WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD SHOPS GONE? AND A COLOR QUESTION

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Out and about - the good and the bad...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-ZjA2BmWXufuRyM5iPGEcEkQ4MKkGkQ-S_12tq0gcbyBFPDSB7DOva_mPJSsfHV6bBbRMWHWgAZZMHke0ImVjmqgSbZv6eg1UvxfBbgga7xal13ANyOcXH4h7gw1fkesoYfbTbxoqvg/s1600/000+0f38eb19caedf90e7afa151e95d8044a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-ZjA2BmWXufuRyM5iPGEcEkQ4MKkGkQ-S_12tq0gcbyBFPDSB7DOva_mPJSsfHV6bBbRMWHWgAZZMHke0ImVjmqgSbZv6eg1UvxfBbgga7xal13ANyOcXH4h7gw1fkesoYfbTbxoqvg/s1600/000+0f38eb19caedf90e7afa151e95d8044a.jpg" width="478"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/">via</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I thought these lantern light fixtures were clever at Avila's El Ranchito in Corona Del Mar, CA</div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/06/where-have-all-good-shops-gone-and.html#more">Read more »</a>

WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD SHOPS GONE? AND A COLOR QUESTION

Out and about - the good and the bad... via I thought these lantern light fixtures were clever at Avila's El Ranchito in Corona Del Mar,...

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HOW TO PICK THE PERFECT WALL COLOR.... FEATURING REVERE PEWTER

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9v1bJ5yZmw19WyPm-yki2GOUvQ1CMoIF7hZsPPKHzlCaUZW4U1PL_v3yFIlQ4tstQ9konvrhgQxelc6sJJDKUpChITSKNxSs0zYIVUQde7WxIOkUOLWjO5H0GRsW73tpOnZSw_m8jzz8/s1600/bm+revere+pewter+diyonthecheap+bs+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9v1bJ5yZmw19WyPm-yki2GOUvQ1CMoIF7hZsPPKHzlCaUZW4U1PL_v3yFIlQ4tstQ9konvrhgQxelc6sJJDKUpChITSKNxSs0zYIVUQde7WxIOkUOLWjO5H0GRsW73tpOnZSw_m8jzz8/s1600/bm+revere+pewter+diyonthecheap+bs+com.jpg" width="410"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.diyonthecheap.com/">via</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21.30000114440918px;">I'm especially excited to talk about choosing wall color today, </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21.30000114440918px;">because I just repainted my living, dining and entry - with the PERFECT wall color.</span><br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/how-to-pick-perfect-wall-color.html#more">Read more »</a>

HOW TO PICK THE PERFECT WALL COLOR.... FEATURING REVERE PEWTER

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A LITTLE FACELIFT

<div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Can you believe that February is almost gone?<br><br />I blinked… and it was nearly March!<br><br />but its still a new year and a chance for a new foot forward. <br><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHAZdRZ8F21y1SpiWwtjzHTQ96IfNM59eiRjjRDM37uTzW10Yz9a65wgL2h-Tw_hmvIANJt3YTCfwMA8xIVhyQQH19FCqGDy_945Vs9MbDaY-k8_AcI69SOG0AEJw5FAcj6lTb7fgCYQR/s1600/nickexposed+com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHAZdRZ8F21y1SpiWwtjzHTQ96IfNM59eiRjjRDM37uTzW10Yz9a65wgL2h-Tw_hmvIANJt3YTCfwMA8xIVhyQQH19FCqGDy_945Vs9MbDaY-k8_AcI69SOG0AEJw5FAcj6lTb7fgCYQR/s1600/nickexposed+com.png" width="320"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span id="goog_989746802"></span><span id="goog_989746803"></span><br></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> Chances are your home could do with a little bit of a lift, too. </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-little-facelift.html#more">Read more »</a>

A LITTLE FACELIFT

Can you believe that February is almost gone? I blinked… and it was nearly March! but its still a new year and a chance for a new foot forwa...

