Darryl Carter

<a href="http://www.darrylcarter.com/">Darryl Carter</a>- former attorney turned designer.<br />Though he dreamed of studying design, he graduated from Georgetown law school - working from inherent good taste rather than formal training, has achieved something quite rare in the world of interior decorating - a signature look.<br />The Look pairs extravagant with affordable, perfect with imperfect. Polished surfaces play against pitted wooden artifacts. Antiques converse with bold modern art. Creamy white walls rise above coffee-dark floors. Deliberate symmetry is jolted by a bit of appealing disarray.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271798343812657330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTQqG7YDmW1hYTR4GUwTcnbmmPqyK6lR8F4g9VpgmNaEo9Wx1mZ3SA3WhpJ6TSLKxYmy65ih3hH5bPIR4ZKP62npEl6TvZUhLOQPmevn04wCiQung59yFsgLXxcxlA1L4Qa_4Vu-PJobi/s400/kitchen+Darryl+Carter.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 313px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271800187954037138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBRnWuE0phVkcyW8bxiiuNwppuFHtyRTKQ7M5YT9t2Hw_t_2HMfRS98qdpa7NomvxL4Ca8cYT_ZL6oZtAhEpYawdt7lISyV6pMVtGaH5oU2QuTzfgi9HI1OpAQn7t4qqTLeK79K4Ws8jC/s400/darryl+carter+holiday+house1.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271799901053318594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxlTKjAeOO-wABYW7_MWYnhJ5kVi0khbl8C5hO-TZn6JIaJ7TIRQCAf7F-8bAFucT34oGZqow9G9W4XxDXYTXDafhgba-qDvxZ1ct_dG1a_1ehebqF9X3fbTcoESVe8BWIacGfOgQg2rf/s400/darryl+carter+holiday+house.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271799297536850290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWUWyRRknkK67qIXU_DKBpSDNXVMyF2Lga7kcOHnB9HptK0pX8A9VanJlzVRyVpZOydjt5daqqPke37dglV_vrAn9saNu702Z6zyhXxz8P76_kPpT0NZtemwYyPTOvw_8Erl5R6GcALfj/s400/Darryl+Carter+breakfast+room+in+his+townhouse.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 274px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNvsmTOGuZjKqwTtqgrlfjBGzVeAzF3oXM_UxCWfYn7tPSfhN3hJEyRJqEZT0SVAvrw4pBfSwirvDIUF_WdVTOrPYlfL_anCvW1ohpijlv6DYi7Le-idhpOZWZ0qIDQs8ZP_3gEsWl8x-/s1600-h/darryl-carter-qa-1_l.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271800665225256002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNvsmTOGuZjKqwTtqgrlfjBGzVeAzF3oXM_UxCWfYn7tPSfhN3hJEyRJqEZT0SVAvrw4pBfSwirvDIUF_WdVTOrPYlfL_anCvW1ohpijlv6DYi7Le-idhpOZWZ0qIDQs8ZP_3gEsWl8x-/s400/darryl-carter-qa-1_l.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 359px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 399px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271799138962846754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNE7eaykisS1dVM9urR0Y3dt4rF0RYFriAk_R2Rc1xFu6Py7duk4L32cfrI3difsBwZpFjpL-cQsTXt6x7F_6Uedezinz5rkdeQR0BWEW528ES1veoopr_01XytQUULYGlt4H6Yh1ZTvq-/s400/darryl+carter+book+The+new+traditional.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 181px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 181px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />His new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-Traditional-Reinvent-Balance-Define-Your-Home/dp/0307408655/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227437868&sr=1-1">The New Traditional </a>is out since August and its self - help guide to create your own personal interior.<br />Elements of his look - paint, floors, rugs, lighting,art .Check what he says about them.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVnskkC-_df_rVfdrawp5OrUi2147H4PI9TWRCiWKD-_K-dwkpIPirCwYQs7NdjbFtMRkr3Yg-DAAubFSGSlapA_QTFEqd2xcy1BBdg5BLoUDyXbCa0-rDWD_utcsWkAPv5JVtmKrOBiI/s1600-h/darryl+carterr+paint.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271800538766243698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVnskkC-_df_rVfdrawp5OrUi2147H4PI9TWRCiWKD-_K-dwkpIPirCwYQs7NdjbFtMRkr3Yg-DAAubFSGSlapA_QTFEqd2xcy1BBdg5BLoUDyXbCa0-rDWD_utcsWkAPv5JVtmKrOBiI/s400/darryl+carterr+paint.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 389px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Paint-Almost every wall is Moonlight White in flat finish, paired with Simply White trim in satin finish, both from Benjamin Moore. The sole dip into color is the Woodlawn Blue in the breakfast room, a perfect pale backdrop for his black-and-white photos and well-edited collection of white ironstone platters, pitchers and cake stands. <em>( In Brisbane I have a supplier who can mix Benjamin Moore colours)<br /></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilV9JODzHLrAgJScipiGqRgHM_EsxWJiGLNqMSTLEG3AnVcLUOAjviVArEeT7EijdyUJObqX_vm4_NWBJj6ntBFqnHogbgdsR-9jFBubaZPgcMXLgdTgR4ZysPdOnL4DNXzLerxPa7h41l/s1600-h/darryl+carter+rugs.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271800411447920786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilV9JODzHLrAgJScipiGqRgHM_EsxWJiGLNqMSTLEG3AnVcLUOAjviVArEeT7EijdyUJObqX_vm4_NWBJj6ntBFqnHogbgdsR-9jFBubaZPgcMXLgdTgR4ZysPdOnL4DNXzLerxPa7h41l/s400/darryl+carter+rugs.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 390px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Rugs-A favorite trick is to layer old patterned rugs on top of a slightly larger sisal carpet. The neutral textured material frames the older rug and sets it off. He likes sisal (which he prefers to sea grass) in a tight, flat weave in a pale wheat color with a half-inch binding in the same shade.