tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65872333519354412372011-11-27T18:41:40.141-06:00Creative, attention to detail goddess...Bottle Blondenoreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587233351935441237.post-32122479575447503022010-09-28T10:49:00.000-05:002010-09-28T10:49:20.481-05:002010-09-28T10:49:20.481-05:00I'm taking some time off from this blog to work on JFK Lancer's annual conference in Dallas this November. I'll still put links to pretty things on my Facebook account though and I'll be back here in the new year.<br /> <br /> Debra<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587233351935441237-3212247957544750302?l=bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YQuVybefls1OUI4ZbunHEuz_z-Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YQuVybefls1OUI4ZbunHEuz_z-Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YQuVybefls1OUI4ZbunHEuz_z-Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YQuVybefls1OUI4ZbunHEuz_z-Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BottleBlondesInspirations/~4/54XcpSG51F8" height="1" width="1"/>Debra Conwaynoreply@blogger.com0http://bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/09/taking-break.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587233351935441237.post-74835922553080502432010-09-02T00:25:00.000-05:002010-09-02T00:25:30.380-05:002010-09-02T00:25:30.380-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9yW6GH3e_70/TH6raIcI7sI/AAAAAAAADoM/okZCn6WUrd0/s1600/KE11.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9yW6GH3e_70/TH6raIcI7sI/AAAAAAAADoM/okZCn6WUrd0/s320/KE11.PNG" /></a></div><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">Lovely, colorful, imaginative rooms that you will love!!&nbsp;</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587233351935441237-7483592255308050243?l=bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tLI6WJELA-Q9fn9jsezUII3sIJo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tLI6WJELA-Q9fn9jsezUII3sIJo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tLI6WJELA-Q9fn9jsezUII3sIJo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tLI6WJELA-Q9fn9jsezUII3sIJo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BottleBlondesInspirations/~4/xOlhhZHUgbc" height="1" width="1"/>Debra Conwaynoreply@blogger.com0http://bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/09/shoebox-decor-happy-hump-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587233351935441237.post-41029970594393823152010-08-11T08:15:00.001-05:002010-08-11T08:16:35.734-05:002010-08-11T08:16:35.734-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"></span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><div class="maintitle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, Arial; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thehomedecorsolution.com/files/3477578/uploaded/ss6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="http://www.thehomedecorsolution.com/files/3477578/uploaded/ss6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium; vertical-align: top;"> Shop For That One Special Item Or An Entire Room.</span></div><div class="maintitle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, Arial; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: medium; vertical-align: top;">Select From 75+ Rooms Of Accessories And Home Decor Collections To Get A Professional Look! 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Enjoy this tutorial and then take a look around the rest of her site.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587233351935441237-6912028840963886040?l=bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Hl9drXGVjtSOoh-cO7SuQWr3TY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Hl9drXGVjtSOoh-cO7SuQWr3TY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Hl9drXGVjtSOoh-cO7SuQWr3TY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Hl9drXGVjtSOoh-cO7SuQWr3TY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BottleBlondesInspirations/~4/KxP2PZhVwH4" height="1" width="1"/>Debra Conwaynoreply@blogger.com0http://bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/07/design-intervention-dining-room.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587233351935441237.post-83255971250141986882010-06-26T12:18:00.000-05:002010-06-26T12:18:30.097-05:002010-06-26T12:18:30.097-05:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/play/4d5463314f5451314f44673d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox scrapbook: Memorial Day Happy Times" src="http://www.smilebox.com/snap/4d5463314f5451314f44673d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own scrapbook - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/scrapbooks/" target="_blank">Digital scrapbook</a> generated with Smilebox</td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587233351935441237-8325597125014198688?l=bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hmfNMVEnPkO-k7Pf8IjIkKCENiI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hmfNMVEnPkO-k7Pf8IjIkKCENiI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hmfNMVEnPkO-k7Pf8IjIkKCENiI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hmfNMVEnPkO-k7Pf8IjIkKCENiI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BottleBlondesInspirations/~4/lCi2RjbhcPI" height="1" width="1"/>Debra Conwaynoreply@blogger.com0http://bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/06/facebook.