Veranda's House of Windsor

I don't know about you, but I can't wait for the official unveiling of <a href="http://www.windsorsmithhome.com/">Windsor Smith's</a> latest project. Windsor is one of my very favourite designers (and if you know me, that's a big call), and she's really outdone herself here. In conjunction with <a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda magazine</a>, and assisted by a few of her fabulous designer friends, Windsor has designed the most amazing property - complete with designer stables, gravel entryway, master suite; the ultimate fantasy home. What I wouldn't give to have been there in person at the grand opening....but instead, I'll be content with living vicariously through those who were...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaHBLZcgVLRhrpB_pQ-E-K_TH0S04wjSVoV0cAvO1oYPWpE5ISJ-8h_XsiUjBnaZsID2hvITlWNqs9avCX5G1oHiP33j74UsfAfgX9g6YKAXKd588AochD2LCLr9p9HeeNm9riixVIhtO/s1600/IMG_5429+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaHBLZcgVLRhrpB_pQ-E-K_TH0S04wjSVoV0cAvO1oYPWpE5ISJ-8h_XsiUjBnaZsID2hvITlWNqs9avCX5G1oHiP33j74UsfAfgX9g6YKAXKd588AochD2LCLr9p9HeeNm9riixVIhtO/s640/IMG_5429+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6mWm_3waZqSmljEHRgQ1q5LOOL-Ca1NiM9ro9MUWbX5PS-MXr-Qk6Ya3iznvJT1ANC08chwGmt8S6yo7qF7GksnbEpIJ29nOcOyVtRiKSmghZkNltfdL0aSZ7pdkpQl6wALsB9k6BXaR/s1600/DSC00672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgub5nCTW3X6pZZvWIOQMxEQ2tFB3nJSAX2wbsKkljhzoxJODPMZqOkgVt64Mxhyphenhyphenbwx83FfS6J-uUkS627U1CFz0guBEWAk5ZI_6QCIJmkBA1hBrN3kt4O8ms-dbEaKAvrsULCThGZqU1C9/s640/DSC00699-1024x768+via+sabina+vavara.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">sensational eat-in kitchen</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_v7gLCrZQPkcU3l-a10Dex_DS_OoPUdJW7SJ60zOrP5pMC1W0V4yJzaOu5FqWFc0HaSegWtJPwgB9xmXFiezT9iZ1BP-z9eWJG7ZQ6uWaxdcZ3zCgkpiwycDsy16ygS13o86qcG92WTl/s1600/DSC00708-1024x768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_v7gLCrZQPkcU3l-a10Dex_DS_OoPUdJW7SJ60zOrP5pMC1W0V4yJzaOu5FqWFc0HaSegWtJPwgB9xmXFiezT9iZ1BP-z9eWJG7ZQ6uWaxdcZ3zCgkpiwycDsy16ygS13o86qcG92WTl/s640/DSC00708-1024x768.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">...and those stables - I could move in quite happily</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOJ2dDe5Eyi-n2QVlBaL1P3CKJhYaKoKH_lj2StaqnK44JnXCZ1yuOiehdLXYSih4WlB-qpOl0_wNHKPPMOn4oPkgeRG0qnbXa-mlhiGkekTyEveNGfWBmjw2XpAzSW2wbOZWWANj1aSF/s1600/how12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOJ2dDe5Eyi-n2QVlBaL1P3CKJhYaKoKH_lj2StaqnK44JnXCZ1yuOiehdLXYSih4WlB-qpOl0_wNHKPPMOn4oPkgeRG0qnbXa-mlhiGkekTyEveNGfWBmjw2XpAzSW2wbOZWWANj1aSF/s640/how12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">how's this for a nursery?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigO52sr76xuLC8U_4HHuIpZ88yVAn292UQAynXGkgW1vcI5gBCcA52DI-aWNFsCbbIAVHAKck6xVIpfrVXOGhmp4g2sP1VNq89dUb3BhmYYFbix0suxlYUpDVZgXh9iETAtBN2JvEvDxZS/s1600/IMG_5450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigO52sr76xuLC8U_4HHuIpZ88yVAn292UQAynXGkgW1vcI5gBCcA52DI-aWNFsCbbIAVHAKck6xVIpfrVXOGhmp4g2sP1VNq89dUb3BhmYYFbix0suxlYUpDVZgXh9iETAtBN2JvEvDxZS/s640/IMG_5450.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">white, serene....and very relaxed for such a grand home</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>What I really love about this house is its relaxed feel. I know it's a luxurious, high-end designer home, but it really has warmth and charm. The emphasis is on family (ok, albeit a very well-off family), but nonetheless, I think that Windsor's vision of creating a home that brings people together has been achieved in spectacular fashion. The full reveal will feature in the October issue of Veranda magazine, but in the meantime, check out the <a href="http://www.verandaunveils.com/">website</a> for a few snippets, and a look at the floorplan - love. You can also visit the blogs of those lucky enough to have seen it first-hand...beyond jealous.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Images courtesy of these very lucky bloggers:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.cococozy.com/2011/07/house-of-windsor-spectacular-show-house.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.cococozy.com/2011/07/house-of-windsor-spectacular-show-house.html</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.sabinavavra.com/uncategorized/house-of-windsor-part-1-of-2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.sabinavavra.com/uncategorized/house-of-windsor-part-1-of-2</span></a><br /><a href="http://caribbeanlivingblog.com/2011/07/27/sizzling-showhouse-%E2%80%93-house-of-windsor-part-2/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://caribbeanlivingblog.com/2011/07/27/sizzling-showhouse-%E2%80%93-house-of-windsor-part-2/</span></a>