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A GOOD WARM NEUTRAL GRAY

HELP WITH A NON GROSS COLOR<br><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;"><br></span><br /><br><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcdzvI4RaouiJ5bTP2-HaVqBrvsR5JBqU1Ui3nqnzaQttMKPXxuaTqQ6xwUhYGqobhTyutVuKKZmFdM7ktOtYBOztjzaWMkDfECzgx9fnj5hzXdiUrw9Qvq4oBUmfT14viZHU_p41VIJ-/s1600/f294805966d4326806ce46021da3b2d4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcdzvI4RaouiJ5bTP2-HaVqBrvsR5JBqU1Ui3nqnzaQttMKPXxuaTqQ6xwUhYGqobhTyutVuKKZmFdM7ktOtYBOztjzaWMkDfECzgx9fnj5hzXdiUrw9Qvq4oBUmfT14viZHU_p41VIJ-/s1600/f294805966d4326806ce46021da3b2d4.jpg"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />When you buy a previously owned home, you buy that owner's taste in color and surface materials.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Sometimes you are lucky, and its a neutral you can live with for a while</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />but sometimes, you can't wait to make changes...</div><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-good-warm-neutral-gray.html#more">Read more »</a>

A GOOD WARM NEUTRAL GRAY

HELP WITH A NON GROSS COLOR When you buy a previously owned home, you buy that owner's taste in color and surface materials. Sometimes y...

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CELEBRITY HOMES....

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />LOOK-E-LOOS</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRlUNyF70i4IR1k4hnDnTt6xVyy4c2J9tMuHRTG4hbJ3vRMd3pVVxVbgPKGQCQMqtomn3QFuTOQqAlOV-D7EG4b0qs2RPp2035nyFsQGQ91akq4Jf_IZMj9A7xw_fhdjrz7CZVg_qLcop/s1600/6492112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRlUNyF70i4IR1k4hnDnTt6xVyy4c2J9tMuHRTG4hbJ3vRMd3pVVxVbgPKGQCQMqtomn3QFuTOQqAlOV-D7EG4b0qs2RPp2035nyFsQGQ91akq4Jf_IZMj9A7xw_fhdjrz7CZVg_qLcop/s1600/6492112.jpg"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Former home of Michael Jackson, Los Angeles, California</span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Yes, I'm as guilty as any of you...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I love to look at other people's homes, especially celebrity homes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />One of my favorite blogs is <a href="http://www.hookedonhouses.net/">Hooked On Houses</a> where you get to peek into beautiful celebrity </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and non-celebrity and even fabulous movie set homes on a regular basis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />So, I thought I'd take you on my own little tour and share my guilty pleasure, </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />because I'm always amazed at how 'ordinary' celebrities turn out to be.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Like this house - home to Harrison Ford.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEkI8iHDfsAz9rSkFxi_IVcE-EPF7obOGzml16K68ibQ6SmD6bE6rYT7O_ZpibosuLmv9qk_P7xZViSbI7BCewJ12N4s0wFy4TIeg6bl6cqt0qW4jHyqLJXkRubpEaF_D9QNOg6yRWWhy/s1600/harrisonford+home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEkI8iHDfsAz9rSkFxi_IVcE-EPF7obOGzml16K68ibQ6SmD6bE6rYT7O_ZpibosuLmv9qk_P7xZViSbI7BCewJ12N4s0wFy4TIeg6bl6cqt0qW4jHyqLJXkRubpEaF_D9QNOg6yRWWhy/s640/harrisonford+home.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/10/international-paint-color.html#more">Read more »</a>

CELEBRITY HOMES....

LOOK-E-LOOS Former home of Michael Jackson, Los Angeles, California Yes, I'm as guilty as any of you... I love to look at other people...

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NEW WALL COLOR...

