Closing Out 2010: Eye Candy & Room Envy

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJb_HSft2cVLQS0o7nLw-Cca-ukCdiYrroZRGGaSyuDq8SWEdzdGcOQL2J8CpOhq9-67otGWyH3lXioaECYhqZNQzXYUUFdxLXy0YRyCZNNruESgCr3fvjTnt6CdQCdrHrlqOaAagkew/s1600/4batteryplac.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556221242419547570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJb_HSft2cVLQS0o7nLw-Cca-ukCdiYrroZRGGaSyuDq8SWEdzdGcOQL2J8CpOhq9-67otGWyH3lXioaECYhqZNQzXYUUFdxLXy0YRyCZNNruESgCr3fvjTnt6CdQCdrHrlqOaAagkew/s640/4batteryplac.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>I was happy to find this home to close out 2010 as there's a great mix of classic pieces with some antiques and a bit of fresh trends thrown into the mix. I also love this home because I find it's inspirational as it represents an attainable look; either with furniture you might already own or with the addition of a few Craigslist/flea market pieces. Love the leopard print rug and the gilt mirror over the modern fireplace surround. Deer appear as prints on the wall and as a focal piece on the mantel.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgY6S0WlONs7frXZDWQBk3VT8z4oJliuM5ZFDrj-W8S5-xP6-twAUmrO-xhK3OWL0TTDrHOmCUbdUo14WqiN9MbOZTkwWP7gaWutGgGg4X_X_zhaj07xOz8smjbDvqgGGOCRtDqir6j4/s1600/4batterypla.jpg"><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556221613683815122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgY6S0WlONs7frXZDWQBk3VT8z4oJliuM5ZFDrj-W8S5-xP6-twAUmrO-xhK3OWL0TTDrHOmCUbdUo14WqiN9MbOZTkwWP7gaWutGgGg4X_X_zhaj07xOz8smjbDvqgGGOCRtDqir6j4/s800/4batterypla.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>A smartly laid out kitchen with a terrific view into the adjoining sitting room.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBGzBIghw2l0vJ5UFVV2UEIsJU8gk0piwnfDlDNOicfVx9hGwxjlpO7MVoe6zpig7YVADTsVH7qye263BJiUfDqRSj4DGYzdtoiXu3MOBjkjoWsYi-NVqwi-kz8_P-OJKQEqu3k62ciU/s1600/4batter.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556221892245286978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBGzBIghw2l0vJ5UFVV2UEIsJU8gk0piwnfDlDNOicfVx9hGwxjlpO7MVoe6zpig7YVADTsVH7qye263BJiUfDqRSj4DGYzdtoiXu3MOBjkjoWsYi-NVqwi-kz8_P-OJKQEqu3k62ciU/s640/4batter.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>Another view of this room. Love the parsons style bench as a side table.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzd7J3StyTm3HQOG55twCz8f2C68JfTvedkI54zFZsMu5eyJSFLY9O7L5-RfKH4adky-rQZfDpc61BhlLyJyZyVWYPdZ32LwJViaRKm7e6umxWrgYPqbGntR_tZr4wGsjpZ-uo4LJnsoU/s1600/4batterr.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556217287342720962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzd7J3StyTm3HQOG55twCz8f2C68JfTvedkI54zFZsMu5eyJSFLY9O7L5-RfKH4adky-rQZfDpc61BhlLyJyZyVWYPdZ32LwJViaRKm7e6umxWrgYPqbGntR_tZr4wGsjpZ-uo4LJnsoU/s800/4batterr.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>What a difference adding a throw makes to the slipcovered ottoman.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuNVZlp0boflYY2q8IDLOrCDtIqBFMaZ7tACk3IAkXgMWondsmi83CM1DX5LZlsBY_UHrXWBz1Eip6XgDPVnQ4VhiUODTF2D_OOdpDjHd_dc243cDrI_an_bb2QuL0amhaVeDRkMqr9Q/s1600/4batterypl.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556220915857059746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuNVZlp0boflYY2q8IDLOrCDtIqBFMaZ7tACk3IAkXgMWondsmi83CM1DX5LZlsBY_UHrXWBz1Eip6XgDPVnQ4VhiUODTF2D_OOdpDjHd_dc243cDrI_an_bb2QuL0amhaVeDRkMqr9Q/s640/4batterypl.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>A nice mix of pieces in this first floor library. I also spy two more deer as bookends. Can't tell if there are deer in the print above the fireplace.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OwaMgpnZv4qTGt1tz2HGm6vXQUA61NHYkU6oT7XCdlxQIl9w2Myo0w-xJys4qsDU_o_YoZwcQk38GNBUnY0hVPYEqNmbZABCM8bH66HKEyZPA2WvC6IiPW7dhzs0l1TP9rBeIieIIDI/s1600/4batteryp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556217073614258130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OwaMgpnZv4qTGt1tz2HGm6vXQUA61NHYkU6oT7XCdlxQIl9w2Myo0w-xJys4qsDU_o_YoZwcQk38GNBUnY0hVPYEqNmbZABCM8bH66HKEyZPA2WvC6IiPW7dhzs0l1TP9rBeIieIIDI/s640/4batteryp.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>A gallery hall runs the length of the home - makes me wonder why more homes aren't designed with this feature.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjk8idKAhYrr8R7GVcN93Jl1EmuOdaPdG4a95Rl63z3ddMZNfZSVVTKdQ8e66d-JEHw28PN0hCAC5Z4VQqar-veiqCOaUH7SlzgXm9vsTHDIp_drDzwLocjdtQJ2jXS_ISU4lb0aHPtI/s1600/4batteryplc.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556209258801361522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjk8idKAhYrr8R7GVcN93Jl1EmuOdaPdG4a95Rl63z3ddMZNfZSVVTKdQ8e66d-JEHw28PN0hCAC5Z4VQqar-veiqCOaUH7SlzgXm9vsTHDIp_drDzwLocjdtQJ2jXS_ISU4lb0aHPtI/s640/4batteryplc.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>A bit of velvet goes a long way in the master bedroom.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KqMolaW3ZmfB06yWIL51qCyLMlucOTgQCDG_Pv_XhXIhwHk3DPXK8n6giQIwXn2pGlUABRaT03nEqg39A4u3jb1X47IRRKXJYmV0O5zKvTItjDilHrmkE6KNatxoICw0UB7KYWa69ac/s1600/4battery.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556218892033218578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KqMolaW3ZmfB06yWIL51qCyLMlucOTgQCDG_Pv_XhXIhwHk3DPXK8n6giQIwXn2pGlUABRaT03nEqg39A4u3jb1X47IRRKXJYmV0O5zKvTItjDilHrmkE6KNatxoICw0UB7KYWa69ac/s640/4battery.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>Here the upholstered bench has interesting curves and the pumpkin colored shades add a nice contrast. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">All images from Carriage House Properties </span><a href="http://www.carriageprop.com/property_detail.cfm?mlsid=1024387&whichsearch=Residential"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">. </span><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">In my next post I'll be celebrating the 3rd anniversary of this blog (still find that hard to believe) and will have a giveaway too. Best wishes for a very Happy New Year!!</span></b></div>

