Thank you Washingtonian magazine & a great furniture find

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJa4ZMMyUeMArAqAU9hZgx1QIo7ZGFrgTNWrdPq4px7Y_EqcDPYkxvHQDmCZS9RhG2MdTQbo55s7h8tQ4kAE6UcrGTUA6ESquamw3tyDzeglczRF9NjMt2bvrNmJiM2lG_PBlK8X3A0L8/s1600-h/April.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330303416615541650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJa4ZMMyUeMArAqAU9hZgx1QIo7ZGFrgTNWrdPq4px7Y_EqcDPYkxvHQDmCZS9RhG2MdTQbo55s7h8tQ4kAE6UcrGTUA6ESquamw3tyDzeglczRF9NjMt2bvrNmJiM2lG_PBlK8X3A0L8/s400/April.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 329px" /></a>Thank you to Emily Leaman of <a href="http://www.washingtonian.com/">Washingtonian</a> magazine for featuring my blog this week on Blogger Beat. It was great fun! Emily asked me some interesting questions and you can check out my answers<a href="http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/12224.html"> <span style="color:#339999;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>.<br /><br />My favorite question was "What are three landlord friendly ways to decorate an apartment?" I gave my suggestions but the question brought back some memories & some "don'ts" when you're renting - back in 1987 in our Cambridge, MA <em>rental </em>apartment my husband and I sanded and refinished the floors and tiled the kitchen backsplash! Let's just say landlords don't always appreciate "improvements"<br />In the interview I also mentioned <a href="http://www.randomharvesthome.com/">Random Harvest</a> as one of my favorite local design stores. Interestingly enough today I ran across this <a href="http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/fuo/1144336644.html">Craigslist ad</a> for a Random Harvest settee for $625. The ad notes it was purchased for $1,100.<br />I've seen this settee in the store and it's a very nice piece.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQjPlYhEmLyHM9bHcwPz4A9esi8xCTKHUrRgKKpsftICoqW-wuxRd-oJb5xStLAMKnCjkg3yTCRJCoc0rvjs-zb0eejnCBm1Qpf2y2UQ2onaVwahrN0__ZpCIU8sFmCr29nUSMvQLcis/s1600-h/randomharvest.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330303246974622450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQjPlYhEmLyHM9bHcwPz4A9esi8xCTKHUrRgKKpsftICoqW-wuxRd-oJb5xStLAMKnCjkg3yTCRJCoc0rvjs-zb0eejnCBm1Qpf2y2UQ2onaVwahrN0__ZpCIU8sFmCr29nUSMvQLcis/s800/randomharvest.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>

Thank you Washingtonian magazine & a great furniture find

Thank you to Emily Leaman of Washingtonian magazine for featuring my blog this week on Blogger Beat. It was great fun! Emily asked me some interesting questions and you can check out my answers here.My favorite question was "What are three landlord friendly ways to decorate an apartment?" I gave my …

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Canadian House & Home is Blogging!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyaxD0ZrjOIHVfbYAy-nJ7G6s_e7Q6YJxTcPLRtVTofMioRZt0wWtCWpzbEMz-xszIcgE8b4Z73UWwcuX8oWQw8110sWYPawXt-HoyBVM_RViTv1lW3EI2iPTH0cdNzUZyfd2Ga2P62s/s1600-h/05.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329923868052759170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyaxD0ZrjOIHVfbYAy-nJ7G6s_e7Q6YJxTcPLRtVTofMioRZt0wWtCWpzbEMz-xszIcgE8b4Z73UWwcuX8oWQw8110sWYPawXt-HoyBVM_RViTv1lW3EI2iPTH0cdNzUZyfd2Ga2P62s/s800/05.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> One of my all time favorite magazines, Canadian House and Home, is now <a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/blogs/about">blogging!</a> They've just started so there's only a few posts up per blogger. However, if the quality of the magazine is any indication, we should be in for some insightful posts and good sources. A <a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/blogs/house-home-daily/diy-lighting"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">post</span></strong></a> by Michael Penney on DIY lighting caught my attention as it's been on my to-do list for a long time! The inspiration is a lamp from a Tom Scheerer design (first image) Michael recommends the <a href="http://www.westelm.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=17001&langId=-1&catalogId=17002&viewSetCode=E&partNumber=WE-PRODa642&retainNav=true&parent_category_rn=&cmsrc=SCH&parentId=medina+glass+jar">Medina Glass </a>jar by West Elm and it turns out it's now on sale. Also consider checking out Michael's plans for converting thrift store side tables into DIY Stools <a href="http://houseandhome.com/blogs/house-home-daily/cool-stools">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUeh_8emJdxwLy2FaWu3mnc6WwC5DOmv0k8NotfhoAMaKx12RhEWVfwd_0ocCJwVR2DFdqWl5lHc7OnLwq7_skOxcVR5neFFYC1sDGnp5Kn5a4dWXN8phBn9M0grdHT6aXgd07oEPCSw/s1600-h/medinaglassjar.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329924067273561826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUeh_8emJdxwLy2FaWu3mnc6WwC5DOmv0k8NotfhoAMaKx12RhEWVfwd_0ocCJwVR2DFdqWl5lHc7OnLwq7_skOxcVR5neFFYC1sDGnp5Kn5a4dWXN8phBn9M0grdHT6aXgd07oEPCSw/s400/medinaglassjar.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 362px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 362px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="color:#333333;"> First image via</span> <a href="http://www.tomscheerer.com/portfolio/country/bahamas-salt/5.html">Tom Scheerer</a>, <span style="color:#333333;">photography by William Waldron. Second image</span> <a href="http://www.westelm.com/">West Elm</a>.<br /><br /><span style="color:#333333;">Click</span> <a href="http://www.factorydirectcraft.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=1216_1217&products_id=5674">here</a> <span style="color:#333333;">for a link for a U.S. source for bottle lamp kits.<br /></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIg8CVX-HHl1ujcFJixTlbUvYrRs_LXgQJ18_KF3XM_aLVV_qORpzQ8teuQ5-zj-4TegNjALVJzk5qsj23uHIu656fFSnMowZo3_0AxtcUNqAd0Ld4S0tV4kHJy2VeCMt5D03X54QusLo/s1600-h/20050711140013-029025.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329926857197416386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIg8CVX-HHl1ujcFJixTlbUvYrRs_LXgQJ18_KF3XM_aLVV_qORpzQ8teuQ5-zj-4TegNjALVJzk5qsj23uHIu656fFSnMowZo3_0AxtcUNqAd0Ld4S0tV4kHJy2VeCMt5D03X54QusLo/s400/20050711140013-029025.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 352px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>

Canadian House & Home is Blogging!

