Tagged - You Are Next!

Jessie of <a href="http://www.mixandchic.com/">Mix and Chic blog</a> tagged me in this <a href="http://www.mixandchic.com/2012/02/tagged-you-are-next.html">post</a> to answer 11 questions.  She has a beautiful design blog where she features lots of <a href="http://www.mixandchic.com/2012/02/cool-products-alert-thom-felicia.html">great designers</a> and some of her <a href="http://www.mixandchic.com/2011/11/my-living-room-revealed.html">own work</a>.  Jessie also has great giveaways like <a href="http://www.mixandchic.com/2012/02/and-winner-of-giveaway-is.html">this one</a>, so keeping an eye on Jessie's blog could get you some good swag.  She's great at making moodboards too, something I've yet to figure out!  Check this one out <a href="http://www.mixandchic.com/2012/02/moodboard-pink-challenge-at-finishing.html">HERE</a> she did recently for a moodboard challenge contest.<br /><br /><strong>Here are the rules.</strong><br /><br />1. You must post the rules.<br /><br />2. Answer the 11 questions the tagger posted for you and then create 11 new questions to ask the people you’ve tagged.<br /><br />3. Tag 11 people and link them in your post.<br /><br />4. Let them know you have tagged them.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Here are Jessie's questions.....</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f;">1. What is your favorite room to decorate and why?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">I like all rooms, but I think a living room or family room is my fave.  Selecting fabrics and designing custom pieces are lots of fun and using everything in the room from finishes, architectural treatments, lighting, window treatments....all down to the last pillow, to paint a complete picture about the homeowner's style and personality is what is I like so much about designing that type of room. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #38761d;">2. What is your favorite decorating trend?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">Oh, this hard. Today, it is large, oversized patterns.  Ask me tomorrow and my answer might be different.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDhqq1ICOvCGfnpks5HT492dvhj3aICVKH-Vjlx-6prNRcm5j2aXHPpzvwzVceNHCan4_SzM4jmJWf0MlAGdN3u60bGMdRAeoXEKuCJRXEi9rAr1sbl1AqdciK3GZBB60yoX-zFvTtWbP/s1600/hb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDhqq1ICOvCGfnpks5HT492dvhj3aICVKH-Vjlx-6prNRcm5j2aXHPpzvwzVceNHCan4_SzM4jmJWf0MlAGdN3u60bGMdRAeoXEKuCJRXEi9rAr1sbl1AqdciK3GZBB60yoX-zFvTtWbP/s400/hb.jpg" uda="true" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kathryn Ireland via House Beautiful</div><div align="center"></div><br /><span style="color: #38761d;">3. Which decorating trend you think is way overrated?</span><br /><br />White marble....I love it, but it's not for everyone everywhere.  There are soooo many choices out there. All our kitchens don't <em>have</em> to look alike do they?<br /><br /><span style="color: #38761d;">4. What is your biggest decorating pet peeve?</span><br /><br />EVERYthing in a room being too overwrought and detailed.  I wrote a post about that titled <a href="http://designinthewoods.blogspot.com/2012/01/pick-something.html">Pick Something.</a><br /><br /><span style="color: #38761d;">5. Averagely, how much time do you put into a blog post?</span><br /><br />Way too much, several hours usually. Since I work over 40 hours a week, I'm squeezing it in all the time.  I'm kind of obsessed with design though and this comes naturally for me. I think about it all the time, I might as well be writing about it.  It sort of helps me organize my thoughts and communicate with clients and future clients in a unique way.<br /><br /><span style="color: #38761d;">6. What have you learned/ gained from blogging?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">I love reading how other designers/bloggers work and what their thoughts are on different aspects of design.  It's such a great way to share information.  I've met some really lovely people out here on the blogs.