29 April 2013

My Favorite Dining Tables...

Thank you to Interior Canvas for inviting me to show their readers some of my favorite Dining Room tables and why each one works.  Check it out here...
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Thank you Anna-Kristen & Cameron!  Happy Monday to all!...

31 March 2013

An Easter Wish...




Please help Danielle Stephens!
Danielle Stephens was recently diagnosed with MDS/AML, a form of blood cancer.  Danielle needs a bone marrow transplant to cure her cancer.  

20 February 2013

Striking Stripes...

Ceccoine's
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Elle Decor
Elle Decor
Kelly Wearstler via Elle Decor
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The wide stripes in design are so impactful because of just that - their width.  I think that regardless of the color combinations (which the most popular seems to be your good old black and white due to the high contrast) or the degree the angles meet, the consistency of size forces a pattern visually that makes an impression.  The volume could be controlled by the color combination choices.  The plain vanilla vertical ones are just as bold as creating patterns with the repeat (zig zags, slants, concentric boxes).  The way I see it, a stripe is a stripe is a stripe and stripes are classic.

Happy Thursday!...  

06 February 2013

Gather Round the Fire...

Ralph Lauren

Elle Decor

Public Hotel Chicago

Jeffery Billhuber
Kelly Wearstler

Michele Bonan

Markham Roberts

Mariette Himes Gomez

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This kind of weather - well, I guess I mean hot and then freezing! - makes me want to grab my computer and just pin away by the fire with a cozy blanket and mt little dog, Louis.
January was a wash for me.  After the initial shock I was in from the absolute craziness of Christmas,  my husband and I closed on a new house!  Shortly after that I was bed bound for almost two weeks with what I believe was the flu - uuuggghh.  And on top of all of it, Santa brought me a new Mac and so I have been spending the past month having a love/hate relationship with not only the mac, but the man who gave me the wonderful gift!!!!  In long, please forgive my absence the past few weeks and I am back to work now.  Going to head over towards the fire now...

So happy reading!...

25 December 2012

Merriest Christmas Wishes...


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I hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas!!!...

19 December 2012

Tree Trimming...






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Tree time is on us!  Hopefully you all have brought your tree home and starting decorating it!  Above are some great images of this festive Christmas symbol.

Merry Wednesday! haha!...


12 December 2012

Oh and the Parties...



























And the parties are, in my opinion, one of the best parts of the holiday season!  Seeing folks you have not seen in quite a while and all the holiday cheer and great spirits!  It is a joyous time of the year and it is usually felt by most!  What a fun way to treat all the people in your life and share the joy!

Happy Wednesday!...