Adding Traditional Details

<div align="center">Traditional design is very popular in this area.  People seem to love extra mouldings and details.  I'm always amazed when I see a real estate show on tv and if there's crown moulding anywhere, it seems someone will mention it with appreciation and awe, passing over many other more noticeable good qualities.  It's definitely an attention grabber.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">I've had many clients who want to add detail and mouldings to their homes in the remodel process.  Adding just a few touches, sometimes makes all the difference in the world.</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/AVvXsEhLgCZ5IPu5Tck0eScxuqcEOb-1nIFujoCGSBI02W5wWXPfFTGu6gppaf6lDDErb-appwB_JaJvTReoKDI7AJxFDyzm0qGYjRu-NijB1QnFk5MfHI3n-Ber9LhnXWoKymnM1b85GlEXqOas/s1600/bracket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgCZ5IPu5Tck0eScxuqcEOb-1nIFujoCGSBI02W5wWXPfFTGu6gppaf6lDDErb-appwB_JaJvTReoKDI7AJxFDyzm0qGYjRu-NijB1QnFk5MfHI3n-Ber9LhnXWoKymnM1b85GlEXqOas/s400/bracket.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paneling and brackets were added to the face of this bar for durability and an upgrade in materials.</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;"><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/AVvXsEg0Pu3OhKXOwusceR80RWTwGZmHpAlSse5ZVdK6zn5KhecRWDb-_ZRsNp2a1xOW1B6JwSjoX1TZO5VlO5s5t65H4s2LwyknYYLUWQw4MlROcZl9yjf5Wt-dL9pGbFxK7xa8gXXDOfKDHpq2/s1600/Before+-+bar.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Pu3OhKXOwusceR80RWTwGZmHpAlSse5ZVdK6zn5KhecRWDb-_ZRsNp2a1xOW1B6JwSjoX1TZO5VlO5s5t65H4s2LwyknYYLUWQw4MlROcZl9yjf5Wt-dL9pGbFxK7xa8gXXDOfKDHpq2/s400/Before+-+bar.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bar - Before</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;"><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/AVvXsEgYL5L00edakUffB9kvDVSbe7P7bxEfSIRLqLCKSwzO9pPBAf5lKSBEPqw3YKEFyscBsvQHXR3rtbEzH8cXGy-DfbBbmw8OELkKE38EqTjeUQ6i5a3Uig0KJJQ8EcnuRoCYH7rxwhCdUCss/s1600/After+-+bar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Block paneling with a curved foot detail was applied to an existing standard box cabinet before painting to give it the look of piece of furniture.</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYOXaD1CuqFueU7ImEyG4hjW3g0FGxw6G1w7pbmIMBbQG_BRuiO6ZMQ9ztwz9QksHAKQYDo0L3Of_kXa1YBU1CXP7sqdXjizOEakeCTcdz6KFWj46P5FC6evmsM0eNszpfoM6W8v1TJUs/s1600/Before+-+Hutch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYOXaD1CuqFueU7ImEyG4hjW3g0FGxw6G1w7pbmIMBbQG_BRuiO6ZMQ9ztwz9QksHAKQYDo0L3Of_kXa1YBU1CXP7sqdXjizOEakeCTcdz6KFWj46P5FC6evmsM0eNszpfoM6W8v1TJUs/s400/Before+-+Hutch.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Upper and lower cabinets - Before</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgzAwGkrA3ZrKckAUeLNXKHNifi6rLA_hB57xgvg4xeZO7_bTbW4hK1bQnJbP9CZ2bhuW_l6tiVEmmVydIpnQeNetJzQB_-EEl0chyYJt3Yzvd5v6HEVg9XZUBZZdgElqg2Bn8l0yvArC/s1600/hutch+-+Aston+Design+Studio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgzAwGkrA3ZrKckAUeLNXKHNifi6rLA_hB57xgvg4xeZO7_bTbW4hK1bQnJbP9CZ2bhuW_l6tiVEmmVydIpnQeNetJzQB_-EEl0chyYJt3Yzvd5v6HEVg9XZUBZZdgElqg2Bn8l0yvArC/s640/hutch+-+Aston+Design+Studio.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hutch - After</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Side panels on the upper cabinets that continued down as brackets were added to the existing cabinet and the crown was redone.  Paint covers up all the additional pieces and patching.  In this project, the pantry next to these cabinets was relocated in the space.  Upper door panels were cut out for seed glass inserts and cabinet pulls added, all helping to make these standard issue box cabinets look like a piece of furniture.</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69lZjnCfy6xGDYl0qAUF0oc8fAAiqBOsMxIGPyk9SF_JpzQecrIfybkCDq9PYhV97QXL1Z9uUEoy2sr3e1-txR-Qnb2hHTlJuCx43TK-7GAsBfsVCOVF5yzEEgJD6sZZV_iZfmPlxILDz/s1600/3+Cabinets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="427" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69lZjnCfy6xGDYl0qAUF0oc8fAAiqBOsMxIGPyk9SF_JpzQecrIfybkCDq9PYhV97QXL1Z9uUEoy2sr3e1-txR-Qnb2hHTlJuCx43TK-7GAsBfsVCOVF5yzEEgJD6sZZV_iZfmPlxILDz/s640/3+Cabinets.