Guest Blogger: Amanda from Dixie Delights

Hi there, Turquoise fans, I’m Amanda from <a href="http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/">Dixie Delights</a>!  With Erin away, I’m delighted to come and play for a day!!  I’ve just finished up my son’s “big boy room” and thought I’d kick this off with a little trip down memory lane.  Here’s the “before before”… <br /><img alt="April 2009 086" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLX8nE7bzxfVXd2PTIjeCe9PiouiBTSX7Z_D9kdvUJhns_AWbAshXFtlyxZTryXgOElyeSGXWejhHV-SWUIq60gSJrBrbnkorhY1CC-yecDda5DFa-R1x6F899UfPrhP4-XE_J9c1Ygv1/?imgmax=800" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /><br /><br />Here’s the “before” - <a href="http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/2012/03/nursery-before-after.html">the sweet nursery</a> where the baby spent his first three years on earth…<br /><img alt="nursery" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4n2a5YzgzO3v7qE9VM_TZyZSJMoaNQ_BNp46bSDbAiHcsYAv7bi4GkXE6e9RyMJgYwXooKiD_TEVnS3aZmY9OgeNbScG6_8MrdqHLu2cj49c_fCChByF_gnpm-Pvch7EvWQ677UJuymJN/?imgmax=800" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /><br /><br />And here’s the after – a fairly neutral room that we hope will grow with him for years to come!  You'll probably notice the lack of toys - we try to keep the them in the playroom and basement, reserving the bedrooms for sleeping, reading and quiet time.<br /><br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BLAI_yp-rWY/UJBVRiFWu9I/AAAAAAAAIdo/WBp1hck17mQ/s1600-h/October%2525202012%252520417%252520copy%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="October 2012 417 copy" border="0" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMT_7ffjf-KNdvPPnX-bNHvYPZ3729h1VOLjQKWJv54EZ3mrwSgwsQQo86vTh-ZPT0xqZV_pqh6JOm8kk4t5zcVdBEekJc8rJhgtpuhd4Sq0-NgeVKVVU7E2sn1mTLYID9JvubBwIHu0kp/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="October 2012 417 copy" width="631" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6srTQYILCaEgfFnMgDhUejW4_ftU7hkJMnnXWNw9xEHmt7MK95OMjS1GxS1ADe5ePRw917b949fQ7sAcLnu8VJX1k9LApV6g5k_68RJytk20g4FLhEf9oXUXV5mnhCCtYEgSOCCNe8Brh/s1600-h/October%2525202012%252520364%252520copy%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="October 2012 364 copy" border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-TbAneLER4z3FBcxrFEBivGgTmxBiHWlxO8X0XUUOO1rPdgeS3NMOPpdxN6_p3ZMykzvdVTuIFkXbujks4Wnh4Ixrz4V_rhL6r1irsj6TEmSKpMW1Eg8SZG5qeBLbCf1HmAJo3LVhfBW/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; 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border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="October 2012 390 copy" width="315" /></a> <img alt="September 2012 311 copy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qti_dnB7E7ldtX8t23IVVMplvGLYdsNhHy9LbFhyphenhyphenf6OEU5Gk7w7dxrmUDYunKyZp9Eh3KzhCwdbxMdl1fJUIwgyc4YcjjDlNUNcmzAsDgBRmcq51hcxzD7liwiSkDAtTc3QSQRIH0luZ/?imgmax=800" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /><br /><br />The gorgeous crab painting is by <a href="http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/2012/09/catherine-lovetts-crab.html">Catherine Lovett</a>, a local Savannah artist.  She’s a complete doll and I am pretty much head over heels with all of her work.  The crab was the inspiration for the room and I think it’s perfection!  (And as luck would have it, the baby has yet to pronounce it “bery skary.”) <br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JhqZRpdsdW8/UJBVZMyZNpI/AAAAAAAAIew/RyZU0sqVVfc/s1600-h/October%2525202012%252520376%252520copy%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="October 2012 376 copy" border="0" height="472" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Kai8P0w_J9E/UJBVaIhe7wI/AAAAAAAAIe4/XttV5gJw_-4/October%2525202012%252520376%252520copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; 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Scott Interiors) and I really cannot say just why I purchased two sets of the same corbels but boy am I glad I did!  