THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: BLUE AND WHITE

BLUE AND WHITE ADDICTION<br><br />What is it about blue and white that attracts?<br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br><br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRgiABunC5CQ6kSZnrRYlbxHSHApxO0ceqyGDelwtE6EFlIbBN6_sTQmwxgiSUMiHu4-NtA7IjDvYBxSx1zzoE5JWnmCNp1hBF8i5j-aKlq6o2OB8s5-thQa9eB0GYd6zx5DpPo19Mo0/s1600/IMG_1091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" cya="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRgiABunC5CQ6kSZnrRYlbxHSHApxO0ceqyGDelwtE6EFlIbBN6_sTQmwxgiSUMiHu4-NtA7IjDvYBxSx1zzoE5JWnmCNp1hBF8i5j-aKlq6o2OB8s5-thQa9eB0GYd6zx5DpPo19Mo0/s640/IMG_1091.jpg" width="640"></a></div>It's one of my all time favorite home decor combinations. <br><br /><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/AVvXsEhJS_uIaCf3k6H7SIl0tlV0OoJAa57r43bI_87dLVplwmZaMk-QTvQ0UX5BFJQa_ErSEETFxEPX4LfsSmgjzYCN33DxkBg6ocAqHqz_d_DubqdJDqgT5Mp7Ql-zAHb9zcjrUeEpgYT1Mqw/s1600/IMG_1092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" cya="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJS_uIaCf3k6H7SIl0tlV0OoJAa57r43bI_87dLVplwmZaMk-QTvQ0UX5BFJQa_ErSEETFxEPX4LfsSmgjzYCN33DxkBg6ocAqHqz_d_DubqdJDqgT5Mp7Ql-zAHb9zcjrUeEpgYT1Mqw/s640/IMG_1092.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">it always feels fresh<br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/06/blue-and-white-addiction.html#more">Read more »</a>

THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: BLUE AND WHITE

BLUE AND WHITE ADDICTION What is it about blue and white that attracts? It's one of my all time favorite home decor combinations. it alw...

