CRAZY FOR COLOR

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><pre style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ADD A LITTLE DRAMA</span></pre><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><pre><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"></span></strong> </pre><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlJIGu939hqcCyD73Ui8acjveeJCfq7szIBk6_-9BdnaiFnlJ3sTAa4J_gF8OL23Psut5KIis2gkwzO8yP6hS948oUwoLrrhb_5emTR7hLT6JBDS8h0tkcnTbkuFJ98YwYzUvz_qlihV5/s1600/110685848_uXupMT79_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlJIGu939hqcCyD73Ui8acjveeJCfq7szIBk6_-9BdnaiFnlJ3sTAa4J_gF8OL23Psut5KIis2gkwzO8yP6hS948oUwoLrrhb_5emTR7hLT6JBDS8h0tkcnTbkuFJ98YwYzUvz_qlihV5/s640/110685848_uXupMT79_c.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.welke.nl/lookbook/santje/Inspirerend/CiskadeGraaf/Mooie-haard-op-tafehoogte-in-muur-met-krijtverf">Home Unique</a><br><br /><br><br /><br></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><pre style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>In decorating its not the objects as much as the contrasts that make a room interesting.  </i></span></pre><br /><pre style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>There are a million and one ways to decorate a room, but unless you have a little drama - a </i></span></pre><br /><pre style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>strong contrast - it can still be boring.</i></span></pre></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/07/crazy-for-color.html#more">Read more »</a>

CRAZY FOR COLOR

ADD A LITTLE DRAMA Home UniqueIn decorating its not the objects as much as the contrasts that make a room interesting.  There are a million and one ways to decorate a room, but unless you have a little drama - a strong contrast - it can still be boring.Read more »…

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COLOR CHALLENGED

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br><br /><span style="font-size: large;">PERSONAL COLOR PALETTES</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkdkiCFC2453mo21eha1f2W3LuWvS2XF1YYGcDBe03LSOz6PMaLef6ygeNoVHjeTwG_gmpFYxBKpsSs6qwHl1SKX_gJWCG7GYiJ6BNzcTi6ycLelQTZCAgpKsCrkpWj1uvD9ANiQ_Ii51/s1600/aquieterstorm+tumbllr+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkdkiCFC2453mo21eha1f2W3LuWvS2XF1YYGcDBe03LSOz6PMaLef6ygeNoVHjeTwG_gmpFYxBKpsSs6qwHl1SKX_gJWCG7GYiJ6BNzcTi6ycLelQTZCAgpKsCrkpWj1uvD9ANiQ_Ii51/s400/aquieterstorm+tumbllr+com.jpg" width="400"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://aquieterstorm.tumblr.com/">Source</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><em>Are you a green person or a blue person? </em><br><br /><em> Do you like neutrals or whites?  </em><br><br /><em>Do reds make you happy?  </em><br><br /><em>Do you love pink?</em><br><br /><br><br /><em>Color is personal -  </em><em>It is individual</em><br><br /><em>A look in your closet </em><em style="background-color: white;">will reveal colors</em><br><br /><em style="background-color: white;"> you know you look your best in</em><br><br /><em>and colors that make you feel good.</em><br><br /><br><br /><em>Why should decorating your home be any different?</em><br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/07/color-challenged.html#more">Read more »</a>

COLOR CHALLENGED

PERSONAL COLOR PALETTESSourceAre you a green person or a blue person?  Do you like neutrals or whites?  Do reds make you happy?  Do you love pink?Color is personal -  It is individualA look in your closet will reveal colors you know you look your best inand colors that make you feel good.Why should…

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Holidays

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Dear friends, just a short note to let you know I will not be posting until August 5th. I'm on holidays with my family in Argentina. Hope you are all doing fine and I'll be catching up with the blogging world when I'm back.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">{Hugs to all of you}</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kifus</div>

Holidays

Dear friends, just a short note to let you know I will not be posting until August 5th. I'm on holidays with my family in Argentina. Hope you are all doing fine and I'll be catching up with the blogging world when I'm back.{Hugs to all of you}Kifus…

