THE FIFTH WALL - CEILING COLOR

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Looking up....</div><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQs00mKELXQz4otwXXjzvfjeFgykV5-Q4uX4jI5ArTM9u-hPk_3IpoPRucLvk9STqdqZMqsv5y6VEx-b6jN2J7MBVeJmlnLcDI-lEv7DmH2pWUrDs0ZXVlO7-ymwPaKjPD1RG0ynO4wfD/s1600/GREENTEADESIGN+COM1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQs00mKELXQz4otwXXjzvfjeFgykV5-Q4uX4jI5ArTM9u-hPk_3IpoPRucLvk9STqdqZMqsv5y6VEx-b6jN2J7MBVeJmlnLcDI-lEv7DmH2pWUrDs0ZXVlO7-ymwPaKjPD1RG0ynO4wfD/s1600/GREENTEADESIGN+COM1.jpg" width="564"></a></div><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />The ceiling is often considered the 5th wall of your home.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Most of the time it is neglected, forgotten, and ignored.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />But when it isn't, it can be breathtaking.<br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-fifth-wall-ceiling-color.html#more">Read more »</a>

THE FIFTH WALL - CEILING COLOR

Looking up.... The ceiling is often considered the 5th wall of your home. Most of the time it is neglected, forgotten, and ignored. But when...

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Working on Projects

<div style="text-align: center;">Working this weekend on several projects.  I'm so busy running around all week, actual design time gets put off till the weekend!  That's okay....this is the fun part.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmow74CN9UJ6b57XaktfsDFUvby65X-Umnaf6eWLr-ZnwcNRxrLST7YfXMG1mmYjBBcjiLqbU7JKXB4Iaz-W6m6Jwg4Zc7LiOHj5qwEoV3zXtbJQV5p_v8ytBg9btGKf4mjy4f3iEMpol/s1600/blue+bathroom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmow74CN9UJ6b57XaktfsDFUvby65X-Umnaf6eWLr-ZnwcNRxrLST7YfXMG1mmYjBBcjiLqbU7JKXB4Iaz-W6m6Jwg4Zc7LiOHj5qwEoV3zXtbJQV5p_v8ytBg9btGKf4mjy4f3iEMpol/s640/blue+bathroom.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous blue wallpaper choices for a feminine white tiled bathroom.  <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJH4mBtTOKLX2i_Z1JAanszwYW1pbXjMCjAbAp36TC07i74U_OJaCHyv0_AcG9-61CQOOWcRDcdfUEpFNrlYDY0PvUbh7LGZ67_spSmZEHoXHyFsKjK3ZkP3gD4pR0KZiJejXm1TApya75/s1600/rugs.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/AVvXsEjJH4mBtTOKLX2i_Z1JAanszwYW1pbXjMCjAbAp36TC07i74U_OJaCHyv0_AcG9-61CQOOWcRDcdfUEpFNrlYDY0PvUbh7LGZ67_spSmZEHoXHyFsKjK3ZkP3gD4pR0KZiJejXm1TApya75/s640/rugs.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;">LOVE these rug samples I received from The Rug Company rep who visited last week.  I'm so happy to be able to sell their beautiful products.</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/AVvXsEj8zxU6PzDVv5u7GLQH24o9HrV2CkfowaviXIU_F2skiFTA-cuYjko3jwsEtE0BEU9TrsHqUSV4v1Hn7eWw18kxgFd3J9_WB7ROuBBStROt9rb6cH80SJ3nkbmXQiekfKJKBw4FSgt570Uy/s1600/papers.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/AVvXsEj8zxU6PzDVv5u7GLQH24o9HrV2CkfowaviXIU_F2skiFTA-cuYjko3jwsEtE0BEU9TrsHqUSV4v1Hn7eWw18kxgFd3J9_WB7ROuBBStROt9rb6cH80SJ3nkbmXQiekfKJKBw4FSgt570Uy/s640/papers.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />More gorgeous wallpaper for a girl's bathroom.  Love the white and some floral now too.  Doesn't that chunky white plaster sconce from Circa look perfect?<br /><br />Have a great rest of the weekend, y'all!  <br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

Working on Projects

Working this weekend on several projects.  I'm so busy running around all week, actual design time gets put off till the weekend!  That...