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Brackets were added to the bottoms of these cabinets to help break up the space and give an unfitted look to the kitchen cabinetry.</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/AVvXsEiozW0G1Y9k7_x2SjJSkRXrro0ZeUXYMQ4XTYhuE2cXb26c8QrAw1R1TNznkO_Hly4VMSoX0usZq0fxtgwgN7dtb1HX48jL2Wf6utLbuNHNJFRMamk-BTW-VYtBjNs4EL95o-3mNnRfkdIS/s1600/Copy+of+1+Before+-+Overall.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozW0G1Y9k7_x2SjJSkRXrro0ZeUXYMQ4XTYhuE2cXb26c8QrAw1R1TNznkO_Hly4VMSoX0usZq0fxtgwgN7dtb1HX48jL2Wf6utLbuNHNJFRMamk-BTW-VYtBjNs4EL95o-3mNnRfkdIS/s400/Copy+of+1+Before+-+Overall.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cabinets read as one visual element in this large space.  The homeowner wanted a more traditional and interesting look in the kitchen without investing in a lot of new cabinets.</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;"><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/AVvXsEhCWw33tGxvL26l1NikhdGTi8grOquvS6YejKB2L_fLVwE84ubAt4cGcYYXlJqhH1EvXbxW2F5OxNWLEgfu0hgj4ygb9eQK88qUbPRt1SSJcxpfLCwomP3TbREYCNVxjS2zA08-Ur99Qoc7/s1600/143+N+Linton+Ridge+Cir+006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWw33tGxvL26l1NikhdGTi8grOquvS6YejKB2L_fLVwE84ubAt4cGcYYXlJqhH1EvXbxW2F5OxNWLEgfu0hgj4ygb9eQK88qUbPRt1SSJcxpfLCwomP3TbREYCNVxjS2zA08-Ur99Qoc7/s640/143+N+Linton+Ridge+Cir+006.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>In this kitchen remodel, we added panels to the sides of the existing cabinetry.  It made for a more finished look.  See on the end of the cabinet by the sink?<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1J9aQygdjZ0wqV_xRM-zUhTifc5dlMvaNsasGMFriJdMDt2_jKfpv8vNdtGNTBtzi9TtVEr7Si1dTE2oRGGxM-pkG5Tq5_LQgzebdDR_ZGfWqQfG-5O-eONbzp4bP7rUHmk0ErIOKdnt/s1600/S7300326.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1J9aQygdjZ0wqV_xRM-zUhTifc5dlMvaNsasGMFriJdMDt2_jKfpv8vNdtGNTBtzi9TtVEr7Si1dTE2oRGGxM-pkG5Tq5_LQgzebdDR_ZGfWqQfG-5O-eONbzp4bP7rUHmk0ErIOKdnt/s400/S7300326.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">Before</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">We did a new island and kept the cabinets on the left side of the kitchen.  Adding the side panels helped tie the old in with the new island.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Little moulding tricks (and lots of paint to cover them up) helped customize these projects for their homeowners.  At some point it is just better to rip it all out and start over, but for all these above, we saved money and kept cabinets out of the landfills!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">If you're not a follower of my blog, I'd love it if you became one!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Linking to:</div><div align="center"><em><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2012/04/wow-us-wednesdays-62.html">Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style</a></em><br /><em><a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2012/04/welcome-to-inspiration-friday-no-61.html">Inspiration Friday - At the Picket Fence</a></em></div><div align="center"><em><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2012/04/feathered-nest-friday_19.html">Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage</a></em></div><div align="center"><em><a href="http://www.simplyklassichome.com/2012/04/simply-klassic-sunday-and-some-features.html?showComment=1335055144488#c4668664398651134650">Simply Klassic Sundays at Simply Klassic Home</a></em><br /><em><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2012/04/beautiful-sun-room-welcome-to-170th.html#more">Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch</a></em></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Adding Traditional Details

