tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43381445406512588492023-11-16T06:05:47.543-05:00Good Taste-Good TastingFood and FlavorKerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-75571959561431338592011-10-12T22:49:00.001-04:002011-10-12T22:52:42.333-04:00Design du Monde<div style="text-align: center;">I will be sending many of you emails in the coming days to announce the change of venue.</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/AVvXsEiBAGfcMnNmWK9sVqJwonQvHaTffAJyyvMsE2jB4W5n3uhQ9WqD5FSGHX3XMv2ihJCB61umZQuz8TUccgr0Ru-utANqv-yAspZIvoHs8rTQvh8v3cEeBqYFT1EfjnH0EnG6DhSG_I64TyE/s1600/designdumonde+header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAGfcMnNmWK9sVqJwonQvHaTffAJyyvMsE2jB4W5n3uhQ9WqD5FSGHX3XMv2ihJCB61umZQuz8TUccgr0Ru-utANqv-yAspZIvoHs8rTQvh8v3cEeBqYFT1EfjnH0EnG6DhSG_I64TyE/s320/designdumonde+header.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Design du Monde</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I feel it is time to change my blog name. This one does not go with my focus on design.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Please visit me at <a href="http://designdumonde.blogspot.com/">DesignduMonde.blogspot.com</a> for the ongoing dialogue on the World of Design and designing the World from my Virginia home.</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-54114294134129088912011-10-12T11:08:00.001-04:002011-10-12T11:11:11.913-04:00Paring down inspiration folders<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCk1XhQLpQPl49fsEcL_yWsM3KHkgMD6rdNz6v7Q8xZjw8dsSVKPpOQnCLavpNNctohMRTkvtxoGwYR4u3iIizXqJq63y5s33M-o5T8RmWwszIcwnkEfMQZCR9qX_Rx1hdLuNRqQ7Lk00/s1600/Fave+painting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCk1XhQLpQPl49fsEcL_yWsM3KHkgMD6rdNz6v7Q8xZjw8dsSVKPpOQnCLavpNNctohMRTkvtxoGwYR4u3iIizXqJq63y5s33M-o5T8RmWwszIcwnkEfMQZCR9qX_Rx1hdLuNRqQ7Lk00/s320/Fave+painting.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you have inspiration folders that are specific to looks you want to recreate or that contain elements you would like in your home?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll show you a few of my inspiration images along with how they have turned up in my house. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted the painting above to be in a casual family space in my house.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my house</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Can you whittle down a massive folder of inspiration pics to one or two per room?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I absolutely had to pare down the inspiration and have one file of ideas I will use and another, massive file of images I really like.</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/AVvXsEjQ8-6DxkIz5byHzdTno9WO8nMHiQ_Dj2F39sp6_blZ_LO6NuxsRLhg-_gdyj7e3dz9IArgLCPhj2UYx_QTlf8EL9ekL4Ueb04puIdcQAm5x_yrMn-AvFv9oJJ1HkNvgeSV8DBlfSlDm80/s1600/dining+room+inspiration1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8-6DxkIz5byHzdTno9WO8nMHiQ_Dj2F39sp6_blZ_LO6NuxsRLhg-_gdyj7e3dz9IArgLCPhj2UYx_QTlf8EL9ekL4Ueb04puIdcQAm5x_yrMn-AvFv9oJJ1HkNvgeSV8DBlfSlDm80/s320/dining+room+inspiration1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dining room inspiration #1</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxfcKFOURb3AKx-QLJutaklsPvViLb0X1dVp489e6-Bfu7fsTybGWeH2SgxuzhiZcGzxaP5Qto6kkE5KmLlbt7_oRO9MhJcDhGf1Tw1dx5wxWrH-gTX9CNSzusI5MzDX94J1O2HX_Amc/s1600/pw10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxfcKFOURb3AKx-QLJutaklsPvViLb0X1dVp489e6-Bfu7fsTybGWeH2SgxuzhiZcGzxaP5Qto6kkE5KmLlbt7_oRO9MhJcDhGf1Tw1dx5wxWrH-gTX9CNSzusI5MzDX94J1O2HX_Amc/s320/pw10.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dining room inspiration #2</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">The images I choose offer general style cues for me instead of an exact look to recreate.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My dining room</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Most of my rooms are a work in progress. The dining room needs more on the walls and perhaps an artful setting to fit the look of the inspiration pics. My living room is waiting for items to arrive but in the mean time I have put together my inspiration for the room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">inspiration from Lonny</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lonny had a wonderful image of a bombe chest with a modern painting above. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhrVsWYeBgTDvCBeUV6V2VMJZQo0RWQRG1VHI93ZU7YibyJd38efeVCWtC-V7nFJQhV0VtgB8nBnXeIMdMx_DHerQqOFuSd2u24c1RRxvBhpdnFJjj-VktrqIuUf8Xlr9PF8HsQWaP2w/s1600/IMG_2750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhrVsWYeBgTDvCBeUV6V2VMJZQo0RWQRG1VHI93ZU7YibyJd38efeVCWtC-V7nFJQhV0VtgB8nBnXeIMdMx_DHerQqOFuSd2u24c1RRxvBhpdnFJjj-VktrqIuUf8Xlr9PF8HsQWaP2w/s320/IMG_2750.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My bombe chest</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">My vignette will include the painting shown, above the chest flanked with Brno chairs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My huge file of images is still a go to when I just can't think of a way to put something together.<br />
Keeping these photos of other people's houses helps me to define what I like, love, and absolutely hate in decor.</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-40352070637629408582011-10-10T11:34:00.000-04:002011-10-10T11:34:20.198-04:00Slowly but surely<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJr2fTdinCkgORXAG1ycbsugoptde-Mc22pvApWrpJGuzRNjNMpXZS2iukGkpBLOa_AxzaHxlWiNObGxDZ2-mVAOsL2ThR5mnyQTksF0-TYzT1tGtfqknLLa-XePa90jpJJDMLBWageM/s1600/IMG_2745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJr2fTdinCkgORXAG1ycbsugoptde-Mc22pvApWrpJGuzRNjNMpXZS2iukGkpBLOa_AxzaHxlWiNObGxDZ2-mVAOsL2ThR5mnyQTksF0-TYzT1tGtfqknLLa-XePa90jpJJDMLBWageM/s320/IMG_2745.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bit by bit, things are coming together. My dining room is mostly back together. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The curtains are back and a few pictures hung.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuPd8q0HCa3HdmtksQyQje42UL7xn-PqyXTmCKR8bB1hjq-x9nx7W1loGUSmy_OO0fRp7AHC2SGALZnVjf99OHQNIXAlL4MYuQOHHSYXxvyk2IY864hgkGeArAspSLERU0smx9qHdGtg/s1600/IMG_2735.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuPd8q0HCa3HdmtksQyQje42UL7xn-PqyXTmCKR8bB1hjq-x9nx7W1loGUSmy_OO0fRp7AHC2SGALZnVjf99OHQNIXAlL4MYuQOHHSYXxvyk2IY864hgkGeArAspSLERU0smx9qHdGtg/s320/IMG_2735.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">There will be more on this wall. When I hung the mirror, the first time, the old and brittle wire snapped. It hit the chair rail knocking a hunk out and gouged the wall. Luckily I was standing there and caught it before it hit the floor and shattered entirely. The wall had to be painted a fifth time! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was thrilled that my pillows arrived for the family room and...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The walls really are pink</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">the living room.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The bombe chest arrives today and nearly a year (10 months actually) after moving in I feel like my spaces are closer to my goal.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The end is never really the end. I'll always be tweaking this and that but my goal was to have a cohesive look instead of a white box with furniture in it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">How long did it take you to decorate your current house?</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-18296980117800970232011-10-08T09:31:00.000-04:002011-10-08T09:31:08.190-04:00rose-spiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuCdV5-fjzdeuQv45oStnnJF6C2zsR-VCayOE2xnkccaozczItF37mkPz-LY9inNMZtoI2YO-4CNCzs6eHlg5nWfVcv7oizhL5sawpSZ_ZqHp5FlhFjo38B8dfqdRZF5yj90RI-mpVOc/s1600/IMG_2222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuCdV5-fjzdeuQv45oStnnJF6C2zsR-VCayOE2xnkccaozczItF37mkPz-LY9inNMZtoI2YO-4CNCzs6eHlg5nWfVcv7oizhL5sawpSZ_ZqHp5FlhFjo38B8dfqdRZF5yj90RI-mpVOc/s320/IMG_2222.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1305088984">Finally, my living room is painted. I chose SW Faint Coral which is a barely there peachy pink. In fact, it so barely that it just looks off white in my photos. I am thrilled with the girliness of it as it is very unlike me to do a girly room. I'll post it once everything is in place, Brno chairs, painting, etc. Probably first week of December. Until then these pink pictures are wonderful inspiration.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1305088984"><br />