One of my all time favorite magazines, Canadian House and Home, is now blogging! They've just started so there's only a few posts up per blogger. However, if the quality of the magazine is any indication, we should be in for some insightful posts and good sources. A post by Michael Penney on DIY li…

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A Dreamy Child's Bedroom & Smart Family Office

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_O3mHAN9knoarwjjD0f5QTSboxF6Wh3iHORCfOqqEs9TeI_lcmBW7EoijbLN8ge1JTtmsL9AoUgOU2tZJY29Ebgen_-WrBEO4MhSkKlCqgxIc-iP8hlp2_XqTaayJ5jPK_tGU10qTbck/s1600-h/new+232+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329481975620144834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_O3mHAN9knoarwjjD0f5QTSboxF6Wh3iHORCfOqqEs9TeI_lcmBW7EoijbLN8ge1JTtmsL9AoUgOU2tZJY29Ebgen_-WrBEO4MhSkKlCqgxIc-iP8hlp2_XqTaayJ5jPK_tGU10qTbck/s800/new+232+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="color:#990000;">More from the Washington Design Center's Spring Design House</span> - Shazalyn Cavin-Winfrey of <a href="http://www.scwinteriors.com/">SCW Interiors</a> created this dreamy child's bedroom. This space in the design house is fairly narrow and the built-in-bed with storage cabinets on either side was a great use of space. A pull out trundle bed offers an additional sleeping area. The interior's padded walls are upholstered with a really fun fabric from Cowtan & Tout. This room left me wondering if every house shouldn't have one of these nooks you can crawl into for respite and retreat, curled up with a good book or a few design magazines...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGy9O-nygY8-miLHmTiE7oQFTC4AKC1vbKPh9qoxln5qH6eJMxk18lu3BpbJR0cnoA39HGMQEq0cUoEpD_mGNh_xxMKIiCMWzb7pKdQf-ws2XNfFZO4Yw-UIS3kiuqRKpmw1vT3XMDr8/s1600-h/new+236+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329481758539626610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGy9O-nygY8-miLHmTiE7oQFTC4AKC1vbKPh9qoxln5qH6eJMxk18lu3BpbJR0cnoA39HGMQEq0cUoEpD_mGNh_xxMKIiCMWzb7pKdQf-ws2XNfFZO4Yw-UIS3kiuqRKpmw1vT3XMDr8/s800/new+236+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1xCQ0biNjngzDvL_uXSlGDJD3DE4gnkxd_gByUDgBkG3qROBJ4k2_-znD7csQVxE9RFZm8TZFDZzyjWuIG3S6DJtrhxdOBnpRGDYFBaunJHr2iLkoLN0y0UGGcPe4O-nz40wFSVtYMQ/s1600-h/new+237+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329481586686390178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1xCQ0biNjngzDvL_uXSlGDJD3DE4gnkxd_gByUDgBkG3qROBJ4k2_-znD7csQVxE9RFZm8TZFDZzyjWuIG3S6DJtrhxdOBnpRGDYFBaunJHr2iLkoLN0y0UGGcPe4O-nz40wFSVtYMQ/s800/new+237+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZ80_VSlREpzwT8pTOROromSKWkJJlBhw4NsyGKDqOc7elrgreFL7lZVEVlfNKluxr8PIsr0cWMCe3SH49J5RX3cQcCra5n27HWUWggsruIIZuSZsvxCZvXPFXBSFhLW0Di9BZBh1JRs/s1600-h/new+233+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329481398706361058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZ80_VSlREpzwT8pTOROromSKWkJJlBhw4NsyGKDqOc7elrgreFL7lZVEVlfNKluxr8PIsr0cWMCe3SH49J5RX3cQcCra5n27HWUWggsruIIZuSZsvxCZvXPFXBSFhLW0Di9BZBh1JRs/s800/new+233+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> The painted custom cabinetry had a nice patina to it - which neither of these photos does justice to. The fabric was placed behind the cut out screens. The red cowboy hat is too cute!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJSx2CuJxeOCuHasHc6kX9dmE7A6IXHW6VLS_9Qz0Zai-R4l84QBcdb8SRA2ui8gn6jrA_sri0bwwFWfPV3nzbTTr3ELlMySvOnGU-PAaInkNUTaLyHtgO-s6GS32qfOeYaJRkKcJ8IM/s1600-h/new+235+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329481167390176482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJSx2CuJxeOCuHasHc6kX9dmE7A6IXHW6VLS_9Qz0Zai-R4l84QBcdb8SRA2ui8gn6jrA_sri0bwwFWfPV3nzbTTr3ELlMySvOnGU-PAaInkNUTaLyHtgO-s6GS32qfOeYaJRkKcJ8IM/s800/new+235+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div>Another very succesful room was the Family Office designed by Sandra Meyers of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/ndrameyersdesign.com">Sandra Meyers Design Studio, LLC</a>. There were three separate functional areas incorporated into this room: a custom work space for four people to use at once, a sitting area and a desk space for the parents. This unique light fixture was a real hit. The work space is laminated with a wood grain stria. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWAt9xDgBzCo1w1UH9e6QwVtjZ8dqkJGmjjIL8PcuDYOs4nF9hv5IrEUBC_cLQ0fSULahkcV-wa53LQHZBq2eUNs5iXnbdrsEI-3Ohy2u6PgPevRMW2giwI0FNbDv66BF0tJd8UzYWD0/s1600-h/new+241+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329479999167180450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWAt9xDgBzCo1w1UH9e6QwVtjZ8dqkJGmjjIL8PcuDYOs4nF9hv5IrEUBC_cLQ0fSULahkcV-wa53LQHZBq2eUNs5iXnbdrsEI-3Ohy2u6PgPevRMW2giwI0FNbDv66BF0tJd8UzYWD0/s800/new+241+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br />Custom built-in shelving surrounds either side of the fireplace. Love the mixed red glass mosaic tile.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0XbsOw84IbwLE0dH3ZVsglCLXDc7xRCCis0fJKWgJdE70Dw1idvO-m6Ak9_W6xXjLJKGwHIvYWsjfw-hr3piDyyvjwoUv-wtYhznao7Imt6CwYv8bUOXtFl5yZcKgVn-yh9QF3bzNPc/s1600-h/new+240+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329480209576594866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0XbsOw84IbwLE0dH3ZVsglCLXDc7xRCCis0fJKWgJdE70Dw1idvO-m6Ak9_W6xXjLJKGwHIvYWsjfw-hr3piDyyvjwoUv-wtYhznao7Imt6CwYv8bUOXtFl5yZcKgVn-yh9QF3bzNPc/s800/new+240+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhax6V5sfIZiMBXpOq_rxxbm8lf9cdFPosYeJQnIk5IwJSE4Tq4a1fJuvTDXlo5MuvzMHvXHgpvnQnZf0pTDecokhwb3ODC37wf0QqxBbKS3PUkozJ4aoB0iIdEWOTwcb0dquCDDVDGPwU/s1600-h/new+243+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329479765323740674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhax6V5sfIZiMBXpOq_rxxbm8lf9cdFPosYeJQnIk5IwJSE4Tq4a1fJuvTDXlo5MuvzMHvXHgpvnQnZf0pTDecokhwb3ODC37wf0QqxBbKS3PUkozJ4aoB0iIdEWOTwcb0dquCDDVDGPwU/s800/new+243+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCDcncXdonLolYI59iMmEH1C0WZaf6Z9w8WV_23ThmgpJhIIZy1OJS2060HrkTPreja2xGCcydAGjmM3AO_8aomajUjkLslMcCpri8u1kir-3dAA-fBHA05jrGKAZYFGwDS-KgLUter8/s1600-h/new+239+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329479647007448866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCDcncXdonLolYI59iMmEH1C0WZaf6Z9w8WV_23ThmgpJhIIZy1OJS2060HrkTPreja2xGCcydAGjmM3AO_8aomajUjkLslMcCpri8u1kir-3dAA-fBHA05jrGKAZYFGwDS-KgLUter8/s800/new+239+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eVq_4gJ7cv83IPhyZdNnwQ1WVTTtghyphenhyphendMqRFEuYlYczDVGc5leuKBY_SzzjyYHbmURX8glQGnq6yJE0_HIxoUDu3__LlJE5_G1tGPIMILKsktHwpPfAyKJoq8i0nmXA5N8LiBtfDOmI/s1600-h/new+242+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329479453160386546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eVq_4gJ7cv83IPhyZdNnwQ1WVTTtghyphenhyphendMqRFEuYlYczDVGc5leuKBY_SzzjyYHbmURX8glQGnq6yJE0_HIxoUDu3__LlJE5_G1tGPIMILKsktHwpPfAyKJoq8i0nmXA5N8LiBtfDOmI/s800/new+242+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> The glass desk is from McGuire by Baker Knapp & Tubbs. I am in love with the carpeting from Stark Carpet - beautiful.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHKZfUouAI8hepQibjgp2oVrReZDvOKjMbyKTOmV3k_XfwTc_bvSHq4k3Z-31nwPls3e9YMGosR9OgfR_hgfhJCDDyr-47q3zSDahUVYyYqTu0Dwr9weGL_pLLxj4sntkkrDLRgF1ab0/s1600-h/new+245+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329479335767543698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHKZfUouAI8hepQibjgp2oVrReZDvOKjMbyKTOmV3k_XfwTc_bvSHq4k3Z-31nwPls3e9YMGosR9OgfR_hgfhJCDDyr-47q3zSDahUVYyYqTu0Dwr9weGL_pLLxj4sntkkrDLRgF1ab0/s640/new+245+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHQ0mJVyWI9O2OlXPxhAGPDhhSR_ft6PtiXiMvXAOTWLmDBmNnkvEslg1bh22ZO7exAkfvxuOMD47vq34S1-R35NUubr7VgbZEGTXDvivhFkfl6x0D_5GGJ-5xcOiAxmZMngwKMTFvFM/s1600-h/new+246+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329479066938266210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHQ0mJVyWI9O2OlXPxhAGPDhhSR_ft6PtiXiMvXAOTWLmDBmNnkvEslg1bh22ZO7exAkfvxuOMD47vq34S1-R35NUubr7VgbZEGTXDvivhFkfl6x0D_5GGJ-5xcOiAxmZMngwKMTFvFM/s640/new+246+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Back to a post on book covers from last week - this one is fabulous!</div>

