Trip To France: Provence

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So it was a bit of a stretch to drive </div><div style="text-align: center;">from the Cote d'Azur to rural Provence for a day trip</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But my husband being the superstar he is</div><div style="text-align: center;">drove 3<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1/2</span> hours to get me there</div><div style="text-align: center;">(we got a little lost, so it took extra time)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEiG7zt0T9m5zixxOfphEf1HRKiTTq8w5vtotsuIUjhHFW37Tu6xrWCut31tGZSgYpI4rpxMGdDc2RqV0KzbN3z2TJxfV7JhCMhtNQhq3mz39c8xmZcPTN9yChGmo75eNQuhWQruG5L738E/s1600/IMG_0278-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7zt0T9m5zixxOfphEf1HRKiTTq8w5vtotsuIUjhHFW37Tu6xrWCut31tGZSgYpI4rpxMGdDc2RqV0KzbN3z2TJxfV7JhCMhtNQhq3mz39c8xmZcPTN9yChGmo75eNQuhWQruG5L738E/s640/IMG_0278-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All grown in pots</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To be honest, I was surprised how barren, open, hot & dry this area is;</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've become accustomed to the cozy villages of England</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With a bit of a shift in my view</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was ready to see what Provence offered</div><div style="text-align: center;">especially photographically :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEixZShoDZ5mrSKpMpYiZ6a6hYnHf4HBwMtrXz2Y_1uPeB_rYYgx1g2Yt1AAbOXLYlZEs-g71CE_dBzXTmDoLmTYdF47TyRhnDsgRdslatvBfZ9f2pVUnSBlMDkfUN43X2nxjhPACyqJNMw/s1600/IMG_0114-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZShoDZ5mrSKpMpYiZ6a6hYnHf4HBwMtrXz2Y_1uPeB_rYYgx1g2Yt1AAbOXLYlZEs-g71CE_dBzXTmDoLmTYdF47TyRhnDsgRdslatvBfZ9f2pVUnSBlMDkfUN43X2nxjhPACyqJNMw/s640/IMG_0114-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gordes</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Many of the villages were perched on hills</div><div style="text-align: center;">to provide safety during periods of turmoil in the Middle Ages</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEg5EvQDhOvtvAJJxOVdRsI7BquAbVNYGPCR_o1JIeL3iAAsvf8f2S7IJwPlx3HUTj21NhYjULDtYkHB2beCCCBLOygX5Sua6YT8GFjDVuwiT-JiPMnX2pXaXCfA2bP-OgdYPqhLfNvPdjc/s1600/IMG_0116-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EvQDhOvtvAJJxOVdRsI7BquAbVNYGPCR_o1JIeL3iAAsvf8f2S7IJwPlx3HUTj21NhYjULDtYkHB2beCCCBLOygX5Sua6YT8GFjDVuwiT-JiPMnX2pXaXCfA2bP-OgdYPqhLfNvPdjc/s640/IMG_0116-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">80% of the world's lavender comes from Provence</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The lavender is in full swing July - September</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Vineyards, wheat, lavender, sunflowers</div><div style="text-align: center;">Crop land, yes, but no livestock</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEiXsQIkQYZ3QNsx2z3XI6_OVPR9htgxIjlpH1nQWoP0HHL43sGLoK57HCTW38iDl9vlCvnHyXcR3gsPl9d2lVwlgQJKJpH76m70ltlqa9VH5yiIAMiWEC76n0OgELMhPfTI12ReC44YJ8E/s1600/IMG_0197-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsQIkQYZ3QNsx2z3XI6_OVPR9htgxIjlpH1nQWoP0HHL43sGLoK57HCTW38iDl9vlCvnHyXcR3gsPl9d2lVwlgQJKJpH76m70ltlqa9VH5yiIAMiWEC76n0OgELMhPfTI12ReC44YJ8E/s640/IMG_0197-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Bonnieux<br />Lavender Fields (left