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Bedroom Makeover Ideas

<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/AVvXsEisjT67jAXlEE3s74Pfe6d67qXW0XSA8l7xCbwLmJmXotKVZ5vJVZ6N-0ytqGOhaYjP_4QKBumlyyfahNyPfTA3RWKUoaNT1YcvlN8CyoRMvkaoUJO1Ypkr14DfsaK8_VhZkfeu_89OvwM/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjT67jAXlEE3s74Pfe6d67qXW0XSA8l7xCbwLmJmXotKVZ5vJVZ6N-0ytqGOhaYjP_4QKBumlyyfahNyPfTA3RWKUoaNT1YcvlN8CyoRMvkaoUJO1Ypkr14DfsaK8_VhZkfeu_89OvwM/s400/1.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks to <a href="http://thevintiqueobject.blogspot.com/">Camille</a>, I was able to round up a few more inspiration photos for my bedroom makeover.   </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do love this headboard.   And aren't the flags are cool?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhps0eyKdTLkFvToX0jUK-pmGoMIK0ScWJqqaQUb7Cp1rZKZ8hs1g9ecassEvMnEIyn3oOIkPq69hmhrxD90S0rT7_u-PuZheqPtVXAFjNR-nCtuj7J6n-OdMO0grtRGeDJ2K-kFqcyEUU/s1600/oh-deer.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhps0eyKdTLkFvToX0jUK-pmGoMIK0ScWJqqaQUb7Cp1rZKZ8hs1g9ecassEvMnEIyn3oOIkPq69hmhrxD90S0rT7_u-PuZheqPtVXAFjNR-nCtuj7J6n-OdMO0grtRGeDJ2K-kFqcyEUU/s400/oh-deer.jpeg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This room is a little too rustic</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I do love a nice graphic quilt or blanket on a bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember <a href="http://anurbancottage.blogspot.com/2011/11/black-walls.html">Tommy Smythe's chevron quilt in the Black Walls pos</a>t?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ikhVF9B2-ZWKhg89SiNcx8AeJUOjsRIBgqNsX8x1f_Jk-lnoiiLR7Ntv2VSAvxArOhV2im85UGGy5ZuB2uDnpRPSOBfVBdazv4gifDrHKFfe95Z5OYJYDe8oqQtUZy6xKqN3bKkph7g/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ikhVF9B2-ZWKhg89SiNcx8AeJUOjsRIBgqNsX8x1f_Jk-lnoiiLR7Ntv2VSAvxArOhV2im85UGGy5ZuB2uDnpRPSOBfVBdazv4gifDrHKFfe95Z5OYJYDe8oqQtUZy6xKqN3bKkph7g/s400/2.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another nice masculine bedroom.  I love a headboard that has a fun shape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolokuqYxjUZ9kW56iezAtJupNtdnQE1z_GQDGT37nvrkOPj9jojIb7_puwYF_5niORJ-LvfTys7xp4DFfTZFjYeLxqDJEjywvMi97KUFynY-myLmStbn8lpmLhqomzU27gVePa5BWdmo/s1600/tumblr_lx8l5oIzdp1r9vqa3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolokuqYxjUZ9kW56iezAtJupNtdnQE1z_GQDGT37nvrkOPj9jojIb7_puwYF_5niORJ-LvfTys7xp4DFfTZFjYeLxqDJEjywvMi97KUFynY-myLmStbn8lpmLhqomzU27gVePa5BWdmo/s400/tumblr_lx8l5oIzdp1r9vqa3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...antique headboard I saw at an online auction.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aren't the turnings and headboard shapes wonderful?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiber3pyJIt4v234fuWQ5v716putplS68yObPojSRyJzFVZd9zbxhK9VJKyvCi4FH_f1GoO7jhh9iPDGKlwQaNJJcaBmZChtBYubXxVVDDfnIy9Txb6n5c7aWbyPM5ZLsklzIY5kiBseaY/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiber3pyJIt4v234fuWQ5v716putplS68yObPojSRyJzFVZd9zbxhK9VJKyvCi4FH_f1GoO7jhh9iPDGKlwQaNJJcaBmZChtBYubXxVVDDfnIy9Txb6n5c7aWbyPM5ZLsklzIY5kiBseaY/s400/3.