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Downton Abbey Film Locations

<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Highclere Castle is the primary film location</div><div style="text-align: center;">for ITV's popular <i>Downton Abbey</i> television series</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Highclere Castle is open to the public select days each year</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6weBdpoNVkVh6ff_fscWuOMjco4KAIWq1LivJ-3x43ogdvC1-_4Tv0TeB1jvg0l6Ss80JgnhLpwUXhfS5wYs9B_7DY4Uf3C2UZ8YTjRM3-IeFKVr-OHSx7nmd68r_2ueQYavDoKYHE4cH/s1600/Downton_Abbey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6weBdpoNVkVh6ff_fscWuOMjco4KAIWq1LivJ-3x43ogdvC1-_4Tv0TeB1jvg0l6Ss80JgnhLpwUXhfS5wYs9B_7DY4Uf3C2UZ8YTjRM3-IeFKVr-OHSx7nmd68r_2ueQYavDoKYHE4cH/s1600/Downton_Abbey.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Downton_Abbey.jpg">wikipedia</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although I won't have a chance to visit Highclere Castle, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I recently had tea at Byfleet Manor </div><div style="text-align: center;">(aka Lady Violet Crawley's house in the series)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not too far from London,</div><div style="text-align: center;">this private home opens to the public for tea parties, special events, and pre-arranged tours</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQfW3fCk0AxT17Jp-T-GyfkMXXQ3lafqs4pUSZCCDvpgRIKwTwRtfmJ4t6JKg7Gouc0LhoUW6g761bu-d-BgIxn2Nkvwb5-LipJQ6UnU8UCpEmpdjwYilNAad45KvsE-aZz-6hsAWgb4O/s1600/DSC01231-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQfW3fCk0AxT17Jp-T-GyfkMXXQ3lafqs4pUSZCCDvpgRIKwTwRtfmJ4t6JKg7Gouc0LhoUW6g761bu-d-BgIxn2Nkvwb5-LipJQ6UnU8UCpEmpdjwYilNAad45KvsE-aZz-6hsAWgb4O/s1600/DSC01231-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The original portion of the house was built in 1670</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the location of a previous palace belonging to Henry VIII</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two wings were added later</div><div style="text-align: center;">and each lived in by different residents today</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Hutton family resides in the middle portion,</div><div style="text-align: center;">which is used for filming</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFHPUhmAGNoYEbp5N9U65yb48cex3Kh0ZgU9HDebEYXjmlHGP-f-Z9HjKRsdnwLzF71p3OcyVRDGJiMNeJkuE21Tr0Xy1MSU2q-WEpolmzV9lPV7b9JYBNEM9vr7H-E2oqaZmrlanToK2/s1600/DSC01247-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFHPUhmAGNoYEbp5N9U65yb48cex3Kh0ZgU9HDebEYXjmlHGP-f-Z9HjKRsdnwLzF71p3OcyVRDGJiMNeJkuE21Tr0Xy1MSU2q-WEpolmzV9lPV7b9JYBNEM9vr7H-E2oqaZmrlanToK2/s1600/DSC01247-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most filmed room for 'Dower House' of Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A great story unfolded thirteen years ago...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With a newborn in her arms,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Julie Hutton watched in horror as her dog ran off and bit a man </div><div style="text-align: center;">who turned out to be a judge</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you would expect, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a policeman came knocking at her door to take the dog away</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The policeman took pity on the emotional new mom and did not take the dog,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and impulsively the Huttons bought Byfleet Manor with its fenced yard</div><div style="text-align: center;">(which she saw in a flier) </div><div style="text-align: center;">in an effort to save their pet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It worked - the dog was saved</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOw9Al75iAW2Ov1VNy4v-K2M7OApAkYlxFc27dV0EDwMbIB6Zb-dIBR9T8MoouegyqwT78VJfqj72sV4TobfSxdh2nr95l2oTDdt3uZ6Mq5sSQ9X_IDSnMTKX4vH9p8aUft_Gk7nMx6zMJ/s1600/DSC01237.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOw9Al75iAW2Ov1VNy4v-K2M7OApAkYlxFc27dV0EDwMbIB6Zb-dIBR9T8MoouegyqwT78VJfqj72sV4TobfSxdh2nr95l2oTDdt3uZ6Mq5sSQ9X_IDSnMTKX4vH9p8aUft_Gk7nMx6zMJ/s1600/DSC01237.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Years later, a stranger knocked on their Byfleet Manor front door </div><div style="text-align: center;">and asked if the house could be used for filming a television show</div><div style="text-align: center;">(<i>Downton Abbey</i>)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They said yes</div><div style="text-align: center;">and interestingly all 'Dower House' scenes for the season are filmed in just one day</div><div style="text-align: center;">(plus one day to clear out the room and another day to put it back together)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRkH9dHCjU9_g85vNNKENH3ijxvrQmBJFrKUe5a133iUhiRZWf3iUT1fDnKO2KvWhC4Xs2LSXArKr2k1eY7R4775UZG3gY-vHfcaRERG2e9NvOhDJUo3RvN-5pdx9uWYM6gsIqFkf3leK/s1600/DSC01238-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRkH9dHCjU9_g85vNNKENH3ijxvrQmBJFrKUe5a133iUhiRZWf3iUT1fDnKO2KvWhC4Xs2LSXArKr2k1eY7R4775UZG3gY-vHfcaRERG2e9NvOhDJUo3RvN-5pdx9uWYM6gsIqFkf3leK/s1600/DSC01238-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a peek at the Hutton's beautiful garden within the 24 acre property</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtZZW7l1k-m-6AA06Che4AIEKQYzAjvWmJqO7X4Vc7iNzkB5pGcLeeRZ64BrN-i14gph46nQrIAaZGQ-laXMfPz5pgDN8xpmQ80m3438nC-gIIM50HqVNQHN7fichaxcpSjcgWAbwqHSn/s1600/DSC01250-003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtZZW7l1k-m-6AA06Che4AIEKQYzAjvWmJqO7X4Vc7iNzkB5pGcLeeRZ64BrN-i14gph46nQrIAaZGQ-laXMfPz5pgDN8xpmQ80m3438nC-gIIM50HqVNQHN7fichaxcpSjcgWAbwqHSn/s1600/DSC01250-003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and one of their pet pigs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSsrBXaq0rct-2SpFTES_8ypYpT5P4FWA9waO3Lq_S3G5floJ9aFgQcjpOpwcMTnK57UBeip8zWDUfPXHbwbqSOiKmBigTeafs74nJtfjmTnz3jbQoyAryAoVD9JhScg6_FGrTqBn0OiP/s1600/DSC01260-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSsrBXaq0rct-2SpFTES_8ypYpT5P4FWA9waO3Lq_S3G5floJ9aFgQcjpOpwcMTnK57UBeip8zWDUfPXHbwbqSOiKmBigTeafs74nJtfjmTnz3jbQoyAryAoVD9JhScg6_FGrTqBn0OiP/s1600/DSC01260-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I find this animal lover's story to be a great reminder -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When life sends you a lemon,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it could be for lemonade</div><div style="text-align: center;">:)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">- images my own, excluding first one -</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Links: <a href="http://www.highclerecastle.co.uk/">Highclere Castle</a>,<a href="http://www.byfleetmanor.com/"> Byfleet Manor</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(an unsponsored post)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; 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Downton Abbey Film Locations