side)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This home decor inspiration location</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">has attracted people by the bus-loads</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Literally</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of all the towns we visited, Bonnieux was my favorite</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">due to lack of crowds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEh2K_6fNFMSteC4hEdDLV9z_Wt1-HhFnXhqXoDq05w1OKnep8H1h_3FZnQ25IUTa6rK9sB_YkFhtGP3AXj1k5T6qeaHQAiQpy9A_imCYL-bKvTMJXb-EaCGcDbKsNxJBTTXwbVeGP3PI-c/s1600/IMG_0281-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2K_6fNFMSteC4hEdDLV9z_Wt1-HhFnXhqXoDq05w1OKnep8H1h_3FZnQ25IUTa6rK9sB_YkFhtGP3AXj1k5T6qeaHQAiQpy9A_imCYL-bKvTMJXb-EaCGcDbKsNxJBTTXwbVeGP3PI-c/s640/IMG_0281-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Artisan Village<br />Saint Paul De Vence</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I should have researched the road less-traveled</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But it was a lovely road nonetheless</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEjIF9LJoDSQ3QydFLNhZ5snATyaa5u7WewOYzQU0j72iVW91ug_tw0JAWiRHSy6e89gQZBYFXlSxhtP5WeByKjDOCroWf511RQY23Ya8TLiDogOMcqVv-Tl9cN13CkKQTa3LLGNunS_SoY/s1600/IMG_0106-29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIF9LJoDSQ3QydFLNhZ5snATyaa5u7WewOYzQU0j72iVW91ug_tw0JAWiRHSy6e89gQZBYFXlSxhtP5WeByKjDOCroWf511RQY23Ya8TLiDogOMcqVv-Tl9cN13CkKQTa3LLGNunS_SoY/s640/IMG_0106-29.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEiH0TSZmhoYMkK3vDwZ8-dKDnlhMgNilVFAtlavjP5ITI-MVB6oqYHPSk8Ym83SVOuCWAl77BAji6O6hugNQyBbF3zGZZtQ1gDvtLWKJYAkI0EOl7o4WFJEupUOhKykR0CgBKytOayrlcs/s1600/IMG_0157-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0TSZmhoYMkK3vDwZ8-dKDnlhMgNilVFAtlavjP5ITI-MVB6oqYHPSk8Ym83SVOuCWAl77BAji6O6hugNQyBbF3zGZZtQ1gDvtLWKJYAkI0EOl7o4WFJEupUOhKykR0CgBKytOayrlcs/s640/IMG_0157-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">in Roussillon</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOc4I5mWpGF5LnbHqJxmw6uJrqMuoBO7lYiLaTOlD9TastbI3BK7W7z6dFLZIhgl_rGMXGXHDaC5y-BEM5FVQdRdcAp-PGJeaLHXUkoqE-WjGyJPeMgy4wSf5oNj8zf9jW_9A7UbTXp0k/s1600/IMG_0255-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOc4I5mWpGF5LnbHqJxmw6uJrqMuoBO7lYiLaTOlD9TastbI3BK7W7z6dFLZIhgl_rGMXGXHDaC5y-BEM5FVQdRdcAp-PGJeaLHXUkoqE-WjGyJPeMgy4wSf5oNj8zf9jW_9A7UbTXp0k/s640/IMG_0255-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Multi-layered tiled roofs are common in Provence</div><div style="text-align: center;">As are shutters to keep out cold winter Mistral winds</div><div style="text-align: center;">and baking summertime heat</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigB5XuaMUJf5SF905JFNH90uA4JYLL_ZqqJUXf4zoZS9lhKq4mjGtigb3EYYR0X49SIPQ6fO8tApOd16l_KRXy_AdyQD6CzIuuf9Sm1De4BdMWt4v4djQL_aCqB2hnBTvGyqYNfj8DJU/s1600/IMG_0196-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigB5XuaMUJf5SF905JFNH90uA4JYLL_ZqqJUXf4zoZS9lhKq4mjGtigb3EYYR0X49SIPQ6fO8tApOd16l_KRXy_AdyQD6CzIuuf9Sm1De4BdMWt4v4djQL_aCqB2hnBTvGyqYNfj8DJU/s640/IMG_0196-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">If you close your eyes,</div><div style="text-align: center;">perhaps you can hear the background music of the cicadas,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a symbol of Provence</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EbQhG6gu9-TXPqgbfDmiSBkJgP1envDQa7glNK6TBdlnSiQdxVjDXWcLJwlkxET7oX-wZtZKHgXS2CimAKEjZbsmwmP8I87ccfNetOfby3AzEOt53VPnDuOYq6aj0lPkSvA5P3Kdyew/s1600/IMG_0251-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EbQhG6gu9-TXPqgbfDmiSBkJgP1envDQa7glNK6TBdlnSiQdxVjDXWcLJwlkxET7oX-wZtZKHgXS2CimAKEjZbsmwmP8I87ccfNetOfby3AzEOt53VPnDuOYq6aj0lPkSvA5P3Kdyew/s640/IMG_0251-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Have you grabbed your glass of wine yet?