Closing Out 2010: Eye Candy & Room Envy

I was happy to find this home to close out 2010 as there's a great mix of classic pieces with some antiques and a bit of fresh trends thrown into the mix. I also love this home because I find it's inspirational as it represents an attainable look; either with furniture you might already own or with …

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Year-End Blog Tour - Rambling Renovators

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXwt_jE6WWzDsPM0lKSxdcekAdY6ZsEawsriW6Ao1xqZ6jALnf7OexcVdakbkCdgynBD-GJVdsKkQA6u7OnaNtuG2JqBGucHXUcWyrn5w9xMYeGb7uKz3ppBvA180Mu_9ArKqQ_kS0RE/s1600/greatreads2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556131520807684978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXwt_jE6WWzDsPM0lKSxdcekAdY6ZsEawsriW6Ao1xqZ6jALnf7OexcVdakbkCdgynBD-GJVdsKkQA6u7OnaNtuG2JqBGucHXUcWyrn5w9xMYeGb7uKz3ppBvA180Mu_9ArKqQ_kS0RE/s640/greatreads2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>A big thank you to Jennifer of <a href="http://www.ramblingrenovators.com/">Rambling Renovators</a> for including me in her <a href="http://ramblingrenovators.blogspot.com/2010/12/great-reads-year-end-blog-tour-part-ii.html">year-end blog tour</a> of favourite posts. I've been following her blog for a long time - she and her husband have completely transformed their two story semi-detached house in Toronto and along the way welcomed Chloe to the family. If for some reason you haven't visited her blog - be sure to as she's rounded up some great favourite posts from other blogs and her own before & afters are terrific. She also has the cutest banner ever - little Chloe, all smiles, with a hammer in her hand!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnosz6wBAndj9bctBzyA4txm2sURpSx4v3mXnV5bc5vhrIsSD74uuYbb5yOaoFzvATov7jxABATttP4YH1mH_bkjOFddaVvjG3vISLYxhK0iuIL1Z1tAWrVwfODH5ngg4UBbbRD77OtO8/s1600/me.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556130663805736834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnosz6wBAndj9bctBzyA4txm2sURpSx4v3mXnV5bc5vhrIsSD74uuYbb5yOaoFzvATov7jxABATttP4YH1mH_bkjOFddaVvjG3vISLYxhK0iuIL1Z1tAWrVwfODH5ngg4UBbbRD77OtO8/s640/me.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>Here's Jennifer with Sarah Richardson and Tommy Smythe at the offices of <a href="http://www.sarahrichardsondesign.com/">Sarah Richardson Design</a>. I told her she was living my dream!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJgEpiJXQviSy_tRZ7ROgg0ohPJossftIWX-JOxJ_6jPKHLhDzZQrq7QUMb4MnBFpFmXvJrjV-78pJ5Q2ojdIorkrWbOBea1JuDPoMxv-2pPiz12XCDN1uTKLwXD6zBRW3r5yUQZoF2c/s1600/giveaway.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556130904562730242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJgEpiJXQviSy_tRZ7ROgg0ohPJossftIWX-JOxJ_6jPKHLhDzZQrq7QUMb4MnBFpFmXvJrjV-78pJ5Q2ojdIorkrWbOBea1JuDPoMxv-2pPiz12XCDN1uTKLwXD6zBRW3r5yUQZoF2c/s400/giveaway.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>And, one more thank you as I was the lucky giveaway winner of the November issues of <a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/">Canadian House and Home</a> and <a href="http://www.styleathome.com/">Style at Home</a>. Now I have every holiday issue since 2000. If you're looking for extensive, high quality coverage of holiday decor these two Canadian magazine outshine all the other shelter magazines. Note to self - post about this topic in October 2011.<div><br /></div><div>Back tomorrow with some final eye candy of 2010.</div>

Year-End Blog Tour - Rambling Renovators

A big thank you to Jennifer of Rambling Renovators for including me in her year-end blog tour of favourite posts. I've been following her blog for a long time - she and her husband have completely transformed their two story semi-detached house in Toronto and along the way welcomed Chloe to the fam…

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Curious - Do You Recognize This Fabric?

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQBteFldiKBePYzSw54XxY0h0MJfmtVDemkWz9hbCnpuESFeWRC0tEgUsH0uxF4i2idIOznsGZlYa7sL6af9OzJJrIl_y51QfX0Pz7ZGhv7fKguNKG7xwRTqAkTSZ9facIUHBhrOePxg/s1600/P1080885.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555442836723938626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQBteFldiKBePYzSw54XxY0h0MJfmtVDemkWz9hbCnpuESFeWRC0tEgUsH0uxF4i2idIOznsGZlYa7sL6af9OzJJrIl_y51QfX0Pz7ZGhv7fKguNKG7xwRTqAkTSZ9facIUHBhrOePxg/s640/P1080885.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>Back at the beginning of 2010, I had a chance to tag along with Meg of Pigtown*Design to <a href="http://ww.pigtown-design.blogspot.com/2010/01/reveal.html">Debois Textiles</a> - the amazing Baltimore store that carries prestigious fabric remnants at unbelievable prices. I purchased 6 1/2 yards of this silk and wool damask for only $4.59 a yard and now I'm finally getting around to <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">asking if anyone knows the name &/or maker of this fabric?</span></b><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpkYM9xekOW8iF-LuCIGknxuFP1dJMzQMGnqrr5Az7u01qNey7PMrHGau0uWxLu6WClYELQ20nJ8E2IgPF6ccmo1OGNmWzHk9e96BC-jjXvdhR_VIcOvZSOW7-sXVIlKjn7VWWFDbbkY/s1600/P1080893.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555442680742415314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpkYM9xekOW8iF-LuCIGknxuFP1dJMzQMGnqrr5Az7u01qNey7PMrHGau0uWxLu6WClYELQ20nJ8E2IgPF6ccmo1OGNmWzHk9e96BC-jjXvdhR_VIcOvZSOW7-sXVIlKjn7VWWFDbbkY/s640/P1080893.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Interestingly enough this same fabric appears on page 129 of Sills and Huniford's book, Dwellings.</span></b><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnFQGyG_x3qvWvOvB0yLch0KLiWljzVTqZsw55CgAPeKNqtX4ZzNiGqvM34634lYt3d_WAUHxsca9aTmgBw8LVAovyAaVDWmtkYUh0zjjRc9u_GnVp9-vrPehOoKePOcGGO30_7isJ-U/s1600/P1080889.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555442500304914066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnFQGyG_x3qvWvOvB0yLch0KLiWljzVTqZsw55CgAPeKNqtX4ZzNiGqvM34634lYt3d_WAUHxsca9aTmgBw8LVAovyAaVDWmtkYUh0zjjRc9u_GnVp9-vrPehOoKePOcGGO30_7isJ-U/s640/P1080889.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>I'm planning to use this fabric for one side of a duvet cover for my bed. Not sure why I'm so curious about the name - maybe it's just a compulsion to tie up loose ends in 2010.

Curious - Do You Recognize This Fabric?

