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Charleston Courtyard Goodness

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jRl008yrrAkUXpuq7q3kAZRaNW3T_djm01k8JX_Kg9fty3bhLutGMbxcXdwfv4Jhl7JCZHM4JVIAc14iG3wQMQKgwofT2Zr765APva4wXbvyJ06C_YX_HTbiiV_s1wB2ci_kHXbcuaXN/s1600/amyvermillion2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jRl008yrrAkUXpuq7q3kAZRaNW3T_djm01k8JX_Kg9fty3bhLutGMbxcXdwfv4Jhl7JCZHM4JVIAc14iG3wQMQKgwofT2Zr765APva4wXbvyJ06C_YX_HTbiiV_s1wB2ci_kHXbcuaXN/s640/amyvermillion2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Sometimes you come across an image and think this should be in a magazine. That's how I felt about designer <a href="http://www.amyvermillion.com/">Amy Vermillion's</a> pictures of Charleston courtyards - the first of which is from her client's historic Charleston Battery home.  I immediately added them to my <a href="http://pinterest.com/mynottinghill/outdoors-exteriors/">Pinterest Outdoors/exteriors board</a> but then had to share them here.  Hope you have a great weekend.  More from Amy Vermillion's blog <a href="http://amyvermillion.com/blog/2013/05/historic-charleston-photo-shoot-sneaky-peek/">here</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-hLm3HrySApHvdr06IehD0-xhOm-M0ylcRfqKCI79xpXirlmmyW2OwRDdaUzChtRC1rs873FsksWX2hyqU8jeRMWxiB5MAkqRB1Wp82pRtKnsgrCfuv1raXSebu78pv1H5kvCSab3e5S/s1600/amyvermillion1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-hLm3HrySApHvdr06IehD0-xhOm-M0ylcRfqKCI79xpXirlmmyW2OwRDdaUzChtRC1rs873FsksWX2hyqU8jeRMWxiB5MAkqRB1Wp82pRtKnsgrCfuv1raXSebu78pv1H5kvCSab3e5S/s1600/amyvermillion1.jpg" /></a></div>.<br />and <a href="http://amyvermillion.com/blog/2013/06/nooks-crannies-walking-around-the-battery-in-charleston/">here</a>.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/472372" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Follow My Notting Hill on Bloglovin"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" src="http://www.bloglovin.com/widget/bilder/en/widget.gif?id=472372" /></a></div>

Charleston Courtyard Goodness

Sometimes you come across an image and think this should be in a magazine. That's how I felt about designer Amy Vermillion's pictur...

