tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45961495454388546502024-03-17T02:26:06.809-04:00Willow Bee InspiredWillow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.comBlogger578125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-36149114955153938632024-03-15T06:00:00.030-04:002024-03-15T06:00:00.251-04:00Garden Design No. 35 - Interior Landscape Holistic Design<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlCZ_0LsYew97Wo3YMuhdiltdg9Vi3TsyZDxBt4gNF0GEDnDLbBemdrLIXEdtnOZGkgkxRZZv2yUrIRE04O2sf4RH2V41UC9OX2tMjX6YeeKZiACKkZOC-jvLfdV4wTxFc9leidVwrb8o-VGKHZ5wB7tXL3BWC4bxaPOuknuR76oARC8sUhNIFp8LAwM/s753/interior4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlCZ_0LsYew97Wo3YMuhdiltdg9Vi3TsyZDxBt4gNF0GEDnDLbBemdrLIXEdtnOZGkgkxRZZv2yUrIRE04O2sf4RH2V41UC9OX2tMjX6YeeKZiACKkZOC-jvLfdV4wTxFc9leidVwrb8o-VGKHZ5wB7tXL3BWC4bxaPOuknuR76oARC8sUhNIFp8LAwM/w300-h400/interior4.jpg" width="300" /></a></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: left;">As humans we have an innate instinct to connect with nature. Welcome to biophilia which translates to "love of life" which makes us crave the outdoors, find solace in nature, and be drawn to green spaces like gardens, open air parks, and even our own backyards. And in the process of feeding our biophilia we are rewarded with a wealth of wellness benefits.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Biophilia is a design gift. Live plants should be an integral part of our design plan, an important step in the layering in process. We grew up loving playing outdoors, as a grownup we get to play indoors with live plants that are not only structural and pleasing to the eye, but also provide horticultural therapy even if we don't have a green thumb. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOI21gtpKG8XWX4h4tdmfKxOsnidL-c0_A-OyHwqleAVxfbyF-HT4jObzT5qtrlCBQhMXQA-tYXpaa1Zgt1wyrUWzEHDCovmLWKEzanTCZrAhb-qMki_bDOFCyNckSCrDqKTgaWt5dYYeweEVCqJlZa4BO8RFnYARNelebDvQ6Ys2xCv-xit-wtZ0dzKM/s760/interior5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="507" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOI21gtpKG8XWX4h4tdmfKxOsnidL-c0_A-OyHwqleAVxfbyF-HT4jObzT5qtrlCBQhMXQA-tYXpaa1Zgt1wyrUWzEHDCovmLWKEzanTCZrAhb-qMki_bDOFCyNckSCrDqKTgaWt5dYYeweEVCqJlZa4BO8RFnYARNelebDvQ6Ys2xCv-xit-wtZ0dzKM/w266-h400/interior5.jpg" width="266" /></a></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/AVvXsEjr-Z9vl9kd0t9LkD5fmXuctqsxZriC9KWxDqi6QKGygMVxvezA5cDiSl4wC-WXuXyg0JaFTOxEwYLC-0i8qt9NvsoiHjzdmqoFM_WML4GWB6vweT0TkGNt1rHDXT588GlWE2ju_0KJdaul0usP-ByHadIXuA8XwoHUVshbmUE3pA0X-MiAHRG_6PplUZ8/s748/interior%20-%20morning%20chores.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-Z9vl9kd0t9LkD5fmXuctqsxZriC9KWxDqi6QKGygMVxvezA5cDiSl4wC-WXuXyg0JaFTOxEwYLC-0i8qt9NvsoiHjzdmqoFM_WML4GWB6vweT0TkGNt1rHDXT588GlWE2ju_0KJdaul0usP-ByHadIXuA8XwoHUVshbmUE3pA0X-MiAHRG_6PplUZ8/w301-h400/interior%20-%20morning%20chores.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Plants are accepting and good listeners that thrive with simple care and attention. Caring for them can reduce stress and anxiety levels. They reward us with a feeling of calmness, boosting our mood, renewing our mental wellbeing, improving our concentration, and improving our air quality. Who hasn't brushed up against an herb plant and not paused to breathe in their aroma and perhaps went back for more? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even if we don't have a green thumb, we can benefit from interior landscapes by researching and choosing plants that thrive on little or care to downright neglect. And it brings joy in the selection process plants and the cachepots they will live in. It may be trial and error when achieving your interior landscape, but the rewards will make it all worth it. </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/AVvXsEj8TFV-FJVrW4cWdnLb0aK8zqzeWQRdyPobl5FrS4GNUjtejDgvKgSq9a61fsMeG9lZOf0wjfL3pxn1kq66_1LGFT8sooeXtkSB4fucqX4v4btvUZR6fQQaPECtsZU2ljwpWNE5I9iqUyi7D5EMyK1czHs9tr6h3MBVzM2qKx3AFv3C0AdHNDCKqc-13Wc/s846/interior14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TFV-FJVrW4cWdnLb0aK8zqzeWQRdyPobl5FrS4GNUjtejDgvKgSq9a61fsMeG9lZOf0wjfL3pxn1kq66_1LGFT8sooeXtkSB4fucqX4v4btvUZR6fQQaPECtsZU2ljwpWNE5I9iqUyi7D5EMyK1czHs9tr6h3MBVzM2qKx3AFv3C0AdHNDCKqc-13Wc/w266-h400/interior14.jpg" width="266" /></a></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/AVvXsEhQ1kASHUwcWmqshcfreoNEwtDbrOnXkn9_dRPKHofcr0TU49Bn6qErp7YPElS8kMpT1rIwW8KOwY2IlDxS1X7WVJnPNWCLgjKXXQm5SObIBg4i47p2wLLCfe0VS5zgYn3P_T3R1H4hLIGz0FlZiAy3eLR3i2BuwEcXHSx5xmAl1bUtxq4ARyWrcH8IK3w/s794/Interior2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1kASHUwcWmqshcfreoNEwtDbrOnXkn9_dRPKHofcr0TU49Bn6qErp7YPElS8kMpT1rIwW8KOwY2IlDxS1X7WVJnPNWCLgjKXXQm5SObIBg4i47p2wLLCfe0VS5zgYn3P_T3R1H4hLIGz0FlZiAy3eLR3i2BuwEcXHSx5xmAl1bUtxq4ARyWrcH8IK3w/w284-h400/Interior2.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When selecting your interior landscape plants remember meaning in our interiors reaps consideration for every piece we choose to place in our home. The language of plants, like their wellness benefit, weaves a special thread throughout our home. There are few boundaries for interior landscapes it's your biophilia so whatever holistic benefits you want your plants to bring is up to you. Place them where they will thrive and grow with lushing flair. </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/AVvXsEhT735GNCe-itUz-Qm-FtRo18yxkdifdL5nJmXgW3X1YPqcHdcqJwOhQPMc7_xJ5H6LBUsWkLQrkJGHW9vjMiywQmBSbOYvx2pb1ZlKjaNf9pbJ3mHhfmElWPSndg7pGxtwMLCiScdtvMUFWUUqJAQxXc5Go4jYLXaU5oGo24szcsIYxrRiYKADRpDi-ks/s600/interior6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT735GNCe-itUz-Qm-FtRo18yxkdifdL5nJmXgW3X1YPqcHdcqJwOhQPMc7_xJ5H6LBUsWkLQrkJGHW9vjMiywQmBSbOYvx2pb1ZlKjaNf9pbJ3mHhfmElWPSndg7pGxtwMLCiScdtvMUFWUUqJAQxXc5Go4jYLXaU5oGo24szcsIYxrRiYKADRpDi-ks/w300-h400/interior6.jpg" width="300" /></a></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/AVvXsEhBaL45jp3LpmsXyTitgh3QLwJKJwt_Qp5nOF0HVPzcMpbK3bcX2HtifKbzi01BWwnGAx7IozcL_DZiD3c2PsS_8q2Hz9ktsVnGOMbHtUsBlx03Ivlh43bzl-S_guo6nOAxwtOXt1FgslgeSbfo0JQwnnS2rpa2YDTi46faByuoq0jCUK6VfC3utMh6x18/s480/interior8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaL45jp3LpmsXyTitgh3QLwJKJwt_Qp5nOF0HVPzcMpbK3bcX2HtifKbzi01BWwnGAx7IozcL_DZiD3c2PsS_8q2Hz9ktsVnGOMbHtUsBlx03Ivlh43bzl-S_guo6nOAxwtOXt1FgslgeSbfo0JQwnnS2rpa2YDTi46faByuoq0jCUK6VfC3utMh6x18/w300-h400/interior8.jpg" width="300" /></a></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/AVvXsEgyeoYQJFpsHtTm-He5BYhSroA7ZJbWtSuE1ppSaAMoJMDb80FHutPxGEKDgvOvCC9zRquMNbzwKiJ1qm_uD9DyKPldkANqo36ypaaICyb7tBg2iS0Mu1UcPsZvKKbH71jDFzAvEm5uh7bZw1PPldOOKtNI3tE_XXFrJqoTNTFH3PulhHLB3mUkCHczhU0/s846/interio4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeoYQJFpsHtTm-He5BYhSroA7ZJbWtSuE1ppSaAMoJMDb80FHutPxGEKDgvOvCC9zRquMNbzwKiJ1qm_uD9DyKPldkANqo36ypaaICyb7tBg2iS0Mu1UcPsZvKKbH71jDFzAvEm5uh7bZw1PPldOOKtNI3tE_XXFrJqoTNTFH3PulhHLB3mUkCHczhU0/w266-h400/interio4.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Interior landscape falls into the layering in of accessories process so treat placement just as you would any other accessory. Place them carefully and appropriately. And we need to discuss the cachepot, jardiniere, pottery, or clay pot your plant will be planted in. Gather a trove of containers of all sizes, shapes, and designs and then match them up with their perfect plant. Always keep an inventory of these interior landscape containers, pick them up wherever you see them because you will find the need to repot growing plants and change out pots to suit your fancy.</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/AVvXsEjtxRawAS31CeUbDl7yYydMs1-GcMjwHtV2KtrZ9kblFraiNC5J-SPrH1PnAQ3oo5iBMJ1cfNn0iATQP4gu4yLeBUETRjGmk4Z4liBxOqwylJxfmgtrjBShPObdCJZjJZn604oyeI1MF7KQgAg2-XzyHfps_84BLRjKOlNxE4IPBvLRAKDtdqIzuVf-Ikw/s701/interior18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxRawAS31CeUbDl7yYydMs1-GcMjwHtV2KtrZ9kblFraiNC5J-SPrH1PnAQ3oo5iBMJ1cfNn0iATQP4gu4yLeBUETRjGmk4Z4liBxOqwylJxfmgtrjBShPObdCJZjJZn604oyeI1MF7KQgAg2-XzyHfps_84BLRjKOlNxE4IPBvLRAKDtdqIzuVf-Ikw/w321-h400/interior18.jpg" width="321" /></a></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/AVvXsEhTNwduGlbi8y5-bZ9R4T91om4T-nN3z3V7LfQC8M6Va6G_iNo9fnITKmRg5mD5V_I1SkgqY6LR_sWnKdmdDghNPvynUND5ci-7FFXV7jGIUBqbskf-3a6lFzHitJUivtKJZzNTgAS3oNsvw-1ADhCv5OJdcPTrNnr0JdmicRIFwVt-ci1PmJ0s4n9w5pM/s845/interior15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNwduGlbi8y5-bZ9R4T91om4T-nN3z3V7LfQC8M6Va6G_iNo9fnITKmRg5mD5V_I1SkgqY6LR_sWnKdmdDghNPvynUND5ci-7FFXV7jGIUBqbskf-3a6lFzHitJUivtKJZzNTgAS3oNsvw-1ADhCv5OJdcPTrNnr0JdmicRIFwVt-ci1PmJ0s4n9w5pM/w268-h400/interior15.jpg" width="268" /></a></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/AVvXsEjsTTSmU3WXD-7vwL-rQcUnzvbjO6fCp-wgyHGBDIf0-QdFOfmrQ7cBqsDqM3WgBHzGFUgKGMQwWoSCKsY4NP7TG6KvTT9jKGEmaQX0Jr1Ak4YFWlZ6mwh8EtkqCZeNz7I5rdbe654m4PuEyxRCqZKs1z8g2dKtghAF2k7xKdQgn7tsKrjW0JRc9UkdDd8/s733/interior17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTTSmU3WXD-7vwL-rQcUnzvbjO6fCp-wgyHGBDIf0-QdFOfmrQ7cBqsDqM3WgBHzGFUgKGMQwWoSCKsY4NP7TG6KvTT9jKGEmaQX0Jr1Ak4YFWlZ6mwh8EtkqCZeNz7I5rdbe654m4PuEyxRCqZKs1z8g2dKtghAF2k7xKdQgn7tsKrjW0JRc9UkdDd8/w300-h400/interior17.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When you are doing your research for your interior landscape be sure to consider your lifestyle. There are plants that are pet and child friendly to accommodate those needs. And there are plants that are conducive to being sculpted into topiaries or bonsai if you want to practice that. Aromatic plants like herbs and some blooming plants are delightful in the right locations. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEjyrl_8LArMKM8vMID24yEVp7yD77LFV0AKEcemNGKl3vLGtPzA5LYJk4wjRxIZVd7slI0HXgxNaid4OCp1vDhlT566vimnxyI1M63zad8aWgAM1s6KCwOdu4q3xF8KP_T2t6MPLs3h4wtbqGCHBEGag4FPqtZxl2t-tyjXqetI6xmuUkHiMniixO8ZD3E/s643/interior20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrl_8LArMKM8vMID24yEVp7yD77LFV0AKEcemNGKl3vLGtPzA5LYJk4wjRxIZVd7slI0HXgxNaid4OCp1vDhlT566vimnxyI1M63zad8aWgAM1s6KCwOdu4q3xF8KP_T2t6MPLs3h4wtbqGCHBEGag4FPqtZxl2t-tyjXqetI6xmuUkHiMniixO8ZD3E/w351-h400/interior20.jpg" width="351" /></a></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/AVvXsEhGKv0aavct0XNy7D0zFQaC0L47td1MTrD5Zgsrw7KqoKLWi40hVvvITcSYWvskExwhc124mx51fi-wIeKTSTOx8-u1IuBG8oXRvbvahfKY2YOAB-T3p4uAJBsKqmUnP8fM1Fg6c9FcLrFGMBFA9d1-2kqa3JuI8YPz2qJR7QftU0JPYS1iSCMLkCWh7-k/s750/interior16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKv0aavct0XNy7D0zFQaC0L47td1MTrD5Zgsrw7KqoKLWi40hVvvITcSYWvskExwhc124mx51fi-wIeKTSTOx8-u1IuBG8oXRvbvahfKY2YOAB-T3p4uAJBsKqmUnP8fM1Fg6c9FcLrFGMBFA9d1-2kqa3JuI8YPz2qJR7QftU0JPYS1iSCMLkCWh7-k/w266-h400/interior16.jpg" width="266" /></a></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/AVvXsEjIUM1teA_UgBrDsOcBdqwtiptDwNubLSCAV3bHkRvkiQj6ejEuMomr58IwBKM4AU6sSTX7pZiLbZ-Ytolcsx5suO3DkEO1YM_tFyHZJ2WwCBSDrnhdnxjPRVsW6tntDSE0ptIVHaHDhsVZmey2hKsDz_KNcXYUQ1gq80ljxXC01OLQT53RnuIDmuRNt5k/s569/interior21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUM1teA_UgBrDsOcBdqwtiptDwNubLSCAV3bHkRvkiQj6ejEuMomr58IwBKM4AU6sSTX7pZiLbZ-Ytolcsx5suO3DkEO1YM_tFyHZJ2WwCBSDrnhdnxjPRVsW6tntDSE0ptIVHaHDhsVZmey2hKsDz_KNcXYUQ1gq80ljxXC01OLQT53RnuIDmuRNt5k/w396-h400/interior21.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rotation of plants is something to keep in mind for your interior landscape plans. This allows for even growth and prevents plants from leaning towards the light. Make sure your containers are ones that are handled easily and convenient to rotate. An interior landscape should always feature healthy, lush plants. So, we won't tell if you name your interior landscape plants and talk with them. </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/AVvXsEgv92PhQwntUbWhw3wNc-dQkVTcPcy5XbQ_DemmOEW7QJEGCuOnUKw5LPnN3GynWpI0fyEoXF2pcknw_PChXTvoBr2rh6HV5nx9cdt_4tUkAhV05NGuv2yqXh3hu94am2Qed-HJrdUFva4wNen2Hr_8iGZBVCUO3-ArHC0-GLhqH_a1luaN5q12le7TZjQ/s705/interior10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv92PhQwntUbWhw3wNc-dQkVTcPcy5XbQ_DemmOEW7QJEGCuOnUKw5LPnN3GynWpI0fyEoXF2pcknw_PChXTvoBr2rh6HV5nx9cdt_4tUkAhV05NGuv2yqXh3hu94am2Qed-HJrdUFva4wNen2Hr_8iGZBVCUO3-ArHC0-GLhqH_a1luaN5q12le7TZjQ/w320-h400/interior10.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEhgMgZiMncJWq4pxBJK07KHnUxko1JTF_Yzm66CiPS0eD9EU2ad070qDil3tdPn7miVf1F8pbJS6_gOsQ3VO5FFzusaWaJ9_z3S_Pjtbvb4-olBDIRnmfdfFmMsHcuTjWvVY-rT34CIvINX2vTw03h55OedDdtnvk53e-YbPRoWqTTO2OX1VE06L5p7828/s759/interior3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="556" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMgZiMncJWq4pxBJK07KHnUxko1JTF_Yzm66CiPS0eD9EU2ad070qDil3tdPn7miVf1F8pbJS6_gOsQ3VO5FFzusaWaJ9_z3S_Pjtbvb4-olBDIRnmfdfFmMsHcuTjWvVY-rT34CIvINX2vTw03h55OedDdtnvk53e-YbPRoWqTTO2OX1VE06L5p7828/w293-h400/interior3.jpg" width="293" /></a></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/AVvXsEiCaQQXIfJsxBzg5puwoWvkuOHd6yMEnL_o-zUHFNYdKGHX7GsUPJAQ4dcGDgCtS8QivG1NEchkQdWnZHWKQqpJbiNe48tBthXRB8-T6WyJPGdsMEKyHW0XmlIRmwhXotqrz_Oa9HSnyNs0b40eShBNKQdif72JgcR9E7Bqd2n2cBC7LotgspyvDmOcKH8/s752/interior19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaQQXIfJsxBzg5puwoWvkuOHd6yMEnL_o-zUHFNYdKGHX7GsUPJAQ4dcGDgCtS8QivG1NEchkQdWnZHWKQqpJbiNe48tBthXRB8-T6WyJPGdsMEKyHW0XmlIRmwhXotqrz_Oa9HSnyNs0b40eShBNKQdif72JgcR9E7Bqd2n2cBC7LotgspyvDmOcKH8/w300-h400/interior19.jpg" width="300" /></a></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/AVvXsEjLBTS5bkWRu1HSjSp1Qa5uMyoiCTUAwpK0CZcfUQCf-98GpOQFyg9aKNLrSn7JYQp3FD_QyRA_WaJL2lmRH_eFP6boXeh-9Qu209kUuIFHkfgUnq9tVd0GDkB6SrsMJtnDF0nVb6Y8RbFUsbInsonwp9o8-sumsRDiTRihbS3WVrBJjiY9PvJVagX44Fc/s752/interior12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBTS5bkWRu1HSjSp1Qa5uMyoiCTUAwpK0CZcfUQCf-98GpOQFyg9aKNLrSn7JYQp3FD_QyRA_WaJL2lmRH_eFP6boXeh-9Qu209kUuIFHkfgUnq9tVd0GDkB6SrsMJtnDF0nVb6Y8RbFUsbInsonwp9o8-sumsRDiTRihbS3WVrBJjiY9PvJVagX44Fc/w300-h400/interior12.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be inspired to start or review your interior landscape plans. You will be inviting calm, lowering your stress and anxiety, purifying the interior air, and renewing mental wellness - a harmonious welcome for sure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources (in no particular order): Desire to Inspire, Fenesta, Blog Lovin, The New York Times, Tumblr, Little Blue Deer Design, Instagram, Good Housekeeping, Gardenista, Morning Chores, House & Garden Magazine, Pinterest</span></div><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-14491791799181193162024-03-13T06:00:00.004-04:002024-03-13T10:48:54.332-04:00Be Inspired No. 97 - Bobbin Furniture Objet d' Art<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNpcU3QZELPQUMGzVTYzlLDRJ_XHsdRQOP24_fq_r5LL2QruGu6nWuvMTluz6MiUmYw0dWsNX6vj8HzSVsnnvDSv2Y_u_cEvNguveqPQdsZjnbvxLRsDVCPSfi6HzI8nKp1aR2j7s8bNDn2wDw2hdDTASRBHbPnqtipVPvbRXDNxUIxkH4vLdjkXPyzY/s825/bobbin%20-%20luxe%20source.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNpcU3QZELPQUMGzVTYzlLDRJ_XHsdRQOP24_fq_r5LL2QruGu6nWuvMTluz6MiUmYw0dWsNX6vj8HzSVsnnvDSv2Y_u_cEvNguveqPQdsZjnbvxLRsDVCPSfi6HzI8nKp1aR2j7s8bNDn2wDw2hdDTASRBHbPnqtipVPvbRXDNxUIxkH4vLdjkXPyzY/w273-h400/bobbin%20-%20luxe%20source.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Who knew that an ornate 17th century furniture design would become an objet d' art. Welcome back to you bobbin furniture coming in strong as a fresh and modern vibe with a vintage twist. Antiques are the new black and bobbin furniture pieces add a playful aesthetic. Lightheartedness is certainly something you can't go wrong welcoming into your design plan. Nostalgia is one of the characteristics of furniture that makes you smile. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The spool-like turned leg design of bobbin furniture pieces makes it a standout piece with artistic appeal. It's a design that can stand in solitude and interpret the formality of a chesterfield sofa. Imagine the harmony of infusing a piece of bobbin furniture in a mid-century design. </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/AVvXsEi4y4JMt9QsiV6Na30yKdhrnq-o47hcar3s6PyBhgCknc9xMs8U8Uq6AAe5pVF0xVCMP3F0ie4xqnYvB6AnPWc7f84WkRd_Twczx5jvROmnHW8xZb-NcCH2P7SwPhC74e7-UGevEUKTvON5bhGU7ZtaTB5kt1ZaYfQ8xIqhrNDDfbNNRyENubIalMxZjpU/s727/bobbin16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4y4JMt9QsiV6Na30yKdhrnq-o47hcar3s6PyBhgCknc9xMs8U8Uq6AAe5pVF0xVCMP3F0ie4xqnYvB6AnPWc7f84WkRd_Twczx5jvROmnHW8xZb-NcCH2P7SwPhC74e7-UGevEUKTvON5bhGU7ZtaTB5kt1ZaYfQ8xIqhrNDDfbNNRyENubIalMxZjpU/w310-h400/bobbin16.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEg02QnoKdBnqCTR8MUg8lGd8I1B2kVQbIcMacy-iBqs_bIjJVBDG1HHhKgG1m-6BhWG5IYYiNZFs8hE00hPG8MJv88GIKOXNhfnrJufiUWofZBOrMkIVMQP2tbLTBsH6d2rlnAbWD3xiElxgLjlzGEoL7OFXW4Bg4675kLa5hBySKGU8PKsoK5Sp7te3m0/s846/bobbin6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02QnoKdBnqCTR8MUg8lGd8I1B2kVQbIcMacy-iBqs_bIjJVBDG1HHhKgG1m-6BhWG5IYYiNZFs8hE00hPG8MJv88GIKOXNhfnrJufiUWofZBOrMkIVMQP2tbLTBsH6d2rlnAbWD3xiElxgLjlzGEoL7OFXW4Bg4675kLa5hBySKGU8PKsoK5Sp7te3m0/w266-h400/bobbin6.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The turned ornamental design of bobbin furnishings is inspiring mirrors, picture frames, lighting, even kitchenware and sporting bold color finishes. But I'll keep my love of this 17th century design for tried and true worn or restored-with-love finishes. It deserves its objet d' art status so be careful where you place it and how its finished. There is something to be said for authenticity. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEgEk9CkQEMvtbViq51cqOl_-bKfsUdoVls_tY_Z1N_bF0kb72ctDWpVjgpjU_fm_KCgWWMLXrvKNoTCP4P91v-tDKPvXsmPw7gnS8VJmc9xy0rFRQBPQ15qRfc2Si4LYDtkO2k19E3ital_62RvNaUzGB65F-5-W_zV5xu4_KirPAmiyweMLAi2CdUeqBk/s705/bobbin29.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEk9CkQEMvtbViq51cqOl_-bKfsUdoVls_tY_Z1N_bF0kb72ctDWpVjgpjU_fm_KCgWWMLXrvKNoTCP4P91v-tDKPvXsmPw7gnS8VJmc9xy0rFRQBPQ15qRfc2Si4LYDtkO2k19E3ital_62RvNaUzGB65F-5-W_zV5xu4_KirPAmiyweMLAi2CdUeqBk/w320-h400/bobbin29.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEjHURDCjYtuS73sbkfAju_bn0thxSfAMJE4EEENR2ioBpB0UPxxC6wpGUS_MJxDp4yUOaOoWc8ZxdzxOI-XuNbv2u3QeHNW6yswa_7EUPoWI7jaAoDLgFVULAvGRksIvS7ly7XmBY5E0ZficGMSeLYjLZqg1trY2sw-hVwyLVm-2yb7Z-auSMsRO1usyrc/s752/bobbin3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHURDCjYtuS73sbkfAju_bn0thxSfAMJE4EEENR2ioBpB0UPxxC6wpGUS_MJxDp4yUOaOoWc8ZxdzxOI-XuNbv2u3QeHNW6yswa_7EUPoWI7jaAoDLgFVULAvGRksIvS7ly7XmBY5E0ZficGMSeLYjLZqg1trY2sw-hVwyLVm-2yb7Z-auSMsRO1usyrc/w300-h400/bobbin3.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>The is a lightheartedness of injecting an unexpected vintage piece into your design plan. There needs to be a respect for the piece, it's design history and the story behind it, whether you find it be on an antique road trip or an heirloom piece respect it. Approach its placement with loving caution the playfulness it will bring to the space must not be contrived. <br /><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/AVvXsEhapLLY1hNn784ghyphenhyphenAdkbiJmm98bJtGurkwCdG5IyvypV_cg0WyyYxpeF05Mo6CyVfQyIFtCOTqLQpVI6dfGT7adqxGPIV2sejWGeuRRfb6M0HwbZwhci4pzy93f2R2mBVeMtR_25r0vf4ng1nkaKcItz5AfXuAIMmkfLlCq4q-Ze1bfylnYde7RpkKrEs/s741/bobbinb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapLLY1hNn784ghyphenhyphenAdkbiJmm98bJtGurkwCdG5IyvypV_cg0WyyYxpeF05Mo6CyVfQyIFtCOTqLQpVI6dfGT7adqxGPIV2sejWGeuRRfb6M0HwbZwhci4pzy93f2R2mBVeMtR_25r0vf4ng1nkaKcItz5AfXuAIMmkfLlCq4q-Ze1bfylnYde7RpkKrEs/w305-h400/bobbinb.jpg" width="305" /></a></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/AVvXsEhecXirMkqOcu7qTMazSMI8UiPcAXzm-Nl57rRk0HpidO1Fd9Ck1t3oA_BnkdjBGrb3-BsVLzw1uPL-mGiPE7Zz1wVE-7OBz6_SvXM6hyEHqH4dUuHoC9hnuoL2U2tooIJiJXerSqq7oljpHABpuRao90t23sKoD3sUaZM2A7LlO78Hch7Pojj8ZnNnslI/s704/bobbin%20-%20insta2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecXirMkqOcu7qTMazSMI8UiPcAXzm-Nl57rRk0HpidO1Fd9Ck1t3oA_BnkdjBGrb3-BsVLzw1uPL-mGiPE7Zz1wVE-7OBz6_SvXM6hyEHqH4dUuHoC9hnuoL2U2tooIJiJXerSqq7oljpHABpuRao90t23sKoD3sUaZM2A7LlO78Hch7Pojj8ZnNnslI/w320-h400/bobbin%20-%20insta2.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEhj4kpnBmkVNHCmeR70ORNKxlqaZXI-uixqJ79PRvOHMtiQOiFZ78CNsTe69nzeON6J4KyqgPDUryzwnGZQB4Hsjxev2-DsIjil6ugNR93we_OrQipHWfUZEe1-L5JNUygu49BUqOX6aTceCfFsmA9orM6N8FV4E0hK-rM0UfztAqoezueY2GBSCpwken8/s810/bobbin%20-%20alfred%20newall3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="540" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4kpnBmkVNHCmeR70ORNKxlqaZXI-uixqJ79PRvOHMtiQOiFZ78CNsTe69nzeON6J4KyqgPDUryzwnGZQB4Hsjxev2-DsIjil6ugNR93we_OrQipHWfUZEe1-L5JNUygu49BUqOX6aTceCfFsmA9orM6N8FV4E0hK-rM0UfztAqoezueY2GBSCpwken8/w266-h400/bobbin%20-%20alfred%20newall3.jpg" width="266" /></a></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: left;">Think bare essential when considering a furniture art piece it shouldn't be decorated like a mantel at Christmas. No bells and whistles necessary when selecting the wood finish or fabric cover. Restraint is key. Consider the fact that there is only ever one painting on an artist's easel, everything else in her studio is just background. It's the shiny penny clutched in your hand at the candy store while you look over all your choices pondering how each will taste before you tell the shopkeeper your selection. </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/AVvXsEiVqFcKInW4eoLawduRqku6vOHOIUBkQ0NaWNstf3i8qxlmwtyaR4W7xx3YizZfWoEBBaat7AuFlhtTw7VnkZjpLBHdbODtN36sYOYxkdXdoVZ4KnhkNRwKP6J9KCZuGfDMJ5qDgbPAYO4NVSgEJUbc78zfMK7kteA-E_6e5V-q787a4oIqG3uuLlx_n-E/s846/bobbin%20-%20alfred%20newall1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqFcKInW4eoLawduRqku6vOHOIUBkQ0NaWNstf3i8qxlmwtyaR4W7xx3YizZfWoEBBaat7AuFlhtTw7VnkZjpLBHdbODtN36sYOYxkdXdoVZ4KnhkNRwKP6J9KCZuGfDMJ5qDgbPAYO4NVSgEJUbc78zfMK7kteA-E_6e5V-q787a4oIqG3uuLlx_n-E/w266-h400/bobbin%20-%20alfred%20newall1.jpg" width="266" /></a></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/AVvXsEjWaNAutxG96IEwN7OiP6XUudgb5BdZMig2gPDaewkZA_CttDDDMjVRl_x9ed4LkuRaR4rjEkp-TOwx2xreKbBOk0a4u0l5J9Ih4wCAosPlfOS2djX9KiY_fEjylk0sp5w1voqEQH6hxvJ6PAZPIdsNVP9L_ilgtuI6FqUUuu7oQB0ANWR-6XJYfXE3Px4/s845/bobbin19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaNAutxG96IEwN7OiP6XUudgb5BdZMig2gPDaewkZA_CttDDDMjVRl_x9ed4LkuRaR4rjEkp-TOwx2xreKbBOk0a4u0l5J9Ih4wCAosPlfOS2djX9KiY_fEjylk0sp5w1voqEQH6hxvJ6PAZPIdsNVP9L_ilgtuI6FqUUuu7oQB0ANWR-6XJYfXE3Px4/w268-h400/bobbin19.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now remember we live outside the box so don't give a thought to restricting a piece of bobbin furniture to a contemporary setting. We live in a design world where stuffiness is not welcome in or design plans, the living room isn't saved for Sundays. Playfulness is welcome with any design style. The approach for placement doesn't change, the bobbin furniture piece is still an art piece. Be a mixer not a matcher. An art piece disappears if it matches its surroundings. Art is meant to mix things up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3Jt64_YL7HrqDD_VYRfHoBJ9_YGn4X9WpUj7PrE4wNgmRuI1N-QVsXoXdHhySw9Sv6F7Tdtmk5v2XZZAJ3mf7RPTkdnap-MRzmBkyuC-Sljmk3tjHOh0J9KkpjoXX-5Ge4JzoNF0VaRE0AF3VuZ-jwrYYflMxMkMbl7qNM13wjoX4nbTrw6Fjq04avk/s789/bobbin28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3Jt64_YL7HrqDD_VYRfHoBJ9_YGn4X9WpUj7PrE4wNgmRuI1N-QVsXoXdHhySw9Sv6F7Tdtmk5v2XZZAJ3mf7RPTkdnap-MRzmBkyuC-Sljmk3tjHOh0J9KkpjoXX-5Ge4JzoNF0VaRE0AF3VuZ-jwrYYflMxMkMbl7qNM13wjoX4nbTrw6Fjq04avk/w286-h400/bobbin28.jpg" width="286" /></a></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/AVvXsEhQLFAQ1lrHO7pxD0Fc8NSZ2jaO8jeIAbPjhTvWowMCbTooI937lFuTFhBXKoOx7ixIyFgah2bYgYEwfM-wPtTHxcJ2W4-uV8CG62wE-77YnbNvvhkpV05FaQ3NwTIOXOa2_NcdblFi2BTV2h-O0T4XrtBARKKAbr-Sxl9Yu4gOgdmntzaDzJ-yeq6g0Lc/s766/bobbina.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLFAQ1lrHO7pxD0Fc8NSZ2jaO8jeIAbPjhTvWowMCbTooI937lFuTFhBXKoOx7ixIyFgah2bYgYEwfM-wPtTHxcJ2W4-uV8CG62wE-77YnbNvvhkpV05FaQ3NwTIOXOa2_NcdblFi2BTV2h-O0T4XrtBARKKAbr-Sxl9Yu4gOgdmntzaDzJ-yeq6g0Lc/w295-h400/bobbina.jpg" width="295" /></a></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/AVvXsEiLlng8lmRWpxD2MB2y8VB49f1migxHOWm7GeqT5zNpPZWyb64VgXRcDH7X5UifYqHNGtHvkB7rWJofpbDb9nJVpE8SXTUQw_EikCwL1VcqkgsyKVWcgx_8sWPZ0q0JI6s5b_jKWnJ1td4ob63VwPVwRY8tnhUMiD848YPUlEODuY-WQJq6GYrlROIRUzA/s845/bobbin%20-%20hgtv.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlng8lmRWpxD2MB2y8VB49f1migxHOWm7GeqT5zNpPZWyb64VgXRcDH7X5UifYqHNGtHvkB7rWJofpbDb9nJVpE8SXTUQw_EikCwL1VcqkgsyKVWcgx_8sWPZ0q0JI6s5b_jKWnJ1td4ob63VwPVwRY8tnhUMiD848YPUlEODuY-WQJq6GYrlROIRUzA/w268-h400/bobbin%20-%20hgtv.jpg" width="268" /></a></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/AVvXsEh_OEp1CWNw07FeqQndeLoDt9_7qOERGy5ipanbWNnMPWZv-U5Y0Mgp4EVwdqE0bbvvs5LmGzbTP0gWfMwTvG2X2hMCZVdWQ88pgVpKqRX13KuEK6THjrrJ6eaxB9AoTIqv3PFdbcYJsNFehIOloeuUFqelSSjKVGmOZsmk3MyuuqxAuXWiMBVjJNysTsA/s679/bobbin26.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OEp1CWNw07FeqQndeLoDt9_7qOERGy5ipanbWNnMPWZv-U5Y0Mgp4EVwdqE0bbvvs5LmGzbTP0gWfMwTvG2X2hMCZVdWQ88pgVpKqRX13KuEK6THjrrJ6eaxB9AoTIqv3PFdbcYJsNFehIOloeuUFqelSSjKVGmOZsmk3MyuuqxAuXWiMBVjJNysTsA/w295-h400/bobbin26.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Opposites attract even in the design world. Be a maximalist or a minimalist the Garanimals haven't been a part of great design for a long time. Bobbin furniture pieces cross both the traditional and contemporary lines. It's understated yet has made its mark in history and continues to stand tall.</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/AVvXsEiicwwOTvfOqhk7VStZPfwv34E5sokldJVeB4F-eUpEvJ5tdlPTDLRo3GMsS0kXr_hs71tEgQ3e6trq_1dodK6i2SAlywZmVKPATC6824R7ZSvEl-OabAUorfgAcIDqJsEA1xGkJiJnQczjZH3U-93Zgd3iXf-6Y21Qf8wyjw6-27mwDZo_62ncw1gNAcc/s564/bobbin%20-%20julian%20chichester.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicwwOTvfOqhk7VStZPfwv34E5sokldJVeB4F-eUpEvJ5tdlPTDLRo3GMsS0kXr_hs71tEgQ3e6trq_1dodK6i2SAlywZmVKPATC6824R7ZSvEl-OabAUorfgAcIDqJsEA1xGkJiJnQczjZH3U-93Zgd3iXf-6Y21Qf8wyjw6-27mwDZo_62ncw1gNAcc/w400-h400/bobbin%20-%20julian%20chichester.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GImKxTQXrkRGWCKm3uNti67pDU6SHl8korC9cq0obMUuLWoVeXHhOcTaLQJ4a99SZcgdX_RjbSUUEx5DGOnyQ1JVLUn1tLNzaSYnGN9hBUBPMs7qJ3l41E2aUmzbIPH5unySyb3nYMr9qy-8s3pZ9fHgh_5bLmy-uojoqJ0qdkqSiP7DsrHl8Rb2OIo/s846/bobbin15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GImKxTQXrkRGWCKm3uNti67pDU6SHl8korC9cq0obMUuLWoVeXHhOcTaLQJ4a99SZcgdX_RjbSUUEx5DGOnyQ1JVLUn1tLNzaSYnGN9hBUBPMs7qJ3l41E2aUmzbIPH5unySyb3nYMr9qy-8s3pZ9fHgh_5bLmy-uojoqJ0qdkqSiP7DsrHl8Rb2OIo/w266-h400/bobbin15.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be inspired!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources (in no particular order): Luxe Source, House and Garden Magazine, The Design Files, Vanguard Furniture, Alfred Newell, Rottzooi, HGTV, Pinterest, Instagram</span></div><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-11268803337716730092024-03-11T06:00:00.001-04:002024-03-11T06:00:00.137-04:00Interior Design Reference No. 6 - The Naked Console<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhRfSoK8_G6GHSseW0soQsgsg-C-jUFf0iA1y08OkMsJ9E1pwaDk0ywTX32xs4i_uWpvDufcTagC6Q56ogPXBeNdAYVSd8KQ1Bp9QZ2YhKCvfBcvVsIATjW8WGzSd2Xa-ITo1Jg9oSxHMMS0ZQGbaG_xnKSHcu3uZgUlAjsmTDtj8wdtSbdcM5vH46yo/s846/naked%20console%20-%201st%20dibs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhRfSoK8_G6GHSseW0soQsgsg-C-jUFf0iA1y08OkMsJ9E1pwaDk0ywTX32xs4i_uWpvDufcTagC6Q56ogPXBeNdAYVSd8KQ1Bp9QZ2YhKCvfBcvVsIATjW8WGzSd2Xa-ITo1Jg9oSxHMMS0ZQGbaG_xnKSHcu3uZgUlAjsmTDtj8wdtSbdcM5vH46yo/w266-h400/naked%20console%20-%201st%20dibs.jpg" width="266" /></a></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: left;">I call it the naked console when the floor space beneath a console is left undone. I am not a fan of design clutter, but I am also not a fan of a blank canvas. The most forgotten areas of a design plan are the final layering in of finishing touches and ceilings. This is where the naked console happens. We'll talk about forgotten ceilings in a future post. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If a console with an open base, even if there is a stretcher, has been chosen for your design plan avoid the naked console by not only considering the design elements that are going to be showcased on the top of the console but what will be layered in below the console. It is like a perfect wine pairing - contemplate the wine notes and how they will affect the taste of its food counterpart. </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/AVvXsEjIRO6BR1_22rqVRILWaBHQJM4URnFI-bpp29oNmCIz7OVvnhJ37pa4Dfm4t8LKFRZVnWAjVVBOLhBJptdRs_ff6p5387NJJ6I1h3dmk4bI3xddUHEv-DrfdOUHxw7QZH-pT8-iELCJwlXMWsG2uvMv_eEJpCfNMnvO-zJ3xaY_qppSfkA93DVA9MaGiRs/s1104/antique4%20-.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRO6BR1_22rqVRILWaBHQJM4URnFI-bpp29oNmCIz7OVvnhJ37pa4Dfm4t8LKFRZVnWAjVVBOLhBJptdRs_ff6p5387NJJ6I1h3dmk4bI3xddUHEv-DrfdOUHxw7QZH-pT8-iELCJwlXMWsG2uvMv_eEJpCfNMnvO-zJ3xaY_qppSfkA93DVA9MaGiRs/w266-h400/antique4%20-.jpg" width="266" /></a></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/AVvXsEgXhbCDDx4ouuCHXn0xaAO9ns5dMkmING7yVXnq58-VgQhCplK6TxQGlpzXXA4KlUQycSHVwv2WIOZNlJyZBg28SUPpvD_4096utjPxfMYj5XitCboiX-FGk27wYFtmGQwkab7J07ppRY7leTls58hLVRJlxj4FUIohXGjjR5xgVYDGgoKVmCCh33OyS_w/s705/naked%20console%20-%20a%20glass%20of%20bovino.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhbCDDx4ouuCHXn0xaAO9ns5dMkmING7yVXnq58-VgQhCplK6TxQGlpzXXA4KlUQycSHVwv2WIOZNlJyZBg28SUPpvD_4096utjPxfMYj5XitCboiX-FGk27wYFtmGQwkab7J07ppRY7leTls58hLVRJlxj4FUIohXGjjR5xgVYDGgoKVmCCh33OyS_w/w320-h400/naked%20console%20-%20a%20glass%20of%20bovino.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Take heart in that the solution to the naked console problem can happen as soon as you are aware the problem exists. Approach this solution just like you would any other by giving it thoughtful respect. It is not something to rush into unless you get that aha moment of clarity that finally, you have found those design elements a place you to reside. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A well-designed naked console takes a lesson in the art of pondering. The art of pondering is a place where silence, daydreaming and wonderment are welcome and necessary. If you've been around any good designer, you have seen the art of pondering. It can be reflected by their stare is either on the table that holds a project's design elements and inspiration or on a single spot on the wall as they mentally envision. Their posture is a bit relaxed as they practice the art of pondering. </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/AVvXsEgkJYyB5baa_NWbBYaQlARvHh_NyKySMy5E2EkR70-SuGaaR1zb_vlsySsO0TpwqJOa7HD94ITXbvDfcrT5yYluWDRcp7ClYpL3oPNW2gLcR63SSo2zm6FhpQwDuPJRODpS11_lzLLEwcS40Kq_hYkqSPFZ41c2VWgeUGipqDOSaY7j2aFd-LGsh5OBBpw/s843/naked%20console%20-%20ad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJYyB5baa_NWbBYaQlARvHh_NyKySMy5E2EkR70-SuGaaR1zb_vlsySsO0TpwqJOa7HD94ITXbvDfcrT5yYluWDRcp7ClYpL3oPNW2gLcR63SSo2zm6FhpQwDuPJRODpS11_lzLLEwcS40Kq_hYkqSPFZ41c2VWgeUGipqDOSaY7j2aFd-LGsh5OBBpw/w268-h400/naked%20console%20-%20ad.jpg" width="268" /></a></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/AVvXsEiyHceKN7pLg-fyqHHqoGXCOFVzGU_6juQ3DVX48JoXJMm8EEFtNxx5Cv673S3zTjIKTgXShXCTqedDNm3c-lGOBar-PFr4iGB-lMA_azQdopiQmRFLOwrte7oqF7br_lNdDaplKnwZDLAgCVw5EkieKjHDBVSGEBBpwRy6zlAYJ39lay1NhyA8Gs1yoxY/s686/naked%20console%20-%20arteriors.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyHceKN7pLg-fyqHHqoGXCOFVzGU_6juQ3DVX48JoXJMm8EEFtNxx5Cv673S3zTjIKTgXShXCTqedDNm3c-lGOBar-PFr4iGB-lMA_azQdopiQmRFLOwrte7oqF7br_lNdDaplKnwZDLAgCVw5EkieKjHDBVSGEBBpwRy6zlAYJ39lay1NhyA8Gs1yoxY/w329-h400/naked%20console%20-%20arteriors.jpg" width="329" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our home is too important to allow undone. Haphazard is not part of your home's completion. There will be naked consoles and other blank areas that are pending. Just have a plan in place and keep these areas on your design to-do checklist. The plan doesn't need to be finalized it just needs to be a plan to complete and we need to be playing around with options we own or sketching out what we thoughtfully ponder as possibilities. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Design is joy! Remember that. It is learning and choosing what helps us live a life surrounded by design elements that comfort us. It's our Calgon. </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/AVvXsEgOEaAGxA67pBMv7s62gMKg0GzbfhBd1KzG-xaZJEtGnkcHi8VSHWeweMNNpsxO5J7XalGL1C_fgAbw23bRnp3NqZzY45Un0KcMWD9FoDCVczwxQiZO-gzx0_Eh-88KnMiayD6J_trvGoD_mMlIE5FYOxrrfHwwMiom8hC0EDh23-Vy___Ygfwcay47DBk/s938/naked%20console%20-%20atlanta%20homes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEaAGxA67pBMv7s62gMKg0GzbfhBd1KzG-xaZJEtGnkcHi8VSHWeweMNNpsxO5J7XalGL1C_fgAbw23bRnp3NqZzY45Un0KcMWD9FoDCVczwxQiZO-gzx0_Eh-88KnMiayD6J_trvGoD_mMlIE5FYOxrrfHwwMiom8hC0EDh23-Vy___Ygfwcay47DBk/w240-h400/naked%20console%20-%20atlanta%20homes.jpg" width="240" /></a></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/AVvXsEhf0vXw99r2RVJ7CVhkJKxlyT20_z5jClIaKGBOY6dF72XpRj9xTl0EckJyN-QxOMEpteeIWQl6VqpfCJB4i7rU1Bju_B4n7rmJ3zqVuIZAesNUGVNHTPf3aynghWNplzfj4MkWxdWlmj5-7ai8758Rx5sWjNHQrXKtGJr13rJxvETRrAV31r24tFfqpcY/s705/naked%20console%20-%20decor%20pad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0vXw99r2RVJ7CVhkJKxlyT20_z5jClIaKGBOY6dF72XpRj9xTl0EckJyN-QxOMEpteeIWQl6VqpfCJB4i7rU1Bju_B4n7rmJ3zqVuIZAesNUGVNHTPf3aynghWNplzfj4MkWxdWlmj5-7ai8758Rx5sWjNHQrXKtGJr13rJxvETRrAV31r24tFfqpcY/w320-h400/naked%20console%20-%20decor%20pad.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Don't Just"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't just learn, experience.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't just read, absorb.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't just change, transform.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't just relate, advocate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't just promise, prove.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't just criticize, encourage.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't just think, ponder.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't just take, give.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't just see, feel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don’t just dream, do.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't just hear, listen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't just talk, act.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't just tell, show.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't just exist, live.”</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart</span></div></div><p></p><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/AVvXsEjdKPinqk4Tp4NUMKm0u7MeYe_FlUuSW5khhP4q6WQ-aZWnuKiLpVkjbGR9w39Ifxvsh85VV3n30nYuNW6OWWA0o8qol9IVeUskVlExd9lNaXrqGmSfsQ-08Wic2qkhcvzngM0Tk82QRGfE6x_DahVCNFQ7hSfQ3RO58A_gJtUNs7OP9YpgQ1hhKh4eDz8/s732/naked%20console%20-%20decor%20pad1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKPinqk4Tp4NUMKm0u7MeYe_FlUuSW5khhP4q6WQ-aZWnuKiLpVkjbGR9w39Ifxvsh85VV3n30nYuNW6OWWA0o8qol9IVeUskVlExd9lNaXrqGmSfsQ-08Wic2qkhcvzngM0Tk82QRGfE6x_DahVCNFQ7hSfQ3RO58A_gJtUNs7OP9YpgQ1hhKh4eDz8/w309-h400/naked%20console%20-%20decor%20pad1.jpg" width="309" /></a></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/AVvXsEihEV4bRZjbrPB0_LuocVOm9N9yyKCgHQId4-lbQvbGp7WmIeKpDJuAAvlxwbXu6xQ1KHP4wmkO2jLnHc1go3vG_FbAdD3GyxYkne8SwGHRcTd1Yhopj0jkhMvF6wM1ZrdoIvfbgdcvF8Y2siPxYo9quFugrYydHSZt95BPiwpoMBnBu9FGCXIfBPRCQ1U/s564/naked%20console%20-%20habitually%20chic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="564" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEV4bRZjbrPB0_LuocVOm9N9yyKCgHQId4-lbQvbGp7WmIeKpDJuAAvlxwbXu6xQ1KHP4wmkO2jLnHc1go3vG_FbAdD3GyxYkne8SwGHRcTd1Yhopj0jkhMvF6wM1ZrdoIvfbgdcvF8Y2siPxYo9quFugrYydHSZt95BPiwpoMBnBu9FGCXIfBPRCQ1U/w400-h319/naked%20console%20-%20habitually%20chic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The naked console with its unwritten space underneath is your design biography - it can be a short, simple yet profound story or it can be a story full of illustration. Sketch out your draft, ponder it and then layer in the final vignette. Juxtaposition will become a design triumph. Yes, the design elements can be functional but think beyond that. Think opposites attract. Think contrast. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ponder a simpler console surface and clean wall backdrop to reserve the drama for the floor area under the console. Throw caution to the wind and display your collection of busts or blue and white Chinoiserie under the console instead of on the console. Prop the cherished small but mighty painting on the floor under the console rather than hanging it over the console. Ponder, and then ponder again.</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/AVvXsEg2Z2TpQ2-mbnZvL3HPRKjoq3ViY4DKW_cx0JU_pxVZLj2Ld46AWAGciXGrOAhJP2o_sNKqwOCNFHQeynrtLBtdlVNDZz7qs6-FDqDn4t_joqyNq3luy0pMgpXJFsY9AB-qnOekAcapS1GbSUbHd_SnLcvuLIIcGv0pwr3UOoCMUYVKjQZGPNSN8usJ948/s727/naked%20console%20-%20house%20and%20home.