THIS IS HALLOWEEN - ( AND XIMENA'S HOUSE COLORS)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />END OF SUMMER - ALREADY?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BQS3qQSI05I0gJIp4Q935FVX2ReDEp9WljKNqB4tQKcwx9b_6qvJoh-yeacpsSlnJezKO8rcNoccVQ9oi9CscZTbRdREs6CofSxOyEt_NBz0OX025Yo7PCGfcYuddEvxojrbTz7GhzU/s1600/il_340x270.611759312_nm7u.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BQS3qQSI05I0gJIp4Q935FVX2ReDEp9WljKNqB4tQKcwx9b_6qvJoh-yeacpsSlnJezKO8rcNoccVQ9oi9CscZTbRdREs6CofSxOyEt_NBz0OX025Yo7PCGfcYuddEvxojrbTz7GhzU/s1600/il_340x270.611759312_nm7u.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Mr B and I were talking about our Summer.  Actually he said "What Summer?" - and it's true<br /><br />it has completely escaped us this year...<br /><br />It started with the slab leaks (2 of them)<br /><br />waaaaay back in November of 2013. <br /><br />With the flooring already torn up, the second one did little damage<br /><br />more inconvenience than anything<br /><br />but it delayed us so completely that the architect had to make revisions to the plans...<br /><br />new laws...<br /><br />and now the contractor is delayed because he had to take another job in the interim...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hHsq6UwLfCuYcQs_Cp3hdLyKa5cD9hLeNC9_cIeVXiPS3nvXQLveoA2345Jwi1U3KA-j0PwvFyZkM9DZlyVEagBPdOk9ashQ7Mt3C3PuTNFfBv_cIG_UD9M2tJ6Yl7d-vjijx1XjiZU/s1600/jackolanterns.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hHsq6UwLfCuYcQs_Cp3hdLyKa5cD9hLeNC9_cIeVXiPS3nvXQLveoA2345Jwi1U3KA-j0PwvFyZkM9DZlyVEagBPdOk9ashQ7Mt3C3PuTNFfBv_cIG_UD9M2tJ6Yl7d-vjijx1XjiZU/s1600/jackolanterns.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Then in June in the middle of doing a wedding for the most darling couple (can't wait to see the photos)<br /><br />I ended up in the hospital with blood clot<br /><br />kinda scary...<br /><br />Mr. B. won't let me out of his sight - (like if he can see me, then nothing bad can happen...<i>adorable</i>)<br /><br />but in all seriousness recovery is taking a lot longer than I ever realized...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QkMHsQVbtLr0_curYNReHvOfaiAXGYUv5EEriy861mtQbs94-j8vJAvVCsmun759TiMCmbPSHjFndAEG6UQIZbGl_01eJJCd5kc-yL0UO27y3xBX6sYc2x_ehyCryPCxA76QJFQE6qg/s1600/c0c301ff34cc92ebea262c37da3ba5f2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QkMHsQVbtLr0_curYNReHvOfaiAXGYUv5EEriy861mtQbs94-j8vJAvVCsmun759TiMCmbPSHjFndAEG6UQIZbGl_01eJJCd5kc-yL0UO27y3xBX6sYc2x_ehyCryPCxA76QJFQE6qg/s1600/c0c301ff34cc92ebea262c37da3ba5f2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then my dear, sweet, 97 year old mother passed away<br /><br />and the funeral will officially end our Summer.<br /><br /><br /><br />If I can quote Mr. B again, "I don't ever want to repeat this Summer!"<br /><br />Ever.<br /><br />Yeah. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSI91OinPn9jhS-GcdS04CyVfX1hIo65ZC3CNTk8JltHEyihLTOflol8LtpVUwNCJSfrLc7KIRmheWOdxT8Fq-3v3v67a_P6d1mCZ1IBXcUTackDEf3_dPfzk3tQjmfe0i9FvLVKBRBQ/s1600/gourd-goblins-x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSI91OinPn9jhS-GcdS04CyVfX1hIo65ZC3CNTk8JltHEyihLTOflol8LtpVUwNCJSfrLc7KIRmheWOdxT8Fq-3v3v67a_P6d1mCZ1IBXcUTackDEf3_dPfzk3tQjmfe0i9FvLVKBRBQ/s1600/gourd-goblins-x.jpg" width="640" /></a></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 />On a good note...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />My son graduated college, AND started a new fabulous job in the Bay area.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />So proud of him!</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 />I needed a distraction, so I</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />hobbled through Rogers Gardens Halloween display.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPUQZGhSZkDF0ncmSdHHpASG8dNFfyXE7jqlojW53GJOClhH56Ic5-WtVFKUyEzuu3AiVYKyZ-7q3DK6r2SYXnp02VBeHIohkgVqdjj5fz545-SCSe6Vbf-n1xRdJp3Cl6WXIJ6WR7PY/s1600/rg+halloween.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPUQZGhSZkDF0ncmSdHHpASG8dNFfyXE7jqlojW53GJOClhH56Ic5-WtVFKUyEzuu3AiVYKyZ-7q3DK6r2SYXnp02VBeHIohkgVqdjj5fz545-SCSe6Vbf-n1xRdJp3Cl6WXIJ6WR7PY/s1600/rg+halloween.bmp" width="480" /></a></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 />RG can pick up my spirits any time of the year, </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />but seeing their Halloween display is one of my favorites.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Don't expect to see stuff lined up on shelves like Target or Michaels -</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />at Rogers Gardens, Halloween retail is theater.