New Design Books & A Giveaway Thank You

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHfEXUTwQFgi-Utdr4gonRRCMheJoj5JYf1_eOEEeEj1FxmOZ0dsCpRJwY0b5KmhTsfK7YQGbr7bKOZ-CcMqWTe_2tS4sg5ksrgynlAe3VuUKHNnYL7UZbaj6ecFChT3CzRB6KEUv2LIp/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-20+at+1.41.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHfEXUTwQFgi-Utdr4gonRRCMheJoj5JYf1_eOEEeEj1FxmOZ0dsCpRJwY0b5KmhTsfK7YQGbr7bKOZ-CcMqWTe_2tS4sg5ksrgynlAe3VuUKHNnYL7UZbaj6ecFChT3CzRB6KEUv2LIp/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-20+at+1.41.17+PM.png" /></a></div><br />Scheduled to be released Oct 22nd - this cover is fabulous! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0847836991/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0847836991&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20">Stephen Sills: Decoration</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0847836991" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcjTDXpcPmdDoWOQoOG_mSw8qRYNZGZD2LVByGLqvnVzar-bhgwqVGvUplr7KW6_WHpOJIblmnnJFgELo8TyWiQYxT2-DGfBArZnmXvQizQOR4McW3oI_pFt6q2IIC-tVLVqLrb6-sTb7/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-20+at+1.43.04+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcjTDXpcPmdDoWOQoOG_mSw8qRYNZGZD2LVByGLqvnVzar-bhgwqVGvUplr7KW6_WHpOJIblmnnJFgELo8TyWiQYxT2-DGfBArZnmXvQizQOR4McW3oI_pFt6q2IIC-tVLVqLrb6-sTb7/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-20+at+1.43.04+PM.png" /></a></div><br />Jeffrey Alan Marks much awaited and long overdue book is available Sep 10th<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jeffrey-Alan-Marks-Meaning-Home/dp/0847841022/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374508294&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=jeffrey+alan+markds">!</a>  Should help me get over my post-summer blues. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0847841022/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0847841022&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20">Jeffrey Alan Marks: The Meaning of Home</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0847841022" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9QpRX1kv_hLGI3ZnedMRqzOwGKj0-V-WBcbQOeoRG_UH8HME_t4EKN9DZZQyoRkwiMug6ANx1UPUiaQjJMFgZP-2t1o-jMKFYCb41Mfu8A13PNgYc1eNRlSghJJpswzpEg80RjuV8FZP/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-20+at+1.43.56+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9QpRX1kv_hLGI3ZnedMRqzOwGKj0-V-WBcbQOeoRG_UH8HME_t4EKN9DZZQyoRkwiMug6ANx1UPUiaQjJMFgZP-2t1o-jMKFYCb41Mfu8A13PNgYc1eNRlSghJJpswzpEg80RjuV8FZP/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-20+at+1.43.56+PM.png" /></a></div><br />One of Jeffrey Alan Mark's favorite designers - the uber talented Suzanne Tucker.  This cover shows a more relaxed, informal interior than her previous book.  Definitely on my list - to be released Oct 8th. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1580933610/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1580933610&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20">Suzanne Tucker Interiors</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1580933610" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1Hnw-YNQQt43PumiBNlF8s3D35B2su7J29-6b8G0h5wfwY0kHrjYcUBELWLcE0Q-WAYC4mPeI-nOeMn_H34H-_OdB2-E2aODosZPKDEB0O_oddcWj2EyT0t8ENNPISKJADKs7161ZGrY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-20+at+1.41.44+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1Hnw-YNQQt43PumiBNlF8s3D35B2su7J29-6b8G0h5wfwY0kHrjYcUBELWLcE0Q-WAYC4mPeI-nOeMn_H34H-_OdB2-E2aODosZPKDEB0O_oddcWj2EyT0t8ENNPISKJADKs7161ZGrY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-20+at+1.41.44+PM.png" /></a></div><br />Based here in Washington, DC, Thomas Pheasant is one of our nation's best.  Out on Oct 1st, this should be a treasure. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0847840816/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0847840816&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20">Thomas Pheasant: Simply Serene</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0847840816" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXqqzoUnissfGuSYU2IAXGf18PWdKDZKYQ-gRD4lxn7WVkJdNS83j5IgaCYv-mMewm6czoWqtQaMPjrGlGB6VhSjqcKwNfiZFeNu5ZNr0D0b1C71gf1rSPuTL4FYOo8ypm-2H2WLZnmXU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-20+at+1.42.26+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXqqzoUnissfGuSYU2IAXGf18PWdKDZKYQ-gRD4lxn7WVkJdNS83j5IgaCYv-mMewm6czoWqtQaMPjrGlGB6VhSjqcKwNfiZFeNu5ZNr0D0b1C71gf1rSPuTL4FYOo8ypm-2H2WLZnmXU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-20+at+1.42.26+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If I spend as many hours looking at Suzanne's newest book as I did her first, I'm going to need to set aside lot of free time.  To be released October 8th. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0847841006/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0847841006&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20">Suzanne Kasler: Timeless Style</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0847841006" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />  </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/AVvXsEiksxUW3lHH8-Vo9RFxARenrA4p20uKbtHCbeBGrH8G0UipqWDuOa43DIu-m3PXWO0bDndUIpVB6lblvTu-cv857kK8yfehv9wxB9kg8vNjCRk2bRiRKFS1wbFWKe2uirWZkv96x723axx5/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-20+at+1.47.56+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksxUW3lHH8-Vo9RFxARenrA4p20uKbtHCbeBGrH8G0UipqWDuOa43DIu-m3PXWO0bDndUIpVB6lblvTu-cv857kK8yfehv9wxB9kg8vNjCRk2bRiRKFS1wbFWKe2uirWZkv96x723axx5/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-20+at+1.47.56+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't have to wait long for Tom Sheerer's first book due out on Sep 10th.  Another fab cover.</div>        <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" /> <br /><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/AVvXsEiHaujvKsMl5PGQIXPdILF8bH9Dd7X6IrxBTIOEisaX_TIvbifYA0637dBl9odJ-bmq6fJ-kV6yNj-Hsbu9bAFj-aKP75QLm4z4w2fPp4RdmLjO1_pC-uClZFDT8d0j-cXCbk8yrEcal1Xv/s1600/IMG_3530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaujvKsMl5PGQIXPdILF8bH9Dd7X6IrxBTIOEisaX_TIvbifYA0637dBl9odJ-bmq6fJ-kV6yNj-Hsbu9bAFj-aKP75QLm4z4w2fPp4RdmLjO1_pC-uClZFDT8d0j-cXCbk8yrEcal1Xv/s640/IMG_3530.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now a huge thank you to Mary Ann of <a href="http://www.classiccasualhome.com/2013/06/apple-indigo-and-book-about-blogger.html">Classic Casual Home</a> for her giveaway of Mary Kay Andrew's Ladies Night. A fun <strike>read</strike> listen as I hand painted all the paneling in the basement reno tv area. The first 24 chapters got me through priming and the first coat of Farrow & Ball's Stone Blue - thank you Mary Ann!!  (made up in Benjamin Moore's semi-gloss.  It will never be exactly like the Farrow & Ball color but I was ok with that for this situation.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWhGzS7PYFAmd3EgWkaBi9dXN98pvnWH4L13-3t2cTV5LsUTWkVWXIc-_eRNSKIEDVDRbYo4wOfHOpxQkbHr-QeIcizPehPnP0iJXjw0RNqkTiMDFnLO7COhvT5JalsrASm3e3J8c4R0H/s1600/IMG_3528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWhGzS7PYFAmd3EgWkaBi9dXN98pvnWH4L13-3t2cTV5LsUTWkVWXIc-_eRNSKIEDVDRbYo4wOfHOpxQkbHr-QeIcizPehPnP0iJXjw0RNqkTiMDFnLO7COhvT5JalsrASm3e3J8c4R0H/s400/IMG_3528.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ew1GwzBcSZhOLHjUltULieX_sTqchBLQFMBTIvhYqS0NGsB6XumYV_FAGsCc0oPGMbUzxd6KrTv7tz0Ob3CqP-L5xuw5M6IdQDEByE2tklp2GuLJnbo5xGk1hBxG2CzwvTWiEoC_-p-l/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-22+at+12.14.55+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ew1GwzBcSZhOLHjUltULieX_sTqchBLQFMBTIvhYqS0NGsB6XumYV_FAGsCc0oPGMbUzxd6KrTv7tz0Ob3CqP-L5xuw5M6IdQDEByE2tklp2GuLJnbo5xGk1hBxG2CzwvTWiEoC_-p-l/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-07-22+at+12.14.55+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />Now to end with something pretty, check out Mary Ann's gorgeous home (if you haven't already seen it). Great news - she offers <a href="http://www.classiccasualhome.com/p/chez-vous-home-services.html">design services</a> too!