Veranda's House of Windsor

I don't know about you, but I can't wait for the official unveiling of Windsor Smith's latest project. Windsor is one of my ver...

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Custom prints....you choose the colour

Finding artwork to suit your style and colour scheme can be tricky. Often, you'll fall in love with a piece, but the colours don't work, or the size is wrong....you know how it goes. I've just finished some prints for a client, who requested I match them to a paint colour - Benjamin Moore Woodlawn Blue. Of course, the colours may not be <i>exactly</i> the same<i>, </i>but I have to say, I really like the way these have turned out....soft, pretty and in a lovely, green/blue hue:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBGTmj-nkF5Mxx1CkjLGGT7Vqnk01YBiPq8y0lQAC5QBLWovYSCf_RCOnEUIziMo-PKm36_TOmR1OvS3uVtc3ORfILKID9O6KlPcMpFFDSLDN2XHU436aoeW8eSMC0uzY8H-wNkyFDuuR/s1600/sea+coral+II+woodlawn+blue+watermarked2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBGTmj-nkF5Mxx1CkjLGGT7Vqnk01YBiPq8y0lQAC5QBLWovYSCf_RCOnEUIziMo-PKm36_TOmR1OvS3uVtc3ORfILKID9O6KlPcMpFFDSLDN2XHU436aoeW8eSMC0uzY8H-wNkyFDuuR/s640/sea+coral+II+woodlawn+blue+watermarked2.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">'Sea Coral II in Woodlawn'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80696124/sea-coral-in-woodlawn-ii-print">prints now for sale here on Etsy</a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerOc-me5PiJJJxl_blgW2bRt2CYE00aFf6ACVt3Blc_TUtIYRx_sDmWSgmOd-hvN0-vT94VVqlXBnHloZna_cozsj7EzacEEvIufFGv2CqYKUanFs7Sfz3oGpQ9R0-jdvYGf3uXR4NKhj/s1600/sea+coral+IV+woodlawn+blue+watermarked2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerOc-me5PiJJJxl_blgW2bRt2CYE00aFf6ACVt3Blc_TUtIYRx_sDmWSgmOd-hvN0-vT94VVqlXBnHloZna_cozsj7EzacEEvIufFGv2CqYKUanFs7Sfz3oGpQ9R0-jdvYGf3uXR4NKhj/s640/sea+coral+IV+woodlawn+blue+watermarked2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'Sea Coral IV'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80696256/sea-coral-in-woodlawn-iv-print">prints now for sale here on Etsy</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzz-j2T7AIQRwWhdcQqf_0LSNSQRNARhTWidkDQR4MFEesFJ2M_LsKY1jOjAHOQMXDQpRb0KgxurD7SPOfizBQeWl5fRLRVi_4wmrr6BU286EkVmFdCsQoMGRMYMmvcrb-eqEa6SaLQVI/s1600/sea+fan+woodlawn+blue+watermarked2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzz-j2T7AIQRwWhdcQqf_0LSNSQRNARhTWidkDQR4MFEesFJ2M_LsKY1jOjAHOQMXDQpRb0KgxurD7SPOfizBQeWl5fRLRVi_4wmrr6BU286EkVmFdCsQoMGRMYMmvcrb-eqEa6SaLQVI/s640/sea+fan+woodlawn+blue+watermarked2.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'Sea Fan in Woodlawn'</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62206469/sea-fan-in-woodlawn-fine-art-print-by">prints now for sale here on Etsy</a></div><br />Coincidentally, I was also commissioned to paint some of my ginger jars in a very similar colour, and it's a nice change, in place of the usual blue and white:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIw0dILSCZqkrCuJgWLI5oiB0uV3IcAr85Sg6aNRjnZKWbiQArFS2DLUlq1SfamhoqLiE_2aueRvarTfv2_AI2Hl2qk6FkXc-atE7RrS6kOZq3VXgJ1kSgWuqkeJnwZO-RXtRSc-VhsSt1/s1600/ginger+jar+in+silver+sage+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIw0dILSCZqkrCuJgWLI5oiB0uV3IcAr85Sg6aNRjnZKWbiQArFS2DLUlq1SfamhoqLiE_2aueRvarTfv2_AI2Hl2qk6FkXc-atE7RrS6kOZq3VXgJ1kSgWuqkeJnwZO-RXtRSc-VhsSt1/s640/ginger+jar+in+silver+sage+watermarked.jpg" width="483" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">'Ginger Jar in Silver Sage'<br />210mm x 297mm (8" x 11")<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80696311/ginger-jar-in-silver-sage">prints for sale on Etsy</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><br /><br />So, if you're looking for artwork, and you'd like to have a piece custom-designed in a particular colour or size, I'd love to hear from you.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Catch you soon,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Custom prints....you choose the colour

