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Our First Stop in Brussels

...will be to the Pierre Marnolini Chocolatier for some real Belgian Chocolate. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LU2SXJU9bx7Y-68r7jwix9EjIPRXje_jkTvYVN78hMvUqFo5hSQv8DAq1LFR431vMiCPZPDkMBfigX3MGaWfyWCAoO5SXyLBBUFPrZUn50ZrlhX6V5OipdhsFwO0hyCTIOFgwtrI0Ns/s1600-h/2_1_3_TrufflesInCountersmall.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194708290424002866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LU2SXJU9bx7Y-68r7jwix9EjIPRXje_jkTvYVN78hMvUqFo5hSQv8DAq1LFR431vMiCPZPDkMBfigX3MGaWfyWCAoO5SXyLBBUFPrZUn50ZrlhX6V5OipdhsFwO0hyCTIOFgwtrI0Ns/s400/2_1_3_TrufflesInCountersmall.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a chocolate snob. No Hershey's for me. Here's what the Marcolini website recommends when tasting good chocolate: <table border="0" width="641"><tbody><tr><td style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" width="486">Appearance: Look at the chocolate. It should be an evenly colored shade of deep mahogany or brown and should be free of cracks, air pockets, streaks and bloom. Sugar bloom, an ashy, rough coating of the face of the chocolate, is a sign not of poor quality but of chocolate that has been subjected to multiple changes in temperature. Aroma: Enjoy the aroma of the chocolate. The initial aroma should be a pleasant and complex fragrance. It should not an overwhelmingly strong scent but rather one of cocoa, vanilla, caramel and perhaps nuts. As the chocolate melts during the touch phase, take notes of any news fragrances that may be released. Touch: Hold a piece of chocolate between your index finger and thumb. It should feel silky and smooth and should not be sticky. As chocolate is one of the only foods that melts at body temperature, it should begin to yield to the warmth of your fingers. </td> <td width="145"><div align="right"><img height="140" src="http://www.marcolinichocolatier.com/3_1_PierreMarcolinismall.JPG" width="144" /></div></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="0" width="642"><tbody><tr><td width="213"><img height="263" src="http://www.marcolinichocolatier.com/3_1_ChocolateBarsmall.GIF" width="213" /></td> <td style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);" width="419">Snap: Break a piece of chocolate in half. It should make a clear snapping sound and should not splinter or crumble in you hand. Taste & Texture: Place a small piece of chocolate on your tongue and let it melt. As it begins to melt, you should experience a burst of the chocolate flavor. It should be initially smooth and buttery and then dissolve into a creamy liquid. It should not be gritty, gluey or waxy. As it continues to melt, the taste buds on your tongue will begin to register the sweetness, bitterness, saltiness, and sour qualities of the chocolate. A good chocolate will have a nice balance of the flavors without any one overpowering the others. Tips: When conducting a proper chocolate tasting, be sure that the chocolates are at room temperature. Additionally, begin with the dark semisweet chocolates and end with the lighter milk chocolate pieces. </td></tr></tbody></table> Sounds wonderful. I can't wait! But secretly, I'm most excited for the truffles. Yum. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8tudGoyW8Q65SbiONXM932_uMFDF3CAhnuvNOTPVfxjVWQ_T1gHVNChEdxro3MMW9kKwFbw27VkxLb0LzdFpNxG5uMGx5BtIfNm6zJASosO6M4igJxk5lc4K1DzpDUwsdNMqbYQGz_A/s1600-h/3truffles.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194708299013937474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8tudGoyW8Q65SbiONXM932_uMFDF3CAhnuvNOTPVfxjVWQ_T1gHVNChEdxro3MMW9kKwFbw27VkxLb0LzdFpNxG5uMGx5BtIfNm6zJASosO6M4igJxk5lc4K1DzpDUwsdNMqbYQGz_A/s400/3truffles.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>

Our First Stop in Brussels

...will be to the Pierre Marnolini Chocolatier for some real Belgian Chocolate.I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a chocolate snob. No Hershey's for me.Here's what the Marcolini website recommends when tasting good chocolate:Appearance: Look at the chocolate. It should be an evenly colored shade of …

29Apr2008

Speaking of Favorite Artists...

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEkXzaJqWh6UiUp6uww6UivECeZTp3LEbIVvgdACUse2Ar7_Y7xRHCOZBc5wr_ptcfJix_sToFQFuUwxRl06dhEbEivQxAnq6YCHh5HyMP2hSw68rrQ2X-wLg89d9y2sdbPOwN8mkF18/s1600-h/000113_medium_off+the+hook+3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193019204340537154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEkXzaJqWh6UiUp6uww6UivECeZTp3LEbIVvgdACUse2Ar7_Y7xRHCOZBc5wr_ptcfJix_sToFQFuUwxRl06dhEbEivQxAnq6YCHh5HyMP2hSw68rrQ2X-wLg89d9y2sdbPOwN8mkF18/s400/000113_medium_off+the+hook+3.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> I'm very seriously considering going back to school to get my Masters in 2009, after Michael graduates. In the meantime over the next year, I'd like to take a few art classes for fun. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SQ70t3bPRsbiQjmjZLlxXCq_MFGD_o3HTj24vl612DBA7qRty_CiHXaAlZwb6FgOnkVoczNIR5l39KwBX9jDbQAaybRjx7PVoHv8d94Uew9ZWq669YxoksZnPFwLC5RHhvYxfq12pn0/s1600-h/0000.121_medium_stack+of+shoes+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193019195750602514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SQ70t3bPRsbiQjmjZLlxXCq_MFGD_o3HTj24vl612DBA7qRty_CiHXaAlZwb6FgOnkVoczNIR5l39KwBX9jDbQAaybRjx7PVoHv8d94Uew9ZWq669YxoksZnPFwLC5RHhvYxfq12pn0/s400/0000.121_medium_stack+of+shoes+2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> If I could learn to paint like anyone, I would want to paint like Chelsea James. I have been completely smitten with her work since I saw it first on design*sponge a few months ago. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-kVfvglXxaOEFftXuA6IwTp74PYcA_bfYdELZXbDmJnpztH3AqzAWGp7cyRiGUa9p6ofFFClsgL2cQa_VxWrKkvSp-adQhbOSUQPSm_SMq8Ft73GycpIDxpHJCNRuKg0oYjDDjy8M-8/s1600-h/000120_medium_suga.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193019316009686866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-kVfvglXxaOEFftXuA6IwTp74PYcA_bfYdELZXbDmJnpztH3AqzAWGp7cyRiGUa9p6ofFFClsgL2cQa_VxWrKkvSp-adQhbOSUQPSm_SMq8Ft73GycpIDxpHJCNRuKg0oYjDDjy8M-8/s400/000120_medium_suga.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> There is such a dream-like quality to her artwork. And I think her use of color is incredible. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-xBLgX0O4YJe5xHAox332shSwgN5XynOeSOyPTjwYT4B5W7NDk2X8HOE3ov6RgsDtsn_6MTzti810q-OXjNHtKKZs7Up73T-qCoxNmIIY1sfVyXF4hKUd7HIGpmIO49qD-uV-qzHRnY/s1600-h/000jamesDPD03420_D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193019200045569826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-xBLgX0O4YJe5xHAox332shSwgN5XynOeSOyPTjwYT4B5W7NDk2X8HOE3ov6RgsDtsn_6MTzti810q-OXjNHtKKZs7Up73T-qCoxNmIIY1sfVyXF4hKUd7HIGpmIO49qD-uV-qzHRnY/s400/000jamesDPD03420_D.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> She sells her paintings through galleries in the west. It would be so great to see her work in person. Learn more about <a href="http://www.chelseajames.com/images.php">Chelsea James</a> here. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpClmMsr4j7Kt0C_oMF-bHGwJp9M6dex7nsxAz7HpeqZLL-jqXFbi-XRIXl2AUwoYdG9AYUc_7OkUAz5qF5_m9YqVifkDIM8QKpfZtMEd6HBZyCyOOftXs_W5fxmjNIn7HvPRQxqHsCE/s1600-h/0000.54_medium_going_out_for_dessert.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193019187160667906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpClmMsr4j7Kt0C_oMF-bHGwJp9M6dex7nsxAz7HpeqZLL-jqXFbi-XRIXl2AUwoYdG9AYUc_7OkUAz5qF5_m9YqVifkDIM8QKpfZtMEd6HBZyCyOOftXs_W5fxmjNIn7HvPRQxqHsCE/s400/0000.54_medium_going_out_for_dessert.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>

