Brizo + Wu: “A departure from the ordinary”

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd13FDwh-T_tO4scQe7Jsjn7qwTqDmeHf-mDrrB8YqtilO_O9puv0EMI1JzfkgNc9szggO4ndFAhmMWeX_04i3zQ4n2i8Tifz7HOs9RF-WuVaJB_MJxpfPXL_u6_kMeb5N5_Mzi5XCZPLJ/s1600/Vuelo+Wu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd13FDwh-T_tO4scQe7Jsjn7qwTqDmeHf-mDrrB8YqtilO_O9puv0EMI1JzfkgNc9szggO4ndFAhmMWeX_04i3zQ4n2i8Tifz7HOs9RF-WuVaJB_MJxpfPXL_u6_kMeb5N5_Mzi5XCZPLJ/s800/Vuelo+Wu.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>from the Jason Wu 2013 Fall Ready-to-Wear Collection // </i><i>Vuelo by Brizo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>runway photo credit: <a href="http://www.vogue.com/fashion-week/fall-2013-rtw/jason-wu/review/#/collection/runway/fall-2013-rtw/jason-wu/1/">Filippo Fior</a> // other photos via Brizo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></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;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“With every hard edge there’s a softness.</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">– Jason Wu, fashion designer on his 2013 Fall collection</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Vuelo was a sculptural swan given a purpose. The original sketches consisted of curved, expressive lines that only hint at the swan form – that’s what was so intriguing to us.”</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">– Judd Lord, industrial designer for Brizo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">{My Trip to Brizo-land and Back}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_vtv4MTnloZ8TwWll1FGipyf_ZLe5sdEP-eWubQD12CVSgGmpUTjrzyxqWPebruP0-I7M6p1csJ-bJ2TEav63DI8MebA3T5YowHI8vwa8pqz_PBpG0c9S1aqZa86V7MLsoT_B0HZGcaO/s1600/view+from+Hearst+tower2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_vtv4MTnloZ8TwWll1FGipyf_ZLe5sdEP-eWubQD12CVSgGmpUTjrzyxqWPebruP0-I7M6p1csJ-bJ2TEav63DI8MebA3T5YowHI8vwa8pqz_PBpG0c9S1aqZa86V7MLsoT_B0HZGcaO/s800/view+from+Hearst+tower2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After spending five days in New York with the Brizo team and my #blogger19 pals, it has taken me awhile to get acclimated back into my real life. From day one, it was first-class treatment. All my travel arrangements were made and taken care of by Brizo. The worst part of the trip was the new pair of shoes that I noticed were extremely hard to walk in as I hurried to keep up with the very tall driver with his extra long strides that met me at the airport. We had to walk what felt like a mile (why is parking for Arrivals so far away from the baggage claim area??) to the town car they had waiting for me. Finally I could relax, and in luxury seating no less! The driver, Bernard, loaded my luggage, turned on some tunes, and chatted about New York as we made our way to the Eventi Hotel where I would be staying for what was supposed to be three days, but turned into five since Boston got hit with a blizzard causing my flight to be cancelled twice. What a shame! Brizo handled all of the flight changes for me, while I took in the city on my extra day and sipped prosecco cocktails with a few other bloggers who had not left to go home yet. But I am getting ahead of the story ...</span></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnN2aE9kKWHMnhIW4YtpmYZPWFPi6OHFsMN323yYovfAVUZ6XUcdpLolqCuwBzqZCqsmAsn9AkzoKaQc_bWli3L6qJ3kbtAAaQ_8XAoi2qLzHBfZCwaAhw_IrtgXKslFfk_to9AmPoqBjn/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-20+at+12.39.15+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnN2aE9kKWHMnhIW4YtpmYZPWFPi6OHFsMN323yYovfAVUZ6XUcdpLolqCuwBzqZCqsmAsn9AkzoKaQc_bWli3L6qJ3kbtAAaQ_8XAoi2qLzHBfZCwaAhw_IrtgXKslFfk_to9AmPoqBjn/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-20+at+12.39.15+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div></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;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I arrived, I still had a few hours before our first meet-and-greet was scheduled. This was my room. Kind of tight quarters compared to home (only two drawers for my clothes and I could barely fit the seven pairs of shoes that I brought in the closet) but it was very pretty, neat, and SO quiet!! I did not turn on the TV once. Not to hear video games in the background or have to play referee for five days was a complete bonus (although I missed my children terribly ; )</span></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS17eLdxZF7IXgTO-ROv4aGnixIU1DPBglnNLg2DlF6ybUccXDGax81BpIfV-w28zTdz8JYmJ-woWQWEbX5p-MYb7ejQbX1_O9ovGwN2HmVO5w7HcifvlP4eaN0Uq83-9suvc9uKPpbuos/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-20+at+12.39.48+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS17eLdxZF7IXgTO-ROv4aGnixIU1DPBglnNLg2DlF6ybUccXDGax81BpIfV-w28zTdz8JYmJ-woWQWEbX5p-MYb7ejQbX1_O9ovGwN2HmVO5w7HcifvlP4eaN0Uq83-9suvc9uKPpbuos/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-20+at+12.39.48+AM.png" width="400" /></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;">My bathroom was MY OWN! I realize I work for a bath showroom and am surrounded by pretty fixtures all day, but at home we are currently down to one bathroom for six people while we renovate, so to have this all to myself was simply joyful! Only drawback was that I prefer having my shower completely closed off as opposed to the walk-in version (it was completely open on the left without a door to shut, allowing a lot of the warm steam to escape). But it was very beautiful. And cleaned each day by someone else. Another bonus.</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: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo11k1E4reG6phYUuRH3nlG_mbqPlPdczTAPeoNTBxML0JqOiRKZu2UmXCOQRdle4Du8sgHYp4PluKgkk_i0Qiic54kUk83hejEzAtV0wJLSNJyM5wdCpt4eRR8bO0pYYBJ62PXjaP294/s1600/Brizo+swag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo11k1E4reG6phYUuRH3nlG_mbqPlPdczTAPeoNTBxML0JqOiRKZu2UmXCOQRdle4Du8sgHYp4PluKgkk_i0Qiic54kUk83hejEzAtV0wJLSNJyM5wdCpt4eRR8bO0pYYBJ62PXjaP294/s800/Brizo+swag.jpg" width="400" /></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;">At 7pm I headed downstairs to meet the Brizo team and the other invited bloggers. Fortunately, I had connected on twitter with a number of the bloggers before arriving, and I actually knew two fairly well having met them at Boston design events. One of the Brizo team members, Laura Brooks, happens to be my media contact when I plan my Designer Bath print ads, so I was looking forward to meeting her in person as well. I knew it was going to be fun whether I knew people or not, after hearing from a couple of Boston design blogger friends (<a href="http://wwwcortizodecor.blogspot.com/">Michelle</a> and <a href="http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/">Linda</a> specifically, but there have been many) that this trip is the BEST. TIME. EVER. And you know what? It was.  </span></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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmIKHJm5MJJ_0yq_x5-JGQUIK1UjgsZTMupn5dIm2HfcYtfD3Sh2rbs2NVuwsqjqXXyWWAzV-IZjyhMnPwSEwzXH3lkYxDRbY38CqS-UKmXq4ALIYw2KjJJfJdbSDoOado3PlhgUP8Eth/s1600/TeamBrizo-night1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmIKHJm5MJJ_0yq_x5-JGQUIK1UjgsZTMupn5dIm2HfcYtfD3Sh2rbs2NVuwsqjqXXyWWAzV-IZjyhMnPwSEwzXH3lkYxDRbY38CqS-UKmXq4ALIYw2KjJJfJdbSDoOado3PlhgUP8Eth/s800/TeamBrizo-night1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Just some of Team Brizo: Judd Lord, Jordan Bahler, Paula Warner,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Kristen Baum, Sarah Schlifke, Katie Feltz, Sarah Sinetean</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1cNQWBeBDwR6a_5ecj87_CAy43oTHvVDjJVL-ps__TnibtHPCVxSPk3cRMoNQdsQYAFFA7z4a5YQvtP8Ro1DTwM0Af298205wBzmSuP-pJJ3nlPp8NsA56-aSWcqJaRSKgotHFSvJZCg/s1600/adele-judd-barbara-marilyn-night1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1cNQWBeBDwR6a_5ecj87_CAy43oTHvVDjJVL-ps__TnibtHPCVxSPk3cRMoNQdsQYAFFA7z4a5YQvtP8Ro1DTwM0Af298205wBzmSuP-pJJ3nlPp8NsA56-aSWcqJaRSKgotHFSvJZCg/s800/adele-judd-barbara-marilyn-night1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>After the first hour, I finally took out my camera: Adele Young, Judd Lord,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Barbara Elza Hirsch (my Boston bestie!) and Marilyn Russell</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJDAsKc-5OzuV7AY9E_TPXohD2OiIXvB648VKdUI2JFmuUKsAlyelUoyMm2vczSvZEvRoN6WzrYIagsPTtqBjhLoCVGtM9n-WQvElAY_wHhawru3-JTN8yd9FpduiiMGAkRX3vtc9sEr3/s1600/nick-brian-trevo@brizo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJDAsKc-5OzuV7AY9E_TPXohD2OiIXvB648VKdUI2JFmuUKsAlyelUoyMm2vczSvZEvRoN6WzrYIagsPTtqBjhLoCVGtM9n-WQvElAY_wHhawru3-JTN8yd9FpduiiMGAkRX3vtc9sEr3/s800/nick-brian-trevo@brizo.