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</span></div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-81842738877746905802011-10-06T21:20:00.000-04:002011-10-06T21:20:26.580-04:00OKL tastemaker tag sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigLhet05qP-dUKIxo9um7ubzh7ptBnAkhQHYPbMaYNQgE1xOoc7UkSFsaw9vL7RyVU3xtJbjBjWwvS7toHJMwr6-1Rj5j2val53hSTh3JXxCimIG4eugjdGlB5NLDL_YXib0LX33nT5M/s1600/brno.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigLhet05qP-dUKIxo9um7ubzh7ptBnAkhQHYPbMaYNQgE1xOoc7UkSFsaw9vL7RyVU3xtJbjBjWwvS7toHJMwr6-1Rj5j2val53hSTh3JXxCimIG4eugjdGlB5NLDL_YXib0LX33nT5M/s320/brno.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Did you go?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Did you buy anything?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Shhh.</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/AVvXsEhR4N2WTJDtOfByHrcNXklfE_axVhKbftlk_i2rIWwKPyqhpFh1NKvp8S78uObJheaOKjJXTcnP61a1V22nRvNQ8X2cTR75KTvyrG_rd9sKj83_GnhLY-jwlSdgp4MDReOmhyphenhyphenIqMT63sV4/s1600/BRNO1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4N2WTJDtOfByHrcNXklfE_axVhKbftlk_i2rIWwKPyqhpFh1NKvp8S78uObJheaOKjJXTcnP61a1V22nRvNQ8X2cTR75KTvyrG_rd9sKj83_GnhLY-jwlSdgp4MDReOmhyphenhyphenIqMT63sV4/s320/BRNO1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I bought these.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think I'm going to faint now.</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-15154868456629705042011-10-06T20:54:00.001-04:002011-10-06T20:57:30.752-04:00Friday finds<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/AVvXsEiOORVBaeORo5yqhJ3hq15SGN4s_8zPo8xfj0P2cBlmkTZJc_CYVKKLWlj5lBDP5lpZTPoUPH5ADWfTJkDukPC7u3-YKb6-ReOiHsLNQEoQb31ZH0C5v-QBFhMhqr4Q86EDCI5L6RTtacQ/s1600/etsyart1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOORVBaeORo5yqhJ3hq15SGN4s_8zPo8xfj0P2cBlmkTZJc_CYVKKLWlj5lBDP5lpZTPoUPH5ADWfTJkDukPC7u3-YKb6-ReOiHsLNQEoQb31ZH0C5v-QBFhMhqr4Q86EDCI5L6RTtacQ/s320/etsyart1.jpg" width="252" /></a></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">It is no secret that I have a passion for collecting art. I love art of all kinds and I am looking to round out a staircase gallery wall and add a little zing to my traditional living room.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I just love the piece above and I almost bought it but I had committed to the one below and I've been getting a little crazy in the budget department. It is painted on glass--so cool.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6i9xsM7z8pMn9T5liM0F5oAWbrofz_sCaBkyTIIkWUyxO3X1b-JFSSw67MEhoYPMQdP2mBIKL0cFo4goq6DKVQzgq1NeYGTpuj28MKhALgVILE14Y9qqEpQ60v1Xst_F_6l9h1XoZidg/s1600/small+Living+room+painting.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6i9xsM7z8pMn9T5liM0F5oAWbrofz_sCaBkyTIIkWUyxO3X1b-JFSSw67MEhoYPMQdP2mBIKL0cFo4goq6DKVQzgq1NeYGTpuj28MKhALgVILE14Y9qqEpQ60v1Xst_F_6l9h1XoZidg/s320/small+Living+room+painting.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my new painting</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I just bought this one for a small space in my living room.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Check out these faves of mine from Etsy.<br />
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Her work is high on my list of must-haves that I am staggering into a collection.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">T Kafka</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Tracey Kafka has quite a few abstracts in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/tkafka?ref=seller_info">her Etsy shop</a> that I would not mind owning, especially the one above. The whole shop is worth a look. Go check it out.<br />
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I also like Sarah Molyneaux's shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/OatmealArts">Oatmeal Arts</a> for very afforable, original abstract art.<br />
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Happy Friday! I am off to the 6x6x6 art opening in Fredericksburg at Liberty Town Arts where I have three paintings in the show. </div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-90779270585518383232011-10-04T12:24:00.000-04:002011-10-04T12:24:36.735-04:00Fall mantel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFM7GULbZHlYAkBjjezUNjMZujjFNuXEgNwIzVOHadYP9nw66ZhjbTQVGHjPL9FS2o6tyeJZzWzSBDeLNsMc9AkXSywxXnPh6kyAbYo26uKVes3WmGmaVhmBwlzW5Xn2x-YueDT8cFK7w/s1600/IMG_2727.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFM7GULbZHlYAkBjjezUNjMZujjFNuXEgNwIzVOHadYP9nw66ZhjbTQVGHjPL9FS2o6tyeJZzWzSBDeLNsMc9AkXSywxXnPh6kyAbYo26uKVes3WmGmaVhmBwlzW5Xn2x-YueDT8cFK7w/s320/IMG_2727.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my mantel decor--for now. I am sorry but I'm just not feeling the pumpkins and gourds this year.</div><div style="text-align: center;">On the far left is one of my favorite possessions with a story. My great-grandmother grew up in a <a href="http://www.ickenham.co.uk/history/1900.html">small village</a> outside of London at the turn of the century. Nearby was a hunting lodge, on the grounds of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swakeleys_House">Swakeleys,</a> that had been built by Queen Elizabeth I and my Granny was friends with the caretaker. During some renovations some sort of cupboard was exposed and that Jacobean candlestick was on it. It was a farewell gift to her upon her leaving for America to marry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1yhNP9ije2N8YPqjqLTR5sIGx4mlIMeKX0AGOEesffSSVM2z-sD5PZgviKwB_tg67kiy7Gn80PxReQ_Zm3acSP8pwok_9fHOcKOUwrZv7ee0DgAzwFOlOKOn0CqAcD5_ggJOjEzNaSo/s1600/IMG_2728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1yhNP9ije2N8YPqjqLTR5sIGx4mlIMeKX0AGOEesffSSVM2z-sD5PZgviKwB_tg67kiy7Gn80PxReQ_Zm3acSP8pwok_9fHOcKOUwrZv7ee0DgAzwFOlOKOn0CqAcD5_ggJOjEzNaSo/s320/IMG_2728.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The plate was made by a friend of the family in a classic Japanese horse eye pattern. I love the crack in it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The painting was an Etsy buy by fabulous artist, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SallyKelly?ref=ss_profile">Sally Kelly</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also have a vase of rhododendron braches and a landscape that I made the other day when I was bored. It is inspired by a drive in the country near Culpeper, Virginia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpsKpQpBc-sM-LrEp_lZWTnZjxQtHN67QoRfBnsjQUuOKct6ZMtlaqonBVd3R61-8CeFpqaTicFl7irgX5TqJmbZaAvbunMlvKGzb2MBzOVSuyDcADLpqwfQCpCUcpoUsZj7iMdGQ-L4/s1600/IMG_2718.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpsKpQpBc-sM-LrEp_lZWTnZjxQtHN67QoRfBnsjQUuOKct6ZMtlaqonBVd3R61-8CeFpqaTicFl7irgX5TqJmbZaAvbunMlvKGzb2MBzOVSuyDcADLpqwfQCpCUcpoUsZj7iMdGQ-L4/s320/IMG_2718.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think the pumpkins will have to reside on the front porch this year.</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-16568125338773214192011-10-03T10:31:00.000-04:002011-10-03T10:31:11.388-04:00Reality<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsorPhO1Gu9KBsQBWSNxJfzTRSqmluHUZd8qy5pa8vNYwN6tjJ_kmK1dNfgrpci6diNZ9auvAaFf1iwQa7iq6dyY1nOwl8DzQD5-foSShCyGI2g9UWJ1KpcGv0DbK1kUnD43pQnmuDwxk/s1600/IMG_2726.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsorPhO1Gu9KBsQBWSNxJfzTRSqmluHUZd8qy5pa8vNYwN6tjJ_kmK1dNfgrpci6diNZ9auvAaFf1iwQa7iq6dyY1nOwl8DzQD5-foSShCyGI2g9UWJ1KpcGv0DbK1kUnD43pQnmuDwxk/s320/IMG_2726.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For design junkies like me, the drive to have a magazine perfect home is is a constant. Last week I was exhausted and feeling a bit sick. The dining room was painted but not reassembled and the adjoining living room was supposed to be emptied. Laundry piled up, dinner was ignored, and I did not vaccum everyday--horrors!<br />