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Z2TpQ2-mbnZvL3HPRKjoq3ViY4DKW_cx0JU_pxVZLj2Ld46AWAGciXGrOAhJP2o_sNKqwOCNFHQeynrtLBtdlVNDZz7qs6-FDqDn4t_joqyNq3luy0pMgpXJFsY9AB-qnOekAcapS1GbSUbHd_SnLcvuLIIcGv0pwr3UOoCMUYVKjQZGPNSN8usJ948/w310-h400/naked%20console%20-%20house%20and%20home.jpg" width="310" /></a></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/AVvXsEgR43FGVhnj-9S-r-ucURX9L5AVEKisI_ThSSYqoDUvWWGWntRz_uIDP5gjEllTheWqsev_7zTYTy5qQRSnbUSpp991aPqU1dCGb5K0jGFmlGeOeXA10UuehU_a8QL7LACQ_jk-CWES73Coa9RnWLdzGtTm7dAJAI-i_f99F5YylRI7vBPn54Vthi3VBls/s846/naked%20console%20-%20house%20beautiful1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR43FGVhnj-9S-r-ucURX9L5AVEKisI_ThSSYqoDUvWWGWntRz_uIDP5gjEllTheWqsev_7zTYTy5qQRSnbUSpp991aPqU1dCGb5K0jGFmlGeOeXA10UuehU_a8QL7LACQ_jk-CWES73Coa9RnWLdzGtTm7dAJAI-i_f99F5YylRI7vBPn54Vthi3VBls/w266-h400/naked%20console%20-%20house%20beautiful1.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A well-chosen basket under a console is fine. Anyone can do fine. Ponder the shape of the baskets, who was the artist whose hands wove the basket? Are the baskets placeholders until your find the right design elements? Remember temporary still needs to be beautiful and be meaningful. Don't opt for ordinary. If it isn't either beautiful or meaningful opt to leave the canvas blank.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Proportion, scale, and harmony are design principles that are vital to the naked console dilemma. Remember it's a pairing. Shoes make the outfit. (Don't take that literally - don't use the naked console floor area as a mudroom to toss your shoes!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEgIj72rbrDXyYlnKCkDB4CUA8ZJFGUfsNHkPxg-ZWuaQCLySWNzSSk1vcZ7L32bmdnDI_I0f8sNnQ_teawO-nLskgZC_rA4nG2JxIgvHOgLMeh-RiPKHl1msdaubh6kSkZkEpziHhJZPavnmJX9SlMzKT7mePf3iXCpjFReFthHgwEbxcvDN9ooAUoPydY/s705/naked%20console%20-%20insta.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIj72rbrDXyYlnKCkDB4CUA8ZJFGUfsNHkPxg-ZWuaQCLySWNzSSk1vcZ7L32bmdnDI_I0f8sNnQ_teawO-nLskgZC_rA4nG2JxIgvHOgLMeh-RiPKHl1msdaubh6kSkZkEpziHhJZPavnmJX9SlMzKT7mePf3iXCpjFReFthHgwEbxcvDN9ooAUoPydY/w320-h400/naked%20console%20-%20insta.webp" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEhmNlzPLUFCbQTJ_TkcT_yCg6kC6PAi6-6M2Yx0MXz-1c1idYc2IaNWH5TtA1CPUq7pLBJqQqDQQ9ivf-uFQmQvasEPN07Dy4tqUU3w7W2FGRBJFpRZQX9evq0HgcBlFyp3TYyxSNZeei2dbYVO1G2CPytVsmzlufDhc1MZqSN-kaqevJn2je1JDVwXFu0/s677/naked%20console%20-%20instagram1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNlzPLUFCbQTJ_TkcT_yCg6kC6PAi6-6M2Yx0MXz-1c1idYc2IaNWH5TtA1CPUq7pLBJqQqDQQ9ivf-uFQmQvasEPN07Dy4tqUU3w7W2FGRBJFpRZQX9evq0HgcBlFyp3TYyxSNZeei2dbYVO1G2CPytVsmzlufDhc1MZqSN-kaqevJn2je1JDVwXFu0/w334-h400/naked%20console%20-%20instagram1.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are rule breakers first so room designation has nothing to do with this naked console discussion. A piece of furniture has no limitations in our home. Where you place your console has no concern over how you layer it and treat the blank floor area below it. A console is such a versatile and wonderful piece that can be placed anywhere in a design plan. Floating, dividing a room, greeting at an entrance wall, in the kitchen holding prized culinary books and the same accessory consideration you'd give it in any other room, at the end of the bed, in the bath. Length, shape, mixed media, embellishment, style, vibe - all factors in selecting the right piece. So that all seems a tad overwhelming but it's not. Just ask yourself why you are drawn to a piece. If you don't know look again until you can answer that question. 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You have approximately 26-30 inches of height and a horizontal landscape of space that varies depending on the length of the console to design. The depth of the console is a small factor. There is no rule that says what you layer in under your console is limited to the depth of the space - if it doesn't impede on traffic flow and your shins don't curse you color outside the lines. </div></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/AVvXsEjFE59mXWdUJuBLu9-beT_wMTOMRNW5nH_3f2tAKbtmwrOv0HX-CDzjqiaRor5CRbT7yOAIcFHpVNkHZI_vp5MAFrWb7WJPZw_HUY0lr-Jt39eTyhrAHoxznSMs5MNmfivKcVZpOeaKspiZ-1aY_66WdDUqZD931Nml_nVMjYVQTQ7SmBQqlROcpl0fjg8/s661/naked%20console%20-%20new%20york%20social%20diary.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFE59mXWdUJuBLu9-beT_wMTOMRNW5nH_3f2tAKbtmwrOv0HX-CDzjqiaRor5CRbT7yOAIcFHpVNkHZI_vp5MAFrWb7WJPZw_HUY0lr-Jt39eTyhrAHoxznSMs5MNmfivKcVZpOeaKspiZ-1aY_66WdDUqZD931Nml_nVMjYVQTQ7SmBQqlROcpl0fjg8/w341-h400/naked%20console%20-%20new%20york%20social%20diary.jpg" width="341" /></a></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/AVvXsEjs3t_ZulrjMREDl7_QvGCrK7oZomMZWX_EgPRG5BYdPU06ByFmyKV2hC9emhMcLB5tt7yyEa1L_6oK8F9qPgLV597hiJ3q1T1xSrQ7k5cTRQfrRRsyMSnHRf2-TSlBRiLz9od7UGyutH0pkrwXzUvq9EtyaP6ah8C301O1NtlpsCWZ1SUF7npCEm5wpHw/s796/naked%20console%20-%20pin1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3t_ZulrjMREDl7_QvGCrK7oZomMZWX_EgPRG5BYdPU06ByFmyKV2hC9emhMcLB5tt7yyEa1L_6oK8F9qPgLV597hiJ3q1T1xSrQ7k5cTRQfrRRsyMSnHRf2-TSlBRiLz9od7UGyutH0pkrwXzUvq9EtyaP6ah8C301O1NtlpsCWZ1SUF7npCEm5wpHw/w321-h400/naked%20console%20-%20pin1.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I always write and speak about thoughtful design and in this post touch on the art of pondering a design plan. And I am intrigued with the art of hygge the Danish and Norwegian concept that encompasses the feeling of quiet comfort. And I love the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, the perfection of imperfection. These are all great concepts to apply to designing well. And the Brits have a space in their home they refer to as the snug. This is traditionally known in America as a nook, but I love the reference to snug so much better. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Recently I was introduced to the principles of Japanese ikebana by Vicente Wolf who almost always follows these principles when he is composing a setting. In ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, blossoms, branches, leaves, and stems find new life as materials for artmaking. In contrast to the western habits of casually placing flowers in a vase, ikebana aims to bring out the inner qualities of flowers and other live materials and express emotion. Wolf applies this to a setting typically in a three-part structure that represents the heavens (tallest component), humans (medium component), and the earth (smallest component). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">These two paragraphs are a long definition for thoughtful and meaningful design but there is no other way to explain it in the context of the reverence it deserves. </div></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/AVvXsEhSe5jZVfouFJQubyuwjacrHoFM7vR2-HrZHLNAHxbUVZWKLd8a5wxyX3jbKM2nX7uJqge_KCALpbUrc3wdtKMQjrKXCRf4RFHImvVIa1nujyd7uu8w73xveqPHrFWg_i9nwC36dduaEGJelp6zeb3cnZIA6zyov46wWdMUCF3JKuel83pGc8S6uqIowOk/s885/naked%20console%20-%20pin3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSe5jZVfouFJQubyuwjacrHoFM7vR2-HrZHLNAHxbUVZWKLd8a5wxyX3jbKM2nX7uJqge_KCALpbUrc3wdtKMQjrKXCRf4RFHImvVIa1nujyd7uu8w73xveqPHrFWg_i9nwC36dduaEGJelp6zeb3cnZIA6zyov46wWdMUCF3JKuel83pGc8S6uqIowOk/w255-h400/naked%20console%20-%20pin3.jpg" width="255" /></a></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/AVvXsEgZWBweZsJD_wd1TRe_5xrj8TvRlMbiaMj_KsgIczcaGHxR4FK40nv1omaedILF3uoEt0SUzQKGZesAZh8zkTHs0JiJaUPDHXdpzbvjM0mF9FgXb_ZgpGVhThcaaXb83ZE90nBKuWP49z4W-S_rwfGs8-AggP-C-Xufe3jp7OzliulO5MrgxkP4e-iHY2Y/s544/naked%20console%20-%20pin4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWBweZsJD_wd1TRe_5xrj8TvRlMbiaMj_KsgIczcaGHxR4FK40nv1omaedILF3uoEt0SUzQKGZesAZh8zkTHs0JiJaUPDHXdpzbvjM0mF9FgXb_ZgpGVhThcaaXb83ZE90nBKuWP49z4W-S_rwfGs8-AggP-C-Xufe3jp7OzliulO5MrgxkP4e-iHY2Y/w294-h400/naked%20console%20-%20pin4.jpg" width="294" /></a></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/AVvXsEgo0cI3fP0aA5tCbhQ6cis5mIbhzu0uyqPXQLhWUGmAR27jAENcO9uUucJ1zi7J-iWe_sPm4eEPwA2tQc-MTsJi27aGbcZnTH4VXxMb3VJ36azmVc5NGmjtfx8P3eKZCYyyeiB42_WnhnLbsR8XAkiQ0jxFfaNQsv_N_Gle6O-h6H9tQL3GBo_mObMTEVI/s909/naked%20console%20-%20pinterest.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0cI3fP0aA5tCbhQ6cis5mIbhzu0uyqPXQLhWUGmAR27jAENcO9uUucJ1zi7J-iWe_sPm4eEPwA2tQc-MTsJi27aGbcZnTH4VXxMb3VJ36azmVc5NGmjtfx8P3eKZCYyyeiB42_WnhnLbsR8XAkiQ0jxFfaNQsv_N_Gle6O-h6H9tQL3GBo_mObMTEVI/w324-h400/naked%20console%20-%20pinterest.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Travel to a place, wherever it may be, that allows you to shut out the things like design rules, design trends that are not your aesthetic, shiplap, color of the year, traditional, transitional, modern. Now with a clear mind start dreaming and pondering what you have seen and felt that brings you joy and translate that into your design plan. It's a mood, a vibe, that's your home. Journal all these things, sketch these things, photograph these things. 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You will hear how that empty space under the console, the naked console cries out for its moment. Your design file and journal will become simply extraordinary filled with hygge, wabi-sabi, ikebana, and the importance of snug. A blank canvas will become your thorn. You'll want to transform, feel, act, and live your design plan in a new way. This is the fun of design. Dance it out, you've found the joy of design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEjdD3vLMrbdBlGKHrqDEFzRS5tv8JKzgQDtegWne8jkJwQQGuTekaK2e61Qn9zbKQ7_IdF48Lh9W9zrqhSvFjXKEn2Do5oAn9yjb318_TgS3egldpnBqO3dPaJ0-1cEZNi4oD44sC8l_uGhA_ldTw7pSF_MpO_UHhjWAHQsObjsTvIyq380_tln4pVxxOI/s625/naked%20console%20tumblr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdD3vLMrbdBlGKHrqDEFzRS5tv8JKzgQDtegWne8jkJwQQGuTekaK2e61Qn9zbKQ7_IdF48Lh9W9zrqhSvFjXKEn2Do5oAn9yjb318_TgS3egldpnBqO3dPaJ0-1cEZNi4oD44sC8l_uGhA_ldTw7pSF_MpO_UHhjWAHQsObjsTvIyq380_tln4pVxxOI/w320-h400/naked%20console%20tumblr.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEhnS5FUiJZeedwrZUakchFr4I-WigscRrecpWPPczHeIXs9UKGALpSRa3t1B7QTXwD7PjRj-l0sN5QjxqFIqMsTMsxT4MVdGQgjl4sHHvvlqe-1lxKWiI-lhjlh2-mmzDpUdysY9MkvQGoDQscrgg3Y1STwEfp4S18BuVEfwwHi_SwPWpouXzwx1x0jDJI/s649/naked%20console.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnS5FUiJZeedwrZUakchFr4I-WigscRrecpWPPczHeIXs9UKGALpSRa3t1B7QTXwD7PjRj-l0sN5QjxqFIqMsTMsxT4MVdGQgjl4sHHvvlqe-1lxKWiI-lhjlh2-mmzDpUdysY9MkvQGoDQscrgg3Y1STwEfp4S18BuVEfwwHi_SwPWpouXzwx1x0jDJI/w309-h400/naked%20console.jpg" width="309" /></a></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: left;">Be inspired to become familiar with blank canvases like the naked console. The concept of layering will be like pulling on that favorite sweater. Hello friend I'm here to take your hand and finish your design plan for this home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSUteEGwey1NZPupgl45f6Ob-BeFS72lK0oqkFtSq60dk2_JzS0PM8imrPJ8n0HV_y_WX2rJKzZJDwKwop8Uo2mghOtpZM0W3YUiZJRE7VQiGNcPipQL3KF8Vzmz07A4jAEFXIiIWs9itXnW6IpUHLKdEmiTWhQEWs-3rCJZFBGLYCjQCqe_acRXcLzc/s709/naked%20console1%20-%20viaggi%20damamme.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSUteEGwey1NZPupgl45f6Ob-BeFS72lK0oqkFtSq60dk2_JzS0PM8imrPJ8n0HV_y_WX2rJKzZJDwKwop8Uo2mghOtpZM0W3YUiZJRE7VQiGNcPipQL3KF8Vzmz07A4jAEFXIiIWs9itXnW6IpUHLKdEmiTWhQEWs-3rCJZFBGLYCjQCqe_acRXcLzc/w318-h400/naked%20console1%20-%20viaggi%20damamme.jpg" width="318" /></a></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/AVvXsEh4TWyqafQMcBT7e5Eq_A91OksYYkEHbpNp7RBma8WN-tTSz-8QOgFpbQH_QHj3vGfTrm6_kDd67fYCidKOa4FsK0z7A1KVQE83_VQU7cgu0HRyBTUm7RHGrKablgY8-FBOsFA_aHG8VDQ1JHGN0NcyLYydnHrCUX1XTmuYYct_3nVsyn1p80p_A2bIaoU/s688/naked%20console3%20-%20nathan%20turner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TWyqafQMcBT7e5Eq_A91OksYYkEHbpNp7RBma8WN-tTSz-8QOgFpbQH_QHj3vGfTrm6_kDd67fYCidKOa4FsK0z7A1KVQE83_VQU7cgu0HRyBTUm7RHGrKablgY8-FBOsFA_aHG8VDQ1JHGN0NcyLYydnHrCUX1XTmuYYct_3nVsyn1p80p_A2bIaoU/w328-h400/naked%20console3%20-%20nathan%20turner.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources (in no particular order): 1st Dibs, Glass of Bovino, Architectural Digest, Arteriors, Atlanta Home, Decor Pad, Habitually Chic, House and Home Magazine, House Beautiful, Instagram, Materia Designs, New York Social Diary, Pinterest, Tumblr, Simple Details, Nathan Turner</span><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-60255629970281648112024-03-05T14:24:00.001-05:002024-03-05T14:24:37.563-05:00Interior Design Reference No. 5 - Bookcase Anatomy<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimf-axichcPKA_2v_6X08_gTXj5uDCOEXEfQ5jg_50HGS4MiUiT7MFh5cJcGUGcBVl-IY22vpV5t2IWKlYpdpY43pCDCfMBACno9hwBp0e5-vx_FodJe_AW1Ht22EQRkJB4Zr73h-nCpIwkyr7hoN5sqCu598_ja7CVvwOsqEVLLTBw3uTgHtugJ2yZbc/s563/bookcase2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="563" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimf-axichcPKA_2v_6X08_gTXj5uDCOEXEfQ5jg_50HGS4MiUiT7MFh5cJcGUGcBVl-IY22vpV5t2IWKlYpdpY43pCDCfMBACno9hwBp0e5-vx_FodJe_AW1Ht22EQRkJB4Zr73h-nCpIwkyr7hoN5sqCu598_ja7CVvwOsqEVLLTBw3uTgHtugJ2yZbc/w400-h286/bookcase2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bookcase anatomy is studied best with an open mind for breaking the rules, kind of. The design theory for setting up a bookcase using a geometry format like diamond or triangle shapes can come in handy but don't get stuck on that theory or you might find yourself a bit on the anxious side. My suggestion is to block out some time, acquire a good bottle of wine, and put on some Frank Sinatra, start the process of loading your bookcases and then when the wine is gone you are done for today. Repeat another day with a fresh block of time, a pitcher of martinis and more great music until you have aced bookcase anatomy. </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/AVvXsEg87wjtoZ5EOU-I_VSA7I-6aQFvpcVrMhr6vnTfN5f8TOPvbU00Z8YtELgVpB3Thm-uJw_gX5MwLyGuAxdQL0R2yWz2IBEtjEAnc2YwSgR0KRin1nZx7arY8yCuSg1ico3sWnfOHr2yf0Am8InZS9J0yHz4cDFIQ7Z_ICBA2op9evA6H7RvECJkjpJ02TY/s679/bookcase7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87wjtoZ5EOU-I_VSA7I-6aQFvpcVrMhr6vnTfN5f8TOPvbU00Z8YtELgVpB3Thm-uJw_gX5MwLyGuAxdQL0R2yWz2IBEtjEAnc2YwSgR0KRin1nZx7arY8yCuSg1ico3sWnfOHr2yf0Am8InZS9J0yHz4cDFIQ7Z_ICBA2op9evA6H7RvECJkjpJ02TY/w331-h400/bookcase7.jpg" width="331" /></a></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/AVvXsEinfT-L0wgrCeUIRiYC-RxgzA6-mKdzl9gKFqV5FexvN-mX8J7VHD3GDBP3947WiOC_CBR-pd7b4xQtuL87iQg885b2vORWiiRCeThs0vXP578SVD5yifSL6gzANXkMWyOfANT5df-a7W9rBG4t97darkq1-KhXbLiDRrOreW8fQyQ3ooa6XRhcK1kFILs/s640/bookcase15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="425" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfT-L0wgrCeUIRiYC-RxgzA6-mKdzl9gKFqV5FexvN-mX8J7VHD3GDBP3947WiOC_CBR-pd7b4xQtuL87iQg885b2vORWiiRCeThs0vXP578SVD5yifSL6gzANXkMWyOfANT5df-a7W9rBG4t97darkq1-KhXbLiDRrOreW8fQyQ3ooa6XRhcK1kFILs/w266-h400/bookcase15.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, the geometry theory of organizing a bookcase is a good rule of thumb but it is not necessary to abide by this theory for every shelf, in fact I advise against it. Why? It's too repetitive and lacks personality. Afterall our bookcase is our story - the books we read, the trinkets we cherish, the art or photography we love - how we display it all is our biography. So, let's talk about breaking the mold with my bookcase anatomy theories like redefining a bookend, placeholders, overflow, showcasing, creating a backdrop, hanging with flair, illumination, and what to say no to. </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/AVvXsEihg0_Gu1E9yM0nTZ31cjpRaytPC_Rgwy_UR9YAcAFdOby9gUz8UglFBzxeE9qsKd875XxK6hc3v9atWQi1oh1-yWV8NRaLe_vsECvES3K6wrBcJGZibsWAK3tigdqhsN5FrxIn_ggolrO-otYkdPSi7LiVzLPrp4A6BI29OKdtW5qnRPFvw0ae20MWNUo/s828/bookcase20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihg0_Gu1E9yM0nTZ31cjpRaytPC_Rgwy_UR9YAcAFdOby9gUz8UglFBzxeE9qsKd875XxK6hc3v9atWQi1oh1-yWV8NRaLe_vsECvES3K6wrBcJGZibsWAK3tigdqhsN5FrxIn_ggolrO-otYkdPSi7LiVzLPrp4A6BI29OKdtW5qnRPFvw0ae20MWNUo/w266-h400/bookcase20.jpg" width="266" /></a></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/AVvXsEgaqUf3uKVKymNxOBbzWlxmjOTjVwuQGlzb4Bn9LOICtirLSVmHgemO73XLbJum7WIHyy9os67dlmg_SIlwQthtasoxnuaitiZPQu_JsdTgUHk8BRItPch4712Bpb50qVIyUapONzRnW0gRyAlZupGcd4XPth0JGnSxRvytf_ayaRSuXTexYFAmHSAtJ8A/s625/bookcase31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqUf3uKVKymNxOBbzWlxmjOTjVwuQGlzb4Bn9LOICtirLSVmHgemO73XLbJum7WIHyy9os67dlmg_SIlwQthtasoxnuaitiZPQu_JsdTgUHk8BRItPch4712Bpb50qVIyUapONzRnW0gRyAlZupGcd4XPth0JGnSxRvytf_ayaRSuXTexYFAmHSAtJ8A/w320-h400/bookcase31.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My Bookcase Anatomy Theory No. 1 - Redefining a Bookend. As a matter of fact, can we either get rid of the bookends or if they are really cool keep and use just one of a set. Anything can be a bookend. Anything! A wooden artist sketch model is one of my favorites - this guy can be manipulated into so many different poses to create an attitude and deserves a shelf on any bookcase. What about your kid's clay creation from last year's summer camp, that is a great bookend. Try anything and see if you like it, if you do that's your bookend for that shelf. And remember it can just be horizontally stacked books holding up the vertical stack. </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/AVvXsEi-FPBkW3cVJyeyyInhtN1vxjU-xXNJkvoMQtmf6iD3D4K0aIS9cWLZc6rCUEToANDaIGHBVvbrsQKR2i6GDbnYlsdDdsGLCDSjxDQxHZ1H2NuVGuSJdHJ-STxJ43DnWUvcIGt9ranoLjC26DqdOFa6eEQ_uxB7FDw3GEg11QGHWGSAtXc0wjTYVz-W158/s733/bookcase28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FPBkW3cVJyeyyInhtN1vxjU-xXNJkvoMQtmf6iD3D4K0aIS9cWLZc6rCUEToANDaIGHBVvbrsQKR2i6GDbnYlsdDdsGLCDSjxDQxHZ1H2NuVGuSJdHJ-STxJ43DnWUvcIGt9ranoLjC26DqdOFa6eEQ_uxB7FDw3GEg11QGHWGSAtXc0wjTYVz-W158/w300-h400/bookcase28.jpg" width="300" /></a></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/AVvXsEh5S_HxOj9hivNlLLfZxv-QmXqsXWNHiMAB_TTVBgyxD89x0L15l9krw1skJ9Xra_Bj6Y5TR2RF9EGa99QAPauyniix86ogJr8IP5vRO6Phyphenhyphennlb7aP2FtG6QNZX-QMsTlC6mMLRariG6JkLvaA05omZcxwLYcrOm13hW-G1aaO84hKInFAqPgRncK7gGJ0/s564/bookcase17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5S_HxOj9hivNlLLfZxv-QmXqsXWNHiMAB_TTVBgyxD89x0L15l9krw1skJ9Xra_Bj6Y5TR2RF9EGa99QAPauyniix86ogJr8IP5vRO6Phyphenhyphennlb7aP2FtG6QNZX-QMsTlC6mMLRariG6JkLvaA05omZcxwLYcrOm13hW-G1aaO84hKInFAqPgRncK7gGJ0/w400-h400/bookcase17.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My Bookcase Anatomy Theory No. 2 - Placeholders. Bookcase anatomy finds us either having more than enough bookcase storage or not nearly enough. For those that have more than enough placeholders are important when styling your bookcases. Empty shelves are a no-no. This doesn't mean we just fill them with stuff. Ponder and very thoughtfully select placeholders. Placeholders are those elements that hold shelf space for future library acquisitions. Be sure that these placeholders don't even resemble something temporary. You might be surprised to find that what was a placeholder remains and finds its niche in bookcase anatomy. </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/AVvXsEhJoClD1x_altZhsvquyaxhXK8u5AKx3u1TKOOcMLY0bBW9K0dogP9QNoIiWinhnwzwaZYt6M7PNAqZhwbXVuHY11OGTyhfWUruyI_HTdul0q-mTfPUHnyO4nX31n8bE8VTQx1UTRQvdpt7Z2PGvzbnnYNvl5OVmFX8PMy5N6vCMNHbKl5VowOz47cP1n4/s559/bookcase8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="341" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoClD1x_altZhsvquyaxhXK8u5AKx3u1TKOOcMLY0bBW9K0dogP9QNoIiWinhnwzwaZYt6M7PNAqZhwbXVuHY11OGTyhfWUruyI_HTdul0q-mTfPUHnyO4nX31n8bE8VTQx1UTRQvdpt7Z2PGvzbnnYNvl5OVmFX8PMy5N6vCMNHbKl5VowOz47cP1n4/w244-h400/bookcase8.jpg" width="244" /></a></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/AVvXsEgqrBvLftKVOsna3v2YU7mJSLgWGaD6clbDeuPNJQ2JZK9jfbyzGcPkplX4gKpKQhz1r70S-eOSrzhpJIVfBY_88aZz1JTRwVsHNMjoj0r_Uaih6jQkHDzitXCqgPoruxWmcKrpu8FoOK_ydidIe3z2iqRlOtyBtCxM-KmP5G0zpHJeWkNsMhRAbURRDcc/s842/bookcase14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrBvLftKVOsna3v2YU7mJSLgWGaD6clbDeuPNJQ2JZK9jfbyzGcPkplX4gKpKQhz1r70S-eOSrzhpJIVfBY_88aZz1JTRwVsHNMjoj0r_Uaih6jQkHDzitXCqgPoruxWmcKrpu8FoOK_ydidIe3z2iqRlOtyBtCxM-KmP5G0zpHJeWkNsMhRAbURRDcc/w268-h400/bookcase14.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My Bookcase Anatomy Theory No. 3 - Overflow. Welcome to my world. This bookcase anatomy theory is for those that have bookcases that are full or that one who doesn't yet have any bookcases. If your bookcases are filled and yes, you've crammed to the brink of clutter but somehow maintained a passing grade in bookcase anatomy. How do you handle the overflow? This is where a great piece of occasional furniture comes into play, propped up against your bookcases. A handsome chair with a shape that could be considered a piece of art becomes another bookshelf. A vintage gateleg table is an additional bookcase shelf stacked with overflow books that doubles a romantic place to win an impromptu game of go fish with a night cap in hand. A long hand-hewn bench with a worn leather cushion becomes another library shelf and provides a perch to sit and peruse the other shelves for our latest read. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For those of you that have yet to acquire any bookcases are just mastering bookcase anatomy backwards. You are already using clever well-selected occasional furniture pieces as bookcase shelves around your home to hold stacks of your library. You've created a well-designed way to handle the overflow until bookcases are in the budget. Bravo! </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/AVvXsEjCx1uWmQrPyTsy_ReN-PU-B-KqB74KkNZPt8syMXQbhfwCQhP73Swp0SjUQ8-vy73CFOVgIQn1vYUJO-bOpSeaMJpNwWovkC5CFVy2cj756xNoXLufNSSl517rH7k8I-aYKunzm6SL9lL__3Y1xtskAyCcKE-PurLMimy9eQJMThgFMzZhEFVkO9NCBrs/s705/bookcase30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCx1uWmQrPyTsy_ReN-PU-B-KqB74KkNZPt8syMXQbhfwCQhP73Swp0SjUQ8-vy73CFOVgIQn1vYUJO-bOpSeaMJpNwWovkC5CFVy2cj756xNoXLufNSSl517rH7k8I-aYKunzm6SL9lL__3Y1xtskAyCcKE-PurLMimy9eQJMThgFMzZhEFVkO9NCBrs/w320-h400/bookcase30.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEjPbV7TjJY8XdUBotZNGMi-NuO53UhbHEngmoflv5j4NuOPDL_FyGwbvGp-U6jAiMIWZpBTMa4D-uE9ASAmGBX1JEt3k6DX8HQNM9QGzaGMX6QU8jWpoIX9w4tVADnN1SLPmrO_-1yFDDwqCyRPE8y47baR1vhD-4Wl4xRXe3c_2zfYozCVmB6KMz4juOw/s705/bookcase10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbV7TjJY8XdUBotZNGMi-NuO53UhbHEngmoflv5j4NuOPDL_FyGwbvGp-U6jAiMIWZpBTMa4D-uE9ASAmGBX1JEt3k6DX8HQNM9QGzaGMX6QU8jWpoIX9w4tVADnN1SLPmrO_-1yFDDwqCyRPE8y47baR1vhD-4Wl4xRXe3c_2zfYozCVmB6KMz4juOw/w320-h400/bookcase10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My Bookcase Anatomy Theory No. 4 - Showcasing. There are books and bookcase elements that deserve to be showcased and only you know which ones they are. This is where your dissection skills come into play. You might find that it works best to gather these elements you want to showcase and place them at random on shelves then work other things around them. It may take some strategic chess playing moves to get it just right but keep dancing on that checkered game board, it will all fall into place. Another way to showcase elements in bookcase anatomy is to hold these items until the end then listen carefully, they will tell you where they belong. </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/AVvXsEi5KBb0ot9r02Ogr63eZ2VPhXrlx4xj1HZegiPJhrvjaoBPdzGVTOZmzyq4wRKGelXcqlp6irfcu7tsgscVAOls22eih4cfrKHG9abBAuiZ25PScphjL_tI_b1QY9QrzLCBix07rGmtfYRHmlD5F-YTuUQuqohg4EDXvhErUENZAP1TrGN18PzdTW7MMYQ/s752/bookcase16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KBb0ot9r02Ogr63eZ2VPhXrlx4xj1HZegiPJhrvjaoBPdzGVTOZmzyq4wRKGelXcqlp6irfcu7tsgscVAOls22eih4cfrKHG9abBAuiZ25PScphjL_tI_b1QY9QrzLCBix07rGmtfYRHmlD5F-YTuUQuqohg4EDXvhErUENZAP1TrGN18PzdTW7MMYQ/w300-h400/bookcase16.jpg" width="300" /></a></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/AVvXsEh2psT0HzoQhioIcyGvtrCezTh-lY_0PAXyrMMODhJpYbhwROSRMOP3EHXvAyftc0-Vrp_6GbwazAUWmMkcijtSnwHXG8ChrhmzXejJAq9cIHQ70xtLYXrrW2Dac8luIthxMODhnrnu9wEPNcBM3guKg12fasrs5lhv-nzW3dgKNQUsz7CNt2NGATcy2dk/s679/bookcase6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2psT0HzoQhioIcyGvtrCezTh-lY_0PAXyrMMODhJpYbhwROSRMOP3EHXvAyftc0-Vrp_6GbwazAUWmMkcijtSnwHXG8ChrhmzXejJAq9cIHQ70xtLYXrrW2Dac8luIthxMODhnrnu9wEPNcBM3guKg12fasrs5lhv-nzW3dgKNQUsz7CNt2NGATcy2dk/w331-h400/bookcase6.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My Bookcase Anatomy No. 5 - Creating a Backdrop. This theory is actually two-fold. Creating a backdrop inside the bookcase itself is one option. This is where a bit of boldness comes into play. Remember dissecting that frog in class? It was either the smell of formaldehyde or the first cut that got us, alright maybe both but we persevered and did it. So, suck it up buttercup and get through this theory of creating a backdrop. Not all bookcases need a backdrop, but it needs to be explored. A bookcase backdrop is simply treating the backwalls of the bookcases with either a wallpaper or a few coats of paint to give the illusion of depth and/or eliminate starkness. The need for a backdrop depends on your bookcase anatomy and only you can decide if it's necessary. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of the best wallpaper backdrops are organic textures like natural grasscloth, tortoise shell, and papers that mimic bookbinding all in neutral palettes so as to not compete with the bookcase contents. The set-and-go backdrop at the academy awards never competes with the actor's fashion so your backdrop shouldn't compete with your bookcase anatomy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other option to creating a backdrop in bookcase anatomy is when the bookcases themselves are the backdrop. This becomes the option when your bookcases are creating a backdrop to a seating arrangement. If your best room layout is placing your sofa or other seating in front of your bookcases, do it. It is important that you remember to leave enough walking space behind the seating arrangement to enjoy reaching for your next read with ease. </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/AVvXsEhbXS7J3YjJCFdlIcznwUKyzkgOu6vA08FSJ73vH0MLm1JxINex1r8ZpE36ik0WwqBW6jL_bQWherGQeNJLc-s2tnF5lE223d0vgzbcoiLXzSOh7nkjJoaynq2BnQFpA59or1bW_iXvuYGvbDvyPvEaXimm2YkWnJCcUYk-6XyVOEGzA6v7toQ8vSJvDeE/s846/bookcase27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXS7J3YjJCFdlIcznwUKyzkgOu6vA08FSJ73vH0MLm1JxINex1r8ZpE36ik0WwqBW6jL_bQWherGQeNJLc-s2tnF5lE223d0vgzbcoiLXzSOh7nkjJoaynq2BnQFpA59or1bW_iXvuYGvbDvyPvEaXimm2YkWnJCcUYk-6XyVOEGzA6v7toQ8vSJvDeE/w266-h400/bookcase27.jpg" width="266" /></a></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/AVvXsEj4hwhmoclkQsj1wrG5M99opTVFI6HVvzwvJQ5i1gotE4yAT7lvyXi70owLT_GASHLEPNIeryeZ5EOr2cQyuXSMtilHnsa5913AldnM6BOh1MKpeynm99EptSD0k7k4CZDKLPX91pYOOaRIXAEbNAwZggdECxkht3bWZox290qtH7kfh6kgV0KIhG6wMLE/s846/bookcase12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hwhmoclkQsj1wrG5M99opTVFI6HVvzwvJQ5i1gotE4yAT7lvyXi70owLT_GASHLEPNIeryeZ5EOr2cQyuXSMtilHnsa5913AldnM6BOh1MKpeynm99EptSD0k7k4CZDKLPX91pYOOaRIXAEbNAwZggdECxkht3bWZox290qtH7kfh6kgV0KIhG6wMLE/w266-h400/bookcase12.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My Bookcase Anatomy No. 6 - Hanging it With Flair. Defiance at its best. Hanging art or a mirror where it shouldn't belong. True bookcase anatomy is all about defiance. You are the author, and you are writing your bookcase anatomy biography. This theory is especially obvious when your best room layout places a sofa or other seating arrangement in front of your bookcases. While the books and other elements on your bookcases provide an attractive backdrop to your seating area, hanging a piece art on the bookcase directly over the seating can create a dimensional affect that is worth considering. Hanging art or a mirror directly onto your bookcases isn't reserved for this placement though you can do this regardless of the placement of your bookcases. Trick of the trade when installing art right onto the bookcases while still having access to your books without removing the art from a nail or hanger is to install using hinges along the side of the art frame. When installed this way the art works as a door, swinging open when you need to get to shelves behind the art.</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/AVvXsEg5d9zc7QhWZIwLIGgIYFI3_Jf5GQbLgDsafFDbAxZ2L8Lr4FOxCqdVRQFa34I5qdOOmh3zwIvfhl1gzXe_IFoMViAmJc_IX7nkqCYC471wNsB18PupKPqr2GPhOhHlHs4XorLmPBgK9n8U3nT1eUpem-AwpsIs1mfmQzLnGssdJ58qUeb-8tYzMbIAlg8/s846/bookcase5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5d9zc7QhWZIwLIGgIYFI3_Jf5GQbLgDsafFDbAxZ2L8Lr4FOxCqdVRQFa34I5qdOOmh3zwIvfhl1gzXe_IFoMViAmJc_IX7nkqCYC471wNsB18PupKPqr2GPhOhHlHs4XorLmPBgK9n8U3nT1eUpem-AwpsIs1mfmQzLnGssdJ58qUeb-8tYzMbIAlg8/w266-h400/bookcase5.jpg" width="266" /></a></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/AVvXsEh9u4I98VxkUsj_JhytbmmCA_-ZKq_45FrTgqcuVR6Z8odGYluLRf5z5GD5ZtWw_KkDvoEtJDIsuF3ETAS_e9a6LEwP_UNO8onvMhsABugd3EGDq6kjezuq0zj5mhTmgC9w7sBPa2suwzV2OYb5A-06WnA2Lg8IX5H3UuCsQ5g6nDS20NyKgR1rLD-_HHM/s705/bookcase26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9u4I98VxkUsj_JhytbmmCA_-ZKq_45FrTgqcuVR6Z8odGYluLRf5z5GD5ZtWw_KkDvoEtJDIsuF3ETAS_e9a6LEwP_UNO8onvMhsABugd3EGDq6kjezuq0zj5mhTmgC9w7sBPa2suwzV2OYb5A-06WnA2Lg8IX5H3UuCsQ5g6nDS20NyKgR1rLD-_HHM/w320-h400/bookcase26.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My Bookcase Theory No. 7 - Illumination in all the Right Places. Just as understanding the principles of lighting in a room plan it is important it is a must to know how to illuminate bookcases. Selecting the proper lighting for your bookcases can depend on where they are located in your design layout. Lighting will enhance the function and appearance of the bookcases. In bookcase anatomy ambient, task, or accent lighting can all be options and your design choices are vital. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEj3aPXSNtgcA63TfN2t1zdXPAEt1xNu-5Qa7QNyntQZ2z1A4KJYHURjz8BwbW9J-HuVv3IFn491ex9lxi0dRlmKoABc_JgALvRcEot8s0bfGaUa2gXK9gkdt4MqHlmGK2uT_yFknU-MqNDNf_kvLsuYpsA9WgtRoMHCJHjXntC8Vs9YmHoMnvWPvbKFNpo/s698/bookcase19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aPXSNtgcA63TfN2t1zdXPAEt1xNu-5Qa7QNyntQZ2z1A4KJYHURjz8BwbW9J-HuVv3IFn491ex9lxi0dRlmKoABc_JgALvRcEot8s0bfGaUa2gXK9gkdt4MqHlmGK2uT_yFknU-MqNDNf_kvLsuYpsA9WgtRoMHCJHjXntC8Vs9YmHoMnvWPvbKFNpo/w324-h400/bookcase19.jpg" width="324" /></a></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/AVvXsEiyMiUutiXzpVhxibUcr7GSZr_0AaPkLv52k0eMgy3z1PQ7QwZc4TSmIroWuQHYYk2dAw6ViaijKcCMWrVXpgAaH2kSWs0pY-zz4roeEygKr7e2iPYCzX4xkNRhsj3xtVeeoljBdKGJJn1pugqj29UuvT74O9wjNig-f9ZOg2zCOKhf-YeAtZhL2hvbMxY/s844/bookcase23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyMiUutiXzpVhxibUcr7GSZr_0AaPkLv52k0eMgy3z1PQ7QwZc4TSmIroWuQHYYk2dAw6ViaijKcCMWrVXpgAaH2kSWs0pY-zz4roeEygKr7e2iPYCzX4xkNRhsj3xtVeeoljBdKGJJn1pugqj29UuvT74O9wjNig-f9ZOg2zCOKhf-YeAtZhL2hvbMxY/w268-h400/bookcase23.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My Bookcase Anatomy Theory No. 8 - Bookcase Don'ts. You know those last few pages of that fashion magazine where the models either donned a big red "X" over their photo or they didn't? The fashion do's and don'ts. I have a few bookcase anatomy don'ts. Keep mind that these are mine and you don't have to adapt them to your bookcase styling. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Don't use artificial greenery if you have the right natural lighting for live plants to thrive and you have a green thumb then use them. If you don't, please do not use fake plants to fill your bookcases - not on the shelves and not on the top of the cases. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Don't use a pair of bookends, it is too contrived and outdated. If you have a cool pair of bookends, consider using just one of them and give the other one away. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Don't color coordinate your book covers. This is contrived and tacky. Bookcases are for book lovers, people who love to read about things they enjoy. They can be books about travel, self-enrichment, fantasy, autobiography, childhood stories, classic literature. They are meant to be individual and unique not chosen because they have the right jacket cover. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Don't display your books backwards. When you see this in a showhouse or photograph it is a staging technique not real life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Don't put limitations on your bookcase anatomy. Your bookcase can be a double agent. It can be a bookcase for your books and other elements, and it can be a place for your mini bar or record player and album collection. </div></div><p></p><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/AVvXsEixXkfSzmeF3f6BopYDT0ddifGpLtvG-azjOuMYMgpai71H9XDHPJS59KcZjqSvsDPFO20WBZGTHRbOw0SzRXViVdrCaICCEDToUQw398w_eVAx6ofQlsJOhNDMkErF2gkI5AFux52csQMyCVQVhYzo1K9Sz3kh2laGIf88vIzSVL_VgZp87_QhisCjO5w/s752/bookcase16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXkfSzmeF3f6BopYDT0ddifGpLtvG-azjOuMYMgpai71H9XDHPJS59KcZjqSvsDPFO20WBZGTHRbOw0SzRXViVdrCaICCEDToUQw398w_eVAx6ofQlsJOhNDMkErF2gkI5AFux52csQMyCVQVhYzo1K9Sz3kh2laGIf88vIzSVL_VgZp87_QhisCjO5w/w300-h400/bookcase16.jpg" width="300" /></a></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/AVvXsEj78juw5WaA4KXw-zepMoIb4cPvpdoPpkkgejyGudUvUBcx1P2q6CShxLrBs4RqVqwVZUwe9-pIuPiTGs5K3KmAxtqiYvuceuW-mM7kQy84uYTSJncmvPYz2_j-bVxo24PUvyUhka46b2H-hkccRR6D2E7aXZ5FhQPF4Ul_5260dwEjsjYFXSPg-StYo3k/s640/bookcase25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="427" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78juw5WaA4KXw-zepMoIb4cPvpdoPpkkgejyGudUvUBcx1P2q6CShxLrBs4RqVqwVZUwe9-pIuPiTGs5K3KmAxtqiYvuceuW-mM7kQy84uYTSJncmvPYz2_j-bVxo24PUvyUhka46b2H-hkccRR6D2E7aXZ5FhQPF4Ul_5260dwEjsjYFXSPg-StYo3k/w268-h400/bookcase25.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A favorite of mine in bookcase anatomy is to know that any special trinket or element can have a place of prominence on a shelf. As I mentioned earlier, I don't have the luxury of bookcases...yet, but that doesn't stop me from picking up things that make me say, "this would be great on a bookcase". Just looking around me as I'm writing this blog, I see my vintage wooden camera slide lens, a pewter labyrinth with its crystal tipped wood pen, the smallest carved turtle I have ever seen that has been with me for many years, my collection of busts and phrenology heads, my zebra hair on hide round lidded box, and my vintage crystal inkwell - all great elements of bookcase anatomy. </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/AVvXsEhqFafimjENgElOEaMabRR47A3VO4m37yR3JyhNMKg6IrPZIVfDWfDnd3MBhyQv3GJot9uU_jpF5g9wJ_kJuaU9i39kLCXQKyvYaLeJypUnFFkOfRO0BkAPNAUrpVMDnu-1hWqWNxifTlTMhRR2eSazyE-3bkmVKoYaj20s0WwZa7M-tUYyB-mQze5QjLU/s568/bookcase18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFafimjENgElOEaMabRR47A3VO4m37yR3JyhNMKg6IrPZIVfDWfDnd3MBhyQv3GJot9uU_jpF5g9wJ_kJuaU9i39kLCXQKyvYaLeJypUnFFkOfRO0BkAPNAUrpVMDnu-1hWqWNxifTlTMhRR2eSazyE-3bkmVKoYaj20s0WwZa7M-tUYyB-mQze5QjLU/w398-h400/bookcase18.jpg" width="398" /></a></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/AVvXsEh1KR695rhL_9drzXIdzBDl1SOObkqMoTEsoaRc_3CkSYKYAq0KqGY7BJYHhMvSfGsEmGSLD5O_DXO7Ja55iWpvS5mCYKreRKr7d0Q4th3GNU8WraKz_RflbIvJ8TvZLLCOJ7SGRdR8Ivq-XvF2_x54z2r6tSrP6VRYVpIdf5nBW53nh08lhIR5u64Fe40/s851/bookcase.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KR695rhL_9drzXIdzBDl1SOObkqMoTEsoaRc_3CkSYKYAq0KqGY7BJYHhMvSfGsEmGSLD5O_DXO7Ja55iWpvS5mCYKreRKr7d0Q4th3GNU8WraKz_RflbIvJ8TvZLLCOJ7SGRdR8Ivq-XvF2_x54z2r6tSrP6VRYVpIdf5nBW53nh08lhIR5u64Fe40/w265-h400/bookcase.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidG5YxE1qWth3KcBGDFRRELOLmDpriY94YxNGzY7oe8HX14LDCI4B0uyhsQYyhPs_cnkUi3m__qn9xvbSNLZCRUkKETZ-5uAabvHNmKG500ZVzBUA7dcxyJ2kCbEmC5QSnl_bTWH4URNkACe0Upjomx47dlG7A8aIcCS0Tw9CrijEZLct3OecdbidVIbs/s705/1c06dd93c38830887394c815163cad10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidG5YxE1qWth3KcBGDFRRELOLmDpriY94YxNGzY7oe8HX14LDCI4B0uyhsQYyhPs_cnkUi3m__qn9xvbSNLZCRUkKETZ-5uAabvHNmKG500ZVzBUA7dcxyJ2kCbEmC5QSnl_bTWH4URNkACe0Upjomx47dlG7A8aIcCS0Tw9CrijEZLct3OecdbidVIbs/w320-h400/1c06dd93c38830887394c815163cad10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Are you ready to study bookcase anatomy and show what you've learned in class? Be inspired to look at styling your bookcases in a whole new way. Cheers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: Instagram, Nikki's Plate, BHG, Alice Lane Home, HGTV, Carla Aston, A Touch of Grace, House Beautiful, Elle Decor, William Sonoma, My Notting Hill Blog, Nashville Interiors, Tumblr, JB Architect, Decor8, Parade, Leanne Ford Interiors, Pinterest</span></div><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-53357436431163432052024-03-01T12:41:00.000-05:002024-03-01T12:41:48.130-05:00Rethinking the Look of Things No. 70 - Playing Around with Grandma's Silver<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoqR2qXVSAulMACAbJE2UiRaDOrx66ufhiHyKAT1ixJMw29qbVSlTAT5w_Imz0RpZ5kEFx7tcfjuVCgS9O6_fm6gp5U1EyeX3f4F3LhlWvSRKn1u69JxmOg5nuQaX0-pdig7RcZgTUnewwzwQHdyHMYKOaZe1JnBROkCWFLNNEnTyJjbd3PNBDoff_-E/s667/playing5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoqR2qXVSAulMACAbJE2UiRaDOrx66ufhiHyKAT1ixJMw29qbVSlTAT5w_Imz0RpZ5kEFx7tcfjuVCgS9O6_fm6gp5U1EyeX3f4F3LhlWvSRKn1u69JxmOg5nuQaX0-pdig7RcZgTUnewwzwQHdyHMYKOaZe1JnBROkCWFLNNEnTyJjbd3PNBDoff_-E/w300-h400/playing5.