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have to admit....I could really do this.  </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/AVvXsEh4YOxD9XDl8-ETutEgU-EWlKXmuGxot3aFrOE28r2oGDMWAVBKx4Jcam7QlUuJGfXFIGH0YgMm6i8W4i5BCPn4dOpfRDEaVhXrIdqsmUjO22Eda3xWs9ZNkqttd_dIXuG0WTKH6yxDyyfR/s1600/20266267042754177_QWkEKRRD_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YOxD9XDl8-ETutEgU-EWlKXmuGxot3aFrOE28r2oGDMWAVBKx4Jcam7QlUuJGfXFIGH0YgMm6i8W4i5BCPn4dOpfRDEaVhXrIdqsmUjO22Eda3xWs9ZNkqttd_dIXuG0WTKH6yxDyyfR/s400/20266267042754177_QWkEKRRD_c.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>via Haifaa Tanous - Pinterest</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I could get totally obsessed with something and collect it over and over.  Okay, I've done it. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UHwjs_fWI6-a0EPsNFAu8DGwJ5CsW5rJfrBh7XJChYEv85juo0Q2HokXLT_HgDyu8sVz3kKbw9P0jbVGQ-DPNC1QeMEMxc8bXnLXrOT9Vl0giJq1kaweJ-DF0tc3tJ4t0Y4quWlrL_A/s1600/Carla+Aston+-+Showhouse+Pantry.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UHwjs_fWI6-a0EPsNFAu8DGwJ5CsW5rJfrBh7XJChYEv85juo0Q2HokXLT_HgDyu8sVz3kKbw9P0jbVGQ-DPNC1QeMEMxc8bXnLXrOT9Vl0giJq1kaweJ-DF0tc3tJ4t0Y4quWlrL_A/s640/Carla+Aston+-+Showhouse+Pantry.JPG" width="488" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Part of my creamware collection.  Oh, and in the fall, I collect pumpkins too.</i></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhF1vuYtnlPUq_fW8YIHmw0snSEFuqNNZLvgN_0ciOWrxls5IwHsYmSbxkTggwB6IJw_JsMyYjc5HflN2u5jBZ13ZmqshaRfRehyG0ENNswlKCxgE-Zw5vwJZ9rZyHoDxTPz35e2F-J1Y/s1600/country+liv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhF1vuYtnlPUq_fW8YIHmw0snSEFuqNNZLvgN_0ciOWrxls5IwHsYmSbxkTggwB6IJw_JsMyYjc5HflN2u5jBZ13ZmqshaRfRehyG0ENNswlKCxgE-Zw5vwJZ9rZyHoDxTPz35e2F-J1Y/s400/country+liv.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Country Living</i></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not everything.  Not a bunch of junk.  Not really hoarding,</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/AVvXsEhR3RYfb3e4MQ90IKL1b299-WXbDloRJ3hZTsJPJDgMTneTF6nTcMGmv8fODaXlK2uU67S9NwQ-SN-r6YNVVecYzbWDhTld51w6ZUmKOi8PQzWK_kkLx9-SL_XauMTu9veZRnV65lAxjzyX/s1600/victorian+breadboards,+homes+and+gardens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3RYfb3e4MQ90IKL1b299-WXbDloRJ3hZTsJPJDgMTneTF6nTcMGmv8fODaXlK2uU67S9NwQ-SN-r6YNVVecYzbWDhTld51w6ZUmKOi8PQzWK_kkLx9-SL_XauMTu9veZRnV65lAxjzyX/s400/victorian+breadboards,+homes+and+gardens.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>compulsively compiled blog</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">but interesting, meaningful, beautiful objects that have a commonality.  A purpose.  </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/AVvXsEgzO7P8U0xgAudYMwmpKJuu9IxcD2fHrRwtdXTg9INe0a2JfteDnu78pW-j0eg36zuc67HJkojWtgcKkiP2m6r38GYlkjkd4qF5OVHb6C0a58D4UL47k3YNwpnmQ2d80A6PH44gLAVGK9ch/s1600/electic+revisited+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzO7P8U0xgAudYMwmpKJuu9IxcD2fHrRwtdXTg9INe0a2JfteDnu78pW-j0eg36zuc67HJkojWtgcKkiP2m6r38GYlkjkd4qF5OVHb6C0a58D4UL47k3YNwpnmQ2d80A6PH44gLAVGK9ch/s400/electic+revisited+blog.