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Of course, I didn’t hesitate to interrogate their marketing and advertising team.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(I just love their ads so much!!) </i><i>Agency of record is Young & Laramore.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Nick Prihoda Y&L, Brian Nobbe of Brizo, Trevor Williams Y&L</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbIKzUQuWRq1mDvNwQ0Ha-w0x8jdxtA23CzI145DWldTEnA6NRw3xmOcaDhTq4D4ZfsQUXCA6UCZYDz10tAxvHErzIGv7lO0vTHagSmg0SPuO9kCBpHES5sVdacxbOvAxWkSx_NyZpOSL/s1600/laura-jai-laura-dubai2-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbIKzUQuWRq1mDvNwQ0Ha-w0x8jdxtA23CzI145DWldTEnA6NRw3xmOcaDhTq4D4ZfsQUXCA6UCZYDz10tAxvHErzIGv7lO0vTHagSmg0SPuO9kCBpHES5sVdacxbOvAxWkSx_NyZpOSL/s800/laura-jai-laura-dubai2-s.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We even had guests from as far as Dubai: designer Laura Bielecki on the left and Gizem Imer, Middle East Business Development Manager for Brizo, on the right. In the middle are Jai Massela and THE Laura Brooks, both of Brizo (finally we meet!)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuPBIpfMBh-1iEqwcePlfximnN08VvtKIYULXkLD-S6Xo4TvYVQ5prysSHtgq19ZG3nUmeFd8pGYNmWWn7heRLhhxv3AYFrXsyRLWgR3K9gSA47HixMlaFcOoY-r7xDoUAhjSJlY-w9jJ/s1600/todd-adele-judd-marilyn-barbara-yvonne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuPBIpfMBh-1iEqwcePlfximnN08VvtKIYULXkLD-S6Xo4TvYVQ5prysSHtgq19ZG3nUmeFd8pGYNmWWn7heRLhhxv3AYFrXsyRLWgR3K9gSA47HixMlaFcOoY-r7xDoUAhjSJlY-w9jJ/s800/todd-adele-judd-marilyn-barbara-yvonne.jpg" width="480" /></a></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;"><span style="font-size: large;">A group of us worked up an appetite after all that meeting and greeting so we sat down for a late-night meal: <a href="http://www.thebuildingblox.com/about/">Todd Venditouli</a> (who is carving out a niche for himself as the go-to guy for covering design related events, near or far. He splits his time between Vermont and the Bahamas and has even attended an event at Designer Bath). <a href="http://www.vdlinteriors.com/blog/">Adele Young</a> (originally from South Africa now living in Chicago and current Ambassador for #IntDesignerChat on twitter), <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL3jTAilq00">Judd Lord</a> (rock star Brizo product designer who can talk about faucets in a way that is completely fascinating!), <a href="http://designmagnifique.com/marilyn-russell/">Marilyn Russell</a> (a smart and funny Orlando interior designer who grew up in Boston and took probably as many photos as I did), <a href="http://blog.elzabdesign.com/about-chez-elza/">Barbara Elza Hirsch</a> et moi (Barbara speaks fluent French and even studied fashion in Paris. She is a frequent contributor on Houzz.)</span></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;"><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: x-large;">{Day Two}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY28i56EunEByTW1j09glziaC5B_KXMJ18hDfvUOLXYuwqX4980ALOW7BHvPjCLyMauQQdqFWGZNM6mWNbwhkDTJ-Y7vR8R9WRfLR8XJLNlEuTzE4m4t2_h3z44hpQx-TLjShv1lF65oPn/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.45.42+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY28i56EunEByTW1j09glziaC5B_KXMJ18hDfvUOLXYuwqX4980ALOW7BHvPjCLyMauQQdqFWGZNM6mWNbwhkDTJ-Y7vR8R9WRfLR8XJLNlEuTzE4m4t2_h3z44hpQx-TLjShv1lF65oPn/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.45.42+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9am ...  Brizo Marketing Director Brian Nobbe welcoming the “Blogger19</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> as the group has been </span><span style="font-size: large;">affectionately called since the first design blogger combined with New York fashion week event was held back in 2010. There are about 130 </span><span style="font-size: large;">Brizo Fashion Week Alum</span><span style="font-size: large;"> at this point (on average there are about 19 who attend each session).</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGMofaToDVp4-WV3dzizNqftqoDt5fmHK_sA7Rh7zjj75PUqhK7QmNs9U2ugR60bVm4vkZ-AhFpw6UFF6vtq6UKosDEQOSj4byipwHsC_WmDPcY6V6krg773t_Hp5qniTuENIm6Y2o_3K/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-21+at+1.25.12+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGMofaToDVp4-WV3dzizNqftqoDt5fmHK_sA7Rh7zjj75PUqhK7QmNs9U2ugR60bVm4vkZ-AhFpw6UFF6vtq6UKosDEQOSj4byipwHsC_WmDPcY6V6krg773t_Hp5qniTuENIm6Y2o_3K/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-21+at+1.25.12+AM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>My new friend Donna Hall of Savvy Interior Design </i><br /><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">It is truly an honor to be included in such a diversely talented group of design influencers! After a round of introductions (note to self: must practice my elevator speech!) we learned what makes up the pillars of the Brizo brand: distinctive design, inventive technologies, and care in how it’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s built. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8hhdnSGT48BG9Hx6-w_R-1SwJ3olD7_xSqYnZwT_VLD07lSi83NadxPZi3ue1kjo9eZxjpq1WjUwWNkXaDHJ5x955Jz03xppBLSTaNs68s0L25O6ZBVaBCLPus7Owc3WIWOx_M5Icmb_/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.44.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8hhdnSGT48BG9Hx6-w_R-1SwJ3olD7_xSqYnZwT_VLD07lSi83NadxPZi3ue1kjo9eZxjpq1WjUwWNkXaDHJ5x955Jz03xppBLSTaNs68s0L25O6ZBVaBCLPus7Owc3WIWOx_M5Icmb_/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.44.43+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next we were entertained by lead industrial designer, Judd Lord, who shared the behind-the-scenes stories of what really goes into each Brizo faucet. I loved that they have an in-house design lab that has shelves filled with items to spark creativity: from organic objects to chain metal swatches to fake vomit (???) Whatever they are doing, it’s working, because their designs are definitely inspired ...</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mqwwzlCittRdrY8XtyhGayyBy633wYJJXDRaFFIcZOlRzIJp79LcAPvKokA9uJ3OuHLYuFCDgFTStpGNvFP5fQ5aceyb_TsdWDzSmULKOnnsohAwCxIUBoYnOxgAbMHPMeAcppRbh57H/s1600/P1120763.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mqwwzlCittRdrY8XtyhGayyBy633wYJJXDRaFFIcZOlRzIJp79LcAPvKokA9uJ3OuHLYuFCDgFTStpGNvFP5fQ5aceyb_TsdWDzSmULKOnnsohAwCxIUBoYnOxgAbMHPMeAcppRbh57H/s800/P1120763.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our meeting room was filled with Brizo product lines displayed along with mood boards featuring </span><span style="font-size: large;">the visual inspiration behind each model. Architecture, nature, and fashion are common themes, along with how water itself flows.</span></div><br /><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJUAOmsBz9gJBnC0UjeMIVF_4EKolfmNeMdWb5o7OMoFQ4-BrML8QyWRzoZh8122axLn1rSq5M_dva3D3C2Q5tSnoWkdvtvgcwaw7_LGIsY8Xzy5681bVrOqKIOINeUg-WFcTN440KjpY/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.53.57+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJUAOmsBz9gJBnC0UjeMIVF_4EKolfmNeMdWb5o7OMoFQ4-BrML8QyWRzoZh8122axLn1rSq5M_dva3D3C2Q5tSnoWkdvtvgcwaw7_LGIsY8Xzy5681bVrOqKIOINeUg-WFcTN440KjpY/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.53.57+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i><i> </i></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;">It’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s obvious that the Brizo folk take their jobs quite seriously, working tirelessly to come up with product innovations that offer high performance and designer style, but apparently they still know how to have fun.