It's Summer Somewhere in the World...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7L_jXkQOI6dnBg7Y0GQIA98WvviLlQfW4aoiOq-O-Wr5uY_OcCtt-6jBmndnNh7Tj7kk8wZPs0lf3JHYNqGp6QXS_1NxXXuv3ACeqpgg73_OfDSiSz7EE_xg-eko5YNmfswyVWoEpIVwK/s1600-h/creek.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435604970097467154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7L_jXkQOI6dnBg7Y0GQIA98WvviLlQfW4aoiOq-O-Wr5uY_OcCtt-6jBmndnNh7Tj7kk8wZPs0lf3JHYNqGp6QXS_1NxXXuv3ACeqpgg73_OfDSiSz7EE_xg-eko5YNmfswyVWoEpIVwK/s640/creek.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>just not here, and that's ok with me. My son took this picture of the creek near our home at the beginning of the storm.<br /><br />Back tomorrow with a blog post I'm very excited about. Here's a hint - Wanda Crossley and Kevin Chadwick of <a href="http://www.mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2009/11/part-2-inside-matthews-house-and-garden.html">Matthews House and Garden</a> visited me about my dining room dilemma.<br /><span style="color:#333333;">(photography by Ryan Carroll)</span>

It's Summer Somewhere in the World...

just not here, and that's ok with me. My son took this picture of the creek near our home at the beginning of the storm. Back tomorrow w...

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Elegant Comfort in Charleston