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>eclectic revisited blog</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></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/AVvXsEijKlyElwAb0uYEu3q-CQfNzyCt7ZmcyPgSJV7yl7S29oOZ_ZpOlvIRxIP2-SprdN_odFX4HQFmAnS3qB86n9FNSvQxQegYNB-ayChBpnuETjQIa2GWDohn98Ke-aHx75CP-_Ikk650t-2k/s1600/threads+and+snippets+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKlyElwAb0uYEu3q-CQfNzyCt7ZmcyPgSJV7yl7S29oOZ_ZpOlvIRxIP2-SprdN_odFX4HQFmAnS3qB86n9FNSvQxQegYNB-ayChBpnuETjQIa2GWDohn98Ke-aHx75CP-_Ikk650t-2k/s400/threads+and+snippets+blog.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>threads and snippets blog</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm not really a more is more kind of person, but obsessively studying one type of item by collecting a variety, so that I can fully appreciate the genre's beauty, uniqueness, quality, is totally in my make up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnRYelhSg3f4lo63v_pNFGeiJVIdBGPuWABm7fla4knLmqMk9Kq5-TGmEWU36DQ2qlUSAbzT5yM4OjX7oGh-VwytNVcOgEBRqz23bF5WXUWx6tQZHl8dlKDuVYla2VvEeY_jzslBnKIQ/s1600/Elle+Decor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnRYelhSg3f4lo63v_pNFGeiJVIdBGPuWABm7fla4knLmqMk9Kq5-TGmEWU36DQ2qlUSAbzT5yM4OjX7oGh-VwytNVcOgEBRqz23bF5WXUWx6tQZHl8dlKDuVYla2VvEeY_jzslBnKIQ/s640/Elle+Decor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Elle Decor</i></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Like getting caught up in not seeing the forest for the trees.<br /><br />Honing in on one type of tree and studying every tiny characteristic, appreciating every detail, exploring every nuance, as compared to one more tree...then one more....then another. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FR6job3W15TDEVLXt56fM6KImx-DG0-kGC9r7n-csAGrYcCZoGcda8TvVSNkKh2JlUk2mV-QX4g_UIDa_3VVetbGpwaPTFM5fc3_T5bV0Usknm6sUet7zIrP5DcfZrnjvCfyQo69sEE/s1600/country+living.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FR6job3W15TDEVLXt56fM6KImx-DG0-kGC9r7n-csAGrYcCZoGcda8TvVSNkKh2JlUk2mV-QX4g_UIDa_3VVetbGpwaPTFM5fc3_T5bV0Usknm6sUet7zIrP5DcfZrnjvCfyQo69sEE/s400/country+living.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Country Living</i></span><br /><br /><br />Research.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQd-eWR27UiXQ0_Dxw4bq0OblnXbRxsqhXF1lzxwWN9YsZWZtbYK8pWPQtwl6dSmqRfR5meXONt9ouMajC2lAj0a9XjQl_LdsLlWiwWpF3fR5h-3WRPRHm9nL-pMYCl3zujwgPS721yU/s1600/plate-display-jonny+valiant-house+beautiful.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQd-eWR27UiXQ0_Dxw4bq0OblnXbRxsqhXF1lzxwWN9YsZWZtbYK8pWPQtwl6dSmqRfR5meXONt9ouMajC2lAj0a9XjQl_LdsLlWiwWpF3fR5h-3WRPRHm9nL-pMYCl3zujwgPS721yU/s400/plate-display-jonny+valiant-house+beautiful.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Johnny Valiant - House Beautiful</span></i><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although I often describe myself as a big picture kind of person.  I'm  happy sitting back, thinking, analyzing possible paths, outcomes, what it takes to arrive somewhere, and then making a plan.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Getting lost in the minutae, however.......is <i>ever </i>so appealing.  A weakness.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can detail something to death.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOUjGyJiQUeCwqT_fK1_kot6LO-Qi01YHZI2D_zGHC1tQ7Tjz0cbbWtWgURRYvrsHoQlIxnFf2aNJQA9DmZufK6wTvxXNl1WLMjEi8L4OkpEm3OQvSwKJihPybjSX0c-PzuxOE1AIiWU/s1600/CCF03272012_00001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOUjGyJiQUeCwqT_fK1_kot6LO-Qi01YHZI2D_zGHC1tQ7Tjz0cbbWtWgURRYvrsHoQlIxnFf2aNJQA9DmZufK6wTvxXNl1WLMjEi8L4OkpEm3OQvSwKJihPybjSX0c-PzuxOE1AIiWU/s400/CCF03272012_00001.