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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm constantly inspired by the world around me. Anyone who hires me knows that I'm continually trying to think out of the box and bring my designs to the next level. Each month (would love it to be week) I like to set aside some time to draw inspiration from blogs, magazines and websites. This a.m. I came across the work of designers<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> <a href="http://www.parkerkennedyliving.com/index.php/interiors/residential">Parker-Kennedy</a></span>. I love their punchy style and the blended old and new aesthetic. It is a style I often include in my work. Here's a sampling of their projects. <i>Enjoy!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgML2gcVVorssnYSkUnSiaPSYHevLmfXjB0C8QTjyaQMLQ9AHzuG8a0Y8zeJpsPN65-YGrEele2yzFYhvhliFiP0VWt6s8z1ztnALYxKJoYiErxu2Rbks9CVBpFixk2ZG8HY4lIrGEmhzju/s1600/20130204_inspirationsh_egd_014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgML2gcVVorssnYSkUnSiaPSYHevLmfXjB0C8QTjyaQMLQ9AHzuG8a0Y8zeJpsPN65-YGrEele2yzFYhvhliFiP0VWt6s8z1ztnALYxKJoYiErxu2Rbks9CVBpFixk2ZG8HY4lIrGEmhzju/s1600/20130204_inspirationsh_egd_014.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-nym2mkhpOwEtCwGg8njS1OIhGIIQn40ofL03y2yieWiyWjFW_xXAqVRervtwbJOAl31JF7VHAOAaTArtQ7yU743zpVOg9gfd26QpjugIZM38awij84FxEjknnEqSHCjG7iwoW6vdgas/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-11-26+at+11.26.50+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-nym2mkhpOwEtCwGg8njS1OIhGIIQn40ofL03y2yieWiyWjFW_xXAqVRervtwbJOAl31JF7VHAOAaTArtQ7yU743zpVOg9gfd26QpjugIZM38awij84FxEjknnEqSHCjG7iwoW6vdgas/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-11-26+at+11.26.50+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZfKaZpSFemswJ1qk6Vf0DxRcr6wVkKHGE_QePvBcLWqQ6-wPvfFOvsasnLfD-XmOTkPcmC-Ne-MCCgQ-VgNwLk0DxjKmlRcdlMk7EUALru5YYOUOOSa_rYMtPLEm9YlySbR9aRtQNzSv/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-11-26+at+11.26.45+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZfKaZpSFemswJ1qk6Vf0DxRcr6wVkKHGE_QePvBcLWqQ6-wPvfFOvsasnLfD-XmOTkPcmC-Ne-MCCgQ-VgNwLk0DxjKmlRcdlMk7EUALru5YYOUOOSa_rYMtPLEm9YlySbR9aRtQNzSv/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-11-26+at+11.26.45+AM.png" /></a></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/AVvXsEg7mCv_KmnDWkxlTfBBUjwaOQCbn-LuWt8w1F-qpS1dYy6RMgXLJG86EDIK7X7pk2Quc60oMOI2oKJm0GTE5ChdlpCapqHMGFJ0-GYVYCcGISPASMyqO_EJGlgsz6zvR507w2lzvVcxeSP4/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-11-26+at+11.26.11+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mCv_KmnDWkxlTfBBUjwaOQCbn-LuWt8w1F-qpS1dYy6RMgXLJG86EDIK7X7pk2Quc60oMOI2oKJm0GTE5ChdlpCapqHMGFJ0-GYVYCcGISPASMyqO_EJGlgsz6zvR507w2lzvVcxeSP4/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-11-26+at+11.26.11+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgff5vLZjTxzYKTr2IqQmDFPmcoFVPENbv97HY9xoCvd-ntTYZzgXMkW5byAyKaGUwYNK3TkDU6cQoqcNQymPhDbPW9yHrdqbFF5WCVD7R3zXFqDs5uZYNDHchI1NKYgthWiWnUg9-kePf9/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-11-26+at+11.26.26+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgff5vLZjTxzYKTr2IqQmDFPmcoFVPENbv97HY9xoCvd-ntTYZzgXMkW5byAyKaGUwYNK3TkDU6cQoqcNQymPhDbPW9yHrdqbFF5WCVD7R3zXFqDs5uZYNDHchI1NKYgthWiWnUg9-kePf9/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-11-26+at+11.26.26+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq573leLpZd3rzTKy5mcTMsH8FoG4duXVaOHLnL3PyPgdF38JT3IsFv0ssvSQPkY0y1QrnxbWn-YX2DdjZUMDNTzXl5X0bjORRreOnZNrIvXS377bmEpANhOSIL5TXbNSFSE0tizKMLNi/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-11-26+at+11.26.14+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq573leLpZd3rzTKy5mcTMsH8FoG4duXVaOHLnL3PyPgdF38JT3IsFv0ssvSQPkY0y1QrnxbWn-YX2DdjZUMDNTzXl5X0bjORRreOnZNrIvXS377bmEpANhOSIL5TXbNSFSE0tizKMLNi/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-11-26+at+11.26.14+AM.png" /></a></div>

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Steven Gambrel then..