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #38761d;">7. Who do you most admire in the blogging world and why?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">I really admire the bloggers that are out there writing each and every post themselves and are putting themselves out there in a personal way.  Keeping unique material coming all the time from one person can be difficult, especially when you're trying to run a business too!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #38761d;">8. What is the coolest opportunity that has come your way because of your blog?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">I'm hoping it's yet to come!  I would love to have more of my work published in the national magazines and even be writing about design and remodeling for some kind of regular publication.  Maybe even a book someday?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #38761d;">9. Who is your favorite decorator and why?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">Soooo hard to choose.  I love Victoria Hagan's clean, crisp aesthetic, Kelly Wearstler's free-spirited creativity, and Martyn Lawrence-Bullard's incredible client relationships.  I love the calm of a Suzanne Kasler interior, the subtleties of the work of John Saladino, the color in a space designed by Jamie Drake, and the mix put together by Jeffrey Bilhuber.  I love the passion for client and location driven design so adeptly practiced by Barry Dixon, the drama in a Steven Volpe interior, and the diverse projects of Alberto Pinto.  I love the sophistication of Kay Douglass' work and..... well, there's so many more....but on to the next question.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEq7WvTt01Z1mv096cQINhLPi0-JlFM9tEku0qBKmdD5-51JOf53STtGMCObBbPukygIDQolKZL6gKiiw5OYhXiZm2wOUvF6u-DvAeEuFugb4b4u_zfwq6SQhL-LdtbttUSKqjCc1Hwca3/s1600/V+Hagan+hb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEq7WvTt01Z1mv096cQINhLPi0-JlFM9tEku0qBKmdD5-51JOf53STtGMCObBbPukygIDQolKZL6gKiiw5OYhXiZm2wOUvF6u-DvAeEuFugb4b4u_zfwq6SQhL-LdtbttUSKqjCc1Hwca3/s640/V+Hagan+hb.jpg" uda="true" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Victoria Hagan - House Beautiful</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2F-V95AmXPbtT_9gwqBKE_1-stFxIcEyaIU-jwiCALC-5ZXz5-oAkWfosr6cL1spi3s35opZbki3izxdYx0AhvlUt0BWHx9DfwV-ytMTIFqnZ8D5NImlMbw2ih62ZAo9T-9WoR79FPcf4/s1600/ViceroyMiami_Eos_LOGO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2F-V95AmXPbtT_9gwqBKE_1-stFxIcEyaIU-jwiCALC-5ZXz5-oAkWfosr6cL1spi3s35opZbki3izxdYx0AhvlUt0BWHx9DfwV-ytMTIFqnZ8D5NImlMbw2ih62ZAo9T-9WoR79FPcf4/s640/ViceroyMiami_Eos_LOGO.jpg" uda="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kelly Wearstler - Viceroy Hotel</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/AVvXsEiwzgo8vah9eVcANtIAODZjLGNBqCoGGQ4EvDK5BT93icuElicHG-o1fiabvotGpqE5Z0nCd0YpK9YF1lUoE3C5QaFUbEG5Y8lWHxIT1MQKIN8SJaldeuv2wPOecv1i3gixI0TZ64VwzpS5/s1600/3_ellen-pompeo-hollywood-home-ED0510-02+Martin+Lawrence-Bullard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzgo8vah9eVcANtIAODZjLGNBqCoGGQ4EvDK5BT93icuElicHG-o1fiabvotGpqE5Z0nCd0YpK9YF1lUoE3C5QaFUbEG5Y8lWHxIT1MQKIN8SJaldeuv2wPOecv1i3gixI0TZ64VwzpS5/s400/3_ellen-pompeo-hollywood-home-ED0510-02+Martin+Lawrence-Bullard.jpg" uda="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Martin-Lawrence Bullard - Elle Decor</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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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilciXb65wCzqph9th5E08P0w_ozUSBbzpaMh59-8_UfQACuiL8MHmwnvkinZDgICG9beBDEGxIPs2eTdAEAoqO3huEkLPSAIE-rnF4bZRSas4qW9F5G0Y3zznlu99GZM7tuQ0Et3cvL_4f/s1600/alberto-pinto-15-brazil-apartment-guest-room-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilciXb65wCzqph9th5E08P0w_ozUSBbzpaMh59-8_UfQACuiL8MHmwnvkinZDgICG9beBDEGxIPs2eTdAEAoqO3huEkLPSAIE-rnF4bZRSas4qW9F5G0Y3zznlu99GZM7tuQ0Et3cvL_4f/s400/alberto-pinto-15-brazil-apartment-guest-room-3.jpg" uda="true" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alberto Pinto - Arch. Digest</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEiJy8OUq4TD5bbMy9ToHl56otZR8R-VUZG7lrW4CFp1nUnFmvwFOwv0BX8tNkBRudKNK-xSAkSQt1mpCSvRdK-EPbmCwrVET3tEHcwP9yhZ9eLsvr_RmLXGBtsdIKIduiFLwGhyphenhyphenSuQ9CnJN/s1600/Veranda+Kay+Douglass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJy8OUq4TD5bbMy9ToHl56otZR8R-VUZG7lrW4CFp1nUnFmvwFOwv0BX8tNkBRudKNK-xSAkSQt1mpCSvRdK-EPbmCwrVET3tEHcwP9yhZ9eLsvr_RmLXGBtsdIKIduiFLwGhyphenhyphenSuQ9CnJN/s400/Veranda+Kay+Douglass.jpg" uda="true" width="303" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kay Douglass - Veranda</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #38761d;">10. What is a little-known fact about you that your readers would be surprised to learn?</span><br /><br />My own house needs a major overhaul....except for my bathroom which I did several years ago.  I have no time to do my own!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #38761d;">11. What do you hope your blog will achieve in the long run? Please elaborate.</span><br /><br />I've often been asked if I know exactly what I should do to a room when I first look at it.  I've even been to consultations where people ask me to design their kitchen right there on the spot.  I hope through my blog that my future clients and others can see all the thought and care and detail that is involved in interior design.  I hope they can see that it is work, not something that happens instantly or appears as an immediate vision.  It takes time and careful consideration to knit together a space that is suited for someone else. I hope they can see the diverse nature of this business and how a designer can bring much value to a project.  The more I share, the more prepared my future clients and anyone attempting a design project should be.  At least, that's the goal!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I'm tagging these great bloggers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://splendidsass.blogspot.com/">Splendid Sass</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.conspicuousstyle.com/">Conspicuous Style</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://interiordesignmusings.blogspot.com/">Interior Design Musings</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_2068906953">Providence Ltd. Design</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houseandhomedefined.com/">House and Home Defined</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_2068906975">Love Where You Live </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_2068906979">Lime in the Coconut</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vintagemulberry.blogspot.com/">Vintage Mulberry</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_2068906988">Hill Country House Girl</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://anurbancottage.blogspot.com/">An Urban Cottage</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://quintessenceblog.com/">Quintessence</a></div><br /><br /><br />Here are my 11 questions....I borrowed some from Jessie.. Hers were so good!<br /><br /><br /><br />1. What prompted you to start writing a blog and how long have you been blogging?<br /><br />2. Do you have another blog or are you on other social media sites?  If so, which ones?<br /><br />3. Which site boosts your blog stats the most?  Can you give an example?<br /><br />4. Is blogging still your primary social media focus or is another site becoming a stronger draw for you?<br /><br />5. What are your plans and goals with this blog and other social media pursuits?<br /><br />6.  What opportunities have resulted for you from writing your blog?<br /><br />7.  What did you do with all your time<em> before</em> you started blogging?<br /><br />8.  What is your favorite decorating trend?<br /><br />9.  What is your decorating pet peeve?<br /><br />10.  Who is your favorite decorator and why?<br /><br />11. What would a day spent doing your favorite things entail?<br /><br />If I tagged you and you've already been tagged and I missed your lovely post, I'm sorry!  If I tagged you and this is just too tedious to do...no worries!  See you all around the blogs!