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let's rethink keeping Grandma's silver in storage and only getting it out on rare occasions. I say let's play around with the silver, it's too beautiful to not! Whether you like the polished look or patina look there are so versatile ways silver can be used in our homed. Elevate your everyday using silver and don't worry if there is a ding or two it adds character. </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/AVvXsEgMQqyyWY37azBIstgM9EN4FN1KVUwH1RUIPG8YRmJeaCz0hhty_RFQG8v8xWB0ye-7fbp_V49EWWaZpX_n1bqGIqoV4d-7Ijdy3-sd-jnTs50OJy7LYSv98BUIv53DHVinbUwctjHvp-i9g8on0Zhtj4h8o3hLQolPUTQZbo8G0ATTNunN6UqPMbRVDBY/s564/playing4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="564" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQqyyWY37azBIstgM9EN4FN1KVUwH1RUIPG8YRmJeaCz0hhty_RFQG8v8xWB0ye-7fbp_V49EWWaZpX_n1bqGIqoV4d-7Ijdy3-sd-jnTs50OJy7LYSv98BUIv53DHVinbUwctjHvp-i9g8on0Zhtj4h8o3hLQolPUTQZbo8G0ATTNunN6UqPMbRVDBY/w400-h291/playing4.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;"><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/AVvXsEhSmEjh8S2d_UAwUOcmbHQ157acW1HAZ_SubDLu_mUJnO6zMzdurIxIZ1r5AIcg-mJkCUMWVNK9IK9usESfpL2O5lqzIPzCWB8a9nGpmqyttWW_WkAR28G3D93SpmSl1NolygiGSFHKJ3ocehu4NrKYy_zT6qnWuUns0tsAB4OkVT20NZUpRxFobbXxzbI/s564/playing2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="564" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmEjh8S2d_UAwUOcmbHQ157acW1HAZ_SubDLu_mUJnO6zMzdurIxIZ1r5AIcg-mJkCUMWVNK9IK9usESfpL2O5lqzIPzCWB8a9nGpmqyttWW_WkAR28G3D93SpmSl1NolygiGSFHKJ3ocehu4NrKYy_zT6qnWuUns0tsAB4OkVT20NZUpRxFobbXxzbI/w400-h399/playing2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Silver is associated with prosperity and good fortune. It is called the metal of the moon and is believed to evoke calm and balance. I'd say those are meanings that are great to warrant display in our home. Add to those wonderful qualities the memories that the silver pieces may hold and any vignette you create with Grandma's silver is sure to represent reflection and symbolize the passage of time.</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/AVvXsEgWOdwhGhYMUAvzWXJcr-Xw9hbONAgxbkqae4vdSgbjDhVSWQkEp5tQzuZfQnfV6rId7I5jCu0h6vfnbXlq4iQL9zBwFAFypS79jai-wC683U1DiASbfi9XgSyjl4H60nV0nT2Ym1yoaDbMAe7mUgjwIsJsdQX6CfPwqOf-m6fOfEjzXLLGBE5h22M-lZ8/s400/playing8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="400" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOdwhGhYMUAvzWXJcr-Xw9hbONAgxbkqae4vdSgbjDhVSWQkEp5tQzuZfQnfV6rId7I5jCu0h6vfnbXlq4iQL9zBwFAFypS79jai-wC683U1DiASbfi9XgSyjl4H60nV0nT2Ym1yoaDbMAe7mUgjwIsJsdQX6CfPwqOf-m6fOfEjzXLLGBE5h22M-lZ8/w400-h395/playing8.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eXRda0-ZUGdBIcoIB7EduHXGZgV5IYMSTP-GexQjt96JnDbSb1kSgJfw3bRLVqeBDtpQnPjUUyz1bohj2tFhgeXGtN9nXlRe4je9QnzFCk92z20UgeX0kv8J9IPqIaM468I7BoyF-QPLY0py3jlGNFBG-18wXSfLJq8be2FqfvU7Y_hBzgigKEawhdQ/s846/playing7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eXRda0-ZUGdBIcoIB7EduHXGZgV5IYMSTP-GexQjt96JnDbSb1kSgJfw3bRLVqeBDtpQnPjUUyz1bohj2tFhgeXGtN9nXlRe4je9QnzFCk92z20UgeX0kv8J9IPqIaM468I7BoyF-QPLY0py3jlGNFBG-18wXSfLJq8be2FqfvU7Y_hBzgigKEawhdQ/w266-h400/playing7.jpg" width="266" /></a></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: left;">Interior landscape plants like orchids, fern, herbs, seasonal bulbs, and succulents are elevated to a new level in silver. Dusty Miller and Lamb's Ear never looks so good! Remember to use a liner in your silver containers when planting, this respects the silver and helps maintain the moisture level of the plants easily regulated. I would recommend this for fresh cut arrangements in silver containers as well. Plant foods that help maintain the longevity of fresh flowers could have a negative effect on the silver over time.</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/AVvXsEjv68BwnZMlnv_hQt3SjZicUkP6OklZAWSJxgR-sbQKpWXHRq2PwXYyE_bI7Yt9IrQhY1diQe81Pp_0x1KqJhJ9MY4vrvGA0ixzOeFCYlMvSFEMfpgijV_NqDt1FSOGFxWQSRg5LE89QIG-5sZj0g8LtJiu-yXuFAcIFTth760lYJhOvUkkA1XH6Uy9N5U/s437/playing1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv68BwnZMlnv_hQt3SjZicUkP6OklZAWSJxgR-sbQKpWXHRq2PwXYyE_bI7Yt9IrQhY1diQe81Pp_0x1KqJhJ9MY4vrvGA0ixzOeFCYlMvSFEMfpgijV_NqDt1FSOGFxWQSRg5LE89QIG-5sZj0g8LtJiu-yXuFAcIFTth760lYJhOvUkkA1XH6Uy9N5U/w366-h400/playing1.jpg" width="366" /></a></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/AVvXsEgFTcZ3ZkW1hymn6cMIwR3B45YcQkMW3GK6b-aFjqz6jTYDaBPzdnxb1-yYO3Ff8Vzmc8ONx6jYdhShChR-exbyLKbnh31a2UPR4RbepaEaYuEHXH6fG4pSa6PrGkkzvYFaewvwmY6lBow1PB4evwo60rm1QgbtC5QPwTsfz0Q8kX6r_of-yQXdm2rKvCM/s697/playing3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTcZ3ZkW1hymn6cMIwR3B45YcQkMW3GK6b-aFjqz6jTYDaBPzdnxb1-yYO3Ff8Vzmc8ONx6jYdhShChR-exbyLKbnh31a2UPR4RbepaEaYuEHXH6fG4pSa6PrGkkzvYFaewvwmY6lBow1PB4evwo60rm1QgbtC5QPwTsfz0Q8kX6r_of-yQXdm2rKvCM/w323-h400/playing3.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Storing or displaying collections in silver is a stunning alternative to other options. It could be the tasting spoons next to your cooktop, the never-cook-without collection of wooden spatulas, that French rolling pin, basting brushes, and the cocktail stirrers on the home bar. Even everyday self-care elements like make-up brushes, cotton swabs, fragrances, lotions, and soaps become a bit more special in silver. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although it is important to give reverence to the memories of Grandma's silver it doesn't mean there are limitations on where it can be displayed and what use we put to it in our home. An artist's painting is a bit more special when brushes are at the ready collected in a silver pot beside another silver pot of colored pencils. </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/AVvXsEh9uGRk8f-reeeCUD4LtySpDmzuwdgsCgB9jJxyRx5tM0XKeG8Jgfm3giE4DwGVHa6caaEl8EioPVvJZLIFfqTNdoUT3Ew_9EK0gFCe7_cu4LFfwjPusF_bu3ytSLCN7b3dIcGejlmv1mnYpnaVQBt1WiyEfQdWZqRYUP5q6CQkSspyunVuMfaz_ZrXrdY/s667/playing11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uGRk8f-reeeCUD4LtySpDmzuwdgsCgB9jJxyRx5tM0XKeG8Jgfm3giE4DwGVHa6caaEl8EioPVvJZLIFfqTNdoUT3Ew_9EK0gFCe7_cu4LFfwjPusF_bu3ytSLCN7b3dIcGejlmv1mnYpnaVQBt1WiyEfQdWZqRYUP5q6CQkSspyunVuMfaz_ZrXrdY/w300-h400/playing11.jpg" width="300" /></a></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/AVvXsEgFF0CT7MsVwCUJMwtngIEK78gC22ovXNsz4xqKj1je8oaYFH0aJTrRNiRd6oXHH0lDkjYdF4-Yj5ACL4YLG6KHINmHJ6oyqKlIUmMBIbU0_0DLvBskpW9xSMf0IJATpCbnpdFqcki4PZ-DyVJd2Vw0ifFexqEnomuKPKbJTP8Iafwdz0FX1s4fPnDchF8/s752/playing10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFF0CT7MsVwCUJMwtngIEK78gC22ovXNsz4xqKj1je8oaYFH0aJTrRNiRd6oXHH0lDkjYdF4-Yj5ACL4YLG6KHINmHJ6oyqKlIUmMBIbU0_0DLvBskpW9xSMf0IJATpCbnpdFqcki4PZ-DyVJd2Vw0ifFexqEnomuKPKbJTP8Iafwdz0FX1s4fPnDchF8/w300-h400/playing10.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tablescapes with potted silver containers mixed in adds color and texture to pottery and reflective ambience. Imagine a mix of floral-patterned dinnerware stacked on top of cabbage ware, and a collection of silver containers in all shapes and sizes planted with blooming spring bulbs and the just-right linens. Bon Appetit! </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/AVvXsEiYFPaawWaQSKPJfaEPgdmWa0JNSef6vyyWZKcBvgcFt5kp6rURlFhHEAUXxfer2wPX3tt5QrcLgQcbaMRKcSufyuNCw9JInzOmEYT11ngtEpXIyLA0X0GYJiQv9pOZ6WUInzI4Umldo6lYV71d6n_fv1llErsy1_F2HZH2c3mm-L8Rgm-NBdjTb-rV3Tg/s500/playing12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFPaawWaQSKPJfaEPgdmWa0JNSef6vyyWZKcBvgcFt5kp6rURlFhHEAUXxfer2wPX3tt5QrcLgQcbaMRKcSufyuNCw9JInzOmEYT11ngtEpXIyLA0X0GYJiQv9pOZ6WUInzI4Umldo6lYV71d6n_fv1llErsy1_F2HZH2c3mm-L8Rgm-NBdjTb-rV3Tg/w264-h400/playing12.jpg" width="264" /></a></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/AVvXsEjzK9LKnmooXLXZ28RhgPyeDCra2Cp11JPgewQw1cDOD7ZGd80bUHfiQm6L5wKP9jr4QEYsi9WGWJ9KKAgA0v3_AqQDFyFV_WBN4pGtO5W4slcRX60v1vBi93p7yX2ebenf-MKLQRuD6-m_wQZoQIJ5cwF6Fj-Mlu6C26BaqYzqot3jrKSfEeZXH6Hp1Qk/s759/playing9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzK9LKnmooXLXZ28RhgPyeDCra2Cp11JPgewQw1cDOD7ZGd80bUHfiQm6L5wKP9jr4QEYsi9WGWJ9KKAgA0v3_AqQDFyFV_WBN4pGtO5W4slcRX60v1vBi93p7yX2ebenf-MKLQRuD6-m_wQZoQIJ5cwF6Fj-Mlu6C26BaqYzqot3jrKSfEeZXH6Hp1Qk/w296-h400/playing9.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Delicate silk floral arrangements are a winner in silver containers and can be utilized throughout the home from the night table in a guest room to the vanity in the powder room to the breakfast or dining table. Think ahead when creating these permanent botanical arrangements. If you are planning to use the silver containers for their intended purpose in the future, you won't want to affix any foam or other elements with any adhesive. </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/AVvXsEg3m9S_IahtRTRI-eNhZ6w6Vt5CpziP4EOE-q2y5ZzzFFZrWxWN-vKl8l73gRARu8DC-GnfqMsuCSDyhqLJq1CSbZ5CaLRjWVAmT8k5vz5FYltA_iMKmdWl2UUUVkOAvejVBpQpVIg4SWWZYuOiAz2zlV1EbeTPQuGICnEZ3RZ73BtWoO5AZtDxeimtSHc/s640/playing14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3m9S_IahtRTRI-eNhZ6w6Vt5CpziP4EOE-q2y5ZzzFFZrWxWN-vKl8l73gRARu8DC-GnfqMsuCSDyhqLJq1CSbZ5CaLRjWVAmT8k5vz5FYltA_iMKmdWl2UUUVkOAvejVBpQpVIg4SWWZYuOiAz2zlV1EbeTPQuGICnEZ3RZ73BtWoO5AZtDxeimtSHc/w300-h400/playing14.jpg" width="300" /></a></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/AVvXsEjR4JvRxeenx17Tc-FgjIocK31ZUSNeUVqQta6Cd0Ddt7LdRe00NYci9n5_3-ZoZ_v3nstY5iZ3E2rzWFfTOU4yATpx5ONb9ar2UKWEQSWz-2vvX5DIqz4Z6UjaB1ifnkyBeW_Jb1N_mZC3IVaU3zxcY0oUnjivGX3LiNGFeAs2b3MtLDTJrd9zjzIZeyY/s800/playing15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4JvRxeenx17Tc-FgjIocK31ZUSNeUVqQta6Cd0Ddt7LdRe00NYci9n5_3-ZoZ_v3nstY5iZ3E2rzWFfTOU4yATpx5ONb9ar2UKWEQSWz-2vvX5DIqz4Z6UjaB1ifnkyBeW_Jb1N_mZC3IVaU3zxcY0oUnjivGX3LiNGFeAs2b3MtLDTJrd9zjzIZeyY/w283-h400/playing15.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If your grandma was a simpler gal and didn't fancy silver or if her silver collection was just a few pieces, no worries this means your playtime with silver starts with vintage shopping. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are a few shopping tips before you grab your purse:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Take pictures of things you are considering for your silver displays. Don't forget to include pictures of your flower and herb gardens. Set a file up in your phone labeled "Silver Display". You'll want to refer to these pictures when selecting the perfect silver containers and trays for your displays.</li><li>Create an on-line ideas board of silver displays for inspiration.</li><li>Grab a sturdy shopping bag and tuck a few of your favorite linen napkins, dishware pieces, silk floral stems, and other pieces to reference while shopping for the perfect silver.</li><li>Measure! Measure the height of your wooden cooking utensils, measure the diameter of items you are wanting to display in silver containers, measure the surface you are sitting the container on, measure the centerpiece area of your table, measure the height from the tabletop to the chandelier or other hanging restriction. Jot these measurements in a small pretty journal-like book and add this to a pocket in your shopping bag.</li><li>Pack a lunch, drink, and snacks!</li><li>Call a friend and plan a road trip to vintage shop for your silver pieces.</li><li>Have fun!</li></ul></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/AVvXsEhMsz8BXdeo0Xfu_QxquACDUa-63WXk-NlOY9Mk-OtFAaoUQzif7Cybsx6vMlkGlEqLXfC9Aa0Plc-oBGODu7qLfjbHdp1g8Cw13moaCF7SC3DhQ5vnClfXue8sUOtoVLsYB00jfJAGeKjG1_X4DIdkJBASSCOD8CpT7zdt1MBEJg-5kh8udTNJ7aalFSo/s797/playing18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsz8BXdeo0Xfu_QxquACDUa-63WXk-NlOY9Mk-OtFAaoUQzif7Cybsx6vMlkGlEqLXfC9Aa0Plc-oBGODu7qLfjbHdp1g8Cw13moaCF7SC3DhQ5vnClfXue8sUOtoVLsYB00jfJAGeKjG1_X4DIdkJBASSCOD8CpT7zdt1MBEJg-5kh8udTNJ7aalFSo/w283-h400/playing18.jpg" width="283" /></a></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/AVvXsEjU8MpFXC0hIshd7Hx3P9sJvGXGTqFk5bV7-JW0sBqr8LGBx0jboBY0ADDpjnraxmQAcNH_n5LxEuaq2Cb0zatj9TzUugNt934-GMQEw11mACCgLIHqpsrNV3R96Whs-hMPmzShrxiBiURYi-NZVBHiiv6qChmyF9zZWs5kPCGcyUvP2ZZT1jQ51-y_YY8/s746/playing20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="560" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8MpFXC0hIshd7Hx3P9sJvGXGTqFk5bV7-JW0sBqr8LGBx0jboBY0ADDpjnraxmQAcNH_n5LxEuaq2Cb0zatj9TzUugNt934-GMQEw11mACCgLIHqpsrNV3R96Whs-hMPmzShrxiBiURYi-NZVBHiiv6qChmyF9zZWs5kPCGcyUvP2ZZT1jQ51-y_YY8/w300-h400/playing20.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Silver trays of any shape or size can also be a dramatic yet fun display element. The engravings alone that can be found on most silver trays is art in itself. Keep in mind the whole plan for your silver display. The whole vignette needs to be kept in mind so that engravings, embossing, relief patterns and monograms need to be considered when creating the pairing of silver containers, so each piece is a well-selected, meaningful part of the entire display. For example, if the tray is heavily engraved with pattern and piercings then perhaps the containers sitting on the tray are of a simpler design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Play around with the silver pieces set it up, move it around, replace one piece for another it will all come together. You might even find that you finalize the silver pieces first and then determine what is right for the collection your created. </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/AVvXsEgDW6IkTgacEXMEM0frM4r2fGKFEdOHVQknI4zA1nWJ-6bc0oC-7BFiEKYkFJDKX3MmDcWcgsp9-5SxNxf_7vnqf0YcLeHjDz7cxt74A5_cL0WjUmGjgSwFI0Jy9Ha4OyrIZxpiI8UcaQ2nycNODkNLSj3-PyN7uVfnK_R2eAh451Y6-6P27HSWZLWZFg0/s659/playing16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDW6IkTgacEXMEM0frM4r2fGKFEdOHVQknI4zA1nWJ-6bc0oC-7BFiEKYkFJDKX3MmDcWcgsp9-5SxNxf_7vnqf0YcLeHjDz7cxt74A5_cL0WjUmGjgSwFI0Jy9Ha4OyrIZxpiI8UcaQ2nycNODkNLSj3-PyN7uVfnK_R2eAh451Y6-6P27HSWZLWZFg0/w343-h400/playing16.jpg" width="343" /></a></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/AVvXsEg4M8sNCNbbIFsKlVMJwFEZUoA10C3pGcZ6v5ia65l5KBNVjn-DiqyM-oib1WO8KsdAjsk0pzmunlK9Gwrx0ahVhk891hL03lbrLvzIs4fQ2xidhjy_R1WCLgUWWlajtILBanF9D1GcKqi3DmgMOVMyMn80sZ0gW5cSaWa_3nrdmXyF7H9XGX4UUK2jvqo/s641/playing13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="518" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4M8sNCNbbIFsKlVMJwFEZUoA10C3pGcZ6v5ia65l5KBNVjn-DiqyM-oib1WO8KsdAjsk0pzmunlK9Gwrx0ahVhk891hL03lbrLvzIs4fQ2xidhjy_R1WCLgUWWlajtILBanF9D1GcKqi3DmgMOVMyMn80sZ0gW5cSaWa_3nrdmXyF7H9XGX4UUK2jvqo/w324-h400/playing13.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I know how it can be when a new inspiration is found like playing around with Grandma's silver and maybe you don't have the right pieces to put in the containers for now but just can't wait to put them out. Find something temporary like a bunch of silk stems or a collection of feathers and stand them in the silver pieces for now. It might be a single silver urn for now placed on a stack of books and that may be all it will need to be. Experiment and figure out what is right for you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEiHpbfa3ivOA6M14fo9jzt7Wq6h2IlLALwlXfNYzdoNppKTgpOu1DPqoXL80FpIfbad7c059Yp-qHBZvJ6JSZkMKQ9Ohepez2wYT26CE9y5wGynqgRF6EgdxRmVxeqTyadbeQyVHK3vvJQmpbAYHW1zfTWQek2J95WFLlpSuQC_ywoaXKz2sRWJYKKkFF4/s817/playing17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHpbfa3ivOA6M14fo9jzt7Wq6h2IlLALwlXfNYzdoNppKTgpOu1DPqoXL80FpIfbad7c059Yp-qHBZvJ6JSZkMKQ9Ohepez2wYT26CE9y5wGynqgRF6EgdxRmVxeqTyadbeQyVHK3vvJQmpbAYHW1zfTWQek2J95WFLlpSuQC_ywoaXKz2sRWJYKKkFF4/w276-h400/playing17.jpg" width="276" /></a></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/AVvXsEjYC5oGv4mtA3L4KrivZXJ1AAKkI1rl40gE61YzdUX2iDaqYXTUCro2UUQzbgrrcXkCxMZeEg0MMGa4vBrSRulcpjfEfacQAmjUlcA2fl1tnhSuGJdiXwa3n1qtYaSojdOVgkM8_BzQ-BEJaAKXDTKjjwvl9NUbhngTZDmd9_sT6xgRfQ5u3LF1qjpUgc8/s700/playing21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYC5oGv4mtA3L4KrivZXJ1AAKkI1rl40gE61YzdUX2iDaqYXTUCro2UUQzbgrrcXkCxMZeEg0MMGa4vBrSRulcpjfEfacQAmjUlcA2fl1tnhSuGJdiXwa3n1qtYaSojdOVgkM8_BzQ-BEJaAKXDTKjjwvl9NUbhngTZDmd9_sT6xgRfQ5u3LF1qjpUgc8/w311-h400/playing21.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The more mixed up the silver pieces are the better. The monogram on the silver picture or engraving on the silver trophy don't have to be yours or someone in your family heritage. Tarnished standing next to polished doesn't matter. A teapot used for a rosemary plant, or an ice bucket used for an orchid - that's okay. Remember we are playing around. We are finding fun ways to appreciate life and put it on full display. </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/AVvXsEghDe4mrt-FtjPqShfCpLNtGlcouseIOGqfsZ8_xJD1aUCdLoJCkgreZcMfxGzv6IQqdvzc4FWMmhuVTqPPig_CGROPD5sE-JgH5gZj2uqtZOHDzEuOn8uW_QPatEsRXE_QAdsHVVmChG2O1TNCZb1vAQHoFPgXoW8eIRkzkpb9PbGND72MUPoA5aAHdTw/s846/playing22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDe4mrt-FtjPqShfCpLNtGlcouseIOGqfsZ8_xJD1aUCdLoJCkgreZcMfxGzv6IQqdvzc4FWMmhuVTqPPig_CGROPD5sE-JgH5gZj2uqtZOHDzEuOn8uW_QPatEsRXE_QAdsHVVmChG2O1TNCZb1vAQHoFPgXoW8eIRkzkpb9PbGND72MUPoA5aAHdTw/w266-h400/playing22.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be inspired!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: The Polohouse Blog, Peeking Thru the Sunflowers, Decor to Adore, Vibeke Design, Hubpages, Tumblr, Style Blueprint, Content in a Cottage, Creative Ann-tics, 1010 Park Place, The Home Envy, Designthusiasm, Wordpress, Antiques Diva, Pinterest</span></div><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-59202528225846164462024-02-26T13:26:00.005-05:002024-02-26T13:26:53.972-05:00Be Inspired No. 96 - Unexpected Red Theory<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaC9Jc43BI7UvLAIT-Ox8g1nn0tHPOWbaDFsHldnOSB3a9PWtyTPb9uRA8qfgKDVcukUHXLBrWAjs8zOkRPyuWRGO-Fd4-WxMxtjCFFs8_sACSVea60IgHKkItX-lFO6GabBd1w9s2YHoo3awzpnsJktLNuIxkR5MTBtiemJ6vPcr_SS6E_gaVUY03WE/s845/red18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaC9Jc43BI7UvLAIT-Ox8g1nn0tHPOWbaDFsHldnOSB3a9PWtyTPb9uRA8qfgKDVcukUHXLBrWAjs8zOkRPyuWRGO-Fd4-WxMxtjCFFs8_sACSVea60IgHKkItX-lFO6GabBd1w9s2YHoo3awzpnsJktLNuIxkR5MTBtiemJ6vPcr_SS6E_gaVUY03WE/w268-h400/red18.jpg" width="268" /></a></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: left;">It's been said that red lipstick is the beauty equivalent of a shot of espresso. I think that's a great way to explain the recently popular design topic known as the "unexpected red theory". This design theory means adding a shot of red to a room even if it doesn't seem to go with the existing color palette. I mean why not? Have you ever seen a red lip that ruined an outfit? And a Louboutin red-soled shoe that clashed with a dress? It's a signature, iconic color accent so the theory seems to a workable thought process in shaking up a design plan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fancy yourself as a barista and whip up a shot of espresso for your next design project. Start curating those red elements into your design resources and find joy in why James Bond likes his martini shaken not stirred. Let red have its moment. But remember to keep it classy. </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/AVvXsEjEE8NrW1UFCMWu3MKtHPBBNz26ZxjMZOaZfyjnFe7kmD3QdPesy4Qz04wgcoNVyDh4LGhIk_VHCXz5pigiMg3pUnWaphXUWiW8Sqrb3WUu6tw_QJ08yLWy1hlgEUCkzENE_0NGiOArZ49pXVaE8V4HuRaphT8t1lW53gtxvFA34_6e2XRly9UrfN_YT_0/s675/red13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEE8NrW1UFCMWu3MKtHPBBNz26ZxjMZOaZfyjnFe7kmD3QdPesy4Qz04wgcoNVyDh4LGhIk_VHCXz5pigiMg3pUnWaphXUWiW8Sqrb3WUu6tw_QJ08yLWy1hlgEUCkzENE_0NGiOArZ49pXVaE8V4HuRaphT8t1lW53gtxvFA34_6e2XRly9UrfN_YT_0/w334-h400/red13.jpg" width="334" /></a></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/AVvXsEhfDC4YdaA_l7Klpqq1Q3iyhhOSty1FIuZznsOppMkH4xFjMaaa9nPnV2nVgmpaLsHYYMtBTLisTJobtdHmfm58VpvBJlM7WZJe0bW6g4jjEgOgfNh5Ut1RlJe5kDH0KEsSq5cs1qU9rxR4g5ZYWVUEq2m0UtzXjdRRKLtDS7WxVjsJidmTywpadGNRf3E/s846/red7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDC4YdaA_l7Klpqq1Q3iyhhOSty1FIuZznsOppMkH4xFjMaaa9nPnV2nVgmpaLsHYYMtBTLisTJobtdHmfm58VpvBJlM7WZJe0bW6g4jjEgOgfNh5Ut1RlJe5kDH0KEsSq5cs1qU9rxR4g5ZYWVUEq2m0UtzXjdRRKLtDS7WxVjsJidmTywpadGNRf3E/w266-h400/red7.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, if we approach the unexpected theory of red like adding a shot of espresso to a design plan let's have some fun and look at it like making the perfect shot. There is a careful process to creating the perfect shot of espresso. Grinding and weighing your coffee - your grounds should be powdery and fine, using the finest setting on your grinder. Apply this to adding red to the design plan - it should be of fine quality, tried and true with thought put into the red element to give the perfect dose and yield (what is the ratio) in the space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next in the espresso shot process is time - this is the fine-tuning step. Distribution and tamping - what is the level of the red before we tamp it into place on the design plan. Then we ultimately pull the shot - this is the discovery step. We try the red element, tasting its flavor in the design plan. Perfecting the art of the unexpected red theory takes practice, patience, thoughtfulness until we discover the most pleasant interruption for the design plan. Once we have sipped the perfect shot of the unexpected red theory it is pure bliss. We've shaken things up and it feels good.</div><p></p><p></p><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/AVvXsEgaHeayqT45n_GJQaLz6YonvcL8CTccxF4pjyKAMU3ashlJmcKL4xDr7ysy7A6iEAf5d6m-ZVQ4jfDut7trSWxnwUHRn7Luj0WzkUDEfl4DO0eeeWPXGzWABVxl-zRPDSUQAOV-M9f1QumYM-COSVcY2zo5P_WcITunlTsbBuLOQZoux6esBn_EYYmdvlc/s727/red8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHeayqT45n_GJQaLz6YonvcL8CTccxF4pjyKAMU3ashlJmcKL4xDr7ysy7A6iEAf5d6m-ZVQ4jfDut7trSWxnwUHRn7Luj0WzkUDEfl4DO0eeeWPXGzWABVxl-zRPDSUQAOV-M9f1QumYM-COSVcY2zo5P_WcITunlTsbBuLOQZoux6esBn_EYYmdvlc/w310-h400/red8.jpg" width="310" /></a></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/AVvXsEgOldL5598eHUE-8uXq5_J51-0_8Eki_u5_9BaM9xnBjc5rSTd3Uzbjfl-Ky_B1E2eW-oHPhc7YMk_I_PXwcTqmPJjNRXnh3vSNEHXDVOM8HmDiAWIKf5JtMETJ95qxCMAZAIcHx-g7xggLEDPxb5oAQl8S_4Q1zixDoDCAbZpYZ6xSf7w_cLiupQ_7D5Y/s715/red1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOldL5598eHUE-8uXq5_J51-0_8Eki_u5_9BaM9xnBjc5rSTd3Uzbjfl-Ky_B1E2eW-oHPhc7YMk_I_PXwcTqmPJjNRXnh3vSNEHXDVOM8HmDiAWIKf5JtMETJ95qxCMAZAIcHx-g7xggLEDPxb5oAQl8S_4Q1zixDoDCAbZpYZ6xSf7w_cLiupQ_7D5Y/w308-h400/red1.jpg" width="308" /></a></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: left;"><b>Steps to the Perfect Unexpected Red Theory Shot</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Grind and Weigh: Make sure your red element is the finest ground and the right dose.</b></li><li><b>Time: Fine tune the red element, change the grind (red element) until is the Goldilocks bed.</b></li><li><b>Distribute and Tamp: Add your red element to the design plan and tamp in place once you know the level is just right.</b></li><li><b>Pulling the Shot: Shift the red element until it feels like the perfect espresso shot tastes. Perfecting the unexpected red theory takes practice, don't give up until it's right.</b></li></ul></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/AVvXsEjy0clvbULgm4A0kXBSpAgWJFrLMma8ITrOv6SLRWkRSQ4NGjECVdkKN-j6OBjV2ewkcIyv1QlXrKJ_NQs5eF_cSnppGKNyMc9RGQxghQwTyElC2OChjMedPsNjbaYinGYWKKBSCqibpk0Y73jEchCg8QyB8LrCFogQEjFvtW6AV9Sh81TUreenC96Qk_k/s700/red2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0clvbULgm4A0kXBSpAgWJFrLMma8ITrOv6SLRWkRSQ4NGjECVdkKN-j6OBjV2ewkcIyv1QlXrKJ_NQs5eF_cSnppGKNyMc9RGQxghQwTyElC2OChjMedPsNjbaYinGYWKKBSCqibpk0Y73jEchCg8QyB8LrCFogQEjFvtW6AV9Sh81TUreenC96Qk_k/w286-h400/red2.jpg" width="286" /></a></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/AVvXsEiAFudGyMZBdhjf7jdDEAAlGRCJjpgLcfpe5SnDiWC3e-J2flEdxXZazUxnYjQiJy3_ZuSsDVniSYF54n0pr6PiuhAMWF8MaukKCYz7Z2IDOknO7GgvS7SL_H-vD2-JK34ZR26emRyYJ2i1aG1PxqskKYnDo2ovvFoMfLrYYsairOZo0mawIQXP-lt2NvI/s704/red5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFudGyMZBdhjf7jdDEAAlGRCJjpgLcfpe5SnDiWC3e-J2flEdxXZazUxnYjQiJy3_ZuSsDVniSYF54n0pr6PiuhAMWF8MaukKCYz7Z2IDOknO7GgvS7SL_H-vD2-JK34ZR26emRyYJ2i1aG1PxqskKYnDo2ovvFoMfLrYYsairOZo0mawIQXP-lt2NvI/w320-h400/red5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The way to destroy a pleasure is to overindulge. The unexpected can become the expected when overdone. Take the unexpected red theory and treat it like a unicorn. Respect it like the perfect shot of espresso. It is not for every design plan. It may very well be your <i>Pina Colada </i>song, your one-hit wonder of this design theory and that is just fine. You did it well and you gave the world a classic that is memorable. </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/AVvXsEgY1rZYEg7VC8yi4P9c_bpJOKOJESq12a_z6il1jRMhVhJ3Mva1MCgj7kT1LimcqpiECGZFeSKORkRr9zVoKOHCqgkBQ_TxXf35k3m9N_7Sa1g9Pc4vhgqiEKkg2hVoanLJbcRdsRwCHDK_5C6Xe-J5LdAiZP5kmtD9PpqFCtsIlZoKKEb5lA23yB90-Gs/s761/red4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1rZYEg7VC8yi4P9c_bpJOKOJESq12a_z6il1jRMhVhJ3Mva1MCgj7kT1LimcqpiECGZFeSKORkRr9zVoKOHCqgkBQ_TxXf35k3m9N_7Sa1g9Pc4vhgqiEKkg2hVoanLJbcRdsRwCHDK_5C6Xe-J5LdAiZP5kmtD9PpqFCtsIlZoKKEb5lA23yB90-Gs/w296-h400/red4.jpg" width="296" /></a></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/AVvXsEhWf9RGZjB0pQPc4rPpjRh_bvX70n2Rs6bDEIho3NWOvtcQ1_p6aofqDeMEroXUsmFai0QDuCKgZQjCo75bA4UhqWTnk7MDejxrBxUjD58ve4lw8_oZgGjv_bSWrcV5kXB6W52sLJZh2tUmhNt6g4hb3Zt6_R0m0UPiCTg0aqlOYiXVKdxveJlSnM0BOUY/s705/red6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWf9RGZjB0pQPc4rPpjRh_bvX70n2Rs6bDEIho3NWOvtcQ1_p6aofqDeMEroXUsmFai0QDuCKgZQjCo75bA4UhqWTnk7MDejxrBxUjD58ve4lw8_oZgGjv_bSWrcV5kXB6W52sLJZh2tUmhNt6g4hb3Zt6_R0m0UPiCTg0aqlOYiXVKdxveJlSnM0BOUY/w320-h400/red6.jpg" width="320" /></a></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: left;">Artistry is found in so many of life's journeys. The artistry of conversation. The artistry of a writer. The artistry of a baker. The artistry of a painter. The artistry of photography. The artistry of the barista. Application of a talent is the definition of artistry. How we take something brewing in our soul and interrupting it to the world is our artistry. Pay attention to this because once you do you will be in awe of so many people. More often than not this artistry is shown to us by humble persons because they are just doing what they are built to do without need for applause. But don't withhold that applause. Dish out encouragement and joy and you will be rewarded. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Show your artistry in the design plan. This has such an impact on how your client lives their life in their home. You affect that, do it well. Whether it is the unexpected red theory or another element of your design plan for them, do it well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEiRmKsSU9Une82XfyBguEXaiRCsj-6OWBg00zs9IR0Hsg7PYA1-f7LI_fOhWl4UmfouDhCbdhUEz8yqu_VE0n4EUhk8Vst3AEBZ48WAE8YpEfwuIMb9fLVLMH8L08hJHXYbXHmNEsf8QCBndWJFNmof4LvaeZOoJ2NlyTSWjoZruqtuOGUj_3KiQmw5Ybw/s846/red16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmKsSU9Une82XfyBguEXaiRCsj-6OWBg00zs9IR0Hsg7PYA1-f7LI_fOhWl4UmfouDhCbdhUEz8yqu_VE0n4EUhk8Vst3AEBZ48WAE8YpEfwuIMb9fLVLMH8L08hJHXYbXHmNEsf8QCBndWJFNmof4LvaeZOoJ2NlyTSWjoZruqtuOGUj_3KiQmw5Ybw/w266-h400/red16.jpg" width="266" /></a></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/AVvXsEg8LVBE4IjfJsyKxNvpJS1CIefKRGI7eTRE7JKZqxX6knyOHR6WO2uYhXFHgQ9jH65wQcTNp25bmnFp7SX8oMzLF_tWlEYkbb8wH3v020YSYBJKgKliz3uOpStoxMp7IsSTLe4K50T6uLwXWfn5EQZso23W7TbLafIGHnmlhFHX0yfG8P8-JIj1k5frBh0/s830/red3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LVBE4IjfJsyKxNvpJS1CIefKRGI7eTRE7JKZqxX6knyOHR6WO2uYhXFHgQ9jH65wQcTNp25bmnFp7SX8oMzLF_tWlEYkbb8wH3v020YSYBJKgKliz3uOpStoxMp7IsSTLe4K50T6uLwXWfn5EQZso23W7TbLafIGHnmlhFHX0yfG8P8-JIj1k5frBh0/w271-h400/red3.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How loud or subtle the unexpected red theory is in the design plan is individual. The intensity of the tone of unexpected red, the dose of the unexpected red. The unexpected red could be a hidden gem that is picked up by the eye after the rush of the overall design plan is drunk in. Or it's what greets you right at the entrance into the 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;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZrapJj_kgfLomn2Hnlz_32eO-b1X8SUzR7kXhjfQj6cLqMxm7yMLZgKtXiQ7-6BCsTAMEBsRjRbV28JleHTcf1H0QLgzKZqvchyphenhyphenBKqHxowu9yZD7AQHb22SzB1XM8TAPFD47aADHfJ1m8eFuAxLwLoHmcjzb5wL24mNClVZTmCpcs6zGS_j2crq-NNM/s846/red14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZrapJj_kgfLomn2Hnlz_32eO-b1X8SUzR7kXhjfQj6cLqMxm7yMLZgKtXiQ7-6BCsTAMEBsRjRbV28JleHTcf1H0QLgzKZqvchyphenhyphenBKqHxowu9yZD7AQHb22SzB1XM8TAPFD47aADHfJ1m8eFuAxLwLoHmcjzb5wL24mNClVZTmCpcs6zGS_j2crq-NNM/w266-h400/red14.jpg" width="266" /></a></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/AVvXsEg4w0kiRJzgyZgWjr1DxWlwbC2PbeFOuG1aM5yGV7S97Pa47Cwb4SvQbtMTx8jMVEUY4hCRzSRMnvvSW2IeFwVFQCjWuQK9uANyIbe_pOrIlQ7dAb1CJAtc-iaqwtZQq3DqtFbO18Xczzg_UhitszCZcAQUz0mpwm8vrisv8ZHkCz1WRNO-EBf7uNlwK6k/s685/red10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4w0kiRJzgyZgWjr1DxWlwbC2PbeFOuG1aM5yGV7S97Pa47Cwb4SvQbtMTx8jMVEUY4hCRzSRMnvvSW2IeFwVFQCjWuQK9uANyIbe_pOrIlQ7dAb1CJAtc-iaqwtZQq3DqtFbO18Xczzg_UhitszCZcAQUz0mpwm8vrisv8ZHkCz1WRNO-EBf7uNlwK6k/w329-h400/red10.jpg" width="329" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The unexpected red theory can be like walking into a surprise party if you like surprises. It is either right for you or it's not. If you are not sure, then play with the theory. Look at the design plan and add a small dose of unexpected red if it feels comfortable try changing the dose to a larger amount, a bit much then back it down. You'll find your perfect shot of espresso, or you'll find you prefer a perfect plain cup of coffee.</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/AVvXsEjgC3uzW5Me0-nxnRsc6HATOhgaGv_M9rGZsl4fSRAskyy3uoHmej4MfgDVsGAO3eosHG-gvwMVBzbcOMF93hGNm6-W8Nau-9g4hx1yIfqjpdAWjdzGp-DQZruayOGe-dGQvurzfrsW7uZr8l5Jq8Ep83FZzdphCuTa_y_OwLMeEqQP60ZQ-MBo0CjdSIE/s550/red17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="426" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgC3uzW5Me0-nxnRsc6HATOhgaGv_M9rGZsl4fSRAskyy3uoHmej4MfgDVsGAO3eosHG-gvwMVBzbcOMF93hGNm6-W8Nau-9g4hx1yIfqjpdAWjdzGp-DQZruayOGe-dGQvurzfrsW7uZr8l5Jq8Ep83FZzdphCuTa_y_OwLMeEqQP60ZQ-MBo0CjdSIE/w310-h400/red17.jpg" width="310" /></a></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/AVvXsEjp04v7xU9i4kTfSqb4l1WHoFZESMR__xbT8TJ146IRagIGB3ngbJhJGMjpZV0Voyywk6greRISCJGqJuiiVQSskramqKuur4xI_WurSrs6qnjjTSrA9IRe2xwyjp4UTqalge0QAvXmuXTXjxNWPh_wjf4MV7XrAxqxDcn_1XfdnHMR-vfDt6T6cGwhCNo/s640/red11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="427" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp04v7xU9i4kTfSqb4l1WHoFZESMR__xbT8TJ146IRagIGB3ngbJhJGMjpZV0Voyywk6greRISCJGqJuiiVQSskramqKuur4xI_WurSrs6qnjjTSrA9IRe2xwyjp4UTqalge0QAvXmuXTXjxNWPh_wjf4MV7XrAxqxDcn_1XfdnHMR-vfDt6T6cGwhCNo/w268-h400/red11.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The great thing about this unexpected red theory is that it fits into any plan regardless of the design style. I wouldn't define this unexpected red theory as a trend. Designers have been adding a pop of color to interiors for many years. Red is just having its moment and it brings an energy to a design plan that can be felt instantly. Red in the dining room will increase appetite and liven conversation. Red captures attention and conveys confidence. Red represents passion, joy, and warmth. Not a bad combination of things to add to our home.</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/AVvXsEiwlTsoQPsV8h3HswzT3mQjtzIqeCS4JQob3Y-Nfui9V4YE3sI8ANs7d-0StOin8mFmPUxca3W3XDPr_clfoYA8ARzgjM8uGz_fI3ZiNfpvHtNibeoLlVBdCeTV3G3tbF6xgzX41QQRYryxxvgg48Vg-vUrzh2TM4GRPiHm3QIZak94MgNCXbSlb6_RRNI/s825/red12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlTsoQPsV8h3HswzT3mQjtzIqeCS4JQob3Y-Nfui9V4YE3sI8ANs7d-0StOin8mFmPUxca3W3XDPr_clfoYA8ARzgjM8uGz_fI3ZiNfpvHtNibeoLlVBdCeTV3G3tbF6xgzX41QQRYryxxvgg48Vg-vUrzh2TM4GRPiHm3QIZak94MgNCXbSlb6_RRNI/w266-h400/red12.jpg" width="266" /></a></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/AVvXsEgzPJpzAPTKoLuSVCLf6xsbVSl4dmBNMKORTXKT3P45AftiOI2s9aDsGCn41Ay3hsmlpKQEP8Xv4T1HiMPvF4iTQGP415n8CMlT3vldyWiL5V2-lhzf-CWeowdglYuZehrkon64v95hh0HvhWVt8Tzk5BeaAkU_GraJHhBuElDFkm_uVeDLPXMw1OQM5Ts/s656/red15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="515" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPJpzAPTKoLuSVCLf6xsbVSl4dmBNMKORTXKT3P45AftiOI2s9aDsGCn41Ay3hsmlpKQEP8Xv4T1HiMPvF4iTQGP415n8CMlT3vldyWiL5V2-lhzf-CWeowdglYuZehrkon64v95hh0HvhWVt8Tzk5BeaAkU_GraJHhBuElDFkm_uVeDLPXMw1OQM5Ts/w314-h400/red15.jpg" width="314" /></a></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/AVvXsEju7ywWgoFA8VmEh_5yYdWTUTfTQ9KdrAOPR8vP3cHG8oPWG6ncZJ30gleh7l5hORzE570Lp9uMdhLkEVZahsrBSugpevmNp4a_VIWfQad4JJxRE9xX1IBuvK2sp6E4u0SLen3f1KJdKmM7dq6ydKXw0Cll65cGMYvXTYZL3YnFat5bmR_FFSSW8uceYgQ/s846/red9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7ywWgoFA8VmEh_5yYdWTUTfTQ9KdrAOPR8vP3cHG8oPWG6ncZJ30gleh7l5hORzE570Lp9uMdhLkEVZahsrBSugpevmNp4a_VIWfQad4JJxRE9xX1IBuvK2sp6E4u0SLen3f1KJdKmM7dq6ydKXw0Cll65cGMYvXTYZL3YnFat5bmR_FFSSW8uceYgQ/w266-h400/red9.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be inspired by the unexpected red theory. What will your shot of espresso taste like in your design plan?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: BHG, House and Garden UK, Clive Coffee, Home to Love AK, Katharine Paravicini, Instagram, House and Home, Foter, Charlotte Gaisford, Sherrill Furniture, The Nordroom, Kelly Wearstler, Decorilla, Laurel Bern Interiors, This is Glamourous</span></div></div><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-26471424425053441822024-02-22T17:04:00.001-05:002024-02-26T11:02:24.204-05:00Interior Design Reference No. 4 - Repetitive Design When is it Right?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4i6-cu4D_5uB3xlzazyhWCX14VixPXVla7Zw6ROaKF2Vgx47xWndSuK_WCAzysQYK4Ut_S9jF9OCbmfveUU0ZY1Z4xhGltAHZWgS38_y_goTNs25_EOKU6QAfpOWCl_lakM_j3fSmtWBfjGKsvfyVt5u3NAeuzUJ78AJ1TQxF_c8bh5yHMF7NORm6UY/s581/printonprint14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="430" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4i6-cu4D_5uB3xlzazyhWCX14VixPXVla7Zw6ROaKF2Vgx47xWndSuK_WCAzysQYK4Ut_S9jF9OCbmfveUU0ZY1Z4xhGltAHZWgS38_y_goTNs25_EOKU6QAfpOWCl_lakM_j3fSmtWBfjGKsvfyVt5u3NAeuzUJ78AJ1TQxF_c8bh5yHMF7NORm6UY/w296-h400/printonprint14.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As a designer, I relate to what it would be like living in a candy store because that is what it feels like being around design resources. Fabrics, trims, wallcoverings, drapery hardware, area rugs, paint colors, accessories, and furnishings for example. And new arrivals feel like Christmas day. How does it all get narrowed down to all the right elements for a design plan? It happens by building a relationship with a client, asking the right questions, listening, visiting the home, looking at their dream boards, and the thing I find most important is silently observing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I want to create a plan that responds to the client. I want to design a room that allows the client to learn that it is okay to live in a home that can be beyond their wildest dream. Limitations caused by trend, copycatting, taking it safe, thinking about resell can be dangerous. The design journey I go on with my clients is about discovery. Discovering them, period. Helping them write their design biography and then picking up the brushes and painting the picture in real life. That's how we learn together how bold or subtle their sanctuary is. Now let the designing begin.</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/AVvXsEh8uOaEhhQlizllXxkCGH3c-Zb4SBFusLHPXYN7JUkaSz59EH9G5wUTLURoo2V-hculLz2K8cprgS9lFHqrNcuRVYKz6ZvObwU2Muh9ibsONRbGzgGBX-Sjx7u8CA7rTASleIaZW8XyO9dbvU3hyphenhyphenHMaRf7cGVty6MxRZzlpFZCOQK0xU-lkMffneyczq90/s554/printonprint9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="442" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uOaEhhQlizllXxkCGH3c-Zb4SBFusLHPXYN7JUkaSz59EH9G5wUTLURoo2V-hculLz2K8cprgS9lFHqrNcuRVYKz6ZvObwU2Muh9ibsONRbGzgGBX-Sjx7u8CA7rTASleIaZW8XyO9dbvU3hyphenhyphenHMaRf7cGVty6MxRZzlpFZCOQK0xU-lkMffneyczq90/w319-h400/printonprint9.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Repetitive Design, when is it right?</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So how do you know when repetitive design is right? I would have to say that you'll know just like you'll know when any other design plan is right. Frustrating, right? When I was expecting my first child and was taking birthing classes the one question, all the expectant mothers had, including me was, how do we know when we are in labor? The instructor's response was that you'll just know. As a new mother I was frustrated. That didn't really prepare me at all, why was I taking these classes? But after going through childbirth twice and experiencing just how different each was, I realize the instructor was absolutely correct - I just knew. This is no different in the design process. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you build the relationship, ask the right questions, listen, and observe. You will discover when your design plan is right. Repetitive design can be a bold statement, yet I have successfully planned it for some of my less than bold clients. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEjR8BOL5Ril8ELlE_s-ALttuD-PqLrejQE1iFyTcaXEJ7LwC0us9DTjHW7cqwxs3ku90YmPggyDYP2JkK54z_LLyqRWwMNNokvnhqPNlxTc3EABpP3B0mxPxWFcZ1FJVAN-jjACRFTw5gdqY67aqpNgKED2K7gbo7hPcMf1b0Cespoi2LgGmMbHfFZUmQk/s920/printonprint4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR8BOL5Ril8ELlE_s-ALttuD-PqLrejQE1iFyTcaXEJ7LwC0us9DTjHW7cqwxs3ku90YmPggyDYP2JkK54z_LLyqRWwMNNokvnhqPNlxTc3EABpP3B0mxPxWFcZ1FJVAN-jjACRFTw5gdqY67aqpNgKED2K7gbo7hPcMf1b0Cespoi2LgGmMbHfFZUmQk/w320-h400/printonprint4.