The New Trad Home

So <a href="http://www.lonnymag.com/">Lonny Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a> spawned a giant baby digital mag they cleverly call <a href="http://www.lonnymag.com/issues/19-trad-home/pages/1">Trad Home</a>.  I say giant because it is long, like really long to the point where it began to test the limits of my ADD.  I <i>like </i>the new magazine.  I'm just not so sure it offers what <i>I </i>am looking for, which is basically Southern Accents.  I have a feeling I'll be waiting around for awhile for something like that to come back (although <a href="http://Veranda/">Veranda</a> is showing potential to keep my <a href="http://www.dlisted.com/node/39308">love tank</a> partially full).  Sigh....<br /><br />That being said, y'all should still check out the new <a href="http://www.lonnymag.com/">Trad Home</a>.  There were lots of things I really liked in the magazine.  Upon first glance, these are the images that jumped out at me.  I need to go back and actually read it now.<br /><br />Gray & White Striped Nursery (Loves it ... <a href="http://belclairehouse.blogspot.com/2011/01/then-comes-baby-in-baby-carriage.html">obvi</a>) Perhaps, this belongs to my son's female counterpart and future wife?<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/AVvXsEgv12oNK96UgX0ZJStpQr4g8UVIcF03Ukuk5nMHlmEJIQ1e9198j3XJuYEOelFTWa_cFC-FBAT2_-qLdxCLcojaGBEgyiNZxPVI2EOIXbx2axDlHCssu7RiwGag_SFW-79L7tUBZVRXsDQ/s1600/Trad+Home+Sara+Gilbane+Nursery+p101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv12oNK96UgX0ZJStpQr4g8UVIcF03Ukuk5nMHlmEJIQ1e9198j3XJuYEOelFTWa_cFC-FBAT2_-qLdxCLcojaGBEgyiNZxPVI2EOIXbx2axDlHCssu7RiwGag_SFW-79L7tUBZVRXsDQ/s1600/Trad+Home+Sara+Gilbane+Nursery+p101.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.saragilbaneinteriors.com/">Sara Gilbane </a></td></tr></tbody></table> Fab Ultra-Femme Vanity Loveliness<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/AVvXsEgEakX1io97c1WNBOdhHaZYYDJIHab4oqY3_DdRbbHI4HAmCCxNOe0mMhB0_rmMw3Hs2U4k0DqaT6aVQhTPehFizggW9IF_8vmXXS5OidzzM7CxnArsNXDnBaobpN6fXUiM3HxOGowB3Ks/s1600/Trad+Home+Ryan+Korban+p124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEakX1io97c1WNBOdhHaZYYDJIHab4oqY3_DdRbbHI4HAmCCxNOe0mMhB0_rmMw3Hs2U4k0DqaT6aVQhTPehFizggW9IF_8vmXXS5OidzzM7CxnArsNXDnBaobpN6fXUiM3HxOGowB3Ks/s1600/Trad+Home+Ryan+Korban+p124.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ryankorban.com/">Ryan Korban</a> </td></tr></tbody></table>Fun Kid's Playroom.  I love the colors and all the soft corners so when your kid crash lands while playing Superman, he won't get hurt.<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/AVvXsEhneRHJCRo1oCrOkejI1_SmKo9terP-F3bHBB3gWOauORmKffErSB1DUGqMpDFdql6UUlEGqJx2o_Y6EwN_YI0xWgglqkRuSgRPxtTRdWaCciG2-vH67UBwZsE1p9uMXFZyoc14UDY2WzU/s1600/Jeff+Andrews+Trad+Home+Page+70+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneRHJCRo1oCrOkejI1_SmKo9terP-F3bHBB3gWOauORmKffErSB1DUGqMpDFdql6UUlEGqJx2o_Y6EwN_YI0xWgglqkRuSgRPxtTRdWaCciG2-vH67UBwZsE1p9uMXFZyoc14UDY2WzU/s640/Jeff+Andrews+Trad+Home+Page+70+.