Back at the beginning of 2010, I had a chance to tag along with Meg of Pigtown*Design to Debois Textiles - the amazing Baltimore store that carries prestigious fabric remnants at unbelievable prices. I purchased 6 1/2 yards of this silk and wool damask for only $4.59 a yard and now I'm finally get…

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Merry Christmas!

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGpXs537xvqYqcjXvPmeHJPs9EfssY4PnDpEPssyknm0m3GUo7si7dzU4wqY8Y-Anti0diEwQbrr5x8xyp2sQaU0t9Qjo2t0SXaIaJBXJEJt7jqMQCJtL3acS7xt6DWKf15qjbzSa_1E/s1600/StarofBethlehem_20091225041002_400.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554768945623664978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGpXs537xvqYqcjXvPmeHJPs9EfssY4PnDpEPssyknm0m3GUo7si7dzU4wqY8Y-Anti0diEwQbrr5x8xyp2sQaU0t9Qjo2t0SXaIaJBXJEJt7jqMQCJtL3acS7xt6DWKf15qjbzSa_1E/s640/StarofBethlehem_20091225041002_400.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">I hope this Christmas & Holiday season finds you surrounded by love, goodness and joy. Thank you so much for sharing 2010 with me here at My Notting Hill.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Peace be with you. Michele</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">(photo credit: NASA/ESA)</span></div>

Merry Christmas!

I hope this Christmas & Holiday season finds you surrounded by love, goodness and joy. Thank you so much for sharing 2010 with me here at My Notting Hill.Peace be with you. Michele(photo credit: NASA/ESA)…

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Thomas Hamel Residence: Genius Cover to Cover

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbPcGRBVct0QNJaEqc0aFWYIsUeu4eodXu7KGquhYcWgIWz3AMqvRw5QjH8VwdWHI9tEgqSTgHWTdmHKAnmqa1tGcQjX4XCezig1pqRfIBVoW_2fdvI2FG1bR768JiGj3jMdCNEyzsDs/s1600/P1080858.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553502641143310866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbPcGRBVct0QNJaEqc0aFWYIsUeu4eodXu7KGquhYcWgIWz3AMqvRw5QjH8VwdWHI9tEgqSTgHWTdmHKAnmqa1tGcQjX4XCezig1pqRfIBVoW_2fdvI2FG1bR768JiGj3jMdCNEyzsDs/s800/P1080858.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>American born, Australian based designer <a href="http://www.thomashamel.com/">Thomas Hamel</a> is sure to become a household design-name in the US when his first book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Residence-Thomas-Hamel/dp/1740669223">Thomas Hamel Residence</a>, is released here April 1, 2011. I was fortunate to buy a copy from the bookseller at the Kips Bay Showhouse and have enjoyed countless hours pouring over it. In the image above, a French First ormolu clock is paired with a vibrant painting, Women's Story, by artist Naata Nungurrayi.<div><br />The photography in the book is by Matt Lowden and it's stunning. My apologies for these quickly taken pics but I hope they give a sense of what is in store if you put this book on your must-have list.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnsoodKpBSaO_ZULt9PMkZcMO5VgrUYjFGNwduR1WE2gfRnsPe28ReQwiqJ2voq8WlGOLSuQr_kmfNo44pTmNWCKCqyUKTmLV0I0rxVlg_MCZtAtbZ4ul1qoFK2U-2YznTqy3DQP8Gws/s1600/P1080867.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553508471231319154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnsoodKpBSaO_ZULt9PMkZcMO5VgrUYjFGNwduR1WE2gfRnsPe28ReQwiqJ2voq8WlGOLSuQr_kmfNo44pTmNWCKCqyUKTmLV0I0rxVlg_MCZtAtbZ4ul1qoFK2U-2YznTqy3DQP8Gws/s640/P1080867.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzcVPjyfN3NboSWxK-5rXK6JETBAsRbH1QBzwCJFpWubZi1q_qIfPVCIiHUnSgCHpQOMe-twD3QUnuB2a0KtabbsU53BmCigMObcX9Jcwi1Fbm82_V9qSXtgjxhib5PbcX6ZYm6GMReY/s1600/P1080864.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553502490074570370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzcVPjyfN3NboSWxK-5rXK6JETBAsRbH1QBzwCJFpWubZi1q_qIfPVCIiHUnSgCHpQOMe-twD3QUnuB2a0KtabbsU53BmCigMObcX9Jcwi1Fbm82_V9qSXtgjxhib5PbcX6ZYm6GMReY/s640/P1080864.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLQz-Vz77CtkQvt6ML-mSGuDdbwXwX4BmMns8B0mHZ6ThmJq5GNNYRSYHA1Q4qfbUCort8CBf-Nqw83pqDTMu27fMyUwsUG4Esdy6SWzIdgNnfnukFp9Vo1OwfdVg1rAT3dyhgB4BLSc/s1600/P1080866.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553502364639004866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLQz-Vz77CtkQvt6ML-mSGuDdbwXwX4BmMns8B0mHZ6ThmJq5GNNYRSYHA1Q4qfbUCort8CBf-Nqw83pqDTMu27fMyUwsUG4Esdy6SWzIdgNnfnukFp9Vo1OwfdVg1rAT3dyhgB4BLSc/s640/P1080866.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom2RyQUfIy525HCsn0ucn95csgui4UmnYY4WXGrvAOhyphenhyphenUmzhnjgRhO_8MdFP_IIJOpB9MygmWbKafyQYNbkDVKLsLB0_i6QFNdAhnZzmR6Q9P290NniEpPku-fyetvHikmLm1TRd-Cag/s1600/P1080861.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553502213864692562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom2RyQUfIy525HCsn0ucn95csgui4UmnYY4WXGrvAOhyphenhyphenUmzhnjgRhO_8MdFP_IIJOpB9MygmWbKafyQYNbkDVKLsLB0_i6QFNdAhnZzmR6Q9P290NniEpPku-fyetvHikmLm1TRd-Cag/s640/P1080861.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWNngL3nxacFUFPJzauObvRbvUI0INRqRzkpRuILzYRLO9Vw7tP8XgEuP0asTGZ0SYGsBXdNKvonrrIouNe0z9fk8-RFwi_YVJoVS4tID8CGzPbpQBwpCUpwvGqQ-DTwnI4HVOxlfdfY/s1600/hbx-thomas-hamel-book-cover-1110-books04-de-95866441.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553501187625601282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWNngL3nxacFUFPJzauObvRbvUI0INRqRzkpRuILzYRLO9Vw7tP8XgEuP0asTGZ0SYGsBXdNKvonrrIouNe0z9fk8-RFwi_YVJoVS4tID8CGzPbpQBwpCUpwvGqQ-DTwnI4HVOxlfdfY/s640/hbx-thomas-hamel-book-cover-1110-books04-de-95866441.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a></div>

Thomas Hamel Residence: Genius Cover to Cover

American born, Australian based designer Thomas Hamel is sure to become a household design-name in the US when his first book, Thomas Hamel Residence, is released here April 1, 2011. I was fortunate to buy a copy from the bookseller at the Kips Bay Showhouse and have enjoyed countless hours pouring…

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Did I Make a Mistake?