Speaking of Favorite Artists...

I'm very seriously considering going back to school to get my Masters in 2009, after Michael graduates. In the meantime over the next year, I'd like to take a few art classes for fun.If I could learn to paint like anyone, I would want to paint like Chelsea James. I have been completely smitten with …

24Apr2008

My Favorite Artist

Swedish decor is so beautiful. I think it's unfortunate that most people think of IKEA when they think of Swedish homes, instead of graceful and classic Gustavian furniture.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-NqLzK_iYjpSZeqQxPSBHYpNIzFCFXP5v0MLokdi145Pk_xu9-OqLyzKPl1pOSBYKtauxW3niB0KL1APbGeNAwK35_9lmyePHd02RqhhfjeumjZOoJf7VBGLpiJXRguklvPToabgM20/s1600-h/0020.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192466768467056114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-NqLzK_iYjpSZeqQxPSBHYpNIzFCFXP5v0MLokdi145Pk_xu9-OqLyzKPl1pOSBYKtauxW3niB0KL1APbGeNAwK35_9lmyePHd02RqhhfjeumjZOoJf7VBGLpiJXRguklvPToabgM20/s400/0020.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_Togc-6wJUW2BMixnsAblseZ-ayf3p2sWUsWSlvp3HBdGQ9ljqLCAjvHEFf-k8iW3Y8qIo-r4OcaSbOH6LCQgp_B72ikFJ8NlgbqiGemM-mNs3jr-ti4oVOgJlKHBsfYSCiCtNOms8Q/s1600-h/0016CLFLOW2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192466360445162930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_Togc-6wJUW2BMixnsAblseZ-ayf3p2sWUsWSlvp3HBdGQ9ljqLCAjvHEFf-k8iW3Y8qIo-r4OcaSbOH6LCQgp_B72ikFJ8NlgbqiGemM-mNs3jr-ti4oVOgJlKHBsfYSCiCtNOms8Q/s400/0016CLFLOW2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> My mother's family is Swedish. We grew up celebrating St. Lucia Day, enjoying all sorts of Swedish food and appreciating our heritage. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-Jqt61yri-ZIgj0VRL2jXAG5snFCe9JQ3o2umSLBODlkw-KI1pqZoxQ666MUIn0AAZTLbOhXNnawdkLsIJrxeLc15lEwGjY6azb_iGKEjC_1DyfkzE5wCcSAq_xriM1M6SgP7auRGmY/s1600-h/0036HPCLLU1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192467743424632530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-Jqt61yri-ZIgj0VRL2jXAG5snFCe9JQ3o2umSLBODlkw-KI1pqZoxQ666MUIn0AAZTLbOhXNnawdkLsIJrxeLc15lEwGjY6azb_iGKEjC_1DyfkzE5wCcSAq_xriM1M6SgP7auRGmY/s400/0036HPCLLU1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> For as long as I can remember my grandmother has kept this print (below) in her bedroom of Carl Larsson's watercolor called "Lisbeth and the Yellow Tulip." I have always loved it. The combination of hard and soft lines, bright and pastel colors. I loved that it was like a snapshot into this artists' life and home (his most famous works are images of his own home and family). Most of his models don't really seem to be posing. He really seems to capture the essence of their life at home. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3X1nKuN7IciddvAWTo0LL8RzagLpOFFfxAOkTWVbUPd870FNmix7JXvPeyBPCCkyMeLTEujGqMM7uZY9bK4zm0lKQ6uLu4L-mjruR0Sq_fJ4Cl5Ie_FCFZ0xk6d6vSP5eduljJOodQg/s1600-h/0022CLLISB4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192466772762023442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3X1nKuN7IciddvAWTo0LL8RzagLpOFFfxAOkTWVbUPd870FNmix7JXvPeyBPCCkyMeLTEujGqMM7uZY9bK4zm0lKQ6uLu4L-mjruR0Sq_fJ4Cl5Ie_FCFZ0xk6d6vSP5eduljJOodQg/s400/0022CLLISB4.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Carl and his wife, Karin, who was also a trained artist as well as a very talented textile designer, worked together to build one of the most famous artist's homes in the world, called Sundborn. I am so inspired by the way they decorated and brought art and color into their home. Sundborn is still owned by the Larsson family and is open for tours. We plan to spend a week or so in Sweden when we'll be in Europe this summer. I would love to dedicate a whole day to Carl Larsson sites. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhnKIKBWbCsQkI2mlTHE8iv3ekjJ_noAlsH-Ln-NebR3mCHznqsxyZqtcZYWrOgvRo7dRXoSuZZDRkD_-HyDK_xiIjgdROjgxb7xIKhbf5M7MJ3vaFLFh4fWZGHrJkSdz8W5SpbSd_nA/s1600-h/0035HPCLIN1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192467739129665218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhnKIKBWbCsQkI2mlTHE8iv3ekjJ_noAlsH-Ln-NebR3mCHznqsxyZqtcZYWrOgvRo7dRXoSuZZDRkD_-HyDK_xiIjgdROjgxb7xIKhbf5M7MJ3vaFLFh4fWZGHrJkSdz8W5SpbSd_nA/s400/0035HPCLIN1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> Posted here are all of my favorites. I've already purchased a giclee print of the yellow tulip piece that my grandma has, but I think it would be cool to pick out a few others to make a grouping in a hallway or maybe in the girls' room. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HdBMBsuSB1Uce1G5GwmoSbEMM_UkBbgOrHVd2KWn-JiwKUkYZ0tLW0aj56tc7shCcHW5nsfMOaIJ-cGFS2-C3HEItgAI7i6ME_MqWmQN3nsX7Ay788AKBTA7m_06RH6iV2v_GbNawRI/s1600-h/0011CLCHRI1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192466158581699922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HdBMBsuSB1Uce1G5GwmoSbEMM_UkBbgOrHVd2KWn-JiwKUkYZ0tLW0aj56tc7shCcHW5nsfMOaIJ-cGFS2-C3HEItgAI7i6ME_MqWmQN3nsX7Ay788AKBTA7m_06RH6iV2v_GbNawRI/s400/0011CLCHRI1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> This site, called <a href="http://www.scandinaviantreasures.com/website1/gal1.html">Scandinavian Treasures</a>, is very inexpensive and has the most selection. <a href="http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?startat=/getthumb.asp&CID=FCF8471289BD460489F4B71DA26DC72E&rcapnum=1742756&sortby=&c=c&page=1&Search=25973">Allposters.com</a> carries high-quality giclee prints of many of Larsson's works, although they are pricier. I just noticed though, that if you enter in "AGUA" as a discount code at check out, you'll get an extra 25% off your order at All Posters. The sale ends tonight at midnight. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8IerCAjk0UfQEI4PzJing2uGCUqRdL1eWoblLADwrRcHRTyeZoaSr7KuG4Ye9_tU-mfNndAexrNBQ3BVZ0jtmM11fTGBZ3ZEpTmkEuOfgdtXgvBDrv_S4KxKcvRsGKvbo6VTuTKtjH7k/s1600-h/0007CLBREA.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192465853639021826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8IerCAjk0UfQEI4PzJing2uGCUqRdL1eWoblLADwrRcHRTyeZoaSr7KuG4Ye9_tU-mfNndAexrNBQ3BVZ0jtmM11fTGBZ3ZEpTmkEuOfgdtXgvBDrv_S4KxKcvRsGKvbo6VTuTKtjH7k/s400/0007CLBREA.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> Here is another of my favorites. I am so drawn into this girl's face. She is so sad or pensive... or something. And that yellow wall... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6xTsscDOyYmSlWQ1vFbVM8zUv3m69f_OfteTavnUkWxYv4qLqnqo0d9xP862k2QU2dcyPSx7NscLdZWuHidtlcBflBH51ieUWBNULiMDWzhY-634qXh5AsDTaOKEXYp03EXIYDagXEA/s1600-h/0066CLKERS~5.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192467752014567138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6xTsscDOyYmSlWQ1vFbVM8zUv3m69f_OfteTavnUkWxYv4qLqnqo0d9xP862k2QU2dcyPSx7NscLdZWuHidtlcBflBH51ieUWBNULiMDWzhY-634qXh5AsDTaOKEXYp03EXIYDagXEA/s400/0066CLKERS~5.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> What I would give for a piano like this. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4UbqD85JNI3svTrg75TbNjI2tiUvmgxVTegdPoVulcGxM9rXVZ6icOB9GFCnbmOqStFLPT0SFcruVnPBAlj1P-1OzcCVF-W8iTjOKyRc5Q4AY9gUuZ052yFE6itk-e4YDqQ4yhAUl_4/s1600-h/0027CLPLAY1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192467412712150642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4UbqD85JNI3svTrg75TbNjI2tiUvmgxVTegdPoVulcGxM9rXVZ6icOB9GFCnbmOqStFLPT0SFcruVnPBAlj1P-1OzcCVF-W8iTjOKyRc5Q4AY9gUuZ052yFE6itk-e4YDqQ4yhAUl_4/s400/0027CLPLAY1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Just look at that woodwork. Talk about a linen closet! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigw-TCZKLpEj5QlisaYX2JzX_PMNmsJEOQiSP0dE2rijoWvlOLFOZXvkU-J3rtqIzBHQIgj2srlm5E28lCsR-lt7eGWP4Uctve2x5kHSLFPuyVOvmH-_H8siOgOXYgzAd7JmcnHSLfJfE/s1600-h/0030clkarinlinencupboard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192467417007117954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigw-TCZKLpEj5QlisaYX2JzX_PMNmsJEOQiSP0dE2rijoWvlOLFOZXvkU-J3rtqIzBHQIgj2srlm5E28lCsR-lt7eGWP4Uctve2x5kHSLFPuyVOvmH-_H8siOgOXYgzAd7JmcnHSLfJfE/s400/0030clkarinlinencupboard.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>I want a yellow fence. So happy. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJfhcca-q-OFiCJrLJ3I0-TERh4ut9FBRQzRqoBK2Frv4051jjcGsVrKrlbXy5ItAjAtYU1LfysWAkIOe74l6VrTSfKORqgnSgRKasoF7PWq28DIymF9m7SOol0pyZ8LoN95acwBbWsQ/s1600-h/0032CLTHEF1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192467425597052578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJfhcca-q-OFiCJrLJ3I0-TERh4ut9FBRQzRqoBK2Frv4051jjcGsVrKrlbXy5ItAjAtYU1LfysWAkIOe74l6VrTSfKORqgnSgRKasoF7PWq28DIymF9m7SOol0pyZ8LoN95acwBbWsQ/s400/0032CLTHEF1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>I love the shelving hung at the top third that is shown in a number of his paintings. Right at eye level, but out of reach for little hands. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNp-XAK7O5QLdsxVScwRPBtmCyw_H2Xj2EfLAtD7bMIwsllgIFRBeNdEnBMtnR-2QsEs1v_Na1CcxkNmyiQxTbY6YrcLynqUxOWuG8vS8nlDOloSWJDllrAhXCAAcZ1o3jMCLrl02odWA/s1600-h/0033CLTILL2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192467429892019890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNp-XAK7O5QLdsxVScwRPBtmCyw_H2Xj2EfLAtD7bMIwsllgIFRBeNdEnBMtnR-2QsEs1v_Na1CcxkNmyiQxTbY6YrcLynqUxOWuG8vS8nlDOloSWJDllrAhXCAAcZ1o3jMCLrl02odWA/s400/0033CLTILL2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Oh that tub! Love the exposed pipes too. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bRdtHUw4zKvy3ViaNwepd4dan5E8-4qdG9K-d7gandOhfsunwe4E1wTP4H1XqqyHPhZbSjvovUVMVmu5eCCD4CgjrCcuHdp8ak1yNB6PsI0AY2sB3o8mSlR_ILcVr5T6DSrgCHm29LU/s1600-h/0022CLLISB5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192467163604047394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bRdtHUw4zKvy3ViaNwepd4dan5E8-4qdG9K-d7gandOhfsunwe4E1wTP4H1XqqyHPhZbSjvovUVMVmu5eCCD4CgjrCcuHdp8ak1yNB6PsI0AY2sB3o8mSlR_ILcVr5T6DSrgCHm29LU/s400/0022CLLISB5.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Shelving again. Love the chandelier. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZPEWIiEoVVsqElVGPf1jxgZV1bbmtXvAaxCZ3A0YNWMLEAFVregYcdbqYzzShcDSxDb27LghaNxZzdZq-lbdmxfz-3u3aFHRMQpC4XXQjuudgGo4eiuh_kLPyzOTvThCptydiHAFtdk/s1600-h/0023CLMART2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192467172193982002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZPEWIiEoVVsqElVGPf1jxgZV1bbmtXvAaxCZ3A0YNWMLEAFVregYcdbqYzzShcDSxDb27LghaNxZzdZq-lbdmxfz-3u3aFHRMQpC4XXQjuudgGo4eiuh_kLPyzOTvThCptydiHAFtdk/s400/0023CLMART2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Beautiful built-ins. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeSNeUlkNN4JfMAvnrbBSeamwCLmxSCmqYr1yLGqVg4to-ZSem-Z1KXOJ7ULjZRZpl77eY0mFeIX3zsH74tVQ9xyx-9O5bu8tnAOrIr-mIbmPnsK_rgF7UugGrmFrS10HUj5Nn-LGIzo/s1600-h/0024CLMORO1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192467176488949314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeSNeUlkNN4JfMAvnrbBSeamwCLmxSCmqYr1yLGqVg4to-ZSem-Z1KXOJ7ULjZRZpl77eY0mFeIX3zsH74tVQ9xyx-9O5bu8tnAOrIr-mIbmPnsK_rgF7UugGrmFrS10HUj5Nn-LGIzo/s400/0024CLMORO1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>The use of color in this home is stunning. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTocu9gQH18VyesLz4V-Ey0RMtbPIgxPRMwWQBfLorKuxML1wd_hQG4tNhsNoTfjcRMp1vYl9Pfmf6Wb8WdpzdBy4SzcoI4gszmepbWLhCWIlDTDqcQokTrgLJX7GuZUxIgHC1nF-nl0/s1600-h/0026CLNAMN1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192467180783916626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTocu9gQH18VyesLz4V-Ey0RMtbPIgxPRMwWQBfLorKuxML1wd_hQG4tNhsNoTfjcRMp1vYl9Pfmf6Wb8WdpzdBy4SzcoI4gszmepbWLhCWIlDTDqcQokTrgLJX7GuZUxIgHC1nF-nl0/s400/0026CLNAMN1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Lovely bedroom <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglT30XbsVRIHMdJ874w0jKCBR7lk5zBjrIFDbJpCEcmDJEZq34PEyeOYavp4npuu-OfsSLk5QOtB00iCoENMuUAVOOO-PhRcJZIVLlha4Q6nLywi0AZUPSkgIDoSQXsXMs1CvmY7Cjeis/s1600-h/0026CLPAPA1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192467185078883938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglT30XbsVRIHMdJ874w0jKCBR7lk5zBjrIFDbJpCEcmDJEZq34PEyeOYavp4npuu-OfsSLk5QOtB00iCoENMuUAVOOO-PhRcJZIVLlha4Q6nLywi0AZUPSkgIDoSQXsXMs1CvmY7Cjeis/s400/0026CLPAPA1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSISl5gycMeD5nQe7hzd3hz4KRX_L_HK8r6Nx8XYl8lACsvbfhi1d93VaBJYsFEUqp46y4XNiGoCA5yC1eWqi692qbtKZRXwHzg7SwgCydojEHgctC7udqLS6DDYA-kJxkknY8cfUoU0E/s1600-h/00019CLEVEN~2.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192466759877121506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSISl5gycMeD5nQe7hzd3hz4KRX_L_HK8r6Nx8XYl8lACsvbfhi1d93VaBJYsFEUqp46y4XNiGoCA5yC1eWqi692qbtKZRXwHzg7SwgCydojEHgctC7udqLS6DDYA-kJxkknY8cfUoU0E/s400/00019CLEVEN~2.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> This little girl reminds me of Claire. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeheOHCg0qI5oKDqgcqXDasomT80gv75DYqFclTkUFNVv9ZdcWKfXOq_d1U8BPdAt299lzzXL_l8xZT4ApMdT6YwYuYF0Db4l9AYKzRNuvKo4vQxjq71mT66gBbSC9Mn61ANiJ64bRMo/s1600-h/0021CLLISB2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192466772762023426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeheOHCg0qI5oKDqgcqXDasomT80gv75DYqFclTkUFNVv9ZdcWKfXOq_d1U8BPdAt299lzzXL_l8xZT4ApMdT6YwYuYF0Db4l9AYKzRNuvKo4vQxjq71mT66gBbSC9Mn61ANiJ64bRMo/s400/0021CLLISB2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvqSN2Ly9ZECKnsIedxc7MPpzON7e58DngXoj14JCYq98abt_CvaRXNjmdP31CmfdSeX585yriDreOqUHsPxmOD5BJwB0sbNd7YvEMBYyF8_z4m3YcJeW4XhwGFDG_PjCx1llMGg7CIA/s1600-h/0015CLEVEN1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192466356150195602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvqSN2Ly9ZECKnsIedxc7MPpzON7e58DngXoj14JCYq98abt_CvaRXNjmdP31CmfdSeX585yriDreOqUHsPxmOD5BJwB0sbNd7YvEMBYyF8_z4m3YcJeW4XhwGFDG_PjCx1llMGg7CIA/s400/0015CLEVEN1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> Beautiful table and linens. I bet this is one of the pieces Karin Larsson designed. She was so talented and was a complete original. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySZTAMusRwcOHKwGN-CBvmorv82gy5oApelJR7vE8qBSsyOXr2Pwt1Xu9n4D0ISLz_cPIyJrMtqQpK_BoeRRgGhw3hWljtiKcN8dV2OURFOUSAdT2iPP080nOJQEBO1MnRxsV6jv96Aw/s1600-h/0017CLGONL1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192466364740130242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySZTAMusRwcOHKwGN-CBvmorv82gy5oApelJR7vE8qBSsyOXr2Pwt1Xu9n4D0ISLz_cPIyJrMtqQpK_BoeRRgGhw3hWljtiKcN8dV2OURFOUSAdT2iPP080nOJQEBO1MnRxsV6jv96Aw/s400/0017CLGONL1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>The Victoria and Albert Museum in London did an exhibition of her work in 1997. This is some of the text from the exhibition. She sounds incredible. "Karin was Carl Larsson's muse. So thoughtful and quiet, he portrayed her as his idol, forever young. She was, in fact, hard-working, hard headed and highly creative. Carl relied upon her as a critic of his work. She trained as a painter at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm and Paris. After the birth of Suzanne in 1884 she turned her artistry to decorating the home, especially to weaving and embroidery. She also designed furniture and her own and her children's clothes. Her most creative period was between 1900 and 1910. Karin's textiles were absolutely original. Pre-modern in character they introduced a new abstract style in tapestry. Her bold compositions were executed in vibrant colours; her embroidery frequently used stylised plants. In black and white linen she reinterpreted Japanese motifs. Technically adventurous, she explored folk techniques and experimented with others. A good example of her bold weaving is the tapestry ”The Four Elements” that she composed in 1903 to be hung above the new sofa in the dining room. At Sundborn the Larssons developed an aesthetic partnership. He was effusive, covering the walls with foliage and flowers, she arranged the living flowers, but in her designs austere and often abstract. The colours of the interior seem to have been jointly decided. Their combined contributions created a perfect whole" Karin's loom in the background <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMW6rakneoHq38gO-28l7ntPjEQSg5UzkXKSDjyB7LoLCGTiGbMPvCkh43_VO-OiEVPhJfTihNkeC4SkJxu2XNkEnu8LA2pYPgY4p_r0owqOCCg3ki7TRSB-ld1KCCj54iCEmWeChcDEU/s1600-h/0006CLAZALEA.