A Dreamy Child's Bedroom & Smart Family Office

More from the Washington Design Center's Spring Design House - Shazalyn Cavin-Winfrey of SCW Interiors created this dreamy child's bedroom. This space in the design house is fairly narrow and the built-in-bed with storage cabinets on either side was a great use of space. A pull out trundle bed offer…

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Book cover love

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHncnkFhBuZR-8wKw_wiSXfF5zuSHhKTAoV4HKDgsqT2MBxt3F-YyQ7J21vmup6KxKgYsZY9Gsrzm2IWP3QfacwRgsB3UTJo0bDX5ITcDB-g74zfP4NTwoGXTJgbhtzuz00JvaHcdeUk/s1600-h/new+213+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327700136338170482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHncnkFhBuZR-8wKw_wiSXfF5zuSHhKTAoV4HKDgsqT2MBxt3F-YyQ7J21vmup6KxKgYsZY9Gsrzm2IWP3QfacwRgsB3UTJo0bDX5ITcDB-g74zfP4NTwoGXTJgbhtzuz00JvaHcdeUk/s800/new+213+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>During spring break I needed a good book for the beach so I bought The Southern Cosmopolitan by Susan Sully. It has a gorgeous book cover (below) but I'm favoring it sans cover with a little gold seahorse resting upon it. Right now it's on a table in my family room serving as eye candy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWPiIbTqDmqxKFhJT_yYSgjYqJ4cMHMFEmFaa4m8PaX0I-00q7sNrzNBYz8MWsv-a_9YPwh1ySqoe51eGcN3dhGO6OPZ752kSBk1ur0PWqJABtWOrG7DFBJx11Zmd4C8VH7RBQdKpbmg/s1600-h/51StYDsWX8L__SS500_.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327699974731950850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWPiIbTqDmqxKFhJT_yYSgjYqJ4cMHMFEmFaa4m8PaX0I-00q7sNrzNBYz8MWsv-a_9YPwh1ySqoe51eGcN3dhGO6OPZ752kSBk1ur0PWqJABtWOrG7DFBJx11Zmd4C8VH7RBQdKpbmg/s800/51StYDsWX8L__SS500_.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> The Way We Live - to be released in a few days - also has a cover that really draws me in. The photography is by the late Gilles de Chabaneix.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOR0DtKtS36XEdb_ycDwOfvBY8iVMjg2y9GdQTy6VWUmvTDFRqNfpjZ7qvttpmeJshyphenhyphen15DMUISqk7czIjQSsSB83OuOi3Erf26r4TzkRsPFyqXFWsjMTuEaKXLmVmqEZDpmQ00f1MjYOI/s1600-h/waywelive.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327689517875707218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOR0DtKtS36XEdb_ycDwOfvBY8iVMjg2y9GdQTy6VWUmvTDFRqNfpjZ7qvttpmeJshyphenhyphen15DMUISqk7czIjQSsSB83OuOi3Erf26r4TzkRsPFyqXFWsjMTuEaKXLmVmqEZDpmQ00f1MjYOI/s800/waywelive.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Here's another Rizzoli publication that won't be out until the fall. Beautiful cover!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyD_tqeVa3FGNDGho92uJWH9q0Mb2Zn4GrBJNtEuxyRzJVKt7w07FEMZaw1OQ-Vp3tEFl8Sh3m3q2JEB2nElyIyn7zV1eYMb-WfB8yvIYBiu7oCJ1-_ieRXnqifWpUw88TSQl_fZGoMYg/s1600-h/512X4vo3baL__SS500_.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327689331936964002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyD_tqeVa3FGNDGho92uJWH9q0Mb2Zn4GrBJNtEuxyRzJVKt7w07FEMZaw1OQ-Vp3tEFl8Sh3m3q2JEB2nElyIyn7zV1eYMb-WfB8yvIYBiu7oCJ1-_ieRXnqifWpUw88TSQl_fZGoMYg/s800/512X4vo3baL__SS500_.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Came across this book and thought this was also a succesful image for the cover. Love the bleached wood panelled walls, modern couch and the french furniture.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlCAjrNNJdHdFDp4YFe0Z1V6N7-kYjsiOchjkB-oTyEn1IwGeNqHYiEMyohYOQ2nsM7br5MYEGkd3KD2Q6nUSpk91tNVZT29iRZzUP72FdCneTOi4-xAKQyF8B_LUukMa1tBuofn1hiY/s1600-h/511288414.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327689265610184802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlCAjrNNJdHdFDp4YFe0Z1V6N7-kYjsiOchjkB-oTyEn1IwGeNqHYiEMyohYOQ2nsM7br5MYEGkd3KD2Q6nUSpk91tNVZT29iRZzUP72FdCneTOi4-xAKQyF8B_LUukMa1tBuofn1hiY/s800/511288414.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Interiors by Design first came out in hardback in 2003. The room featured in the 2008 paperback release cover is different. <span style="color:#006600;">I like the 2008 cover best.</span> I've read this book and at its current price of $19.95 recommend it. The author, Ros Byam Shaw, is a former features editor of World of Interiors.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nTyRfTxrAupNk_ObPbwcgnnhq-k3NCB4JVnqp2i8IGc0FNlX0MJs1dGsrg4Zgh4F7kfNinOW-hmEPTBvJcI2WqEplCnSwx1wYIpboClZWUzOw5GQfyq-FaeKkgm3_lujs4BVe39gTLw/s1600-h/527320884.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327689203816811586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nTyRfTxrAupNk_ObPbwcgnnhq-k3NCB4JVnqp2i8IGc0FNlX0MJs1dGsrg4Zgh4F7kfNinOW-hmEPTBvJcI2WqEplCnSwx1wYIpboClZWUzOw5GQfyq-FaeKkgm3_lujs4BVe39gTLw/s800/527320884.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Here's the 2003 Hardcover edition.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNariKiAVbvWZQYhpow0K5i-I9KaFajN2LqFyg2bk4L_fLQqtMTD7ImclYgTCuuo26xTugTcayDQ8I_PUpCHlJa1PHU0o6Ewfi8omF6R53HzzL8T8uJH9i4LkPd39ZoiEry_mBygmTCo/s1600-h/51NC8ZHTP7L__SS500_.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327689130280468738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNariKiAVbvWZQYhpow0K5i-I9KaFajN2LqFyg2bk4L_fLQqtMTD7ImclYgTCuuo26xTugTcayDQ8I_PUpCHlJa1PHU0o6Ewfi8omF6R53HzzL8T8uJH9i4LkPd39ZoiEry_mBygmTCo/s800/51NC8ZHTP7L__SS500_.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> I've recently ordered another one of her books, Old House New Home. In this case, I like the old hardcover a bit more.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzqCepmfaPjCq7FUrFXLaFj3Qy3KiXQGg0YzT210V_1CKPm6udDGbTRTtSvXFp7k8y7XRsIJ6yya2AN0Oa0jy8qXqLkPrH6cZ6CAfgxUedIHkvKN4VXrniiQiSv8p75KvEUpmPSGst5w/s1600-h/ww.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyNuKU3rUTZjyLwaSgCEQkPFYfEnpSFGc1p9L6mtJEVkLvi96Sk6WKFTlAI1ZYIkOtQt_jBpIVEyGmNQvUTtJ1Rhe6HchfEQLfV6xZVvj8tER-4PiGq_mb0sFgXCwGnrrGC0H0Le1ee8/s1600-h/1841727989.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327701689952764962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyNuKU3rUTZjyLwaSgCEQkPFYfEnpSFGc1p9L6mtJEVkLvi96Sk6WKFTlAI1ZYIkOtQt_jBpIVEyGmNQvUTtJ1Rhe6HchfEQLfV6xZVvj8tER-4PiGq_mb0sFgXCwGnrrGC0H0Le1ee8/s800/1841727989.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Above is the hardcover edition. Below is the paperback version with a different cover.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDt_euKAtFFEaapCpcxw8BZqZVTfWLRbtA_yzbYv2VWvqvP2q0MsI8nG5CtkP2dem0Blkg4yH1Z-bjgH-EIKyzZFZ6As-3wOo_kKo_zTbtYWxQFICpv3QD2tbQIgvOBuAyOkLoS6h3wP0/s1600-h/www.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327702363620752034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDt_euKAtFFEaapCpcxw8BZqZVTfWLRbtA_yzbYv2VWvqvP2q0MsI8nG5CtkP2dem0Blkg4yH1Z-bjgH-EIKyzZFZ6As-3wOo_kKo_zTbtYWxQFICpv3QD2tbQIgvOBuAyOkLoS6h3wP0/s800/www.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Now the only problem with the paperback version is you can't peel off the cover and enjoy the color underneath. What's a favorite book cover of yours? Do you sometimes like the color under the cover better?