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271799425942348386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Bd5isRHUBmq9hnan-Dn0TaCY3zAbZBJQLKJsEmrD6wQhUdC9lxI7XDpzJ9xeCsTKtWNBS5X7jGpHHW70XSm-lIjBWEEvgYqUEGzJm28K02oykbxoKIDh-9f_APhyphenhyphenWa4izN7mfATLuzRC/s400/darryl+carter+display.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 389px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><div>Display-In the master bath, towels are folded in an antique barrister's cabinet with glass doors. White towels only; they don't take up any visual space, says Carter.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271799026734162946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjveB3_juQ7gl0XcDBRt_EGpJ0iQenEAtNiJZUN9hl47o8NIdJBD7cM0j_e-IsBeFiHDCbZZZiyra4dmr8CoeOl-Xjr81d1Rh0xz4rVVEZDDuu7JKNpWa9qNlKLHKaXZDJFYeGyK7Ji3L4/s400/darryl+carter+art.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 389px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Art-Don't put up "dumb art." Much better to frame photos of something you care about: your kids or your dog. He hunts estate sales and antiques shops for classical plaster frames, preferably with a bit of chipped gilding, which can be turned into mirrors.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMdmp2n_-1GRMFnnHbw5RNbxhgww6ImI9jTqcwPOjWRz4aKMMrxtJTriXfTACIydsWQnNlyMo1UDcNeA4qrPYu_1krDbaL1uxQgATxqhdAWDTKdam41cTVOmiWVY5HsNERCA_l8ySJ-5-/s1600-h/darryl+carter+lighting.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271800291674312434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMdmp2n_-1GRMFnnHbw5RNbxhgww6ImI9jTqcwPOjWRz4aKMMrxtJTriXfTACIydsWQnNlyMo1UDcNeA4qrPYu_1krDbaL1uxQgATxqhdAWDTKdam41cTVOmiWVY5HsNERCA_l8ySJ-5-/s400/darryl+carter+lighting.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 390px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Lighting-Carter forages through antiques shops and flea markets looking for old vases, former carriage lanterns and architectural salvage to turn into lamps. Some pieces are given an acid bath to create a weathered finish. Check out a line he designed for <a href="http://www.urbanelectricco.com/2008.html">Urban Electric Co. </a></div><div>I love his collection for <a href="http://www.thomasville.com/Collection127/Darryl-Carter-for-Thomasville.aspx">Thomasville<br /></a><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XlzQvJf68uUb-JMaLBMXdIGs1S3IJCkhZxMAX3UBhsnOMKE_kisCt9938GDnTq68X9RlZ-eZ_w6Ae-MQqZjlzy_dkUBGXiTBH8Cm8cKqZ5-aYUuCY-lb7EynlcFJCmnt94yY_dEt5oNs/s1600-h/darryl+carter+for+Thomasville2.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271799812553846738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XlzQvJf68uUb-JMaLBMXdIGs1S3IJCkhZxMAX3UBhsnOMKE_kisCt9938GDnTq68X9RlZ-eZ_w6Ae-MQqZjlzy_dkUBGXiTBH8Cm8cKqZ5-aYUuCY-lb7EynlcFJCmnt94yY_dEt5oNs/s400/darryl+carter+for+Thomasville2.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAphepjd-4tBUihptgV_9eS_ZizMkl0-QiTgHO1gkUJl3wNBd9XQJ2cau5gnXrEEgyEEaQoht_WvGn2zQOAcX7iz-7ZyGFzGwWBxdHacr691Mt2JNfoAVp9V8H685F7npGhfq6m7OOPx5B/s1600-h/darryl+carter+for+Thomasville1.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271799701555223522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAphepjd-4tBUihptgV_9eS_ZizMkl0-QiTgHO1gkUJl3wNBd9XQJ2cau5gnXrEEgyEEaQoht_WvGn2zQOAcX7iz-7ZyGFzGwWBxdHacr691Mt2JNfoAVp9V8H685F7npGhfq6m7OOPx5B/s400/darryl+carter+for+Thomasville1.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65Jkkj9KqsmYov3ePQLBwCvD_eJc4iI1AqrYl-yWWcxaObpJK3RjU85gChn4nj7_XbBEzJ2WudKY5pFRSR9ELe69OTotqLTG4MM91axqUvNCVhddoInEpRlSBJ8XQVzs-uegl-zF-ieHL/s1600-h/darryl+carter+for+Thomasville.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271799562846962114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65Jkkj9KqsmYov3ePQLBwCvD_eJc4iI1AqrYl-yWWcxaObpJK3RjU85gChn4nj7_XbBEzJ2WudKY5pFRSR9ELe69OTotqLTG4MM91axqUvNCVhddoInEpRlSBJ8XQVzs-uegl-zF-ieHL/s400/darryl+carter+for+Thomasville.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Simplicity and livability of his interiors<br /><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDY-xdu_mAlK6pfs4x1cULn-OMU9-z2GJiD47jFOn7k5SslH1Uy1vCYeNcN2UUSk55tuDH4p-S7aqTHyxa5ULwFGT24XFpbd-Li_hH0DoHI1rg7Zafr8XWg45WUMyk8yUeoXwvGj8Ma4cD/s1600-h/darryl+carter1.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271798881729632098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDY-xdu_mAlK6pfs4x1cULn-OMU9-z2GJiD47jFOn7k5SslH1Uy1vCYeNcN2UUSk55tuDH4p-S7aqTHyxa5ULwFGT24XFpbd-Li_hH0DoHI1rg7Zafr8XWg45WUMyk8yUeoXwvGj8Ma4cD/s400/darryl+carter1.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQsQ5F2DECvBf7TZWV_HGsrYqM9q7ktMtYxYXMp0oqiMsTkHT8-JI37ZFPfYBrCDGtKavO2oA-WukCSalK5341pkRzD5SY8Cmd7TCXYX7eSzfq3HO4SAkLRDHAKEjHgk-mypfApA0v5Hm/s1600-h/darryl+carter.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271798764458458530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQsQ5F2DECvBf7TZWV_HGsrYqM9q7ktMtYxYXMp0oqiMsTkHT8-JI37ZFPfYBrCDGtKavO2oA-WukCSalK5341pkRzD5SY8Cmd7TCXYX7eSzfq3HO4SAkLRDHAKEjHgk-mypfApA0v5Hm/s400/darryl+carter.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 164px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/11/AR2007041100560.html">Sources</a> <a href="http://www.southernaccents.com/accents/homes/decorating/article/0,14743,1807988,00.html">Sources</a>

