Veranda's House of Windsor

I don't know about you, but I can't wait for the official unveiling of <a href="http://www.windsorsmithhome.com/">Windsor Smith's</a> latest project. Windsor is one of my very favourite designers (and if you know me, that's a big call), and she's really outdone herself here. In conjunction with <a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda magazine</a>, and assisted by a few of her fabulous designer friends, Windsor has designed the most amazing property - complete with designer stables, gravel entryway, master suite; the ultimate fantasy home. What I wouldn't give to have been there in person at the grand opening....but instead, I'll be content with living vicariously through those who were...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNOjuk9vil-fwuH4PtUIh6x1r0OFuJD3gqqRAVPL99zZXiJeo98Qwr4Jc7DgGdXuEWC4WRh2Das82b9V6sIAQP8cejQa5VcHu4DmUV9LftG1L1ZpaZky8aYzfNkzuCaB93CcR9SR1EJZx/s1600/IMG_5429+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNOjuk9vil-fwuH4PtUIh6x1r0OFuJD3gqqRAVPL99zZXiJeo98Qwr4Jc7DgGdXuEWC4WRh2Das82b9V6sIAQP8cejQa5VcHu4DmUV9LftG1L1ZpaZky8aYzfNkzuCaB93CcR9SR1EJZx/s640/IMG_5429+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9D_eKqdW0NbwwJI6cUskVkvp4OfmNnh3j-fYFWHFdv75ZYiDSrTyLq70SM46UlP9bX1293Mt8MgbGw_shoR8nmaVBvCj8HaxIqe6tTikwO6wEfGnOK4RB0C6t_TEQw8TkTA5y3llpuHg/s1600/DSC00672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAM0Fk5Z3t5yuQzjrJ9BDrhnFxTHl0wSzTkdmvMzFIzqnAqdWIjpJ1lv2sB4JUHgYiZuCyzS57Fg18yfXPd-J76_BUgvaFFcfPb2B50ZGfdH-ZAfIJG7-l9Z9gyP6m_dcUufWoRqv05ZBW/s1600/how12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAM0Fk5Z3t5yuQzjrJ9BDrhnFxTHl0wSzTkdmvMzFIzqnAqdWIjpJ1lv2sB4JUHgYiZuCyzS57Fg18yfXPd-J76_BUgvaFFcfPb2B50ZGfdH-ZAfIJG7-l9Z9gyP6m_dcUufWoRqv05ZBW/s640/how12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">how's this for a nursery?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZEXjashkarb4kTV1_x7YZNuCjv_EWNcKipSB_BAhDHeU73w_C2wOjQsW3awhOjz-PwVoKn6xGU6urKAdC8WvE0_WWHnmV8JtFNq6Qb3pfCKm-EXB3Ykwda7ov00-28vOk4rM9lCnkgDO/s1600/IMG_5450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZEXjashkarb4kTV1_x7YZNuCjv_EWNcKipSB_BAhDHeU73w_C2wOjQsW3awhOjz-PwVoKn6xGU6urKAdC8WvE0_WWHnmV8JtFNq6Qb3pfCKm-EXB3Ykwda7ov00-28vOk4rM9lCnkgDO/s640/IMG_5450.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">white, serene....and very relaxed for such a grand home</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>What I really love about this house is its relaxed feel. I know it's a luxurious, high-end designer home, but it really has warmth and charm. The emphasis is on family (ok, albeit a very well-off family), but nonetheless, I think that Windsor's vision of creating a home that brings people together has been achieved in spectacular fashion. The full reveal will feature in the October issue of Veranda magazine, but in the meantime, check out the <a href="http://www.verandaunveils.com/">website</a> for a few snippets, and a look at the floorplan - love. You can also visit the blogs of those lucky enough to have seen it first-hand...beyond jealous.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Images courtesy of these very lucky bloggers:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.cococozy.com/2011/07/house-of-windsor-spectacular-show-house.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.cococozy.com/2011/07/house-of-windsor-spectacular-show-house.html</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.sabinavavra.com/uncategorized/house-of-windsor-part-1-of-2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.sabinavavra.com/uncategorized/house-of-windsor-part-1-of-2</span></a><br /><a href="http://caribbeanlivingblog.com/2011/07/27/sizzling-showhouse-%E2%80%93-house-of-windsor-part-2/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://caribbeanlivingblog.com/2011/07/27/sizzling-showhouse-%E2%80%93-house-of-windsor-part-2/</span></a>

