Have a Lovely Weekend!

<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/AVvXsEgvM-ae-i8y5VIGrOFVUYvtAXSIwDv315s4WKxoIVzDEj_dbiytFVvNVTnw0iBrxKP3DEEEltgK0nqulK4obiQtOOcZIM3HPimmDBHgCO6ySwNdUMMuhoexb50zQTqe5l03FB6trOYKcGM/s1600/LH_Johnston_2178_Greenwich_1-755x496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvM-ae-i8y5VIGrOFVUYvtAXSIwDv315s4WKxoIVzDEj_dbiytFVvNVTnw0iBrxKP3DEEEltgK0nqulK4obiQtOOcZIM3HPimmDBHgCO6ySwNdUMMuhoexb50zQTqe5l03FB6trOYKcGM/s1600/LH_Johnston_2178_Greenwich_1-755x496.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://welhil.com/portfolio/greenwich-ct/">Welhil Interiors </a></td></tr></tbody></table>I love a room where the walls, ceiling and architectural details are all painted the same color, especially when it's a color that can read green or blue depending on the light.  When you take away the contrast and the white, it makes the color even more mysterious.  It also makes a cool color suddenly feel warm.  It's how I would use a color like <a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW0068/">Sherwin Williams Copen Blue</a>, which can be a little bright in the sunlight and a little too beachy next to stark white. <br /><br />As I said earlier, I decided to use <a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW6204/">Sherwin Williams Sea Salt</a> on our dining room ceiling.  The more I look at it, the more I <i>love</i> the color.  It's not as bright as it looks in pictures on the web and not as dull as it looks on the color swatch.  I'm just waiting on my painter to fit me in.  Thank you all so much for the sweet comments on <a href="http://belclairehouse.blogspot.com/2014/02/around-house-dining-room-is-painted.html#comment-form">our dining room</a> the other day!  I'm starting to really love the room and how old school it looks.  There's nothing really cool or trendy about it, but I kind of like that.  Kip bought the dining table and chairs from a family friend when he bought what became our old house.  I liked it, but I wanted to do something "cooler," like Pantone chairs around a farmhouse table or something weird like that.  I'm so glad I didn't follow the trends I was seeing on the blogs at the time.  Now as I decorate our new and probably forever home, I'm trying to ask myself, do I like it because it's trendy or do I really think it's pretty?  Because ultimately, I really like pretty.<br /><br />I hope y'all have a lovely weekend!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">For those of y'all who loved our dining room chairs, they're from <a href="http://www.americandrew.com/productPage.cfm?pid=9020">here</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Congrats to my friend Jenny, who <a href="http://www.myfavoriteandmybest.com/mfamb-home/2014/2/25/dont-fucking-copy-this-room-or-youll-kill-it">stumbled across two of her paintings</a> in the new issue of Domino! </div><div style="text-align: center;">(also I love the bathroom she posted and her advice on how not to kill it - word)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm totally copying <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2014/02/progressive-dinner-party-prep-steak.html">this dinner party menu</a> when we finally use our dining room.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I rely very heavily on <a href="http://thezhush.blogspot.com/2014/02/clutter-control.html">trays and baskets for clutter control</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2014/02/room-reveal.html?showComment=1393607646510#c307137903695141104">Before & After Dining Room</a> (spoiler alert: the "after" is blue and white) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.isuwannee.com/2014/02/ruthie-sommers-in-house-beautiful.html">Ruthie Sommers seems fun</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://goodbonesgreatpieces.com/2014/02/strapping/">In Which We Learn About Strapping</a> (a decorator detail not a disciplinary technique for toddlers)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.greyandscout.com/2014/02/inspiration.html">A pretty townhouse </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love <a href="http://www.allthingsfarmer.com/2014/02/vichyssoise-and-butter-crackers.html">everything about this wedding</a>, especially the trees </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nooooo, <a href="http://www.parkcitiespeople.com/2014/02/21/tom-thumb-to-leave-highland-park-village/">my childhood grocery store is leaving</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/22/thought-you-knew-about-laundry_n_4826113.html">We're all doing laundry wrong </a></div>

Have a Lovely Weekend!

Welhil Interiors I love a room where the walls, ceiling and architectural details are all painted the same color, especially when it's a color that can read green or blue depending on the light.  When you take away the contrast and the white, it makes the color even more mysterious.  It also makes a…

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My furniture painting secrets