Darryl Carter

Darryl Carter - former attorney turned designer. Though he dreamed of studying design, he graduated from Georgetown law school - working fro...

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Tamar Mogendorff

I would like to Thank you for your lovely messages and emails. Its good to be back in "normal". I just hope this is the end of bad storms, floods and end of everything bad happening around us. Still busy with the work around the house and (catching up with the work for a client) but when all is done I will enjoy Christmas and holiday season and I wish the best of everything to you all.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuera-DF_SvuBjZfXqw-fjYiaZw_APxCahIlkhj8EARIkehUi3I2jm33W0E02A5m41B0jZMJz_-gSIE6HyVbCEszYN_qk7WVIedEwwYlhGTsZMvVJ2Nm74ibJbyADFRUtSytQkrIf2jbKN/s1600-h/Tamar+Mogendorff+birdcages.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271068425407562210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuera-DF_SvuBjZfXqw-fjYiaZw_APxCahIlkhj8EARIkehUi3I2jm33W0E02A5m41B0jZMJz_-gSIE6HyVbCEszYN_qk7WVIedEwwYlhGTsZMvVJ2Nm74ibJbyADFRUtSytQkrIf2jbKN/s400/Tamar+Mogendorff+birdcages.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 294px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PqoGaKUXV6eXVGPULYeQt-eCFcKAMXMToRFaURjYdneZcnz_2vkjP0xX1TpyBL7qc3YW9exF9k4VivjyeKLaFEwukN1ud-UF-j9VnZgg_Mfpo9o3iNKTNBfX3bndqAyFqBYVlBPT4Mxb/s1600-h/Tamat+M+a_birdhouses.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271068209878279730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PqoGaKUXV6eXVGPULYeQt-eCFcKAMXMToRFaURjYdneZcnz_2vkjP0xX1TpyBL7qc3YW9exF9k4VivjyeKLaFEwukN1ud-UF-j9VnZgg_Mfpo9o3iNKTNBfX3bndqAyFqBYVlBPT4Mxb/s400/Tamat+M+a_birdhouses.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRiI_O8grMaKPrzMsNmG9CLXnIsZrJov6ROBIv1ZEoe6atmaoAOJimjSsWCuhQ0NvIr6oe2lu5MtF7EU0jTVHEmwFV4LbHIBxqh1sgI9lKsVeJxPInX5iKrxDrdTPqBwba_Wc9GKX_0uo/s1600-h/Tamar+Mogendorff_pearl%2Bseahorses.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271067975047363970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRiI_O8grMaKPrzMsNmG9CLXnIsZrJov6ROBIv1ZEoe6atmaoAOJimjSsWCuhQ0NvIr6oe2lu5MtF7EU0jTVHEmwFV4LbHIBxqh1sgI9lKsVeJxPInX5iKrxDrdTPqBwba_Wc9GKX_0uo/s400/Tamar+Mogendorff_pearl%2Bseahorses.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 278px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4j7Qh7FcPIWCVLO7tfqBFAoB9w5T_gW9e-_tLWivMhOofSJObot_SAkTy7M59SZC8Ii-m05fVeuS7wKS7gXF-4CnIiSL-Amh6ZFGcynlJc9oDRdpHQ8ytzAYrngpjKQmH7fVKBw92JbQC/s1600-h/Tamar+Mogendorff+corals.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271067772329506562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4j7Qh7FcPIWCVLO7tfqBFAoB9w5T_gW9e-_tLWivMhOofSJObot_SAkTy7M59SZC8Ii-m05fVeuS7wKS7gXF-4CnIiSL-Amh6ZFGcynlJc9oDRdpHQ8ytzAYrngpjKQmH7fVKBw92JbQC/s400/Tamar+Mogendorff+corals.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 317px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHc8fLhU7Sg_TfQKu2TlN9RTotUXRO0JD1h7QVvWwkdhNt9gOpf5vSJLLJyfdyNnGypoGAABmC2QsTYDSI8Ym5Li-Pr6JIIrLo7LP0SWTJIx0A_gaEzMyIuCMqZFnsBXYF3arB0J5D35i/s1600-h/Tamar+Mogendorff1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271067079363080674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHc8fLhU7Sg_TfQKu2TlN9RTotUXRO0JD1h7QVvWwkdhNt9gOpf5vSJLLJyfdyNnGypoGAABmC2QsTYDSI8Ym5Li-Pr6JIIrLo7LP0SWTJIx0A_gaEzMyIuCMqZFnsBXYF3arB0J5D35i/s400/Tamar+Mogendorff1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wHyV7BaMJlwpA60w2GaAVOkx4J9NqUjerR92ab-0lkukJOgNXdQNzERSELqniS01kAaPCTPHroLnpvm1BrOJsamk97_2Z_g4NTxLKjpvSaAMrUaZvQbmEgo-TbL6JTTDPhHn9kUS7hYY/s1600-h/Taar+Mogendorff+g_swangeese.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271066768061588914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wHyV7BaMJlwpA60w2GaAVOkx4J9NqUjerR92ab-0lkukJOgNXdQNzERSELqniS01kAaPCTPHroLnpvm1BrOJsamk97_2Z_g4NTxLKjpvSaAMrUaZvQbmEgo-TbL6JTTDPhHn9kUS7hYY/s400/Taar+Mogendorff+g_swangeese.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 311px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> After all the destruction around I will leave you with the creativity of New Yorker <a href="http://www.tmogy.com/index.html">Tamar Mogendorff</a> . Her dolls and objects are made from linens, wool, mohair wool, cotton,vintage fabrics, tweed, antique embroidery, pashmina and other fabrics.Other materials she uses are antique and vintage buttons, beads, silver thread and old ribbons. In Australia you can find her products or just inspiration on <a href="http://www.kindergallery.com.au/">Kindergallery</a>. In US in <a href="http://www.tmogy.com/about.html">Seedhouse </a></div><div>Have a wonderful and safe weekend!<br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Tamar Mogendorff