Highclere Castle is the primary film location for ITV's popular Downton Abbey television series Highclere Castle is open to the public ...

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LIGHT NEUTRALS

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFigCpUaePMO_EGzeRZhRcg9ieJdEZ94WQHL6zeIve5Xz_DR7mYmcV_yYK-I_ZeRACvc4QKfZ3mjgLyE6DRdEOuo1gXa4xWjO6muXCNdTQeWWN7veJHo3dNW0hAeEiXwG-VLFxRl2G1s/s1600/56787645271209104_sW5zVxiA_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFigCpUaePMO_EGzeRZhRcg9ieJdEZ94WQHL6zeIve5Xz_DR7mYmcV_yYK-I_ZeRACvc4QKfZ3mjgLyE6DRdEOuo1gXa4xWjO6muXCNdTQeWWN7veJHo3dNW0hAeEiXwG-VLFxRl2G1s/s1600/56787645271209104_sW5zVxiA_c.jpg" width="480"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />If you are looking for something to lighten and brighten a room,</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />try a light neutral.</div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/light-neutrals.html#more">Read more »</a>

LIGHT NEUTRALS

If you are looking for something to lighten and brighten a room, try a light neutral. Read more »

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FINE DINING

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />A formal dining room in a home is the perfect excuse to get a little </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />dramatic</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiT4zMbNeJLoeh3mt0nj8RUQYYhlxdD6deJy61bx4ee_uLaMLUNW7MUnajzoZ9SLmidkSvGr24FmT5dSRIn_xUAEJ-GN4Y97oFwqGoGdHL0SAH4kPg5f5qAaxojnmL6-H_-MWC1R5XQ8/s1600/00000e870c8f1388.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiT4zMbNeJLoeh3mt0nj8RUQYYhlxdD6deJy61bx4ee_uLaMLUNW7MUnajzoZ9SLmidkSvGr24FmT5dSRIn_xUAEJ-GN4Y97oFwqGoGdHL0SAH4kPg5f5qAaxojnmL6-H_-MWC1R5XQ8/s1600/00000e870c8f1388.png" width="640"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Drama in the form of furnishings,</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />lighting</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />architecture</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />color</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />OR ALL OF THE ABOVE</div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/fine-dining.html#more">Read more »</a>

FINE DINING

A formal dining room in a home is the perfect excuse to get a little dramatic Drama in the form of furnishings, lighting architecture color...

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EXPLORING COLOR: TAUPE

Taupe is often mistaken for other shades of brown.  A true taupe has no visible red undertone.  It is a cool brown - leaning a little to the blue or lavender side of brown without the traces of yellow or orange you will find in a warm brown or a chocolate. <br><br /><br><br />It is usually grayed down a little - like a Weimaraner.  In fact as dogs go, Weims are true taupe - even  referred to at times as gray ghosts because of their taupe hues and light eyes<br><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEism9yCx0qqOMTeOioGEgiU46PMyomdt3TjhrHj8NBeQyMgMMeVr4fQsSUD1K8fCr1vGKyqdYIrAkZRyjmmtTq6mEtZCmXAQPZ46m0wm_djc05umfw1T4vEXZR-V_kVvvYovOdx45wiGZE/s1600/82261130663947588_wuEgUUIb_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEism9yCx0qqOMTeOioGEgiU46PMyomdt3TjhrHj8NBeQyMgMMeVr4fQsSUD1K8fCr1vGKyqdYIrAkZRyjmmtTq6mEtZCmXAQPZ46m0wm_djc05umfw1T4vEXZR-V_kVvvYovOdx45wiGZE/s1600/82261130663947588_wuEgUUIb_c.jpg" width="426"></a></div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/exploring-color-taupe.html#more">Read more »</a>

EXPLORING COLOR: TAUPE

Taupe is often mistaken for other shades of brown. A true taupe has no visible red undertone. It is a cool brown - leaning a little to the...