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Carrying Wall Finishes Up on the Ceiling

<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/AVvXsEhSHnT2PofVeQi6Xy_gDGfRA5BRaWjy5hnP15ZApFFNq-scVl3OpAwhFhGn2B_iDfemr18TzcKI0bbVe8gQHtycYgzi8v8T1HrlIHTMFaoX9CcF_tQX2f80kBsgf6NEPDW2erKtCa2xZqmd/s1600/HB+Windsor+Smith.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHnT2PofVeQi6Xy_gDGfRA5BRaWjy5hnP15ZApFFNq-scVl3OpAwhFhGn2B_iDfemr18TzcKI0bbVe8gQHtycYgzi8v8T1HrlIHTMFaoX9CcF_tQX2f80kBsgf6NEPDW2erKtCa2xZqmd/s640/HB+Windsor+Smith.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Windsor Smith - House Beautiful</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carrying a wall finish up on to the ceiling is a wonderful trick used to expand a space and make the planes of the walls and ceilings disappear.  It's very effectively used with low ceilings, oddly angled ceilings, and in spaces where the intent is to wrap the room in an envelope of sameness so that objects and furnishings stand out.  I love how Windsor Smith, above, used the patterned wallpaper to visually raise that ceiling.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8dX3breIqVYWI6VkhD-7y6C2H2U4pN52_JJR1IZ9X3QmXO_Ls5eoi7IqqOeYHzOLDmKYBd2RXbOkfdTQSgyQwW75xHqklvqPN-5xxP7Gc6D5iYyoIkIEYvMLBUfMaKgwaJ1HDF6jzAC9/s1600/HB+Leslie+Klotz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><em><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8dX3breIqVYWI6VkhD-7y6C2H2U4pN52_JJR1IZ9X3QmXO_Ls5eoi7IqqOeYHzOLDmKYBd2RXbOkfdTQSgyQwW75xHqklvqPN-5xxP7Gc6D5iYyoIkIEYvMLBUfMaKgwaJ1HDF6jzAC9/s400/HB+Leslie+Klotz.jpg" /></em></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Leslie Klotz - House Beautiful</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Imagine how low this ceiling would have felt if there had been contrast between the upper wall and the ceiling. What a great use of this little trick.</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/AVvXsEgJKl4bwA8OFqTpJwRAEvXmuiJQ8fWmIM9Hwl-6eRm1tAfad1GbFQ3FNUULz7fqvEnYPB5COXUAbh45etzK50sjEGvVEHTATi_zJwBRa0z24xd636AFavuYLOs5xzNQxLtISeXlrR-ffudN/s1600/Barbara+Westbrook+HB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKl4bwA8OFqTpJwRAEvXmuiJQ8fWmIM9Hwl-6eRm1tAfad1GbFQ3FNUULz7fqvEnYPB5COXUAbh45etzK50sjEGvVEHTATi_zJwBRa0z24xd636AFavuYLOs5xzNQxLtISeXlrR-ffudN/s400/Barbara+Westbrook+HB.jpg" /></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;">See that little odd angle in the left corner above?  It would have been accentuated if there had been a difference between the wall and ceiling.  As it is your eye goes straight to the artwork, then the marble below.  That funny angle is hardly noticeable.</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/AVvXsEgPs-IXVcsiF5qHIe3JG_j4ibG5LYY0lhfGqDF80Tb8dtH96j8Ny8Z4en6BKgjFRXON4tvgJxyEUmd3Ag2EUGHh4hBXRqnfb5VknuNJ_tGN-qU_UxjUFyg6YkgafQSP7RkmmrTei6mqcXcb/s1600/HB+Amanda+Kyser.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPs-IXVcsiF5qHIe3JG_j4ibG5LYY0lhfGqDF80Tb8dtH96j8Ny8Z4en6BKgjFRXON4tvgJxyEUmd3Ag2EUGHh4hBXRqnfb5VknuNJ_tGN-qU_UxjUFyg6YkgafQSP7RkmmrTei6mqcXcb/s400/HB+Amanda+Kyser.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Amanda Kyser - House Beautiful</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Imagine the low angles painted in a different color as the "ceiling". It would've sliced into that space and drawn your attention away from the vibrant rug and interesting wall of books.