Still Loving Emerald

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3kEYgblqGE754D1rHMCZ21XBPM8tJok7SJZSXomVmy75197xIEWK6lX_YCSQyrOMEhiYCOt6dIjx2JsJxaV6hT47mHY2igq_9nzbRyIlncKdgi31_VgESXdq4QKchyFUj1aPzQFu9AuD/s1600/H+of+W+bedroom.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="323" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3kEYgblqGE754D1rHMCZ21XBPM8tJok7SJZSXomVmy75197xIEWK6lX_YCSQyrOMEhiYCOt6dIjx2JsJxaV6hT47mHY2igq_9nzbRyIlncKdgi31_VgESXdq4QKchyFUj1aPzQFu9AuD/s400/H+of+W+bedroom.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;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peter Dunham - Veranda</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm still loving touches of emerald green or kelly green in interiors. I've posted on this color <a href="http://designinthewoods.blogspot.com/2011/01/loving-color-emerald.html">HERE</a> and <a href="http://designinthewoods.blogspot.com/2011/01/loving-little-more-emerald.html">HERE</a> and it still keeps catching my eye.  Maybe I'm becoming obsessed??  I love the way these designers used it in their rooms in the House of Windsor.  Doesn't that green just draw your eye in to the space?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></em></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27aZkb-A7aMSPbIdrVB9t5ez3cKun_u4Raaspm_XfdC06DCLMznjGtULYyd390Ar_Pmi40r27IAc7zKppyBi8siphmuvasZaF4MG0ehggki259esRdBEHcvsfk_QSXo3bM1Ym1pD9wRz-/s1600/House+of+Windsor+master+bedroom.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27aZkb-A7aMSPbIdrVB9t5ez3cKun_u4Raaspm_XfdC06DCLMznjGtULYyd390Ar_Pmi40r27IAc7zKppyBi8siphmuvasZaF4MG0ehggki259esRdBEHcvsfk_QSXo3bM1Ym1pD9wRz-/s400/House+of+Windsor+master+bedroom.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Candace Barnes - Veranda</span></em></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpdbwrEQRMsiKX1YTTptkYpuPlPmYVRzXe52CshslGdR7CCDq7GAodZfLTUNnrxEZOkCAXz5WQ92_YRQHCdaQIem4huXCEln3wIHLc7oml1HS3laxr15_e7q9R0VsjywTJ6DzMlbWAf9Y/s1600/H+of+W+media+-+MLB.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpdbwrEQRMsiKX1YTTptkYpuPlPmYVRzXe52CshslGdR7CCDq7GAodZfLTUNnrxEZOkCAXz5WQ92_YRQHCdaQIem4huXCEln3wIHLc7oml1HS3laxr15_e7q9R0VsjywTJ6DzMlbWAf9Y/s640/H+of+W+media+-+MLB.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Martin Lawrence Bullard - Veranda</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyone who was working in design in the 70's and 80's remembers these <a href="http://www.desede.com/en/home-sector/collection/sofas/ds-1025/">de Sede</a> sofas.  They're kind of like a wrinkled dog.  So ugly they're beautiful????  