Old is new again...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVHEgV_v8C0PHCNNolMQ17lTnV_jqcCdmQVIg_AWY5V4_xSONh2KskpeoVGWHlxljd1Y86iC1QMW0zpa6G773GZAInA7iCgunFQX1PNa9a03nP4a0qn05D-njUXJwgvSAFdAQlWhyPvoI/s1600-h/pp3%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352415196945762450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVHEgV_v8C0PHCNNolMQ17lTnV_jqcCdmQVIg_AWY5V4_xSONh2KskpeoVGWHlxljd1Y86iC1QMW0zpa6G773GZAInA7iCgunFQX1PNa9a03nP4a0qn05D-njUXJwgvSAFdAQlWhyPvoI/s320/pp3%5B1%5D.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 318px" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-zydK1sbahBuyu8AeVHb9Ulh5Q87-c03925UZjEw_IpAdjoxfHiPSbI1TLEG3A1J_pvjH35BFGosLlCP_AUp3PXaix1PtBKTs2UANExBL4YPWMFgRjXDGKkiCXBDz9_qc213zKi4XLh6/s1600-h/keyscard1%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352414868760595746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-zydK1sbahBuyu8AeVHb9Ulh5Q87-c03925UZjEw_IpAdjoxfHiPSbI1TLEG3A1J_pvjH35BFGosLlCP_AUp3PXaix1PtBKTs2UANExBL4YPWMFgRjXDGKkiCXBDz9_qc213zKi4XLh6/s320/keyscard1%5B1%5D.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 210px" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJN1YQZvE1GwNcbharbSq4Zpl_gF96YWEKgskBxQ-ytCyWnFrV-HDVI3ursku7RBThmu5QM-ZptrhSKGHs8Qe6DdsZYKQ7latYmz3Hwb0Mz4XOPiTZPj1G4-H6x1EmOhkfqo4MSsssn0_/s1600-h/bvig3%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352414719528468882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJN1YQZvE1GwNcbharbSq4Zpl_gF96YWEKgskBxQ-ytCyWnFrV-HDVI3ursku7RBThmu5QM-ZptrhSKGHs8Qe6DdsZYKQ7latYmz3Hwb0Mz4XOPiTZPj1G4-H6x1EmOhkfqo4MSsssn0_/s320/bvig3%5B1%5D.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Everything old is new again...I went to a fabulous Barn sale on Sat. given by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Tarte</span></span></span>. Cindy displayed her wares in ways that made you want to buy <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">everything</span>, even if it wasn't your "look." There has been a movement for sometime by the younger adults to move towards the past ...it is part of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">DIY</span></span></span> groundswell. All the knitters and quilters and crafts people that have turned back time. I was into it in the 70's and loved all things <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">antique</span>...then I moved away from antiques into comfortable modern. </div><div></div><div>However I try to introduce <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">antiquity</span> into the mix with my interior design clients and some of my suggestions are met with success. I used three old mud crusted urns <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">wrapped</span> with rope and paired with a very modern light fixture 10 years ago in a west hills modern home and it's still relevant today. <a href="http://www.kimberleejaynes.com/flamm-photo3-big.asp">http://www.kimberleejaynes.com/flamm-photo3-big.asp</a> In this same home I used a beat up <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Chinese</span> chest to house their audio equipment and it <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">adds</span> just the right balance to a very modern room. <a href="http://www.kimberleejaynes.com/flamm-photo4-big.asp">http://www.kimberleejaynes.com/flamm-photo4-big.asp</a></div><div></div><div>My feeling is that every home needs some patina. I have some old wooden boat floats from my grandmother that she got in the 40's resting on my fireplace mantle, that I just could not live without.</div><div></div><div>The king of all things old is my fellow designer Rolfe! He has a home filled with collections of old measuring devices and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">architectural</span> columns,books and much more. Our penthouse creation for the Urban Street of Dreams is filled with that mix of crisp modernity and burnished <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">antiquity a timeless combination...</span>Opening August 1st! <a href="http://www.streetofdreamspdx.com/">http://www.streetofdreamspdx.com/</a> </div><div></div><div></div><div>The images about are from :<a href="http://www.heatherbullard.com/">http://www.heatherbullard.com/</a> </div><div></div></div></div>

Old is new again...

Everything old is new again...I went to a fabulous Barn sale on Sat. given by Tarte . Cindy displayed her wares in ways that made you want t...