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587233351935441237.post-23904572197440752732010-06-21T20:02:00.000-05:002010-06-21T20:02:50.663-05:002010-06-21T20:02:50.663-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(255, 250, 250); line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> </span><a href="http://www.adatewithaplate.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">A Date with a Plate</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> in May, a two-day affair in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, benefiting range combo that spoke to me and voilà!<br /></span><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.eddieross.com/.a/6a00e55391c48e88330133f0c8dc8d970b-pi" style="text-decoration: underline; display: inline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><img alt="2FabricQuadrille" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55391c48e88330133f0c8dc8d970b " src="http://www.eddieross.com/.a/6a00e55391c48e88330133f0c8dc8d970b-450wi" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; width: 440px; " /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Meet Kazak. I loved her worldly ways well before her moment in </span><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">House Beautiful</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> this month. And like so many other fabrics from Quadrille, Kazak strikes a nifty balance between new and old, traditional and modern. This table would be unlike any other I'd done—daring, more vibrant, but still with an element of restraint. And because I knew I had to give a talk tableside during the event, this one would also be about one of my favorite activities—shopping! Thus began an exhaustive, two-month search for the perfect china, silver, linens and glass! Our first find? A set of old Wedgwood bowls, probably from the 20s, with a cool, Chinoiserie feel and a color combination that was spot on. These we scored at the </span><a href="http://www.eddieross.com/eddie_ross/2008/09/sunday-at-the-n.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">New York City flea market</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> in Chelsea. If you've never been, go! </span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; "></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.eddieross.com/.a/6a00e55391c48e88330134836a5694970c-pi" style="text-decoration: underline; display: inline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><img alt="BowlComposite" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55391c48e88330134836a5694970c " src="http://www.eddieross.com/.a/6a00e55391c48e88330134836a5694970c-450wi" title="BowlComposite" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; width: 440px; " /></span></a></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Pattern on pattern can be tricky; it's like a high wire act that could go wrong at any second. Hence, the safety net: intermediary plates and chargers that give the eye a break. Other than flea markets, </span><a href="http://www.eddieross.com/eddie_ross/2008/10/last-weekend-while-jaithan-and-i-werehouse-hunting-upstate-we-did-a-quick-spin-through-a-great-goodwill-store-on-the-way.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Goodwills</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> are my other go-to sources for undiscovered treasure. At the one in Westport, we picked up these Johnson Brothers ironstone plates from the 50s in a modern octagon shape. They're so classic and beautiful, </span><a href="http://www.christmastreeshops.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">A Christmas Tree Shop</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> is selling newer versions by the same company! Carbon copies, I tell you, only good for the microwave, too. That's how great they are. </span></p><div><br /></div><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; "></p></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587233351935441237-2390457219744075273?l=bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/edQ7Lf0Gcs0Nbe9WF9K2AODH4S0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/edQ7Lf0Gcs0Nbe9WF9K2AODH4S0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/edQ7Lf0Gcs0Nbe9WF9K2AODH4S0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/edQ7Lf0Gcs0Nbe9WF9K2AODH4S0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BottleBlondesInspirations/~4/g6ModW56jFk" height="1" width="1"/>Debra Conwaynoreply@blogger.com1http://bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/06/eddie-ross-modern-mix.