Traditional design is very popular in this area.  People seem to love extra mouldings and details.  I'm always amazed when I see a real ...

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Same Color Walls and Mouldings

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLVi-Sm5m3ENQqvIXETqn9qTtVD1lgaISlcgzR0g-4dLdk3ziiSij7LjQZ8TSjM8ejCb7F15Jg0aJ6hwe0n02UHHaEBdiJZirYDWMRoaOPR2kYgEk2w2E6NeI6YaoIqDcFVWYt7XCzOU8/s1600/Suzanne+Kasler+HB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="381" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLVi-Sm5m3ENQqvIXETqn9qTtVD1lgaISlcgzR0g-4dLdk3ziiSij7LjQZ8TSjM8ejCb7F15Jg0aJ6hwe0n02UHHaEBdiJZirYDWMRoaOPR2kYgEk2w2E6NeI6YaoIqDcFVWYt7XCzOU8/s400/Suzanne+Kasler+HB.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Suzanne Kasler, Kim Winkler - House Beautiful</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Using the same color on walls and mouldings in interiors can be effective in doing many things.  Most importantly, it makes the lines or bands of contrast go away and a stronger, bolder, somewhat more contemporary look emerges.  Where contrasting moulding might have visually divided up the space above, it is now unified with one color statement.  Those beautiful, rich wood doors really stand out in this single color space.</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/AVvXsEiGWDxdpOs3wCSRVraAzfCqSTxRWv32falUQr5QPAds_UexEYm1BpDW3SC9ob6sn0W1RtGOJ9FMbt3VG0wJe-H_dpE7f8UH-mClhUPLd7CqzXhtHMyoXwrMnPMRewIxGSaScTZuL7H2fuCH/s1600/Gwen+Driscoll+ED.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWDxdpOs3wCSRVraAzfCqSTxRWv32falUQr5QPAds_UexEYm1BpDW3SC9ob6sn0W1RtGOJ9FMbt3VG0wJe-H_dpE7f8UH-mClhUPLd7CqzXhtHMyoXwrMnPMRewIxGSaScTZuL7H2fuCH/s400/Gwen+Driscoll+ED.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Gwen Driscoll - Elle Decor</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The graceful lines of the furniture and rich color in the artwork stand out in this interior.  The same color treament updates and modernizes the traditional furnishings.</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/AVvXsEi110uVv8FPOWvsNL2VXLoAnbttubwFtZTWFkwlKc7zxjV2e6Zkebx8Qhne-eMI_IjebbBqm2MRBjt-Z-91VOyZSyUY1X3L7_LTK8zI4I8kx6PncIZjJNohdaDPw5fWro1Irv4tNAP0u81A/s1600/HB+Kay+Douglass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi110uVv8FPOWvsNL2VXLoAnbttubwFtZTWFkwlKc7zxjV2e6Zkebx8Qhne-eMI_IjebbBqm2MRBjt-Z-91VOyZSyUY1X3L7_LTK8zI4I8kx6PncIZjJNohdaDPw5fWro1Irv4tNAP0u81A/s400/HB+Kay+Douglass.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Kay Douglass - House Beautiful</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Painting the wall mouldings and door the same color as the walls simplifies the look in this dining room. The texture of the ceiling is allowed to be the star.</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/AVvXsEj41E6c63mw-sbLJkLRJoyYmXxQTnkYxPydPS1-0cj4Tk4tJwqw6XAijhrJKZWpvVBg0Rq1zoe159jnlJlSGR-gGPiSDjoMR0MhAgFoTpn6mzrOO5w4M23B4tCb_srYaYgAUcV9HsNh1rJ8/s1600/TH+Barry+Dixon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41E6c63mw-sbLJkLRJoyYmXxQTnkYxPydPS1-0cj4Tk4tJwqw6XAijhrJKZWpvVBg0Rq1zoe159jnlJlSGR-gGPiSDjoMR0MhAgFoTpn6mzrOO5w4M23B4tCb_srYaYgAUcV9HsNh1rJ8/s400/TH+Barry+Dixon.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Barry Dixon - Traditional Home</em></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">The colorful artwork really stands out on the wall with mouldings subdued by a same color treatment.  </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/AVvXsEjRtXro-R_8ayujoZ9WYtCszdM9WWwl4SDe4_23HVgQOHc8nOMO46OzHosh0k9o4PKGGhctBDYIBgV2bft4aPfNhlESbjAiKm-0XN36P6feK235G3sXfZvEJE5vaylNO4VIlr2FMw_0eZTQ/s1600/Barry+Dixon+TH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtXro-R_8ayujoZ9WYtCszdM9WWwl4SDe4_23HVgQOHc8nOMO46OzHosh0k9o4PKGGhctBDYIBgV2bft4aPfNhlESbjAiKm-0XN36P6feK235G3sXfZvEJE5vaylNO4VIlr2FMw_0eZTQ/s400/Barry+Dixon+TH.jpg" width="337" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Barry Dixon - Traditional Home</em></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">The intricate carving in the mouldings above is actually more pronounced.  