Definitely perfect in this media room.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okay, back to <strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">COLOR</span>.</strong> Doesn't the green just give this space life?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"></span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kate Spade ads always have such great color. Emerald green is often used.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMM_5-IT1hlhRZzMCeied-q1Qf9w5AzUWbsS4cYg-bEFaFLTQNzCuev0rFl0lTlTZG3CnE4ahMoaz2ANB01BdaxTticQu7ixSnjEwo0HJJ8CUv-I0N5YK8FcsCB2-TCDCMWlm1Y1SBobkl/s1600/Kate+Spade+Ad+Campaign6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMM_5-IT1hlhRZzMCeied-q1Qf9w5AzUWbsS4cYg-bEFaFLTQNzCuev0rFl0lTlTZG3CnE4ahMoaz2ANB01BdaxTticQu7ixSnjEwo0HJJ8CUv-I0N5YK8FcsCB2-TCDCMWlm1Y1SBobkl/s400/Kate+Spade+Ad+Campaign6.jpg" width="326" /></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/AVvXsEiOAa7XeBwZbpA_6ZHxXZL76M6Kq9gvqKOcCB_nXjDkkIkk1JHZvvC3nEzXMcS9Yvqz22U-pAbRsBxRE3TLxoTFkQo-8Utgc4zwlROYbOeu3xyfFRb3jwZNnqnBx6MMVrmSDt74qgOZi-JX/s1600/newsletter_template4_21.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Eye Candy!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhjN8JuLDS63rVoZg1ys7vll7nYekEVwIes4JtZQRcwcCs32oDPGmf3QPa39QqoC6LrYB0fjw6HDizEkzJR89w_zLSmF-nPpIJv9DHT3j2UGLR5qH77KoXwdMCB5ZrUwVOvdxAj60ubM__F/s1600/Rue+LR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjN8JuLDS63rVoZg1ys7vll7nYekEVwIes4JtZQRcwcCs32oDPGmf3QPa39QqoC6LrYB0fjw6HDizEkzJR89w_zLSmF-nPpIJv9DHT3j2UGLR5qH77KoXwdMCB5ZrUwVOvdxAj60ubM__F/s640/Rue+LR.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rue Magazine</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So luxurious!  </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/AVvXsEgHndEK7DcOO6mvYHUiKIYmodcUSSHeXm-uEnHs9FSFJEuBIL_xj8HalWL_zQ01Gbm5boY4DjTxhdBC_7iy8bnBVwxeyXX0plQxyRA3nQDvGQJx-8dzbOcKmPRUSwUAjre_j8TE2vULMZvW/s1600/Veranda+Kay+Douglass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHndEK7DcOO6mvYHUiKIYmodcUSSHeXm-uEnHs9FSFJEuBIL_xj8HalWL_zQ01Gbm5boY4DjTxhdBC_7iy8bnBVwxeyXX0plQxyRA3nQDvGQJx-8dzbOcKmPRUSwUAjre_j8TE2vULMZvW/s640/Veranda+Kay+Douglass.jpg" width="486" /></a></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-small;"><em>Kay Douglass - Veranda</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm totally obsessed with this project.  The green draperies just give so much drama and color to this interior.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I haven't had a client who would go there yet, I'm waiting for the right one!</div>