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587233351935441237.post-67056661681174068222010-06-20T23:32:00.000-05:002010-06-20T23:32:32.952-05:002010-06-20T23:32:32.952-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; "><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 27px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2010/06/virtual-vacationmonets-gardens-in.html" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; display: block; font-weight: normal; ">A Virtual Vacation...Monet's Gardens in Giverny, France</a></h3><div class="post-header"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; "><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Of5z22vsX_A/TBzx7rexVhI/AAAAAAAAHNE/IenuyQCAeo4/s1600-h/IMG_0565%5B12%5D.jpg" style="color: rgb(61, 129, 238); text-decoration: none; "><img alt="IMG_0565" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Of5z22vsX_A/TBzx9-aTNwI/AAAAAAAAHNI/mqRxlxZLpec/IMG_0565_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" title="IMG_0565" width="644" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; border-top-style: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-left-color: initial; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " /></a>I don't know about you, but I need a little virtual vacation! </div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587233351935441237-6705666168117406822?l=bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FFZJXvNgAX9ds-R8XNNn52jBV-Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FFZJXvNgAX9ds-R8XNNn52jBV-Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FFZJXvNgAX9ds-R8XNNn52jBV-Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FFZJXvNgAX9ds-R8XNNn52jBV-Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BottleBlondesInspirations/~4/I2XAWzK68Uw" height="1" width="1"/>Debra Conwaynoreply@blogger.com0http://bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/06/confessions-of-plate-addict-virtual.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587233351935441237.post-8698166392689167672010-06-12T00:31:00.000-05:002010-06-12T00:31:30.501-05:002010-06-12T00:31:30.501-05:00<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><img src="webkit-fake-url://186297E9-12A7-4F60-AAD7-A6F32020C475/vermillionaire.jpg" alt="vermillionaire.jpg" /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587233351935441237-869816639268916767?l=bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MF0qsr2qxDCAFLXVy7ooUpjuoYk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MF0qsr2qxDCAFLXVy7ooUpjuoYk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MF0qsr2qxDCAFLXVy7ooUpjuoYk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MF0qsr2qxDCAFLXVy7ooUpjuoYk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BottleBlondesInspirations/~4/o5NUhPp8800" height="1" width="1"/>Debra Conwaynoreply@blogger.com0http://bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/06/tobi-fairley-essie-color-inspirationthe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587233351935441237.post-38711702934150244212010-06-11T19:52:00.002-05:002010-06-11T19:52:59.959-05:002010-06-11T19:52:59.959-05:00<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><img alt="photo.php.jpg" src="webkit-fake-url://2592A8D0-E027-412C-AF1A-B03EA85487AC/photo.php.jpg" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587233351935441237-3871170293415024421?l=bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oT14J131ZWZ2nF_0bzsz1oNiArE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oT14J131ZWZ2nF_0bzsz1oNiArE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oT14J131ZWZ2nF_0bzsz1oNiArE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oT14J131ZWZ2nF_0bzsz1oNiArE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BottleBlondesInspirations/~4/mMcgE2lsiPg" height="1" width="1"/>Debra Conwaynoreply@blogger.com0http://bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-photos-master-bathroom-2010.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587233351935441237.post-67699950155390489962010-06-02T08:49:00.000-05:002010-06-02T08:49:11.003-05:002010-06-02T08:49:11.003-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 11px; "><a href="http://www.southernplate.com/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; "><img src="http://www.southernplate.com/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/images/logo/southernplatebnr.gif" alt="" height="90px" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; 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font-size: 23px; line-height: 36px;"></span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 23px; line-height: 36px;"><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 130%;">Craigslist was good to me last week. Look what I scored for <strong>only $25</strong>! (from Domestically Speaking</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_G5_YGMiglIw/S_YPuonvjGI/AAAAAAAAByM/rSslqupnOZQ/s1600-h/armoirebefore14.jpg" style="color: #aa9b55; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 130%;"><img alt="" border="0" height="553" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_G5_YGMiglIw/S_YPvXMeBaI/AAAAAAAAByQ/hvkgFLROw7E/armoirebefore1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px;" title="" width="420" /></span></a></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587233351935441237-8913855595470438650?l=bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eeEvPen5BZMpupSDEZCYp1t1iQc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eeEvPen5BZMpupSDEZCYp1t1iQc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eeEvPen5BZMpupSDEZCYp1t1iQc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eeEvPen5BZMpupSDEZCYp1t1iQc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BottleBlondesInspirations/~4/zsW3RzIJJM0" height="1" width="1"/>Debra Conwaynoreply@blogger.com0http://bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/06/domestically-speaking-my-25-armoire.