My Practically Free DIY Intaglios

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1k3oUShZcNdpIjuGYp2_QU5_C3iVprYkRcyGFvmKotn0IFssK7SE8nUiPpVUKpDwp1HC2BUISHE4TVcmEJ9r0SFFvY_UKMYOOM3BkRQ3MFNdaT0Nnkd0oSwp9iZLc4H93gkbe1ktlo7tC/s1600/IMG_2052.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5770733904232894002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1k3oUShZcNdpIjuGYp2_QU5_C3iVprYkRcyGFvmKotn0IFssK7SE8nUiPpVUKpDwp1HC2BUISHE4TVcmEJ9r0SFFvY_UKMYOOM3BkRQ3MFNdaT0Nnkd0oSwp9iZLc4H93gkbe1ktlo7tC/s400/IMG_2052.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> First I should mention that I bought these intaglios from <a href="http://www.plastercraftinteriors.co.uk/">PlasterCraft</a> 2++ years ago for $32. The stumbling block was trying to figure out how to frame them inexpensively (which was the original point) considering their thickness requires enough clearance. Then early this summer a neighbor who had sold his home put this frame out for the trash.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GeEfSiJiv00KtttMOqD_QRXaaUCl4aRRKyCLThppSaXrKVWFirt0EqfX0zZAECtLOQPfp3Vk5rrHVmP_h11O-Fa7q0za7qSI4HlebAeZf6GGlbxbUXLtBCaEaBrSOiKdqYaXBz0R0E_I/s1600/P1130486.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5750360339584586018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GeEfSiJiv00KtttMOqD_QRXaaUCl4aRRKyCLThppSaXrKVWFirt0EqfX0zZAECtLOQPfp3Vk5rrHVmP_h11O-Fa7q0za7qSI4HlebAeZf6GGlbxbUXLtBCaEaBrSOiKdqYaXBz0R0E_I/s400/P1130486.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> What immediately caught my eye was that the deep inset mat - perfect for accommodating an intaglio.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGl_FHusygrVBnuAwT-7SafmctGPVELNvVqEcI_1HqA6N7BbyClPw1vxcxJl1BvXn6rFrIrySKy3ZiBKuAC_9PF33EBOrbDWe4kcFeGx25Wnw_thWh0WAOrigKFGRkvY6G0F5Mms5iMHk9/s1600/P1130522.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5750360017387008450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGl_FHusygrVBnuAwT-7SafmctGPVELNvVqEcI_1HqA6N7BbyClPw1vxcxJl1BvXn6rFrIrySKy3ZiBKuAC_9PF33EBOrbDWe4kcFeGx25Wnw_thWh0WAOrigKFGRkvY6G0F5Mms5iMHk9/s640/P1130522.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>For the background I covered the board with a leftover ice blue Barbara Barry fabric that has a nice sheen and texture to it. To add a bit of depth, I painted the sides of the intaglios black. I prefer the ones I painted with both gold and black but those didn't work as well w/the silver inset of my free frame.