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6I_UjAh5Aruz_pE7QazIQs8BUsPfz8LTcQAfocgDrupuwl_YXvEkv6wTIjFy2Yr1gqSXc-YedVdTyv-YLh7tc6DYzSW2DIjM-sE94qDV93NpHtk4yiGkGhhvv3NHex-a_dU9y1ML2gJX/s1600-h/837.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434594905688880370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6I_UjAh5Aruz_pE7QazIQs8BUsPfz8LTcQAfocgDrupuwl_YXvEkv6wTIjFy2Yr1gqSXc-YedVdTyv-YLh7tc6DYzSW2DIjM-sE94qDV93NpHtk4yiGkGhhvv3NHex-a_dU9y1ML2gJX/s640/837.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />It seems that every time I find myself browsing South of Broad real estate offerings in Charleston, I come across something beautiful. This kitchen isn't large but it's a knock-out in my book. Love, love the diamond metal screen in the cabinets, the wooden shutters and all the silver accents.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZniYoDLRZTqMwatUGnZ-tLw5oNyxKEufV6D3oUGk6AThXBHBwZ8TScA6K3Pf2pbXH25DXqolKR2_ckrX-lL4wh_oOUOVjXVnnn6rdoaWy0gu5zQzuZ4yFVUBYvI0v-zUQPs1xfEYmYQkL/s1600-h/838.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434594050835524466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZniYoDLRZTqMwatUGnZ-tLw5oNyxKEufV6D3oUGk6AThXBHBwZ8TScA6K3Pf2pbXH25DXqolKR2_ckrX-lL4wh_oOUOVjXVnnn6rdoaWy0gu5zQzuZ4yFVUBYvI0v-zUQPs1xfEYmYQkL/s640/838.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNMnszjzZUC9AaRJg8LIVdvUwC5aj6O3g1S9-ficaQt3APD_0pnRJnMlaF5ZBKXGm9u0HHKGvA9vyuVMpBnCsTmqiksIamHbnuyuG-HZTQ8CQ1ai9bzGriDQdNkNZ3oPhwupS8nhxyUZXk/s1600-h/836.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434596522032849442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNMnszjzZUC9AaRJg8LIVdvUwC5aj6O3g1S9-ficaQt3APD_0pnRJnMlaF5ZBKXGm9u0HHKGvA9vyuVMpBnCsTmqiksIamHbnuyuG-HZTQ8CQ1ai9bzGriDQdNkNZ3oPhwupS8nhxyUZXk/s640/836.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3pe9PyZFUiYBtCWFSDLMuXx7bI2zrw76OF7Fe330sqNqoosnpIjmeLyKHnXr1Uuez6dKDdMiSZD8Vjy9y07CKaOFRRl13K-rEyEO74CKl37zh-mVXQfUyGaZVrdvC3uIUscD62TEJ-UJ/s1600-h/833.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434596445947948002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3pe9PyZFUiYBtCWFSDLMuXx7bI2zrw76OF7Fe330sqNqoosnpIjmeLyKHnXr1Uuez6dKDdMiSZD8Vjy9y07CKaOFRRl13K-rEyEO74CKl37zh-mVXQfUyGaZVrdvC3uIUscD62TEJ-UJ/s640/833.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEBsQVxiG0Rv9WxcaBwXrwGi7DHbF0OqI7920BiZMfu8mDznrNb30NTnQ3rHKzmWj0w0Put5WVPOPC0yfAdmqbBAW4_D6yt3QWHtqvhr1S6yBK6y65oG4ludH3NzZOAV6533S6yaJi65b/s1600-h/834.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434595827945054066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEBsQVxiG0Rv9WxcaBwXrwGi7DHbF0OqI7920BiZMfu8mDznrNb30NTnQ3rHKzmWj0w0Put5WVPOPC0yfAdmqbBAW4_D6yt3QWHtqvhr1S6yBK6y65oG4ludH3NzZOAV6533S6yaJi65b/s640/834.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Antique mirrors are encased in molding for a very nice effect in this sitting room.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKnfq2kUSlNIMbQWmW1btXkLHYGqTYK_4xCGKGa5h2V3fYwousplqLoe-Ej5-xNnnVPJma7l7So2kY-eVJz2YigJU3qBSaVeA1hCGb_irqdTy_MZnvM1VaGR2BBdpCWLCAmG8WdmMAfUj/s1600-h/83c1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434595378072722130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKnfq2kUSlNIMbQWmW1btXkLHYGqTYK_4xCGKGa5h2V3fYwousplqLoe-Ej5-xNnnVPJma7l7So2kY-eVJz2YigJU3qBSaVeA1hCGb_irqdTy_MZnvM1VaGR2BBdpCWLCAmG8WdmMAfUj/s640/83c1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> My favorite part of this master bedroom is the white washed wood mantel.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFunRLWv52EovNnaQO2oDE3E4pbIhMCK47mivXqhmmejhRELCkWDMUCws5esvWzDL7g1OFzps9enM9hMx7ZnVHGjgvfE15YLW0H47LfJQgrEsjRgRm1fVWjyq77S6C53P-tH9WS4jcKuxy/s1600-h/83c2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434595274740280066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFunRLWv52EovNnaQO2oDE3E4pbIhMCK47mivXqhmmejhRELCkWDMUCws5esvWzDL7g1OFzps9enM9hMx7ZnVHGjgvfE15YLW0H47LfJQgrEsjRgRm1fVWjyq77S6C53P-tH9WS4jcKuxy/s640/83c2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>And, to end with, an elegant marble bath with wall mounted fixtures and more silver accents. For more images of this lovely home, go <a href="http://www.charlestonrealestate.com/find_home/1001481.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Hope you have a great weekend. Here in the DC area snow has been forecasted and we've been advised to "shelter in place," really...I never heard that once in the 23 years I lived in upstate NY!

