A Big Dose Of Pretty

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQ9TLcYy7ZlSs2mj8qe64MUjJhqts0jqhfrZkOA9AW7i2rC-EANtbaM-YIKROAoXFyVIROFdysJZEkHHjrUyjUBC5kenYdRl49xDlm1Cm20fqqxW1oRy2m8vMpKmEDxVgTlBLCRs-j4w/s1600/Picture+201.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQ9TLcYy7ZlSs2mj8qe64MUjJhqts0jqhfrZkOA9AW7i2rC-EANtbaM-YIKROAoXFyVIROFdysJZEkHHjrUyjUBC5kenYdRl49xDlm1Cm20fqqxW1oRy2m8vMpKmEDxVgTlBLCRs-j4w/s1600/Picture+201.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Many years ago, when I practiced law in New York City, I would get the Sunday night blues so bad.  Especially in the summer, when I just never wanted those long sunny weekends to end.  Nowadays, I work from home doing <a href="http://www.zhush.com/" target="_blank">something that I really love</a>...so Sunday evenings don't really bring me down as much.  However, Mondays are still Mondays...anyway you slice it.  There really isn't much you can do about it.  Here's hoping this big dose of pretty, straight from the design portfolio of <a href="http://spaziorosso.com/portfolio/portfolio_01.htm" target="_blank">Spazzio Rosso</a>, makes it a bit more bearable...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PU4YBq_MHi70LOkV8lMaXn0iQVuraaVLBzoZlD452sl1Q_6YJY6lpL1ecNC618lpnmw__qJrQJcfGrrw3g5AY_AuOnJ3JNBdmV5JxvgSTDNk99lvET8aciEwUcjycSFUaRlv4ifi4io/s1600/Picture+606.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PU4YBq_MHi70LOkV8lMaXn0iQVuraaVLBzoZlD452sl1Q_6YJY6lpL1ecNC618lpnmw__qJrQJcfGrrw3g5AY_AuOnJ3JNBdmV5JxvgSTDNk99lvET8aciEwUcjycSFUaRlv4ifi4io/s1600/Picture+606.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-cB-Lj6lAurlgYF_-fgWY4R5HUqRvdlZrfZzCH9B_zc2zUVCpzzhLUN7f5W80-yBIEUrSv5xsVz9W_Dk_0ZOQAfiSzrgR5wewdMbq2TrCgsZuJcImAiZ-poXPurm7oSdYMCVAH7Fwyg/s1600/Picture+628.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-cB-Lj6lAurlgYF_-fgWY4R5HUqRvdlZrfZzCH9B_zc2zUVCpzzhLUN7f5W80-yBIEUrSv5xsVz9W_Dk_0ZOQAfiSzrgR5wewdMbq2TrCgsZuJcImAiZ-poXPurm7oSdYMCVAH7Fwyg/s1600/Picture+628.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGMUMB31UK9OC_5PC2oZtNAJ4vDmsE1b7pqKrhI3YhnScCFRMsNKYbXQPHXW-mQmHPK4YHako0uifnqjk_bwsMaEfMAvZZ0YtTz2EH1NNPPBjpNWkQ9M7UnlDivwLJ7poGWGnhxEvWps/s1600/Picture+629.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGMUMB31UK9OC_5PC2oZtNAJ4vDmsE1b7pqKrhI3YhnScCFRMsNKYbXQPHXW-mQmHPK4YHako0uifnqjk_bwsMaEfMAvZZ0YtTz2EH1NNPPBjpNWkQ9M7UnlDivwLJ7poGWGnhxEvWps/s1600/Picture+629.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDCU3Hrd3mndjjKhyphenhyphen31LaIBvhmdR-r2SJQGhkmOwR5t6lrhDRjVE-MxZ-IORXfm6gIKoOV-zFKdhxtA5-E-Vz9ulqef65i73KLv9ascqWOu9E3AvxveJHv8CAfeiqC77DxOqvcallw9E/s1600/Picture+615.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDCU3Hrd3mndjjKhyphenhyphen31LaIBvhmdR-r2SJQGhkmOwR5t6lrhDRjVE-MxZ-IORXfm6gIKoOV-zFKdhxtA5-E-Vz9ulqef65i73KLv9ascqWOu9E3AvxveJHv8CAfeiqC77DxOqvcallw9E/s1600/Picture+615.png" /></a></div><br /></div>

A Big Dose Of Pretty

Many years ago, when I practiced law in New York City, I would get the Sunday night blues so bad.  Especially in the summer, when I just nev...

