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The One Room Challenge -- Week One

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The amazing blogs listed above are all participating in the One Room Challenge.  Linda, of  My Crafty Home Life , created and organized the challenge.  The objective is to finish a room in 6 weeks.  I've chosen my family room, which has never has never had much thought put into its appearance.  Things have kind of landed in this room, and I've been too busy with life to care.  I need a challenge like this to motivate me and focus my attention on something that should have happened years ago.  The six photos below show each wall of the room. My upholstered pieces have seen better days.  We really use this room, and some of us can be hard on the furniture.  The pets aren't helping matters.  I love my rug.  Dallas used to have a Stark outlet, and I bought it there.  But, I shouldn't have put blue fabric on the blue rug.  That's too much blue even for me. So, things will have to happen with the sofa and chairs.   I went through a Frank Stella obsession and did the tr

Dallas Market

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I ran into Market yesterday on a quick errand and spotted this exhibitor.  OH. MY.   Julian Mejia is just here for the week and I'm so happy I happened by.  I explained that I was a blogger and asked if I could take some photos.  They couldn't have been nicer and more accommodating.   The items were so incredibly displayed that I couldn't resist taking lots of pics.  They are so amazingly graphic that I also couldn't resist some creative cropping.  I'm wanting all of this.   I also happened upon the Lamp Works display.  I would have taken more photos here, but I'm fairly certain these lamps hold the secret to world peace.  Or immortality.  Something very important judging by the way the man was guarding them.  From threatening ladies like me. After I took these pillow photos, I was distracted by someone talking to me (ADD) and forgot to find out what line this is.  I may go back today to see more and find out about these.  You can see that the

Blue and White Monday

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Meg Braff Barclay Butera James and Ashley Fairchild Carolyne Roehm Joseph Minton Ashley Whittaker Ruthie Sommers Alberto Pinto Mark Sikes Katie Rosenfeld Grant K. Gibson my house How many ginger jars is too many?  I have eight, and I'm wanting more.  How do you like to see them? In pairs?  Or, groups of differing heights?  Is there a color palette you like to see them with best?  An interior designer you think incorporates them most skillfully?  I seem to like them all, with any color, strategically placed or not, and by whomever.  Please share your thoughts?

Displaying Plates and Platters

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my house There are so many creative and beautiful ways to display and use plates and platters.  I love seeing them on a wall, in a bookcase, on a stand on a table, or in a secretary or china cabinet.  I think every room benefits from having more than just art on a wall.  It adds such visual interest to see the different shapes, sizes, and the added dimension hanging porcelain provides. Platter at The Pink Pagoda Platter at The Pink Pagoda