Brand New Musings

<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/AVvXsEhfrx3nEozrejCH4Y3OE_5xbZHezmd9onus6683xKD2_SrwvEiFQMhDSO6SP_ZDeKQod1_AHNYAliqYyDhMI_VR8LSr1NU0e0hHN8uMaTILAIWhptdhtQUE6ARTVydLxaRncGUUyR3skqJ5/s1600/4_h_chest_0414_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrx3nEozrejCH4Y3OE_5xbZHezmd9onus6683xKD2_SrwvEiFQMhDSO6SP_ZDeKQod1_AHNYAliqYyDhMI_VR8LSr1NU0e0hHN8uMaTILAIWhptdhtQUE6ARTVydLxaRncGUUyR3skqJ5/s1600/4_h_chest_0414_1.jpg" /></a></div><a href="http://www.museinteriors.net/about-muse-interiors/" target="_blank">Lauren Muse,</a> the designer that helped me with <a href="http://thezhush.blogspot.com/2011/03/our-housefeatured-in-cottages-gardens.html" target="_blank">my own house here in New York</a>, just updated her <a href="http://www.museinteriors.net/about-muse-interiors/" target="_blank">portfolio</a> with these lovely images.  Lauren and I still keep in touch even though my home is<i> for the most part</i> "done".  Not only do I adore Lauren's aesthetic, but she's very easy to get along with and didn't let any of the stressful bits of our renovation visibly freak her out...and, trust me, there were some moments.  Having Lauren's calm presence on board made the process a whole lot less frustrating.  Something to think about if your looking for a professional to help you out.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxE5Rus4uq6qvxgV3f74U8_fZKVPq2l9mseDmw2aL0hAhCZRMd6nGTtQdXbd_uFMcdYV5YXyB5P6h-MgdTxmoDiy6w8xWz0a2G98D880GwYGchDeN80JZD7NwmuQdtYQrp-gGIDQKC_XDh/s1600/7_k_bedroom_0521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxE5Rus4uq6qvxgV3f74U8_fZKVPq2l9mseDmw2aL0hAhCZRMd6nGTtQdXbd_uFMcdYV5YXyB5P6h-MgdTxmoDiy6w8xWz0a2G98D880GwYGchDeN80JZD7NwmuQdtYQrp-gGIDQKC_XDh/s1600/7_k_bedroom_0521.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQBc9MRQfmU8WX6LjTw88dWwR8JZ0Vj3GY0Jgut6uWEr2rUehqH58j6cyipDtV4pJJmAWal_s0lUhoaJra39ys0uR2AiNpvV3onAMBexpubErmgc19boCbJVWs12ROsUicC9-kjJdw8x3/s1600/1a_mm_familyoverall_0080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQBc9MRQfmU8WX6LjTw88dWwR8JZ0Vj3GY0Jgut6uWEr2rUehqH58j6cyipDtV4pJJmAWal_s0lUhoaJra39ys0uR2AiNpvV3onAMBexpubErmgc19boCbJVWs12ROsUicC9-kjJdw8x3/s1600/1a_mm_familyoverall_0080.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8bnd2oFQaQLBpAXyf_q1YrE0MOt3j8NRSzmia25LRU3cBcfHgT7SfRsBq7cdRo_jrrbHVwkMjgK04RnvydVo-EInEB0Zt5zTeKa9mJalgLvOBTUuTVVOuWisS_2p9RE9YPweKaKpeTiS/s1600/2b_mm_sofavignette_0116r.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8bnd2oFQaQLBpAXyf_q1YrE0MOt3j8NRSzmia25LRU3cBcfHgT7SfRsBq7cdRo_jrrbHVwkMjgK04RnvydVo-EInEB0Zt5zTeKa9mJalgLvOBTUuTVVOuWisS_2p9RE9YPweKaKpeTiS/s1600/2b_mm_sofavignette_0116r.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCvlf69yECuGFFN_qvkx0pRU6JiTiusmo_uee8F1D9fBwGj4wbFY7xGuJ5VnmfgmCbVSVZudMe-qlnxLQh7Gj3d4t3a8t6IL1cAgA-RqZ7wIVJI9tLiKTMlvU7JbqB57AxyGJ7_iA3Aqw/s1600/3_f_livingroom_0290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCvlf69yECuGFFN_qvkx0pRU6JiTiusmo_uee8F1D9fBwGj4wbFY7xGuJ5VnmfgmCbVSVZudMe-qlnxLQh7Gj3d4t3a8t6IL1cAgA-RqZ7wIVJI9tLiKTMlvU7JbqB57AxyGJ7_iA3Aqw/s1600/3_f_livingroom_0290.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

Brand New Musings

Lauren Muse, the designer that helped me with my own house here in New York , just updated her portfolio with these lovely images.  Lauren...

