Just Dreamy Idea-Producing Pin-able Favorites

Wow. Right?!


Have a great day!
xo
Valere


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Interior Design Riches

Rich is what paneling like this says to me:

Ric is high ceilings, second floor interior windows, and 

beautiful wood paneling and beams on the ceiling.

Rich is a lovely, simple, peaceful bathroom: 

All the comforts and conveniences without the fuss.

Rich is creating something that works smoothly and looks great.

Have a rich day!

XO

Valerie

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Best Celebrity Kitchens

Dear Kitchen --

   Kitchen, love, I am disliking you right now.  You need ...oh, I don't know. A lot. You're stuck in the 80's, even though...well, despite lack of funds, I have tried mightily to bring you into this millenium. With money tight, I guess I've done as well as can be expected. But if I had more, I'd be stealing ideas from these famous kitchens, giving you the makeover you SO deserve. I want to love you again...

Paula Deen : I want that tool tray. It's a great touch!

Andie MacDowell

Celine Dion

Jerry Seinfeld

Cher

Meg Ryan:

P.S. Kitchen, I know you work hard, and I love you for YOU. But I'd lke to love you for your sheer gorgeousness. I know you want to be beautiful too. We're in this together.


Be Strong!
xo
Valerie




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Maurice Sendak: bookshelf happiness

Here is sort of a repeat of a post I did in late September ~~

 Maurice Sendak: made living easier for us all.

His art should be in every home, from industrial to bohemian, from classic, to modern, from eclectic...you get the idea. His mind was a like an endless cabinet  -- or like Mary Poppins' bottomless travel bag: overflowing with impossible possibilities:




From this:                                                                          To this:

Maurice Sendak's gift :

Normalizing and smoothing out our rough edges...

This very long image (which can be minimized so you can see it more easily on a computer) is a wonderful wall mural done by Maurice Sendak in 1961 for friends, the Chertoffs. It is now known as The Chertoff Mural, and it has just been donated to the Rosenbach Museum and Library, (home of the MauriceSendak Gallery) where it is being restored before being displayed. 

 You can read more about it at NPR.org, here.


AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE:

Maurice Sendak instinctively smoothed out and normalized the rough edges of life. He depicted children and animals and beasts, but it applies to us all.


Have a smooth day!
xo
Valerie

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SOFA / COUCH COMMUNICATIONS

Make a statement, say something, with the choice of sofa/couch.

Antique Swedish sofa. 

The lesson:

 "Antique" is not necessarily a synonym for "in good taste".

Comfort, sophistication:

The communication issue raised when choosing a sofa isn't too serious unless the message it sends bothers those that have to live with it.Anyway, whatever you "say" with your sofa can be changed with fabric, paint, a throw, and/or  pillows!

So have a Very good day!

xo

Valerie

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A Fine Mix: Design, Mixed Up ~

This last image really wins for me. But they are all great:

High, low, rustic, luxurious, mid-century, Louis XVI, bohemian, 

traditional, classic, modern...and so on. 

When it's not just shoved together, when It Works, the results are

...wow...a Very fine mix.

Have a very fine day!

xo

Valerie

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