<div aid="toggleHeader" class="t_hov MsgPartGradient ia_hc" id="mp2_header" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web Regular', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Helvetica Neue', 'BBAlpha Sans', 'S60 Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; overflow: hidden;"><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br></span></div><br /><div aid="toggleHeader" class="t_hov MsgPartGradient ia_hc" id="mp2_header" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web Regular', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Helvetica Neue', 'BBAlpha Sans', 'S60 Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; overflow: hidden;"><br /> NOTHING DATES A HOME FASTER THAN COLOR......<br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDy2Z1OLl6ZuMS19pQiIngz21PaqE_B8qh5bBCZKSA5nlv3t_pg_RUqhP3tlbzazWf7ZVh_uodhoxdZeqb_LDt0F741IyFyC_J9v_qAg2ICx_wB1dWVmxnH-E6Uz-XeOJ1MKLtYWlHQxFt/s1600/88aa3adc5d0d1b140e5cb31e6b7975d4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDy2Z1OLl6ZuMS19pQiIngz21PaqE_B8qh5bBCZKSA5nlv3t_pg_RUqhP3tlbzazWf7ZVh_uodhoxdZeqb_LDt0F741IyFyC_J9v_qAg2ICx_wB1dWVmxnH-E6Uz-XeOJ1MKLtYWlHQxFt/s640/88aa3adc5d0d1b140e5cb31e6b7975d4.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />If I were to say forest green and mauve</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />you'd think early 80's</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />dusty blue and pink?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />90's</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />gold, tan, green and red....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />early 2000? </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmIjoMBT9RITcb2YTHHozUz8jr2e2AH9iAvQ0_O-Sf6a51CUoa6m1P3SrjeRHeiCKKucK7rSZThbFm3V6ftaGbgUaLQYVIjCrUTQssT8vTx52Yy1bY-Fq0P5wyoS6yorGzMKNTaRv37eD/s1600/7b5a052eb50d6be1a34b868f6d60e5fa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmIjoMBT9RITcb2YTHHozUz8jr2e2AH9iAvQ0_O-Sf6a51CUoa6m1P3SrjeRHeiCKKucK7rSZThbFm3V6ftaGbgUaLQYVIjCrUTQssT8vTx52Yy1bY-Fq0P5wyoS6yorGzMKNTaRv37eD/s640/7b5a052eb50d6be1a34b868f6d60e5fa.jpg" width="470"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />so what color trend will our current decade be remembered for?</div><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/09/new-wall-color.html#more">Read more »</a>

NEW WALL COLOR...

 NOTHING DATES A HOME FASTER THAN COLOR...... If I were to say forest green and mauve you'd think early 80's dusty blue and pink? 90...

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THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: GRAY

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />The world has been having a love affair...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />with Gray/Grey</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoT3EyoLFvFihyWtC8CSZqlufCXxwRtl5rdnwEJXNE53CXigdLVbwB-d3_hIiHoutvabm_f1O4pHQCmXiVzzN8noUL1l5_QwZw1JetGvZMiHa6IK866ZjaLeEeUQGgEymLll9kHGpX2Sv/s1600/interiordesign5+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoT3EyoLFvFihyWtC8CSZqlufCXxwRtl5rdnwEJXNE53CXigdLVbwB-d3_hIiHoutvabm_f1O4pHQCmXiVzzN8noUL1l5_QwZw1JetGvZMiHa6IK866ZjaLeEeUQGgEymLll9kHGpX2Sv/s1600/interiordesign5+com.jpg"></a></div><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I get more questions, more search queries and more blog views on the subject of Gray / Grey</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />than any other subject.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />ever.<br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-color-you-crave-gray.html#more">Read more »</a>

THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: GRAY

The world has been having a love affair... with Gray/Grey I get more questions, more search queries and more blog views on the subject of Gr...

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CALL IT GREIGE

<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;"><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;">beige-y gray?   or gray-ish brown?  </span></div><br /><span style="font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;"><br></span><br /><br><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrhgSe4ZKPMMw7iMOBLguoLilTxvTIgeQ8fbKDJ2CW2vm7YaS8o72xy_Z-jnHwoY3QeSgC4aXzqfS38Ae6SJr0tuk3GocCc7KxFS1bFQtCdJzsWstJZZrWulYOPUV8I3qxzZftcmVp2sB/s1600/potterybarn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrhgSe4ZKPMMw7iMOBLguoLilTxvTIgeQ8fbKDJ2CW2vm7YaS8o72xy_Z-jnHwoY3QeSgC4aXzqfS38Ae6SJr0tuk3GocCc7KxFS1bFQtCdJzsWstJZZrWulYOPUV8I3qxzZftcmVp2sB/s400/potterybarn.jpg" width="400"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/">source</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;"><br></span><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />whatever you prefer to call it, the effect is the same</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />calm</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />soothing</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />warm</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />and the perfect background for the beautiful trappings of a room<br><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/08/call-it-greige.html#more">Read more »</a>

CALL IT GREIGE

beige-y gray?   or gray-ish brown?   source whatever you prefer to call it, the effect is the same calm soothing warm and the perfect backgr...