Over the weekend I felt a little better and decided not to do most of what was undone as just a check with myself about priorities. <br />
And questions...<br />
My loquacious two-year old often asks, "Are you happy?!" and before I can even register the query she chirps. " IIIIImmm happy!<br />
When I walk into the house, through the (pronounced GAYR-ahzh in my head) garage, I enter the TV/family/casual room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitX_3RR8OuVY1_4MVPJFcQhD58k-1miWQlkHewLctJUNFXVXVqxaEcKqixsYA-AHLjnay1W3rzPVYJU2a2-lkI2BZrcAx5oux_FhIiIyt2YsOpr5geiCdvNZUEAcqI0RCVm2pVbOQlS1M/s1600/IMG_2440.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitX_3RR8OuVY1_4MVPJFcQhD58k-1miWQlkHewLctJUNFXVXVqxaEcKqixsYA-AHLjnay1W3rzPVYJU2a2-lkI2BZrcAx5oux_FhIiIyt2YsOpr5geiCdvNZUEAcqI0RCVm2pVbOQlS1M/s320/IMG_2440.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am always put off when it is a giant mess of toys. And God help the soul who has eaten in there and left evidence.</div><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/AVvXsEhDQ8nDC9vg7eYd6sg_J_WzSbs506sfWgOnei8-anoL5tOcWmI7B8y9VBZBPVSRczo7tO0hNGHWbR8Bz8eSzkxyJitlWaIdaOrt1Gr56ysHgkkvDJ-kx09HRYKRFY9gqFgiI5VK8nr0-vQ/s1600/IMG_2395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQ8nDC9vg7eYd6sg_J_WzSbs506sfWgOnei8-anoL5tOcWmI7B8y9VBZBPVSRczo7tO0hNGHWbR8Bz8eSzkxyJitlWaIdaOrt1Gr56ysHgkkvDJ-kx09HRYKRFY9gqFgiI5VK8nr0-vQ/s320/IMG_2395.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
In reality, I don't demand or expect perfection in my home. I have enough space to create formal and loosely, conceptual spaces as well as functional, family spaces that do not completely sacrifice looks.<br />
If I only had furniture to choose in life it might all be lucite and silk covered settees.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Luckily, I get to choose little and my life is blessed with children and that is the function that Mama's form must follow. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My point is that as much as I crave a perfect home to look at, I have a better home to live in because I push aside the crazed neat freak that is not a fun person to live with and hope no one rings the doorbell.</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-51860841064799168532011-10-01T09:52:00.000-04:002011-10-01T09:52:24.396-04:00Bored?<div style="text-align: center;">Try <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-user-polls/post/how-well-do-you-know-your-architecture-styles/2011/09/29/gIQAkE7y9K_blog.html?hpid=z3">this quiz</a> on architectural styles from the Washington Post.</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/AVvXsEh4YcUG0Qir9A0AY0pHqkwQk6964cIApEAGvtwkoBYpgaxvi-y_EOb-jsIJfpHUR03M-zGjRciVHw7l-maLyeFIOTY5Vbx5w17nQV8qd_JhNuZIxqgDEbg7H5amICoDzX4W0khIHDSPw74/s1600/homestyle14_1317232440--606x404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YcUG0Qir9A0AY0pHqkwQk6964cIApEAGvtwkoBYpgaxvi-y_EOb-jsIJfpHUR03M-zGjRciVHw7l-maLyeFIOTY5Vbx5w17nQV8qd_JhNuZIxqgDEbg7H5amICoDzX4W0khIHDSPw74/s320/homestyle14_1317232440--606x404.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-40292517915693006072011-09-30T07:05:00.000-04:002011-09-30T07:05:54.592-04:00Friday finds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbQSZkL10c9puyyrLAXXz-beifOvczCwO-0U7R3WLIz2n-QIe4b8XWmndm_ySFjU5II5WdTsWuN1yNt_9UfUKrJeU0VD4UPHCklfSpTrmAiiVIAWRDEG0DMzrTPz3KL8SwucQajwAVTY/s1600/il_570xN.257177255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbQSZkL10c9puyyrLAXXz-beifOvczCwO-0U7R3WLIz2n-QIe4b8XWmndm_ySFjU5II5WdTsWuN1yNt_9UfUKrJeU0VD4UPHCklfSpTrmAiiVIAWRDEG0DMzrTPz3KL8SwucQajwAVTY/s320/il_570xN.257177255.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My early morning blog reading lead me to these <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77807200/vintage-faux-bamboo-tables-chinese">charming bamboo tables</a> on the Etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/tweakedhome?ref=ls_profile">Tweaked Home</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I might have to have <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82471984/hermes-orange-vintage-lion-bookendshome?ref=pr_shop">these</a> but I try not to shop before 7 am.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">At $15, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81588592/faux-bamboo-vintage-chinoiserie-red-tray">this tray</a> needs to be revisited after coffee.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know where I would use something like <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77918522/vintage-1970s-barrel-chair-cane-daisy">this chair</a> but it reminds me of a vintage Lilly Pulitzer dress and of Summer that has sadly slipped away.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-29080561163957662232011-09-29T14:33:00.000-04:002011-09-29T14:33:49.825-04:00Living rooms to love<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/AVvXsEiCJb-r3_NPD3YsUNBoRrJdCngCm_kEEM3mVHPJl7mkWf9GP02s3gyC9HuPQSbILEH-9io2EwZVRZXQQ0__PICgl-j7DC7InDymt8B_0I_e6WcWnNy4rf6SPhuWa_9yJJK8vHs1OtRjgng/s1600/livingroom+cHH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJb-r3_NPD3YsUNBoRrJdCngCm_kEEM3mVHPJl7mkWf9GP02s3gyC9HuPQSbILEH-9io2EwZVRZXQQ0__PICgl-j7DC7InDymt8B_0I_e6WcWnNy4rf6SPhuWa_9yJJK8vHs1OtRjgng/s320/livingroom+cHH.jpg" width="243" /></a></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I am in a living room state of mind since I'm ready to jump headlong into finishing my own.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBOeomGdDhwSKOXalYghJ5_a8G76tHghNa4oemnU5Ks6YPfYMVf1kseo3AeRq_PvW7QNDpdsK-VV9o8WAx8uH2T8yvnP-zEMmjLM6UQBFE6rOaK8tfGxxyFR1u0aKAujWBdPOxVlnLoc/s1600/livroom2+Chh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBOeomGdDhwSKOXalYghJ5_a8G76tHghNa4oemnU5Ks6YPfYMVf1kseo3AeRq_PvW7QNDpdsK-VV9o8WAx8uH2T8yvnP-zEMmjLM6UQBFE6rOaK8tfGxxyFR1u0aKAujWBdPOxVlnLoc/s320/livroom2+Chh.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here the symmetry and eclecticism speaks to me. Love the sculpture and Barcelona ottomans.</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/AVvXsEhgvr_dPiMUTQZ0iYJ8QpNrhteBFyURp1p1J15owIPvMMiIRW_p9nGjtmsVGd9ILoH2VJy99c21aYVxvB9dYgZ1PQXikbyGDbr4OQ85k684RravrCeKM_GZc_Zil24BPJMZJqxi7VqSfro/s1600/livroom3+chh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvr_dPiMUTQZ0iYJ8QpNrhteBFyURp1p1J15owIPvMMiIRW_p9nGjtmsVGd9ILoH2VJy99c21aYVxvB9dYgZ1PQXikbyGDbr4OQ85k684RravrCeKM_GZc_Zil24BPJMZJqxi7VqSfro/s320/livroom3+chh.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am not loving this furniture but the grand painting and the interesting panels on either side of the fireplace.</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/AVvXsEgIQp2AMSzKPEO8DLlVF5Tt9ioHCPZhNt5S-PY-E0M-mnGaE8_uigxRdWRp3Bz0sq1ycSHl9tdiTXEUK-rDAIGIU_0N8462NB7gATVjGg1d9-Fa8WzeyeYww3NBXkoe30zlJCx2-WGTvY8/s1600/Highland_LivingRoom_LR07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQp2AMSzKPEO8DLlVF5Tt9ioHCPZhNt5S-PY-E0M-mnGaE8_uigxRdWRp3Bz0sq1ycSHl9tdiTXEUK-rDAIGIU_0N8462NB7gATVjGg1d9-Fa8WzeyeYww3NBXkoe30zlJCx2-WGTvY8/s320/Highland_LivingRoom_LR07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The persimmon fabrics against a neutral background are a fabulous look. Its a very un-Halloween orange and black combo.</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-32698090340778133662011-09-28T13:54:00.001-04:002011-09-28T14:01:30.155-04:00sneak peek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtNB8CiN1LjyUcf7hRXix0kBp06Is9N9wpeNUPmueMI92_A3CnV0pVtB7EBISmfRvuZMGqpF776vZU7nelowx2RR7dwlOPyfzx8GaA_J0p12teuzF_MSRZ8ajSbX7rIzPfJ-ErodFhjE/s1600/IMG_2710.