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAv9445MTJZ09dDCYwFrtgtBy0CntfIdFpEDQWm_Jmp8stwlxSpvGCQi4tfvEVkGh4FYeaShxEpEJaK68-GO0a0StiDMeiDucJqHfiUru9HTlp9xCtjP3gGRbLqrOnVnLSutaJ6TZD8g/s1600/steven+grambrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAv9445MTJZ09dDCYwFrtgtBy0CntfIdFpEDQWm_Jmp8stwlxSpvGCQi4tfvEVkGh4FYeaShxEpEJaK68-GO0a0StiDMeiDucJqHfiUru9HTlp9xCtjP3gGRbLqrOnVnLSutaJ6TZD8g/s1600/steven+grambrel.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I came across these pictures and fell in love, I know I have seen them before but it was fun to see them all together and check the little <a href="http://nymag.com/homedesign/design-hunting/2012/spring/steven-gambrel/" target="_blank">story behind them</a>.  A temporary home is a great place to be a little creative and have some fun.  I love the eclectic combination with color really tying it all together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bAP2Odhec0VesYveZfDXKcNdZQbrdvpF7hMIbKZrB3bhjIz8DuaEtXuJthOLrkSzYTlhZ7tgL50K-lcImmXNPtOMFvzLVQDUrNtowmFxr80L-RJL0HuZaOzEudIRZoCKruP1i7i5_D8/s1600/Gambrel+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bAP2Odhec0VesYveZfDXKcNdZQbrdvpF7hMIbKZrB3bhjIz8DuaEtXuJthOLrkSzYTlhZ7tgL50K-lcImmXNPtOMFvzLVQDUrNtowmFxr80L-RJL0HuZaOzEudIRZoCKruP1i7i5_D8/s1600/Gambrel+3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnujTccnfgjyrtBsPEuKkr7pSNV6e7yfO8xEif-RMeOLc98DEHdPzAbHem5DVL4eBz31i3CApsG7E896QKBywQsr5jI4vQVroD3XBF6EvJC78yiyEpf5UQSq22JBOwWb76c2k0mrG_F48/s1600/Gambrel+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnujTccnfgjyrtBsPEuKkr7pSNV6e7yfO8xEif-RMeOLc98DEHdPzAbHem5DVL4eBz31i3CApsG7E896QKBywQsr5jI4vQVroD3XBF6EvJC78yiyEpf5UQSq22JBOwWb76c2k0mrG_F48/s1600/Gambrel+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0-37kGKgXPt1XELStex9pVGC49vnmcMKycaEjG2pl2HdlLJoZkPYnjB1hjMr8sYlE5b4Kk1tIHvckFC79bUHVYz3Z8IR_ouPJtCXmELDY_s9RHHOV7W7fZiWGOtKhN7PEyNa6pqUmW0/s1600/gambrel4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0-37kGKgXPt1XELStex9pVGC49vnmcMKycaEjG2pl2HdlLJoZkPYnjB1hjMr8sYlE5b4Kk1tIHvckFC79bUHVYz3Z8IR_ouPJtCXmELDY_s9RHHOV7W7fZiWGOtKhN7PEyNa6pqUmW0/s1600/gambrel4.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>images <a href="http://nymag.com/homedesign/design-hunting/2012/spring/steven-gambrel/" target="_blank">via</a> </i></span></div><br /><br /><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/littlebluedeers%20album%202/signature-8.png" /> <span style="font-size: small;">If you would like help creating inspirational spaces for yourself <a href="http://www.greigedesign.com/index2.php?v=v1#!/CONTACT" target="_blank">contact us</a>!</span>

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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLW1bk9-oTr33R0giOwjl3zMRSPBnDeO2IIH85jd5xxfIwrlAGOz0gyVVXZd84qhwtwiBfkZVU95WdQbS7JpCLCaVzohqXX-YS61mmVOSLfdEmLBghGImN98R-KqvLATfV2mfphTqB9_n/s1600/e10801c7f3aa2a100d061d2e2e086944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLW1bk9-oTr33R0giOwjl3zMRSPBnDeO2IIH85jd5xxfIwrlAGOz0gyVVXZd84qhwtwiBfkZVU95WdQbS7JpCLCaVzohqXX-YS61mmVOSLfdEmLBghGImN98R-KqvLATfV2mfphTqB9_n/s1600/e10801c7f3aa2a100d061d2e2e086944.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I love receiving feedback from my readers. Your questions and comments are always welcomed! I try my very best to respond to each and every one of you. Blogging is a more enriching experience when it creates a dialogue.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yesterday I had a reader request to see more of the first home featured in my post. Wish granted!  This glamorous and modern gem was designed by L.A. designer David Hicks. (not to be confused with David Hicks, the English design maven from the 1950's - 1970's) Article + images: <a href="http://www.designshuffle.com/blog/interview-with-los-angeles-interior-designer-david-hicks/">here</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm especially appreciating the architecturally detailed doors in his design!