A Mission Hills French Chateau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfS4XG4SoeVAzXGMj1r3lFKUE7LZoPTgdcIjvI9HPQb2MoWdkcdQR_4tsHnvvD9vbM1D7-iDf-fGt60de7EDhUK_xfCsdpKfoJGuywTcWxdI-JBy92UTslRMFYv00-ac-axMdkektjxA/s1600/1935530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfS4XG4SoeVAzXGMj1r3lFKUE7LZoPTgdcIjvI9HPQb2MoWdkcdQR_4tsHnvvD9vbM1D7-iDf-fGt60de7EDhUK_xfCsdpKfoJGuywTcWxdI-JBy92UTslRMFYv00-ac-axMdkektjxA/s1600/1935530.jpg" /></a></div>Y'all know I love to peruse real estate listings as a way to decompress.  I'm usually checking out Dallas real estate for decorating ideas, but I thought today I'd give a little love to Kansas City, which is truly more beautiful than most people might realize. <br /><br />This gorgeous <a href="http://www.reecenichols.com/homes-for-sale/6335-Wenonga-Road-Mission-Hills-KS-66208-148386863#_">Mission Hills French Provincial</a> caught my eye.  Sadly, it's slightly out of my price range, but a girl can dream. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A Mission Hills French Chateau

Y'all know I love to peruse real estate listings as a way to decompress.  I'm usually checking out Dallas real estate for decorating...

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Travelin' Light (not at all)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9SMsO0cgBssvMo0p9DE2i3v2RAqlAucbm6y0AH4eG8WdkXwlOrhFGHQ6l1E-B8HFpHm7XnRDAy9sluM4ln0HkwUzCxlw62WWv-FgpJW7WFlZz2Tk-NSFOAhAaYCprzPatYu5swAOoY0/s640/blogger-image-1432362494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hello hello! Where have I been? Apparently, in the land of the really lucky.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In the last month, I've been to Napa, Dallas, and then Sea Island, Georgia. It's been an amazing few weeks, and I feel rejuvenated and inspired.  I'll spare you an entire travel recap, but here are a few highlights. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><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;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9SMsO0cgBssvMo0p9DE2i3v2RAqlAucbm6y0AH4eG8WdkXwlOrhFGHQ6l1E-B8HFpHm7XnRDAy9sluM4ln0HkwUzCxlw62WWv-FgpJW7WFlZz2Tk-NSFOAhAaYCprzPatYu5swAOoY0/s640/blogger-image-1432362494.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even God wants to eat at The French Laundry</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yes. I ate at The French Laundry.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">{Mic drop} </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm out.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Just kidding.  Y'all know I need talk about this for a minute.  It was the most amazing, mind-blowing  food experience I've ever had.  It's hard to even describe.  It was just perfection.  I'm not doing a very good job talking about it.  This is basically how I felt after every course: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="256" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//giphy.com/embed/QQH3LLICcpJ6w" style="max-width: 100%;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="480"></iframe> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm a big Thomas Keller fan, so when I spotted him peeking in the dining room, I almost jumped out of my chair and asked him to marry me. But then I realized it would never work out because I like to be the boss in my kitchen.  Also, I was celebrating a wedding anniversary with my husband and after such an awesome date that wouldn't be a very nice thing to do. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></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/AVvXsEi0bZ_rY0FGIcqBG_xd-aTm1__4YQb0uf1YagFxG2-j4fdiM6OVoJTOkJ6dVdVusOzeTyX_rzUYP8bFWxlhtjijHXlrA8AiLeLqEwTSnu3AP9aJiC-d6mA3lcUAb9XaEVtYiHMc4bDlr0U/s640/blogger-image--1515606992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bZ_rY0FGIcqBG_xd-aTm1__4YQb0uf1YagFxG2-j4fdiM6OVoJTOkJ6dVdVusOzeTyX_rzUYP8bFWxlhtjijHXlrA8AiLeLqEwTSnu3AP9aJiC-d6mA3lcUAb9XaEVtYiHMc4bDlr0U/s640/blogger-image--1515606992.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I loved this clever little detail on the sconces in the dining room</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Kip and I really just relaxed this Napa trip something we never get to do with our wild little munchkins. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">From Dallas, I flew to Sea Island with my family so they could help me on the plane with my kids. Let me tell you, Mary Poppins couldn't even have helped me with the epic meltdown The Honey Bear had the last hour of the flight. He finally passed out on the landing.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But this is what greeted me later that evening and suddenly it was all worth it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0o4i-_nWyP6vQmiWLhe12YvN0oJEUljC-huCGvss-7RKuKcLfp5GuI5M3z-lve5s3eAqzcobvvPl1MnCDD-etQwXvHgER5TfAcCkcYP0KUQ7voC1y2evAmNCjtcsijdf2HVY72sEVPM/s1600/IMG_0787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0o4i-_nWyP6vQmiWLhe12YvN0oJEUljC-huCGvss-7RKuKcLfp5GuI5M3z-lve5s3eAqzcobvvPl1MnCDD-etQwXvHgER5TfAcCkcYP0KUQ7voC1y2evAmNCjtcsijdf2HVY72sEVPM/s640/IMG_0787.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEhSzhwoKxF4DdFL-W0S2wCEF5IOAhVLZNgKoYOGFuSbMlFBpRFDpOPhG0jzXSRBGFc-RSwctH8Ld2o9AQDrApLs0EWNqqET8heotJpI3A6tnxk9zQ8YyXr_FL5tyh1_vEEvHORZTgIB1c0/s1600/IMG_0789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzhwoKxF4DdFL-W0S2wCEF5IOAhVLZNgKoYOGFuSbMlFBpRFDpOPhG0jzXSRBGFc-RSwctH8Ld2o9AQDrApLs0EWNqqET8heotJpI3A6tnxk9zQ8YyXr_FL5tyh1_vEEvHORZTgIB1c0/s640/IMG_0789.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></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/AVvXsEigWl3hq87QmlBxOyAaESJwlNHvOh64J7BlyPlWyBwnxtXLq6FBtJicmWAR_JHe4rilEQhXJnf4dtxbytaPc4pu5sVw492QnjS_ByEKd89OXpErZRogc4uL-45RpBLQWKZdLovswxCFs90/s640/blogger-image-70136687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWl3hq87QmlBxOyAaESJwlNHvOh64J7BlyPlWyBwnxtXLq6FBtJicmWAR_JHe4rilEQhXJnf4dtxbytaPc4pu5sVw492QnjS_ByEKd89OXpErZRogc4uL-45RpBLQWKZdLovswxCFs90/s640/blogger-image-70136687.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The kids and I had A LOT of time together. A lot. It didn't leave me any time to walk around and take pictures of all of my favorite houses. Every time I came across something pretty, my first thought was "my blog friends would love this!" I have definitely missed blogging regularly! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><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/AVvXsEgjVTKxaA7sNM2b3JzkYFq1nhdqjZVxwrcgH322cN3wmyV1pImD6-TQw2dEdn2RoQoOcMiDQD0vHMZFB4XnPAK4SaV6bxuTUiYUoso7dVjh8nBdllUeQKN26BAWQm7g_ZmqzBaGmr3M49k/s640/blogger-image-2023720357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVTKxaA7sNM2b3JzkYFq1nhdqjZVxwrcgH322cN3wmyV1pImD6-TQw2dEdn2RoQoOcMiDQD0vHMZFB4XnPAK4SaV6bxuTUiYUoso7dVjh8nBdllUeQKN26BAWQm7g_ZmqzBaGmr3M49k/s640/blogger-image-2023720357.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is the entrance to the Spa at the Cloister. It's also what I imagine the pearly gates of Heaven will look like. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></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/AVvXsEglwAqj1ETCKT2M1DQOJjvCyU_1tRSweDi8XvaNbl17f9hiV6S3tmYIBMZD2keHPex_4YqiPgm-AXkQgLy3iKco8TMwyBeWB36IDzPKwKICNMWBm0ZFBxbuGJdN7JD__azL-c2Ou7EYIMQ/s640/blogger-image--133094378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwAqj1ETCKT2M1DQOJjvCyU_1tRSweDi8XvaNbl17f9hiV6S3tmYIBMZD2keHPex_4YqiPgm-AXkQgLy3iKco8TMwyBeWB36IDzPKwKICNMWBm0ZFBxbuGJdN7JD__azL-c2Ou7EYIMQ/s640/blogger-image--133094378.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I loved these planters outside our friend's house on the beach. So much height and drama. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><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/AVvXsEgUeJqOgDiys-9OHi9_JgCVLzKGmU7VzQxCUhv89T2-CC5Y0aTcb3N8GWSTksm5EBRNtU0FRPUr_vwN5gJ9xCmkLh8eSDTxlJwa_DcD71A6PKPCGPqdzh8buErGkNiMyoxLfedUdcdo_JM/s640/blogger-image--1952272778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeJqOgDiys-9OHi9_JgCVLzKGmU7VzQxCUhv89T2-CC5Y0aTcb3N8GWSTksm5EBRNtU0FRPUr_vwN5gJ9xCmkLh8eSDTxlJwa_DcD71A6PKPCGPqdzh8buErGkNiMyoxLfedUdcdo_JM/s640/blogger-image--1952272778.