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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTMY6xLpYa_YTZlbwkpddp0xyxPbQEQvF7ECHvbOKSzs2_u91GvbSjP-3VWBAJ_0dUhhfUNcfewQvnFmm3Nfx8wMuEyXs8sw-kj9PKvVb89wlILyydqikTGQ6-L5kQGPpZGQB8jF76qU/s1600/backsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTMY6xLpYa_YTZlbwkpddp0xyxPbQEQvF7ECHvbOKSzs2_u91GvbSjP-3VWBAJ_0dUhhfUNcfewQvnFmm3Nfx8wMuEyXs8sw-kj9PKvVb89wlILyydqikTGQ6-L5kQGPpZGQB8jF76qU/s320/backsplash.jpg" width="320" /></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><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can get so absorbed in one aspect of something that it becomes an obsession......  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I prefer to call it......an intense interest.</div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The little things that can matter so much.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, I have a soft spot for collectors.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM32stqgUXgSClNMopsqt9SE3w2JntvxeKyz4EU3bMyLZNHtAUHdSmaRPwAXqMQ1N_XXd9yI8g9s4wInCdr-jHV7nDhlXPVsHdNIOLICYhmDQe17_LdBJOhqGfazto6Hk56hM_atPyRBw/s1600/baskets-as-wall-art+Stephen+Falke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM32stqgUXgSClNMopsqt9SE3w2JntvxeKyz4EU3bMyLZNHtAUHdSmaRPwAXqMQ1N_XXd9yI8g9s4wInCdr-jHV7nDhlXPVsHdNIOLICYhmDQe17_LdBJOhqGfazto6Hk56hM_atPyRBw/s400/baskets-as-wall-art+Stephen+Falke.jpg" width="367" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Stephen Falcke - Elle Decor</i></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love to see what they collect and learn all the intricacies of why they select the things they do, what they appreciate about it, how it arrived at their door.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jp5AZD_Qqiz1BD_NsXc5pliEq7CN9JYDlH2TM0UFtybUidnCZgGrmAODvq5OLVTduO2jvKvs5-nHqxI8MZJtanbAfizIDv8uPfJyRRKT1wyxBowctt91X0UFLFr2pUTtcfwAVAtddcM/s1600/2+country+liv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jp5AZD_Qqiz1BD_NsXc5pliEq7CN9JYDlH2TM0UFtybUidnCZgGrmAODvq5OLVTduO2jvKvs5-nHqxI8MZJtanbAfizIDv8uPfJyRRKT1wyxBowctt91X0UFLFr2pUTtcfwAVAtddcM/s400/2+country+liv.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Country Living</i></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There's <i>always</i> a story.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIorBUBL-YY82Ce392PgUKK6ExXtXxHi6Ir-Y78v2QRvxZTLudSCLiwkxWnvkcc3ftqXvxJPNpBaRiyKJLSqlwh_0kgjqwuecN1tjAw9vsJd5m85dIkRbITDcD5JUH9gAEv4FyOfeS0FU/s1600/country-living-room-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIorBUBL-YY82Ce392PgUKK6ExXtXxHi6Ir-Y78v2QRvxZTLudSCLiwkxWnvkcc3ftqXvxJPNpBaRiyKJLSqlwh_0kgjqwuecN1tjAw9vsJd5m85dIkRbITDcD5JUH9gAEv4FyOfeS0FU/s400/country-living-room-mdn.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Country Living</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Behind each and every piece.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They offer a peek into the soul of a person.</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;">How about you?  Do you collect?  What do your collections say about you?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div>