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />[I took way too many photographs...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />so, I'm breaking them up into two posts ]</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 /><b>PART I</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><b><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />There is always a theme - this year it is "Hauntingly Beautiful"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbsjOCsDr8Y9C-zhsP9fvkf10g-8kwZ3rf-4zTiB_ijqKDZ_j4i4OYCgdqZFOKFdWf7Imh54hXVpvFl_qXJhyphenhyphen9HgHSbcf6pnvzpVQLyPW6FInjS0IYENueZ3xxqeCkh7-huJrhsMoHLc/s1600/photo+1+(7).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbsjOCsDr8Y9C-zhsP9fvkf10g-8kwZ3rf-4zTiB_ijqKDZ_j4i4OYCgdqZFOKFdWf7Imh54hXVpvFl_qXJhyphenhyphen9HgHSbcf6pnvzpVQLyPW6FInjS0IYENueZ3xxqeCkh7-huJrhsMoHLc/s1600/photo+1+(7).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />It was full of gold damask draperies and accents</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />and lots of skulls... so fun! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2VUnG_pOJYnATEGLsQUhf_SlSLLTjeMZZu4KIPJHiPkew4WhBjXVn07roQ6OnXK03dnBnE9FCZbvba040vgvv_BCHNIoJLQLBtYuec0NakDmpz75kU1697FIQN4JLtHXYNcLeaOh76o/s1600/photo+1+(17).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2VUnG_pOJYnATEGLsQUhf_SlSLLTjeMZZu4KIPJHiPkew4WhBjXVn07roQ6OnXK03dnBnE9FCZbvba040vgvv_BCHNIoJLQLBtYuec0NakDmpz75kU1697FIQN4JLtHXYNcLeaOh76o/s1600/photo+1+(17).JPG" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> the chandeliers and spot lighting set everything aglow</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0Jf17pqi3GldqCRgqrEg-JBwkPWdnGVvYqyzeZ0RzxUj31OHWSXh2KGi6r6BshPRdG0JGhhdTvAKsLboUDdTsF2sHZo0J2SzvCq2eI4R1mYU3fASixSLtGvXS-qquIjIr9lv5y-8CUs/s1600/photo+1+(19).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0Jf17pqi3GldqCRgqrEg-JBwkPWdnGVvYqyzeZ0RzxUj31OHWSXh2KGi6r6BshPRdG0JGhhdTvAKsLboUDdTsF2sHZo0J2SzvCq2eI4R1mYU3fASixSLtGvXS-qquIjIr9lv5y-8CUs/s1600/photo+1+(19).JPG" width="442" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />( I love skellies and skulls at Halloween!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioleCMvNxBAFbsI50jJEXwOGjKgDUL-ICn68GLsIRbM4t4639Fdb23q_mI27I8GIBDih1gtF078-2wGhBNxlPh0JuD6j4pLK964Kzqaf-QVrScXc2I5E-EDldNiU6XUnqCjNJ_xIs8uNY/s1600/photo+2+(9).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioleCMvNxBAFbsI50jJEXwOGjKgDUL-ICn68GLsIRbM4t4639Fdb23q_mI27I8GIBDih1gtF078-2wGhBNxlPh0JuD6j4pLK964Kzqaf-QVrScXc2I5E-EDldNiU6XUnqCjNJ_xIs8uNY/s1600/photo+2+(9).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />It's impossible to see everything in one trip.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMqjlFWFvtnkQWoQG4Rkl8tv7PXe93ZHHGAyB0OJtsinS3NgM7UNKvIsD9BoRLM03Nsku-JZS53ml-DCEV3OwA3PuyOIKofG43RCC6xPTrOpyHXRdN-UPjkc1VBN8PdYZ_AxBPIoGXvk/s1600/photo+5+(19).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMqjlFWFvtnkQWoQG4Rkl8tv7PXe93ZHHGAyB0OJtsinS3NgM7UNKvIsD9BoRLM03Nsku-JZS53ml-DCEV3OwA3PuyOIKofG43RCC6xPTrOpyHXRdN-UPjkc1VBN8PdYZ_AxBPIoGXvk/s1600/photo+5+(19).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />My dress form, Matilda, needs some of these...</div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Super cute paper medallions.  Matilda would love them!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuojj4czd8U_yWHMzA7Bqrd09JR0YlfBdhHlJ4xj-sREXmiDrwkaTUnQ-jj2cwcvtqbO9Ie5rCXqc783FWM2ttxnv-6U_780rSO3BTRLC8wviLYSKClOkjvWsNS7fq3JlH4oZRRN80yg/s1600/photo+2+(14).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuojj4czd8U_yWHMzA7Bqrd09JR0YlfBdhHlJ4xj-sREXmiDrwkaTUnQ-jj2cwcvtqbO9Ie5rCXqc783FWM2ttxnv-6U_780rSO3BTRLC8wviLYSKClOkjvWsNS7fq3JlH4oZRRN80yg/s1600/photo+2+(14).JPG" width="464" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaKGQCppGHI26ouQ1rE9FDyDoysqdV192Ag09klDOHwols5kvRga5YxYB9OVDn0VBsNm3muGjW_lNfdAPU3xCf16MS7we40BYJ_hpfIrv4FuIWHXAueMFUbvxn-X6RYGZsDuL515KpHY/s1600/photo+2+(20).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaKGQCppGHI26ouQ1rE9FDyDoysqdV192Ag09klDOHwols5kvRga5YxYB9OVDn0VBsNm3muGjW_lNfdAPU3xCf16MS7we40BYJ_hpfIrv4FuIWHXAueMFUbvxn-X6RYGZsDuL515KpHY/s1600/photo+2+(20).JPG" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />The wall of transforming photographs - where they go from normal to creepy - was pretty cool  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />especially if you walk from left to right in front of them and watch them all turn into monsters...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0b-tLq-Fgy034ph7TckU-iSYFIsJzCz7zpz5h1Wws_ROZN1AZA0oRPCc1ODt89zomCtCPyvWEA4IJkOiXVhXMmNGz94-ACtQdqhEHjQoErr07wltMKnsj5kYqxFPmYOuFXB0tkAJq4w/s1600/photo+1+(15).