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Do you learn the hard way and wish at the end you had checked things out a little more thoroughly?  This  overconfidence gets me in hot water more times than I would like to admit, but learn I do!  I paint furniture frequently.  That means lots of experience from too many mistakes. Here's my recipe now.</div><br />What goes under a paint job is very important especially if you are painting a hard surface like laminate. My best painting tip in these situations is ....<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbplkPG9f6z2loYf3Ma5G3VSaqfaBfkgql3qXgXdScoxC7GKkmEv0P64gGqA75oUXddColjRNTJr9aQzJ-CJCpGL7nbST0uKHuiism65Ifupc2r9jaXJO4B53Idw5U3QfG0McGf-FghMza/s1600/stix-primer-laminate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Stix bonding primer" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbplkPG9f6z2loYf3Ma5G3VSaqfaBfkgql3qXgXdScoxC7GKkmEv0P64gGqA75oUXddColjRNTJr9aQzJ-CJCpGL7nbST0uKHuiism65Ifupc2r9jaXJO4B53Idw5U3QfG0McGf-FghMza/s1600/stix-primer-laminate.jpg" title="My furniture painting secrets" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My top pick for a bonding primer</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>  use <a href="http://www.insl-x.com/product-detail/inslx-products/stix-waterborne-bonding-primer">STIX bonding primer </a> as a base on just about anything, and then go with the paint of your choice on top of it - my fav is below.  With used furniture degrease with TSP or vinegar and do a light sanding with a sanding pad or electric sander. Paint doesn't like grease, and I always feel better if I sand a bit first. No need to overdo it!<br /><br /><h4>The Facts on STIX</h4> Keep in mind:<br /><ol><li>STIX is not a paint but a  primer/sealant, only a thin translucent coat is required; you are not gaining anything by going for opaque coverage.  </li><li>You don't  need two coats; don't waste it because it is on the expensive side. </li><li>You probably need a quart rather than a gallon for smaller jobs because it spreads a long way.</li><li>It is best  applied going in one direction using light but swift movements. Forget back and forth or w moves.</li><li>Wait at least 90 minutes for drying.</li></ol>My latest project was a colour change for a small media cabinet from Target.  We needed  a multipurpose piece to act as a side table and storage for  two pieces of  TV equipment.  I hate it when you need something right away because you are forced to choose from what is available. 30 inch media cabinets are a thing of the past it seems; everyone has big TVs.   This one was the least offensive to  my design sensibilities.  NO I don't love it at all because it is a tad too traditional for me, but it will serve our purpose until hubby builds one - might be years!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEiWelCz8DlAp4XaZhyigKZpy-nhHNZtviD2g0uD9oUFKh2uXW64itUxNukgW_FUxRXt2q9a2eFhoSJq6QhAsE7rjmSgKogrXPnMGj1X5noL9gVsXaeTEPdZZrsGFAhvtZ-DBhOsY3xPNj_l/s1600/TV+stand+Target.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="media cabinet Target" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWelCz8DlAp4XaZhyigKZpy-nhHNZtviD2g0uD9oUFKh2uXW64itUxNukgW_FUxRXt2q9a2eFhoSJq6QhAsE7rjmSgKogrXPnMGj1X5noL9gVsXaeTEPdZZrsGFAhvtZ-DBhOsY3xPNj_l/s1600/TV+stand+Target.jpg" title="My furniture painting secrets" width="320" /></a></div><br />The nutmeg colour looked terrible with my decor  especially my so lovely golden undertoned 80's oak. In comes trusty BM Iron Mountain  to match the  family room colour scheme. I highly recommend this gray if you are looking for a dark gray hue.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6sQDyuVqvdknNtjfgbzE3VZNtWt90ZWqAEU2HXFV4_W5AzYJy0NLkV-rjg722xmgekSkDgO_z82ZM2aUOzPWfrIWOyP5DwUuorT1U9i73pHDr5tUfdwRDP5Sszc6X8TaiVKWAculQyi-/s1600/benjamin-moore-iron-mountian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Benjamin Moore Iron Mountain" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6sQDyuVqvdknNtjfgbzE3VZNtWt90ZWqAEU2HXFV4_W5AzYJy0NLkV-rjg722xmgekSkDgO_z82ZM2aUOzPWfrIWOyP5DwUuorT1U9i73pHDr5tUfdwRDP5Sszc6X8TaiVKWAculQyi-/s1600/benjamin-moore-iron-mountian.jpg" title="My furniture painting secrets" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Benjamin Moore Iron  Mountain</td></tr></tbody></table>  <br />If I want a durable finish I use Benjamin Moore Advance in a pearl finish.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgaOPO5Dy1Hrz1PK45p1zijxxdNMvAasa4vw8J2TTLCWPoMWbYrCxrwlAcMq_9t00z7-YAd98x146IWUBaMeASC7t9uRtfWdw55oKBgqRQpkNBxNExvRy9YyEi4x1BXKh4E0kXO6IuA0t/s1600/Advance_group_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Benjamin Moore Advance waterborne alkyd Iron Mountain" border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgaOPO5Dy1Hrz1PK45p1zijxxdNMvAasa4vw8J2TTLCWPoMWbYrCxrwlAcMq_9t00z7-YAd98x146IWUBaMeASC7t9uRtfWdw55oKBgqRQpkNBxNExvRy9YyEi4x1BXKh4E0kXO6IuA0t/s1600/Advance_group_.jpg" title="My furniture painting secrets " width="320" /></a></div><br />But.... if you are the impatient type it might not be for you.  I have to do a lot of self talk to get me through the drying time, but it is worth it for a durable finish.  <br /><br /><h4>The facts on  Advance </h4> Benjamin Moore Advance is a <u>waterborn alkyd </u>and is as close to an oil finish as you can get today. <br /><br /> Pros: <br /><ul><li>durable finish</li><li> levels nicely</li><li>soap and water cleanup</li><li>available in all BM colours</li><li>low VOCs</li></ul> Cons:<br /><ul><li>difficult paint for impatient people (like me); re-coating time is 16 hours (don't try to hurry it); seems to take even longer when applied over sealed, hard, non porous surfaces; takes many days to fully harden from my experience</li><li>some reviews report whites yellowing over time ( I haven't used white)</li><li>higher price range(you get what you pay for)</li><li>not self-priming, stain-blocking nor antimicrobial -mildew resistant</li></ul> If you want a very extensive review of this product read <a href="http://www.jackpauhl.com/benjamin-moore-advance-paint-review/">Jack Pauhl</a>. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzmXArTjIpIOkuI515e1H5fcbJ4LihCVPHhmXbMF9qiJFzCqB2ijvLUMhX2Zm1e6-W-Cs-L2FKFLQP3GYA5jocUBjNP-ZXYvUeqxpG6eMZOiXjTWLoFlA2HVi2mi2fiSDty8MM6DBpnq8/s1600/DSCN0014_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Advance Benjamin moore Stix bonding primer" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzmXArTjIpIOkuI515e1H5fcbJ4LihCVPHhmXbMF9qiJFzCqB2ijvLUMhX2Zm1e6-W-Cs-L2FKFLQP3GYA5jocUBjNP-ZXYvUeqxpG6eMZOiXjTWLoFlA2HVi2mi2fiSDty8MM6DBpnq8/s1600/DSCN0014_01.JPG" title="Furniture Painting secrets" width="286" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Benjamin Moore Iron Mountain using  Advance</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo:  Margaret Ryall</span></div><br /> You may notice we chopped over two inches off the legs to hide the wires that were coming down behind the cabinet.  Wires are the enemy and they must be dealt with at all costs! This will also be used as a side table so it needed to be shorter.  I liked the higher legs, but function always wins. <br /><br />Do  you have any painting tips to pass along?  

