Brown and blue.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxdgSLKHYtXIv_eebhkoTw_ogtIjdCxJJ0QVpe9d6v7NratTB06F6n1XlWGz04AFwFdJh3Qfh9K0Ue90o9Cdsg8u2Z9bXDyrouW2UWXB45g5yMmv88tM0eMz3AY3-7kiUbd89G3JusmrX/s1600-h/Photo%252520Mar%25252014%25252C%2525205%25252001%25252058%252520PM%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Photo Mar 14, 5 01 58 PM" border="0" height="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrMVvBhG2VxxsRyLDilZIgJ8AkyYd0lh6uOd8gi375X4vFWby1C0KaRpYOj-zLO8e9Zgi38ixdOw8iL1rA2nv3DSiLMmFnk0UfrjZokcf0RzK-vWz7zVAQ-08bcbxgX_ZXNmsLn0TGSB8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Photo Mar 14, 5 01 58 PM" width="700" /></a><br />Since last year I have been enamored with blue in interior design. I just can’t seem to shake my fascination and I am certain that I will be painting a wall or walls either cobalt blue or a very dark navy blue very soon.  I especially love the bue and brown colour combination that I see a lot in interior design.  The two colours sing harmoniously with beautiful contrast.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhyphenhyphenPD0ogazOXPATnlDrI17Zk5m9quPi9ZEJqAG4ReLBUi9Aaqv66MIPgffpvyvc0Ww-lasW2Z2U7VL4XbZESHxCoXKKyDMBQRPHtFzMTUHZeTWnJgc2EWQOR_XRPLdpzkNwz17Xt7Yj1H/s1600-h/Photo%252520Jan%25252014%25252C%25252012%25252008%25252019%252520PM%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Photo Jan 14, 12 08 19 PM" border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimiBfVN79g2jS-z5wVLdbr-afsTwHQMxmvJlAuhNPxcBExdPqq94VqoLvChnYCThdmdO3Ji5xhpj0sKfhRfR3oXYwoB5TJL6TKoVeIvnU0ODjE4WHBGdWTf8s_-7ns24EFqhdJxzqKcKLD/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Photo Jan 14, 12 08 19 PM" width="584" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekA5bAWKyRnB-nbZ3F5spMmj2Pqfp2rLhrL-1Agxm7Ckn59pd14TClvAUSNDvPqvDHZl2fVc7EQENFXkS2zfrf0nPRyFLQhGtfjHglGi-Vzfc9Q93potoGRTkXh6_LkGg5rHe69YEJ80w/s1600-h/Photo%252520Jan%25252014%25252C%25252012%25252006%25252058%252520PM%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Photo Jan 14, 12 06 58 PM" border="0" height="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJU_rw1eRcHyZM7NVWs__vYbDbJL4M3vv-k5f0xk8v6A_oD4TsqJ9Rg0O5MkhFwY9czCX0xhXe4ZYnCg4mIGsDv7X38ljUv1iUCe-SDNibhScSBIA0rHLw6J65zfAbvtHVDma0iwy8ZaX/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Photo Jan 14, 12 06 58 PM" width="504" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzn8fIbmxstjL2AYp0_J7B3PjlY76OG4bpj5ia9BJJStzQmm3Aqpr2LzlXYcxA_HnqMu_ZpiPkoyIoci-GnAeBrm-3qP0IWlO8cfEqNqwvLfZzRL4-w-wEafQ6n7fuBU0o6_afizJltTu/s1600-h/Photo%252520Jan%25252014%25252C%25252012%25252002%25252020%252520PM%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Photo Jan 14, 12 02 20 PM" border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTe4OD3XU2z2jql2sHHcO5lWAbJkYF5v8oMctsxcz7hZks1-91v3RSxNlo57OiOSgR_hetqvO1JOlIfGoBlwZ_S3NO5iH0wI322TV3ty5yMGYf73Gv4ZRenO9bds3iyLFp8nYSNE-8jZVX/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Photo Jan 14, 12 02 20 PM" width="604" /></a></div>See what I mean? More brown and blue singing harmoniously and looking delicious while singing! Yum, yum!<img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-U1NB0tzSi0Y/UtV30DVZIMI/AAAAAAAAJN4/tZEi8K2_ZOA/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHf0upxztgrCpyDxXiqaKMVRXq0eW9ohkNyzuZdNN1LM-TRe_bsQPJz3xJkQpr6WKrASuNxdlCMeKVDJ6yPss8_XXWCk-ts7FYF9I8zXSXZ2rvb_rCK4bTcTsRe9REPpoE6qH92OCj9W0/s1600-h/Photo%252520Jan%25252014%25252C%25252012%25252008%25252055%252520PM%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Photo Jan 14, 12 08 55 PM" border="0" height="804" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBZo7tNdgzAMmbewLVNF_IdAZYRiemNEYOMdp9cgiQeoJq-mQGP3fNP1KtFFGsmPXiT5bZPhxL4mNx_5S2iymL85EXMWwNu24WdZ0j9zcJfAKGUwqkY95S8FppZoZmD6KbV-n6YwzBr3x/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Photo Jan 14, 12 08 55 PM" width="604" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOw0tPuXP58jCGIRa1iqOIZbsAStw0u3ZoihkTS1GugesExUNssCxucfv1khs9B2sXz3rMhgob236bhFH8csvDQlMM60sg-4cKQ_Q9iTbTLxkCKNwl85DVm2Ev-5I-zAyFPwHij4M7XUM/s1600-h/%25252812-20-13%252529%2525202410%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="(12-20-13) 2410" border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFdu4dUA5haw6I2ihROG91I4yq-g4eh4bfbmfmHjb_E8Ye-IhVD3vH4AuzZ5yQlGhivw-QIcCwchuJHqsteM46fAouk2hh70EOjPe_YVvw0u_9qiUWPgd-225RZzIbKaO3YMfG11iOiM0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="(12-20-13) 2410" width="700" /></a><br /><div align="center">I couldn’t resist<span style="color: #dd8484;"><strong> </strong></span><a href="http://designaddictmom.blogspot.com/2014/01/our-master-bedroom-redo-with-pier1.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #dd8484;"><strong>this one</strong></span></a>!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">How do you feel about this colour combo? xx</div><div align="left"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">{images: tumblr, </span><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/index.jsp" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.leahartmanphotography.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;">}</span></div>

