tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59651792005918667542024-03-13T17:33:24.587-04:00PlumSienaAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922270492303539101noreply@blogger.comBlogger622125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965179200591866754.post-91055589438721367822014-01-17T15:42:00.000-05:002014-01-17T15:42:03.480-05:00Peacock Walls? Oh yes...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Every so often I need a dose of peacock love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While I've shared their iridescent beauty in the past, here is an up-to-date version that <a href="http://www.milesredd.com/" target="_blank">Miles Redd</a> just worked on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are a few of my past peacock favs...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Another peacock feather wall with accompanying colored trim and ceiling</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And lastly, the </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 1.2em;">crème de la crème</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">1</a>,<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ninainvorm/" target="_blank">2</a>,<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">3</a>,<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50812438/peacock-feather-tablecloth-for-a-48" target="_blank">4</a></span></div>
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Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922270492303539101noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965179200591866754.post-12654037022850301642014-01-05T22:45:00.000-05:002014-01-05T22:45:15.627-05:00Stay Warm, Stay Safe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">With many of us experiencing record, frigid temperatures, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">With that in mind, here are some tips to pass along to get your home through the </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">sub-zero temps from a heating & cooling company in Indiana:</span></div>
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Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922270492303539101noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965179200591866754.post-8257401082547898652014-01-02T15:20:00.000-05:002014-01-02T15:20:06.506-05:00Texturing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Parisian designer <a href="http://www.deniot.com/" target="_blank">Jean-Louis Denoit</a>'s took his own library's oak wall panelling one step further and surrounded it with a laser-printed canvas inspired by tree bark. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Love these birch veneer wall panels, framed by split branches.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://afflante.com/" target="_blank">1</a>,<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">2</a>,<a href="http://afflante.com/" target="_blank">3</a>,<a href="http://afflante.com/" target="_blank">4</a></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">,</span><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="font-size: small;" target="_blank">5</a></div>
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Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922270492303539101noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965179200591866754.post-54991659706062947052014-01-01T13:10:00.000-05:002014-01-01T13:10:05.215-05:00With Hope and Inspiration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As we take stock this first day of the year, we are truly thankful for our amazing family and friends. If we all would step back and look at the beauty surrounding us and the miracles that occur daily, this world would no doubt be a better place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">PlumSiena wishes you a very Happy 2014!</span></div>
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Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922270492303539101noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965179200591866754.post-60375192957743873012013-11-14T21:23:00.002-05:002013-11-14T21:23:36.632-05:00Metallic Beauties <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've admired her work for a very long time.</div>
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Miriam Ellner's quest for beauty, methodology and inventiveness continues to grow. She is the premier verre églomisé artist in the world. </div>
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(You ask what that is? I quote from Miriam's <a href="http://www.miriamellner.com/" target="_blank">website</a>: "the process of gilding precious metals on the reverse side of glass, etching in a design and setting it off with color...")</div>
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Discover what Miriam's been up to in 2013 in her <a href="http://www.miriamellner.com/email/131107/index.html" target="_blank">latest newsletter</a>.</div>
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PlumSiena last profiled her stunning work <a href="http://www.plumsiena.com/2011/05/gold-on-glass.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.plumsiena.com/2011/12/mirror-mirror.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922270492303539101noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965179200591866754.post-3809215761474986382013-11-13T22:03:00.002-05:002013-11-13T22:03:47.533-05:00Books, books, never enough books<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Walking into a library automatically increases my pulse. The possibilities!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just ran across <u>The Library: A World History</u> by James WP Campbell, just published a few weeks ago. If you're like me, this will make a perfect gift for the holiday gift giving. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is available for purchase <a href="http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/L/bo16956670.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922270492303539101noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965179200591866754.post-22009907871625279952013-11-11T21:49:00.002-05:002013-11-15T14:21:18.675-05:00Going Indigo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even though 2013 was the year of <span style="color: orange;">Tangerine Tango</span>, we believe it is really the year of <span style="color: #073763;">Indigo</span>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(BTW, one of 2014's Pantone Spring Colors is <span style="color: blue;">Dazzling Blue</span>, a tad brighter than Indigo).