My furniture painting secrets

Do you learn the hard way and wish at the end you had checked things out a little more thoroughly?  This  overconfidence gets me in hot water more times than I would like to admit, but learn I do!  I paint furniture frequently.  That means lots of experience from too many mistakes. Here's my recipe …

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If You're Going to Have a Tiffany Box Blue Dining Room,

Do it like this. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAs97u4dJDkkKlysp6VeLb1UIbzifVY7XShL4-rMR5A0CS8BTeuz32v-jbZu4hQdwvtdyIAqmYZh8AI1e9bgCbo6n76_biFOjUv3F1otdCp3RK896GDak4fpDQQB7jmuLRZGY_V8NeSM/s1600/VER-CHIC-MANHATTAN-TOWNHOUSE-4-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAs97u4dJDkkKlysp6VeLb1UIbzifVY7XShL4-rMR5A0CS8BTeuz32v-jbZu4hQdwvtdyIAqmYZh8AI1e9bgCbo6n76_biFOjUv3F1otdCp3RK896GDak4fpDQQB7jmuLRZGY_V8NeSM/s1600/VER-CHIC-MANHATTAN-TOWNHOUSE-4-XL.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftcwZZeo9Fr21gGmZiGSIIKH7etdydmJXqqNd2t9xqa6d49xG5ogdrTT9857Q6bCBeyQoosg_7XaiFhIll6hyphenhyphenboxRL4Uma9_u1HPmwtnPnJHCIQZXddyGHYtgmfnl8NBOghNclfnufXo/s1600/VER-CHIC-MANHATTAN-TOWNHOUSE-5-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftcwZZeo9Fr21gGmZiGSIIKH7etdydmJXqqNd2t9xqa6d49xG5ogdrTT9857Q6bCBeyQoosg_7XaiFhIll6hyphenhyphenboxRL4Uma9_u1HPmwtnPnJHCIQZXddyGHYtgmfnl8NBOghNclfnufXo/s1600/VER-CHIC-MANHATTAN-TOWNHOUSE-5-XL.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHGPhnwN4LoJv220F6RDZ2Cf70aYnJCrxqc8cVAgwEDlLYN5C7Ey0tq5HC3DctRqkTvsnSDmZXiVkEofTEsq5tFeVJ3CBQLcw1uFG7WVQE5PM9LAFUn1rfHGEhYVmOvXrEi0YUpaGR7I/s1600/VER-CHIC-MANHATTAN-TOWNHOUSE-6-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHGPhnwN4LoJv220F6RDZ2Cf70aYnJCrxqc8cVAgwEDlLYN5C7Ey0tq5HC3DctRqkTvsnSDmZXiVkEofTEsq5tFeVJ3CBQLcw1uFG7WVQE5PM9LAFUn1rfHGEhYVmOvXrEi0YUpaGR7I/s1600/VER-CHIC-MANHATTAN-TOWNHOUSE-6-XL.jpg" /></a></div><br />This room from <a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/chic-manhattan-townhouse-6#slide-4">Timothy Whealon in Veranda</a> just makes me very happy.  (that's leather on the chair above)

If You're Going to Have a Tiffany Box Blue Dining Room,

Do it like this. This room from Timothy Whealon in Veranda just makes me very happy.  (that's leather on the chair above) …

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Dining Room Ceiling: Picking Paint Colors