Still Loving Emerald

Peter Dunham - Veranda I'm still loving touches of emerald green or kelly green in interiors. I've posted on this color HERE and HE...

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Loving a little more EMERALD

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KnPmH65HaARRxNfZAhthkGIcjxDqe7kKVCFdbWAiNlq4YJa1UhVNYOffHT_yL4fVELI1Wdn1M8840G8zppwxwvzTqTSBCUu1PE56pC-Rzu4BZ6L_fYvNfSeoQ-19dvtP4rWesjn2Falq/s1600/lobby-final.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565441876974237650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KnPmH65HaARRxNfZAhthkGIcjxDqe7kKVCFdbWAiNlq4YJa1UhVNYOffHT_yL4fVELI1Wdn1M8840G8zppwxwvzTqTSBCUu1PE56pC-Rzu4BZ6L_fYvNfSeoQ-19dvtP4rWesjn2Falq/s400/lobby-final.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />I was in Dallas this weekend for my mother's 85th birthday and the Dallas Home and Gift market. (Happy Birthday, Mother! :) My sister and I took my mother to the Stoneleigh Hotel for her birthday lunch, a real Dallas landmark, renovated just two years ago. The lobby has lovely <span style="color: #006600;">emerald</span> green accents in the draperies and pillows. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br />This is not your Mother's "jewel" tone color scheme, mind you. The modern emerald green is a graphic punch of color in a neutral environment....white, gray, black.</div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1kUPXrlprWYnPuNgE6pgdVcmxHR1NTRqWf7QCPMLBiriERLKVkLRmZIedqbKoFgvNNw37ddwVRK7wXHcrj_bw2SfdJuM8uYxCKELJx3A30jFNMyg_YKmGmOy5k2joMal2jRxP4cVXUfE/s1600/photo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565440826057575202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1kUPXrlprWYnPuNgE6pgdVcmxHR1NTRqWf7QCPMLBiriERLKVkLRmZIedqbKoFgvNNw37ddwVRK7wXHcrj_bw2SfdJuM8uYxCKELJx3A30jFNMyg_YKmGmOy5k2joMal2jRxP4cVXUfE/s400/photo.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br />When I got home, I'd just received my <a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home </a>magazine in the mail and there was a beautiful white and black kitchen with these bright <span style="color: #006600;">emerald</span> green pendants.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHl0ulCudBUWYNNAdqc1kq_nmJAgP45ZLzHrF09MiOpePqVACLQE3-sSR1Cq1I9aGjzCeRlyIfG6vu7M-i5HY254_WCZKFYp5gVh5mnccGyyJTavc61HH8VbWrh5c22JrsNanPrb-hw8Yo/s1600/164318_196377803709184_127664490580516_868378_2674499_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565440820183529442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHl0ulCudBUWYNNAdqc1kq_nmJAgP45ZLzHrF09MiOpePqVACLQE3-sSR1Cq1I9aGjzCeRlyIfG6vu7M-i5HY254_WCZKFYp5gVh5mnccGyyJTavc61HH8VbWrh5c22JrsNanPrb-hw8Yo/s400/164318_196377803709184_127664490580516_868378_2674499_n.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 302px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />Then I checked my Facebook page and had seen this gorgeous fabric on <a href="http://98.129.202.171:8081/index.html">Ceylon et Cie's </a>post. Michelle Nussbaumer commented that she recently had dinner with <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor's </a>editor-in-chief, Michael Boodro, in Paris who said that <span style="color: #006600;">emerald</span> was a big color trend in Paris right now.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Hopefully we'll have more beautiful <span style="color: #006600;">emerald</span> fabrics and wallpapers to choose from in the near future!</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">If you would like help creating a color scheme that reflects your style and personality, contact <a href="mailto:carla@astondesignstudio.com">Aston Design Studio </a>for a consultation.</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="center">If you have a design related question or need some advice on any aspect of interior design, e-mail me <a href="mailto:carla@astondesignstudio.com">HERE</a>. I might feature your question in a special Q and A blog post! </div>

Loving a little more EMERALD

I was in Dallas this weekend for my mother's 85th birthday and the Dallas Home and Gift market. (Happy Birthday, Mother! :) My sister an...