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0b-tLq-Fgy034ph7TckU-iSYFIsJzCz7zpz5h1Wws_ROZN1AZA0oRPCc1ODt89zomCtCPyvWEA4IJkOiXVhXMmNGz94-ACtQdqhEHjQoErr07wltMKnsj5kYqxFPmYOuFXB0tkAJq4w/s1600/photo+1+(15).JPG" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />the whole wall of them....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />(wanted to take the clock home, but didn't think I could sneak it out in my purse..)</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiK5301in1YW_VTsKyh7070nllyVW6lK9WZuuX8RXgvpgXDbBan_MrJpptvZMJ-apsuIP09mlXvXukMDzVWxIDy_KLMxKDB_H0UiaEYBhymhrE3UXYOWCeTxtB32mJygA5hsqdNTuo2E/s1600/photo+1+(16).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiK5301in1YW_VTsKyh7070nllyVW6lK9WZuuX8RXgvpgXDbBan_MrJpptvZMJ-apsuIP09mlXvXukMDzVWxIDy_KLMxKDB_H0UiaEYBhymhrE3UXYOWCeTxtB32mJygA5hsqdNTuo2E/s1600/photo+1+(16).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />These would look adorable on the front porch, lighted at night. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Folk artist Vergie Lightfoot, creates these cute creepy pumpkins with the realistic eyes....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHslx8tf1gdppbzYaVUSlOJZB2ejlEyQ5-SaBifg7CEGvp-uUqRyJ9q826RN3I7o4zUnGkyjOOZKS8e3G50tV7RzmUnTOky7sees86n6TOm9aQNPdVvpONFCdL7lkiMlPCWM0KIcurkeE/s1600/photo+2+(18).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHslx8tf1gdppbzYaVUSlOJZB2ejlEyQ5-SaBifg7CEGvp-uUqRyJ9q826RN3I7o4zUnGkyjOOZKS8e3G50tV7RzmUnTOky7sees86n6TOm9aQNPdVvpONFCdL7lkiMlPCWM0KIcurkeE/s1600/photo+2+(18).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> but at this boutique, it was the skellies and skulls that ruled</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNVyQOWiKcTUBqJD7Lv_W9NOMa8JcChKXrzcEbzK6bR1lQm3NLc6lsUg6jYNtDNFZUuHQYl9msDGGgClDpQIesP-H-f6-5wLT2fSuj0blDRl5Ycmq2tQPLSC1R93jSWkcxphl8iqMgX0/s1600/photo+1+(12).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNVyQOWiKcTUBqJD7Lv_W9NOMa8JcChKXrzcEbzK6bR1lQm3NLc6lsUg6jYNtDNFZUuHQYl9msDGGgClDpQIesP-H-f6-5wLT2fSuj0blDRl5Ycmq2tQPLSC1R93jSWkcxphl8iqMgX0/s1600/photo+1+(12).JPG" width="276" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />softly lit by dozens of chandeliers</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOLlbo6oWS99xLGcuLOhLDrXs187wsQk2KPRXDf7a1Xta4bwECnkvblDyT27DKCe3BHnvk0KmFoDdC9naJQKFX208evmW07UAJRvQ0DmJ6ggHbTMw_1HteR2KRL1n7dJ_eXHPo3Ct6Eo/s1600/photo+3+(13).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOLlbo6oWS99xLGcuLOhLDrXs187wsQk2KPRXDf7a1Xta4bwECnkvblDyT27DKCe3BHnvk0KmFoDdC9naJQKFX208evmW07UAJRvQ0DmJ6ggHbTMw_1HteR2KRL1n7dJ_eXHPo3Ct6Eo/s1600/photo+3+(13).JPG" width="468" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />glittering pumpkins, crystal cobwebs, and even sparkling rats...</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/AVvXsEh2HLR-zUzy1jTr2XHA4ivvbKvA3dG6jQGGLKlPrOYmm5XLwgutGzduxQv4XEd0WfBQ5TXlaBEJsCTucsGZ1CCWM_aB69RSrB9DTKXjv7UB99bA9TxJVILLXA8hC0feXhYgvIcS16HMbrI/s1600/photo+3+(12).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HLR-zUzy1jTr2XHA4ivvbKvA3dG6jQGGLKlPrOYmm5XLwgutGzduxQv4XEd0WfBQ5TXlaBEJsCTucsGZ1CCWM_aB69RSrB9DTKXjv7UB99bA9TxJVILLXA8hC0feXhYgvIcS16HMbrI/s1600/photo+3+(12).JPG" width="452" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Gotta get me some of those glasses!</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 /><br /></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Halloween will be chaos at my house this year.</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Inside will be a construction zone.</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />so the plan is to just decorate the front door, patio and walkway.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I have 3 new skellies still tucked in their boxes that I'd love to use somewhere</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />plus the cutie I found at RG...(show you my treasure in the next post)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />stay tuned for more photos....</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 /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I still want to find a little 2-3 foot articulated skeleton so I can make this wreath...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I think I need it for my door..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxB1bNuLXywvJXL8DaKKX5Rbp2gcK02LLHZPe_D_2Dzx29_J2rhuZI0ll-1l4qxW6vlaWBvvcc8dek3KzSIO5xXZUeS00lGPTEPoFGFqYKEhK1KF2EmupLiCu27nn_wQj9YnslNN3-3EE/s1600/276a6b7184ca137fdfbe287701cb006c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxB1bNuLXywvJXL8DaKKX5Rbp2gcK02LLHZPe_D_2Dzx29_J2rhuZI0ll-1l4qxW6vlaWBvvcc8dek3KzSIO5xXZUeS00lGPTEPoFGFqYKEhK1KF2EmupLiCu27nn_wQj9YnslNN3-3EE/s1600/276a6b7184ca137fdfbe287701cb006c.jpg" width="490" /></a></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 />or maybe just a skull and a few bones will do?