The <a href="http://www.bbraithwaite.com/shop/pc/home.asp">B. Braithwaite</a> bear was a welcome to the world gift from Mimi and Ampa.  The W is done in a map of the Savannah River (<a href="http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/2012/10/mapped-out.html">see how here</a>) and sits atop a collection of favorite books.  The jar is from Target (I spray painted the lid in oil rubbed bronze to look like a pricey set I loved in New Orleans) and holds my own set of Beatrix Potter books and the baby’s monogrammed baby shoes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uF2BQAEC_rdIFgAqchYVYQwcPhBG6pj_UwKxleXBklCBKtAil-syCXa_Yd_Gh9jXJK-C7-jW6ayV0Udcv9RKI20-HjUaPzY0lz6ysgAfkltBENphTg9jS46rEdgZJr67EXhfjfOMLfzR/s1600-h/October%2525202012%252520379%252520copy%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="October 2012 379 copy" border="0" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVefdtRyD3W_qpliq_I5VvddZREkv98d70J1mly-fNR3WqhvFicLYEDeWC8lgkoFjaB6auHCYhg9GsS_Jo4knht7ILpaZTaTJxKeSSLsPMNB2eAsxbWjvtLItHokPODe6Qf5FJjMk-rW_G/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="October 2012 379 copy" width="631" /></a><br /><br />In the corner of the room sits a little <a href="http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-new-old-chair.html">antique chair</a> that I had covered in the Como Gris velvet.  My parents gave the baby the linen pillow for Christmas last year and my mother was a doll to applique it with his initial in the same velvet.  The metal crate holds more books and was purchased last year from <a href="http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/2011/12/polar-express.html">Gracious Home in Blue Ridge</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fx2FpXpsVkY/UJBVj-nyjMI/AAAAAAAAIgg/DEds4Q6C4NU/s1600-h/October%2525202012%252520378%252520copy2%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="October 2012 378 copy2" border="0" height="472" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gfJbxrh6ilw/UJBVk3B7KDI/AAAAAAAAIgo/Y4RWwJuseqI/October%2525202012%252520378%252520copy2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="October 2012 378 copy2" width="315" /></a><br /><br />I gathered up some of our most beloved pics of the baby, a few prints and a couple of other special items for the gallery wall, including the Yes Ma’am, No Ma’am print from <a href="http://www.theoldtry.com/">The Old Try</a> (see my others <a href="http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-old-try.html">here</a>), <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/167970261072269912/">How to Tie a Bow Tie – A Gentleman’s Guide</a>, the <a href="http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/2011/12/one-day-early.html">John Derian plate</a> he received for his third birthday, a monogrammed bib from Mother and a copy of a nautical chart of the Savannah River and Wassaw Sound from <a href="http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/2012/06/shopping-savannah.html">River Services</a> in Savannah (see it on my coffee table <a href="http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/2012/07/coffee-table-nautical-chart-porch.html">here</a>.)  Everything is framed in <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/series/16456/">Ikea's Ribba line</a>.  They are extremely affordable and come in a whole slew of sizes and you can mix and match everything from a standard frame to a collage to a matted picture to a shadow box.