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Tom Scheerer Decorates: You'll Want This!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQTtidR-bwJlp8LfqonVx7G80HWpq2DbWfYNNxavHkLdwUbTb8SHyCbJa44uMhO80qsnVd-qKCpQOgNKFZegP02rJz5Drq27_2_HS3nLekwt9aABc_MVFq6s8TDUuSaiqGMdz15hyphenhyphencTw6/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.49.39+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQTtidR-bwJlp8LfqonVx7G80HWpq2DbWfYNNxavHkLdwUbTb8SHyCbJa44uMhO80qsnVd-qKCpQOgNKFZegP02rJz5Drq27_2_HS3nLekwt9aABc_MVFq6s8TDUuSaiqGMdz15hyphenhyphencTw6/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.49.39+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whenever a designer whose work has graced the pages of major shelter magazines issues a book, you always wonder - will I really be seeing anything I haven't seen before?  When <a href="http://www.vendomepress.com/">Vendome Press</a> offered me the chance to review <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0865653054/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0865653054&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20">Tom Scheerer Decorates</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0865653054" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />,  I jumped at the chance to find out.  Well the good news is, you will.  Even with the homes that I recognized, there were different shots and new rooms that give you so much more than you've seen previously. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDu8VxXg8oGReNOaZt7zjBRGXvbo97QYMX7qjBokSTdMDdu41G64ewWa-efSsI4W6S54rPAv8Ws-mCw6PoHc8KXUmfaT60JZTnCLTYVgRzHDsb92Zrn5_A8va0YDesBOxAoHIvmu3m4ZtO/s1600/IMG_3672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDu8VxXg8oGReNOaZt7zjBRGXvbo97QYMX7qjBokSTdMDdu41G64ewWa-efSsI4W6S54rPAv8Ws-mCw6PoHc8KXUmfaT60JZTnCLTYVgRzHDsb92Zrn5_A8va0YDesBOxAoHIvmu3m4ZtO/s640/IMG_3672.JPG" width="630" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEpvW9qdNVgP6OpunPNnShk9P8aISd-WotMgY84vXPCFKjowPrud7M8IXtjhFKgT9iwg01iYHH1Dh9Up3AI-7NINx_uP6vaRgA6GgJ4fE41cKl-KLHVjgE7OD91cAuehVCO3BSJSwqnvo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.41.43+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEpvW9qdNVgP6OpunPNnShk9P8aISd-WotMgY84vXPCFKjowPrud7M8IXtjhFKgT9iwg01iYHH1Dh9Up3AI-7NINx_uP6vaRgA6GgJ4fE41cKl-KLHVjgE7OD91cAuehVCO3BSJSwqnvo/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.41.43+AM.png" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20yDIoYNHYY-CbEDnXVjOwzIvOBxXW7hiMGCN4r7nQtiH9tq1rILi27CjPNjkKDT1vnM-YoUwGYi1MoPhxhjRyWGyW9dagfaIJKMh8I8L6JpTYZICl-x1kbzFPwTcFC9Tfmgh7dwiLu7o/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.42.24+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20yDIoYNHYY-CbEDnXVjOwzIvOBxXW7hiMGCN4r7nQtiH9tq1rILi27CjPNjkKDT1vnM-YoUwGYi1MoPhxhjRyWGyW9dagfaIJKMh8I8L6JpTYZICl-x1kbzFPwTcFC9Tfmgh7dwiLu7o/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.42.24+AM.png" width="478" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The book is divided into 3 major sections:  City, Country and Tropics. Each is full of large, lush photos by Francesco Lagnese capturing all the elegant, livable chicness Scheerer is known for. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mimi Read's narration gives you a real sense of Scheerer's approach and the reasoning behind his choices.  And, isn't that what were looking for from a book like this - a glimpse into the creative process of such a talented designer?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrABwI1IgUU9LFxOZ5JFp2oeXd6a6DAGdgIa0q1ICRE7x2hyTbEF1D-DXQbuNK8IHCKNqEx1QNhbgiky0lW1ZLKrmdhqAZt6l0AEJSnB12athgGN_og25FWXLF6XhL4YKjdZLCPZGnlPy/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.42.46+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrABwI1IgUU9LFxOZ5JFp2oeXd6a6DAGdgIa0q1ICRE7x2hyTbEF1D-DXQbuNK8IHCKNqEx1QNhbgiky0lW1ZLKrmdhqAZt6l0AEJSnB12athgGN_og25FWXLF6XhL4YKjdZLCPZGnlPy/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.42.46+AM.png" width="478" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOQ52AzSRSufssgxP9h6LxSHD35DLlUZWL3MSVZHEkkcTswBRHN8C6ALSu6neTiu72yaRpQiIIkJIb3oYHk8k-DZBeOf45o6VGnT0dyPnPPr9zCuez8WGDmo0utwNYI-9bbnUjF7A6oLC/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.42.04+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOQ52AzSRSufssgxP9h6LxSHD35DLlUZWL3MSVZHEkkcTswBRHN8C6ALSu6neTiu72yaRpQiIIkJIb3oYHk8k-DZBeOf45o6VGnT0dyPnPPr9zCuez8WGDmo0utwNYI-9bbnUjF7A6oLC/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.42.04+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4AuKwAC9xeAk4xngizt7qLm4yZGSSqU8rxLzMZTfLBO7XjvgDkABgINI14BLrye83UrPREkI-FDvPPCn8f24l8iUTFCkY3qbBAVnfIxzoPrtlhCXbMMpy4sb2kxmJKr5sm2GnKqVTMNE/s1600/IMG_3673.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4AuKwAC9xeAk4xngizt7qLm4yZGSSqU8rxLzMZTfLBO7XjvgDkABgINI14BLrye83UrPREkI-FDvPPCn8f24l8iUTFCkY3qbBAVnfIxzoPrtlhCXbMMpy4sb2kxmJKr5sm2GnKqVTMNE/s640/IMG_3673.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWi2YPrKlGmh5I8gigCP2KURjO48NVnP7GxBAdaIwx8i8WM9EHNRqtmNWcL6wWFlG9qomGlwnUK97HO-bvXTkL0mI5XYHxhje_3DN2eEaUMOxRfUnON_q0sGZKbDrPwKf9HJQkbknv822/s1600/IMG_3677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWi2YPrKlGmh5I8gigCP2KURjO48NVnP7GxBAdaIwx8i8WM9EHNRqtmNWcL6wWFlG9qomGlwnUK97HO-bvXTkL0mI5XYHxhje_3DN2eEaUMOxRfUnON_q0sGZKbDrPwKf9HJQkbknv822/s640/IMG_3677.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />I had mentioned Scheerer's upcoming book in a post back in <a href="http://mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2013/07/new-design-books-giveaway-thank-you.html">July</a> and am so happy now to have it in my collection.  An added bonus, the under-the-cover of this book is fabulous. The caning design is even slightly textured!      <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0865653054/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0865653054&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20">Tom Scheerer Decorates</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0865653054" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />

Tom Scheerer Decorates: You'll Want This!

Whenever a designer whose work has graced the pages of major shelter magazines issues a book, you always wonder - will I really be seeing an...

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What About Raffia Instead?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0R3DIryKRGhQDNRTMliwHkRivyysC7KFKrrOSVDZGqg6WGgK5i-jmtgG_TdVN8IeESkccCqNT3t7ETTa5f_PSMaaTfK0Ot53o5ZQdy7IHNotb6HK0PwytR7Z1MTM5o3gVVtfGDEhNuPd/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-25+at+10.41.18+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="571" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0R3DIryKRGhQDNRTMliwHkRivyysC7KFKrrOSVDZGqg6WGgK5i-jmtgG_TdVN8IeESkccCqNT3t7ETTa5f_PSMaaTfK0Ot53o5ZQdy7IHNotb6HK0PwytR7Z1MTM5o3gVVtfGDEhNuPd/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-25+at+10.41.18+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Grasscloth is popular and you see alot of it - but imagine these two spaces without the raffia wall covering.  It would certainly be nice but not quite the same look.  I think that since raffia has both vertical and horizontal texture the look is even warmer and more enveloping.  (room above by <a href="http://www.ericcohler.com/">Eric Cohler</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uktjjnB8RNWU5Ogb3l_rKY65qqHSf03flAssTa4gZzK8rRxXw__CNucZBlmnY0lt1CnE6fdlmAlWzOKamRhe6GYRs8hxjQ6pRSXqdWWyg5CYdzaPEdvKNusgMKwer5K96Sj4RbADcfxN/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-25+at+9.13.22+PM.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uktjjnB8RNWU5Ogb3l_rKY65qqHSf03flAssTa4gZzK8rRxXw__CNucZBlmnY0lt1CnE6fdlmAlWzOKamRhe6GYRs8hxjQ6pRSXqdWWyg5CYdzaPEdvKNusgMKwer5K96Sj4RbADcfxN/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-25+at+9.13.22+PM.png" width="500" /></a></div><br />From the home of Dave DeMattei and Patrick Wade via House Beautiful<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colors/demattei-wade-browns-0308#slide-13"> here</a>, photography by Jose Picayo <br /><br /><br />The raffia that Eric Cohler used was Phillip Jeffries, African Raffia Capri Natural (<a href="http://www.phillipjeffries.com/products/1749fw--african_raffia.html">here</a>).  They also offer some amazing raffia's with a metallic finish and with stripes.  In general,  I think raffia would take stenciling very well too.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSi5vVRowGigPUpr5K_ntlFEVAGaLBwaZErj6-Rk4U5IufnUHcoMxQqovOKjiINcJYSgZVgpn0Zvx0IVV1Oi7Jm5wMUgz-V0MF20Yd2tWHyMw4SrWPivQq0NB15YgNAPfdnsrjIDyjZJST/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-26+at+8.32.43+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSi5vVRowGigPUpr5K_ntlFEVAGaLBwaZErj6-Rk4U5IufnUHcoMxQqovOKjiINcJYSgZVgpn0Zvx0IVV1Oi7Jm5wMUgz-V0MF20Yd2tWHyMw4SrWPivQq0NB15YgNAPfdnsrjIDyjZJST/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-26+at+8.32.43+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitD0hyAcG5R7TF7p5BdioiRiuyOzD8AErtLZrrcp12hSL3rgMhA0ILONyc0NchrSdTiZRoIGeaMmiZGMPp189eUQ3mMQfid3v7j81GFxWlt1wNLRU2f6y5YnGqrz0vxLaUnYg8UsauFQHv/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-25+at+9.27.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitD0hyAcG5R7TF7p5BdioiRiuyOzD8AErtLZrrcp12hSL3rgMhA0ILONyc0NchrSdTiZRoIGeaMmiZGMPp189eUQ3mMQfid3v7j81GFxWlt1wNLRU2f6y5YnGqrz0vxLaUnYg8UsauFQHv/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-25+at+9.27.51+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEm3lUqEcYqfWsABLmm-dCXjnI0o_VqBZWfJV2kPfZ6Hx-Tdzf1updd3sdlOFOvhFlT8_zx_xSo4nY2F19VxswL87uoNsGpqyJ-D4cYpYF2BGLRMnjoveYZJ_WH-B0YhFR9o9SrYV6bqwN/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-25+at+9.52.54+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEm3lUqEcYqfWsABLmm-dCXjnI0o_VqBZWfJV2kPfZ6Hx-Tdzf1updd3sdlOFOvhFlT8_zx_xSo4nY2F19VxswL87uoNsGpqyJ-D4cYpYF2BGLRMnjoveYZJ_WH-B0YhFR9o9SrYV6bqwN/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-25+at+9.52.54+PM.png" width="640" /></a>Besides well known wallcovering suppliers, you can find raffia from craft supply stores in a variety of widths - nice and cost effective if you're considering backing bookcases or covering a piece of furniture with it. The fine woven raffia cloth above is from <a href="http://www.caneandbasket.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=RC-FCW">Cane and Basket </a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These fabrics are from Franks Supply<a href="http://www.franksupply.com/raffia/supplies.html#raffiafabric"> here</a>.  Notice the second fabric comes with the option of <u>backing</u>.  I did read that's important  for ease of hanging on walls. <br /><br />My bed's headboard is upholstered in a raffia fabric.  Do you have any raffia in your house?