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jeffandrews-design.com/">Jeff Andrews</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> Elegant and Classic.  I love the soft color palette and the two stripes detail on the sofa.<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/AVvXsEj_I5tfSk1bWYfCMumfGjCT9QPNGbuKyunRvyfxWqDDVUR1k5tngyI4b54frvYUnLr4zhVcXtzDxqGdgPdQX7tAE04xvsbmYJsJVTWqVnGX_Hc83td2TAuPnnFWXugERWhhXkNnbyiISy8/s1600/Sarah+Gilbane+Trad+Home+pg+99+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I5tfSk1bWYfCMumfGjCT9QPNGbuKyunRvyfxWqDDVUR1k5tngyI4b54frvYUnLr4zhVcXtzDxqGdgPdQX7tAE04xvsbmYJsJVTWqVnGX_Hc83td2TAuPnnFWXugERWhhXkNnbyiISy8/s1600/Sarah+Gilbane+Trad+Home+pg+99+.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.saragilbaneinteriors.com/">Sara Gilbane</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Gold. Copper. Stripes. =  Young. Modern. Glam.<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/AVvXsEi9QG3kOMPb6veSH89GEf7Hce0LUSPvPq0aZH4-gYcSAHGn1atmxY7c_OVH_9d75wf4PcJTjoPqV-fryuRRGlZ3F2qTGUx234wCJrJL73dfct-Ho5QeATyinyZefq93a6c7I6nCIK1Xc5A/s1600/Sara+Gilbane+Trad+Home+p+100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QG3kOMPb6veSH89GEf7Hce0LUSPvPq0aZH4-gYcSAHGn1atmxY7c_OVH_9d75wf4PcJTjoPqV-fryuRRGlZ3F2qTGUx234wCJrJL73dfct-Ho5QeATyinyZefq93a6c7I6nCIK1Xc5A/s1600/Sara+Gilbane+Trad+Home+p+100.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.saragilbaneinteriors.com/">Sara Gilbane</a></td></tr></tbody></table> Lovely Desk Area<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/AVvXsEimCNpMJLhHpLZSmiWCbahvmyltgGXXOLYPF8HBs_1MlBT1gOJhjHufuJGkO_ZZ0UfxGhoALMGNN0BGmWTVhVuhg7UhP1XLOzQ2UZfg6oVDGyxxkqeEUkauR2g9Kvp6spNzfxdF5rITGiY/s1600/Lauren+Gold+%2526+Sasha+Adler+Trad+Home+pg+108+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCNpMJLhHpLZSmiWCbahvmyltgGXXOLYPF8HBs_1MlBT1gOJhjHufuJGkO_ZZ0UfxGhoALMGNN0BGmWTVhVuhg7UhP1XLOzQ2UZfg6oVDGyxxkqeEUkauR2g9Kvp6spNzfxdF5rITGiY/s1600/Lauren+Gold+%2526+Sasha+Adler+Trad+Home+pg+108+.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nateberkusdesign.com/">Lauren Gold and Sasha Adler</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> More Gray and White Stripes<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/AVvXsEjVgWHF9uHVnyXMS4tqDKbG6n7oFY4NmZxB0ubuc0hTG-dqPeB5wSmNpgTxP2CXUTOlg9MCXw4z0guzWD6NH1N_RHS6iG2kPgURk2d_YunzYl1Zx87W3txxwkCep-0FW1jT5AdDOLjhJVc/s1600/Patrik+Lonn+Trad+Homw+p+126+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgWHF9uHVnyXMS4tqDKbG6n7oFY4NmZxB0ubuc0hTG-dqPeB5wSmNpgTxP2CXUTOlg9MCXw4z0guzWD6NH1N_RHS6iG2kPgURk2d_YunzYl1Zx87W3txxwkCep-0FW1jT5AdDOLjhJVc/s1600/Patrik+Lonn+Trad+Homw+p+126+.