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REPETITION

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ITS A GOOD THING</span></div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGPdEhuHAnU_HsMMueXEhjVrfDIo6RhHHdeXezJicIWVEhEP_Hq3T2XOImead9HL6ljsmsxs-J6lgdwQfz-DCUyNAP1VI_0c_IK_XMU_sUdo7v1A7BYhuxT1F_N7ZxZCxUBgoDzWg5cvK/s1600/Screen-shot-2010-04-27-at-10_38_14-PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGPdEhuHAnU_HsMMueXEhjVrfDIo6RhHHdeXezJicIWVEhEP_Hq3T2XOImead9HL6ljsmsxs-J6lgdwQfz-DCUyNAP1VI_0c_IK_XMU_sUdo7v1A7BYhuxT1F_N7ZxZCxUBgoDzWg5cvK/s640/Screen-shot-2010-04-27-at-10_38_14-PM.png" width="610"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ceceandco.blogspot.com/2010_05_01_archive.html">Cece & Co.</a><br><br />(repeated shells, chairs, wood finishes)</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In design, repetition is a good thing</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Repetition of architectural details</span></div><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />bring balance and beauty to a house<br><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhItwZ8CIXYzEuLMJO_03-Da9wZAJtIF9859XqN7vrw20vSuw0Clus81k2SL3CLNEN6gs5MFxAAJJT2wno02csbLIZtqiwdZJGfrDMy_EKswF7LZbXxInTmaGi1AxcFAs7IyAD_-vzo-U/s1600/4893034761_7d27c5eeec_b%5B1%5D%5B3%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhItwZ8CIXYzEuLMJO_03-Da9wZAJtIF9859XqN7vrw20vSuw0Clus81k2SL3CLNEN6gs5MFxAAJJT2wno02csbLIZtqiwdZJGfrDMy_EKswF7LZbXxInTmaGi1AxcFAs7IyAD_-vzo-U/s640/4893034761_7d27c5eeec_b%5B1%5D%5B3%5D.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.atlantahomesmag.com/">Atlanta Homes Mag</a><br><br />(symmetrical home with repeated elements equally on each side)</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/07/repetition.html#more">Read more »</a>

REPETITION

ITS A GOOD THINGCece & Co.(repeated shells, chairs, wood finishes)In design, repetition is a good thingRepetition of architectural detailsbring balance and beauty to a houseAtlanta Homes Mag(symmetrical home with repeated elements equally on each side)Read more »…

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WARM GREY

<div class="ReadMsgBody" id="mpf0_readMsgBodyContainer"><br /><div class="SandboxScopeClass ExternalClass" id="mpf0_MsgContainer"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">SO MANY GREYS</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6CKt45-cTfNQftWMOtD5l6NutIfFjDB2JGYK4FH8YYtAuosPj8BShGp7_vQYva9fTuEKCvWPUhIi-_q2VuBnwhyphenhyphenVUYnamp7OHMbVHhojiTYhLkW-kXT2BFrqM_YWhs7qvmVqj443fHBB/s1600/English+Manor+House.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6CKt45-cTfNQftWMOtD5l6NutIfFjDB2JGYK4FH8YYtAuosPj8BShGp7_vQYva9fTuEKCvWPUhIi-_q2VuBnwhyphenhyphenVUYnamp7OHMbVHhojiTYhLkW-kXT2BFrqM_YWhs7qvmVqj443fHBB/s640/English+Manor+House.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I read that this particular hue is spelled G-R-A-Y in America and G-R-E-Y in the UK.    Looking at this manor house, I can see so many shades of gray in the stonework - warm griege, light gray, medium, charcoal and even a little bluish or greenish tint now and then - they all look perfectly beautiful together.</div><br /><br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/07/warm-grey.html#more">Read more »</a>

WARM GREY

SO MANY GREYSI read that this particular hue is spelled G-R-A-Y in America and G-R-E-Y in the UK.    Looking at this manor house, I can see so many shades of gray in the stonework - warm griege, light gray, medium, charcoal and even a little bluish or greenish tint now and then - they all look perfe…