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THE BEAUTY OF NATURAL THINGS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />BLACK SEA CORAL FAN</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNlRI-W7xbqVENm6S5ZD6EVFRoDmN3gw5QLQQ-GwUM2Qx3UCmHcY2rVP_Vu14PFNPGw-v5eNf_OEAUD8rQZ77vOj45EHlzYhv7dKfixZ4aqvXFpWhlYDJl_R3Lv6JRE58AO-jRXgBCSc/s1600/21+shell+sea+fan+display.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNlRI-W7xbqVENm6S5ZD6EVFRoDmN3gw5QLQQ-GwUM2Qx3UCmHcY2rVP_Vu14PFNPGw-v5eNf_OEAUD8rQZ77vOj45EHlzYhv7dKfixZ4aqvXFpWhlYDJl_R3Lv6JRE58AO-jRXgBCSc/s1600/21+shell+sea+fan+display.jpg" width="496"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Nature is the ultimate artist.<br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-beauty-of-natural-artifacts.html#more">Read more »</a>

THE BEAUTY OF NATURAL THINGS

BLACK SEA CORAL FAN Nature is the ultimate artist. Read more »

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MAKE MY ROOM LOOK LIKE THIS!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><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 /><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 />Introducing a new service....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><b>MAKE MY ROOM LOOK LIKE THIS...!</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><b><br></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNtv-2Nhga4vc7sdUL6YZ2uMQBkCMHJCs4qYV-j20soQ1uyjZKntFC9M8fgkhaPqTgckZaZAiUErKSCu9-cRdTvWdHSLyIrqoyhxhYttioHvmRIINzDD8OeHMzCVAzCEt8pJRmQkVRrQ/s1600/IMG_4747_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNtv-2Nhga4vc7sdUL6YZ2uMQBkCMHJCs4qYV-j20soQ1uyjZKntFC9M8fgkhaPqTgckZaZAiUErKSCu9-cRdTvWdHSLyIrqoyhxhYttioHvmRIINzDD8OeHMzCVAzCEt8pJRmQkVRrQ/s1600/IMG_4747_edited-1.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I collect photos of beautiful living spaces... they inspire me</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Sometimes I find one that is just exactly how I want a room to look.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Or pretty darn close.<br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/how-do-i-make-my-room-look-like-this.html#more">Read more »</a>

MAKE MY ROOM LOOK LIKE THIS!

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THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: GRAY

<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Choosing a color you are going to live with for a while is intimidating</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Especially facing hundreds of tiny squares of color</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />at your local paint store</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IKnCXN1ppeQTzPPClgkFhHRN3p-u4NHvF26IZfl0cXw5X911Y126NjT30exE1kHVk57IWk0fjBaSjDHxZiLPVTJd3MFZscnLtHBMimk5PdrNcTLRYIE8BUpqfqCSGji_FFO3Q_7yO1A/s1600/decorpad.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IKnCXN1ppeQTzPPClgkFhHRN3p-u4NHvF26IZfl0cXw5X911Y126NjT30exE1kHVk57IWk0fjBaSjDHxZiLPVTJd3MFZscnLtHBMimk5PdrNcTLRYIE8BUpqfqCSGji_FFO3Q_7yO1A/s1600/decorpad.png" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.decorpad.com/">via</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br />Throw into the mix lighting, undertones and the fact that the color you see on your computer screen can be completely different than the one you bring home...<br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-color-you-crave-gray.html#more">Read more »</a>

THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: GRAY

Choosing a color you are going to live with for a while is intimidating Especially facing hundreds of tiny squares of color at your local pa...

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GARDEN TOUR

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><br /><div><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I love Spring in Southern California. <br><br />Actually, I love Spring anywhere.  </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I also love gardens, green, flowers, outdoors, outdoor living spaces... you get the picture...</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />So when my bfs decided to take advantage of one of the Spring garden tours in the area</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I grabbed my camera </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VdNy6-W_puqRIL-A2wr42IKXmNzXU_OFHSA7RGFpMddDN5Q7C28cZGpASpEukf5k_OF_vklRcaIe5Oq7wTZy8epBUeeHSeuo8qxdvWCfptXafxvRuNyy0Ak0KZFPjMu4W_pqNVBuZLg/s1600/tour2014a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VdNy6-W_puqRIL-A2wr42IKXmNzXU_OFHSA7RGFpMddDN5Q7C28cZGpASpEukf5k_OF_vklRcaIe5Oq7wTZy8epBUeeHSeuo8qxdvWCfptXafxvRuNyy0Ak0KZFPjMu4W_pqNVBuZLg/s1600/tour2014a.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />We invaded gardens from Tustin, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and Mission Viejo areas</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnDRMpnLreS9kCMiRPtDdYY1EHXHjjIrkMoKop2N-E3Xi30qUAOJmqJcjb33nSwTEJ8Q_Fv6NaYwPwaB8nzP4F6N9cqJ4FwLwqkhaEJ9xpkoDw5CzQsXjWR4ZYbJSnbS0mBpQACdTohQ/s1600/tour2014b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnDRMpnLreS9kCMiRPtDdYY1EHXHjjIrkMoKop2N-E3Xi30qUAOJmqJcjb33nSwTEJ8Q_Fv6NaYwPwaB8nzP4F6N9cqJ4FwLwqkhaEJ9xpkoDw5CzQsXjWR4ZYbJSnbS0mBpQACdTohQ/s1600/tour2014b.jpg" width="442"></a></div><br /><br><br /></div></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-garden-tour.html#more">Read more »</a>

GARDEN TOUR

I love Spring in Southern California. Actually, I love Spring anywhere. I also love gardens, green, flowers, outdoors, outdoor living spac...