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvDKk_Z5DlKNMbZmoiC1fweiu86SvER3zOox3o2G6Vqg6fTJ0iwRo29fmHMy7PN4yeM-J-4JCD4YgUeJhpWUKv6KrH6ocgUczMBawjM4Xzr5p05ixw1Lh08iAgyqkVpx9BxNOE0pt0cQU/s1600-h/October%2525202012%252520394%252520copy%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="October 2012 394 copy" border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebuIPqX-UcoNrUG3EO9bEVkJsPS8Extt9juU8m8Z2xQGUGSfhH9xuU2QHFhb9IzbGNcJr3fgavgPiUq505YoymCHnmYlzFdhsw-MdQu3qoOxSQl6eKNbawDDffeD6BWui-kFrrIQU7cir/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="October 2012 394 copy" width="315" /></a> <img alt="October 2012 150 copy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BRKsuMGIL-ZhK-DNGkMru-SSwbYmz_i-PjHhA-e4Y4HA1C8neiGhWBTud16_hVdFqQO7nkvWq06-kJXoGNQ1QnZLYcTKQe__voDWFuZvyuAUtyG0Sv6YAWeWZTM0LC6VRU9-KKnKgl5X/?imgmax=800" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /><br /><br />The antique secretary has been in the baby’s room since the beginning of the baby himself!  I used glue dots to adhere a copy of the Savannah River and Wassaw Sound nautical chart (procured from <a href="http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/2012/06/shopping-savannah.html">River Services</a> in Savannah) to the inside this go-round.<br /><br /><img alt="September 2012 321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNQB6q-Kw3q0seIuXAXWFrEEdJMtOq3dv5Y4cOjwYR817jI22miqAanyEeDLl7pAdyeubm6ZgUpCKnkem9U3yQES-Bdo_Gp54DX2WBaSsic6gzxmGb9JaLTKw3_5XIbuQepUkwvp0jr6A/?imgmax=800" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /><br />Last but not least, I’d be remiss if I didn’t also mention that my husband spent hours slaving away at <a href="http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/2012/09/crowning-glory.html">installing crown molding</a> for the first time.  It’s the icing on the cake!!<br /><br />Come on over to <a href="http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/">Dixie Delights</a> and visit any time.  You can see all of my before & after decor <a href="http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/search/label/before%20and%20after">here</a> and our house tour <a href="http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/p/house-tour.html">here</a>.  Thank you, Erin, for having me!!<br />xoxo

Guest Blogger: Amanda from Dixie Delights

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Guest Blogger: Hooper & Ann from Birds of a Feather Design

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurbt6jigOm26Y4nyoNvkdqMxPnTGJUpQ4l0Svg3anhj7dOFVTGqHAnX3QLw52FVEwGRdZCe-sRiqMaURwBZQlMPyJ58oQ_boevY2GLqGVmo8YX0zrAPqr7ITrtoWH_yQAMDyWx5DhcQ/s1600/DSC_6869.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurbt6jigOm26Y4nyoNvkdqMxPnTGJUpQ4l0Svg3anhj7dOFVTGqHAnX3QLw52FVEwGRdZCe-sRiqMaURwBZQlMPyJ58oQ_boevY2GLqGVmo8YX0zrAPqr7ITrtoWH_yQAMDyWx5DhcQ/s640/DSC_6869.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></div>Hi, we are Hooper and Ann visiting from <a href="http://www.birdsofafeatherdesign.com/">Birds of a Feather Design</a>. We are so excited Erin asked us to guest blog while she is away. We are interior designers from Wilmington, NC and just finished a master bedroom that is covered in Erin's favorite hue. Of course, we try to work in a little turquoise every chance we get, but wanted to mix it up by pairing it with emerald and gold.<br />The inspiration started with a Christmas candle that I got last year.  I have been wanting to use this color palate ever since!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlAFALllunQbhneQS2blNvXKg30XWo0NTULLFHb09V9vzPTm9pIw7ReIHOx261kKfn90duY2Ic-57zoYwVxwKgb1ybbzxBaN7iBzHZzGeDTF1tVz1o4WSJuzZA9L6WiHZ77f0LVarEQ/s1600/candle+inspiration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlAFALllunQbhneQS2blNvXKg30XWo0NTULLFHb09V9vzPTm9pIw7ReIHOx261kKfn90duY2Ic-57zoYwVxwKgb1ybbzxBaN7iBzHZzGeDTF1tVz1o4WSJuzZA9L6WiHZ77f0LVarEQ/s400/candle+inspiration.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Lucky for us, we had a client who loves all shades of turquoise and was willing to give us free reign.