Veranda's House of Windsor

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Paris Meets Pebble Beach...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">One of my all-time-favorite homes was in the Veranda magazine several years ago!  Betty Burgess was the master mind behind this beautiful mid-century Parisian home.  Burgess honors European classicism flawlessly -  combining the perfect amount of modern rusticity throughout the home! </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/AVvXsEirnhVT_o3r0pHYkZxxQ37YNddG9ptJgAIMBhT9edyhOzaEV1GxZkkPUu1W38RMIw6jCkBWpK-Jxz6YQkYDplZeiEUZO_CMHzcF0yhHSgXRwkHGyVZZDMPnAZeWmkMfJrdRZaU3NEnR5pLq/s1600/paris-pebble-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirnhVT_o3r0pHYkZxxQ37YNddG9ptJgAIMBhT9edyhOzaEV1GxZkkPUu1W38RMIw6jCkBWpK-Jxz6YQkYDplZeiEUZO_CMHzcF0yhHSgXRwkHGyVZZDMPnAZeWmkMfJrdRZaU3NEnR5pLq/s640/paris-pebble-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Paris Meets Pebble Beach...

One of my all-time-favorite homes was in the Veranda magazine several years ago!  Betty Burgess was the master mind behind this beautiful mi...

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Into the blue...and jogging my memory

