Designing Home Blog 2014

 I just wrote my 200th post on Designing Home and I've had a very laid back Christmas with lots of time to consider what is working on my  blog and what I might like to add, change, or improve.  Here are the results of my mini conference with self:<br /><h4><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/AVvXsEhdZ18B7paH9Yt__bndVDNzv4JB_8p9BJGp31f0MjOH0H1DuUMBZQJWndk3E_q0V8-AeMN4p4N8UdUJOKubCo0-mdoJwre_rtrOezqMvQ5DhJfyAmCF1MjamxmuWnFcajQGhtaBhU_UtqoU/s1600/decorating-small-spaces-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="decorating small living room" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZ18B7paH9Yt__bndVDNzv4JB_8p9BJGp31f0MjOH0H1DuUMBZQJWndk3E_q0V8-AeMN4p4N8UdUJOKubCo0-mdoJwre_rtrOezqMvQ5DhJfyAmCF1MjamxmuWnFcajQGhtaBhU_UtqoU/s400/decorating-small-spaces-living-room.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></h4><br /><b>Practical posts for  homeowners</b><br /><br /> I usually write about  topics that I think  average homeowners are interested in as they go about refreshing  or designing new spaces.  I will still continue  to address these topics  because I can see from my stats that these are my most read posts especially any that address <a href="http://designinghome.blogspot.ca/2011/12/10-tips-for-decorating-small-living.html">designing smaller spaces.</a> Aren't blog stats a wonderful thing? I also know that my  largest blog readership is in United States.  Hey, where are the Canadians?<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;"><img alt="Canadian designer Lori Harrison" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHgc1OdRETdrmHOU1Emx4xIrfPAg0xh2qarcv6GQH5ZH1FA724UqbT54pGJ4-Q_lz18PBSchyphenhyphen9Xj0-8qLLZhWcWcxWk_5eXBaYLgB6D-QQ-gcXmt7OyTj7LegsMs-oncrUNdTcEr0KOkd/s400/Lori-Harrison-+Collection_01.JPG" title="" width="276" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lori Harrison Collection</td></tr></tbody></table>  <b>Canadian focus </b><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">I've decided it's time to seriously ramp up my Canadian content. Stay tuned to meet some great Canadian designers over the next year.   I will include product designers (furniture, textiles, housewares etc. ) and also Canadian interior designers and  visual artists. </span><br /><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdeMzxu5zGh8uxjF_d4KRNggtnRLFVGBnmfboa8FWWu76n7ssHB6zsnrVAdCSGaFZeIfw4uNcAAKUTfWnV240feAi7HRATkMsl0wGa8uIXvoiVR3qvasL4H0Jb9vx2kfalS29XE7SWcuQ/s1600/Canadian-designer-Bev-Hisey_01.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><img alt="Canadian interior design bloggers list " border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5s-gMA57ktFYlDZmzPARZy53PqyJ8eLwyNT-7cqA7yLahVHSjwe36AqFSdLDh_t_U_USDiZh9Euyzh64RSr83nm2Zib6yOIh2DuKuFOsNUSCJfd8eA2jZViqL3hRXXcdpPOUP_pWYdmdk/s320/Canadian-blogger-list_01.JPG" title="" width="320" /></h4><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"> I am also on the search to add more Canadian bloggers to my reading list and encourage you to do the same.  I found a good source on Pinterest (where you find everything) that I am wading through and choosing my favourites.  </span><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="paterson woodworking fisher table NL" border="0" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuU8fcruYAA50b3Yya0hq_eA-Ijs69a5PM55JpBYdxoQCvnRWyreBIpKCq1N5z15XmhYOsx_K5NlJ14KYZLFDoBlGYzy8Chv9seMeTgRd3nmQi7xinGgA6Jke-nVTEX7FNKLjeXJ6pmuAH/s320/Paterson-Woodworking-Fisher-table-NL_01.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paterson Woodworking Fisher Table </td></tr></tbody></table><b>Local Design</b><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Newfoundland Labrador has some very creative people and their products can enhance any living space.  You will meet some of them this year<b> </b>as I encourage  my NL readers to buy local, and other readers to spread their wings our way when purchasing.<b> </b></span><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><br /></b></span></b><br /><h4><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><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/AVvXsEjLG4rJVCDwiwBLs2zwvTKNqiJ-AKY-o0ZIlAR1mD-JJOp1EiT9jVm5VkqFJjbqODsy11hj6lDIRmRHvQRl6f3uUk6DLOX1nPzs96UBvGm-7tVTtpuYcYHKTs7fXUuoDvHV7LeNCU6Km_9X/s1600/us.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Carol Bajen-Gahm Vestiges " border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLG4rJVCDwiwBLs2zwvTKNqiJ-AKY-o0ZIlAR1mD-JJOp1EiT9jVm5VkqFJjbqODsy11hj6lDIRmRHvQRl6f3uUk6DLOX1nPzs96UBvGm-7tVTtpuYcYHKTs7fXUuoDvHV7LeNCU6Km_9X/s400/us.JPG" title="" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></b></span></b></h4><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>  Fine art focus</b></span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">Anyone who knows me is aware that I am also a visual artist  with an art blog called <a href="http://margaretryall.blogspot.ca/">Painting On.</a>  It is becoming increasingly more difficult to keep both blogs current.  I am seeking solutions to this problem and I'm sure there will be cross posting or artist highlights on Designing Home. They will support my belief that no home is complete without art.  I also want to write more posts about the arrangement and display of art in your home.  </span><br /> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><b> </b></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Google+ </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">I just took the plunge and joined <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/113225853381577858531/posts">Google+</a> .  It's a little overwhelming right now, but I hope it will be a community where I can meet other  interior design bloggers.  </span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Welcome 2014</span><br /><br /><h4><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></h4><h4><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></h4>

Designing Home Blog 2014

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