What About Raffia Instead?

Grasscloth is popular and you see alot of it - but imagine these two spaces without the raffia wall covering. It would certainly be nice bu...

5:54 AM

A 40++ Year Tradition

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRqJCIAwocQ6CRG4LuM4lJiY8qrpjinLympXvcu2aJjkrX48sYXVXEZCj8Ry9-spsSvqAB1xhiJ2s8CxGUP_HZctDSTTme1LxfmuqoOA6b3X8nu0zh2Pqi7i8E1eQ-zJINV7hPEg0agTx/s1600/IMG_0133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRqJCIAwocQ6CRG4LuM4lJiY8qrpjinLympXvcu2aJjkrX48sYXVXEZCj8Ry9-spsSvqAB1xhiJ2s8CxGUP_HZctDSTTme1LxfmuqoOA6b3X8nu0zh2Pqi7i8E1eQ-zJINV7hPEg0agTx/s640/IMG_0133.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />For 40+ years my Dad, my Uncle Don and their childhood friend Ray have been driving from NY, CT and RI to meet-up at one of the most beautiful racetracks, Saratoga, for an early round of golf and a day at the track.  How did these three kids from the triple-decker houses of Providence learn to golf?  By catching multiple buses to the country club where they caddied.  The affinity for horse gambling?  Natural inclination :) <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEnIeGGMroTamup6ywbGdRxVbbqiQEbAcWhiHes6pIgJcDx7vcfPgKtah-gDHewn6j2vOMsX1rVC0NF_QwhzLGcEsUXNO-N_CTcxwv5Bkz6b2F_HIqxPwFzr9REfm0Ths4LBQylPBs7rx/s1600/IMG_0130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEnIeGGMroTamup6ywbGdRxVbbqiQEbAcWhiHes6pIgJcDx7vcfPgKtah-gDHewn6j2vOMsX1rVC0NF_QwhzLGcEsUXNO-N_CTcxwv5Bkz6b2F_HIqxPwFzr9REfm0Ths4LBQylPBs7rx/s640/IMG_0130.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's always a one-day trip up early in the morning and back home late in the night.  There's routines and rituals - the same places for lunch (always take-out sandwiches) and dinner every year.  They still talk about "the year" when they went to their lunch spot only to find it had closed!  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpGoCM0U-M9g0WVRwzYHVHliAWRCaN9Y-RnKsQeSPavW9bkRygq-kby5e2qVKSn7Yeuhg2O0Me8oCESd-9uS2tC-8ZodJz-9VAOcMBSKt5x4pAZTOG7XiyCbs4rGAvLPrYqeSTyZjwnn3/s1600/IMG_0127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpGoCM0U-M9g0WVRwzYHVHliAWRCaN9Y-RnKsQeSPavW9bkRygq-kby5e2qVKSn7Yeuhg2O0Me8oCESd-9uS2tC-8ZodJz-9VAOcMBSKt5x4pAZTOG7XiyCbs4rGAvLPrYqeSTyZjwnn3/s640/IMG_0127.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Bob and Ray - If you knew them you'd agree that this picture  captures the essence of their 70+ year friendship, independent and connected.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhS-Q5IGZHlGr2SILD1CTOE5U0WmU32iRFnUcRzBrqXRS9KcRMoDpe0E2GoVXYY0ajo7Age44fDaSVKoqVgf9QC9Fc8QRt_vZgKS_lwSTDILxcogsb1rnVlxf6sM_73MHbP4QSzHusSNcn/s1600/IMG_0139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhS-Q5IGZHlGr2SILD1CTOE5U0WmU32iRFnUcRzBrqXRS9KcRMoDpe0E2GoVXYY0ajo7Age44fDaSVKoqVgf9QC9Fc8QRt_vZgKS_lwSTDILxcogsb1rnVlxf6sM_73MHbP4QSzHusSNcn/s640/IMG_0139.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The ritual now spans three generations.  This year's trip had a total of 11.  Here's two younger generations heading out with the coolers and gear for the day in tow.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7Eow17H7nEW7Qydz7amYOHdNlefxvxN1NLvdCYVmaTq-w7OEMRs_YPvehLeFsDBMpg_fuKqYlHKhzLwtO_4Xt9S3iVHxzNrqffyqj6RnecwXVJHSsrQNSfhIfY1L1EFdpkDmMUzYNT6l/s1600/IMG_0143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7Eow17H7nEW7Qydz7amYOHdNlefxvxN1NLvdCYVmaTq-w7OEMRs_YPvehLeFsDBMpg_fuKqYlHKhzLwtO_4Xt9S3iVHxzNrqffyqj6RnecwXVJHSsrQNSfhIfY1L1EFdpkDmMUzYNT6l/s640/IMG_0143.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />While it's true that time marches on and things are always changing, <u>some things do stay the same</u>.  That's something Bob, Don and Ray know a little bit about.

A 40++ Year Tradition

For 40+ years my Dad, my Uncle Don and their childhood friend Ray have been driving from NY, CT and RI to meet-up at one of the most beautif...

