WTF Friday: Wine-No!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZjyigMQmpWM/T-264Y2TAAI/AAAAAAAACbI/3zY_dnen1Gk/s1600/35744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZjyigMQmpWM/T-264Y2TAAI/AAAAAAAACbI/3zY_dnen1Gk/s320/35744.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I love wine as much as the next gal which is perhaps why I am particularly sad that I am not drinking this summer--yep, the ol' pregnancy.  Nothing beats a cold glass of Pinot Grigio on a hot day.  But anything beats the aesthetic train wreck that is NapaStyle's Oversized Terra Cotta Wine Bottles ($69, was $89).  These decorative eyesores belong back at the winery and not in your home.

WTF Friday: Wine-No!

I love wine as much as the next gal which is perhaps why I am particularly sad that I am not drinking this summer--yep, the ol' pregnanc...

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Rush to Plush

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ey8j5ScDdmw/T-svAmu4dcI/AAAAAAAACa8/HMb8i57ay1I/s1600/250a1751-2aa8-472b-bac8-8ffedf212b39_320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ey8j5ScDdmw/T-svAmu4dcI/AAAAAAAACa8/HMb8i57ay1I/s1600/250a1751-2aa8-472b-bac8-8ffedf212b39_320.jpg" /></a></div>If you like Overstock's Handmade Luna Moroccan Trelllis Rug as much as I do, you'd better rush to their site.  Because at $437 for an 8' x 10' size (was $668), they will sell out soon--and I might buy them all for my clients!

Rush to Plush

If you like Overstock's Handmade Luna Moroccan Trelllis Rug as much as I do, you'd better rush to their site.  Because at $437 for a...

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Too Busy Shopping

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iYte5IeMmCw/T-suV5MR4gI/AAAAAAAACas/S_iJgqtrrNQ/s1600/img10o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iYte5IeMmCw/T-suV5MR4gI/AAAAAAAACas/S_iJgqtrrNQ/s320/img10o.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JCA5V3peGzE/T-suYKN71XI/AAAAAAAACa0/eLw-mK_Rpdk/s1600/img8o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JCA5V3peGzE/T-suYKN71XI/AAAAAAAACa0/eLw-mK_Rpdk/s320/img8o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The past few days I have been way too busy with work and shopping to blog.  Summertime is supposed to slow down, but not at Affordable Interior Design.  However, today I have a bit of time and I'm going to use it to blog.  While sourcing for clients, I found Williams Sonoma's Jensen Black Leather Mirror ($279, was $445).  Great quality and a great look for a terrific price!

Too Busy Shopping

The past few days I have been way too busy with work and shopping to blog.  Summertime is supposed to slow down, but not at Affordable Inter...

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WTF Friday: Fancy Finials

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rKqX5SB-vkw/T9-rlRdNHzI/AAAAAAAACaY/pusTvUrw9U0/s1600/img21b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rKqX5SB-vkw/T9-rlRdNHzI/AAAAAAAACaY/pusTvUrw9U0/s320/img21b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WM3fBrRzX7Q/T9-rnE6rgoI/AAAAAAAACag/VXyIo2FpMe0/s1600/img80o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WM3fBrRzX7Q/T9-rnE6rgoI/AAAAAAAACag/VXyIo2FpMe0/s320/img80o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I am not a fan of fancy finials.  Window treatments and their hardware should be simple and clean.  End caps like West Elm's Tangle Finials ($14, were $24) add a bit too much bling to things that I feel should be classic.  In my opinion, save the jewelry for your neck and hand, and leave your curtain rods unadorned.

WTF Friday: Fancy Finials

I am not a fan of fancy finials.  Window treatments and their hardware should be simple and clean.  End caps like West Elm's Tangle Fini...

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Zoo-errfic!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K7sFE8C628g/T9-pjC9wk-I/AAAAAAAACaQ/l0pt8AmNwAU/s1600/A24403537_066_b.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K7sFE8C628g/T9-pjC9wk-I/AAAAAAAACaQ/l0pt8AmNwAU/s320/A24403537_066_b.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div>Having pets in NYC is tough.  Where to walk the dog?  Where to put the litter box?  There are so many challenges that most of us have just one pet at most.  But my client the other day had dogs and cats and rabbits--oh my!  She had a growing menagerie.  So I found this Party Animal Velvet Pillow ($79, was $168) at Anthropologie and knew she would love it--especially because she wouldn't have to walk any of them.

