Forgotton Classics

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3bZIcr2mzoCwU_pz9bTaSu4p3Jz1Hj85zCGeMdEnz09DEpJqR8imagVrzl2MVHzhZ2ISurQgbUP-OqRholxAfZZ_Gb72p3C9dK0L9s6lVMUJdjoCxxIZ8LTDiPpaqX2UgNs8g-vvOAQ/s470/img_englishloveaffair_ss1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3bZIcr2mzoCwU_pz9bTaSu4p3Jz1Hj85zCGeMdEnz09DEpJqR8imagVrzl2MVHzhZ2ISurQgbUP-OqRholxAfZZ_Gb72p3C9dK0L9s6lVMUJdjoCxxIZ8LTDiPpaqX2UgNs8g-vvOAQ/s400/img_englishloveaffair_ss1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> One of the things I like to do when designing is to bring back past classics. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> At long last venetian blinds with wide tape (usually a gross grain ribbon) are now available again in a variety of colour combinations.  </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I had always admired them in my grandmothers 1950's kitchen and pictured above they are a lovely compliment to Svetlana Silverman's English style kitchen.  When used with wide blades they make a stylish and affordable alternative to plantation shutters.   I look forward to using them in my projects, in fact I will be running the idea by a client this week. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Image sourced from: Traditional Home Magazine</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/kitchens/englishloveaffair_ss1.html" target="_blank">http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/kitchens/englishloveaffair_ss1.html</a></div> <br />

Classic Style Curtains Kitchen Window Furnishings Forgotton Classics

  One of the things I like to do when designing is to bring back past classics. At long last venetian blinds with wide tape (usually ...

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An Exercise In Lean Green Styling

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Whether styling to sell or stay,  in all projects I allow budget for new accessories and time to work them in because they really do provide the  finishing touch.   In this case I have lime green kitchen bench tops, and unfortunately they are not the cool version you might see in contemporary home design but the 1970s version, so I am using lime green touches in the styling of our meals area to tie it all in. </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/AVvXsEgOQmFr4n68YlBqgN_HV5SPEgrJBc_BbJRI54GrAHsES30dAul77dVc4KD8tlIQLJpWKOjI6FMR7aqLXFRF2UaL2vPzEND65w5yyA9VwKZnZRCsyNcGDBadYjYFsUdooMJani21J2APIrc/s1600/Lime_lRES.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQmFr4n68YlBqgN_HV5SPEgrJBc_BbJRI54GrAHsES30dAul77dVc4KD8tlIQLJpWKOjI6FMR7aqLXFRF2UaL2vPzEND65w5yyA9VwKZnZRCsyNcGDBadYjYFsUdooMJani21J2APIrc/s1600/Lime_lRES.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cabinet design by Nadine Neilson of Journey Home. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <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/AVvXsEgofNuLtKDTPnZFjQ3ikwpz_zKYiiUmiYLqqJf0Zr4pP5No9lPSiDthyePT_ostJtOE7B7mgW4mZvOAW5lnY3GvptpiP4kKwrpxaZd_AndpB5SYpWzhmseDNxliE5CaRurxXjgyd_wNUsY/s1600/IMG_2592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofNuLtKDTPnZFjQ3ikwpz_zKYiiUmiYLqqJf0Zr4pP5No9lPSiDthyePT_ostJtOE7B7mgW4mZvOAW5lnY3GvptpiP4kKwrpxaZd_AndpB5SYpWzhmseDNxliE5CaRurxXjgyd_wNUsY/s1600/IMG_2592.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Custom coloured spray paint is applied to trusted cane dining chairs for a fresh new look. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> If I was really committing to the scheme I would also go for rugs</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIganTdev9t6frYQ0Yl6zG5dEp027Kc14MpPYt_CIGOltlZvHyLSkDMUKSKLaE7xFjHO0VlDKHVsLrRIrBPYqJRjwr2htBlBJBTyzSjWSLeq_2yUBMykV0CkfqmzGrUzGz2j5NrYz5Tns/s1600/indoor-outdoor-rugs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIganTdev9t6frYQ0Yl6zG5dEp027Kc14MpPYt_CIGOltlZvHyLSkDMUKSKLaE7xFjHO0VlDKHVsLrRIrBPYqJRjwr2htBlBJBTyzSjWSLeq_2yUBMykV0CkfqmzGrUzGz2j5NrYz5Tns/s1600/indoor-outdoor-rugs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;">  and a wallpaper....</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/AVvXsEj3crKAod8IHszurOLEsSsr_KiX3RQome5NCaj2ri-9qqvIjztz1QzM8VMWCFPp43L1tokQrcDHR_2ivBanoF4x1ca4ZU_cwfeBXB3iLi6jOx42oF48mkY-KpUxLYvXiYkoTOzxdLVMarg/s1600/8A-30314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3crKAod8IHszurOLEsSsr_KiX3RQome5NCaj2ri-9qqvIjztz1QzM8VMWCFPp43L1tokQrcDHR_2ivBanoF4x1ca4ZU_cwfeBXB3iLi6jOx42oF48mkY-KpUxLYvXiYkoTOzxdLVMarg/s1600/8A-30314.jpg" width="331" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Madison Geometric</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_6jv8PW7R1rYTOKmfzNmOXDGbjX0bNXOvs8QKRT68HltXukpHN6MAzPkT3IjGsxJnr5d8IOiw2fB46pbldAq6cZsh8CtEH2HygrNJoJT2_s7hzS4wjTtS3G16vM1STOAskJy0ndOAvA/s1600/IMG_0854.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_6jv8PW7R1rYTOKmfzNmOXDGbjX0bNXOvs8QKRT68HltXukpHN6MAzPkT3IjGsxJnr5d8IOiw2fB46pbldAq6cZsh8CtEH2HygrNJoJT2_s7hzS4wjTtS3G16vM1STOAskJy0ndOAvA/s1600/IMG_0854.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kitchen when we moved in</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <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/AVvXsEgYjO6MstQn_QzN-i_ZcLIV5R_xd7a-EupEKai0kEFrgIToDQhFCrDp3pTtanI4aaP-J3Jjpey7-981YuPYLQre_z0T8pGPP3Hpj5KBtbnG1y9NyHogY03yFBjStu6AxBeQKvXBliW2zZg/s1600/IMG_0874.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjO6MstQn_QzN-i_ZcLIV5R_xd7a-EupEKai0kEFrgIToDQhFCrDp3pTtanI4aaP-J3Jjpey7-981YuPYLQre_z0T8pGPP3Hpj5KBtbnG1y9NyHogY03yFBjStu6AxBeQKvXBliW2zZg/s1600/IMG_0874.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kitchen tidied up with new paint</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div>

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