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Visiting Gertrude Jekyll's Home

<br /><div style="text-align: center;">So, wow.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This week I visited the Godalming home of </div><div style="text-align: center;">the most famous garden designer of all time,</div><div style="text-align: center;">at least in my mind</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">- Gertrude Jekyll -</div><div style="text-align: center;">(pronounced GEE-kul)<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VX2EGWz8AYhD7yF232XbfheyU10E1KRrV-eGJUyO9e_QljmYir9zgVly0ug2lvKD1B5OHbibLMfxgYGzXJzYMtfVI7wU5i4Fr-7bWvCq1V7BJeCOy4-OsUKp9JrqZ0KcQjEvdtPYrg2b/s1600/DSC01123-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VX2EGWz8AYhD7yF232XbfheyU10E1KRrV-eGJUyO9e_QljmYir9zgVly0ug2lvKD1B5OHbibLMfxgYGzXJzYMtfVI7wU5i4Fr-7bWvCq1V7BJeCOy4-OsUKp9JrqZ0KcQjEvdtPYrg2b/s1600/DSC01123-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not only was she THE garden designer for wealthy Edwardian homeowners,</div><div style="text-align: center;">she was an artist, writer, photographer, and propagator</div><div style="text-align: center;">(1843 - 1932)<br /><br />Think of the opulent era of the <i>Titanic</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Being an artist and photographer,</div><div style="text-align: center;">she came to landscape design with a fresh eye</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While formal French and Italian gardens had been in fashion,</div><div style="text-align: center;">she introduced the revolutionary herbaceous border</div><div style="text-align: center;">Americans would describe as 'the English Garden'<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJYIjgd-89DgNR-up-re9D-KgxZUwXPfyaH08SairXPsnfPx9G68ZLP3R9P2UqQSz1qo3Pur240AfUecmyfdBggdK0uwmJV37lpzdMx0tSUG3y3zBZBc21TJ6EwhOZxExriF935-SixTE/s1600/2014-05-15+12-07-036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJYIjgd-89DgNR-up-re9D-KgxZUwXPfyaH08SairXPsnfPx9G68ZLP3R9P2UqQSz1qo3Pur240AfUecmyfdBggdK0uwmJV37lpzdMx0tSUG3y3zBZBc21TJ6EwhOZxExriF935-SixTE/s1600/2014-05-15+12-07-036.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She included plants that grow well in England</div><div style="text-align: center;">such as the rose, daylily, foxglove and lavender<br /><br />She was interested not only in flowers,<br />but also texture, structure and leaf shapes</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A border that is a little bit messy with drifts of flowers,</div><div style="text-align: center;">not tidy or formal at all<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWMNFJA7PIuqWw5gK60mqDOu8qI28n6oRasugQ8VtkbH5K419TbdICHNbtkdDAgiKrD87Rh9b0FY1qPFxz1mB0yLtXykVDKKMdwQLKWw7oV9aQ_w7uvJs_91tv8QP7quRzGKo1qSNehRH/s1600/DSC01112-004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWMNFJA7PIuqWw5gK60mqDOu8qI28n6oRasugQ8VtkbH5K419TbdICHNbtkdDAgiKrD87Rh9b0FY1qPFxz1mB0yLtXykVDKKMdwQLKWw7oV9aQ_w7uvJs_91tv8QP7quRzGKo1qSNehRH/s1600/DSC01112-004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Uniquely,<br /> Jekyll also played with color schemes seen in her famous all-white gardens and</div><div style="text-align: center;">all hot and all cool colored borders<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ms Jekyll also came up with the idea of cozy garden 'rooms'</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a peek into another room through a hedge<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FyWx49_GE7Iu5PuzBEi7WgUKaZ2uNsJTodNtYGrezuvRUDfbg2ibe64PCLv4yBC3V9rOxA2oZjwRLv22Sb5mMwY8C2onJ11QOJTKwZdrXJtKIw3WPVhrN2gSvGc4pboHNdL_GdNXOPIc/s1600/DSC01072-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FyWx49_GE7Iu5PuzBEi7WgUKaZ2uNsJTodNtYGrezuvRUDfbg2ibe64PCLv4yBC3V9rOxA2oZjwRLv22Sb5mMwY8C2onJ11QOJTKwZdrXJtKIw3WPVhrN2gSvGc4pboHNdL_GdNXOPIc/s1600/DSC01072-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This tireless woman had a team of workers</div><div style="text-align: center;">help manage and cultivate her 17 acre property</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She grew all the plants she installed in her customers' gardens,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so her plantings still grow all over England today<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRZcrM9SlQNMV8US12hgDT54Q-F_ozPAhg60fnZrmDKmfIovMX2imqcE_Af6Grusum1DCmklCsSNJ0S8blfZvXSuBGkX9hKC_-a3eaoEm8vUx6OeMlbyB6juA18imAh84Uk78rYlwAiXp/s1600/DSC01065-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRZcrM9SlQNMV8US12hgDT54Q-F_ozPAhg60fnZrmDKmfIovMX2imqcE_Af6Grusum1DCmklCsSNJ0S8blfZvXSuBGkX9hKC_-a3eaoEm8vUx6OeMlbyB6juA18imAh84Uk78rYlwAiXp/s1600/DSC01065-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When WWI rolled around,</div><div style="text-align: center;">customers no longer had money to spend on her designs or plants,</div><div style="text-align: center;">her designs grew out of favor, and her workers went off to fight in the war<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuhAmMFwEuVgYBtMzoyt9MOZtOVHLnuSu0YgzWioHOszMLxf0d10alwesDLJLrnOc84UUMbVAyflhy-_QqZ1YYrl8AFSnQVARlhqDfZuYqjkKj9iIwDX_GTwYtEaGTyGiPJr0y5Pxt-Jb/s1600/DSC01100-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuhAmMFwEuVgYBtMzoyt9MOZtOVHLnuSu0YgzWioHOszMLxf0d10alwesDLJLrnOc84UUMbVAyflhy-_QqZ1YYrl8AFSnQVARlhqDfZuYqjkKj9iIwDX_GTwYtEaGTyGiPJr0y5Pxt-Jb/s1600/DSC01100-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From donkey carts to potting sheds, Jekyll's house was a working home</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Finding herself with a sharp decrease in income,</div><div style="text-align: center;">she did have a bit of luck</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although she never visited America,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a high demand for her services started coming across the pond</div><div style="text-align: center;">which created a resurgence in her business</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is probably why she is the only historical garden designer</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had heard of before I moved here<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp272xnfSU19kgevORE_tZdEjTqxEfwRzjqFyKDuwftWEsfUjQ1TCob5Ml9A961qpYv_hffWaRHOXmqCNQWeqxRaPZBtDBbuKJgFISIxsGlnzanDCCUvrcmaoYYH3vaapnmq_aRuftzmGn/s1600/DSC01078-003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp272xnfSU19kgevORE_tZdEjTqxEfwRzjqFyKDuwftWEsfUjQ1TCob5Ml9A961qpYv_hffWaRHOXmqCNQWeqxRaPZBtDBbuKJgFISIxsGlnzanDCCUvrcmaoYYH3vaapnmq_aRuftzmGn/s1600/DSC01078-003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She left a legacy behind in America with Munstead Lavender </div><div style="text-align: center;">being one of the most common lavender varieties sold in the US today</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's named after her home, Munstead Wood, </div><div style="text-align: center;">where she propagated it<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qyckrTe61Kred6ysfKEZU7c-JBQsBt-jxWmn3qxqEzfpbc-mkLO2T8oLeK55BT4qPxwKUivhGqfGzg0WCMdD552VXUbHmoL00hBKbhiJvwXc-fv4JK6grB1752vwHSYgRlB6unolietz/s1600/DSC01090-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qyckrTe61Kred6ysfKEZU7c-JBQsBt-jxWmn3qxqEzfpbc-mkLO2T8oLeK55BT4qPxwKUivhGqfGzg0WCMdD552VXUbHmoL00hBKbhiJvwXc-fv4JK6grB1752vwHSYgRlB6unolietz/s1600/DSC01090-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After Jekyll died,</div><div style="text-align: center;">her property was divided into five parcels and sold off</div><div style="text-align: center;">Much of it was turfed over, and some transformed into a tennis court</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fortunately the current owners of her home realized the treasure they had</div><div style="text-align: center;">and restored the gardens to their original state,</div><div style="text-align: center;">thanks to the documentation in Jekyll's photographs and plans<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDvizezPd7e3P6C8zEapAZxX8AV_7rDK7r0mNbd5tKQqTQdj_0BkpCVlBNrmltv4BdVkiAxJj8VCXq4Sehn-DSuHtGnYVv-dEK3R7BlCB7vmq06fWS1UxILZHmCnMD1IAz4KO8w7CDa59/s1600/DSC01127-003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDvizezPd7e3P6C8zEapAZxX8AV_7rDK7r0mNbd5tKQqTQdj_0BkpCVlBNrmltv4BdVkiAxJj8VCXq4Sehn-DSuHtGnYVv-dEK3R7BlCB7vmq06fWS1UxILZHmCnMD1IAz4KO8w7CDa59/s1600/DSC01127-003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of the original trees still stand</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the gardens feel original<br />Ah, such tranquility and beauty<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In fact, Jekyll created the gardens <i>before</i> she had the house built</div><div style="text-align: center;">She had a very successful partnership with the famous architect, Edwin Lutyen</div><div style="text-align: center;">He was in great demand for designing country homes<br />and she designed the gardens for his houses<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He designed Munstead Wood too<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWeNQzAZufGrADBy8QQ9rmEF9RzjNCemCtt-BIshHcqPBAGff2GpQWm6FSvZAFDJRls7y-CBMj-oRkA9cFz-ZqIalFiZvqMN5XZcxw_eF-dQEVnX5OYqttGmVG0OVne6z1qztYjk7vbwQ/s1600/DSC01093-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWeNQzAZufGrADBy8QQ9rmEF9RzjNCemCtt-BIshHcqPBAGff2GpQWm6FSvZAFDJRls7y-CBMj-oRkA9cFz-ZqIalFiZvqMN5XZcxw_eF-dQEVnX5OYqttGmVG0OVne6z1qztYjk7vbwQ/s1600/DSC01093-002.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>So amazing to brush against</div><div>such a tireless and innovative woman</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">- photos my own -</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Visitor informaton: <a href="http://www.lutyenstrust.org.uk/properties/jekyll.htm">Lutyens Trust</a> </span></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; 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Visiting Gertrude Jekyll's Home