</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;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITaI6T5a8fD91R4qyalNEjRjU37hvwgrZPf0g3wyi-ElR-in76s4dbDUcN_UanIEsVgTpSqc49PU1PIBwdBSAHer3t1Naj7sI1hlt2r0db4Pp3SADYyvllxFV6KBnAb6O2-pJmpXNNqbM/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-20+at+10.41.20+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITaI6T5a8fD91R4qyalNEjRjU37hvwgrZPf0g3wyi-ElR-in76s4dbDUcN_UanIEsVgTpSqc49PU1PIBwdBSAHer3t1Naj7sI1hlt2r0db4Pp3SADYyvllxFV6KBnAb6O2-pJmpXNNqbM/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-20+at+10.41.20+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Brizo designer Seth Fritz explaining the mechanics of a lever from one of his Scandinavian influenced designs.</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;"><span style="font-size: large;">“If I had to sum up <a href="http://www.brizo.com/bath/collection/odin.html">Odin</a> in one phrase it would be ‘addition by subtraction.</span><span style="font-size: large;">’</span><span style="font-size: large;"> My time spent studying Scandinavian furniture made me appreciate the value of reducing something to its essential lines and getting rid of everything else.</span><span style="font-size: large;">” </span><span style="font-size: large;">– Seth Fritz</span></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhUj3o-Edvw6mngursbwDmokewNvHe6g5DdsxZp6-vczZF2oqhVh3fcMHHggDt7YDPckoJLTeMTelaGr4VSBoCSbItM5B9DzS0rHUMo3Z3iYKPtmCd0UjNfhlnor5y3BAdGEjEs_z9bmj/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.51.54+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhUj3o-Edvw6mngursbwDmokewNvHe6g5DdsxZp6-vczZF2oqhVh3fcMHHggDt7YDPckoJLTeMTelaGr4VSBoCSbItM5B9DzS0rHUMo3Z3iYKPtmCd0UjNfhlnor5y3BAdGEjEs_z9bmj/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.51.54+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i><i> </i></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;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Barbara taking her job as a #blogger19 guest very seriously.</span></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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip57EUTYAmRoglIlxWzVES9hksfEvmVbmF122EKZxo-tDsl0BLTbXm6wsoeBKEsA00yEDQpH5_wsKkmpAVAxg9fFYMeWJpZgoaeHo00lnbEm4udwR013hLZk0Xzc20yExaTJfOTY0CkMKn/s1600/Jason-Wu-for-Brizo-Kitchen-Bath-Fixtures+(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip57EUTYAmRoglIlxWzVES9hksfEvmVbmF122EKZxo-tDsl0BLTbXm6wsoeBKEsA00yEDQpH5_wsKkmpAVAxg9fFYMeWJpZgoaeHo00lnbEm4udwR013hLZk0Xzc20yExaTJfOTY0CkMKn/s800/Jason-Wu-for-Brizo-Kitchen-Bath-Fixtures+(1).jpeg" width="480" /></a></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;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wrote an entire post about the origins of the Jason Wu and Brizo collaboration for the blog that I pen at Designer Bath. It has additional photos from Fashion Week, so please visit it after you finish up here : )</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: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://designerbath.blogspot.com/2013/02/getting-glamorous-with-jason-wu.html">{Getting Glamorous with Jason Wu}</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGAn5rqyoMyHhjSL172EnRIT5cQSoNDEBauMVA9p9SLQoWg3DCzuvIb5KPwwtcb59Nk02B6aQe-KeFkqUj_-yDPEDHJaEK61P7UDHAoVNnsjF7GmzQGGE_Ugf4qSJugmy5PlYK72SwWq_/s1600/Solna+b+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGAn5rqyoMyHhjSL172EnRIT5cQSoNDEBauMVA9p9SLQoWg3DCzuvIb5KPwwtcb59Nk02B6aQe-KeFkqUj_-yDPEDHJaEK61P7UDHAoVNnsjF7GmzQGGE_Ugf4qSJugmy5PlYK72SwWq_/s800/Solna+b+w.jpg" width="350" /></a></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;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am leaning towards installing a matte black Solna faucet in my new kitchen, and including a Jason Wu faucet in the adjoining powder room. Won’t they look great together??</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">PS Thank you, Brizo!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWnboz5NW97bUD5xer13u0GGBW61Yjf0YeTtjisH5ip6jHfoGYfnptVlA2SX_K-fdTd7W0naop38dceg8DGuTkhdGMRQOkMoFg98jpQLXfxYVf_LtnQqk30RAva6pfi93_Uu24IV3w8s0/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.46.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWnboz5NW97bUD5xer13u0GGBW61Yjf0YeTtjisH5ip6jHfoGYfnptVlA2SX_K-fdTd7W0naop38dceg8DGuTkhdGMRQOkMoFg98jpQLXfxYVf_LtnQqk30RAva6pfi93_Uu24IV3w8s0/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.46.39+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A classic photo bomb ... well played Jai!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjrFmBz0Xg6Kyk07V1Ntw0TxGj54gVPpVwWccJ_lNxMMIy0ibw4aISmkx_i-wFY5pzvIt8wCimseae7ijO1cfiRxRb4-7lW8BV9n1w1ujfAHPQMhCXEwvbBiG94AEyj08zvpuUwb7Q9lI/s1600/yvonne-katrina-nick-ellen@hearst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjrFmBz0Xg6Kyk07V1Ntw0TxGj54gVPpVwWccJ_lNxMMIy0ibw4aISmkx_i-wFY5pzvIt8wCimseae7ijO1cfiRxRb4-7lW8BV9n1w1ujfAHPQMhCXEwvbBiG94AEyj08zvpuUwb7Q9lI/s800/yvonne-katrina-nick-ellen@hearst.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>with Katrina Strombo, Nick Prihoda, and Ellen Cheever at Hearst Towers</i></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;"><span style="font-size: large;">Later in the day, we headed to Hearst Tower for a tour of this Platinum certified LEED property that was built from the ground up to be environmentally efficient. It was actually declared the first green office building in New York City history. It also houses a lot of amazing pieces of art and some of my favorite design publications including Elle Decor, Veranda, House Beautiful, O Magazine .... the list goes on and on!</span></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KIvhk4gSigyjrqPUNWfJIHkRrjw8IK9-SXu4-UhgKvNs31QZOoaWGO2URX-VrQbxKAqZk0RP9uokipYRP7YS9V4RIzxfnsFN3NutYgWb0ePY56bYz-N_dey7bwULUzDBnaEJyAicDAys/s1600/inside+Hearst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KIvhk4gSigyjrqPUNWfJIHkRrjw8IK9-SXu4-UhgKvNs31QZOoaWGO2URX-VrQbxKAqZk0RP9uokipYRP7YS9V4RIzxfnsFN3NutYgWb0ePY56bYz-N_dey7bwULUzDBnaEJyAicDAys/s800/inside+Hearst.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Bloggers arriving at Hearst Tower</i></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;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">“</span><span style="font-size: large;">Inside and out the Hearst Tower makes dramatic use of light and space. The soaring three-story atrium – filled with the sound of cascading water – creates a sense of calm on a grand scale.</span><span style="font-size: large;">” </span><span style="font-size: large;">– from the Hearst Tower brochure</span></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIJY8zSiFrRsphQN0Yg0oYu1eOfHQauSyI9CvPzmooqmAHcifh3AznIECa0WRqw6vrjaimiShRmjyuenood2dK5N8_DPxuH5LoAve0zycD8ZikPgizZWnYmQfh17tn4wvBanDx7ck-IcY/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-20+at+1.57.34+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIJY8zSiFrRsphQN0Yg0oYu1eOfHQauSyI9CvPzmooqmAHcifh3AznIECa0WRqw6vrjaimiShRmjyuenood2dK5N8_DPxuH5LoAve0zycD8ZikPgizZWnYmQfh17tn4wvBanDx7ck-IcY/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-20+at+1.57.34+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Todd Venditouli, Greg Tankersley, Faith Sheridan, Susan Jamieson</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlwC6BH4G5irC8Qrv0_hCi4Og_7ipDGeE6xshq2N7HXl7myWGldj1XLgwimbmb61XzdEnY2ZuGekU2IHGgOHQzf_8JzwQ8_2d9LOCMvV5ECWxd-y48jGxsTc0S12fVX7bJkZQSJyrJf8p/s1600/elizabeth-marilyn-lisa@hearst-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlwC6BH4G5irC8Qrv0_hCi4Og_7ipDGeE6xshq2N7HXl7myWGldj1XLgwimbmb61XzdEnY2ZuGekU2IHGgOHQzf_8JzwQ8_2d9LOCMvV5ECWxd-y48jGxsTc0S12fVX7bJkZQSJyrJf8p/s800/elizabeth-marilyn-lisa@hearst-s.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Stylishly awaiting our design blogger tour:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Elizabeth McGann, Marilyn Russell, Lisa Peck</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eZ5aOEk11d_48MQ1Klq_AjUKXokxu2NTqfZFa1TtkgzzsczXzjPoALeM4ARUazAEphL7GM9tdNj3aUXKBRDyBeKdnlW2iz8ZqWbFUqQ_UoNkZlrbNyQJ7JFOLuYcplvFBnN-qHtkQeE8/s1600/Newall-Greg@Hearst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eZ5aOEk11d_48MQ1Klq_AjUKXokxu2NTqfZFa1TtkgzzsczXzjPoALeM4ARUazAEphL7GM9tdNj3aUXKBRDyBeKdnlW2iz8ZqWbFUqQ_UoNkZlrbNyQJ7JFOLuYcplvFBnN-qHtkQeE8/s800/Newall-Greg@Hearst.jpg" width="400" /></a></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;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/video/behind-the-issue-february-video-2041406681001?click=vid_sr">Newell Turner,</a> editor-in-chief at House Beautiful, with <a href="http://www.mcalpinetankersley.com/">Greg Tankersley,</a> the sole architect in our blogger group who just happens to be long-time friends with Turner (his work has been published by him, too!) Newell was nice enough to ask me about my blog. Seriously. He really asked : )</span></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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SCyyeVcYEnvhxSJxOCLZZlD1jm9_Jy_yMsN3BOART3AfjkNreuWSuM8xCMbSoZq5xVIK45w_ueHovPrTd6PvbuGLx4arniuW4defgmjdiHLIkEpsGs5v9IwLQjbJ3W_YUIvSgRzkI_Aq/s1600/bloggers+++hearst+view.