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A House Designed Around a Passion

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufkz6yTSrPf3C7nuR2ml_uDEKaK0DRv4ouMtJa-Lh-kmyu7pj_0WwQUCAWIWx0ZCb7X4JscE1Vsw0T2zn4KfPilOTfy4P0zegmlaJuqtcNGLQ4bSId8l-HrosIjN6fGNMwivYMDCTMCeS/s1600/flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufkz6yTSrPf3C7nuR2ml_uDEKaK0DRv4ouMtJa-Lh-kmyu7pj_0WwQUCAWIWx0ZCb7X4JscE1Vsw0T2zn4KfPilOTfy4P0zegmlaJuqtcNGLQ4bSId8l-HrosIjN6fGNMwivYMDCTMCeS/s640/flowers.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I've just done a partial photo shoot of one my projects I've been working on for over a year and half.  It's a whole house remodel that really involved every space, even the exterior.  Above are the flowers I took for styling, loaded in the back of my SUV.  Normally I take at least one vehicle, sometimes two, FULL of stuff to style the shoot.  I have a stockpile of accessories for photo shoots.  Generic items ranging from rustic wooden bowls, assortments of glass vases, crocks and pitchers, white towels, French milled soaps, and beautiful baskets. I didn't take much for this shoot though.  Just flowers and fruit, a few wooden bowls, and the towels.  The homeowner had everything I needed.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEp4957P4Vy_hsQkeHTRnAkEqJ8Z18KXaB-OMUblTG7vN1IKy76HoBmt96enk2uEFs1QIyLE6ujZaOGFX3QZ5defINQTUR3ps7mPNNe6gdNb466YEkc-QSidGq0x3lq08rD7XW5vRidHbL/s1600/loaded+car.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/AVvXsEhEp4957P4Vy_hsQkeHTRnAkEqJ8Z18KXaB-OMUblTG7vN1IKy76HoBmt96enk2uEFs1QIyLE6ujZaOGFX3QZ5defINQTUR3ps7mPNNe6gdNb466YEkc-QSidGq0x3lq08rD7XW5vRidHbL/s400/loaded+car.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />One of the best things about working on this project were the collections of art, furnishings, and objet that my client had and loved and wanted to showcase.  Many things were tucked away or just not displayed to be seen at their best. They have lived overseas, in Pakistan and Kazikstan, and have traveled extensively all over the world.  She is an artist, working in textiles and jewelry, and has amassed a collection of antique textile pieces that have incredible detail. Embroidery, beading, weaving, and unique stitching and dying techniques all interest her and are why she purchases the pieces she does.  She also loves a rustic and comfortable feel to her home and has collected and inherited many antique wood pieces that have a worn, textural look.  You can tell from her collection that everything has been<em> curated</em>, carefully considered for their artistic beauty, complexity of detail, or hand hewn finish.  Each item was purchased because of pure passion for the object or was inherited with special meaning behind the gift.<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size: large;">This project was not about filling the space with beautiful furniture, art, and fabrics.  The furnishings and objet were already here.  This project was about creating the subtle, quiet envelope that would bring these things to life and make them feel at home.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a peek at a few of her unique items.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8azESPJh-9wkANg7OWrpVIbRF5OmLPNbojjUdVfegSUlSiC-5-zYZ8yGJZyQQlan3emykVP6FqpW8PX54n_eoRJJIWsAKgDpcyfSqc7QZdsl8YLwXb9gOg9ZjXc8Vwqul82iTc5jad3DX/s640/suzani.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;">She and I both have bemoaned the fact that prints like these beautiful antique textiles she owns are so popular now.  She's never collected these things to be popular or on trend.  She collected them because she loved them.</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;">She has stacks of great art books about the things she loves.</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/AVvXsEigBTU2scK4M0mIHlTDErvV7SmUWN7u4JY3waNdE1x3LbdFSxlmuXUMzc3rqvIXtg_4YQP9R3rd6g8oMNkJh6SScqBw404QqyTUK3ds8aZzdz7xqouGkde3DAhJ1lyumEFptrWT1OZzl41j/s1600/books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBTU2scK4M0mIHlTDErvV7SmUWN7u4JY3waNdE1x3LbdFSxlmuXUMzc3rqvIXtg_4YQP9R3rd6g8oMNkJh6SScqBw404QqyTUK3ds8aZzdz7xqouGkde3DAhJ1lyumEFptrWT1OZzl41j/s400/books.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I looked in her kitchen cabinet to find some dishes to put out on the counter, I found the most beautiful handmade pottery.  Of course!  All her dishes were works of art as well.</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/AVvXsEizcyeWJfG-SKyNVgHdl9HkpBJK-k73dziNApUxDYAbP_1CVNExiGu07pBwKXIud43aG10VbUw-7vlerwQ8kntC94edrSsPHQeQOTUnme4Fh5H4ADUNoyvPgkjIzZmrHn4wpIxTVSEyGA9z/s1600/ceramics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="343" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcyeWJfG-SKyNVgHdl9HkpBJK-k73dziNApUxDYAbP_1CVNExiGu07pBwKXIud43aG10VbUw-7vlerwQ8kntC94edrSsPHQeQOTUnme4Fh5H4ADUNoyvPgkjIzZmrHn4wpIxTVSEyGA9z/s400/ceramics.jpg" width="400" /></a></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 style="text-align: center;">I'm looking forward to seeing the completed photos.  I will share sometime soon!<br /><br /><br />Please follow me on Google Friend Connect if you haven't done so yet.  I'd love to see you up there on my list!  And if you're a blogger, I'd love to be on your blog roll!</div>