</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnk6AoQbVgxSWh0n6eigFjv7E8S-Wqnt4SGfBFJCA0ZyTK_ELZRPMyFN0lUNU1fsKNRnfTqWD7M3ifs9Oisx7V40UnNYl7OA0ucDLjtx5pB76pwtnFt8ySSqq1Zk5APibC1QCS-ohtLM/s1600/9c3c9c44de995d90f350c9454db52676.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnk6AoQbVgxSWh0n6eigFjv7E8S-Wqnt4SGfBFJCA0ZyTK_ELZRPMyFN0lUNU1fsKNRnfTqWD7M3ifs9Oisx7V40UnNYl7OA0ucDLjtx5pB76pwtnFt8ySSqq1Zk5APibC1QCS-ohtLM/s1600/9c3c9c44de995d90f350c9454db52676.jpg" width="400" /></a></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 /><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 /><br /><br />QUESTION FROM A READER:<br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><br /><div style="font-family: Calibri, 'Segoe UI', Meiryo, 'Microsoft YaHei UI', 'Microsoft JhengHei UI', 'Malgun Gothic', 'Khmer UI', 'Nirmala UI', Tunga, 'Lao UI', Ebrima, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br /><blockquote><br /><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /><div><br />Would you be able to help me by giving me ideas of colors to paint the exterior of my house? I am a single mom and I started  to save money to paint it. When I bought it in 2011 I knew it would need to be painted  soon. </div><br /></div><br /></blockquote><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmpt3goblAcEl3dpR4SavECh9EEVii5pqZSuOuiFKXMhzY4TJQCxnlyxfKCfefUIHZZQKYTdiR9xLw518g0qlECjC6G2eThe1zHIZBZgIbuxMkHiqDrZEnNeqWghIKw3leKc9h1IeHe0/s1600/ximena.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmpt3goblAcEl3dpR4SavECh9EEVii5pqZSuOuiFKXMhzY4TJQCxnlyxfKCfefUIHZZQKYTdiR9xLw518g0qlECjC6G2eThe1zHIZBZgIbuxMkHiqDrZEnNeqWghIKw3leKc9h1IeHe0/s1600/ximena.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHJYa48ljp0cklMZjC4Pjf3pkqbvzu8azsCJjd5J2oqdRnAq5m1MaeyDifacg2Tm52Vdp_0Qb0tTaBZlA5vhcKhEXkXSkbFam3UUpYAzEKQWpAitImjVCVWqjw7gmWqCU-_1acK6UI8I/s1600/ximena1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHJYa48ljp0cklMZjC4Pjf3pkqbvzu8azsCJjd5J2oqdRnAq5m1MaeyDifacg2Tm52Vdp_0Qb0tTaBZlA5vhcKhEXkXSkbFam3UUpYAzEKQWpAitImjVCVWqjw7gmWqCU-_1acK6UI8I/s1600/ximena1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><blockquote><br /><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /><div><br />Thank you very much.</div><br /><div><br />Ximena Fernandez</div><br /><div><br />Bend, Oregon</div><br /></div><br /></blockquote><br /><br /><br />Ximena,<br /><br />I think we need to make a good contrast color statement on this home, because the beige isn't doing a thing for it, right now.  Its a little to 'fleshy' looking.  I'd go with a grayed down color - or a gray - and provide plenty of contrast with fresh white trim which will brighten and lift your home - especially around the windows - reflecting a little more light inside.  Oregon - famous for its overcast and rainy days - needs a little more contrast in color to keep from looking bland.   Bring in a black or near black color for accents if you have them - and add a bold bright door.  Who can have the blues with a bright colored door?   Here are some color suggestions:  (I generally recommend Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams - but if you can't find them in your location most hardware stores can color match them.)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMoZW8LLD7Sm-xBkQzf_7Gl89Erxwp7HbotGvia82ym8DuZchvfWKFwSMJBCj7EHEG1Lir5GoMyoiXcQ1y8XZIbjpcsGXgwmowf1RlveIZRv4LHf2ETvP412TbeDUt6gsscghun8S5so/s1600/7f01a0726d2100880f4b81492f5c46be.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMoZW8LLD7Sm-xBkQzf_7Gl89Erxwp7HbotGvia82ym8DuZchvfWKFwSMJBCj7EHEG1Lir5GoMyoiXcQ1y8XZIbjpcsGXgwmowf1RlveIZRv4LHf2ETvP412TbeDUt6gsscghun8S5so/s1600/7f01a0726d2100880f4b81492f5c46be.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Try: Benjamin Moore Smoke Embers</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uHwaeRhY6rroQhPPjEu6lVeeyHK9_fhOqjDF30i8llt7zXWKmGOzU4fZOSFNmq63SkeBiCpHBgS9jdNrdGSn3x9b-zTglCWFngQO3_FpAed0z_drRBBUAkK8v88jU9l04en5fbckfA4/s1600/11f48f7fbfd1.jpg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uHwaeRhY6rroQhPPjEu6lVeeyHK9_fhOqjDF30i8llt7zXWKmGOzU4fZOSFNmq63SkeBiCpHBgS9jdNrdGSn3x9b-zTglCWFngQO3_FpAed0z_drRBBUAkK8v88jU9l04en5fbckfA4/s1600/11f48f7fbfd1.jpg.