If they had been painted a contrasting color you would have noticed the banding or lines of the moulding, not the detail of the carving.</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/AVvXsEglsgJh_LMp0N0snO2cY2yP2nUEiAk2paGnbJWdc6I3eYL2XlpeHjpDPp24rkM4yyS2kc27Y3DRh3W-uFaOq5HN6aMSW9YidtK7hvc5DWJEga6aiE2-6BPnsvxkY1ezqQvBRrzWmV_RMkzQ/s1600/atlanta-dining-room-by-Barbara+westbrook-and-Kim+Winkler+HB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsgJh_LMp0N0snO2cY2yP2nUEiAk2paGnbJWdc6I3eYL2XlpeHjpDPp24rkM4yyS2kc27Y3DRh3W-uFaOq5HN6aMSW9YidtK7hvc5DWJEga6aiE2-6BPnsvxkY1ezqQvBRrzWmV_RMkzQ/s400/atlanta-dining-room-by-Barbara+westbrook-and-Kim+Winkler+HB.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Barbara Westbrook - House Beautiful</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here the same color on the mouldings gives a bigger impact to the overall design.  That smokiness and romantic quality would have been destroyed with the crispness of white mouldings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><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/AVvXsEh7wh1IZR_GFTB9WdxKUdC7ZKspqr5A0-jhRnu_6Uwge7q6VKoCg1bK16HpdBzcGV8RFRm3pJ3SS_qFJPOIpYJeLV1OEKk8XuFsdagmhhH6swxIbkMwazq-t-v3Tnvr7uktVW8LvWQdeGtl/s1600/Elaine+Griffin+Elle+Decor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wh1IZR_GFTB9WdxKUdC7ZKspqr5A0-jhRnu_6Uwge7q6VKoCg1bK16HpdBzcGV8RFRm3pJ3SS_qFJPOIpYJeLV1OEKk8XuFsdagmhhH6swxIbkMwazq-t-v3Tnvr7uktVW8LvWQdeGtl/s400/Elaine+Griffin+Elle+Decor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Elaine Griffin - Elle Decor</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This color makes a bolder statement painted on walls, baseboards, and window trim and shutters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3keAmxfpgJoHWVvLH1iGsJMG89L1HMuqTGtEHdpWT0YB4v4LGP5ShnxZwttBysBIg1Su1_XBdEPao_BmUm3ZIjiigCT6QpZPO9_Z_e40bYS8OMCvs3RC5-ALM9zmj4enNi85Vx6HAE-6Q/s1600/Goodwin+HB+Robert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3keAmxfpgJoHWVvLH1iGsJMG89L1HMuqTGtEHdpWT0YB4v4LGP5ShnxZwttBysBIg1Su1_XBdEPao_BmUm3ZIjiigCT6QpZPO9_Z_e40bYS8OMCvs3RC5-ALM9zmj4enNi85Vx6HAE-6Q/s400/Goodwin+HB+Robert.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Robert Goodwin - House Beautiful</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The gilded antiques above are set against a simple backdrop that is not fussed with a contrasting moulding.</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;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDheA3LSzcnzX0nzFqe70uct5qdwIzu4VxB16vsvHo4_0GndN0ZxLVLVswcuPWJJL2ZB27HdOAMRdurfvaRRsUZTSInbzp-Nk3HyNmDL6vYWDA2i7z27mElTmI-q4iUhXPxByK4zEX3pDt/s1600/Veranda+Kay+Douglass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDheA3LSzcnzX0nzFqe70uct5qdwIzu4VxB16vsvHo4_0GndN0ZxLVLVswcuPWJJL2ZB27HdOAMRdurfvaRRsUZTSInbzp-Nk3HyNmDL6vYWDA2i7z27mElTmI-q4iUhXPxByK4zEX3pDt/s640/Veranda+Kay+Douglass.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Kay Douglass - Veranda</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just gorgeous.  A simplified, modernized version of a traditional dining room.  It doesn't forget it's past, but is such a creative and dramatic reinvention.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While not appropriate in every situation, the same color used on walls, mouldings, and doors can add an updated, bolder look to a room.  The lines running around the room or "outlining" disappears and color envelopes the space.  The objects in the room become more visually pronounced and emphasized. What a great tool for instantly changing the look or feel in a room!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center"></div>