Zoo-errfic!

Having pets in NYC is tough.  Where to walk the dog?  Where to put the litter box?  There are so many challenges that most of us have just o...

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Great White

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qZRmY-BOy4Q/T9-oc2QXYEI/AAAAAAAACaA/e5yOP4JCLd4/s1600/Ypsilon66inRectDngTbl3QF10.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qZRmY-BOy4Q/T9-oc2QXYEI/AAAAAAAACaA/e5yOP4JCLd4/s320/Ypsilon66inRectDngTbl3QF10.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uxHfnLo5CWc/T9-oely9PEI/AAAAAAAACaI/-SZiw6d5bDc/s1600/YpsilonRecdtJL10V2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uxHfnLo5CWc/T9-oely9PEI/AAAAAAAACaI/-SZiw6d5bDc/s320/YpsilonRecdtJL10V2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Dining tables are all so boring these days.  Same old wood, same old legs.  It seems nothing is new under the sun--until I came upon Crate and Barrel's Ypsilon Rectangular Dining Table ($329, was $449).  I love how unique it is.  If I didn't already own a table, I'd be snapping this one up!

Great White

Dining tables are all so boring these days.  Same old wood, same old legs.  It seems nothing is new under the sun--until I came upon Crate a...

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My Name In Print!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oEaIgqm47N4/T9-jSbwyhNI/AAAAAAAACZs/rZuXe_zbAzs/s1600/270816_245356362244757_215573742_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oEaIgqm47N4/T9-jSbwyhNI/AAAAAAAACZs/rZuXe_zbAzs/s320/270816_245356362244757_215573742_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Today my article in "Small Room Decorating" hits newsstands.  I reveal my top 12 commandments for designing small spaces.  It was such fun writing this and even more fun to see my name and picture in print.  Check out page 10 for my 2-page spread with tips like #11:  Get Down with Diagonals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Placing all your furniture against the walls can make your space feel claustrophobic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>The longest visual line in the smallest of rooms is the diagonal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Move at least one piece of furniture off the walls and put it on an angle so the room will feel wider.<br /><!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment-->

My Name In Print!

Today my article in "Small Room Decorating" hits newsstands.  I reveal my top 12 commandments for designing small spaces.  It was ...

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Pretty Post It

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O8TIqzEPAHo/T9-nonEE4hI/AAAAAAAACZ4/miT-1WwedQU/s1600/T_WithZoom.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O8TIqzEPAHo/T9-nonEE4hI/AAAAAAAACZ4/miT-1WwedQU/s320/T_WithZoom.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Boy, have I been forgetful around the house lately.  I forgot to order diapers--running out wasn't pretty. I accidently turned the heat on in mid-June and realized days later.  And I recently found I'd put my son's pacifiers in the silverware drawer.  I may have baby brain.  Or I may just need Ballard Designs' upscale version of a post-it note, their Round Magnetic Chalkboard ($149, was $199).

Pretty Post It

Boy, have I been forgetful around the house lately.  I forgot to order diapers--running out wasn't pretty. I accidently turned the heat ...

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WTF Friday: Startin' to Stink

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AH48iNP-0NQ/T9gBxCEjXiI/AAAAAAAACZY/Llc20PM72Uc/s1600/img21o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AH48iNP-0NQ/T9gBxCEjXiI/AAAAAAAACZY/Llc20PM72Uc/s320/img21o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MoGv_F9vWGo/T9gBy6dp2tI/AAAAAAAACZg/zZkmihi-6qE/s1600/img60o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MoGv_F9vWGo/T9gBy6dp2tI/AAAAAAAACZg/zZkmihi-6qE/s320/img60o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Initially, I was a fan of the mounted animal heads.  They are sculptural and used to be unexpected.  But now that this faux-taxidermy is everywhere, I am over it.  They are not only on sale, they are sold out!  That over-population on store shelves is why they won't be populating my clients' homes anytime soon.

