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VT 31.1.13

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imagecourtesyarchipile.tumblr I t's Thursday and heavy storm clouds hover ominously outside.  At times like this, anticipation of spring increases tenfold and patience must be summoned and maintained as the seasons resolutely flow through an orderly cycle unchanged since the dawn of time.  Snowdrops and crocuses still lie dormant, awaiting some unseen cue before unfolding in a welcome chorus of yellow, purple and white.  Until then, garden catalogues and visits to the glass-enclosed courtyards of the U.S. Botanical Gardens must suffice (through February and into March).   Happy Thursday everyone!!

(VISUAL TREATS) For All of My Design-Obsessed Peeps: VT 29.1.13

(VISUAL TREATS) For All of My Design-Obsessed Peeps: VT 29.1.13 : imagesourceunknown A conversation I overheard many, many years ago: Little girl:  "Gran, am I pretty?" Mrs D:  "Read a lot, and...

VT 29.1.13

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imagesourceunknown A conversation I overheard many, many years ago: Little girl:  "Gran, am I pretty?" Mrs D:  "Read a lot, and study hard, sweetie." * * * 

(VISUAL TREATS) For All of My Design-Obsessed Peeps: VT 28.1.13

(VISUAL TREATS) For All of My Design-Obsessed Peeps: VT 28.1.13 : imagecourtesynotesondesigntumblr If today's visual treat is any indication of our anticipated good fortune for 2013, I'm eager to see m...

VT 28.1.13

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imagecourtesynotesondesigntumblr If today's visual treat is any indication of our anticipated good fortune for 2013, I'm eager to see more. Happy Monday!!

(VISUAL TREATS) For All of My Design-Obsessed Peeps: The SATURDAY POST / 26.1.13

(VISUAL TREATS) For All of My Design-Obsessed Peeps: The SATURDAY POST / 26.1.13 : imagecourtesyinterioralchemy.tumblr The color red has been on my mind all week.  Perhaps Jason Wu's inaugural gown for First Lady Mic...

The SATURDAY POST / 26.1.13

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imagecourtesyinterioralchemy.tumblr The color red has been on my mind all week.  Perhaps Jason Wu's inaugural gown for First Lady Michelle Obama was the catalyst, or reminiscing on the couture creations of the 'old' VALENTINO when elegance and passion were simultaneously evoked in masterful compositions of form and unadulterated color--sumptuous red.  Legendary magazine editor Diana Vreeland proclaimed that, 'Red is the great clarifier--bright and revealing.  I can't imagine becoming bored with red--it would be like becoming bored with the person you love.'  Today's visual treat showcases a bedroom which happily contains Chinoiserie as well as bold accents of sumptuous red; be still, my beating heart!!