So, wow. This week I visited the Godalming home of the most famous garden designer of all time, at least in my mind - Gertrude Jekyll - (pr...

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KITCHEN TRENDS

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I'm a little kitchen obsessed right now.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I'm starting my own remodel, and a couple for clients as well...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbgd9wlAGIPTmntrGwnTZs_3xMI52G08evVrCBv94ny9UPV8dLIbtiM47PbE3TaIfpkpZOrzYeIpqS347uVBp-hcEGT48hO29rAEtofksF5QyeMOPETyai_QPjXrl8_lpSjZigsXugYw/s1600/projectonebuilders+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbgd9wlAGIPTmntrGwnTZs_3xMI52G08evVrCBv94ny9UPV8dLIbtiM47PbE3TaIfpkpZOrzYeIpqS347uVBp-hcEGT48hO29rAEtofksF5QyeMOPETyai_QPjXrl8_lpSjZigsXugYw/s640/projectonebuilders+com.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><br><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />So, be prepared to drool a little,</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />(but hopefully not on your keyboard)</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and immerse yourself in some truly beautiful kitchens…<br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/kitchen-trends.html#more">Read more »</a>

KITCHEN TRENDS

I'm a little kitchen obsessed right now. I'm starting my own remodel, and a couple for clients as well... So, be prepared to drool a...