Morning! Ok, can I just put everyone who comments on my blog on speed dial?  Y'all are the best, especially when it comes to design dilemmas.  You always lead me in the right direction.  Thank you!<br /><br />So I thought I'd share a little bit of my thought process that goes into picking paint colors.  I'm as impatient as the next person when I decide I want to paint something.  But since we plan on staying in this house for awhile (forever), I want to be more thoughtful about my choices.   (This could be the most boring post ever or super helpful, maybe) <br /><br />Yesterday, I picked up some paint samples from Sherwin Williams.  I never made it to the place that sells Benjamin Moore because kids.<br /><br />I picked one color based on pictures I'd seen online (Topsail), one based on y'all's advice (Sea Salt), and one I just liked while I was in the paint store (Copen Blue)  <br /><br />Here they are painted on some boards.  I didn't trust my skills when it came to testing them on on the actual ceiling.  <br /><br />Top: Copen Blue SW0068<br />Bottom Left: Sea Salt SW 6204 (as recommended in the comments yesterday. Thank you, Beth!)<br />Bottom Right: Topsail SW6217<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></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/AVvXsEheDa3R30lj-4a_lqQgtnMMFCr_beFgq3pQNJ5igtUnBE-EWammIKJXo99j_GKd54qH_IDvgp-5PQozG__Kt7-DQ8nsy7wnDRfXRs9fXE__mYfdlx7cjXCav89o4qz4YmBFamp5-Jm5UW8/s640/blogger-image-1946925014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDa3R30lj-4a_lqQgtnMMFCr_beFgq3pQNJ5igtUnBE-EWammIKJXo99j_GKd54qH_IDvgp-5PQozG__Kt7-DQ8nsy7wnDRfXRs9fXE__mYfdlx7cjXCav89o4qz4YmBFamp5-Jm5UW8/s640/blogger-image-1946925014.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All of the colors are really great colors that I'm going to keep in my "file" in case I ever get that second home (dream big people) or I decide to redecorate my whole house (kidding Kip).  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I quickly eliminated Topsail because it was a bit cooler than I wanted for the room.  Although, I'm still in love with the way Tobi Fairley used it in <a href="http://tobifairley.com/blog/2012/gratitude-for-2-hgtv-magazine-features/">this kitchen</a>.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then, as I tend to do, I quickly became totally obsessed with a color and tried to make it "the one."  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></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/AVvXsEgi0hzb8A9mDsme-6JxTn7feURSrGBXdmRxiwiOM49CWfBGW26lh6b40-tSD-HoE1CUnfw9UoKpBdAh1hB3GoERbB4MmwZknPT01BmqRMvbHGbnuF4jSbk3nX2k4JPTVgPMBRUntJD-EGg/s640/blogger-image-1953576936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0hzb8A9mDsme-6JxTn7feURSrGBXdmRxiwiOM49CWfBGW26lh6b40-tSD-HoE1CUnfw9UoKpBdAh1hB3GoERbB4MmwZknPT01BmqRMvbHGbnuF4jSbk3nX2k4JPTVgPMBRUntJD-EGg/s640/blogger-image-1953576936.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SW Copen Blue </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">BUT this is why it's important to take a chill pill, test a color and let it be in the room through out the day while you do your thing.  Because as much as I LOVE Copen Blue, it just wasn't working in the room, especially as it relates to the rest of the house.  It was too heavy and a bit too Tiffany Blue in this midday light.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></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/AVvXsEh6nUFP27YGfQlCbvAcKXivIDCpxznTQZZqjseE1aRqzk0uAOF6A8A_khQ3dt8d94K4_Dno1tCcIxc1fDr1xjCgiaXIkG9-UmVdnUZWrPRJzg5Uv42CjEUKUpMw7rUFTWYO6LZ2KaWC6z0/s640/blogger-image--1822483553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nUFP27YGfQlCbvAcKXivIDCpxznTQZZqjseE1aRqzk0uAOF6A8A_khQ3dt8d94K4_Dno1tCcIxc1fDr1xjCgiaXIkG9-UmVdnUZWrPRJzg5Uv42CjEUKUpMw7rUFTWYO6LZ2KaWC6z0/s640/blogger-image--1822483553.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copen Blue</td></tr></tbody></table>But you know what was working?  Sea Salt.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkenwm6njtSPGzYtkMJtP8SIncp5l2LYGTrhXa7xxK0kwy03VsFkpnYyC7RVFyoZgAp0s5-eu3COhi7mblJg5G9v1hMlSA1em7eefWFlTqMm_MUqjRF3yxFpnWMdt1Myh1fjBXqLpYHtg/s640/blogger-image--2054869373.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkenwm6njtSPGzYtkMJtP8SIncp5l2LYGTrhXa7xxK0kwy03VsFkpnYyC7RVFyoZgAp0s5-eu3COhi7mblJg5G9v1hMlSA1em7eefWFlTqMm_MUqjRF3yxFpnWMdt1Myh1fjBXqLpYHtg/s640/blogger-image--2054869373.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sea Salt</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Almost everyone on Facebook agreed that the right looked better.  But I still loved the color on the left and wanted to make it work.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></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/AVvXsEhqt-df07DsR0QO1AKGP82nfarflhSFnymMPHaE_6yiEErOfK7dJDlDapd7m9pFjYG9a5c3VVy6sNMKedBE2z9aqdV2AevMf0i9v6ryiLBkQaLcavEe7_BpOfDaAMkbx5qXuYh4jBtIwEg/s640/blogger-image--233097812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqt-df07DsR0QO1AKGP82nfarflhSFnymMPHaE_6yiEErOfK7dJDlDapd7m9pFjYG9a5c3VVy6sNMKedBE2z9aqdV2AevMf0i9v6ryiLBkQaLcavEe7_BpOfDaAMkbx5qXuYh4jBtIwEg/s640/blogger-image--233097812.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Copen Blue; Right: Sea Salt </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here's how the room looks when you're standing in the family room/entry area.  See how the ceiling just needs something? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></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/AVvXsEivueTojKv22J-j4nUcTjyjAwMTH50qxiB9Z5dkZmPOFDCMKUyXFRKDaS6w_o3WYbVjvdJNhTBrDMgH9mivphn-kQz_LxBw0dHUAcYpD8Sz6XKD4f6ap7GkiPq1nwujkPeTsR4PeXYydIQ/s640/blogger-image-879140020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivueTojKv22J-j4nUcTjyjAwMTH50qxiB9Z5dkZmPOFDCMKUyXFRKDaS6w_o3WYbVjvdJNhTBrDMgH9mivphn-kQz_LxBw0dHUAcYpD8Sz6XKD4f6ap7GkiPq1nwujkPeTsR4PeXYydIQ/s640/blogger-image-879140020.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clearly, I can never escape a dinosaur photobomb in my house pics.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My biggest concern with Sea Salt was that it would either be too minty or too green in different lights. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here it is on top around the five o'clock hour (when mommy starts pouring wine).  I loved how it sort of matches the color of the sky in the painting.   </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></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/AVvXsEjC9tWEnnhMJ5MJJF_yo0qEl8KkGZdJ0Z-7egnBEN8fBn_F19hiA7Po-CWXhV-VdpwM3KzoHndxr1lWhM-c8iCDEoMcv9TJL9ry-9r6Td5uHVwl2ghwJ4P6PdoeCEetnKJ3REE8hyMcSW4/s640/blogger-image--184234399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9tWEnnhMJ5MJJF_yo0qEl8KkGZdJ0Z-7egnBEN8fBn_F19hiA7Po-CWXhV-VdpwM3KzoHndxr1lWhM-c8iCDEoMcv9TJL9ry-9r6Td5uHVwl2ghwJ4P6PdoeCEetnKJ3REE8hyMcSW4/s640/blogger-image--184234399.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> And here it is in the morning light.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></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/AVvXsEj96G3T2ZnFaMWNdDfiXVqR7bgsYC_9PWY15z7bE2ytChuxdMnIUo86cE967CpBHfoGkZyKvM88Y70pTbxmBOn4zCoCBdfMTkDb000IVMiUx1fo1s_5umjsD7SkMIg53KMVWsuRxWzJ6XE/s640/blogger-image-1856760927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96G3T2ZnFaMWNdDfiXVqR7bgsYC_9PWY15z7bE2ytChuxdMnIUo86cE967CpBHfoGkZyKvM88Y70pTbxmBOn4zCoCBdfMTkDb000IVMiUx1fo1s_5umjsD7SkMIg53KMVWsuRxWzJ6XE/s640/blogger-image-1856760927.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br />So I'm pretty sure Sea Salt is the winner.  I'm going to sit with it for a few more days.  Sorry for giving you a million pictures of my dining room, but I've learned so many lessons over the years when it comes to picking paint colors.  Basically, don't be hasty, y'all! <br /><br />Which one do y'all like better? 