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587233351935441237.post-8995855199327773392010-04-22T17:13:00.001-05:002010-04-24T20:35:03.715-05:002010-04-24T20:35:03.715-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some photos I'm using for inspiration for the new master bath. Let me know what you think!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S9DItQiwHLI/AAAAAAAAAH4/qosXGAeqwLc/s1600/2555RB-216RB_pkg_No_Gap.tif.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S9DItQiwHLI/AAAAAAAAAH4/qosXGAeqwLc/s320/2555RB-216RB_pkg_No_Gap.tif.tiff" />&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bronze fixtures</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S9DI-0dqY0I/AAAAAAAAAII/vcrMzeeUaKQ/s1600/Photo_Video_62041674711978152879580_medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S9DI-0dqY0I/AAAAAAAAAII/vcrMzeeUaKQ/s320/Photo_Video_62041674711978152879580_medium.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">tile backsplash, granite counter</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S9DI5cosrtI/AAAAAAAAAIA/gZRIYDVXMAs/s1600/DP_beaudet-traditional-bathroom_s4x3_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S9DI5cosrtI/AAAAAAAAAIA/gZRIYDVXMAs/s320/DP_beaudet-traditional-bathroom_s4x3_lg.jpg" />&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">black cabinets and counter cabinet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S9DJtjoGuNI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/2go8sbWT0KA/s1600/Photo_Video_76869056198083795442444_medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S9DJtjoGuNI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/2go8sbWT0KA/s320/Photo_Video_76869056198083795442444_medium.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This picture is my favorite. Slipper tub and the sconces. Love the wall color too.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587233351935441237-899585519932777339?l=bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BXGxbbZd8Uzcw7rtlvC5o7nxSFk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BXGxbbZd8Uzcw7rtlvC5o7nxSFk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BXGxbbZd8Uzcw7rtlvC5o7nxSFk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BXGxbbZd8Uzcw7rtlvC5o7nxSFk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BottleBlondesInspirations/~4/D8GaNK0vQqU" height="1" width="1"/>Debra Conwaynoreply@blogger.com0http://bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/04/facebook-my-photos-master-bath.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587233351935441237.post-91894745264485880402010-04-15T12:00:00.003-05:002010-04-20T19:36:55.932-05:002010-04-20T19:36:55.932-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs466.ash1/25577_383688788212_787208212_3804277_7446394_n.jpg" width="240" /></div><br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">Finally getting to the master bedroom. I've had paint samples on the wall forever and now it is a beautiful and warm golden color. Next will be new tile floor and drapes.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587233351935441237-9189474526448588040?l=bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TcXGz6yd8gnO8o5eK0YLM_xPRkw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TcXGz6yd8gnO8o5eK0YLM_xPRkw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TcXGz6yd8gnO8o5eK0YLM_xPRkw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TcXGz6yd8gnO8o5eK0YLM_xPRkw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BottleBlondesInspirations/~4/W-XjQo9_Wkc" height="1" width="1"/>Debra Conwaynoreply@blogger.com0http://bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/04/facebook-your-photos-painting-master.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587233351935441237.post-54855001155112562302010-04-15T11:58:00.001-05:002010-04-22T15:59:25.835-05:002010-04-22T15:59:25.835-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs173.snc3/20043_311303058212_787208212_3472821_911921_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs173.snc3/20043_311303058212_787208212_3472821_911921_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=787208212#%21/album.php?id=787208212&amp;aid=149574&amp;op=6&amp;s=0&amp;hash=a86179e8dd13460a215eb448bf13cbb6">A fun project!<br /> </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587233351935441237-5485500115511256230?l=bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Q3T0-7BlmEL09L5-6olOne3qbQs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Q3T0-7BlmEL09L5-6olOne3qbQs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Q3T0-7BlmEL09L5-6olOne3qbQs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Q3T0-7BlmEL09L5-6olOne3qbQs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BottleBlondesInspirations/~4/AI1SoOd4YNI" height="1" width="1"/>Debra Conwaynoreply@blogger.com0http://bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/04/facebook-your-photos-girls-bathroom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587233351935441237.post-92055776082150541402010-04-12T14:05:00.006-05:002010-04-20T19:49:18.213-05:002010-04-20T19:49:18.213-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After two long years of paint samples streaked on the walls, we are redoing our master bedroom and bath! I'll be taking photos along the way so check here often in the next few weeks.