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtNB8CiN1LjyUcf7hRXix0kBp06Is9N9wpeNUPmueMI92_A3CnV0pVtB7EBISmfRvuZMGqpF776vZU7nelowx2RR7dwlOPyfzx8GaA_J0p12teuzF_MSRZ8ajSbX7rIzPfJ-ErodFhjE/s320/IMG_2710.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are finished painting the dining room --YAY!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It sucked in such horrible ways. If you enlarge the photo above you will see the painter's tape yet to be removed behind my antique chandelier, that I adore.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It beats the hell out of this boring thing</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">The walls are not what I had hoped. I wished for a lacquered look but got glossy paint with orange peel texture due to a bit of bad information. It all works because my inspiration photo (below) includes oodles of pictures, prints and paintings in frames.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2KJ0Dk7_beXNnLlJkiWLJPwcEqeGkyo45s2ObDwUcIEpa9kdwwbS4FY_EspHMbd2WRMZI17rcXWArA4ubRqlrpQXIKBT5iVcZWI_haTHlbF1qxlvxcldQL0B1921-FVJ7JyXBKIeABk/s1600/dining+room+inspiration1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2KJ0Dk7_beXNnLlJkiWLJPwcEqeGkyo45s2ObDwUcIEpa9kdwwbS4FY_EspHMbd2WRMZI17rcXWArA4ubRqlrpQXIKBT5iVcZWI_haTHlbF1qxlvxcldQL0B1921-FVJ7JyXBKIeABk/s320/dining+room+inspiration1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am totally covering as much as I can with stuff. Good stuff.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Stay tuned.. Dining room out of commission for living room paint job.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiv1ADd7RZ3TMePaAF5_Q-24HcnuD9M9_YDFRiGvs-JD8ost2P6v431Zs5HJFzaYCTcbQEAInfAqCoDR39SvBX24pXyWR8lobQDsXqZBc_IvT5NrI1OZV-2-ydx3YEzvlkNXFOHZEgMQ/s1600/livcollage2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiv1ADd7RZ3TMePaAF5_Q-24HcnuD9M9_YDFRiGvs-JD8ost2P6v431Zs5HJFzaYCTcbQEAInfAqCoDR39SvBX24pXyWR8lobQDsXqZBc_IvT5NrI1OZV-2-ydx3YEzvlkNXFOHZEgMQ/s320/livcollage2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my liv room moodboard with the "dragonfly" chair's new fabric as a background. The wall color has changed to SW Faint Coral (from the one pictured inthe moodboard) and the coffee table is still undetermined. Lucite...somewhere.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have purchased the Bombe chest and wish to put a pair of modern vases or tiny lamps to complement the painting to be announced by an artist you all know!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thinking rust colored silk curtains to shout "Hooray" next to all of that ivory, black, and pinky peach.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes?????<br />
Anyone, anyone? </div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-63135041733057408272011-09-27T10:16:00.000-04:002011-09-27T10:16:18.060-04:00Decorating with books<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eVkoJqtjYaG9MuLXuhIM_SC-JmPjtjFtoJFwMTX1dDTnusGnoOEB0UjVbOfoJJkXqW1e4LeooramjMFtvd5Xgh9Sy0tMHyahtiD2R-p7Qn5_XgRqfzUAiwvCbZ6HN0X8MfeVJJrvcpE/s1600/8-29-08+hicks+books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eVkoJqtjYaG9MuLXuhIM_SC-JmPjtjFtoJFwMTX1dDTnusGnoOEB0UjVbOfoJJkXqW1e4LeooramjMFtvd5Xgh9Sy0tMHyahtiD2R-p7Qn5_XgRqfzUAiwvCbZ6HN0X8MfeVJJrvcpE/s320/8-29-08+hicks+books.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I know negative sounding posts can be an annoying read, so I'll try to stay positive after saying, "I'm just not feeling the trend toward color coordinated book displays."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglygu5VZ4whv_hEdbJIiDrLF4hSO4qz55V1DQZiGYrpZ5vlO-ob6I0e7POMJnzwU8VapkHuin93s-go4a31ZxuU9RT8KnGY6A0X90lqGHIVXVhjrDi_pcJ5m8EvAyaPJugjN_D46sg11M/s1600/covered+books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglygu5VZ4whv_hEdbJIiDrLF4hSO4qz55V1DQZiGYrpZ5vlO-ob6I0e7POMJnzwU8VapkHuin93s-go4a31ZxuU9RT8KnGY6A0X90lqGHIVXVhjrDi_pcJ5m8EvAyaPJugjN_D46sg11M/s320/covered+books.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The internet is certainly useful when needing quick answers but nothing replaces the feel of a real live book and speedy, digital practicality aside, I like to be able to quickly and surely find a book by the writing on its spine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyu9utxm1b-6vp7YZg_gfTFlKSazuWzusJy-qlp9K43c6gum_mI1AVsjG-pjtU3u6MAiUzUCGxQYftQ7mJPevW6pWHX-UWKq4y_xSeyNdDkXaDtl_cYCWykjZxBpfWpLIdY17DiWsy6dg/s1600/covered-ballard-books-wax-seals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyu9utxm1b-6vp7YZg_gfTFlKSazuWzusJy-qlp9K43c6gum_mI1AVsjG-pjtU3u6MAiUzUCGxQYftQ7mJPevW6pWHX-UWKq4y_xSeyNdDkXaDtl_cYCWykjZxBpfWpLIdY17DiWsy6dg/s320/covered-ballard-books-wax-seals.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps a small vignette on a side table, to lend substance and height and complete a color story.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have this many books but doubt I could sort them in such even quantities of color</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I like my books to have a more organically collected appearance, perhaps because they were.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The most lovely to me is the haphazard collection mixed with objets, photos, and souveniers in a slightly messy array.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh well, guess I'm old-fashioned that way.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>"The best decoration in the world is a roomful of books"</i></b> - Billy Baldwin</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-43623212128954249712011-09-22T11:00:00.000-04:002011-09-22T11:00:48.785-04:00Etsy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObnFZ4XydMkxjY9KjkAaIKGiUWJ2uB2v9jdlMh5X0a-xuMtCUMrdMbyps-7pKSpJpuQccRUSlNeHHoPkh6VVaJAY7QlFHR72mwUvsoThcdccqfovDJFNK5cGLHt47DXZy-t4f5w2Skpw/s1600/IMG_2693.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObnFZ4XydMkxjY9KjkAaIKGiUWJ2uB2v9jdlMh5X0a-xuMtCUMrdMbyps-7pKSpJpuQccRUSlNeHHoPkh6VVaJAY7QlFHR72mwUvsoThcdccqfovDJFNK5cGLHt47DXZy-t4f5w2Skpw/s320/IMG_2693.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have started painting again and I am selling some of my work in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/fillyournest?ref=pr_shop_more">my Etsy store</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It has taken a bit of work to "knock the rust off" my skills but I think I'm there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97AMDA-zacwwSvAkYvuog_vLeAUhl9tit7Gk3RaF-neiCeX31ArStTuI_LMFboBujMagl5KDGArLRwRNvfKtm0qvVesr5j35zO7DDoWiqWVx5UFkLNaiVoLjdrleYvMkUQ9xZSL2B2js/s1600/IMG_2673.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97AMDA-zacwwSvAkYvuog_vLeAUhl9tit7Gk3RaF-neiCeX31ArStTuI_LMFboBujMagl5KDGArLRwRNvfKtm0qvVesr5j35zO7DDoWiqWVx5UFkLNaiVoLjdrleYvMkUQ9xZSL2B2js/s320/IMG_2673.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am also stocking a fabulous collection of antique architectural print that are matted and ready to frame. There are only two at the moment but I have 40 or 50 that will gradually be making their way on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaR6_X3uwalkQd-81x_0a8Xz_gfnmts9cR29YY19Vpg5bd5a0RYjJa55G_3xSSwUPCfm9Z11uoNG7QpYUcukecmwQ0N6bbMdxd1pK9Hq0SfO8n906VQwKXCpr9AtkjETGQNiPUOhcJRI8/s1600/arch4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaR6_X3uwalkQd-81x_0a8Xz_gfnmts9cR29YY19Vpg5bd5a0RYjJa55G_3xSSwUPCfm9Z11uoNG7QpYUcukecmwQ0N6bbMdxd1pK9Hq0SfO8n906VQwKXCpr9AtkjETGQNiPUOhcJRI8/s320/arch4.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Click on the mini store at your left or<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/fillyournest?ref=pr_shop_more"> HERE</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have kept things very affordable because I want everyone to incorporate original art in their lives.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Check it out and use the coupon code BLOGREADER to get an extra 10% off.