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Santa Baby - Get a Head Start on Christmas

<p><strong>Good Books Make Great Gifts</strong></p> <p>A brand new book is slated to hit the bookstores just in time for Christmas - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Huffington-Post-Complete-Guide-Blogging/dp/1439105006/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product" target="_blank">The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging</a> <br />with a Section titled: THE BLOG REVOLUTION IS HERE! (but we know that already)</p> <p> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Huffington-Post-Complete-Guide-Blogging/dp/1439105006/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu0WbtqgcDrSmUNzMbURE2MJFGvA53aorBNKUGu5EfuVX_hiTcsLgSDIp8CfExOq61o72knWoaR01qSqdeu2O4rkpivCwQYHEK8dAIcZy8UaZqRYEddxd6mbH7N76rY_lRCyj2HCifHM/s400/51d58ELSYNL.jpg" /></a> <br />This book refers to Blogging as<em> "the advent of a new form of human communication - one that is more <br />interactive, more democratic, and just more FUN than what has come before."</em>  But we all know that  <br />Blogging and Blog Surfing is  fast, interactive, and totally cool.....and I will add that it is also extremely <br />informative.  News, Ideas and inspirations take mere seconds to share. And to prove that Blogging travels <br />at the speed of lightening <a href="http://libertypostgallery.blogspot.com/2008/11/complete-guide-to-blogging.html" target="_blank">Liberty Post</a> has also just talked about this book on her Blog. </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="1">Patricia Gray writes about Interior Design inspirations, emerging trends, and the world of Design.  </font></strong><b> <br /><strong><font size="1">While you're here, </font><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/patriciagrayincblogspot"><font size="1">subscribe to this feed</font></a><font size="1"> so you don't miss out. </font></strong></b></p>

Santa Baby - Get a Head Start on Christmas

Good Books Make Great Gifts A brand new book is slated to hit the bookstores just in time for Christmas - The Huffington Post Complete Gui...

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Cyclone in Brisbane -Power is back!!!