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192465849344054498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMW6rakneoHq38gO-28l7ntPjEQSg5UzkXKSDjyB7LoLCGTiGbMPvCkh43_VO-OiEVPhJfTihNkeC4SkJxu2XNkEnu8LA2pYPgY4p_r0owqOCCg3ki7TRSB-ld1KCCj54iCEmWeChcDEU/s400/0006CLAZALEA.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> What a striking color combination for a room: green and orange. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iwUxLfTzM_V777an8e35DofmaLUjsS-xDTwxeuC5fCbHrzzwUet8RvgjDRt9d6ON3SgVl9rcIbppHdvpliAGemz0mbjFgaBxNMczPXGsZiFeVRKMJMcjUZNNFh9Rod7zWRFqoWGSqI4/s1600-h/0009CLCATC1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192466149991765298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iwUxLfTzM_V777an8e35DofmaLUjsS-xDTwxeuC5fCbHrzzwUet8RvgjDRt9d6ON3SgVl9rcIbppHdvpliAGemz0mbjFgaBxNMczPXGsZiFeVRKMJMcjUZNNFh9Rod7zWRFqoWGSqI4/s400/0009CLCATC1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnwY3mGNSL7yFdicc7jao2EE9wtLkKDV5nkIqPB8fUsZCZBjhumF9WXjB1pSyC7qp2enHd5u0AjHMubldYaxvjGQ400OBnlwUOp3ihaQG1Xi5TfIxh_922yphtq9DmJZkC9qzDBiePoY/s1600-h/0010CLCHES1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192466154286732610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnwY3mGNSL7yFdicc7jao2EE9wtLkKDV5nkIqPB8fUsZCZBjhumF9WXjB1pSyC7qp2enHd5u0AjHMubldYaxvjGQ400OBnlwUOp3ihaQG1Xi5TfIxh_922yphtq9DmJZkC9qzDBiePoY/s400/0010CLCHES1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Love the wall paper. This painting is of the kids waiting for Kris Kringle to come. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLjIFRSqNUjosBOGPE_FQiTuXUR0oXQ-MQJq18goiB0S4SfIFyidfO9chE9gRL7gMrweKXlNHyWS-_Ck5ktiTuThb2lZgfpeibkcFUT5fqbz1oKdrSotfNHQMI-L0l7E3y7h7UQbSu0s/s1600-h/0013CLDAYB1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192466162876667250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLjIFRSqNUjosBOGPE_FQiTuXUR0oXQ-MQJq18goiB0S4SfIFyidfO9chE9gRL7gMrweKXlNHyWS-_Ck5ktiTuThb2lZgfpeibkcFUT5fqbz1oKdrSotfNHQMI-L0l7E3y7h7UQbSu0s/s400/0013CLDAYB1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBehuBzsB7dZz66qZKcsltKjSh-_R_HUoXbeIeNqzlxp37aOFScV3L5QdpHHbATLLQJcd5jz84UbyR3ds21majIalKZzB3di_WA_zXmrwwkx8UHr5h-Ko4_aNi14bZLVEk5EfGIAn5F5M/s1600-h/0009CLBRID.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192465862228956450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBehuBzsB7dZz66qZKcsltKjSh-_R_HUoXbeIeNqzlxp37aOFScV3L5QdpHHbATLLQJcd5jz84UbyR3ds21majIalKZzB3di_WA_zXmrwwkx8UHr5h-Ko4_aNi14bZLVEk5EfGIAn5F5M/s400/0009CLBRID.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>I love all the murals and painting on the walls. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJKKmMAPLzRlL-oArG23_vo4m0Y5GM_wMLyVRaZSoVsPIUBDF6qUn38SthbnKdFXsdfvi31yODAMrnBUXKr3EvxrLpi9HoFFN92DcTiSzX7f3ozuJhPfaBdFr9mOBwYCfM2M5rFxe-1U/s1600-h/0001CLAFTE.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192465634595689618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJKKmMAPLzRlL-oArG23_vo4m0Y5GM_wMLyVRaZSoVsPIUBDF6qUn38SthbnKdFXsdfvi31yODAMrnBUXKr3EvxrLpi9HoFFN92DcTiSzX7f3ozuJhPfaBdFr9mOBwYCfM2M5rFxe-1U/s400/0001CLAFTE.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElvVXzuRO4QmN9Dqu3P2hHYpTyONuxvQVzSnXzpsNX8lH3zBuCzXMQoD3dkoaeJ1YoFEb0ztmBT9Ozgtgx_xLuKs09lOvMnZ_1o8S-V5eWjSD9x-weKWe3Ltqyiw2FoL0DR8S0DfLZyg/s1600-h/0008CLBRIT3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192465857933989138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElvVXzuRO4QmN9Dqu3P2hHYpTyONuxvQVzSnXzpsNX8lH3zBuCzXMQoD3dkoaeJ1YoFEb0ztmBT9Ozgtgx_xLuKs09lOvMnZ_1o8S-V5eWjSD9x-weKWe3Ltqyiw2FoL0DR8S0DfLZyg/s400/0008CLBRIT3.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TkziqdELwJB0KVmVCjRotMCHyCmR6Z93uRuMsNSxsN85RMqsUIycZxQM6KjkY2bO-2_DsW40mnm94q_BDrZtXXLYWyGyH5BP8fAO1t-lewUT68o_luiLAESILuj2lzGlTaTVYj04nWo/s1600-h/0007CLBIRGIT.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192465853639021810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TkziqdELwJB0KVmVCjRotMCHyCmR6Z93uRuMsNSxsN85RMqsUIycZxQM6KjkY2bO-2_DsW40mnm94q_BDrZtXXLYWyGyH5BP8fAO1t-lewUT68o_luiLAESILuj2lzGlTaTVYj04nWo/s400/0007CLBIRGIT.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Beautiful chair. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_vJ9JI7wG42_4ltUbb-ugeMPmHY-LR3MlZTDhYksD71k1pmzwrGJv9lLgixuhf97idvO-kiflovJqqrUByIZ4mv4vDbd6wNj55ehJ5ROX4TarayrT96-gCrR9IdT73kqs1kifabV07w/s1600-h/0003CLANNA.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192465647480591538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_vJ9JI7wG42_4ltUbb-ugeMPmHY-LR3MlZTDhYksD71k1pmzwrGJv9lLgixuhf97idvO-kiflovJqqrUByIZ4mv4vDbd6wNj55ehJ5ROX4TarayrT96-gCrR9IdT73kqs1kifabV07w/s400/0003CLANNA.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> For more information on Carl Larsson, check <a href="http://www.clg.se/encarl.aspx">here</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Larsson">here</a>