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vvZZOM_UQFlAyLciQ9B0Hs5IFAL-TxuCHdsrqcuEPgBUOWtpbEC_WbP5MqtErGqdtrB8kPUXNBY_QeK6D7ggGdgFSKxHMRYfoMiHKX_n3zLJ8f3wLV_sWxVOhaWlvlJOA0tUU_eXIE8/s1600/P1080850.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552788232798383394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vvZZOM_UQFlAyLciQ9B0Hs5IFAL-TxuCHdsrqcuEPgBUOWtpbEC_WbP5MqtErGqdtrB8kPUXNBY_QeK6D7ggGdgFSKxHMRYfoMiHKX_n3zLJ8f3wLV_sWxVOhaWlvlJOA0tUU_eXIE8/s640/P1080850.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>Sunday at the Georgetown Flea Market I bought this modern brass light fixture for $130. The dealer told me it came from an estate sale of a couple that lived in a contemporary home full of art. It will need to be rewired and sleeves replaced but I was enamored with the scale and the circles and thought it would look wonderful lit. <div><br /></div><div>Here it is against the bare wall. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">I envision a large scale mirror behind it.</span> This metal console table is a favorite of mine but I don't think it works against the dark brown walls or with the fixture. I think this light fixture would look better sitting atop of a raw or worn wood console that is just a bit taller.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526803976562325026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAg_J10LX7IEplKvoCE-CJ496h1kZGw4Z5ln86BATiHbNNmkJkXIkHa270I1xCGvdqwIqbz697yuFGnZUaKtMtUQLYMzZY-Bdw3Qed3h0DNqDeV2ir0vziANG9__yLkj8B5Wxeq3lbRdE/s640/P1080432.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" />Here's my dining room a month ago. The $40 flea market tremeau mirror has found a better home in my living room and I never really cared for the sconces here. I did love the contrast of the concrete french planter against the walls though.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7w9mocDRORejqDcH3Pe1moWYSSNVzA_xBDF_znC0zNovdPoYc3Ui1Mk1lJY5OoiYKNOWa15vpFl_JMyQmEZ3aclb9MfIBNuk57UY2TMoJThnF-LyRnP4l2Z9hWIMkLzaXoLLBtNtuynw/s1600/5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479476625171118002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7w9mocDRORejqDcH3Pe1moWYSSNVzA_xBDF_znC0zNovdPoYc3Ui1Mk1lJY5OoiYKNOWa15vpFl_JMyQmEZ3aclb9MfIBNuk57UY2TMoJThnF-LyRnP4l2Z9hWIMkLzaXoLLBtNtuynw/s640/5.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Here's the room this past summer. Love this mirror but it didn't seem tall enough and it has also found a better place in my house. (other pics of my dining room <a href="http://www.mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-new-room-for-dining.html">here</a>)</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">So, your honest opinions of my light fixture?</span></b> Oh, did I mention that my kids and husband think it's weird.</div><div><br /></div><div>(p.s. if anybody has any ideas on the maker of this light, I'd love to hear about that too. Was it custom or mass produced?)</div>

Did I Make a Mistake?

Sunday at the Georgetown Flea Market I bought this modern brass light fixture for $130. The dealer told me it came from an estate sale of a couple that lived in a contemporary home full of art. It will need to be rewired and sleeves replaced but I was enamored with the scale and the circles and tho…

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A Wreath as Big as a House

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFATZ0kPBXL4z1RSk4tYdVf9UgUoNs8VX2yYbDv7OAvDPvV5q1Q7pqNgZ8AhDQHBIrsesvrmey4pdypfmq0zeFe3x2ok6rXLkv2HyjFMTFo7B-fiCXdn3AnkQzFJQk9054MtWlgMboS0/s1600/P1080820.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552089609063109938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFATZ0kPBXL4z1RSk4tYdVf9UgUoNs8VX2yYbDv7OAvDPvV5q1Q7pqNgZ8AhDQHBIrsesvrmey4pdypfmq0zeFe3x2ok6rXLkv2HyjFMTFo7B-fiCXdn3AnkQzFJQk9054MtWlgMboS0/s640/P1080820.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>We're always commenting about how important scale is in design. Isn't this Georgetown house grand & fun & memorable? I'm even loving the cord coming out of the mail slot.

A Wreath as Big as a House

We're always commenting about how important scale is in design. Isn't this Georgetown house grand & fun & memorable? I'm even loving the cord coming out of the mail slot.…

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Presents & Thank You to Party Resources