Sky before the storm<br /><br /><p><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269891877303514242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8_474J_u6iByADOChqyUlhu0njky1l5BPZaVTFunLWYsWafCvDpXcM93EXe7gACCDL4GM90N8uyjrGacTjsd4mROh5128RNwZTkPOn8JDjebtK9MErAsp3zeMgQ3XyCTz8OPQcr04bKv/s400/Ski+before+Storm+ABC.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> I was gardening the whole weekend. Sunday morning my lawn, camellia hedges, tomatoes, house... looked beautiful. Afternoon was a very different story.<br />Here are some photos how sad our suburb looks now.<br />Clean up is still going on...and we have the power back.<br />Our house has a little damage and can be easily fixed. Lots of houses got it much worse - very bad. <em>It was really scary</em>!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxFk6n_h269dztkUNGWjEpZBH-L2HK8RSZjLP7NnSpvoAX5_Cs6epNmfzfAgaaDhH094kkMeZqS-91QPYeleEmf653SkX7VLLdrDimLawp4RkKwMCBF0kqWOsEDGrMG00w56XhBORhasT/s1600-h/Cyclone+013.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269836376400228866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxFk6n_h269dztkUNGWjEpZBH-L2HK8RSZjLP7NnSpvoAX5_Cs6epNmfzfAgaaDhH094kkMeZqS-91QPYeleEmf653SkX7VLLdrDimLawp4RkKwMCBF0kqWOsEDGrMG00w56XhBORhasT/s400/Cyclone+013.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQntioL1xwYkjZC8Nc6Icjnnwf9_IPfGtHxEAtP6w9oOnl-qJoSKbtbdfZW2bQETDBozPnuIalaJbHe0J1RDyY_ZlGWDWm6MgJ53rgVaHpvnHwqoXHCutzmrX_ecnYsURdT7aE4h8CmbP/s1600-h/Cyclone+021.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269835909296080722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQntioL1xwYkjZC8Nc6Icjnnwf9_IPfGtHxEAtP6w9oOnl-qJoSKbtbdfZW2bQETDBozPnuIalaJbHe0J1RDyY_ZlGWDWm6MgJ53rgVaHpvnHwqoXHCutzmrX_ecnYsURdT7aE4h8CmbP/s400/Cyclone+021.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHJwD0FRffWba5IDaingqoNFraSDxOD4JtD9pJsi1P1DW6aD7tJ9Rjl7MqhzzvcKirES8Ujk_a-7xmOCN8SkI5hsSIqNCbMjn9YPbKBWJ9JVp1cVgPajZhnjLaFwZ3wvEKb1xCfsd9xs-/s1600-h/Cyclone+019.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269835351386200162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHJwD0FRffWba5IDaingqoNFraSDxOD4JtD9pJsi1P1DW6aD7tJ9Rjl7MqhzzvcKirES8Ujk_a-7xmOCN8SkI5hsSIqNCbMjn9YPbKBWJ9JVp1cVgPajZhnjLaFwZ3wvEKb1xCfsd9xs-/s400/Cyclone+019.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1UDkjySfNmNR3uLbgUxgoqMwrZDk-v5DJF35q3Jn-RnTmJzeUyAefnL6pJIPuSjuFcSLjOC9njcJUD8b4hb2z_BCSCgrrK2jObCok5HuTxdLkgLfMjVONwyLUvm9fL_UDtMQfKRWC7u-O/s1600-h/Cyclone+017.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269835165819236418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1UDkjySfNmNR3uLbgUxgoqMwrZDk-v5DJF35q3Jn-RnTmJzeUyAefnL6pJIPuSjuFcSLjOC9njcJUD8b4hb2z_BCSCgrrK2jObCok5HuTxdLkgLfMjVONwyLUvm9fL_UDtMQfKRWC7u-O/s400/Cyclone+017.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> our street<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNs_iyHyXNHQvhQU4Ir4yye_KZP2-pYKHbGkgFdenCpwAypN5kQQavQXtmHnElKO78a31dXnUcbHHIjdBJ6ByFmKeGoxQLBQ3D9m3Ukwc_-yzqREV3q42QxMbCbFJwWNHOJVzFb2LVmM0g/s1600-h/Cyclone+011.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269834979385293954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNs_iyHyXNHQvhQU4Ir4yye_KZP2-pYKHbGkgFdenCpwAypN5kQQavQXtmHnElKO78a31dXnUcbHHIjdBJ6ByFmKeGoxQLBQ3D9m3Ukwc_-yzqREV3q42QxMbCbFJwWNHOJVzFb2LVmM0g/s400/Cyclone+011.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhUbV19CPE9aCuB0NdsM9klCcAXpm3eciQhvPriY7c_uMp1loQ6NNJ4Pa0Cg_ZVdq-xhZ9trHpDnFCPSlSfqeh_-lSOoBLrQS0jhO277g4xyJscnnhVMGBUW5SOhRJ3cAN5esGJh2lbFl/s1600-h/Cyclone+005.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269832427576444930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhUbV19CPE9aCuB0NdsM9klCcAXpm3eciQhvPriY7c_uMp1loQ6NNJ4Pa0Cg_ZVdq-xhZ9trHpDnFCPSlSfqeh_-lSOoBLrQS0jhO277g4xyJscnnhVMGBUW5SOhRJ3cAN5esGJh2lbFl/s400/Cyclone+005.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a></div></div></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Photos : Viera</span><br /><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/photos/2008/11/17/2421317.htm">http://www.abc.net.au/news/photos/2008/11/17/2421317.htm</a> - more<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269837436712921682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLumgat3n33ATKL4yoFrR4pLdzAoHBojKVSe_BEN8_7LVt8HDxsh2SfHIPVNOKdef9JCmbW6xRyRCsE207yxvULNq1oZARqX77MjVBzuFmHlJpm9OXDNEn9tqWM3gl3T582mRKfAPn7XXF/s400/Cyclone+014.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />before the storm

Cyclone in Brisbane -Power is back!!!