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SPEAKING OF COLOR

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and a fireplace</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5NNvA6kmILlQtL3gjMzRHOHQLsTZmPkZJgz8-641Q1B_shQeKBShATW1Nv5AwgT92XeHor7i40RuIG6YMvwUuYGTrsO4-1vC4U9E3Ig3b1xYjVvWmC3fHEnXvqEA3q6wXYmdn92Xr9X2/s1600/houseandhome-com-benjamin-moore-sparrow-af-720-grey-green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5NNvA6kmILlQtL3gjMzRHOHQLsTZmPkZJgz8-641Q1B_shQeKBShATW1Nv5AwgT92XeHor7i40RuIG6YMvwUuYGTrsO4-1vC4U9E3Ig3b1xYjVvWmC3fHEnXvqEA3q6wXYmdn92Xr9X2/s640/houseandhome-com-benjamin-moore-sparrow-af-720-grey-green.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/">source</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Contrasts are important in design.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />New and old.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Hard and soft.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Dull and shiny.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Dark and light.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span id="goog_293585623"></span><span id="goog_293585624"></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />It is what makes a room unforgettable.</div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/08/speaking-of-color.html#more">Read more »</a>

SPEAKING OF COLOR

and a fireplace source Contrasts are important in design. New and old. Hard and soft. Dull and shiny. Dark and light. It is what makes a roo...

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TRUE GRAY

<div aid="toggleHeader" class="t_hov MsgPartGradient ia_hc" id="mp8_header" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web Regular', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Helvetica Neue', 'BBAlpha Sans', 'S60 Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; overflow: hidden;"><br /></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">NO UNDERTONES IN MY GRAY, PLEASE</span><br><br /><div class="MsgPartBody ClearBoth" id="mp8_msgPartBody" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><br /><div bt="Part" fa="Forward" pfx="mps8_" ra="Reply" raa="ReplyAll" rfu=" InboxLight.aspx?n=583084985&Action={0}&AllowUnsafe={1}" sf="s"><br /><div class="ReadMsgBody" id="mps8_readMsgBodyContainer" style="padding: 16px 0px 0px;"><br /><div class="SandboxScopeClass ExternalClass PlainTextMessageBody" id="mps8_MsgContainer"><br /><pre style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;"> </pre><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YEyMkNRcdQq9zrQZworj0us4Dgz3UjXqJwrHrECxgNUEULsq4hxUT5d2co5GAsOGAsR096F-heW9jssALUzD9m_2NkjCacUuV0Y-a0IH_GGspjwpnnebGmLd_KhBjyAC1t2N61Mo-lU/s1600/legislupus+tumblr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YEyMkNRcdQq9zrQZworj0us4Dgz3UjXqJwrHrECxgNUEULsq4hxUT5d2co5GAsOGAsR096F-heW9jssALUzD9m_2NkjCacUuV0Y-a0IH_GGspjwpnnebGmLd_KhBjyAC1t2N61Mo-lU/s640/legislupus+tumblr.jpg" width="536"></a></div><br /><pre style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;"> </pre><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><br />Gray.<br><br />Bleak.<br><br /> <span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Gray Day. Stormy Gray. Misty Gray. </span><br><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Cement Gray. Concrete Gray. </span><br><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Gray Hairs. Cold Gray. Plain Gray.</span><br><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"> You're looking a little Gray.  </span><br><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Old and Gray.  </span><br><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Gray Matter.  Gray Area. Gray Cloud.</span><br><br />Gray seldom has positive connotations.<br><br /><br></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><br />Gray alone can be cold, hard, unemotional, sterile.</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><br />Kind of like concrete.</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><br />Or Rocks.<br><br />And yet, it is currently the most loved color in home decorating</div><br /></div></div></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/05/true-gray.html#more">Read more »</a>

TRUE GRAY

NO UNDERTONES IN MY GRAY, PLEASE     Gray. Bleak.   Gray Day. Stormy Gray. Misty Gray.  Cement Gray. Concrete Gray.  Gray Hairs. Cold Gray. ...