Same Color Walls and Mouldings

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INSPIRATION: FROM EUROPE

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div closure_uid_g5dj1j="908"><span closure_uid_g5dj1j="907" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With just one full day left in London and our schedule looking full, I suddenly realized my digital camera storage disks were completely full - and we brought extra... going through them to delete duplicates and fuzzy images and free up a little space, I found that I am completely</span><span closure_uid_g5dj1j="904" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> but happily obsessed with doors, windows and other architectural details...</span></div><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">like this amazing stone gateway</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></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/AVvXsEiWKitEg0bpfU9nrEEp4AaHYjmA5PSdaAFg-e_Yx6TAn4ZxTFdudL4dHW_EIW3blSRZpmxup1netWtD7Io0UmxpVsBctkL6GG19oTl7mBSDk2GBVq1TG9LSUoUQZLi78migl1HlO3O963dG/s1600/BIBURY+IN+THE+COTSWOLDS+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKitEg0bpfU9nrEEp4AaHYjmA5PSdaAFg-e_Yx6TAn4ZxTFdudL4dHW_EIW3blSRZpmxup1netWtD7Io0UmxpVsBctkL6GG19oTl7mBSDk2GBVq1TG9LSUoUQZLi78migl1HlO3O963dG/s640/BIBURY+IN+THE+COTSWOLDS+1.jpg" width="448"></span></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Burton on the Water - in the Cotswolds</span><br><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">wrought iron and stone column</span></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/08/inspiration-from-far-away.html#more">Read more »</a>

INSPIRATION: FROM EUROPE

With just one full day left in London and our schedule looking full, I suddenly realized my digital camera storage disks were completely ful...

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