A House Designed Around a Passion

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NO MORE BORING WALLS! UNPREDICTABLE...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Ordinary is boring.</strong></span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> More often than not, we walk into a home and know what to expect.  </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />The wall over the sofa will have a mirror or a painting.  <br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oNoiGgKV7vi9_8D3hHbkCXNLtBEgvk2t54DbrpceXagbEpXt40xT9K7G8QgQ_ivxH5ahT0eoZHdCZAcK_jSrekUprJUAfXlTOvj_5ZFfNw5g8ezYsu0WTBOD7qNoGrhHivIhq_KJpPoW/s1600/78320480989778272_DAc6dxMC_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oNoiGgKV7vi9_8D3hHbkCXNLtBEgvk2t54DbrpceXagbEpXt40xT9K7G8QgQ_ivxH5ahT0eoZHdCZAcK_jSrekUprJUAfXlTOvj_5ZFfNw5g8ezYsu0WTBOD7qNoGrhHivIhq_KJpPoW/s640/78320480989778272_DAc6dxMC_c.jpg" width="476"></a></div><br /><br></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />The same thing over the bed, and the same thing over the mantel,<br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/06/no-more-boring-walls-unpredictable.html#more">Read more »</a>

NO MORE BORING WALLS! UNPREDICTABLE...

Ordinary is boring.    More often than not, we walk into a home and know what to expect.  The wall over the sofa will have a mirror or a pai...