Sky before the storm I was gardening the whole weekend. Sunday morning my lawn, camellia hedges, tomatoes, house... looked beautiful. After...

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Leonard Cohen in Vancouver

<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurwhOjMevHTVrepXfTUOyCDGBcYjIPsmUGx46kuiYyoDsYCDsMFLyVdEOwb5IEd3qQgX_mjPcAd6ZMrMvkPaL_eXPGUI_tK7iakYPb1tjEsBz-ScQ7Jdmu5ptts6bKgj-AznpAUCz94Qu/s1600-h/image3.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPN0ClnAlCI7xJ8a4feuool3zUiFje_E0w_ANkj3BULAqX4FOMY35R6nUhSXIUChqyKQTX0tU6CTfo3ka3GxU7UJMdNydSNIOFJrX-qwrqrtXM1QllVAHArw7eISsN9fg5Z8DDiCKNZ6l/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="467" /></a>  <br /> <br /></p> <p>I got an invitation this week for an exclusive showing of the artwork of the  legendary Canadian singer Leonard Cohen.  I did not know that Leonard Cohen was also an artist, and when I viewed his artwork I discovered that he draws and paints in the same poetic way as he sings. I quite like his bold, free, and graphic approach, and his wit certainly does shines through. For those of you who haven't heard of him, his first album - <i>Songs of Leonard Cohen</i> was released in 1967 with songs like: “Suzanne,” “Sisters of Mercy,” “So Long, Marianne” and “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Good Bye,” all now <strong>longstanding classics</strong>.  You can listen to a YouTube of his song "Suzanne" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30egIKHT-pM&feature=related" target="_blank">here</a>. I remember this particular song from my teen years and wanting to learn to play the guitar and sing other songs of the time like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeOqD3uMIRs" target="_blank">Mockingbird</a> by Carly Simon and James Taylor. (Yikes I'm dating myself) </p> <p>Leonard's son, Adam Cohen, a renowned musician in his own right will launch the exhibition and sale of the 37 pieces that make up “Leonard Cohen: Artworks,” starting Dec. 3rd until Dec. 31 at <a href="http://passengerone.com/cohen/Leonard%20Cohen%20Press%20Release.pdf" target="_blank">LINDA LANDO FINE ART</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001LdF0wT6Wzd-0vF0jytBP0qOJtjCKMB_AJv9DhscXS11Zw2LjG7-9oVkZId2dMi1d5hl3lF6E39GVQhpbRKy5klxN2c-vbsgX737g1ERjkHiJBda8jFW2_DPuQlUb94b-aCtqDK8YpZjJGehnbk3IhsKxcuw2PveYYszj761lYkDF8qMklFhNng==">Full Press Release here</a></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIsr2k352rdjWKBt4hhlaTcHi7egUiLyAjHuRHVZsleU0FuZXyTZLlo2cknK5JYTySqEwsSNmBLEigvl2qxN38NqZy47Jhg-DkTUu7gdYCRHNbDN_xv6u5VIK2ZMNACcJBnpbQ5uB1XKu/s1600-h/image21.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfij4aHEarPTMFmqdVTCpfxB1M5-gqOIGpZspe8olxCMyiFyqnGWYbu7eID60hur5u85x4pbvpCxnqYvG0ZJ7aAQPgFA_AoP8yCtq8cb9W7BnCnnaZJCChlW6FT5TToqwgP9XJbCYLG2O/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="275" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5PvmXDmfrMIvioc7BgO5dGqPN7wWXy_g24CPRb2RHmgIr248JCEOHI03BbVkwdzFowoMqzr_dhLisIVl5g-hpzqbB636p0UCAAPzn712X974OwpZC7XGKyw4OSeBkKhdDPQhxmSQ80Ln/s1600-h/image22.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbK2pqU3pb0WN43fe6uZMEdCgOzIezKE1yjswfgiAgSGF-vZwlBtXxVYj8xqCWe3nMtGFPPMor26OPVpHm-a3P6ngIKDALiSBXWqdlGo0ue0AvUriX55kHdrtimnYc9wpd2fG3kfNDyE8Y/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="299" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSVpeJe6gHkERVYMxU060LZu1dRtCgY_293gGhP8ZnSaq1bayqdlYcH4SQOfhbNiznwKq0-mxkD5gCByL1RYS5EhRQlyVxh7JmEj7bLP517eizWTDKABsrskc_TPjNR0o7KgTrYI81-vi/s1600-h/image23.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GoQc1DFQ7VFApbPmUehxWHzPwTnwdVaFG350WRaaAedKj8NL5hZYAPeAia8uwUO3INUNP7ECImZ1A_2uxvjOCRgYVg5hJAbzuVlKH-jeeIetIyMZhpu3U4mcOvvIKbPj1u-t4uEc6GEF/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="265" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxdEOTdqgCbNgqmnIRhYYNSbWI4r5BtydQapfFxXN7MWwRKetqpcp68Wdo7LbWK88-i1Ruu7nEAoHM_Zh03m_aaUF_363djgvgYOgTBs8fhCS3oRi9mlwmcPK8LQlOoATDIwAa83DLZOM/s1600-h/image24.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3RKJVz9keLD_cy2okmOK16N5xNpTC6fuu6kLW3kauYjVusSqPpzhbCxpnrpNuT1yFR7Lzk-0kS2OBZoQ6-HtWBwU9K6k7IGXo5Q3cwFPDmLcDo_JwJsFKgVX02i9qe2v7QiADNiLcDmK/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="306" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.lindalandofineart.com/" title="http://www.lindalandofineart.com/">http://www.lindalandofineart.com/</a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="1">Patricia Gray writes about Interior Design inspirations, emerging trends, and the world of Design.  </font></strong><b> <br /><strong><font size="1">While you're here, </font><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/patriciagrayincblogspot"><font size="1">subscribe to this feed</font></a><font size="1"> so you don't miss out. </font></strong></b></p> <p align="center"><font size="1"> </font></p>