Book cover love

During spring break I needed a good book for the beach so I bought The Southern Cosmopolitan by Susan Sully. It has a gorgeous book cover (below) but I'm favoring it sans cover with a little gold seahorse resting upon it. Right now it's on a table in my family room serving as eye candy. The Way We …

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Design in Unexpected Places

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgvGNc0Ct6CC-JKsY0LTXkzuaJlgYrDYAcXTI4XlZPAjJ2gxYwSJrJ3gHhbltqKBolQnCt71aMZqlFSalsrDUO8fytt7udAwj1r5kUveZpDYuMtiUq3SsKdv0CMlpvbtHKZ_qgy5E79s/s1600-h/new+192+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327330402774358850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgvGNc0Ct6CC-JKsY0LTXkzuaJlgYrDYAcXTI4XlZPAjJ2gxYwSJrJ3gHhbltqKBolQnCt71aMZqlFSalsrDUO8fytt7udAwj1r5kUveZpDYuMtiUq3SsKdv0CMlpvbtHKZ_qgy5E79s/s800/new+192+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>You never know when you'll be surprised by unexpected design. In this case it was, in all places, the unisex bathroom at Taco Boy in Folly Beach! The two side by side cement sinks look hand made & well done. I like how they painted the sink interior white and the black stones lining the bottom worked as they were clean and fresh looking. Love the industrial lighting fixture against the light blue walls.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTa-qApzAUdRQlHeR7IFfIVPpJ-UWddZz_6fgs3_gcY9iPfgzHWtdKNrHJ3ydoawxRiiIJo_ZF61tW2s4Kd4DcwOmiMgLO9xFXIZGomb6NKxBQ5_Yt5iwP5PQcx3PmrUTL-bJDMcyQyE/s1600-h/new+194+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327334525110692178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTa-qApzAUdRQlHeR7IFfIVPpJ-UWddZz_6fgs3_gcY9iPfgzHWtdKNrHJ3ydoawxRiiIJo_ZF61tW2s4Kd4DcwOmiMgLO9xFXIZGomb6NKxBQ5_Yt5iwP5PQcx3PmrUTL-bJDMcyQyE/s640/new+194+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Whose the face in the background? -- my husband, with his sunglasses pushed up after he's just asked me, "Can we please leave now?" I should also mention that this was not an icky unisex bathroom but rather well designed. Each bathroom had a completely closed in door (not a stall)and there were two entrance doors into the bathroom, on either side of the sinks, that were half glass.