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BENJAMIN IN THE BEDROOM

<br><br />GOING NUTS....<br><br /><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/AVvXsEiU493Pr1JEGtRh1WCkNx6cT2Wwqbt6wvRoBgpkP3S2mg9b5Jzbkez2VDUlBWEFSiJfDXvnSi-myMyktPchIcd1NeMCn1P_7ZWnIb7CuJZgFfmUlfx31XKkPDXms62n98IuYNAbazDd4a4/s1600/nuts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU493Pr1JEGtRh1WCkNx6cT2Wwqbt6wvRoBgpkP3S2mg9b5Jzbkez2VDUlBWEFSiJfDXvnSi-myMyktPchIcd1NeMCn1P_7ZWnIb7CuJZgFfmUlfx31XKkPDXms62n98IuYNAbazDd4a4/s640/nuts.jpg" width="426"></a></div><br><br /><em>Wall color can drive you nuts.</em><br><br /><em>The perfect tan can turn pink or orange.  That lovely pastel green suddenly looks minty.  The beige you picked is fleshy.  The yellow you loved takes on a sickly green tinge.  What looks perfect in the paint store often looks quite different in the light of your own home.   Samples are the answer, and you should never put paint on your walls without trying it out first.  I use poster board or foam core board, 2 coats with a good 2-3 inch border of white around the outside (so the color on your wall now won't influence the color you want it to be).   I use poster board so I can move it around the room and see it in different light.  No more minty, fleshy, orange-y, sickly colors.  No more nuts.</em><br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/05/benjamin-in-bedroom.html#more">Read more »</a>

BENJAMIN IN THE BEDROOM

GOING NUTS.... Wall color can drive you nuts. The perfect tan can turn pink or orange.  That lovely pastel green suddenly looks minty.  The ...

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TOO WARM

CRAVING COOL.... <br /><br><br /><br><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTaWOLoYQe35p1dQVOBTIT2qodZTJcVc4gli8o1Fl2oy_HkaW6D7nQa710rVMd6koPDp32qlKMNj-XuEltvjAZvnJTb_MVvpr-1Ct-1IDuIFt4OSS_Je0BhwrsT93nfAhGCORGtTUn4JB/s1600/1+a+agedandgilded_typepad_com3+yellow++flowers+pig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTaWOLoYQe35p1dQVOBTIT2qodZTJcVc4gli8o1Fl2oy_HkaW6D7nQa710rVMd6koPDp32qlKMNj-XuEltvjAZvnJTb_MVvpr-1Ct-1IDuIFt4OSS_Je0BhwrsT93nfAhGCORGtTUn4JB/s640/1+a+agedandgilded_typepad_com3+yellow++flowers+pig.jpg" width="538"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.agedandgilded.typepad.com/">via</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Looking through Traditional Home and House Beautiful magazines this weekend, I was struck by the 'cool' palette nearly all the rooms were sporting on their walls.  From the barest hint of cool beige to light grays and deeper hues of blue gray, all were in the cooler palette.  That is not to say that the rooms were cold, or even</span><br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/03/too-warm.html#more">Read more »</a>

TOO WARM

CRAVING COOL.... via Looking through Traditional Home and House Beautiful magazines this weekend, I was struck by the 'cool' palett...

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LOOKING FOR A WARM GRAY

<br><br />STILL LOVING GRAY....<br><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7Nsy3wdTAAOKAKH_H0uG4TvN1lvExMIint_r98LhXhL_IOUBQ8KsOYzADzJCMcxjzk48VtGbRiqi5aVM5nT19avHHmRdwDpBOxM56wp1zmitqWSuRKJ1PQ1eCbpmFY0BRiQ7PVvl3A54/s1600/johnjacobineriors.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" psa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7Nsy3wdTAAOKAKH_H0uG4TvN1lvExMIint_r98LhXhL_IOUBQ8KsOYzADzJCMcxjzk48VtGbRiqi5aVM5nT19avHHmRdwDpBOxM56wp1zmitqWSuRKJ1PQ1eCbpmFY0BRiQ7PVvl3A54/s640/johnjacobineriors.bmp" width="424"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.johnjacobinteriors.com/">via</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br />WARM Gray?  It sounds like an oximoron.  There is the stereotype gray - that color we made by adding white to black in grade school.  Some people feel its a little boring... or depressing.... or dull...  I think it depends on how you use it, but for those of you who think gray is all the negative adjectives - meet WARM gray.  What?, you say.  Yes, add a little brown, or a little violet, or warm green as an undertone and you have an amazing gray that makes all those nasty old adjectives hide their heads in shame.... WARM.  GRAY.  Its a good thing.<br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/03/looking-for-warm-gray.html#more">Read more »</a>