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Try: Benjamin Moore - Amherst Gray</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwe8jcIQYZdDypwA36_os2OxXnyudcCZOfJx-IO9AOzNMkYH3tp_W0_yYI0n7kDX8pYlbnEa4ZAiYz-BPd9jkheIsi7cjPY5dceb4Vo3QKl_vm6J_St8vHvBruqllDQxitMonbaXQQoQ/s1600/e94e79359fc5b4da87ae15ec79bbee04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwe8jcIQYZdDypwA36_os2OxXnyudcCZOfJx-IO9AOzNMkYH3tp_W0_yYI0n7kDX8pYlbnEa4ZAiYz-BPd9jkheIsi7cjPY5dceb4Vo3QKl_vm6J_St8vHvBruqllDQxitMonbaXQQoQ/s1600/e94e79359fc5b4da87ae15ec79bbee04.jpg" width="426" /></a></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 /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuhUU6Hn0tU3iHm2Vb6lg2t_njJ5r7cQs7evwux3fkmbgmbE5CYSBtX10AM4peMz-5E_A3zrhrJVu5Stw77KxMTIURfQ8ogI9OA6KtvnOZu2PvWJXHytA04fAcqzLXureCzKRMbPu_74/s1600/nineandsixteen+bs+com2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuhUU6Hn0tU3iHm2Vb6lg2t_njJ5r7cQs7evwux3fkmbgmbE5CYSBtX10AM4peMz-5E_A3zrhrJVu5Stw77KxMTIURfQ8ogI9OA6KtvnOZu2PvWJXHytA04fAcqzLXureCzKRMbPu_74/s1600/nineandsixteen+bs+com2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Try: Benjamin Moore, Chelsea Gray</div><br /><br /><br />In the beige tones - make sure there is a healthy helping of gray so that it doesn't turn fleshy looking, and maintains that calm, soothing, sophistication. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsRvIjbrCnC7tJh4sy_LDDbEs1hYVCipBoOT17YlrDeF_oEIAJGyHeUj4PUileN9G3ZrVVK_P0icShOj37A2X1hLEH1N0gpQYLLLOjIEHzxisC41ycppcCD-dWLH3JkJa5k8WivBFSzM/s1600/benjamin-moore-hampshire-gray-exterior-paint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsRvIjbrCnC7tJh4sy_LDDbEs1hYVCipBoOT17YlrDeF_oEIAJGyHeUj4PUileN9G3ZrVVK_P0icShOj37A2X1hLEH1N0gpQYLLLOjIEHzxisC41ycppcCD-dWLH3JkJa5k8WivBFSzM/s1600/benjamin-moore-hampshire-gray-exterior-paint.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Try:  Benjamin Moore, Hampshire Gray</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />(an olive green/gray)</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/AVvXsEgNyQGHRATMtStUglPVylBKUmyqDLhTlqDJrJXzBRQ5pCwLvGdSHE2i6VwQhZ_lHbMIc0pUuOwC8Cmz5dKpk_hfu8FwPhDt0OqmkzLQKahG0QiMTV4MDzdqrLSkBaT7xo3G1xecH6GdLws/s1600/bennington+gray+hale+navy++luckylakehouse+com.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyQGHRATMtStUglPVylBKUmyqDLhTlqDJrJXzBRQ5pCwLvGdSHE2i6VwQhZ_lHbMIc0pUuOwC8Cmz5dKpk_hfu8FwPhDt0OqmkzLQKahG0QiMTV4MDzdqrLSkBaT7xo3G1xecH6GdLws/s1600/bennington+gray+hale+navy++luckylakehouse+com.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Benjamin Moore, Bennington Gray<br /><br />with Benjamin Moore, Hale Navy shutters.</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><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><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kPZkxl2HBprSQPUV9m2WVUOK3AVPcYzpLBDr-7l1Zo1zlsJmHEpwnUSgFkqlTfUxXW1LGUeig9yJY-tnDdJ7tJpcicnK9avCrUSjBbufBNTy62G4MoIRSWGkidtoMdPK4PlYgWgZJoM/s1600/bm+copley+gray,+seapearl+trim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kPZkxl2HBprSQPUV9m2WVUOK3AVPcYzpLBDr-7l1Zo1zlsJmHEpwnUSgFkqlTfUxXW1LGUeig9yJY-tnDdJ7tJpcicnK9avCrUSjBbufBNTy62G4MoIRSWGkidtoMdPK4PlYgWgZJoM/s1600/bm+copley+gray,+seapearl+trim.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Benjamin Moore, Copley Gray with<br /><br />Benjamin Moore, Sea Pearl trim</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><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><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxVQuNKlaMSirou9pySfxvsVQakeV5el6TLb82enRqF8fGUnmyWPnjTIY19QOkc1JlOPsO8VdJGGxAFOEyhyphenhyphenBoy8y3Egi7wafaP6QMfgSVieciRzFl7C7JWIeNO4OMw5zZRfLGbJyhxc/s1600/bm+midnight+oil+sw+dover+white++colourific+bs+com.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxVQuNKlaMSirou9pySfxvsVQakeV5el6TLb82enRqF8fGUnmyWPnjTIY19QOkc1JlOPsO8VdJGGxAFOEyhyphenhyphenBoy8y3Egi7wafaP6QMfgSVieciRzFl7C7JWIeNO4OMw5zZRfLGbJyhxc/s1600/bm+midnight+oil+sw+dover+white++colourific+bs+com.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Benjamin Moore, Midnight Oil with<br /><br />Sherwin Williams, Dover White trim.</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Now pick a door color.  One that will be cheerful even on a Pacific Northwest gray day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRHAKn2YUIn2TVs3ealdaATAYGCGcuZzlo_wnCuZN2WlgN3AR0fkPEQKbRNP_ezNxAeYIPnYtxJIAHI7Wl7wrZunrAN5Sy-q4fXNHXUtyogbvQduI0V8gAtVCD_NjE0x3UEorXyTIfdI/s1600/blog+hgtv+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRHAKn2YUIn2TVs3ealdaATAYGCGcuZzlo_wnCuZN2WlgN3AR0fkPEQKbRNP_ezNxAeYIPnYtxJIAHI7Wl7wrZunrAN5Sy-q4fXNHXUtyogbvQduI0V8gAtVCD_NjE0x3UEorXyTIfdI/s1600/blog+hgtv+com.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8TKJx8VZ5CKfuWKDgrFxQAaXW68vqTT6FEXgV-NbMnbzghgFVS51Qcy_DTw1cEC6ceWC8sdfeN5yaFYp2vWE9pw_1fYHUzQReApcWzZpKgZv1DIiTvPeM7fFlqI7mLWpwdCo0q8dUPw/s1600/chiclittlehouse+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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THIS IS HALLOWEEN - ( AND XIMENA'S HOUSE COLORS)