My Favorite Artist

Swedish decor is so beautiful. I think it's unfortunate that most people think of IKEA when they think of Swedish homes, instead of graceful and classic Gustavian furniture.My mother's family is Swedish. We grew up celebrating St. Lucia Day, enjoying all sorts of Swedish food and appreciating our he…

23Apr2008

DIY Dollhouse

Were you obsessed with doll houses when you were little, like I was? Most of my childhood was spent coordinating Barbie and Ken's outfits and rearranging their furniture. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L1zHKmMu_i47EeoMxlkhE4V2KzwRIQis4MbkHG8Mwr7MgqC6I5ZrclmPByu27sAWkVXc_zxw5nBvGeGATQfcBmlN_Nzrn-ySR6s4rDDYSN-nHdMITe5zbdyeQZ7pFzfiyXwa61SD7rs/s1600-h/cookie+dollhouse.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190975578742902722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L1zHKmMu_i47EeoMxlkhE4V2KzwRIQis4MbkHG8Mwr7MgqC6I5ZrclmPByu27sAWkVXc_zxw5nBvGeGATQfcBmlN_Nzrn-ySR6s4rDDYSN-nHdMITe5zbdyeQZ7pFzfiyXwa61SD7rs/s320/cookie+dollhouse.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> My mom made us a beautiful wooden doll house for Christmas one year that reminds me a lot of this easy and cheap doll house that I saw in Cookie magazine and again on the <a href="http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/">NieNie Dialogues</a>. Stephanie's girl's version: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Kl6MfjPPMLJc24mlBhSAKlXqFr0DBWb18ZWdCmbgAoHz54kRGCk42dHv2BMRu91_oOvSSiBt_MskBY_qGL7cmtQs-60w5ILpre2TJEfIEvxfR8EYAfx3hVX9y5NfcJL554rX5mrHKSw/s1600-h/IMG_0990.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191025615111901154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Kl6MfjPPMLJc24mlBhSAKlXqFr0DBWb18ZWdCmbgAoHz54kRGCk42dHv2BMRu91_oOvSSiBt_MskBY_qGL7cmtQs-60w5ILpre2TJEfIEvxfR8EYAfx3hVX9y5NfcJL554rX5mrHKSw/s320/IMG_0990.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>So adorable, I can't even stand it. And talk about a big bang for your buck! Just a little foam core board and some paper and cut-up pictures for the wall art. If you don't want to destroy your precious design magazines for the pictures, head on over to your local thrift store or used book store for loads of cheap books and mags. Or just find pictures online, crop and print. Wouldn't this be a great birthday party activity for a little girl, like a seven or eight year-old? Every little guest gets to make and decorate her own doll house. I would have been in heaven... The best part about this project is that it can be easily deconstructed for flat storage - a necessity for me when I am considering a new (bigger) toy acquisition for the girls. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43Is4iPknA_g4Uh_gRY5gU4n30YffW-6fZ5E2fvH4gOYYoSFu3x4iFpG9YrEkUfESOKWopOLpvvPWiIjoElJNisJEol7-LkcyAkt0jHF15e5iwJPmAvJy5Ad3xLTJ-IqcqToiX4WqOxk/s1600-h/cookie.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190975583037870034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43Is4iPknA_g4Uh_gRY5gU4n30YffW-6fZ5E2fvH4gOYYoSFu3x4iFpG9YrEkUfESOKWopOLpvvPWiIjoElJNisJEol7-LkcyAkt0jHF15e5iwJPmAvJy5Ad3xLTJ-IqcqToiX4WqOxk/s320/cookie.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>For instructions on building your own doll house, go <a href="http://www.cookiemag.com/magazine/blogs/nesting/2008/02/diy-dollhouse.html">here</a>. For cheap doll house furniture, follow these links to <a href="http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&dfsp=32&catref=C6&from=R40&satitle=doll+furniture&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=02138&sabfmts=1&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=32%26fsoo%3D2&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search&fgtp=">eBay</a> and <a href="http://www.target.com/b/ref=in_br_browse_box/602-5244216-3587018?ie=UTF8&node=15397881&frombrowse=1&rh=tgt%5F1%3ADollhouse%20Accessories">Target</a>. And for brand new and cheap Barbies, check <a href="http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&dfsp=32&from=R40&satitle=new+barbie&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=02138&sabfmts=1&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=32%26fsoo%3D2&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search&fgtp=">here on eBay</a>.

DIY Dollhouse

Were you obsessed with doll houses when you were little, like I was? Most of my childhood was spent coordinating Barbie and Ken's outfits and rearranging their furniture.My mom made us a beautiful wooden doll house for Christmas one year that reminds me a lot of this easy and cheap doll house that …