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SCyyeVcYEnvhxSJxOCLZZlD1jm9_Jy_yMsN3BOART3AfjkNreuWSuM8xCMbSoZq5xVIK45w_ueHovPrTd6PvbuGLx4arniuW4defgmjdiHLIkEpsGs5v9IwLQjbJ3W_YUIvSgRzkI_Aq/s800/bloggers+++hearst+view.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Tweeting and Instagramming the stellar views at Hearst Tower</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 style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRkc46iwbxDSSwPA38LUnHUaNGKFcUumsQp2Ya2-lcAOTpACALIXb0iH89JJhZaUuq7jcRQFPWDhQ6uEBPj24UHppRN6yYp3gUd86SLhW9hJd-kPnnxFO27M4gHijn2FHuajpUYRb7-gM/s1600/yvonne+amy@elledecor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRkc46iwbxDSSwPA38LUnHUaNGKFcUumsQp2Ya2-lcAOTpACALIXb0iH89JJhZaUuq7jcRQFPWDhQ6uEBPj24UHppRN6yYp3gUd86SLhW9hJd-kPnnxFO27M4gHijn2FHuajpUYRb7-gM/s800/yvonne+amy@elledecor.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><i>with ElleDecor.com editor Amy Preiser</i><br /><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv1eu68aR8A-5cB_FgY2eV2K2pjv4jbT6irFtOr_j7rxJEHquNzqkA6W888bF9sSprhmDMPG0z97sPwkaybXWqV47DGrLhX1GfhwcFpENjjUSwKoT3DITGFnwtVUc1PVG_2BHCpX_DV1-/s1600/listening+to+amy+@elle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv1eu68aR8A-5cB_FgY2eV2K2pjv4jbT6irFtOr_j7rxJEHquNzqkA6W888bF9sSprhmDMPG0z97sPwkaybXWqV47DGrLhX1GfhwcFpENjjUSwKoT3DITGFnwtVUc1PVG_2BHCpX_DV1-/s800/listening+to+amy+@elle.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were given a funny and informative presentation by the voice behind Elle Decor online, editor Amy Preiser. She discussed best practices when blogging about images borrowed from Elle Decor (please credit the source, the photographer, link back, etc.) and admitted that they LOVE when we do so! They also really love fan photos. Visit their <a href="http://pinterest.com/elledecor/elle-decor-in-your-home/">Pinterest board</a> and pin a pic of your Elle Decor issue somewhere in your home (or on vacation, or on a NY <a href="http://pinterest.com/yblacker/getaway/">getaway</a> like I just did).</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh875fmxjanziEba8kijImzLkMcUwVqcScKBBt-eFEUtEApdKCPCk0W6tPFnWcVXBvMt6127F0154AWVvppIvxuU3Kh2kM1aPh1t-wXj_TV1kkaCUS5rEm3YdFK6627Wr6mQ7XB3JroFzNH/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-21+at+12.14.27+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh875fmxjanziEba8kijImzLkMcUwVqcScKBBt-eFEUtEApdKCPCk0W6tPFnWcVXBvMt6127F0154AWVvppIvxuU3Kh2kM1aPh1t-wXj_TV1kkaCUS5rEm3YdFK6627Wr6mQ7XB3JroFzNH/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-21+at+12.14.27+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Something to read in my room at the Eventi</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZO8ZL-4oQcu4VXNlq2oCfK_HBLfi0rN8XkjSWPZIrO6OClP9BYuY3QkhW_Jd9_pw7NxC9hW_4qlbl4QR_MR7PTr-FMmfPncQPhyphenhyphenAJY4d9vKNvf44dO9p7-RnDMExeJxjsflWQBurUpO8_/s1600/good+housekeeping.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZO8ZL-4oQcu4VXNlq2oCfK_HBLfi0rN8XkjSWPZIrO6OClP9BYuY3QkhW_Jd9_pw7NxC9hW_4qlbl4QR_MR7PTr-FMmfPncQPhyphenhyphenAJY4d9vKNvf44dO9p7-RnDMExeJxjsflWQBurUpO8_/s800/good+housekeeping.jpg" width="480" /></a></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;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next we got a guided tour of the various magazine hot spots in the building. We stopped by Good Housekeeping which was an in-real-life reminder that this magazine has spent more than a century helping women and families to know which products live up to their promises. We even saw their actual test kitchen and other product testing <b>“</b>chambers.<b>”</b> It was all very scientific – these people really mean business! It made me feel good to know that dozens of people make it their job to test the safety of a product so that we consumers don’t waste our hard earned money or get burned (flammable princess costumes???)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwVZMgYByV5_l0xRVhBwT4-S21825h8fAHgTgERW8Uedbaar1NDF7fBPYLynoO8w2u5u77ICigCom618cKElccZ_UU36bKf2HZKHeYqOWIT-HiVlCf4YXFCv_kEQ3EWQYANrqxrf4o34Z/s1600/dining+room+@hearst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwVZMgYByV5_l0xRVhBwT4-S21825h8fAHgTgERW8Uedbaar1NDF7fBPYLynoO8w2u5u77ICigCom618cKElccZ_UU36bKf2HZKHeYqOWIT-HiVlCf4YXFCv_kEQ3EWQYANrqxrf4o34Z/s800/dining+room+@hearst.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Traditional furnishings in the Good Housekeeping area</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJb74gACOqd60RnVCzvK3YTEcgGvs6CKhCbFNu2Nibmah0vN86jfEbR3xUB9D5Sn_jodVbnnN2isJSvC6vMf9ams4gC6Em_YYY2o6yqB9vhq9SAl-2YVaDlimH3qxvVMh_452JHDJ_18N8/s1600/house+beautiful.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJb74gACOqd60RnVCzvK3YTEcgGvs6CKhCbFNu2Nibmah0vN86jfEbR3xUB9D5Sn_jodVbnnN2isJSvC6vMf9ams4gC6Em_YYY2o6yqB9vhq9SAl-2YVaDlimH3qxvVMh_452JHDJ_18N8/s800/house+beautiful.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>More contemporary setting in a House Beautiful sitting area</i></div><br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3c1WYqiuNZaHLrlnPodJQFOdgTMsaKPbfz0QttUyd5_ALcluoH3axULw0j08GL80GuDewBqifpuWoElmlyITV-aMR5TLvbFZu8lUFrN29tTorLJ1AQgVkp2FIexRsxTHX3rrwSSXvJXk/s1600/laura@hearst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3c1WYqiuNZaHLrlnPodJQFOdgTMsaKPbfz0QttUyd5_ALcluoH3axULw0j08GL80GuDewBqifpuWoElmlyITV-aMR5TLvbFZu8lUFrN29tTorLJ1AQgVkp2FIexRsxTHX3rrwSSXvJXk/s800/laura@hearst.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">“</span><i>Alpha Barbie</i><span style="text-align: start;">”</span><i> Donna Schulz, Midwest Director for Elle Decor</i><br /><i>with Brizo Senior Brand Manager Laura Brooks</i></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">According to our tour guide, the Hearst Tower building is staffed with “Alpha Barbies.” What does this mean exactly? Women who have achieved a level of professional recognition doing what they love as it relates to “A day in a woman’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s life.” </span><br /><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHT_1wFEejDeuNZnQCVx1_awELi6HhUX46NAhfLKJfIJQ1AgkbTX2_D9kn-iSJqo0YRpOnSEBfiJ3hH89j14RKogBhfdDysqucvyv9y3-o7mYmjTyqzO2hCDP_qzdNkHst4JP9GRpKo_z/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-21+at+12.42.43+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHT_1wFEejDeuNZnQCVx1_awELi6HhUX46NAhfLKJfIJQ1AgkbTX2_D9kn-iSJqo0YRpOnSEBfiJ3hH89j14RKogBhfdDysqucvyv9y3-o7mYmjTyqzO2hCDP_qzdNkHst4JP9GRpKo_z/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-21+at+12.42.43+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Poster at Hearst Tower: “A day in a woman’s life.</i><i>” </i><i>This image reminded me</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>of how many blogs begin with the chronicles of a woman’s day at home.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyy3yf1HSIkT81a_z-q6hLCKw1rLn5gamgg7LgT7EgD3kF0JPh0AbVtwmuoQoLFmXz4rm-rzhHkODF2KdDJugRMJ6aiAB7azm4yf-7ut5Kth8QnIsIe1hOegd-ENWXXIdTFDJR0a5T_tHW/s1600/P1120807.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyy3yf1HSIkT81a_z-q6hLCKw1rLn5gamgg7LgT7EgD3kF0JPh0AbVtwmuoQoLFmXz4rm-rzhHkODF2KdDJugRMJ6aiAB7azm4yf-7ut5Kth8QnIsIe1hOegd-ENWXXIdTFDJR0a5T_tHW/s800/P1120807.jpeg" width="480" /></a></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;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I realize this has been a VERY long post, and I am hoping you are still with me because I have more to share ...</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;"><span style="font-size: large;">DINNER AT SUR LA TABLE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">JASON WU FASHION SHOW + AFTER PARTY</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">OUT AND ABOUT IN NY</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;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hopefully I can wrap it up tomorrow in one post : )</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;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Brizo + Wu: “A departure from the ordinary”