END OF SUMMER - ALREADY? Mr B and I were talking about our Summer.  Actually he said "What Summer?" - and it's true it has com...

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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

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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

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EASY ELEGANCE

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />My friend and photographer, <a href="http://www.bleudogfotography.com/">Shawna Henrie </a>did a wonderful job photographing one of my projects..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />So excited to show you the transformation - </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/AVvXsEh1L-KDG6OljRlz0nwUyXhzFHKfJjWO8OhDm6DOdj6suLUDzm1cQnyps0ij6a3JUp99SBkbE0H9cnXzYPbCLHPETvaP5TTHaTX7GNoByKwwP25Et6_PzgyE98j-J50ib1lhqrPwkPzN3kU/s1600/IMG_4877_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1L-KDG6OljRlz0nwUyXhzFHKfJjWO8OhDm6DOdj6suLUDzm1cQnyps0ij6a3JUp99SBkbE0H9cnXzYPbCLHPETvaP5TTHaTX7GNoByKwwP25Et6_PzgyE98j-J50ib1lhqrPwkPzN3kU/s1600/IMG_4877_edited-1.jpg" width="426"></a></div><br /><br><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />We actually have several rooms to share, but in the interest of keeping the post</div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />to a reasonable size... I will just show you the entry, formal living room and stairs here... <br><br />promise more to come, later!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />When Fawn and Carey first purchased this home, it was bland and dated....</div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/02/easy-elegance.html#more">Read more »</a>

EASY ELEGANCE

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A ROOM WITH A VIEW

<div class="ecxMsoPlainText" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.82px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;"><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/AVvXsEhNQO4Hxt6k2NmEUE3JcTnkT-jTM8aF8uxYkqwfKwxJIjZruIDewKr9SEWC6G_AUT0B5iHD1vT-uIm9axdDqAw2eGscTWxvazXrzCd3d93IilI2GPUbu7JOgHGm1z9ieQw_vOhAXhGgQTYI/s1600/theenchantedhome+bs+com1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQO4Hxt6k2NmEUE3JcTnkT-jTM8aF8uxYkqwfKwxJIjZruIDewKr9SEWC6G_AUT0B5iHD1vT-uIm9axdDqAw2eGscTWxvazXrzCd3d93IilI2GPUbu7JOgHGm1z9ieQw_vOhAXhGgQTYI/s1600/theenchantedhome+bs+com1.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theenchantedhome.blogspot.com/">via</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.82px;">We talk about contrast.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />We talk about color</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Whether in 'pops' or splashes or immersion</div><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><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NXzD1RMYCs3wrR1_kFxc-E1QqyNLvpD9Gu6VS81nI8Kohgze8FdS_vid00HckHaWHJmaMYzMXwTMbylQjTVSgpppmAeG-mHvZsYY8EWuCx_3sCJ0NBrrjjiugLoefJ4HLBlltnEkAbB_/s1600/theenchantedhome+bs+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NXzD1RMYCs3wrR1_kFxc-E1QqyNLvpD9Gu6VS81nI8Kohgze8FdS_vid00HckHaWHJmaMYzMXwTMbylQjTVSgpppmAeG-mHvZsYY8EWuCx_3sCJ0NBrrjjiugLoefJ4HLBlltnEkAbB_/s1600/theenchantedhome+bs+com.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theenchantedhome.blogspot.com/">via</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.82px;">But there are times when rooms should be quiet</span></div><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-room-with-view.html#more">Read more »</a>

A ROOM WITH A VIEW

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OPPOSITES ATTRACT...

<div style="background-color: white;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 22.719999313354492px; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Too much of anything, no matter how much you love it, is not a good thing.</b></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.719999313354492px; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLkHFDn_nNyqCBB4FCocajfLMZVNb7aO5uqbBob20SKrApvJP-ZBYio1bk7wVUKBMQpR38l2IYGgk3SybFjTH0nBSEDQmoMuABkytcU1aZ4PXg6BjzzgHtjgI3TMju_hJGlXHGOz55QLa/s1600/bm+golden+honey++colorchats+bm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLkHFDn_nNyqCBB4FCocajfLMZVNb7aO5uqbBob20SKrApvJP-ZBYio1bk7wVUKBMQpR38l2IYGgk3SybFjTH0nBSEDQmoMuABkytcU1aZ4PXg6BjzzgHtjgI3TMju_hJGlXHGOz55QLa/s1600/bm+golden+honey++colorchats+bm.jpg" width="474"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.719999313354492px; text-align: center;"><br />So if you have a very warm wall color,</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.719999313354492px; text-align: center;"><br />toss in some cooler tones - </div><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/02/opposites-attract.html#more">Read more »</a>

OPPOSITES ATTRACT...

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CRAVING A CHANGE OF COLOR

<div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;"><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NEEDING CHANGE</span><br><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHA90UgNSYQu90oL0QFk0kYsZlslAD4nUeNaLDan5tiAPK13BYT-QHKTfA5TWv5TvyyoaBvZVMaMb4Cl0UVk2dTa-wkW8i8maYgfQFouq08YY6T9QJoYWz4M9GtB1NvzAFF3qs55xKxDN/s1600/5da233d78fa4dde4d9d5285643f987c9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHA90UgNSYQu90oL0QFk0kYsZlslAD4nUeNaLDan5tiAPK13BYT-QHKTfA5TWv5TvyyoaBvZVMaMb4Cl0UVk2dTa-wkW8i8maYgfQFouq08YY6T9QJoYWz4M9GtB1NvzAFF3qs55xKxDN/s640/5da233d78fa4dde4d9d5285643f987c9.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;"><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For me it means going from an abundance of rich warm color to a more neutral palette, cooler tones, fresher colors, more light, more contrast, less stuff.  </span><br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/11/craving-change-of-color.html#more">Read more »</a>

CRAVING A CHANGE OF COLOR

NEEDING CHANGE For me it means going from an abundance of rich warm color to a more neutral palette, cooler tones, fresher colors, more ligh...