Elegant Comfort in Charleston

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Resurgence of Bun Feet: Yes or No?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRE4RUJtb-O0WlWXfFnd51im-xsIaDzaWIo0umqce3KKYzbn-cWKCnVzgqp0EDU6vVaw9CNupZOmQ6aKGnc-XVaQEuJj2Q_OCWEiH0O98lVhNabLR3fghuvhAB19jOzDT8fKqxPaTh_yzR/s1600-h/bunfeetviamaddiegdesigns.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433803601433469154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRE4RUJtb-O0WlWXfFnd51im-xsIaDzaWIo0umqce3KKYzbn-cWKCnVzgqp0EDU6vVaw9CNupZOmQ6aKGnc-XVaQEuJj2Q_OCWEiH0O98lVhNabLR3fghuvhAB19jOzDT8fKqxPaTh_yzR/s400/bunfeetviamaddiegdesigns.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>The last few months I think I've been noticing a resurgence of bun feet. Now, I used to associate bun feet with those oversized pine ones from the 80's but these bun feet are much more sophisticated. With turned detailing and better scale, they can be down right charming. I love this silver bowfront dresser from <a href="http://www.wisteria.com/German-Silver-Bowfront-Chest/productinfo/W2595">Wisteria</a> with its elegant bun feet. Here's a mood board from Susie Isaac of <a href="http://www.maddiegdesigns.com/blog">Maddie G Designs</a> incorporating the Wisteria piece into a luxe room design.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QGaBU1myUQj7PzwyJA6R_iUTmgk53gCvm3a5DT9-7V4kSJzZqs3opKiGcX_g5o7-bM37yuSZScPx-aX1136z2uLmUWD7QJLYiAuOrOeyQQniixfvlUq7ZCdoL4Fa9C_ucQwc9v2oxYws/s1600-h/Moodboard-PSD-v3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434036049019091378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QGaBU1myUQj7PzwyJA6R_iUTmgk53gCvm3a5DT9-7V4kSJzZqs3opKiGcX_g5o7-bM37yuSZScPx-aX1136z2uLmUWD7QJLYiAuOrOeyQQniixfvlUq7ZCdoL4Fa9C_ucQwc9v2oxYws/s400/Moodboard-PSD-v3.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 341px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3noVAlrvOF-N91ltJy-IA141IEgT9Bl-lE6fz_KASBFLjuJ7OKxJhTWBA5d3o61JVeMobabhjcZNHVKvXQ1Uu-83c98M4qOOiIbRKgeP_bB-Ox6jMvFisySaBNrRXSF8UebaZtOC0COI/s1600-h/bunfeetviabrooklynlimestone.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433803380387638418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3noVAlrvOF-N91ltJy-IA141IEgT9Bl-lE6fz_KASBFLjuJ7OKxJhTWBA5d3o61JVeMobabhjcZNHVKvXQ1Uu-83c98M4qOOiIbRKgeP_bB-Ox6jMvFisySaBNrRXSF8UebaZtOC0COI/s640/bunfeetviabrooklynlimestone.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.brooklynlimestone.com/2010/02/master-bedroom-nearly-finished.html">Brooklyn Limestone</a> just posted on her master bedroom and she selected a gorgeous painted dresser with bun feet. Love it!<br /><br />Wisteria has a helpful <a href="http://www.wisteria.com/design-glossary-b.asp">design glossary</a> and here's their definition: "A Jacobean term for a foot shaped like a stubby knob. This term came to use in the 17th century. This is an English term for ball foot." Here's some more examples, this first one is Brooklyn Limestone's dresser with shelves from <a href="http://www.findhomefurnishings.com/">Find Home Furnishings</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYrM12ZG3G-Qz36LO54J_Xjos0sIh2P4EQ6_M8FqpQ7Glbi7sZ4DUBDL1a3tm817kjXYkZwZ8jdNj96l2SfsKgiqO408FjmHTrIbJUTeI0YmqK-6CcQ00ST3nTmbFkRKcQ46g6tfnQipI/s1600-h/bunfeetviafindhomefurnishingsviabrooklyn.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433803147514393858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYrM12ZG3G-Qz36LO54J_Xjos0sIh2P4EQ6_M8FqpQ7Glbi7sZ4DUBDL1a3tm817kjXYkZwZ8jdNj96l2SfsKgiqO408FjmHTrIbJUTeI0YmqK-6CcQ00ST3nTmbFkRKcQ46g6tfnQipI/s640/bunfeetviafindhomefurnishingsviabrooklyn.