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sunrise. Yep. I used to set an alarm so I wouldn't sleep the day away when I went to the beach. Haaaaa! But as hard as it is to get up early with the kids, it's actually my favorite time with them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><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/AVvXsEiMZ_MulhBDYjX1mb6o316TSQ5TIOhomKL_i6r_W3adj9txvZLWWhbDYbuetH7c1EpmLVmylOATXIBcYUQkRlmpd-vF0zhQ4WqhdVpCNtmZK27O5KcRNhvrjiOL9Nghyphenhyphen7Pb2HqWDD9ujfA/s640/blogger-image-1509376414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZ_MulhBDYjX1mb6o316TSQ5TIOhomKL_i6r_W3adj9txvZLWWhbDYbuetH7c1EpmLVmylOATXIBcYUQkRlmpd-vF0zhQ4WqhdVpCNtmZK27O5KcRNhvrjiOL9Nghyphenhyphen7Pb2HqWDD9ujfA/s640/blogger-image-1509376414.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is about as deep as we went in the ocean thanks to the shark situation in North Carolina. </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/AVvXsEiRmFBKkKJjhTjkKD-rk547lVzcXCFDehHvOEIoXPKq6sFht6FWcwebwyfiDvFOcaOC9PHAXFO4d4vsOeDbwBzHS5cIVnChIC6I_06lVfOxqs9wd3lAFPWDokPhsXO5PWuS3t-xXS_GiLg/s640/blogger-image-1142715404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmFBKkKJjhTjkKD-rk547lVzcXCFDehHvOEIoXPKq6sFht6FWcwebwyfiDvFOcaOC9PHAXFO4d4vsOeDbwBzHS5cIVnChIC6I_06lVfOxqs9wd3lAFPWDokPhsXO5PWuS3t-xXS_GiLg/s640/blogger-image-1142715404.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />This little guy. Bubbles bring him more joy than anything.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We've had a great Summer so far, but I've missed the blog! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D8081105280448879922%23editor%2Ftarget%3Dpost%3BpostID%3D7709664510155740822%3BonPublishedMenu%3Dallposts%3BonClosedMenu%3Dallposts%3BpostNum%3D0%3Bsrc%3Dlink&media=https%3A%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2F-JKdrZcaaTZo%2FVagX59FaR6I%2FAAAAAAAAatk%2FmD901sIa7mU%2Fs640%2Fblogger-image-70136687.jpg&xm=h&xv=sa1.37.01&xuid=X4ezMCUZjXET&description=" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 173px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 3372px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D8081105280448879922%23editor%2Ftarget%3Dpost%3BpostID%3D7709664510155740822%3BonPublishedMenu%3Dallposts%3BonClosedMenu%3Dallposts%3BpostNum%3D0%3Bsrc%3Dlink&media=https%3A%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2F-JKdrZcaaTZo%2FVagX59FaR6I%2FAAAAAAAAatk%2FmD901sIa7mU%2Fs640%2Fblogger-image-70136687.jpg&xm=h&xv=sa1.37.01&xuid=X4ezMCUZjXET&description=" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 173px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 3372px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D8081105280448879922%23editor%2Ftarget%3Dpost%3BpostID%3D7709664510155740822%3BonPublishedMenu%3Dallposts%3BonClosedMenu%3Dallposts%3BpostNum%3D0%3Bsrc%3Dlink&media=https%3A%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2F-JKdrZcaaTZo%2FVagX59FaR6I%2FAAAAAAAAatk%2FmD901sIa7mU%2Fs640%2Fblogger-image-70136687.jpg&xm=h&xv=sa1.37.01&xuid=X4ezMCUZjXET&description=" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 173px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 3372px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D8081105280448879922%23editor%2Ftarget%3Dpost%3BpostID%3D7709664510155740822%3BonPublishedMenu%3Dallposts%3BonClosedMenu%3Dallposts%3BpostNum%3D0%3Bsrc%3Dlink&media=https%3A%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2F-JKdrZcaaTZo%2FVagX59FaR6I%2FAAAAAAAAatk%2FmD901sIa7mU%2Fs640%2Fblogger-image-70136687.jpg&xm=h&xv=sa1.37.01&xuid=X4ezMCUZjXET&description=" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 173px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 3372px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a>

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Hello hello! Where have I been? Apparently, in the land of the really lucky.   In the last month, I've been to Napa, Dallas, and then Se...

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Arranging vignettes: Do you know your design letters?

