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A Most Fetching Friday: The Visual Power and Appeal of Animal Attraction in Decorating

Today’s A Most Fetching Friday features spaces that work like a charm to enhance a space accessorized with, fortify the visual power of, and confirm the appeal of animal attraction in decorating.

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Charles Spada Interiors

The art of the vignette tastefully executed.

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Southern Living

The above image from Southern Living exemplifies the decor hallmarks of the Southern home. The mix and the marvel of the curated look anchors many a Southern home.

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Architectural Digest

Eclectic elegance is alive and well done in Brooke and Julian Metcalfe’s Oxfordshire home. Funky disco balls, a model of the Titanic and animal head wall decor juxtaposed with grand millwork and signature Florence Broadhurst wallpaper brilliantly work the room.

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Animal Attraction in Decorating

Traditional Home

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There is something so fetching about the visual power and appeal of animal attraction in decorating.

Charming.

Captivating.

Chic.

All in good taste and fetching style.

I hope you all have a most fetching Friday and a lovely weekend.

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Conversing and Consulting: Color Combination Pink and Black

Some topics of conversation that never go out of style. Conversing about and consulting on the use of the color combination pink and black is one such topic, a house favorite if you will. Sugar and spice, hammer and nail, love and marriage, style and elegance-good things come in pairs.

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Color drives the design and decorating choices we make. Our design style and taste preferences evolve and mature over time, but we seem to stay true to our first loves.

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My color crush on the color pink is a color match made in decorating heaven.

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When pink is paired with the color black, the tone shifts from demure to dramatic.

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Levitt 4 Drawer Accent Chest

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Which came first, the fashion or the home decor fascination with the color combination pink and black?

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You’ve come a long way, baby! I definitely prefer how the color combination pink and black applies and appeals to the fashion and home decor taste of today.

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Houzz

Marble tile accents lend glamour to this modern day take on the classic pink and black bathroom. Pink and black custom-made Roman shades pull double duty as the casual yet chic focal point.

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Distinctive color combinations influence the fashion world as well as personal design styles.

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Well-suited color combinations anchor, accent and accentuate the look.

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Incorporating the color combination pink and black into a space opens the door to a sophisticated palette presence.

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A Most Fetching Friday: Design Details

Today’s fetching Friday focuses on design details and the it’s all in the details beauty that enthralls, captivates, and delights the eye.

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Stunning images such as this classic example of French Louisiana architecture from architect Ken Tate with interiors designed by Ann Holden of Holden and Dupuy Interiors affirm my love of traditional design and decor features steeped in southern charm.

lantern-in-foyer Dering Hall

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Jenny Wolf Interiors

Monogram_2 Monograms and Antique Linens ~ Victoria Magazine

outdoor-setting Vogue Living

Beauty on point captured by dancer Kyle Froman as featured in Harper’s BAZAAR.

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Have a lovely weekend.

Love your style!

A Most Fetching Friday

Week two of A Most Fetching Friday features color, texture and pattern- the decorating trinity.

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pickling Williams-Sonoma Taste

kitchen-brass-hardware Farmhouse Brass via Martha Stewart – Photo: Eric Piasecki

lipstick-GH Color palette inspiration – Good Housekeeping

pink-dining-room Country Living’s editor, Sarah Gray Miller’s Upstate New York Home

bird-girl-statue In the Garden of… Bird Girl Statues

I am a complete sucker for vintage animal prints, and have the perfect frames ready for this and the vintage cow printable.

These are perfect- not too kitchy, not too busy.

Vintage-sheep-Drawing-w Vintage Sheep Drawing Printable – House of Hawthorns

blue-brown-black The Hotel St. James, Paris – Apartment Therapy

Pink Lemonade Cake makes everyday A Most Fetching Friday. It’s a little pink piece of summer sweetness, and a lovely image to end on.

Pink Lemonade Cake – Better Homes and Gardens

I hope yours is a most fetching Friday.

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The Heart And Soul Of Decorating

In an ever-changing world it’s difficult to stay on top of what’s on trend. Think electronic gadgets. About the time you program, master and become proficient with the latest and greatest electronic gadget of choice here comes the newest version down the pike. Does this principle apply to decorating? Nah! Accents and accessories with timeless and classic appeal make sure of that.