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Get Ready for the Turnaround...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybsOPk_fvpJlJOw8vwi2mkdTADNlYKu9S25l50JP_yopOVj4oy6nb0w8_kBWkgiw8tULY0_iEO0cdRaulISu5RzjG544s1Lbic5YV7aOmEf1CoMCsI8TF1f8nmKQXI5uzCZUosIuttFfM/s1600-h/photo-testimonials%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350592318106937986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybsOPk_fvpJlJOw8vwi2mkdTADNlYKu9S25l50JP_yopOVj4oy6nb0w8_kBWkgiw8tULY0_iEO0cdRaulISu5RzjG544s1Lbic5YV7aOmEf1CoMCsI8TF1f8nmKQXI5uzCZUosIuttFfM/s320/photo-testimonials%5B1%5D.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" /></a><br /><div> Below are parts of an article that I found informative by David Miles. He is president of <a href="http://www.milesdna.com/" target="_blank" title="">Miles Strategic DNA</a>, a real estate branding company based in Denver.<br /><br />Get Ready for the Turnaround: Revise Your Branding Now<br /><br />Leading brands understand that trust is the key to ongoing success. They make brand promises that directly connect with their target markets and cultivate relationships by identifying what is most important and relevant to those groups of people.<br />Once this is established, the brand focuses all of its energy on fulfilling those promises.<br />Weak brands are unsure of what to promise. Because they are confused, they confuse the marketplace and their target audience. Brands that do not have a clearly defined promise are forced to live in a world of reaction instead of leadership.<br />What does your brand promise?<br />If you want to be ready when the market turns, answering this question would be a good place to start.<br />The Brand Promise — Seek Unique<br />As you prepare for a more vibrant market, now is the ideal time to concentrate on developing a brand promise based on differentiation.<br />Take advantage of a slow market to revisit what you are all about. What do you stand for? What is it that lives deep in your gut that continually motivates you?<br />Begin by answering three essential questions:<br />Who are you?<br />What do you do?<br />Why does it matter?<br />The answers to these three simple questions are very important for your business. Once you have a clearly defined response to each of these questions, you’ll be well on your way to articulating a differentiating brand promise. To help you, here are a few of my favorites:<br />“Think Different” (<a href="http://www.apple.com/" target="_blank" title="">Apple</a>)<br />“Expect More. Pay Less” (<a href="http://www.target.com/" target="_blank" title="">Target</a>)<br />“Just Do It” (<a href="http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nike/language_select/" target="_blank" title="">Nike</a>)<br />The Power of Design — Design Creates Desire<br />Differentiation <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">doesn</span>’t stop with a brand promise — it begins there.<br />Once you have a strong brand promise, it’s time to give it creative life. That’s where the power of design comes in. Design is the key to leveraging the brand promise into unique experiences and associations.<br />Design creates desire. Consumers may not know what they want, but they know it when they see it. That’s the power of design. It produces an immediate, emotional reaction to visual imagery — and it motivates action.<br />Design is the ultimate tool that a company has to have in order to be competitive in today’s marketplace.<br />At the end of the day, design is about creating better experiences for people.<br />Preparing Branding for 2010 and Beyond<br />Halfway through 2009, it is worth going back to branding basics now in preparation for the eventual market turnaround that is now coming into focus.</div>

Get Ready for the Turnaround...

Below are parts of an article that I found informative by David Miles. He is president of Miles Strategic DNA , a real estate branding comp...

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An Uncommon Life...

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An Uncommon Life...

An uncommon life is the name of the Urban Street of Dreams penthouse that Rolfe and I are designing. The photos above are from co...

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White is just right...

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White is just right...

I love the cleansing palatte of all white! These rooms are the perfect antidote for winter...Fresh and Free from the clutter of color. Do ...

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Living in the Garden....

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Living in the Garden....

I have had the pleasure of meeting and forming a working relationship with a talented designer named Rolfe Richard. Rolfe has a s...

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Inspiration from a designer I admire...Barry Dixon