4:45 AM

The Gardens of Twickenham, Huntsville!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhii3U4R7D4v7pvk9nHij0GdrqvEBl1fPjOZkapawQ3UP6bJjgMB9Zlewg2ISzXcDLFiI0pad33pdtzu52FnGuGcvE-VtsyXKfTAksCizbhFEf3d7bJOnCM8cS9h-tO-9ItvhLJy39RPbbG/s1600/DSCN0070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhii3U4R7D4v7pvk9nHij0GdrqvEBl1fPjOZkapawQ3UP6bJjgMB9Zlewg2ISzXcDLFiI0pad33pdtzu52FnGuGcvE-VtsyXKfTAksCizbhFEf3d7bJOnCM8cS9h-tO-9ItvhLJy39RPbbG/s640/DSCN0070.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />Picking up from last week's post on the home, here's a glimpse at the gardens and landscaping of Twickenham. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm0SHYQuS2JpRpqg4BBCV77b8oKs5ID8OoqdIxIBalcxj7DLz-1QY_QSwNgTxveGQpnPYfxM2Aey3kEoDUztdsm-jmViYqfDKDIO-bGxeUz4CU-XMU3yKMeuKoXjuzVX7cbBXi2eSCgFB/s1600/DSCN0072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm0SHYQuS2JpRpqg4BBCV77b8oKs5ID8OoqdIxIBalcxj7DLz-1QY_QSwNgTxveGQpnPYfxM2Aey3kEoDUztdsm-jmViYqfDKDIO-bGxeUz4CU-XMU3yKMeuKoXjuzVX7cbBXi2eSCgFB/s640/DSCN0072.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />I took this brick and stone "window" and the white stones creating a path as an invitation to peek.  Would you?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJWsiP38TjzE6HRrrNNe4-TlIngszxBFTOjd43t3B0OeKjVWLBFyQkV_jCWkf2o-6rxDCCmWoZ9tWuw5umwkC0LOUIay8qHmq_12iWtstP7VIajoLLvSRWB5O_87wP-3n_Ru6XsgAx_Va/s1600/DSCN0073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJWsiP38TjzE6HRrrNNe4-TlIngszxBFTOjd43t3B0OeKjVWLBFyQkV_jCWkf2o-6rxDCCmWoZ9tWuw5umwkC0LOUIay8qHmq_12iWtstP7VIajoLLvSRWB5O_87wP-3n_Ru6XsgAx_Va/s640/DSCN0073.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiV4KKk0LnyGN79MN9OomDvvMvGUfDUmL3uCsuROAtwk7d4yVtxwlI5YVYebSdyDR9ePofH3yJxzBQBoXOgr8P3ZrvylvQ7iAmbhmJfXrerkaOPWOvpDFh3QO82g_k-7pxrXJOKEOyFAli/s1600/DSCN0074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiV4KKk0LnyGN79MN9OomDvvMvGUfDUmL3uCsuROAtwk7d4yVtxwlI5YVYebSdyDR9ePofH3yJxzBQBoXOgr8P3ZrvylvQ7iAmbhmJfXrerkaOPWOvpDFh3QO82g_k-7pxrXJOKEOyFAli/s640/DSCN0074.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Formal layout with beautiful planters.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrprb76iGf1O3qRp1Gz3O67WPIt7igny9O3Ukn8Y6RVYZQ_VLY2w1nzMXKHirc9kN4E6VLfjIPTtmOSTL787Gc4Iv3TeXHoI6qIqMdrj0IaPvJpYiKN3xZXA6NjA2Uy_V5L3F2_DvmucCU/s1600/DSCN0076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrprb76iGf1O3qRp1Gz3O67WPIt7igny9O3Ukn8Y6RVYZQ_VLY2w1nzMXKHirc9kN4E6VLfjIPTtmOSTL787Gc4Iv3TeXHoI6qIqMdrj0IaPvJpYiKN3xZXA6NjA2Uy_V5L3F2_DvmucCU/s640/DSCN0076.