/s1600-h/shadowbox.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399671546889686530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGkQ4CB4zis5ANhqBpO2aiqzJdOXJBP6ECreYT9bUw8xtPUQ8YuaNQq4LdMWz7EnT6zWO2Mgs0Up-Can_ewp7zI_VCtScDCuCBaRjvq7JqMO_WnMkDCOIE6Euqr4KoykumQplMAbfiT8/s400/shadowbox.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 362px;" /></a> Some favorite objects that I have displayed are interesting because of their large scale. </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIY9-icBkwXAkKEWhN1VMgpDVdhuX8jiO1lJvIJrzMn5hMqjDwof02NZHDSoPkl3Kia7jKW_5peirOu3q_CLuIC7BaOyBdQUkDg321caOs8Lw9xsrCVZi_FJTM8cn4E3L-xZ-ky7y5B4/s1600-h/shelf-lg.scale+objects.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399671384269961634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIY9-icBkwXAkKEWhN1VMgpDVdhuX8jiO1lJvIJrzMn5hMqjDwof02NZHDSoPkl3Kia7jKW_5peirOu3q_CLuIC7BaOyBdQUkDg321caOs8Lw9xsrCVZi_FJTM8cn4E3L-xZ-ky7y5B4/s400/shelf-lg.scale+objects.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> Something Beth and I have always had in common is our love for all things green. I know that Beth’s work with moss inspired my own design for the <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/05/fairy-tale-event.html">North Shore Design Show: Tablescapes</a> held at the <a href="http://www.wenhammuseum.org/">Wenham Museum</a> last May. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6-hwUuLzRwQGPHhm68etiu4o4fDwWPq-2EP6npeaL6pQTa18kPiTrIU2x0pSy7DAO0R5sV2T8aso3RqhJ_PPrOouM8G9uSHxn7gZyKgK-jbSeStapesZtBl3mzbvDTVROVqtVyaDXO0/s1600-h/tablecloth.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399685939955503746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6-hwUuLzRwQGPHhm68etiu4o4fDwWPq-2EP6npeaL6pQTa18kPiTrIU2x0pSy7DAO0R5sV2T8aso3RqhJ_PPrOouM8G9uSHxn7gZyKgK-jbSeStapesZtBl3mzbvDTVROVqtVyaDXO0/s400/tablecloth.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>Many of these custom-designed items are now on display in my designer corner. Here is my little bunny friend in Wenham ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb00cYgZspBsEvZgkTZzV0KpjFL47tpgB6pXXORrxygIoBmkRXuewtzmmICyCbnOyTjNmXbilWgr2UjDsWEPIxCM4Nzf6ZJUtjwfzMYdnSuQUZGU3jd6WJsBzLNlWoQnRNuTb15oqQuyY/s1600-h/bunny.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399685938449631970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb00cYgZspBsEvZgkTZzV0KpjFL47tpgB6pXXORrxygIoBmkRXuewtzmmICyCbnOyTjNmXbilWgr2UjDsWEPIxCM4Nzf6ZJUtjwfzMYdnSuQUZGU3jd6WJsBzLNlWoQnRNuTb15oqQuyY/s400/bunny.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 400px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PsP_5HPyFjQwdT0wgH2ApZYX3Hv_KOrklWdtu-eaFJV3_Tva82qmOwoliReBdHlklpp3A2GERGTrXtJshXiN2ymbHFWIl4VrlIqEArH3UfigWRDDcp-QHKDCBFtCwRbW8v6WRsTFTdQ/s1600-h/bunnyincage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399689455559153282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PsP_5HPyFjQwdT0wgH2ApZYX3Hv_KOrklWdtu-eaFJV3_Tva82qmOwoliReBdHlklpp3A2GERGTrXtJshXiN2ymbHFWIl4VrlIqEArH3UfigWRDDcp-QHKDCBFtCwRbW8v6WRsTFTdQ/s320/bunnyincage.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" /></a>who has now found a home in Beth’s shop, just like me! <div style="text-align: center;">Advertisement </div><a href="http://tomwaisnor.nmfn.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399680427524253810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWs6eIT19BHpEdbIYWHRkMUdKOVFoBMO-JJ7chBS7VqozroKw0a14CPany8zsvlEwv10kOF_3gj_lcJ9e5veY6KgfHKN1zBsvvRIye9YPKMTNIgsgNHS4ecDz8GKhklVM2FW45xz4eeA/s400/NWMFN_TW.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 64px;" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>

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