</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/AVvXsEhFlqTdO6cFnTiT1bUAeLDN0bfgbhoHybS2tjcSdU9anxENwC4pigC7xnduv_ORAaDkptl00UgC1qkLGzYM4DwKj-UOxPInVs8al5VH0O_ql71fcRL4WahDNb76qsCVeSLVoUu2LIzVhRKq/s1600/3_1292517244_mountain_homes_turner_ed1210_08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlqTdO6cFnTiT1bUAeLDN0bfgbhoHybS2tjcSdU9anxENwC4pigC7xnduv_ORAaDkptl00UgC1qkLGzYM4DwKj-UOxPInVs8al5VH0O_ql71fcRL4WahDNb76qsCVeSLVoUu2LIzVhRKq/s400/3_1292517244_mountain_homes_turner_ed1210_08.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>M. Elle Design - Elle Decor</em></div><br /><div align="center">This space soars all cloaked in the same color wood.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5vTk956VaSlsy9Zcpns2Vt-TNlHXhOBR0KTq_a9Z9j6OXLHiND7WtY_mHS0ItAo5nT96J693yYMyONRJfmrLzRen5Y11sscxGBboZOz-rg1x92Lh5Shm5KHvwdt-pYAhkmnTKwP4E89K/s1600/Leslie+Klotz+HB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5vTk956VaSlsy9Zcpns2Vt-TNlHXhOBR0KTq_a9Z9j6OXLHiND7WtY_mHS0ItAo5nT96J693yYMyONRJfmrLzRen5Y11sscxGBboZOz-rg1x92Lh5Shm5KHvwdt-pYAhkmnTKwP4E89K/s400/Leslie+Klotz+HB.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Leslie Klotz - House Beautiful</em></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/AVvXsEgyd4gUmn6IbBAlTAhtoyuybcyfoFd6uRCK0fsNJl5AVpymv4VIXOW8WflgQrLsLh475_8BkHX1HSAyMtKsNGqq0qnclf1AoJYYpUCfhKq18Gt4N6k012v2nE_UJ1PoUnK2g3augc8SUsU6/s1600/TH+Skye+Kirby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyd4gUmn6IbBAlTAhtoyuybcyfoFd6uRCK0fsNJl5AVpymv4VIXOW8WflgQrLsLh475_8BkHX1HSAyMtKsNGqq0qnclf1AoJYYpUCfhKq18Gt4N6k012v2nE_UJ1PoUnK2g3augc8SUsU6/s400/TH+Skye+Kirby.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Skye Kirby - Traditional Home</em></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/AVvXsEirulkT5XO-XGb08Imvj9FpOySMJ368SiyZ1SsTs9_o2TNJ6d_T_wdHA3W3ETEAnZWwgiwrQAsVy8RSrxSH5HWCVmbMoTm5PMgYaGuG1Rk3HnA4UHjX2CYNFE9sT7XXGtaOHBuRk-auqM1A/s1600/Tom+Scheerer+HB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirulkT5XO-XGb08Imvj9FpOySMJ368SiyZ1SsTs9_o2TNJ6d_T_wdHA3W3ETEAnZWwgiwrQAsVy8RSrxSH5HWCVmbMoTm5PMgYaGuG1Rk3HnA4UHjX2CYNFE9sT7XXGtaOHBuRk-auqM1A/s400/Tom+Scheerer+HB.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Tom Scheerer -  House Beautiful</em></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/AVvXsEjBV7tJp4IWLZUk5os3CB7pgP6voraS2EEfREVH838lMmrP-PcWykvNC_DPtqIxOOQAwilgN0Awg71ki_57F_271d4L_-PyfQUdkonkdZjmx5-90W9CjyAXC21neKRrXZ8zWbjY5l6-uYHY/s1600/Keith+McNally+ED.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBV7tJp4IWLZUk5os3CB7pgP6voraS2EEfREVH838lMmrP-PcWykvNC_DPtqIxOOQAwilgN0Awg71ki_57F_271d4L_-PyfQUdkonkdZjmx5-90W9CjyAXC21neKRrXZ8zWbjY5l6-uYHY/s400/Keith+McNally+ED.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><em>Keith McNally  - Elle Decor</em></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHIFFmGOeispWgW8LjvQLunuSuiPnJ_zHTvKvXxeEJLVZLS_129socPW_adA-M-iocKH8ou0A0JjH1EeDWzUA-nkn6Tlc0g4f6buU7hIld5R3oWkY-HO8cdpKUZRsdxLT6cF7Q0I2o8V-/s1600/Healing+Barsanti+HB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHIFFmGOeispWgW8LjvQLunuSuiPnJ_zHTvKvXxeEJLVZLS_129socPW_adA-M-iocKH8ou0A0JjH1EeDWzUA-nkn6Tlc0g4f6buU7hIld5R3oWkY-HO8cdpKUZRsdxLT6cF7Q0I2o8V-/s400/Healing+Barsanti+HB.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Healing Barsanti - House Beautiful</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How effective was it to paper the soffit running around the room?  It visually raised the ceiling another foot.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another fabulous design tool that makes a big impact!</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;">Please excuse my absence this past week.  Many projects are on the boards and under construction!  I'm looking forward to sharing lots in the fall!</div><div align="center"><br /></div>

