The Unexpected...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love to be pleasantly shocked when I walk into a room.  I love how overlooked, unexpected objects have a chance to become the show-stopper!  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my favorite things to do is hit the Midway Mercantile shop looking for that specific <i>what-if </i>piece; this then helps me to create a space that goes against the traditional/specific vignette scheme.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below are beautiful rooms full of life, comfort, style and organic simplicity:</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXsXuMCyQAguuJG7bzOIThFlz5xCTyq_Ir1T3GFOBSq7Cy3LFLNsLAmnIaXvp6R_OvAVtvd2kXZu3aD3orpgVCHi2zIi8lEoaYpPKIGNcMH1QbFwLK0l7q7pVo-ssmO0ipAtsaQ9LYenU/s1600/1.1317367115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Unexpected...

I love to be pleasantly shocked when I walk into a room.  I love how overlooked, unexpected objects have a chance to become the show-stopper...

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Eclectic Fun...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">Whenever I'm in need of some eclectic inspiration, the first place I think of is Anthropologie!  Not only do they have funky clothes - they also have the perfect team of decorators that pull anything and everything to create that perfect work of art.   Below are some of their images that get you thinking outside of the box:</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/AVvXsEisoe-MMzyzqLvemkN37VdIqkU2vUmLGSS1pbiNc4LRMD6WnUKuoi2VD2rfOqloxu456SVuv1T7lAO_YkmWHT9HOJ3Q-EorzML6ZwLfHFG0cSdibFiA8x7zjBUNh5MjtOD4bv7Hi1r8BXRD/s1600/anthropologie2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoe-MMzyzqLvemkN37VdIqkU2vUmLGSS1pbiNc4LRMD6WnUKuoi2VD2rfOqloxu456SVuv1T7lAO_YkmWHT9HOJ3Q-EorzML6ZwLfHFG0cSdibFiA8x7zjBUNh5MjtOD4bv7Hi1r8BXRD/s640/anthropologie2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Eclectic Fun...

Whenever I'm in need of some eclectic inspiration, the first place I think of is Anthropologie!  Not only do they have funky clothes - t...

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