New Design Books & A Giveaway Thank You

Scheduled to be released Oct 22nd - this cover is fabulous! Stephen Sills: Decoration Jeffrey Alan Marks much awaited and long overdue book...

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Giveaway: $75 Gift Certificate to NOVICA

<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/AVvXsEj5B-4IcWoHo8o18vXDUccuMaDB7Yi2OICchWAMOaBta4LoIKYk69D5PLtCa1vX0AX_Wl93hZb9LgELbAJjH25SpNQ3nfpDre5f92UcoUA1SK8OX2LJe5VCSGh7RPFh5HqQZ6OE0o3oR0Tc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+8.28.34+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5B-4IcWoHo8o18vXDUccuMaDB7Yi2OICchWAMOaBta4LoIKYk69D5PLtCa1vX0AX_Wl93hZb9LgELbAJjH25SpNQ3nfpDre5f92UcoUA1SK8OX2LJe5VCSGh7RPFh5HqQZ6OE0o3oR0Tc/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+8.28.34+PM.png" width="375" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.novica.com/">NOVICA</a> is one of the leading fair trade artisan websites & I'm happy to be able to offer a <b>$75 gift certificate</b> to one lucky reader!  NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, gives talented artisans around the world a place to express their artistic talents and have access to the world market.<br /><br />To enter the giveaway, head over to <a href="http://www.novica.com/">NOVICA</a>  - they offer an extensive range of gifts, accessories, jewelry and home decor items.  Find something you like and include it in your comment.  Be sure to  check out their <a href="http://www.novica.com/curation/">Curation</a> feature too - it allows you to create your own collection of curated items.<br /><br />You have until 11 pm EST on Wednesday May 1st to enter.  (Remember to include an email if you're not a blogger so I'll be able to reach you if you win!) <br /><br /> Here are a few of the things that caught my eye.  Above, <a href="http://jewelry.novica.com/necklaces/pearl-strand/pearl-strand-necklace-violet-fishnet/101331">Pearl Strand Violet Fishnet</a> necklace<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJn68XfD98xuGmDKOi6tDW3_ol4q5XuoGBxOXDBXUMdNlA4sAA3A3Tse2ZLEuoCrJnH8FmQHA9pjZ24nZHo-y-9pcAnisbO21I9l6Qb9wRnL_plCKNRtNtMmWHjLVV6H_lFEvJwg5KBEA_/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+8.30.03+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJn68XfD98xuGmDKOi6tDW3_ol4q5XuoGBxOXDBXUMdNlA4sAA3A3Tse2ZLEuoCrJnH8FmQHA9pjZ24nZHo-y-9pcAnisbO21I9l6Qb9wRnL_plCKNRtNtMmWHjLVV6H_lFEvJwg5KBEA_/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+8.30.03+PM.png" width="328" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.novica.com/itemdetail/index.cfm?pid=133188">Jade Silk Batik Scarf</a> and  <a href="http://www.novica.com/itemdetail/index.cfm?pid=194511">Pink Paisley Shawl</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUA92mERjbo5UsGa3QZbc469ZopWSWwoaExwQkb46ENxmejBXu8A59Ft6x6L3JxiAm25i0hU-K8ZC4aCRPpv7uG4uXbcN0pSfF4TZqFG8E_XEoZuxNpWXi2KUAlVFQ23LezKohoZWjdhEl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+8.56.02+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Throw <a href="http://www.novica.com/itemdetail/index.cfm?pid=169952">nutmeg waves</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/AVvXsEj-dI1jIzwHluyEXtjEVXD4Ik0gv0m6OkgtYOlDX3taIRpFudd2QbK0gLsvcp0yZGvzPCS_Sp5tFZ9jRkpZ82rdf0qgGL1EJbZmBtXqqX8nrvZNVa_Cd8qPo_OWX7UkFLCxz6ydgCTBbiSb/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+10.09.28+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dI1jIzwHluyEXtjEVXD4Ik0gv0m6OkgtYOlDX3taIRpFudd2QbK0gLsvcp0yZGvzPCS_Sp5tFZ9jRkpZ82rdf0qgGL1EJbZmBtXqqX8nrvZNVa_Cd8qPo_OWX7UkFLCxz6ydgCTBbiSb/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+10.09.28+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.novica.com/itemdetail/index.cfm?pid=95768">Mohena Mirror Sunbeam</a><br /><br />The deadline to comment is 11 pm EST Wednesday May 1st - good luck!

Giveaway: $75 Gift Certificate to NOVICA

NOVICA is one of the leading fair trade artisan websites & I'm happy to be able to offer a $75 gift certificate to one lucky reade...

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