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MY PROJECT.....NILIFUNGA BOMBA ZA PAZIA, CORNER SHELF YA BAFUNI NA KIOO...SITE YA KIMARA

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NO EXCUSE FOR BORING WALLS

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />With the abundance of good quality prints both online and in shops </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and our own digital cameras and easy to use editing tools, </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />there is no reason for boring walls</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqctDqfN6BRRQ0zHBIW8F8fObbHZa0BUQzpVOLPd8BJZj_CDnkKE6FAt-DsQk7MGLeLdjCwM60KT_bDBqtjdFXxRlcclSDrkZyVjawD9sABqCrM75DqE79bj_dXyQklnrNIvjBXTGwB74/s1600/514f6fb4ee90a0cc8577f6a5a7474764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqctDqfN6BRRQ0zHBIW8F8fObbHZa0BUQzpVOLPd8BJZj_CDnkKE6FAt-DsQk7MGLeLdjCwM60KT_bDBqtjdFXxRlcclSDrkZyVjawD9sABqCrM75DqE79bj_dXyQklnrNIvjBXTGwB74/s1600/514f6fb4ee90a0cc8577f6a5a7474764.jpg" width="442"></a></div><br /><br><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />NONE<br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/no-excuse-for-boring-walls.html#more">Read more »</a>

NO EXCUSE FOR BORING WALLS

With the abundance of good quality prints both online and in shops and our own digital cameras and easy to use editing tools, there is no ...

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WHAT APPEALS TO YOU? DESIGN STYLE

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;"></pre><br /><pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"> We are often drawn to a photo of a room in a magazine or online</pre><br /><pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">without really knowing why</pre><br /><pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">Something about it appeals to you</pre><br /><pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDnvZFUTSINJHls80l4WkWRO6-yK8a8PZUWY7vMQjfVKWK8EM77lWLx7LCd6JwpyVXQbZyBFtV75SPa6g4-OgOV84AqrtsDHhU2zzELTnT_iDb8NobZ2p8IBpDDhBtpCfOXLcPAM1fIw/s1600/crushculdesac+tumblr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDnvZFUTSINJHls80l4WkWRO6-yK8a8PZUWY7vMQjfVKWK8EM77lWLx7LCd6JwpyVXQbZyBFtV75SPa6g4-OgOV84AqrtsDHhU2zzELTnT_iDb8NobZ2p8IBpDDhBtpCfOXLcPAM1fIw/s1600/crushculdesac+tumblr.jpg" width="486"></a></pre><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">you may not realize exactly what it is until you look at the room more closely.</span></div><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/what-appeals-to-you.html#more">Read more »</a>

WHAT APPEALS TO YOU? DESIGN STYLE

We are often drawn to a photo of a room in a magazine or online without really knowing why Something about it appeals to you you may not re...

6:50 PM

WORKING IN COLOR COUNTRY - HOW PERFECT IS THAT?

<div style="text-align: center;"><br />I just returned from working with clients in St. George, Utah.<br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRkmEZuUv5xdv7xwUwngCiy7jloNMC8974vJ8EWdhsWoH8bLxm9PnS6k8S9HfFr_6uxbWLRmchU_i74m4F5PBNFBLUCQfkQnFY9uIcDiDLBNLEIEGX5vFTsUZo8nqutFANTdq_WxqKAE/s1600/IMG_2657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRkmEZuUv5xdv7xwUwngCiy7jloNMC8974vJ8EWdhsWoH8bLxm9PnS6k8S9HfFr_6uxbWLRmchU_i74m4F5PBNFBLUCQfkQnFY9uIcDiDLBNLEIEGX5vFTsUZo8nqutFANTdq_WxqKAE/s1600/IMG_2657.jpg" width="460"></a></div><br /><br></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />ST. GEORGE, was always a town we 'passed through' </div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />or stopped to gas up on the way from California to visit family in Salt Lake.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I am not a fan of the desert, </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />but our glimpse of the town was limited to the gas station with the easiest freeway access.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Mostly it was hot.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Like a furnace.</div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/working-in-color-country-how-perfect-is_13.html#more">Read more »</a>

WORKING IN COLOR COUNTRY - HOW PERFECT IS THAT?

I just returned from working with clients in St. George, Utah. ST. GEORGE, was always a town we 'passed through' or stopped to gas ...

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CHOOSING COLOR TO GO WITH EXISTING DECOR

<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><br></span><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">When we finally get around to </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">updating</span></span><span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> our homes, </span></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">we usually start with a fresh coat of paint. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></div><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgn10PcQ575AOKXix807l16gYDhbxf1MVL4jXDx-G1jcq4sjpqTByxAJuFd3n8HsR71Ju7z31yjOOKukTS3pq3dSrlrok-EU9GbfwMMB5NQHoPSa3HYGmLbcmRYdXwrhULkzurgox5JA/s1600/DECORPAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgn10PcQ575AOKXix807l16gYDhbxf1MVL4jXDx-G1jcq4sjpqTByxAJuFd3n8HsR71Ju7z31yjOOKukTS3pq3dSrlrok-EU9GbfwMMB5NQHoPSa3HYGmLbcmRYdXwrhULkzurgox5JA/s1600/DECORPAD.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><br></span></span><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Normally this requires finding a current paint color </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">that</span><span style="font-size: 15px;"> will still go with our existing upholstery or drapes, while still giving us the updated fresh look we want. </span></span></span></span><br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/choosing-color-to-go-with-existing-decor.html#more">Read more »</a>

CHOOSING COLOR TO GO WITH EXISTING DECOR

When we finally get around to updating our homes, we usually start with a fresh coat of paint. Normally this requires finding a current...