Finding artwork to suit your style and colour scheme can be tricky. Often, you'll fall in love with a piece, but the colours don't w...

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House of Turquoise feature

<a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.com/">House of Turquoise</a> is one of my daily must-reads. Without fail, Erin manages to find the most spectacular homes from around the world, and they all feature one of my very favourite colours - turquoise. So you can imagine my excitement this morning when I woke to find her latest post:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPz6Y05_Mpm7Mr3uAG5brDJJh6yATRbGuG04quxTnexay1749uowtDQUYulQuujjmbVMydgpUVEd4K71WDWHYduYT3NfEUndRXZR3F8NvRY3HIILBGdLaoDrncOKixldfp7CiaBLaj_lq/s1600/houseofturquoise1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPz6Y05_Mpm7Mr3uAG5brDJJh6yATRbGuG04quxTnexay1749uowtDQUYulQuujjmbVMydgpUVEd4K71WDWHYduYT3NfEUndRXZR3F8NvRY3HIILBGdLaoDrncOKixldfp7CiaBLaj_lq/s640/houseofturquoise1.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/driftwoodinteriors">Sea Fan Series in Turquoise</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">as seen in the Stately Homes by the Sea Designer Show House</div><div style="text-align: center;">room designed by the very talented Lauren Guarcello of <a href="http://porterdesigncompany.com/">Porter Design Company</a></div><br /><br />Thanks so much Erin, you've made my day! You can see the whole post <a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.com/2011/08/porter-design-company.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

House of Turquoise feature

House of Turquoise is one of my daily must-reads. Without fail, Erin manages to find the most spectacular homes from around the world, and ...

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Spring it on

It's cold and rainy here in Brisbane this morning, and just between you and me, I'm completely over winter. So, if I can't hurry Spring, I can at least indulge in a little virtual daydreaming, courtesy of <a href="http://www.sigbergamin.com.br/ing_index.html">Sig Bergamin</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2b1jvqxFC7b43s49zGTKi5NiPnTeNpeMqfZlJt62Ow8TQdIfcT2lCDlrOF6KwgBhgAowKPQ66kFBzrKT7YUQrQsFvpqhtcN1yaF4x8U-Zd53_kjrqVCqfDoaRrXkmpFoJUIT7-Jhozfvu/s1600/Untitled+picture5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2b1jvqxFC7b43s49zGTKi5NiPnTeNpeMqfZlJt62Ow8TQdIfcT2lCDlrOF6KwgBhgAowKPQ66kFBzrKT7YUQrQsFvpqhtcN1yaF4x8U-Zd53_kjrqVCqfDoaRrXkmpFoJUIT7-Jhozfvu/s640/Untitled+picture5.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Spring it on

It's cold and rainy here in Brisbane this morning, and just between you and me, I'm completely over winter. So, if I can't hurry...