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh07liHakw0WuCJszeLtK_gBQ20bKIXozB41cJ6FadpZWIpI1BcYEJBGjyfosIXHqmLYtlR0TM1YgABNG8GQrYzQyomZwGkM7C3KFRCoyCADFn_INF-mHMfVocSd7NYXuQCEI4Pe1uaN8/s1600/P1080836.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551667575974289554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh07liHakw0WuCJszeLtK_gBQ20bKIXozB41cJ6FadpZWIpI1BcYEJBGjyfosIXHqmLYtlR0TM1YgABNG8GQrYzQyomZwGkM7C3KFRCoyCADFn_INF-mHMfVocSd7NYXuQCEI4Pe1uaN8/s640/P1080836.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>Recently I was the lucky winner of a giveaway of entertaining books co-sponsored by Kate of <a href="http://www.partyresources.blogspot.com/">Party Resources</a> and Elizabeth of <a href="http://www.prettypinktulips.blogspot.com/">Pretty Pink Tulips</a>. So glad I remembered to snap a picture of these books, beautifully wrapped by Kate, before ripping them open!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMx5AsUtqCtkFPrJ1fx4oKzsoEvgF6rHLL_AF-Oi53wgnoVP6t2a0JnNv2dv2EubH3O0DIdwQefs1Fv719Gk12OAVsdPmJcv0Naa_LKvOEcJ3rdpnko9cLNEWden-H4_k8TSpbpyZ2_w/s1600/prpark+ave+potluck+celebrations.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551667921901854050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMx5AsUtqCtkFPrJ1fx4oKzsoEvgF6rHLL_AF-Oi53wgnoVP6t2a0JnNv2dv2EubH3O0DIdwQefs1Fv719Gk12OAVsdPmJcv0Naa_LKvOEcJ3rdpnko9cLNEWden-H4_k8TSpbpyZ2_w/s400/prpark+ave+potluck+celebrations.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 323px; height: 400px;" /></a>Park Avenue Potluck Celebrations has inspired me to throw a Kentucky Derby party this coming May. Did I ever mention I come from a horse-gambling family? Well, at least on my Dad's side. I've never cared much for betting on horses but I did have a huge thrill when I bet on 50-1 long-shot, upset Derby winner Giacomo a few years ago!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeShi_6Yn4xRzT_T2LR3QmIKVtd6raMw_ZwiGV_fKngcFXY_svDuP01u4ZmbDCFSVd-3k20HnLR013rxmyg6R6YEHvYQCYIyXjHYwdiG29Gl3bUlaXgSzJapt1g0iYexohTeOst8Y0rE/s1600/prcocktail+parties+with+a+twist.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551667821849372530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeShi_6Yn4xRzT_T2LR3QmIKVtd6raMw_ZwiGV_fKngcFXY_svDuP01u4ZmbDCFSVd-3k20HnLR013rxmyg6R6YEHvYQCYIyXjHYwdiG29Gl3bUlaXgSzJapt1g0iYexohTeOst8Y0rE/s400/prcocktail+parties+with+a+twist.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 354px; height: 400px;" /></a>Wonderful recipes & a reminder that the presentation of a drink is so important.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxOSQaO8mc5XlskBiS8xbMJKlYJHAdPGuikLZw93tWh-m24ug3C5AvMqeVYfIm_LQxwZ3dQEV6vJWeWcBDXlMvzwFuuIEHHwmABFcD6RsgjdS9zGkYAaZ7jjjpcwqhG5Ss8fwDe0N8-E/s1600/prbaked+explorations.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551667732736688418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxOSQaO8mc5XlskBiS8xbMJKlYJHAdPGuikLZw93tWh-m24ug3C5AvMqeVYfIm_LQxwZ3dQEV6vJWeWcBDXlMvzwFuuIEHHwmABFcD6RsgjdS9zGkYAaZ7jjjpcwqhG5Ss8fwDe0N8-E/s400/prbaked+explorations.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 362px;" /></a>Fun and inventive approaches to classic desserts.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBVF7IZPY__jCYlLd3NjY8KN1y7eMwB922EBwfF7ORsrseJwL8FuK1vxbgWDtENpD3wJbE76cFQUZFn9XnlosEnfP3kd2c_AQPGjsXR3e91Zz-ipoTYLDZ_OhGNWQeLHHKxWWnyK9exY/s1600/IMG_0986.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551676942443027138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBVF7IZPY__jCYlLd3NjY8KN1y7eMwB922EBwfF7ORsrseJwL8FuK1vxbgWDtENpD3wJbE76cFQUZFn9XnlosEnfP3kd2c_AQPGjsXR3e91Zz-ipoTYLDZ_OhGNWQeLHHKxWWnyK9exY/s640/IMG_0986.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRxGANAtcbMwOtNBk4_R6oyMFcZ8ml_CPCL3qWQA6Oexdh1NJcObJxq3cIvAzge1FTJCiGC2qGv6MBscRq3Dd_zWsHV6bcptXetRARR5Rpp6OAHt3YI3lo2cUc02eVa9jEUaPn79rdj0/s1600/pr.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551668989400067218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRxGANAtcbMwOtNBk4_R6oyMFcZ8ml_CPCL3qWQA6Oexdh1NJcObJxq3cIvAzge1FTJCiGC2qGv6MBscRq3Dd_zWsHV6bcptXetRARR5Rpp6OAHt3YI3lo2cUc02eVa9jEUaPn79rdj0/s640/pr.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>Here's a modern holiday tablescape created by Kate for a party she hosts each year. Love the fresh, fun feel - to see more go <a href="http://www.partyresources.blogspot.com/2010/12/party-details-holiday-dinner-with.html">here</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_lNVeE0YTGxZC1BaS79YPOVcY_4sXOQh2rH5gzPlJ_aIZcFaZ1S3hfureE8SCgdjy1rPFh1UNX4Vc882vroQ8rmUz9bO4VouU4A835LG7e7V1KFea5xLMX3C5NakJZljxLTXxaGJs1A/s1600/prettypink.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551672818484394210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_lNVeE0YTGxZC1BaS79YPOVcY_4sXOQh2rH5gzPlJ_aIZcFaZ1S3hfureE8SCgdjy1rPFh1UNX4Vc882vroQ8rmUz9bO4VouU4A835LG7e7V1KFea5xLMX3C5NakJZljxLTXxaGJs1A/s640/prettypink.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>Here's a peek of holiday decor created by Elizabeth for her dining table. I want to find topiary reindeers like this! To see more go <a href="http://www.prettypinktulips.com/2010/12/little-bits-of-holiday.html">here</a>.

Presents & Thank You to Party Resources

Recently I was the lucky winner of a giveaway of entertaining books co-sponsored by Kate of Party Resources and Elizabeth of Pretty Pink Tulips. So glad I remembered to snap a picture of these books, beautifully wrapped by Kate, before ripping them open!Park Avenue Potluck Celebrations has inspired …

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Short on Time

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgDFnEcQQYTNmF3GzNld7Wb6INtxkrfy8zdduObWbSxRbdJk5-DtN9HfBk9VvjMhIObNq4fYmCjK7vyDhDMmkUp2Iy1qO3cBFpzXjZ0rWh_jSwi9Iw_tJzq2tXUHcxHtXLl2Ko0llr4OV/s1600-h/chhpTedYarwood.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425281226064690274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgDFnEcQQYTNmF3GzNld7Wb6INtxkrfy8zdduObWbSxRbdJk5-DtN9HfBk9VvjMhIObNq4fYmCjK7vyDhDMmkUp2Iy1qO3cBFpzXjZ0rWh_jSwi9Iw_tJzq2tXUHcxHtXLl2Ko0llr4OV/s640/chhpTedYarwood.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Too much to do, not enough time. Is it just me? Back tomorrow with a post that's not a repeat. <span style="color:#666666;">(image from Canadian </span><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/design/well-stocked-library-bar-cart"><span style="color:#666666;">House & Home</span></a><span style="color:#666666;">, photography by Ted Yarwood)<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSmcDArmvfo-rYesa9rpfjS2KsgICX_Ktek6y7guohFjlT7Km4P2QToFBv1VeDADK7tSzlbZH2wuEs7PnSmcJOjtIJRx7ZSZ_K0UvWvwJFs7EIu4Htjg9zVqz91DrzrPoSJssvmpt_K9m/s1600-h/chhdTimothyMatherpTedYarwood.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425284098251688546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSmcDArmvfo-rYesa9rpfjS2KsgICX_Ktek6y7guohFjlT7Km4P2QToFBv1VeDADK7tSzlbZH2wuEs7PnSmcJOjtIJRx7ZSZ_K0UvWvwJFs7EIu4Htjg9zVqz91DrzrPoSJssvmpt_K9m/s800/chhdTimothyMatherpTedYarwood.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <span style="color:#666666;">Designer Timothy Mather, Canadian </span><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/design/living-room-14"><span style="color:#666666;">House & Home</span></a><span style="color:#666666;">, photography by Ted Yarwood</span>

Short on Time

Too much to do, not enough time. Is it just me? Back tomorrow with a post that's not a repeat. (image from Canadian House & Home, photography by Ted Yarwood) Designer Timothy Mather, Canadian House & Home, photography by Ted Yarwood…