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdVFXtEHUfr3-eMo6GuAessI1cxsS309ckx1G243RqG2f-kc6l-1MTQyDd1wfIH-_d7F83TTWNldoOwD6y7pnIq1gjGSdt_keEtglPKGPBrEPtdhRvtxfKctcm8AGAAzty859-asz1w/s1600/DSC_6871.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdVFXtEHUfr3-eMo6GuAessI1cxsS309ckx1G243RqG2f-kc6l-1MTQyDd1wfIH-_d7F83TTWNldoOwD6y7pnIq1gjGSdt_keEtglPKGPBrEPtdhRvtxfKctcm8AGAAzty859-asz1w/s640/DSC_6871.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The custom headboard and cornices were made by a local work room. Together, they add so much height and interest to the room.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB55H4hk5mxsU6FbcMndl37NjlkhVeBCOyxd50EoT-JO2SOqZQB2QSxGh2T9KVyze2EgLo8wMnNoGkFAlyiYUBVlWb5EtxE-9-jS1u_HctmcUt_YeHqDASmkjUweoxSWDDZ1fmLILLbg/s1600/DSC_6874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB55H4hk5mxsU6FbcMndl37NjlkhVeBCOyxd50EoT-JO2SOqZQB2QSxGh2T9KVyze2EgLo8wMnNoGkFAlyiYUBVlWb5EtxE-9-jS1u_HctmcUt_YeHqDASmkjUweoxSWDDZ1fmLILLbg/s640/DSC_6874.jpg" width="428" /></a></div> The green and white "Xu Garden" bedding is by Legacy Home and the ikat shams and bed skirt are custom.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpmmkh_ApHoQtZvdcXnGfToYc-M46THEA4rg3PNYz3ElMmdF8t3hLA38LaOy2mNrOJYdR1PP_K9aInCIPKDJTD4l4XxI0DXxW476BWn6l0WawKEV6zzJ_dSsrUIUGAaKzCgdMtEdEcQ/s1600/DSC_6879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpmmkh_ApHoQtZvdcXnGfToYc-M46THEA4rg3PNYz3ElMmdF8t3hLA38LaOy2mNrOJYdR1PP_K9aInCIPKDJTD4l4XxI0DXxW476BWn6l0WawKEV6zzJ_dSsrUIUGAaKzCgdMtEdEcQ/s640/DSC_6879.jpg" width="428" /></a></div> We added in a touch of charcoal zebra (because you need a little zebra in every space) and more touches of gold in the sitting area.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0zDI7i_akKTAczLvOhjpm-DuuLjfReFm7G76dyTo5WGDgrVx3Rimc8qASYnY6PfF2Q7S4qgH6XiT6kGK-NAia37S7wFwrUbNYRufNks6v6FBj2_YMUXSkcBKUXjLeqgwRuIYZGI6VxA/s1600/DSC_6882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0zDI7i_akKTAczLvOhjpm-DuuLjfReFm7G76dyTo5WGDgrVx3Rimc8qASYnY6PfF2Q7S4qgH6XiT6kGK-NAia37S7wFwrUbNYRufNks6v6FBj2_YMUXSkcBKUXjLeqgwRuIYZGI6VxA/s640/DSC_6882.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pale aqua glass lamp and Safavieh marble table add new textures to the space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMrAV5bF6m7T8qt4CatYTPTTtn6-jnObOsg-6YMciKIULgISTctrNm7FQX-DduutfaXGqmklMjQhQoUU5VlIWfyi_iCMMzbyR3H-bg5LQTxRbJiiFfcS27ZgrBl6RBtk-xJI1i6lHmA/s1600/IMG_6865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMrAV5bF6m7T8qt4CatYTPTTtn6-jnObOsg-6YMciKIULgISTctrNm7FQX-DduutfaXGqmklMjQhQoUU5VlIWfyi_iCMMzbyR3H-bg5LQTxRbJiiFfcS27ZgrBl6RBtk-xJI1i6lHmA/s640/IMG_6865.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We love the gold Nate Berkus (for Target) hammered bowl. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq0-NqHYzQ1kvMdfI4lbS8Xnqte3JZMzGBBxfctwV13eDurRjEZFr71RW7su7wcwVO-A7uXQ0upuLPlb7BwcF8P5yovZCj_qcAwowInsJQsKxOErn7guFzi-3DNvcG-kiYl7tGfwKuw/s1600/DSC_6942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq0-NqHYzQ1kvMdfI4lbS8Xnqte3JZMzGBBxfctwV13eDurRjEZFr71RW7su7wcwVO-A7uXQ0upuLPlb7BwcF8P5yovZCj_qcAwowInsJQsKxOErn7guFzi-3DNvcG-kiYl7tGfwKuw/s640/DSC_6942.jpg" width="428" /></a></div> The artwork is from one of our favorite local shopping spots, Crabby Chic.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5P5SS0tMHfyFD60fo-mqNoMeBfDRlR8o3ba4phehyphenhyphenkf4UkjLr4TIQ9RH-5sZ2Wwp77z_YJWLEe0E1tO9u0-MPQy8BeAPykM4EMoimdtyBjDAIkhZs7NRiiJEwIJsehxjsQKxNf1kvvw/s1600/DSC_6881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5P5SS0tMHfyFD60fo-mqNoMeBfDRlR8o3ba4phehyphenhyphenkf4UkjLr4TIQ9RH-5sZ2Wwp77z_YJWLEe0E1tO9u0-MPQy8BeAPykM4EMoimdtyBjDAIkhZs7NRiiJEwIJsehxjsQKxNf1kvvw/s640/DSC_6881.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The client had these amazing quartz lamps and the green mid-century side tables were a Craig's List find! Would you believe they were already painted in the perfect color?