I Want This

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkNYaO0LbkhR-o6rq5L0I2G_8uSzmOXR8CiScpND1HixNLCh1JiRlHIRMRzZBePNeSMrhsItoVrPnzmyt0TNeQtL-BNsvyovrDLNgHBVDKWrfHvjHVjNKGF721P72oZhjGZml1yT3MVcO/s1600/P1130422.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728265559323580754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkNYaO0LbkhR-o6rq5L0I2G_8uSzmOXR8CiScpND1HixNLCh1JiRlHIRMRzZBePNeSMrhsItoVrPnzmyt0TNeQtL-BNsvyovrDLNgHBVDKWrfHvjHVjNKGF721P72oZhjGZml1yT3MVcO/s640/P1130422.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; ;" /></a>I want this, the necklace that is. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">(Although the figurine is quite fine too.) </span> Saw this while window shopping a few weeks ago in Beacon Hill. My photo doesn't do justice to the quality of the large green stone end piece. <div><br /></div><div>This weekend I'm finishing painting the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">kitchen</span>. You may remember the last time I mentioned the kitchen it was a few days before 34 people came for Thanksgiving dinner. Well, this go around it's only 7 for an Easter Sunday gathering. If you look at it from my perspective, that's an improvement! </div>

I Want This

I want this, the necklace that is. (Although the figurine is quite fine too.) Saw this while window shopping a few weeks ago in Beacon Hil...

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From the Stacks: A Fav Kitchen & more

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhhRXQ7I9wdo1iVr1mzsoM8-3giW5HI1QG_IGGyg3WjQ8hYN3Z9igIGftWPJplX94capZ55xw7C589V6h6I2JOl9PVlOPj4LsMfxqnDo3FssYbhhv6Pkh183YBl2ijMs7ePjW9f61iobk/s1600/hbkit.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727605032315350338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhhRXQ7I9wdo1iVr1mzsoM8-3giW5HI1QG_IGGyg3WjQ8hYN3Z9igIGftWPJplX94capZ55xw7C589V6h6I2JOl9PVlOPj4LsMfxqnDo3FssYbhhv6Pkh183YBl2ijMs7ePjW9f61iobk/s640/hbkit.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a>In truth, this is from my tear sheets and that's why I don't know the photographer to credit but I'm fairly sure the designer is Chicago based designer Athalie Derse (House Beautiful Aug 2005.) This is one of my all time favorite kitchens - really more of a cooking room with a casual seating and meal prep area blended so nicely together. Always have thought too that the black print hanging over the fireplace plays so nicely off the counters and coffee table.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGFwoMHF1RUf4-naE04BLyWlERF3_3vQwroe-MFOfHotmY3LgkPhYKh9_J1j8nkLJg8WC_MQlAtRJuMxCFuiFYltfxIsTSxOX5TUnASj1Vu0fupEK6vwTwfSaaVZ7hTQktiReDGck1kVz/s1600/hbroomfire.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727604906456312242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGFwoMHF1RUf4-naE04BLyWlERF3_3vQwroe-MFOfHotmY3LgkPhYKh9_J1j8nkLJg8WC_MQlAtRJuMxCFuiFYltfxIsTSxOX5TUnASj1Vu0fupEK6vwTwfSaaVZ7hTQktiReDGck1kVz/s640/hbroomfire.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a>Perfect chairs - simple and floral, happily coinciding in the same space.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMECoXnDKXUHscZZorA-O_fhUr-yw1djoV1o850WxdTe7G5plQCFm0VlIldbb248aB_LTGTCAfpnpZKWQQFN-vQmQgj0TXyL7Duq-6czn8EUeGWpAQLPAIfH4rBYeTjw0eDaEABKAgugEH/s1600/hbbath.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727604779911022194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMECoXnDKXUHscZZorA-O_fhUr-yw1djoV1o850WxdTe7G5plQCFm0VlIldbb248aB_LTGTCAfpnpZKWQQFN-vQmQgj0TXyL7Duq-6czn8EUeGWpAQLPAIfH4rBYeTjw0eDaEABKAgugEH/s640/hbbath.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a>Ikat before the trend. Hope you're having a great week.

From the Stacks: A Fav Kitchen & more

In truth, this is from my tear sheets and that's why I don't know the photographer to credit but I'm fairly sure the designer is...

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Farrow & Ball Color Talk April 4th (McLean VA) and Contest!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqueJJmDi0n3pkpWpMILy4N054DYMyzTdMqjFeuaIe0RbmF36EFPPEO_wroregW8lTj_XDmRQh6G6ksNDR4ZnBxcRa19kTCD8-3KAhxq251IbN413wMdy7i8524h-tk3m2mLaRRKhRqoW/s1600/fb1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726825507210836706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqueJJmDi0n3pkpWpMILy4N054DYMyzTdMqjFeuaIe0RbmF36EFPPEO_wroregW8lTj_XDmRQh6G6ksNDR4ZnBxcRa19kTCD8-3KAhxq251IbN413wMdy7i8524h-tk3m2mLaRRKhRqoW/s400/fb1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 276px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="http://www.colorwheel.net/">Color Wheel</a> of McLean, VA is sponsoring "Color Inside and Outside the Home"<br />an inspirational talk by Farrow & Ball Color Consultant, Ann Pailthorpon, on how to transform your home, inside and out, with an emphasis on exteriors <strong>this Wednesday April 4th</strong> (Session 1 at 10 am, Session 2 at 4 pm.)<br /><br />Event details: (registration at the store)<br />Limited reserved seating. $25 fee due at registration. Each attendee will receive a gift bag valued at more than $25. A drawing will be held for 3 gallons of Farrow & Ball Paint ($255 value) and a copy of the book Living with Color ($40 value).<br />Must be present to win. Registrants will also recieve a free ticket to the Home & Design Luxury Expo May 5-6, while supplies last.<br /><br />This talk coincides with <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/the-great-outdoors/content/fcp-content">Farrow & Ball's contest - The Great Outdoors </a>- Farrow & Ball world wide search for the best exterior door. The deadline for submitting your photo is April 16th. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4CcrsMzjGg1Zo2KQDUK7YxE8Yc-IIe6_r4nrlCNQGy_CFllUH4h_vHnrKpe5xWhIckeAqhrUHY-387KYKbmvoJgp8WAQOXO3p8AyQTKmds0JHA0rUTev4_CIO0XFXSvxgzzX36ikYofS/s1600/fb.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726825154999766322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4CcrsMzjGg1Zo2KQDUK7YxE8Yc-IIe6_r4nrlCNQGy_CFllUH4h_vHnrKpe5xWhIckeAqhrUHY-387KYKbmvoJgp8WAQOXO3p8AyQTKmds0JHA0rUTev4_CIO0XFXSvxgzzX36ikYofS/s640/fb.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>

Farrow & Ball Color Talk April 4th (McLean VA) and Contest!

Color Wheel of McLean, VA is sponsoring "Color Inside and Outside the Home" an inspirational talk by Farrow & Ball Color Cons...

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