... Eye Candy!

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... Eye Candy!

I know I have blogged about  m. elle designs  before, but I had to share some beautiful images from their website !   M. elle is a mother-da...

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Phoebe Howard

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">One of my all-time favorite homes is the <a href="http://hookedonhouses.net/2009/05/04/the-beach-house-in-somethings-gotta-give/"><i>Something's Gotta Give </i>beach house</a>!  So if you're a fan like me -  you will love the designer Phoebe Howard!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.phoebehoward.net/Back-to-Beginning.html">Phoebe Howard</a> is known for her fresh take on traditional style and her mantra is "keep it pretty."</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her <a href="http://www.mrshowardpersonalshopper.com/">blog</a> is chock-full of information that will help you create that perfect space!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11iHmOXyRXVRhbLom5yCldVXkrqnPXBeM5K_jHA4wrha3GTiJwfnER0-abcSK7VJXRtQQChnUpMtfc2WTZf_xlxafRw4swVciGQbBtKRbyI6lbM5gCz7LbPxDv_OUoKmBrrMyuvYOWUzE/s1600/poolside-ad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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One of my all-time favorite homes is the  Something's Gotta Give beach house !  So if you're a fan like me -  you will love the desi...

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Juxtaposing Rough And Refined

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">I know I have blogged about Darryl Carter before, but I can't help but go off on some of my favorite designers!  Darryl gets it; his design is based on minimalism - stripping away all unnecessary embellishment (loud colors, busy patterns) to focus attention on carefully curated pieces.</div><div style="text-align: center;">How sad to have beautiful antiques throughout your home, but you can't see them because there is too much going on.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a huge reason why I love the monochromatic!  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Darryl says, "White rooms make old things seem more current."  He goes on to say, "White rooms are more complex than they appear because there are no distractions.  Every choice becomes critical."</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love Darryl's 19th-century Virginia home.  He perfectly balances the rough and refined, creating the perfect juxtaposition of texture and atmosphere!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how Rosy Strazzeri-Fridman puts it: "It's not that I have an aversion to color - it's just that I have more of an affinity for the monochromatic.  For me, people are color, flowers are color, food is color... and all of <i>this</i> is my canvas."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... amen girl!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every time I go to </span><a href="http://www.lisalubyryan.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lisa's</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> website, I get so much inspiration on every level!  </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her vision is by far my favorite genre of design... monochromatic sophistication with a touch of chic.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below are some images from her store... enjoy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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