Carrying Wall Finishes Up on the Ceiling

Windsor Smith - House Beautiful Carrying a wall finish up on to the ceiling is a wonderful trick used to expand a space and make the planes ...

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THE POWDER ROOM: SMALL SPACES WITH BIG IMPACT

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />It's not a very large room</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />but it's one your visitors are sure to see</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and you know what that means...<a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/10494/interior-design-by-Norman-Design-Group--Phil-Norman--ASID-CID---Bathroom-traditional-powder-room-los-angeles" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="interior design by Norman Design Group: Phil Norman, ASID CID - Bathroom traditional powder room" border="0" height="608" nbsp="nbsp" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/10494_0_8-3839-traditional-powder-room.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">it needs to look great</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/06/powder-room-small-spaces-with-big.html#more">Read more »</a>

THE POWDER ROOM: SMALL SPACES WITH BIG IMPACT

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Wallpaper - Yes, It's In Style!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnBsQ8eM9XJ9p9UYm1EJnhMMQZt7M6rzkJJ0s0jBegispp4pHyjf5ZUJvMNMOKZx_79KKyjT4YH70NWf4Gu6scT0eA0SCQDSs4_3sAg29CiCW5Ogkq0DAHbwwzXpt1gJTmYM4pkQzvwLV/s1600/CA+SP+14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnBsQ8eM9XJ9p9UYm1EJnhMMQZt7M6rzkJJ0s0jBegispp4pHyjf5ZUJvMNMOKZx_79KKyjT4YH70NWf4Gu6scT0eA0SCQDSs4_3sAg29CiCW5Ogkq0DAHbwwzXpt1gJTmYM4pkQzvwLV/s640/CA+SP+14.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><br />One of the comments I heard most in my room at the ASID Showhouse this last month was "So, is wallpaper back in style?".  I was very surprised.  I guess most people don't read blogs and magazines like I do, so they've missed the memo on that.  Yes, it is in style, not only that.....it <em>never</em> went out of style!  Designers have been using wallpaper forEVER.  It is a wonderful tool for bringing pattern and interest to a space and a quick way to personalize your home.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMjUG0l4LtW3YAuKVWYmX9ft12Rf_1mw4MqY2Hj8njYrgblODGuVQTg5I8gVrw31xjqLfonl92me-YLacxghHkMEgFHJuBBLX1XekdjBeT289giYsF1ErCgOa7XJcpQ7NVOvL_Z-zULiv/s1600/CA+SP+15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMjUG0l4LtW3YAuKVWYmX9ft12Rf_1mw4MqY2Hj8njYrgblODGuVQTg5I8gVrw31xjqLfonl92me-YLacxghHkMEgFHJuBBLX1XekdjBeT289giYsF1ErCgOa7XJcpQ7NVOvL_Z-zULiv/s640/CA+SP+15.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />My Showhouse bathroom, above, for a teenaged girl.  The wallpaper was the star.  It was so fun to see visitor's expressions on their faces when they turned to look into the bathroom and saw all that color and pattern. Photos by Miro Dvorscak.  </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Okay, enough about my Showhouse room, I know I'm beating an old horse to death here.  Let's move on to see who <em>else</em> has been using wallpaper in fresh new ways in the past few years!</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/AVvXsEjpDheprW_l89iTiN5hs9WF0_GkksFj_t0ugjZQJvnR53zxNP3bNkKxFzqqQAFmALmTTw1z8K7zrNlND3PSFeyyk87FE3Mip-euexGr7rcxwm8ltik6dyVvNyUNDJJkxS4zJR6PDfVhOLo1/s1600/user_photos-photo-41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDheprW_l89iTiN5hs9WF0_GkksFj_t0ugjZQJvnR53zxNP3bNkKxFzqqQAFmALmTTw1z8K7zrNlND3PSFeyyk87FE3Mip-euexGr7rcxwm8ltik6dyVvNyUNDJJkxS4zJR6PDfVhOLo1/s320/user_photos-photo-41.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><em>Melanie Coddington, her work just featured on <a href="http://access.decorati.com/blog/2011/05/girly-modern-melanie-coddington/">Decorati's website</a>.</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Need I say more?????</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you would like to incorporate wallpaper into the design of your home, contact <a href="mailto:carla@astondesignstudio.com">Aston Design Studio</a> for a consultation!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please visit my new blogsite.....<a href="http://carlaaston.com/designed/" target="_blank">Designed w/Carla Aston</a></div>

