Going from Drab to Fab

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggShRiG-vMsLdmQ8W1fR-zk7qjDVHdi3QnL8wBH543muGpodwj-qM3S4Jns0Lc5OgLUtQgMfbYuhYM9uyFD8t6dzsSA0Cifh187anqRGh9g774P6sRU2hnDvzTYbMf6x6q3hnMf4gSpKZX/s1600/Ganser+fabrics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggShRiG-vMsLdmQ8W1fR-zk7qjDVHdi3QnL8wBH543muGpodwj-qM3S4Jns0Lc5OgLUtQgMfbYuhYM9uyFD8t6dzsSA0Cifh187anqRGh9g774P6sRU2hnDvzTYbMf6x6q3hnMf4gSpKZX/s640/Ganser+fabrics.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;">Look at this juicy color palette I'm working with for a dining room project.  It's so fresh and colorful! We're doing a jute rug, the ikat on the chair seats, the large suzani print on the curtain panels, and some luscious wall color.  The homeowner loves color and wants a younger, fresher, vibe in her often used dining room.  She's lived overseas and has collected colorful pottery from everywhere.  I thought her dining room should reflect her love for the color and pattern that attracts her eye. Here's some of her collection.</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/AVvXsEgAsEA2VR_DSFw3CkgisySIjwoU0Z-G6qrpa0u4trRItYgvEusMRhFfJug8k1-1d91I2smrP_mW7_HuuIGEoYzCjWycR-nhx4o_ARFrsO6miboOWybfQc_S252uaw0k6NnbjB00ENA3qEUp/s1600/_CRP0026+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsEA2VR_DSFw3CkgisySIjwoU0Z-G6qrpa0u4trRItYgvEusMRhFfJug8k1-1d91I2smrP_mW7_HuuIGEoYzCjWycR-nhx4o_ARFrsO6miboOWybfQc_S252uaw0k6NnbjB00ENA3qEUp/s320/_CRP0026+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2vndu_J7R1CTzOZNAjzIatdiva1Kklly3_b9hnVHYRGtHdowXdQjCKim-YOaSa2_9HlPmTLqLmqNCmrIOU-DwJDqKJnChVSzibmEAUca1K_Wq_fPfUUwa_nTf-g_rwyCoPCwtxycIuzP/s1600/_CRP0021.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/AVvXsEjl2vndu_J7R1CTzOZNAjzIatdiva1Kklly3_b9hnVHYRGtHdowXdQjCKim-YOaSa2_9HlPmTLqLmqNCmrIOU-DwJDqKJnChVSzibmEAUca1K_Wq_fPfUUwa_nTf-g_rwyCoPCwtxycIuzP/s320/_CRP0021.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwups-RxwjBPm-uliB6haU02FdxbRBoXS8uvt_m1-WTk9_sya89V2rmA43rFWkoMeOLjHPj3h1WRsPIo8F8fAdXSZh4y_vQv4_maxX7gtb5cgoR6C3VZNLKy9dCHm7n3VsHKKTXjOsLv_5/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwups-RxwjBPm-uliB6haU02FdxbRBoXS8uvt_m1-WTk9_sya89V2rmA43rFWkoMeOLjHPj3h1WRsPIo8F8fAdXSZh4y_vQv4_maxX7gtb5cgoR6C3VZNLKy9dCHm7n3VsHKKTXjOsLv_5/s320/photo.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">This was the project where a dinner party started it all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The "Before"</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/AVvXsEgajVDH4OlJWxqSYL5kQK5ESbzfVAKVTjxAQt4-t9eulCb1P3sHCd7QgPGhQITzdnM56OIj9gGh_r6ab6Wr5TzdRjfxk_sxXoJ0RwZrpqHLSQnFTI4esaF4smmSqX6SZFhy8A5vc3ndRf_6/s1600/new+folder+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajVDH4OlJWxqSYL5kQK5ESbzfVAKVTjxAQt4-t9eulCb1P3sHCd7QgPGhQITzdnM56OIj9gGh_r6ab6Wr5TzdRjfxk_sxXoJ0RwZrpqHLSQnFTI4esaF4smmSqX6SZFhy8A5vc3ndRf_6/s400/new+folder+003.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Remember?</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/AVvXsEgjF8LVJgsp6xx5Iuw5ccPEHbBtmDBguf5UJWeI0hjPGT0BFyd8tvaPV217PQwb93uqEaLuU6mzPpMiZcVRhxWQLGJuAf0OCdEPS-k4bHt73tkSn5fgvgFDz00CQBu8aanFpkVJ2B3PeIVU/s1600/new+folder+005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjF8LVJgsp6xx5Iuw5ccPEHbBtmDBguf5UJWeI0hjPGT0BFyd8tvaPV217PQwb93uqEaLuU6mzPpMiZcVRhxWQLGJuAf0OCdEPS-k4bHt73tkSn5fgvgFDz00CQBu8aanFpkVJ2B3PeIVU/s400/new+folder+005.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">During a dinner at this house one night not too long ago.......one particular friend, well I guess it was several friends, decided the border had been there long enough.  </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CQRJ4492WwlQyzOn0j7_GLHQ2C1B6DWC2PmGEphpbFQ5XHsdij5Ug_zKquIczZ4pk5R7HAPxbJ0WLQIqm2j2tu65uSzaCmduVW1Y0x46e6FsMAJKtgLR2V5aiZa2BvahgNPhPKdpPn63/s1600/new+folder+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CQRJ4492WwlQyzOn0j7_GLHQ2C1B6DWC2PmGEphpbFQ5XHsdij5Ug_zKquIczZ4pk5R7HAPxbJ0WLQIqm2j2tu65uSzaCmduVW1Y0x46e6FsMAJKtgLR2V5aiZa2BvahgNPhPKdpPn63/s400/new+folder+004.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />One piece was saved as a memory!</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/AVvXsEgU7matnXtXc_UdTzOoXOGw7shzrMT0rQnIbbjN63-c889kC-wfR2qL33W78kfu5SpZnwbK68wYJ9g76wZ0afW76M0pJBhg7_q3Ev7yB9v9cv3cprZRAHsiQmUA27IYQ55hrbZU4dCwHyuN/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7matnXtXc_UdTzOoXOGw7shzrMT0rQnIbbjN63-c889kC-wfR2qL33W78kfu5SpZnwbK68wYJ9g76wZ0afW76M0pJBhg7_q3Ev7yB9v9cv3cprZRAHsiQmUA27IYQ55hrbZU4dCwHyuN/s640/photo.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;">  Everything is on order and will be ready for Christmas!</div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Going from Drab to Fab

Look at this juicy color palette I'm working with for a dining room project.  It's so fresh and colorful! We're doing a jute rug...

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