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Art Glass

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9oYXIDsUVimfKx5hpArCfhcpRhZznNDhBX0SZxDovwQc2Q7u9MtywZlgXDYBcLXsx8pwbpKDm2y1aOoRwLoAVYc0YoExbNsO_9rEwOpGVlJWXtmshbrECrmoUsFIS2W3cR7bxFbEuqG5G/s1600/Wall+sconces.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516244233454599730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9oYXIDsUVimfKx5hpArCfhcpRhZznNDhBX0SZxDovwQc2Q7u9MtywZlgXDYBcLXsx8pwbpKDm2y1aOoRwLoAVYc0YoExbNsO_9rEwOpGVlJWXtmshbrECrmoUsFIS2W3cR7bxFbEuqG5G/s400/Wall+sconces.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>I love art glass. I have some beautiful pieces I've collected over the years and love to find new ones to add. Whenever I use them I remember where I purchased them or who gave them to me. I love how each piece is handmade by an artist, unique and a little bit imperfect.<br /><br />I recently visited Wimberley Glass Works in Wimberley, TX where I saw these stunning pieces. I love the vivid colors in the sconces above.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1CTkvNF0mbGE-gOhUPEH6sg12rX9TVPv-ypFx4bAE7S4C5Mc-9oqVDUBK-j4LAUTMn91sk5U0XUZ-Km4WZN7CpJhbYNIdfMAZ4gaF63k3uj2H1UeJeTki24MHgO6HFW01rWYL6L3e_A4/s1600/Plates.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516244227047293218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1CTkvNF0mbGE-gOhUPEH6sg12rX9TVPv-ypFx4bAE7S4C5Mc-9oqVDUBK-j4LAUTMn91sk5U0XUZ-Km4WZN7CpJhbYNIdfMAZ4gaF63k3uj2H1UeJeTki24MHgO6HFW01rWYL6L3e_A4/s400/Plates.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Beautiful wall mounted pieces form a large art piece on this wall.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eEv5zXW2oCzudBIgJvVk5m-MjRBRTM6pNmn4I2BhJWb3YVkWQW2kdwEJE_wGnYAXXVdqKdpvdsLar8MUSWsveZvfv3eg2LTQhjjo99Gyvo1M2Q50UGIUFJBZ-9REj7gjMA6DEct66oJF/s1600/vases.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516244213220549058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eEv5zXW2oCzudBIgJvVk5m-MjRBRTM6pNmn4I2BhJWb3YVkWQW2kdwEJE_wGnYAXXVdqKdpvdsLar8MUSWsveZvfv3eg2LTQhjjo99Gyvo1M2Q50UGIUFJBZ-9REj7gjMA6DEct66oJF/s400/vases.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Delicate, graceful curves and swirls.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstcaQW1y0Y4OlK9svgxHI1MA4FyR2WF2hLBPq2GxzQ4zKl7ETkxUzoElQYWACXL2l6EHQSChFQ2GBzDplxECF3BXiLCzbHjvEK3cMynobJQP7Q-6ZjX4oGJZS255GyhRbLWEK9E6_x4Qy/s1600/sconce.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516244202601875138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstcaQW1y0Y4OlK9svgxHI1MA4FyR2WF2hLBPq2GxzQ4zKl7ETkxUzoElQYWACXL2l6EHQSChFQ2GBzDplxECF3BXiLCzbHjvEK3cMynobJQP7Q-6ZjX4oGJZS255GyhRbLWEK9E6_x4Qy/s400/sconce.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> I love the pattern in the glass in this sconce. All the lighting they have in the showroom comes from Hubbardton Forge. I have one of their fixtures in my home. They are all hand forged and have a graceful but strong, clean look. A perfect, simple iron framework for the colorful, patterned glass.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4st-ILzuABqcGnCuVPQCWksDgPBriKyfWEBMciOzXnwa0E9Myum4UPA09UDkp5xz8zNRPYs-kEA78BcRZRqhpTsJOGGih7Nubo7-yrliwj_O6pSuLN5GzcvCruHDH9LjXxR546UQAeaf/s1600/pitcher.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516244200020927394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4st-ILzuABqcGnCuVPQCWksDgPBriKyfWEBMciOzXnwa0E9Myum4UPA09UDkp5xz8zNRPYs-kEA78BcRZRqhpTsJOGGih7Nubo7-yrliwj_O6pSuLN5GzcvCruHDH9LjXxR546UQAeaf/s400/pitcher.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Must have for my collection! Iced tea anyone?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ojtKrzAqiXPl7dTa4UqXZrnf41KIplpLuyBp2hLOBxYiCyufe-s05V4s3Q8-a1sa9M6SsK2y7tlPoBdGX96-NyvXbAKrMgxu4ffi_GAdqZGwxkqCBSAsYbnqOJE32Ez46ybchX73NwoF/s1600/pendants.