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TODAY'S INSPIRATION: WALL ARRANGEMENTS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div closure_uid_qnmxoo="894"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />INSPIRED BY WALLS</div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div closure_uid_qnmxoo="894" style="text-align: center;"><br />A good wall arrangement goes beyond a pretty design<br><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQ7il7jxuDNTDfqVxQu5lXUy_WR4gF7VB9PE2nlBAj_sNN4CEgj_o_xSCP2RKtctunJoRmMHmONbNb1FQ87sVHYXdvvgrWo5FjtLfKG_KljHE6FhEMk5qTLds51S9OlRzU6K8i1zuFd9s/s1600/481d3191bc8a06bf4abb6f1dc8cb82d9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQ7il7jxuDNTDfqVxQu5lXUy_WR4gF7VB9PE2nlBAj_sNN4CEgj_o_xSCP2RKtctunJoRmMHmONbNb1FQ87sVHYXdvvgrWo5FjtLfKG_KljHE6FhEMk5qTLds51S9OlRzU6K8i1zuFd9s/s640/481d3191bc8a06bf4abb6f1dc8cb82d9.jpg" width="400"></a><br><br />a good arrangement reflects the homeowner's personality<br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRD6NVascbMgctNcQcpVsdk_jlXWO7QLsR0ZDdUF8Rp75Mg-tFBiXlhGWW1iurGJI2luW_sEt_n49Jxnhj_swk1Qjw1PeQFMU9KY5Wtpm6guiGD_DAcu7wr5VLVXCTks4hV9V5GsKR8YZu/s1600/DIY-Plank-Wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRD6NVascbMgctNcQcpVsdk_jlXWO7QLsR0ZDdUF8Rp75Mg-tFBiXlhGWW1iurGJI2luW_sEt_n49Jxnhj_swk1Qjw1PeQFMU9KY5Wtpm6guiGD_DAcu7wr5VLVXCTks4hV9V5GsKR8YZu/s640/DIY-Plank-Wall.jpg" width="426"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />brings in their life, loves, and interests</div><br /><br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/07/todays-inspiration-wall-arrangements.html#more">Read more »</a>

TODAY'S INSPIRATION: WALL ARRANGEMENTS

INSPIRED BY WALLSA good wall arrangement goes beyond a pretty designa good arrangement reflects the homeowner's personalitybrings in their life, loves, and interestsRead more »…

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CHARCOAL GRAY MASTER SUITE

<br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />LISA'S BEAUTIFUL BEDROOM SUITE</div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5YmAS6OkkrysuzW6p-QdVJR9HTOzknTW9Ib5pyjvL6MB1slRQwbrenGCXT08X4Cuzij84BEoSGX34m4o49O7TsHbLPUVSEukYyD6bXL3P_RzT6wiyDlToZDU3OB5NBVYeNWAcf1cZmnS/s1600/IMG2566+edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5YmAS6OkkrysuzW6p-QdVJR9HTOzknTW9Ib5pyjvL6MB1slRQwbrenGCXT08X4Cuzij84BEoSGX34m4o49O7TsHbLPUVSEukYyD6bXL3P_RzT6wiyDlToZDU3OB5NBVYeNWAcf1cZmnS/s640/IMG2566+edited.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><br><br />I am way behind on posting on the projects I currently have in the works, but here are some photos to catch you up on Lisa's Master Suite....<br><br /><br><br />I posted about it first here:<br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/12/in-process-current-projects.html">http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/12/in-process-current-projects.html</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br />We chose a palette of charcoal gray, white, pale gray and beige with deep dark woods - a very soothing, serene color scheme.<br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/07/charcoal-gray-master-suite.html#more">Read more »</a>

CHARCOAL GRAY MASTER SUITE

LISA'S BEAUTIFUL BEDROOM SUITEI am way behind on posting on the projects I currently have in the works, but here are some photos to catch you up on Lisa's Master Suite....I posted about it first here:http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/12/in-process-current-projects.htmlWe chose a palette of ch…

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Cottage in Sweden

<p style="text-align: center;"> Hello dear readers, hope you are enjoying your weekend. We are having friends over tonight to celebrate my hubby's birthday so I'd better get cracking with the preparations. Before, let us tour this home in Sweden.<span> Joakim and My Fagerudd, and their daughter Minou live in this cottage located just outside the village of Stavby north of Uppsala.</span><br /></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="display: block; visibility: visible; margin-top: 3px; text-align: center;" class="b-slideshow__item"> <img id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl0_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=854e0c72-2fc6-4e00-84e4-6ad2aadb5d19" style="border-width:0px;" /> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="display: block; visibility: visible; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center;" class="b-slideshow__item"> <img height="645" id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl1_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=9da73847-19f7-4992-bc90-80f1e5ff8f44" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> <img id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl10_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=afcff322-02c7-437e-8cf4-0e1f3c5d38e8" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> <div style="display: block; 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visibility: visible; margin-left: 0px;" class="b-slideshow__item"> <img height="645" id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl8_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=ad075688-5224-4f7e-89c6-e817b7b93d8d" style="border-width:0px;" /> </div> <br /> <div style="display: block; visibility: visible; margin-left: 0px;" class="b-slideshow__item"> <img height="645" id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl9_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=d91f1f7e-1d6c-47c9-8aab-893132edfa53" style="border-width:0px;" /> </div> <br /> <img height="645" id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl12_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=e1ac5d05-f3ca-4601-9ddf-ac4dc39711ee" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> <img height="645" id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl11_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=12a71554-5c5f-416d-9160-d5cce6f29936" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> <img height="645" id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl14_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=fc8645f7-3de3-4e4c-bc88-1d7a01c28eb1" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> <img height="645" id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl13_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=a1cf07e3-dc84-4a3e-a130-0caf397ebad5" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br />Have a happy Saturday!<br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.expressen.se/leva-och-bo/varenda-detalj-ar-genomtankt-hos-oss/">Source</a></span></div>