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The heart and soul of decorating is evident through individual decor style choices. We put a lot of ourselves into the selections and styles we go with. Perusing the blogsophere last year I scrolled through images of a blogger’s kitchen remodel reveal. In the comment section I was taken aback by a comment from another reader. “The _________________ look is so over!” I felt so bad for the blogger. There is no expiration date on what style you, the lead decorator of your domain, deem stylish, relevant and a necessary gorgeous to surround yourself with. The pride the blogger took in sharing the finished project was obvious, and to then have decorative doubt placed upon the heart and soul of decorating choices made- so uncalled for. Comments, like great interior decorating, should be balanced with good taste and careful consideration.

It is my personal and professional opinion that a look, style or decor choice will at sometime in its life be in need of at the very least a freshening up. That’s the heart and soul of decorating. Tastes and decor likes, loves and gotta have it choices change over time. A tweak here and a trend there guarantees it, but it’s the individual tastes and decor choices at the core of it all that makes it a statement of quality and personal style.

And that look, my fellow decoristas, is never over! Embrace, be proud of, and by all means…

Lamps Plus 2013 Best Home Blog Sweepstakes

I am thrilled to be nominated for the Lamps Plus 2013 Best Home Blog Awards in the category of Interior Design. Lamps Plus is my automatic go-to resource for lighting. I first discovered Lamps Plus in 1999, and the design and decor relationship continues to light the way to stylish and affordable lighting and home decor choices. Stylish looks pair well with an exciting opportunity to win the Lamps Plus 2013 Best Home Blog Sweepstakes.

It is certainly an honor to be in the talented and stylish company of my fellow nominees! I am continually amazed on a daily basis by the talent of so many in the blogosphere. Cast your vote for your top picks for Interior Design, DIY, Family, and Lifestyle blogs on the Lamps Plus Facebook page and you’ll be entered to win a $500 Lamps Plus online shopping spree! Click on the image below to be taken to Lamps Plus Facebook page to cast your vote.

Remember, you can vote once every 24 hours to earn extra entries! Did I mention that for each vote you cast you will be entered for a chance to win a $500 shopping spree! Let’s Lamps Plus!

I would like to humbly ask you for your vote. Your vote and time is truly appreciated, I thank you from the bottom of my heart, and wish you all good luck!

Go With The Interior Decorating Flow

It came to me one evening as I was going over the afternoon spent with family that the walls and windows of a home frame so much more than the house, they frame the life lived within.

Think of it in terms of a baseball diamond.

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The entire game starts and ends at home plate.

The bases represent milestones in the lives we lead; the good, bad, the in-between while making memories made along the way.

Your home should provide the calm in the storm, and reflect the personalities of those seeking shelter.

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Scarlett O’Hara worked her fingers to the bone in war ravaged fields, and Dorothy walked off a month’s worth of calories on the yellow brick road for it.

A rebel with a cause and a Kansas farm girl both knew the score.

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There really is no place like it.

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Each space within our home should have a personality all its own.

I feel I’ve done my best interior decorating work when a space stands on its own while creating a key essential; the all important and pleasing interior decorating flow.

In the name of all that is tasteful, try not to be guilty of subjecting others to a interior decorating snafu guaranteed to result in Pretty Baby Face Syndrome (PBFS).

Allow me to explain.

Your close friends have recently had a baby and all they can talk about is how precious little Johnnie or little Susie is.

The proud parents present their bundle of joy and immediately you begin to experience Pretty Baby Face Syndrome(PBFS).

It’s too late at this point, and the window of control over your reaction has just closed.

Smack dab across the middle of your face is one part fear and two parts shock.

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I don’t believe I’m going out on a limb here by saying precious is probably not the first word that comes to your scrambled mind.

Being the good friend you are (and an even better actor) you will gracefully pull it all together, aiming in the end to save not only the day, but the friendship as well.

Time will bring beauty to the baby.

You and I will bring beauty to your home.

I’m big on celebrating the homeowner’s individuality and decorating choices.

You own-lease-rent the house- stand tall and own your interior design, decorating and home decor choices.

Just remember to go with the interior decorating flow.