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxSNWn2lzRqlepqllE2R_uD0yMmrZXbnrtt8AzG9Dvioq4MBhxuTJAhhRXmHozqMf9bs-33GCHEPiPEPgJGQ7cxWfDLNSkvwFzQMaUBvVMUEfe5XHLTCkUBjihW7n02nWqF6IzgRJJwEB/s1600-h/bunfeetviafindhomefurnishings.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433803059977458562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxSNWn2lzRqlepqllE2R_uD0yMmrZXbnrtt8AzG9Dvioq4MBhxuTJAhhRXmHozqMf9bs-33GCHEPiPEPgJGQ7cxWfDLNSkvwFzQMaUBvVMUEfe5XHLTCkUBjihW7n02nWqF6IzgRJJwEB/s400/bunfeetviafindhomefurnishings.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Dresser with antler pulls from <a href="http://www.findhomefurnishings.com/">Find Home Furnishings</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhvQ5fGfgmPrMq48I-1sTTSkiqpHc41Byy7J6EhbZAt11XMF98EHAmFarQNXjnrMYHqJlJttEs-Q7Y4dZbLYmFqliEz8PukUatavtzocfLcWZRl7igAG_NejZHqqPEGdtQb3Jegbc1N7T/s1600-h/bunfeepotterbarn.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433805348895767026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhvQ5fGfgmPrMq48I-1sTTSkiqpHc41Byy7J6EhbZAt11XMF98EHAmFarQNXjnrMYHqJlJttEs-Q7Y4dZbLYmFqliEz8PukUatavtzocfLcWZRl7igAG_NejZHqqPEGdtQb3Jegbc1N7T/s640/bunfeepotterbarn.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>I was curious to see if Pottery Barn offered furniture with bun feet. Here's just one of their pieces - the new <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/belvedere-armoire/?catalogId=57&bnrid=3380801&cm_ven=Google%20Base&cm_cat=Shopping&cm_pla=Feed&cm_ite=Google%20Base">Belvedere Armoire </a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_JGXiBvlbXScAGblHA_XQwbaG61clgL5voDrQ0CMVB1SFt4WuPsvQlviQKkZ06E2wOyGOU3PRsTdWJcoBdcYyw8QCh8iHdkIvpnAmpR-DGGOkcv9KKFHudI0KA5j87hGdQcpZxjen59C/s1600-h/bunbaxtersidechestballarddesigns.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433810811292209554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_JGXiBvlbXScAGblHA_XQwbaG61clgL5voDrQ0CMVB1SFt4WuPsvQlviQKkZ06E2wOyGOU3PRsTdWJcoBdcYyw8QCh8iHdkIvpnAmpR-DGGOkcv9KKFHudI0KA5j87hGdQcpZxjen59C/s400/bunbaxtersidechestballarddesigns.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 368px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 368px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>The Baxter's side chest (above) and Benedetta's side table (below) from <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/">Ballard Designs</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4A1E19uwPddcgX8TAJBSZP6d1u_NEJCjxLOeQLCMyNpoIS5Z7Hz0u1Y7XrE3xgrKSmnxitdKNSrkYKBPZdWtR5Y1BSpQg_c6gZT1V_uQKbeAENBMX5sb1Qir477bEqGVixYBElTMgTq3/s1600-h/bunbenedettasidetableballarddesigns.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433810708337122818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4A1E19uwPddcgX8TAJBSZP6d1u_NEJCjxLOeQLCMyNpoIS5Z7Hz0u1Y7XrE3xgrKSmnxitdKNSrkYKBPZdWtR5Y1BSpQg_c6gZT1V_uQKbeAENBMX5sb1Qir477bEqGVixYBElTMgTq3/s400/bunbenedettasidetableballarddesigns.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 368px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 368px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> So, are there more bun feet around lately or is it just my imagination?

Resurgence of Bun Feet: Yes or No?

The last few months I think I've been noticing a resurgence of bun feet. Now, I used to associate bun feet with those oversized pine one...

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