<br /> <span style="font-size: small;">Are you challenged when it comes to arranging  accessories? Do you look at details in  decorating magazines and marvel at how everything  looks just right? Many people think the final touches are the most difficult part of home decor, but they don't have to be.  There are all kinds of tips and tricks of the trade.  </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;">One of the simplest design tips I can offer is the use  of  letter formations to organize interesting accessory vignettes. I'm calling on my background in visual art and floral arrangement to offer you this advice.  Other decorators may have different ways of describing their approach. </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;">The most useful letters for designing vignettes are ....  A, V,  O, C, L, and M.   </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;">Here goes...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>A</b></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/89012/eclectic-bedroom-traditional-bedroom-san-francisco"><img alt="eclectic bedroom traditional bedroom bedroom vignette " border="0" height="640" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/89012_0_8-5274-traditional-bedroom.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="499" /></a></div><span id="goog_1995808543"></span><span id="goog_1995808544"></span><br /><div style="color: #444444;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designer/san-francisco" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;"></a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/nicheinteriors/niche-interiors" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Niche Interiors</a></small></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;">This is a very tight <b>A </b>line of design.  The visual height is always through the middle and the base is wider, but the bottom width can vary.  My eye wants to see something slightly taller than the dish - a sphere  would be lovely here. Perhaps the owner is like me,  always looking for just the right object to finish a room.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/171277592048244829/" target="_blank"><br /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDS0Gr_65k3RnJ0l-WXb24r6unKvKnPcIxY0H3PNJzHM7aDWdICh4QBaMiaUwf6luE5Cc3sesvf9P_W_9sPU0TiCyTMZebWV_5ydRpj7iHqoufe8AK5CrQs4wrnk6M-tdkSKRtnfQzEbP/s1600/A+line+of+design+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="vignette, black and white, A line of design " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDS0Gr_65k3RnJ0l-WXb24r6unKvKnPcIxY0H3PNJzHM7aDWdICh4QBaMiaUwf6luE5Cc3sesvf9P_W_9sPU0TiCyTMZebWV_5ydRpj7iHqoufe8AK5CrQs4wrnk6M-tdkSKRtnfQzEbP/s640/A+line+of+design+.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="425" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/house-no-31-11876061/easter-decoration-2629313647/link=aHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5teWxpdmluZy5zZSUyRmJsb2dnJTJGaG91c2VubzMxJTNGYXJ0aWNsZUlkJTNEMjM2Ng=="><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source</span></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another <b>A </b>with a tall vertical.  Because this is a monochromatic scheme the overall A shape is more evident. </span><span style="font-size: small;"> Are you noticing how the height is usually a piece of art?  It  could also be a sculpture, a mirror,  a  tall vase of twigs or flowers or photos hung on the wall.  The base can also  be much wider and the height much less than these examples. </span></div><div style="color: #444444;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>V </b></span></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/AVvXsEjnOxaWLXIyUAQYPNO455iFL5OHzymhPWQlE-33pX-AxMvW_JvuqM6MufSTqKvuVsiC6B6IW8ndkkAjJsel8CG_moa9bL84m1PjFBiR-YJp1T0B6JcpGw3810AQl5e8Vu6TOfzoGgbsszhG/s1600/v+line+of+design+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="console table, vignette, V line of design " border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOxaWLXIyUAQYPNO455iFL5OHzymhPWQlE-33pX-AxMvW_JvuqM6MufSTqKvuVsiC6B6IW8ndkkAjJsel8CG_moa9bL84m1PjFBiR-YJp1T0B6JcpGw3810AQl5e8Vu6TOfzoGgbsszhG/s400/v+line+of+design+.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/65544/Glenn-Gissler-Design-contemporary-entry-other-metro"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source </span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The reverse of A is V. </span>In a V the lowest point is usually in the middle of the arrangement.  