Tagged - You Are Next!

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A Few More Images

<div style="text-align: center;">Don't you hate it when you publish a post and then the next week or so you suddenly find one more perfect image for that post?  It happens to me all the time.  Here are some of the images I have found.....after the posting.</div><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/AVvXsEjo3-u6Mt-maFQtWCcF53XaOErTYwPOqHQyVMo8Ua0czAQGQINCfAUrChN3J-HmhzhzmU4luwNpaKon_Z09s6YzvZ5OEKioDx-rC0zdMRkxqUBc31vrk0zhArWi99ZKBPAYzYFD_A-cvFby/s1600/125608277076760557_6aN3hClb_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3-u6Mt-maFQtWCcF53XaOErTYwPOqHQyVMo8Ua0czAQGQINCfAUrChN3J-HmhzhzmU4luwNpaKon_Z09s6YzvZ5OEKioDx-rC0zdMRkxqUBc31vrk0zhArWi99ZKBPAYzYFD_A-cvFby/s400/125608277076760557_6aN3hClb_b.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one would have been perfect for <a href="http://designinthewoods.blogspot.com/2012/02/when-scale-doesnt-matter.html">"When Scale Doesn't Matter"</a></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/AVvXsEh2wiZ_nbYI_mrrCpxwFprwUrOp8G4hklZ_Af4XC_hUSTORbLQhUcD3lpAjlwit3uZGFIjAQqj-MHWgUxr9X8EwbfEOW10rFsuUssKahzngGozApg_pV3CcqS7_zznYA9lSRh5H72xOG1ni/s1600/402005_317977918242893_201595086547844_1009063_2081231501_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wiZ_nbYI_mrrCpxwFprwUrOp8G4hklZ_Af4XC_hUSTORbLQhUcD3lpAjlwit3uZGFIjAQqj-MHWgUxr9X8EwbfEOW10rFsuUssKahzngGozApg_pV3CcqS7_zznYA9lSRh5H72xOG1ni/s640/402005_317977918242893_201595086547844_1009063_2081231501_n.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">These two for <a href="http://designinthewoods.blogspot.com/2011/11/plates-on-wall.html">"Plates on the Wall"</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEj_iiJiRVnp1a_NoAXFIS-FV2qVMHsAf81wzUcPcSB9PLL0zTQqq6KSXy2UquhV4GofAcSx4LZXDFZ-MYdHre8goMqKBIznV5ZfSxtjMnO0WDnabPttG59Odw0ptWW9GsTQRsgovfe3iPCz/s1600/Cote+de+Texas.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iiJiRVnp1a_NoAXFIS-FV2qVMHsAf81wzUcPcSB9PLL0zTQqq6KSXy2UquhV4GofAcSx4LZXDFZ-MYdHre8goMqKBIznV5ZfSxtjMnO0WDnabPttG59Odw0ptWW9GsTQRsgovfe3iPCz/s400/Cote+de+Texas.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 style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEhPaQqJo4eOpZ7qEtfjx3Ot-SE6qLJ8RfEdZ_DZ64LAL5HvXktSSkm_3Oh3X1gEp8_hWNBfntUKiclob0GE3oOvorpyqph32bBaLfRGzBGNC6J6mkOdnvKsWZBscdlAEDi6xzr3kY8TkBaM/s1600/7_+ysl+villa+mabrouka+tangier+morocco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPaQqJo4eOpZ7qEtfjx3Ot-SE6qLJ8RfEdZ_DZ64LAL5HvXktSSkm_3Oh3X1gEp8_hWNBfntUKiclob0GE3oOvorpyqph32bBaLfRGzBGNC6J6mkOdnvKsWZBscdlAEDi6xzr3kY8TkBaM/s640/7_+ysl+villa+mabrouka+tangier+morocco.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">"<a href="http://designinthewoods.blogspot.com/2011/01/loving-color-emerald.html">Loving the Color Emerald</a>" or <a href="http://designinthewoods.blogspot.com/2011/10/still-loving-emerald.html">"Still Loving Emerald"</a> or <a href="http://designinthewoods.blogspot.com/2011/01/loving-little-more-emerald.html">"Loving A Little More Emerald"</a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">These two Images of Yves Saint Laurent's home in Tangiers would have made a great addition to any of these posts.