Design in Unexpected Places

You never know when you'll be surprised by unexpected design. In this case it was, in all places, the unisex bathroom at Taco Boy in Folly Beach! The two side by side cement sinks look hand made & well done. I like how they painted the sink interior white and the black stones lining the bottom worke…

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Just one more post - Charleston Interiors

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWc6D2khOQ_e-Rytfm18_ud1vi5OpOdRLQz-wAqUQ1MPhjt4UAyqfYf9dYKEYKAU7H4qMynaCZYKCvZg7JKYkD0_GSR9cazAIPkR-Zfk4j2DyOxM7dkmFoFpLc5DHIXvaTxFSmwPC9CO0/s1600-h/41haskell.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326190971389533474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWc6D2khOQ_e-Rytfm18_ud1vi5OpOdRLQz-wAqUQ1MPhjt4UAyqfYf9dYKEYKAU7H4qMynaCZYKCvZg7JKYkD0_GSR9cazAIPkR-Zfk4j2DyOxM7dkmFoFpLc5DHIXvaTxFSmwPC9CO0/s800/41haskell.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Gazing at all the wonderful exteriors in Charleston left me in search for something a bit more than just curbside appeal. I noticed that one of the properties for sale was listed by <a href="http://www.historicrealestate.com/">Historic Charleston Properties</a> and checked out their site. I couldn't resist one more post devoted to Charleston - here are interior shots of some of the homes currently for sale. Love this bold blue kitchen - so cheery. That is one serious expresso machine on the counter. <span style="color:#666666;">(all photos are from Historic Charleston Properties)<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXf9bBaRXVK-gPPXtdWZT_fMoik-iBmXi39vz0Nxwm_HDQgBRFZE6OEH_-yAY4elXwf24An29q5b9B4XTovJO-ykugwiTamEmXDVu_STqsF1sx5DLcDGBg5UywpaPaZfWI6CAfbE7_mo/s1600-h/41haskell3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326190914153454530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXf9bBaRXVK-gPPXtdWZT_fMoik-iBmXi39vz0Nxwm_HDQgBRFZE6OEH_-yAY4elXwf24An29q5b9B4XTovJO-ykugwiTamEmXDVu_STqsF1sx5DLcDGBg5UywpaPaZfWI6CAfbE7_mo/s800/41haskell3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Really like the dark, deep colored walls in this bedroom contrasted with the crisp white accents. Looks like a sweetgrass basket between the two windows.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6tye6g0O61HwO5_Xa9a-WohuzakCyf_5SqdslZrAmO0sX3hhzYTwofoCOnzOIJsHkYdRxryH3w_mQF59phkqQF552bijEiXBmNidhAudvuibaMmfuBMPxsDnrxQF0U4lPkjSXu7ngEY/s1600-h/41haskell2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326190676326046002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6tye6g0O61HwO5_Xa9a-WohuzakCyf_5SqdslZrAmO0sX3hhzYTwofoCOnzOIJsHkYdRxryH3w_mQF59phkqQF552bijEiXBmNidhAudvuibaMmfuBMPxsDnrxQF0U4lPkjSXu7ngEY/s800/41haskell2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPPCet0HtBeucjg5i0gHqBliMjed2OJ2sPT58GPHrQEx80HqBkeKku3bnYCd2ethnhuKG3OPX1xMP6dYsxEcLVNAXb-EsptPHjQ-VwJ8WklUl3oJrmizHcQ3tA_IwneJQoGICDT8OjV4/s1600-h/73+lamboll+street.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326200755490691042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPPCet0HtBeucjg5i0gHqBliMjed2OJ2sPT58GPHrQEx80HqBkeKku3bnYCd2ethnhuKG3OPX1xMP6dYsxEcLVNAXb-EsptPHjQ-VwJ8WklUl3oJrmizHcQ3tA_IwneJQoGICDT8OjV4/s800/73+lamboll+street.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> This home has some very stylish features - love the animal print on the black cane chairs and of course the light fixture.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cYZvYzM6umc1FDxHvod9RtH6oQQDbUGwSj6q1-Kr2szeqZLHdFZ81y01-UKjcDxQkSY8zlP39KmfP2KgStGBnQHzY9ugw5Yx8VZQInz3o1S2EGHkKy-HzSvePwcN4nVY75w7vpL6tJY/s1600-h/73lamboll2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326200649095967378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cYZvYzM6umc1FDxHvod9RtH6oQQDbUGwSj6q1-Kr2szeqZLHdFZ81y01-UKjcDxQkSY8zlP39KmfP2KgStGBnQHzY9ugw5Yx8VZQInz3o1S2EGHkKy-HzSvePwcN4nVY75w7vpL6tJY/s800/73lamboll2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> A sweet pink headboard. Really like the exposed brick in both these bedrooms.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEsUxQCNzyVdmBlYwsCxhrAVRThmbNrvNhTJj0g_cPNocy0dtaHJlkAzb0PO7aAJeitaocdIncHEnW9umhp1P9P0CbOj3mDYJ6ABPrax0XJH3biDwtTSz0QZ5hDU-IysTux6Z5Y5-KW4/s1600-h/73lamboll3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326200542884503346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEsUxQCNzyVdmBlYwsCxhrAVRThmbNrvNhTJj0g_cPNocy0dtaHJlkAzb0PO7aAJeitaocdIncHEnW9umhp1P9P0CbOj3mDYJ6ABPrax0XJH3biDwtTSz0QZ5hDU-IysTux6Z5Y5-KW4/s800/73lamboll3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1KETPh508fGkDUfeS36YhyphenhyphenlN_iYEf5ltNemTcs786-dak6VYwLee2iTrWO1e8Rv1rnnDWGEPqGf1fP6C9J3mlephaQbe_9jd_p7Jm3iP1EwlDwZGcsXjOCFSWUNd8-P92Y1B8YCxOhM/s1600-h/76eastbay.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326202281145345378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1KETPh508fGkDUfeS36YhyphenhyphenlN_iYEf5ltNemTcs786-dak6VYwLee2iTrWO1e8Rv1rnnDWGEPqGf1fP6C9J3mlephaQbe_9jd_p7Jm3iP1EwlDwZGcsXjOCFSWUNd8-P92Y1B8YCxOhM/s800/76eastbay.