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<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNwIYNIpuJh4Ze91OkxjinT9yGzRnr5NcdRA3stQhEtWZ8l9RoK_nchuxqcssWji-4-XHOMHHgjHDU1EdUrj8AF_ndVq_Uk9rNcMnhDQ4OMYRHu-ANu482EhxCB_d34QMxaA0uaw2VIRP/s1600-h/Toast+and+Tables.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268346739224073346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNwIYNIpuJh4Ze91OkxjinT9yGzRnr5NcdRA3stQhEtWZ8l9RoK_nchuxqcssWji-4-XHOMHHgjHDU1EdUrj8AF_ndVq_Uk9rNcMnhDQ4OMYRHu-ANu482EhxCB_d34QMxaA0uaw2VIRP/s400/Toast+and+Tables.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> ... enjoy your pre Christmas parties wherever you are<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTn4ptRyrwouDhJeqZyOT5Ug_LTvIiy0w_HDsR42meK-Btfk9IoGy5T3FxpW_qlg97p7QOW1mXznUne1ojAEW6Y9hyphenhyphenFasvGpRBJS7ReN4aL-7wUUPjBI5gavXtPou0t2Bnwko8iusquoo/s1600-h/The+Source+Perrier++ALFRESCO_1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268346438887933426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTn4ptRyrwouDhJeqZyOT5Ug_LTvIiy0w_HDsR42meK-Btfk9IoGy5T3FxpW_qlg97p7QOW1mXznUne1ojAEW6Y9hyphenhyphenFasvGpRBJS7ReN4aL-7wUUPjBI5gavXtPou0t2Bnwko8iusquoo/s400/The+Source+Perrier++ALFRESCO_1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> ...dining indoors or alfresco<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0MivbjGQLw3wrE8O2kkaAmB4fQOI1XHvlEg-F34GL8zoCTHHESg5Zrx0Nx2PCzePs_GcMuXOaPCe9zsjRfkBsoBDP4IoekwWAR-o1JEUhaFSYl_gHfsa-Ye95EyIASFctpmkEKhwoKbI/s1600-h/Kenton+Nelson.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268345751661257522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0MivbjGQLw3wrE8O2kkaAmB4fQOI1XHvlEg-F34GL8zoCTHHESg5Zrx0Nx2PCzePs_GcMuXOaPCe9zsjRfkBsoBDP4IoekwWAR-o1JEUhaFSYl_gHfsa-Ye95EyIASFctpmkEKhwoKbI/s400/Kenton+Nelson.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 325px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> How would I love this picture or any <a href="http://www.kentonnelson.com/">Kenton Nelson </a>art as a Christmas present . My daughter promised to attempt a copy for me. (is it illegal ?)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigckAC94rn9eE7BmYBAfRoHuhJaYMQy9aW6d_1gWz6MFRFdZLPQX-ZbDYconQdBbNcHCnl00Lr9aQd6l2KgyM_FeNBCkOrP9yO8xg2Ymt98I9oSUQyMXvB6rju1KEnHlby0HJjpx44xOtA/s1600-h/Flick.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268345368282240018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigckAC94rn9eE7BmYBAfRoHuhJaYMQy9aW6d_1gWz6MFRFdZLPQX-ZbDYconQdBbNcHCnl00Lr9aQd6l2KgyM_FeNBCkOrP9yO8xg2Ymt98I9oSUQyMXvB6rju1KEnHlby0HJjpx44xOtA/s400/Flick.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> I love this colour combination!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbq3cJYkFR-iNBwmF4YbqssZ4hbq9xkh14lpZDn7pTEt8bPRWAFv7PVbMV2RAmYwo7TMTaQ_LYN8NEqWfP6xbIB6qXWEakvlQ3ski0xx2eYpQFA-gahdXoLtjQhYh7OU1h_HUBJ3DG84Xk/s1600-h/Cote+Bastide.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268345060539081378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbq3cJYkFR-iNBwmF4YbqssZ4hbq9xkh14lpZDn7pTEt8bPRWAFv7PVbMV2RAmYwo7TMTaQ_LYN8NEqWfP6xbIB6qXWEakvlQ3ski0xx2eYpQFA-gahdXoLtjQhYh7OU1h_HUBJ3DG84Xk/s400/Cote+Bastide.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br />..and I love everything about<a href="http://www.cotebastide.com/"> Cote Bastide</a><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268377810083890498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzy6fYGYI44lcbgPGqHtr6a_T2PPyKk7qYioakcO5aEyvSaCcHHUHzpE5HVvAo0ofeptNczBED6rAzup2LXnTvvZskw1rOSME2AGsbU8FdTT4txJ4uKSRmOTksaKEAkN1qTtB-4tKNVOZ/s400/Boatman+Geller.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 377px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 377px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><div>..check the <a href="http://www.boatmangeller.com/">Boatman Geller </a>for an inspiration<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268375908158453826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNv4vj2OM-ohRjo31rK924KgjxejNDiTmC3EMv7U0PrOOK01CJDG9y6j5gRmLZYDFi8Lfpq85IwnpmrVmBTgCcedBYGR1V20V4IHV9HANU4fwgFJY39XoP7t151-1_4gRuXhdCD6-ThtD/s400/Bespoke.