LAYERS OF DESIGN...

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;">TACKLE A BIG JOB BY CUTTING IT UP INTO BITE SIZED PIECES....</span><br><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;"><br></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;">I often write about choosing wall color.  It's one of the steps to creating a beautiful room, but not usually the first.  I start below that.... at my feet.</span><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LGYpRKMJWVGpU_b2xzUizjJylbAf27ok4znFRQ_7okh9eyDDJEL9VVxz4udGwx3y7cTB_2HlkRBjl-0bt4QuGoVghgHl9aKEMicINpadW1WbIOrRO6X524nI8bI27imYGBGKEoC343EK/s1600/a13c7a754fabd87040110b84036a3c11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LGYpRKMJWVGpU_b2xzUizjJylbAf27ok4znFRQ_7okh9eyDDJEL9VVxz4udGwx3y7cTB_2HlkRBjl-0bt4QuGoVghgHl9aKEMicINpadW1WbIOrRO6X524nI8bI27imYGBGKEoC343EK/s640/a13c7a754fabd87040110b84036a3c11.jpg" width="426"></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;"><br></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;">Starting at the bare bones of the room simply makes sense to me.  Start with the floor and the architectural details, like molding and trim, built-ins, paneling, wainscoting and bead board, you wish to add.  </span><br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/09/how-to-eat-elephant.html#more">Read more »</a>

LAYERS OF DESIGN...

TACKLE A BIG JOB BY CUTTING IT UP INTO BITE SIZED PIECES.... I often write about choosing wall color.  It's one of the steps to creating...

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ITS IN THE DETAILS

<span style="font-weight: normal;">CREATING CHARACTER</span><br><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_LMWbwv0knHNNL_Nw21PNdQap8EJJVjpAMZHrxq0igoA7HIGDOlU9Vq6i5cQ57ZEIKubjyr5oZrl91fvo7yEia3pmMdanjD5GX-PvCN1sH25A1bs5p6Oo0DxA8eKBAX83AMFC1cFQ-Q/s1600/IMG_8234.JPG++designdump.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_LMWbwv0knHNNL_Nw21PNdQap8EJJVjpAMZHrxq0igoA7HIGDOlU9Vq6i5cQ57ZEIKubjyr5oZrl91fvo7yEia3pmMdanjD5GX-PvCN1sH25A1bs5p6Oo0DxA8eKBAX83AMFC1cFQ-Q/s640/IMG_8234.JPG++designdump.jpeg" width="426"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mydesigndump.blogspot%2Ccom/">via</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br></span><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I have a fantasy of owning an old farmhouse...</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />or a chateau in Provence...</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />or a cottage by the sea...</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />as long as it was built before 1940</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />before the millwork and mouldings began to disappear</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and the ceilings and walls became non-descript</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and the windows lost their charm</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and the front of a house became... a garage</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/08/its-in-details.html#more">Read more »</a>

ITS IN THE DETAILS

CREATING CHARACTER via I have a fantasy of owning an old farmhouse... or a chateau in Provence... or a cottage by the sea... as long as it w...

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