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEg7-t5WKK3id4LcRWeAGjAnhsd8UBCpLAJuRKUnattjtOPK7aW5KU4eJZ3jbJRY0TYLx3f0MA3WM7xIfKCJjzC5TnHkdClsxWLPXvIeSj8FphqVcMno0gH6w2gyZEe56T8ogGFmIQe7AmXv37w2m1wIZ9HOBUYXolySKcyTYUcl7JIbqLr1fF1_jXt_Ozs/s600/printonprint7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="420" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-t5WKK3id4LcRWeAGjAnhsd8UBCpLAJuRKUnattjtOPK7aW5KU4eJZ3jbJRY0TYLx3f0MA3WM7xIfKCJjzC5TnHkdClsxWLPXvIeSj8FphqVcMno0gH6w2gyZEe56T8ogGFmIQe7AmXv37w2m1wIZ9HOBUYXolySKcyTYUcl7JIbqLr1fF1_jXt_Ozs/w280-h400/printonprint7.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A design plan does not just fall into place, it is a thoughtful process. Remember there are thousands upon thousands of design resources, and they all sift down to the perfect few. I have found with repetitive design that it can happen when you find that perfect fabric that you are head-over-heels with that maybe just using it on the upholstery doesn't feed the appetite enough. And you leap when you find there is a matching wallcovering that fills your plate with the serving of goodness you needed for your space. However, repetitive design can be accomplished without a matching wallcovering by upholstering the walls in the fabric pattern so don't fret if the fabric you love for the space doesn't have a match.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In repetitive design the principles of contrast and harmony are still important design elements, and it takes skilled control. Just how far do you take the matching fabric and wallcovering. Is it just some upholstery and the window treatments? Are these used on the upholstered bed, walls, and window treatments? Is it just a small bench upholstery and walls? Go back to the process with your client, you will know when to say when.</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/AVvXsEhas4IYpTJiASoSMERxqckbaHNhJBjjQAOR_RoeP9i0xGDSZ9aiqyD-rZbXHdMa-89P_4sCS5_ITm1i3m9wErk9xJXl-oskek-fqzPTOBa14_Pgcv1ysj2ZyhoVYpZsvT51sTBtXOWC4-3RokRWGaKTNIcgh_By_hQpTSjls4XD1HU9OY85VuwbYv3k6VI/s740/printonprint8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="493" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhas4IYpTJiASoSMERxqckbaHNhJBjjQAOR_RoeP9i0xGDSZ9aiqyD-rZbXHdMa-89P_4sCS5_ITm1i3m9wErk9xJXl-oskek-fqzPTOBa14_Pgcv1ysj2ZyhoVYpZsvT51sTBtXOWC4-3RokRWGaKTNIcgh_By_hQpTSjls4XD1HU9OY85VuwbYv3k6VI/w266-h400/printonprint8.jpg" width="266" /></a></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/AVvXsEhcsl1ASeD68V3LkQ1qm2Z-leVBKyy6beFb7A-7blV4wDnAppZzcuQ5pKxxXaFFR1bD4cxJgBA1T60PFZg9Rhyphenhyphen2xKKpAB0VSTvKE3K2Tx_o3v1XaZqA-iwjQ7pxgBIObSJPa7oaYNPdPV3wzvwI5jWyPF846-MJ17mvo9edyv4IUGNaS_h4Qiq3IMKad0A/s773/printonprint10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsl1ASeD68V3LkQ1qm2Z-leVBKyy6beFb7A-7blV4wDnAppZzcuQ5pKxxXaFFR1bD4cxJgBA1T60PFZg9Rhyphenhyphen2xKKpAB0VSTvKE3K2Tx_o3v1XaZqA-iwjQ7pxgBIObSJPa7oaYNPdPV3wzvwI5jWyPF846-MJ17mvo9edyv4IUGNaS_h4Qiq3IMKad0A/w291-h400/printonprint10.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another part of the repetitive design process is to identify the interrupters. What is going to tell the eyes they are not trapped inside a box with no exit? These interrupters are not rude in nature - they are the supporting case to the repetitive flow. Some interrupters are the architectural ones like windows (if window treatments are not part of the repetitive fabric) or doorways already part of the space. Maybe the window and door frames will be painted a dark color which can provide a subtle interruption. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The design plan checklist needs to include any addition of architectural mouldings that will be installed to interrupt, but harmoniously blend with the flow of the repetitive pattern or texture - such as picture moulding. There are small detail interrupters to consider as well like nail head trim, passementerie, wood finish on upholstered pieces. All the case pieces, artwork and accessories that are put into the design plan are also interrupters. These well-planned pieces provide balance and rhythm, two more design principles, important to a repetitive design foundation. </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/AVvXsEhLv1SYoy4LDT27Blqnv24c1yZFPnu0L2RjkV_wjNn_Jec2rYleYC9vy7Msct-bdxXETAMXNWpUzFFe7oAHDXQuJg7nhkBR6GZHArvNb6qi-P4Su91vKMC98Rm5OYNBRMV3W9zqxQEO1umKV8EE2Fzgfw578kZIUOS1uv5IOmfs5_grd1dLqzAvlhtsJ7M/s920/printonprint5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLv1SYoy4LDT27Blqnv24c1yZFPnu0L2RjkV_wjNn_Jec2rYleYC9vy7Msct-bdxXETAMXNWpUzFFe7oAHDXQuJg7nhkBR6GZHArvNb6qi-P4Su91vKMC98Rm5OYNBRMV3W9zqxQEO1umKV8EE2Fzgfw578kZIUOS1uv5IOmfs5_grd1dLqzAvlhtsJ7M/w320-h400/printonprint5.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEiBQDP8-HArh6GGj7IWNP80GV4LI2EsuyxPhWJF4xNiBQlMpxj0wM2cWis_vwXGSwnYmA4FxK0qoTlLF_L_zxw7Tgn6Lqs7jBsGSNf4rFcWIRmFQZBigKUz8SQvCCdcVnmR6-cVJX7cgrOJIls9Z097py4LUug8WDj5VT49qgpaSkc0fOCPpi7CcQrVCzI/s829/printonprint6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQDP8-HArh6GGj7IWNP80GV4LI2EsuyxPhWJF4xNiBQlMpxj0wM2cWis_vwXGSwnYmA4FxK0qoTlLF_L_zxw7Tgn6Lqs7jBsGSNf4rFcWIRmFQZBigKUz8SQvCCdcVnmR6-cVJX7cgrOJIls9Z097py4LUug8WDj5VT49qgpaSkc0fOCPpi7CcQrVCzI/w271-h400/printonprint6.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Both the vertical and horizontal applications of the matching wallcovering and fabric give the pattern or texture dimension and geometry to repetitive design. Keep in mind what the backdrop will look like will the wallcovering just go one accent wall or on all the walls; will it continue onto the ceiling. How will matching fabric drape at the window or bed treatment? What shape is the upholstered piece and how will that play into the space (remember comfort first, we do have to sit on these pieces)? All these situations need to be considered.</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/AVvXsEh-_gDGKXA6nTltU21ZswYpiRglD4NHdWlGCGa4UOeWd5yIW3z3JNdHhMAmtocZ7Epm-YeeuWV9SVip3VUkASZ_smO7RG0J1_AI-HVqY-F0LxO7rwsbOrC0CtyHSZifG0LQ6lyvU__sw3bMbGnpbShOdXrJnsHo7vSbaaJh7EymBuBlwcU_kyEXYUct7Fc/s717/printonprint11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_gDGKXA6nTltU21ZswYpiRglD4NHdWlGCGa4UOeWd5yIW3z3JNdHhMAmtocZ7Epm-YeeuWV9SVip3VUkASZ_smO7RG0J1_AI-HVqY-F0LxO7rwsbOrC0CtyHSZifG0LQ6lyvU__sw3bMbGnpbShOdXrJnsHo7vSbaaJh7EymBuBlwcU_kyEXYUct7Fc/w314-h400/printonprint11.jpg" width="314" /></a></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/AVvXsEjwpv-wkUhmuY54aDTq_1ew53bAqhNRvGPcy7vp0hb1SzNmOKe6OIjCRk4eW9Kvym2y1OJmok9Tlm2-_pOiTIvLRLqXl373KWIrNLJTZsVGvNZv9VH4vC1oBEP_E5d-ngz4dzeyMdIoSr7BBiEpIfU39scSBu8MtQJvfOVDHqfMlun_5t5xMgCw_zGBjyk/s772/printonprint3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="530" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpv-wkUhmuY54aDTq_1ew53bAqhNRvGPcy7vp0hb1SzNmOKe6OIjCRk4eW9Kvym2y1OJmok9Tlm2-_pOiTIvLRLqXl373KWIrNLJTZsVGvNZv9VH4vC1oBEP_E5d-ngz4dzeyMdIoSr7BBiEpIfU39scSBu8MtQJvfOVDHqfMlun_5t5xMgCw_zGBjyk/w275-h400/printonprint3.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Repetitive design is not the easy matchy, matchy plan it may seem. It will take a skillfully thought process but keep the fun in it. Just make sure it doesn't turn out to be a "Where is Waldo?" game. Every piece must have its place in plain sight and for good reason. And repetitive design doesn't always mean print on print - beautiful repetitive design is just as stunning in neutral textures.</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/AVvXsEjL-hIkGvgDrri436C34U4jDOIy-GBZ_VS0qtY2MEnHCCuuR2yp9bbHIO8jqsxpckVTrlZRiSnsJ2QqCKc1JptrXenP1a5UhFkIt5igqsySGLsUsQpI32xT9FMf7m10o0UBV4CyRGOO2P2c32Di2KPY5oC4vXdjMCTTA69kOKWWpT2jj4XFbWx1BIoJvdk/s625/printonprint2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-hIkGvgDrri436C34U4jDOIy-GBZ_VS0qtY2MEnHCCuuR2yp9bbHIO8jqsxpckVTrlZRiSnsJ2QqCKc1JptrXenP1a5UhFkIt5igqsySGLsUsQpI32xT9FMf7m10o0UBV4CyRGOO2P2c32Di2KPY5oC4vXdjMCTTA69kOKWWpT2jj4XFbWx1BIoJvdk/w320-h400/printonprint2.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEh9ynFpTyI4Cs-7Piij2iYCmz1l8BzpyCk6ARzSXnXp-oIhGQnGmmAoI5BFoLNrfg5FjslsD9u7oiyoohSGuV9v_dSgaGfBPWfLSEpIf68VrAg52A2qgZ_pgeUYzMtDeFSxpbG-Th3wlYtoVv49sS-cT4Pw_0CLR5bfw4Mzzv-7CWMDActWCf1I4G-kYWs/s840/printonprint1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ynFpTyI4Cs-7Piij2iYCmz1l8BzpyCk6ARzSXnXp-oIhGQnGmmAoI5BFoLNrfg5FjslsD9u7oiyoohSGuV9v_dSgaGfBPWfLSEpIf68VrAg52A2qgZ_pgeUYzMtDeFSxpbG-Th3wlYtoVv49sS-cT4Pw_0CLR5bfw4Mzzv-7CWMDActWCf1I4G-kYWs/w269-h400/printonprint1.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be inspired! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: Atlanta Home Magazine, Decor Pad, Thibaut, Nicholas Haslam, Instagram, Things that Inspire, Eye for Design, Ltd., Round Top, Pinterest</span></div><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-37510163170936472492024-02-21T13:28:00.000-05:002024-02-21T13:28:40.119-05:00Garden Design No. 33 - Basket Gardening<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpimIy8zVTX6Rn6pm3lM3VyRW4VypuFtqVrcW0FzzmG-HEmSml0JnwEg-2tqpXArECjTERoqt5ax_86L6c_-5g6IMLYpaijvCvQJF-IHTOC_a4BQ8trDkwa-7c-tAbXpe640TM4p-LxVtILc6hxFaTRYSMDc-y3h5APsDdTPubwB2pw_0CQcQbDAdT9t0/s750/basketgarden14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpimIy8zVTX6Rn6pm3lM3VyRW4VypuFtqVrcW0FzzmG-HEmSml0JnwEg-2tqpXArECjTERoqt5ax_86L6c_-5g6IMLYpaijvCvQJF-IHTOC_a4BQ8trDkwa-7c-tAbXpe640TM4p-LxVtILc6hxFaTRYSMDc-y3h5APsDdTPubwB2pw_0CQcQbDAdT9t0/w266-h400/basketgarden14.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">About 12,000 years ago people skillfully wove grasses, bark, roots and other plant materials into baskets that served a variety of functions. Gathering, harvesting, foraging, storing, cooking, and serving. Many years ago, my mom and I took a basketweaving class. It definitely was a beginner class and we walked away with the tiniest of baskets proud of our accomplishment. I thought my basket was pretty fancy because I actually wove in a contrasting row of navy, blue-dyed reed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Many of my memories include a basket. The most vivid, of course, were our Easter baskets. Ours were actual woven baskets and all of my siblings and I had a different basket unique for us. Our parents hid our baskets, and the challenge was to find them before we had to get ready to leave for church in our handmade Easter outfits. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEhrRI95pmTOEeZ24RADg4_sJSBwVd6BwAQHbWfbT70PlG3B3NqcLdF0j8GkJWDsKVw_W6I0cvlbGQ1zt579skHnYoQjz2X4VjZhj2oLKaLI0HFiU_ej1qQv6iURnoucwY5CzCvoCGkcGKedCw7L5aoed14gr_PHGmmHOUZefpUFvrRlWpkDN5pwsoIfb_g/s579/basketgarden2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRI95pmTOEeZ24RADg4_sJSBwVd6BwAQHbWfbT70PlG3B3NqcLdF0j8GkJWDsKVw_W6I0cvlbGQ1zt579skHnYoQjz2X4VjZhj2oLKaLI0HFiU_ej1qQv6iURnoucwY5CzCvoCGkcGKedCw7L5aoed14gr_PHGmmHOUZefpUFvrRlWpkDN5pwsoIfb_g/w345-h400/basketgarden2.jpg" width="345" /></a></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/AVvXsEhWqpcUs7Zl5D4NRkMwIZdIQ5t1ZVrpHuBFam5vv4fjflK2g0lIIMe5dmu3mEsBRZHwfXuYw7w1SbEmEq5hJvEQSL0e-8DOF8QyXPB6yehYnUG63XlLRrio4vuii1OTkXzS3KTA4AluaXa5DRCdc1iGaBdgmxAhAiVRZNuAQu6R7PDJHVHOPXaNwYZeDkY/s757/basketgarden3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqpcUs7Zl5D4NRkMwIZdIQ5t1ZVrpHuBFam5vv4fjflK2g0lIIMe5dmu3mEsBRZHwfXuYw7w1SbEmEq5hJvEQSL0e-8DOF8QyXPB6yehYnUG63XlLRrio4vuii1OTkXzS3KTA4AluaXa5DRCdc1iGaBdgmxAhAiVRZNuAQu6R7PDJHVHOPXaNwYZeDkY/w298-h400/basketgarden3.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fondness is how I describe my basket memories. From Easter to gathering my own small garden's harvest to a trip to Paris. All these memories draw me to basket gardening. The Provencial, natural, and organic aesthetic give any plant a serene stage. Boxwood's mounds still hold their architectural beauty. Grasses dance to a softer melody. The colors of spring bulbs hold a more saturated palette. Herbs look like a carpet you want to sink your bare toes into. Vines tumble over the edges in a gentler way. Spring lettuce seems to make crisper salads. And cactus doesn't seem as prickly. </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/AVvXsEhL9i3aButXsVCDX9WsUkScahOeXDm0qngTzoC3NIp53uE5t5hHpDGnEc6rW0ia816WuB9mpnhZQtC_qsJ1NRctbIqeo3rU4CK9Wc6a9zBdd37mShLj9YuW6Tttz93Tq5oaWK9eSTvBpK0r8Xc9uqUdiKYl2sl4apmViTioZo7f2toFWqIWAWkUxb7RROM/s895/basketgarden1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9i3aButXsVCDX9WsUkScahOeXDm0qngTzoC3NIp53uE5t5hHpDGnEc6rW0ia816WuB9mpnhZQtC_qsJ1NRctbIqeo3rU4CK9Wc6a9zBdd37mShLj9YuW6Tttz93Tq5oaWK9eSTvBpK0r8Xc9uqUdiKYl2sl4apmViTioZo7f2toFWqIWAWkUxb7RROM/w253-h400/basketgarden1.jpg" width="253" /></a></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/AVvXsEivA2gY7EIQU_JpzDuFul8CV_WiM8bb8PE7MmBx1FNtEoAouAw5vzSRFIXYL6t3t7Dq-skM565rThrsdYcGik8qqfp7dlx7J7P0aKeLt8PU0aWXO00DwTBV8uy3kNvRupOOM_LDG5hSuQdiFB10tijVn2nmdR8dQpZPsGDbKeYzv4fFKOk9HuvphyphenhyphenRZb1U/s854/basketgarden4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivA2gY7EIQU_JpzDuFul8CV_WiM8bb8PE7MmBx1FNtEoAouAw5vzSRFIXYL6t3t7Dq-skM565rThrsdYcGik8qqfp7dlx7J7P0aKeLt8PU0aWXO00DwTBV8uy3kNvRupOOM_LDG5hSuQdiFB10tijVn2nmdR8dQpZPsGDbKeYzv4fFKOk9HuvphyphenhyphenRZb1U/w264-h400/basketgarden4.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What are you waiting for? Basket gardening is at home in any garden, gathered at doorways, on the paths, by the pool, on the alfresco table, in the lanai, in the kitchen garden, holding blooms, ornamental trees, or fern. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEj8Qoqukr8AbVz3s1vPBgidI9rY-0Scq-qyyVcj8e_cBS-MuWn2btYGI0KX-jMM0okvTpsQU06cdHfdHMH4EhtGrVkBBMZD1F6ia54lGAymGWEhILqJL9OmradtJig3LN-1I579O7A9zwXxoOlues2rO8LF4qFpdAJRk_xeOjWNN1uT19iZX0mo0sj6s4s/s839/basketgarden6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="560" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Qoqukr8AbVz3s1vPBgidI9rY-0Scq-qyyVcj8e_cBS-MuWn2btYGI0KX-jMM0okvTpsQU06cdHfdHMH4EhtGrVkBBMZD1F6ia54lGAymGWEhILqJL9OmradtJig3LN-1I579O7A9zwXxoOlues2rO8LF4qFpdAJRk_xeOjWNN1uT19iZX0mo0sj6s4s/w268-h400/basketgarden6.jpg" width="268" /></a></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/AVvXsEi7t1FHV2UxcSMo84o-HcHDXF1myzqT5HIcXFiTvAcJGLmA5YxSosxD03SwwToynkZNWZxP_6jb4H4hAeQTRiSPom7MIBCGNtjTv1a43q0KTw25xv1GNnH5eb10Jts3H5cPsp8IknzT3UZcXrsmQVx02mR9jUQYh2R-8c-at9hTwd0gDb7ladYHE2YYHHk/s702/basketgarden7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="562" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7t1FHV2UxcSMo84o-HcHDXF1myzqT5HIcXFiTvAcJGLmA5YxSosxD03SwwToynkZNWZxP_6jb4H4hAeQTRiSPom7MIBCGNtjTv1a43q0KTw25xv1GNnH5eb10Jts3H5cPsp8IknzT3UZcXrsmQVx02mR9jUQYh2R-8c-at9hTwd0gDb7ladYHE2YYHHk/w320-h400/basketgarden7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Basket gardening may take some practice. Definitely make sure your baskets have a good liner. The baskets may come with a liner, but if there isn't one included don't pass on that perfect basket. You can easily add one with heavy duty plastic and a couple minutes of your time. The basket liner is necessary whether you are putting soil directly into the basket for your plantings or putting potted plants into the basket. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are baskets that are specifically for outdoor use, however you can use any basket and seal it to protect the reed from moisture. This will prevent mildew and mold from growing on the basket. Be certain to do this outdoors and let the basket completely dry before planting. A spray sealer like Danish oil in a clear natural works best.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another thing to consider with basket gardening is the surface your baskets will be sitting on and preventing them from getting saturated with water from rain or the splash of the pool. If the baskets in these areas are not elevated in some way the bottom of the basket may, over time, give way. Consider a protective base like a transparent plant basin or decorative platform to slightly raise the basket from the ground to help prevent this from happening. Bases will also prevent damage and make it easier to turn your baskets for even growth.</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/AVvXsEg8MNAdxBBDxWibih5H3PvuRHLr7ALFKBl6hFXY5XRzJxX35ZLcnPtxv8AvJw6oQLAeWXhVAN0ygaaE4KCQ6QY03QCjvGPUthoj_86GU_h-xTOkdikIte_fSafRqLzka_ZP9NzS4RhIRHPYPQ7mBwELHWew2mUK7bi4huqD04HlticuOo3XcK-Wk0ff-Ew/s752/basketgarden8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MNAdxBBDxWibih5H3PvuRHLr7ALFKBl6hFXY5XRzJxX35ZLcnPtxv8AvJw6oQLAeWXhVAN0ygaaE4KCQ6QY03QCjvGPUthoj_86GU_h-xTOkdikIte_fSafRqLzka_ZP9NzS4RhIRHPYPQ7mBwELHWew2mUK7bi4huqD04HlticuOo3XcK-Wk0ff-Ew/w300-h400/basketgarden8.jpg" width="300" /></a></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/AVvXsEiwFS86t6C3kK_3Wz0jJ6MwZcY2WNqkIFwbKINR1VuQ1nHpHQmR0vqnW4a73-nz7-A7OkHV8DbeeJQYdYpfVmZTBcnm7XiRUS28kzTl-tELskSpvpEWHE6TL6BcjwyKoQNNxdEjgXKrU4QIaEunsn5zDaXLnu4hZw_aF91W-lfGfqxwcAzPKrcKK_ITC90/s847/basketgarden9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFS86t6C3kK_3Wz0jJ6MwZcY2WNqkIFwbKINR1VuQ1nHpHQmR0vqnW4a73-nz7-A7OkHV8DbeeJQYdYpfVmZTBcnm7XiRUS28kzTl-tELskSpvpEWHE6TL6BcjwyKoQNNxdEjgXKrU4QIaEunsn5zDaXLnu4hZw_aF91W-lfGfqxwcAzPKrcKK_ITC90/w266-h400/basketgarden9.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Basket gardening beckons a more simplistic selection of plants than other container gardening recipes. Have fun, play with your options. The just right plants will find the just right fit in your basket shapes. And yes, it can be veggies! Imagine the vibrant color of your hot peppers in a basket! </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/AVvXsEgj4D6Cs63Y9rNHU8Pb5ISftOnTbrf2U9DCDwU2BUuQhVoml9S_4Rorw1LlPBAHCUP9ixKrfJcJpW7Ac8GPj69TkEAHWQ_6fZbPNKA5rcGii8lTPpdiK1ZJhkTzApW46VUk_X5DAh3wwuNcmyd0ys2YCDyPZpVU-OEsXwoYUTtk_IPF7Fddjm4CdG2w-Bo/s789/basketgarden10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4D6Cs63Y9rNHU8Pb5ISftOnTbrf2U9DCDwU2BUuQhVoml9S_4Rorw1LlPBAHCUP9ixKrfJcJpW7Ac8GPj69TkEAHWQ_6fZbPNKA5rcGii8lTPpdiK1ZJhkTzApW46VUk_X5DAh3wwuNcmyd0ys2YCDyPZpVU-OEsXwoYUTtk_IPF7Fddjm4CdG2w-Bo/w286-h400/basketgarden10.jpg" width="286" /></a></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/AVvXsEixiy8qwqFvkxWU45GxCpMHfe_2nxfHKi-IjbD5rHSGz_zg8ee8h4ZjQm3tel_XrwEDBHRdwdxS0soVtW3DY3MpSbzO8agZdnDTSJI69caNpc0ReqYNnZTFX-0z8jmm92aOH9R0tgehcUoD8cd-pwucuEJjhcivaVpGwPIVMLMpnxGCk9v1HlAocUmSL1M/s564/basketgarden11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixiy8qwqFvkxWU45GxCpMHfe_2nxfHKi-IjbD5rHSGz_zg8ee8h4ZjQm3tel_XrwEDBHRdwdxS0soVtW3DY3MpSbzO8agZdnDTSJI69caNpc0ReqYNnZTFX-0z8jmm92aOH9R0tgehcUoD8cd-pwucuEJjhcivaVpGwPIVMLMpnxGCk9v1HlAocUmSL1M/w400-h400/basketgarden11.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is a sweetness of fern, blooming plants, spring and fall bulbs and vines growing in baskets and a quirky stateliness of boxwood and I love that. But I have to admit ornamental grasses and succulents growing in baskets get a lingering look from me. And don't get me started on lavender in basket gardening, it takes me back to Provence. </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/AVvXsEjEn4YKnHmrWD1hK1m_jp_sx5wp2hSOTmaedZ6LUQLriSVM7aenPguZImDe2dbDiTSOJd3AzjYCLEJ5KFg125PxMCz0Icj7nxemcF-yu73Jh5r8Qub3Rhohp9N4AahpD5-lBQnrRUN-kSgGdjxEqRe-2P4W1wdt71KoksK9CEZuAZX7oRZrGehlp2XFbn4/s749/basketgarden12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEn4YKnHmrWD1hK1m_jp_sx5wp2hSOTmaedZ6LUQLriSVM7aenPguZImDe2dbDiTSOJd3AzjYCLEJ5KFg125PxMCz0Icj7nxemcF-yu73Jh5r8Qub3Rhohp9N4AahpD5-lBQnrRUN-kSgGdjxEqRe-2P4W1wdt71KoksK9CEZuAZX7oRZrGehlp2XFbn4/w301-h400/basketgarden12.jpg" width="301" /></a></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/AVvXsEidVUjqaBWg6X351qDQToswVKjmlcxH0_0pmece2MzuLEyxXtdxuPIC0-rj-fqA53Cv-UKsN080vNdXNwhyphenhyphendrogpOEx6EioEzs2ACg7am3ZsvyfPLhBoHVSwgupLthufD42Ho2CGwk1ybwfTWvxy-hF6Twkn8skt2Um3xZl7dauzb818HhbN3IE2UoBi7s/s640/basketgarden13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="427" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVUjqaBWg6X351qDQToswVKjmlcxH0_0pmece2MzuLEyxXtdxuPIC0-rj-fqA53Cv-UKsN080vNdXNwhyphenhyphendrogpOEx6EioEzs2ACg7am3ZsvyfPLhBoHVSwgupLthufD42Ho2CGwk1ybwfTWvxy-hF6Twkn8skt2Um3xZl7dauzb818HhbN3IE2UoBi7s/w268-h400/basketgarden13.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Traditional old school, tried-and-true blooms like pansies, geraniums, and petunias are just plain pretty and stand boldly on their own in basket gardening. Basket gardening with medicinal plants like aloe vera and bee balm keep these remedies handy. And basket gardening your favorite tea flavors helps contain these fast root spreading plants. And if you are an herb "petter" like I am basket gardening your favorite herbs not only keeps them at the ready for garden to table meals but also that quick pet as you walk past with your favorite book to catch some sunshine. </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/AVvXsEhpmiMlO1PO6-ShAe_y-6Bl6CKKUbolHHwCNlaRDBZUQYGrNuGtkfRLEosQON6vfd0fDeblQfbs1K-DYn4QL5hzN_xMg1p_fzirPsu096E3zNNTSWSCRUX8mLS7G2rteEZhY4t4c8oogsHVA0LxAgNpzDbzLNPYgz3GSNE9WcfvMvjMLYLQrfNXWmuLWVc/s600/basketgarden15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="346" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmiMlO1PO6-ShAe_y-6Bl6CKKUbolHHwCNlaRDBZUQYGrNuGtkfRLEosQON6vfd0fDeblQfbs1K-DYn4QL5hzN_xMg1p_fzirPsu096E3zNNTSWSCRUX8mLS7G2rteEZhY4t4c8oogsHVA0LxAgNpzDbzLNPYgz3GSNE9WcfvMvjMLYLQrfNXWmuLWVc/w231-h400/basketgarden15.jpg" width="231" /></a></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/AVvXsEj3AVHxHSrcWzQerdGhRQWwK6Cg8gG7wcK-EYzHjuWluT4d3aBmRo-898Y0qP9FFSlerhoJ7Yem6HWy6EfWeLKJ3P7tbZuP31rffpMbfpmWAnN7KU-q1-td8mclR2uhi9BJgRU5pGIsjEW8_yF3Am1VssRR5K6yx8fCVdOpIBNxAcCUppG1Bq0WpNlibEk/s845/basketgarden16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AVHxHSrcWzQerdGhRQWwK6Cg8gG7wcK-EYzHjuWluT4d3aBmRo-898Y0qP9FFSlerhoJ7Yem6HWy6EfWeLKJ3P7tbZuP31rffpMbfpmWAnN7KU-q1-td8mclR2uhi9BJgRU5pGIsjEW8_yF3Am1VssRR5K6yx8fCVdOpIBNxAcCUppG1Bq0WpNlibEk/w268-h400/basketgarden16.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, what self-care will your basket gardening give you? A sway of grasses dancing to a silent tune? A whiff of fragrance from the breeze that gave a gentle shake to your gardenia. The tumble of the string of pearls that look like baubles from your favorite necklace. The vintage basket itself that you planted in that brings back memories of that favorite, tucked away shop? The brush of the herbs in your basket gardening that makes you want pasta every night. Or the perfect glass of iced tea brewed from mint harvested while the raindrops were still on the leaves this morning?</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/AVvXsEhP2HnSUs7Kv2wtM6gUE1hqpe4hOz68tHJYJM19DzKk3_oev6vmPCCTzoY7zugUNwlw1yNhky6ongv6_6VPxsVNcDD9byQT9CdhYs4rS21BxdL1Q2E25ykDMch7kcTFjg3KTSss9wTw3b0-pvLDwkZrSvlV8xyaOH3d-zi4yR7I5brmeyXmp77UdbrEtiQ/s795/basketgarden20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="530" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2HnSUs7Kv2wtM6gUE1hqpe4hOz68tHJYJM19DzKk3_oev6vmPCCTzoY7zugUNwlw1yNhky6ongv6_6VPxsVNcDD9byQT9CdhYs4rS21BxdL1Q2E25ykDMch7kcTFjg3KTSss9wTw3b0-pvLDwkZrSvlV8xyaOH3d-zi4yR7I5brmeyXmp77UdbrEtiQ/w266-h400/basketgarden20.jpg" width="266" /></a></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/AVvXsEgCV4mcNU6r5ENatjwezd-AD_STJTELxOZyxfYy8iX-mZHuCYr8-3M2MpKN-l1lfPTg2uEZZJDRge82hVBGDbVyA22OwjLXZWw6Ea9tXTa1pnHX7tZpXXeQUQm0PvRqEeQgulIC42ltBczhYWq76tQu_VMTHP_g2IXhmEGnVq8nZBcdLfaNR9R_NAW3KP0/s741/basketgarden17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="556" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCV4mcNU6r5ENatjwezd-AD_STJTELxOZyxfYy8iX-mZHuCYr8-3M2MpKN-l1lfPTg2uEZZJDRge82hVBGDbVyA22OwjLXZWw6Ea9tXTa1pnHX7tZpXXeQUQm0PvRqEeQgulIC42ltBczhYWq76tQu_VMTHP_g2IXhmEGnVq8nZBcdLfaNR9R_NAW3KP0/w300-h400/basketgarden17.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just like a farmer rotates his crops perhaps it's time to rotate the containers in your garden. Putting away the urns and clay and bringing out the baskets. Or perhaps it's time to mix it up and partner a variety of the right containers with your baskets. Consider your front landscape being more formal and your backyard landscape being more relaxed with basket gardening. It is your painting, pick up your brushes and start, you can always paint over your canvas and begin again until it's the interruption you want.</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/AVvXsEigfk8UnbO1dn3vW3ixysFsfkrJ-xX5AkkHE0Dq5vMybJ1sYrRZAZkhZO2kpxi-9peTdio4bMJ8BKtYFryGljrhCNXPfwJph7xYoDJiXY_CyJzLy8GjrocZMY_3P14I3PhhG044r9h3eojvHFyFZg6Ug_t7d_0FXZ4ft04jTjO2TtxYq7W66ThTio8qJd0/s1002/basketgarden21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfk8UnbO1dn3vW3ixysFsfkrJ-xX5AkkHE0Dq5vMybJ1sYrRZAZkhZO2kpxi-9peTdio4bMJ8BKtYFryGljrhCNXPfwJph7xYoDJiXY_CyJzLy8GjrocZMY_3P14I3PhhG044r9h3eojvHFyFZg6Ug_t7d_0FXZ4ft04jTjO2TtxYq7W66ThTio8qJd0/w225-h400/basketgarden21.jpg" width="225" /></a></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/AVvXsEgZVLjgmJ8qab0yrpCB0j1ZopRNx9wBdM9mjtQCY28BIX5IHlcrmhrhuHOAgEnCTsfBSZBaB6YqBqe5NgRG0pCZl9F5Ke3A57RK59cR_rbGhH7TaFvSBK_DDj-zCu51hAUVJkzM7Ou9n0bj1FTrE3Y16OVXSxXKHTq2sYrWDUOmNkwggTZct6lh2g4voi8/s752/basketgarden19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVLjgmJ8qab0yrpCB0j1ZopRNx9wBdM9mjtQCY28BIX5IHlcrmhrhuHOAgEnCTsfBSZBaB6YqBqe5NgRG0pCZl9F5Ke3A57RK59cR_rbGhH7TaFvSBK_DDj-zCu51hAUVJkzM7Ou9n0bj1FTrE3Y16OVXSxXKHTq2sYrWDUOmNkwggTZct6lh2g4voi8/w300-h400/basketgarden19.jpg" width="300" /></a></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/AVvXsEiClgqgZl9QRx2edYrLgIIh8WIZUXeGBODjE42cMR0UTUvAlLn923QbLhKP6aDuu_kLA8jMIxV0kTODyQ5fnOewmgdPw7OtfUWk69eStzzIneP5zR5OXRKn1Jf1ksNIZPYMf1eOsm-VhF3U2IY9QwWKedYH8dLPy02j7xt8YXdr37ibdXWGH-UC4_iqgkk/s564/basketgarden22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClgqgZl9QRx2edYrLgIIh8WIZUXeGBODjE42cMR0UTUvAlLn923QbLhKP6aDuu_kLA8jMIxV0kTODyQ5fnOewmgdPw7OtfUWk69eStzzIneP5zR5OXRKn1Jf1ksNIZPYMf1eOsm-VhF3U2IY9QwWKedYH8dLPy02j7xt8YXdr37ibdXWGH-UC4_iqgkk/w400-h400/basketgarden22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A gathering of basket gardening with high and low plants provides a great outdoor screen to hide that secret single lounge chair, your getaway. Want to invite guests from nature? Plant for the butterfly and they will come. Plant for the bumblebee and it will come. Accessorize for the hummingbird and it will quietly visit. </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/AVvXsEiK8yS_-81TJXNaebyrqtbHjgkGfoYg6sKSaQ3D1jbNDGQe0T6iPt_a14B7BfcWjfbXfdc66aizbRSqLKlWGeNqkyRQ1FuXuzUaV0ncRwKxgqX3yxwUACdprZK_E4d_RQLyHaesOG8qKObgRRsB6OpT4Psub7PoRAJlofUfvEeS-p-YIDicstC2DruZICQ/s727/basketgarden25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8yS_-81TJXNaebyrqtbHjgkGfoYg6sKSaQ3D1jbNDGQe0T6iPt_a14B7BfcWjfbXfdc66aizbRSqLKlWGeNqkyRQ1FuXuzUaV0ncRwKxgqX3yxwUACdprZK_E4d_RQLyHaesOG8qKObgRRsB6OpT4Psub7PoRAJlofUfvEeS-p-YIDicstC2DruZICQ/w310-h400/basketgarden25.jpg" width="310" /></a></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/AVvXsEiSg9_sbfmDp6pdOiVlWBXODmvU3KRqbWzv48k4TbaNy7rw4zS5ifHH5Du3p5XZxFHGEyg1klvzNImorNiigtNBJ_ECxkhtp4KAUOvLsw0CXkd1DAD89BgW8Vt3v3DTXKGeF8HWU4mnuxss8kNWOY7V5kn4y3L5ombrKrsQGXsyQcan16zfeo6CVWZKXJY/s659/basketgarden24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="530" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSg9_sbfmDp6pdOiVlWBXODmvU3KRqbWzv48k4TbaNy7rw4zS5ifHH5Du3p5XZxFHGEyg1klvzNImorNiigtNBJ_ECxkhtp4KAUOvLsw0CXkd1DAD89BgW8Vt3v3DTXKGeF8HWU4mnuxss8kNWOY7V5kn4y3L5ombrKrsQGXsyQcan16zfeo6CVWZKXJY/w321-h400/basketgarden24.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be inspired! Start planning your basket gardening thoughtfully and reap the rewards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: Masion & Objet, Neptune, Clean and Scentsible, House and Home, Authentic Provence, Tumblr, Sweet Southern Blue, Liz Marie, Whatsoeverish, Gommaire, SFO Museum, Pinterest, Instagram</span></div><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-45641260779752379602024-02-20T10:25:00.001-05:002024-02-20T10:32:33.874-05:00Rethinking the Look of Things No. 69 - Ceiling Medallions<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR__UJtYiy_RVTNMgs1Pd4xVvLcNq7qSwSeJKku818gjgtoUnFpOsY8AoQ61tZV3y9XMUmo2_Lx9DcnbBqPmMZtxE-aTdxcHsTjLB_duo7aYXgZ-8wJ1OJWPhGyQXE9H-gWxIbv404E5kX8WDp3GjwZv6kc-285nmiD-Br7VynoXtSmYvnc370086Rf40/s752/medallion-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="556" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR__UJtYiy_RVTNMgs1Pd4xVvLcNq7qSwSeJKku818gjgtoUnFpOsY8AoQ61tZV3y9XMUmo2_Lx9DcnbBqPmMZtxE-aTdxcHsTjLB_duo7aYXgZ-8wJ1OJWPhGyQXE9H-gWxIbv404E5kX8WDp3GjwZv6kc-285nmiD-Br7VynoXtSmYvnc370086Rf40/w296-h400/medallion-2.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I believe that the ceiling medallion could be one of those design elements that has been designated as belonging to only traditional architecture, told to "stay in your lane". So, I am delighted when I see this piece of jewelry contrasted with a modern chandelier. It reminds me of the 1996 Oscars when in response to a fashion emergency, Sharon Stone followed her costume designer's solution and paired a Gap black tee with a Valentino skirt strutting down the red carpet to rave reviews. Two years later, Stone paired a crisp classic white button-down shirt with a lavender Vera Wang skirt showing that simplicity can be most memorable, whether on the red carpet or in the home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEjJouNY-xE8huibPLvpJAdxfdlGkrjVdFJdmC0Mkij2XjbHoxWVWjyHHMkgcgtMpuX0y8tfvlTevGtYLsu6nBP1HCPsSPisFCGDfIqWbr70BSEi9KanjDdrryfbGr1dr44nSnQdUbxOLq0kLA-9HUy-7u2YrS5hXY0DKEHVEYufbw86hVwV2XF5wpXgXNA/s777/medallion%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJouNY-xE8huibPLvpJAdxfdlGkrjVdFJdmC0Mkij2XjbHoxWVWjyHHMkgcgtMpuX0y8tfvlTevGtYLsu6nBP1HCPsSPisFCGDfIqWbr70BSEi9KanjDdrryfbGr1dr44nSnQdUbxOLq0kLA-9HUy-7u2YrS5hXY0DKEHVEYufbw86hVwV2XF5wpXgXNA/w290-h400/medallion%201.jpg" width="290" /></a></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/AVvXsEhWD9zjEHavQljTIIoTERM1Lt70AybTBQQF3BXOW_35Jjy1MGOb-y9zA-QI3DFYMYCaXrPocXqkCh4kfuVulGl0ommw34FRrTO5Yu-hf1k5P6NOEm-sChCNtNEaRGjcs_HB59RoETzsWp4pGERC-plUCFf89iCocednAoANRPe9zcCsWwBl3gaGrpi9vZ0/s695/medallion9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWD9zjEHavQljTIIoTERM1Lt70AybTBQQF3BXOW_35Jjy1MGOb-y9zA-QI3DFYMYCaXrPocXqkCh4kfuVulGl0ommw34FRrTO5Yu-hf1k5P6NOEm-sChCNtNEaRGjcs_HB59RoETzsWp4pGERC-plUCFf89iCocednAoANRPe9zcCsWwBl3gaGrpi9vZ0/w325-h400/medallion9.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let's not let the ceiling medallion be scraped off the ceiling during renovation like the popcorn ceiling. It's worthy of staying and being embellished with just the right chandelier dangling from it like a showy trinket. It is important that the ceiling medallion, be included in your moulding plans, whether renovating or building so add this architectural item on the checklist. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just like any design element keep in mind too much is just, well too much, but don't limit the ceiling medallion placement to the dining room where it is traditionally installed. Mouldings are a statement in any room - plan thoughtfully.</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/AVvXsEjx_5ghgAcrJ4dmXknsBrqKwbYwWyreCbz0HjwEKacSbcdX2HBEPcgBspd3EI0vadsTrwW1WECf1Ylp4314b73K9mQIWdTQxruFoDR9SBVsgW_cYqrIN5oWjYXXDkc99zK1bDLS2eu4CTO92EbrJb806ASRjmkXkwTXZ6Jbxky3emh25sENB49ZQvLcZPc/s846/medallion2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_5ghgAcrJ4dmXknsBrqKwbYwWyreCbz0HjwEKacSbcdX2HBEPcgBspd3EI0vadsTrwW1WECf1Ylp4314b73K9mQIWdTQxruFoDR9SBVsgW_cYqrIN5oWjYXXDkc99zK1bDLS2eu4CTO92EbrJb806ASRjmkXkwTXZ6Jbxky3emh25sENB49ZQvLcZPc/w266-h400/medallion2.jpg" width="266" /></a></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/AVvXsEjp8yawtzgqzOVXEUEgT0k-tgly4D-FAoeiAD57wGs7VjhuQBkhCcjHvWlVGrpQLU47GIQYcYAwpaEBnSMD6ybtQKOfVmBGxnUp4Wh7wP1Mz7Uy5haYGDQTDXvkfF5nqG4eYjFNxrIaVt8Z1oWk_Ls7ePdzQgES9ZJdEMZHcsEU2Q7II6jv4dOg-gHQ2cc/s640/medallion4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8yawtzgqzOVXEUEgT0k-tgly4D-FAoeiAD57wGs7VjhuQBkhCcjHvWlVGrpQLU47GIQYcYAwpaEBnSMD6ybtQKOfVmBGxnUp4Wh7wP1Mz7Uy5haYGDQTDXvkfF5nqG4eYjFNxrIaVt8Z1oWk_Ls7ePdzQgES9ZJdEMZHcsEU2Q7II6jv4dOg-gHQ2cc/w300-h400/medallion4.jpg" width="300" /></a></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: left;">Pairing a ceiling medallion with a well-selected chandelier hits the interior design principles of harmony, contrast and detail like a home run. Proportion and scale are crucial to pulling this off right. Take your time, explore all your options the right shoe will find the left shoe and it will be stunning.</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/AVvXsEiSl9pdVQvisjBw111_cGEWdpb16SG10tamaUaNHjauXV8KypA7UMlTBgw2vHfuuphjNKi3TCJvGN-83Yfq6_jZZxcu77kJu-sNtTvVcrgaWWvAZHKogo3NylLpbZqozykyIGjzqAwYIY91EQoLOH7UgQPrOxiFtYKPoH0oggXpDiN-3aTo1i8tGskI5LA/s846/medallion1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSl9pdVQvisjBw111_cGEWdpb16SG10tamaUaNHjauXV8KypA7UMlTBgw2vHfuuphjNKi3TCJvGN-83Yfq6_jZZxcu77kJu-sNtTvVcrgaWWvAZHKogo3NylLpbZqozykyIGjzqAwYIY91EQoLOH7UgQPrOxiFtYKPoH0oggXpDiN-3aTo1i8tGskI5LA/w266-h400/medallion1.jpg" width="266" /></a></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/AVvXsEgDD44haxBIzYQtRKQyTRnfRdW0yzzHU_nd2XM5DhSEsLmeNQbrCJOa2pBfjGA8NCDPRFUs7Ys83l9VAw3dU4yCQn0BfhU-LXwY34vkPaCJUF6IxpBf_-9Bq9BhoB71NyYXgknN2uSsXLJ1cU5NGuIugoR98XaLLcFkqv3lbxpLgjEzqXyHyWwHjbKmh7M/s707/medallion8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDD44haxBIzYQtRKQyTRnfRdW0yzzHU_nd2XM5DhSEsLmeNQbrCJOa2pBfjGA8NCDPRFUs7Ys83l9VAw3dU4yCQn0BfhU-LXwY34vkPaCJUF6IxpBf_-9Bq9BhoB71NyYXgknN2uSsXLJ1cU5NGuIugoR98XaLLcFkqv3lbxpLgjEzqXyHyWwHjbKmh7M/w283-h400/medallion8.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We know that the foundation of a design plan, like an area rug is a good place to start, however we also know that there are times when we find that piece that we fall in love with for our home and a plan is designed around it. Be okay with this happening with the chandelier that might be the bauble dangling from the ceiling medallion that you haven't finalized yet. Sometimes design works backwards. If it belongs in your design biography it will fall into the design plan in just the right spot.</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/AVvXsEigB4SJzHE_8zMZcbA0NSK4iPaeEOhePNpBMdMpKA2UV_N4U8CDSJK5P6lYe38tNGk4SbmnXG7gsaJthxmjCc4jPhLHJSw-v9pofDEYdIuMwsgJbI0FK90jQPZScDBLMW1melnRjnTnBpzAwipi6NE4f3cwyNcFe1pkUZtVTrRsuFIBPU4lSSdmBaCph1g/s846/medallion-a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigB4SJzHE_8zMZcbA0NSK4iPaeEOhePNpBMdMpKA2UV_N4U8CDSJK5P6lYe38tNGk4SbmnXG7gsaJthxmjCc4jPhLHJSw-v9pofDEYdIuMwsgJbI0FK90jQPZScDBLMW1melnRjnTnBpzAwipi6NE4f3cwyNcFe1pkUZtVTrRsuFIBPU4lSSdmBaCph1g/w266-h400/medallion-a.jpg" width="266" /></a></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/AVvXsEg3vuDaKd8BM4JoVwBCsS_TuFDJpT-vWJ2N13hFPuthciuE1biv5_Ms2EsZDS0-zC6-7uYyX35pRj2lCelsgk9tdKefMQSfr4VQUzkYlqnZMNC8NI2Rg5va7_W7Kc0LT0cDPfc-XciM5wPr7m9CItWbVIPtuof27xPPatYcUrav5M_8ISQg7FDgU-R5O-A/s837/medallion-b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vuDaKd8BM4JoVwBCsS_TuFDJpT-vWJ2N13hFPuthciuE1biv5_Ms2EsZDS0-zC6-7uYyX35pRj2lCelsgk9tdKefMQSfr4VQUzkYlqnZMNC8NI2Rg5va7_W7Kc0LT0cDPfc-XciM5wPr7m9CItWbVIPtuof27xPPatYcUrav5M_8ISQg7FDgU-R5O-A/w270-h400/medallion-b.jpg" width="270" /></a></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/AVvXsEiJSLpenkerjFMVaWEqPDraOirfyaOp0Pl98AdhqyyUnDZCvF_UHKc68TtHTxKbKJvZ3_7uHtjbKDE6-5G6MaK95vzgK2t77J63ET9iOSDCM6SevFnf-CifhL7hASbO-d36c6WMQRVGfXUBgSTaBpCKB3FERgwyCzHnO4scD19nb-MVN_REWiJEXaDqHbo/s846/medallion-c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSLpenkerjFMVaWEqPDraOirfyaOp0Pl98AdhqyyUnDZCvF_UHKc68TtHTxKbKJvZ3_7uHtjbKDE6-5G6MaK95vzgK2t77J63ET9iOSDCM6SevFnf-CifhL7hASbO-d36c6WMQRVGfXUBgSTaBpCKB3FERgwyCzHnO4scD19nb-MVN_REWiJEXaDqHbo/w266-h400/medallion-c.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Look up! What is your ceiling design telling you? Is your chandelier missing its piece of jewelry? Is your ceiling missing embellishment and is it a ceiling medallion with a well-chosen chandelier?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: Domino Magazine, Art House Antiques, Nordic Design, Lindsey Ademan Studio, Gunter & Co., Devita, Emily A. Clark, Architectural Digest, Pinterest</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-89486599615921869792024-02-18T18:16:00.007-05:002024-02-19T14:00:53.017-05:00Translation - Fashion to Home No. 25 - A Strand of Pearls<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkuTXVbU7iAC3kKJkoNDpdqT0KGLJGWOdoGWXudD4TMu1d0-9Gu5M_x1rH8DwHH9K-IbWUhYP4QqjjGUta4lfjq0SjSoQk7MWJzSsTI1kc4LvTXuLzTVh1M_88k6WFuw_CoBbBin0SrbDORIdoSP0qQQwKN5ZaQ59fNxi5NIqHs_aRwXUuRjKVuP0hPk/s900/pearl%20fashion2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkuTXVbU7iAC3kKJkoNDpdqT0KGLJGWOdoGWXudD4TMu1d0-9Gu5M_x1rH8DwHH9K-IbWUhYP4QqjjGUta4lfjq0SjSoQk7MWJzSsTI1kc4LvTXuLzTVh1M_88k6WFuw_CoBbBin0SrbDORIdoSP0qQQwKN5ZaQ59fNxi5NIqHs_aRwXUuRjKVuP0hPk/w266-h400/pearl%20fashion2.