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Loving the Color Emerald

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6A6ysJZdWnA921w6yAW3s-igMoElABNEkVhyxsQXsFLAooLm3srNWQ8ALWYHm4j2-4j8IPuM3d4IsuP9MS_t3BCj0-AHdh5b6Q2kGvmyVaqsUP7xmA7z3xQzCci4kz002YC2Ugc3Wkle/s1600/Angelina+Jolie.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564376073509363538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6A6ysJZdWnA921w6yAW3s-igMoElABNEkVhyxsQXsFLAooLm3srNWQ8ALWYHm4j2-4j8IPuM3d4IsuP9MS_t3BCj0-AHdh5b6Q2kGvmyVaqsUP7xmA7z3xQzCci4kz002YC2Ugc3Wkle/s400/Angelina+Jolie.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 263px;" /></a><br />A noted and experienced designer once told me that if I wanted to see the next trend in home design, look to the red carpet. I do watch with that in mind and this year at the Golden Globes, the color <span style="color: #006600;">emerald</span> to me was the most eye catching moment of all. Most critics loved these three looks, with their outstanding color. Angelina Jolie looked wonderful in this color.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitX_CLRXn3yTBFvzhA3MMg6K1_tnOw7yLqp-wOe_A-TKz_Q9hTblpYAL3FM7lJEjRWPBFQnQpyHwqFjVZKOQ1i7fa5lf3BeMhgHLBBoA6QTwrAtqIbP_unFtSQKqiYAnBMZ1mx-nAecqEb/s1600/Mila+Kunis.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564375850284620434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitX_CLRXn3yTBFvzhA3MMg6K1_tnOw7yLqp-wOe_A-TKz_Q9hTblpYAL3FM7lJEjRWPBFQnQpyHwqFjVZKOQ1i7fa5lf3BeMhgHLBBoA6QTwrAtqIbP_unFtSQKqiYAnBMZ1mx-nAecqEb/s400/Mila+Kunis.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 285px;" /></a> Mila Kunis's dress was <span style="color: black;">beautiful</span> on her.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgDsscUGCt6WJBnz0nrcfay_wbiWmbAZ7y1_xPgCCLKGo-5wv-nm8b5U6nfWocy2EqlsitHy9peztedps4qi3bkTwpQeNRTMCLCS5A_sbBh-KOBGd4NEV2ErVaMdAjI9j-_kP-FIOPZiB/s1600/Catherine+zeta-Jones.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564375840521593218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgDsscUGCt6WJBnz0nrcfay_wbiWmbAZ7y1_xPgCCLKGo-5wv-nm8b5U6nfWocy2EqlsitHy9peztedps4qi3bkTwpQeNRTMCLCS5A_sbBh-KOBGd4NEV2ErVaMdAjI9j-_kP-FIOPZiB/s400/Catherine+zeta-Jones.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 282px;" /></a><br />I love Catherine Zeta-Jones in this gown, a little darker <span style="color: #006600;">emerald</span>, but definitely not "forest".<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-mxILEWsC-TxThyphenhyphenpSRyJrq64Fxj7-k_3xDuEhFEaALZb3S6KphyK0ZcUsSh1uwgfZKUc4VKATMpblD9xvwSGIULA5jToT9RYOku9W3bjbeKXDTcTrO7uvkD3DIhXcOaZ3kUC_MiGsxz-/s1600/Kyle%252BRichards%252BNBC%252BUniversal%252B68th%252BAnnual%252BGolden%252BBytlqpNwn27l.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564375840655544018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-mxILEWsC-TxThyphenhyphenpSRyJrq64Fxj7-k_3xDuEhFEaALZb3S6KphyK0ZcUsSh1uwgfZKUc4VKATMpblD9xvwSGIULA5jToT9RYOku9W3bjbeKXDTcTrO7uvkD3DIhXcOaZ3kUC_MiGsxz-/s400/Kyle%252BRichards%252BNBC%252BUniversal%252B68th%252BAnnual%252BGolden%252BBytlqpNwn27l.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 294px;" /></a><br />What woman wouldn't just love to have Kyle Richards' <span style="color: #006600;">emerald</span> earrings.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFDZfR0lMcAiJFdh_vc51HlgNqAvMaqCXWK5yWyXwhc2wX5sJ0IS1v5IIw_5zNoEbqtCqkxCxktRcqdHmGVhBvYDART8Ijmjs2waudhuqLTVsEAL1FzqekXPwIXxNUxB0mXz4sJbomzhT/s1600/Blenko_three_greens.