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CELEBRITY HOMES....

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />LOOK-E-LOOS</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77DVEIFsyG9xS9b5vV4D3MP7j7967IbdMmNuh2gCFMxVQtGto2JZhgWH1M4ceuT9h9wMJrE2PSM-t7CMNTJccXTbvVcsFDVMrp0DFM9yagC3ydsUkEhhjBzg9NYrzZFfZ7RIL9jkqbysF/s1600/6492112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77DVEIFsyG9xS9b5vV4D3MP7j7967IbdMmNuh2gCFMxVQtGto2JZhgWH1M4ceuT9h9wMJrE2PSM-t7CMNTJccXTbvVcsFDVMrp0DFM9yagC3ydsUkEhhjBzg9NYrzZFfZ7RIL9jkqbysF/s1600/6492112.jpg"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Former home of Michael Jackson, Los Angeles, California</span></i></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 />Yes, I'm as guilty as any of you...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I love to look at other people's homes, especially celebrity homes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />One of my favorite blogs is <a href="http://www.hookedonhouses.net/">Hooked On Houses</a> where you get to peek into beautiful celebrity </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and non-celebrity and even fabulous movie set homes on a regular basis.</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 />So, I thought I'd take you on my own little tour and share my guilty pleasure, </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />because I'm always amazed at how 'ordinary' celebrities turn out to be.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Like this house - home to Harrison Ford.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmU50fFY7L8zxhJU-P0o2F73fHlwoUCpeQR37o_0BIWzvEUcL2pe82dG_Vggf0zc9cimC4DqYLhKGUO4blgBQefW3h3NPLmVowYksjVnmOo5AdPPNP5IAwsCO5Rcdw32pKPFPpwCqCnrNJ/s1600/harrisonford+home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmU50fFY7L8zxhJU-P0o2F73fHlwoUCpeQR37o_0BIWzvEUcL2pe82dG_Vggf0zc9cimC4DqYLhKGUO4blgBQefW3h3NPLmVowYksjVnmOo5AdPPNP5IAwsCO5Rcdw32pKPFPpwCqCnrNJ/s640/harrisonford+home.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/10/international-paint-color.html#more">Read more »</a>

CELEBRITY HOMES....

LOOK-E-LOOS Former home of Michael Jackson, Los Angeles, California Yes, I'm as guilty as any of you... I love to look at other people...

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INSPIRATION FOR A WALL COLOR

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Apologies all around. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGZbyk8KRmZZewQRrzvV9UsJ3P9NF6MZvB_XfbJjvJvW2ofQHS8n5VpB1VR5InDqdRu94rDeDHxJTBrzjONbfdoXf3itf9aZ2sgCQxf3dResFwFBG6OchTz3VEBErClpPjaShj2uqFf03/s1600/bhg+com3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGZbyk8KRmZZewQRrzvV9UsJ3P9NF6MZvB_XfbJjvJvW2ofQHS8n5VpB1VR5InDqdRu94rDeDHxJTBrzjONbfdoXf3itf9aZ2sgCQxf3dResFwFBG6OchTz3VEBErClpPjaShj2uqFf03/s640/bhg+com3.jpg" width="480"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/">Better Homes & Gardens</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;">Sometimes life's little challenges get together and decide to all come at once. </span><br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/10/inspiration-for-wall-color.html#more">Read more »</a>

INSPIRATION FOR A WALL COLOR

Apologies all around.  Better Homes & Gardens   Sometimes life's little challenges get together and decide to all come at once.  Rea...

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THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: BEIGE

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />NEUTRAL OR NOT</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/AVvXsEi4o4fRPYXBBur8B6e6UYCYLHzdAZI9yrJtxI0DtOpSAHYMBP256D7Zn6A8TfbAglEaCpy9lZehvVQ0s4JPkVARlmrzf-cyHpxUxFOtlubralppPDdDR6WeIK2wlvEt4Nnt6t3gy-6IRILL/s1600/decorandyourhr+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4o4fRPYXBBur8B6e6UYCYLHzdAZI9yrJtxI0DtOpSAHYMBP256D7Zn6A8TfbAglEaCpy9lZehvVQ0s4JPkVARlmrzf-cyHpxUxFOtlubralppPDdDR6WeIK2wlvEt4Nnt6t3gy-6IRILL/s1600/decorandyourhr+com.jpg"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.decorandyouhr.com/">via</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />For some of my readers, beige is a nice safe color</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />it is neutral and it stands the test of time</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />but neutral doesn't have to also be boring...</div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-color-you-crave-beige.html#more">Read more »</a>

THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: BEIGE

NEUTRAL OR NOT via For some of my readers, beige is a nice safe color it is neutral and it stands the test of time but neutral doesn't h...

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CALL IT GREIGE

<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;"><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><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 style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;">beige-y gray?   or gray-ish brown?  </span></div><br /><span style="font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;"><br></span><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><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58r-FoLoaM5XeD4bKI2-KmnA1jNh_sVLxWLcIk1CzJyNYHS0cOZWg6On8xCwEDYCix7PmOQ9OaOfLbWM973DRHUiPsBgBoIZk7zXR0TjQFYLlebLVFG29AeulY9JMq6Qeuciunpgv9Qqt/s1600/potterybarn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58r-FoLoaM5XeD4bKI2-KmnA1jNh_sVLxWLcIk1CzJyNYHS0cOZWg6On8xCwEDYCix7PmOQ9OaOfLbWM973DRHUiPsBgBoIZk7zXR0TjQFYLlebLVFG29AeulY9JMq6Qeuciunpgv9Qqt/s400/potterybarn.jpg" width="400"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/">source</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;"><br></span><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />whatever you prefer to call it, the effect is the same</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />calm</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />soothing</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />warm</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />and the perfect background for the beautiful trappings of a room<br><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/08/call-it-greige.html#more">Read more »</a>

CALL IT GREIGE

beige-y gray?   or gray-ish brown?   source whatever you prefer to call it, the effect is the same calm soothing warm and the perfect backgr...