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Stately french doors and beautiful floors - are they painted or are they marble? <p></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXRm_6QV0aDRUbnqzJUXgf-QYVjQHRCmybIcxYghM3rKznV5eYQin9exMeBYBxUBgcBtIPVkvMZ0C-oLdx3-l20gBLHTNAVT0lLnqv8xPh-d6_q_E8isFRfIxbN2ecsOnxqwM0xAC4Zc/s1600-h/24queen.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326191982068893666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXRm_6QV0aDRUbnqzJUXgf-QYVjQHRCmybIcxYghM3rKznV5eYQin9exMeBYBxUBgcBtIPVkvMZ0C-oLdx3-l20gBLHTNAVT0lLnqv8xPh-d6_q_E8isFRfIxbN2ecsOnxqwM0xAC4Zc/s800/24queen.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Symmetry plays a big part in the room featured above. In the next few pictures it's all about the panelling.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FgSDqDzZbQslKkNFhBLaajPZmRaO4xQuVxFdirAu03uurmS99mj8Zca_PDgKYDZe_gtwC5jB8TYd0F2336YlyMBQstqFGFZrR7U7dwmwoqMHgY-g9l_pJgT5H07b0HadlH9rc3uFNsE/s1600-h/75k.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326188950541202114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FgSDqDzZbQslKkNFhBLaajPZmRaO4xQuVxFdirAu03uurmS99mj8Zca_PDgKYDZe_gtwC5jB8TYd0F2336YlyMBQstqFGFZrR7U7dwmwoqMHgY-g9l_pJgT5H07b0HadlH9rc3uFNsE/s800/75k.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqWxXHa2GUjQmIGBo6ZE5l3V-XC1W9EhUowsR6qFtw215-GbBR-dl0PZj2c6pA-7EmErZ90ntpha1l7vBwk1jg84CPUqqtgR2qr1y8qdTriJSZdIPkbb_ld6LtxCIGgqnmw9pFjj_MxI/s1600-h/2829821_541250.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hr0AKON81gSBao1bY8VHJ7DnUoSXiBkjSReCQFNTg8mhIJXILKc_kAyP-04_SRoyNvO2TmfiOSQCIW04AOBslDev-wF_bvPfhAB8mDWNc39zX7K637z0Q5LonhNVinAzINpIPvLAzJM/s1600-h/2829821_2666250.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326188206426927106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hr0AKON81gSBao1bY8VHJ7DnUoSXiBkjSReCQFNTg8mhIJXILKc_kAyP-04_SRoyNvO2TmfiOSQCIW04AOBslDev-wF_bvPfhAB8mDWNc39zX7K637z0Q5LonhNVinAzINpIPvLAzJM/s800/2829821_2666250.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmDO8fXKlWOjRyho3TGI_6acBoYTpNRXj3bHo6_ugWilWIPVZKJTk9o2AGA1kkIlEL-zNJQfCyDKoQej_5WHW4t8mDTI-f57a9MbaXrOnlixzYZzIsSQSDgCabXjpfMddHOkGIZ0BjPU/s1600-h/76.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326187987037658818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmDO8fXKlWOjRyho3TGI_6acBoYTpNRXj3bHo6_ugWilWIPVZKJTk9o2AGA1kkIlEL-zNJQfCyDKoQej_5WHW4t8mDTI-f57a9MbaXrOnlixzYZzIsSQSDgCabXjpfMddHOkGIZ0BjPU/s800/76.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxWrrb5AktvdBfgzTxCl_whDTAp5LASs7ggKEe0qD6Wf7zB7f7T_-1a3k-ehLVmW5xQYtCX8YSNpaMDC9i7h6boCRCPW5R7ZVlD6pFL1soXA7cpTmyH0FK5lluqZf3ttU7cEr_vw_G88/s1600-h/75kingstreet.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326187607257824210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxWrrb5AktvdBfgzTxCl_whDTAp5LASs7ggKEe0qD6Wf7zB7f7T_-1a3k-ehLVmW5xQYtCX8YSNpaMDC9i7h6boCRCPW5R7ZVlD6pFL1soXA7cpTmyH0FK5lluqZf3ttU7cEr_vw_G88/s800/75kingstreet.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZzZ-5eDsKxPYQVADNZDZdhE8S8WvxY5RUFkthyO0m8w2kGize1bq7AikBwBMbuW1cOT2JtNJAjQiIREmcM9lS-SyL9nzzndqoIQxRzr4Xsyzah1xs8sLRYr26scYwnNNVpjfSatOs0I/s1600-h/80churchstreet.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326201667869567218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZzZ-5eDsKxPYQVADNZDZdhE8S8WvxY5RUFkthyO0m8w2kGize1bq7AikBwBMbuW1cOT2JtNJAjQiIREmcM9lS-SyL9nzzndqoIQxRzr4Xsyzah1xs8sLRYr26scYwnNNVpjfSatOs0I/s800/80churchstreet.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gK6tONxrI9GTL9B9sLc5FAihp2hrHwLcvJ945nB07RUan8tmaGdLiG-213wavy-cSS3u6eRuvOj48lMwdMvuow4A75zQ9s2fntRG1hhRGbuafDARWimqSR1Vs-hpk2ypD0s-KgZXxWs/s1600-h/58Traddstreet.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326201342122912018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gK6tONxrI9GTL9B9sLc5FAihp2hrHwLcvJ945nB07RUan8tmaGdLiG-213wavy-cSS3u6eRuvOj48lMwdMvuow4A75zQ9s2fntRG1hhRGbuafDARWimqSR1Vs-hpk2ypD0s-KgZXxWs/s800/58Traddstreet.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Love the choice they made in the treatment of the wallpaper/mural over the fireplace.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgONqRfsD7GxCgwInUsqYMzTXKO4nignAh9u9RAogPEz82_m2fYHUKvTqt-Sr5jTUzuxeyqcV9oZ_frbBs3INZDV5qV4zqWjq_Q9lXUU1wZD8XtZEj9O_XS85TT99DpsxDAb4NlWqXltw/s1600-h/93churchstreet.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326200054522700274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgONqRfsD7GxCgwInUsqYMzTXKO4nignAh9u9RAogPEz82_m2fYHUKvTqt-Sr5jTUzuxeyqcV9oZ_frbBs3INZDV5qV4zqWjq_Q9lXUU1wZD8XtZEj9O_XS85TT99DpsxDAb4NlWqXltw/s800/93churchstreet.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Sometimes grey is just so pretty. Selecting a grey skirt for the sink, instead of a predictable white one, creates a more cohesive look in this room.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326194972649018418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTwl5R1cEhFVKlWH8yDtPkNNbrzdgwmVjtWQA2zlvNR6pTzbQcAHYkjygGB-UPeDSywyTAvfDcsN8NePlEfHU0GqjWN1qikUQWfrV1uuqWBeA73OQ5woePFfFC8RfsWz9d8cNbO51VaQ/s800/2834953_2756409.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Imagining this lap pool is quite a welcome feature in the summer - love the small, stylish cabana with the black shutters. </p>