</div><br /> First the dreaded "before" bathroom photos:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S8NShy0G3_I/AAAAAAAAAGo/3F_LVoA6OOs/s1600/IMG_4509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S8NShy0G3_I/AAAAAAAAAGo/3F_LVoA6OOs/s320/IMG_4509.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S8NSL-DLmgI/AAAAAAAAAGY/R6CFb6N7jSc/s1600/IMG_4502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S8NSL-DLmgI/AAAAAAAAAGY/R6CFb6N7jSc/s320/IMG_4502.jpg" /></a></div><br /> More after the jump.<br /> <a name='more'></a><b>&nbsp;Decision making begins:</b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S8v4VDD93QI/AAAAAAAAAHo/w6vF_NNBvZY/s1600/paint+colors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S8v4VDD93QI/AAAAAAAAAHo/w6vF_NNBvZY/s320/paint+colors.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Inspiration for paint color on the walls.</div><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S8v4H3NJkKI/AAAAAAAAAHY/zC7i6OOfXII/s1600/Photo_Video_76869056198083795442444_medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S8v4H3NJkKI/AAAAAAAAAHY/zC7i6OOfXII/s320/Photo_Video_76869056198083795442444_medium.jpg" /></a></div><b></b><br /> <b><br /> </b><br /> <b></b><br /> <b><div style="text-align: center;">Inspiration room:</div></b><br /> <div style="text-align: center;">Slipper tub</div><div style="text-align: center;">black cabinets</div><div style="text-align: center;">bronze sconces</div><div style="text-align: center;">bronze tile accents</div><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S8v4NbSniAI/AAAAAAAAAHg/UsT7o4quYMw/s1600/Photo_Video_62041674711978152879580_medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S8v4NbSniAI/AAAAAAAAAHg/UsT7o4quYMw/s320/Photo_Video_62041674711978152879580_medium.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;">Granite countertops, white sinks, tile backsplash</div><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S85KiWTVFpI/AAAAAAAAAHw/HJKV_2fphl0/s1600/DP_beaudet-traditional-bathroom_s4x3_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MF5e5h3yh7A/S85KiWTVFpI/AAAAAAAAAHw/HJKV_2fphl0/s320/DP_beaudet-traditional-bathroom_s4x3_lg.jpg" /></a><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">I hope my corner cabinet looks this good. I ordered one with doors.</div><br /> <br /> Everything is ordered! Look for more pictures here soon.<br /> <br /> Debra<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587233351935441237-9205577608215054140?l=bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p4WsdENV0mO6niE__z2zK7fap4I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p4WsdENV0mO6niE__z2zK7fap4I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p4WsdENV0mO6niE__z2zK7fap4I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p4WsdENV0mO6niE__z2zK7fap4I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BottleBlondesInspirations/~4/JMwTjSV8FaE" height="1" width="1"/>Debra Conwaynoreply@blogger.com0http://bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/04/finally-master-bedroom-updateredo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587233351935441237.post-7544674653908983672010-04-08T08:53:00.001-05:002010-04-20T19:51:26.402-05:002010-04-20T19:51:26.402-05:00<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><img alt="letter1.jpg" src="webkit-fake-url://A67A8720-C0CC-48D6-B414-4FE2FAFD9A50/letter1.jpg" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587233351935441237-754467465390898367?l=bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RSVWjx773CBFER5cX9JNWhaIM40/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RSVWjx773CBFER5cX9JNWhaIM40/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RSVWjx773CBFER5cX9JNWhaIM40/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RSVWjx773CBFER5cX9JNWhaIM40/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BottleBlondesInspirations/~4/-AyrnDoM0dI" height="1" width="1"/>Debra Conwaynoreply@blogger.com0http://bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/04/designsponge-blog-archive-marc-oliviers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587233351935441237.post-46592921365913154892010-03-23T21:18:00.001-05:002010-03-24T15:36:11.589-05:002010-03-24T15:36:11.589-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"></span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">from&nbsp;<a href="http://decormamma.blogspot.com/">http://decormamma.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://decormamma.blogspot.com/"></a>You know those builder grade, outdated bathroom mirrors that practically cover the entire wall? Yup, we've got two of those babies in our house, and believe me when I say I'm not a fan. So I was both excited and a little skeptical a couple of weeks ago when MirrorMate offered me one of their frames to try for myself.