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-60346135357093333632011-09-21T07:17:00.000-04:002011-09-21T07:17:32.802-04:00Ringey-Dingey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8tJ073iRygRiYbFmCKDd0_SXr69-rZkgz8Nu_p4m4Q8QMSp8eve-b0MC9o7iGyEXTsSxOPZ_j_RE4fPpr8XpgPMGqd5oeuKF-1LQw7lkTMxLA7eF4RHaZN4COAK9w9hsyrd8yLiF_M3k/s1600/1stdibs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8tJ073iRygRiYbFmCKDd0_SXr69-rZkgz8Nu_p4m4Q8QMSp8eve-b0MC9o7iGyEXTsSxOPZ_j_RE4fPpr8XpgPMGqd5oeuKF-1LQw7lkTMxLA7eF4RHaZN4COAK9w9hsyrd8yLiF_M3k/s320/1stdibs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lately, I have been a bit obsessed with ring pulls on furniture. They seem to be the touch that sophisticates a piece. They even helped the secondhand dresser that is our media cabinet. It looks better in real life, I promise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHxNUn9DJtP12palHaFaRwySrMQkeR8QCSedjGXrxLAdi8je4_PyUB273-30NZwf39PuY7av4uXydkl6VJOlhdBHjyDypsksSdGngZT9kNoR7DoVG_b6IBGgapfwYYriYbNk4_j3xo-o/s1600/IMG_2444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHxNUn9DJtP12palHaFaRwySrMQkeR8QCSedjGXrxLAdi8je4_PyUB273-30NZwf39PuY7av4uXydkl6VJOlhdBHjyDypsksSdGngZT9kNoR7DoVG_b6IBGgapfwYYriYbNk4_j3xo-o/s320/IMG_2444.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbL1oOPxgDbLGtkDuYVJsfGAzoN99wEJGGVSCFgVuUQy6KK0_i-Zo5NpH7hgPn0b7gMRra3uL4jBi3-jaA_LBa1IVNgjClnfDcGKlmc4tgeAezIKvKo_Ugv1ijROru1WKrx26BvbWSWjs/s1600/IMG_2446.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbL1oOPxgDbLGtkDuYVJsfGAzoN99wEJGGVSCFgVuUQy6KK0_i-Zo5NpH7hgPn0b7gMRra3uL4jBi3-jaA_LBa1IVNgjClnfDcGKlmc4tgeAezIKvKo_Ugv1ijROru1WKrx26BvbWSWjs/s320/IMG_2446.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This dresser had matching wooden knobs-yuck.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you imagine Dorothy's dresser with black wood knobs?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8tJ073iRygRiYbFmCKDd0_SXr69-rZkgz8Nu_p4m4Q8QMSp8eve-b0MC9o7iGyEXTsSxOPZ_j_RE4fPpr8XpgPMGqd5oeuKF-1LQw7lkTMxLA7eF4RHaZN4COAK9w9hsyrd8yLiF_M3k/s1600/1stdibs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8tJ073iRygRiYbFmCKDd0_SXr69-rZkgz8Nu_p4m4Q8QMSp8eve-b0MC9o7iGyEXTsSxOPZ_j_RE4fPpr8XpgPMGqd5oeuKF-1LQw7lkTMxLA7eF4RHaZN4COAK9w9hsyrd8yLiF_M3k/s320/1stdibs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-51056329773190211362011-09-18T16:44:00.000-04:002011-09-18T16:44:24.400-04:00Antiques in Virginia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipF5j91WcwMHR-aVOVf3UOuPMR8LHpt1wKdoTyfUtTJk45-RlFkXn4y_5THbIti-0-uYKo9HY2sjrNp8B-MTfsVuBSEn20oE-YN5sJknziCAzwp0g1w9eWkEQ3lmFbG2HqF50Qg1E7-g4/s1600/Bombe+Chest.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipF5j91WcwMHR-aVOVf3UOuPMR8LHpt1wKdoTyfUtTJk45-RlFkXn4y_5THbIti-0-uYKo9HY2sjrNp8B-MTfsVuBSEn20oE-YN5sJknziCAzwp0g1w9eWkEQ3lmFbG2HqF50Qg1E7-g4/s320/Bombe+Chest.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today I drove to Culpeper to see this bombe chest.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fredericksburg is great for antiques too, but a little pricier. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Driving and picture taking not recommended</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Culpeper is a charming small town in central Virginia with the Blue Ridge Mountains as a backdrop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_5Y4zZAVtvcg2fpLOBZCa7vOVNJaZTdiAqkK5tWSZYYQ8hXdgnaS3fx2peU231eFfEJmtxs_6e0FgKuvuYlMNSks7VQRpEAI2ytJ5qOtV5lSuJgUToclKyQBGYhWBjJfPFro22T48vY/s1600/IMG_2691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_5Y4zZAVtvcg2fpLOBZCa7vOVNJaZTdiAqkK5tWSZYYQ8hXdgnaS3fx2peU231eFfEJmtxs_6e0FgKuvuYlMNSks7VQRpEAI2ytJ5qOtV5lSuJgUToclKyQBGYhWBjJfPFro22T48vY/s320/IMG_2691.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> The town full of historic buildings was hit hard by the recent earthquake and aftershocks.</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/AVvXsEhB1eLt9fzlkKFjSB-5ArpRuY7OGPA5b_pcRVzBdulD_lSrKPFH9zko2EHY3rxkIWy3L_qzHwBm_Y4GvEXiL9myjZqXoPb9_TbDE2IiZtfHBOE-uZBTwD59ET_bANdQKN6TIUknyvNeys0/s1600/IMG_2690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1eLt9fzlkKFjSB-5ArpRuY7OGPA5b_pcRVzBdulD_lSrKPFH9zko2EHY3rxkIWy3L_qzHwBm_Y4GvEXiL9myjZqXoPb9_TbDE2IiZtfHBOE-uZBTwD59ET_bANdQKN6TIUknyvNeys0/s320/IMG_2690.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">There is an antique shop that I frequent mainly because of their fantastic prices and ability to browse before I go by checking the website. <a href="http://www.georgiemaes.com/">GeorgieMae's</a> is a tiny shop but they have a small warehouse a mile away filled with tons of goodies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQG35L_6QMpCKEKXwATl9-QUoyRBAoTlNyc-NjMQmTGq97fxWU_pl2GA8j0Ss6VzQ3XM_olmERRwWyHMF3PWWKdeCxZmDmOFLl6gSxKCWjPNyYN6hh-P7CLLVCMj5stSGzNz9FookY4Y/s1600/IMG_2687.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQG35L_6QMpCKEKXwATl9-QUoyRBAoTlNyc-NjMQmTGq97fxWU_pl2GA8j0Ss6VzQ3XM_olmERRwWyHMF3PWWKdeCxZmDmOFLl6gSxKCWjPNyYN6hh-P7CLLVCMj5stSGzNz9FookY4Y/s320/IMG_2687.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These gorgeous demilune tables are $275 each.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6G77nMvoQ5NKAYm-RuViZRe4DzE2ZEnIrXfeu3dAHwODg6OWZmZKoXm3RdixG0P5akoxQoAT_zTQiHIO0AWonIABGFdz5tFe77DwAdNg22w2Y0CFHAlcM3CgTdtuank7JLRhdtfvyJ3Y/s1600/IMG_2689.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6G77nMvoQ5NKAYm-RuViZRe4DzE2ZEnIrXfeu3dAHwODg6OWZmZKoXm3RdixG0P5akoxQoAT_zTQiHIO0AWonIABGFdz5tFe77DwAdNg22w2Y0CFHAlcM3CgTdtuank7JLRhdtfvyJ3Y/s320/IMG_2689.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wish I had gotten better pictures of this ormolu corner cabinet with marble top. It is wonderful and I might have to have it at $699.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKSMOVu02_Dpw-ssQr6eV0WrZp58PQYo0Sr88VINEQ4g7VVSsyYWmx-BOOSslvmSMRnKBV4NC2M2FVZvuv8WIKRxeEGNPnyNOLyx71eagK1Xl5d1C7is1Mb09Ob567DKtGeKdWcJJoS0/s1600/IMG_2414.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKSMOVu02_Dpw-ssQr6eV0WrZp58PQYo0Sr88VINEQ4g7VVSsyYWmx-BOOSslvmSMRnKBV4NC2M2FVZvuv8WIKRxeEGNPnyNOLyx71eagK1Xl5d1C7is1Mb09Ob567DKtGeKdWcJJoS0/s320/IMG_2414.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I bought my dining chairs there at quite a bargain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipF5j91WcwMHR-aVOVf3UOuPMR8LHpt1wKdoTyfUtTJk45-RlFkXn4y_5THbIti-0-uYKo9HY2sjrNp8B-MTfsVuBSEn20oE-YN5sJknziCAzwp0g1w9eWkEQ3lmFbG2HqF50Qg1E7-g4/s1600/Bombe+Chest.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipF5j91WcwMHR-aVOVf3UOuPMR8LHpt1wKdoTyfUtTJk45-RlFkXn4y_5THbIti-0-uYKo9HY2sjrNp8B-MTfsVuBSEn20oE-YN5sJknziCAzwp0g1w9eWkEQ3lmFbG2HqF50Qg1E7-g4/s320/Bombe+Chest.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">As for the bombe chest, it was $385 delivered!! So exciting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-49215970545283457952011-09-16T09:32:00.000-04:002011-09-16T09:32:29.510-04:00Another fabric score<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDj4_QsGdDf6jOkKZ135hWezQvECNJJUKmLZyI8YkE5ABwvZtDUpmCgcw8CSIc7_P1KJLOktnO9Bw3CBE8hHljdtwNyHSiPKOyqNZ62Rmpvyu2qa3N_CsNZrkq2TtRd2ot-1W_TX4s8k/s1600/IMG_2679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDj4_QsGdDf6jOkKZ135hWezQvECNJJUKmLZyI8YkE5ABwvZtDUpmCgcw8CSIc7_P1KJLOktnO9Bw3CBE8hHljdtwNyHSiPKOyqNZ62Rmpvyu2qa3N_CsNZrkq2TtRd2ot-1W_TX4s8k/s320/IMG_2679.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The other day I swung by Fabrics Unlimited to browse and see if there were any damasks that I might want to use on these chairs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDBTBRzmnkc0NF80Y9zTmi4HWdvMn91EYj2a1DGov4bxwragw-ukTAbzm2EaUncpxutssIEmFgdmS3piVChxu-kYrhAWN62EGzeJjk_JOeopqhQJoVMpn7hl8175wxZPq2T8vB8ss4i8/s1600/IMG_2670.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDBTBRzmnkc0NF80Y9zTmi4HWdvMn91EYj2a1DGov4bxwragw-ukTAbzm2EaUncpxutssIEmFgdmS3piVChxu-kYrhAWN62EGzeJjk_JOeopqhQJoVMpn7hl8175wxZPq2T8vB8ss4i8/s320/IMG_2670.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I bought a pair of the chairs on eBay and Greyhound smashed one.