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNyVE5p_ralm2JdeGEJS5-2q0S9L0BuSS65EHxTVpfQsUBp43dr2zliLqpXo6mDGbgmEPlfp6B7eN04MEMDFM5kuOP5VvrvEaCLMOp3exaJaB5TSOEzkZlWV2JbJIec8fNzrjS8lWL1NK/s1600/IMG_2053.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5770733504170497330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNyVE5p_ralm2JdeGEJS5-2q0S9L0BuSS65EHxTVpfQsUBp43dr2zliLqpXo6mDGbgmEPlfp6B7eN04MEMDFM5kuOP5VvrvEaCLMOp3exaJaB5TSOEzkZlWV2JbJIec8fNzrjS8lWL1NK/s400/IMG_2053.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RJM8GdevUKj90Q8eBS732KWzeOfckb70p1U1gEWIZ-f3sAwUNOJoqgI8AXy7anKnnQScgmgqYIK4LHGn6yM7JtuJxHIaB7Z4dx0pxs078MQXxx1oqmXuhO41liVCuoXlh_YLL3nVHX8B/s1600/P1130493.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5750360042589306642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RJM8GdevUKj90Q8eBS732KWzeOfckb70p1U1gEWIZ-f3sAwUNOJoqgI8AXy7anKnnQScgmgqYIK4LHGn6yM7JtuJxHIaB7Z4dx0pxs078MQXxx1oqmXuhO41liVCuoXlh_YLL3nVHX8B/s400/P1130493.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjde0I289wv-s0W9RAwJhV_2z_tGj6j8GoZ9KmCsMOfQMdjJBe4Xo35TUWsYMV0MxQPDBJoa8ksQZuOiM1-cXWfVyaGy5t4-RKksK8SJ4ove-8HIJy_Q7CeWj6S_4mcSWoIkItZAj589DE5/s1600/IMG_2047.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5770734630182358914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjde0I289wv-s0W9RAwJhV_2z_tGj6j8GoZ9KmCsMOfQMdjJBe4Xo35TUWsYMV0MxQPDBJoa8ksQZuOiM1-cXWfVyaGy5t4-RKksK8SJ4ove-8HIJy_Q7CeWj6S_4mcSWoIkItZAj589DE5/s640/IMG_2047.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> The final frame. I find both these photographs a bit disappointing as I think it looks so much better in person and it's not hung quite as high as it looks above the bar cart.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdk10Dfr7uShNiHhq4cXDFuMM6J8xex338zxqtJZyNaY7P_c2nYNboVrX1Ng_SyZ1I540eTdXCDL4oi_MpZ1sPBcMvoYFF1TYxzKgLKhM3NTdfcA-9sv2ylvTp5byPp6c641qYpN-0F5A3/s1600/IMG_2051.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5770734149318467122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdk10Dfr7uShNiHhq4cXDFuMM6J8xex338zxqtJZyNaY7P_c2nYNboVrX1Ng_SyZ1I540eTdXCDL4oi_MpZ1sPBcMvoYFF1TYxzKgLKhM3NTdfcA-9sv2ylvTp5byPp6c641qYpN-0F5A3/s640/IMG_2051.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />The bar cart in the room (former dining room which now has the new stairs to the lower level) that connects the living room to the family room and the kitchen off to the right.<br />I still have about 30 intaglios left - and a plan to convert the 6 blackboards I bought for $9 each into future frames with the traditional matting where just one or two intaglios are featured. Hopefully that won't take another 2+ years!

