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Designing a Nursery

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Lilly Bunn Interiors via The Zhush I want to say first off that I am not designing a nursery in case you went there.  Those days are over, and they were wonderful.  I love looking at nurseries and children's rooms.  Those rooms can be designed with less restraint, and they're often so much fun and appealing.  There's a feature in The Washington Post called House Calls .  In one article recently, decorators Lorin Jones and Janet Bertin help an Alexandria couple design a nursery.  They incorporated my pink pagoda prints as you can see below.   See the feature here .  I love the clean look they've put together and the way they've spread pink around the room with the lighting, art and fabric. Washington Post via HGTV via t he boo & the boy Architectural Digest Kendall Wilkinson Sarah Catherine Studio of Design This is a photo a customer and designer emailed me of the nursery she designed for her daughter.  She purchased

Blue and White Monday

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I want to be in the above space right this minute sipping coffe and perusing blogland on my iPad.  It's by Dallas designer Susan Palma whose  Pinterest boards I stalk frequently.  Below is a bedroom she designed that made the cover of D Home .  I think it may be my favorite bedroom ever.   Here is a much better image.  Oh my goodness, it's just so perfect. Another blue and white bedroom I love by Mark Hampton. And another by Jeffrey Bilhuber via Elle Decor. This, and the next two images, are beautiful Carolyne Roehm blue and white from A Passion for Interiors . And a lovely blue and white tabletop via Casa Decorada

Crazy for Red and Pink -- Reader Suggestions

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via Live.Like.You. I have a love/hate thing about Valentine's Day.  I'm mad for the color combination of red and pink, so I adore seeing all of the color.  I love chocolate, cookies, flowers and Valentine's cards.  What I don't like is it's so soon after my daughter's birthday (today).  Which is so soon after my husband's birthday.  Which is on the same day as New Year's Eve and right after Christmas which is right after Thanksgiving.  I think you understand.  However, the upcoming Valentine's Day gives me an excuse to look at and share pretty pictures of red and pink. Ann Getty via Chinoiserie Chic via Lonny via David Mikhail Architects Amber Interiors Do you remember this amazing dress that Natalie Portman wore to the Golden Globes?  Was that last year?  I can't remember, but it was my favorite. Effortless Chic I love the color blocking here.  And adding the bits of green is fantastic. Did you think

New (to me) Katie Rosenfeld

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I'm a huge Katie Rosenfeld fan.  Her use of color is amazing.  She has such a fresh, clean look, while not being at all minimal.  She may be one of the very few designers that could design my entire house without a word of input from me and I'd love everything.  I've featured her work many times.  I started to link to past posts, but there were too many.  I checked her portfolio yesterday, and saw some new (to me) photos that I know you'll love. To see much more gorgeousness, go to the Katie Rosenfeld site, here .  I've only included photos I haven't seen before.  So, what do you think?  Do you have a favorite?  

Blue and White Monday

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Happy Monday!  I hope you enjoyed your weekend.  Today I'm sharing rooms with blue and white by Rinfret, Ltd.   Cindy Rinfret is the principal design of Rinfret Ltd. and is known for her "classic Greenwich style."  I loved looking through their portfolio , and was happy to find all this beautiful blue and white. Dana Gibson Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker I asked for advice about slow cookers last week here , and got lots of helpful suggestions.  I also got an email from a reader suggesting I look at Consumer Reports which was a great idea.  I did, and their top suggestion is the Hamilton Beach Set and Forget.  The All Clad model I was looking at got good reviews and I heard good things from readers.  However, the reviews online are negative.  I keep reading that people have problems early on.  I have to hurry and decide before winter's over.  Thank you so much to everyone who left information for me about this!  While I&