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NO MORE BORING WALLS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">NO MORE BORING BLANK WALLS</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 stares at you every time you enter the room.  That blank stare.  Cold, unfeeling.  It says, well, what do you expect?  I'm blank and boring.  Fix me.  Make me interesting.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />We all have a wall that needs something fabulous!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkNbxVHmRbS0Wce-0vRdxNDvv-a9Aizgc0GHSNQMQjF6AZvq9BppTFRBaw7lcVJAnQXNRGOaqdxpFWWj_lk8331P8W_xyCTh-SB7kOQuFWOIGBTuXNjibYPWnkOnkeD_1TrwhguTiXPg/s1600/%2521cid_2_3407683028%2540web125809_mail_ne1_yahoo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkNbxVHmRbS0Wce-0vRdxNDvv-a9Aizgc0GHSNQMQjF6AZvq9BppTFRBaw7lcVJAnQXNRGOaqdxpFWWj_lk8331P8W_xyCTh-SB7kOQuFWOIGBTuXNjibYPWnkOnkeD_1TrwhguTiXPg/s640/%2521cid_2_3407683028%2540web125809_mail_ne1_yahoo.jpg" width="640px"></a></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Speaking of fabulous, I just discovered photographer Clark Little</div><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/04/no-boring-walls-it-stares-at-you-every.html#more">Read more »</a>

NO MORE BORING WALLS

NO MORE BORING BLANK WALLS It stares at you every time you enter the room.  That blank stare.  Cold, unfeeling.  It says, well, what do you ...