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By Invitation: Passport to Design Blog Tour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYXodendv8EvgeJqsJXEwtrMeZl0hnpFUkHBz2QnTiPZabuY0rgU75NbKlBlo9A2K5upHijVDVRyBrbNY54VcG4E93-WWhQptbdIsTVhmizIxnkCT2N5Bl3p65n6iaZGdfIngJO1qdsiv/s1600/217515_10151268498777507_50552710_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYXodendv8EvgeJqsJXEwtrMeZl0hnpFUkHBz2QnTiPZabuY0rgU75NbKlBlo9A2K5upHijVDVRyBrbNY54VcG4E93-WWhQptbdIsTVhmizIxnkCT2N5Bl3p65n6iaZGdfIngJO1qdsiv/s800/217515_10151268498777507_50552710_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>With our design bloggers: Erin Greene, Michelle Cortizo, Linda Holt, Megan Meyers,<br />John Kelsey, </i><i>Kristina Crestin, Linda Merrill, Katherine Hawkins, Danika Herrick</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></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;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had heard so much on twitter, etc. about how fun blog tours are – the <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2013/01/designer-faucets-ny-fashion-week.html">Brizo</a> sponsored Fashion Week blog tour was my main inspiration even before they had put me on their <a href="http://design-magnifique.com/2013/02/04/brizofw-february-2013-here-i-come/">current guest list</a> – that I recently decided to put one together to help promote the Boston Magazine <a href="http://www.bostonmagazine.com/passport/index.html">Passport to Design Sweepstakes.</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;">With five gorgeous design showrooms located within a short driving distance from each other here on the North shore,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">I knew it would be a worthwhile trip even for a group of busy designers. Transportation was provided to </span><span style="font-size: large;">each showroom, refreshments were served, bloggers had their sweepstakes passports stamped and were each entered to win the $20,000 Home Makeover giveaway. Not a bad way to spend a day out of the office! </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;"><span style="font-size: large;">In case you haven’</span><span style="font-size: large;">t heard me blogging or tweeting about the Passport Sweepstakes before (please say you have – promoting it is part of my full-time job at Designer Bath after all!</span><span style="font-size: large;">) one lucky winner will receive five gift certificates in the amount of $4,000 each to <a href="http://www.circlefurniture.com/">Circle Furniture,</a> <a href="http://tile-by-design.com/">Tile by Design,</a> <a href="http://designerbath.com/">Designer Bath,</a> <a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/">Landry and Arcari,</a> and <a href="http://lucialighting.com/">Lucia Lighting</a> to spend however they wish. When we invited our bloggers, we suggested they bring their cameras/iphones so that they could record their favorite items ... just in case : )</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;"><span style="font-size: large;">The official Passport to Design sweepstakes drawing will be held in March after the last <a href="http://www.bostonmagazine.com/passport/seminars.html">seminar in the series,</a> so there is still time to pick up your own passport and enter to win (next seminar is at Tile by Design on February 6th). In the meantime, however, let me show you how we spent our bloggers-day-out ... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></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: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6DFvMtYbR0wFvbWGt87EKEBCAudd0ld7yQ1xGIsqS9ImIUGOzEDtIRabtIQbY84Az2DppogYkg3FUEtD7R6ZugiuADmYWLw9LKGHPgfFDA8mdoctBZCjLWkqH12BXUlhc0wrWxzr91gN/s1600/names%252Bgifts%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6DFvMtYbR0wFvbWGt87EKEBCAudd0ld7yQ1xGIsqS9ImIUGOzEDtIRabtIQbY84Az2DppogYkg3FUEtD7R6ZugiuADmYWLw9LKGHPgfFDA8mdoctBZCjLWkqH12BXUlhc0wrWxzr91gN/s800/names%252Bgifts%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></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;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We ended up with a fabulous group of bloggers – most of whom I knew, but a few I met for the first time – when we got together last Tuesday at Circle Furniture for hour one of our day long design journey. We immediately got our bloggers set up with name tags and hashtags, because what is a blogger event without <a href="http://instagram.com/">Instagram</a> updates and <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23passport2design&src=typd">tweet pics?</a> If you are on either, type in #Passport2Design and you can follow a whirlwind photo tour of the day’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s events.</span></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: x-large;">CIRCLE FURNITURE // danvers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cXduWGmsEax1f4Xh2VMXpolWifbNYWUuEZNrIkYbIU12uOH36cIPXhnO9dBErMjx4CRlsJDBnFCezeOQfWP2Zj217t1azenCvsZMSmky_3PgRWhw0O189k1GfBHGjRrE5OMehv7I9-d8/s1600/sarah-sean%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cXduWGmsEax1f4Xh2VMXpolWifbNYWUuEZNrIkYbIU12uOH36cIPXhnO9dBErMjx4CRlsJDBnFCezeOQfWP2Zj217t1azenCvsZMSmky_3PgRWhw0O189k1GfBHGjRrE5OMehv7I9-d8/s800/sarah-sean%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></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;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At <a href="http://www.circlefurniture.com/">Circle Furniture</a> in Danvers, we were welcomed by marketing director Sarah Cooney and one of Circle’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s social media voices/ showroom stylist Sean William Donovan. The showroom team put out a light breakfast for the bloggers and Sean gave us an entertaining tour of what is new at Circle. Everything at Circle looks fabulous to me since I am at the stage in my family life cycle where the pre-frat boys (8 to 14) have completely taken over the living room. I took lots of pics of vignettes that included accent pillows and throws ON the sofas, not in a tattered pile on the floor. And there wasn</span><span style="font-size: large;">’</span><span style="font-size: large;">t an Xbox in sight! Can I live here?</span></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnch4TAQuso7Fl_D0usprB0QkKs6E8TjZHzjlzXAMJNefNTdazOX96H0CX17YFYz1b4hIVv0aYdUjL_xkWwThYWykX0BH79u0uJnro5NjXNeyCFHfEi0sUgHUFfHyqofVt9uHjEJZyPWm/s1600/redsofa-grey%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnch4TAQuso7Fl_D0usprB0QkKs6E8TjZHzjlzXAMJNefNTdazOX96H0CX17YFYz1b4hIVv0aYdUjL_xkWwThYWykX0BH79u0uJnro5NjXNeyCFHfEi0sUgHUFfHyqofVt9uHjEJZyPWm/s800/redsofa-grey%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></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; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zTyFZRg9ZoxNqydfuuD6tYwZxtIHSWeF0CagqJJcuqKcvEvTt2jgNtEwHjZ61vrloJSoG1D3ywvBgbuTtdjZ-FL2zYw89EMBN1xmIQVgmiHlRIgaE5LoKAivixoAhKjBHGw_xlMzaggl/s1600/warm+room+@circle+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zTyFZRg9ZoxNqydfuuD6tYwZxtIHSWeF0CagqJJcuqKcvEvTt2jgNtEwHjZ61vrloJSoG1D3ywvBgbuTtdjZ-FL2zYw89EMBN1xmIQVgmiHlRIgaE5LoKAivixoAhKjBHGw_xlMzaggl/s800/warm+room+@circle+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></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: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63gP35nsQQhD5wQBphaxfbQa4K9V4jEDv81XkxGYHin7AodmvT1UKDUrtiKLhCuoYnqs0IXTKcHP1T3Vg1Lw3tHvDjaAxz7gALSvLmtj-_41r_-2f397ENLtDKYtmyXpTqOtp6S7mwCGv/s1600/cindy-michelle%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63gP35nsQQhD5wQBphaxfbQa4K9V4jEDv81XkxGYHin7AodmvT1UKDUrtiKLhCuoYnqs0IXTKcHP1T3Vg1Lw3tHvDjaAxz7gALSvLmtj-_41r_-2f397ENLtDKYtmyXpTqOtp6S7mwCGv/s800/cindy-michelle%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Cindy with Michelle Cortizo of Cortizo Interiors</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlZIzb0TRjxtOVyd9QEUXvUin45jr2MJ4ScccsaJmtWAzTUXd-cYCkszIMB-fHZJJoek4CNcJ0LL7PEF6LLFxAtPYOeNDrWb7iPMX2U0xHy7MRaHpTF4P6L4xAf_W9fqtPFH0YPwLjMaj/s1600/green+room+@circle+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlZIzb0TRjxtOVyd9QEUXvUin45jr2MJ4ScccsaJmtWAzTUXd-cYCkszIMB-fHZJJoek4CNcJ0LL7PEF6LLFxAtPYOeNDrWb7iPMX2U0xHy7MRaHpTF4P6L4xAf_W9fqtPFH0YPwLjMaj/s800/green+room+@circle+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I love the gray of the sofa combined with the colorful carpet beneath.