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHoVQDVNHXBmYeKb7h9hB33FIO_6lfuk-pvYenyg4C4557xIHZtUUPBGCc5OqoWofIP4y4IRlfVnnUqcn0ZZ3TrjZgn_nHNcP8V_zazCpsLKdMfXD9AdhfrFoTcVf_gCwjrDz83gSqOrn/s1600/DSCN0077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHoVQDVNHXBmYeKb7h9hB33FIO_6lfuk-pvYenyg4C4557xIHZtUUPBGCc5OqoWofIP4y4IRlfVnnUqcn0ZZ3TrjZgn_nHNcP8V_zazCpsLKdMfXD9AdhfrFoTcVf_gCwjrDz83gSqOrn/s640/DSCN0077.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />Wish I could <strike>trespassed</strike> have taken a closer look at that sculpture!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2vqm2Nkx8dloYxY6OE60Mf5mYCh8EyZkTkIpeY1B-BXQpE6tAAwDo76A02S7F2OYI2sEgekIIuZmUqncrnfLyVk9uTJeO3QtrfUKtIbTT9z4fs6OQZ9CaiSbsTWwa41-C_U0-Fepn-_Z/s1600/DSCN0110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2vqm2Nkx8dloYxY6OE60Mf5mYCh8EyZkTkIpeY1B-BXQpE6tAAwDo76A02S7F2OYI2sEgekIIuZmUqncrnfLyVk9uTJeO3QtrfUKtIbTT9z4fs6OQZ9CaiSbsTWwa41-C_U0-Fepn-_Z/s640/DSCN0110.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />While there were occasional flowers, one thing I noticed was that the landscapes took full advantage of all kinds of green foliage to create interest. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguRLLUKn24YkC8H1n2vgvjlOM17jMpXIPaD9dAXSWnmRFZ1JXVL4x6sz3_m6UjjdZ-dl6hSCiVJh15zFgwv6quPuxDkpLcsDWLuvWhwIGlIO4vXn5KkNjQF4A5OPKF3sMHCL5gAMP3etb/s1600/DSCN0111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24fBzrFaGIIiunRHn7dMA1GSFS57-IUIIiOH9YlhZ03d1liDJ-eu7XbJfpI2ByNY2pBm_neKuiwVhsNa8wyw11rYxKDlE_Z5S91Tzeo-a1-vY9EImjWVJBcT0NmZRBZonhSvwZ45eZVGh/s1600/DSCN0091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24fBzrFaGIIiunRHn7dMA1GSFS57-IUIIiOH9YlhZ03d1liDJ-eu7XbJfpI2ByNY2pBm_neKuiwVhsNa8wyw11rYxKDlE_Z5S91Tzeo-a1-vY9EImjWVJBcT0NmZRBZonhSvwZ45eZVGh/s640/DSCN0091.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Small notes of color.  Notice how the gate is set-back from the sidewalk to allow for plantings between.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZkb3n4P2-RFr3_H8m-Z_wxhOeK26BkWXwLIHgVOtr7b1iidtUrZxBDZq0gxtbM7l6ungwKKOx6ZIO4UT_uhgJd0XUtCBtjvZ8immsWgl0U01lEmRUwBKHbH2hoKYpK-uW2bkMlcromjI/s1600/DSCN0082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Incredible gate!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3py-ojkUTAeuPoa4z532Hsa_bNIpkU_YoTBhnQpV5PrjkToAMYXB_FLnY2DxE7chL2h6RhgcYHws5XdJSAdktjKwDdEWD4eLXx1XG2ydlv9xmyNPsI1JrL0lO_1kgueEw9hNQw5yctSQt/s1600/DSCN0124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3py-ojkUTAeuPoa4z532Hsa_bNIpkU_YoTBhnQpV5PrjkToAMYXB_FLnY2DxE7chL2h6RhgcYHws5XdJSAdktjKwDdEWD4eLXx1XG2ydlv9xmyNPsI1JrL0lO_1kgueEw9hNQw5yctSQt/s640/DSCN0124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4ZrS6X8yGCQ-sGpv6tGlyZcB5XTwMRYTgmcmzFmZLzVoiPGXx7hnvd1QsMq95_NEoqZxyWjfre-kaEt_lK2Cxt0gROnM34v-Fxf_ow_bGxuEN7PFkXfmjmGAJdngBdntNtdgQSfNDCH-/s1600/DSCN0057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Gardens of Twickenham, Huntsville!