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Shut.The.Front.Door

I think the entrance to a home is really important - it can say a lot about the people who live there. Whether it sports a fire-engine red door, a gated courtyard, a shot of bright colour....first impressions count. While we work on our house plans, I'm thinking of giving our existing door a little makeover. It's solid timber, with glass sidelights, but it's <i>really</i> boring and badly in need of a spruce-up. But now, the million-dollar question....what colour to choose? So many colours....and only one front door.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiyKNdNiA0evfUltSuFwNtaHNUR_YDjm3rmh8DfyVQEfCFsZANADvbTJl0lVMiAcVpnpgHR9KeH5Fp41GAI6xJ-kReo5qA9MhxGkgPsJHv6yxUTtCGqrMXjuukpMnha26HAbA0O9G8Gg3/s1600/106340557dl1266798507+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiyKNdNiA0evfUltSuFwNtaHNUR_YDjm3rmh8DfyVQEfCFsZANADvbTJl0lVMiAcVpnpgHR9KeH5Fp41GAI6xJ-kReo5qA9MhxGkgPsJHv6yxUTtCGqrMXjuukpMnha26HAbA0O9G8Gg3/s640/106340557dl1266798507+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> love this <a href="http://realestate.com.au/">glossy black</a> number, paired with the chrome doorknob</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JrOiduMs_2dpZT1Xri7GGSr8SpBdxVOis9i_MZxFVxAmITQo9uGGfFPhmDAuaoiVnT2FPcuhr_fRLtrscCrhmfvrJSZ4AylfUL7C5QoftaA3yLA6PmE9Yy57Cvm2JtBf45IF_X9Ajvo3/s1600/P1130081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JrOiduMs_2dpZT1Xri7GGSr8SpBdxVOis9i_MZxFVxAmITQo9uGGfFPhmDAuaoiVnT2FPcuhr_fRLtrscCrhmfvrJSZ4AylfUL7C5QoftaA3yLA6PmE9Yy57Cvm2JtBf45IF_X9Ajvo3/s640/P1130081.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Miles Redd's lovely <a href="http://welovedomino.wordpress.com/page/3/">turquoise door</a> has been really popular for some time now. love the hardware and kickplate</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjg9_pvgfNcVQ9D0jcLHFyhON6cCzK28XgE8UH-k-GoiINS646ygTmgKMXQW5lb9KKcS_So_9Udy6nib9C9RbkKs5PunZo1aGFIJtkH6lldytoFJFI6kcFdc5OYmWnH-rg35V-QXWWgwb/s1600/post1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjg9_pvgfNcVQ9D0jcLHFyhON6cCzK28XgE8UH-k-GoiINS646ygTmgKMXQW5lb9KKcS_So_9Udy6nib9C9RbkKs5PunZo1aGFIJtkH6lldytoFJFI6kcFdc5OYmWnH-rg35V-QXWWgwb/s640/post1.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> all <a href="http://magnoliasquare.blogspot.com/2010/07/what-lies-within.html">white</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4D6f66bz8cJdR7Gl__zxVsrzBSuFVn1_uS4g89t97zFjDkCfQ82TfBCFrN9zu1VlVT1nUVJn5-nrD2_FeZCHJqKgqgOXo-pwPTICZK5M-33AQF-9XTl9qOmABKqQ3RR4LfxqdpzcnohJ-/s1600/purple+front+door.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4D6f66bz8cJdR7Gl__zxVsrzBSuFVn1_uS4g89t97zFjDkCfQ82TfBCFrN9zu1VlVT1nUVJn5-nrD2_FeZCHJqKgqgOXo-pwPTICZK5M-33AQF-9XTl9qOmABKqQ3RR4LfxqdpzcnohJ-/s640/purple+front+door.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://magnoliasquare.blogspot.com/2010/07/what-lies-within.html">magenta</a> maybe?