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKILwRSgbNLxVCz6iYZlvqUj6SHxTiNRvPwqB8dHAyg7nn7WFr9zO2RcmdeCKIsnVxcJHMoUgr-Buikdwuf5rducsXR4aGjJFHS-3e-iWqaBl0h1k9TQN3VN_sAk_mYyCLf59P8N3jvBQ/s1600/6_+ysl+villa+mabrouka+tangier+morocco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKILwRSgbNLxVCz6iYZlvqUj6SHxTiNRvPwqB8dHAyg7nn7WFr9zO2RcmdeCKIsnVxcJHMoUgr-Buikdwuf5rducsXR4aGjJFHS-3e-iWqaBl0h1k9TQN3VN_sAk_mYyCLf59P8N3jvBQ/s400/6_+ysl+villa+mabrouka+tangier+morocco.jpg" width="312" /></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;"><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/AVvXsEjM_myQIGsmzNccdpsbNBJc_C12nEBiqjBaPr7tOup1fMftBICI40RzlhodeERJG17DVFJiGjWkyNgg1HXc6W8wwgRolTh52bMVrWYlFzJQAgwZLD8r_hb6lPOL5PUy8e4l5mqID-O4bPEV/s1600/hb+Melissa+Rufty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_myQIGsmzNccdpsbNBJc_C12nEBiqjBaPr7tOup1fMftBICI40RzlhodeERJG17DVFJiGjWkyNgg1HXc6W8wwgRolTh52bMVrWYlFzJQAgwZLD8r_hb6lPOL5PUy8e4l5mqID-O4bPEV/s640/hb+Melissa+Rufty.jpg" width="499" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://designinthewoods.blogspot.com/2011/08/window-treatments-part-2-blending-with.html">"Window Treatments - Part I, Blending with the Walls"</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSbdIxhvVpnMXe4QTxUZCW8eFP4PLZoj4NO57ntw6NZGYSB33ZEzPK4AnpUtC6j-Cx8fuyy03ys_PHp0t-RJjBgm62dYkeS6SsIAhxTc8j5x3Xj97iKlsM1PVFSxAe3NUeM_WoMn-exic/s1600/308029_10150297448788117_70613248116_7888325_1242952_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSbdIxhvVpnMXe4QTxUZCW8eFP4PLZoj4NO57ntw6NZGYSB33ZEzPK4AnpUtC6j-Cx8fuyy03ys_PHp0t-RJjBgm62dYkeS6SsIAhxTc8j5x3Xj97iKlsM1PVFSxAe3NUeM_WoMn-exic/s640/308029_10150297448788117_70613248116_7888325_1242952_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love the branches in this image. It would have worked in this post,<br /> <a href="http://designinthewoods.blogspot.com/2011/01/flowers-and-greenery-in-your-home.html">"Flowers and Greenery in Your Home"</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8xHAm1AtDrlvcHyQW236FCtyPFkW_wzeOmE7RaJpfqS2bDzjHWJBxlCshQmX9F2eQHLPPBdeiGvQsufT0qSCr6Lq59hnzT_haTPo53Yj8pGC2FwvvNwi1BC2sUq6xk1qv_qEWh5TUP2t/s1600/Mary+Mcdonald++haus+design.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8xHAm1AtDrlvcHyQW236FCtyPFkW_wzeOmE7RaJpfqS2bDzjHWJBxlCshQmX9F2eQHLPPBdeiGvQsufT0qSCr6Lq59hnzT_haTPo53Yj8pGC2FwvvNwi1BC2sUq6xk1qv_qEWh5TUP2t/s640/Mary+Mcdonald++haus+design.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="ttp://designinthewoods.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-do-you-hang-your-art.html">"How Do You Hang Your Art"</a> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRKWL1yP_lHrrVmvjH3g-kBpJeVhrO2W7U2xtcwZjemTTnrtXRtoA8sTD7QlslrdEiyxg8ymrobexzbPJDYOt5Gk0JYWz2rqFs8ExIQNUnKI1sbQFU3f8Y4Eoh-rfTHEx3JoacPYK5t7cW/s1600/Thomas+O'Brien.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRKWL1yP_lHrrVmvjH3g-kBpJeVhrO2W7U2xtcwZjemTTnrtXRtoA8sTD7QlslrdEiyxg8ymrobexzbPJDYOt5Gk0JYWz2rqFs8ExIQNUnKI1sbQFU3f8Y4Eoh-rfTHEx3JoacPYK5t7cW/s640/Thomas+O'Brien.