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.patriklonn.com/">Patrik Lonn</a></td></tr></tbody></table> Lovely Seating<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/AVvXsEgbACJQqnR48oveZxgFPajrFWwN6niGR5j1CTtqX9yH2hu_Njy1l0qngMyianDwUPT7Z58Vy_FqCIiqCaVX3SoAR1zqg8mMKPN_Hf3665oAbFcn86HhA0pQt4Oj781HSI1YHOYZ6USdd0M/s1600/Patrik+Lonn+Trad+Home+p+127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbACJQqnR48oveZxgFPajrFWwN6niGR5j1CTtqX9yH2hu_Njy1l0qngMyianDwUPT7Z58Vy_FqCIiqCaVX3SoAR1zqg8mMKPN_Hf3665oAbFcn86HhA0pQt4Oj781HSI1YHOYZ6USdd0M/s1600/Patrik+Lonn+Trad+Home+p+127.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.patriklonn.com/">Patrik Lonn</a></td></tr></tbody></table> Pretty Window Seat<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/AVvXsEjlBHBUdTBIYHEyV04E3Xl8wTQi9Ht8Dhcnmf23MW4_F8Dos9eEto8bQTzfRpCXIs5NhwgrD2UtaMEgly9xEpCy9X6zGFY55aIipqoA_C42kCS3aY-REGFwNHolfsyz5zxyJjrdO221_70/s1600/Jayne+%2526+Joan+Michaels+Trad+Home+pg+143+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBHBUdTBIYHEyV04E3Xl8wTQi9Ht8Dhcnmf23MW4_F8Dos9eEto8bQTzfRpCXIs5NhwgrD2UtaMEgly9xEpCy9X6zGFY55aIipqoA_C42kCS3aY-REGFwNHolfsyz5zxyJjrdO221_70/s640/Jayne+%2526+Joan+Michaels+Trad+Home+pg+143+.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.2michaelsdesign.com/">Jayne and Joan Michaels</a> </td></tr></tbody></table>Vanity +  Green Velvet Chair = Love<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/AVvXsEi_Fx3XbZ1-01pkT0yHRUE_EcK-Q3l15Sp3COanrb5WiuXr5qzYVWzUvxISfe75xcMzuIiDpMUllr_GrQsWVwWOVSejXjLoKW61Vc121pvpIWYEWj6Z7PM-Wl-SZIk0OnIcEl7BS84sLgQ/s1600/Amy+D.+Morris+Trad+Home+p147+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Fx3XbZ1-01pkT0yHRUE_EcK-Q3l15Sp3COanrb5WiuXr5qzYVWzUvxISfe75xcMzuIiDpMUllr_GrQsWVwWOVSejXjLoKW61Vc121pvpIWYEWj6Z7PM-Wl-SZIk0OnIcEl7BS84sLgQ/s1600/Amy+D.+Morris+Trad+Home+p147+.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amydmorris.com/">Amy D. Morris</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> Another Vanity + Blue and White Monogrammed Chair = More Love<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/AVvXsEj_hu7ibEuqP9z6DE1YfLDu9i8tfNqW5Y2Xjxs6QMt3aK6vtfyg-YawR1XAtsidFnwt5jBeXmzEGwSTcRsYOkqz1Dz9bl5LV0ONnPxs0ZDv8pqeU3-PQTiZAYkmPgyI2dVoapX0LjKbtuI/s1600/Robert+Passal+Trad+Home+p+153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hu7ibEuqP9z6DE1YfLDu9i8tfNqW5Y2Xjxs6QMt3aK6vtfyg-YawR1XAtsidFnwt5jBeXmzEGwSTcRsYOkqz1Dz9bl5LV0ONnPxs0ZDv8pqeU3-PQTiZAYkmPgyI2dVoapX0LjKbtuI/s1600/Robert+Passal+Trad+Home+p+153.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.robertpassal.com/">Robert Passal </a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Peacock  Chair + Blue and White<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/AVvXsEggbir8tni_oX-j-O_jUhg-wB9Uf9sjGcyxleo-C_ZYuPlge4aallD8shyphenhypheny0tIj07Yuyr3DoLKovVWpxuIX8tZK2iGSmNzAGBlUZxpwAg7CQBWnckLi9LVYaVaQ3t_2VpmpwGtfCxi4nIw/s1600/Robert+Passal+Trad+Home+p+153+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbir8tni_oX-j-O_jUhg-wB9Uf9sjGcyxleo-C_ZYuPlge4aallD8shyphenhypheny0tIj07Yuyr3DoLKovVWpxuIX8tZK2iGSmNzAGBlUZxpwAg7CQBWnckLi9LVYaVaQ3t_2VpmpwGtfCxi4nIw/s1600/Robert+Passal+Trad+Home+p+153+.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.robertpassal.com/">Robert Passal</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>*Edit: I realized I sounded really grumpy in this post.  I actually really liked the magazine, probably more than any other online magazine, and did not convey that very well.  That's what happens when I blog after a long day of organizing.  I also tried to tell my husband how much I loved him, but instead the words that came out of my mouth were something to the effect of, "why are you standing so close to me?" </div>