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxQLNtjQ72du2KKabD4n04O9tbuhjGrdZv_EZCrQ8UN9c7zHuQdQ_W4KvtWav-fBjQ8mFiLKYyFxWyuaJEAdKQkXHeRzaA85MlLCY6-jNvu_cvaiUD_SegjqzzbDhGPrc4i58-5BvsZA5/s1600/5-color02-0209-xlg-68652179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxQLNtjQ72du2KKabD4n04O9tbuhjGrdZv_EZCrQ8UN9c7zHuQdQ_W4KvtWav-fBjQ8mFiLKYyFxWyuaJEAdKQkXHeRzaA85MlLCY6-jNvu_cvaiUD_SegjqzzbDhGPrc4i58-5BvsZA5/s640/5-color02-0209-xlg-68652179.jpg" width="499" /></a></div><a href="http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=front+door+colours&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=685&tbm=isch&tbnid=fJEFaIKytj1MdM:&imgrefurl=http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colors/front-door-color&docid=UY9cSX-VvWrOOM&w=360&h=460&ei=nHdITrbmOY6nrAfztLzwAw&zoom=1">pillar-box red</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHufAFARHQYo5qzcen88RFKTFvfYMfwUIEXARR4RA3kg4-3yM-ugmNDEr1e2GPZKJO0nhpOwZVoulJk-7E-hwQrRQbHBNIpD1PJKCGoGMS2oI6sjSBBgrUNfia3DtZtnHG7dY8WK8GQYic/s1600/mdi+blog+front+door+source+living+etc+dot+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHufAFARHQYo5qzcen88RFKTFvfYMfwUIEXARR4RA3kg4-3yM-ugmNDEr1e2GPZKJO0nhpOwZVoulJk-7E-hwQrRQbHBNIpD1PJKCGoGMS2oI6sjSBBgrUNfia3DtZtnHG7dY8WK8GQYic/s640/mdi+blog+front+door+source+living+etc+dot+com.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>a slice of <a href="http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=front+door+colours&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=685&tbm=isch&tbnid=PuFToQV-tErddM:&imgrefurl=http://muracadesignnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/09/front-doors.html&docid=ajZ3rxQD1ZXdDM&w=550&h=550&ei=p3dIToG8HMmzrAezkoX_Aw&zoom=1">lime</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NrOZZjAt5L60NBHARbeeCvRlCIq5R-MUI5AszwSvWcp64IExgOsYGk9vWTGIt5k-ZP34tvQHVdaL1ZRl4jcbbkJaZOyJOajU4T3Tj8Vq22C2csvhyphenhyphenqLRu47HSnu4QI7ZBZxhFEi4ISCU/s1600/yellowhamptons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NrOZZjAt5L60NBHARbeeCvRlCIq5R-MUI5AszwSvWcp64IExgOsYGk9vWTGIt5k-ZP34tvQHVdaL1ZRl4jcbbkJaZOyJOajU4T3Tj8Vq22C2csvhyphenhyphenqLRu47HSnu4QI7ZBZxhFEi4ISCU/s640/yellowhamptons.jpg" width="536" /></a></div>or <a href="http://magnoliasquare.blogspot.com/2010/07/what-lies-within.html">mellow yellow</a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAytFswKBpd7hh4RVse-3ukpZeYDugyr6ubZ4Gh25SaX9fxg2y8JWPbG_jognrPkQT03qpv3yMtkRCheWFUk6K1Ay9m9hnKTQYhSbwrkj4GqGd2q4Oslyrob0CqqyVphcvR9qPHm2CKO5v/s1600/pink+front+door.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAytFswKBpd7hh4RVse-3ukpZeYDugyr6ubZ4Gh25SaX9fxg2y8JWPbG_jognrPkQT03qpv3yMtkRCheWFUk6K1Ay9m9hnKTQYhSbwrkj4GqGd2q4Oslyrob0CqqyVphcvR9qPHm2CKO5v/s640/pink+front+door.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> really, really  love this <a href="http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=pink+front+door&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=685&tbm=isch&tbnid=cJkhxhlUR24OZM:&imgrefurl=http://thisoldcoconutgrove.blogspot.com/2011/04/pink-front-door.html&docid=Qih860Z1MF1J6M&w=741&h=650&ei=dHhITt6rGsjprAfMoen6Aw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=768&page=2&tbnh=170&tbnw=190&start=32&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:32&tx=85&ty=76">pretty pink number</a>...who would know what you'd find behind the door?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>So, anyone gone all out with their front door? Tell me everything.<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Shut.The.Front.Door