Dining Room Ceiling: Picking Paint Colors

Morning! Ok, can I just put everyone who comments on my blog on speed dial?  Y'all are the best, especially when it comes to design dilemmas.  You always lead me in the right direction.  Thank you!So I thought I'd share a little bit of my thought process that goes into picking paint colors.  I'm as …

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Around the House: The Dining Room is painted!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_uNUBZK_3QzmyyxhwFgJtgAkguFYrDg4fWhiMd8ad572dRMTXcmDTe_rE_ZTFsZvyqhwbilClhTcHvBExpEzcitJrI7T7ZZtglgKCuShiGHgnPa6VKPYc8i6skiPLklduMrrVbSgGZk/s640/blogger-image-1151737692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_uNUBZK_3QzmyyxhwFgJtgAkguFYrDg4fWhiMd8ad572dRMTXcmDTe_rE_ZTFsZvyqhwbilClhTcHvBExpEzcitJrI7T7ZZtglgKCuShiGHgnPa6VKPYc8i6skiPLklduMrrVbSgGZk/s1600/blogger-image-1151737692.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Theresa is mildly impressed </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div>Look, we painted the dining room!  <br /><br /><a href="http://belclairehouse.blogspot.com/2014/01/moodboard-monday-meet-theresa.html">Theresa</a> was giving me the side-eye every time I walked by her.  She thinks indecision is a sign of weakness.<br /><br />The wall color is <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/clunch/colours/farrow-ball/fcp-product/102009">Farrow & Ball Clunch</a> on recommendation from Holly from <a href="http://www.thingsthatinspire.net/">Things That Inspire</a>.  (She did her dining room in the same color <a href="http://www.thingsthatinspire.net/2012/09/the-chandelier-dilemmawould-love-your.html">here</a>). The trim is the same color as the rest of the house (<a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/simplyirresistible">Benjamin Moore Simply Irresistable)</a> so it's slightly darker with a bit more yellow in it. <br /><br />I'm really, really happy with how it turned out.  It completely brightened up the room. <br /><br />BUT,<br /><br />That white ceiling does nothing for me. <br /><br />It's begging for some color. <br /><br />We're going to go the Southern route and throw a little <a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/decorating/classic-paint-colors-00417000077685/page8.html">"haint blue"</a> up there.  "Haint blue" refers to the low country tradition of painting your porch ceilings blue to ward off evil spirits and bugs.  It can be lots of different shades of blue.   <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmnBA-fd-Ho0SLTnu5cDJkAiVyZQpge2h6l02u4PmMqL-MsLlzV0mLCYIi4EBDAvhdv2sMno1papEobfGyz3KzhAu8PSG5qW9sU4Nmn9xuy4Hh9iyUafHiAQeO4qdBHAGR0s8terAp24/s1600/Haint+Blue+Husk+tumblr_mg407iKCPr1rbeinro1_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmnBA-fd-Ho0SLTnu5cDJkAiVyZQpge2h6l02u4PmMqL-MsLlzV0mLCYIi4EBDAvhdv2sMno1papEobfGyz3KzhAu8PSG5qW9sU4Nmn9xuy4Hh9iyUafHiAQeO4qdBHAGR0s8terAp24/s1600/Haint+Blue+Husk+tumblr_mg407iKCPr1rbeinro1_1280.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Husk (yummm) via <a href="http://carolinacollegiate.tumblr.com/post/40371452452/blue-ceiling-on-the-porch-keeps-the-mosquitos">Carolina Collegiate </a></td></tr></tbody></table>If anyone has ever had the pleasure of all of your children crying at the same time, while you're on a conference call, and furniture delivery people are at the door so your dog is barking like a maniac, you understand my need to ward off evil spirits.  That happened Friday.  It was special.  More on that later. <br /><br />So before I can do anything else in the dining room, I have to go get paint samples, which is only my <i>favorite</i> thing to do ever.  The color I want is an "I'll know it when I see it" color.   The ever elusive, light-specific, perfect greenishbluishgrayish color that I'm always trying to find. I can see it in my head, but can never quite get it right.<br /><br />Kind of similar to what I'm seeing on my screen in this room by <a href="http://cathy-kincaid.com/">Cathy Kincaid</a>, who uses this color often and well.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHSUEr5MyQHajxYyxC0JLlEs3IdLdV_xwXnQva-2E6OQnG8uuMqLXOR4joXRgZ01gmMqxLoBPmA0r43d3HQFJ48CYm1vew8dwiSS-Zw3dQbbc9hRz06mYkUAAaDg8hW4wMExekhxSFGg/s1600/Haint+Blue+Cathy+Kincaid+9db38b58b5b4be944bb8073fdcec15c5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHSUEr5MyQHajxYyxC0JLlEs3IdLdV_xwXnQva-2E6OQnG8uuMqLXOR4joXRgZ01gmMqxLoBPmA0r43d3HQFJ48CYm1vew8dwiSS-Zw3dQbbc9hRz06mYkUAAaDg8hW4wMExekhxSFGg/s1600/Haint+Blue+Cathy+Kincaid+9db38b58b5b4be944bb8073fdcec15c5.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><br />I really like the subtlety of the blue on <a href="http://www.annedeckerarchitects.com/portfolio/renovations/chevy-chase-renovation/">this porch</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1eqzkMxdXeFzhPNkVPAQzpfXFdgSrvFWZ82_cxasyQWg3vTsZ3FcfPVKOUsDvHXZ5Nq11oFhaLJNtToXB83KLnJ44TteO2ikayV4yaFAZncYvxuSuElhykyOccTkECbgAl8fvX_KY-0/s1600/Haint+Blue+9fa789c8ec9b927f5f8dde8ea679a301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1eqzkMxdXeFzhPNkVPAQzpfXFdgSrvFWZ82_cxasyQWg3vTsZ3FcfPVKOUsDvHXZ5Nq11oFhaLJNtToXB83KLnJ44TteO2ikayV4yaFAZncYvxuSuElhykyOccTkECbgAl8fvX_KY-0/s1600/Haint+Blue+9fa789c8ec9b927f5f8dde8ea679a301.jpg" width="591" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maybe something like <a href="https://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW6217-topsail/">Sherwin Wiliams Topsail</a>, which is used on the cabinets in <a href="http://tobifairley.com/blog/2012/gratitude-for-2-hgtv-magazine-features/">this kitchen by Tobi Fairley</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipHioS1uADLqPypgIAWP4w7TfBQk50WSbMJUrh6-WC0ccKglfDKZKIgTb8ZtBJ_LL_xeBcFZah0Wiu7lkuWDky1XKxbWv0x5o-NXX52mSQcKaLXyZOVj9TMJU2YM4OcTWOAPzKE3hKL0/s1600/Haint+Blue+SW+Topsail+f10b757b4ecdcefee266544dbf192f75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipHioS1uADLqPypgIAWP4w7TfBQk50WSbMJUrh6-WC0ccKglfDKZKIgTb8ZtBJ_LL_xeBcFZah0Wiu7lkuWDky1XKxbWv0x5o-NXX52mSQcKaLXyZOVj9TMJU2YM4OcTWOAPzKE3hKL0/s1600/Haint+Blue+SW+Topsail+f10b757b4ecdcefee266544dbf192f75.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Or we could go a little bolder with  Benjamin Moore's Woodlawn Blue, as seen on<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/11047961560484737/"> this porch ceiling</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvvJ0zWWNis1bcn_VclG15D4-wsmRkXLZA8P2JPj36AYOko82_faX2X1FvAZSFct06Lc-mTyqFxVadoEy6AaC9ckn7xErujc9ImoaTl_JrdwNgw0PbOTWqtIKYQuC1iZqvumTRAaMeSk/s1600/Haint+Blue+BM+Woodlawn+Blue+f06f3b60deddf6dd5f400fd534f9e798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvvJ0zWWNis1bcn_VclG15D4-wsmRkXLZA8P2JPj36AYOko82_faX2X1FvAZSFct06Lc-mTyqFxVadoEy6AaC9ckn7xErujc9ImoaTl_JrdwNgw0PbOTWqtIKYQuC1iZqvumTRAaMeSk/s1600/Haint+Blue+BM+Woodlawn+Blue+f06f3b60deddf6dd5f400fd534f9e798.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Another option is the ever popular Benjamin Moore Palladian Blue: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4EEBdofrU56R3v7jqp99qXzRl_Ds7PxzgZnsNzNgDPmQff928ms4TBtGlq9uZUv_AbLtr1WYJVDYOTXw6c_zyL8XVWUfArosgeUPIMQSA_IMXJ3sgSJSt8hFHEGmfxAP0mfaD7Z2Wyw/s1600/Haint+Blue+BM+Palladian+Blue+806be2b0ee246d389d2dee67d270db8e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4EEBdofrU56R3v7jqp99qXzRl_Ds7PxzgZnsNzNgDPmQff928ms4TBtGlq9uZUv_AbLtr1WYJVDYOTXw6c_zyL8XVWUfArosgeUPIMQSA_IMXJ3sgSJSt8hFHEGmfxAP0mfaD7Z2Wyw/s1600/Haint+Blue+BM+Palladian+Blue+806be2b0ee246d389d2dee67d270db8e.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />Any other suggestions? I'm all ears!<br /><br />I'll keep you updated! <br /><br /><br />