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkn48NXrgQJIHFL7GzC5aDF4Wrsc4cnjmtTfOyVOavb6-jAcC8K-HN-MXQ_3CykbIJQr_nDLnq9EDPbwDsdcHTSRE6b622exS67cU_ABnolhEk_zwTGzgzxWV7hsSD0HF18YM1ZP-pXg/s1600/DSC_6891.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkn48NXrgQJIHFL7GzC5aDF4Wrsc4cnjmtTfOyVOavb6-jAcC8K-HN-MXQ_3CykbIJQr_nDLnq9EDPbwDsdcHTSRE6b622exS67cU_ABnolhEk_zwTGzgzxWV7hsSD0HF18YM1ZP-pXg/s640/DSC_6891.jpg" width="428" /></a></div> The client wanted storage and a place to hide the TV and components. We chose this limed oak, World's Away cabinet....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4L7Iyimlu42_H6URg7RDIhc3USNpjrqz-0x3uw9C27N9s_QLcglsvIg7WpswNdMmhcf20J2yYccnudne8kTeqSHgBm5zfoiP0RttEwwujJvbiikip6OSJe9YLG8HuoElSKVSrUH6fw/s1600/DSC_6895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4L7Iyimlu42_H6URg7RDIhc3USNpjrqz-0x3uw9C27N9s_QLcglsvIg7WpswNdMmhcf20J2yYccnudne8kTeqSHgBm5zfoiP0RttEwwujJvbiikip6OSJe9YLG8HuoElSKVSrUH6fw/s640/DSC_6895.jpg" width="428" /></a></div> ...and added a little bling.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvXRKzouxWpDbbtf1czT5-OWvrm2YwQPzyW4ds2DBI11QMaYK7ZmFUsdYtiIsPpcum4HKAuJqWN9miczQRgZMi_MpB7Ks5qUwP_ZiPTSGKc6Isg1B4WIeY7w65cUhvW39ZIxUftpD7Q/s1600/DSC_6897.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvXRKzouxWpDbbtf1czT5-OWvrm2YwQPzyW4ds2DBI11QMaYK7ZmFUsdYtiIsPpcum4HKAuJqWN9miczQRgZMi_MpB7Ks5qUwP_ZiPTSGKc6Isg1B4WIeY7w65cUhvW39ZIxUftpD7Q/s640/DSC_6897.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The ivory silk drapes flank the windows and peek out from under the cornices.<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/AVvXsEjMob78JFbE8ZghCmm4xE8hSsCSxfOAmyAZIY0lSbS5J7TeYqLGcrH1MTW9s5n8L5g6CYIITf4yvKNx63zaEMv34JPjZzFRI32stjOEzcTaUSnl84hvSrGlPPLePoKz03Pk6EAqyXB-_w/s1600/DSC_6902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMob78JFbE8ZghCmm4xE8hSsCSxfOAmyAZIY0lSbS5J7TeYqLGcrH1MTW9s5n8L5g6CYIITf4yvKNx63zaEMv34JPjZzFRI32stjOEzcTaUSnl84hvSrGlPPLePoKz03Pk6EAqyXB-_w/s640/DSC_6902.jpg" width="428" /></a></div> We embellished the drapes with a green trim to add a little extra detail.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdVFXtEHUfr3-eMo6GuAessI1cxsS309ckx1G243RqG2f-kc6l-1MTQyDd1wfIH-_d7F83TTWNldoOwD6y7pnIq1gjGSdt_keEtglPKGPBrEPtdhRvtxfKctcm8AGAAzty859-asz1w/s1600/DSC_6871.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdVFXtEHUfr3-eMo6GuAessI1cxsS309ckx1G243RqG2f-kc6l-1MTQyDd1wfIH-_d7F83TTWNldoOwD6y7pnIq1gjGSdt_keEtglPKGPBrEPtdhRvtxfKctcm8AGAAzty859-asz1w/s640/DSC_6871.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The gold chandelier is from Home Depot (yes, as in "more saving, more doing"). It's beautiful in person.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB55H4hk5mxsU6FbcMndl37NjlkhVeBCOyxd50EoT-JO2SOqZQB2QSxGh2T9KVyze2EgLo8wMnNoGkFAlyiYUBVlWb5EtxE-9-jS1u_HctmcUt_YeHqDASmkjUweoxSWDDZ1fmLILLbg/s1600/DSC_6874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB55H4hk5mxsU6FbcMndl37NjlkhVeBCOyxd50EoT-JO2SOqZQB2QSxGh2T9KVyze2EgLo8wMnNoGkFAlyiYUBVlWb5EtxE-9-jS1u_HctmcUt_YeHqDASmkjUweoxSWDDZ1fmLILLbg/s640/DSC_6874.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-3zosBKZx8806TAm7fuYinf2-qxmJJpZoolzA9uwWrnfkeaRFzX8Mz0TOZIzb_ivXFRdI0iNU4mosS0DI1coBOHI5sFQ9dopRhdPTY51iFb-TWQmO3ZG_fxTjgDtdszQny5gGRmJjA/s1600/DSC_6923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-3zosBKZx8806TAm7fuYinf2-qxmJJpZoolzA9uwWrnfkeaRFzX8Mz0TOZIzb_ivXFRdI0iNU4mosS0DI1coBOHI5sFQ9dopRhdPTY51iFb-TWQmO3ZG_fxTjgDtdszQny5gGRmJjA/s640/DSC_6923.jpg" width="428" /></a></div> We hope you love it as much as we do -- don't be afraid to pair an unexpected color with turquoise. As Erin has shown us, it works with everything! Happy Thanksgiving and please come and visit us over at <a href="http://www.birdsofafeatherdesign.com/">Birds of a Feather Design</a>. We'd love to have you!<br /><br />Bye bye birdie,<br />Ann and Hooper<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Guest Blogger: Hooper & Ann from Birds of a Feather Design