</div><div style="text-align: center;">You cannot miss the flavor of the area</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCl7hbBgOw_BHkNDlAhqxG6l_HA10stH9c29ZZuAjFv_w6mOdvG_ggg2v5B14Sgq2kTWbHXu-F_6qv_9W7n8F3luAeA-mSruIERtzve9o6mN5-Yy8bEj5pmQh7cwjanUf9tD2sHt4ze3Q/s1600/IMG_0100-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCl7hbBgOw_BHkNDlAhqxG6l_HA10stH9c29ZZuAjFv_w6mOdvG_ggg2v5B14Sgq2kTWbHXu-F_6qv_9W7n8F3luAeA-mSruIERtzve9o6mN5-Yy8bEj5pmQh7cwjanUf9tD2sHt4ze3Q/s640/IMG_0100-21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And although the land did not provide much color</div><div style="text-align: center;">The human prints definitely did</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIeaDVDVQlpeENbt9bC6Ig4L_-B-vVRnGBn9ib6TEdc1jg6ObxLmmEcXUJDiDIgz7C0gMf7QJWbiFEP6wtQA3WW4jE55-G0j6l_pdU5Tea5CcpcV24VEG5jGM8wzDYhdT0nLiGdUXCLM/s1600/IMG_0225-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIeaDVDVQlpeENbt9bC6Ig4L_-B-vVRnGBn9ib6TEdc1jg6ObxLmmEcXUJDiDIgz7C0gMf7QJWbiFEP6wtQA3WW4jE55-G0j6l_pdU5Tea5CcpcV24VEG5jGM8wzDYhdT0nLiGdUXCLM/s640/IMG_0225-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Not to mention </div><div style="text-align: center;">fresh produce sold everywhere</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yum</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgWLmXDtkMWUny_dnPiSUAbJF4RvA7J2jY-bBOPjB08kvDeRUzLhjOy-131aU_9UEw3fbcJyXDinop6W0DDQvImDUDbJmQjEt83JWRfjkooozUL74v9c49uUSlZIne0Zgs2Ps_Hr3Ewxww/s1600/IMG_0303-24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLmXDtkMWUny_dnPiSUAbJF4RvA7J2jY-bBOPjB08kvDeRUzLhjOy-131aU_9UEw3fbcJyXDinop6W0DDQvImDUDbJmQjEt83JWRfjkooozUL74v9c49uUSlZIne0Zgs2Ps_Hr3Ewxww/s640/IMG_0303-24.jpg" width="442" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fresh Radishes & Lettuce For Sale At Market</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I'd like to return in Spring to see </div><div style="text-align: center;">the flowering almond & cherry trees</div><div style="text-align: center;">and fields of poppies</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Provence,<br />my camera & I will be back</div><div style="text-align: center;">one day</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">- all photos by me -</span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Trip To France Series</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Part I: Monaco & A Royal Wedding (<a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.com/2011/07/trip-to-france-monaco-royal-wedding.html">here</a>)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Part II: Cote d'Azur (<a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.com/2011/07/trip-to-france-cote-dazur.html">here</a>)<br /><br />Linking to <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/">Modern Country Style</a><br /><br /><br /><center></center></div></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Trip To France: Provence

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Stately Homes by the Sea - the room reveal at last!