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516243581324716306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ojtKrzAqiXPl7dTa4UqXZrnf41KIplpLuyBp2hLOBxYiCyufe-s05V4s3Q8-a1sa9M6SsK2y7tlPoBdGX96-NyvXbAKrMgxu4ffi_GAdqZGwxkqCBSAsYbnqOJE32Ez46ybchX73NwoF/s400/pendants.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Hubbarton Forge and Wimberley Glass Works.....a stunning combination. Below are a few of my pieces, collected primarily when I lived overseas. I have a penchant for cobalt.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfzAdqjigwUjUGccV_St3PMyulbgMe9pqsBYtfY6hCSyf18wYya1PQjyTrWrwFmdTkgPSXc2jyAqZafSSCcIVfluUy5zd2LfrJYb9cUk8nayfQFvUALPvMZN__rWH4qOwXH4OEtu2NymS/s1600/carafe.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516243568387139378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfzAdqjigwUjUGccV_St3PMyulbgMe9pqsBYtfY6hCSyf18wYya1PQjyTrWrwFmdTkgPSXc2jyAqZafSSCcIVfluUy5zd2LfrJYb9cUk8nayfQFvUALPvMZN__rWH4qOwXH4OEtu2NymS/s400/carafe.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> This beautiful decanter is from Randsfjord Glassverk in Norway. Pewter crown on the cork....pewter is widely produced and used on tables in Norway.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sclYyYCPxL8TyNjbRwRPtEzgkEFgU8VZHXITbz6p58zbyfw8sEkDddu5e5RxxqCMG1yuQ3Om4dfgdoGRnJjW6q5R2LGyaxGoATNnv_l2EYnxfH05WeEXQ631_Zk8O1Mx0FQrqBZPfXFk/s1600/IMG_1160.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516243542049333698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sclYyYCPxL8TyNjbRwRPtEzgkEFgU8VZHXITbz6p58zbyfw8sEkDddu5e5RxxqCMG1yuQ3Om4dfgdoGRnJjW6q5R2LGyaxGoATNnv_l2EYnxfH05WeEXQ631_Zk8O1Mx0FQrqBZPfXFk/s400/IMG_1160.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>I purchased this decanter with it's nesting liqueur glasses in Salzburg, Austria at a gem of a little glass shop in the old city center. I love how the glasses fit perfectly to the shape of the decanter.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo0CbQeZom9H-lggdVc4Yz7jXYxhGKpsQw1swlpD6ykKbLmMpIJ3s5d83Q7wCGZnbiqp2JNDiyifVUPoE48Gp7u_dgpmJDRuOf9FKMvPxaLkWm4CK1NOdLKSoPbJn5ul5QTBLA2K7KsBT/s1600/IMG_1167.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516243538714449986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo0CbQeZom9H-lggdVc4Yz7jXYxhGKpsQw1swlpD6ykKbLmMpIJ3s5d83Q7wCGZnbiqp2JNDiyifVUPoE48Gp7u_dgpmJDRuOf9FKMvPxaLkWm4CK1NOdLKSoPbJn5ul5QTBLA2K7KsBT/s400/IMG_1167.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> My favorite sugar and creamer. The yellow is so cheery and bright. It just pops off the table.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKlDu8k0lFEgbfTvHoyIrqEivIHKdu6rroN6QcPjw0EaqcjgxUzVjzX6TFGUwfFMnoVHJcNBSC0_p49KAvUTTvBanFHnwKtJo_PpTgP2ZcFAc_ntkdXwM9SlvfmMkVUT2g6Lo07p99-4W/s1600/vase.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516243533927442386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKlDu8k0lFEgbfTvHoyIrqEivIHKdu6rroN6QcPjw0EaqcjgxUzVjzX6TFGUwfFMnoVHJcNBSC0_p49KAvUTTvBanFHnwKtJo_PpTgP2ZcFAc_ntkdXwM9SlvfmMkVUT2g6Lo07p99-4W/s400/vase.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>My husband gave me this vase when we lived in Norway from the Hadeland Glass Factory. Again, my favorite cobalt. A few white tulips look divine in this vase. When we lived in Oslo, we drove up to this glass factory several times to shop at the seconds store and watch the glass blowing. My children each have a piece they were allowed to blow themselves.</div><div> </div><div>I love the gorgeous colors and handcrafted beauty of art glass. It's so nice to have such a lovely place to shop for it in the hill country of Texas!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Wimberley Glass Works: <a href="http://www.wgw.com/">www.wgw.com</a> </div><div>Hubbarton Forge: <a href="http://www.handmadeinvermont.com/">www.handmadeinvermont.com</a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>

Art Glass

I love art glass. I have some beautiful pieces I've collected over the years and love to find new ones to add. Whenever I use them I r...

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