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The broken chair is now at the repair shop. $$$$$ ouch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqY6Ee3GJjHl_0hjcQe7JbiFH5G9uW49lT4Tq77GS5Gs80DrKEYAzwF2qRYdCKO9Y3FAFl0BpoJFZStqiOZFeOSiDHl43TKZOb1fj8zFAzslyWllCvTFWmJwKqjZ83zXK5Ri3GjFFOARA/s1600/IMG_2640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqY6Ee3GJjHl_0hjcQe7JbiFH5G9uW49lT4Tq77GS5Gs80DrKEYAzwF2qRYdCKO9Y3FAFl0BpoJFZStqiOZFeOSiDHl43TKZOb1fj8zFAzslyWllCvTFWmJwKqjZ83zXK5Ri3GjFFOARA/s320/IMG_2640.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am not crazy about the dragonfly fabric and I found the ivory damask on sale for $3.30 a yard. They had 8 1/4 yards. Perfect.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have had some seriously awful luck on eBay and with shipping in general lately and it felt wonderful to get this spot of luck.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCQPR56HpNWtI11OOz6qeym1DyuFdLmlh17cvCmiFFjR2h0f54TV7P3tXOy052J0luPmNuFM0vWtkd9sfEIUeVpU-thfjkJjsZbjHq5zYuOsI7QLgKKMB3S2QNUI2vv-OfyVQubwpupc/s1600/IMG_2643.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCQPR56HpNWtI11OOz6qeym1DyuFdLmlh17cvCmiFFjR2h0f54TV7P3tXOy052J0luPmNuFM0vWtkd9sfEIUeVpU-thfjkJjsZbjHq5zYuOsI7QLgKKMB3S2QNUI2vv-OfyVQubwpupc/s320/IMG_2643.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The ivory looks wonderful with the ivory stripe on my Sheraton sofa. I have new pillows on the way and my eye out for a different coffee table. Now I need to decide on a wall color and fabric for the drapes.</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-33630034357401993122011-09-14T15:23:00.000-04:002011-09-14T15:23:29.372-04:00Insert your favorite expletive here ____!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">This is the current state of my dining room. $#!#!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved the Sherwin-Williams store in my podunk Pennsylvania town. Everyone there new their stuff.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Some numbnuts told me that a foam roller was the way to go with glossy paint to achieve a lacquer look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHExJlwa367ejTkPDHQYJ1cNpvGCa-dxqwqGH00fXn03H15dob6n3HYpXDRuQE5IU4Pdnt5Y9n0vKhgIk1TWssFflqW54xWFMrE13-ir7P2kUsB8xeCBwnxxv8PJ6vwK0I4efPelJ73Nc/s1600/IMG_2674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHExJlwa367ejTkPDHQYJ1cNpvGCa-dxqwqGH00fXn03H15dob6n3HYpXDRuQE5IU4Pdnt5Y9n0vKhgIk1TWssFflqW54xWFMrE13-ir7P2kUsB8xeCBwnxxv8PJ6vwK0I4efPelJ73Nc/s320/IMG_2674.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had high hopes even with this primer that was tinted too light.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't worry, I'm so annoyed that the chandelier will meet a horrible death as part of my evil plan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4vQ82VdmZRj1RJqRmgsXWPeaWN8oMFDjEKAasm1RXO5EBNuQXFXkshBBcxvJNmm3kn54RnY8C-BpCcConuJ43JWxZ7UeZpOh89LFPpmeHacz5VEaR8H5BWxSunZ_UzXQtfqE2LQae0w/s1600/IMG_2675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4vQ82VdmZRj1RJqRmgsXWPeaWN8oMFDjEKAasm1RXO5EBNuQXFXkshBBcxvJNmm3kn54RnY8C-BpCcConuJ43JWxZ7UeZpOh89LFPpmeHacz5VEaR8H5BWxSunZ_UzXQtfqE2LQae0w/s320/IMG_2675.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">See that texture? That is what we sanded off. I hope. One or two more coats plus a coat of clear gloss acrylic is what I am hoping will do the trick.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my hell.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Updates soon.</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-5212231477086469622011-09-10T11:35:00.000-04:002011-09-10T11:35:49.791-04:00The no-flower arrangement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQsx1UudSqwODeUUp94YnONgCV2hbY-tyecdDzymd8yYTt1rzA6qDxvNL9HvFVRi6hjaY3cFkVyT7w9XOaDskaxEwAYuFiZqyRLmy8dWUyAq84wx_KYwp19EzyUjPGgGyjBJdfMgMwh0/s1600/IMG_2669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQsx1UudSqwODeUUp94YnONgCV2hbY-tyecdDzymd8yYTt1rzA6qDxvNL9HvFVRi6hjaY3cFkVyT7w9XOaDskaxEwAYuFiZqyRLmy8dWUyAq84wx_KYwp19EzyUjPGgGyjBJdfMgMwh0/s320/IMG_2669.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last week I cut a few remaining yellow rosebuds from the bush in front of my house. I chose to trim a few sprigs of vinca, boxwood, and my overgrown red coleus for filler.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The roses have been gone for days but this morning I grabbed a larger vase and snipped a bit more boxwood and coleus. I also added one sprig of the flower from some weird succulent. It is the paler purple flower.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next week I might raid my neighbor's yard for some rhododendron too.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Being too cheap to buy fresh flowers can work out well.</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-78487002838977761372011-09-07T23:08:00.000-04:002011-09-07T23:08:00.520-04:00Bottom feeding<div style="text-align: center;">Remember the dreadful wallpaper borders of the '80s and '90s along the tops of walls? Maybe you are not as old as I and have no recollection whatsoever. Lucky you. I confess, I was a border owner but only one room one time. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Now on to the anti border...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBj3Cyu5xhLapXzcdNIOi4Wb6MFm5dWKTVSn9G0GuSsBW2U009E3vPJ8nGmNSD7BUQqULOmSsATgQBPHjKSjqsdz8dqleSHmtc7DDUmFCnEp9gwplYEQiS19BbyOQnepGtLPs2pUNGTlQ/s1600/fretwork2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBj3Cyu5xhLapXzcdNIOi4Wb6MFm5dWKTVSn9G0GuSsBW2U009E3vPJ8nGmNSD7BUQqULOmSsATgQBPHjKSjqsdz8dqleSHmtc7DDUmFCnEp9gwplYEQiS19BbyOQnepGtLPs2pUNGTlQ/s1600/fretwork2.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thestylesaloniste.com/2011/09/beautiful-obsession-california.html">This article</a>, interview and photo-set at Style Saloniste really intrigued me. The photos are a chinoiserie dream!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The decorative art of Michael Dute is some of the finest in the world but it is the fretwork along the bottom of the walls that really piqued my interest. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps it is that I have too much to hang on the wall that keeps me from a massive mural like this but along the base of the walls I could do fabulous things. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I went to <a href="http://www.stencil-library.com/">Stencil-library</a> and found a few borders that would do the trick.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNf4PnXdx3tgUFkEOVSUFNjneO5meTkGOwvPL0dXnQBAMc36KsGm7HQAsOZiXujv3T3u4ltRWv4uAnEyv28dkOgeBbSFTKXyRTh0oldMCus7NqgnYIMUkKheSNJOA8nU81EMA0xRody-8/s1600/fret1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNf4PnXdx3tgUFkEOVSUFNjneO5meTkGOwvPL0dXnQBAMc36KsGm7HQAsOZiXujv3T3u4ltRWv4uAnEyv28dkOgeBbSFTKXyRTh0oldMCus7NqgnYIMUkKheSNJOA8nU81EMA0xRody-8/s1600/fret1.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This fretwork pattern is far and away my favorite.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvT34AvI-fu_2-l-g-SiIvfDr3sczVzLH5dzYG86mKynuOXlex7gN1wVtEdie_IZ5ECqr8eKIIQOd4h80n67N6uxSY_aYcMUIZYtiBg182EtqZGrZ0sOvM2DRodEhenSz_dgIliZwwFPI/s1600/fret2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvT34AvI-fu_2-l-g-SiIvfDr3sczVzLH5dzYG86mKynuOXlex7gN1wVtEdie_IZ5ECqr8eKIIQOd4h80n67N6uxSY_aYcMUIZYtiBg182EtqZGrZ0sOvM2DRodEhenSz_dgIliZwwFPI/s1600/fret2.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This one is perhaps a bit to lacy and feminine for my taste but still would make an extraordinary addition to a wall.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTUUT-agZHbePm8Wh7GaP7Eb7AnwY5ntHrjwNxUOyUmQ0GgDjDMrRYctEz1rt4uaNE1sG1K-LDLoZGsm5BcxhnfJLCP4vqCbbNQ5vigkv5AXj1zS8IxvALygwtEXqFAUuvw6XshiOsoQ/s1600/fret3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTUUT-agZHbePm8Wh7GaP7Eb7AnwY5ntHrjwNxUOyUmQ0GgDjDMrRYctEz1rt4uaNE1sG1K-LDLoZGsm5BcxhnfJLCP4vqCbbNQ5vigkv5AXj1zS8IxvALygwtEXqFAUuvw6XshiOsoQ/s1600/fret3.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can envision this one with furniture that I do not own and it is perfection just not for me, maybe.