Back in May, I posted about the <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2011/05/stately-homes-by-sea.html">Stately Homes by the Sea Showhouse</a>. At last, I can now show you photos of the room that Lauren Guarcello of <a href="http://porterdesigncompany.com/">Porter Design Company</a> put together, and what a job she's done. Lauren commissioned me to paint a series of watercolours in vibrant turquoise to complement her scheme, and I think the results speak for themselves.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKDHgwSUlUfR9eOJrm6SOK2ppHfQyBfDgNhjcAAtygQQHx4Qmm0_Db7LXUs4l2LpGM9ON50mpKG_VZhjNsF0DbmudepoIbH9PkrKyGYO1ZTRfAreXY9zcvwn6crp5jQv6rtyYguOTfJ2E/s1600/Untitled+picture.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKDHgwSUlUfR9eOJrm6SOK2ppHfQyBfDgNhjcAAtygQQHx4Qmm0_Db7LXUs4l2LpGM9ON50mpKG_VZhjNsF0DbmudepoIbH9PkrKyGYO1ZTRfAreXY9zcvwn6crp5jQv6rtyYguOTfJ2E/s640/Untitled+picture.png" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I love Lauren's use of orange  - it really makes the turquoise pop</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAGvFQEvGn6z6ZDK683EbxlMLAn0_w5YLYNod_0fy-C3dQe2huQ6y2eZ6L-V0AbkHo83iOtfMdWRPg5iKY7q2GdthsGaEiAVh2Lae9k3QmzfWJExvwCde6n2cjb1nrXxr5ITKDtpdteAP/s1600/turquoise+nine+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAGvFQEvGn6z6ZDK683EbxlMLAn0_w5YLYNod_0fy-C3dQe2huQ6y2eZ6L-V0AbkHo83iOtfMdWRPg5iKY7q2GdthsGaEiAVh2Lae9k3QmzfWJExvwCde6n2cjb1nrXxr5ITKDtpdteAP/s400/turquoise+nine+2.jpg" width="367" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQt4Qniv6e77_fA_3nyFwL5lJwORkyl06hZVCaxIbwZ_A5gjkBZq4GVpL_6tnjU98vbZQnkcNZb43J0w9HZ4SxnyqW0rpSX-CYBUOauupGGZe1iBP5YL6k76-_hRUz-hgzwdTnxjjtUFyc/s1600/Untitled+picture4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQt4Qniv6e77_fA_3nyFwL5lJwORkyl06hZVCaxIbwZ_A5gjkBZq4GVpL_6tnjU98vbZQnkcNZb43J0w9HZ4SxnyqW0rpSX-CYBUOauupGGZe1iBP5YL6k76-_hRUz-hgzwdTnxjjtUFyc/s640/Untitled+picture4.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-gdkgEA9Ru9Yz4tEPwrkmz9Slf8ZrDnwFiQI_NaA-K-7x3yL77eQ5FTjoxTE4d_WCFlT_-zGNmwi-EBJK2uJCB4ZXA_PZympY-DQs9T0sUqULptVD3FQBGO_0kQDU_bw0UXhtv71aTTp/s1600/Untitled+picture3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-gdkgEA9Ru9Yz4tEPwrkmz9Slf8ZrDnwFiQI_NaA-K-7x3yL77eQ5FTjoxTE4d_WCFlT_-zGNmwi-EBJK2uJCB4ZXA_PZympY-DQs9T0sUqULptVD3FQBGO_0kQDU_bw0UXhtv71aTTp/s640/Untitled+picture3.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVzScn8nWTr8fhwOP7EHi6V4uDnLKchWooFjGC2J4DsqPLYXj60d-Mgdx2HZNvvvmaTp_xsAh_eNir9TBq7FoL0aWsGEl_BRNp1VLiiKSIfFmXB4dVZoc_0l1dCPO2PUkPNkzN7DdHgWn/s1600/Untitled+picture2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVzScn8nWTr8fhwOP7EHi6V4uDnLKchWooFjGC2J4DsqPLYXj60d-Mgdx2HZNvvvmaTp_xsAh_eNir9TBq7FoL0aWsGEl_BRNp1VLiiKSIfFmXB4dVZoc_0l1dCPO2PUkPNkzN7DdHgWn/s640/Untitled+picture2.