Read more »

A Perfect Pairing

<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/AVvXsEjeA2bOgOlmv9j790XXJn-me1LPv3urNdmfNOSpejTi7SOwjHlPXYEbDxBpMpI3cgcrA17ezx6O5ko0Knomhx-1LeszdJrP31SOUnoPa-9-HeaEKKBfn6xDo8AUtK6ZMM4H7_kC41ImNRM/s1600/1559582_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeA2bOgOlmv9j790XXJn-me1LPv3urNdmfNOSpejTi7SOwjHlPXYEbDxBpMpI3cgcrA17ezx6O5ko0Knomhx-1LeszdJrP31SOUnoPa-9-HeaEKKBfn6xDo8AUtK6ZMM4H7_kC41ImNRM/s1600/1559582_orig.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>As much as I love using purple in my home's decor, my all time favorite color <i>combo</i> for interiors is classic blue and white.  I will never tire of the fresh and pulled together look these two colors achieve when paired together. The <a href="http://www.lynnmorgandesign.com/">Lynn Morgan Design team,</a> uses this pairing in the chic homes they style.  I really admire the whole portfolio of this company, but it's the blue and white rooms that always seem to draw me in.  What's your favorite color combo when decorating your place?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YqlaX5SUzGCh6Xaz9cxZE9-r1VSipQYMVzcPOQSrXsOqZ8wlXxSqPAlfuLjzK7VAzF30Ikmc41iDovYIodFfFGDbU0vWyWXUiv50I7_h6_690u6rN_LkLjuM0uaKDMywwXouNTRsMmQ/s1600/5372010_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YqlaX5SUzGCh6Xaz9cxZE9-r1VSipQYMVzcPOQSrXsOqZ8wlXxSqPAlfuLjzK7VAzF30Ikmc41iDovYIodFfFGDbU0vWyWXUiv50I7_h6_690u6rN_LkLjuM0uaKDMywwXouNTRsMmQ/s640/5372010_orig.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kmKPSQRm0U1o7HJJcOyaRy7BXjfIElVVKcXYy3jfrIO2rVu8joc24vtv3cSMlRZhG1OGsXpjSTWCl9S0Qt6D5UHt4N4KRdtT0JvZBmYHhxgZqu-SCixsN4_SF1KhwOxGur2SuQ6VkXY/s1600/5794245-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kmKPSQRm0U1o7HJJcOyaRy7BXjfIElVVKcXYy3jfrIO2rVu8joc24vtv3cSMlRZhG1OGsXpjSTWCl9S0Qt6D5UHt4N4KRdtT0JvZBmYHhxgZqu-SCixsN4_SF1KhwOxGur2SuQ6VkXY/s1600/5794245-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Co6P6G6PiVCWaFYmHxAbqKcsIztAH-ks4Hk4wgZBlE5BCBqyC_VrlIIXzV8I6vsI7omW_JK9vYlFuamX3uj5to0RlV08GRjDxgSBFad5RrvazsgZlp-FNlXiWhzS3RSGeLBibaunZ7A/s1600/1978361_orig-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Co6P6G6PiVCWaFYmHxAbqKcsIztAH-ks4Hk4wgZBlE5BCBqyC_VrlIIXzV8I6vsI7omW_JK9vYlFuamX3uj5to0RlV08GRjDxgSBFad5RrvazsgZlp-FNlXiWhzS3RSGeLBibaunZ7A/s1600/1978361_orig-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldNuwl_xDos-JnBfrKfqj63rlprWfalxT9pBMHOmVu9G6PGygxg6jJGQnCoV6tbvOdHxARIxJLyLfqvsITklcVJRznwj6q4qdDoi3DQi0RRZumS6QnlfuBYvAAvErr3SjlWlMjwHlrSU/s1600/1299689_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldNuwl_xDos-JnBfrKfqj63rlprWfalxT9pBMHOmVu9G6PGygxg6jJGQnCoV6tbvOdHxARIxJLyLfqvsITklcVJRznwj6q4qdDoi3DQi0RRZumS6QnlfuBYvAAvErr3SjlWlMjwHlrSU/s1600/1299689_orig.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

A Perfect Pairing

As much as I love using purple in my home's decor, my all time favorite color combo for interiors is classic blue and white.  I will ne...

Read more »