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ACCENT WALLS

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">NEWLYWEDS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXTyMjl1-dCJQuNxT0UJ6_RXEsMH8SOUG1SnHomrlMeRGphefI-7_6ycRo8U3PhKZTQ99HgZ9k4RR2EJ1aWgnpyZVRgyDYog0OjFW8UxPjHw-KxkBWbj2wR0_mxkDT6ohJojfS_Dhh0o/s1600/0136_Van%2520Buren-HostetlerA$!x600++stylemepretty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXTyMjl1-dCJQuNxT0UJ6_RXEsMH8SOUG1SnHomrlMeRGphefI-7_6ycRo8U3PhKZTQ99HgZ9k4RR2EJ1aWgnpyZVRgyDYog0OjFW8UxPjHw-KxkBWbj2wR0_mxkDT6ohJojfS_Dhh0o/s640/0136_Van%2520Buren-HostetlerA$!x600++stylemepretty.jpg" width="424"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every room needs a focal point. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are obvious architectural focal points in some rooms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Other rooms need to have one created</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paint is an excellent way to create a focal accent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Accent walls shouldn't be overdone, but sometimes they are the perfect solution</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to make an otherwise architecturally uninteresting room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a lot more interesting</div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/05/accent-walls.html#more">Read more »</a>

ACCENT WALLS

NEWLYWEDS Every room needs a focal point.  There are obvious architectural focal points in some rooms. Other rooms need to have one created ...

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THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: BEIGE

<br><br /><div aid="toggleHeader" class="t_hov MsgPartGradient ia_hc" id="mp1_header" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web Regular', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Helvetica Neue', 'BBAlpha Sans', 'S60 Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; overflow: hidden;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>WHAT IS YOUR SIGNATURE COLOR?<br><br /><br><br />When I first moved to California - many years ago - I worked for the beige lady. <br><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuaRJeCgQBgtUo7Dl2IsGFNg7-oI1ROmwhEnvet2lnuRt5ao8cXBA7VEvA49DGnt6U4V_kxfnLb9D6pixblgWhsWUc14Prn0CPzV_gbr0c3BMUrIG1zaYDqpjNy9C8aJO8oXpNRP6flQ/s1600/bm+grant+beige1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuaRJeCgQBgtUo7Dl2IsGFNg7-oI1ROmwhEnvet2lnuRt5ao8cXBA7VEvA49DGnt6U4V_kxfnLb9D6pixblgWhsWUc14Prn0CPzV_gbr0c3BMUrIG1zaYDqpjNy9C8aJO8oXpNRP6flQ/s640/bm+grant+beige1.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Benjamin Moore GRANT BEIGE<br><br /><a href="http://www.houzz.com/">Houzz</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">She had beige blond hair, beige tanned skin, beige shoes, beige handbag, she wore her favorite beige always, she even drove a beige car.  She was very wealthy.  She was very elegant.  Her only accessory was jewelry - gold - lots of it.  Life for her was pretty simple.  She knew what she loved.  She loved beige.  She surrounded herself with it.  It was her signature.</span></div><div class="MsgPartBody ClearBoth" id="mp1_msgPartBody" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web Regular', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Helvetica Neue', 'BBAlpha Sans', 'S60 Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><div bt="Part" fa="Forward" nr="nr" pfx="mps1_" ra="Reply" raa="ReplyAll" rfu=" InboxLight.aspx?n=383383029&Action={0}&AllowUnsafe={1}" sf="s"><div id="mps1_bodyHdr"></div><div class="ClearBoth" style="clear: both;"><div class="WideMessageBarContainer" id="mps1_wideMsgBarPlaceholder"></div></div><div class="ClearBoth" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="ReadMsgBody" id="mps1_readMsgBodyContainer" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 16px;"></div></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-color-you-crave-beige.html#more">Read more »</a>

THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: BEIGE

WHAT IS YOUR SIGNATURE COLOR? When I first moved to California - many years ago - I worked for the beige lady. Benjamin Moore GRANT BEIGE Ho...

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WHITE WASH

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I THINK I COULD LIVE IN THE SOUTH</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPAzp2jNFnbVGoLitxlBMFUNfdKf9zX0zFTGiciccQT0hNvr2yWfhGvzIpYVKh6f6MSQbBZdKQE2cekUXtZMuBRbGPRELrGF_c6_U1iYJUgNrh_I_8IJQ_YSJ9RSkWkGIiRmw9x94Y78/s1600/0531a0d90fd67816_5592-w406-h406-b0-p0--traditional-exterior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPAzp2jNFnbVGoLitxlBMFUNfdKf9zX0zFTGiciccQT0hNvr2yWfhGvzIpYVKh6f6MSQbBZdKQE2cekUXtZMuBRbGPRELrGF_c6_U1iYJUgNrh_I_8IJQ_YSJ9RSkWkGIiRmw9x94Y78/s640/0531a0d90fd67816_5592-w406-h406-b0-p0--traditional-exterior.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Prior to this, when anyone said 'whitewash' I thought of Tom Sawyer whitewashing Aunt Polly's fence.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Whitewash</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">, or </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">calcimine</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">, </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">kalsomine</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">, </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">calsomine</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">, or </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">lime paint</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> is a low-cost type of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Paint">paint</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> made from </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaked_lime" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Slaked lime">slaked lime</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> (calcium hydroxide) and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalk" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Chalk">chalk</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> (whiting). (Wikipedia)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"><br><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While researching painted brick homes, I came across this treatment for transforming nondescript red brick into something else entirely.     </div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/04/white-wash.html#more">Read more »</a>

WHITE WASH

I THINK I COULD LIVE IN THE SOUTH Prior to this, when anyone said 'whitewash' I thought of Tom Sawyer whitewashing Aunt Polly's ...

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