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ExrEO731d26baD26tkTIpaTAtoSDIrz4AI1vFs1yogsCrRPJT7Leaa6Z6zTHcyQLVZAgD6CJ1WHajRoHKVYSTuMKonGUXxER5-UBUKVgXLHhcNI1ioaPqAyxB70TNbEze5aP_rNDbgO7/s1600/bloggers-stressless%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ExrEO731d26baD26tkTIpaTAtoSDIrz4AI1vFs1yogsCrRPJT7Leaa6Z6zTHcyQLVZAgD6CJ1WHajRoHKVYSTuMKonGUXxER5-UBUKVgXLHhcNI1ioaPqAyxB70TNbEze5aP_rNDbgO7/s800/bloggers-stressless%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Bloggers relaxing in Stressless-style: Megan Meyers, Erin Greene, Danika Herrick</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3GI4wuWeKXSkSE1JY9Eerbp9FltUO5Vhb4zR98pnUjvJhtgnYksbJeVH7RD6pN2iBrsU7bYybclpzKOo7gbxTB7a1oZUkptfUaard2tzV9ajTcnPI6zFiNEOoYPbpPx-eBFY8BJt8xrP/s1600/Katherine-LindaH%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3GI4wuWeKXSkSE1JY9Eerbp9FltUO5Vhb4zR98pnUjvJhtgnYksbJeVH7RD6pN2iBrsU7bYybclpzKOo7gbxTB7a1oZUkptfUaard2tzV9ajTcnPI6zFiNEOoYPbpPx-eBFY8BJt8xrP/s800/Katherine-LindaH%2540circle%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>North shore based designers Katherine Hawkins and Linda Holt</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyxiRrsvu6akMp514gXNMhVZLvKXam5TQGiJYi2bhpIjhwMH4hVgjJUQRc9nAUZl-8ACUi_m-XCZeNxM49uOAUAnLLvZSARXctoGy_FZX65_QUr5dP3Q6qLANTcvfW-Bqkiv9SaYmP2gd/s1600/soap%2540circle-p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyxiRrsvu6akMp514gXNMhVZLvKXam5TQGiJYi2bhpIjhwMH4hVgjJUQRc9nAUZl-8ACUi_m-XCZeNxM49uOAUAnLLvZSARXctoGy_FZX65_QUr5dP3Q6qLANTcvfW-Bqkiv9SaYmP2gd/s800/soap%2540circle-p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Perhaps we should offer pretty items like this in our Designer Bath showroom?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98_wGmP7lotOG7FcvRskZUFvnkOVgn94aLyOSBap5aS5TOWFSoOHFe0gQBSQzu6v38LHTRGSszNbjbogsunKvJLm2ecZqNheGcloywNcY3Erxn6Ap69qgMUIrOsa4iY-ymhwq6oWo_hLq/s1600/You+want+it+@circle+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98_wGmP7lotOG7FcvRskZUFvnkOVgn94aLyOSBap5aS5TOWFSoOHFe0gQBSQzu6v38LHTRGSszNbjbogsunKvJLm2ecZqNheGcloywNcY3Erxn6Ap69qgMUIrOsa4iY-ymhwq6oWo_hLq/s800/You+want+it+@circle+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A pillow designed for designers! </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">TILE BY DESIGN // danvers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZT_73tgepctkEvB1A17NJECZQFBa0lzVLqQHDuSSfluU0o5_HXwj-sJ0Ewg5_8uc1Jf20_S8S99y9SwgMH1Z9ysEaS5cu-N9TifNjPuxUNc-H_ASDT7JDUCcuFtQZ3XENXkd9obNjKlj/s1600/cupcakes-Doug%2540tbd%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZT_73tgepctkEvB1A17NJECZQFBa0lzVLqQHDuSSfluU0o5_HXwj-sJ0Ewg5_8uc1Jf20_S8S99y9SwgMH1Z9ysEaS5cu-N9TifNjPuxUNc-H_ASDT7JDUCcuFtQZ3XENXkd9obNjKlj/s800/cupcakes-Doug%2540tbd%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Doug Madden of Tile by Design, cupcakes provided by Gifford Events</i></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;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next showroom stop on the tour was <a href="http://tile-by-design.com/">Tile by Design</a> in Danvers. We were welcomed with champagne mimosas and cupcakes-to-go. I think I may have been first in line for the bubbly. While we were there, store owner Jerry McGinn pointed out some of the newest trends in the world of tile.</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: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqIetYfuq3i2qqmz6tz51YDmXU8RMCP1OKbMoVkG945wH5pv91pThR5_baHeQtRg4CEGjXlD_ZQGjCnimCp8nA5XkqRq5sJHL7kIUBpBlA4w9AVEATIyXB-EhSMN3dPK6OtWckOXR2c4u/s1600/bloggers+@tbd+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqIetYfuq3i2qqmz6tz51YDmXU8RMCP1OKbMoVkG945wH5pv91pThR5_baHeQtRg4CEGjXlD_ZQGjCnimCp8nA5XkqRq5sJHL7kIUBpBlA4w9AVEATIyXB-EhSMN3dPK6OtWckOXR2c4u/s800/bloggers+@tbd+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Tile that looks like reclaimed wood ... tweet-worthy for sure!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVQ82Md15Q_xUGw6wgTAs5Jqv-ar0aNt4MvS7TDi5WZGMBn6ANmbeSRHsFdD5T093p2lNSQ6wvE9XgVMw_ImYvzU76z06EAF89i54BZPrjsMhjjodzY3RLku6izFM7Hw8ty8Syr4mikFC/s800/michelle-kristina-danika%2540tbd%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Michelle Cortizo, Kristina Crestin, Danika Herrick</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;"><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;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">DESIGNER BATH // beverly</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdweGhQ4I6DYRElG4i0jmwFQzwo1xybCDcra5NNMzuHHBRs5kB97FMF4fvRaXpF65LkFPV03jBCPbiVvmC9uXTwrXOjRVjJJBQPK9Ye44kpH6Uet_I4iemQA-s1iDkflrOrf72TDuhyJrR/s1600/group%2540designerbath%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdweGhQ4I6DYRElG4i0jmwFQzwo1xybCDcra5NNMzuHHBRs5kB97FMF4fvRaXpF65LkFPV03jBCPbiVvmC9uXTwrXOjRVjJJBQPK9Ye44kpH6Uet_I4iemQA-s1iDkflrOrf72TDuhyJrR/s800/group%2540designerbath%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></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;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">How happy was I to have a showroom full of design bloggers! Usually I am the only one walking around snapping post-worthy pictures, but on this day I was entertained by a design-savvy group discovering on their own some of my favorite brands in real time. I gave them the assignment to photograph a favorite faucet. <a href="http://www.designerbath.com/content/products/favorite_faucets.html">Click here</a> to see their choices on our website. (Thanks, bloggers!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhramT_PHb7d557aS3iQ3TxOEbpAy16G0FHbrBvV3Mp1rLrEXDYpAU3oXRC_zA2rI6uvy9nww9CXc0E986p8yH2pWP_nd9MSdkItfo8CMQyUtg47uVC6mFLAAeFBpS1m8_oflTY5qyJBL-F/s1600/michelle-danika%2540db%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhramT_PHb7d557aS3iQ3TxOEbpAy16G0FHbrBvV3Mp1rLrEXDYpAU3oXRC_zA2rI6uvy9nww9CXc0E986p8yH2pWP_nd9MSdkItfo8CMQyUtg47uVC6mFLAAeFBpS1m8_oflTY5qyJBL-F/s800/michelle-danika%2540db%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Original Brizo fan Michelle with new to the brand fan Danika </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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGvEyTO_7KNbb05eD_0VxbXoUJh-lu9vZERGxU6gzBimUjzffFbnai92L8PJNNnRBJTXCuf0RkCH_134JYAsiAg4JJaJCBsqswvx-ZHTSQOVJ4-Kpg2jwp2E5MwhoZi76S6lkVO0l_ynj/s1600/danika-tub%2540db%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGvEyTO_7KNbb05eD_0VxbXoUJh-lu9vZERGxU6gzBimUjzffFbnai92L8PJNNnRBJTXCuf0RkCH_134JYAsiAg4JJaJCBsqswvx-ZHTSQOVJ4-Kpg2jwp2E5MwhoZi76S6lkVO0l_ynj/s800/danika-tub%2540db%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Danika was also a fan of our sleek Zucchetti tub from Italy.</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHans406IexJYfIpFoROgFKHotJFRRwHNTEOA1RuLR1t3mRlfp21TJ5rGbDSyL1BNwOS27hsb5JN5Cwc46QOuUWP7gWu1aXizsRwyAkdXjRWD2fb5dGx5uSCf2NzNBWMvRcIEdLUEbQyBb/s1600/showroom+before+@db+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHans406IexJYfIpFoROgFKHotJFRRwHNTEOA1RuLR1t3mRlfp21TJ5rGbDSyL1BNwOS27hsb5JN5Cwc46QOuUWP7gWu1aXizsRwyAkdXjRWD2fb5dGx5uSCf2NzNBWMvRcIEdLUEbQyBb/s800/showroom+before+@db+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sparkling new faucets and light fixtures to come!</i></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;">Part of our showroom was being updated during the tour (we are constantly changing out our displays) so later on I will post an “</span><span style="font-size: large;">after</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> photo to go with the freshly painted wall above.</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;"><span style="font-size: large;">Midway through our tour, I brought the bloggers upstairs to our state-of-the-art heating system training room </span><span style="font-size: large;">for a quick lunch break, while I checked emails and ad deadlines at my desk. I also grabbed a swag bag for each of them, tucking a few Designer Bath goodies inside.