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.mirrormate.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #990000;">MirrorMate</span></a>&nbsp;is a Company that promises to outfit your bathroom mirror in minutes with a MirrorMate frame. They custom cut the frames to fit your mirror measurements. The four frame legs assemble and the finished frame tapes right onto the glass. It almost sounds too good to be true doesn't it?</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Okay with the Hubby's help...here's our bathroom mirror transformation!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here's the before. Yawn...b-o-r-i-n-g!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xx5qZjKMumc/S6bODM3OrOI/AAAAAAAADsA/7oBPyiPCCPQ/s1600-h/MirrorMate+005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xx5qZjKMumc/S6bODM3OrOI/AAAAAAAADsA/7oBPyiPCCPQ/s640/MirrorMate+005.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px;" vt="true" width="425" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587233351935441237-4659292136591315489?l=bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X-DtgZlACSkwNHOvQQFZOCZixm0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X-DtgZlACSkwNHOvQQFZOCZixm0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X-DtgZlACSkwNHOvQQFZOCZixm0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X-DtgZlACSkwNHOvQQFZOCZixm0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BottleBlondesInspirations/~4/gwXfVIVfjZc" height="1" width="1"/>Debra Conwaynoreply@blogger.com0http://bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/03/finding-fabulous-mirrormatea-mirror.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587233351935441237.post-72872822590861018872010-03-21T18:01:00.000-05:002010-03-21T18:01:20.350-05:002010-03-21T18:01:20.350-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">I was just thinking about this this morning when I unpacked from vacation. I wear my favorite colors but I've fallen into too much matchy-matchy rooms! Look out hubby, I'm changing things around again.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">from LOVE THE DECOR"</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; "><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="http://lovethedecor.blogspot.com/2010/03/more-on-subject-of-color.html" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; display: block; font-weight: normal; ">More on the subject of color...</a></h3><div class="post-header-line-1"></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; "><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UWZx_zlFULA/S5m8euMvHEI/AAAAAAAAAvA/uN2r9rm1ff8/s1600-h/iStock_000007423693XSmall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: rgb(238, 221, 130); text-decoration: none; clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UWZx_zlFULA/S5m8euMvHEI/AAAAAAAAAvA/uN2r9rm1ff8/s320/iStock_000007423693XSmall.jpg" width="233" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(47, 26, 11); border-right-color: rgb(47, 26, 11); border-bottom-color: rgb(47, 26, 11); border-left-color: rgb(47, 26, 11); " /></a></div>Have you ever thought about getting your room color inspiration from your closet? Think about it. You already have the perfect pairing of color and combinations. If you wear it, chances are you may love how it looks in your room. Look at the prints and fabrics you are drawn to while clothes shopping and try visualizing some of those same colors for your paint, fabrics, pillows and rug choices. </div></span></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587233351935441237-7287282259086101887?l=bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/acyC1MmtbrL8zqCi7IGQXweJ--8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/acyC1MmtbrL8zqCi7IGQXweJ--8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/acyC1MmtbrL8zqCi7IGQXweJ--8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/acyC1MmtbrL8zqCi7IGQXweJ--8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BottleBlondesInspirations/~4/kno6ANCt1lA" height="1" width="1"/>Debra Conwaynoreply@blogger.com0http://bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/03/love-decor-more-on-subject-of-color.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587233351935441237.post-14887251801752465792010-03-21T16:58:00.000-05:002010-03-21T16:58:51.678-05:002010-03-21T16:58:51.678-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 18px; padding-left: 0px; ">Check out some of these amazing transformations:</p><div><br /></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587233351935441237-1488725180175246579?l=bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cg7ZdgIW02v2EUwPRqjN7pi-sIA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cg7ZdgIW02v2EUwPRqjN7pi-sIA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cg7ZdgIW02v2EUwPRqjN7pi-sIA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cg7ZdgIW02v2EUwPRqjN7pi-sIA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BottleBlondesInspirations/~4/uhki8_KzCLg" height="1" width="1"/>Debra Conwaynoreply@blogger.com0http://bottleblondesinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/03/los-angeles-design-blog-material-girls.html