REFRESH

the blue house<br><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnmTz7k4oUBjTBEWD1v_8sq8o1lBs6SiN2uO-_evlaQBjswUaj_DrSSWB_DEgHTfMVnPKRkP7ggXdhXNlZ9m9kDAtcPo32psogm2xubgdl_60mY4RqnXWsA6vOtTmo_ioHroSiK9z3TAs/s1600/IMG_7226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnmTz7k4oUBjTBEWD1v_8sq8o1lBs6SiN2uO-_evlaQBjswUaj_DrSSWB_DEgHTfMVnPKRkP7ggXdhXNlZ9m9kDAtcPo32psogm2xubgdl_60mY4RqnXWsA6vOtTmo_ioHroSiK9z3TAs/s640/IMG_7226.jpg" width="427"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br />I just had to share this beautiful transformation with you.  It was so fun to design, and to see to its completion.  The homeowner is wonderfully creative and knows exactly what she likes.  My amazing friend, Shawna Henrie (<a href="http://www.bleudogfotography.com/">bleudog fotography</a>), provided the photography - which is why this post is going to be full of lots of wonderful pictures!  Enjoy! <br><br /><br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/01/refresh.html#more">Read more »</a>

REFRESH

the blue house I just had to share this beautiful transformation with you.  It was so fun to design, and to see to its completion.  The home...

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COLORS OF CHRISTMAS: GOLDEN GLOW

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></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 />USING GOLD at Christmas</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />will add a warm glow to your decor...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHytZleQHCMvevpq_G5vH86L5D4g17TXTfh-nI-8BOyfLyCPdSeEaW1a3yOx5wDwq9hmNfkZViyLXAGxEu4nPUe6nVgN032i1RKyiisSBux8OwMRoi3_K3shkjKtMlFFTMJcqBt1TqSuI/s1600/-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHytZleQHCMvevpq_G5vH86L5D4g17TXTfh-nI-8BOyfLyCPdSeEaW1a3yOx5wDwq9hmNfkZViyLXAGxEu4nPUe6nVgN032i1RKyiisSBux8OwMRoi3_K3shkjKtMlFFTMJcqBt1TqSuI/s320/-living-room.jpg" width="426"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/12/colors-of-christmas-golden-glow.html#more">Read more »</a>

COLORS OF CHRISTMAS: GOLDEN GLOW

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ITS IN THE DETAILS

<span style="font-weight: normal;">CREATING CHARACTER</span><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/AVvXsEiJd3QU-GpVGeI4BtDJdCnuMEI5d6v-lZe-YEFdyutWlc9ETb-zgsYDXVn8DyXh7fpeNJybjf1AJGlcvlst6xHDO6ZSlGcrbp6U3l_zXXmARhLI60S_vjgk_UzgDCyTpPadPEdqg02Mc98/s1600/IMG_8234.JPG++designdump.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJd3QU-GpVGeI4BtDJdCnuMEI5d6v-lZe-YEFdyutWlc9ETb-zgsYDXVn8DyXh7fpeNJybjf1AJGlcvlst6xHDO6ZSlGcrbp6U3l_zXXmARhLI60S_vjgk_UzgDCyTpPadPEdqg02Mc98/s640/IMG_8234.JPG++designdump.jpeg" width="426"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mydesigndump.blogspot%2Ccom/">via</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br></span><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I have a fantasy of owning an old farmhouse...</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />or a chateau in Provence...</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />or a cottage by the sea...</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />as long as it was built before 1940</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />before the millwork and mouldings began to disappear</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and the ceilings and walls became non-descript</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and the windows lost their charm</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and the front of a house became... a garage</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/08/its-in-details.html#more">Read more »</a>

ITS IN THE DETAILS

CREATING CHARACTER via I have a fantasy of owning an old farmhouse... or a chateau in Provence... or a cottage by the sea... as long as it w...

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FIREPLACE DESIGN

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Our family vacation destination of choice over the last couple of decades </strong></span><br><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>has been this breathtaking spot</strong></span></div><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_u_u8clKWlCbjgXcqesd2yLLg6gf1OhpztV1cGVM4TuKZv3uzaE9bfsakpfAf8IqWJRA9GiEp4G6E5OT-lU7us_YK8a3xitsZACTlveeO5mE34qZAIULxEkKLWnbzZ1Yb_vtxtn58bVv/s1600/Yosemite-National-Park1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_u_u8clKWlCbjgXcqesd2yLLg6gf1OhpztV1cGVM4TuKZv3uzaE9bfsakpfAf8IqWJRA9GiEp4G6E5OT-lU7us_YK8a3xitsZACTlveeO5mE34qZAIULxEkKLWnbzZ1Yb_vtxtn58bVv/s640/Yosemite-National-Park1.jpg" t8="true" width="640"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />With only a very few exceptions, we have come here every year<br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/06/fireplace-design.html#more">Read more »</a>

FIREPLACE DESIGN

Our family vacation destination of choice over the last couple of decades  has been this breathtaking spot Yosemite Valley, Yosemite Nationa...

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CHRISTMAS DECOR: Natural Sparkle

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">WHEW!</span> </span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Done, at last</span></div><br /><br><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />Bit by bit the Christmas decorations have been going up at my house.  In between working on client's homes and other seasonal projects - at long last I'm done..... or, mostly done.  I still plan to put a little holiday cheer into my son's room who will be home from college in a few days, and there's that little tree I wanted to decorate in the family room, and I need to come up with something for place settings for the family get-together.  Seems once I get started, I can't stop.. Someone help me!<br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Please!</span></div><br /></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /><br></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />I have to admit I rearranged furniture a little this year to make room for the tree and accommodate my holiday decorations. Sometimes the 'stuff' in our house gets in the way of our Christmas decorating, but most of it looks better with a little Christmas touch or two and that very 'stuff' can become part of a beautiful holiday focal point.</div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEiJ714lsGcOrAr32HJ25mMnCXhovENAeQf0QVPWoHLJwrF1-jFvpIrXeHVBCb9xVNQQ6iUUe-larmDwwpQE9ga0ot-ZHZo3lNzZNZB4Law9frEABk-WXGxeAma3OjFnetfQy7HRX4RP9J4/s1600/IMG_1031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ714lsGcOrAr32HJ25mMnCXhovENAeQf0QVPWoHLJwrF1-jFvpIrXeHVBCb9xVNQQ6iUUe-larmDwwpQE9ga0ot-ZHZo3lNzZNZB4Law9frEABk-WXGxeAma3OjFnetfQy7HRX4RP9J4/s640/IMG_1031.JPG" width="444px"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>vintage trophy with holiday greens and berries</em></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-decorating-natural-sparkle.html#more">Read more »</a>

CHRISTMAS DECOR: Natural Sparkle

WHEW!   Done, at last Bit by bit the Christmas decorations have been going up at my house.  In between working on client's homes and ot...

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