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564375829573399794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFDZfR0lMcAiJFdh_vc51HlgNqAvMaqCXWK5yWyXwhc2wX5sJ0IS1v5IIw_5zNoEbqtCqkxCxktRcqdHmGVhBvYDART8Ijmjs2waudhuqLTVsEAL1FzqekXPwIXxNUxB0mXz4sJbomzhT/s400/Blenko_three_greens.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 352px;" /></a> Blenko glass defines the exact color of <span style="color: #006600;">emerald</span> above. <span style="color: #006600;">Emerald</span> has a bit of a blue in it.<br />Love Blenko glass!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUefvB3azwubtuTHyc3AGJvdo7nBUzLIqgxdHaRWsrQT4XisoOFXNFgAB6PwwOcJzfcNwTq6-ZigU_5rzSMiLULBOBHkwGvGDAIAErpOgvoRykhGPCQZH_eH0xtrYs0QzAuJhrU250wVPR/s1600/6-barsanti-+HB.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564375283625599282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUefvB3azwubtuTHyc3AGJvdo7nBUzLIqgxdHaRWsrQT4XisoOFXNFgAB6PwwOcJzfcNwTq6-ZigU_5rzSMiLULBOBHkwGvGDAIAErpOgvoRykhGPCQZH_eH0xtrYs0QzAuJhrU250wVPR/s400/6-barsanti-+HB.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 313px;" /></a><br />Love the <span style="color: #006600;">emerald green</span> sofas and pillows here, image from House Beautiful.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyo2NBkVbfY0iBgP-ywhf_ikU8wSqJfhB-B3IUXt3LVUhsxeogrcRBP60zgMwJAIDncYGYNlTjtp0mWbKVNz6-MOT-XiNb1bmbD0rZN_CEbD8FmqRJ3IvPWFzzyznhV2fPsBdAzqZvsg-5/s1600/Decorpad+photos.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564375280317644466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyo2NBkVbfY0iBgP-ywhf_ikU8wSqJfhB-B3IUXt3LVUhsxeogrcRBP60zgMwJAIDncYGYNlTjtp0mWbKVNz6-MOT-XiNb1bmbD0rZN_CEbD8FmqRJ3IvPWFzzyznhV2fPsBdAzqZvsg-5/s400/Decorpad+photos.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 313px;" /></a><br /><br />Fabulous headboard! I think <span style="color: #006600;">emerald</span> goes really well with white. Image from Decorpad.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpzuVZpFQKdB9ncuSWzFKl2fb3H_FhQsO4gLV1wCIamk7ggb_pV7vW6tWNhNQkMk4Dfv54zkCuFXlDoTMT05DoOur4jkw6BO5obLwTFOiuLKqNYyLgou5R2lINoqQR_sv4cHKxu7l758c/s1600/0b45ddd15083+Sarah+Richardson+decorpad.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564375275683827474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpzuVZpFQKdB9ncuSWzFKl2fb3H_FhQsO4gLV1wCIamk7ggb_pV7vW6tWNhNQkMk4Dfv54zkCuFXlDoTMT05DoOur4jkw6BO5obLwTFOiuLKqNYyLgou5R2lINoqQR_sv4cHKxu7l758c/s400/0b45ddd15083+Sarah+Richardson+decorpad.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 299px;" /></a><br />Another great headboard in <span style="color: #006600;">emerald</span> with white bedding from Sarah Richardson. </div><div>Decorpad image.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieB6soe02GSfKBKGaW61bcO84ODlvXb2lluoWnfBXubpmFturYmKkqZ4TPkzA0IS840KHDOkBaiTJ9-18lvBTuZ0PF7OaFQFKI_DXhsvUmquDmCGobCMiuk6m1gqhYC5Qenq3LhXjDjjg9/s1600/3_living-room-design-ideas-ED0110-Gambrel-04+Jan+2010.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564375268048513986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieB6soe02GSfKBKGaW61bcO84ODlvXb2lluoWnfBXubpmFturYmKkqZ4TPkzA0IS840KHDOkBaiTJ9-18lvBTuZ0PF7OaFQFKI_DXhsvUmquDmCGobCMiuk6m1gqhYC5Qenq3LhXjDjjg9/s400/3_living-room-design-ideas-ED0110-Gambrel-04+Jan+2010.