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anthropologie's BHLDN Gemma Pearl embellished jacket intro inspired this Translation - Fashion to Home. Take something classic, like a stand of pearls and translate it into something modern and I am intrigued, that is what a pearl necklace chandelier does for a room design for me. Its boldness stands strong like the grain of sand stuck in the oyster's shell. Mix it with traditional mouldings and my heart skips a beat. </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/AVvXsEjJY8aevJc7ad2GbAl9di5mPHtY-m-gx0pZwbQ1Nui9zj2dlP0ZCfmOUQf78o3OmNG9Mo5g2nqEzo6lgj4ogTnWaQZS8gPbaTa05hEPJNc5PqbYmYcc3KOdnGubkdrX9FIsH37R0P7rmjaMhNsufogf4ArhN6hx4RfvB9c0qVhMWabBHMGb5mw0OXoTl04/s1104/pearl1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJY8aevJc7ad2GbAl9di5mPHtY-m-gx0pZwbQ1Nui9zj2dlP0ZCfmOUQf78o3OmNG9Mo5g2nqEzo6lgj4ogTnWaQZS8gPbaTa05hEPJNc5PqbYmYcc3KOdnGubkdrX9FIsH37R0P7rmjaMhNsufogf4ArhN6hx4RfvB9c0qVhMWabBHMGb5mw0OXoTl04/w266-h400/pearl1.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>"It's sad if people think that's (homemaking) a dull existence, you can't just buy an apartment and furnish it and walk away. It's the flowers you choose, the music you play, the smile you have waiting. I want it to be gay and cheerful, a haven in this troubled world." - Audrey Hepburn</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: Chanel, Lapo Lounge, Anthropologie, Pearly Girl, Tumblr, Vogue Germany, Laguna Pearl, Pinterest, Givenchy</span></div><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-14227845945224445442024-01-15T17:01:00.003-05:002024-01-15T17:01:26.265-05:00Gotta Love No. 61 - Kitschens. What are they?<p> </p><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/AVvXsEizZKXmYRrFsIkUn8hylxqqJ59zB_fi-JgPqsUm0K6bnkrwlJlDEzGEu9w1Xzsb5QFP4juhyphenhyphenZ8WVbZepsfOPvd0RyJE1iISPrMqOx-pzO1q-An4rYC1shPynQlmVx5sVrzWLPUqB4rqPzIrpk31ynFrHJFRpxj4ZMPStyx49TUN2ZwnyHDosNHQ_d92a0Q/s563/kitschens%20-%20pinterest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="563" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZKXmYRrFsIkUn8hylxqqJ59zB_fi-JgPqsUm0K6bnkrwlJlDEzGEu9w1Xzsb5QFP4juhyphenhyphenZ8WVbZepsfOPvd0RyJE1iISPrMqOx-pzO1q-An4rYC1shPynQlmVx5sVrzWLPUqB4rqPzIrpk31ynFrHJFRpxj4ZMPStyx49TUN2ZwnyHDosNHQ_d92a0Q/w400-h389/kitschens%20-%20pinterest.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pink Gooseberry. Butterly Gold. Spring Blossom. Aqua Snowflake Garland. These are words that have made a lover of kitsch spin around faster than one can imagine. They are patterns of vintage Pyrex which has become a sought-after list-topper. And has helped to launch the term "kitschen", one of the trends for 2024. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kitsch is defined as "art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way". Who decides what excessive garishness is? I believe that if we design our homes telling our biography, true to ourselves, all of us will have a bit of kitsch that will be appreciated in an ironic or knowing way. Presented the way we define excessive garishness - in other words selecting "less is more" or "more is just right". </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/AVvXsEimYHyvUM6AXiWK-23xIdoPoluPGXAB9s1VOc5BwiMmfJlXG8cfDnd4Ru_9BnpXti6OiNYoA3L5t0UryXHK-7yHIcG0DjJZVXqB4NiqJEzh1rhQa1CknomOWx79K_BfVrONVQwfwDYhBzGvb6d5DlcT8QyeSX6r-yaGuEkY9wGZDWgS8JnPf7nBB_xsI7c/s687/kitschens%20-%20studio%20soph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYHyvUM6AXiWK-23xIdoPoluPGXAB9s1VOc5BwiMmfJlXG8cfDnd4Ru_9BnpXti6OiNYoA3L5t0UryXHK-7yHIcG0DjJZVXqB4NiqJEzh1rhQa1CknomOWx79K_BfVrONVQwfwDYhBzGvb6d5DlcT8QyeSX6r-yaGuEkY9wGZDWgS8JnPf7nBB_xsI7c/w329-h400/kitschens%20-%20studio%20soph.jpg" width="329" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have always been a kitchen gadget girl and one who loves to mix and match dishes. My first home, built in the 1960's was a cute two-bedroom cottage-like home with a tiny kitchen. I painted the existing brown cabinets the perfect shade of lipstick red and papered the walls with a large-scale floral wallpaper and it fit right in with my mixmatch style. I needed it to be fun. Cooking and baking should be fun. Not only the surroundings but every measuring spoon, bowl, pot, pan, appliance. Whatever that means to you, whether you tuck these fun things in a drawer or cabinet or display them. Fun like using a mixing bowl that belonged to your granny no matter the color, fun means using an artsy spoon you found in that tucked away shop aboard, fun means enjoying the memories these items create or bring to mind.</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/AVvXsEgOm4ACNeMx0h3b9CYjoXzdxzqwdBk8cbWBPgELcBS-7PRwNlQbnkp4JljmM5rLTT0KX0pg-CZhEA9eZxvbfovYCDtCZtdmvFiqDEdg-d-N2gA9wUCpfxV4zy1K37m_ATbHK2cKnwu9kmFwy5oewL2EREUNVVTcvaK2DCXM_Ze6kRxlhGSagGxVXgFSIkY/s639/kitschens%20-%20anthropologie2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="639" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOm4ACNeMx0h3b9CYjoXzdxzqwdBk8cbWBPgELcBS-7PRwNlQbnkp4JljmM5rLTT0KX0pg-CZhEA9eZxvbfovYCDtCZtdmvFiqDEdg-d-N2gA9wUCpfxV4zy1K37m_ATbHK2cKnwu9kmFwy5oewL2EREUNVVTcvaK2DCXM_Ze6kRxlhGSagGxVXgFSIkY/w400-h330/kitschens%20-%20anthropologie2.png" width="400" /></a></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/AVvXsEheSfCiH2g8RvQn12F3x0yUh3wUT28kVJUGn7Yd1SvIcPIpz8KKmj7hk_3-MtcARNMnl4LqNzUeZvIibPmRbXa2cMeDJhxQkLowcEdkjMNuOeggJnqW-a5U6Hva1wNiuSGToYTzoE-2EGlpG8yMJv6WUX7IpjzXU3Y4aEh3ch1VyGhFTaba6CMkel4eyGg/s736/kitschens%20-%20etsy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSfCiH2g8RvQn12F3x0yUh3wUT28kVJUGn7Yd1SvIcPIpz8KKmj7hk_3-MtcARNMnl4LqNzUeZvIibPmRbXa2cMeDJhxQkLowcEdkjMNuOeggJnqW-a5U6Hva1wNiuSGToYTzoE-2EGlpG8yMJv6WUX7IpjzXU3Y4aEh3ch1VyGhFTaba6CMkel4eyGg/w400-h400/kitschens%20-%20etsy.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Illustrated ceramics, mismatched glassware, bistro dinnerware, linens with vintage designs, appliances in bold hues, granny's blue willow mixed with altered art plates, glass doored cabinets displaying vintage Pyrex. This defines the elements of kitschens. And it all can happen with the backdrop of a neutral palette on the walls, floors, and cabinetry or against whatever garish color palette you choose. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEjmzZTzLoMsmfxncyz4UDVkqLEmlKKzHwBNwuf4Bo8y1zXMWrpENltaMmUfpi-V9FJtmv4EVsSmx7OyWAQpn_MQ1h8cDgTnkFPaSuA0V71L4DD4Rg62qi5YPhnsAh8n7CCaXQ6oWBdVjOVXSAqxVF2UWK8P29AJqAq-XD_2HDgKTila8SMGOFm25PZmyXA/s1181/kitschens%20-%20anthropologie1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1181" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzZTzLoMsmfxncyz4UDVkqLEmlKKzHwBNwuf4Bo8y1zXMWrpENltaMmUfpi-V9FJtmv4EVsSmx7OyWAQpn_MQ1h8cDgTnkFPaSuA0V71L4DD4Rg62qi5YPhnsAh8n7CCaXQ6oWBdVjOVXSAqxVF2UWK8P29AJqAq-XD_2HDgKTila8SMGOFm25PZmyXA/w400-h190/kitschens%20-%20anthropologie1.png" width="400" /></a></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/AVvXsEibp5P_LwKg1p3kXG1vxQpzHDLS-dDnHonGNi29yPXsAFCUHliJzuiotZbwCM30hXugvzvIKaFZrUjCyIKucaEWyHQlleKJCWr7ERT5vpHzEq6Y9EyliieffNmby3KTAwNNOhf4G1AYl_rFVG5vezO1D61HY-qfbLZr5Ok-PO2UxEmtulI_yFplApEFtrA/s846/kitschens%20-%20domino%20magazine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibp5P_LwKg1p3kXG1vxQpzHDLS-dDnHonGNi29yPXsAFCUHliJzuiotZbwCM30hXugvzvIKaFZrUjCyIKucaEWyHQlleKJCWr7ERT5vpHzEq6Y9EyliieffNmby3KTAwNNOhf4G1AYl_rFVG5vezO1D61HY-qfbLZr5Ok-PO2UxEmtulI_yFplApEFtrA/w266-h400/kitschens%20-%20domino%20magazine.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Call it nostalgic and retro - but it will never lose its real place as the heart of the home. Celebrate in your way this trend of the kitschen, however it warms your heart and home. Even if it's just those brightly colored dish towels.</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/AVvXsEh_Z78lt7Pmj0id1abhhzgIKl6Wu6bBHMYPEGxxjqf-lbpMoOpwQwjRPiAAmPj6UIAZonS04oJ6_T4nivqGV_owK-6ejAJ7EmJUfBogJbGhdSoAJrRk2QTS85QNidGtqpS15qhsAVtLXuCFnIdA_q-c6hUOrsCnFzFRhP5akUWZZ2Y-Xgg-ue99UqAaCKI/s1119/kitschens%20-%20etsy1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1119" data-original-width="735" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Z78lt7Pmj0id1abhhzgIKl6Wu6bBHMYPEGxxjqf-lbpMoOpwQwjRPiAAmPj6UIAZonS04oJ6_T4nivqGV_owK-6ejAJ7EmJUfBogJbGhdSoAJrRk2QTS85QNidGtqpS15qhsAVtLXuCFnIdA_q-c6hUOrsCnFzFRhP5akUWZZ2Y-Xgg-ue99UqAaCKI/w263-h400/kitschens%20-%20etsy1.jpg" width="263" /></a></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/AVvXsEiMOPpvcfBdyFAKsHgY_0BS8Xksn2YDZNMjvbQHTNh0W3BPElaJ4Mxk9giX0Lz2kfskd295R7-VDAbjdRaDLIeb3Vo7BvHw9xoJwDAHJ_dyPEXeCh3Lw659w_lIR6Rjdzy7hUHVSg3Y3wXMHtGrGDTnJaL0duTwuCNzK_LwpNMMCNkQHOUgg1kfDPzfReY/s751/kitschens%20-%20bhg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOPpvcfBdyFAKsHgY_0BS8Xksn2YDZNMjvbQHTNh0W3BPElaJ4Mxk9giX0Lz2kfskd295R7-VDAbjdRaDLIeb3Vo7BvHw9xoJwDAHJ_dyPEXeCh3Lw659w_lIR6Rjdzy7hUHVSg3Y3wXMHtGrGDTnJaL0duTwuCNzK_LwpNMMCNkQHOUgg1kfDPzfReY/w300-h400/kitschens%20-%20bhg.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bon Appetit! Be inspired.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: Anthropologie, BHG, Etsy, Studio Soph, Domino Magazine, Pinterest</span></div><br /><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-47138876663721789022024-01-01T17:03:00.000-05:002024-01-01T17:03:19.574-05:00Interior Design Reference No. 3 - A Lesson in Design<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>"There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in the proportion." - Francis Bacon (also attributed to Edgar Allen Poe). This quote gives a nod to my personal interior design aesthetic. It doesn't need to conform to rules or norms, but rather stand tall in its uniqueness as defined by the designer. In simple terms means thinking outside the box, but it is so much more. We need to get <i>out </i>of the box entirely.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've always loved the clash of modern with traditional, formal with bold, stodgy with a jolt of wild fun, fitting with dangerous sacrilege. The kind of unharmful mischief one gets into with the hint of a smirk. If interior design gives you this thrill, you are my people! </p><p><br /></p><p>This approach to design that I have is not chaotic, there is thoughtfulness and process to it. The respect for the fundamental rules of design: emphasis, balance, contrast, repetition, proportion, movement and white space is always present. What I like to emphasize is the individuality of it all. Expression is key. With freedom of expression is the welcome we give ourselves to our home. It's a vulnerability of sorts to expose our realness, exaggerate it in some way. And what better way to do so than in our personal sanctuary we call home. It is pure joy.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's every detail finding its place in a room with the understanding that it may not be permanent. Just like our musical playlists evolve to our mood or our present moments so does an accessory, a piece of furniture, a painting, the wall color. Moments are fleeting - live in a space that allows you to pause, recognize them and immerse yourself. It's Michael Jackson now that sets the tone, collecting the memories - being enjoyed for many years and then it's Frank Sinatra reminding us of what he brings to the dinner party. So are the design details in our home. Whether a design element is moved to another room in our home or replaced with that piece that, for reasons sometimes unknown, stops us in our tracks - it remains on our design playlist. </p><p><br /></p><p>We capture moments by committing every part of those moments to memory. This includes our surroundings, the sounds, the people. Was it raining or sunny? What music was playing? What city were we in? What were we eating/drinking? Who were we sharing it with, maybe no one? What other things did our five senses pick up? It is all these things that have made us who we are. Jim Rohn said, "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with". At first read it would seem that we are defined by those five people without any control over it. Dig deeper - we do have control - who we are capturing our moments with is 100% in our control. And the design of the home we create to live is also in our control. Give both the importance they deserve - the people you spend the most time with and the thought you put into the home you create. </p><p><br /></p><p>Be inspired.</p><div><br /></div>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-35171226638939548612023-09-29T15:36:00.000-04:002023-09-29T15:36:15.802-04:00Paper Obsessed No. 13 - Bookbinding<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBlbeY7PRpiC89Q3Kft_1vmAYbfa1t_mfSQdfBnVzyNI9NEG6vzgSiD2CW0rw53CCs4ZajU3MYusBdho5ZPisyISAa8FpsIix7u_rr5JF070wYP_t3k_u3NALINPTTcUt63eYyv48JhI14D3LN0VWqYpHGc_fmlyeKd1GWbnZaBQaHIhAegdn1vTnju4/s406/bookbinding2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="406" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBlbeY7PRpiC89Q3Kft_1vmAYbfa1t_mfSQdfBnVzyNI9NEG6vzgSiD2CW0rw53CCs4ZajU3MYusBdho5ZPisyISAa8FpsIix7u_rr5JF070wYP_t3k_u3NALINPTTcUt63eYyv48JhI14D3LN0VWqYpHGc_fmlyeKd1GWbnZaBQaHIhAegdn1vTnju4/w400-h400/bookbinding2.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am paper obsessed mostly drawn to vintage paper. Much of personal artwork is intertwined with framed illustrations from old books. And my love of books goes beyond the story they hold to the cover, binding, and the paper the pages are made from, especially the end sheets. I am fascinated by the colors created by the art of Suminagashi "floating ink" first used in Japan for bookbinding in the 12th Century, brought to Germany in the 17th century and then to Italy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A trip to Paris many years ago found me looking for the "secrets" of the city of lights. Don't get me wrong, I didn't miss the must-sees and yes, I stood at the top of the Effiel Tower feeling surreal and reminding myself that I was indeed standing in this infamous place so drink it all in and commit it to memory. I still remember the hazy and chilly day and how awestruck I found it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On this trip to Paris the most special memory was riding the subway to discover a Paris flea market. And the treasure I brought back from that market were two leather bound books with the most beautifully designed bookbinding. Ironically both books were published in London; The Poetical Works by S. T. Coleridge and Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley, but it wasn't the titles of these books that had me giving them a plane ride back home. It was the beauty of them. Imagining the bookmaker handmaking the marbleized end sheets, hand tooling and etching the leather covers, sewing the pages, gluing and pressing it all into a stunning package. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjJml9NwG7TxMHbv5vU59A2bP14qShRiMyX4BrKbKclS7xD_dchFZWWy3xLU1UxSQs1tHWKOI6AGGYudq8ZeigR7_SivQlzHdkN5ycZZWhqT33JYOM9xjtdeZmOqmhym0Q5mploLkmpMWSjKeV8CSaFD6_MPWG4y4ixuWxaZqOVHb3w0TFot4N1rJacg/s751/bookbinding3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="751" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjJml9NwG7TxMHbv5vU59A2bP14qShRiMyX4BrKbKclS7xD_dchFZWWy3xLU1UxSQs1tHWKOI6AGGYudq8ZeigR7_SivQlzHdkN5ycZZWhqT33JYOM9xjtdeZmOqmhym0Q5mploLkmpMWSjKeV8CSaFD6_MPWG4y4ixuWxaZqOVHb3w0TFot4N1rJacg/w400-h370/bookbinding3.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The obsession of bookbinding paper for me comes from the history of the process that creates this beauty. Payhembury Marbled Papers specializes in these old patterns and describes using floating water-based paints in a gelatinous sizing that is created by boiling carragheen seaweed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am loving this captured art not only in books and journals, but also in design elements for the home. How beautiful to discover inspirational takes on bookbinding in fabric, art, wallpaper, accessory pieces, lighting and more.</div><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKLDpu6Bsz98PbvM9Vc_sHiM_C9PuX5T4YztojXVPPqnrML4qAj1V0EtzmXawwRBC80Kz6jEGS_28xh5BXx3ymuLLlfLF5qPRWTnAOJadZAyd5Lj8Oqe2y_Eqhid0aia3_0tu_q654PLwN4RPCjRP8y2vT-6qju4Z-2RAT-RT5pUACSHhAfNGG1M90i4/s600/bookbinding12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="328" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKLDpu6Bsz98PbvM9Vc_sHiM_C9PuX5T4YztojXVPPqnrML4qAj1V0EtzmXawwRBC80Kz6jEGS_28xh5BXx3ymuLLlfLF5qPRWTnAOJadZAyd5Lj8Oqe2y_Eqhid0aia3_0tu_q654PLwN4RPCjRP8y2vT-6qju4Z-2RAT-RT5pUACSHhAfNGG1M90i4/w350-h640/bookbinding12.jpg" width="350" /></a></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/AVvXsEiZ_yNHVby1pOpd0Vpw6ztZIXVfIltfk5vkcRzEOxN8llpvZ55WLpcAKNvW5RwgLwG5Ix_OevCzN9m1U_vtQLWyUr5pCOGxTR_xCNXK5tjDMZhHU-PpYnksD1jdTitB03Gsbba1sdDujMqs68j0rn-kMJUBeaOscDyyjrH-gnmTdWwFo42adPCoRYfhTmM/s548/bookbinding.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="433" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_yNHVby1pOpd0Vpw6ztZIXVfIltfk5vkcRzEOxN8llpvZ55WLpcAKNvW5RwgLwG5Ix_OevCzN9m1U_vtQLWyUr5pCOGxTR_xCNXK5tjDMZhHU-PpYnksD1jdTitB03Gsbba1sdDujMqs68j0rn-kMJUBeaOscDyyjrH-gnmTdWwFo42adPCoRYfhTmM/w316-h400/bookbinding.png" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The ceiling design in the above image took me directly to bookbinding marble paper. The elaborate moulding is a must for this reference and the reflection in the mirror of this pattern is pure joy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMK90gsG9xpce7AMOFRU9DjXlGQvLFPf1L0w-W7HtUNMYnzymTpSb7oLF4ZyIBdMbhFDbqUQGCp9HStHGs4CQLs-z0EJdPGu3iiKxo5lk4BZphChqWDACUkuRgicocGPxsr3umYbtWNwadbFcMqkBk4Ic1hS_yGE0_i92oKGGSgEsdBZtztOJN1Uijk5c/s564/bookbinding28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMK90gsG9xpce7AMOFRU9DjXlGQvLFPf1L0w-W7HtUNMYnzymTpSb7oLF4ZyIBdMbhFDbqUQGCp9HStHGs4CQLs-z0EJdPGu3iiKxo5lk4BZphChqWDACUkuRgicocGPxsr3umYbtWNwadbFcMqkBk4Ic1hS_yGE0_i92oKGGSgEsdBZtztOJN1Uijk5c/w400-h400/bookbinding28.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The colors of the book pages form are an inspiration that rivals any common paint deck. A stack of these books is a designer's dream to curate inspiration from. Imagine the palette of color, fabric, texture and accessorizing that can come from this! Even taking the book pages literally and creating a custom paint technique that hints at blocks of bookbinding. Just stop now!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEjFqU5X9jRpjPHmbrjv64N9dFN9O2ZN6BZIk0DpQXiWTIG18Wdr_BV83txJjcRB95QUD-UcSG6Ij3zN5oKuz8KzOvFTVWEzLuWlXI87-bhorr_EFDSVjQZtNZQIlu_K28Ieig1TwrR97drYztyK1DC_zgE02okM78Q5imO3UfBavWsZhL0DenJAVcbTK2I/s640/bookbinding9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqU5X9jRpjPHmbrjv64N9dFN9O2ZN6BZIk0DpQXiWTIG18Wdr_BV83txJjcRB95QUD-UcSG6Ij3zN5oKuz8KzOvFTVWEzLuWlXI87-bhorr_EFDSVjQZtNZQIlu_K28Ieig1TwrR97drYztyK1DC_zgE02okM78Q5imO3UfBavWsZhL0DenJAVcbTK2I/w448-h640/bookbinding9.jpg" width="448" /></a></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/AVvXsEjZCRQfc8En-RDfYmdksXiZDzhMxilgbZdyMn1B0pN4IIGRnYeY0z34Gsft_AiRGR1LpRoXTO2D7KFmnwKVaBDcpqzwyI-qnm9lmT5m_oR5duDABbBtiBtFxlxwZUuPWZsaP8O79OXBozl_WGSGoLd8hBqsSDlBFSUkqXCyYSrlpDfnIYzViDHd_dN31WU/s845/bookbinding23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCRQfc8En-RDfYmdksXiZDzhMxilgbZdyMn1B0pN4IIGRnYeY0z34Gsft_AiRGR1LpRoXTO2D7KFmnwKVaBDcpqzwyI-qnm9lmT5m_oR5duDABbBtiBtFxlxwZUuPWZsaP8O79OXBozl_WGSGoLd8hBqsSDlBFSUkqXCyYSrlpDfnIYzViDHd_dN31WU/w268-h400/bookbinding23.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEhW4Eg5iNfhu1EcEPzm337Oc9XabarporyQcqX77hyAGlow_FLilYL7oWigW9ZV2tn8HsXsJAt3XdK3xyKPDo2LaVXWkchc0co25v9a9xSELKyAQubE3vj1PVpPmuZmBvGUX8834G5ELNugXlkzbAYZbdb4eliZHFaymDv3hObHDX0xpTQt2AlpTOrZezs/s600/bookbinding10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4Eg5iNfhu1EcEPzm337Oc9XabarporyQcqX77hyAGlow_FLilYL7oWigW9ZV2tn8HsXsJAt3XdK3xyKPDo2LaVXWkchc0co25v9a9xSELKyAQubE3vj1PVpPmuZmBvGUX8834G5ELNugXlkzbAYZbdb4eliZHFaymDv3hObHDX0xpTQt2AlpTOrZezs/w320-h400/bookbinding10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And this design inspiration isn't just for the traditionalist. Design styles are often put into boxes along with the persons who like a particular style are put in the same confines. I find this to be a hinderance to the most well-designed spaces. We've all heard it - inspiration can come from <i>anywhere</i>. Then why prevent that from being the case when designing a plan? We have all been tempted to shop a particular vendor, look only in a particular place, limit design research to a certain lighting source, and reference other designers works in a designated style all based on our or our clients' style. In doing so, we have diminished the potential that a great space is giving us. </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/AVvXsEiMhhP-bNsghCvsjwmzugM1POkY_IBaXlOvELbVX_mAoH94njvJK7pCktQQ_5ndYkqI86J0R7VjiTrKo0JZkPhRwEYfPcnjkYPz0IOkbey-wpBhQNZK3GjwAUhmoucOROLSQFj965AQJSLY4p3GK_vc2KLOZCfw_bFs-GSsOg80N4b4SQ582IRYsetpN10/s500/bookbinding27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhhP-bNsghCvsjwmzugM1POkY_IBaXlOvELbVX_mAoH94njvJK7pCktQQ_5ndYkqI86J0R7VjiTrKo0JZkPhRwEYfPcnjkYPz0IOkbey-wpBhQNZK3GjwAUhmoucOROLSQFj965AQJSLY4p3GK_vc2KLOZCfw_bFs-GSsOg80N4b4SQ582IRYsetpN10/w320-h400/bookbinding27.jpg" width="320" /></a></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;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVagWTk-xQdd6nFMmmYDg0YMvNj8eGVrHNO8lcDhtwgCzSeexE7FQ0_ZWfECh9e9JJEeD_4Wgdbrapt5zDoutk4Bgx29Bf_vJ-UBOm1jW6agLFQd6ImNbRWItF0t3OHnZhsYYZmTx9qFedpw2bJrr71R2gvpYdLCrxXj7L2oXNGaQaCZ5f7KEOSJJ1pwE/s1104/bookbinding14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVagWTk-xQdd6nFMmmYDg0YMvNj8eGVrHNO8lcDhtwgCzSeexE7FQ0_ZWfECh9e9JJEeD_4Wgdbrapt5zDoutk4Bgx29Bf_vJ-UBOm1jW6agLFQd6ImNbRWItF0t3OHnZhsYYZmTx9qFedpw2bJrr71R2gvpYdLCrxXj7L2oXNGaQaCZ5f7KEOSJJ1pwE/w426-h640/bookbinding14.jpg" width="426" /></a></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/AVvXsEj2wF6-xAxQL5g-Ibu3SnVfPqPLCwgKVUIZzkoUm-5-cAqZinguzMF8BCX7f6b6fLbcidydHuPwJmkocnTFKZBhpjg6S3eaDzYEdgnhdE_zqtBkJ0t76o5FOu4tHEmRgaHGiJHI7YVqG22j73hw-zUtG7JpQBdgzqDbJymohDHJAXwPYaljLWrbJgQpR-o/s752/bookbinding17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wF6-xAxQL5g-Ibu3SnVfPqPLCwgKVUIZzkoUm-5-cAqZinguzMF8BCX7f6b6fLbcidydHuPwJmkocnTFKZBhpjg6S3eaDzYEdgnhdE_zqtBkJ0t76o5FOu4tHEmRgaHGiJHI7YVqG22j73hw-zUtG7JpQBdgzqDbJymohDHJAXwPYaljLWrbJgQpR-o/w480-h640/bookbinding17.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If we believe that inspiration can be found anywhere (and I truly do believe that) than we must take down the barriers of departmentalizing interior design styles. Step into your dirty little secret of rebellion - we all have it. Ours is not to mimic style or let others define style - ours is to see something and be inspired to place it in uncharacteristic places because when that happens things are seen in a fresh light. This is not disrespectful of the original creator's intent, even if history hasn't documented what the truly was. Taking something of inspiration and using it to fit into yours or your clients' style is honoring that creator or history. Don't think vintage or historic means stuffy or stodgy, both are the furthest from the truth. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEjlkl6KVbo6ZUqsl86b3X_1goIDZIvVfsqgVHhtBYVEvtRTaQK3VBSQFgfne71-6sjqdGLM75tFvEyWSsbGKl1e8DiEwSnWH05LFzqQ_0qVi3bi2VywP1kNJ2pN-yQuFFrCz2PZ7Z5RN6yL29Fuzy0iePMqBVa3Q3JB4BuCHPWS6jkI6Gdy6soQHB0ztFk/s705/bookbinding26.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkl6KVbo6ZUqsl86b3X_1goIDZIvVfsqgVHhtBYVEvtRTaQK3VBSQFgfne71-6sjqdGLM75tFvEyWSsbGKl1e8DiEwSnWH05LFzqQ_0qVi3bi2VywP1kNJ2pN-yQuFFrCz2PZ7Z5RN6yL29Fuzy0iePMqBVa3Q3JB4BuCHPWS6jkI6Gdy6soQHB0ztFk/w320-h400/bookbinding26.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEgreIXKH0-LHgG-2EsH1BmuvPiWTzK7U2m84-GhGsVc7PFlu9JQiIwnRtbT7XqsZKhKR3uaTQMREq6R1iOsorJhziJOG65iEQsFi5BPaJuchBxGGIOTh5iy40F7nQq0AEN-UaES6h3D2vaTHBl2Lhs3M0jMepKiyaZjFL_QTtyKYLtvHz_onutTCpd1RUM/s672/bookbinding8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="672" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreIXKH0-LHgG-2EsH1BmuvPiWTzK7U2m84-GhGsVc7PFlu9JQiIwnRtbT7XqsZKhKR3uaTQMREq6R1iOsorJhziJOG65iEQsFi5BPaJuchBxGGIOTh5iy40F7nQq0AEN-UaES6h3D2vaTHBl2Lhs3M0jMepKiyaZjFL_QTtyKYLtvHz_onutTCpd1RUM/w400-h255/bookbinding8.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Modern art like Alexander Calder and Joan Miro can be my interpretation of bookbinding obsession, it may not be yours and it probably wasn't at all what these artists had in mind or what the designer of this space had in mind, but it still remains mine. My inspiration when I look at these works. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEifak4_IWDKOW_xsQdyO5f3ESS6JKYDdyK11jg4QiqVRX3RNgMD7L0zu_6uw5Sw8dBmQUmAbh6KJnQPG0y6El1E54ojbRdh6EPTP1cM5yeTqwZkmKPNL_YKvGwoTqhhY7FN_epkwEjKufw9T6wIzNYmKa4BM732X6erSW407fbfJPOopVygBR3F33NWjzg/s705/bookbinding5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifak4_IWDKOW_xsQdyO5f3ESS6JKYDdyK11jg4QiqVRX3RNgMD7L0zu_6uw5Sw8dBmQUmAbh6KJnQPG0y6El1E54ojbRdh6EPTP1cM5yeTqwZkmKPNL_YKvGwoTqhhY7FN_epkwEjKufw9T6wIzNYmKa4BM732X6erSW407fbfJPOopVygBR3F33NWjzg/w320-h400/bookbinding5.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEhvv9eSfNXjkcqA4SNCovbr30QdtJ6sklgbzfRdjidcx9P-EQ0XdM_u1J7LGWNpLyrerlwomOVZn4iq-kZeaNxYhNEA3ByoubpISSl86rh3JCJhb7du8RT7gF-KJqAfkhUQSYhx9bknvaXUXf1S-9AwVIDq-c3VLj4qxYsPAs277WBctO15ApeJRzZ_AgM/s846/bookbinding25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvv9eSfNXjkcqA4SNCovbr30QdtJ6sklgbzfRdjidcx9P-EQ0XdM_u1J7LGWNpLyrerlwomOVZn4iq-kZeaNxYhNEA3ByoubpISSl86rh3JCJhb7du8RT7gF-KJqAfkhUQSYhx9bknvaXUXf1S-9AwVIDq-c3VLj4qxYsPAs277WBctO15ApeJRzZ_AgM/w426-h640/bookbinding25.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The designer of the velvet fabric on this fab screen may not have been drawing inspiration from bookbinding but it can be my story when I see this photograph and my story that I add to a design plan. We all interpret differently and are inspired differently. We need to hold onto and be proud to show those interpretative convictions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </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/AVvXsEh2lzoDPx8-ygZQmfYgohvwZqhWftcJgY3ZSvGuFLpiQHKDPjoQ10S2KbfTSo17u0s4vDxfVEhEwBk1k5INtJcrFP9kmgdP20zv47ssh-QA70Bg0w4VzXGJlYoGZEtXChI0IwC0R7miZPlvTfcjLqQEOFQXYvPLMXpfQnnKYjGWEOWIDB4omRozqDLtPgs/s564/bookbinding%20red.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lzoDPx8-ygZQmfYgohvwZqhWftcJgY3ZSvGuFLpiQHKDPjoQ10S2KbfTSo17u0s4vDxfVEhEwBk1k5INtJcrFP9kmgdP20zv47ssh-QA70Bg0w4VzXGJlYoGZEtXChI0IwC0R7miZPlvTfcjLqQEOFQXYvPLMXpfQnnKYjGWEOWIDB4omRozqDLtPgs/w400-h400/bookbinding%20red.jpg" width="400" /></a></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;"><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/AVvXsEjaCOfH-_kqBZ7iUBB4Kfj4cLdFsLNEzXp7onyDVLZ4YQb80KnDS3d270a7bbJolOF29mLn3bDoCknxk0d2xYr9JPYIU8d88vxE8eLG0x4jRgUYapWWq4ieeeRiZv1KugmYl7VnRT3-Mpbc-Oco28r7dXTO6dNPxv0LsZXlVobSPsPGcLJ_fkgPgp7WUrg/s845/bookbinding24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCOfH-_kqBZ7iUBB4Kfj4cLdFsLNEzXp7onyDVLZ4YQb80KnDS3d270a7bbJolOF29mLn3bDoCknxk0d2xYr9JPYIU8d88vxE8eLG0x4jRgUYapWWq4ieeeRiZv1KugmYl7VnRT3-Mpbc-Oco28r7dXTO6dNPxv0LsZXlVobSPsPGcLJ_fkgPgp7WUrg/w428-h640/bookbinding24.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is important to our souls to find out the inspiration or interpretation of a creator's product - art or fabric or poem or book or sculpture - even it doesn't match ours. Its food that feeds our creative well-being. The search for inspiration and meaning is a necessity for the creative, it is our foraging. Our design plan needs to have a story, a reason - every piece that finds itself in our plan has a purpose - nothing chosen for a space without it. This doesn't mean it needs to be the original intent of that item.</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/AVvXsEip0OXu2_Z4ACtu_o1-yGCR6M_nyBpNKermSNouY_MsrHoVvVJjMsbASbosD0MQ_FICk8zU_A4yCHRmithERUayD9wFkQwQTmgX3zPEH-mdKHRWtBiNFgbQqaF85ulJK9kAY3s2gxG9WyEfYvgpn8DJc9gazA2J4L8CeE8dZ0vdhCqzfbxL1XK7phf5QMw/s752/bookbinding4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="752" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0OXu2_Z4ACtu_o1-yGCR6M_nyBpNKermSNouY_MsrHoVvVJjMsbASbosD0MQ_FICk8zU_A4yCHRmithERUayD9wFkQwQTmgX3zPEH-mdKHRWtBiNFgbQqaF85ulJK9kAY3s2gxG9WyEfYvgpn8DJc9gazA2J4L8CeE8dZ0vdhCqzfbxL1XK7phf5QMw/w400-h383/bookbinding4.png" width="400" /></a></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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbzgO08yDjK34EvzfZhKB5LDt4GdmHQVGVAema3RSo7bTWT6uen_SpqofWxs7iL_vvIv8NQZ2vgS98TnXg4rLxOoLCMsUvMkA6-WItf2pfXmIeKUaszHCakhjwG2SYPSzXiFFe9zIp2ZJ9LyUka1yNoLzP3hroPLi7ayUrq0al9ivgn5jdE2c1a9vBcM/s846/bookbinding20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbzgO08yDjK34EvzfZhKB5LDt4GdmHQVGVAema3RSo7bTWT6uen_SpqofWxs7iL_vvIv8NQZ2vgS98TnXg4rLxOoLCMsUvMkA6-WItf2pfXmIeKUaszHCakhjwG2SYPSzXiFFe9zIp2ZJ9LyUka1yNoLzP3hroPLi7ayUrq0al9ivgn5jdE2c1a9vBcM/w266-h400/bookbinding20.jpg" width="266" /></a></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/AVvXsEiVnk_C5XIHnzLz2TwobqBCqUde4DCU6xzZISGjoP9hko9LV2gLIgRsG5Rv8FFIebZXKSSEFKHNa3m37BFtTyPkcqjP91KTdVESosl-l8lX5ZfDlVCGG0_eRRn9QqrtMQ_SK7yLZbAwN3ULR6q3-ZlWkgST97R1FzGMNhF2i6MwsoxG4MU2W4KqGJ7r_do/s700/bookbinding13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnk_C5XIHnzLz2TwobqBCqUde4DCU6xzZISGjoP9hko9LV2gLIgRsG5Rv8FFIebZXKSSEFKHNa3m37BFtTyPkcqjP91KTdVESosl-l8lX5ZfDlVCGG0_eRRn9QqrtMQ_SK7yLZbAwN3ULR6q3-ZlWkgST97R1FzGMNhF2i6MwsoxG4MU2W4KqGJ7r_do/w323-h400/bookbinding13.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our inspiration search feeds our creative soul although sometimes we leave morsels on the plate. Remembering those morsels left behind, dropped on the "forest" floor while foraging for inspiration haunts us. It happens to me. Things I discover and leave behind because in the moment I don't know how I would apply the find to a design plan (for my own home most often). And then I find myself including them in my musings of my blog posts and searching in hopes of discovering them again. Most call this antiquing, thrifting, spending a lazy Sunday afternoon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My musings about my paper bookbinding obsession may have started in Paris, but it continues. A few years ago, I found myself rummaging through an old warehouse for treasures (always with creaky wood floors for some reason) only to discover (while digging) a flat box holding stacks of paper. Paper obsessed me gasped for breath. . . and then carefully dug in with a slow reverence for the treasure before me, quietly so that no one else knew what I had just found. After all I didn't want to share. Sheet after sheet of bookbinding was piled in this box and if that wasn't enough, under it all I found these delicate sheets of transferware patterns some cut and some full sheets. Of course, it would be obvious that I picked up the box and headed straight to pay. I didn't - a life regret - I left the entire box behind because I didn't have a clue what I would do with it all. Ugh! So, I muse...</div><br /><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/AVvXsEjiVSbsHKrQGU-ScCVfX7FZ90pn-nPF4WOY37tGHyYIIp1oKlMqaS27s_H3NxiCSNP42tsr74BqVLnqXjV_8E-qtfxJM_ZBjqYx4L5Bm31D8dqqoZtNrJM9nBskzNLFGlLxBXULAAO2Q7cYthMW4RiwiWQ7rmCa843cDhFA9Dj0lCa5-OmwaDuHtDDXlJs/s846/bookbinding19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVSbsHKrQGU-ScCVfX7FZ90pn-nPF4WOY37tGHyYIIp1oKlMqaS27s_H3NxiCSNP42tsr74BqVLnqXjV_8E-qtfxJM_ZBjqYx4L5Bm31D8dqqoZtNrJM9nBskzNLFGlLxBXULAAO2Q7cYthMW4RiwiWQ7rmCa843cDhFA9Dj0lCa5-OmwaDuHtDDXlJs/w426-h640/bookbinding19.jpg" width="426" /></a></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: left;">I have framed a collection of some of the quirkiest vintage paper I have found. Why didn't I think about using that box of bookbinding paper as a background for intaglios? Do I have any intaglios? No. But still. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEhlraTImVdkxgQLijahxjV4E18kzksT5SOgDXkdVIDEBVFOq6zhO_SnZ9VZ5fJQ5bs3RJAQp-7GuACeeytzwcbEHgvh0UBHQJDgQS4ktKXNFWi9vSb2jCigQEv8Qdx7PS10pxw9WqvvWSP-L3rRzEqXm6LdjgUSrskh2cbm2NSTAdzBUO-D7VPrjsUhghA/s704/bookbinding18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlraTImVdkxgQLijahxjV4E18kzksT5SOgDXkdVIDEBVFOq6zhO_SnZ9VZ5fJQ5bs3RJAQp-7GuACeeytzwcbEHgvh0UBHQJDgQS4ktKXNFWi9vSb2jCigQEv8Qdx7PS10pxw9WqvvWSP-L3rRzEqXm6LdjgUSrskh2cbm2NSTAdzBUO-D7VPrjsUhghA/w320-h400/bookbinding18.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEiVfrNaNeaLevTXG-pXHyHZDDoZBTHlmB-Ouy28hhQRcEYJMBvKZ3QYYhWVzSw2qxZYBcRYYwYizcMFVQbcxVzFRn6YjmyqlWdIyF3b_kqjLQeXE_H_dGZXRoBawrn7XscZnW8wuI2PoYGq0dJ9gQa_iKe-9x-wwrxGa9nIBd27HYA7x-OYkAyPFo1dFv0/s1262/bookbinding22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1262" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfrNaNeaLevTXG-pXHyHZDDoZBTHlmB-Ouy28hhQRcEYJMBvKZ3QYYhWVzSw2qxZYBcRYYwYizcMFVQbcxVzFRn6YjmyqlWdIyF3b_kqjLQeXE_H_dGZXRoBawrn7XscZnW8wuI2PoYGq0dJ9gQa_iKe-9x-wwrxGa9nIBd27HYA7x-OYkAyPFo1dFv0/w380-h400/bookbinding22.jpg" width="380" /></a></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: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: inherit;">According to </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Brene Brown,</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: inherit;"> a perfectionist is most worried about judgment. They have a big fear of being judged negatively by others and that is why they place such pressure on themselves to get things “perfect”. I love that even when a w</span><span style="color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ell-worn book </span>loses<span style="font-family: inherit;"> its cover it isn't without merit - the inspiration from its pages (especially the bookbinding pages) </span>remains<span style="font-family: inherit;"> for those who notice. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></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/AVvXsEjRNW3blIwkA5eIxq5qYz48Tky_zG330J511OBvsCzsG1-LhiNnKdWfEhN__evnklCTXyNQcdj_dEOkYyI8k7RF01mdfP4iobSKaYGQQ8BWLgCZwHEuidjo2AM7HnzIzvHChc5tAgqhpF6DthU-JDO4PJ8UyQuIBj5-t7MuLri5mYcB3ZJN8uH6U3TAqD8/s564/bookbinding%20neutral.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="564" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNW3blIwkA5eIxq5qYz48Tky_zG330J511OBvsCzsG1-LhiNnKdWfEhN__evnklCTXyNQcdj_dEOkYyI8k7RF01mdfP4iobSKaYGQQ8BWLgCZwHEuidjo2AM7HnzIzvHChc5tAgqhpF6DthU-JDO4PJ8UyQuIBj5-t7MuLri5mYcB3ZJN8uH6U3TAqD8/w400-h345/bookbinding%20neutral.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEi1dBbdfgdnZFrOg7e5XRgMsfdjMRko6_j2wmPUSvNiv3f-ZURJQgPHTIu7yEy2SHNwYTg2d-bADuQL1nDm79jo2IfXluHulLHCHMkdzRXtO5R-FLNOtWH_wYXl3SjvueL_5pQjTGXli_WpaFJa7vuIHTzAS5CcmwQpVbhJmU2bmrdBvZrjyKbwa569Evo/s846/bookbinding7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dBbdfgdnZFrOg7e5XRgMsfdjMRko6_j2wmPUSvNiv3f-ZURJQgPHTIu7yEy2SHNwYTg2d-bADuQL1nDm79jo2IfXluHulLHCHMkdzRXtO5R-FLNOtWH_wYXl3SjvueL_5pQjTGXli_WpaFJa7vuIHTzAS5CcmwQpVbhJmU2bmrdBvZrjyKbwa569Evo/w426-h640/bookbinding7.jpg" width="426" /></a></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/AVvXsEg6JYippTbFQ5b7weSkFMCcwt86kNe43GT0UEp3TmPsy_48qGSKdNMGW2TlrWn0WqCn07olT0B6kBxGVQwPpEbP_55RXWdp5ewfKw-hTXstMKdY8j0vOzAMSW_h16wnTfkh9AkEx_T7ai5_9PIVHjG9-YkH-2gpuBAetQi39B2tYmIUDmY0uScYxyKZ2XE/s818/bookbinding16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JYippTbFQ5b7weSkFMCcwt86kNe43GT0UEp3TmPsy_48qGSKdNMGW2TlrWn0WqCn07olT0B6kBxGVQwPpEbP_55RXWdp5ewfKw-hTXstMKdY8j0vOzAMSW_h16wnTfkh9AkEx_T7ai5_9PIVHjG9-YkH-2gpuBAetQi39B2tYmIUDmY0uScYxyKZ2XE/w276-h400/bookbinding16.jpg" width="276" /></a></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/AVvXsEhp7n5NxW2Voqtq3jj4o7ycnU22RFnvjVq7pCW7KnFmj7RXrklMSvbeHFqrBOEfnZJ6ljs2T8sRZ7CTpe1ERxe4RVWB_CW7TyPrXGQ1LiYLW697XcPwoLrPMi7A0B_ub9yNFlDYGLvxGh95w12sx1ZrKdhttWca_ftQrUdvQg_KxJNhFmoNfIjDNXC-yB0/s735/bookbinding15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="735" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7n5NxW2Voqtq3jj4o7ycnU22RFnvjVq7pCW7KnFmj7RXrklMSvbeHFqrBOEfnZJ6ljs2T8sRZ7CTpe1ERxe4RVWB_CW7TyPrXGQ1LiYLW697XcPwoLrPMi7A0B_ub9yNFlDYGLvxGh95w12sx1ZrKdhttWca_ftQrUdvQg_KxJNhFmoNfIjDNXC-yB0/w400-h360/bookbinding15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Take a suggestion from me - when you see, hear or read something that inspires you - buy it, write it down, highlight it, reference it. Do whatever it takes to add it to your library so you can recall it. Things like this come into our lives for a reason. Honor them by safe keeping them for that moment. Whether it will be for us or to share somewhere down the road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FhRmrXmygg5FgUJYz9KVR2wtdzRyZCk9b6CgEAQCjicqJZEVMI2n-li1AHaRwdluyTIaPOsRyvkPl9ks6l-fztoKNUAJNzBp2-rLiucEgtQNkPwJOvgmseHPcYDSEHh98lD0tRktQ6zGX5DiqHnGG_AlYVsj7DVXXLZmyLZ1qzUq6D0oTPiv2D5wZ4w/s564/bookbinding%20new.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FhRmrXmygg5FgUJYz9KVR2wtdzRyZCk9b6CgEAQCjicqJZEVMI2n-li1AHaRwdluyTIaPOsRyvkPl9ks6l-fztoKNUAJNzBp2-rLiucEgtQNkPwJOvgmseHPcYDSEHh98lD0tRktQ6zGX5DiqHnGG_AlYVsj7DVXXLZmyLZ1qzUq6D0oTPiv2D5wZ4w/w400-h400/bookbinding%20new.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What will your ex libris show? Be inspired!