</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyCAZy0sCWsxeNetPtR-pKRYAC1Dj3XDRiktBAy1qy-ouYYprpgYLBuQPnoYWVoy4jpPQT_OZ2FiysmWFQVrnZ-34_7-B8wkLSlhPdTWQF3wBaE4bUlwRRGQGMOyS5rdeoEQ4wmH_uIRO/s1600/photo-40358-1900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyCAZy0sCWsxeNetPtR-pKRYAC1Dj3XDRiktBAy1qy-ouYYprpgYLBuQPnoYWVoy4jpPQT_OZ2FiysmWFQVrnZ-34_7-B8wkLSlhPdTWQF3wBaE4bUlwRRGQGMOyS5rdeoEQ4wmH_uIRO/s1600/photo-40358-1900.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpo1zyhFoiIPNl5MLDw_xpytWoTU3ntQPeUjVavi0NaKi7UfIPn0BtDHNwhVDazWXjivqho_FToNfgZNHf0VkI5K6O6E-TL2YVNYAPKuwW0cLhgOXGOnDRCWLfEev9iZpL48luKWK1Mm7/s1600/photo-40367-1900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpo1zyhFoiIPNl5MLDw_xpytWoTU3ntQPeUjVavi0NaKi7UfIPn0BtDHNwhVDazWXjivqho_FToNfgZNHf0VkI5K6O6E-TL2YVNYAPKuwW0cLhgOXGOnDRCWLfEev9iZpL48luKWK1Mm7/s640/photo-40367-1900.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMBcqBi9cUcXvAQW4atLa0CZXfcmvjInfzy0fdkp8VrNJ-9gzU58pYenRIAHHUT7VulL5DuFaVZo9lMnpfZHjNnitZdq1f7KzTz_hSe9JLpxSshUlI2zSYPj-QWbwLO5vai3DGpVnmYp4/s1600/photo-40369-1900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMBcqBi9cUcXvAQW4atLa0CZXfcmvjInfzy0fdkp8VrNJ-9gzU58pYenRIAHHUT7VulL5DuFaVZo9lMnpfZHjNnitZdq1f7KzTz_hSe9JLpxSshUlI2zSYPj-QWbwLO5vai3DGpVnmYp4/s640/photo-40369-1900.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZYlvk_Q99gVISqGtOZNxDLW06c9e-Bw-bPWIR21Kz0sMXFBUHEkNMpHAvn6qmUWbN1pKueSjLnehGf-wk3Ke95fFumFY_pI9-0dy9CYKJpMBdxqwTjshPW2bCabk5GZ_wTvngNoOWSBL/s1600/photo-40366-1900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZYlvk_Q99gVISqGtOZNxDLW06c9e-Bw-bPWIR21Kz0sMXFBUHEkNMpHAvn6qmUWbN1pKueSjLnehGf-wk3Ke95fFumFY_pI9-0dy9CYKJpMBdxqwTjshPW2bCabk5GZ_wTvngNoOWSBL/s640/photo-40366-1900.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyOkgv2A7oj1Czbpk_IcJpJG9gGv4N8vJUH13RP7zcC87o18IRy1Cs_I9YRlR48ABCWjaF-LtweIfd0K_gA_Zdy9CwjnH2xuiUQG_rolPnOtpMB0O1sWw4sx9FHZt8j2_b2fe0XPnoR67/s1600/photo-40360-1900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyOkgv2A7oj1Czbpk_IcJpJG9gGv4N8vJUH13RP7zcC87o18IRy1Cs_I9YRlR48ABCWjaF-LtweIfd0K_gA_Zdy9CwjnH2xuiUQG_rolPnOtpMB0O1sWw4sx9FHZt8j2_b2fe0XPnoR67/s640/photo-40360-1900.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAz1myUAfNQEQjDcFjdEzXmJwaZSW7nFehtlCf2g9m1D5TBDMi4CnTZ9XCj6CUhe0mCPPn-zRuaA38XRxA6DwJdms49dnAKPD0Rgh0QKc2Lcr7UwYmSqdP8ii4pmww8e_youqQqFWZodJn/s1600/photo-40356-1900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAz1myUAfNQEQjDcFjdEzXmJwaZSW7nFehtlCf2g9m1D5TBDMi4CnTZ9XCj6CUhe0mCPPn-zRuaA38XRxA6DwJdms49dnAKPD0Rgh0QKc2Lcr7UwYmSqdP8ii4pmww8e_youqQqFWZodJn/s640/photo-40356-1900.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />

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Nathan Turner's American Style Book {a giveaway}

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nathan-Turners-American-Style-Entertaining/dp/1419704397/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1358995119&sr=1-1&keywords=nathan+turner%27s+american+style" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLefJ4mVlUtS22pG8X597z8wFK04zJFqV7UzGV2vUWYm-hxUJht5PbYamTkbG5W_hg1tpxmQrzQWWIUoqLoA3s2Hz3tNpMXQ8Bhn8uzDnwZEEEy-isihKWMn8tjGk5jW1ohlzIEd0SQI/s640/NathanTurnerAmericanBook.jpg" width="520" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was so excited to have  a chance to offer one of my lovely readers a copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nathan-Turners-American-Style-Entertaining/dp/1419704397/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1358995119&sr=1-1&keywords=nathan+turner%27s+american+style" target="_blank">Nathan Turner's first book</a>.  We also had an opportunity to ask a few questions about Nathan's design methods and inspirations, I hope you enjoy our little interview and a minute to leave a comment for your chance to win!