Hi, we are Hooper and Ann visiting from  Birds of a Feather Design . We are so excited Erin asked us to guest blog while she is away. We are...

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Chapman House | Rachel Reider Interiors

<center><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-2spLsbX/0/O/i-2spLsbX.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-NvH5kj6/0/O/i-NvH5kj6.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-wTzrQfS/0/O/i-wTzrQfS.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-RT6DprC/0/O/i-RT6DprC.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-DxMZDNR/0/O/i-DxMZDNR.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-JmqMXGF/0/O/i-JmqMXGF.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-CCt7nQq/0/O/i-CCt7nQq.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-g7SS68M/0/O/i-g7SS68M.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-pNMRQJX/0/O/i-pNMRQJX.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-BSZLSNh/0/O/i-BSZLSNh.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-5q3RKhn/0/O/i-5q3RKhn.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-XnS7TS5/0/O/i-XnS7TS5.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-jQpcFs4/0/O/i-jQpcFs4.jpg" /></center><br />I have quite the obsession with all things Nantucket, so imagine my delight when I saw <i>this</i>! The chic boutique hotel was designed by the Boston-based interior designer <a href="http://www.rachelreider.com/portfolio-chapman-house.html" target="_blank">Rachel Reider</a>, and I have to say I've never seen such a cool hotel, a hotel <i>so</i> up my design alley, in all my life...forget that it's even in Nantucket! <a href="http://www.theverandahouse.com/chapman-house/" target="_blank">Chapman House</a> was built in 1717, but Rachel recently gave it one heck of a facelift. Public areas and each of the 11 unique guest rooms, captured here by <a href="http://www.rarebrick.com/#index.htm" target="_blank">Rare Brick</a>, are brought to life with fabulous fabrics, bold colors and yummy prints, not to mention way-cool lighting, furniture and floor coverings. I love that there's still a coastal vibe (it is Nantucket after all) but not a whale to be seen! Get all the info on the hotel right over <a href="http://www.theverandahouse.com/chapman-house/" target="_blank">here</a>, and see more images and learn about the project over at Rachel's <a href="http://www.rachelreider.com/portfolio-chapman-house.html" target="_blank">website</a>! <br /><br />So happy it's Friday! This weekend Chris and I are headed off on a road trip to Montana! We're spending next week in a tiny little cabin in the middle of nowhere! We will get to see some great national parks though and hopefully a ton of wildlife. Feel free to follow me on <a href="http://followgram.me/erinkmoser/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>! (May not be a whole lot of turquoise this trip....but I'm always on the lookout!) I have some guest bloggers ready and waiting to share some really great projects with you guys though, so keep on coming back while I'm away! <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Love turquoise? Visit my shopping blog </span><a href="http://www.everythingturquoise.com/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Everything Turquoise</a><span style="font-style: italic;">...updated several times throughout the day! Check out </span><a href="http://www.decorbycolor.com/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Decor by Color</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> for even more color-themed shopping! </span></span>

Chapman House | Rachel Reider Interiors

I have quite the obsession with all things Nantucket, so imagine my delight when I saw this ! The chic boutique hotel was designed by the Bo...

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