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_b8XSHA0tv4XquN9ykMMaLuDk_c6-u5SHEhzWaDW0c9ZoefbWQtU0q1ZeGS_SvKmjhyphenhyphen9E9dG08dnrKVFVBSProg5xEHySdcubwYAunizOChKEuBmk5Ro6IWFhKkCr5pMLbzsLVhTlo51/s1600/Untitled+picture1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_b8XSHA0tv4XquN9ykMMaLuDk_c6-u5SHEhzWaDW0c9ZoefbWQtU0q1ZeGS_SvKmjhyphenhyphen9E9dG08dnrKVFVBSProg5xEHySdcubwYAunizOChKEuBmk5Ro6IWFhKkCr5pMLbzsLVhTlo51/s640/Untitled+picture1.png" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">photos courtesy <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Peter Rymwid </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">design by Lauren Guarcello, Porter Design Company</span></span></div><br />Lauren has done an amazing job, and I've heard a whisper that this room will soon be featured in a magazine spread. Talented and an absolute pleasure to work with - my favourite combination! You can see more of Lauren's work on her <a href="http://porterdesigncompany.com/">website</a>, and she now has a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002573480570&sk=wall">Facebook</a> page as well, so pop on in and say hi from me.<br /><br />Hope you're all having a great week - I'm enjoying the school holidays way too much as always. They're never long enough for me, so I'm making the most of it before we get back to business next week. Catch you soon,<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Stately Homes by the Sea - the room reveal at last!

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Barnstormers

Ever since I saw this photo of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne's new digs in <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/homes/homes/2011/06/ozzy_sharon_osbourne_home_slideshow#slide=5">Architectural Digest</a>..<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloxO4qABBe_ebH3oYIJa9wLLd3QtgolaMRy_FVCywsUGNV3GwSh_8JORKUKHGmF0pcHvNU-0HMbz2yjGv8zZ5Slxtp7-9BNIT7lMGmrUff1PIJtQgVf9DwueQXHz82JLWP7KXPNwcTcGt/s1600/04_ozzy_sharon_osbourne_home_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloxO4qABBe_ebH3oYIJa9wLLd3QtgolaMRy_FVCywsUGNV3GwSh_8JORKUKHGmF0pcHvNU-0HMbz2yjGv8zZ5Slxtp7-9BNIT7lMGmrUff1PIJtQgVf9DwueQXHz82JLWP7KXPNwcTcGt/s640/04_ozzy_sharon_osbourne_home_lg.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>..I've been plotting how to incorporate some barn doors into my house. These are to.die.for. The colour, the detail, the exposed industrial runners....perfection. Here are a few more examples I've found..<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-1DKZw0f-msvOxKWGlVC07YvhNCwMQJ4K6qRw8TTslCIB9CVxybIqLFgsZSocnU8_nuwL4WUk7FG35RyQLA2tuNxU0nwvfxwi7kW-UxaY3Z-Rs7ruv91JRRI5Cq_Qzscuka5LU6EvChw/s1600/barndoor11+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-1DKZw0f-msvOxKWGlVC07YvhNCwMQJ4K6qRw8TTslCIB9CVxybIqLFgsZSocnU8_nuwL4WUk7FG35RyQLA2tuNxU0nwvfxwi7kW-UxaY3Z-Rs7ruv91JRRI5Cq_Qzscuka5LU6EvChw/s640/barndoor11+-+Copy.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">loving these chalkboard versions - genius</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjFmC9pDuQv-HqYXPBAYYpeg19KBmvZ-p9-xCC0db2wsrFH0SmrlCuFxgnmLU_VZfFymNNE-sIzbwvOUnJtHqGJRYMAXTZSUfRnP8pfXeRdEw4yxQRGs6L9WfLHTY-ZV36DzSDxswFsPJ/s1600/Barn-Doors-Interior.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjFmC9pDuQv-HqYXPBAYYpeg19KBmvZ-p9-xCC0db2wsrFH0SmrlCuFxgnmLU_VZfFymNNE-sIzbwvOUnJtHqGJRYMAXTZSUfRnP8pfXeRdEw4yxQRGs6L9WfLHTY-ZV36DzSDxswFsPJ/s640/Barn-Doors-Interior.png" width="546" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> crisp and clean</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBl2ECnt0cxjfBmFKYYhJWJ-b-H0GE-MWsUq5HDVlkz_xwhbslMHJkdXFZr3Dsgu3rli9_nrT4gLLvnKISts5p2AeY9M3JacaoIfi2YZZT7k8BtPrSkLwfiAHvj0kZ8sPY6tRh6pwtpjXA/s1600/sliding-barn-door-interior-feldman-architecture-550x492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBl2ECnt0cxjfBmFKYYhJWJ-b-H0GE-MWsUq5HDVlkz_xwhbslMHJkdXFZr3Dsgu3rli9_nrT4gLLvnKISts5p2AeY9M3JacaoIfi2YZZT7k8BtPrSkLwfiAHvj0kZ8sPY6tRh6pwtpjXA/s640/sliding-barn-door-interior-feldman-architecture-550x492.