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> 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design philosophy?</i></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: left;">The most important thing is living well with comfort and style.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So all of my designs need to not only look great, but be livable as well.</div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">       </span></span></span><i>What inspires you and drives your passion for design?</i></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: left;">I’m constantly being inspired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>There’s inspiration all around us, you just have to be open to it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I derive the most inspiration from travel.</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">       </span></span></span><i>What jumpstarts each of your designs (color, fabric, furniture, etc.)?</i></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">I can be totally inspired by the architecture of a project & 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Or I can start with a color, or a single fabric & the whole room gets built around it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It really just <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>depends on the project.</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">       </span></span></span><i>What do you hope people take away from reading your book?</i></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>I hope it inspires people to decorate, entertain, & have fun with design.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>To realize that there <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>really aren’t any rules to do things that make you feel good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Hopefully they take away some <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>ideas and inspiration as well.</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">       </span></span></span><i>You dedicated this book to the woman in your life, how did they inspire you to seek a career in design?</i></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">They inadvertently inspired me to seek a career in design.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>Both my grandmothers and my <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>mother, although different, embodied the one thing that makes a great hostess, they had great <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>style.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>They knew how to graciously entertain and make people comfortable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>They make people <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>want to come into their home for parties and dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I watched that growing up & it was <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>engrained in me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I learned a lot from watching them.</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">      <i></i></span></span></span><i>Your book is full of helpful tips for living well, what is your best tip for making a space come together completely (that finishing touch)?</i></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: left;">The finishing touches are the most important thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It’s that last layer or two that people often forget or sadly they have depleted their budget. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s those finishing touches I call the “jewelry” of the project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It’s the lamps, the table top accessories, & pillows…they should be personal and should reflect the person who bought them or who lives in the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It’s always those little things that make a room.</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">      <i> </i></span></span></span><i>What was the biggest challenge in writing this book?</i></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I have so many different things going on from decorating, television, my store, & product<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>The book is very personal so I had to be 100% involved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>That’s the only way I wanted to <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, the biggest challenge was setting aside a chunk of time aside every week to finish it.</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">    <i>   </i></span></span></span><i>What inspired you to write a book, and one centered on casual living and entertaining?</i></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: left;">I really wanted to do a book that embodied everything that I do including decorating, food, entertaining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I wanted it to be more lifestyle than a decorator’s monograph.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>When I met with Abrams they understood that immediately & they were the ones to push me to make it personal & to share my own life experience as well as my work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I’m happy they did, because it literally feels likes a scrapbook of the last ten years of my life.</div>  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Nathan Turner's American Style Book {a giveaway}

  I was so excited to have  a chance to offer one of my lovely readers a copy of Nathan Turner's first book .  We also had an opportunit...

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Inspired - Ruthie Sommers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's no doubt that <a href="http://www.ruthiesommers.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Ruthie Sommers</span></a> is one of my favorite designers, so when fresh, new images of her work pop up in a magazine I'm a happy girl. Here's a recent article in <a href="http://www.veranda.com/designers-ideas/designers-rss/sommers-tips-8#slide-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Veranda</span> </a>magazine of Ruthie's advice on being a decorator/interior designer. Her design details are feminine, unexpected, colorful and perfectly executed! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU37HbyLbanoCtM622VSWB5T5P7mTexk42pBisWSPyMcr2Q0Chis-rDqByTbaRM3xIZaRWytKUePHBm1ngM6n8q-0wrZripxwTmaas0RDRiUYYKKtqKRklZWEMMBBXPfSmO8hXcvaZVBg/s1600/ruthierigo1212-lgn-49830889-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU37HbyLbanoCtM622VSWB5T5P7mTexk42pBisWSPyMcr2Q0Chis-rDqByTbaRM3xIZaRWytKUePHBm1ngM6n8q-0wrZripxwTmaas0RDRiUYYKKtqKRklZWEMMBBXPfSmO8hXcvaZVBg/s1600/ruthierigo1212-lgn-49830889-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDacxdLDxeaIE-EFHKt2ycgo6QOobJGfABRFzAFZqhd70o9shbx9y6iuYSTBwfNlNP1YOwSHvbZcFePx0olaoGmK3ORKuMo2wrni9SgB5KGebKgi_eDy7z1_77XfP_XUfE7EQnqhD-3to/s1600/VERsom_ND12_09-lgn-93338321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcB9GGZS49xBm0NiUqZerq-EKd8-DnVKEEmmmRk1uRiK8mQW_8CyZpKe7Y67NCrj7q0RpT9IQbGZzE7-ZRt50xxYTIXpEGAdI8rLY7hFCgLCtlgEjyYGgsIWpGVwgYCvNFlmcWFUc0ns/s1600/VERsom_ND12_05-lgn.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> All images by Francesco Lagnese via <a href="http://www.veranda.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Veranda magazine</span></a></div>

Inspired - Ruthie Sommers

There's no doubt that Ruthie Sommers is one of my favorite designers, so when fresh, new images of her work pop up in a magazine I'...