I think the entrance to a home is really important - it can say a lot about the people who live there. Whether it sports a fire-engine red d...

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From the sublime, to the...well, you decide

Next time someone tells me to clam up, I'll take them literally. I've always loved the use of giant clam shells in decorating (as long as they're sustainably harvested, of course, or better still, fabulously faux), and I'm thinking I might need to incorporate a few into my design scheme.<br /><br /><a href="http://absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.com/">Anna Spiro</a> often uses shells in her lovely vignettes..<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGjrx6TguRZPpbtehy38XdLLy3jScdA01rxD7M5fiP-FsohlfP5lkoRhu1BdyK5k0AtUluDW88Xwt3Rt6xCU4BoBVqZ-Gs_ghfT2_0y7YysVshVNB16DDkAsrjSCQ9PYAl2OS_AdAr_Ok/s1600/black+%2526+spiro+-+april+2011-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGjrx6TguRZPpbtehy38XdLLy3jScdA01rxD7M5fiP-FsohlfP5lkoRhu1BdyK5k0AtUluDW88Xwt3Rt6xCU4BoBVqZ-Gs_ghfT2_0y7YysVshVNB16DDkAsrjSCQ9PYAl2OS_AdAr_Ok/s640/black+%2526+spiro+-+april+2011-2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...and I love how <a href="http://stuartmemberyhome.com/">Stuart Membery's</a> used them for his gorgeous pooches...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iG-WM-O6HBQcWNVV-KU9NVxMrBmdZtAcJotQewWFloTXXViAjx6q-Hl8SZJ3AL15DES_Egoq1XD2QhQjPrIpYwqHtStRxBeMc9auREuppDlMR8Zpa69yApDfoRsJxJ6RDg3ePgugvnjj/s1600/Bali-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iG-WM-O6HBQcWNVV-KU9NVxMrBmdZtAcJotQewWFloTXXViAjx6q-Hl8SZJ3AL15DES_Egoq1XD2QhQjPrIpYwqHtStRxBeMc9auREuppDlMR8Zpa69yApDfoRsJxJ6RDg3ePgugvnjj/s640/Bali-11.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">..they look great as a <a href="http://barrydixon.com/">centrepiece</a>..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdbnLlsP6jiNuUXt1hvLbJGAHkjW2EP9VSgOzmUHXgckGugOIR5nuWDSfSLp76PgpdJOR8mkdf0E5_dSxJRzDYnmpHb3NDi9ci4EqkvsxSA1makCjbAGnR6qEd8yfkCexhC8V7JWHdcUV/s1600/DesigningDNA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdbnLlsP6jiNuUXt1hvLbJGAHkjW2EP9VSgOzmUHXgckGugOIR5nuWDSfSLp76PgpdJOR8mkdf0E5_dSxJRzDYnmpHb3NDi9ci4EqkvsxSA1makCjbAGnR6qEd8yfkCexhC8V7JWHdcUV/s640/DesigningDNA.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...in the <a href="http://www.completely-coastal.com/2009/10/giant-clam-shells-everywhere.html">bathroom</a>...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQjj35BgBXeMk8kMLGiPWphBuyOpfBYurrXuTbkk3bgHemRFeAilZP8ETJ3_UHdUkclsQbjkNQkeqKsM7SlcCLltz4rsJUJYhq__413dQsO5X9HqwpAjAwL29PQCPnLNXGgdJag7R97yc/s1600/0310-coleman-04-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQjj35BgBXeMk8kMLGiPWphBuyOpfBYurrXuTbkk3bgHemRFeAilZP8ETJ3_UHdUkclsQbjkNQkeqKsM7SlcCLltz4rsJUJYhq__413dQsO5X9HqwpAjAwL29PQCPnLNXGgdJag7R97yc/s640/0310-coleman-04-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br />...a summer fireplace...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMR4G-wzKvoeshhQEyguG0w1MRJz5J9buKN_aiZKw4TM-gJIjIE2hTtORma7d3uxY5_Fkd55xSIIN6hfHe9U_dZFvXS3v9-QV-_K2XhpRJcY-xDuq4bjMaMImz_AChqQ1xVqRGirgTRAs/s1600/Clam+Ali-Wentworth-Home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMR4G-wzKvoeshhQEyguG0w1MRJz5J9buKN_aiZKw4TM-gJIjIE2hTtORma7d3uxY5_Fkd55xSIIN6hfHe9U_dZFvXS3v9-QV-_K2XhpRJcY-xDuq4bjMaMImz_AChqQ1xVqRGirgTRAs/s640/Clam+Ali-Wentworth-Home.