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME57DUla4mLbUEU2RZ16urlqh57B3Se_ruRpf7iez6QkOxHmh4ReLpmtNdTNLPtSkGzaHvVVmhHJ26mrl55bI6zuHZr_14CL850gXb4fmJtf1hTV1SqZudVLDjKCNuIk2vyBasZlR2A-I/s1600/bhgbarndoor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME57DUla4mLbUEU2RZ16urlqh57B3Se_ruRpf7iez6QkOxHmh4ReLpmtNdTNLPtSkGzaHvVVmhHJ26mrl55bI6zuHZr_14CL850gXb4fmJtf1hTV1SqZudVLDjKCNuIk2vyBasZlR2A-I/s640/bhgbarndoor.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> or a little more tailored</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLKvaJ_daXdYdLJVokHwKepUT54veu_mPXVx_EOvFDTIHcCTLEH1-kTz3mv-qQq_ciqCmU1X0WaCVorYksELS-W3XP6UJ2RBpmFzw0zw3BXdtZ6NHjaq8pUqXrrBwgg5NoaS-TiEtXB4K/s1600/p_f813_alt_WE08D245_H08_080827172817_Alternate_hero.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLKvaJ_daXdYdLJVokHwKepUT54veu_mPXVx_EOvFDTIHcCTLEH1-kTz3mv-qQq_ciqCmU1X0WaCVorYksELS-W3XP6UJ2RBpmFzw0zw3BXdtZ6NHjaq8pUqXrrBwgg5NoaS-TiEtXB4K/s400/p_f813_alt_WE08D245_H08_080827172817_Alternate_hero.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">perfect for the home office </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hmm, looks like I'd better start looking for the perfect vintage doors now - I'm guessing they're few and far between. Or maybe I could just commission <a href="http://martynlawrencebullard.com/">MLB</a> to source them for me, a la the Osbournes? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">image 2 <a href="http://barbourspangle.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/barndoor11.jpg">source</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">image 3 <a href="http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.doordesignss.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Barn-Doors-Interior.png&imgrefurl=http://www.doordesignss.com/tag/barn-door-hardware-interior/&usg=__pXc4bFyTtnply3oYdTOAeXNaeXw=&h=400&w=342&sz=191&hl=en&start=13&sig2=zDIuLjm6mw9H_UvV9M0OgQ&zoom=1&tbnid=Y_16M6Nr_tVFcM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=106&ei=SAQVTouVE6OkmQXNgoEP&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbarn%2Bdoors%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D685%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1">source</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">image 4 <a href="http://www.decodir.com/tag/interior-barn-doors/">source</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">image 5 <a href="http://barbourspangle.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/barndoor11.jpg">source</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">image 6 <a href="http://froghilldesigns.blogspot.com/2011/02/sliding-barn-doors.html">source</a></span>

Barnstormers

Ever since I saw this photo of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne's new digs in Architectural Digest .. ..I've been plotting how to incorporat...

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