It's no secret that I love me a bit of blue. Indigo, cobalt, azure, turquoise, aqua......love 'em all. So when I saw this month's issue of <a href="http://veranda.com/">Veranda</a> magazine, it was enough to whet my appetite.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzQ90_G0fB4DZ6sxfwmIJ1iL76mYqRDwnB0sGNSCCfaMFwVKgDD95YcTzIqq1lgVeCqifxgHWmjxFnE5uw41mEFCL6Lokj8XsmLfNWPItwYCDvMnk4OhN1mz63Z6uPkVpWBnFql1Ep6k/s1600/kirsten+kelli+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzQ90_G0fB4DZ6sxfwmIJ1iL76mYqRDwnB0sGNSCCfaMFwVKgDD95YcTzIqq1lgVeCqifxgHWmjxFnE5uw41mEFCL6Lokj8XsmLfNWPItwYCDvMnk4OhN1mz63Z6uPkVpWBnFql1Ep6k/s640/kirsten+kelli+1.png" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IQYgRB3SVkIz4O9hD1hB1ef0kHllLnltcLAXC_SYbu1MCaIJxyqy6NPCJEN1JHe1rh8AWT_cv1tXyJ3GrRqzGOFLUOm3YXRhrUHBx4W1zNDPSSN2ADKdzrRAI4vb0aoobYRUk1upUQE/s1600/kirsten+kelli+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IQYgRB3SVkIz4O9hD1hB1ef0kHllLnltcLAXC_SYbu1MCaIJxyqy6NPCJEN1JHe1rh8AWT_cv1tXyJ3GrRqzGOFLUOm3YXRhrUHBx4W1zNDPSSN2ADKdzrRAI4vb0aoobYRUk1upUQE/s640/kirsten+kelli+3.png" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUrXwOiIkRYZ-4NcH80nOvNfR3rCIFolZk2Ol8YDvhp9_BsRySLE61c8RSbu6YfzUQX-TdZLlfszZ7rB8Xj1_6PgQBUeaxByRkW79q94tbxBx8ClWG3R_4YMkJN4ZgJ0skusC9mS-LnE/s1600/kirsten+kelli+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUrXwOiIkRYZ-4NcH80nOvNfR3rCIFolZk2Ol8YDvhp9_BsRySLE61c8RSbu6YfzUQX-TdZLlfszZ7rB8Xj1_6PgQBUeaxByRkW79q94tbxBx8ClWG3R_4YMkJN4ZgJ0skusC9mS-LnE/s640/kirsten+kelli+2.png" width="481" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">via <a href="http://kirstenkelli.com/">kirstenkelli.com</a></span></div><br />I know I'm not alone here. I saw this pic on the lovely Judy's blog, <a href="http://verandahhouse.blogspot.com/">Verandah House</a> today:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeL2eFfZH0lx1ha7g6GATs5RdmIct0FjNoC3aD26KcRs0uuxBn9HubF3qPJcJ4i4FG3A4HuLNKng7jDl12g56_Y10DpoTYOBYEpWuQOsDlIW6fOz1oIqn-Hw9eaxmnYh34CojSlpJJRTU/s1600/2_bluebellgray_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeL2eFfZH0lx1ha7g6GATs5RdmIct0FjNoC3aD26KcRs0uuxBn9HubF3qPJcJ4i4FG3A4HuLNKng7jDl12g56_Y10DpoTYOBYEpWuQOsDlIW6fOz1oIqn-Hw9eaxmnYh34CojSlpJJRTU/s640/2_bluebellgray_large.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>...not only did I fall in love with all the gorgeous blues, it also reminded me of a commission I did some time ago. I thought I'd lost these photos when my old desktop computer died, but after some sleuthing I managed to find them. Thanks Judy!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTt6g9T69AVCeNRQf3jljSmWf9GIcwZjUR-mw81tzA6LA5cXBAgs59_elZiFW4oB5Osl-r_tkEcGvqLzE59sy2Xwfu5WlHifnGMdhbjACACcydNApFY2RNBme1-JiEIepxp2vr7FD2tk/s1600/into+the+blue+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTt6g9T69AVCeNRQf3jljSmWf9GIcwZjUR-mw81tzA6LA5cXBAgs59_elZiFW4oB5Osl-r_tkEcGvqLzE59sy2Xwfu5WlHifnGMdhbjACACcydNApFY2RNBme1-JiEIepxp2vr7FD2tk/s640/into+the+blue+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">'Into the Blue I'</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8duEvWKzebRTUn556udIBLxwF3_kOvWp5US4m5hF822liLR8r_efNtbTeyFdzwDEIvTl_5welXLJiiARLtVEfIQLxMjKuZBH_muQ6YBfCMqqbIU2sSoVshBwIzjpAbEvkdSPmGD_ST4c/s1600/into+the+blue+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8duEvWKzebRTUn556udIBLxwF3_kOvWp5US4m5hF822liLR8r_efNtbTeyFdzwDEIvTl_5welXLJiiARLtVEfIQLxMjKuZBH_muQ6YBfCMqqbIU2sSoVshBwIzjpAbEvkdSPmGD_ST4c/s640/into+the+blue+3.jpg" width="196" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkhrtKPcAdTsgKqQU3-iT6l1RBs__qxRhlY2uQiqcQB4dtrWZVjRtw-x8iwE8WxufBBJjL7j_gWuXLh6f4qnelRjNplf5QwQqAIIFuW9kiuBB9FCtbsFiteJpbOoB2n9QzMjp97RlZV0/s1600/into+the+blue+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkhrtKPcAdTsgKqQU3-iT6l1RBs__qxRhlY2uQiqcQB4dtrWZVjRtw-x8iwE8WxufBBJjL7j_gWuXLh6f4qnelRjNplf5QwQqAIIFuW9kiuBB9FCtbsFiteJpbOoB2n9QzMjp97RlZV0/s640/into+the+blue+2.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">'Into the Blue II and III'</div><br />Lends a whole new meaning to 'feeling blue', doesn't it?<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>

Into the blue...and jogging my memory

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