Brown and blue.

Since last year I have been enamored with blue in interior design. I just can’t seem to shake my fascination and I am certain that I will be...

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It’s Monday.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fKd6pVRtqs1qPZD5dIHA3-lj27CNoSUbV-z6aOD43bdK1JibX9NWisHsjTAtkOwRJikpb4vRIM3n47b6HjLU6F_N60ecJRVJgE61OJJJ4s_QlZq8-H5Cmu4SA6tYiA5HeDczgPlk1gC4/s1600-h/Photo%252520Jan%25252012%25252C%25252011%25252040%25252029%252520PM%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Photo Jan 12, 11 40 29 PM" border="0" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimE_jLHX3qx9-nspJbPZKwJQbL4KkR6rSH_63Upc0UbY52TX5dlXe7pK0dGvLh_q2OUA6NDJDWMRwLeuXbz6svUeVMookAE0RJcMbWBwEjmSNfqfk1Q72nSKv-oa4rEQ9qLGnDnwLoOrrQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Photo Jan 12, 11 40 29 PM" width="700" /></a><br />I am that person you don’t want to talk before I’ve had my coffee. In fact, I am not a morning person and I am usually not happy about having to get up so early in the mornings. Coffee helps me to start my day in the right and thinking frame of mind. I must have my coffee!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCyDqb7qNaBBNMiaPI6tP4Ypj9tHN4vgGwKKhq_IgvABQbFlE_Km_WkXmb1oB_RWC6dD5ZNEUZJaOPyXXpkQM3tAm9_AJtFxycfb333dWh4dz1-OAumeTB-pw6XyhrkVbgCJt5ZTa9SwHs/s1600-h/Photo%252520Oct%25252031%25252C%2525204%25252054%25252043%252520PM%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Photo Oct 31, 4 54 43 PM" border="0" height="561" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQfZjUhek9udHLQ8xxdC7MStQyjjkPxuPgOHJ4YJMh7uAU7vt-RK872jQydr5dbtWhR0M2qQapB4ZB1ZwiPFagKW-ZoYXDvIUE-cwJo975S7uZ2tXWaLB55K58k9OvKxlCKiyCID3UbF7/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Photo Oct 31, 4 54 43 PM" width="700" /></a><br />I also really like this space, the collage wall, the chair, the credenza, that face mug, perfect for lots of coffee; just the overall vibe of the space. Did you all have a great weekend? I am sure many of you tuned in to the Golden Globes or at least the Red Carpet appearances last night. There was lots of eye candy for sure! Happy Monday one and all. xx<br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">images: pinterest, </span><a href="http://www.lifeonsundays.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #dd8484; font-size: xx-small;"><strong>2</strong></span></a>

It’s Monday.