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Exercise your right + Inspiration

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">It still blows my mind that the 19th Amendment wasn't enacted until 1920! I consider my right to vote a privilege. Whatever your party affiliation, make sure to rock your vote today!! (that goes for the guys too) </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><i><b>"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."</b></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><i>I also feel fortunate to be a woman running my own growing design business! Here are a few design icons in their creative spaces who I admire for their strong business sense, forward thinking, creative ideas and individualism!! </i></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDMWNfLoP9bn7diL8d8bu8dv12KEa49TDtJnIMnmdBtxQ32RPmoZnjgX9qwgDLfd9agEG00QSpH_MWHTChyphenhyphengDZea3nfWiR6iimoPU90RNQOtf6AIG3JEmC27Gy-zVx-qcaEAlKUavMGM/s1600/OB-VB785_mag111_G_20121023232445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDMWNfLoP9bn7diL8d8bu8dv12KEa49TDtJnIMnmdBtxQ32RPmoZnjgX9qwgDLfd9agEG00QSpH_MWHTChyphenhyphengDZea3nfWiR6iimoPU90RNQOtf6AIG3JEmC27Gy-zVx-qcaEAlKUavMGM/s1600/OB-VB785_mag111_G_20121023232445.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.toryburch.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Tory Burch</span></a> </span>( I LOVE her office)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xqM2OyMRGkrN5b6K1gnlcK3Iobyg-SSUmS1_MrYyNYBZDfRUo7m0SdqlWnkMrpIpC2jUUNFhf5X8sGwm-p_wvJoHKCSEo5VYeUPslfGpcNU87RvvTmFCk_LNeXNQ7xiWA-a5A_UCVBs/s1600/1_Windsor-Smith_home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xqM2OyMRGkrN5b6K1gnlcK3Iobyg-SSUmS1_MrYyNYBZDfRUo7m0SdqlWnkMrpIpC2jUUNFhf5X8sGwm-p_wvJoHKCSEo5VYeUPslfGpcNU87RvvTmFCk_LNeXNQ7xiWA-a5A_UCVBs/s1600/1_Windsor-Smith_home.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.windsorsmithhome.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: small;">Windsor Smith</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMG4j1FzpXAG9qQL5632UzyNPE3k_h02-EbWz6pPO8Wn0Kq1c2aTpGn9gH7GjdizUQZTJKdExfpG6q5ekgQs-I4zjT1zNSy_juBn95kzWU2dXH8gMuLVsFNYZ2Dve44Tjs7WNgMjQoh_Y/s1600/a2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMG4j1FzpXAG9qQL5632UzyNPE3k_h02-EbWz6pPO8Wn0Kq1c2aTpGn9gH7GjdizUQZTJKdExfpG6q5ekgQs-I4zjT1zNSy_juBn95kzWU2dXH8gMuLVsFNYZ2Dve44Tjs7WNgMjQoh_Y/s1600/a2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.aerin.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: small;">Aerin Lauder</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixY9a-W_xug0oCjs25d9jTx0w3KkNc0jjWWXckbEAu0oihD7Fl7AjPMV0RgHMfS-Dp1tVmMQOPcuj7uCcAIC8xPoOV9mhQ4f0mkoIpvykU6kRADadS2_Elsj6WY_ygRmS7532RP2EUvk/s1600/FrancisElkins-NYT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixY9a-W_xug0oCjs25d9jTx0w3KkNc0jjWWXckbEAu0oihD7Fl7AjPMV0RgHMfS-Dp1tVmMQOPcuj7uCcAIC8xPoOV9mhQ4f0mkoIpvykU6kRADadS2_Elsj6WY_ygRmS7532RP2EUvk/s1600/FrancisElkins-NYT.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Frances Elkins</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRJ5lBGY31ck3UvxUpYuy7AlsBb9II3EdOvIsLrzX_Xl8PUR9POx4TqNtXxN7IkDfA3Vdm8LWb21uMgH84vRnEKZttEIXl20x71_ywNZ29XZ0bQlNfec-9LYdmWrmD34iLk2_ORxlhp0/s1600/Jenna-Lyons-office--600x397.