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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