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think this would be a fabulous way to add interest to a room in a spot that the eye normally discounts during the initial once over. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is like adding architecture without an obvious and literal faux treatment.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you stenciled anything lately?</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-57159319339070830232011-09-06T16:07:00.000-04:002011-09-06T16:07:54.514-04:00Wheely?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtSaxpEsEaqma_qshDtOcOrWR5O-TKvte_WoJX1JIaULZivLNulN4ZeoDYNGUAGd1rRXPhXojQHB73SejtW6kpkHXvjxgyzl25pVWTYgn55x-tQri-NzKfr9J6trzNGRq-c03pZn5hhs/s1600/ship2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtSaxpEsEaqma_qshDtOcOrWR5O-TKvte_WoJX1JIaULZivLNulN4ZeoDYNGUAGd1rRXPhXojQHB73SejtW6kpkHXvjxgyzl25pVWTYgn55x-tQri-NzKfr9J6trzNGRq-c03pZn5hhs/s1600/ship2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know what made me think of the antique ship's wheel I saw a few months ago, but the question as to what to do with such a thing popped into head. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Through the fog of cold medicine (an explanation for bizarre thoughts?) I googled these.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5ZmEmjBjftSg-ZqRzWOIUuMFoJukkyOwE4Y8_Cfjjl_KNPO4ZwE8EgQWh91BcuRNxG_qqXD7GiIo687KopvAHoHUTau3wetaSEKSiLvQcrZLQ04DYscdOjmXbHK3qqfsT2p12xOhqZc/s1600/ship6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5ZmEmjBjftSg-ZqRzWOIUuMFoJukkyOwE4Y8_Cfjjl_KNPO4ZwE8EgQWh91BcuRNxG_qqXD7GiIo687KopvAHoHUTau3wetaSEKSiLvQcrZLQ04DYscdOjmXbHK3qqfsT2p12xOhqZc/s1600/ship6.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The most obvious use would be a chandelier, ala wagon wheel. It could work in an overly themed beach house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuCjQb5ykz8Iqp90VfSj-SNmjVBAxPsEDV9-kRhLhIOoigngRtim9kZqnaTtU9mJHhfifBVo08AufFkMBne_YdgJQWK5T3VdIelEWNXNsQhTyLqcEE6Xej5LFOZ_qWjjSTBO219MKgmo/s1600/ship5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuCjQb5ykz8Iqp90VfSj-SNmjVBAxPsEDV9-kRhLhIOoigngRtim9kZqnaTtU9mJHhfifBVo08AufFkMBne_YdgJQWK5T3VdIelEWNXNsQhTyLqcEE6Xej5LFOZ_qWjjSTBO219MKgmo/s1600/ship5.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
This table should shiver your timbers.. sorry its the cold meds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMW5kh3SzFgUG6j9smwTWR5YrGvmv9PO5XkB0fsx_maa3UNMOEU2kVNaCWQqw1up7R_t04-njpcRWVLmwmQ61hquwm9chKPIATUcFXmTzqYOP7VyluEtv_RYRZRT1u9WEd_2g5MPq4UCs/s1600/ship3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMW5kh3SzFgUG6j9smwTWR5YrGvmv9PO5XkB0fsx_maa3UNMOEU2kVNaCWQqw1up7R_t04-njpcRWVLmwmQ61hquwm9chKPIATUcFXmTzqYOP7VyluEtv_RYRZRT1u9WEd_2g5MPq4UCs/s1600/ship3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggr1SAQ6fruSwwoULXoVdPMVAnUPkPDln9Zz-th_Uy3jVvu12He26T0PaiIG_omJ94lIHtBl1-hFGlKNUZVHD1ZepAqcG539JvmvHHjNNDZpwEw-cr3usrTZ8G1iwJSk9dROLClc-hqvs/s1600/ship1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggr1SAQ6fruSwwoULXoVdPMVAnUPkPDln9Zz-th_Uy3jVvu12He26T0PaiIG_omJ94lIHtBl1-hFGlKNUZVHD1ZepAqcG539JvmvHHjNNDZpwEw-cr3usrTZ8G1iwJSk9dROLClc-hqvs/s1600/ship1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't get me wrong, I like the occasional bizarre accent piece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcSatYmgE0juuX1m1hFcbmDB65VQEOCNIgVHf8FJBbhafvq6ZawNcYNBm4qI4BWeDlVkmNlLGvzf8C8aYaWajcFa9461NRkTeJJMpurfWf0t2jbL-2gUjqFkHyLJIhtKK54SMgrJ_sT4/s1600/ship4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcSatYmgE0juuX1m1hFcbmDB65VQEOCNIgVHf8FJBbhafvq6ZawNcYNBm4qI4BWeDlVkmNlLGvzf8C8aYaWajcFa9461NRkTeJJMpurfWf0t2jbL-2gUjqFkHyLJIhtKK54SMgrJ_sT4/s1600/ship4.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think? Bad taste or cool kitsch?</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-73836283703468555652011-09-03T17:58:00.000-04:002011-09-03T17:58:42.023-04:00White or wrong?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZyHymT2bc5bjubcGpJbrdOmMVL-C-e0IMAv-McUU6b_2yaEjGxC-oYBzbREK00y8tTfU6aULZNMt8pdfYcB6VoFfAX5V-pqCobfPitWDbJHVmNu_SVQZ8uZKfqnFjI0nIHdJ4Ho675U/s1600/white-after-labor-day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZyHymT2bc5bjubcGpJbrdOmMVL-C-e0IMAv-McUU6b_2yaEjGxC-oYBzbREK00y8tTfU6aULZNMt8pdfYcB6VoFfAX5V-pqCobfPitWDbJHVmNu_SVQZ8uZKfqnFjI0nIHdJ4Ho675U/s1600/white-after-labor-day.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Calling all fashionistas. Let me rephrase, calling all fashionistas that live in southern "traditional" cities. Do you wear white after Labor Day? I asked my co workers the 20-something said, "Sure." The boss said, " You'd never see that in Richmond."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-aaFmwUGxTzxZiRrsTuN5W648T4fiXvtcl2vF9_WdwuOjNYMdm6MkIrQbt0wGC0KhlQbfDJAaBS7JFZeayXaJq1gBwk7B-6l7wvFZy9gm2HkZhg9D5zCzx4QBoqsegj6wSL_ZvynA0A/s1600/winterwhite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-aaFmwUGxTzxZiRrsTuN5W648T4fiXvtcl2vF9_WdwuOjNYMdm6MkIrQbt0wGC0KhlQbfDJAaBS7JFZeayXaJq1gBwk7B-6l7wvFZy9gm2HkZhg9D5zCzx4QBoqsegj6wSL_ZvynA0A/s320/winterwhite.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">What about winter white? Where is the line for a born again Southern girl? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Help.</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-23788230108935506812011-09-02T12:42:00.001-04:002011-09-02T13:58:57.554-04:00Pots en Argent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDNJt3u-Y5ptrGTm1CP2J4NMu_NBWJ6Iz3-duAXJDZdyLozilTi2PYxJ0eJGI_T9E49zvmbQnM2XiiYZgpHwQuW_rI6rJ74eNZDcWO5xRvQCJb-UGCJ_uiA8jwEKpg6Et7tH_AJXDmh8/s1600/Poc+pot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDNJt3u-Y5ptrGTm1CP2J4NMu_NBWJ6Iz3-duAXJDZdyLozilTi2PYxJ0eJGI_T9E49zvmbQnM2XiiYZgpHwQuW_rI6rJ74eNZDcWO5xRvQCJb-UGCJ_uiA8jwEKpg6Et7tH_AJXDmh8/s320/Poc+pot.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I saw these lovely pots the other day while reading Jennifer Boles' Peak of Chic. Read her post about them <a href="http://thepeakofchic.blogspot.com/2011/08/sterling-specimen.html">HERE</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been searching for something I really like to cheer up my half dead gardenia tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XhDIHNT9O4wAtvbcNlERGoLmh9Df0yRZ_vOqqbER-YYqrOXWzLGt_im1wnOY8Qzi7ELDbGuEkO4_ADSOPYFg0W8WYSQwOOw_wHssurZl1Mz56HWH-FPRLFPBwbfvWgzyph3NiQtZK5Y/s1600/IMG_2659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XhDIHNT9O4wAtvbcNlERGoLmh9Df0yRZ_vOqqbER-YYqrOXWzLGt_im1wnOY8Qzi7ELDbGuEkO4_ADSOPYFg0W8WYSQwOOw_wHssurZl1Mz56HWH-FPRLFPBwbfvWgzyph3NiQtZK5Y/s320/IMG_2659.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you read my post about fake flowers you would know that I purchase poor, unsuspecting plants who, upon realizing my identity, commit suicide.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gardenia trees are supposed to look like this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfHjQ41-NmNgn07arQZCiKTC2BqfmP34lWW7kmp3KKoILygb4g0hR1r1dsnzlAS_8F5Zz1lpRcc1fQoGC57npkolROb0iwFujsSrf6uCi8KigR9eUSrGWushNpr57nvs_xoNkCCF1HS4/s1600/gardenia_tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfHjQ41-NmNgn07arQZCiKTC2BqfmP34lWW7kmp3KKoILygb4g0hR1r1dsnzlAS_8F5Zz1lpRcc1fQoGC57npkolROb0iwFujsSrf6uCi8KigR9eUSrGWushNpr57nvs_xoNkCCF1HS4/s320/gardenia_tree.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I digress, this is about the silver pot.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Even if I melted down my great-grandmother's silver I could not make a real silver pot big enough. So off to the craft store I went.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqBaLuSGevJJolpEnEuR2tuwT2rrLJBW9YRFNp5K_e-x_cWRfkVXwrbQUc7ThUBQqUSI7CS_-pQV1Qbx5acPyzw2R4-o0AY4H6EsXhqYJNmcDbS8xeAq1KGq2pb51rjbSiV7hyNBsuzQ/s1600/IMG_2651.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqBaLuSGevJJolpEnEuR2tuwT2rrLJBW9YRFNp5K_e-x_cWRfkVXwrbQUc7ThUBQqUSI7CS_-pQV1Qbx5acPyzw2R4-o0AY4H6EsXhqYJNmcDbS8xeAq1KGq2pb51rjbSiV7hyNBsuzQ/s320/IMG_2651.