Cottage in Sweden

Hello dear readers, hope you are enjoying your weekend. We are having friends over tonight to celebrate my hubby's birthday so I'd better get cracking with the preparations. Before, let us tour this home in Sweden. Joakim and My Fagerudd, and their daughter Minou live in this cottage located just o…

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Lace in a Guestroom

<div style="text-align: center;">Only one room today my friends. White and a little blue, lacy and romantic.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=Sko3.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/Sko3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=Sko2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/Sko2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=sko1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/sko1.jpg" /></a><br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">Antique</span> <span class="hps">lace</span> <span class="hps">napkins, runners and table toppers from</span> <span class="hps">flea markets</span> <span class="hps">in Sweden</span> <span class="hps">and France.</span> <span class="hps">Sewn together</span> they <span class="hps">make</span> <span class="hps">a romantic and unusual </span><span>sheer</span> <span class="hps">curtain</span><span class="hps">.</span></span> Nice idea for my crafty friends.<br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=Sko5.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/Sko5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=Sko4.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/Sko4.jpg" /></a><br />More lace. A Royal Copenhagen coffee pot and an old white enamel pitcher on a 1700 table.<br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=Sko6.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/Sko6.jpg" /></a><br /></center><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.skonahem.com/inspiration/Gor-en-egen-skir-sommargardin">Source</a></span><br /></div>

Lace in a Guestroom

Only one room today my friends. White and a little blue, lacy and romantic.Antique lace napkins, runners and table toppers from flea markets in Sweden and France. Sewn together they make a romantic and unusual sheer curtain. Nice idea for my crafty friends.More lace. A Royal Copenhagen coffee pot an…

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UNFORGETABLE GRAY

<br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />MORE QUESTIONS AND MORE ANSWERS....</div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cq05FWFrWgj5SMBw3wxBr3RMp8Z495K-reVsaZULRP6NumJeR8FjZ6_O2MSaB-lt6K5fY8mBEqXn8uUhgh66Qxa6CFiXI7b4RNOIV_QHZw-X8ISH19vhTzySybiUJvqGT6qHxnwazn0/s1600/267964246548364292_PU5DcKEZ_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cq05FWFrWgj5SMBw3wxBr3RMp8Z495K-reVsaZULRP6NumJeR8FjZ6_O2MSaB-lt6K5fY8mBEqXn8uUhgh66Qxa6CFiXI7b4RNOIV_QHZw-X8ISH19vhTzySybiUJvqGT6qHxnwazn0/s640/267964246548364292_PU5DcKEZ_c.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><br><br /><i>I don't want to seem like a broken record because I recommend gray so often.  It may seem I am stuck on one color, but I'm actually not.   Gray is so versatile - nearly every color has a gray version.</i><br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/07/unforgetable-gray.html#more">Read more »</a>

UNFORGETABLE GRAY

MORE QUESTIONS AND MORE ANSWERS....I don't want to seem like a broken record because I recommend gray so often.  It may seem I am stuck on one color, but I'm actually not.   Gray is so versatile - nearly every color has a gray version.Read more »…