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />...or glammed up with a little <a href="http://decorno.blogspot.com/2007/12/giant-clam-shells.html">zebra print</a>...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Qq7suv0BgIXz7Bl3cXhIFz6tgjAG7cj5qCIvhxrnkecKDg-EDicRHwVBoI5xmIYd7c4gi8Nq9flIrrnD4VrcsKp1bxG1t29_tMDENQWfXPhV9aatQ-9lnXwfm2cu_yAg6XSLtZoYpEEr/s1600/clam_shell_zebra_mirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Qq7suv0BgIXz7Bl3cXhIFz6tgjAG7cj5qCIvhxrnkecKDg-EDicRHwVBoI5xmIYd7c4gi8Nq9flIrrnD4VrcsKp1bxG1t29_tMDENQWfXPhV9aatQ-9lnXwfm2cu_yAg6XSLtZoYpEEr/s640/clam_shell_zebra_mirror.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">But I can't believe I've missed so many other fabulous uses! Of course, they're great for storing everything...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...from <a href="http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=giant+clam+shell&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1280&bih=642&tbm=isch&prmd=ivns&tbnid=N4Ul9Yt8b3H3fM:&imgrefurl=http://filmiholic.com/2007/02/22/honeymoon-travels-pvt-ltd/&docid=E35fT5WL0V8J5M&w=400&h=261&ei=CFtETu7pEcrTmAXDwLi6CQ&zoom=1">mermaids</a> (note the ultra-comfortable, shag-pile interior)..</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXgn9OJTxEt-1BMnX7-uwoge8DVX3LGcex0oxyUdd6SYdvnmQSG5-xP54x9LUHAC6BreJ4VP_Ge24y6-45FpqYwznhtVsFNStcf-KOr7305XWaAYl3Hw9nDgB2eynQi2wF50j8mWguymY/s1600/tiara+and+furry+clamshell+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXgn9OJTxEt-1BMnX7-uwoge8DVX3LGcex0oxyUdd6SYdvnmQSG5-xP54x9LUHAC6BreJ4VP_Ge24y6-45FpqYwznhtVsFNStcf-KOr7305XWaAYl3Hw9nDgB2eynQi2wF50j8mWguymY/s640/tiara+and+furry+clamshell+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />...to <a href="http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=giant+clam+shell&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=642&tbm=isch&tbnid=ssVg2WxRt5sI1M:&imgrefurl=http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Little-Boy-in-Giant-Clam-Shell-Posters_i2851985_.htm&docid=mXBP0uBexjjxxM&w=400&h=277&ei=_WlETt_UIqSKmQXEmaC4CQ&zoom=1">children</a>...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fEqGwGp07ucFa27zW0xkm96rYsAsE9T3rbl4sFyIRFr1MdXZ-evdWJ0iLS0v523IRFQfG7D3oDBSDuuOP2c74DT-2qQvNuE81DHD65mawOqwD21eTO_ZCm8S2ysO5sUGyYczgZiFshdO/s1600/little-boy-in-giant-clam-shell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fEqGwGp07ucFa27zW0xkm96rYsAsE9T3rbl4sFyIRFr1MdXZ-evdWJ0iLS0v523IRFQfG7D3oDBSDuuOP2c74DT-2qQvNuE81DHD65mawOqwD21eTO_ZCm8S2ysO5sUGyYczgZiFshdO/s640/little-boy-in-giant-clam-shell.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...to <a href="http://boutique.borrowedbluewedding.com/decorative-display/decorative-accessories/giant-clam-shell-2">champers</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcxGseDHWJPRWasI9rPtvBlF5e-O0ktqBbsSV4nDg05xtd9MAFoZ_KEJ2LACdlQj8sqjT2XpK7N2vrbULks3c4YylkRTKTJjdV3Xyd4XkU3B2Ibv2lke1TjUFE7bCjFWUqruxQfM_AKUT/s1600/giant-clam-shell-thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcxGseDHWJPRWasI9rPtvBlF5e-O0ktqBbsSV4nDg05xtd9MAFoZ_KEJ2LACdlQj8sqjT2XpK7N2vrbULks3c4YylkRTKTJjdV3Xyd4XkU3B2Ibv2lke1TjUFE7bCjFWUqruxQfM_AKUT/s640/giant-clam-shell-thumb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />But wait....how about making a grand entrance?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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