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://designinthewoods.blogspot.com/2011/05/wallpaper-yes-its-in-style.html">"Wallpaper - Yes, It's In Style"</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5az0eWCM_1OdH3cVz6RumAagz_IoWPWWid9Jc7ooIm0A2DkCLBgAINGHzrBn2naGZxd3gbXCUFpWFgldwpA7KWZTUbpWuZ5pAFX0n1qjRCMipjitTJHGfhuLcKwlgQRhPsp2p_AXnQey/s1600/Markham+Roberts+hb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5az0eWCM_1OdH3cVz6RumAagz_IoWPWWid9Jc7ooIm0A2DkCLBgAINGHzrBn2naGZxd3gbXCUFpWFgldwpA7KWZTUbpWuZ5pAFX0n1qjRCMipjitTJHGfhuLcKwlgQRhPsp2p_AXnQey/s400/Markham+Roberts+hb.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://designinthewoods.blogspot.com/2011/07/window-treatments-part-1-color-and.html">"Window Treatments Part II - Color and Contrast"</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;">I just had to drop a few more in.</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;">Image Credits:    designsponge blog, Canadian House and Home, cote de texas blog, adrianatalkstoyou blog, eclectic revisited blog, Melissa Rufty - House Beautiful, image source unknown-Pinterest, Mary McDonald, Thomas O'Brien-Veranda, Markham Roberts-House Beautiful</span></em></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

A Few More Images

Don't you hate it when you publish a post and then the next week or so you suddenly find one more perfect image for that post?  It happe...

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Blog Name Change????

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinxXmuRL0OgOyByjWogHCAmt2dEnbWcIEF8CwXKtq0I8PDXqNFanKbDqx3GlInzgRRDEUL06muhcHojVKiFAqb8ukuCxxHiKPJBMVEUVZZZh57pXjBZNJwoTI34D3XYjEJwoaa5_v-1zF/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinxXmuRL0OgOyByjWogHCAmt2dEnbWcIEF8CwXKtq0I8PDXqNFanKbDqx3GlInzgRRDEUL06muhcHojVKiFAqb8ukuCxxHiKPJBMVEUVZZZh57pXjBZNJwoTI34D3XYjEJwoaa5_v-1zF/s1600/images.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I need some help! I've been considering a name change for my blog for just about a year or so. I know "Design in the Woods" is a bit confusing. It sounds like I design log homes or tree houses or something! </div><br /><br />I thought it was such a good idea when I started, some three years ago.  I live and work in The Woodlands, TX.  My design studio is here.  We're about an hour north of downtown Houston and it is very wooded.  This is a thriving, growing, sophisticated area and there IS new construction and a LOT of remodeling in mid to high end homes.  I named my blog "Design in the Woods" so that local people would realize that they don't have to go to Houston for quality design work.  There's someone right here in their own neighborhood!  <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDODM-tnyKgs_cXc47756gw5bRyPDminJAEggNC6zWtYFT7wxtGiGdeSADOAWFJLPinkJyr6zXZwa82uCeiw3TFCnhUJErXtG6KONxvsko70rHqMF7PtCmQS53dXAs0JHmgSxaKy5Fuuy/s1600/33937_149305061780978_100001044554492_286428_1061634_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDODM-tnyKgs_cXc47756gw5bRyPDminJAEggNC6zWtYFT7wxtGiGdeSADOAWFJLPinkJyr6zXZwa82uCeiw3TFCnhUJErXtG6KONxvsko70rHqMF7PtCmQS53dXAs0JHmgSxaKy5Fuuy/s400/33937_149305061780978_100001044554492_286428_1061634_n.