Just one more post - Charleston Interiors

Gazing at all the wonderful exteriors in Charleston left me in search for something a bit more than just curbside appeal. I noticed that one of the properties for sale was listed by Historic Charleston Properties and checked out their site. I couldn't resist one more post devoted to Charleston - he…

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Gardens, Gates & Doors

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijza50By92vvFPFH7EyM9LMpZwwPzgTz4Jp8Aaxc_C2YFDwFSUadSMJIrgbZqH_B0vvbl3rhV-w_NdRQ-QoUeV4VDbBay3xLoyng8IJQOg35pJGieRFIo7zPBJ9aRux8wdLI62mZ8uqnXx/s1600-h/new+173+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325479041750514834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijza50By92vvFPFH7EyM9LMpZwwPzgTz4Jp8Aaxc_C2YFDwFSUadSMJIrgbZqH_B0vvbl3rhV-w_NdRQ-QoUeV4VDbBay3xLoyng8IJQOg35pJGieRFIo7zPBJ9aRux8wdLI62mZ8uqnXx/s640/new+173+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Let's just say I got a few concerned gazes from people as I held my camera inches from these door knockers. I'm happy that no one opened up the door while I was snapping shots - or on second thought that would have given me a chance to say, "I'm a blogger and was wondering if you wouldn't mind me doing an impromptu photo shoot of your gorgeous house...?"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgqnksdez55Z641b8xUlgAH9Se0s-OlhlbnPjf7FDd9IpKn4W699XjLqsebdUi6U1aMnrfqupLW-rAn7YsErNTU7Ejl6od1fxHxJ-AqxczjkyYAJkQheO4xCIBn6767nRzIdTr8OfpirJ/s1600-h/new+165+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325478413442288754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgqnksdez55Z641b8xUlgAH9Se0s-OlhlbnPjf7FDd9IpKn4W699XjLqsebdUi6U1aMnrfqupLW-rAn7YsErNTU7Ejl6od1fxHxJ-AqxczjkyYAJkQheO4xCIBn6767nRzIdTr8OfpirJ/s400/new+165+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonKkyPqVHV-D8la0u1Fs9YaCYWFBa_0IBFwQD3CMNmrKDW9q7ig9ZifDFRsuIStf8Esfi4K27_nCsr9zKrtfrOXFLrfbnawZyK-ejXqgc6MCeMae4pPhTg6DzRfIyU5j6CkG5GhdK-W0D/s1600-h/new+096+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325478271929773298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonKkyPqVHV-D8la0u1Fs9YaCYWFBa_0IBFwQD3CMNmrKDW9q7ig9ZifDFRsuIStf8Esfi4K27_nCsr9zKrtfrOXFLrfbnawZyK-ejXqgc6MCeMae4pPhTg6DzRfIyU5j6CkG5GhdK-W0D/s800/new+096+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> A door in the French quarter.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSNe-PVmzl4FWQ8FVkHfjGIxSeVs7vZWT3yd5NBoHuUIQ-FXewhyphenhyphenOTbwDV8IUp8d_27PWlc6TkNQIxZpRbSGgiENTbaTobTXwiolvGqKAtWSZTgj4wDWIKpPSmdm4ENnRLppamfBll-HP/s1600-h/new+137+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325477441026339138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSNe-PVmzl4FWQ8FVkHfjGIxSeVs7vZWT3yd5NBoHuUIQ-FXewhyphenhyphenOTbwDV8IUp8d_27PWlc6TkNQIxZpRbSGgiENTbaTobTXwiolvGqKAtWSZTgj4wDWIKpPSmdm4ENnRLppamfBll-HP/s800/new+137+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Charleston is full of wonderful gates and hidden side gardens everywhere you turn.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsFkDLLr7US3-NV6wiOUIQqmWQLWKWbMV4Eu6xQyD6kfu4lHu5Uhw1_TTFBEqacgTd9TWPLUn1lxa6Kvu-BGM3QLdCf0kIQKXsuC1pZY_XGXucFEVcknLxbcoaEMYX8qlghy1kITnN1Kv/s1600-h/new+160+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325477266391571154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsFkDLLr7US3-NV6wiOUIQqmWQLWKWbMV4Eu6xQyD6kfu4lHu5Uhw1_TTFBEqacgTd9TWPLUn1lxa6Kvu-BGM3QLdCf0kIQKXsuC1pZY_XGXucFEVcknLxbcoaEMYX8qlghy1kITnN1Kv/s800/new+160+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-aEce9I9Wq-A_QrDSa2doU3Z20c_Trk1nrOVVYRwM6YHtWWsi7nz3B72ktieAMYrVgS_gX4ZbhyphenhyphenMNF12fcidH6CE2hiZ7NKfB0oAtIhfu0UZiyQhQ3YGJMrMNWrqSvu4FAkqDE5-Gypz/s1600-h/new+097+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325478097861482418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-aEce9I9Wq-A_QrDSa2doU3Z20c_Trk1nrOVVYRwM6YHtWWsi7nz3B72ktieAMYrVgS_gX4ZbhyphenhyphenMNF12fcidH6CE2hiZ7NKfB0oAtIhfu0UZiyQhQ3YGJMrMNWrqSvu4FAkqDE5-Gypz/s400/new+097+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4j4zHjdwu7W8gUi80m1xLqnthNqyCwXLgqVA7ajyW_03P6paT8e2q5myVO_LYrXAqJEb_804qTFYiZXro0qeAU2lp3ojI7ywETcN7fNvc59iDtigXx5KFiN7IIDAD24fhKhYp-AwO5mE/s1600-h/new+128+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325480995981023730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4j4zHjdwu7W8gUi80m1xLqnthNqyCwXLgqVA7ajyW_03P6paT8e2q5myVO_LYrXAqJEb_804qTFYiZXro0qeAU2lp3ojI7ywETcN7fNvc59iDtigXx5KFiN7IIDAD24fhKhYp-AwO5mE/s640/new+128+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Above is one of my favorite houses. You can see the garage off to the right. Take a close look at the picture below - it's an interior close-up of the garage.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiO0hgBHqMrRMk9DZUh_9hCimqvyt_AWyli0g8bEoPm0eDd_Zvsbs-9JM_xrlDYZOy6uaH7ZZTHtiJ672I3C5NEdRuu1jrPp7Kmv1RMEBqHxMQafkGluAab3ZUczuia8o8hPEZCMAfck/s1600-h/new+129+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325479470379225746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiO0hgBHqMrRMk9DZUh_9hCimqvyt_AWyli0g8bEoPm0eDd_Zvsbs-9JM_xrlDYZOy6uaH7ZZTHtiJ672I3C5NEdRuu1jrPp7Kmv1RMEBqHxMQafkGluAab3ZUczuia8o8hPEZCMAfck/s800/new+129+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> My picture only shows 2 but there were 3 wall mounted tables with the metal branches w/birds and candle votives. What a garage interior!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rCxSjUHtIj6BcPoHT_0KSaQgfLkDJvPxvvfXRED_8ayUlOM0FLteWXaO0-7tV0Abmxbthp3WoWALYgZJoLkr2Y5R6aJgwzLm1Hevz37t3sCZsRK-J6ZPnOUhcqehd68cWTmp5WUD3x__/s1600-h/new+121+(3).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325476869383405906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rCxSjUHtIj6BcPoHT_0KSaQgfLkDJvPxvvfXRED_8ayUlOM0FLteWXaO0-7tV0Abmxbthp3WoWALYgZJoLkr2Y5R6aJgwzLm1Hevz37t3sCZsRK-J6ZPnOUhcqehd68cWTmp5WUD3x__/s800/new+121+(3).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Love this conservatory.