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Apartment in Copenhagen

<div style="text-align: center;">Kim an Bjorn, owners of K & CO antique shop in Copenhagen, let us step inside their home. Their love for antiques and well worn items is evident in every room. You can also visit their blog if you click the link right <a href="http://k-co-copenhagen.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /><br /><span class="image-zoom-wrapper" style="width: 440px;"><span class="zoom-holder"><img alt="Ända ut på gatan vid parets antikaffär i Köpenhamn står vackra ting att inreda med." src="http://www.skonahem.com/scaled/440x0/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/ra-elegans/_MG_0709.jpg?h=70738926472e81dc7148c0224cc06096" title="Ända ut på gatan vid parets antikaffär i Köpenhamn står vackra ting att inreda med." width="440" /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">How I'd love to visit their shop!</span><br /><br /><img src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/ra-elegans/_MG_0642.jpg" /><br /><br /><span class="image-zoom-wrapper" style="width: 460px;"><span class="zoom-holder"><img alt="Rå elegans" class="articleImage" src="http://www.skonahem.com/scaled/460x0/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/ra-elegans/raetta.jpg?h=e00d415219f020e664dadeded9ea42c2" width="460" /></span></span><br /><br /><img src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/ra-elegans/_MG_0515.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">A collection of rusty spear ends that once belonged on an iron fence.</span><br /><br /><img src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/ra-elegans/_MG_0518.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/ra-elegans/_MG_0482.jpg" /><br /><br /><span class="image-zoom-wrapper" style="width: 440px;"><span class="zoom-holder"><img alt="I det lilla köket har Björn och Kim blandat gamla möbler med rostfria vitvaror. Trots det rostfria känns köket ombonat och trivsamt. Köksinredningen kommer från Ikea, ett allmogebord med plats för två står mitt på golvet. Stolarna heter Tolix. I den antika kronan har Björn hängt glasprismor och vindruvsklasar i grönt som tar upp bordets färg. I stället för överskåp som inte passar i den lantliga stilen har de två vitrinskåp i furu, där allt porslin i serien Musselmalet, Kongelig dansk, är samlat." src="http://www.skonahem.com/scaled/440x0/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/ra-elegans/_MG_0569.jpg?h=670ea1ad4253099ad69cd79c7a5ff4bf" title="I det lilla köket har Björn och Kim blandat gamla möbler med rostfria vitvaror. Trots det rostfria känns köket ombonat och trivsamt. Köksinredningen kommer från Ikea, ett allmogebord med plats för två står mitt på golvet. Stolarna heter Tolix. I den antika kronan har Björn hängt glasprismor och vindruvsklasar i grönt som tar upp bordets färg. I stället för överskåp som inte passar i den lantliga stilen har de två vitrinskåp i furu, där allt porslin i serien Musselmalet, Kongelig dansk, är samlat." width="440" /></span></span><br /><br /><img src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/ra-elegans/_MG_0550.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/ra-elegans/_MG_0637.jpg" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Photography Mari Eriksson</span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.skonahem.com/inspiration/Inspirerandehem/ra-elegans">Source</a></span><br /></div>

Apartment in Copenhagen

Kim an Bjorn, owners of K & CO antique shop in Copenhagen, let us step inside their home. Their love for antiques and well worn items is evident in every room. You can also visit their blog if you click the link right here.How I'd love to visit their shop!A collection of rusty spear ends that once b…

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Home in the Countryside

<div style="text-align: center;">Hi ho, my fine readers! A lovely, inviting home to start off this new week. I did not know where it was. Now, thanks to readers Monika and Justyna, I know it is located in Zorawie, a village in north-western Poland. Thanks, Monika and Justyna!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509659.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509659.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-in; width: 890px; height: 593px;" /><br />Meet the owners, Ines, Andrzeja and their son Amadeuszka<br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509616.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509616.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 1000px; height: 667px;" /><br /><br /><center><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509618.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509618.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-in; width: 1000px; height: 667px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509657.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509657.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509623.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509623.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509629.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509629.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509630.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509630.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509632.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509632.jpg" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509633.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509633.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509641.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509641.jpg" style="width: 1000px; height: 667px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509644.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509644.jpg" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509646.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509646.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509642.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509642.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /></center><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509658.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509658.jpg" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509651.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509651.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509654.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509654.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509656.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509656.jpg" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509647.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509647.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 1001px; height: 667px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509649.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14781_1330509649.jpg" style="width: 999px; height: 665px;" /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />Photography Raphael Lipski</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.kochamwies.pl/w-stylu-country/ludzie/14781-blekitne-zorawie">Source</a></span><br /></div>

Home in the Countryside

Hi ho, my fine readers! A lovely, inviting home to start off this new week. I did not know where it was. Now, thanks to readers Monika and Justyna, I know it is located in Zorawie, a village in north-western Poland. Thanks, Monika and Justyna!Meet the owners, Ines, Andrzeja and their son AmadeuszkaP…

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