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought that there was a very good chance of failure and considered two small pots as an experiment. I was shocked at the lack of suitable pots and bought a large one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> First I had to cover the blue glaze.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj56zicKfJ4hMSPLmYQDG9rvltDw2-sDtdITJeMnJCPgPqlX0Tpc38Nr9IF33b4yDal_z3vdkXCKa7x7ci393bn0uThYb3LAboG-UvVF6nFlkVEb_kL4D8YMBBD17px1cmqHwbuiwUqgI/s1600/IMG_2652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj56zicKfJ4hMSPLmYQDG9rvltDw2-sDtdITJeMnJCPgPqlX0Tpc38Nr9IF33b4yDal_z3vdkXCKa7x7ci393bn0uThYb3LAboG-UvVF6nFlkVEb_kL4D8YMBBD17px1cmqHwbuiwUqgI/s320/IMG_2652.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used outdoor craft paint in silver.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifr3S2mYWRAhyTV0rPpQLv6K2R9wcFeqq79KictfZJV-xIDi6O1F-K6-G8vJIe6uh2mBzM2xDDxv14ypQhmaiD6AqTIcdLLCIMGTP2-jnRYGE2XTP_3BBWsc2S2vHxabWPf73OUFuBFnU/s1600/IMG_2653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifr3S2mYWRAhyTV0rPpQLv6K2R9wcFeqq79KictfZJV-xIDi6O1F-K6-G8vJIe6uh2mBzM2xDDxv14ypQhmaiD6AqTIcdLLCIMGTP2-jnRYGE2XTP_3BBWsc2S2vHxabWPf73OUFuBFnU/s320/IMG_2653.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two coats. Then opted for a liquid silver leaf.</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/AVvXsEh8bs1cyKCvEouQQUV0LPCh3cR3RDTtpL4qKg4LexlF19e1pj3Nd8kPEk-6j46H6Msu9U_I-F4ZPDXswve7ee-kW6LFi0FTcNZXLrudk49xX9zNbdO4-a6M2T9nurFRn0bPxqGzxUZ0wjc/s1600/IMG_2654.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bs1cyKCvEouQQUV0LPCh3cR3RDTtpL4qKg4LexlF19e1pj3Nd8kPEk-6j46H6Msu9U_I-F4ZPDXswve7ee-kW6LFi0FTcNZXLrudk49xX9zNbdO4-a6M2T9nurFRn0bPxqGzxUZ0wjc/s320/IMG_2654.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the liquid leaf on the left side</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">It was all very easy and the paint actually adhered to the glaze which was my biggest fear. The pot does not have the glossy look of the original so I may go back to the craft store for a high gloss sealer that I saw.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also mine does not have the aborable feet of the original and I'll need to figure that out.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My pot</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDNJt3u-Y5ptrGTm1CP2J4NMu_NBWJ6Iz3-duAXJDZdyLozilTi2PYxJ0eJGI_T9E49zvmbQnM2XiiYZgpHwQuW_rI6rJ74eNZDcWO5xRvQCJb-UGCJ_uiA8jwEKpg6Et7tH_AJXDmh8/s1600/Poc+pot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDNJt3u-Y5ptrGTm1CP2J4NMu_NBWJ6Iz3-duAXJDZdyLozilTi2PYxJ0eJGI_T9E49zvmbQnM2XiiYZgpHwQuW_rI6rJ74eNZDcWO5xRvQCJb-UGCJ_uiA8jwEKpg6Et7tH_AJXDmh8/s320/Poc+pot.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monsieur Givenchy's silver pot</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">If my gardenia continues her downward spiral I shall buy an orange tree. I have always wanted one. I figured if they can be grown in France, surely Virginia will work.</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-86274515412340241222011-09-01T17:58:00.000-04:002011-09-01T17:58:09.794-04:00Be prepared<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsjaxXpopcwKoTQnSLXb7b0-gi-kYGf-orUZifYjMUSHb20oGoL1ZYXvZxsnZDNLtB-EOyECeM1Qxf05T7TAQ6TrFtYxR0fxjBTB5ixOGM-jCzb3Ar2J2I9TcPeETrADS54o1wPQFAeA/s1600/mansion_feature_620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsjaxXpopcwKoTQnSLXb7b0-gi-kYGf-orUZifYjMUSHb20oGoL1ZYXvZxsnZDNLtB-EOyECeM1Qxf05T7TAQ6TrFtYxR0fxjBTB5ixOGM-jCzb3Ar2J2I9TcPeETrADS54o1wPQFAeA/s320/mansion_feature_620.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Flanking Byrd Park in Virginia's capitol city of Richmond, is a special yellow brick mansion. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> The home served for two decades as the headquarters of the Robert E. Lee Council, a Boy Scouts of America district.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyMi1QRent74e91iQQyf-i9t8J0HkYg99ZmiotWkajYixcGxMn1iSQlGEDbJ1LMVpW-kcHRNhs_Zr9Q8sDKNYLJbtS8-ueKSbu9ggWevu7-BNNpXXq75yaHeVgAFdZJiLUOXi5zPMU9E/s1600/mansion_emblem3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyMi1QRent74e91iQQyf-i9t8J0HkYg99ZmiotWkajYixcGxMn1iSQlGEDbJ1LMVpW-kcHRNhs_Zr9Q8sDKNYLJbtS8-ueKSbu9ggWevu7-BNNpXXq75yaHeVgAFdZJiLUOXi5zPMU9E/s320/mansion_emblem3.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxS6E9nMsSqLVBigXG-vwDB49mWENoCl6W4e0ZZE-SxxVqHQtyV0kpFyrD_RQs6GBKxTTmuAmvWk9ICVYq6i4Qtx52wTSAeHA4stYtwWZIliu-sNpkBzYs88pnLz4J-HqqULYdUJ1kpNk/s1600/mansion_sideyard2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxS6E9nMsSqLVBigXG-vwDB49mWENoCl6W4e0ZZE-SxxVqHQtyV0kpFyrD_RQs6GBKxTTmuAmvWk9ICVYq6i4Qtx52wTSAeHA4stYtwWZIliu-sNpkBzYs88pnLz4J-HqqULYdUJ1kpNk/s320/mansion_sideyard2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The home was originally built by a successful Coca-Cola bottling franchise owner in the 1920s. It was given, by the original owner's granddaughter, to the Boy Scouts of America in 1958.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-55HeurneuZjUfmGkUP85sQ_abFxQTXgrbPcUYQsor_whE8V_dfKSc_5RB8KJJPa2dBPGjsN_Hg72P-8aYhmgvgwKOcms7-QXPa0oJ388U4m3PFH98DcgrYtkoOJyEZRUEbdMlwjevo/s1600/mansion_foyer1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-55HeurneuZjUfmGkUP85sQ_abFxQTXgrbPcUYQsor_whE8V_dfKSc_5RB8KJJPa2dBPGjsN_Hg72P-8aYhmgvgwKOcms7-QXPa0oJ388U4m3PFH98DcgrYtkoOJyEZRUEbdMlwjevo/s320/mansion_foyer1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Owners, Steve and Amy Williams, had some renovation to do when they purchased the 8000+ square foot home from the Boy Scouts.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Take a look and read more <a href="http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/mansion--with-a-motto/">HERE in Virginia Living Magazine </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Very Charlotte Moss-y.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLveY6VEGFQOsVou8093TeIDfGfKW2Vig8YjNg2y3-FnyFjqa1weRKEl5qQh21iSUvIKqJfNh727aGIhOY3hMLpPiLG6bvbo_DsIDE5PZk3t33EourRV3UNFzDj9xA9fGgq-FBOZWWPQ/s1600/mansion_kitchen10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLveY6VEGFQOsVou8093TeIDfGfKW2Vig8YjNg2y3-FnyFjqa1weRKEl5qQh21iSUvIKqJfNh727aGIhOY3hMLpPiLG6bvbo_DsIDE5PZk3t33EourRV3UNFzDj9xA9fGgq-FBOZWWPQ/s320/mansion_kitchen10.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338144540651258849.post-12116548512700775682011-08-30T12:21:00.000-04:002011-08-30T12:21:29.802-04:00A letter from the maid<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpFG-2J58lnn-fdXkBeXZbyuR4bdZ6AdcgGZ5gA1rq4-rsGoHwDneDpYJdR8Vc64hMxNK9goURzD1jQiFA1sD_6CzIEWzOHgU7lwBKHTvcJndTHLwCLQvirjR7CE8g2HBodeqb8iOEYM/s1600/maid-service.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpFG-2J58lnn-fdXkBeXZbyuR4bdZ6AdcgGZ5gA1rq4-rsGoHwDneDpYJdR8Vc64hMxNK9goURzD1jQiFA1sD_6CzIEWzOHgU7lwBKHTvcJndTHLwCLQvirjR7CE8g2HBodeqb8iOEYM/s1600/maid-service.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since I began a part-time job a month ago, it has been a struggle to manage my time and energy and avoid squalor in my normally neat house. The following is a letter to my family:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Dear Family,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Please be aware that "the maid" has cut her hours to part time. Today, she squeezed in a shower after making dinner, wiping up crumbs on the table and floor, mopping, vacuuming, washing, folding and putting away laundry, as well as other various household duties and doodies (baby and dog).</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Her schedule no longer permits the completion of these things each and every day. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>In short, find something<u> un</u>done,<u> un</u>clean,<u> un</u>-put-away, or in an otherwise <u>un</u>satisfactory state and fix it!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Thanks, Mom </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I made the "o" in Mom a smiley face. I hope they laugh and then put something away or take out the trash.</div>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com2