The New Trad Home

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<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/AVvXsEiEaMoaDYTTsaG2o2C6foAIPTS0zxTurWoTYVuX64fcFuYtNjUIoFTpQRgd8e5o8KDNgFY0yoAY9MYhugUXqXUfw73vhrVcKHBIUmg-xzwh6_7XeWuCS1w0I7yKJU9Go7-5iaKMxynmLn8/s1600/DSC_1336.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaMoaDYTTsaG2o2C6foAIPTS0zxTurWoTYVuX64fcFuYtNjUIoFTpQRgd8e5o8KDNgFY0yoAY9MYhugUXqXUfw73vhrVcKHBIUmg-xzwh6_7XeWuCS1w0I7yKJU9Go7-5iaKMxynmLn8/s640/DSC_1336.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Nursery </td></tr></tbody></table>Yes, I painted those stripes myself.  It was a labor of love and evidence of just how excited I was to be expecting my first child. <br /><br />My philosophy on nursery decor is this: make it your happy place.  Why? Because when you are up at 3:00 am changing your third diaper in four minutes while your husband sleeps soundly in the other room, you are going to need that happy place.  Also, babies are happy and exciting and fun and I believe a nursery should reflect that. <br /><br />Like <a href="http://belclairehouse.blogspot.com/2011/01/blue-and-white-wedding.html">my wedding</a>, this is another example of my vision becoming a reality.  I really wanted a room that was whimsical and playful, but not too babyish.  At the time, I was really into stripes, especially gray and white stripes.  My husband was very skeptical as he has proclaimed to "hate the color gray" - more on that another time (I looove gray).  Naturally, I ignored him.<br /><br /><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/AVvXsEjr59H3ytadr1eXYE0VBbFwO_yMDbNlQNjQOHJlpstkh12KRWaSs1LiYW_LQ-Lz318limx9evlvPycPT2qp6JSIe7NStVFpno6gs2OvaPRtcGjLqxoKT1IyIeJHjXGrCFZSRV22uKRuDCE/s1600/DSC_1165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlY85KDYHH5Io_OkdoeCqhhrl4Zaae6bfzvueGdoqWpfyE1g0YdiIFOtUyOvWzuKpQLrjVYzxnzopowTCHlRv3WaorxCYgr79dBWFtqZslY8Rd3wzQp5k3YZT-YqEIezri3PK3fqs-irw/s1600/DSC_1175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlY85KDYHH5Io_OkdoeCqhhrl4Zaae6bfzvueGdoqWpfyE1g0YdiIFOtUyOvWzuKpQLrjVYzxnzopowTCHlRv3WaorxCYgr79dBWFtqZslY8Rd3wzQp5k3YZT-YqEIezri3PK3fqs-irw/s640/DSC_1175.JPG" width="424" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Framed drawing of a house my husband drew in grade school </td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgegFFBboLwzXMJqtIg7DLc6TK1JRbnA38LZexjWLCJZtYeGKFmvggBMpha29ydVICTbQcQ_bnFdz2W2FUdwWDO6-DrTVcTvyVGMtIlhYMIHfXY9GgeOYi8QBFRF0hZGcWp8EuGEmv4jX4/s1600/DSC_1176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yIclO88ICkY727eseUhmqRFirhykkTT0J9eu0t4tjR0EC-zMI3kegsFSCYbQ9VhkNfYMgEtMhOR6M233QdvVS5Lw0trGDO6gftIlVPHsFnffARHSckyYG5aolQhOgcS1jubQh2kpgu8/s1600/DSC_1183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yIclO88ICkY727eseUhmqRFirhykkTT0J9eu0t4tjR0EC-zMI3kegsFSCYbQ9VhkNfYMgEtMhOR6M233QdvVS5Lw0trGDO6gftIlVPHsFnffARHSckyYG5aolQhOgcS1jubQh2kpgu8/s640/DSC_1183.