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRJ5lBGY31ck3UvxUpYuy7AlsBb9II3EdOvIsLrzX_Xl8PUR9POx4TqNtXxN7IkDfA3Vdm8LWb21uMgH84vRnEKZttEIXl20x71_ywNZ29XZ0bQlNfec-9LYdmWrmD34iLk2_ORxlhp0/s1600/Jenna-Lyons-office--600x397.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jenna Lyons</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3RJueGseFTuaecBLKAiYXOXvPskcLH66EBAosQJzpiF7s-OtWzSsjukQ2W_M-i_PE21bpfwylVtitLtJQe_dI2BusRZ2toS3UH03qoa-vksn6AThH3DcNHBgK4-avfFxdlRlZ90TVm0/s1600/Jenna-Lyons-moodboard.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3RJueGseFTuaecBLKAiYXOXvPskcLH66EBAosQJzpiF7s-OtWzSsjukQ2W_M-i_PE21bpfwylVtitLtJQe_dI2BusRZ2toS3UH03qoa-vksn6AThH3DcNHBgK4-avfFxdlRlZ90TVm0/s1600/Jenna-Lyons-moodboard.png" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcu4SBOD3TM3Qee7AV5Q08xIXG_-QLYIZ62eNzBmAdSXH-rxvhYtG_IxOgi6OUdeeJv7mrRqz_QsxpOoSsCStA1w_4A9ibpJt5ICR0zrv6t7poxxmkKc-8Oz9ZPWXzTpUzycJpUuuJG04/s1600/estee-lauder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcu4SBOD3TM3Qee7AV5Q08xIXG_-QLYIZ62eNzBmAdSXH-rxvhYtG_IxOgi6OUdeeJv7mrRqz_QsxpOoSsCStA1w_4A9ibpJt5ICR0zrv6t7poxxmkKc-8Oz9ZPWXzTpUzycJpUuuJG04/s400/estee-lauder.jpg" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Estee Lauder and an interesting <a href="http://www.galoor.com/entrepeneurship/2018973-estee-lauder-american-entrepreneur">article </a>about her beginnings!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcSbT3cIVfaJpbzz8KUFZWT3JyUbxgzwn7DPmW00-N3hgBzLOxRnpv-ze9JKcwSmAPdI8HNl0IGumO0UTuzg5cE5EWoTcP_A-woy4FTT9T9Z1ytz2hUNxuqyekKmJW_VtkLI256Nxtr8/s1600/la-lh-kelly-wearstlers-new-rhapsody-photos-201-001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcSbT3cIVfaJpbzz8KUFZWT3JyUbxgzwn7DPmW00-N3hgBzLOxRnpv-ze9JKcwSmAPdI8HNl0IGumO0UTuzg5cE5EWoTcP_A-woy4FTT9T9Z1ytz2hUNxuqyekKmJW_VtkLI256Nxtr8/s1600/la-lh-kelly-wearstlers-new-rhapsody-photos-201-001.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.kwid.com/">Kelly Wearstler</a> in her current design studio<br />image via <a href="http://www.latimes.com/">L.A. times</a><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OF EYE CANDY!! Check out Kelly's home <a href="http://www.thecoveteur.com/kelly_wearstler"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">The Coveteur! </span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjT70lX2NFC_AXYAyWNZ8jnaUPRpl69IF1Sqb0Zg51hbD4vstvu-SJbrPiLIr2xLE_O-ZqDKXTfq1kg14lCfDN8q0jdfwx1a7Qzqx8hl9XtBZxzqN7d-BPZBI3Ll9wFP_XbSi_T6LOh8/s1600/Kelly_Wearstler_Shoot-11_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjT70lX2NFC_AXYAyWNZ8jnaUPRpl69IF1Sqb0Zg51hbD4vstvu-SJbrPiLIr2xLE_O-ZqDKXTfq1kg14lCfDN8q0jdfwx1a7Qzqx8hl9XtBZxzqN7d-BPZBI3Ll9wFP_XbSi_T6LOh8/s1600/Kelly_Wearstler_Shoot-11_4.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLD3z3FKIniOQwgiWVk6BKuT24y8SCRWF1ud_2inBrWyV81T0sptVp1daFsEnBj8uXZsbQ3WHHBqHXmoq0lyC_ln7NwRktJBFn5os14ynxZaTQoOWmumw761Jo5bi58TguG4hSWOIYzGE/s1600/Kelly_Wearstler_Closet-44_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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