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Style Secrets

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehP46EHcLAvlP1FhhwEjl1tQRnYy-99QfRemekxFts7k7fx-hrS3tmfrUUHYbt4BKI_G8ff9zn7JKjjt-EnNhFbs9Lv_OVDCPbhVX0qPzuKKAWkFu86EmkoqCrhUArwhla48vP-JUxqk/s1600/6a00e55225716d88330147e1fee9fc970b-800wi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehP46EHcLAvlP1FhhwEjl1tQRnYy-99QfRemekxFts7k7fx-hrS3tmfrUUHYbt4BKI_G8ff9zn7JKjjt-EnNhFbs9Lv_OVDCPbhVX0qPzuKKAWkFu86EmkoqCrhUArwhla48vP-JUxqk/s1600/6a00e55225716d88330147e1fee9fc970b-800wi.jpg" /></a></div>Now that the excitement from having our home featured in the June/July issue of HGTV Magazine has <i>almost</i> died down for us, I've gone ahead and purchased<a href="http://rstyle.me/t2nrwerhe" target="_blank"> <u>Details: A Stylist's Secrets To Creating Inspiring Interiors</u></a> as a keepsake of this special time.  You may remember from <a href="http://thezhush.blogspot.com/2012/06/our-house-featured-in-hgtv-magazine.html" target="_blank">this post</a> when I mentioned that HGTV Magazine sent the dream team of <a href="http://lilidiallostyle.com/" target="_blank">Lili Diallo</a> and Annie Schlecter to our home, (I still can't believe they were both here for two days this past winter!)  Not only will I cherish <a href="http://rstyle.me/t2nrwerhe" target="_blank">this book</a> for the memories of our shoot here, but I know I'll be referencing it often for all the inspiring ideas Lili's keen stylist's eye is known for and all the amazing images Annie Schlecter has captured.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUieqgOVOJSm_Ah21GpEgSZUiJoz3bLb8-39FFtvdf9iZ4VMvRZVhi8KMOQrMHnxfwsdLIFP15ZrXIP92SAUkCuFo9NXz8YOAwiakToHx_eXOXhJ9fbSbaNakfqKOSgyoPlAhxQ5f8u4/s1600/Picture+621.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUieqgOVOJSm_Ah21GpEgSZUiJoz3bLb8-39FFtvdf9iZ4VMvRZVhi8KMOQrMHnxfwsdLIFP15ZrXIP92SAUkCuFo9NXz8YOAwiakToHx_eXOXhJ9fbSbaNakfqKOSgyoPlAhxQ5f8u4/s1600/Picture+621.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEqGdHvDIVus8NNLPD225MDUwtjvWswanAsBBn9grKqolbP-0rQ39Rt_y3V418l1t8yCpyakFmYx6rUo7Bvbwm5n1blD7MV6zYzvqnX9mSFzykT9jnej4q2pIVc5On32WUSpgnsuLCaBY/s1600/Picture+624.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEqGdHvDIVus8NNLPD225MDUwtjvWswanAsBBn9grKqolbP-0rQ39Rt_y3V418l1t8yCpyakFmYx6rUo7Bvbwm5n1blD7MV6zYzvqnX9mSFzykT9jnej4q2pIVc5On32WUSpgnsuLCaBY/s1600/Picture+624.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmdFLdP8oVud1aYc-A4vArjsHjWVumbnzDFXU3OtoSLFXL8x85BeVN7BC0ljNOo0kgYB19gzPiorY5lfuqW5HydK7WNvHwtUsKEEEtkJ4xkKYpLAnwhqutlStTS9pnNL0zTpJQUoPTlo/s1600/6a00e55225716d88330147e1fed9c5970b-800wi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmdFLdP8oVud1aYc-A4vArjsHjWVumbnzDFXU3OtoSLFXL8x85BeVN7BC0ljNOo0kgYB19gzPiorY5lfuqW5HydK7WNvHwtUsKEEEtkJ4xkKYpLAnwhqutlStTS9pnNL0zTpJQUoPTlo/s1600/6a00e55225716d88330147e1fed9c5970b-800wi.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwsYskK54RQEq0PAo3pNvKd9MvPl-SpoLi3C99sagy4J_kS1EyS366Fd-RkTIVwvPQ0CgV9FYaVfc_uRf6BJr5C5xIP9hbGS01CVUZ2pW5zR7PLrLtMqS92bbLjaaBV2Oi7XBmyCr8sA/s1600/6a00e5508eeadd88340154355b28e6970c-450wi.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwsYskK54RQEq0PAo3pNvKd9MvPl-SpoLi3C99sagy4J_kS1EyS366Fd-RkTIVwvPQ0CgV9FYaVfc_uRf6BJr5C5xIP9hbGS01CVUZ2pW5zR7PLrLtMqS92bbLjaaBV2Oi7XBmyCr8sA/s1600/6a00e5508eeadd88340154355b28e6970c-450wi.png" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Images via:<a href="http://lilidiallostyle.com/" target="_blank"> Lili Diallo</a>, <a href="http://www.annesage.com/" target="_blank">City Sage</a>, <a href="http://rstyle.me/t2nrwerhe" target="_blank">BiggerBooks</a></i></span></div>

Style Secrets

Now that the excitement from having our home featured in the June/July issue of HGTV Magazine has almost died down for us, I've gone ah...