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Kerry Steele Art to Call My Own.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cGjcNAonwb3wFSZi0UHSO7wEqOndzMyK-Ecu_J8GFrJtZblWVWXLieBkoKOjjw7rXc_2C8adoWKoKb8f8dOkDpSy6LLFY5gxPnN_24QFY5HH8rPxaoa9fdUwi__k9YbVQmdOajjkYvZ2/s1600-h/DSC_07645.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0764" border="0" height="874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1BBO-meIj0YVfHdm9kNo7VNkgtIfL6EmQl0UuQDM_p7f5nSCJf_iBQZ52wlf-j5J3W4wSTeecOQRZ03-nl-8lyfKTz5ZHOZrt0I5p0Nm41im7FlFkXnIoLaUC0A1Onf5wOSESUzvhz1N/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0764" width="625" /></a><br /><a href="http://designdumonde.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #dd8484;"><strong>Kerry Steele</strong></span></a> should need no introduction. However, if you don’t know who she is, well, she is an AMAZING artist who weaves magic with her brush strokes. I am drawn to the fluidness in the lines of her works which range from bold to subtle. With such talent, it is no surprise that her work is represented by well known Anne Nielsen Fine Art in Charlotte and Blue Print store in Dallas. To learn more about Kerry and what inspires her work, read more <span style="color: #dd8484;"><strong><a href="http://kerrysteele.com/about-kerry-steele.html" target="_blank">here.</a></strong></span><br /><span style="color: #dd8484;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCJWj10yf2g61cKhZCX9wn5dki5kov-MKB-UD5qjW5DuDuClL5loQ09mKM9bOVHuVs6Qw-AbHch4K8INn6Xx5Z2FFtaLxRQZsZRLWst6x_RXFRTq2_p6V2xzk-EYo8RUFBd7g8AiKq5Vn/s1600-h/DSC_07626.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0762" border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVOX4PL0srxoNjdq7ESp3abbkPtly6-CcDuoYbBAzCP3tZQmbttFRWzo65RQkPGecCh3cIIjFNQI5VC_n192_pCoRHdAS81VPWc52sS2F3z8pThYaiKHzVNo5n__fu7uHGw2mZUd1IkEc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0762" width="700" /></a><br />The gorgeous abstract portrait above was done using water colors and similar pieces can be purchased at her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KerrySteelefineart" target="_blank"><span style="color: #dd8484;"><strong>ETSY</strong></span></a> store. However, Kerry also does oil paintings too. Her <a href="http://shop.kerrysteele.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #dd8484;"><strong>shop</strong></span></a> is filled with gorgeous pieces. I am especially smitten with <span style="color: #dd8484;"><strong>this one. </strong></span><span style="color: #333333;">That’s how I do all my thinking<img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dccTXKrV-TQ/Us6aeC_12NI/AAAAAAAAJLU/zOxTfMHNCQ0/wlEmoticon-smile2.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" />.  </span><br /><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><img border="0" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1uCRkaI6B2hkw8h03Lu6pjJM1uygzLPVeNKJLKRa7hqpltTLJbWcBdqTndflYDzlxybLblT64uv6a_EVRusPyy8gDUWiqd7Xoybl7EVtIAzUUkfbufmCHks1909vQuBma-BxKUEg780/s1600/Kerry+Steele+Watercolors+The+Pink+Pagoda+10+.png" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="650" /><br />Kerry recently painted seven(3 pictured above) glorious watercolors exclusively for The Pink Pagoda <a href="http://www.thepinkpagoda.biz/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #dd8484;"><strong>shop</strong></span></a><span style="color: #dd8484;"><strong>.</strong></span> They went like hot bread! I think she is in the process of painting some more so keep up with her latest work<span style="color: #dd8484;"><strong> </strong></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/KerrySteeleArt" target="_blank"><span style="color: #dd8484;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>. Have you added any art to your home lately? Blessings and have a lovely day everyone. xx

Kerry Steele Art to Call My Own.

Kerry Steele should need no introduction. However, if you don’t know who she is, well, she is an AMAZING artist who weaves magic with her b...

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