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: Lee Jofa, Frederic Magazine, Payhembury Marbled Papers, Kate Brett, Summerhill & Bishop, Wikimedia Foundation, Alexa Hampton, Sarah Bartholomew Design, One Kindesign, Anthropolgie, Susi Bellamy, Timorous Beasties, Architectural Digest, Pinterest </span></div><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-58575091531891904642023-09-21T12:23:00.001-04:002023-09-21T12:23:06.179-04:00Rethinking the Look of Things No. 68 - The Concept of Pareidolia<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Zu5YZRdXpZKoHapUZZedNAdLeTpTCh58wWENi1QcXu5Unpf8NUo0tQbBHKMOruv8laZ4Vc_bKYTCB5n4yhCcbFcSwItGHdcsfRnaroP2r4qp17UeqxKNuS26KwzPtOoPPPYU64RQE2qcwHD-iAs83dvyhV7WASZl-BIVh7o-HvRFp_H2R_1Q3qWsoOM/s564/sky7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Zu5YZRdXpZKoHapUZZedNAdLeTpTCh58wWENi1QcXu5Unpf8NUo0tQbBHKMOruv8laZ4Vc_bKYTCB5n4yhCcbFcSwItGHdcsfRnaroP2r4qp17UeqxKNuS26KwzPtOoPPPYU64RQE2qcwHD-iAs83dvyhV7WASZl-BIVh7o-HvRFp_H2R_1Q3qWsoOM/w400-h400/sky7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've been blessed to have an increase in the time I have been able to spend on my front porch reading this season. I'm not even close to putting a dent in my Front Porch Reading List, but the time to dust off some books in my libraries (piles here and piles there) has been so satisfying. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The distractions have been few, but one has me rethinking the concept of pareidolia. I have had my head in the clouds so to speak as a passerby just might catch me staring up into the sky in awe of its ever-changing beauty and ever-changing dance of shapes my mind sees in the clouds. Pareidolia is the tendency to perceive a meaningful image in a random pattern and it has me rethinking how this relates to interior design. Not intentionally putting images into the design but seeing the design of a space for more - going deeper to elevate the design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><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/AVvXsEiei_fSYaoMELQl_659pbPtK3i-5v3v6KDTnk3PLT1i8oS2dXU11wf67ACrsvD9Wd1wn8aD8gKh8_-q8O8SFXeVd3Orxock-_SlfYhDmXXexAjyOot5zxdYHEPe-8UQDOSnwbejFRtqlycimv60vnDgfeZqn42_0JHjNTRQtaDfgMCt6beoz6hQ69prWUA/s564/sky8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="564" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiei_fSYaoMELQl_659pbPtK3i-5v3v6KDTnk3PLT1i8oS2dXU11wf67ACrsvD9Wd1wn8aD8gKh8_-q8O8SFXeVd3Orxock-_SlfYhDmXXexAjyOot5zxdYHEPe-8UQDOSnwbejFRtqlycimv60vnDgfeZqn42_0JHjNTRQtaDfgMCt6beoz6hQ69prWUA/w400-h300/sky8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />The design of our homes cannot be without meaning so the I think that a good designer needs to have the tendencies of pareidolia - to have the perception of significant patterns or recognizable images in random arrangements of shapes and lines. Whether designing our personal spaces or clients' spaces, this is a must.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The application of pareidolia in interior design is the partner to getting one with the spaces we are designing. Envisioning the space for its secrets, its calling. And then intertwining these images that come to mind with the owner's biography. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReIfp7R8GWmP6PfoIMGc3QPjzDRuJLhHjJF4FT63GbUIThS0LRMNclS59am0R9oWS7DLqynabgYYqIR9nbdKQ86tjA_2-0o3A4Y-xRHdfprRygopAdsn6LaJYgNJg5lstbzTPuCr7UTmHouLiTtApHcaPmD2HOA8RuBHoJk740QWGPSHQU1spLnA7NCE/s843/sky1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="498" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReIfp7R8GWmP6PfoIMGc3QPjzDRuJLhHjJF4FT63GbUIThS0LRMNclS59am0R9oWS7DLqynabgYYqIR9nbdKQ86tjA_2-0o3A4Y-xRHdfprRygopAdsn6LaJYgNJg5lstbzTPuCr7UTmHouLiTtApHcaPmD2HOA8RuBHoJk740QWGPSHQU1spLnA7NCE/w378-h640/sky1.jpg" width="378" /></a></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: left;">How will this design story unfold to create the linger in its space that has the same effect on our soul that the sky with clouds does for us? To develop into an environment, we don't want to leave and that we don't want to stop revisiting again and again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maybe, just maybe when we are in a design slump, we need to take a break and sit under the clouds and breathe it in filling our tanks with inspiration and then back to the concept boards. </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;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWojhv996I32XY4iRR8PkClJXbsuLFqf3io8SEhX2LNqdYR5necBcN-7mV9hVi39Tk9zjuaVP8nM_3dlWjzG3dn6AGnaU4sZrUOl-JYFTlDEXn_oobjuZAGxM71JOg-hDWfeqqZ9FtmOvGh4TocpP4RtO-_tNnSsxXKRaZ42oWP7fp2RnhW4xL-e71cw/s846/sky2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWojhv996I32XY4iRR8PkClJXbsuLFqf3io8SEhX2LNqdYR5necBcN-7mV9hVi39Tk9zjuaVP8nM_3dlWjzG3dn6AGnaU4sZrUOl-JYFTlDEXn_oobjuZAGxM71JOg-hDWfeqqZ9FtmOvGh4TocpP4RtO-_tNnSsxXKRaZ42oWP7fp2RnhW4xL-e71cw/w426-h640/sky2.jpg" width="426" /></a></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/AVvXsEhkNsfs3y3LIhyjMjdjEZ0uJaq0Bj2OTpyVWBzFBx7qgN1P8GQ01bBhM9AzzJopHKgeuWYRYAZyeFDhq5t6WNj2q35wMogen7t2AH38XQN-FSeKtsCy9FnP9Ldzd61xNfjyBRutBXIydUXBSWpPg88F7PBAzWB7ClqlI7Jla6rfT30gJIGKD-RglUO1WoQ/s750/sky3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNsfs3y3LIhyjMjdjEZ0uJaq0Bj2OTpyVWBzFBx7qgN1P8GQ01bBhM9AzzJopHKgeuWYRYAZyeFDhq5t6WNj2q35wMogen7t2AH38XQN-FSeKtsCy9FnP9Ldzd61xNfjyBRutBXIydUXBSWpPg88F7PBAzWB7ClqlI7Jla6rfT30gJIGKD-RglUO1WoQ/w426-h640/sky3.jpg" width="426" /></a></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: left;">One can only imagine the next level design that can happen from applying the concept of pareidolia at the brainstorming steps of a design project. Random, but planned. Significant, but comfortable. Meaningful, but relaxed. The perfect dance partners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEgD76m4TzKP6FL51XocY6qkfITaH5lQeHxfp-gg1a6ICjzwy16kjaml36W2fG_4u-rhnrL0oQy27iOKKg9wYaNN127RoOIQ71kkYco54YugPt2zqJwecGpeuI54jaC3IwuNIc0BmfJ3bYli2BLBepJAn7iMPX_qVFqEPY5izfzhTFXWlU3cosYJAIWXTsY/s735/sky9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="735" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD76m4TzKP6FL51XocY6qkfITaH5lQeHxfp-gg1a6ICjzwy16kjaml36W2fG_4u-rhnrL0oQy27iOKKg9wYaNN127RoOIQ71kkYco54YugPt2zqJwecGpeuI54jaC3IwuNIc0BmfJ3bYli2BLBepJAn7iMPX_qVFqEPY5izfzhTFXWlU3cosYJAIWXTsY/w400-h320/sky9.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjU_SrIbw8y47YxQgr_Smd2f74CoPyYtWIT0q66bF55nlsNL7XmbREdmHL8Jq9XJwR52G_DKrHLnvx4aYuJ41LCTBlRcCywFvOtnD_-pgfW9EZ_yEvKOJgsWQDGcz9gv2_4-H38wKNQZnQo8ysCfUDaXXETMa-dFbcpPwR0GoAZ8HlkM1CE76AKrl01tg/s640/sky4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="426" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjU_SrIbw8y47YxQgr_Smd2f74CoPyYtWIT0q66bF55nlsNL7XmbREdmHL8Jq9XJwR52G_DKrHLnvx4aYuJ41LCTBlRcCywFvOtnD_-pgfW9EZ_yEvKOJgsWQDGcz9gv2_4-H38wKNQZnQo8ysCfUDaXXETMa-dFbcpPwR0GoAZ8HlkM1CE76AKrl01tg/w266-h400/sky4.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let's get our heads in the clouds because the sky is to be marveled - a design that God renews minute by minute - season by season. A canopy we live under every day and miss seeing, may I say with consequence. </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/AVvXsEgNnW46BYxfYSbIhDy1P1-Q1icI43jq2IOP_bulGhlOdzfXdp5xrGiX7N507s6Y0G1XXfuj0v9T283gsILJdpPeGm92JkXVVkJXJ8w1d8lpUwoAq2Z0IwruWv4qwQ1zqgpyvNaw7Mr1H4TaHT887jA_G0DC1XiupU1X4xxwdxHr0zM84Ebe4Y14FX_wXl0/s708/sky6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnW46BYxfYSbIhDy1P1-Q1icI43jq2IOP_bulGhlOdzfXdp5xrGiX7N507s6Y0G1XXfuj0v9T283gsILJdpPeGm92JkXVVkJXJ8w1d8lpUwoAq2Z0IwruWv4qwQ1zqgpyvNaw7Mr1H4TaHT887jA_G0DC1XiupU1X4xxwdxHr0zM84Ebe4Y14FX_wXl0/w318-h400/sky6.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Perhaps the inspiration from the sky will be the perfect paint color you have been looking for in your design plan. There are colors from the sky that almost seem unable to be duplicated - get as close as you can, the meaning of why you chose this color will be impactful. </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/AVvXsEgJjuUmWHEiUqo4LFXEYWQiWTg8jleysRR-pa53XA5-x68cCHeX8vhJH7m2iUfFZcbE7FZAALpmgiq01WgJCG1qzY4wp7x41ZCDVDUvm9Fhh4h37xx4qWaFr9gCXpxRWCR0KCvhNqmb_r2IXy8yvWz2CKcu6FJnIIubCv0l25xnWRPnATt6ChOTaGHpwyk/s550/sky10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjuUmWHEiUqo4LFXEYWQiWTg8jleysRR-pa53XA5-x68cCHeX8vhJH7m2iUfFZcbE7FZAALpmgiq01WgJCG1qzY4wp7x41ZCDVDUvm9Fhh4h37xx4qWaFr9gCXpxRWCR0KCvhNqmb_r2IXy8yvWz2CKcu6FJnIIubCv0l25xnWRPnATt6ChOTaGHpwyk/w314-h400/sky10.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEj6f3EjxJd8k-iWEmjrz0rWFTRB26TgbKNNrW_gu67nD9EcSVd5Dh3si5gug7EWeyrcMgGdw5-Z75hqQCF6NkwoCOpx9S7Bgiu3hunqo-i8l5VnMeY1Y4NLkxnwrKjpL38f2e5cvPrlQMNpXE_tObgMGdP4_1pM6RRZjjlUwgqUviJAnu0I-p332HxzieY/s846/sky5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6f3EjxJd8k-iWEmjrz0rWFTRB26TgbKNNrW_gu67nD9EcSVd5Dh3si5gug7EWeyrcMgGdw5-Z75hqQCF6NkwoCOpx9S7Bgiu3hunqo-i8l5VnMeY1Y4NLkxnwrKjpL38f2e5cvPrlQMNpXE_tObgMGdP4_1pM6RRZjjlUwgqUviJAnu0I-p332HxzieY/w266-h400/sky5.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"You are my blue crayon, the one I never have enough of, the one I use to color my sky." A. R. Asher</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be inspired!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: Tumblr, Schumacher, Luxe, Etsy, House Beautiful, Valerie McKeehan, Designs by Carla Aston, Pinterest</span></div></div>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-9849536017978780242023-09-20T06:00:00.001-04:002023-09-20T06:00:00.140-04:00RSVP Collection No. 61 - Dinner is at 5<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_MtIzXaSc_u4Hvzxd5YTzdi_j59oWOtMjYXFDD1GOitRCmvt6ODBw0ZsfOtzNMIuTjCj37wWNVaXNG8oovDZDAfQRxrkL05h4M0xRobGMaK-8f30otpKFNf3fS9XzprKbQnGny73W_S-aIhUJAx1_mAIiMF5nuOWHF3iGYmOV1AmUUpXFhLTAk44mNU/s400/Mom.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="325" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_MtIzXaSc_u4Hvzxd5YTzdi_j59oWOtMjYXFDD1GOitRCmvt6ODBw0ZsfOtzNMIuTjCj37wWNVaXNG8oovDZDAfQRxrkL05h4M0xRobGMaK-8f30otpKFNf3fS9XzprKbQnGny73W_S-aIhUJAx1_mAIiMF5nuOWHF3iGYmOV1AmUUpXFhLTAk44mNU/w325-h400/Mom.png" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did a thing. It was 30 years ago, but it still is talked about with fond memories. It has dog-eared pages (some splattered with ingredients) and there may or may not be notes on the pages.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our Mom more often than not cooked without measuring. She used the "dump" method - she knew what a tablespoon of this and a cup of that looked like without measuring. And then there was always that little bit more. She did have recipes that she got from friends on index cards or cut out of magazines and newspapers, and she had lots of cookbooks. But once she'd made a recipe a few times she had it memorized or had to "doctor" it up in the words of our Dad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKI1x4AbPmH7VSVyVdGUZp-mM8Sw8-jTMiBom2KJFgrj0YfHuZW9uMlyZE6DmIza1IGX4YkvIYkHvN5wrwGFAhAAhYs2rISrBA_k4HD40-5S_xyiKs6NPSRmXnLWcL1hLd5oYWwzxn0mg4WFfzQvUuL0k5M8y4Xwg74BxR0y_yyUgjkGzjFX39Qw7dbes/s320/mom1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="320" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKI1x4AbPmH7VSVyVdGUZp-mM8Sw8-jTMiBom2KJFgrj0YfHuZW9uMlyZE6DmIza1IGX4YkvIYkHvN5wrwGFAhAAhYs2rISrBA_k4HD40-5S_xyiKs6NPSRmXnLWcL1hLd5oYWwzxn0mg4WFfzQvUuL0k5M8y4Xwg74BxR0y_yyUgjkGzjFX39Qw7dbes/w400-h333/mom1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">When my Mom wore lipstick, it was always red so I photoshopped a kiss on Dad's cheek.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She would experiment often with recipes and my Dad would usually be the one challenging her to come up with a version of something. Like the never accomplished version of a whoopie pie not the chocolate one she'd make, but a vanilla one. She'd bake and experiment, experiment and bake and never come up with one that was a soft as the chocolate whoopie pie, but it was fun watching her try. And there were many dishes she and Dad would cook together - peeking in to say that a bit more of an ingredient was needed. His vegetable soup was one of those dishes that was different every time but always hit the spot on a cold day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We'd often sit at the counter in the kitchen watching her make her trademark dishes without any recipe and rolling pie dough with her to fit into our miniature aluminum pie pans while eating the cut offs from the edges. I thought we'd never be able to learn to crimp a pie crust like she artfully did with ease. Her mixing bowls were always one of the Pyrex ones. I have two of my Mom's bowls, the yellow and green ones. Someday I'll have the other two colors when I come across them while antiquing. My two children grew up using the yellow one as a popcorn bowl while watching movies and I still use them to mix a batch of this and a batch of that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibguYr8wp6RYoNf9_7NeMvJN99i3YNzqWOscd45nxlul_5PbhEd2Tj26lQq1EvlONzNT_Q2eeYS-N1PNdyxW10jmnBk5panTTHWHJZR1GCzh29Ww-htBAQid_1AH9BLJjqbvljssZJHsei3lfbDjd-mImjrt8lYxR-yZcsjtnmrofxQ1HtG-ZQCAfyToI/s1500/mom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibguYr8wp6RYoNf9_7NeMvJN99i3YNzqWOscd45nxlul_5PbhEd2Tj26lQq1EvlONzNT_Q2eeYS-N1PNdyxW10jmnBk5panTTHWHJZR1GCzh29Ww-htBAQid_1AH9BLJjqbvljssZJHsei3lfbDjd-mImjrt8lYxR-yZcsjtnmrofxQ1HtG-ZQCAfyToI/w400-h400/mom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At some point we wised up and ask her to write down her recipes for the dishes that she conjured up and I'm glad we did. After our Mom passed 30 years ago and when we were able to go through her things the recipe box was one of the treasures. How do we share this box of memories with all nine of her children? I volunteered to take on the task of somehow duplicating all the recipes for my siblings. It turned into my first published book. I could do so much more with the design of its pages and am often tempted to, but for some reason there's a reverence to this first go at it that whispers "leave it alone". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I gifted my siblings copies wrapped with a pig cutting board that Martha Stewart introduced in 1994 - perfect timing. The cutting board was a memory of the ones handmade in shop (modernly called industrial arts) classes in high school. (Mom had three of them from my three brothers' handiwork.) And now both of my children have copies too and are continuing the tradition of Mom's favorite dishes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkApzi_QpHm2NIuECj9HvQ1iqDDJdpUwGuUWkxZ3D9LvDgaqTbXyvy4dm5IcEjsNzrKbaXUZnF9D1KJpjPvGFmzqeBx7Kce3ljEs4WKQtLlC7bA81cu6sIH5lifdKqj8aqe7fxyvgmWtEkR-CTL4e83S0t6fgpNpsPUhH5nLeiuKTql4e0X-agxhrg6-Q/s640/pig%20cutting%20board.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkApzi_QpHm2NIuECj9HvQ1iqDDJdpUwGuUWkxZ3D9LvDgaqTbXyvy4dm5IcEjsNzrKbaXUZnF9D1KJpjPvGFmzqeBx7Kce3ljEs4WKQtLlC7bA81cu6sIH5lifdKqj8aqe7fxyvgmWtEkR-CTL4e83S0t6fgpNpsPUhH5nLeiuKTql4e0X-agxhrg6-Q/w300-h400/pig%20cutting%20board.jpg" width="300" /></a></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: left;">Farm to table wasn't a trend when my Mom cooked and baked - it was the thing that you just did. Our meals were planned around the garden harvest and the local butcher. We gardened, picked fresh fruits from orchards, purchased eggs from the Mrs. Shradley the local chicken farmer, and canned and preserved for year-round freshness. The chicken farmer also had rows and rows of gladiolus in every color imaginable that I will never forget. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I still have the original recipe cards - I can't seem to part with them. Don't need too. Dinner is at 5 pm because that's when you found the table set and dinner ready to come off the stove every day of the week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be inspired to live your memories while creating new ones!</div><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-41469070904321970212023-09-18T11:39:00.003-04:002023-09-18T11:40:07.417-04:00Color Palette No. 18 - Sherwin Williams 2024 Colormix<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVLiiIXWUVuYU2q2RPLAhECNPETOVjFIX_ixrYaBKEPQ60KdCxCceCu1YqiiQEngtvDGSaPcodmU-qSZs0yxHMs242bDw17QSHa25kxEeCqhMCH38MjlD1L5LdD-lNqQ_-uw5izXQi2D-cI0BCHIUCEinM5kPC9awMI4ZjpKovXCD7PI6yFjc-v61ITQ/s575/Screenshot%202023-09-08%20100317.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="575" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVLiiIXWUVuYU2q2RPLAhECNPETOVjFIX_ixrYaBKEPQ60KdCxCceCu1YqiiQEngtvDGSaPcodmU-qSZs0yxHMs242bDw17QSHa25kxEeCqhMCH38MjlD1L5LdD-lNqQ_-uw5izXQi2D-cI0BCHIUCEinM5kPC9awMI4ZjpKovXCD7PI6yFjc-v61ITQ/s320/Screenshot%202023-09-08%20100317.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Sherwin Williams recently unveiled their Colormix Forecast 2024 - Anthology No. 1 with four color categories and I am loving them all. Don't get me wrong I have my favorites for sure!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h2 class="tw-tracking-normal tw-hidden md:tw-block tw-mb-3 md:tw-text-2xl lg:tw-text-4xl" style="--tw-backdrop-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-filter: var(--tw-backdrop-blur) var(--tw-backdrop-brightness) var(--tw-backdrop-contrast) var(--tw-backdrop-grayscale) var(--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate) var(--tw-backdrop-invert) var(--tw-backdrop-opacity) var(--tw-backdrop-saturate) var(--tw-backdrop-sepia); --tw-backdrop-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-opacity: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgba(229,231,235,var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.25rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 2.5rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem;">No. 1 Blues & Greens</h2><p style="--tw-backdrop-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-filter: var(--tw-backdrop-blur) var(--tw-backdrop-brightness) var(--tw-backdrop-contrast) var(--tw-backdrop-grayscale) var(--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate) var(--tw-backdrop-invert) var(--tw-backdrop-opacity) var(--tw-backdrop-saturate) var(--tw-backdrop-sepia); --tw-backdrop-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-opacity: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgba(229,231,235,var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: -0.25px; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"This palette revolves around the color connection between blues and greens, shared across a range of organic, calming-yet-invigorating hues." (Sherwin Williams)</span></p><p style="--tw-backdrop-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-filter: var(--tw-backdrop-blur) var(--tw-backdrop-brightness) var(--tw-backdrop-contrast) var(--tw-backdrop-grayscale) var(--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate) var(--tw-backdrop-invert) var(--tw-backdrop-opacity) var(--tw-backdrop-saturate) var(--tw-backdrop-sepia); --tw-backdrop-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-opacity: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgba(229,231,235,var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm loving the convergence of blues and greens for their organic, calm and soothing vibes while also giving off an invigorating energy just like nature. Picturing the color contrasts that can be created from this color group is a designer's dream. Think Batik patterns, sisal carpet, natural woods - rustic and refined both, glorious prints and then think sophisticated Ralph Lauren classic plaids and timeless patterns, mid to dark toned woods, chrome or brass metals - whether casual modern or transitional with a touch of formal this color palette is the starting point.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KZQ-77TKj2ofFTq8Tovs-y_FS1cZaZ_N27_ovilMu5JtG_YVMSoQPrNNVp6tGsvgq8Ob3GxB1VgsCeWGlNk4Rtsj_CAMo9HsdATHfnquCkP50XhQ_BowqvyQ-YIeTp6ldKF_cjSYV9GSQZOvNDruIBsr-8W8JGmBcp9oZhlpVaA1YIHTnwy8Y797kn0/s690/no1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="690" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KZQ-77TKj2ofFTq8Tovs-y_FS1cZaZ_N27_ovilMu5JtG_YVMSoQPrNNVp6tGsvgq8Ob3GxB1VgsCeWGlNk4Rtsj_CAMo9HsdATHfnquCkP50XhQ_BowqvyQ-YIeTp6ldKF_cjSYV9GSQZOvNDruIBsr-8W8JGmBcp9oZhlpVaA1YIHTnwy8Y797kn0/w400-h333/no1.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><h2 class="tw-tracking-normal tw-hidden md:tw-block tw-mb-3 md:tw-text-2xl lg:tw-text-4xl" style="--tw-backdrop-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-filter: var(--tw-backdrop-blur) var(--tw-backdrop-brightness) var(--tw-backdrop-contrast) var(--tw-backdrop-grayscale) var(--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate) var(--tw-backdrop-invert) var(--tw-backdrop-opacity) var(--tw-backdrop-saturate) var(--tw-backdrop-sepia); --tw-backdrop-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-opacity: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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border-color: rgba(229,231,235,var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.25rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 2.5rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem;">No. 2 Reds & Purples</h2><p style="--tw-backdrop-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-filter: var(--tw-backdrop-blur) var(--tw-backdrop-brightness) var(--tw-backdrop-contrast) var(--tw-backdrop-grayscale) var(--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate) var(--tw-backdrop-invert) var(--tw-backdrop-opacity) var(--tw-backdrop-saturate) var(--tw-backdrop-sepia); --tw-backdrop-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-opacity: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgba(229,231,235,var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: -0.25px; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Get creative with this palette of reds and purples made for maximalism – a group of warm, saturated hues paired with understated neutrals." (Sherwin Williams)</span></p><p style="--tw-backdrop-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-filter: var(--tw-backdrop-blur) var(--tw-backdrop-brightness) var(--tw-backdrop-contrast) var(--tw-backdrop-grayscale) var(--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate) var(--tw-backdrop-invert) var(--tw-backdrop-opacity) var(--tw-backdrop-saturate) var(--tw-backdrop-sepia); --tw-backdrop-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-opacity: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgba(229,231,235,var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25px;">I'm drawn to this color series because it is perfect for creating that </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25px;">cocoon,</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25px;"> we all need for the caring of ourselves. Purples, which are tied to finding joy, have always been a personal fav of mine. And the earthy browns are always a great backdrop to striking contrasts of purples - pure poetry. Even the punch of the Dragon Fruit sparks inspiration for me.</span></span></span></p><p style="--tw-backdrop-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-filter: var(--tw-backdrop-blur) var(--tw-backdrop-brightness) var(--tw-backdrop-contrast) var(--tw-backdrop-grayscale) var(--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate) var(--tw-backdrop-invert) var(--tw-backdrop-opacity) var(--tw-backdrop-saturate) var(--tw-backdrop-sepia); --tw-backdrop-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-opacity: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgba(229,231,235,var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25px;">Visions of a late summer meadow of wildflowers is what I have with this color palette. This color mix takes me back to the Chanel 2023/24 Haute Couture Fall/Winter Show. Remember those </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25px;">embroidered floral looks paired with the classic Chanel boucle? (See blogpost Fashion Translation to Home No. 24.) </span></span></p><p style="--tw-backdrop-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-filter: var(--tw-backdrop-blur) var(--tw-backdrop-brightness) var(--tw-backdrop-contrast) var(--tw-backdrop-grayscale) var(--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate) var(--tw-backdrop-invert) var(--tw-backdrop-opacity) var(--tw-backdrop-saturate) var(--tw-backdrop-sepia); --tw-backdrop-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-opacity: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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font-size: 2.25rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 2.5rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem;">No. 3 Deeps & Darks</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="--tw-backdrop-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-filter: var(--tw-backdrop-blur) var(--tw-backdrop-brightness) var(--tw-backdrop-contrast) var(--tw-backdrop-grayscale) var(--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate) var(--tw-backdrop-invert) var(--tw-backdrop-opacity) var(--tw-backdrop-saturate) var(--tw-backdrop-sepia); --tw-backdrop-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-opacity: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgba(229,231,235,var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: -0.25px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Escape into a restful retreat with this palette of deep, dark colors. A range of dramatic hues that introduce powerful contrast and a little mystery." (Sherwin Williams)</span></p><p style="--tw-backdrop-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-filter: var(--tw-backdrop-blur) var(--tw-backdrop-brightness) var(--tw-backdrop-contrast) var(--tw-backdrop-grayscale) var(--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate) var(--tw-backdrop-invert) var(--tw-backdrop-opacity) var(--tw-backdrop-saturate) var(--tw-backdrop-sepia); --tw-backdrop-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-opacity: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgba(229,231,235,var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: -0.25px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; text-align: start;">This is my favorite! It takes a bold person to say yes to this color mix, a person that is envied because it is clear they are not afraid to be authentic to themselves. They don't save this secret love of deeps and darks for the fall season - they let it dwell in their homes every day. The saturation of color is so beautiful, it stands proud. </p><p style="--tw-backdrop-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-filter: var(--tw-backdrop-blur) var(--tw-backdrop-brightness) var(--tw-backdrop-contrast) var(--tw-backdrop-grayscale) var(--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate) var(--tw-backdrop-invert) var(--tw-backdrop-opacity) var(--tw-backdrop-saturate) var(--tw-backdrop-sepia); --tw-backdrop-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-opacity: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgba(229,231,235,var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: -0.25px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; text-align: start;">What is inspiring me from this color mix? Velvets for sure, along with kilt-inspired plaids, silk fabrics in any of these colors, bronze metals, animal prints for sure, embossed leathers, worn antique woods, collections of unique objects - all with clean lines and no clutter - everything meaningfully incorporated.</p></div><p style="--tw-backdrop-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-filter: var(--tw-backdrop-blur) var(--tw-backdrop-brightness) var(--tw-backdrop-contrast) var(--tw-backdrop-grayscale) var(--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate) var(--tw-backdrop-invert) var(--tw-backdrop-opacity) var(--tw-backdrop-saturate) var(--tw-backdrop-sepia); --tw-backdrop-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-opacity: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgba(229,231,235,var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.25rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 2.5rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem;">No. 4 Delicate Tints</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="--tw-backdrop-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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--tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgba(229,231,235,var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: -0.25px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"In a palette that’s both hushed and harmonious, airy tints intermingle with soft whites to deliver elevated, minimalist style." (Sherwin Williams)</span></p><p style="--tw-backdrop-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-filter: var(--tw-backdrop-blur) var(--tw-backdrop-brightness) var(--tw-backdrop-contrast) var(--tw-backdrop-grayscale) var(--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate) var(--tw-backdrop-invert) var(--tw-backdrop-opacity) var(--tw-backdrop-saturate) var(--tw-backdrop-sepia); --tw-backdrop-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-opacity: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgba(229,231,235,var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 18px; text-align: start;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25px;">Okay this one caught me off guard. I was today years old when I learned that I love delicate tints. And I love them for all that Sue Wadden of Sherwin Williams has to say about them. I love them because "lighter tones reflect light more effectively" - "</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25px;">maximizing natural light not only enhances the visual appeal of a space but also promotes circadian rhythm, energy levels and overall health." This could take me away from a to-do list without guilt. Back to harmony and tranquility - back to basics. And I think I could find myself happy here (okay maybe just in one room).</span></span></p><p style="--tw-backdrop-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-filter: var(--tw-backdrop-blur) var(--tw-backdrop-brightness) var(--tw-backdrop-contrast) var(--tw-backdrop-grayscale) var(--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate) var(--tw-backdrop-invert) var(--tw-backdrop-opacity) var(--tw-backdrop-saturate) var(--tw-backdrop-sepia); --tw-backdrop-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-opacity: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 18px; text-align: start;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25px;">I'm envisioning wormhole woods, linen fabrics, animal prints still (neutral ones), lots of architectural mouldings, gold metals, a library to die for (can you image reading around these tints), nailhead trimmings for certain, faded vintage-like print fabrics, lots of windows with black frames, faux furs, my small beginnings of a collection of white busts, lots of layering.</span></span></span></p><p style="--tw-backdrop-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-backdrop-filter: var(--tw-backdrop-blur) var(--tw-backdrop-brightness) var(--tw-backdrop-contrast) var(--tw-backdrop-grayscale) var(--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate) var(--tw-backdrop-invert) var(--tw-backdrop-opacity) var(--tw-backdrop-saturate) var(--tw-backdrop-sepia); 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: Sherwin Williams, Pinterest</span></div>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-67077648011661092312023-09-01T08:00:00.008-04:002023-09-01T08:00:00.141-04:00Rooms I Love No. 26 - 2023 Kips Bay Palm Beach Decorator Showhouse - Part IV - The Great Room<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbBIhaxh94HwCqp1I7OxMeOg_lV3RSWfCCUgskYUQR6aRhs81MkjwX1Ti0Hv0dHkTl4T7QMpnPxEapluUN3VCuM6VDi3heXdv5Wy4X97fy_rfGZuXhE23wOY5SoYIs-FmIOyrAsr-1OhZ3lBTMFzGQ-avphLzK2khkfIFDyLObIsxsVJNdNat8DuO3oM/s2048/amanda-lindroth-kips-bay-005-1677106886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbBIhaxh94HwCqp1I7OxMeOg_lV3RSWfCCUgskYUQR6aRhs81MkjwX1Ti0Hv0dHkTl4T7QMpnPxEapluUN3VCuM6VDi3heXdv5Wy4X97fy_rfGZuXhE23wOY5SoYIs-FmIOyrAsr-1OhZ3lBTMFzGQ-avphLzK2khkfIFDyLObIsxsVJNdNat8DuO3oM/w400-h225/amanda-lindroth-kips-bay-005-1677106886.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is Part IV of Rooms I Love from the 2023 Kips Bay Palm Beach Decorator Showhouse. The great room by Amanda Lindroth Design is breathtaking. If you have been a frequent reader of this blog, you won't be surprised to find out that the very first thing I noticed was the tortoise-painted fireplace! I mean, gasp! Talk about a room full of focal points (yes, a room can have more than one). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The soft palette of this space from its hand painted lattice walls to the crisp neutrals of the back-to-back sofas floating in the middle of the room is just so pretty!</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/AVvXsEjQ2om9tjE8Kt8tyknKhp_Q62rVBWxtEXvd_b-u27kdy5ewXPVsRXguJ1W2dLMgUQlCPO1JgdfPp2jkhIkJmAfVtAPktx_0Dxq1LfNa7XW1EhWKhUxylkEyibbCwKqm8yYBha4T8-X8547O_URZlJwKS713vBwM4b3aEiJyZumFq_zLs9E-OUeXE_hiIEQ/s800/Amanda-Lindroth-Kips-Bay-006-800x533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2om9tjE8Kt8tyknKhp_Q62rVBWxtEXvd_b-u27kdy5ewXPVsRXguJ1W2dLMgUQlCPO1JgdfPp2jkhIkJmAfVtAPktx_0Dxq1LfNa7XW1EhWKhUxylkEyibbCwKqm8yYBha4T8-X8547O_URZlJwKS713vBwM4b3aEiJyZumFq_zLs9E-OUeXE_hiIEQ/w400-h266/Amanda-Lindroth-Kips-Bay-006-800x533.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love how the designer used symmetry in so many ways in this space and then placed single statement pieces like the multi-tiered plant stand holding orchids, the massive palm tree in a classic lattice pot and then there is that display cabinet chucked full of the most wonderful shell collection with those silver pots to accentuate. I. Am. Breathless.</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/AVvXsEgacud8_89WYna55aSIHfO1CoXCRx2hOwUaTcYkxWXdHLicNokCjsFV7IKGiyZOEU7WktQaXszCL0ZCOsANqj0BeS7C_b9ZGG3_0dQeoSzRHkPLh0hUzZ8AcAgOu3wbj8Stk3siXg7JddU0dk5AIZcXsH7CxvslFVwrHVVBt9bUNC54SS-awXuBNvPaCUE/s825/great%20room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacud8_89WYna55aSIHfO1CoXCRx2hOwUaTcYkxWXdHLicNokCjsFV7IKGiyZOEU7WktQaXszCL0ZCOsANqj0BeS7C_b9ZGG3_0dQeoSzRHkPLh0hUzZ8AcAgOu3wbj8Stk3siXg7JddU0dk5AIZcXsH7CxvslFVwrHVVBt9bUNC54SS-awXuBNvPaCUE/w436-h640/great%20room.jpg" width="436" /></a></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/AVvXsEioqgXl470EwLUYZkYMRJecLh8AEDoFRW5fnMHWb3AUL67lMBMdOhKqCMCF4Wwmx2IfaoGr0HpfmpoWmkdlLO6poZoMO4M48nsu58ViUMryreGNG8QY63yw4xuxnQTpKM-OwDg4MfSiC9J6jc76gXCHBqBUpIeSsfExgii1jxsLwhmx6A2geQvIJW73SCE/s980/2023-kb-pb-lindrothdesign-nickolassargent-1-1677011099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="980" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqgXl470EwLUYZkYMRJecLh8AEDoFRW5fnMHWb3AUL67lMBMdOhKqCMCF4Wwmx2IfaoGr0HpfmpoWmkdlLO6poZoMO4M48nsu58ViUMryreGNG8QY63yw4xuxnQTpKM-OwDg4MfSiC9J6jc76gXCHBqBUpIeSsfExgii1jxsLwhmx6A2geQvIJW73SCE/w400-h279/2023-kb-pb-lindrothdesign-nickolassargent-1-1677011099.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There wasn't a single surface in this space - both upholstery and otherwise that didn't have well-appointed accessories and accent fabrics. Not a single thing was left to happenstance. This is a well-planned, well-designed room - inviting its persons to slow down, enjoy their life and acquaintances. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEjoE4BZqabrvPrEW6smmPXGdPosRejQKrSwJFbVpx0MPGGY-hTbu-iaw9_-B3xPGOEnRG9ItskhbypRZ7mbCQ7o2lz-0Nm18SfGUAaKMxKSthO6rwW6byQo5RPM1hwxzGBItLsmQBo1RHuQO_Fi0fR3SQgRojj9sT84X5sBy5R-lcKfx0EDVqi1SEFWK0g/s1000/Amanda-Lindroth-Kips-Bay-008-800x1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoE4BZqabrvPrEW6smmPXGdPosRejQKrSwJFbVpx0MPGGY-hTbu-iaw9_-B3xPGOEnRG9ItskhbypRZ7mbCQ7o2lz-0Nm18SfGUAaKMxKSthO6rwW6byQo5RPM1hwxzGBItLsmQBo1RHuQO_Fi0fR3SQgRojj9sT84X5sBy5R-lcKfx0EDVqi1SEFWK0g/w512-h640/Amanda-Lindroth-Kips-Bay-008-800x1000.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And again, I just can't stop gushing over that tortoise shell painted fireplace!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be inspired!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: Amanda Lindroth Design, Veranda, Architectural Digest, Glampad, Instagram</span></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;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-67818324795423548442023-08-28T08:00:00.000-04:002023-08-28T08:00:00.141-04:00Rooms I Love No. 25 - 2023 Kips Bay Palm Beach Decorator Showhouse - Part III<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQI2Q96tJUW_3OtQKJRIJK28Xm3npSGbxU1Snmvd1CkJ0eoqdDJD2BzX4wVCoX38QM_FExM0GnE8THFKcU-xveMcuo-MjUUkZeaQIRdyXN2Ak0GxfnfyzxOEIoP5rfL5ljSIhQ0e6vJ5gFQFgd7pUBMk0UpSK_BrGqZ5AoCOPFO66Rr00uE26I2U_EQM/s980/2023-kb-pb-errezdesign-nickolassargent-2-1677013231.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="980" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQI2Q96tJUW_3OtQKJRIJK28Xm3npSGbxU1Snmvd1CkJ0eoqdDJD2BzX4wVCoX38QM_FExM0GnE8THFKcU-xveMcuo-MjUUkZeaQIRdyXN2Ak0GxfnfyzxOEIoP5rfL5ljSIhQ0e6vJ5gFQFgd7pUBMk0UpSK_BrGqZ5AoCOPFO66Rr00uE26I2U_EQM/w400-h274/2023-kb-pb-errezdesign-nickolassargent-2-1677013231.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is Part III of Rooms I Love from the 2023 Kips Bay Palm Beach Decorator Showhouse. Ahh, aubergine and the Welcome Bar, I don't know which I love more. This amazing space at the showhouse is the masterpiece of Errez Design Studio. Their design philosophy is to treat interiors as biographies - creating spaces that are an extension of their client's self-expression. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Welcome Bar can be found at the top of the guest staircase in this showhouse, and this design team grabbed you from the first step. I am loving this concept of a welcome bar to the guest quarters of a home. It's like the exclamation point to the welcome the guests received at the front door! And the coziness of this space tells its visitors to stay awhile, a long while. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEhui0wrJ_sBWEPKxpsI_GKOAM3uEdyPubQUVzZE_wFEMzalslqJwQA_YUuASRNB4y1pUjJCcv0M_0Nf9R2cZV6L3HQq_BWoLF9asw9O7Gvr8rGdHsIhRdgDURjVASU_grylRSJ84pF3tfx2xVCd4UENqssLxIyyJTCLdb1DT5x7pBjbM-uFMzUNk9FNIuI/s679/Welcome%20Bar1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhui0wrJ_sBWEPKxpsI_GKOAM3uEdyPubQUVzZE_wFEMzalslqJwQA_YUuASRNB4y1pUjJCcv0M_0Nf9R2cZV6L3HQq_BWoLF9asw9O7Gvr8rGdHsIhRdgDURjVASU_grylRSJ84pF3tfx2xVCd4UENqssLxIyyJTCLdb1DT5x7pBjbM-uFMzUNk9FNIuI/w530-h640/Welcome%20Bar1.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The curves of the sofa give me the feel of floating musical notes and its solid lavender upholstery and patterned pillows the perfect song against the textured walls, the dancers in the art above in harmony with it all. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Subtle stories of journeys taken told by the accessories are the perfect complement to this fantasy room. My favorite? The busts at the bar, all decked out in their seashell finery bring a smile to my face. I'm envious of the person who played dress up with them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEhEddTrk2p1i39mGDFRLDAbjZvfqJxAv0gdV4DPpPt5MEwI6iw2Z56AbUNK6W59im0DcwooorCYr0GOzLni0HvFZHv08YTtVTdSHotFN3vGmdVgfN-3LqbPtU6bCLjSSrTGMKjwd0en2WWaAzlmeUrstAJvggTjv3sZX_xLm66Hanjr7tl_8UW55rsBSk8/s577/Welcome%20Bar2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEddTrk2p1i39mGDFRLDAbjZvfqJxAv0gdV4DPpPt5MEwI6iw2Z56AbUNK6W59im0DcwooorCYr0GOzLni0HvFZHv08YTtVTdSHotFN3vGmdVgfN-3LqbPtU6bCLjSSrTGMKjwd0en2WWaAzlmeUrstAJvggTjv3sZX_xLm66Hanjr7tl_8UW55rsBSk8/w390-h400/Welcome%20Bar2.jpg" width="390" /></a></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/AVvXsEhtOut0rN9u1VpVkq7pfpqy9nIsIEpuUZaXGhPwf5AwUPMEKysgzuPim_ycQasiVih9n7Q0TnvNOWJ7C28DFqF3kzYo6IrBOLfMnmhc7eIc0SjA4DKnn7xC95A34OV9x8NZlImV5eGqBWcCA2JE1pd8LblDY3kEPo1fmReiLx0OsuNAljeK8PCCh2S-5uE/s640/Welcome%20Bar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOut0rN9u1VpVkq7pfpqy9nIsIEpuUZaXGhPwf5AwUPMEKysgzuPim_ycQasiVih9n7Q0TnvNOWJ7C28DFqF3kzYo6IrBOLfMnmhc7eIc0SjA4DKnn7xC95A34OV9x8NZlImV5eGqBWcCA2JE1pd8LblDY3kEPo1fmReiLx0OsuNAljeK8PCCh2S-5uE/w512-h640/Welcome%20Bar.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The mirrored backwall at the bar captures a reflection of a fabulous light fixture installed on the ceiling that highlights the rippling effect of the mirrored tile. This treatment is repeated in the guest stairway with an added under sea art installation that provides the opening chapter of this beguiling space. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The many shapes in this space, like the winding staircase that leads up to the welcome bar are in sync with each other. A room that says you can go anywhere your dreams take you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEjZCieaXzNeBkfWNSpUfq0iD4mK75dljUExYQ3ieCpodelMcYVZipcvNbRubyS_naK2NZ-4vP8ATrmGy14kH67L3hjCRHlhB_c8va7kp6xClcptutcPrnsvmPZtnYEZ1ycXKxCLLIVakILfdDwSMWHZh-mvNgFfP-L0WR4w56Nd_d3xTJlvBKq9a-o6rLQ/s635/Welcome%20Bar3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCieaXzNeBkfWNSpUfq0iD4mK75dljUExYQ3ieCpodelMcYVZipcvNbRubyS_naK2NZ-4vP8ATrmGy14kH67L3hjCRHlhB_c8va7kp6xClcptutcPrnsvmPZtnYEZ1ycXKxCLLIVakILfdDwSMWHZh-mvNgFfP-L0WR4w56Nd_d3xTJlvBKq9a-o6rLQ/w355-h400/Welcome%20Bar3.jpg" width="355" /></a></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/AVvXsEhud-WOHs9WjaeqSDrPztSH9bemONRPGEnSGVuNJ_gZS99HE6D-ZQsaNk8kCHh_7KRduHbPiHfcrRnlIJFQiVV-rFNtQtpCgGsVNkZkZkmCIVdJevQgMXIBe8HXWo-QxEXsnTfbF94_teaXBVCly47AE6gtek4ymy0s11MKXHx7c0VyUnijELU5tE4cFok/s640/Welcome%20Bar4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhud-WOHs9WjaeqSDrPztSH9bemONRPGEnSGVuNJ_gZS99HE6D-ZQsaNk8kCHh_7KRduHbPiHfcrRnlIJFQiVV-rFNtQtpCgGsVNkZkZkmCIVdJevQgMXIBe8HXWo-QxEXsnTfbF94_teaXBVCly47AE6gtek4ymy0s11MKXHx7c0VyUnijELU5tE4cFok/w564-h640/Welcome%20Bar4.jpg" width="564" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Talk about a defining moment! The Welcome Bar at the 2023 Kips Bay Palm Beach Decorator Showhouse brought it, and I picked up what they were putting down. And thanks for yet another new vocabulary word I learned from this experience, "biographical design."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be inspired!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: Errez Design Studio, Veranda, Architectural Digest, Instagram, Nickolas Sargent Photography </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-76250945327855248712023-08-22T08:00:00.001-04:002023-08-22T08:00:00.148-04:00Translation - Fashion to Home No. 24 - Chanel 2023/24 Fall Haute Couture<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFg5BgjkWpletJe5XHn4eNxDlibMdZIIXGThKdo2DPzYB0u0USVj38kAjExrdtbrzWQUXWYJOnvOyyyaYJoanxsI5lhs2UHRMvOE-_ucxmY0IOlZk5GgcM9OU6YEL7GIXhFHZVzhRLH4uuxScVRqVfyANfMdBR5CpWYm2WSUHNNeiN5SeNFNt1NAKU4tE/s1448/ChanelHaute1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="1448" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFg5BgjkWpletJe5XHn4eNxDlibMdZIIXGThKdo2DPzYB0u0USVj38kAjExrdtbrzWQUXWYJOnvOyyyaYJoanxsI5lhs2UHRMvOE-_ucxmY0IOlZk5GgcM9OU6YEL7GIXhFHZVzhRLH4uuxScVRqVfyANfMdBR5CpWYm2WSUHNNeiN5SeNFNt1NAKU4tE/w400-h116/ChanelHaute1.png" width="400" /></a></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: left;">Along a cobblestone runway on the riverbanks of the Seine with carefully selected stones painted in a palette of blush, pink, lavender and purple Chanel presented their 2023/24 Fall Haute Couture show. And it was filled with embroidered fruits and flowers that may seem to be delicate in nature, but boldness and confidence was portrayed without a doubt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is my translation from fashion design to home design inspired by this show from a few of my favorite runway looks. I literally gasped, paused, and zoomed in on one stunning creation after another. The models seemed to be strolling along the Seine as if going about their day, several with baskets of flowers that could be mistaken for a beautiful purse, one with man's best friend loyally walking next to a lady in an orange coat with gold buttons (Runway Look No. 4) glistening in the sun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>RUNWAY LOOK NO. 31</u></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/AVvXsEgK_k8tLeiazH2L4o_S8uSc27xwH5M-F26HbvNsjpxyzX42mDZD4Uz24joD1h9yduSJqeWIQg-v3eIapxA8gMcddWKrNum2LilRWQs7J-bHNSokhYVppsKPy40KNeMZ1IUKxatgxJO5UhFhsAuv4eg0SUuiu5QXmQgvKcr6dGRb9MNvi3YHgXAfY8iEklM/s478/ChanelHaute8.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="368" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_k8tLeiazH2L4o_S8uSc27xwH5M-F26HbvNsjpxyzX42mDZD4Uz24joD1h9yduSJqeWIQg-v3eIapxA8gMcddWKrNum2LilRWQs7J-bHNSokhYVppsKPy40KNeMZ1IUKxatgxJO5UhFhsAuv4eg0SUuiu5QXmQgvKcr6dGRb9MNvi3YHgXAfY8iEklM/w493-h640/ChanelHaute8.png" width="493" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The iconic black and white boucle was embellished with the traditional gold buttons on some looks and then...then the moving still life-like paintings came with flowers and fruit and trims and even feathers, oh my! The boucle became luminous with threads of silvers, golds, pinks, oranges with the looks panels and gathers billowing from the breezes off the Seine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In Runway Look No. 31, a coat reminded me of a wedding cake with its floral clad bodice and sleeves and boucle bottom, both immediately brought to mind floral prints for seating, tassels for dangling, and mosaics for walls and floors. All reminiscent of things that need a comeback in interior design. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEjCwyoI-0Jncf5v9vxMO_rRkeLRSsx69ejQe6qprPOuiJd3EmelEKlzhfUQEoQDN0ffBYnomJ1ddN7l0GHhumct_tMhGiIKaVImkzr7EGc1gkwNcJtqaOAJ1jmVCzzYULiASsMp2NgeYxB23Pgx_xNHDJJjIcqv9dApQyinMH9oB84DxBEwiwTImVHKCV8/s845/full%20bloom2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwyoI-0Jncf5v9vxMO_rRkeLRSsx69ejQe6qprPOuiJd3EmelEKlzhfUQEoQDN0ffBYnomJ1ddN7l0GHhumct_tMhGiIKaVImkzr7EGc1gkwNcJtqaOAJ1jmVCzzYULiASsMp2NgeYxB23Pgx_xNHDJJjIcqv9dApQyinMH9oB84DxBEwiwTImVHKCV8/w428-h640/full%20bloom2.jpg" width="428" /></a></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/AVvXsEhC7n0Oel-Zh-goe1rk6cv1OycGz8ZHr8YzVQKtSZeuX9uYqzVJGir5zDs72-EUkx4O1fan1YszIGNmg96GyGAdfU9gjguUKLxgQ8gZv9Sr2ys779M8mZfxRQ1CK24RpwKR6Lc6Yo2P0LToxTlzky9AmCf4IhAHOMM0hPucgfLldFsIP59G6tc8xnTS5i4/s846/chanela.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7n0Oel-Zh-goe1rk6cv1OycGz8ZHr8YzVQKtSZeuX9uYqzVJGir5zDs72-EUkx4O1fan1YszIGNmg96GyGAdfU9gjguUKLxgQ8gZv9Sr2ys779M8mZfxRQ1CK24RpwKR6Lc6Yo2P0LToxTlzky9AmCf4IhAHOMM0hPucgfLldFsIP59G6tc8xnTS5i4/w426-h640/chanela.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>RUNWAY LOOK NO. 32</u></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/AVvXsEju8qvK1nDOsG48bwlxeTYyVpzxGJk4yWUZKFcfxG6BxIDoaYnW9H8YmKbMmayy6qNC1DhjYfiIvHr1qsQpjvuS_X1xtSfundQh4JJZxuvgUX6ItH80SurmfsWBBYoUSlx2o2ZHHEo1FQpkWSZGvYVfSHFe97MfOG8NyqKcFEbk3ZT-fe2De9_fRXbFcCY/s508/ChanelHaute9.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="372" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8qvK1nDOsG48bwlxeTYyVpzxGJk4yWUZKFcfxG6BxIDoaYnW9H8YmKbMmayy6qNC1DhjYfiIvHr1qsQpjvuS_X1xtSfundQh4JJZxuvgUX6ItH80SurmfsWBBYoUSlx2o2ZHHEo1FQpkWSZGvYVfSHFe97MfOG8NyqKcFEbk3ZT-fe2De9_fRXbFcCY/w469-h640/ChanelHaute9.png" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Loving the oranges, peaches, blues and yellows of Runway Look No. 32 of the embroidered floral motif on the top front and repeated on the back. This top was paired with a pleated long skirt with pockets! The top reminds me of a rattan texture with a "basket of flowers". And my mind went straight to the adorable Anthropologie Jimena chair in the same colors and then to a Chinoiserie wallpaper that has always been a favorite of mine because of its dreamy vibes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </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/AVvXsEg9i9LUyG7vDEXOm3DMHze9tSdLPeUV7zswf7GRfg3va0rd_4u0HbuC61qwQxDT7WLscOnT3Wdo8O6c9_MZtUEBLsrCCW4aeoX8MrN5bg2XCsnwSe23FFdhlanX8vZztulvbU41XPuiVDdKLmZa2V2YRQEdzwJR01PnHUooqeAjN37rU0zOSfjVDXwVrBc/s900/full%20bloom4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9i9LUyG7vDEXOm3DMHze9tSdLPeUV7zswf7GRfg3va0rd_4u0HbuC61qwQxDT7WLscOnT3Wdo8O6c9_MZtUEBLsrCCW4aeoX8MrN5bg2XCsnwSe23FFdhlanX8vZztulvbU41XPuiVDdKLmZa2V2YRQEdzwJR01PnHUooqeAjN37rU0zOSfjVDXwVrBc/w426-h640/full%20bloom4.jpg" width="426" /></a></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/AVvXsEjBDEojVhspexkJ-IBPWtPBYLYou7xxcOw6VS76QaWiNUWMlrFhy3UBs0c5M0RrtU_YcHDsBzsmKWATDQUWMPiRt2jMYERbyVqeqljeT19wLmBAjEXTnHA3rvV7VcvUk3mTst9aNwTI6UEwtK6sLrTAvmLLNNAfNx7vlTSwFeL42oBh_LSGoHsHGUBFlp0/s564/chanelf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="564" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDEojVhspexkJ-IBPWtPBYLYou7xxcOw6VS76QaWiNUWMlrFhy3UBs0c5M0RrtU_YcHDsBzsmKWATDQUWMPiRt2jMYERbyVqeqljeT19wLmBAjEXTnHA3rvV7VcvUk3mTst9aNwTI6UEwtK6sLrTAvmLLNNAfNx7vlTSwFeL42oBh_LSGoHsHGUBFlp0/w400-h300/chanelf.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>RUNWAY LOOK NO. 35</u></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/AVvXsEjGTcHBJ0DxHdUTuvgzF2572D-HkNvXOXZGMjfXBiAO6m_6b1VoWLRIasnnSncTvDl1GOGoo8XsIid2n8KfeJMsasgBZWUEHVueNHXOJzIvfJe9FFCD7mP9QQMRuTc5i_s5f_0neRzepNQbKUuQlYpIQipznaFeAF2_9EmieYBkQCaSpzJIwG3IHi9BShA/s553/ChanelHaute13.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTcHBJ0DxHdUTuvgzF2572D-HkNvXOXZGMjfXBiAO6m_6b1VoWLRIasnnSncTvDl1GOGoo8XsIid2n8KfeJMsasgBZWUEHVueNHXOJzIvfJe9FFCD7mP9QQMRuTc5i_s5f_0neRzepNQbKUuQlYpIQipznaFeAF2_9EmieYBkQCaSpzJIwG3IHi9BShA/w430-h640/ChanelHaute13.png" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ombre is the word that defined Runway Look No. 35 for me. And with its tulle-like under pinning it also lovingly validated the times when my mom would make us wear pants under our dresses when it was cold, although I don't think we looked near as fashionable as this does.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Velvet floral prints and ombre floral wallpaper are what I translate to home from this runway look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEhcQGenAacGa3uHSq67qz6K-zITRq464BE5TsbPc_Uk-y0SFc5cwX8HzplG80y0lyz99i0aXldEzYRhVHXulAKRj3gsWgVBwi4Pw2tHyFwLQvaCRrFS45ZJPFXfbqRBmclMViq2Dy2m5Ky7S8968PuuDn03g62C1PaQ0d1ieoCTY-QNnU06uWsr7xfrqGQ/s742/chanel5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQGenAacGa3uHSq67qz6K-zITRq464BE5TsbPc_Uk-y0SFc5cwX8HzplG80y0lyz99i0aXldEzYRhVHXulAKRj3gsWgVBwi4Pw2tHyFwLQvaCRrFS45ZJPFXfbqRBmclMViq2Dy2m5Ky7S8968PuuDn03g62C1PaQ0d1ieoCTY-QNnU06uWsr7xfrqGQ/w486-h640/chanel5.jpg" width="486" /></a></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/AVvXsEjqA_GDNOevBS5yxzl7bb2w3dOj0lODba_YeCTUNCqde16Xwu-JRQZWGqZwgR_hF68tSU7TAe4tnWcX0vEveg3dsEbICQmlPzKpYEKv3sCouJSvi37fogRcptZREl7r0LE32z8ax2hs2OD13C9JGzrWXEdT9DCMSBuUmWQklXPxnU7MeKgdnHqBwfjnMHM/s736/chanel2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqA_GDNOevBS5yxzl7bb2w3dOj0lODba_YeCTUNCqde16Xwu-JRQZWGqZwgR_hF68tSU7TAe4tnWcX0vEveg3dsEbICQmlPzKpYEKv3sCouJSvi37fogRcptZREl7r0LE32z8ax2hs2OD13C9JGzrWXEdT9DCMSBuUmWQklXPxnU7MeKgdnHqBwfjnMHM/w400-h400/chanel2.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;"><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;"><u>RUNWAY LOOK NO. 16</u></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/AVvXsEjhbn3jfbPfNjn6WormnUdCOxIzBmOCn9mknRdUZsJjdwdWwSracz1nK7TD42bd3QYSVJxFJPtKtKmmdXtu866F2xOXWGD0ghFBbbkti95AAqfxTMeamVwN3OZEPlKwjun5GQiK5DABOHLyNGPtwCa1sRIWk-fUhevs0dHR1pW4CXmWnYBoJHGRg9mY_qs/s549/ChanelHaute3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="374" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbn3jfbPfNjn6WormnUdCOxIzBmOCn9mknRdUZsJjdwdWwSracz1nK7TD42bd3QYSVJxFJPtKtKmmdXtu866F2xOXWGD0ghFBbbkti95AAqfxTMeamVwN3OZEPlKwjun5GQiK5DABOHLyNGPtwCa1sRIWk-fUhevs0dHR1pW4CXmWnYBoJHGRg9mY_qs/w436-h640/ChanelHaute3.png" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am a fan of moody interiors and the aubergine and purple color families have always been dear to my heart, so it wasn't a surprise when that Runway Look No. 16 was one that I watched again and again. The baubles, gold leafy vines and beaded raspberries on the delicate fabric over the pinstriped trousers marry masculine and feminine so well. Print textiles adorned with fruits and florals and moody painted walls with black woods and vintage-like upholstery pieces are vibing with this look for sure.</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/AVvXsEh4YslBCkvPfHabMIzrphbghWBfof2UHXWrDd2qwHyJsdWzx5YihVoUoHaXf9S5jnnL5GaYuPXsiFUdAO_ZZ-NdMRpxPBcmI5pYRfkRTe_MiTZ3FWra7ylmDDmxpWB66ldZCx21dH1OK2GiAM7opdbkDkw1WiJT-d0xFaEIm4IQE5VIj2B1TRi6KiKLTeM/s744/chanel7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YslBCkvPfHabMIzrphbghWBfof2UHXWrDd2qwHyJsdWzx5YihVoUoHaXf9S5jnnL5GaYuPXsiFUdAO_ZZ-NdMRpxPBcmI5pYRfkRTe_MiTZ3FWra7ylmDDmxpWB66ldZCx21dH1OK2GiAM7opdbkDkw1WiJT-d0xFaEIm4IQE5VIj2B1TRi6KiKLTeM/w484-h640/chanel7.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84t6OGCzb4SK7mVkJqA2e5BiVHOdQBw6PqMFAHY5eFdWVB8ik7thpIVEFYULbY69TVZR1Rxa-4ehE8GZ68GBv6JK79s7oIp2aLBLRzYOgGYHnfZmt7fDrT94SbnfOkfB-7tFiVablgefKxbMLTIMczxyDV3uGD0asXESCqIAsB2DRkTuUuWo_U4QAXbI/s564/chanel6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84t6OGCzb4SK7mVkJqA2e5BiVHOdQBw6PqMFAHY5eFdWVB8ik7thpIVEFYULbY69TVZR1Rxa-4ehE8GZ68GBv6JK79s7oIp2aLBLRzYOgGYHnfZmt7fDrT94SbnfOkfB-7tFiVablgefKxbMLTIMczxyDV3uGD0asXESCqIAsB2DRkTuUuWo_U4QAXbI/w640-h640/chanel6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is so much more inspiration from this runway show, this seems like a teaser. Treat yourself to the video from this show and be inspired to bring fashion to your home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be inspired!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: Chanel, House & Garden Magazine UK, Tumbler, Sofology, House Beautiful, Sanderson Design, Pinterest, Instagram</span></div><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-9332738038182789032023-08-21T08:00:00.009-04:002023-08-21T08:00:00.144-04:00Rooms I Love No. 24 - 2023 Kips Bay Palm Beach Decorator Showhouse - Part II<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5d5lmZnjXiBSwYaouruYqaWHaLGN47C_BXSl5hEG_Afyo2Wcdxya-yQr8BfstwOZByDi95bXNhKJM9FIyrKY0VsWIXxHmnBoffiX3O3U9dqZSvJKcahKFrgb9k76zZp2I8vpRy6oV6NwMAgJXvb7WcUzYUuJuYYsUESk50CKwBGrGR16qqIF9SK35htw/s3625/2023_KB_PB_LucyDoswell_NickolasSargent_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3625" data-original-width="2500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5d5lmZnjXiBSwYaouruYqaWHaLGN47C_BXSl5hEG_Afyo2Wcdxya-yQr8BfstwOZByDi95bXNhKJM9FIyrKY0VsWIXxHmnBoffiX3O3U9dqZSvJKcahKFrgb9k76zZp2I8vpRy6oV6NwMAgJXvb7WcUzYUuJuYYsUESk50CKwBGrGR16qqIF9SK35htw/w442-h640/2023_KB_PB_LucyDoswell_NickolasSargent_1.jpg" width="442" /></a></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: left;">This is Part II of the rooms I love from the 2023 Kips Bay Palm Beach Decorator Showhouse and yet again I'm head over heels. I have to admit I literally stared at this room like it was a tall drink of water on the hottest day of summer. If I had physically been in this space, they would have told me there is more to see and I would have replied, "I'm fine here."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lucy Doswell Interiors' study is marvelous. Some of what grabs my heart is the borrowed Mid Century cocktail table and desk chair belonging to Lucy's grandmother. Talk about enduring well-designed pieces that can translate from room to room, for generations. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From the wallpapered ceiling washed with gold and its jewel of a chandelier to the calming painted walls the jewel box is created. The selection of seating all gems in their own right paired with the best textiles and leather to give each one a bit of the limelight. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEgzWlu8YjFV-QkWrNqhWHx4gPp81S1SsWZ2JoIUXlVMwGNjP1DrqNRE8st4Ri_J1GgFVPKCD3ioFoHNcV-yOebscueXs14QuiPk7uMfzgy0atG-rPRX5wu-li20EOaHUOR5_ul49mATqQcu-wvezfvJ8pPv2e2EM1QKh-U8eB8GRCTDWRAIa7mWxCJnx9c/s3393/2023_KB_PB_LucyDoswell_NickolasSargent_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3393" data-original-width="2500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWlu8YjFV-QkWrNqhWHx4gPp81S1SsWZ2JoIUXlVMwGNjP1DrqNRE8st4Ri_J1GgFVPKCD3ioFoHNcV-yOebscueXs14QuiPk7uMfzgy0atG-rPRX5wu-li20EOaHUOR5_ul49mATqQcu-wvezfvJ8pPv2e2EM1QKh-U8eB8GRCTDWRAIa7mWxCJnx9c/w472-h640/2023_KB_PB_LucyDoswell_NickolasSargent_2.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can't even with that velvet on the sofa with its button tufted seat cushion. Velvet is one of my favorite sofa fabrics. (My living room sofa is a chocolate brown velvet that I haven't tired of in the 20 years I've owned it. Invest in the best quality furnishings you can afford, and you will be rewarded with many years of enjoyable.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The mix of fabrics in this room are delightful and the touch of turquoise leather on the desk chair is like a great pair of shoes that top off an outfit! The floral on the sweet slipper chair, topped off with the geometric trim at the hem is so darling. I'm a sucker for the wood occasional chair with its fresh awning stripe cushion. Standing ovation for using four different chair styles with four different textiles to cover them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The patterned carpet the ground that carries all the things is splendid. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And hello lambrequin! What a great reintroduction of a fabulous window treatment fittingly adorning the window. If the room was a runway this would be the finale. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIF4g9SpcROFSZoNZQRyZn3KRHZG7qGqy-kzMyAiucayVghtPcLur4lN-exRCynhNflJeI9k7VjVQpdqYX-CVa3ZkJbWrCiyqFJ9f4Gjc46qDVe7T0tjmJjEF7IOfjSXLLwZiZHvzmQnT0TSMnMFrlSg4jUeXQpzWt24oA4hrVs0srZe1decCpn8Qt6c/s640/Lucy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIF4g9SpcROFSZoNZQRyZn3KRHZG7qGqy-kzMyAiucayVghtPcLur4lN-exRCynhNflJeI9k7VjVQpdqYX-CVa3ZkJbWrCiyqFJ9f4Gjc46qDVe7T0tjmJjEF7IOfjSXLLwZiZHvzmQnT0TSMnMFrlSg4jUeXQpzWt24oA4hrVs0srZe1decCpn8Qt6c/w512-h640/Lucy.jpg" width="512" /></a></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/AVvXsEhY11K0WwUJPpHMBM9yPlsX_FIspzuOOG-EP3Vz1ppkhw9YOSzoLgo5pfbjVcYxcr0t8p7BO_uNOEdEV2_fDgQ9jK0U4liRXnFFRQUwPAlMUicSUnuAnr0CbFd4kMM6LVC0pBCW6uJkfWypQLXbR1EOKLkn0Aral0ZwWCkCwFF3UJiZfBczRvdyFjBXy08/s845/lucy1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY11K0WwUJPpHMBM9yPlsX_FIspzuOOG-EP3Vz1ppkhw9YOSzoLgo5pfbjVcYxcr0t8p7BO_uNOEdEV2_fDgQ9jK0U4liRXnFFRQUwPAlMUicSUnuAnr0CbFd4kMM6LVC0pBCW6uJkfWypQLXbR1EOKLkn0Aral0ZwWCkCwFF3UJiZfBczRvdyFjBXy08/w426-h640/lucy1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEgq5vkYjgebhxJY1XLrNpqprCzXVQ02kJ1_NxYKhBrYHilohXTTIL33dVS3P_E5jC0-pSvLgiyYjk4GyZPlMPiBe6fLxuCHBy0jiBGc8nWDQnKjAUzYRG2L6GJ-EbHIRBJWQ8QyS7JQVVrGtGFn11vjla5XNrSjkMlxkVmo_4EvXQADbWR2fL5nG1zCF4o/s1000/The-Glam-Pad-Lucy-Doswell-Kips-Bay-012-800x1000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5vkYjgebhxJY1XLrNpqprCzXVQ02kJ1_NxYKhBrYHilohXTTIL33dVS3P_E5jC0-pSvLgiyYjk4GyZPlMPiBe6fLxuCHBy0jiBGc8nWDQnKjAUzYRG2L6GJ-EbHIRBJWQ8QyS7JQVVrGtGFn11vjla5XNrSjkMlxkVmo_4EvXQADbWR2fL5nG1zCF4o/w512-h640/The-Glam-Pad-Lucy-Doswell-Kips-Bay-012-800x1000.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The musts for a well-designed room, treasures! The burled keyed box on the desk, the bird feet candlesticks on the cocktail with the sassy turquoise tapers, the collection of mismatched art on the walls hung just so, the vessels holding foliage, floral and feather. Well done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be inspired!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: Lucy Doswell Interiors, Veranda, Carmel Brantley Photography, Architectural Digest, Pinterest, Instagram</span></div><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-19616063108791283102023-08-14T13:52:00.003-04:002023-08-14T13:52:41.510-04:00Rooms I Love No. 23 - 2023 Kips Bay Palm Beach Decorator Showhouse - Part No. 1<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizz14TRztJ3cT_FSqItQYAfz65rz4oIJoCLwcik8uwcX5SebdS1PZXCFF9CbqhWjfGRQCjRX2SBXbhpJLYXhdPaAK0eb40ObjoF9Okql8T9kuk3MGtU5ztlZ4utlNMlgumCsmRgZEvW1H_qut-x3C4BkbDTWQZSSv2EmDOHyMykd412OGLPN6FwfLVPyI/s980/2023-kb-pb-daniellerollins-nickolassargent-1-1677010999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="980" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizz14TRztJ3cT_FSqItQYAfz65rz4oIJoCLwcik8uwcX5SebdS1PZXCFF9CbqhWjfGRQCjRX2SBXbhpJLYXhdPaAK0eb40ObjoF9Okql8T9kuk3MGtU5ztlZ4utlNMlgumCsmRgZEvW1H_qut-x3C4BkbDTWQZSSv2EmDOHyMykd412OGLPN6FwfLVPyI/w400-h311/2023-kb-pb-daniellerollins-nickolassargent-1-1677010999.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Showhouses, the inspiration juice for interior designers and this year's Kips Bay Palm Beach Decorator Showhouse didn't disappoint. Besides the joy in seeing a celebration of pattern, color, layering upon layering, vintage and modern sitting side by side and tortoise shell; I also added a fun new word to my design vocabulary from Danielle Rollins - "barmoire", love it!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And I also fell in love with Rollins Cocoa Lounge at the 2023 showhouse. This designer turned a stunning vintage Donghia rush and mahogany armoire into a barmoire, but that's not even the beginning of it! One needs to take a long pause and gaze, (okay, </span>gawk<span style="font-family: inherit;">) so as not to miss every beautiful detail of this room. It's a journey back to the 70's and 80's, timeless.</span></div><p></p><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/AVvXsEg84w4d2fFmX4LGarq_Uvef3CwsWfTlbTCB3gDwE_5LLcFuEc8AH3FAej7j8Axhjx2AVGn64sH8kwP25xwBpoA1FyacNoaH1EBLThBZPBEdn4gB_-vbmJQW4sOFvsYSs55SMgtWCPEzA6vVOGVn_XrMUXmRWdcKU7Bgeys8U--e19D7c23BheUX46KFMm0/s2500/2023_KB_PB_DanielleRollins_NickolasSargent_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="2500" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84w4d2fFmX4LGarq_Uvef3CwsWfTlbTCB3gDwE_5LLcFuEc8AH3FAej7j8Axhjx2AVGn64sH8kwP25xwBpoA1FyacNoaH1EBLThBZPBEdn4gB_-vbmJQW4sOFvsYSs55SMgtWCPEzA6vVOGVn_XrMUXmRWdcKU7Bgeys8U--e19D7c23BheUX46KFMm0/w400-h295/2023_KB_PB_DanielleRollins_NickolasSargent_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's a secret in this room. In this home, built in 2009 this room was designated as the dining room, but with its long distance from the kitchen Rollins decided to create this space as a cozy and comfortable entertainment area for before/after dinner drinks and conversation - or a quiet escape any time of the day. She stole my heart with the large folding screen to cover the opening behind the barmoire to create a "wall" which added to the coziness. (I'm a fan of folding screens because of their function to add an architectural element to any space, or as an art form, or as a solution to a design challenge.)</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/AVvXsEivMZMSU3ieAVOaoMJszYTK0XaDJfA3JvQvqE-XQyQPpvtBMIVdY0g7WZCPVl17mck0y_5SBeO_sRwDVFcZMxuHW_wj_1d6sTfPmXgOEyiLpPB-CqLtlzXV2F26ZLE27NlwqigMiluXF5oq7HBY5i1KB7Kj6fKQfKTxZo_LC67U8BL7QcEhW4bo9m9ruV4/s1113/Danielle-Rollins-Kips-Bay-021-1-800x1113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMZMSU3ieAVOaoMJszYTK0XaDJfA3JvQvqE-XQyQPpvtBMIVdY0g7WZCPVl17mck0y_5SBeO_sRwDVFcZMxuHW_wj_1d6sTfPmXgOEyiLpPB-CqLtlzXV2F26ZLE27NlwqigMiluXF5oq7HBY5i1KB7Kj6fKQfKTxZo_LC67U8BL7QcEhW4bo9m9ruV4/w460-h640/Danielle-Rollins-Kips-Bay-021-1-800x1113.jpg" width="460" /></a></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: left;">Another reason I love this room is the use of elements that are true classics. Like the black and white floral studies that flank the larger-than-life shell mirror, Batik fabric that covers the slipper chairs and throw pillows, the coconut husk console that holds a study in white treasures, and the x-base ottoman sitting under it. Sisal and raffia at its finest - always the quiet classic in a room, but never overlooked. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love this room for Rollins eye for placement of every element. Not one piece in this room appears to be last minute. Not one piece was happenstance. Because I believe it was elements all brought together as a story and the pages of that story were edited to perfection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></blockquote></blockquote><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/AVvXsEh-pj5AfVjqi1HSU9IPuLyOriN7odoc_BysPlX2URxBmYpIptgbZthDb2h9yBr10DVJ5BT0WNgtQcBnxlFR89OkAzPnb7ZKH-5P-eqPyzTPs23GYzpeQbTuEP62j74ZVsd0qx86p6x8Jw2jxWtadLhUy4GcTk_f6aYq6cRcKRrZMRDWOorleXR1ETaazEo/s846/cocoa%20lounge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-pj5AfVjqi1HSU9IPuLyOriN7odoc_BysPlX2URxBmYpIptgbZthDb2h9yBr10DVJ5BT0WNgtQcBnxlFR89OkAzPnb7ZKH-5P-eqPyzTPs23GYzpeQbTuEP62j74ZVsd0qx86p6x8Jw2jxWtadLhUy4GcTk_f6aYq6cRcKRrZMRDWOorleXR1ETaazEo/w426-h640/cocoa%20lounge.jpg" width="426" /></a></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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_0wdzBzNF7jgaq7OI8PtbtvW0vdXx48KRtk-DP5VCQ7TdJiVw4M98ioH8ZNZ-8n7l3LlrLe5FvNineZW_mpG6Fc4vw2GdFNFpW_-TzGAwwzLD2lQoeN0Q2hPBaGz-t-N0lP0egmPBqZmPFKLhjTMGCGJwz45ZbSG1txR7gRQMMVrOOM6CdXLwakz6Ng/s918/16d83063f7609dcc6f50e59ca170544e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_0wdzBzNF7jgaq7OI8PtbtvW0vdXx48KRtk-DP5VCQ7TdJiVw4M98ioH8ZNZ-8n7l3LlrLe5FvNineZW_mpG6Fc4vw2GdFNFpW_-TzGAwwzLD2lQoeN0Q2hPBaGz-t-N0lP0egmPBqZmPFKLhjTMGCGJwz45ZbSG1txR7gRQMMVrOOM6CdXLwakz6Ng/w514-h640/16d83063f7609dcc6f50e59ca170544e.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Cocoa Lounge is truly a room of ease. The limestone walls a suitable backdrop for the perfect mix of texture; sophisticated yet welcoming with a coastal neutral color palette that holds its owner's DNA graciously in every nook and cranny.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Welcome back 70's and 80's. Be inspired!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: Veranda, Nickolas Sargent Photography, Glampad, Pinterest, Instagram, Stylebeat</span></div></div><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-37060090423253566292023-07-24T14:24:00.001-04:002023-07-24T14:24:08.460-04:00When It Could be a Don't No. 16 - Library Dining<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCNSlyvjrTJvUuPbfrJKa0o2HqPc6HXweCChl-ZKN5Fj0pK3TBRzbWXORFxi33uQGB5gfCOOnlnWXZljWyS3bjvAgN0TMPtR2LIGP8DdIiPCTGnkRiH1mZufWxmMVNXePdUfxRYJccZDKvox08mJ-p233pfuW7Z24SoJi6QFFfyJXYkv3S1MoCtWPctY/s708/library%20dining12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCNSlyvjrTJvUuPbfrJKa0o2HqPc6HXweCChl-ZKN5Fj0pK3TBRzbWXORFxi33uQGB5gfCOOnlnWXZljWyS3bjvAgN0TMPtR2LIGP8DdIiPCTGnkRiH1mZufWxmMVNXePdUfxRYJccZDKvox08mJ-p233pfuW7Z24SoJi6QFFfyJXYkv3S1MoCtWPctY/s320/library%20dining12.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of my favorite rooms are those spaces that provide a good spot to tuck into. Where our nirvana is filled to the brim. Paradise, heaven, tranquility. Planned spaces that define our sanctuary. Let's get back to designing our homes around that. Where tradition is bucked and self authenticity is at the forefront.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In this post I'm calling all my fellow bibliophile because I know you aren't the shy type and will fully understand our great love for books isn't something we hide. Don't confuse this for ignoring the delight of hiding away while we are swept into the lives of our next book's characters. I'm writing about the thrill we get when sharing our latest book with our fellow lovers of literature. So what better way to share than in a library dining room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEgFRY3hjazSg_DLcvZgZxi71dcb92W5qvaAeoqeeyP8eBKzmF0iYMw0wFLh3xy4ig8By7xCTviu1HGzjaZcJhZ_TxGRFHwd_DVG7clItTQhhQ2VyP95sW3IuldWK2dxlnKYfBUvKA0tncpJtXYnWIU0mkqHt0a-VIGUEAwZQ1uNiZ6N1CNyNlmEpPBUaGM/s563/library%20dining1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="563" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRY3hjazSg_DLcvZgZxi71dcb92W5qvaAeoqeeyP8eBKzmF0iYMw0wFLh3xy4ig8By7xCTviu1HGzjaZcJhZ_TxGRFHwd_DVG7clItTQhhQ2VyP95sW3IuldWK2dxlnKYfBUvKA0tncpJtXYnWIU0mkqHt0a-VIGUEAwZQ1uNiZ6N1CNyNlmEpPBUaGM/s320/library%20dining1.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEgqcGJ4ipqWxQA1DHbm-So5XmY5_EXfRsCLijbibzOcri1OpQ8oMv9_O1k02GYYRC4DzUpmLw0I0aj24_6c4tdGihpqgNgxbkdGbFszGYVCcqHnvM26VMkg477eT6Gl4JnJUjis1USwnKqF7l5eUHD3PcECOU_7nm_6qApDG8eYrkRwH87-krhrtvl9Wyw/s564/library%20dining9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcGJ4ipqWxQA1DHbm-So5XmY5_EXfRsCLijbibzOcri1OpQ8oMv9_O1k02GYYRC4DzUpmLw0I0aj24_6c4tdGihpqgNgxbkdGbFszGYVCcqHnvM26VMkg477eT6Gl4JnJUjis1USwnKqF7l5eUHD3PcECOU_7nm_6qApDG8eYrkRwH87-krhrtvl9Wyw/s320/library%20dining9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Heightening the experience of book club is a planned library dining room. Where the best real characters in our real lives are gathered over good food to converse about books we have read and books we added to our collections. Books with our handwritten notes, dogeared pages, an autograph from the author. Books that express our journeys and how we found ourselves or lost ourselves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEhC-zu4ixkxSYLGjOwDzSMDRAUmMEZkezuSh7wSO24izSg1p5Tjl1NQpOMjSRNg8II5J2Vm-T1R0vkzWn0AOLshDGiBHxjiTDul-MVGOSlVRkVM3XA5MUv8qmFhaP5Z7t3thl2Fd-Q2F2UuQheVsz3ka7_XpGMlTwkqAroax0GClaOKewmvvsUfslK4Grg/s564/library%20dining13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="564" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-zu4ixkxSYLGjOwDzSMDRAUmMEZkezuSh7wSO24izSg1p5Tjl1NQpOMjSRNg8II5J2Vm-T1R0vkzWn0AOLshDGiBHxjiTDul-MVGOSlVRkVM3XA5MUv8qmFhaP5Z7t3thl2Fd-Q2F2UuQheVsz3ka7_XpGMlTwkqAroax0GClaOKewmvvsUfslK4Grg/s320/library%20dining13.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEjdSkZi29r9FI_li0Sm6MUYwcncdb31L7LVLRTiYYZEmzYArPl8ovZ0hEQgyr1SCilddCGnYihxsX75-lhjBeo0f_bta5ak8j-RC9jjCVGItq1_Ab5erLHBHKFipanWe_TlR5q3tilSy6vAUd3QOZMDxuXgPJUMguAzLRGYZL4vvimU1-NcMytiFWS7fIw/s564/library%20dining3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSkZi29r9FI_li0Sm6MUYwcncdb31L7LVLRTiYYZEmzYArPl8ovZ0hEQgyr1SCilddCGnYihxsX75-lhjBeo0f_bta5ak8j-RC9jjCVGItq1_Ab5erLHBHKFipanWe_TlR5q3tilSy6vAUd3QOZMDxuXgPJUMguAzLRGYZL4vvimU1-NcMytiFWS7fIw/s320/library%20dining3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have talked in the past about our libraries being wherever our stack of books finds their home; by our favorite chair or on our bedside table. Then we run out of space for those stacks of books and we get creative and they find their home tucked under a bench or ottoman and perhaps even in a dining room's china/hutch - the dishes moved aside to make room for one of the very definitions of ourselves - the books we read.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEixZL5-sMQW84NblgGpA7Ur0JFKQwJcHrf8DQ1rFgA1xJh0gS7MNxtvaFuOt2zuSLoN_M_s-QE2H_1bsVQnzsljKcYYAxRTR2YZOQIDyYLSO8_qReIoQ-qXViamhVl5ZsnRhF4sgjJXnwnpr9I5_cizYyPJXRgytIVCt9CHglTacPkHc1Q9eMPerR5MwhQ/s751/library%20dining15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZL5-sMQW84NblgGpA7Ur0JFKQwJcHrf8DQ1rFgA1xJh0gS7MNxtvaFuOt2zuSLoN_M_s-QE2H_1bsVQnzsljKcYYAxRTR2YZOQIDyYLSO8_qReIoQ-qXViamhVl5ZsnRhF4sgjJXnwnpr9I5_cizYyPJXRgytIVCt9CHglTacPkHc1Q9eMPerR5MwhQ/s320/library%20dining15.jpg" width="240" /></a></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/AVvXsEg-tehD8aD8SdKAvF27obIGTqJ-CRjB9IQvkFJBWcbg_qgCmH-61g_jJQ_M_2bIUxUU98agTrKexqCTqkjbQy9RlL4woW4Vjyq57957TKfYY3EoWGTRN_bDPgcL9yltl9JKDytAPPTjCdJVaLQuoVYzViwYZU9gu5vlJnTlUR8ad3dvO04duiKgV0growg/s752/library%20dining10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tehD8aD8SdKAvF27obIGTqJ-CRjB9IQvkFJBWcbg_qgCmH-61g_jJQ_M_2bIUxUU98agTrKexqCTqkjbQy9RlL4woW4Vjyq57957TKfYY3EoWGTRN_bDPgcL9yltl9JKDytAPPTjCdJVaLQuoVYzViwYZU9gu5vlJnTlUR8ad3dvO04duiKgV0growg/s320/library%20dining10.jpg" width="240" /></a></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: left;">And then my mind goes to the joy of experiencing a book-themed dinner in the library dining room or the book author's favorite drink or cigar. Creating the feeling that the author is actually in our company, dining with us at our table in our library. Can you imagine dining with Herman Melville or Frances Mayes or Ernest Hemingway? What if Henry David Thoreau or Mark Twain or Bonnie Garmus or Brene Brown were invited to your next dinner party?</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/AVvXsEifLjXJpRY4C7pplNon_825wTvOnGLfgiKCOqkhGJr-MED5KFdDj38GQvPB2_gvA0TQkQP8TSBKlqpIO0cNof3LtSXrUFdhCbjdPi16e2DYwYpOVdJDxN3-rS7Ibz1N8kYj7ZUtpryErsPhkno_-g2GaVRwVWiWlkbQQrxiUqZ_bXNjeXEAGKiJAoA_siM/s846/library%20dining7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLjXJpRY4C7pplNon_825wTvOnGLfgiKCOqkhGJr-MED5KFdDj38GQvPB2_gvA0TQkQP8TSBKlqpIO0cNof3LtSXrUFdhCbjdPi16e2DYwYpOVdJDxN3-rS7Ibz1N8kYj7ZUtpryErsPhkno_-g2GaVRwVWiWlkbQQrxiUqZ_bXNjeXEAGKiJAoA_siM/s320/library%20dining7.jpg" width="213" /></a></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/AVvXsEijhwFhCFUYgVP35FXPlNM12yXuk_4J5Ks3qOGCoWIzp-xo0rzZHF8jeEgpeZwhmTL6eR-h4tqLY26HRuMZeoN7g8A2H8aY3KkM4KPaSv73t_skMqTlRyTHbky74AJ7GpQ0iy2L8uhkKSIw-XMroElh0gAL1XQiwU5UbEjojoFHegngy-d-U2NtWqq-OwQ/s738/library%20dining4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhwFhCFUYgVP35FXPlNM12yXuk_4J5Ks3qOGCoWIzp-xo0rzZHF8jeEgpeZwhmTL6eR-h4tqLY26HRuMZeoN7g8A2H8aY3KkM4KPaSv73t_skMqTlRyTHbky74AJ7GpQ0iy2L8uhkKSIw-XMroElh0gAL1XQiwU5UbEjojoFHegngy-d-U2NtWqq-OwQ/s320/library%20dining4.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As in any design plan, what you surround yourself with becomes an element to your happiness in your home. Your retreat, port in a storm, shelter. If you are a lover of books plan that library dining room, it is both your escape and capture. Escaping from contentment to be captured by intrigue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEgX1FqK0wUBaQLZ5ig3QmQd7iWOabR-6PzWbZCw4hjwqSXwm3Uu635PEFc1z0lZ7cOhfsV4kjIJrulxx7KOijFCkIHS8v4TkOW7q4JsumO3KW0APfMtUhAGII0xYf7uorXbaQFjoBXsVz-dYQKyqJHTpt_gItyVHSkTku4QqguuvbXiyOOcI6I_SwQ9r3Y/s720/library%20dining2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1FqK0wUBaQLZ5ig3QmQd7iWOabR-6PzWbZCw4hjwqSXwm3Uu635PEFc1z0lZ7cOhfsV4kjIJrulxx7KOijFCkIHS8v4TkOW7q4JsumO3KW0APfMtUhAGII0xYf7uorXbaQFjoBXsVz-dYQKyqJHTpt_gItyVHSkTku4QqguuvbXiyOOcI6I_SwQ9r3Y/s320/library%20dining2.jpg" width="213" /></a></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/AVvXsEikqWquJPALBkdTR9D7fntgnrhq9pckOYYAb3UvP-qSIYF223PXBusl-hBm8lZvzlKGe59IDTrm1YUG7VsiIXX9EvJxDhO2KwV7QqZKezjigLvnZw1ud-wy49_IBqpfzyNE7C7wKYZ6NN96C5dFJgmLLaYrWjLe36QpskDBSCIj7Veq0lzWytFDRXiLfpU/s500/library%20dining6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqWquJPALBkdTR9D7fntgnrhq9pckOYYAb3UvP-qSIYF223PXBusl-hBm8lZvzlKGe59IDTrm1YUG7VsiIXX9EvJxDhO2KwV7QqZKezjigLvnZw1ud-wy49_IBqpfzyNE7C7wKYZ6NN96C5dFJgmLLaYrWjLe36QpskDBSCIj7Veq0lzWytFDRXiLfpU/s320/library%20dining6.