Shelter Loves 11.5.12

<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAZtspOsj97MlaLaGbkH5ohLtEppZkb9Dl4bMVJjWVXqjvgzZ1yaprLV6VTHsJxNrjoipEcIo4genQOY7oNNJe_lCGYlrDAUGJSea291sAe6jcsd8aVUKX-wwwGflyq5zLloeNElRqG0/s1600/shelterloves+09-28-46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAZtspOsj97MlaLaGbkH5ohLtEppZkb9Dl4bMVJjWVXqjvgzZ1yaprLV6VTHsJxNrjoipEcIo4genQOY7oNNJe_lCGYlrDAUGJSea291sAe6jcsd8aVUKX-wwwGflyq5zLloeNElRqG0/s1600/shelterloves+09-28-46.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">1. Shelter loves NYC and the surrounding areas who have been hard hit by Sandy. My thoughts and prayers are with you all! I also love fabulous ladies like MacKenzie from </span><a href="http://www.designdarling.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Design Darling</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> who are donating a % of their site proceeds to the Red Cross. </span><br />2. It's getting burrrrrrr chilly up here in Boston. I love relaxing by a grand fireplace and cozy room this time of year. The built in window seats are def. a plus in this space. I proposed the same concept to a client a while back!!<br />3.<a href="http://.potterybarnkids.com/products/shearling-hybrid-anywhere-beanbag/?pkey=e%7Cbean%2Bbag%2Bchair%7C25%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C18&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-Top_Marketing_Rule"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Pottery Barn kids </span></a>Sherpa bean bags. I popped into the store this weekend, it looked so cute with warm faux fur everywhere. I think one of my little ones will be receiving one of these from Santa.<br />4.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> <a href="http://elinkling.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Elin Kling's</span></a> </span>gorgeous waves. Hmmm I want my hair to look like this!! I think I may need to invest in either a barrel curler or rollers! Thoughts?? All I know is it needs to be an efficient method, I never have much time to fuss with my hair in the am.<br />5. Camel boots. I'm obsessed with how versatile they are! These are from<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> <a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/browse?fts=chloe+boots+sale"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Chloe</span></a> </span>and <a href="http://www.luckybrand.com/Hesper-Boots/LBA02598,default,pd.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Lucky Brand.</span></a><br /><br />

Shelter Loves 11.5.12

1. Shelter loves NYC and the surrounding areas who have been hard hit by Sandy. My thoughts and prayers are with you all! I also love fabulo...

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Pretty Christmas Rooms

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Pretty Christmas Rooms

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Pottery Barn Sneak Peak Christmas

<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YNnnenMHYks/Tpockd1pgqI/AAAAAAAADsc/k-e8wrF6zaQ/s1600/img45o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663870894182335138" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YNnnenMHYks/Tpockd1pgqI/AAAAAAAADsc/k-e8wrF6zaQ/s400/img45o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 360px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QIGUud-p99k/TpocPuCLEeI/AAAAAAAADsQ/RjGZ0q_2b2k/s1600/img83o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663870537752580578" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QIGUud-p99k/TpocPuCLEeI/AAAAAAAADsQ/RjGZ0q_2b2k/s400/img83o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 360px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VT6tXdY9veI/Tpob4ouBBtI/AAAAAAAADsE/EcSIfIWCgNY/s1600/img32o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663870141188867794" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VT6tXdY9veI/Tpob4ouBBtI/AAAAAAAADsE/EcSIfIWCgNY/s400/img32o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 360px;" /></a><br /><br />I always love what Pottery Barn does for the holidays, but this year I REALLY like it ! That first picture ? Forget about it !! This year I already purchased the deer pillow. I waited too long last year and they were snapped up. Love the nostalgic feel it gives off...(just click the title of this post to take you to all things holiday at Pottery Barn.)

Pottery Barn Sneak Peak Christmas

I always love what Pottery Barn does for the holidays, but this year I REALLY like it ! That first picture ? Forget about it !! This year I ...