Around the House: The Dining Room is painted!

Theresa is mildly impressed Look, we painted the dining room!  Theresa was giving me the side-eye every time I walked by her.  She thinks indecision is a sign of weakness.The wall color is Farrow & Ball Clunch on recommendation from Holly from Things That Inspire.  (She did her dining room in the sa…

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Have a Lovely Weekend!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzl4mNeeHrL5oSfFfHaz8SGU3k9klszjohmY61dULXeRqKdCxb3MkZnNJ_1mW_FQSxtorVLWHNm2dIR7R4l7erYQPD4zUBXPPKu6f3eSLuhs6IroPgdB210l1_CzP5DXZyikG4m_JKy_Q/s1600/Exquisite+Series+Alfresco+www.pinterest.com.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzl4mNeeHrL5oSfFfHaz8SGU3k9klszjohmY61dULXeRqKdCxb3MkZnNJ_1mW_FQSxtorVLWHNm2dIR7R4l7erYQPD4zUBXPPKu6f3eSLuhs6IroPgdB210l1_CzP5DXZyikG4m_JKy_Q/s1600/Exquisite+Series+Alfresco+www.pinterest.com.jpeg" width="470" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Hello Lovelies! Wouldn't it be fun to sit here in this gorgeous gazebo with friends and belinis and tell stories until it gets dark?  I love the mix of patterns, the greenery and the scalloped shades.  I wish I knew the source of this image, but the internets are not being kind to me today and even though I'm usually a master detective when it comes to this sort of thing (I can usually find a source for any image, as well as a full background history of any of my friend's new boyfriends), I have come up fruitless.  <br /><br />I hope y'all have a lovely weekend!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thebloggess.com/2014/02/the-sound-of-laughter/">The sweetest little laugh</a> made my morning</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This <a href="http://thefoodogatemyhomework.tumblr.com/post/77322522072/blue-and-white-bedroom-by-mica-ertegun">blue and white bedroom </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mimosalaneblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/on-my-mind-wardrobe-updates-and-tray.html">Pretty Things</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2014/02/kim-kardashian-butt-out-of-control-star-unsure-how-to-handle-bad/">Poor Kim</a> (tee hee) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://decordeprovence.blogspot.com/2014/02/beach-home.html">A chic beach home</a> that's not super beachy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">House of Cards: <a href="http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2014/02/netflix-show-house-of-cards-has-an-unexpected-link-to-north-texas.html/?nclick_check=1">Apparently Claire Underwood is from my home town</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(We just watched the first episode of season 2 on Netflix - it sorta feels like they jumped the shark with that one)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://theglampad.blogspot.com/2014/02/palm-beach-chic-on-mls.html">A gorgeous MLS Listing</a> with lots of blue and white </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Woohoo! <a href="http://www.domainehome.com/new-nancy-meyers-film-sets-2014/">A new Nancy Meyers film</a> is in the works! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved the line in <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2011/10/03/111003sh_shouts_kaling?currentPage=all">this article</a> by Mindy Kaling:  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I am more than willing to suspend my disbelief for good set decoration alone. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;">* It's also from her book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307886271/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0307886271&linkCode=as2&tag=thegift03-20">Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegift03-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0307886271" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.domainehome.com/how-to-take-better-instagrams/">How to take better Instagrams</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mackenziehoran.com/2014/02/interior-inspiration-sara-ruffin.html">A cool bachelor pad </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.littlebeanshop.com/The-Hanover-Sweater-p/nev-002.htm">This little sweater </a>is sooo cute on my little niece. <br />I wish it came in my size. <br /><br /><a href="http://instagram.com/p/koHiwdIxSO/">Baby Thighs</a><br /><br /></div>