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bit of an elephant theme</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhe0VQMXCj5QaKzRH3ZG14CW9-5FRS0ZrjQNfWNCjx7v2pElFTIuZLTnLjfvcKO4NyMJD5n-_L_hDZdTBUwjnnHp1-nm-17jY9mrrjnX8SZ9UG8dYB7ronWuunXZMAOX4IUbQNhpZrnxI8/s1600/DSC_1189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0VQMXCj5QaKzRH3ZG14CW9-5FRS0ZrjQNfWNCjx7v2pElFTIuZLTnLjfvcKO4NyMJD5n-_L_hDZdTBUwjnnHp1-nm-17jY9mrrjnX8SZ9UG8dYB7ronWuunXZMAOX4IUbQNhpZrnxI8/s640/DSC_1189.JPG" width="424" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painted an old dresser to make a changing table<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEg7iZ5gKO9NY3dR9xRE-geBgg3dskx2PFZp1pBcRNt0VLWpictERNGTlIFyUARHSYcI2MTpEWWNkBewZRsVqVxRgMa1qIlZPy7I9m6C_8EkAIMMshQaZyUOBMP-WPVBJnmHGXtWDrKgeEk/s1600/DSC_1200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iZ5gKO9NY3dR9xRE-geBgg3dskx2PFZp1pBcRNt0VLWpictERNGTlIFyUARHSYcI2MTpEWWNkBewZRsVqVxRgMa1qIlZPy7I9m6C_8EkAIMMshQaZyUOBMP-WPVBJnmHGXtWDrKgeEk/s640/DSC_1200.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While many other design blogs find the Keep Calm and Carry On poster to be tired, I still like it and find it especially appropriate for a nursery. I liked the pop of color as well. </td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEiUBGs-9Oye12Cgxt-8FWKMuWVPuiF4_h6wRx8Q6E05tVeF-hp1GbldxTU3hCMD01f6uZtESw9WqHzYRNBXRbZqCF2jG_Tou0R71Tmdxfb5hnfq44qCohHoQr1P2KZFX3YR0Pki-QwmMz4/s1600/DSC_1206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBGs-9Oye12Cgxt-8FWKMuWVPuiF4_h6wRx8Q6E05tVeF-hp1GbldxTU3hCMD01f6uZtESw9WqHzYRNBXRbZqCF2jG_Tou0R71Tmdxfb5hnfq44qCohHoQr1P2KZFX3YR0Pki-QwmMz4/s640/DSC_1206.JPG" width="424" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little Mary Alice Hadley to bring me back to my roots (my packing list for the hospital is off to the side) </td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEh2tuSfoqRx_rXHAm8irF7lRXX4E9DklIYeR_A5j5M6C0kB03MzPVtPaY4kpPNMBCkrcIR9HyHx8NjdtwFNpnCt1LvKel2Mw5oBCyYAeKi-Ie8oA06OQXtKp4hDOnu3Ua3X_yVVituKsQU/s1600/DSC_1218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tuSfoqRx_rXHAm8irF7lRXX4E9DklIYeR_A5j5M6C0kB03MzPVtPaY4kpPNMBCkrcIR9HyHx8NjdtwFNpnCt1LvKel2Mw5oBCyYAeKi-Ie8oA06OQXtKp4hDOnu3Ua3X_yVVituKsQU/s640/DSC_1218.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All of the furniture minus the crib is hand painted old furniture that we had around the house.