My Practically Free DIY Intaglios

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Hamptons Designer Showhouse - Color Drenched

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtb87jqNs-mUAeJUguEWZFWlp52GcRFqc3GO7cZn434YO_JRXTBshAYBMucgzNl6w9evQEKQNwW350uk-W46nJQ3Yc08yoB98paHzH2rC6eKfa7yp6k20ZioW-qaHo4UELCMS1MFkFLXe/s1600/hamptonKateSingerden.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769546768481677826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtb87jqNs-mUAeJUguEWZFWlp52GcRFqc3GO7cZn434YO_JRXTBshAYBMucgzNl6w9evQEKQNwW350uk-W46nJQ3Yc08yoB98paHzH2rC6eKfa7yp6k20ZioW-qaHo4UELCMS1MFkFLXe/s640/hamptonKateSingerden.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.vtinteriors.blogspot.com/2012/07/my-favorites-from-hampton-design-house.html">VT Interiors</a> just did a wonderful post on the Hampton Designer Showhouse 2012 and it's drenched in happy, fresh color. Not wanting to duplicate Viera's post, I've chosen other shots but just couldn't resist this first one, the den by designer Kate Singer. What a gorgeous collection of blue abstracts and landscapes. For more, head <a href="http://www.vtinteriors.blogspot.com/2012/07/my-favorites-from-hampton-design-house.html">here</a>. <span style="color:#333333;">(Images via </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151060636253117.458215.70613248116&type=1#!/media/set/?set=a.10151060636253117.458215.70613248116&type=1"><span style="color:#333333;">Facebook</span></a><span style="color:#333333;">, all photography by Eric Striffler)<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRqYEHjaXvW43egLhEO3rc8-yjkqTIQtIvbSzICEPAVlKXbQd39U786Y0jpTOYWctRrLxYedzso7fvWjKxC84dCIGVewMDORcLB7InBrXrEDgt5CM1YhZp8G_iGDwJmkpZ8vqXzDnb6DE/s1600/hamp1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769546417814146242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRqYEHjaXvW43egLhEO3rc8-yjkqTIQtIvbSzICEPAVlKXbQd39U786Y0jpTOYWctRrLxYedzso7fvWjKxC84dCIGVewMDORcLB7InBrXrEDgt5CM1YhZp8G_iGDwJmkpZ8vqXzDnb6DE/s640/hamp1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Designer Lillian August, Great Room<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOJDDycg1GZnT-xkiXK0P_0hPnJQQsZgryx4NbiHD1Aq_77dhM8wbBgRQmUBzA1tNDUhh9X2giCYBuUl0ljcfi_Lyp8znubwO50UrqAniPF8velsBCeNuH1cRESSeC_2jGq_bX-0v7GUj/s1600/hamptonRobertPassalmasterbed.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769543888409262034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOJDDycg1GZnT-xkiXK0P_0hPnJQQsZgryx4NbiHD1Aq_77dhM8wbBgRQmUBzA1tNDUhh9X2giCYBuUl0ljcfi_Lyp8znubwO50UrqAniPF8velsBCeNuH1cRESSeC_2jGq_bX-0v7GUj/s640/hamptonRobertPassalmasterbed.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Designer Robert Passal, Master Bedroom<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_OaaWlBtUFD7H0W9h7PMNfgivJGtcdJ4XtoX4eI8V093ocammYWPSCADwXnnQqfuyWUSNtOHE1h82CV__nezqPSzWjquh0-4UYPn5dqvAnzs3XAM0HszAdlskudokWXBRcFA2P1sAM89/s1600/hamptongregmckenzieLounge.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769543648736535826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_OaaWlBtUFD7H0W9h7PMNfgivJGtcdJ4XtoX4eI8V093ocammYWPSCADwXnnQqfuyWUSNtOHE1h82CV__nezqPSzWjquh0-4UYPn5dqvAnzs3XAM0HszAdlskudokWXBRcFA2P1sAM89/s640/hamptongregmckenzieLounge.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Designer Greg Mckenzie, Lounge<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNNDYJBLgL0ZJqYUnQq7P3l4ZKZKGDUl7UOTsOuEdDYVj_h74hY9h2GPfT1esv8lRZAz_OIXCYjunsgrskUOPNC1c6E1v-wZXnOSGvuTVyp83iX24D3F4uc1IUAjmft5t0i6CVT53YG04/s1600/hamptonLibbyLangdonfunroom.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769543333793431506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNNDYJBLgL0ZJqYUnQq7P3l4ZKZKGDUl7UOTsOuEdDYVj_h74hY9h2GPfT1esv8lRZAz_OIXCYjunsgrskUOPNC1c6E1v-wZXnOSGvuTVyp83iX24D3F4uc1IUAjmft5t0i6CVT53YG04/s640/hamptonLibbyLangdonfunroom.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Designer Libby Langdon, Fun Room