Have a Lovely Weekend!

Hello Lovelies! Wouldn't it be fun to sit here in this gorgeous gazebo with friends and belinis and tell stories until it gets dark?  I love the mix of patterns, the greenery and the scalloped shades.  I wish I knew the source of this image, but the internets are not being kind to me today and even …

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Vogue: Emilia Fanjul Pfeifler's Home in Locust Valley

I just came across these images whilst browsing around the Interwebs and giving my laundry basket the cold shoulder.   My only complaint is that there are not more images and I haven't been invited to stay for the weekend.  Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpg3JrBXy_V9lgPo78ZhfPGEmgtycHvhVN3YhSdM6jUo1h1pCt-DtV0wxdOMSXotsZVQCIrlERV0nJKCVhnM7-ZDGJL_0IUZkFKKcZrLOfrsSIM5uRNtpMN9okLRauMnNkRy0i2G4RFDc/s1600/emilia-fanjul-pfeifler-locust-valley-02_145713677228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpg3JrBXy_V9lgPo78ZhfPGEmgtycHvhVN3YhSdM6jUo1h1pCt-DtV0wxdOMSXotsZVQCIrlERV0nJKCVhnM7-ZDGJL_0IUZkFKKcZrLOfrsSIM5uRNtpMN9okLRauMnNkRy0i2G4RFDc/s1600/emilia-fanjul-pfeifler-locust-valley-02_145713677228.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Vogue: Emilia Fanjul Pfeifler's Home in Locust Valley

I just came across these images whilst browsing around the Interwebs and giving my laundry basket the cold shoulder.   My only complaint is that there are not more images and I haven't been invited to stay for the weekend.  Enjoy!…

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Blue- A home decor trend to watch