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Introducing <a href="http://www.indigoperfumery.com/" target="_blank">Indigo Perfumery</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We opened our perfume shop and website on October 15th and have been going strong since.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Indigo Perfumery's <span style="text-align: left;">gallery space showcases perfumes made by smaller, artisanal companies who concentrate on the art of the scent rather than mass production. We also </span><span style="text-align: left;">carry five 'natural' perfume lines, exquisite scented candles and natural soaps.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back in January, the idea that had been in the back of my mind for years suddenly surfaced and it wouldn't go away. As in totally took over. I dove in head first, researching all that I could devour, often saying to myself "What <i>are</i> you doing?" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Needless to say, I am now in awe of any entrepreneur. It may seem fun and glamorous, but it pretty much is the opposite. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See <a href="https://medium.com/i-m-h-o/3dc264023df5" target="_blank">this article</a> just published today- it is so true.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still have much to learn...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For the <a href="http://splenderosa.blogspot.com/2012/11/by-invitation-only-november-2012-post.html" target="_blank"><i>By Invitation Only</i></a> November topic, Marsha asked us to share how we got started in the blogging world. Who influenced us, who befriended us in those first few months as we took our tentative steps. I bet you remember your first few friends... </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Several years ago, the only blog I had ever come into contact with was called </span><a href="http://www.fauxology.com/" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" target="_blank">Fauxology</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">. Created by Regina Garay, it was full of eye candy for decorative painters. Regina still remains an icon in the industry, does beautiful work and is the friendliest person you would ever want to meet.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It goes without saying that I am a gardener through and through and when I discovered Deborah Silver's blog, </span><a href="http://www.deborahsilver.com/blog/" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" target="_blank">Dirt Simple</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">, I was, and continue to be, amazed. Deborah is the proprietor of </span><a href="http://www.detroitgardenworks.com/" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" target="_blank">Detroit Garden Works</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">, a fabulous garden store just north of Detroit. She is extremely knowledgeable, and generous with that knowledge. If you want to get hundreds of ideas for your pots and garden, visit Dirt Simple.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are so many others that have inspired me over the past few years, including <a href="http://trouvais.com/" target="_blank">Trouvais</a>, <a href="http://lapouyette-unddiedingedeslebens.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">La Pouyette</a> and <a href="http://theshinypebble.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-new-begining.html" target="_blank">The Shiny Pebble</a>. All of these blog creators are vibrant, passionate women and I am proud to call them my friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Blogging has truly opened my life, urged me to explore and has allowed my family to meet folks from all over the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here are some inspirations from our travels in the past few years, both abroad and at home.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As we all know, lighting is everything. Lately I am drawn to simplicity. LED strip lights formed into several circles- brilliantly understated, definitely contemporary and full of potential to form interesting gobo effects in the room. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">OK, so we all cannot have a rolled steel staircase. But why not have a silver leaf staircase? I'd probably go with aluminum leaf and age it a bit. Actually, I can't wait to do this!</span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am into screens. They are so versatile, especially when created in smaller panels. When I saw this Venetian plaster wall, it occurred to me to make a screen with the iced black VP on one side and a white gold VP on the other. Two looks, one screen.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elitis.fr/en/papiers-peints/" target="_blank">Elitis</a>, the French wallpaper company, has fabulous wallpapers. This is the <i>Paso doble</i> variation of their "<span class="UtopiaSemibold2">Tenue de soirée" wallpaper. So you can't quite afford to bring this in from France, but perhaps you could use a stencil to give a similar effect. Go with a metallic background with a flat design or have a flat background with a metallic design. Either way, it will certainly become a compliment receiver!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">[<a href="http://harlequin.uk.com/harlequin-fabrics.aspx" target="_blank">1</a>,<a href="http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/lighting/indoor-lighting/chandeliers___ceiling_lights/-specificproducttype-pendant_lights/Lassay-Led-Orbit-Circular-Pendant-12097561" target="_blank">2</a>,<a href="http://www.knottarchitects.co.uk/domestic22a.html" target="_blank">3</a>,<a href="http://www.housetohome.co.uk/livingetc" target="_blank">4</a>,</span><a href="http://www.housetohome.co.uk/livingetc" target="_blank">5</a>,<a href="http://обои-стен.рф/oboi_dlya_sten_krupnye_cvety?p=7" target="_blank">6-7</a>]</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Leather is used more and more in unexpected ways; the London and LA based company, <a href="http://tinglondon.com/home" target="_blank">TING</a>, has re-invented the leather belt by sourcing reclaimed leather and vintage belts from London, Paris and LA. Is this a gorgeous floor or what? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even though most of us are experiencing a rather uncomfortable heat wave, our garden is enjoying every moment. We just managed to put the leaf humus mulch down this weekend! The bad thing was we sure needed to weed a lot beforehand; the good thing is I don't plan on needing to weed for a long while! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Lily Show has begun in earnest here on the North coast. The bulbs were purchased from Costco this year <span style="font-size: small;">(yep, really)</span> and we are having a banner year for blooms, although they are blooming a good three weeks earlier than normal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While doing research for an upcoming project including gilding on glass, I came across the beautiful works of artist <a href="http://janmaitlandglass.com/home.html" target="_blank">Jan Maitland</a>. She works in two mediums, pastels and glass. On the glass, she uses the<span lang="EN-CA"> <i>verre</i><span lang="FR"> </span><i><span lang="EN">églomisé</span></i><span lang="FR"></span>
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Platter In a Millefiori with 23-Karat Gold Leaf Design</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Glass Bowl In White
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You can visit her website <a href="http://janmaitlandglass.com/home.html" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a> and her Etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/janmaitlandgallery" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>.</span></span></div>
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</div>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922270492303539101noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965179200591866754.post-27736693850673365132012-06-13T22:38:00.001-04:002012-06-13T22:38:23.123-04:00Discovering Manuel Cohen<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I just </span><strike style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">stumbled upon</strike><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> discovered the beautiful photos of Manuel Cohen.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Taking his first photo at age twelve while accompanying his father on an assignment for his </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> news photo agency, AGIP, Cohen has never looked back.</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In 1996, he founded Avantis, a photo design agency specializing in photo montage. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Chapelle" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" target="_blank">La Sainte-Chapelle</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> in Paris</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was especially drawn to his series of the <a href="http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/" target="_blank">Sagrada Familia</a>'s interior in Barcelona.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cohen's photos are recording new views of the heritage sites, with an emphasis on architecture, line and form. Viewing his gallery is like taking a world tour.
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Photography is the tool for modern painters." I agree!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">[<a href="http://www.archives.manuelcohen.com/" target="_blank">via</a>]</span></span></div>
</div>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922270492303539101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965179200591866754.post-66448992660131955262012-06-12T23:06:00.001-04:002012-06-13T20:13:51.331-04:00Skins<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even with all of the attention that Morocco is receiving in the design world, especially with the recent publication of <a href="http://moroccanmaryam.typepad.com/my_marrakesh/" target="_blank">Maryam Montague</a>'s fab book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Marrakesh-Design-Maryam-Montague/dp/1579654010/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322772271&sr=1-3" target="_blank"><u>Marrakesh by Design</u></a>, I never dreamed I'd be fascinated by a tannery located in </span><span style="font-size: large;">Fez, Morocco.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Chouara Tannery, in use since medieval times:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Using the ancient leather tanning techniques, the skins of goats, sheep, and less often cows and camels, are first cleaned and sheered.</span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">They then receive a soaking in a mixture of acidic pigeon droppings, cow urine and lime, which
cleans away the animal fat and remaining hairs, as well as softens the leather
and prepares it for dying.</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"> (Whew!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The clean skins then <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> soak in the </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">dried-earth pits </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">holding natural vegetable & colorful dyes. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The colors are changed every two weeks. Mint produces green,
indigo> blue and saffron yields yellow.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The odors are (obviously) dreadful, but- this works.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> After the skins have dried in the sun for days, they are cut into pieces and made into beautiful leather accessories.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">For a wonderful review of </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Marrakesh-Design-Maryam-Montague/dp/1579654010/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322772271&sr=1-3" target="_blank"><u>Marrakesh by Design</u></a>, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">visit <a href="http://www.fauxology.com/2012/06/marrakesh-by-design/" target="_blank">Regina's Fauxology post</a> of June 12, 2012. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wouldn't you love to go on Melanie Royals' </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(Royal Design Studio) <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">[<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thanachaiw/7011605677/" target="_blank">1</a>,<a href="http://www.trekearth.com/" target="_blank">2</a>,<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/astridvos/4180158918/in/photostream/" target="_blank">3</a>,<a href="http://www.marieclairemaison.com/" target="_blank">4</a>,<a href="http://www.manuelcohen.com/en/orders" target="_blank">5</a>,<a href="http://www.trekearth.com/" target="_blank">6</a>]</span></span></div>