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Showhouse Bathroom

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy-Pl34MawHxQzwWOMAHwdHFearJhthcxRWEOpOs47TluQY1ov83_FR47imrL0yCcDo_h-IOVpdlO2X6ej3tb0vYr3DfILF9j_gitj7c7_YCkdcR0aIuaysPQpfQNADNf5vvY6f9YSBjW/s1600/phoebe+%25282%2529.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572676454472987954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy-Pl34MawHxQzwWOMAHwdHFearJhthcxRWEOpOs47TluQY1ov83_FR47imrL0yCcDo_h-IOVpdlO2X6ej3tb0vYr3DfILF9j_gitj7c7_YCkdcR0aIuaysPQpfQNADNf5vvY6f9YSBjW/s400/phoebe+%25282%2529.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> <em><span style="color:#999999;">"Phoebe".....my imaginary client. (photo ripped from the Urban Outfitters catalog)</span></em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center">I'm very excited to be working on a bedroom and bath for the upcoming <a href="http://www.siennaplantation.com/designingwiththestars/show_home.php">ASID Showhouse </a>in <a href="http://www.siennaplantation.com/">Sienna Plantation</a>. I have an imaginary client, an older teenaged girl, "Phoebe" I'm calling her, recent grad of the local high school, attending college now and just coming home for holidays and summer. She is a free spirit, loves music, theater, photography......definitely artistic. She's smart and knows her own mind. She and her mother butt heads from time to time, both are headstrong and like to get their own way. You know, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree! She's very opinionated about her style which is eclectic and bohemian...she likes what she likes and is a bit unpredictable when it comes to clothing, hair, make-up, and her room. She mixes it up and likes adventurous combinations. </div><br /><br /><div align="center">I'm still tweaking the bedroom, the "she-cave", but the bathroom is under construction so all design is finished in there. It went a bit more on the feminine side than her bedroom, after all "Mom" had something to say about this and still envisions her sweet little Phoebe washing her face in that bathroom at night, ready to be tucked into bed.</div><br /><br /><div align="center">I received the wallpaper last week. It's beautiful, feminine, and graphic...bright apple green background with silver and white, in this enlarged pattern. I wanted something bold that Phoebe would have fallen in love with and <strong>had</strong> to have in her bathroom. All other finishes and fixtures are nice, but play a supporting role in this space. It's all about the wallpaper.<strong> </strong><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPriRbro3-PI3IcMHAIEYtjPtxQidykfMo3DgrEUGFlYOomsYpCn1Cp6wBET2DO4U4kaDhMJS_zP_Bf5s5Ksy3cMuzSmv-2mgZINgUydmr74rc5m66Ax8KYulN3r3Ck3ZL4tTclLdMK6Ap/s1600/wallpaper.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572675869332509538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPriRbro3-PI3IcMHAIEYtjPtxQidykfMo3DgrEUGFlYOomsYpCn1Cp6wBET2DO4U4kaDhMJS_zP_Bf5s5Ksy3cMuzSmv-2mgZINgUydmr74rc5m66Ax8KYulN3r3Ck3ZL4tTclLdMK6Ap/s400/wallpaper.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.seabrookwallpaper.com/">Seabrook</a> wallpaper, with silver metallic highlights, through <a href="http://www.wallcoveringsintl.com/">Wallcoverings, Int'l. </a></span><a href="http://www.wallcoveringsintl.com/"><br /></a></div></span><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQApRiBgeaGsDiWidvniawp5354F7O0upyM0FhlbtmSmjSGyi0jkP3ivy2YAK_eb8ot4QU-YvtVVwCiQlIWpxf0WGuJU4mNbiy6zY6svtWUi8TSlQoX-tt1bM5iH-fVKQolrIZEB1fY1Yv/s1600/mirror+and+sink.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572670097980927106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQApRiBgeaGsDiWidvniawp5354F7O0upyM0FhlbtmSmjSGyi0jkP3ivy2YAK_eb8ot4QU-YvtVVwCiQlIWpxf0WGuJU4mNbiy6zY6svtWUi8TSlQoX-tt1bM5iH-fVKQolrIZEB1fY1Yv/s400/mirror+and+sink.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Elevation of the vanity area.