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: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20MuqKbVRoecTi5ridhkiNGogSqU6R-VBqLmsGeE2tgxgmsxaQSbQ8iqMjYKf-5A1uNhU3UOuZBlVUqtdrawn6ZkdRhESTZSPKVDF_HMCxNay1a3obYmletVP68Tly3218bEWI9LL9dDT/s1600/hp_n_biking_cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20MuqKbVRoecTi5ridhkiNGogSqU6R-VBqLmsGeE2tgxgmsxaQSbQ8iqMjYKf-5A1uNhU3UOuZBlVUqtdrawn6ZkdRhESTZSPKVDF_HMCxNay1a3obYmletVP68Tly3218bEWI9LL9dDT/s400/hp_n_biking_cropped.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center"></div>However, what I didn't realize is that blogging is more of a wide ranging endeavor.  The majority of my readers don't live in The Woodlands or Houston or even Texas for that matter.  When you first hear that name, it really sounds like I'm out in the woods swinging an axe to build my dream hut, in a plaid, flannel shirt with unshaven armpits.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5485oJfKjpLwlA2H_s-TPKpQzh8B7HMBpgcwNpxfi_LFvXLo7_UrYSz8LE49tqCCJ18gurxN_XA_4zL3OJ-F47xKV64bWFZLJFJrCaPZofor2AHbv8JRgvFhurUdXvH-Lkq2pl-qLtXbN/s1600/00003i_sleepwear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5485oJfKjpLwlA2H_s-TPKpQzh8B7HMBpgcwNpxfi_LFvXLo7_UrYSz8LE49tqCCJ18gurxN_XA_4zL3OJ-F47xKV64bWFZLJFJrCaPZofor2AHbv8JRgvFhurUdXvH-Lkq2pl-qLtXbN/s320/00003i_sleepwear.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe this?</div><div align="center"></div>I've had several suggestions and mostly something with my name or my business name has been strongly advised for branding and name identity.  It just doesn't sound that spiffy though.  <br /><br />I was thinking...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Carla Aston blog</div><div style="text-align: center;">Aston Design Studio blog</div><div style="text-align: center;">Carla Aston Blogs About Interior Design  (too wordy and literal)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">???????</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Of course, anything with interior design in the title would be appropriate, but how many blogs have "interior" and "design" in the titles that are so popular already out there?  Believe me, just about any name you can think of with "interior" in it has already been used! I've tried reserving some on blogger.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've just gotten someone on board to help with coordinating all my online stuff.  I need a new website and want the blog to be part of it. He's got a marketing background, is young and computer savvy, and will help brand my business and build a framework for all my internet stuff.  I can't wait!!!!  All this computer navigation is difficult for me and .....I don't have TIME to create framework!  I definitely realize when I'm over my head and need the help of a guru.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;">Okay, you don't have to come up with a name (unless you want to), but I really want to know.  </div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">Do you think I should change it?</span></em></div>

Blog Name Change????

I need some help! I've been considering a name change for my blog for just about a year or so. I know "Design in the Woods" is...

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