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Jewel Spaces

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nAWtwgPwj67E8-8RW_AgEUXlrP60byPZf-rmCXr_nHUMrOMB0Ey-ZnJ70hNIUAuGCpUHPdUDUmwHbS8qnS4XgU8bSIGAdLVzyDm7Qd3Pd9Vpb_Hd1yBS1vu4vde1fVaUNDapZlky6G8/s1600/phLoyalSewall.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550153530026230050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nAWtwgPwj67E8-8RW_AgEUXlrP60byPZf-rmCXr_nHUMrOMB0Ey-ZnJ70hNIUAuGCpUHPdUDUmwHbS8qnS4XgU8bSIGAdLVzyDm7Qd3Pd9Vpb_Hd1yBS1vu4vde1fVaUNDapZlky6G8/s640/phLoyalSewall.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>These beautiful, jewel-like spaces are by designer Matthew White of <a href="http://www.whitewebb.com/">White Webb LLC</a>. Can't get over this shade of blue. Love the curved headboard and its perfect scale for the canopy treatment. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">(photo by Loyal Sewall)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f183_xhE46yJ3zaCPnJQoyoFGBEPmCboLwueZToopCQxHhoO3xmgg3tw2A-vWrZxfKib0MtPvsKBMgJZE4gMXUgN1Yem6B2DNfJF_4RBAblFAOkRmKhypbORyvBb_oGGXsYlevELXa0/s1600/Tin-Can-Lid-Bedsit.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550154457423775490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f183_xhE46yJ3zaCPnJQoyoFGBEPmCboLwueZToopCQxHhoO3xmgg3tw2A-vWrZxfKib0MtPvsKBMgJZE4gMXUgN1Yem6B2DNfJF_4RBAblFAOkRmKhypbORyvBb_oGGXsYlevELXa0/s640/Tin-Can-Lid-Bedsit.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a> The tin can installation is by artist Clare Graham for the 2008 Kips Bay Showhouse. I happened to see this room in person back then but couldn't find a way to sneak a photo. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">(photo by Matthew White)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvf8Uu_Y8PMNmSQA_0lVEVLeYmvAhKPUxVBEhvIDg9ZUsp22NPN31oWg2SDNrgx5Z1kWEmQ_WUhni32TQBigfB8TmD1fq7-Uo4keU4aNEI6t624ugubdgJNGs5vrSmzQQvqcS-o_1Ylvs/s1600/phPhillipEnnis.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550153741123475234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvf8Uu_Y8PMNmSQA_0lVEVLeYmvAhKPUxVBEhvIDg9ZUsp22NPN31oWg2SDNrgx5Z1kWEmQ_WUhni32TQBigfB8TmD1fq7-Uo4keU4aNEI6t624ugubdgJNGs5vrSmzQQvqcS-o_1Ylvs/s640/phPhillipEnnis.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>An lady's office for the 2005 Kips Bay Showhouse. (photo by Phillip Ennis)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXXRBaznJLzy664ew0sK0BX-yj9dxzOFHcRMo4dF_Fg50Kusewqg6EBX0gch_l0XjfSHnnqX2li9VwpPzkmyxietUgJTZcNVmfBk7jaOhqCfHvCYUV02kNzSC8xgFWgtqCAEU4OEFHuI/s1600/Kips-Bay-Ladys-Office-lg.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550155322053407762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXXRBaznJLzy664ew0sK0BX-yj9dxzOFHcRMo4dF_Fg50Kusewqg6EBX0gch_l0XjfSHnnqX2li9VwpPzkmyxietUgJTZcNVmfBk7jaOhqCfHvCYUV02kNzSC8xgFWgtqCAEU4OEFHuI/s640/Kips-Bay-Ladys-Office-lg.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">(Photo by Phillip Ennis)</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM95HnawkCdEUUxP6pL6z9dYOAeGlxt0GS0N-G1sEl2ld1eYNEzXmVI0fWglHzC8WoXTRYfzW5lH9jmZ0bhQIsBXdlfbmJN-wuGqHtPjzbX7q2w2Qxk-vHHqqN46lASmKcd14-lWVh_OE/s1600/italy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550157297942832354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM95HnawkCdEUUxP6pL6z9dYOAeGlxt0GS0N-G1sEl2ld1eYNEzXmVI0fWglHzC8WoXTRYfzW5lH9jmZ0bhQIsBXdlfbmJN-wuGqHtPjzbX7q2w2Qxk-vHHqqN46lASmKcd14-lWVh_OE/s400/italy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a>Matthew is also the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Italy-my-Dreams-Matthew-White/dp/0982358520/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292246452&sr=8-1">Italy of My Dreams</a>, which I came across in the bookstore this weekend. It really pained me to put it back on the bookshelf and add it to my Christmas list instead...I know, patience is a virtue.

Jewel Spaces

These beautiful, jewel-like spaces are by designer Matthew White of White Webb LLC. Can't get over this shade of blue. Love the curved headboard and its perfect scale for the canopy treatment. (photo by Loyal Sewall) The tin can installation is by artist Clare Graham for the 2008 Kips Bay Showhouse…

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Sneak Peeks from a Holiday House Tour