Hamptons Designer Showhouse - Color Drenched

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More Eye Candy

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6NUbYUfOw4H7Aj36piuLnMDX4t-6KkhsHk-PK56BMWnKX6mcEfixJriEMnhG63ay6FVXDcWosiHYVu_1SNFvfUgFfL1xpFQgPs2dXKeJzH24HJvB39O_Y5bD8HGX8K7mjVnM-qokTE6G/s1600/raul-martins.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766332969661650562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6NUbYUfOw4H7Aj36piuLnMDX4t-6KkhsHk-PK56BMWnKX6mcEfixJriEMnhG63ay6FVXDcWosiHYVu_1SNFvfUgFfL1xpFQgPs2dXKeJzH24HJvB39O_Y5bD8HGX8K7mjVnM-qokTE6G/s640/raul-martins.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Came across this fabulous bathroom by Raúl Martins via a<a href="http://www.paroisdouche.com/tag/ferrures-en-acier-inoxydable"> French website</a>. That one line of black tile running up the wall makes all the difference. Here's some more of his work via the very chic publication Nuevo Estilo. (More images <a href="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/407/407_1_4.shtml">here</a>.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40eu-pn0Xb4MogV1Z1OB7Xj-hFq1NPNiHg-xfD2SySwQSgS30A6dlgfW5zN-Zm-NOO-4KhiwEiZMTK7YgSsVsKRGIc_RKESjHlLdI7Hj2OKmIRBDcoBfPFy3L0ef7oZ9qwPoIXPQUFtUZ/s1600/ne1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766329507823838642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40eu-pn0Xb4MogV1Z1OB7Xj-hFq1NPNiHg-xfD2SySwQSgS30A6dlgfW5zN-Zm-NOO-4KhiwEiZMTK7YgSsVsKRGIc_RKESjHlLdI7Hj2OKmIRBDcoBfPFy3L0ef7oZ9qwPoIXPQUFtUZ/s640/ne1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfX1Z5tBRIADIiBQuCQrxk19APgjTQcohC5ozwaFf3E0F7ZPj50zBPeiNoao-InfnOi3c5hamkBLeiZ_L905b-_o-BfN2_6uCaG96PE4ZoodvjRLrp9aTWPrF6K3-aV9HRdbal6TrjZRz/s1600/ne2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766329402392861522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfX1Z5tBRIADIiBQuCQrxk19APgjTQcohC5ozwaFf3E0F7ZPj50zBPeiNoao-InfnOi3c5hamkBLeiZ_L905b-_o-BfN2_6uCaG96PE4ZoodvjRLrp9aTWPrF6K3-aV9HRdbal6TrjZRz/s640/ne2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpE7JfcDKjz0dyaeSB8blJjyuT6nVLA2LFmGO05ZCu8cDxhB6ZoF69LyV_df_uf_8rLjJXymnLu9-HzwbdbIJqQofIr6BVyoeQyiR6yvjuSKIJpcUmmakqP5j4zj_bwgY31OleGQE_9Sg/s1600/nedr.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_576632929685266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpE7JfcDKjz0dyaeSB8blJjyuT6nVLA2LFmGO05ZCu8cDxhB6ZoF69LyV_df_uf_8rLjJXymnLu9-HzwbdbIJqQofIr6BVyoeQyiR6yvjuSKIJpcUmmakqP5j4zj_bwgY31OleGQE_9Sg/s640/nedr.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Hope you're having a great week. I'm easing back into the work routine after a very nice break from it all. Thanks to everyone for all the nice birthday wishes! Michele

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Came across this fabulous bathroom by Raúl Martins via a French website . That one line of black tile running up the wall makes all the di...

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Eye Candy & A Vacation

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoV9mJn482xDjFCmgubnuHhwUzPT_6CUvlUktXtd7ney3andapwjtYU-fvtUPAqL2QRwqITp9oZuqm3dQpPgSLSGuXriuCOfaKmQfBT5UawXpr4M1whNqw5vJQaSmFnKbXB2RK688XPFa-/s1600/lovethisviahighstreet.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5764453530137537842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoV9mJn482xDjFCmgubnuHhwUzPT_6CUvlUktXtd7ney3andapwjtYU-fvtUPAqL2QRwqITp9oZuqm3dQpPgSLSGuXriuCOfaKmQfBT5UawXpr4M1whNqw5vJQaSmFnKbXB2RK688XPFa-/s800/lovethisviahighstreet.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Love the exterior of this home via <a href="http://www.highstreetmarket.blogspot.com/2012/07/driveway-ideas-cobblestone-crushed.html">High Street Market's post </a>on crushed stone driveways. It's a bit grand but still approachable.<br />I'm on vacation this week through my birthday - back with more posts on July 25th. Hope you're having a great summer so far!

Eye Candy & A Vacation

Love the exterior of this home via High Street Market's post on crushed stone driveways. It's a bit grand but still approachable. I&...

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Haute Fabric's Tent Sale July 20th - 31st!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BKbMTDVxNVqPcPkiNwrnbXqvrWvlpzKSvAD5YVywJF8VahKqUbgLIYCec5rtiQruX8Ggs3euG448qAS3pzhHZ3GOOT1INEL2hLpzVczau6-KAdHo__WbQ9OEy8Z6so_QkcsImmmpTZP5/s1600/2012-07-17-fabric-thumb-620xauto-42660.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766322123969309506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BKbMTDVxNVqPcPkiNwrnbXqvrWvlpzKSvAD5YVywJF8VahKqUbgLIYCec5rtiQruX8Ggs3euG448qAS3pzhHZ3GOOT1INEL2hLpzVczau6-KAdHo__WbQ9OEy8Z6so_QkcsImmmpTZP5/s640/2012-07-17-fabric-thumb-620xauto-42660.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> I just blogged about this event for Washingtonian Open House blog - check out the full story <a href="http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/openhouse/home-design-shopping/fabric-lovers-youre-in-luck-haute-fabrics-tent-sale-is-back-this-friday.php"><strong>here</strong></a>. Haute Fabrics is one of my favorite sources for designer fabrics at great prices. The tent sale runs from July 20th - 31st, Monday through Saturday 10 to 5, Sunday 1 to 4.<br /><br />Haute Fabrics. 8393 W. Main St., Marshall, Virginia; 540-364-1221.