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8d4jFGQGDo6Wnhe0Ww9hN8b-HLDsDGnhVLuU-sRlQmmHRek6vt9smpMeb2WncZZOyw2oHYGr7G3XN4ILSy9Ptu_Goltb97cE78lqkYag271_ka83d3BkDhQZY1lclMdOoDAgCyrV9LVy/s1600/blue-trend-2014-Joan-Mitchell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div> It seems like only yesterday I  wrote my  <a href="http://designinghome.blogspot.ca/2013/01/2013-decor-trends-with-staying-power.html">2013  home decor trends  </a>post,  and I've already looked at <a href="http://designinghome.blogspot.ca/2013/12/10-ways-to-use-pantones-colour-of-2014.html">Pantone's Colour of the year</a>, Radiant Orchid, and suggested  ways to integrate this vibrant colour into your decor. What else can we expect in the coming year?<br /><br />While Radiant Orchid is <span style="font-size: small;">P</span>antone's colour of the year, I think it will be the blues that will take over the stage in 2014.  Joan Mitchell had this all figured out in her 1972 painting!  She painted the best blues ever and these are the ones you'll be seeing more of in 2014.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8d4jFGQGDo6Wnhe0Ww9hN8b-HLDsDGnhVLuU-sRlQmmHRek6vt9smpMeb2WncZZOyw2oHYGr7G3XN4ILSy9Ptu_Goltb97cE78lqkYag271_ka83d3BkDhQZY1lclMdOoDAgCyrV9LVy/s1600/blue-trend-2014-Joan-Mitchell.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="decor trend 2014 blues" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8d4jFGQGDo6Wnhe0Ww9hN8b-HLDsDGnhVLuU-sRlQmmHRek6vt9smpMeb2WncZZOyw2oHYGr7G3XN4ILSy9Ptu_Goltb97cE78lqkYag271_ka83d3BkDhQZY1lclMdOoDAgCyrV9LVy/s400/blue-trend-2014-Joan-Mitchell.jpg" title=" Blue - A home decor trend to watch " width="326" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="irc_su" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Joan Mitchell, “Blue Territory,” 1972</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> And here's a modern interpretation of the darker side of blue...<b><br /></b><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><b><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/AVvXsEhSaqg4N3q5f0OLLcd6Jo8Pkx7fa9kNnUxiouk9lJeEQzVR7KQQRzUfrZ35tMI3Kt2E_KOyCSAwfpRzi39XQquFd3BUry4jLngC0_9VSt88IM-Z5MaTs94G2H1XKTIg_JxC7orcwCKxjL52/s1600/OB-2014-+blue-+trend_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="2014 blue trend home decor" border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaqg4N3q5f0OLLcd6Jo8Pkx7fa9kNnUxiouk9lJeEQzVR7KQQRzUfrZ35tMI3Kt2E_KOyCSAwfpRzi39XQquFd3BUry4jLngC0_9VSt88IM-Z5MaTs94G2H1XKTIg_JxC7orcwCKxjL52/s320/OB-2014-+blue-+trend_01.JPG" title="Designing Home: Blue- A home decor trend to watch" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A range of blues for 2014</td></tr></tbody></table></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></b></span><br /><b></b> This year the popular blues are much deeper leaning toward cobalt and navy.  But what can you put with so much blue?  <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOuemvMxsF2aYNhMxkB6NTjl7OgW0UT92PF8vxRwIAYi4nUpaYzs8uemvFapngseD2DuBcSMQcq4JGV169TDPu4NYyp9qFXaK9HvZNJ4kNDQBtPF9GYI-48N-ryQDsPUxWEf98Ta4Xj1X/s1600/OB-2014-+blue-+trend-+yellow_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="decor trend 2014 blue and yellow" border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOuemvMxsF2aYNhMxkB6NTjl7OgW0UT92PF8vxRwIAYi4nUpaYzs8uemvFapngseD2DuBcSMQcq4JGV169TDPu4NYyp9qFXaK9HvZNJ4kNDQBtPF9GYI-48N-ryQDsPUxWEf98Ta4Xj1X/s320/OB-2014-+blue-+trend-+yellow_01.JPG" title="Blue-A home decor trend to watch " width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add yellow as an accent in 2014</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhRfjzVbG3xxJYz_bJYXaHf2jyxdK1LDKowblwen6T2ingYHpRTWmjeqnrwhwhoumdMT529UPsmQRXFdHTNhVw_cWnYBJL8nckiHIlVQy-Pbx7MSocFqLjnB26iB6fguiIEeljfwo1t9V/s1600/OB-blue-yellow-gold-accents-+2014_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="decor trends 2014 navy and gold" border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhRfjzVbG3xxJYz_bJYXaHf2jyxdK1LDKowblwen6T2ingYHpRTWmjeqnrwhwhoumdMT529UPsmQRXFdHTNhVw_cWnYBJL8nckiHIlVQy-Pbx7MSocFqLjnB26iB6fguiIEeljfwo1t9V/s400/OB-blue-yellow-gold-accents-+2014_01.JPG" title="Blue-A home decor trend to watch " width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gold accents work well  with navy blue and cobalt</td></tr></tbody></table>And don't forget vibrant oranges or greens with dark blues.  The sky is the limit with this colour.  I thought the art work in the mood board above gives lots of accent choices.  <br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9_rGGNM1EAkJj1gKgEneEMEb6j0ye7rwvsCmm6iuxYppx1wWGpy9LnRAyaQcfgxmOxbk8pkNA9gK_Ozq17C5b9itsyaXOgXZoBb42ZKAXNOiUNv8Bgy2PjxERbzO4ey2usIXTFPCjGqY/s1600/OB-mixing+blues_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="navy blue cobalt blue 2014 trend Designing Home" border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9_rGGNM1EAkJj1gKgEneEMEb6j0ye7rwvsCmm6iuxYppx1wWGpy9LnRAyaQcfgxmOxbk8pkNA9gK_Ozq17C5b9itsyaXOgXZoBb42ZKAXNOiUNv8Bgy2PjxERbzO4ey2usIXTFPCjGqY/s1600/OB-mixing+blues_01.JPG" title="Blue- A home decor trend to watch" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Versatile green blue looks great with white and radiant orchid</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And never forget that blue has a green side that mixes with all sorts of colours especially the pinkish purples like Radiant Orchid. That way you can bet two trends for the price of one.  Think turquoise, aqua and any blue you may see on a Caribbean holiday. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXR0dDtYiucBSR1_QKEk-ahLogkjdsCpyA9uqFqyzkYVPnJfR3oLw602ky6R0PVBcWXc8IvXXRe3vxypoIjGMpO_746wt9o59FGwHieCUD9zVIcyYBAWNklww3O3G64RO9IF9b7fWWKaUp/s1600/breath-of-fresh-+air-+2014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXR0dDtYiucBSR1_QKEk-ahLogkjdsCpyA9uqFqyzkYVPnJfR3oLw602ky6R0PVBcWXc8IvXXRe3vxypoIjGMpO_746wt9o59FGwHieCUD9zVIcyYBAWNklww3O3G64RO9IF9b7fWWKaUp/s1600/breath-of-fresh-+air-+2014.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Benjamin Moore highlighted the lighter side of blue for their 2014 Colour of the year. It is reminiscent of summer breezes blowing lightly under a pale sky. Cool and inviting and perfect for a summer house or a spa retreat. </div>  <br /><br />It seems all versions of blue are hot this year. Is there blue in your future?  </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Blue- A home decor trend to watch

 It seems like only yesterday I  wrote my  2013  home decor trends  post,  and I've already looked at Pantone's Colour of the year, Radiant Orchid, and suggested  ways to integrate this vibrant colour into your decor. What else can we expect in the coming year?While Radiant Orchid is Pantone's colou…

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Moodboard Monday: The Lady's Dressing Room

Morning y'all! Last week I shared a photo on Instagram of my bridesmaids dancing around me being silly. I'm definitely going to frame it and put it in my dressing area. So I was inspired to create a dressing area mood board. <br /><br />Two things I noticed:<br />1) I've been using the palm plant in a lot of my mood boards.  That's The Suze's influence.  Palms were like our other siblings, always reaching over to tickle our neck while we were sitting on a sofa. <br /><br />2) The end result of this dressing room is not at all what I had originally envisioned, but I kind of love the crazy mix of it all.  And while I'm not much of a fashion person, I did have fun picking out things I might want for my fancy dressing room.  I'm usually more preppy and simple in my attire, but I had fun pretending I was a cool fashion girl.  <br /><br />Hope you enjoy! <br /><br /><br /><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div style="margin: 0 auto; width: 600px;"><div style="position: relative;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/ladys_dressing_room/set?.embedder=8728156&.svc=blogger&id=113761594" target="_blank"><img alt="The Lady's Dressing Room" border="0" force="1" src="http://cfc.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-set/.sig/vNQ2lNYw7YZ3Lh9UXxJ9hw/cid/113761594/id/si-2JO_X4xGvSsK-zSGTQA/size/c600x507.jpg" title="The Lady's Dressing Room" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0 auto; 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Moodboard Monday: The Lady's Dressing Room

Morning y'all! Last week I shared a photo on Instagram of my bridesmaids dancing around me being silly. I'm definitely going to frame it and put it in my dressing area. So I was inspired to create a dressing area mood board. Two things I noticed:1) I've been using the palm plant in a lot of my moo…

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