LOOKING FOR A WARM GRAY

 STILL LOVING GRAY.... via WARM Gray?  It sounds like an oximoron.  There is the stereotype gray - that color we made by adding white to bl...

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UNDERSTANDING UNDERTONES

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />WHAT COLOR IS THAT... REALLY...?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVg9VIGxjuHP5EFOe6wlu1RIHn_-BEGE-YRwWugL_Nebvhr1eQnh_IS4eIdD_gUzRY4kMMBjx71PcCcQs2EcrMfrl9abdoQOGkadI_Ear_n1EH7OWtFQkR9X8Hqxx3MbvWv31oKUwxNjD/s1600/bm+storm.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVg9VIGxjuHP5EFOe6wlu1RIHn_-BEGE-YRwWugL_Nebvhr1eQnh_IS4eIdD_gUzRY4kMMBjx71PcCcQs2EcrMfrl9abdoQOGkadI_Ear_n1EH7OWtFQkR9X8Hqxx3MbvWv31oKUwxNjD/s400/bm+storm.JPG" width="400"></a></div><br /><br><br />Welcome to the world of gray.<br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />And I do mean world.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />For it seems there are endless grays</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />and gray no longer means the color of cement</div><br /><div><br /><br><br /></div></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/11/understanding-undertones.html#more">Read more »</a>

UNDERSTANDING UNDERTONES

WHAT COLOR IS THAT... REALLY...? Welcome to the world of gray. And I do mean world. For it seems there are endless grays and gray no longer ...

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GOOD GREIGE CHOICES

<div style="text-align: center;"><br />SUMMER.... WHERE HAVE YOU GONE?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><em>This Summer season has flown by so quickly</em></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><em>and I've barely mentioned gardens at all</em></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><em>(probably because I have been trying to ignore the awful state my own garden is in)</em><br><br /><em></em><br><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcxnh8NSrr_-shyphenhyphenbHwixmdEBqY5wHuw5067hpt10T3JewnjFjN4fRzsDyvLjQdEuPIqcPY4T0OWaAFkm5LyrODb_2KywDLHb3FZ4BWrjda23cZdHXw3ZDKKzShuZZsVGTVdM4rxVCHRWp/s1600/IMG_2923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcxnh8NSrr_-shyphenhyphenbHwixmdEBqY5wHuw5067hpt10T3JewnjFjN4fRzsDyvLjQdEuPIqcPY4T0OWaAFkm5LyrODb_2KywDLHb3FZ4BWrjda23cZdHXw3ZDKKzShuZZsVGTVdM4rxVCHRWp/s640/IMG_2923.JPG" width="480"></a></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmF75tGw80bsbxTLhyzSOroNpVss721PoOgT2m3cLCY2HXdUnHPeBjznRkEGsFgzHErI9FyG8VYxmNczuxUGyLWvILwI54RDwhyphenhyphenjLjCVCZ2Uezc4-qXuy0L17mBOqrt7IioQ18qmugPNG0/s1600/IMG_2923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><em></em></a><br></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><em>But I do have the pictures I took of the garden at </em><a href="http://www.gardenstoresaltlake.com/"><em>Ward and Child</em></a><em>, a rather wonderful home decor and </em><br><br /><em>garden shop I try to stop by when I visit </em></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><em>Salt Lake City, where my mother lives.</em></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4Odlk1NY7Nv_u1BhJEa1IBVLtdovQNtUpJeoIIqxGMKJiYCEg2x6Px9p-l5LNay8C4tLgU5BYDnjl7RlyHzrWgNzP3XgsbI-pMQYXbg90Wzq6IJNOFNSx_m4o2M0NEN2-wsvS3kQ3u5X/s1600/IMG_2925.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4Odlk1NY7Nv_u1BhJEa1IBVLtdovQNtUpJeoIIqxGMKJiYCEg2x6Px9p-l5LNay8C4tLgU5BYDnjl7RlyHzrWgNzP3XgsbI-pMQYXbg90Wzq6IJNOFNSx_m4o2M0NEN2-wsvS3kQ3u5X/s640/IMG_2925.JPG" width="480"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><em>and I really loved this unique and musical water feature there</em></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><em></em></div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/09/good-greige-choices.html#more">Read more »</a>