</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: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0A6LmyZykER5gXwxqYnRTYbD6Qzk35evvw7tEngCRiASeMt53SQDOEX2Jkp3AvwGOO-HC4fq7FB5uXAb7guyiFx51sKNCULi_iq2tpgh27Zwe_wpRkCA8o_LRztxPz6NuQ40FIEQmkAxl/s1600/training+room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0A6LmyZykER5gXwxqYnRTYbD6Qzk35evvw7tEngCRiASeMt53SQDOEX2Jkp3AvwGOO-HC4fq7FB5uXAb7guyiFx51sKNCULi_iq2tpgh27Zwe_wpRkCA8o_LRztxPz6NuQ40FIEQmkAxl/s800/training+room.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The splash of orange is my favorite part of the training room<br />(designed to coordinate with our logo, of course!) </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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypAjF-fuA5Em2iRJ1W0gbejUS-j5gt31wGhuIyFdjRdfow0xvpcWXpnkXuia7GowvY2G3mOPWCpbx6JyQrBKH5kBm5LZrkqrgTxk3_qa1Z-DKJL4Udy2eoy1hD_iaHjoT1ivG2CVDTpNK/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-05+at+1.53.43+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypAjF-fuA5Em2iRJ1W0gbejUS-j5gt31wGhuIyFdjRdfow0xvpcWXpnkXuia7GowvY2G3mOPWCpbx6JyQrBKH5kBm5LZrkqrgTxk3_qa1Z-DKJL4Udy2eoy1hD_iaHjoT1ivG2CVDTpNK/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-05+at+1.53.43+AM.png" width="350" /></a></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;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></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;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">LANDRY AND ARCARI // salem</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IVuxYFSua95ydGamuKKtNU9a18XnnP1lzUEALGDUDs0lbFpLb5iZ3v9Ml1RQqj-MlaAEVZyrzjsjd5y4afi3Zxu3ERq2BqZJWZXgK04AXkzYTOKaXu7GvC9O1klMns8yuJXRtM68i9a1/s1600/Landry+loom+%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IVuxYFSua95ydGamuKKtNU9a18XnnP1lzUEALGDUDs0lbFpLb5iZ3v9Ml1RQqj-MlaAEVZyrzjsjd5y4afi3Zxu3ERq2BqZJWZXgK04AXkzYTOKaXu7GvC9O1klMns8yuJXRtM68i9a1/s800/Landry+loom+%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></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;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have to say, <a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/">Landry and Arcari</a> in Salem is one of THE most photographable showrooms! Our third stop on the tour, we were captivated by the rich and colorful woven pieces of art. Landry and Arcari has a wealth of carpets to choose from, whether you are looking for traditional styles or more contemporary designs. </span><span style="font-size: large;">When designing a room, if you can start from the floor up, you can really be inspired with the least amount of limitations.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">If you have a carpet in good condition that you no longer want, they may even buy it from you! A carpet that needs repair? They can fix almost anything or come up with a solution to make a rug look its best regardless of age. </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: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5ffxLKYyDvx1hYf38vCORNui4zzIth4cXgJ-13kUgllkov5k3x2L1nDNs1PLshgd67nHuauY5UZVDnwdouV13SZ36tQasxvAH8mgbqnbdMMdmX0Q7KhcTnAelo6srqfkOgtXZo28qURI/s1600/LandryTeam%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5ffxLKYyDvx1hYf38vCORNui4zzIth4cXgJ-13kUgllkov5k3x2L1nDNs1PLshgd67nHuauY5UZVDnwdouV13SZ36tQasxvAH8mgbqnbdMMdmX0Q7KhcTnAelo6srqfkOgtXZo28qURI/s800/LandryTeam%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The team at Landry and Arcari educated us and even served us tea!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHbP3FLFzZXTO7DX0ixQN9B7F_IeB3JQHGfIH-MwVsmaC8lSHjHvnvlrRN-Uh3uumM14aPM1EZB44ud_m5wV11Dy9auIBGch4wLB0S0xKJ9Y_JaX32A09nWHiRguO75LJWUMUVS3E2Soc/s1600/carpet+as+art@Landry%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHbP3FLFzZXTO7DX0ixQN9B7F_IeB3JQHGfIH-MwVsmaC8lSHjHvnvlrRN-Uh3uumM14aPM1EZB44ud_m5wV11Dy9auIBGch4wLB0S0xKJ9Y_JaX32A09nWHiRguO75LJWUMUVS3E2Soc/s800/carpet+as+art@Landry%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Even the smallest carpet had the power to stop us in our tracks.</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8op5TCZ3Pr9b054QqtIpKErFNg4rUWT8-Jik6cyjYDsUMp2sAclsMR6lOkzIiS6SojUDVVcS0NwmB2-MsF4IlmuAGvp9MhQ8OKOa9CbNdlT8UJ8lfrshVkwMHJKuphkNbF3aslfNPw0zZ/s1600/John-Mary%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8op5TCZ3Pr9b054QqtIpKErFNg4rUWT8-Jik6cyjYDsUMp2sAclsMR6lOkzIiS6SojUDVVcS0NwmB2-MsF4IlmuAGvp9MhQ8OKOa9CbNdlT8UJ8lfrshVkwMHJKuphkNbF3aslfNPw0zZ/s800/John-Mary%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>John Kelsey with Mary Donovan</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL23myWHIszNdD-LOnvP_R6pXuh13Zj58fZD-ceP3Q1T67xIq8iH_GELK8eBLEIvDyF_fLq1WdepoLiFw_cz3JwnlP7Qtu-9HNaO7b9nRyi0q1wXuhKPqc7P7s3dTRGswdTMOTkajm3xHw/s1600/hides+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL23myWHIszNdD-LOnvP_R6pXuh13Zj58fZD-ceP3Q1T67xIq8iH_GELK8eBLEIvDyF_fLq1WdepoLiFw_cz3JwnlP7Qtu-9HNaO7b9nRyi0q1wXuhKPqc7P7s3dTRGswdTMOTkajm3xHw/s800/hides+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Carpets made of hides may not be for everyone,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>but they are quite stunning and so very soft! </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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7urQsAbPbuZd18njuo2bmECpZqvBM4zjAGs6gy-akzEDTJf2lHiFrCullQTdnaCiJF9RMTUYAb-jnXN8DfxUvLR8-uBlTgW6DSx5fe1ztq3IdxZR9tENkAmnvlKWRanV75fYKfcPuybC/s1600/waterproof+carpets+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7urQsAbPbuZd18njuo2bmECpZqvBM4zjAGs6gy-akzEDTJf2lHiFrCullQTdnaCiJF9RMTUYAb-jnXN8DfxUvLR8-uBlTgW6DSx5fe1ztq3IdxZR9tENkAmnvlKWRanV75fYKfcPuybC/s800/waterproof+carpets+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Great for a sunroom, pool house, or even a bathroom.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Gray and orange striped version caught my eye ...</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 style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjBYzELvZ38x6Pw9YiFT93kr9A9F1UF4h-etssyE-yEDNzWEKgTQXQW35xTD-MpjA5kx4d5o-xeew3AyM2xAvHFldHD1YksIG7HRdDzuQJMVOIVlIq3UNWyqzP_pSjm2F1V0mq8f7Vl0l/s1600/chevron+@Landrys+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjBYzELvZ38x6Pw9YiFT93kr9A9F1UF4h-etssyE-yEDNzWEKgTQXQW35xTD-MpjA5kx4d5o-xeew3AyM2xAvHFldHD1YksIG7HRdDzuQJMVOIVlIq3UNWyqzP_pSjm2F1V0mq8f7Vl0l/s800/chevron+@Landrys+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Somehow Danika found the one chevron carpet in the middle of a huge stack.</i><br /><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOkoT87vnttFRGf2rgnkvl0i2ZlphP_KyatyM7Mdv4YsubJAEmx3GOn5Gn29ejaDdrHwt0dyoUBCr_XwACjIK8xKZOKI04-GxQVtPR3p5qg-Ncd5JPW4es3UtMB2u2EUQofFllaKtDU8t/s1600/coat@Landry%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOkoT87vnttFRGf2rgnkvl0i2ZlphP_KyatyM7Mdv4YsubJAEmx3GOn5Gn29ejaDdrHwt0dyoUBCr_XwACjIK8xKZOKI04-GxQVtPR3p5qg-Ncd5JPW4es3UtMB2u2EUQofFllaKtDU8t/s800/coat@Landry%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A trip to Landry and Arcari is like traveling to a foreign marketplace. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOF07O6r8CuSRSOUKC7m93RrP-eATQKtMYw-yoG9jP-qOvsxVu5n8R_XANvgDurJT-0QFZxb4I74jsfJhKwOILRdxzZKWAsz53vZ0ypDK6Sd7-tvSW0CNCYXm8VyOx3bnk7nBh2zCym38/s1600/rolled+carpets+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOF07O6r8CuSRSOUKC7m93RrP-eATQKtMYw-yoG9jP-qOvsxVu5n8R_XANvgDurJT-0QFZxb4I74jsfJhKwOILRdxzZKWAsz53vZ0ypDK6Sd7-tvSW0CNCYXm8VyOx3bnk7nBh2zCym38/s800/rolled+carpets+@Landry+%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Their vast inventory is beyond amazing! So. Many. Carpets!</i></div></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfCKPRvWrHVO5sx0xbENfe2wt9fe2vqPQLW-ijVDWqcgzqQ0HHUlXPn5gPVuEX5cxuJWkOwZ_-__H_UgmQvhUzT6yyZlbMAkDhCOvFooq30MH_P-LvpI6hkPbdWnmbWcPJ2osogQydpN9/s1600/mending%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfCKPRvWrHVO5sx0xbENfe2wt9fe2vqPQLW-ijVDWqcgzqQ0HHUlXPn5gPVuEX5cxuJWkOwZ_-__H_UgmQvhUzT6yyZlbMAkDhCOvFooq30MH_P-LvpI6hkPbdWnmbWcPJ2osogQydpN9/s800/mending%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Rug repair is done on-site by hand.