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Simple Living Rooms

<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZG8fo3tp1k/ToxzbsuylII/AAAAAAAADr0/g4_wG0Vqwlk/s1600/living-room-_-family-living-room-_-modern.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660025751398945922" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZG8fo3tp1k/ToxzbsuylII/AAAAAAAADr0/g4_wG0Vqwlk/s400/living-room-_-family-living-room-_-modern.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4uLPtXKr9KE/ToxylNnrV_I/AAAAAAAADrs/oGV-OQGv8uo/s1600/living-room152.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660024815334676466" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4uLPtXKr9KE/ToxylNnrV_I/AAAAAAAADrs/oGV-OQGv8uo/s400/living-room152.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TsdJVwpWOpU/ToxyDSNT4VI/AAAAAAAADrk/w9Q5Y5b2tXE/s1600/cahomeonlinelivingrooms.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660024232450711890" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TsdJVwpWOpU/ToxyDSNT4VI/AAAAAAAADrk/w9Q5Y5b2tXE/s400/cahomeonlinelivingrooms.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Hello ! Sorry about my long time between post. Had some family stuff to deal with, but I'm back ! Just some eye candy today so I can get back into the swing of things ! Enjoy !

Simple Living Rooms

Hello ! Sorry about my long time between post. Had some family stuff to deal with, but I'm back ! Just some eye candy today so I can get...

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Lessons from Larger Spaces

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Lessons from Larger Spaces

Although these spaces are not huge, to most of us, they are !!! You can still get great idea's from larger spaces. The shelf off the isl...