Haute Fabric's Tent Sale July 20th - 31st!

I just blogged about this event for Washingtonian Open House blog - check out the full story here . Haute Fabrics is one of my favorite sou...

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I'd Like a Sink Like This...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5TLekbRGexMKuDkXrxMeuDRwQehSjpt4x6ToAPnHWKJZ6RueIgU01wW41EhPnTZEXRmgN0mqk2ci4WmrWNZYRmAkNBt0B3_h6XvJUkGFxIaZaB-cwAMA3EeUqWgbhP7qXzbFO4EqQ2kZO/s1600/sink.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5764646037027159314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5TLekbRGexMKuDkXrxMeuDRwQehSjpt4x6ToAPnHWKJZ6RueIgU01wW41EhPnTZEXRmgN0mqk2ci4WmrWNZYRmAkNBt0B3_h6XvJUkGFxIaZaB-cwAMA3EeUqWgbhP7qXzbFO4EqQ2kZO/s640/sink.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>I'd like a marble sink like this. I'm assuming this is custom. Has anyone ever had one like this made for them? <span style="color:#333333;">(From the home of designer Christina Murphy, New York Social Diary</span><a href="http://www.nysocialdiary.com/node/1908016"><span style="color:#333333;"> here</span></a><span style="color:#333333;">, photography by Jeff Hirsch)</span>

I'd Like a Sink Like This...

I'd like a marble sink like this. I'm assuming this is custom. Has anyone ever had one like this made for them? (From the home of de...

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Sunny Yellow Entry

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc50siQrQ-9ow0XWjKfsY8hzBw_acWUCvQ-qdHRdhLnTzAVQc97I_VsJ8_6w6zeONbT6baU5_11CtezJXIyP6K1FhsdoI8KJBVTGtmz_WvdezcCvF2NUxYbwqT1eGsE0VxxlXSEI4xyZmP/s1600/P1130588.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5763723699334163442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc50siQrQ-9ow0XWjKfsY8hzBw_acWUCvQ-qdHRdhLnTzAVQc97I_VsJ8_6w6zeONbT6baU5_11CtezJXIyP6K1FhsdoI8KJBVTGtmz_WvdezcCvF2NUxYbwqT1eGsE0VxxlXSEI4xyZmP/s640/P1130588.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a>A bit of exterior eye candy from my recent trip home (Central New York.) Love this sunny yellow door paired with the light blue exterior. Terrific wood rail work too!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEDSLd99QNnhYTVU7wWQLRjpxfGdhWZ5L7ANsQRpTXYh_1S_FHayZlr-PQQc9_aFx3HAWf8lDwV2IpzC9NQb9IrvpkwY5xnsoqEfwL0RtUF1Sz_YtuXUlIajeFVLmHcp7LjTFh5wk0XYR/s1600/P1130586.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5763723343086096098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEDSLd99QNnhYTVU7wWQLRjpxfGdhWZ5L7ANsQRpTXYh_1S_FHayZlr-PQQc9_aFx3HAWf8lDwV2IpzC9NQb9IrvpkwY5xnsoqEfwL0RtUF1Sz_YtuXUlIajeFVLmHcp7LjTFh5wk0XYR/s640/P1130586.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydIk3ucJBKwqe_YSalzCGsGCGkvF2dF8R6CbGLuHd8OvAYO9xh8ZiusM-b5Icvs2bPC_6F2-4tbGCBVKNHYgFZ4EPvbYvD8UnAjzaqHk6vr13qOjHDxX4ebHD56c4SdZa0E_ADqO8nY42/s1600/P1130563.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5763724996091445810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydIk3ucJBKwqe_YSalzCGsGCGkvF2dF8R6CbGLuHd8OvAYO9xh8ZiusM-b5Icvs2bPC_6F2-4tbGCBVKNHYgFZ4EPvbYvD8UnAjzaqHk6vr13qOjHDxX4ebHD56c4SdZa0E_ADqO8nY42/s640/P1130563.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a>Speaking of yellow, the same day this lovely bridal party was having their pictures taken lakeside. Notice the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">yellow</span></b> flowers, shoes and pocket chiefs.