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"Gilty" Pleasures

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1dQw0d3QVmLLcgYTZe7jQsa0UlPLYTx2FajBXNb3cGzGv8JmxEfaOYId1o8klNy5CoiN5vh5o93H_WZoxwM-THY_e-X1pupNVyYbxtuFDLGsA_oPqEL4j8kgUI0CK7BE_6PDYeljjVPt/s1600/menlo-park12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1dQw0d3QVmLLcgYTZe7jQsa0UlPLYTx2FajBXNb3cGzGv8JmxEfaOYId1o8klNy5CoiN5vh5o93H_WZoxwM-THY_e-X1pupNVyYbxtuFDLGsA_oPqEL4j8kgUI0CK7BE_6PDYeljjVPt/s1600/menlo-park12.jpg" /></a></div>A recent visit to <a href="http://www.gilt.com/home/designer-boutique/martha-angus" target="_blank">Gilt Home</a>, was like falling down one of those virtual rabbit holes in time, albeit a very well appointed one.  It was at <a href="http://www.gilt.com/home/designer-boutique/martha-angus" target="_blank">Gilt Home</a> that I re-discovered the amazing interiors of<a href="http://marthaangus.com/" target="_blank"> Martha Angus</a>, a classically trained painter and designer extraordinaire.  Martha has <a href="http://www.gilt.com/home/designer-boutique/martha-angus" target="_blank">a boutique </a>within the Gilt Home site, and this leads to <a href="http://marthaangus.com/" target="_blank">her stunning portfolio</a> as well as her <a href="http://postandgrant.com/" target="_blank">entertaining blog</a>!  I had the best time clicking through all of the completed projects, these are just a few of my favorites.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBuNKZ0RNv2JQXd0GGCu5KaJceddx-Vih4ViS8pbCP7Q2T8dHzfvgwk1PdaPK8qFWGpV2h-gJomvxDLz4tuVy9caJmSnB3-sph0xN0zlIT9xGtbzpU6NQ9n7cM7O73azMljyw9NBZs-ZP/s1600/alta-plaza-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBuNKZ0RNv2JQXd0GGCu5KaJceddx-Vih4ViS8pbCP7Q2T8dHzfvgwk1PdaPK8qFWGpV2h-gJomvxDLz4tuVy9caJmSnB3-sph0xN0zlIT9xGtbzpU6NQ9n7cM7O73azMljyw9NBZs-ZP/s1600/alta-plaza-03.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuenLOGjlx2A26eh6Lft8oQ5QYVYiT_Mmx_uGBMV6elXor-rtDgk9va2FM-Cj_ZOMMGpQskdM1y8lreoR1yvtYeYI1uV6_HloVLhXgIdj7QpSNw4urBjv1_j_yNAgZkcSKVIG-SfN6Msnq/s1600/pacific-heights-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuenLOGjlx2A26eh6Lft8oQ5QYVYiT_Mmx_uGBMV6elXor-rtDgk9va2FM-Cj_ZOMMGpQskdM1y8lreoR1yvtYeYI1uV6_HloVLhXgIdj7QpSNw4urBjv1_j_yNAgZkcSKVIG-SfN6Msnq/s1600/pacific-heights-03.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EUnMRy-lPJh3xuOxkEB3ISTjEEbIDC4ob-9qrP41AAHd941cRvE_8al8RbOsDcKoyMaQLyHVfxhAux1wTEeB0QmW8DjGXrQxDkCMz48ijiR1x8pnxRZnFzW0BDFVeEXPAoB-zPTQrmP3/s1600/menlo-park2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EUnMRy-lPJh3xuOxkEB3ISTjEEbIDC4ob-9qrP41AAHd941cRvE_8al8RbOsDcKoyMaQLyHVfxhAux1wTEeB0QmW8DjGXrQxDkCMz48ijiR1x8pnxRZnFzW0BDFVeEXPAoB-zPTQrmP3/s1600/menlo-park2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77CC_k_TYHapF8KZPFZsszdyi92kxfQypeWpwGTf1OwrcawX8M0hqdzeNYtvhn-AFWT6ObVaTBZ3MHHF5n1m32rtmHWpjy8j77U8vid7QnJP5G27-XlEFB9aZ1yPr1-F03LH_mFTBnbRo/s1600/yountville-04.jpg" /></div><br /></div>

"Gilty" Pleasures

A recent visit to Gilt Home , was like falling down one of those virtual rabbit holes in time, albeit a very well appointed one.  It was at ...

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