WTF Friday: Startin' to Stink

Initially, I was a fan of the mounted animal heads.  They are sculptural and used to be unexpected.  But now that this faux-taxidermy is eve...

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Betsy Child

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hIKvGoIX6vM/T9gAxNZl8EI/AAAAAAAACZI/DQvHWdvENd0/s1600/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hIKvGoIX6vM/T9gAxNZl8EI/AAAAAAAACZI/DQvHWdvENd0/s320/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg-1.jpeg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MdYufB51_gY/T9gAz6qY-lI/AAAAAAAACZQ/42M_SQbOfkU/s1600/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MdYufB51_gY/T9gAz6qY-lI/AAAAAAAACZQ/42M_SQbOfkU/s320/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg.jpeg" width="278" /></a></div>Those who know me know I am no Julia Child.  But now that I have a family, I am trying to learn.  So I've been downloading recipes and baking for the neighbors.  Cupcakes are my specialty.  And I would bake them even more often if I had FredFlare's Fortune Cupcakes ($4, were $16).  I love their unique look and the fact that they have premonitions inside the wrappers.  Who doesn't love to look into their future and see sweetness!?!

Betsy Child

Those who know me know I am no Julia Child.  But now that I have a family, I am trying to learn.  So I've been downloading recipes and b...

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Don't Toss It

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZaMn2PRacvo/T9f_tGp7TLI/AAAAAAAACZA/piMSgH6lTrk/s1600/V150377-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZaMn2PRacvo/T9f_tGp7TLI/AAAAAAAACZA/piMSgH6lTrk/s320/V150377-2.jpg" width="318" /></a></div>Just because an item is on sale doesn't mean it's second rate.  Burke Decor's Amalfi Pillow was on for full retail price for $85 for years.  I've been seeing it, recommending it, loving it for quite awhile.  And, lucky for you, this toss pillow is now on sale for $70.  Don't let Burke Decor toss these treasures.  Snap one (or two) up for yourselves today!

Don't Toss It

Just because an item is on sale doesn't mean it's second rate.  Burke Decor's Amalfi Pillow was on for full retail price for $85...

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Up and Away!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_StANXqp2Ac/T9DC3PCiXzI/AAAAAAAACYo/9ld_NQasfZs/s1600/Downtown_Charleston_SC_Creaturo_(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_StANXqp2Ac/T9DC3PCiXzI/AAAAAAAACYo/9ld_NQasfZs/s320/Downtown_Charleston_SC_Creaturo_(5).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xsH25uQWZg8/T9DC5Md3jGI/AAAAAAAACYw/KA52HJpRIcU/s1600/Pier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xsH25uQWZg8/T9DC5Md3jGI/AAAAAAAACYw/KA52HJpRIcU/s320/Pier.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This morning I leave for Charleston.  My husband is working there, and I am tagging along.  I'm not going to do a lick of work, unless you call laying by the pool and looking for the beach a task.  Hoping to come back refreshed, relaxed, and ready to blog.  See you again Tuesday, readers!

Up and Away!

This morning I leave for Charleston.  My husband is working there, and I am tagging along.  I'm not going to do a lick of work, unless y...

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Delinquent!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WEqlZdG6l0s/T9DCCwMlESI/AAAAAAAACYg/sabKR83KiNo/s1600/179532_3965340896776_1377996081_3500968_280216193_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WEqlZdG6l0s/T9DCCwMlESI/AAAAAAAACYg/sabKR83KiNo/s320/179532_3965340896776_1377996081_3500968_280216193_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>This is the first time in three years of blogging that I have let this much time pass between posts--I wasn't even this bad the week of my wedding.  But, between the morning sickness, the heavy workload, and my pending vacation, things have fallen through the cracks.  Sorry, faithful readers.  I will be back soon!

Delinquent!

This is the first time in three years of blogging that I have let this much time pass between posts--I wasn't even this bad the week of ...

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Goodness Me!

I am so very busy!  I am so very tired!  No blog yesterday.  Sorry about that, readers.  Mondays are tough...  Am I alone on that?

Goodness Me!

I am so very busy!  I am so very tired!  No blog yesterday.  Sorry about that, readers.  Mondays are tough...  Am I alone on that?

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