Sometimes thinking about it as a check mark is helpful because one side is usually taller and one is shorter. <span style="font-size: small;"> A V line of design doesn't  have the height through the middle that an A line of design does. Sometimes only these two shapes are presented in vignette discussions, but there are so many more ways to think about it.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><small><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>C</b></span><br /><a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/virginie/cnw-production" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;"></a></small></div><br /><div style="color: #444444;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/69974/Quintessential-Dressing-Table-eclectic-bedroom-toronto" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Quintessential Dressing Table eclectic bedroom" border="0" height="640" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/69974_0_8-5029-eclectic-bedroom.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="459" /></a></div></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/lucidid/lucid-interior-design-inc" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Lucid Interior Design Inc.</a></small><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapyCLs9zOTm3CbLDLG2c9KTe6QIL8Bm9nKnT6ktdMPCtbTlYkOzEUXF5ILZexAYt0oZHePuqRx_5Kdnjx6txFFvmWjfegtOnq2kSyC-0hm5mC-PDqREKamo2VT_wRDFHKA8Ghr30I2KO1/s1600/c+line+of+design+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="vignette, console table, C line of design " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapyCLs9zOTm3CbLDLG2c9KTe6QIL8Bm9nKnT6ktdMPCtbTlYkOzEUXF5ILZexAYt0oZHePuqRx_5Kdnjx6txFFvmWjfegtOnq2kSyC-0hm5mC-PDqREKamo2VT_wRDFHKA8Ghr30I2KO1/s640/c+line+of+design+.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="490" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://keltainentalorannalla.blogspot.com.au/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source </span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"> You don't often find C lines of design and they are the most obvious when there's only one object banked by something that is circular as with the mirror and twigs.  Your eye just wants to make that sweep.  But sometimes it is the placement of objects that creates a C sweep with the largest object placed at the beginning of the C as in the photo above. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> o</b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/80063/Joni-Spear-Interior-Design-contemporary-dining-room-st-louis"><img alt="Joni Spear Interior Design contemporary dining room, vignette " border="0" height="512" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/80063_0_8-1555-contemporary-dining-room.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="500" /></a></div></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/jjoni257/joni-spear-interior-design" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Joni Spear Interior Design</a></small><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"> Some designers may argue this is a classic V formation but I would disagree because the mirror causes the eye to move in a circular fashion around the display.  The lamps are taken in with that sweep. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><small> </small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/75382/Wakefield-Residence-modern-living-room-boston"><img alt="Wakefield Residence modern living room, vignette, console table " border="0" height="648" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/75382_0_8-6287-modern-living-room.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><small> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/rlreider/rachel-reider-interiors" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Rachel Reider Interiors</a></small><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"> Another  symmetrical O line of design.  The base is set so broadly that your eye just wants to do the circular movement around the objects. The three rounded shapes  add to the circular movement.  </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuABKhmGL05lmW16qD3VzhUtVkAkwXmtBtnyg1vLDVixMhzr69yLTWBoOGlpeHQN7lnvbWvSrSCQ4DPggiLNUNOyJMZv-qhy-SmXRhRIiExMqXYhC8q78Ywsmnk-TJKRpt9aWqqeq00F4C/s1600/O+line+of+design+starburst+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="vignette, starburst mirror, o line of design " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuABKhmGL05lmW16qD3VzhUtVkAkwXmtBtnyg1vLDVixMhzr69yLTWBoOGlpeHQN7lnvbWvSrSCQ4DPggiLNUNOyJMZv-qhy-SmXRhRIiExMqXYhC8q78Ywsmnk-TJKRpt9aWqqeq00F4C/s640/O+line+of+design+starburst+.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="438" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;">Another very strong O line of design.  It is even more obvious when you have a narrow base. </span><br /><small><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></small><br /><br /><small><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>L </b></span></small><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/48831/Metal-decor-modern-living-room-other-metros"><img alt="Metal decor modern living room, console table vignette " border="0" height="500" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/48831_0_8-8259-modern-living-room.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="500" /></a><b> </b></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">  <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/virginie/cnw-production" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">CNW PRODUCTION</a></span><br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/211659/Urrutia-Design-contemporary--san-francisco"><img alt="Urrutia Design contemporary , console table " border="0" height="360" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/211659_0_8-6107-contemporary-.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="500" /></a></div></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/professionals/design-build/san-francisco" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;"></a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/jasonurrutia/urrutia-design" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Urrutia Design</a></small><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/48831/Metal-decor-modern-living-room-other-metros"><br /></a><span style="font-size: small;">The requirement for an <b>L </b>line of design is a very tall object placed on the edge of the design with a broad base.  Of course you can also reverse the L.  If the hurricanes were taller I would call the  vignette above a V.  </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/virginie/cnw-production" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;"></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>M</b></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcw4je6FK8SvLOgKLyCYpMmMhKXOPBo-pw_R3ZQFLxZgNAREHmefFKcW4Cd7XH9oYHm5vufIJDDTA21Jgw_LuxY9QmxKcIzhpUzHyW2owmdXFaSJTh1B1rZbYk6NQ_UzZxq6APmkOdF9h-/s1600/M+line+of+design+with+vases+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="black vases, console table " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcw4je6FK8SvLOgKLyCYpMmMhKXOPBo-pw_R3ZQFLxZgNAREHmefFKcW4Cd7XH9oYHm5vufIJDDTA21Jgw_LuxY9QmxKcIzhpUzHyW2owmdXFaSJTh1B1rZbYk6NQ_UzZxq6APmkOdF9h-/s640/M+line+of+design+with+vases+.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="480" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.missmoss.co.za/2014/06/13/moving-mountains-2/?utm_source=feedly&utm_reader=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moving-mountains-2"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source </span></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br /></div></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">You don't often see the <b>M</b> line of design used, but it works well when you are displaying collections where you have several heights</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">with</span><b style="font-size: medium;"> </b><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">dips in the middle and you start with shorter objects on the ends.  </span></div><div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #76838b;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b>W </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFCZcmrYpdNi2ukqGqJe7jtT6CAtIkZWqi5dYaCiiqbsVCeWKVLAa984pmCs5tvw1udyoiVyL1aRp1L0XB8JfX4BokbjbBRgZppji3gXH7TmkHB4TgueS8wA-YmpeVs8UewFN_u1e0Biw/s1600/W+line+of+design+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="traditional mantle vignette " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFCZcmrYpdNi2ukqGqJe7jtT6CAtIkZWqi5dYaCiiqbsVCeWKVLAa984pmCs5tvw1udyoiVyL1aRp1L0XB8JfX4BokbjbBRgZppji3gXH7TmkHB4TgueS8wA-YmpeVs8UewFN_u1e0Biw/s640/W+line+of+design+.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="516" /></a></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #76838b;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source </span></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #76838b; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBuML8rYotbawYS2wdvhpi6JPR212l9xnjRmJfnDD5QoGABlUrMczir0BrrQ41N6mRS9BQywhO2whlnjOWmD0McReyZ0-VKWyiR5Ruvqv9rMU2ThtIHknRf1IHbr9nGLIcrjgjBcfLVF4/s1600/blue-lamps-on-console-honeywerehome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="console table vignette blue lamps " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBuML8rYotbawYS2wdvhpi6JPR212l9xnjRmJfnDD5QoGABlUrMczir0BrrQ41N6mRS9BQywhO2whlnjOWmD0McReyZ0-VKWyiR5Ruvqv9rMU2ThtIHknRf1IHbr9nGLIcrjgjBcfLVF4/s640/blue-lamps-on-console-honeywerehome.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="450" /></a></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">If the shorter objects are on either end it is an M, but when you start with taller objects on the ends and it is also high in the middle  it moves into a </span><b style="color: black; font-size: medium;">W.  </b></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b>What line of design do these vignettes follow? </b></span></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b>1.</b></span></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2i3iS4ycWeiFZ5KFa4fJN1eRkPSmfMP0kWluiHdm97ZynIDAR6PM85KYHCK59NN56u5MJtHsS3uJICbwGIhIQ9wuCGNsNupvCzmDGeOPVFBUBwwHvIK63KPDfwC5R0-oeDdf28DB9gzg/s1600/177962622744862079_g0vwkOkn_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2i3iS4ycWeiFZ5KFa4fJN1eRkPSmfMP0kWluiHdm97ZynIDAR6PM85KYHCK59NN56u5MJtHsS3uJICbwGIhIQ9wuCGNsNupvCzmDGeOPVFBUBwwHvIK63KPDfwC5R0-oeDdf28DB9gzg/s400/177962622744862079_g0vwkOkn_b.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; 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font-size: 10px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #76838b; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>3.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #76838b; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrA0jwN4KKTd6rQPmU-ubjDnXYoGn4ej4IUDNiJwBAatHTT-rQBJzDb39NM7a3rDy05dzS37m-SBZ9Mh9ScqG7aFLYXtayb9o95sUv5B5txK46g15e430kK3oHTAnzU3hL23i0HCHJZUd/s1600/+c+line+of+design+with+mirror+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrA0jwN4KKTd6rQPmU-ubjDnXYoGn4ej4IUDNiJwBAatHTT-rQBJzDb39NM7a3rDy05dzS37m-SBZ9Mh9ScqG7aFLYXtayb9o95sUv5B5txK46g15e430kK3oHTAnzU3hL23i0HCHJZUd/s400/+c+line+of+design+with+mirror+.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #76838b; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://dishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot.ca/2012/01/vintage-library-card-catalogs.html">Source </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1.This is  an A because of the wide base and the tall height through the middle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2.  Whenever you see a  lot of objects of similar heights spread out and starting and ending with a shorter object it is an M.  The more objects there are it can turn into a long zig zag of Ms. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3.  Oh so tricky.  Without the curved object to the right it would be an O line of design, but your eye stops on it making it  a C. </div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><b> </b></span></span></div></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br />  </div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">And there you have it.   Keep your eyes open when you see arrangements and observe the  lines of design  used. 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