Sunny Yellow Entry

A bit of exterior eye candy from my recent trip home (Central New York.) Love this sunny yellow door paired with the light blue exterior. ...

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Divine Dining Room

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-OtZy5-pKmJqbcU9j3d9ouStfZMjv0Qv1twvOTBw1FJ8pECyZKB7xnNFmtdUqvwuwFNAhFjr1Sx6Aa2VoJefpaM-z2byWCDap_Fjevg3Yuriv1NxgycbKRR3PFuK24UgRrTppeAAEo2h/s1600/pstephankarlisch.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762559693503333922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-OtZy5-pKmJqbcU9j3d9ouStfZMjv0Qv1twvOTBw1FJ8pECyZKB7xnNFmtdUqvwuwFNAhFjr1Sx6Aa2VoJefpaM-z2byWCDap_Fjevg3Yuriv1NxgycbKRR3PFuK24UgRrTppeAAEo2h/s640/pstephankarlisch.bmp" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Why am I posting on Sunday afternoon, an unusual time for me? Gun shy - thunderstorms are forecast and I'm afraid we'll lose power again. I should me more optimistic... Hope you enjoy Lisa Martensen's serene and sophisticted dining room via DHome <a href="http://www.dhome.dmagazine.com/Room-guides/dining-rooms/martensen-dining-room#detail">here</a>. The stone table is by Michael Taylor.

Divine Dining Room

Why am I posting on Sunday afternoon, an unusual time for me? Gun shy - thunderstorms are forecast and I'm afraid we'll lose power a...

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D. Bryant Archie's Newest Textiles

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMCyc5PO3K0DZONVV-zWGLyCyCTt5dE3zH1l3BVfTFSy125nTUTLoLnPsWeNsa633UxV4EkeLWfeuxuNI4LUa57Ia-ZtzjiuyDY9Jnaq5Fhe2tExm1xV_ua3bKfan5X5rXo26dIw_yLc0/s1600/qashqai_folded.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762074677230474706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMCyc5PO3K0DZONVV-zWGLyCyCTt5dE3zH1l3BVfTFSy125nTUTLoLnPsWeNsa633UxV4EkeLWfeuxuNI4LUa57Ia-ZtzjiuyDY9Jnaq5Fhe2tExm1xV_ua3bKfan5X5rXo26dIw_yLc0/s640/qashqai_folded.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a><a href="http://www.dbryantarchie.com/">Bryant Archie</a>, one of my favorite people I've met while blogging, has a <a href="http://shop.dbryantarchie.com/artist/what-s-new">new Resort collection</a> of 100% cotton and, of course, it's beautiful. Maybe you saw them mentioned in this month's Elle Decor? The throws and bedcovers are handmade in Guatemala and the pillows are sewn in NYC. (throw above is Qashqai) The strips are gorgeous color combinations and come with the braided border trim that I think is a signature feature of Bryant's work.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgj7I2q5qgeppgekUQuCAsBsstrjPba9m02AeZzZObAUAYzMlaUrmYxqWERIYbU4dtzA8XQbQYG9vevlNeu_0-4IeKlbo_83wLxvmmysrjszfrAp9hfM4wkS6Kvj3qO8IrJB3T2QWWdx9/s1600/amaleah_flat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762075215520176098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgj7I2q5qgeppgekUQuCAsBsstrjPba9m02AeZzZObAUAYzMlaUrmYxqWERIYbU4dtzA8XQbQYG9vevlNeu_0-4IeKlbo_83wLxvmmysrjszfrAp9hfM4wkS6Kvj3qO8IrJB3T2QWWdx9/s400/amaleah_flat.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Amaleah<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KAcv5u4W-e1dTJoEzAZ9WhiivYBaUZu7FjvYAn3tpY7k1JJcNoAuNoAQCQks7IinKqstjF-lGCnMDu5f-0QXUA5uqRcrzCQOHozl82uPu3qGpKf2zAP3MtmpHU7cM5xj0vABQ3qBFEhV/s1600/COBAN_BLUE_PILLOW_17X30.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762079369204419090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KAcv5u4W-e1dTJoEzAZ9WhiivYBaUZu7FjvYAn3tpY7k1JJcNoAuNoAQCQks7IinKqstjF-lGCnMDu5f-0QXUA5uqRcrzCQOHozl82uPu3qGpKf2zAP3MtmpHU7cM5xj0vABQ3qBFEhV/s400/COBAN_BLUE_PILLOW_17X30.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 355px; height: 400px;" /></a>Coban blue pillow<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktr6sVantWFRYIBpd2IpOxElbJ4TQthKAzVkfC-l6SuH9ENUzJSaSdb0nll9EaWrYAvXEE7VOBVhbfmZu1BUXvlpyXjwFKyoziBPws8No83HOnuupZaWyJ-hffXioVWle4bh_nWjeB0Y6/s1600/USONIAN_BLANKET_cognac.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762074399265111570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktr6sVantWFRYIBpd2IpOxElbJ4TQthKAzVkfC-l6SuH9ENUzJSaSdb0nll9EaWrYAvXEE7VOBVhbfmZu1BUXvlpyXjwFKyoziBPws8No83HOnuupZaWyJ-hffXioVWle4bh_nWjeB0Y6/s640/USONIAN_BLANKET_cognac.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a>Recently I bought this beautiful Usonian blanket in cognac/maple/night hand-woven of 100% baby alpaca in Peru. To say it's soft is an understatement!