GOOD GREIGE CHOICES

SUMMER.... WHERE HAVE YOU GONE? This Summer season has flown by so quickly and I've barely mentioned gardens at all (probably because I ...

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MANLY COLOR ADVICE

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />A MASCULINE PAINT THEME...</div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1R6nVsgwLHg093FZYMu2dMwet3ZPLFruX3Gi-GTCUXeHI-Afd1DpiIVu2PdjjlQmrNr9amq_Uz2nTj_U44v-fMGNrRVQ1Q8YcvhuoBXFFDZLgV_W3JvbRef5n6sH7hjXULEol3QAzDdX9/s1600/IMG_3313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1R6nVsgwLHg093FZYMu2dMwet3ZPLFruX3Gi-GTCUXeHI-Afd1DpiIVu2PdjjlQmrNr9amq_Uz2nTj_U44v-fMGNrRVQ1Q8YcvhuoBXFFDZLgV_W3JvbRef5n6sH7hjXULEol3QAzDdX9/s640/IMG_3313.JPG" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Juneau, Alaska.  Look at all those lovely shades of blue and gray. </span><br><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Just returned from the cruise, and the colors were heavenly.  And very - manly.</span></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />WHAT ARE MASCULINE COLORS?</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/08/color-advice.html#more">Read more »</a>

MANLY COLOR ADVICE

A MASCULINE PAINT THEME... Juneau, Alaska.  Look at all those lovely shades of blue and gray.  Just returned from the cruise, and the colors...

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CRAZY FOR COLOR

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><pre style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ADD A LITTLE DRAMA</span></pre><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><pre><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"></span></strong> </pre><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSw1bxHNM8z2DOJGBGcmXN4g27Hrhd__S0qNb2cBgqqQQIK9n7Xm-OaDzEk2Cex1JV27XQzZPDpqbDshK9lUbFiVppKouEvG2nWj32a-y5gjw66zGdJHXVDC9e9C3FkgcxPT0Lw6v6Gq8Z/s1600/110685848_uXupMT79_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSw1bxHNM8z2DOJGBGcmXN4g27Hrhd__S0qNb2cBgqqQQIK9n7Xm-OaDzEk2Cex1JV27XQzZPDpqbDshK9lUbFiVppKouEvG2nWj32a-y5gjw66zGdJHXVDC9e9C3FkgcxPT0Lw6v6Gq8Z/s640/110685848_uXupMT79_c.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.welke.nl/lookbook/santje/Inspirerend/CiskadeGraaf/Mooie-haard-op-tafehoogte-in-muur-met-krijtverf">Home Unique</a><br><br /><br><br /><br></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><pre style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>In decorating its not the objects as much as the contrasts that make a room interesting.  </i></span></pre><br /><pre style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>There are a million and one ways to decorate a room, but unless you have a little drama - a </i></span></pre><br /><pre style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>strong contrast - it can still be boring.</i></span></pre></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/07/crazy-for-color.html#more">Read more »</a>

CRAZY FOR COLOR

ADD A LITTLE DRAMA   Home Unique In decorating its not the objects as much as the contrasts that make a room interesting.   There are a mill...