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoX-41VHWmAnIEpWY0PnJpfxM3KWMODvx-E5I0n6vQ66MABF2V94M8yywsu5QmF0lIodnsJGaHf4b8CwQd5bh7dB7TrocGx_6K4svleVzpJkTnFdLm0splKqMdx6CEgAYLqgzBsGyxiSR/s1600/DP_DT_P686_12X12.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572670094353931714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoX-41VHWmAnIEpWY0PnJpfxM3KWMODvx-E5I0n6vQ66MABF2V94M8yywsu5QmF0lIodnsJGaHf4b8CwQd5bh7dB7TrocGx_6K4svleVzpJkTnFdLm0splKqMdx6CEgAYLqgzBsGyxiSR/s400/DP_DT_P686_12X12.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Floor tile is a Daltile product, <a href="http://www.daltile.com/seriesprinter.cfm?series=228#">Fabrique</a>, 12" x 24", laid in a brick pattern. It's a rather modern look porcelain, made a bit more traditional with the pattern. The grayish color works well with the silver metallic in the wallpaper.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzbvsH8Tl4yyiAwbHMTCDq3MyCxsIFu_DQw-j56-7utpS7C7cRG6bY11MY8H8rfw6SsoafClxRBwlFsp1c9XjyuD513th4Dk1x2YfXQZePJDUM9lhulXgIbleW7aM8rWnxdc7JkA8nevQ/s1600/02-subway-tile.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572668820250918610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzbvsH8Tl4yyiAwbHMTCDq3MyCxsIFu_DQw-j56-7utpS7C7cRG6bY11MY8H8rfw6SsoafClxRBwlFsp1c9XjyuD513th4Dk1x2YfXQZePJDUM9lhulXgIbleW7aM8rWnxdc7JkA8nevQ/s400/02-subway-tile.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />White <a href="http://www.daltile.com/series.cfm?series=239&next=19&pg=4&c=31">Daltile Rittenhouse </a>subway tile for the shower/tub area, repeating the brick pattern and not calling much attention to itself. Clean, functional, supporting role, classic look.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjGziKDGCx72G-6ZIQi3UTmBfxvU-SLPbFXXhd7vLUhU4-Gqxc-PrCJ0uuidw2JORg-BLapMxc41n4FPRPwyNNhejzf-0RKbuK3lr9QqNkv_XKcUA55WBmPf8efK2DKPYE0eXk5QASc74/s1600/m_chc4206ps-sg.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572665911398660418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjGziKDGCx72G-6ZIQi3UTmBfxvU-SLPbFXXhd7vLUhU4-Gqxc-PrCJ0uuidw2JORg-BLapMxc41n4FPRPwyNNhejzf-0RKbuK3lr9QqNkv_XKcUA55WBmPf8efK2DKPYE0eXk5QASc74/s400/m_chc4206ps-sg.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 330px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 295px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>A little sparkle....the Visual Comfort ceiling mount fixture from <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/lights.aspx">Circa Lighting</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB02AtbkiynruPv5veZaCgylW8vgXo-ccm3_aQ1XSoo5EakPbQwcpnsWJqr_ewXWhzO5SyALxkHRqrgOV_SkB-OKJZW_dLxHAEqw-if6W4Pmhlt3wSKzOKB6A3UilXqsV6vZrREbxjqOYV/s1600/m_bbl2017ss-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572665908292119794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB02AtbkiynruPv5veZaCgylW8vgXo-ccm3_aQ1XSoo5EakPbQwcpnsWJqr_ewXWhzO5SyALxkHRqrgOV_SkB-OKJZW_dLxHAEqw-if6W4Pmhlt3wSKzOKB6A3UilXqsV6vZrREbxjqOYV/s400/m_bbl2017ss-s.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 330px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />Beautiful, sophisticated wall sconces... silk shades, modern lines, softness at the mirror. Visual Comfort through <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/lights.aspx">Circa Lighting</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCs83uI1abQ5g4iER6s6IaFf_0Qkc5hIUeBY4vY7rywKDCqSb3OdsU_3K5Bx_fC8uezVqRtXiXN-43U9Zjs8QYzIyM81tWHIMsvM6kjI2Pi8ue3YcUSOy3SXagkaZ1pOOXjG2EThfqgJ6G/s1600/misc+samples.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572665906183172834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCs83uI1abQ5g4iER6s6IaFf_0Qkc5hIUeBY4vY7rywKDCqSb3OdsU_3K5Bx_fC8uezVqRtXiXN-43U9Zjs8QYzIyM81tWHIMsvM6kjI2Pi8ue3YcUSOy3SXagkaZ1pOOXjG2EThfqgJ6G/s400/misc+samples.