</div>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922270492303539101noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965179200591866754.post-51522148453393820762012-06-11T22:18:00.000-04:002012-06-11T22:18:06.294-04:00Color Play<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Noting that the French (courtesy of <a href="http://www.maison-deco.com/magazine-art-decoration" target="_blank">Art et Decoration</a>) seem to be a bit more daring in their outdoor decor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Adding these color punches really adds character, don't you think?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Love the cobalt blue</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hey- why not pink and purple?</span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A multitude of colors here... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and here- an eclectic little area. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And to celebrate- lots of color!</span></span></div>
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</div>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922270492303539101noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965179200591866754.post-22052964093323000962012-06-10T12:32:00.000-04:002012-06-10T12:32:00.231-04:00Bergdorf<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am not one for fashion. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I barely give the spring and fall fashion shows a thought. While I like to look in style, the up-to-the-minute fashions often look a bit absurd, especially on the boney models that look like they can barely make it down the runway. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So it surprised me when I received <a href="http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/" target="_blank">Bergdorf Goodman</a>'s latest </span><strike style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">magazine</strike><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/store/catalog/templates/Entry.jhtml?itemId=cat309103" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">book</span></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Curiously, I opened the "book" and began to leaf through it. Then I actually starting to read it. Chuckling to myself, I thought that some of the writing wasn't bad. Reading the </span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Mysteries of the Eyebrow</i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> was amusing and I started to contemplate my own eyebrow regimen. Was it enough?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Granted I skimmed most of it, but I have to admit I actually enjoyed it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I could even see myself wearing the </span><a href="http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/p/Jason-Wu-Patent-Low-Heel-Oxford-Shoes/prod77090095_cat391524_cat316900_/?index=2&cmCat=cat000000cat000002cat000008cat316900cat391524&isEditorial=false" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" target="_blank">Low-Heeled Oxford</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_292068235">Jason Wu</a></span></span><a href="http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/store/catalog/templates/EntrySC.jhtml?itemId=cat316900&parentId=cat30005&masterId=cat000008" target="_blank"> </a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">(if I ignored the price)</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sharing with you some of the highlights of the recent <a href="http://www.blogfest2012.com/" target="_blank">Blogfest 2012</a>, generously organized and produced by the dynamic team at <a href="http://www.kravet.com/" target="_blank">Kravet</a>. We were treated to the best of New York's Design Week, which included several showhouses, the D&D Building and other sneek peeks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the highlights for me was seeing the new <a href="http://us.baccarat.com/" target="_blank" title="Baccarat">Baccarat</a> showroom in the <a href="http://ddbuilding.com/" target="_blank" title="D&D Building NYC">D&D Building</a>. We saw it in its raw state; it has since celebrated its opening on June 6, 2012. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, yes, there really is a signature red crystal in each Baccarat chandelier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The finished, glittering showroom, via Stacey at </span><a href="http://quintessenceblog.com/" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" target="_blank">Quintessence</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>'s <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/elle-decor/modern-life-concept-house" target="_blank">Modern Life Concept House</a>, Lee Kleinhelter, of the Atlanta boutique <a href="http://piecesinc.com/" target="_blank" title="Pieces">Pieces</a>, designed the restful sanctuary, painting the walls with an off-black from <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball</a> and adding just enough pizazz with these gold sea urchin-like sculptures on the wall. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Loved the tented fabric swag in the bedroom designed by Katie Leede, of <a href="http://www.katieleede.com/home/" target="_blank">Katie Leede & Company</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have to say that, by far, my favorite section of Blogfest was the tour of the <a href="http://www.kravet.com/" target="_blank">Kravet</a> studios. That the employees absolutely love what they do and love the family-owned company that they work for was evident in each area that we visited. Many of their employees have long been with the company.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The digital age is in full force at Kravet, with many fabrics colored right on the computer, instantly. This sure allows customization for the client.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All in all, I would like to extend a huge thanks to the Kravet family, especially Beth Greene, Executive VP of Marketing and her team of Jennifer Powell and Ann Feldstein! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today here is a little peek at what is causing me to smile when I walk in our garden. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Stunning is how I would describe these creations of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Lalanne" target="_blank">Claude Lalanne</a>. While technically they are furniture, they seem more like sculptures. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Claude Lalanne, Parisian born and with a studio in Ury, France, did not
