THE GREAT OUTDOORS

<br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>THE CLEAN UP<br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><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/AVvXsEhlwp8YYzyDCR5-iJJqaihA0rhDi4mfuYDEmRU2P9QQG7IsW8CZUqhdhvtMkTysoV8lMTtZPGzsMQNgLe4DPzP_hV44b0ZN6rM1SHefyjp9vGi9ltz3PjFGn4fTQwDnJuWcScC_QGhPu_I/s1600/atlantahomesmag+com3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" dua="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwp8YYzyDCR5-iJJqaihA0rhDi4mfuYDEmRU2P9QQG7IsW8CZUqhdhvtMkTysoV8lMTtZPGzsMQNgLe4DPzP_hV44b0ZN6rM1SHefyjp9vGi9ltz3PjFGn4fTQwDnJuWcScC_QGhPu_I/s640/atlantahomesmag+com3.jpg" width="484"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.atlantahomesmag.com/">via</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">We recently enjoyed our first outdoor dinner party of the season with perfect California weather!  Getting the garden and patio back into shape from Winter is always a daunting task, especially when it seems like every leaf from every tree from miles around has decided to land in your backyard.<br><br /> Along with all the dirt.<br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-great-outdoors.html#more">Read more »</a>

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

THE CLEAN UP via We recently enjoyed our first outdoor dinner party of the season with perfect California weather!  Getting the garden and p...

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THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: BEIGE

<br><br /><div aid="toggleHeader" class="t_hov MsgPartGradient ia_hc" id="mp1_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;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>WHAT IS YOUR SIGNATURE COLOR?<br><br /><br><br />When I first moved to California - many years ago - I worked for the beige lady. <br><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><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/AVvXsEgV3zi8phkSnwtrFhNorkey5EDAXVeScf-ENWEm1T47oXBsvH7TjAyqEQfSyRsUxm2HPXiojzOSpf2vyZIPdwDf9XvMv0LycngLFw7Y7B6-5bLbGiCvK3TvAWKLNUQbsW1yOVZpW7Us4ek/s1600/bm+grant+beige1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3zi8phkSnwtrFhNorkey5EDAXVeScf-ENWEm1T47oXBsvH7TjAyqEQfSyRsUxm2HPXiojzOSpf2vyZIPdwDf9XvMv0LycngLFw7Y7B6-5bLbGiCvK3TvAWKLNUQbsW1yOVZpW7Us4ek/s640/bm+grant+beige1.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Benjamin Moore GRANT BEIGE<br><br /><a href="http://www.houzz.com/">Houzz</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">She had beige blond hair, beige tanned skin, beige shoes, beige handbag, she wore her favorite beige always, she even drove a beige car.  She was very wealthy.  She was very elegant.  Her only accessory was jewelry - gold - lots of it.  Life for her was pretty simple.  She knew what she loved.  She loved beige.  She surrounded herself with it.  It was her signature.</span></div><div class="MsgPartBody ClearBoth" id="mp1_msgPartBody" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #444444; 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;"><div bt="Part" fa="Forward" nr="nr" pfx="mps1_" ra="Reply" raa="ReplyAll" rfu=" InboxLight.aspx?n=383383029&Action={0}&AllowUnsafe={1}" sf="s"><div id="mps1_bodyHdr"></div><div class="ClearBoth" style="clear: both;"><div class="WideMessageBarContainer" id="mps1_wideMsgBarPlaceholder"></div></div><div class="ClearBoth" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="ReadMsgBody" id="mps1_readMsgBodyContainer" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 16px;"></div></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-color-you-crave-beige.html#more">Read more »</a>

THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: BEIGE

WHAT IS YOUR SIGNATURE COLOR? When I first moved to California - many years ago - I worked for the beige lady. Benjamin Moore GRANT BEIGE Ho...

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TWINS!!!

<br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7t_snvEHt6PFxonsvp8nWCIiInXtmNSKgntA3DHgFv8nqukgp4T2eP7lVA4osP1lRBbIwuBAEmsEKF6KtHdv4IP412MRtW2SFLM9U9A5h_wS2Ypv-YKn3PVLrjrvBGNVHy0X9TpOjUYO/s1600/IMG_0055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7t_snvEHt6PFxonsvp8nWCIiInXtmNSKgntA3DHgFv8nqukgp4T2eP7lVA4osP1lRBbIwuBAEmsEKF6KtHdv4IP412MRtW2SFLM9U9A5h_wS2Ypv-YKn3PVLrjrvBGNVHy0X9TpOjUYO/s640/IMG_0055.jpg" width="426"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br />I'm not overly fond of blue, green or pink for a nursery.  Too typical, I guess.   I do believe wall color should be soothing and calm - so I'm fond of neutrals on nursery walls.  Wall color grayed down a little, or a lot.  Lots of fresh white.  The word is soothing, or soft, or calm.... like the photos I've posted.<br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/04/twins.html#more">Read more »</a>

TWINS!!!

I'm not overly fond of blue, green or pink for a nursery.  Too typical, I guess.   I do believe wall color should be soothing and calm -...

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KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING

COLOR FOR NATURAL STONE FIREPLACE<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/AVvXsEhCIX3RLqRJHH5Kg4mZ4_Zgs4Cfa1jo-87x4LCH_bv_rUovCoz7VJzeMCibBj8mRZyA9LpwuvXj_An2bFC1zsmrmOSNbKb8G162jelzRLtIFH48SntftG5Q7pzV_89HUuKH_Nq3dZyOP1IH/s1600/house+and+home.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIX3RLqRJHH5Kg4mZ4_Zgs4Cfa1jo-87x4LCH_bv_rUovCoz7VJzeMCibBj8mRZyA9LpwuvXj_An2bFC1zsmrmOSNbKb8G162jelzRLtIFH48SntftG5Q7pzV_89HUuKH_Nq3dZyOP1IH/s640/house+and+home.bmp" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/">House and Home</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />IN EVERY HOME there are elements we can't change - at least not right away.  There are things we need to live with - maybe its a previous owners stone or tile selections, or wood cabinet or floor colors, </div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/03/keep-home-fires-burning.html#more">Read more »</a>

KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING

COLOR FOR NATURAL STONE FIREPLACE House and Home IN EVERY HOME there are elements we can't change - at least not right away.  There are ...

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