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COLOR CHALLENGED

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br><br /><span style="font-size: large;">PERSONAL COLOR PALETTES</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIerYkj8ByCmzA89FhPfqQMrziVFUh0g6oYzEmOODMVKpcsYyDeFm4nRieIhZW30CU4L6W7Bt_KdNmS6SPxiNR7MpXAIB_msocV-Aoqa7X7FCJsintLlg-K1TEdT82jxbddtB52THqQOS/s1600/aquieterstorm+tumbllr+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIerYkj8ByCmzA89FhPfqQMrziVFUh0g6oYzEmOODMVKpcsYyDeFm4nRieIhZW30CU4L6W7Bt_KdNmS6SPxiNR7MpXAIB_msocV-Aoqa7X7FCJsintLlg-K1TEdT82jxbddtB52THqQOS/s400/aquieterstorm+tumbllr+com.jpg" width="400"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://aquieterstorm.tumblr.com/">Source</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><em>Are you a green person or a blue person? </em><br><br /><em> Do you like neutrals or whites?  </em><br><br /><em>Do reds make you happy?  </em><br><br /><em>Do you love pink?</em><br><br /><br><br /><em>Color is personal -  </em><em>It is individual</em><br><br /><em>A look in your closet </em><em style="background-color: white;">will reveal colors</em><br><br /><em style="background-color: white;"> you know you look your best in</em><br><br /><em>and colors that make you feel good.</em><br><br /><br><br /><em>Why should decorating your home be any different?</em><br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/07/color-challenged.html#more">Read more »</a>

COLOR CHALLENGED

PERSONAL COLOR PALETTES  Source Are you a green person or a blue person?   Do you like neutrals or whites?  Do reds make you happy?  Do you...

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CHARCOAL GRAY MASTER SUITE

<br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />LISA'S BEAUTIFUL BEDROOM SUITE</div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAGkS5pitd5MN1wN709LgXod1MWurfIPkVrde9Zq-ejiuBtKlazeve_kO7BtI6P8EfzhrbMq4rsolWrSSEFpgFC-FUPn-8sFiHS7rZTYK2lFr03sE766v90VRLm9mF-bU5Kw-bQemJ8FH/s1600/IMG2566+edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAGkS5pitd5MN1wN709LgXod1MWurfIPkVrde9Zq-ejiuBtKlazeve_kO7BtI6P8EfzhrbMq4rsolWrSSEFpgFC-FUPn-8sFiHS7rZTYK2lFr03sE766v90VRLm9mF-bU5Kw-bQemJ8FH/s640/IMG2566+edited.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><br><br />I am way behind on posting on the projects I currently have in the works, but here are some photos to catch you up on Lisa's Master Suite....<br><br /><br><br />I posted about it first here:<br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/12/in-process-current-projects.html">http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/12/in-process-current-projects.html</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br />We chose a palette of charcoal gray, white, pale gray and beige with deep dark woods - a very soothing, serene color scheme.<br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/07/charcoal-gray-master-suite.html#more">Read more »</a>

CHARCOAL GRAY MASTER SUITE

LISA'S BEAUTIFUL BEDROOM SUITE I am way behind on posting on the projects I currently have in the works, but here are some photos to ca...

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UNFORGETABLE GRAY

<br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />MORE QUESTIONS AND MORE ANSWERS....</div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7DWkEqgHY0QzrsZ96AJq_qAnKB8jvRd8Px-uSYnOQPhyphenhyphenICkTov4IhGcKsvp1clVTJ-N1Ff5tMEOwg8h4QpLu0eCAfABfF3DJDhuUjf3B4rhIN20YiZEx3FKL86IuLTTHKJ84gJsFC0E/s1600/267964246548364292_PU5DcKEZ_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7DWkEqgHY0QzrsZ96AJq_qAnKB8jvRd8Px-uSYnOQPhyphenhyphenICkTov4IhGcKsvp1clVTJ-N1Ff5tMEOwg8h4QpLu0eCAfABfF3DJDhuUjf3B4rhIN20YiZEx3FKL86IuLTTHKJ84gJsFC0E/s640/267964246548364292_PU5DcKEZ_c.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><br><br /><i>I don't want to seem like a broken record because I recommend gray so often.  It may seem I am stuck on one color, but I'm actually not.   Gray is so versatile - nearly every color has a gray version.</i><br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/07/unforgetable-gray.html#more">Read more »</a>

UNFORGETABLE GRAY

MORE QUESTIONS AND MORE ANSWERS.... I don't want to seem like a broken record because I recommend gray so often.  It may seem I am stuck...

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