Picking up from last week's post on the home, here's a glimpse at the gardens and landscaping of Twickenham. I took this brick and s...

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A Master Walk-In Closet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6yiLQC9Fb82Gtc0uiDQ79eEy3mNRiArwFiyX0SKmJOTexVrCqwRRBQfuLOhqWheXj8TUeawLfzyHnP5wrVkfV6r89OVtg6QRQhiWcHwaL8yTpRnjXtScbwRcV25mmix6zw_5sPVuWfxR/s1600/IMG_3024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6yiLQC9Fb82Gtc0uiDQ79eEy3mNRiArwFiyX0SKmJOTexVrCqwRRBQfuLOhqWheXj8TUeawLfzyHnP5wrVkfV6r89OVtg6QRQhiWcHwaL8yTpRnjXtScbwRcV25mmix6zw_5sPVuWfxR/s640/IMG_3024.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />Here's the walk-in closet from <a href="http://www.bridgetbearidesigns.com/">Susan Jamieson's </a>master bedroom transformation in the 2013 DC Design House. Notice the fabric on the practical center bench - its pattern is repeated in the wallpaper in the hallway. Love the blue peaking out at the top.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYOXCQOM7ZmQhWrfBRNuoKBvFgNP1obN96UKLllbkyaRW7MHB6GZb4pFYqbsiKERnbRDtyJ_LQeDxvA6i7ExJYRiZh7CFssOqeP-VLRjuo1cuzu7R_p6mqiV4NEYKBv__vlJS4UvPfT2J/s1600/IMG_3021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYOXCQOM7ZmQhWrfBRNuoKBvFgNP1obN96UKLllbkyaRW7MHB6GZb4pFYqbsiKERnbRDtyJ_LQeDxvA6i7ExJYRiZh7CFssOqeP-VLRjuo1cuzu7R_p6mqiV4NEYKBv__vlJS4UvPfT2J/s640/IMG_3021.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />Love that tunic!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC898sfPHDxRwQvwuPeoA-kvy7i04cWJScJEkPm3fA51fzvwxNrT279nVAVUJm7X0ci4WWL50EowJ3I0lZBu_3-YKJF-lPJMic9g9zY80LS7LD-6vVqCzI3aY-4Twx4JtIGFqO4g8qCRqO/s1600/IMG_3022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful light fixtures in the walk-in closet (above) and in the hallway just outside (below)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pBrB5a1oQEPztglcverhqZN06DwQgQkA-85T7QimZNlDrtC3kT4jV4ZPVu26tr0GlPhDfx29qt1DqsdcL7wUJfUBN9tyrfV7O4wYYIY_K5OrFJgPYcyjEK9-EFUDhM3p2md-Hb-QSonu/s1600/IMG_3018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pBrB5a1oQEPztglcverhqZN06DwQgQkA-85T7QimZNlDrtC3kT4jV4ZPVu26tr0GlPhDfx29qt1DqsdcL7wUJfUBN9tyrfV7O4wYYIY_K5OrFJgPYcyjEK9-EFUDhM3p2md-Hb-QSonu/s400/IMG_3018.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's in the details...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi596CF8xNMnIl5H4HzaR4wz_KBkwXR4WbGw2scKuAacFReBe-C5klNmXXVkl1aR30BIRM6PDA2PSNBMkekCpvq8XwQAf6FiiaQUi1Oq1mioeuTspSokGGrBEdNW1mtTYqNkYP2aMtzP_lT/s1600/IMG_3019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi596CF8xNMnIl5H4HzaR4wz_KBkwXR4WbGw2scKuAacFReBe-C5klNmXXVkl1aR30BIRM6PDA2PSNBMkekCpvq8XwQAf6FiiaQUi1Oq1mioeuTspSokGGrBEdNW1mtTYqNkYP2aMtzP_lT/s400/IMG_3019.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMM7s1gr-Q_kPx-_B492BTbOQR5U94ZSrW3fYVOfsniGIrB8HI9Dv0vxhJuZjD0vBQx9t-fxHKQzUsLyTBF_vfq2kxOxOswRSiR-zBxYXrGjxZJWIVpMbi09r72yOOAdmB92gLdyR4Zzy/s1600/IMG_3020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMM7s1gr-Q_kPx-_B492BTbOQR5U94ZSrW3fYVOfsniGIrB8HI9Dv0vxhJuZjD0vBQx9t-fxHKQzUsLyTBF_vfq2kxOxOswRSiR-zBxYXrGjxZJWIVpMbi09r72yOOAdmB92gLdyR4Zzy/s640/IMG_3020.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />A galley area in the hallway that connects the walk-in closet to the master bath.  The view back to the bedroom below.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLoBpcDsoQxIF0KvBj62Fqcq05AkspEP4Nw6rj41aX6qsvuIEs8mpUEMCAdzd0NtjWix1A9n5aJC-OrHKxiAnEzqi6yxYzWnO8oeIfidEEJHYriediOSaen1jat0wzExyfuYVCu3QQeBT/s1600/IMG_3031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLoBpcDsoQxIF0KvBj62Fqcq05AkspEP4Nw6rj41aX6qsvuIEs8mpUEMCAdzd0NtjWix1A9n5aJC-OrHKxiAnEzqi6yxYzWnO8oeIfidEEJHYriediOSaen1jat0wzExyfuYVCu3QQeBT/s640/IMG_3031.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />This set-up might make Monday mornings more bearable.

A Master Walk-In Closet

Here's the walk-in closet from Susan Jamieson's master bedroom transformation in the 2013 DC Design House. Notice the fabric on the ...

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