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Baby it's COLD outside

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqMEaMLeiUJMV6TpNSIwMWShvBjyvpXh1c7hyphenhyphenrfMQY0IXoMXZRI29x7UXFGOroLRJycIIlNdi9ESRSVeXrAJESuRHLS4t4UhwD96aD3_vGiiYYXUjIMpbWm3BnJ4InjRUNRKl2mP2ZSY/s1600-h/fireplaces_0004.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282606747851569090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqMEaMLeiUJMV6TpNSIwMWShvBjyvpXh1c7hyphenhyphenrfMQY0IXoMXZRI29x7UXFGOroLRJycIIlNdi9ESRSVeXrAJESuRHLS4t4UhwD96aD3_vGiiYYXUjIMpbWm3BnJ4InjRUNRKl2mP2ZSY/s400/fireplaces_0004.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 293px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEShxRKRKcERZ1dVyTYFi7PaL__ozKWpNeJ9aKDWc251cEYAH-hvbEMIzTKrMb9dj8OE2XrQuaWQxy_t2yqf5AhLmYOpuZpMHFcw0DccC6hFMh0benxIMTt0GtNh6_NTLmQNq4jzDCUW8/s1600-h/fireplaces_0005.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282606740884733554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEShxRKRKcERZ1dVyTYFi7PaL__ozKWpNeJ9aKDWc251cEYAH-hvbEMIzTKrMb9dj8OE2XrQuaWQxy_t2yqf5AhLmYOpuZpMHFcw0DccC6hFMh0benxIMTt0GtNh6_NTLmQNq4jzDCUW8/s400/fireplaces_0005.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 305px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>After a weekend of snow, sleet then snow, I'm craving a room with a fireplace!! Nothing, adds coziness like a beautiful fire!! Oh and did I mention it's 18 degrees out in Boston!! <span style="font-size:85%;">{I'm not</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">complaining, the snow is so pretty, I'll take some photos today if I have a chance}</span></div><div> </div><div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanYOELhYSiUqJ2GOhJp4hzWgmtr1cHrEhU-GiKzy24goaePCuXmqaC47c72uKUmlJ_R8iccFl4XJ3N4krtHIpaddKseyFabEab6mw5gcw0P3ltH18ZgPD5VHh8EM-i1g_J3bmWbldCBM/s1600-h/gasl_fireplace_04domino.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282606016637937026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanYOELhYSiUqJ2GOhJp4hzWgmtr1cHrEhU-GiKzy24goaePCuXmqaC47c72uKUmlJ_R8iccFl4XJ3N4krtHIpaddKseyFabEab6mw5gcw0P3ltH18ZgPD5VHh8EM-i1g_J3bmWbldCBM/s400/gasl_fireplace_04domino.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 354px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 375px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyd5VErTjQCdE4f1CPqhsOkgNXYO8Dxm4MhOrI1pWj2Mbd2A5gyvDTGAaJPU9TCQqUu4LHO2DaG9RJn4bQVw3UN2-mVn_NjHguxJ9_Q3uI2zuz1RXkqRlN6sblklKneNdVQw3seDDJHVw/s1600-h/firedrumbig.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282606018597621378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyd5VErTjQCdE4f1CPqhsOkgNXYO8Dxm4MhOrI1pWj2Mbd2A5gyvDTGAaJPU9TCQqUu4LHO2DaG9RJn4bQVw3UN2-mVn_NjHguxJ9_Q3uI2zuz1RXkqRlN6sblklKneNdVQw3seDDJHVw/s400/firedrumbig.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 384px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGO1YsRdRdkyMqxLNysPqm_vNgJic8kUrx8Kkx_KWszNV0_ueufxVSeJCqmGxFVg7xIY_uzMNzaa8IOQjfMUOiPWkW4_xCxGacDpiycibittvxMtSIhuZ5XR_cchi46Uwi5c9GRSXmwZc/s1600-h/fireplaces_0003.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282605650316430594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGO1YsRdRdkyMqxLNysPqm_vNgJic8kUrx8Kkx_KWszNV0_ueufxVSeJCqmGxFVg7xIY_uzMNzaa8IOQjfMUOiPWkW4_xCxGacDpiycibittvxMtSIhuZ5XR_cchi46Uwi5c9GRSXmwZc/s400/fireplaces_0003.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 287px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs0NTdVXO_SK8Fh-UZp7fsgUlnQPavGiKBLkRdJGWh0K1r_wCKQLJKL-Mc0cbuADSY71jCx5FnHKtPgvCUWH8cdrQXFjdv567CWlveIGZXUMVFmGh1BNap_Jg_0AJB1xi-ecj4n0wA8o/s1600-h/fireplaces_0001.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282605640912226706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs0NTdVXO_SK8Fh-UZp7fsgUlnQPavGiKBLkRdJGWh0K1r_wCKQLJKL-Mc0cbuADSY71jCx5FnHKtPgvCUWH8cdrQXFjdv567CWlveIGZXUMVFmGh1BNap_Jg_0AJB1xi-ecj4n0wA8o/s400/fireplaces_0001.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJIAUd5mGtwEJw6-er6DwZH8rftFncL4FM6O_kzHlNRaPxbKKAITSVGSY-2WvkO2t_DgeBN5HzQkZ5BKPLxeFhJ4cxLBC50K_eR1J2rJNT23fHToATmVkpHy3yi8TxyYcT7M2PmiH8ic/s1600-h/fireplaces_0005.jpg"></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXmwCvxtYTvxzUahWVVEtoRGwwo4mCzFNg6FFycf_7ogZKpwFSy35EkHm0L8Hzgq_1IgxrjLn2pzWMeoVsTojhZ-KgRrzFLPgg7V5vQo5j3k4auBu8yqSOAQ1QFncPS1F7FbEpbHWOPo/s1600-h/fireplaces_0002.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282604600076075826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXmwCvxtYTvxzUahWVVEtoRGwwo4mCzFNg6FFycf_7ogZKpwFSy35EkHm0L8Hzgq_1IgxrjLn2pzWMeoVsTojhZ-KgRrzFLPgg7V5vQo5j3k4auBu8yqSOAQ1QFncPS1F7FbEpbHWOPo/s400/fireplaces_0002.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzsvwtsK688VWIoHSbX01IZHid2yPL5JmiCSkGh-4l8GAe6IuNP1EB2hGr9b3Va1-s2RS0EtcGGp0DnkAc7Zd9ybLL5-VLdXJQ8bGvqTdcYp0-dSIDIIcvazRFIuiK7sOK8xlhuMsTsc/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282603976028351106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzsvwtsK688VWIoHSbX01IZHid2yPL5JmiCSkGh-4l8GAe6IuNP1EB2hGr9b3Va1-s2RS0EtcGGp0DnkAc7Zd9ybLL5-VLdXJQ8bGvqTdcYp0-dSIDIIcvazRFIuiK7sOK8xlhuMsTsc/s400/2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> Images: Top to bottom - House & Garden, Elle Decor, Dec. 08, Domino, <a href="http://www.malm.com/"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Malm</span>.com</span></a>, Better Homes & Garden, Cottage Living, Elle Decor, Dec. 08, Elle Decor.</span> <div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Baby it's COLD outside

After a weekend of snow, sleet then snow, I'm craving a room with a fireplace!! Nothing, adds coziness like a beautiful fire!! Oh and di...

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