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKr7kL2Zxr0rxErkczqMoFobdxhiygajALm7bZbMisnRXpmivGfodBThhyHM2_Qkrzre-YZSNH2FrJISem8WSyDUUnakrtd53T9PznUXrx3NjcoecAqRIQsZSNy_ii_Mk5W38iCIpoSWY/s1600/DSC_1220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKr7kL2Zxr0rxErkczqMoFobdxhiygajALm7bZbMisnRXpmivGfodBThhyHM2_Qkrzre-YZSNH2FrJISem8WSyDUUnakrtd53T9PznUXrx3NjcoecAqRIQsZSNy_ii_Mk5W38iCIpoSWY/s640/DSC_1220.JPG" width="424" /></a></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/AVvXsEgUh65fRFgDq5hGaPvM9MnBL1HofclKrfl46XuiYFDi8czEnrv1-HPU6MkDk2yXmA7j7G7tBA_2SuTa1onyGSjQP6Vd1Gi7ugR_Fj6hWI2Y9HlJWc3dyhJhQjtAJxYRw8PMSm3rLgZZrQo/s1600/DSC_1226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUh65fRFgDq5hGaPvM9MnBL1HofclKrfl46XuiYFDi8czEnrv1-HPU6MkDk2yXmA7j7G7tBA_2SuTa1onyGSjQP6Vd1Gi7ugR_Fj6hWI2Y9HlJWc3dyhJhQjtAJxYRw8PMSm3rLgZZrQo/s640/DSC_1226.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of elephants just hanging out (Did anybody see the Oprah about elephants? Amazing!) </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VJB5DiOo-KSm9Ezq7O4KvUHPL8gRaoFGET59RBZhl5GRiep1fNLyqVUMXP6n0P2qXHsv5PvFZhUOKI6xeXYPjZdNh7YEr7FkP3AarJQDtqrOkHBNN21zsFB5ZDdozV6OBPfICFF-9xU/s1600/DSC_1245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VJB5DiOo-KSm9Ezq7O4KvUHPL8gRaoFGET59RBZhl5GRiep1fNLyqVUMXP6n0P2qXHsv5PvFZhUOKI6xeXYPjZdNh7YEr7FkP3AarJQDtqrOkHBNN21zsFB5ZDdozV6OBPfICFF-9xU/s640/DSC_1245.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-3w8pR3-gzGTBiBwCB7GRCv2cwwdcZCJxoUlBrpNbk3uTt0_i_UGxDA5Y5MD1DbF3KCnCmd10m96cek1qm-Z2-2N-8cPPM8o6xmKLE7WpIOVj3yGkoUvRmqzUY3OGwVIJ-E83h-uNiA/s1600/DSC_1246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-3w8pR3-gzGTBiBwCB7GRCv2cwwdcZCJxoUlBrpNbk3uTt0_i_UGxDA5Y5MD1DbF3KCnCmd10m96cek1qm-Z2-2N-8cPPM8o6xmKLE7WpIOVj3yGkoUvRmqzUY3OGwVIJ-E83h-uNiA/s640/DSC_1246.JPG" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEhZFjY2oKttVrWGl4hxXzTnzdUJz-RHOJWrx4MnDxI8ejAizmfI278zy2Qcc5s-09yC5popVnveVBWDRx6VS4IV9kbG0nwf_I8LJlkPD-e3yfCJXXa0xdDMuXC-2bdAUuIL-ZYkhxTmz5A/s1600/DSC_1247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFjY2oKttVrWGl4hxXzTnzdUJz-RHOJWrx4MnDxI8ejAizmfI278zy2Qcc5s-09yC5popVnveVBWDRx6VS4IV9kbG0nwf_I8LJlkPD-e3yfCJXXa0xdDMuXC-2bdAUuIL-ZYkhxTmz5A/s640/DSC_1247.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adorable elephant drawings from etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/trafalgarssquare">Trafalgar's Square</a> </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlWdnkKAXh-L-uE6RvvPNV6x0lYl1ULhULoGA-4sadOZs7Dkt7j1qgC96YArzU31Kt59IV2QFG6kwxiJPKd9owMqc6k3DqSEoPFAaLWx0g6toCyMcsFY8sJnVECpfOl_tMTYGZzZj5eQ/s1600/DSC_1286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlWdnkKAXh-L-uE6RvvPNV6x0lYl1ULhULoGA-4sadOZs7Dkt7j1qgC96YArzU31Kt59IV2QFG6kwxiJPKd9owMqc6k3DqSEoPFAaLWx0g6toCyMcsFY8sJnVECpfOl_tMTYGZzZj5eQ/s640/DSC_1286.JPG" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEiu33MUg5U6_mQRbeHg5FLKMTDS_Cv8UJLBxk9grXtKBeaW60EirXraKpmfPhmXhIRQlmfirtR-_y3iiXdShfJ2x7LVJYfUBMoSzNyo8y6rtxqe5NCrAAeX61QiNa1b27H7AkPSfHodDNk/s1600/DSC_1294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu33MUg5U6_mQRbeHg5FLKMTDS_Cv8UJLBxk9grXtKBeaW60EirXraKpmfPhmXhIRQlmfirtR-_y3iiXdShfJ2x7LVJYfUBMoSzNyo8y6rtxqe5NCrAAeX61QiNa1b27H7AkPSfHodDNk/s640/DSC_1294.