D. Bryant Archie's Newest Textiles

Bryant Archie , one of my favorite people I've met while blogging, has a new Resort collection of 100% cotton and, of course, it's ...

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An Electrified July 4th!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyR-pRtRPfGzUpQuVeCZorxwV7GqFH6bzPetV3yA0HZ3qCpkbAySJhJbLIjmIj35RAiDKzO50LYQGv2_13sB2V5XMKIEB5INkUeUyR0ucnBqFDWPJxSFLNRv651HvSC2yGv6IkCLJBjit7/s1600/IMG_1315.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761105344261912434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyR-pRtRPfGzUpQuVeCZorxwV7GqFH6bzPetV3yA0HZ3qCpkbAySJhJbLIjmIj35RAiDKzO50LYQGv2_13sB2V5XMKIEB5INkUeUyR0ucnBqFDWPJxSFLNRv651HvSC2yGv6IkCLJBjit7/s640/IMG_1315.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a>The power is back on and I missed all the excitement. Lucky timing on my part. While my husband and kids were sweltering post-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2012_North_American_derecho"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc0000;">Derecho wind storm</span></a>, I spent those 4 days up in Skaneateles, NY attending my 30th high school reunion (yeah Auburn High Class of '82)...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpZ5bpSAlDUPRSL6uCuwJJzpDO_3Rh_4-M6046WuTHoVqnFWT6sueLi8zwL0Kd0gmK0mAOoTCZnZNmB0pjF9bh0MnVTqntWCHOCLQW_8hzv9ALHuRISkQC3GHRzOGLyBQu4EW2s14t_Hb/s1600/sherwood.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761107909354925122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpZ5bpSAlDUPRSL6uCuwJJzpDO_3Rh_4-M6046WuTHoVqnFWT6sueLi8zwL0Kd0gmK0mAOoTCZnZNmB0pjF9bh0MnVTqntWCHOCLQW_8hzv9ALHuRISkQC3GHRzOGLyBQu4EW2s14t_Hb/s640/sherwood.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a>first at the Sherwood Inn and then here at this perfect spot on Otisco Lake. <div><b><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761109457225137186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbVh5OATcwMpmwhAA36uSh2U-WtJ7n9rnGv2lm0GvKk1zPUy7rGUqc6sr1lyuhzTFxpMuRB2_VtdTSYNXsFsmZJSvZzd5Cp7BCeuiid-Kmmj3TYGu2IpOtmbXiJx19Z-5qezBWvlBXJ1r/s640/otisco.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Hope you have a Happy</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">4th of July!</span></span></b></div>

An Electrified July 4th!

The power is back on and I missed all the excitement. Lucky timing on my part. While my husband and kids were sweltering post- Derecho win...

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