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnGlI26ISSfvTczYBvj-WOgtxN_SZNarTHFgY4fM71DzZAiyU_I79p_vEgqt8dMPHOm1Fs12r2VTCbT7na-R6F2YcdbkgmC4HWpwCzn6SoVBz6CZSm3JrmGiOx_9FwdrUvBCuOxQOga4/s1600/feaster+holiday+2010+252.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548895943532668738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnGlI26ISSfvTczYBvj-WOgtxN_SZNarTHFgY4fM71DzZAiyU_I79p_vEgqt8dMPHOm1Fs12r2VTCbT7na-R6F2YcdbkgmC4HWpwCzn6SoVBz6CZSm3JrmGiOx_9FwdrUvBCuOxQOga4/s640/feaster+holiday+2010+252.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>I'm a huge fan of designers Betsy Berner and Tara Sutphin of <a href="http://www.bernersutphindesigns.com/">Berner Sutphin Designs</a> and was so pleased when they sent me photos of their decorations from a recent holiday house tour. Hope you find these images as inspiring as I do. Don't know about you, but I'm not quite done decorating for Christmas yet...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMnvkIhcujCv3h8-VYTbUb9gtzMYduZo4aoZ-AK0Ezm6G85i7IbSjQuHC4eOCRPZpCEpGexZ7DzgsO7FlpAFNwl4T01YS_KzoBfNkKCVRCNum9n9aAsFyxhCcr360UmpRXuXPJyoqX5E/s1600/feaster+holiday+2010+042.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548895865410105618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMnvkIhcujCv3h8-VYTbUb9gtzMYduZo4aoZ-AK0Ezm6G85i7IbSjQuHC4eOCRPZpCEpGexZ7DzgsO7FlpAFNwl4T01YS_KzoBfNkKCVRCNum9n9aAsFyxhCcr360UmpRXuXPJyoqX5E/s640/feaster+holiday+2010+042.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>Love the branch adorned with ornaments.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPFnixUyrnXtRY0Lstf5xzCZLDP6pBmtCV4GIbfzkhr8306NRaa1nLNHMbhz4TC_xJqnM5EZzjaRckd-Yfj1fWNS_lNjIHgbMWPChyphenhyphenxTdYI4VxLwEHAaL8JtkGP4Y-_9xuUOFdOLL_JQ/s1600/feaster+holiday+2010+210.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548895261460810722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPFnixUyrnXtRY0Lstf5xzCZLDP6pBmtCV4GIbfzkhr8306NRaa1nLNHMbhz4TC_xJqnM5EZzjaRckd-Yfj1fWNS_lNjIHgbMWPChyphenhyphenxTdYI4VxLwEHAaL8JtkGP4Y-_9xuUOFdOLL_JQ/s640/feaster+holiday+2010+210.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>I'm noticing varying height on this tablescape and an abundance of accessories that share common elements. Note to self - more is more during this time of year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFuSnboE52V4xvwKCm55ZyFW_cSWJhml_znpS6fOO2fNwz9CR_GSmOW3jsNWXMoynRf6zd7JGqc9E_PeuJSmO-6c-X43Fo4PHuyoZrRK_a-FgyWyeGJhvS5d7TTqZHxd_LpSs5TCjeMQ/s1600/feaster+holiday+2010+211.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548895178799901026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFuSnboE52V4xvwKCm55ZyFW_cSWJhml_znpS6fOO2fNwz9CR_GSmOW3jsNWXMoynRf6zd7JGqc9E_PeuJSmO-6c-X43Fo4PHuyoZrRK_a-FgyWyeGJhvS5d7TTqZHxd_LpSs5TCjeMQ/s640/feaster+holiday+2010+211.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwPA1GZhfVoErxCwioAmIj6ifj4-Xv7cCvgFHW-NANDXKhF55kXltGLtDioe2aZE9E-2Dka6HlXfF_cmuFdhnvzi3f3L9YFwocqsTErUvr4MjD_IEp4rqkNQKWTv9xxIoBKktiT_MYR0/s1600/feaster+holiday+2010+143-2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548895036949896322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwPA1GZhfVoErxCwioAmIj6ifj4-Xv7cCvgFHW-NANDXKhF55kXltGLtDioe2aZE9E-2Dka6HlXfF_cmuFdhnvzi3f3L9YFwocqsTErUvr4MjD_IEp4rqkNQKWTv9xxIoBKktiT_MYR0/s640/feaster+holiday+2010+143-2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGqP3bNHQzIE-h87QYRmjYBx2BuwWvKebxQTDKauXOHjtVr5glTqudEAZGIRYmhuZPMNVAIjcETKIo98J-iFPe5b-nf7_l2eqonAUFh8JiFLIvCeg3wWcW2SLcJHtCUyGQqvlnG2AmkU/s1600/feaster+holiday+2010+144.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548894960554809650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGqP3bNHQzIE-h87QYRmjYBx2BuwWvKebxQTDKauXOHjtVr5glTqudEAZGIRYmhuZPMNVAIjcETKIo98J-iFPe5b-nf7_l2eqonAUFh8JiFLIvCeg3wWcW2SLcJHtCUyGQqvlnG2AmkU/s640/feaster+holiday+2010+144.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNg79EsfUj5jxBniVvbRlwiHdaHG-C-XScknFDZ-zbSx8AD7zvGieHRV_GUcvA14SaUmmcfqOyqj4Vn8H45JnEOP6s1Ym9vgVobJSLwqlH0d7-ydXWWYlkr0zAJvhhO4-MSU2mfVdH80/s1600/feaster+holiday+2010.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548894097185335330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNg79EsfUj5jxBniVvbRlwiHdaHG-C-XScknFDZ-zbSx8AD7zvGieHRV_GUcvA14SaUmmcfqOyqj4Vn8H45JnEOP6s1Ym9vgVobJSLwqlH0d7-ydXWWYlkr0zAJvhhO4-MSU2mfVdH80/s640/feaster+holiday+2010.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKuZDFUPElHzQnh8zJSWFrA3TLd2tkbvAtrzYKRb9fdhnbVboZw9VGTZr4fev0oXZ7gQ9zKGFw067JRq3CLo-F_K1wToojfUiOcm2sHgTmk77C-T1zlRpe_F_gDuJVWUbPrnZG3dRQVs/s1600/Island+Hts+Holiday+Tour+028.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548898381918302050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKuZDFUPElHzQnh8zJSWFrA3TLd2tkbvAtrzYKRb9fdhnbVboZw9VGTZr4fev0oXZ7gQ9zKGFw067JRq3CLo-F_K1wToojfUiOcm2sHgTmk77C-T1zlRpe_F_gDuJVWUbPrnZG3dRQVs/s800/Island+Hts+Holiday+Tour+028.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>Some images from last year's holiday house tour. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b>Love the the pineapple!!</b></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8iSxFZ-qn9ZTQUxmlcsCJWlYuIDlNKin8ASCP801x0wetuOTqNCXkOCE820bdkmdSsgLGERy4ZQW2gYzJjjzDME4O1AQXgFp1RjkL8LkR_ChddNUVM0RsuHNKpbPaETZIeyNHvURboU/s1600/Island+Hts+Holiday+Tour+009.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548899193765804578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8iSxFZ-qn9ZTQUxmlcsCJWlYuIDlNKin8ASCP801x0wetuOTqNCXkOCE820bdkmdSsgLGERy4ZQW2gYzJjjzDME4O1AQXgFp1RjkL8LkR_ChddNUVM0RsuHNKpbPaETZIeyNHvURboU/s640/Island+Hts+Holiday+Tour+009.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>To see a past post about a beautiful yellow and gray bedroom they designed, go <a href="http://www.mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2010/08/i-love-this-bedroom.html">here</a>. <div>Hope you have a great weekend. </div>

Sneak Peeks from a Holiday House Tour

I'm a huge fan of designers Betsy Berner and Tara Sutphin of Berner Sutphin Designs and was so pleased when they sent me photos of their decorations from a recent holiday house tour. Hope you find these images as inspiring as I do. Don't know about you, but I'm not quite done decorating for Christ…

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My 2011 Color Prediction - Close But No Cigar

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JfLhLE2MlWOrVt9w6nqbJ69hGqg6unHaVc2GiVcco8orRjCmj9rMbrR364BIccsFofwim_D-0uTe4bVEiu6sQN_eg-Py1Rs4GZ6aLfqcD6cl7o8mQZP17_pfWRVrQJgwfh2v_L-NX3o/s1600/coty2011_header.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548836284819637314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JfLhLE2MlWOrVt9w6nqbJ69hGqg6unHaVc2GiVcco8orRjCmj9rMbrR364BIccsFofwim_D-0uTe4bVEiu6sQN_eg-Py1Rs4GZ6aLfqcD6cl7o8mQZP17_pfWRVrQJgwfh2v_L-NX3o/s400/coty2011_header.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 155px;" /></a>You may remember back in July when I predicted <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><a href="http://www.mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2010/07/predicting-red-for-2011-color-of-year.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><b>red</b></span> would be the color of 2011</a></span>. Well, I was close but not close enough. Pantone predicts Honeysuckle as the Color of the Year for 2011. <div><br /></div><div>Per <a href="http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/Pantone.aspx?pg=20821&ca=4&utm_source=redcoy2011">Pantone</a>, "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><b>Honeysuckle</b></span> emboldens us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. A dynamic reddish pink, Honeysuckle is encouraging and uplifting. It elevates our psyche beyond escape, instilling the confidence, courage and spirit to meet the exhaustive challenges that have become part of everyday life.<br /><br />“In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits. Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going – perfect to ward off the blues,” explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Honeysuckle derives its positive qualities from a powerful bond to its mother color <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><b>red</b></span>, the most physical, viscerally alive hue in the spectrum.”</div><div><br /></div><div>As the saying goes, "Close but no cigar!"</div>