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But, I couldn't leave out one of her famous cabbages: </span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Choupatte Moyen</i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">, 2012</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">. It is said that the cabbage sculpture was not complete until it received its chicken feet. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In New York City, <a href="http://www.paulkasmingallery.com/" target="_blank">Paul Kasmin Gallery</a> presently has an exhibition of over 30
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rizzoli also just released <a href="http://www.rizzoliusa.com/book.php?isbn=9780847837618" target="_blank"><u>CLAUDE & FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE: Art | Work | Life</u></a>, </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.pieterboutersestudio.com/Welcome.html" target="_blank">Pieter Bouterse</a>'s work is up there with any famed floral decorator you can throw at me- of this, there is no doubt in my mind. His standards are high, his work ethic unequaled. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Did I say Picky?)</span> Because of this, I guess you could call me jaded.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For me to write a post for <a href="http://splenderosa.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Splenderosa</a>'s <a href="http://splenderosa.blogspot.com/2012/06/by-invitation-only-chapter-10-june.html" target="_blank">By Invitation Only</a> on weddings is almost impossible. I could feed you photo after photo, but decided I best not. I narrowed it down to the flowers and, specifically, the bouquets. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Equally as beautiful, though.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Of course, the wedding I recall most fondly was my daughter's almost three years ago. A reasonably sized bridal party was refreshing (don't get me started on that subject!), the weather finally cleared out an hour before the ceremony started and we had a blast!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> And, yes, Beth requested a <b>large</b> bouquet. Having worked with Pieter during college to earn spending money, she had seen many a bouquet and knew exactly what she wanted. It <i>was</i> gorgeous!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">What are your favorite bouquets?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Enjoying the lighter, cleaner look of </span><a href="http://www.stephensills.com/main.html" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" target="_blank">Stephen Sills</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">, featured in the June, 2012 </span><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">. Sills was requested by the client to "freshen up" the apartment, toning down the rather rich palette. Sills designed the living room's decorative wall treatments, a stencil repeated in various forms throughout. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The terra-cotta mirror frames and fireplace were painted and washed to add an instant softness.</span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The striped wallpaper offers a nice contrast, framing the view into the living room. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sills often renders the walls with interesting treatments. One of my favorites is the subtle vertical striations below. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Doing this with wallpaper would just not work, unless the wallpaper was completely custom created, with each panel slightly different.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">[<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">1-4</a>, <a href="http://www.stephensills.com/main.html" target="_blank">5-6</a>] </span></span></div>
</div>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922270492303539101noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965179200591866754.post-87452636907851730732012-06-03T09:31:00.002-04:002012-06-03T09:31:47.792-04:00Tower of Bruxelles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">How cool is this? Thinking how fun it would be to visit this building in Brussels, I tried to find out its location only to discover that it is a magical photo by photographer <a href="http://www.ericdeville.be/" target="_blank">Eric DeVille</a>. He created a series of three photographs,
<span><a href="http://www.ericdeville.be/-2009-" target="_blank">La Tour de Bruxelles</a>, in which he reconstructed the city's building facades </span><span>into a Tower of Babel, based on the 15th-century painting by <a href="http://www.jheronimusbosch-artcenter.nl/Engels/index.php" target="_blank">Hieronymus Bosch</a>. </span></span><style>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">DeVille's photographs will be part of the exhibit opening on June 8th, </span><a href="http://www.pba-lille.fr/spip.php?article2537#" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" target="_blank">BABEL</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> at the </span><a href="http://www.pba-lille.fr/" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" target="_blank">Palais des Beaux-Arts</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> in Lille. The exhibition, “The Fantastic and the Fabulous in sixteenth-century Flemish landscape painting : Bosch, Bruegel, Bles and Bril” will reference the Tower of Babel in contemporary art, as addressed in paintings, photographs, sculptures, installations, films and original
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>La </i><i>Tour de Bruxelles en Hiver</i>, 2010</span></span></div>
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