22Apr2008

Inspired Today

I have been super emotional lately (poor Michael), which is a little out of character for me. I totally bawled my eyes out watching <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/myboyjack/index.html">My Boy, Jack</a> last night on PBS' Masterpiece. Anyone else catch it? <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZvMb3POf74OdIqzFaUbBIFKd1UQx9Da1BR5AM9v3A9b1c3fSP82wh2CYYwld4T5oAiILveXcD_RWYnbpZL4kRCb3ZwIivGpWFcbHBmktFekYiAf2Mek-XpAv9RBduEt4sM8GSGl3OCk/s1600-h/boston2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191823611445564242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZvMb3POf74OdIqzFaUbBIFKd1UQx9Da1BR5AM9v3A9b1c3fSP82wh2CYYwld4T5oAiILveXcD_RWYnbpZL4kRCb3ZwIivGpWFcbHBmktFekYiAf2Mek-XpAv9RBduEt4sM8GSGl3OCk/s320/boston2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> Then today I started crying again, watching the Boston marathon coverage on TV. I know that sounds really silly, but I was truly inspired by the runners' dedication and their stories. Running is so hard and so rewarding. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SWHjLdr9VZ6tbz70GjX34CxX66LF5Msj2IIGMuG87xThyvk0BJ_k5PNZ2OOPocEG7fdAoedoEV03MzEClk_Xbt3TMAxFBEKAQ3yGKZLM4D9IAk44i-q9dKAJkdFjUaNijq_HVb315zU/s1600-h/boston.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191823615740531554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SWHjLdr9VZ6tbz70GjX34CxX66LF5Msj2IIGMuG87xThyvk0BJ_k5PNZ2OOPocEG7fdAoedoEV03MzEClk_Xbt3TMAxFBEKAQ3yGKZLM4D9IAk44i-q9dKAJkdFjUaNijq_HVb315zU/s320/boston.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> There are two <a href="http://www.bostonmarathon.org/BostonMarathon/Qualifying.asp">qualifying marathons</a> in the Boston area this coming October (the Bay State Marathon and the Hartford, CT marathon). The <a href="http://www.bostonmarathon.org/BostonMarathon/Qualifying.asp">official time requirement</a> to be eligible to compete in the Boston marathon is 3 hours 40 minutes. So, doing the math, that's roughly 8 minute miles for 26.2 miles. Yeah, so maybe not the Boston marathon. The goal might be just to finish in one of the qualifying races! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78yp6u_GZk_ZwFfQWuO8PxzJFn2Ot-2Hwc4kjho3OEMmibs9v7cPDuvTN_jRd-KwPnwRQo9FhxsmZdrWFOUD_kEaYK8-fdUY8URvk7Jw7ZMX7qf4GZCyhYCOUvHOik28uglch55plR2w/s1600-h/BostonMarathonMap.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191823620035498866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78yp6u_GZk_ZwFfQWuO8PxzJFn2Ot-2Hwc4kjho3OEMmibs9v7cPDuvTN_jRd-KwPnwRQo9FhxsmZdrWFOUD_kEaYK8-fdUY8URvk7Jw7ZMX7qf4GZCyhYCOUvHOik28uglch55plR2w/s320/BostonMarathonMap.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> One step at a time though. Right now I run 3-5 miles, three times a week - basically at a beginners level. Runner's World suggests signing up for 10K and half marathon races as milestones in preparing for a marathon. They have tons of great training schedules <a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/channel/0,7119,s6-238-0-0-0,00.html">here</a>. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCNWjXfxV5NMkGdzh7vVPyEoy1OjBSrs4tcG8T7aZYFQ3CR08cH5AganWzYl1Rx6ku2SkpigHmDvohSONUhPtmo-LmeBPGckOipRCh2mSOI_S15MJhrcgasv48cNWfMDIRrxGNVXSm2E/s1600-h/1113692742_8181.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191823602855629634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCNWjXfxV5NMkGdzh7vVPyEoy1OjBSrs4tcG8T7aZYFQ3CR08cH5AganWzYl1Rx6ku2SkpigHmDvohSONUhPtmo-LmeBPGckOipRCh2mSOI_S15MJhrcgasv48cNWfMDIRrxGNVXSm2E/s320/1113692742_8181.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> Who's with me? Christine? Give me another chance as a running buddy? Maybe I'll get myself <a href="http://nikeplus.nike.com/nikeplus/">this</a> and a new pair of Nikes as an incentive present... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwSc_n0l8VpX5NQ2TEbuq9CphbBK4d-fQj25ADhQ7G-cTaStwEzGZfvfdEmbqPKtVe0BflzoaQcyit8q28g3Qd_RnTdhkUZvQEPjs7UWGatLoP_NuVJbmIS3-DVjI8NuH2w5XCsi77Dc/s1600-h/nike_plus_ipod_kit_1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191823620035498882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwSc_n0l8VpX5NQ2TEbuq9CphbBK4d-fQj25ADhQ7G-cTaStwEzGZfvfdEmbqPKtVe0BflzoaQcyit8q28g3Qd_RnTdhkUZvQEPjs7UWGatLoP_NuVJbmIS3-DVjI8NuH2w5XCsi77Dc/s320/nike_plus_ipod_kit_1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>BTW, <a href="http://www.walkjogrun.net/">this</a> is my favorite website to use when planning my runs. Helps me figure out routes for the mileage that I want and keeps the scenery fresh! Also, here's a little chuckle for all you runners out there. I think a lot of people will be able to relate to this tomorrow... <object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m-hCuYjvw2I&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m-hCuYjvw2I&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>

Inspired Today

I have been super emotional lately (poor Michael), which is a little out of character for me. I totally bawled my eyes out watching My Boy, Jack last night on PBS' Masterpiece. Anyone else catch it?Then today I started crying again, watching the Boston marathon coverage on TV. I know that sounds re…

21Apr2008

Sugar City Journal

If you haven't heard about it already, <a href="http://sugarcityjournal.blogspot.com/">Sugar City Journal</a> is a great blog for anyone interested in sewing. Two sisters in law, living across the country from each other, post their own creations for themselves and (mostly for) their kids. And they usually do it Project Runway style - no patterns!! This little shift dress has been my favorite to date. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4lwEaHH-o3pxwCMwr1GZVosyikGEl6nR2rncqPpoptDxC0DThwaJqOIBvpLrwtCZDxix_ArK_aiuOZxciZLo_9XfPg9nD-6G4Ybr9lo740WUiNXG7tsi_SHBZ1wXXwZwOHOgZyMB_fk/s1600-h/villagedress2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190951514041143218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4lwEaHH-o3pxwCMwr1GZVosyikGEl6nR2rncqPpoptDxC0DThwaJqOIBvpLrwtCZDxix_ArK_aiuOZxciZLo_9XfPg9nD-6G4Ybr9lo740WUiNXG7tsi_SHBZ1wXXwZwOHOgZyMB_fk/s320/villagedress2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Every time I look at it I am inspired to pull out my sewing machine and make better use of my giant fabric stash. Grace would look so adorable in this dress. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-GRd6oHRti7jt2Ag5QhCGgGEqZ5GdVEwCZP5Ww5IbFrrNwgd52f5wOAS0NQc7EKshbFZgA4PzwrUXeQDqWpZPg3th3_9xvtLp2PHbFuZ2CUKSl7ruO1p6WgcMoiBnmU5qWpD3eXQYrY/s1600-h/villagedress.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190951509746175906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-GRd6oHRti7jt2Ag5QhCGgGEqZ5GdVEwCZP5Ww5IbFrrNwgd52f5wOAS0NQc7EKshbFZgA4PzwrUXeQDqWpZPg3th3_9xvtLp2PHbFuZ2CUKSl7ruO1p6WgcMoiBnmU5qWpD3eXQYrY/s320/villagedress.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>

Sugar City Journal

If you haven't heard about it already, Sugar City Journal is a great blog for anyone interested in sewing. Two sisters in law, living across the country from each other, post their own creations for themselves and (mostly for) their kids. And they usually do it Project Runway style - no patterns!!Th…