</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1PLDrzIUZuX2m8Hw8Pft-JpY-GsRaUpbXPk0lrkQb94DSZtyMOFwo4t2puYP7J2VTixbVINDxXmBvB7VApSh-TMvzcCpCbi82msSDzpi5w01d-MTs8neqLWOK66O1i_2nwNkiFGKWVKx/s1600/Ken%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1PLDrzIUZuX2m8Hw8Pft-JpY-GsRaUpbXPk0lrkQb94DSZtyMOFwo4t2puYP7J2VTixbVINDxXmBvB7VApSh-TMvzcCpCbi82msSDzpi5w01d-MTs8neqLWOK66O1i_2nwNkiFGKWVKx/s800/Ken%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ken Gurley shares the history of the over-dyed carpet,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a design trend made popular by Calvin Klein.</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoa5sNwzNO2MhTflXKoCycTzO098PUMWq_0G8ST_YSSjWbqjTPmFo_4sjUNN5JKuSSkv1F_0dMLSRsJ6graNtEzxlzQWZbpLLO8hlvsnsMrWIJ2OE2CksTnfVy1RIPu3HjX5xlcJJ_5ej5/s1600/sheep%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoa5sNwzNO2MhTflXKoCycTzO098PUMWq_0G8ST_YSSjWbqjTPmFo_4sjUNN5JKuSSkv1F_0dMLSRsJ6graNtEzxlzQWZbpLLO8hlvsnsMrWIJ2OE2CksTnfVy1RIPu3HjX5xlcJJ_5ej5/s800/sheep%2540Landry%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Official Landry and Arcari mascots.</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;"><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;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">LUCIA LIGHTING // lynn</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sS3T4SSiugoYkaCL_x5AphxOl5pXsfP2ciBKvSFS1E5McVM54ddcFtCYvhKZNQ64h4Nc_qF_xRDEu9x61Mp4ix_OF5Ws0venZtzIVDvkuEfzA1CKCljxBKMp3FYKEKkEiBLvKPXYRHNZ/s1600/bubbly%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sS3T4SSiugoYkaCL_x5AphxOl5pXsfP2ciBKvSFS1E5McVM54ddcFtCYvhKZNQ64h4Nc_qF_xRDEu9x61Mp4ix_OF5Ws0venZtzIVDvkuEfzA1CKCljxBKMp3FYKEKkEiBLvKPXYRHNZ/s800/bubbly%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></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;"><span style="font-size: large;">Okay, time for one more round of champagne! The always-effervescent Lucy Dearborn uncorked a few bottles for us to celebrate the last stop on our Passport to Design blog tour at her sparkling showroom, <a href="http://lucialighting.com/">Lucia Lighting</a> in Lynn. Lucy knows lighting and she certainly knows how to engage a group of bloggers who have been traveling for the better part of the day. With glasses in hand, we took a quick tour through her 8,000 square foot showroom. Lucy pointed out some of her latest finds along the way ... </span></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRyj-0JjCeOoM2cAHrGQVXjPdWG73kASTAGo5-tl4PQdof9wYv5nLY6dvjd8otluJEkSEHxN2ZaL2wbBLi1jV047LGGXtvGuI7TcZ3edpIeOFNR7OkWAq7pUW93evNDgB3LmPdiOk2a5e/s1600/recycledglass%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRyj-0JjCeOoM2cAHrGQVXjPdWG73kASTAGo5-tl4PQdof9wYv5nLY6dvjd8otluJEkSEHxN2ZaL2wbBLi1jV047LGGXtvGuI7TcZ3edpIeOFNR7OkWAq7pUW93evNDgB3LmPdiOk2a5e/s800/recycledglass%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Lights made out of recycled glass are green and gorgeous!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_1QjhvWizxrX9UiU7n_DbGMm11SyAbSQTEl7eYHqdqBOOH0jkwcovqPCHxYAWB2DSflNyYRCOtwxB7Pdecuyuds729dWxSoQ_70gCKgiT_egLO5GUsPo4h3tiMQzwqU8wCg0cMX1SM6t/s1600/LuciasRoom%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_1QjhvWizxrX9UiU7n_DbGMm11SyAbSQTEl7eYHqdqBOOH0jkwcovqPCHxYAWB2DSflNyYRCOtwxB7Pdecuyuds729dWxSoQ_70gCKgiT_egLO5GUsPo4h3tiMQzwqU8wCg0cMX1SM6t/s800/LuciasRoom%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A room filled with both traditional and traditional-inspired pieces.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUu8sN6m7EwDPYyxTzMYaZw1PQueFl3VdryKxTtNjaUeTvD6g0RVZ1hmjT0ygKL6MFR8MLfkT6631j-NADRbmn-Yq6DxSJyMJVfzam0rMDeauidtTi-bqIZuCSB7iC60rMy1zl0Hl521u/s1600/Lucy%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUu8sN6m7EwDPYyxTzMYaZw1PQueFl3VdryKxTtNjaUeTvD6g0RVZ1hmjT0ygKL6MFR8MLfkT6631j-NADRbmn-Yq6DxSJyMJVfzam0rMDeauidtTi-bqIZuCSB7iC60rMy1zl0Hl521u/s800/Lucy%2540Lucias%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I think this is my favorite room ... I love the light directly over the table<br />(my dining room would look amazing with a pair of these!)</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJcgt_ZZWh9SbO2YAxgx20VNzsAvsFmxiti38AxMZf7uInEzexrGWWraqkO8zDBleJinAhtKOkXAdbXWMZs79qHcPchibiJrD26FhxiyyXBraXiADBlVT_RHwNuHNtnWicjDjwoqvE6c-/s1600/light+from+show%2540lucias%2523p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJcgt_ZZWh9SbO2YAxgx20VNzsAvsFmxiti38AxMZf7uInEzexrGWWraqkO8zDBleJinAhtKOkXAdbXWMZs79qHcPchibiJrD26FhxiyyXBraXiADBlVT_RHwNuHNtnWicjDjwoqvE6c-/s800/light+from+show%2540lucias%2523p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>And above is another favorite from <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2012/05/36-photos-north-shore-design-show-2012.html">my space at the Wenham design show.</a></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrRVveElscEmczxzs2utpxlyGCGMRmXjsdu2Vb-KUL0USbus4dAYTm1a-xx-k0Jg9_D91cnWUonVNtijIu4sLoK_3eureFcmm_btUObJ1wxmMx5X082qkMGm49WpC5YkhKsje7TNhnGiB/s1600/crystal+pendants+@Lucias%23p2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrRVveElscEmczxzs2utpxlyGCGMRmXjsdu2Vb-KUL0USbus4dAYTm1a-xx-k0Jg9_D91cnWUonVNtijIu4sLoK_3eureFcmm_btUObJ1wxmMx5X082qkMGm49WpC5YkhKsje7TNhnGiB/s800/crystal+pendants+@Lucias%23p2d.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Bring on the bling! Wouldn't these be a nice surprise in a walk-in closet?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvH5zzmKljcbUzNPT5bZ5KVOJ37VwVIS6_YqNVicULG9snvecqCfkmuUveuAHIlhw5ophbhtYk19wF7YJFEiB1nu99yymRCLzzLecLLXW1NvdvbZ7MwZ7eZR2PINwsNys2gQFGQ8JpmU1T/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-05+at+2.48.12+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvH5zzmKljcbUzNPT5bZ5KVOJ37VwVIS6_YqNVicULG9snvecqCfkmuUveuAHIlhw5ophbhtYk19wF7YJFEiB1nu99yymRCLzzLecLLXW1NvdvbZ7MwZ7eZR2PINwsNys2gQFGQ8JpmU1T/s320/Screen+shot+2013-02-05+at+2.48.12+AM.png" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Lucy wouldn’</span><span style="font-size: large;">t let us leave without a bit of sparkle to take home for ourselves, a bright ending to our very full day of design inspiration! I had so much fun touring with our Passport to Design guests and I know that all of the showrooms enjoyed the company/most welcome paparazzi!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Below is a list of related posts from our very important bloggers (I will update as I see more of them). Thanks for sharing your day and your thoughts with us!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Linda Merrill</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/2013/01/passport-to-design-bloggers-tour-great.html">Surroundings</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Michelle Cortizo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://wwwcortizodecor.blogspot.com/">Decortizo</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kristina Crestin</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.eatsleepbreatheinteriordesign.com/local-vendors/passport-2-design-bloggers-tour-2/"><span style="font-size: large;">Eat. Sleep. Breathe. Interior </span><span style="font-size: large;">Design</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Danika Herrick</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://gorgeousshinythings.blogspot.com/2013/01/passport-to-design.html">Gorgeous Shiny Things</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Megan Meyers</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://meganmeyersinteriors.blogspot.com/2013/01/passport-2-design.html">Megan Meyers Interiors </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Erin Greene</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.bostonmagazine.com/home-design/blog/2013/02/04/a-tour-of-the-north-shores-best-showrooms/">Roost/Boston Home Magazine</a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Katherine Hawkins</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://design4seasons.blogspot.com/2013/02/my-passport-is-full.html">Design 4 Seasons</a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Linda Holt</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.lindaholtinteriors.com/2013/02/trend-spotting-at-passport-to-design/">Linda Holt Interiors</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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