10:07 PM

Alice In Wonderland - Oxford

<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hello, lovely readers</div><div style="text-align: center;">How you filled my heart with joy</div><div style="text-align: center;">with your kind comments on my last post</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm still tackling my 'must visit' list</div><div style="text-align: center;">as our final weeks approach</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This one had been at the tippy top for years and did not disappoint -</div><div style="text-align: center;">a tour of Oxford through the lens of</div><div style="text-align: center;">'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland' (1865)<br /><br />I just have to share!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeBrHJByOAh9XZDek52KE8mmIp9hjdJn8iUgsE7ueOfAQdgMorTOun0zOGhnDi0VNUodhxtQJUwXOX6PaVgSBx6RdHA_NpQN8wFLeKibQM47LRCJXMFeMllxQdzu5LHVp7tND1MhL6FPC/s1600/DSC01000-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeBrHJByOAh9XZDek52KE8mmIp9hjdJn8iUgsE7ueOfAQdgMorTOun0zOGhnDi0VNUodhxtQJUwXOX6PaVgSBx6RdHA_NpQN8wFLeKibQM47LRCJXMFeMllxQdzu5LHVp7tND1MhL6FPC/s1600/DSC01000-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christ Church College at Oxford University (where Carroll taught)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oxford University math lecturer, Charles Dodgson, </div><div style="text-align: center;">wrote many literary and mathematical works</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">His pen name was Lewis Carroll</div><div style="text-align: center;">and for many years his colleagues didn't piece together who Lewis Carroll was</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is speculated that Dodgson/Carroll was somewhat embarrassed </div><div style="text-align: center;">that he was writing children stories although they were successful<br /><br />In fact<br />Queen Victoria requested a copy of his next book,<br />which turned out to be about mathematics<br />(probably not what she had in mind)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MVztoFVkCE2ZXMnTecPhONl7S0XokwxKJDqM4aCU-GN8J0Ot2WdiU8YTkBUScN-2GxeSC7hyphenhyphenjnICIDAzkFMQuyCAHk-hjXHhPXNlWd2jpdJglGa9Nf3aBQsPib1X_b9GjWLvmS3xexDh/s1600/DSC01010-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MVztoFVkCE2ZXMnTecPhONl7S0XokwxKJDqM4aCU-GN8J0Ot2WdiU8YTkBUScN-2GxeSC7hyphenhyphenjnICIDAzkFMQuyCAHk-hjXHhPXNlWd2jpdJglGa9Nf3aBQsPib1X_b9GjWLvmS3xexDh/s1600/DSC01010-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To set the scene,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oxford in 1864 was an elite university filled with boys and men<br /><br />It must have been a strange place for<br />the Dean of Christ Church's three young girls to grow up</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of his daughters was named Alice Liddell</div><div style="text-align: center;">(pronunciation - rhymes with 'fiddle')<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8-i4UlmpNFkfaV14Z7FeYU90EHZrBopMIK671NXUy9QiptGLrrOJOmgZElLnfC537_w3adAiOAMRyGGEpCph90mLjJrY_6vxIDPWBqtmnpKUHWj0x3Ze7k2tE5M7QLlkums6wP-6_AGz/s1600/DSC01016-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8-i4UlmpNFkfaV14Z7FeYU90EHZrBopMIK671NXUy9QiptGLrrOJOmgZElLnfC537_w3adAiOAMRyGGEpCph90mLjJrY_6vxIDPWBqtmnpKUHWj0x3Ze7k2tE5M7QLlkums6wP-6_AGz/s1600/DSC01016-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lewis Carroll would take the Dean's three girls on little day trips</div><div style="text-align: center;">in a rowboat up and down the nearby River Thames</div><div style="text-align: center;">and have picnics</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He told stories during their journeys</div><div style="text-align: center;">One day, Alice insisted that he write down his 'Alice' tales</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And so his first manuscript was called </div><div style="text-align: center;">'Alice's Adventures Under Ground' (1864) which included his own illustrations</div><div style="text-align: center;">- later renamed 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' -<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2eYSRx7WAV6e6kD-wh7uB71gwoFu704l4l0EHcoqvni_Kz6cirievd1YxYBz0Q0s6qgKFVWoIx6g6uKKlCYKGLN0W41O9i1RJj0V5qGp4nHR2JNp_Cfw0XUnikTrbqViliTxpUYEozxm/s1600/DSC01026-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2eYSRx7WAV6e6kD-wh7uB71gwoFu704l4l0EHcoqvni_Kz6cirievd1YxYBz0Q0s6qgKFVWoIx6g6uKKlCYKGLN0W41O9i1RJj0V5qGp4nHR2JNp_Cfw0XUnikTrbqViliTxpUYEozxm/s1600/DSC01026-002.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where Carroll would have launched a rowboat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And so this week,</div><div style="text-align: center;">we had the ultimate book club adventure<br /><br />With Mark Davies, an Oxford local historian and author,<br />we followed Carroll's and the girls' footsteps on a walking and boat tour<br />(even afternoon tea on the launch)<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloBuTPbsMQZNqCFhoIC5SZIBZGG0f5GaWwEC5pJtqt9aL1n3zmzsuHP9iEehGMOJifeivDSBdzncRwI3NZ4OylgyXT80-iDUuT2OXXFI1cynDcaMG87rvXx727WucUmKwaRphN3VAdvRc/s1600/DSC01039-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloBuTPbsMQZNqCFhoIC5SZIBZGG0f5GaWwEC5pJtqt9aL1n3zmzsuHP9iEehGMOJifeivDSBdzncRwI3NZ4OylgyXT80-iDUuT2OXXFI1cynDcaMG87rvXx727WucUmKwaRphN3VAdvRc/s1600/DSC01039-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Carroll's river route where he wove his tales for the Liddell girls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Carroll's journals confirm the Alice books include local trivia and events<br />and inside jokes the girls would have understood</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Surprisingly, the characters in the Alice books</div><div style="text-align: center;">personify real people in Carroll's and the Liddell's life<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It's probable The Queen Of Hearts was one of Alice's governesses, for example</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Cheshire Cat is Carroll,</div><div style="text-align: center;">as 'Cheshire Cat' was a common term from someone from Cheshire</div><div style="text-align: center;">(where Carroll was born)</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the Liddell girls had quite a few cats<br />so the elusive character would have appealed to them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About the hookah used by the caterpillar - </div><div style="text-align: center;">opium was in general use at the time</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When you read the book, it seems so odd and dreamlike,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but with Mark's explanation, it all makes more sense</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fascinating and delightful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzGENuZ0P4um6ZglpJbvEaVWOJHFA1oLETdNr4guMDFlLZaQ2FIrcw3kuTxT2KXBNkNmr7ytzObhxv3qPuEE4WJY3lpuqhwF_5fft-boRyPA8fDcJ3TR0wj7sJDeDFxwwh3DghSqox_Xe/s1600/DSC01034-003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzGENuZ0P4um6ZglpJbvEaVWOJHFA1oLETdNr4guMDFlLZaQ2FIrcw3kuTxT2KXBNkNmr7ytzObhxv3qPuEE4WJY3lpuqhwF_5fft-boRyPA8fDcJ3TR0wj7sJDeDFxwwh3DghSqox_Xe/s1600/DSC01034-003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course the partly sunny day </div><div style="text-align: center;">and delicious afternoon tea was the perfect</div><div style="text-align: center;">bookend to an already perfect day :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>-Lewis Carroll</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">:: all photos my own ::</span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Links: <a href="http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/mark-davies-oxford-water-walks-3311481234">Mark Davies</a>, <a href="http://www.oxfordrivercruises.com/">Oxford River Cruise</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(An unsponsored post)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; 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Alice In Wonderland - Oxford