21Apr2008

The Perfect Kitchen

Michael can tell you that when I am worked up (either really mad or really happy), I bounce/shake one or both of my legs involuntarily. Today, with my face about three inches from the computer screen, my legs were bouncing so much that I knocked the water glass off of my desk.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevDrSON3fTzkAE_UiMZAP_Q61e8kJ6zvbfucE57Pwhz7BZ0EXUI6w61NY74ktoAmtSdIp8e5tyotk_eqLTuz3UO8PV5hVaaUsmAwo7jXIYhNezS7kMpfPyBJVSVttIK8LHl1Q8nB8ptg/s1600-h/2-kitchen-otm-island-0408-xlg.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190371373175395026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevDrSON3fTzkAE_UiMZAP_Q61e8kJ6zvbfucE57Pwhz7BZ0EXUI6w61NY74ktoAmtSdIp8e5tyotk_eqLTuz3UO8PV5hVaaUsmAwo7jXIYhNezS7kMpfPyBJVSVttIK8LHl1Q8nB8ptg/s400/2-kitchen-otm-island-0408-xlg.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvD1xj0IwMxDj7ZvP8Rd36U4N8-PunewiJzBZ7nQntCKLXVDcP7zHTCPHvuev1KDUcfVDZfBS5j8hUCWE5Y812vYFv1gUDFTZWiAhCIzd2SJQ-ZjSdQCi0Nl9ubcwa-OTozQgIwOFKyk/s1600-h/6-kitchen-otm-island-0408-xlg.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190371544974086930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvD1xj0IwMxDj7ZvP8Rd36U4N8-PunewiJzBZ7nQntCKLXVDcP7zHTCPHvuev1KDUcfVDZfBS5j8hUCWE5Y812vYFv1gUDFTZWiAhCIzd2SJQ-ZjSdQCi0Nl9ubcwa-OTozQgIwOFKyk/s400/6-kitchen-otm-island-0408-xlg.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> I know that it's weird that I get so excited over houses and interiors. But honestly, <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/kitchen-otm-san-francisco-0408">this kitchen</a> is perfection.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LyznHz0JjDxODQZ3HjSAv4aBEct7Pn1TE9AQBXVpangQDH83IlgPEpYYanOzwdk8WA1V7OgJ_hHruNfI9POCoBmIhdNk-_9yS4fnclTqf8V3X_dDHCwqDpe8oLEvHY8ExyriO8XRn8Y/s1600-h/5-kitchen-otm-spices-0408-xlg.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190371386060296962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LyznHz0JjDxODQZ3HjSAv4aBEct7Pn1TE9AQBXVpangQDH83IlgPEpYYanOzwdk8WA1V7OgJ_hHruNfI9POCoBmIhdNk-_9yS4fnclTqf8V3X_dDHCwqDpe8oLEvHY8ExyriO8XRn8Y/s400/5-kitchen-otm-spices-0408-xlg.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> I wouldn't change a thing. In fact, the next house we own, I want to buy a fixer upper so that I could do something just like this San Francisco kitchen (obviously scaled down). This particular range shown here costs an obscene amount of money, I'm sure. Williams Sonoma sells this brand of ranges, but those are about half the size of this one. The small ranges from WS cost $10,000 - so this one is easily double that. Yikes! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBdAarRHnb3GJtg1ntTrI6-b87eBHZd6PFBy2zCCxD2RdE2uk5qH2HQFgKSJSzXgXvyzUDPdPkQA7hXBpza8KBNP3XU81IYyo9oYpx4_Wt2GrMj4gT964Mo-tDRTX1Fm19ags8GZN6tA/s1600-h/4-kitchen-otm-range-0408-xlg.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190371381765329650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBdAarRHnb3GJtg1ntTrI6-b87eBHZd6PFBy2zCCxD2RdE2uk5qH2HQFgKSJSzXgXvyzUDPdPkQA7hXBpza8KBNP3XU81IYyo9oYpx4_Wt2GrMj4gT964Mo-tDRTX1Fm19ags8GZN6tA/s400/4-kitchen-otm-range-0408-xlg.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> You should really check out the <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/kitchen-otm-san-francisco-0408">article</a> from House Beautiful. A lot of the elements in this kitchen are vintage or antiques that the designer has been collecting over the years: the glass cabinet knobs, the vintage apothecary jars used for storing spices, the tea towels, the glassware and other dishes. She said it all started with that incredibly huge, beautiful antique shelving shown in the first picture that she found at a Paris flea market. sigh...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKVHyRJ5Su-4WePUhA1by1tJoBvL_f7PkglGZWlohWNn5KqKg83UEVk_I6CwPfDM32PeE7NM7mS441Kp_GVpoLUkOFW2gzxf-DZIsK3ga4czX0hbeAywUprRtJxOmhyphenhyphenCpZNmJYgg5Vx4/s1600-h/1-kitchen-otm-main-0408-xlg.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190371368880427714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKVHyRJ5Su-4WePUhA1by1tJoBvL_f7PkglGZWlohWNn5KqKg83UEVk_I6CwPfDM32PeE7NM7mS441Kp_GVpoLUkOFW2gzxf-DZIsK3ga4czX0hbeAywUprRtJxOmhyphenhyphenCpZNmJYgg5Vx4/s400/1-kitchen-otm-main-0408-xlg.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>I think this is my favorite shot below. First off, I can't even tell you how much I love those (two!!) farmhouse sinks (she also has two dishwashers because "they entertain a lot." Wow.). And don't even talk to me about those perfect faucets. I can't even handle it. But look how absolutely stunning those counter tops are. If you look closely, you can see that she has double slabs of marble and goes to triple thickness for that higher tier behind the sink. For some reason, this makes me crazy. I. must. have. this. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gLGgkvA1Ohur88lWfufsR1j1Fi6x5EJuuc3JDBcfxEbX3GKK0i_sZvb7DB-JayqBN9EUYTM3jgo9IrYRxT4Jw1XWD_s_erliEnM2vpeJDWta0TuIi2KRALeOEVZbtLi4StEbatuNZwk/s1600-h/3-kitchen-otm-sinks-0408-xlg.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190371377470362338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gLGgkvA1Ohur88lWfufsR1j1Fi6x5EJuuc3JDBcfxEbX3GKK0i_sZvb7DB-JayqBN9EUYTM3jgo9IrYRxT4Jw1XWD_s_erliEnM2vpeJDWta0TuIi2KRALeOEVZbtLi4StEbatuNZwk/s400/3-kitchen-otm-sinks-0408-xlg.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>If we ever have money to redo a house, I pretty sure that most of our budget will be dedicated to the kitchen. Beautiful kitchens (obviously) make me really happy. <a href="http://simplyseleta.typepad.com/simply_seleta/2008/04/im-in-love.html">props.</a>

The Perfect Kitchen

Michael can tell you that when I am worked up (either really mad or really happy), I bounce/shake one or both of my legs involuntarily.Today, with my face about three inches from the computer screen, my legs were bouncing so much that I knocked the water glass off of my desk.I know that it's weird t…

17Apr2008

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