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrn51PbAXdkCN-olEd7hO3CaUTcanwfpE2NuoiPPL7yz2SpgLSWTt5grAtIjpSQ6nV7BSioaooc8hvI0OvpJZuYOuZGxIIJmSEX67JtPPwBmdoXmSk2125TVpMiXK2xn7Fxm9YlCWjhef/s1600-h/new+127+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325476645888173234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrn51PbAXdkCN-olEd7hO3CaUTcanwfpE2NuoiPPL7yz2SpgLSWTt5grAtIjpSQ6nV7BSioaooc8hvI0OvpJZuYOuZGxIIJmSEX67JtPPwBmdoXmSk2125TVpMiXK2xn7Fxm9YlCWjhef/s400/new+127+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 333px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLaPJwHd9mwlmFnQ8hw3ang7cD8kQK6GUW2hmbVEYAz5AAddg0rTvtLqP9RYkCCK6QddNWrcMGsdlNeTGXCYPS5O1XmXsI5buXWzNDnPqYCEMDAc66bj8wAn6-h0WbEk9Gc09p0XN0dF6V/s1600-h/new+132+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325476410531134114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLaPJwHd9mwlmFnQ8hw3ang7cD8kQK6GUW2hmbVEYAz5AAddg0rTvtLqP9RYkCCK6QddNWrcMGsdlNeTGXCYPS5O1XmXsI5buXWzNDnPqYCEMDAc66bj8wAn6-h0WbEk9Gc09p0XN0dF6V/s400/new+132+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSzgQPU9JmpMlw_uipBbR1fM4lUA2NIO_RbdS4HZxoacxBKQtphyphenhyphenEvqIUIVce-WLxjc2ob3KtojdzjBVfq_0iWif0gUA6pa5m4NTTCYmZGLvUIyfk7OofML5gBUqmPB_IcwSDHgUYJneO/s1600-h/new+122+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325475943130698978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSzgQPU9JmpMlw_uipBbR1fM4lUA2NIO_RbdS4HZxoacxBKQtphyphenhyphenEvqIUIVce-WLxjc2ob3KtojdzjBVfq_0iWif0gUA6pa5m4NTTCYmZGLvUIyfk7OofML5gBUqmPB_IcwSDHgUYJneO/s800/new+122+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtlMprh9V2OTbMM588DjjJlyLqmIVcC9UERrMu4Hu6HhLbGnQEub3euVcy4XDEUt1rM33qTzQmlbsnP8T2p8rSyHu_zetFGdQVQcCedeUkJ5cRR4ONwFC0eQlD6xupBUz4Y7NBFJbMccO/s1600-h/new+116+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325475300970491794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtlMprh9V2OTbMM588DjjJlyLqmIVcC9UERrMu4Hu6HhLbGnQEub3euVcy4XDEUt1rM33qTzQmlbsnP8T2p8rSyHu_zetFGdQVQcCedeUkJ5cRR4ONwFC0eQlD6xupBUz4Y7NBFJbMccO/s800/new+116+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> A gated path that connects King Street and Archdale Street. It brings you into the churchyard of the Unitarian Universalist Church.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoAbrbOYsIi51XzrFziJSVhlCY-jMGhflw_PDF2xctiFkDN3r6eXtg6Q8L6CfVfcg-gKuJGMJEjT5PzeS4rKwb2sj2NjPcT5cW7nGuyXGbQLnrUUgUXZJ1sdfreC0OKLLfc_NWgHGfHwb/s1600-h/new+167+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325474659677416642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoAbrbOYsIi51XzrFziJSVhlCY-jMGhflw_PDF2xctiFkDN3r6eXtg6Q8L6CfVfcg-gKuJGMJEjT5PzeS4rKwb2sj2NjPcT5cW7nGuyXGbQLnrUUgUXZJ1sdfreC0OKLLfc_NWgHGfHwb/s800/new+167+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Formal gardens.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9COyQ67jlFkksRdljljQERlqedojIlI4R3Te58JbZ2gKieSS10JTvfsIJzjNewVRKWbJuGsGFlqE1SYWUMRlgp1y_luXVEpdjMvhVAogqYFmSYH3iwXEnRwhxNUVN3ThER06WG0257a7k/s1600-h/new+136+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325474321659828050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9COyQ67jlFkksRdljljQERlqedojIlI4R3Te58JbZ2gKieSS10JTvfsIJzjNewVRKWbJuGsGFlqE1SYWUMRlgp1y_luXVEpdjMvhVAogqYFmSYH3iwXEnRwhxNUVN3ThER06WG0257a7k/s800/new+136+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwy-5NUzF_g4IAgtnGsi-R2QuYP-Cz21ezsgeW0IlbtvnejOx2nrC4kv2moYwbyW5mXvK8RxOgunXf55p_Sscvo9oHTzonsuVEpCtExQNTuIfyusdd5dwPkzjcyjSt_R5zb_VOeLQO6nD/s1600-h/new+154+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325474067416222770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwy-5NUzF_g4IAgtnGsi-R2QuYP-Cz21ezsgeW0IlbtvnejOx2nrC4kv2moYwbyW5mXvK8RxOgunXf55p_Sscvo9oHTzonsuVEpCtExQNTuIfyusdd5dwPkzjcyjSt_R5zb_VOeLQO6nD/s800/new+154+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BvpWX-lNeVYvN-RDoqM8sPyZblwVdIzIGn0vwPExpx797frVcgyeS8tIOOm7WE8o364rvZ0qZxsJ2KM0HnLux3A0v5fytaEvsVzqBAEfKSH-kKOaaOrx7WSaR1q-_IZxK14pCWGMyR0r/s1600-h/new+156+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325473843047023170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BvpWX-lNeVYvN-RDoqM8sPyZblwVdIzIGn0vwPExpx797frVcgyeS8tIOOm7WE8o364rvZ0qZxsJ2KM0HnLux3A0v5fytaEvsVzqBAEfKSH-kKOaaOrx7WSaR1q-_IZxK14pCWGMyR0r/s800/new+156+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Love the pig featured on the plaque above the fountain.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7k7quXiKS0oBLj0spGNRgDdBVx3Z4ZpLMRHtlDgXNBX9cFZ9lFjYl8fhCVRjJi1NfnYJL7tKBCQqgPoHkqLsmnm3TxUkCy5MCN_HaJpNE6kCUXrLGOWUg7c-glotUunv_35fPlGoCOzq/s1600-h/new+124+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325473011637662386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7k7quXiKS0oBLj0spGNRgDdBVx3Z4ZpLMRHtlDgXNBX9cFZ9lFjYl8fhCVRjJi1NfnYJL7tKBCQqgPoHkqLsmnm3TxUkCy5MCN_HaJpNE6kCUXrLGOWUg7c-glotUunv_35fPlGoCOzq/s400/new+124+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 389px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRGwLd_49ynPXzWyUZFtbZsxjGbv73KUHrHBaN6g-GfuH21dZxHUQQVRR2rio-Xtyi5g2r0R6zMyDt4s7rwbI_6ChJJr-l7xqHGWtoJY69EOFIQ_G5SL_ZAypHORsHrhfQ29h2T6lnpCB/s1600-h/new+159+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325472781952991138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRGwLd_49ynPXzWyUZFtbZsxjGbv73KUHrHBaN6g-GfuH21dZxHUQQVRR2rio-Xtyi5g2r0R6zMyDt4s7rwbI_6ChJJr-l7xqHGWtoJY69EOFIQ_G5SL_ZAypHORsHrhfQ29h2T6lnpCB/s800/new+159+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>In the foreground is the graveyard from the Unitarian Universalist Church on Archdale St. Our carriage ride guide pointed out its free-flowing garden is purposefully wild so the departed can be closer to nature. Contrast that with the St. John's Lutheran church next door's tidy, mowed graveyard in the background of the photo. Below is a Fairy House - this caught the attention of many passerbys.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHtv4dHzJjczLfHfmgUwSSEnkxOOvm9_7B_zfYWzi61o1lrxRz0hagguk9z99086Owuo4C-SuqligmPQvBNgrSgvoISfpq0p8sMRBVQB25knGAtG69sX77Nh_BhD2PMYlUrXWW-U6gGsm/s1600-h/new+203+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325472180398310178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHtv4dHzJjczLfHfmgUwSSEnkxOOvm9_7B_zfYWzi61o1lrxRz0hagguk9z99086Owuo4C-SuqligmPQvBNgrSgvoISfpq0p8sMRBVQB25knGAtG69sX77Nh_BhD2PMYlUrXWW-U6gGsm/s800/new+203+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <span style="color:#006600;">Have a great weekend. Hoping yours is sunny!</span>

Gardens, Gates & Doors

Let's just say I got a few concerned gazes from people as I held my camera inches from these door knockers. I'm happy that no one opened up the door while I was snapping shots - or on second thought that would have given me a chance to say, "I'm a blogger and was wondering if you wouldn't mind me d…

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