Hello, lovely readers How you filled my heart with joy with your kind comments on my last post Thank you :) I'm still tackling my 'm...

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MY PROJECT....CURTAIN RODS, POLES & HOLDBACKS....AND BELTS HOLDER...ALL DELIVERED AND FIXED AT MWANANYAMALA!

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4:48 AM

STARTING WITH A BLANK SLATE

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">YIKES... </span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">I'M SOOO BEHIND ON ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS!!</span></span><br><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">I'm decorating for clients in Utah again this weekend and   </span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">looking over my emails trying to catch up on answers !  </span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkw9Na9ukowOw4kVdATwob6o9BU9vSl3eVyVeTcGWpSUb60w9f-N_7_SwVKerJC4UWhMmMfuW8024aBNVs7NMDLmeL1Zb3G1lT2TDBFdKx_eFUg_-KtyHoG51stnqYgI_pgMPdEhZydsi/s1600/redesignedinteriors+net+++revere+pewter+most+searched+color+bm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkw9Na9ukowOw4kVdATwob6o9BU9vSl3eVyVeTcGWpSUb60w9f-N_7_SwVKerJC4UWhMmMfuW8024aBNVs7NMDLmeL1Zb3G1lT2TDBFdKx_eFUg_-KtyHoG51stnqYgI_pgMPdEhZydsi/s1600/redesignedinteriors+net+++revere+pewter+most+searched+color+bm.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.redesignedinteriors.net/">source</a><br><br /><br><br /><br></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;">*****************************************************</span><br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/blank-slate.html#more">Read more »</a>

STARTING WITH A BLANK SLATE

YIKES... I'M SOOO BEHIND ON ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS!! I'm decorating for clients in Utah again this weekend and looking over my...

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FAVORITE COASTAL LOOKS ON PINTEREST

<div style="text-align: center;"><br />PINTEREST FAVORITES</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/CBIDdesign/coastal-love/">COASTAL DECOR</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM74Z6W9omQcFPHgFpy1Mj3J7PsL8of7Ys7sWcqxNUrJxQ0tsKxu3KVpMu43SmL_b47IKnh7wxdaAixCknOoHezmlEQHh4X-LPgdOpJ-xWkUNN-GpDNUbQwLQg7tKoBVXLFz81FxcjUM/s1600/45+coastal+living+room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM74Z6W9omQcFPHgFpy1Mj3J7PsL8of7Ys7sWcqxNUrJxQ0tsKxu3KVpMu43SmL_b47IKnh7wxdaAixCknOoHezmlEQHh4X-LPgdOpJ-xWkUNN-GpDNUbQwLQg7tKoBVXLFz81FxcjUM/s1600/45+coastal+living+room.jpg"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />ON MY BOARDS, HERE ARE THE TOP TEN PINS....<br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/favorite-coastal-looks-on-pinterest.html#more">Read more »</a>

FAVORITE COASTAL LOOKS ON PINTEREST

PINTEREST FAVORITES COASTAL DECOR ON MY BOARDS, HERE ARE THE TOP TEN PINS.... Read more »

6:40 AM

HOW TO PICK THE PERFECT WALL COLOR.... FEATURING REVERE PEWTER

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7upccKQ30amp3LgVRXDkNZV8UU0ueg6nRjm-b3mKrrwsMvdHNwn6rpui6TjJi394mGJIO_HSK8mvfTdUMbGxbGo_nSlQV4cKnS5iKikJxyM-ENIfnmDnkd8dIz9udTBp17gyDRhDH7g/s1600/bm+revere+pewter+diyonthecheap+bs+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7upccKQ30amp3LgVRXDkNZV8UU0ueg6nRjm-b3mKrrwsMvdHNwn6rpui6TjJi394mGJIO_HSK8mvfTdUMbGxbGo_nSlQV4cKnS5iKikJxyM-ENIfnmDnkd8dIz9udTBp17gyDRhDH7g/s1600/bm+revere+pewter+diyonthecheap+bs+com.jpg" width="410"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.diyonthecheap.com/">via</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21.30000114440918px;">I'm especially excited to talk about choosing wall color today, </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 21.30000114440918px;">because I just repainted my living, dining and entry - with the PERFECT wall color.</span><br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/how-to-pick-perfect-wall-color.html#more">Read more »</a>

HOW TO PICK THE PERFECT WALL COLOR.... FEATURING REVERE PEWTER

via I'm especially excited to talk about choosing wall color today, because I just repainted my living, dining and entry - with the PER...

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