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzVngtSJxPEr6felGVboFucOxeuNR2VlBE4aNU1p1LCWIp36BfLErcI3UhCWyduvkDVanFZ8vVFfL0d579sKTd2tjmGhcxhxjNXFsZBxitA27-bnWEwBqjTkNUPPnhP-7w0OAto77qtMI/s1600-h/montecito_hall%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343104707112525058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzVngtSJxPEr6felGVboFucOxeuNR2VlBE4aNU1p1LCWIp36BfLErcI3UhCWyduvkDVanFZ8vVFfL0d579sKTd2tjmGhcxhxjNXFsZBxitA27-bnWEwBqjTkNUPPnhP-7w0OAto77qtMI/s320/montecito_hall%5B1%5D.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3vyk2fBcEVHENL6cSTx-X7KoTzYlcWPLPRV1xiHRkDburOp45Ktvp15AuGDyZEeACJhY5W-pLf7kVkz_vxHZiacrV_HRyD8E2VFX2AALA0f8s1ws29V1KBE7e3USiLIJaTLxBTDizpoE/s1600-h/portfolio_pg%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343104507580500354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3vyk2fBcEVHENL6cSTx-X7KoTzYlcWPLPRV1xiHRkDburOp45Ktvp15AuGDyZEeACJhY5W-pLf7kVkz_vxHZiacrV_HRyD8E2VFX2AALA0f8s1ws29V1KBE7e3USiLIJaTLxBTDizpoE/s320/portfolio_pg%5B1%5D.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCWDs7nITbNh5AguCMfQ6AWrz-vLqNhNmVqdPvO_ALktaL1nFneiwX4fKm76n_opGkQLB90SCTI1I8IECf2LclXyPuZ7ZKznSOghTk84cRa36PVE2Tn0VsX903zQlM1JKy61SUHbUmS5y/s1600-h/Dixon_LivingRoom_2009%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343104384785448370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCWDs7nITbNh5AguCMfQ6AWrz-vLqNhNmVqdPvO_ALktaL1nFneiwX4fKm76n_opGkQLB90SCTI1I8IECf2LclXyPuZ7ZKznSOghTk84cRa36PVE2Tn0VsX903zQlM1JKy61SUHbUmS5y/s320/Dixon_LivingRoom_2009%5B1%5D.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px" /></a> I heard Barry Dixon speak at a design event given at the Seattle Design Center several years ago. Barry is a Virginian gentleman with a huge talent and a fabulous client list!</div><div> </div><div>He can mix up styles and periods like no one can...and make it all work. Check out his website for some inspiration for your home. <a href="http://www.barrydixon.com/BDI_portfolio.htm">http://www.barrydixon.com/BDI_portfolio.htm</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div>

Inspiration from a designer I admire...Barry Dixon

I heard Barry Dixon speak at a design event given at the Seattle Design Center several years ago. Barry is a Virginian gentleman with a hug...

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The blogosphere is amazing!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOW-n84S_eOlmR5Qikwkdf7ofAxi7QNEjgeaQDR7rhx726wdQKiVdpuboagoLIK_Szs4uJCYPZPCMBBDoPomi6XTQQ4Rh8eX4KmWiNxzmEdGb8MZkTYzjTQolGan2DX99m0VWWD7ZdZxE7/s1600-h/images%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342756132160913554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOW-n84S_eOlmR5Qikwkdf7ofAxi7QNEjgeaQDR7rhx726wdQKiVdpuboagoLIK_Szs4uJCYPZPCMBBDoPomi6XTQQ4Rh8eX4KmWiNxzmEdGb8MZkTYzjTQolGan2DX99m0VWWD7ZdZxE7/s320/images%5B4%5D.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 98px" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ta2cdJTDvABxOWLLQd1jo0t4KVqq5w_-NJEYUHK3Sjw_PKI65DgU_G3OnfULw4AFDYeTUoY6TQdfL29ppJVpZAAJhoFy1Vmu-UgbfoyNRO-arBUnHzSQUw21DKkqyb-uZ1goszK-ARm6/s1600-h/15STEP%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342753250831561730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ta2cdJTDvABxOWLLQd1jo0t4KVqq5w_-NJEYUHK3Sjw_PKI65DgU_G3OnfULw4AFDYeTUoY6TQdfL29ppJVpZAAJhoFy1Vmu-UgbfoyNRO-arBUnHzSQUw21DKkqyb-uZ1goszK-ARm6/s320/15STEP%5B1%5D.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 252px" /></a><br /><br /><div>My husband and I have fallen in love with dogs...through Cesar <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Milan's</span> show on the national geographic channel called "Dog Whisperer" We love the calm assertive pack leader ideal.</div><br /><br /><div>And I adore "daddy" the big <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">loveable</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">pitbull</span>. </div><br /><br /><div>You can find a blog on just about anything! I found this blog about my current passion...dogs ...<a href="http://parisbreakfasts.blogspot.com/">http://parisbreakfasts.blogspot.com/</a> This blog is all about dogs in Paris! The blogger is a self described "dog stalker." </div></div>

The blogosphere is amazing!

My husband and I have fallen in love with dogs...through Cesar Milan's show on the national geographic channel called "Dog Whisper...

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