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Don't get stuck on the formality that the design of a library can conjure up. Just like any other space in your home, the library dining room should reflect you. Just like the books on the shelves in this space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEgS2RBvvYKDgZRjmdl15Ed3fT3YUe2isa9EY-3DkoDyu4DGE7Ko-Stm-WLXBC19oU7NC18IP6lT5o61EanGkZKmNOxLSTALOeEQtcrRhDxL5PNLFMt1Mu0GGpY7odAXto6h3wOWmGdzMkgsJGdle76KazvjPXrga94rGsRMWKTTDKaFRlqJA_TROcxym74/s678/library%20dining8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2RBvvYKDgZRjmdl15Ed3fT3YUe2isa9EY-3DkoDyu4DGE7Ko-Stm-WLXBC19oU7NC18IP6lT5o61EanGkZKmNOxLSTALOeEQtcrRhDxL5PNLFMt1Mu0GGpY7odAXto6h3wOWmGdzMkgsJGdle76KazvjPXrga94rGsRMWKTTDKaFRlqJA_TROcxym74/s320/library%20dining8.jpg" width="212" /></a></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/AVvXsEibfEQilDehbtMVfFLqYPSkzF05da7H4gMzOuymz2qKZ_yr4C6yAjVvxGMLkuU6QIAaY2tRLjLS-3hgOVN6EJqky9xoMy91Z3Mj71_HZmXsQ0X58p0YY8524Wbq4ZXpmAcEACnEnWbXJ8q6paCJePPNvyZ23r2Bpm2117P393wjzHkI5OavTumE4lBEQp0/s600/library%20dining16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="462" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfEQilDehbtMVfFLqYPSkzF05da7H4gMzOuymz2qKZ_yr4C6yAjVvxGMLkuU6QIAaY2tRLjLS-3hgOVN6EJqky9xoMy91Z3Mj71_HZmXsQ0X58p0YY8524Wbq4ZXpmAcEACnEnWbXJ8q6paCJePPNvyZ23r2Bpm2117P393wjzHkI5OavTumE4lBEQp0/s320/library%20dining16.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The library dining room is a hideaway where some of your most valued treasures reside. Yet it is also a necessary functional space as well. Approaching a multi-functional space design plan can be a challenge, but a fun one. It is important to consider all the elements you need in this space just as if they were two separate rooms and then formulate a plan that marries those elements together well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEgt3eUzkTOlPCvYtSgE9OMRCs_FfHrSMh_68Hoq1dbJ5oLjk6frbs4csPqnfJG8C2VAk0KOlVSww24_L4IoEHsCswb2IaEz8pOeqxPi6tm--mLZe5MLX1gYY7MB93TQJa_E17Yaq9BQwb_JwMYVOUfx9tRQCgsTVgOldgepbqme0yBkshd7Hj8bYBvRZ8w/s526/library%20dining5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="526" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3eUzkTOlPCvYtSgE9OMRCs_FfHrSMh_68Hoq1dbJ5oLjk6frbs4csPqnfJG8C2VAk0KOlVSww24_L4IoEHsCswb2IaEz8pOeqxPi6tm--mLZe5MLX1gYY7MB93TQJa_E17Yaq9BQwb_JwMYVOUfx9tRQCgsTVgOldgepbqme0yBkshd7Hj8bYBvRZ8w/s320/library%20dining5.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEg_69JV6YLOmrdBn06Ye2cDu_RPdvVF5HVlWBs_OfXsGOUyocXsWyjpalOxjyASZKRQXe_g2htxxQlG5Ue8XG3oamRlUvH1z6eDUrQVwmpSffBzL1UlgRD_3agiXM4IYcTk3xU_5WddmnWavONa1m5QE7VMGKR2TH78xVeZ5N070b1MPGHIMqTCTN1ByGE/s672/library%20dining11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_69JV6YLOmrdBn06Ye2cDu_RPdvVF5HVlWBs_OfXsGOUyocXsWyjpalOxjyASZKRQXe_g2htxxQlG5Ue8XG3oamRlUvH1z6eDUrQVwmpSffBzL1UlgRD_3agiXM4IYcTk3xU_5WddmnWavONa1m5QE7VMGKR2TH78xVeZ5N070b1MPGHIMqTCTN1ByGE/s320/library%20dining11.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just as I encourage the use of our formal dining areas to not be limited to special holidays, I would encourage a library dining room to not just be used for book club. We need to design our spaces so that every space welcomes a cup of coffee to start our day or a glass of wine to collect our thoughts at the end of our day. There are no reserved tables.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEhZVvoLX5tG4JgLzVY2VIQiLhqtxc_s1rYV3-VersV78TLYBEi0jyENxD7rU8VlvCHUcwxQh0z9MGSLSjrTGRLNEB_eztOMuWwxmT3hCsYya3Zstm2o6yjE_HJR4TxC3heX26AWMWSufZY7bk3UKH8m9_kyW8FW28plA6dd1WedexJZ0fyynRu0zM2E-Gk/s689/library%20dining14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="563" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVvoLX5tG4JgLzVY2VIQiLhqtxc_s1rYV3-VersV78TLYBEi0jyENxD7rU8VlvCHUcwxQh0z9MGSLSjrTGRLNEB_eztOMuWwxmT3hCsYya3Zstm2o6yjE_HJR4TxC3heX26AWMWSufZY7bk3UKH8m9_kyW8FW28plA6dd1WedexJZ0fyynRu0zM2E-Gk/s320/library%20dining14.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be inspired!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: Architectural Digest, 1st Dibs, Tumblr, Art of Doing Stuff, Vogue, The Nordroom, Markova Design, Laurel Bern Interiors, View Along The Way, Pinterest, Est Living</span></div><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-8070775325268694282023-07-13T11:03:00.005-04:002023-07-13T11:03:33.122-04:00Translation - Fashion to Home No. 23 - Ralph Lauren 2024 Resort Ballet Reverie: A Pas de Deux with Elegance<p></p><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/AVvXsEizpofIEkZjNgkGHQsr7pTl9-RXHEt-2LzWKPSd7-eeOZl1oBMP46WpTrGf3_bh7t4xr8oIs_-WrEB_ow9dgvhOrjFsBbYyFBnaHka82f-xwU6P-GtlYlrdKYSawOh8R3Kn8GJnxQB2QSACVr0OIiauvVXAXbJk9beWtVdTVeTjHVXDObIEqzqlOMCSre8/s846/sculpture21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpofIEkZjNgkGHQsr7pTl9-RXHEt-2LzWKPSd7-eeOZl1oBMP46WpTrGf3_bh7t4xr8oIs_-WrEB_ow9dgvhOrjFsBbYyFBnaHka82f-xwU6P-GtlYlrdKYSawOh8R3Kn8GJnxQB2QSACVr0OIiauvVXAXbJk9beWtVdTVeTjHVXDObIEqzqlOMCSre8/s320/sculpture21.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This translation of fashion to home is about the soft hues of the Ralph Lauren 2024 Resort Ballet Reverie: A Pas de Deux with Elegance, and the visually striking sculpture like a work of art. The fabrics and their textures and draping remind me of bas-relief delicately detailed plaster. The hues like the chalky, matte, hand-applied texture of plaster work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The inspiration of the ballet in this collection speaks to me in the graceful flow of the fabrics and wispy details and embellishments. The way the fabrics drape and dance remind me of how neutral bas-relief dances off its surfaces.</div><br /><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/AVvXsEiL8hVWmwhjSIOPfEXxbxD8W_zoqvRUPW8X6elSnA82RZ1MFGkh_ySb0O77cHjtqPHCPmZhtA2NgbqpIElH9Mv3skoTH0AqjuI9DGCwC5S2uQJNLfWclgSQw-1L9uxM1JqOBSE7MJXpmDgp25iinjPQGDA-w0tqjjBuLTmV3POAJY8L6Os73wv1VJZccSk/s687/sculpture16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8hVWmwhjSIOPfEXxbxD8W_zoqvRUPW8X6elSnA82RZ1MFGkh_ySb0O77cHjtqPHCPmZhtA2NgbqpIElH9Mv3skoTH0AqjuI9DGCwC5S2uQJNLfWclgSQw-1L9uxM1JqOBSE7MJXpmDgp25iinjPQGDA-w0tqjjBuLTmV3POAJY8L6Os73wv1VJZccSk/s320/sculpture16.jpg" width="233" /></a></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/AVvXsEhllhwsk6-_UzNL5pp1gTxqHFhwSmgrWBCRiM9yhVB1a5VgVdjsLwsp5k81hmhyMKsJwOzLe0FmaC1u_f4_mdaqqgZpKdqfQoGkA0FZeVk1XB4ddWpOyYiWNdkOqIALSnxWtCv9mrbaU4bf1zsZBe7GIP4b_IOGlwSfOv1i8hVXi0UN278h6nfJSs8p7qQ/s1391/sculpture24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllhwsk6-_UzNL5pp1gTxqHFhwSmgrWBCRiM9yhVB1a5VgVdjsLwsp5k81hmhyMKsJwOzLe0FmaC1u_f4_mdaqqgZpKdqfQoGkA0FZeVk1XB4ddWpOyYiWNdkOqIALSnxWtCv9mrbaU4bf1zsZBe7GIP4b_IOGlwSfOv1i8hVXi0UN278h6nfJSs8p7qQ/s320/sculpture24.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This also takes me back to the deeply embossed wallpaper, Lincrusta created by Frederick Walton in 1877 originally finding its place from royal homes to railway carriages. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqv3m0hk61nuiYzTTOrmlbWAhKE-nszaBTr81gOeHAJ4tUdAVqMp7WWgOXKy4M5y260WjtnBmFvTrpSTBg66RqwKN970jWnUWLxk-Mysxc-xbcggTomRMvdC6S-BO3NFTRctnk5h1UBIvG8gGu6F5vjWd2_4kwgOH9n69g90bYtKDQ9bXIoZs6pcyhsBg/s564/sculpture30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqv3m0hk61nuiYzTTOrmlbWAhKE-nszaBTr81gOeHAJ4tUdAVqMp7WWgOXKy4M5y260WjtnBmFvTrpSTBg66RqwKN970jWnUWLxk-Mysxc-xbcggTomRMvdC6S-BO3NFTRctnk5h1UBIvG8gGu6F5vjWd2_4kwgOH9n69g90bYtKDQ9bXIoZs6pcyhsBg/s320/sculpture30.jpg" width="320" /></a></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: left;">Who knew that your favorite ballet could choreograph your design plan? That a story told by dance or through fashion would hold its best performance on the walls or ceilings of your home. That a ballet dancer, a fashion designer, and interior design would all collide in a elegant interpretation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEix2ArM5YyDQqas6klTn74xCL5NzBYfcWS64-KdVjd2c7Yri-G3-AIGp0JXmI37vojD4JKvviRLIR9ryZ6ytTlM8uw-aI0V_KvHOqHwan-XeOFwpjpGOAhWWNwFVza0bVgVbLp5uiZOJrw5F6eDcug9x0KL11v_K7nN40CErrhNVY_ONzUPJjwRZxP_teU/s736/sculpture8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2ArM5YyDQqas6klTn74xCL5NzBYfcWS64-KdVjd2c7Yri-G3-AIGp0JXmI37vojD4JKvviRLIR9ryZ6ytTlM8uw-aI0V_KvHOqHwan-XeOFwpjpGOAhWWNwFVza0bVgVbLp5uiZOJrw5F6eDcug9x0KL11v_K7nN40CErrhNVY_ONzUPJjwRZxP_teU/s320/sculpture8.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEiSdqcmHLsh_g4A1FCA3hI5cV7IcZrZm5LWfRS2Z5w_1fdlfZ9_BrmwER2qqh_J2qyBcng0vRO8Yly5H-VPmvn1JHidcrTGGN7ZZK6fqY53-dUsYB0aQ34W3Kbvw_Quet6KcFQ33ePubexj-KO0u8W7fYF6xw3NILv_DM-_1QOcoPL3pV-DiZZ9aGr4LYA/s903/sculpture26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdqcmHLsh_g4A1FCA3hI5cV7IcZrZm5LWfRS2Z5w_1fdlfZ9_BrmwER2qqh_J2qyBcng0vRO8Yly5H-VPmvn1JHidcrTGGN7ZZK6fqY53-dUsYB0aQ34W3Kbvw_Quet6KcFQ33ePubexj-KO0u8W7fYF6xw3NILv_DM-_1QOcoPL3pV-DiZZ9aGr4LYA/s320/sculpture26.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inspiration is not always that cartoon-ish shining light bulb above one's head. It comes from truly experiencing all life has to offer with all five senses. Understanding how this experience right now fits into our lives forever and how it is to become part of who we are - that is inspiration. A dance of congruence.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEi6bUWbGUYOR_05T0cnLjIs68dDnzCCIxPOni8hbQNB_N2_ybw2HgmJvemHJkLtytI2wqMn-UEkO_TpyDPnp5iV34x4GMXI7i7TxYyPGLtZwRlItIoOjxJABhFefPJtLf51k5dvWNUCLkQLW_1i6hRyQjIv0gdBTOIcRgaCNFPr6EHL9IXVrdWaRT_UYj0/s564/sculpture12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bUWbGUYOR_05T0cnLjIs68dDnzCCIxPOni8hbQNB_N2_ybw2HgmJvemHJkLtytI2wqMn-UEkO_TpyDPnp5iV34x4GMXI7i7TxYyPGLtZwRlItIoOjxJABhFefPJtLf51k5dvWNUCLkQLW_1i6hRyQjIv0gdBTOIcRgaCNFPr6EHL9IXVrdWaRT_UYj0/s320/sculpture12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A design's history gets me every time. Imagine that ballet Comique de la Reine first performed in 1581, considered by ballet historians to be the first ballet, having anything in common with a revolutionary product invented in 1877 offering an alternative to labor-intensive plaster work evolving into a runway creation by a fashion icon for 2024. Now you know how my mind works, how inspiration connects the dots in my design mind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEi5tbJ4d685b1VERd7_5NfDMcZCx7fqNpK2T_h01h8mkpFzVKf6w8LnPg6oiGcY6Yp4X9NurgP7lcMYcTgwupg9XvOE6P1bxGDkJfpCkj1jmKjRDpsWMy_I7HH3mezn_njbKnp8FaUzxFya3ZP3ubgPjZhi7UrTYI2Z8XxNCkqJnEmhBkf2XKUGSZFIlDY/s564/sculpture11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tbJ4d685b1VERd7_5NfDMcZCx7fqNpK2T_h01h8mkpFzVKf6w8LnPg6oiGcY6Yp4X9NurgP7lcMYcTgwupg9XvOE6P1bxGDkJfpCkj1jmKjRDpsWMy_I7HH3mezn_njbKnp8FaUzxFya3ZP3ubgPjZhi7UrTYI2Z8XxNCkqJnEmhBkf2XKUGSZFIlDY/s320/sculpture11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpBVH1VjtYNUjkGDQGT-QhkEg5kBh5v2Cft_wN9NRRnLA15BF-tzvhpZ-CRuPaAwRunBJE5gYjNG4j7uds8FLzR4pPsq8KjFg8ivolphWJfvDJI-IyYM8TqwHeNh1Rp2DZ9aX_1QlW_onC1u2NB9SL4onsbpDZvjgxaISZfxdqAE4ZQnfd5CT9zcWnaU/s1821/sculpture25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1821" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpBVH1VjtYNUjkGDQGT-QhkEg5kBh5v2Cft_wN9NRRnLA15BF-tzvhpZ-CRuPaAwRunBJE5gYjNG4j7uds8FLzR4pPsq8KjFg8ivolphWJfvDJI-IyYM8TqwHeNh1Rp2DZ9aX_1QlW_onC1u2NB9SL4onsbpDZvjgxaISZfxdqAE4ZQnfd5CT9zcWnaU/s320/sculpture25.jpg" width="129" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was not given the talent of dance, I couldn't begin to experiment with wood paste and gelled linseed oil and wonder what could be created if I spread that concoction on a paper base and rolled it between steel rollers to emboss it, I was not give the hands of a sculpturer and I wouldn't dare try to phantom the mind that is Ralph Lauren. But I do live out the inspiration these arts put in front of me and create beautiful spaces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEiWsJR1ZaoXKq8ny2qjJrGuz8rDEyTHkuoJ-_muXuKC5KZ1_rPWZ5ZU_U94cJIyt_wB5K7_U4xuu4gjiQjtOUZkyJAMGJSllkCz_d5NlRFqR8fPlMLydyVgThjmT9jhxDams2lIfaO795yzyoFKdyv5MRtouaOEEYNwOjIuV83m1mFoYoAvpCgUJxM7Qk8/s516/sculpture7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsJR1ZaoXKq8ny2qjJrGuz8rDEyTHkuoJ-_muXuKC5KZ1_rPWZ5ZU_U94cJIyt_wB5K7_U4xuu4gjiQjtOUZkyJAMGJSllkCz_d5NlRFqR8fPlMLydyVgThjmT9jhxDams2lIfaO795yzyoFKdyv5MRtouaOEEYNwOjIuV83m1mFoYoAvpCgUJxM7Qk8/s320/sculpture7.jpg" width="248" /></a></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/AVvXsEgHtEvuuyd21QQJf3NkStsR5N2w9U6LEZP4MfVCh7Wqar4ODpGEVybxQbxm8HZvc5_xCdsKaGbeqjOG3GFOgJZb6rE-g-mz7OgD7X_yu0LRoi1IO3xPWL5cxb0932Hdflq-qXo4HA7FWwRx9vn7yVDab9thcpg0KZHMFunxxOrOyuBrw6HMfWES8I5Zezc/s564/sculpture14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtEvuuyd21QQJf3NkStsR5N2w9U6LEZP4MfVCh7Wqar4ODpGEVybxQbxm8HZvc5_xCdsKaGbeqjOG3GFOgJZb6rE-g-mz7OgD7X_yu0LRoi1IO3xPWL5cxb0932Hdflq-qXo4HA7FWwRx9vn7yVDab9thcpg0KZHMFunxxOrOyuBrw6HMfWES8I5Zezc/s320/sculpture14.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What will this runway show inspire in you? How will it translate through your innate talented soul? What will you author from it? A beautiful room awaits your dance.</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/AVvXsEgw3sK6CVwudRfLmCHGO2kYBDBC1RcPndmlJKatFvs0_U4_m362DjwKXJf3moI3kS5Wi8qNqPmIj14KQYJGMiWzhK2oOC7udbdPnLL4Iy924FJ1rluh4hepLfuPm9BiLMX4Y7LbCHHRh0DlypqnNIOT1c0GopTTd2el1qvDTyhT_IGFn-nlbP_wVRRpz7Y/s1178/sculpture28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1178" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3sK6CVwudRfLmCHGO2kYBDBC1RcPndmlJKatFvs0_U4_m362DjwKXJf3moI3kS5Wi8qNqPmIj14KQYJGMiWzhK2oOC7udbdPnLL4Iy924FJ1rluh4hepLfuPm9BiLMX4Y7LbCHHRh0DlypqnNIOT1c0GopTTd2el1qvDTyhT_IGFn-nlbP_wVRRpz7Y/s320/sculpture28.jpg" width="200" /></a></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/AVvXsEhHy1wLGu0c7QJTDf5TO_PlBXFej4IYQu8HmulrHEhkUCCWOtu9TazelDp0tVZnmiokOtZ7DqMNhvJZMHFu2jiYFa8Bb4NT_6Tg61294QFlxmISjwJ_igtOnBiyjRdIgVRrK5IPN1OVDJNVNcXQDoH7rjV47TL2cXKvnOL-YdKy73hZDRoHoAWJi6KgHaE/s897/sculpture10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="735" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHy1wLGu0c7QJTDf5TO_PlBXFej4IYQu8HmulrHEhkUCCWOtu9TazelDp0tVZnmiokOtZ7DqMNhvJZMHFu2jiYFa8Bb4NT_6Tg61294QFlxmISjwJ_igtOnBiyjRdIgVRrK5IPN1OVDJNVNcXQDoH7rjV47TL2cXKvnOL-YdKy73hZDRoHoAWJi6KgHaE/s320/sculpture10.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEhM_loAT7kka5pAQRqu-s25BFiuGwjSQqzbktcGfLUPBD-HBT_mVkXedQ--JrFJlTb2YtK9uVSHxyN0v1dBxEbsZgYGivGa6R8rFUzZ0pVXA_0zMZzPiAuA9_3BVHnCWVsYUqjJQ_k0sttf5o4-N66N611_MUPXdisPBNSGPQnw7_hj0or6PrT6HlXX6Kg/s500/sculpture6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_loAT7kka5pAQRqu-s25BFiuGwjSQqzbktcGfLUPBD-HBT_mVkXedQ--JrFJlTb2YtK9uVSHxyN0v1dBxEbsZgYGivGa6R8rFUzZ0pVXA_0zMZzPiAuA9_3BVHnCWVsYUqjJQ_k0sttf5o4-N66N611_MUPXdisPBNSGPQnw7_hj0or6PrT6HlXX6Kg/s320/sculpture6.jpg" width="240" /></a></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: left;">This inspiration is speaking softly, without arrogance while still commanding attention. It's like sitting on the edge of your theater seat with your opera glasses in hand so you don't miss a thing. Even though you know you can't possibly describe the experience you are having in its entirety down to every goose bump. But knowing that you will find a way to relive the experience so it doesn't slip away. That is what you bring to life on a wall, on the ceiling overhead, on a piece of furniture, anywhere in your surroundings so it is forever present in some way for you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEj6KINocRjz3weAW7Y6L7EttYlk1S7Ko91i9uDNiWKSr3-mbS_KM9j-WIUNyJKqYa0f5-JjCskVkZuj05Y2QNrKbTXhkp6Ty2lxSBFSf4leTr50Tm4eCpCbfxX3xaklRyzKan9ausbktkKqr9vh8F0yUqm4YJittNzlaapOmhqeI6RrIiR_gGf0F3SIa5U/s806/sculpture13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="563" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KINocRjz3weAW7Y6L7EttYlk1S7Ko91i9uDNiWKSr3-mbS_KM9j-WIUNyJKqYa0f5-JjCskVkZuj05Y2QNrKbTXhkp6Ty2lxSBFSf4leTr50Tm4eCpCbfxX3xaklRyzKan9ausbktkKqr9vh8F0yUqm4YJittNzlaapOmhqeI6RrIiR_gGf0F3SIa5U/s320/sculpture13.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be inspired!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source: Ralph Lauren, Vogue, Runway Magazine, Moda Operandi, House & Home, Alberto Pinto, Lincrusta, Wall Street Journal, Spruce & Pine, Samantha Farjo Design, Windows Weak, Lushome, Pigmentti, Architectural Digest, Theodore Alexander, Pinterest</span></div><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-18510121588784675502023-07-11T11:29:00.000-04:002023-07-11T11:29:08.148-04:00Be Inspired No. 96 - Foraging for Branches in Design<p><br /></p><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/AVvXsEgJeYcjZEV6NQUmF7txz_EmKXmA5XNgXl-kLyd7G_fkaxcaP2b2CDDHIYFvJvOCDt1aYUnIXSpNnzshE0em8Xz_dj6xkPuJH2YFmPpjRPLU456xXhFPJtIKHsqgmCvtcMUDJO2-WdhYQ1pNqL6aS83xiqa1RJcpK8Aaw3pAfDBJUkDXau_5emFlLyo_Yc8/s564/branches2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="564" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeYcjZEV6NQUmF7txz_EmKXmA5XNgXl-kLyd7G_fkaxcaP2b2CDDHIYFvJvOCDt1aYUnIXSpNnzshE0em8Xz_dj6xkPuJH2YFmPpjRPLU456xXhFPJtIKHsqgmCvtcMUDJO2-WdhYQ1pNqL6aS83xiqa1RJcpK8Aaw3pAfDBJUkDXau_5emFlLyo_Yc8/s320/branches2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I recently came across an inspiring story about a photographic project and book by the Scandinavian artists Riita Ikonen and Karoline Hjorth called Eyes as Big as Plates. It's about an ongoing project that pays tribute to Norwegian folklore. The photographs conjure up so many questions and forces one to say, "tell me more". The concept is that you can provide as many answers as you wish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This photograph of a woman with a millinery made of branches is a favorite of mine. The woman who resembles a wind goddess turns out to be a Norwegian in her 90s called Agnes, who made her first parachute jump at the age of 85 (her second was a 90th birthday present). “Floating through the air was pure joy,” she told the artists, so they all decided she’d dress as the “fabled north wind”. (BBC)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZTBuHrJhUaScC42Wg_H4tBfodo6ujBhiOf7voBV0aFbImKRkm6vVuM90dUyGPNql-Nwr741cYZoLM3FT5Ss2gUdMqvgRtFS0J1yC3abSgCiDKlQgOD95MePdadyfM3L4MRckf1Ta_Gcl8S7a2LH5KcgP03VtbBh5wS_GdZdBsftTGP5mUQ2aT2IJlg4/s675/branches1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZTBuHrJhUaScC42Wg_H4tBfodo6ujBhiOf7voBV0aFbImKRkm6vVuM90dUyGPNql-Nwr741cYZoLM3FT5Ss2gUdMqvgRtFS0J1yC3abSgCiDKlQgOD95MePdadyfM3L4MRckf1Ta_Gcl8S7a2LH5KcgP03VtbBh5wS_GdZdBsftTGP5mUQ2aT2IJlg4/s320/branches1.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This inspires me to give new meaning to foraging and how it connects to design because an interior designer is truly a forager of provisions for a well-designed room. A wanderer, explorer. And a room that pays tribute to nature is a celebration of pure form.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEibqeTb7aUOW4_JY-Oe6fvslOk6-UdbWMCC93bZMdwD5fI8_r-HalnTah1zgwp-G0OQ_p-ghAcvTQ9SWM6NbvRYhwdQv9_l3eLLgpgosApv5emwYhjXFMCraCAksxwRhyJ6FuqIhVfajeaDsNhVk70XpRdKi1TlaBW3W0dmbjUx73FQa66lFeD8riTZAW0/s600/branches3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqeTb7aUOW4_JY-Oe6fvslOk6-UdbWMCC93bZMdwD5fI8_r-HalnTah1zgwp-G0OQ_p-ghAcvTQ9SWM6NbvRYhwdQv9_l3eLLgpgosApv5emwYhjXFMCraCAksxwRhyJ6FuqIhVfajeaDsNhVk70XpRdKi1TlaBW3W0dmbjUx73FQa66lFeD8riTZAW0/s320/branches3.jpg" width="240" /></a></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/AVvXsEhSU9zvdfX7j9_WS-PkduLH9mJ_0b51FbuNbEIyl5QRoxasDR4qUngL_sZeId8CVHx4sMZSlnjxRH_2NV2KX8nX0nvoKH3yLImGwHCL84FWubp4PCpl-9kLHTRlnOMyUONdX0bFTyrHK3c1J0CLOYnt8d0ElAjy2cBTi4gPwqltsLKixD6n-oTVq7fSn3Q/s400/branches4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSU9zvdfX7j9_WS-PkduLH9mJ_0b51FbuNbEIyl5QRoxasDR4qUngL_sZeId8CVHx4sMZSlnjxRH_2NV2KX8nX0nvoKH3yLImGwHCL84FWubp4PCpl-9kLHTRlnOMyUONdX0bFTyrHK3c1J0CLOYnt8d0ElAjy2cBTi4gPwqltsLKixD6n-oTVq7fSn3Q/s320/branches4.jpg" width="320" /></a></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: left;">One way to bring our foraging basket to the design plan is with branches, whether in its natural form right from the tree itself in a vase bursting with buds or showcasing its beautiful rawness after blooms or artfully duplicated with other materials.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The beauty of branches is a pure definition of hygge. Though stately in its stature it still remains content in its simplicity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEhLqUJYoht5DeXFzK8K04B1VcLeuarc14bnK-CSAqz7_s8wG-CVzgB_XvouF99MJ_XkEjurAxFXTAFe4I5utSxFZZXKiST4SvQY7wTg4MmDsYeMO5t1HWCpS1SFD6w86HVgRJ_Uux06rSqRjeReflf2w0h-0L0TdwO85P_fD3mKw6S_5pyP3bxHVdgJoQ8/s853/branches5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqUJYoht5DeXFzK8K04B1VcLeuarc14bnK-CSAqz7_s8wG-CVzgB_XvouF99MJ_XkEjurAxFXTAFe4I5utSxFZZXKiST4SvQY7wTg4MmDsYeMO5t1HWCpS1SFD6w86HVgRJ_Uux06rSqRjeReflf2w0h-0L0TdwO85P_fD3mKw6S_5pyP3bxHVdgJoQ8/s320/branches5.jpg" width="212" /></a></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/AVvXsEinLAT8Tx2iOap2awdclOzj_GNKvddopkMaTHpD-q-qSwXd7BaHnDsXJoohScmWZCjgWIVP8QncgzNDvQ3qxcfu29cGFR6r0ceMOkqRj9gS3gco5ecQ3l3KiOW6pmrxO-Ubug7a7aAdp7qJFcwbjSfKUu5uC47u1P7fu7czKoT5eXoySQuFWiXE71yI_3Y/s847/branches6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLAT8Tx2iOap2awdclOzj_GNKvddopkMaTHpD-q-qSwXd7BaHnDsXJoohScmWZCjgWIVP8QncgzNDvQ3qxcfu29cGFR6r0ceMOkqRj9gS3gco5ecQ3l3KiOW6pmrxO-Ubug7a7aAdp7qJFcwbjSfKUu5uC47u1P7fu7czKoT5eXoySQuFWiXE71yI_3Y/s320/branches6.jpg" width="213" /></a></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: left;">As in any design element, restraint is important. More is just more. I am often reminded of Coco Chanel when I review a final design plan, "Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and remove one accessory." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEigF_2oS5VMkb_Pxd7TF1LOvIy8eAchfdlRCC8nPhOhrE4yh5VH-FlPDCajJLDGqAD39d3nnQdgoJChHO7HJejiSi9gSqp6AXv664jMJSBEA3v0DK94XYn-f3PMwGb_H5_r89zSwvqvKIJZlK7c4bRN64ed4iKGzmAry0ygkazmNSyLNqnL1OhpSaY7KFs/s920/branches7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigF_2oS5VMkb_Pxd7TF1LOvIy8eAchfdlRCC8nPhOhrE4yh5VH-FlPDCajJLDGqAD39d3nnQdgoJChHO7HJejiSi9gSqp6AXv664jMJSBEA3v0DK94XYn-f3PMwGb_H5_r89zSwvqvKIJZlK7c4bRN64ed4iKGzmAry0ygkazmNSyLNqnL1OhpSaY7KFs/s320/branches7.jpg" width="256" /></a></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/AVvXsEjxBZNaWNs2QZWrQydY4GcwlcdNHyu_CWHIQODmeflImh4zkjMOa-g4iahQz5bCBLzFnTmz06OPNwB2mtKc0JdXRJXvVOWZObf8bhvTKKkK_VZvjW_PMpjm0pNZmQPZ4gFXIEmeKXhoFr2kbu8jTJobwfwpAbF7QAGMRPe6IMuDpHCItZDH0zaS7Dt-Mic/s880/branches8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBZNaWNs2QZWrQydY4GcwlcdNHyu_CWHIQODmeflImh4zkjMOa-g4iahQz5bCBLzFnTmz06OPNwB2mtKc0JdXRJXvVOWZObf8bhvTKKkK_VZvjW_PMpjm0pNZmQPZ4gFXIEmeKXhoFr2kbu8jTJobwfwpAbF7QAGMRPe6IMuDpHCItZDH0zaS7Dt-Mic/s320/branches8.jpg" width="182" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chinoiserie is another great way to introduce branches into a design plan, it's timeless incorporation of branches and nature into this artistic tradition pays honor to the ever renewing of nature. I love the upward and outward reach that the branches create in Chinoiserie design adding the feeling of wanderlust and exploration into a space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEiTG7Lmbrqt6xuo2tJ2wzo_3QWjq3_LwTJBSaO5qCG-kBbZmDHvmh06NQSWBlwOvUqH7bb4U8_lET04TQ3pJjPOgJsTceyS-BfYHs3HVwZKa5K7ZMzKM_ObAWwQTJohetZEr4C4e0CPaGoKe2MtNlZBCunjmKg167jPenXJ8-J4P5y1Hql1Uc0gmW71FjA/s905/branches9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="905" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTG7Lmbrqt6xuo2tJ2wzo_3QWjq3_LwTJBSaO5qCG-kBbZmDHvmh06NQSWBlwOvUqH7bb4U8_lET04TQ3pJjPOgJsTceyS-BfYHs3HVwZKa5K7ZMzKM_ObAWwQTJohetZEr4C4e0CPaGoKe2MtNlZBCunjmKg167jPenXJ8-J4P5y1Hql1Uc0gmW71FjA/s320/branches9.jpg" width="199" /></a></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/AVvXsEgfJOej4d8WG3oFwUxc9nCGDcKMssOzmOGJzhVZisUHINohN0vGudKUdIM_Hna9lKjkUYpE-7yHY42kfDTmq9u4gpWimNsAQAePyDYkhE4f4vZvLueEGvsjsSw79442tUmiY8hcYL3Rz3UzF3CqhI3wW8zIEB5NNb5qo-w3LGZpsVySykPmBgls6rQKFUs/s846/branches10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJOej4d8WG3oFwUxc9nCGDcKMssOzmOGJzhVZisUHINohN0vGudKUdIM_Hna9lKjkUYpE-7yHY42kfDTmq9u4gpWimNsAQAePyDYkhE4f4vZvLueEGvsjsSw79442tUmiY8hcYL3Rz3UzF3CqhI3wW8zIEB5NNb5qo-w3LGZpsVySykPmBgls6rQKFUs/s320/branches10.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm drawn to branches in design - it causes me to pause and drink it in. It belongs and doesn't apologize for that fact. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This also reminds me of a recent event that I hosted at a small business during an art and wine walk. I decided to feature sparkling wines for the tasting at our stop and and in the kitchen created some tasty accompaniments to serve. We invited a local artist to be our guest for the day and she brought a blank canvas with a photograph of a tree that was over 100 year old as inspiration for a fresh painting. As she was painting she shared her tree inspiration to our guests who couldn't help stay just a bit longer than at most stops (the wine was flowing and the strawberry jalapeno salsa and other appetizers were pairing quite well). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The 100-year old tree was a tree she saw in California on a golf course and she herself had laid under it and looked up at a starry night. Proposals happened under this tree, weddings happened under this tree, and many other stories one may never know. She painted the tree without its leaves and its branches stretched out every which way but down. Its branches reached towards what I interpret as hope, future, the beauty above and around it. Inspiration is everywhere. Even in a photograph that inspires one to share and paint its story.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEj47ovfcYLoApPaXYPq6wsrvpITpfnhUSWZILPjZDQK76faOqeDGClpjB4m6R4rE02OqshlBNMBQAfr7iAnkKrnpW5ZMhAmvQqRDdtK8YIGKBxQqe91KWipquA5C-PFdb9QVT15ziCkHS9tSmSL7UVKCgC8iNmnV9QaKFQpiR6rKQj2oSaMavm732eXqyU/s556/branches11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="445" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47ovfcYLoApPaXYPq6wsrvpITpfnhUSWZILPjZDQK76faOqeDGClpjB4m6R4rE02OqshlBNMBQAfr7iAnkKrnpW5ZMhAmvQqRDdtK8YIGKBxQqe91KWipquA5C-PFdb9QVT15ziCkHS9tSmSL7UVKCgC8iNmnV9QaKFQpiR6rKQj2oSaMavm732eXqyU/s320/branches11.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whether you pay tribute to branches by forcing blooms in a vase during early Spring or celebrate the bare branches in other art forms year round, welcome to foraging in design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEig_glyMBNcQESjw3w2imd-50nezpixczFOr487tcqD25J8mpxVoM02K1e0BwprCqve3RltLhOJNtDzL8ALxOsulnFTYhmrYdlpmb-X4eaS7cSrOSXh4-Ctfa9R_-T9OeV67UruLh8eHWi7wlobyxMAcD4CO8nJfwy3u8GVqlaUUq8Ax9Am-kCYHYajEuk/s914/branches13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_glyMBNcQESjw3w2imd-50nezpixczFOr487tcqD25J8mpxVoM02K1e0BwprCqve3RltLhOJNtDzL8ALxOsulnFTYhmrYdlpmb-X4eaS7cSrOSXh4-Ctfa9R_-T9OeV67UruLh8eHWi7wlobyxMAcD4CO8nJfwy3u8GVqlaUUq8Ax9Am-kCYHYajEuk/s320/branches13.jpg" width="197" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Be inspired!<div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: BBC, Neiman Marcus, House & Home, Domaine, Atlanta Homes Magazine, Bennett Leifer Interiors, Apartment 34, David Wiseman, Eyes as Big as Plates, Zoffany, Pinterest, Flower Magazine</span><br /><p></p></div>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4596149545438854650.post-40537589628789553392023-07-10T06:00:00.002-04:002023-07-10T09:56:48.143-04:00Interior Design Reference No. 2 - Scalamandre Tigre Silk Velvet<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDiCqCT0uphM5vPgP-U1blEe8OxMabh8su6qwhRdhuDEGjsbzmT7UizdO3DkareRniIK0Y-5P2lyPHLWNFz2k5GTr8Pu7fyargbdLNKe6GW5VpU7HdXoLu-e142Lbt6-TO37NmEkSxhG2Q_wzEjPdu8kPqxBKSDsns97xVg_DBHktNvynJuYlbsdP1lg/s563/tigre15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="563" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDiCqCT0uphM5vPgP-U1blEe8OxMabh8su6qwhRdhuDEGjsbzmT7UizdO3DkareRniIK0Y-5P2lyPHLWNFz2k5GTr8Pu7fyargbdLNKe6GW5VpU7HdXoLu-e142Lbt6-TO37NmEkSxhG2Q_wzEjPdu8kPqxBKSDsns97xVg_DBHktNvynJuYlbsdP1lg/s320/tigre15.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the 1960's Old World Weavers launched the Tigre Silk handwoven velvet, first woven in Italy on an 18th Century loom and is currently made in the United States by expert weavers. This handsome woven velvet is a longstanding icon of Scalamandre. </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/AVvXsEgQJEeqw21iruVCwkkceCY3nxQQ6daW3_74S1NPpBHVnW5CiuhByzRcXsupQZLzbqkYUmInS4fZXUJCmlYhaFOiqYTIuIoEwnqck91ryqsifNUMVo3hNla-gVM2cvOGy6IyPa4dgStmetFkJMA_mfYR_2J7GmIskt9WpxkVlBZ4etBBA-Pv0Nx-9j9Cf0E/s668/tigre1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="668" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJEeqw21iruVCwkkceCY3nxQQ6daW3_74S1NPpBHVnW5CiuhByzRcXsupQZLzbqkYUmInS4fZXUJCmlYhaFOiqYTIuIoEwnqck91ryqsifNUMVo3hNla-gVM2cvOGy6IyPa4dgStmetFkJMA_mfYR_2J7GmIskt9WpxkVlBZ4etBBA-Pv0Nx-9j9Cf0E/s320/tigre1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This timeless silk velvet in it's ivory, gold, and black colorway is a statement maker in both traditional and modern interiors. In many well-designed rooms it can be found in small to grander doses. When you hold this fabric in your hands you know it is like no other, not only in it's pattern design but far more in the dense weave expertly accomplished by a time-honored traditional weaving process. It feels like a blanket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEhHtPuquEEioUM5FXuyMaGSU0WW-Wp8WsXcjcYjELnM0E62gini6gzZpyK380m2U6U4Srz898qgGu0x2MHnQGNLGE3MlXH7Acu2JMb3i0fxpnFatueWZCjn_zyb-5uFHAWAKwQxKQNm6pisR3ORQQhGiLafm8wn18KtUv4ot8WkgQWOR5AJvBG66EVsCy8/s646/tigre11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="430" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtPuquEEioUM5FXuyMaGSU0WW-Wp8WsXcjcYjELnM0E62gini6gzZpyK380m2U6U4Srz898qgGu0x2MHnQGNLGE3MlXH7Acu2JMb3i0fxpnFatueWZCjn_zyb-5uFHAWAKwQxKQNm6pisR3ORQQhGiLafm8wn18KtUv4ot8WkgQWOR5AJvBG66EVsCy8/s320/tigre11.jpg" width="213" /></a></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/AVvXsEj3aQeEM6L1F5smUxzp3XR-rCGc9-L68u_xo4E5UnRQ4kmXyB59WVIgLW6jxuGTpHQzrtTYB6vtdshVdI5sHWZjNxqiJy0of_gjs357A12xsvq1kqWPPiKIFpm0UNySfiilH5i4h7HGix_0_SCVXLmTaDENl38vmrqy8pyrTph5N7M5XwJ1dvaoHwDav2Q/s705/tigre13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aQeEM6L1F5smUxzp3XR-rCGc9-L68u_xo4E5UnRQ4kmXyB59WVIgLW6jxuGTpHQzrtTYB6vtdshVdI5sHWZjNxqiJy0of_gjs357A12xsvq1kqWPPiKIFpm0UNySfiilH5i4h7HGix_0_SCVXLmTaDENl38vmrqy8pyrTph5N7M5XwJ1dvaoHwDav2Q/s320/tigre13.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Tigre Silk Velvet is definitely a pattern on pattern layering necessity while still holding its own in a more neutral design plan. It gives a playful vibe that I love when used to upholster very ornate furnishings, classic and timeless without stodginess. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEhv3QGLWs1g41Qn2B4aXSxE1q-ADwi-ixGg5EqXxJJwq-6X2V0vgRAjrFawevyZqE5MZVneY5fcpB3CbZwdkTRSkcHr-w3be-SZ5_kETnGmvevXmtGoNPLy6WAUf2IBtkhhL2tJG1kau1DxDwVtegovoAgi4vV5Ozyy0dyLy1BSzg_teeMuNtKx3ZzesY4/s600/tigre3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="462" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3QGLWs1g41Qn2B4aXSxE1q-ADwi-ixGg5EqXxJJwq-6X2V0vgRAjrFawevyZqE5MZVneY5fcpB3CbZwdkTRSkcHr-w3be-SZ5_kETnGmvevXmtGoNPLy6WAUf2IBtkhhL2tJG1kau1DxDwVtegovoAgi4vV5Ozyy0dyLy1BSzg_teeMuNtKx3ZzesY4/s320/tigre3.jpg" width="246" /></a></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/AVvXsEi6aP_x_KM3LnKXfhYGrWy8llj04hZ0Pq1-GxqycZHXGHt3nk2WcPJemj-L_9pisqNoOxp3QzUackG0-PHUkBbNrPyrk1xcZ5lht6usjmtGY3N7FPSMTwO2vqc6celG4jigJnFAcOyGJ-uVItcOmve2eNlWUjUCpqiOj9SJjwPZQOQbU8C9qN_DGsaI_g0/s574/tigre18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="470" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aP_x_KM3LnKXfhYGrWy8llj04hZ0Pq1-GxqycZHXGHt3nk2WcPJemj-L_9pisqNoOxp3QzUackG0-PHUkBbNrPyrk1xcZ5lht6usjmtGY3N7FPSMTwO2vqc6celG4jigJnFAcOyGJ-uVItcOmve2eNlWUjUCpqiOj9SJjwPZQOQbU8C9qN_DGsaI_g0/s320/tigre18.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 1910, Elsie de Wolfe began using leopard print as an accent in rooms of the rich and famous and not too many years later it started emerging in the fashion world. Christian Dior is credited as the first designer to put leopard print on the runway in 1947. Animal prints are a love or hate pattern, but for some it is not so much a dislike as it is a brave step. A secret love of sorts, until a designer adds it too a plan and the love affair begins.</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/AVvXsEiwjUX_gynF2cJQgiRs5e_Y19RbGBpaxxRuLUn3bZqkm1pw9Cjxip4XEWB01bsu1X45k9iz9_7Q8sEHEerN98POVe_QYF1fEYqUT_YNNtyxxE_YfssBxXMoSui51ZixkW_JgEcEMlO5BGn7GNcfpQhwdcAp3iK8sHIvbvv10DZDyn58iU7T9i1fTUDzr2Q/s563/tigre14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="563" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjUX_gynF2cJQgiRs5e_Y19RbGBpaxxRuLUn3bZqkm1pw9Cjxip4XEWB01bsu1X45k9iz9_7Q8sEHEerN98POVe_QYF1fEYqUT_YNNtyxxE_YfssBxXMoSui51ZixkW_JgEcEMlO5BGn7GNcfpQhwdcAp3iK8sHIvbvv10DZDyn58iU7T9i1fTUDzr2Q/s320/tigre14.jpg" width="320" /></a></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: left;">The iconic Tigre Silk Velvet is the "once upon a time" opening to a room's design. A story that lasts over many generations. Classic, yet perceived as having a chic, hip granny when discovered in her wardrobe or a vintage piece of furniture she bought that way and never changed over time because it always fit into no matter where it called home.</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/AVvXsEhomj6AwX4V3rW-TnqbsIe7g8HlT0tRL2xEe7LVxlr15ar4wX38KUy8bpw-CgTR4W7UqOn-VkCr3-g9egui0MTXlHleTxo378csyxudFAych9qfjnm9xP9GdAWREjEazX7wj8P8ZqVbGYRjP9ZGq22SVjHg9FEt_2bLBiMPMEL0vWU7xMIJMk7sz2ueCdQ/s564/tigre16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomj6AwX4V3rW-TnqbsIe7g8HlT0tRL2xEe7LVxlr15ar4wX38KUy8bpw-CgTR4W7UqOn-VkCr3-g9egui0MTXlHleTxo378csyxudFAych9qfjnm9xP9GdAWREjEazX7wj8P8ZqVbGYRjP9ZGq22SVjHg9FEt_2bLBiMPMEL0vWU7xMIJMk7sz2ueCdQ/s320/tigre16.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEix7bxtsNWqSt6oURFpfC2wyTXuxtD8czU-4ibr5n267i80bDxaEqml_USPuT4Q5b2bPnf3oMVc2oQKA0ru6B8C3_L7YdGvODUQtjj9WO1C17twaw9zREH9aIIsbWbgX2AnNHlE7cnlCjQ7LrG44EN9F4svbbeTxGhsShgupTwUexVcnRPdRd0T6-KYlvM/s879/tigre8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="879" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7bxtsNWqSt6oURFpfC2wyTXuxtD8czU-4ibr5n267i80bDxaEqml_USPuT4Q5b2bPnf3oMVc2oQKA0ru6B8C3_L7YdGvODUQtjj9WO1C17twaw9zREH9aIIsbWbgX2AnNHlE7cnlCjQ7LrG44EN9F4svbbeTxGhsShgupTwUexVcnRPdRd0T6-KYlvM/s320/tigre8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Animal print coordinates with any color palette so if you decide you just have to have a pillow made from it or cover a bench with it - you will never lack for finding a place for it.</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/AVvXsEihLdKYkQ7O7kr3j9Naq300S0P6nWR1vvcB5RrI5iETerZOq8Ql-o9kpC2E5lZgIEt2Gx0A5fe4Yiu1wNsspL2rpdwVWvccKhA0c5c0EGNGaTIo1RVBDMgcbTc46QBvd0m7kemEajNYTwX1M4EOz5kKaiRegGC-uTbuoa607Uj0TBCGLyI1I8C_sd3J5Rk/s846/tigre5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLdKYkQ7O7kr3j9Naq300S0P6nWR1vvcB5RrI5iETerZOq8Ql-o9kpC2E5lZgIEt2Gx0A5fe4Yiu1wNsspL2rpdwVWvccKhA0c5c0EGNGaTIo1RVBDMgcbTc46QBvd0m7kemEajNYTwX1M4EOz5kKaiRegGC-uTbuoa607Uj0TBCGLyI1I8C_sd3J5Rk/s320/tigre5.jpg" width="213" /></a></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/AVvXsEiXPMio4ikHK4T7ywqM9djoL7cnUmhfOuK0kZ9urGRvPwgAYUsMsTA37ppDnK1chO4T-zYsBV_lDV2eyBhhxko_S8aYiSTjkGJm3Ri1i0yxICvqoiNykGiUuw--s7d8fYX0NIOtQYpxqLbUK9y9ykRBOsPRBsIXZv39E1pRK7FZ8UtQfZOH7Jr82iAWrZ0/s574/tigre10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPMio4ikHK4T7ywqM9djoL7cnUmhfOuK0kZ9urGRvPwgAYUsMsTA37ppDnK1chO4T-zYsBV_lDV2eyBhhxko_S8aYiSTjkGJm3Ri1i0yxICvqoiNykGiUuw--s7d8fYX0NIOtQYpxqLbUK9y9ykRBOsPRBsIXZv39E1pRK7FZ8UtQfZOH7Jr82iAWrZ0/s320/tigre10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh, back to holding this fabric in your hands - wait until you turn it to the backside and take in the intricate detail of each thread's placement and marvel at the craftsmanship. It is a wonder to behold. Tigre Silk Velvet is not inexpensive so consider it an invest of a classic when you are including it in your design plan. And take care of this element because it is yours forever until you gift it to the next lucky person. </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/AVvXsEgkX5YDvNuPPcmTLXQ5Jnt7kVlQZHelkK7nBw8puJk2wBXodogpSczhKkgzYH-hakxj1NPXhrwgFB2PpqrMJciHUJR-761aZtxqpmODuWinv0G7ldQ51RMiWjLkHRpara3r0oOLl7AICNJTmWHoI1Hfpc6aX2iamh5NclQrctNCYgoyDi8lBZH8TxV34s4/s739/tigre6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkX5YDvNuPPcmTLXQ5Jnt7kVlQZHelkK7nBw8puJk2wBXodogpSczhKkgzYH-hakxj1NPXhrwgFB2PpqrMJciHUJR-761aZtxqpmODuWinv0G7ldQ51RMiWjLkHRpara3r0oOLl7AICNJTmWHoI1Hfpc6aX2iamh5NclQrctNCYgoyDi8lBZH8TxV34s4/s320/tigre6.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, another interior design reference story to bring into your home or admire in another's. Scalamandre's Tigre Silk Velvet is a icon to be sure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source: Scalamandre, Instagram, Alexa Hampton, Veranda, Architectural Digest, Melanie Turner Interiors, The Peak of Chic, CNN, NW Interiors, Pinterest</span></div><p></p>Willow Bee Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02130037097306891354noreply@blogger.com0