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />One of my favorite spaces by Steven Gambrel as featured in Elle Decor. Wouldn't this space have been boring without the <span style="color: #006600;">emerald</span>!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnOoMPR2oTZT4MbtlfoA2c64UN-W221u7hIjH4BgpDu2TRI7mCWGba6DIgRQIGGZT0YxB1tDDNxSjkiv9uO8LD0x0cypIsaBIOT2pswdwc05HNl1JIbl3ZK_5qrWZezf3SpofLGXjHmc2/s1600/tape+trim.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564374094536058050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnOoMPR2oTZT4MbtlfoA2c64UN-W221u7hIjH4BgpDu2TRI7mCWGba6DIgRQIGGZT0YxB1tDDNxSjkiv9uO8LD0x0cypIsaBIOT2pswdwc05HNl1JIbl3ZK_5qrWZezf3SpofLGXjHmc2/s400/tape+trim.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br />I love tape trim. Here is a nice <span style="color: #006600;">emerald</span> one above from Kravet.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1H3diLyexd9Lrx7Hs7wvDhiFMfUVodAuQrmGr3U-5B3lKcSahtc7dpS9keQgwIYzo-5ODLil-GC5G4MBLR0eMJvw9ws34JMF5JPYakuIk0rBphf8Gwv-s9UgUrygvGmIkvQ5GE3mZKjuA/s1600/Kravet+wallp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564374087482752018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1H3diLyexd9Lrx7Hs7wvDhiFMfUVodAuQrmGr3U-5B3lKcSahtc7dpS9keQgwIYzo-5ODLil-GC5G4MBLR0eMJvw9ws34JMF5JPYakuIk0rBphf8Gwv-s9UgUrygvGmIkvQ5GE3mZKjuA/s400/Kravet+wallp.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 288px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 384px;" /></a><br />Kravet wallpaper......wouldn't this be rich in a powder bath?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIgsJIUqot__5CaLc3xUQ9SWPM1F44wPod703bgZKu9RKHsW6dl8xz8KnVeO-QCEquwVya7Zn4WQULRI5Ff6p4SJ8V0iMdQ8s29Z9DrkO_YbZvs-ke5YkslXmiNMtjuTueKZdwFpuMv6F/s1600/silk+velvet+by+Thomas+O%2527Brien+through+Lee+Jofa.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564374084169403506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIgsJIUqot__5CaLc3xUQ9SWPM1F44wPod703bgZKu9RKHsW6dl8xz8KnVeO-QCEquwVya7Zn4WQULRI5Ff6p4SJ8V0iMdQ8s29Z9DrkO_YbZvs-ke5YkslXmiNMtjuTueKZdwFpuMv6F/s400/silk+velvet+by+Thomas+O%2527Brien+through+Lee+Jofa.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />Silk velvet by Thomas O'Brien for Lee Jofa. I could see some stunning dining chairs upholstered in this luxurious fabric.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelY_uBw35YixQYXIllibQondUISVAK_c1haL9ZEUx4VFquwD1bXKTkg7RSLyLyoI5Tygpo8GFY-6kJDwIeL6aAkd2Kbcc-JnpimD5D_sMkogZxcsfDYSa9aBZQUD9c9XtbkvCoTqJ5Z2s/s1600/photo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564374077736824418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelY_uBw35YixQYXIllibQondUISVAK_c1haL9ZEUx4VFquwD1bXKTkg7RSLyLyoI5Tygpo8GFY-6kJDwIeL6aAkd2Kbcc-JnpimD5D_sMkogZxcsfDYSa9aBZQUD9c9XtbkvCoTqJ5Z2s/s400/photo.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a></div><div align="center">Last but definitely not least, Schumacher's Nanjing. The color here is just brilliant. Perfect for pillows, a bedskirt, headboard, and on and on.<br /><br /><br />I've moved! Come and visit me at my new blog, <a href="http://carlaaston.com/designed/" target="_blank">Designed w/Carla Aston</a>!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /></div></div></div>

Loving the Color Emerald

A noted and experienced designer once told me that if I wanted to see the next trend in home design, look to the red carpet. I do watch with...

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