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Modern mirror with a little more metallic. I love that the pattern of ovals is the same as the brick pattern on the floor and wall tile. Custom made through <a href="http://www.uniqueartsofhouston.com/">Unique Arts of Houston</a>. Countertop material shown above is a <a href="http://www.silestoneusa.com/colors/">Silestone</a> product, Blanco Maple, white with some gray flecks.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdA0ICQe0T_upDUB__ZJVvZFHlm8ucQHfe2c6cQIjr8pX7zYbnm55YsHVgmWo3_CDh2clbBUitehIkSL9-mPQXsmhghny5vRQe4bG7oC4E7yzQ3am-Y1c6JDy6wQfaVCFc-YpV7ko0NDgk/s1600/Faucet.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572657634381581074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdA0ICQe0T_upDUB__ZJVvZFHlm8ucQHfe2c6cQIjr8pX7zYbnm55YsHVgmWo3_CDh2clbBUitehIkSL9-mPQXsmhghny5vRQe4bG7oC4E7yzQ3am-Y1c6JDy6wQfaVCFc-YpV7ko0NDgk/s400/Faucet.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.us.kohler.com/onlinecatalog/category.jsp?section=2&nsection=2&nsubsection=3&category=8&nitem=cat8">Kohler</a> Margaux faucet and plumbing fixtures in polished nickel. I love the squared off shape, a little different, just like Phoebe. It contrasts with the fluidity of the wallpaper.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwZarKyhqm3S5PJCqdWIGc5FQNtR8N28k_XdhEGuj3U86K9dnJawkMbf-rMWsf3sKxWcoNHVUY53AxZ0yZx4H_NyfH4HEtT-54utswk7jPMnwtURKLtQOLyRP7HXu1RM-R8dhqFTA7hmv/s1600/paint.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572657085587224994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwZarKyhqm3S5PJCqdWIGc5FQNtR8N28k_XdhEGuj3U86K9dnJawkMbf-rMWsf3sKxWcoNHVUY53AxZ0yZx4H_NyfH4HEtT-54utswk7jPMnwtURKLtQOLyRP7HXu1RM-R8dhqFTA7hmv/s400/paint.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 367px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Cabinet color - <a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/">Sherwin Williams</a>, Sassy Green - perfect name.</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLgVWuvw43YLR0lzcyv24qn6LURo-M8jfDjP8rL7YALqZLT3_np0uS76kZcmQz6Ihf7-eaTdapglRxpLJx3cMP2Apb8GDO9G-ewKGgEuwYLoaUVMiAtF36Eyds5SYlD8o4LlPN5C0MTtx/s1600/41tNQcvbsnL__SL500_AA300_.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572647485484082482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLgVWuvw43YLR0lzcyv24qn6LURo-M8jfDjP8rL7YALqZLT3_np0uS76kZcmQz6Ihf7-eaTdapglRxpLJx3cMP2Apb8GDO9G-ewKGgEuwYLoaUVMiAtF36Eyds5SYlD8o4LlPN5C0MTtx/s400/41tNQcvbsnL__SL500_AA300_.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />Cabinet door hardware, modern, lucite...definitely Phoebe's choice.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJX_uxAYUSHGZqMBucqyWKlzdsARDb4WY2k7Ql8TudR_cIrJxZP4tcfNnNa5klHNYCgyZSYcVQece9BLXBLO7jBboKljSDe96sk0TMznncjcRWuT6BPDtngAhciOusqOne65sNYcZzU11f/s1600/sample+board+cropped.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572647484892989554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJX_uxAYUSHGZqMBucqyWKlzdsARDb4WY2k7Ql8TudR_cIrJxZP4tcfNnNa5klHNYCgyZSYcVQece9BLXBLO7jBboKljSDe96sk0TMznncjcRWuT6BPDtngAhciOusqOne65sNYcZzU11f/s400/sample+board+cropped.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 275px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;">My concept board presented back in December.<br /><br /></span></em>I think this will make her happy to get up in the morning. It's fresh and not too young. Mother and Daughter will love it. Finally, agreement on something!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left">If you would like help creating a bathroom tailor made for <strong>you</strong>, contact <a href="mailto:carla@astondesignstudio.com">Aston Design Studio </a>today!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div></div></div></div><br /></div>

Showhouse Bathroom

"Phoebe".....my imaginary client. (photo ripped from the Urban Outfitters catalog) I'm very excited to be working on a bedroo...

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