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br />..and also talented girls from <a href="http://bespokepress.com.au/">Bespoke Letterpress Boutique </a>in Brisbane for your custom made stationery<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1pPDN-yU8aiM48sCzXa6WHSKNtBEbZ3lMvUYzamI_5LFROXLPznUocx2TFJDpjd3tLWSzVnBVpRTygSNBSuJ8jyJTtGdKhJeJMfZ0an3mSlRBb3cMYdKa3B8X-PDggFtsiQxjJl_jpK4/s1600-h/6825~Sarah-in-Her-Dad-s-Hand-Posters.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268344647803545826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1pPDN-yU8aiM48sCzXa6WHSKNtBEbZ3lMvUYzamI_5LFROXLPznUocx2TFJDpjd3tLWSzVnBVpRTygSNBSuJ8jyJTtGdKhJeJMfZ0an3mSlRBb3cMYdKa3B8X-PDggFtsiQxjJl_jpK4/s400/6825~Sarah-in-Her-Dad-s-Hand-Posters.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 319px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> ...black & white picture is going to be framed soon </div><div><br />This was happy and busy week so it will be most deserving to relax and enjoy! </div><div>My son just come home from his last uni exam. Hurray Holiday!</div><div>Hope you have a most wonderful weekend too. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrMgUL8nbXAdHcABtlScDPT41OdDTNwValDw9e2Aj2J4RnS0LpIHjtXxe_qMJryuatsjVoCGLACQjwxZ0BeKu9uFnpt1qQobKMg1NE2-VpaGnuPmp0DR6ucEGBRrpix82SVLO2fTAZkCi/s1600-h/image8.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaGxgN9teEspP2OZfXc3lOaAnrQuzs5LmUYNXRu0K50l9PKqJVWIftY-lVq2cYt7AyBXpC6V2foN2A-ULJAiqIinvwZOYd28pWN4qIqtaTfNoA829TxddQzxdSEsbKuCWohOHf7zT_dke/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="169" /></a> This beautiful and classic wall sconce designed by <a href="http://saladinostyle.com/#section=view%20lighting&furniture_id=36" target="_blank">John Saladino</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZr_fJmP4wplTer0iLUre1mB-gwHxsq1fjDFo3fB-ZL2N4Im20CZQ0ei6yKiBK2Yimg6WFSa-1k8aLaiW8RcCMl2OpGSRnNis9dyClkb_oRC5rxpJtjbMDoFhNKteo-8Cmbo2HPRahfm0/s1600-h/image21.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13vaiMDjj7k_xEXQAsnd4NNEviqAlt3vk-4WdMhPGvjNBwPkCG4mMuRINnkQGPDTTaIuV27Jw6OXFnSCFUMX_CwqwBqZkAqqd3_sDox0fa1hPQ6bcj2-69-e2n_GexX6lK9kyePf5cBFM/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="525" /></a> </p> <p>The <a href="http://content.hearthnhome.com/downloads/brochures/SOHO.PDF" target="_blank">Soho</a> wall-mounted fireplace that uses natural gas or propane. It measures <br />33" h by 33" w by a mere 12" deep, which has to be one of the shallowest fireboxes <br />on the market. I would Install it on a wall, just like a piece of modern art. It has a brushed <br />nickel front. <br /></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjr4TgeNNwrvpucR18dEDOTiSGP-1_mKB82aDe-eAA1Sw10jly6aGsjggkyZXNyhQxg-_i3EtVTAHbTRJrI8lvK8c9r_rHM-Ml6GvULDehJqYVzHgTSJHII7lymoUCx6a7E4In7xGeABy/s1600-h/image26.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBIx1LdLIo195d-KHAEKcEVkqqSrRiSObNJU2yLvEm8DruTEivIiUFyMVT1Wt5DqKPwzvAvGTofZCaDWROEUMgv63lS_IATpjlc8Claig7re4fH0c2Mu0OFFFZ0-U2QthLIxUBz97Ub8k/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="516" /></a> <br /> <br />Miele's new Clean Touch Steel finish which protects against smudges and scratches with a <br /><strong>thin layer of glass coating the stainless steel</strong>. It debuts in December on G series <br />dishwashers. <a href="http://www.miele.com/">www.miele.com</a>.  Now that is some cutting edge technology that <br />will be appreciated!</p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="1">Patricia Gray writes about Interior Design inspirations, emerging trends, and the world of Design.  </font></strong><b> <br /><strong><font size="1">While you're here, </font><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/patriciagrayincblogspot"><font size="1">subscribe to this feed</font></a><font size="1"> so you don't miss out. </font></strong></b></p>

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This beautiful and classic wall sconce designed by John Saladino .   The Soho wall-mounted fireplace that uses natural gas or propa...

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