My 2011 Color Prediction - Close But No Cigar

You may remember back in July when I predicted red would be the color of 2011. Well, I was close but not close enough. Pantone predicts Honeysuckle as the Color of the Year for 2011. Per Pantone, "Honeysuckle emboldens us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. A dynamic reddish pink, Hone…

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glassybaby - the perfect gift

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD36ZBNkUlCG9uL33U6Onl0GPZ7M_gBN_Gvztec4Zt3LicrAweBTBlGeiiIhWCpPo4W_IDDeExJKRD6wE6Od7ZKXV_rZfQiDT0t975-zmbvG1OMB1t6UoI8Ns-Bfb9qGHrnjfJwACs630/s1600/P1080816.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548299992703798578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD36ZBNkUlCG9uL33U6Onl0GPZ7M_gBN_Gvztec4Zt3LicrAweBTBlGeiiIhWCpPo4W_IDDeExJKRD6wE6Od7ZKXV_rZfQiDT0t975-zmbvG1OMB1t6UoI8Ns-Bfb9qGHrnjfJwACs630/s640/P1080816.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>I had never heard of <a href="http://www.glassybaby.com">glassybaby</a> until recently when a friend, originally from the Seattle area, gave me one as a hostess gift. Instant love. Mine is called Hudson and it's beautiful to hold and to look at. Don't you often find that beautiful, well made things often have a wonderful story behind them?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kojZ0oj4m6oVvjHWZm2-X6zzjbwoj4mMZE-PMfI0pStbcehkcGQHzglRJexgsKhVrTPWKRjMkzwDXuVsfQvbnv6NbsWZXW506vxaPQfQkCR5SmhXPWlUfc4jcK8pP7amhtC1cpjYGHQ/s1600/glassylee_with_kids.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548299780888160338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kojZ0oj4m6oVvjHWZm2-X6zzjbwoj4mMZE-PMfI0pStbcehkcGQHzglRJexgsKhVrTPWKRjMkzwDXuVsfQvbnv6NbsWZXW506vxaPQfQkCR5SmhXPWlUfc4jcK8pP7amhtC1cpjYGHQ/s400/glassylee_with_kids.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 175px;" /></a>"When the first glassybaby was created in 1998, Lee Rhodes, glassybaby creator and founder, was raising her three small children and fighting what would become a 7-year battle with a rare form of lung cancer. She had endured surgery, countless rounds of chemotherapy, and was searching for a few moments of serenity to escape the fear that encompassed her life. Inspired by the beauty of these elegant vessels, Lee filled them with tea lights and scattered them throughout her home.<br /><br />A favorite description of glassybaby was written by Lee's 12-year-old son, Mericos, and given to her in the early morning one Christmas. "A glassybaby is physically a small, colored glass cup, candleholder, or vase. But the light of a candle coming through a glassybaby generates more: it gives warmth to a cold day, a calm token of peace in the busy world."<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IVw5QBes-Z5ins-4vAjmX4I05n0oMZlqh20LRhOijjWwqgZ4Skc_sz1fGAH6yuvr8RDNJ2Y3-5o64GrJYdLhbq3WPe-VYOs3wdeKHRY5tzEjaWqX56PeuAnNTX10S9uFBRakA3eoYCk/s1600/glassyeggplant.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548300237037001394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IVw5QBes-Z5ins-4vAjmX4I05n0oMZlqh20LRhOijjWwqgZ4Skc_sz1fGAH6yuvr8RDNJ2Y3-5o64GrJYdLhbq3WPe-VYOs3wdeKHRY5tzEjaWqX56PeuAnNTX10S9uFBRakA3eoYCk/s400/glassyeggplant.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" /></a>It takes four glassblowers from glassbaby's team of 70 to create just one unique, handmade glassybaby. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODxiEE2NjtGacyDCeWJUpr8W1ONbongXHOutv8A8nvIn2SiA6Ccu_2oxLaaTz9ciTlQBbREqdFfRJhrrBnlrzeS9kIZSLO1mU-ci5J3YdZMSNhkeGbI-5SUImxXHMsjGOS3D4y8Y4GuA/s1600/glassygallery+13.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548299590905988466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODxiEE2NjtGacyDCeWJUpr8W1ONbongXHOutv8A8nvIn2SiA6Ccu_2oxLaaTz9ciTlQBbREqdFfRJhrrBnlrzeS9kIZSLO1mU-ci5J3YdZMSNhkeGbI-5SUImxXHMsjGOS3D4y8Y4GuA/s400/glassygallery+13.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 250px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLbwvFQ8NI6gQKwGlhGMFQ18OUUFV3rEx2wXT0foECtw29s1k93RU6vCY-j8nccNSFTYbAJkSJj48qJe3A98KGqkBelsd8qVBrPBt6QhYyfg2tEWFaGPoY9Du6hcoD2pHicKRrpj3lj0/s1600/glassygallery+21.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548299501832214818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLbwvFQ8NI6gQKwGlhGMFQ18OUUFV3rEx2wXT0foECtw29s1k93RU6vCY-j8nccNSFTYbAJkSJj48qJe3A98KGqkBelsd8qVBrPBt6QhYyfg2tEWFaGPoY9Du6hcoD2pHicKRrpj3lj0/s640/glassygallery+21.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3unfM4WbHqdfnHnPisbOXfztOs4jEOXzbSSlnmkFI0Pgmo1pbUnEYJQXdvw1mJ3KuL2GfUlumTMMhsdAcjannkTvs2B__kBgD8HWKAAsFXktIWw8jaUgSRBbZ-PwpgYlVgzhaHIU5S0/s1600/glassyallery+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548299390629050994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3unfM4WbHqdfnHnPisbOXfztOs4jEOXzbSSlnmkFI0Pgmo1pbUnEYJQXdvw1mJ3KuL2GfUlumTMMhsdAcjannkTvs2B__kBgD8HWKAAsFXktIWw8jaUgSRBbZ-PwpgYlVgzhaHIU5S0/s640/glassyallery+2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>Isn't this photo brilliant! To see more glassybabIES, go <a href="http://www.glassybaby.com/store/cat/VOTIVE/VOTIVES">here</a>.<div><br /></div><div>*If you noticed the lion statue from the first picture, it's one of a pair from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/fedatl">Flat Earth Designs</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">(please note this is my personal opinion and I receive no form of compensation of any kind.) </span></div>

glassybaby - the perfect gift

I had never heard of glassybaby until recently when a friend, originally from the Seattle area, gave me one as a hostess gift. Instant love. Mine is called Hudson and it's beautiful to hold and to look at. Don't you often find that beautiful, well made things often have a wonderful story behind th…

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