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's the little things</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjanzvTuFyEMT4MPsYKEtoQEXzhd8jsoSitTvfQvRxlMkT87YzDfmOsZJO__VW8vlWf7IcpssG78SggQ-dh2MFEpEHu52eh-xKX8eoKwYGZF658JxAjlU9bpZdGiyD-2spHivwjr_ah-GU/s1600/DSC_1312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanzvTuFyEMT4MPsYKEtoQEXzhd8jsoSitTvfQvRxlMkT87YzDfmOsZJO__VW8vlWf7IcpssG78SggQ-dh2MFEpEHu52eh-xKX8eoKwYGZF658JxAjlU9bpZdGiyD-2spHivwjr_ah-GU/s640/DSC_1312.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Given to me by The Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas when I dined there while I was pregnant. (I'm pretty sure they felt sorry for me because I couldn't drink the wine.) </td></tr></tbody></table>Some of the images that inspired the stripes.<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/AVvXsEjV2rI5m8WvJSIEb6c5GImdc7Zp6YHqUSqLb57p0Z8L5YBrzCQ5Bnoh5JwOmPHnR_p_ORvxiZ3jRE9Bm7exNirkyGBsFeY9APJD87QKtUb8FeTCE3tQUamJfhuh2Caw4nD7-bba650sio0/s1600/fromTheDecorista.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2rI5m8WvJSIEb6c5GImdc7Zp6YHqUSqLb57p0Z8L5YBrzCQ5Bnoh5JwOmPHnR_p_ORvxiZ3jRE9Bm7exNirkyGBsFeY9APJD87QKtUb8FeTCE3tQUamJfhuh2Caw4nD7-bba650sio0/s640/fromTheDecorista.jpg" width="516" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.thedecorista.com/">The Decorista</a> </td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEijX8MeXHixouk9bKEtpefhhlxIZ_mb169WQlNw_YyJg7A4Pxnx7Zl2VPsZ80Fe5a0-Y99qsJBuTzF_Ry3mhqz8CgYQYieAJpmD75VZZbyA6iSUgVsjkSj0MEssxGlYD-mU9NbiR9pUfQs/s1600/TheGatsbyHouseJudyGarlandRoomviaTheDecorista.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijX8MeXHixouk9bKEtpefhhlxIZ_mb169WQlNw_YyJg7A4Pxnx7Zl2VPsZ80Fe5a0-Y99qsJBuTzF_Ry3mhqz8CgYQYieAJpmD75VZZbyA6iSUgVsjkSj0MEssxGlYD-mU9NbiR9pUfQs/s640/TheGatsbyHouseJudyGarlandRoomviaTheDecorista.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Gatsby House Judy Garland Room via <a href="http://www.thedecorista.com/">The Decorista</a> </td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEg7AZhJVWxD9rdTvpeTanOOCrTK_MUUsd-kaHCO1YWIEQ1HKMhv-0TWgFdL01oF7-8dJpDnHDa0Tg0HY7cKjFJRot3_jnYSJ3tMjXdTlvWQyrdptYEAoWAqZ9OOf2sBHiaHHFc6ncPwvHg/s1600/STRIPED-WALLS_10viaBelleMaison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AZhJVWxD9rdTvpeTanOOCrTK_MUUsd-kaHCO1YWIEQ1HKMhv-0TWgFdL01oF7-8dJpDnHDa0Tg0HY7cKjFJRot3_jnYSJ3tMjXdTlvWQyrdptYEAoWAqZ9OOf2sBHiaHHFc6ncPwvHg/s640/STRIPED-WALLS_10viaBelleMaison.jpg" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bellemaison23.com/">Belle Maison</a></td></tr></tbody></table>For the record, my husband loves the gray and white stripes and has proclaimed the nursery to be his favorite room in the house.  Mine too :)<br /><br />Thank you Laura S. Watson, 16 year-old photographer extraordinaire and all-around awesome sissy, for taking such wonderful pictures of our nursery and allowing me to share them.

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