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you remember Furlow Gatewood's bedroom from Veranda?  I love the warm gray walls with white trim and brown wood pieces.  I think this gray-brown-cream color palette is my favorite color palette.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did you notice the floors are painted white?  Love them!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nMbBOlvdpB3UR0fUz8cc4xyooiYpqxBA9ZBiMxOTHTuuYIftJ-0w9n41C6crYTr_oE6haSgJG8POy9D52oVwhrlmbSF_8K12q9WIL9oG-yn8kgrZ0AO8jZY8SIfSdPky2Y1pbW4ondc/s1600/3a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nMbBOlvdpB3UR0fUz8cc4xyooiYpqxBA9ZBiMxOTHTuuYIftJ-0w9n41C6crYTr_oE6haSgJG8POy9D52oVwhrlmbSF_8K12q9WIL9oG-yn8kgrZ0AO8jZY8SIfSdPky2Y1pbW4ondc/s400/3a.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a little too fancy for my house and my taste but I love this room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBE_jkibYp2dFASYjkFU47FYu5rYcEniAHXP5VUsNzxDJOWG4O6R_sChdpD8cPK-cOWFfoTLcnpieYtl4JwwMmXb4SBvahmpY6A8xBVDqQOqK2IL3u9oRvny83X5RoDCdBR5VoLd5YTHA/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBE_jkibYp2dFASYjkFU47FYu5rYcEniAHXP5VUsNzxDJOWG4O6R_sChdpD8cPK-cOWFfoTLcnpieYtl4JwwMmXb4SBvahmpY6A8xBVDqQOqK2IL3u9oRvny83X5RoDCdBR5VoLd5YTHA/s400/4.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love a nice iron bed too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1jd9ftKzSyMVf5NwYvqq9wEbdPuc9u2GgL3gsEbhoIgt3AH0NdA7xJ3Zanr5HEI50RRAVw-z5cB_gHosMQ_EmduiqTYaA1-k-H6tJkIWAECUdmWNYoD91UjAzzVlM3W3qDhBpiPKqSI/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1jd9ftKzSyMVf5NwYvqq9wEbdPuc9u2GgL3gsEbhoIgt3AH0NdA7xJ3Zanr5HEI50RRAVw-z5cB_gHosMQ_EmduiqTYaA1-k-H6tJkIWAECUdmWNYoD91UjAzzVlM3W3qDhBpiPKqSI/s400/6.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's another favorite room, again with white or ivory painted floors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Swap out the wall color for a gray and it's a more</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">casual version of the Furlow Gatewood room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMK8GeIvju9V4keYDDltGdegOhvQNm1vn_tZ9kA0KavBis0ELaBu8O-zY0Mroqf4TSyrK_oyP7mY9C6dZe9xgVZdiP1U3fRP1hh_8rfaMAbGl6nT9jCCUKnCWI4BmT81Y4TnBgAQmlsj4/s1600/8-13-john-derian-01_rect540.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMK8GeIvju9V4keYDDltGdegOhvQNm1vn_tZ9kA0KavBis0ELaBu8O-zY0Mroqf4TSyrK_oyP7mY9C6dZe9xgVZdiP1U3fRP1hh_8rfaMAbGl6nT9jCCUKnCWI4BmT81Y4TnBgAQmlsj4/s400/8-13-john-derian-01_rect540.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every time I redo a room and think about painting the walls, my mind goes back to the walls of John Derian's house in Provincetown.  These look like old horsehair plaster that were perhaps painted white one time and then had layers and layers of wallpaper over them for year</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzFE_55_bRSfw4HrfBY7rn07kcsHvJ6ju7nXixhYJ69qc88yDOUD-j7N5PgtQ3stVs8Kj2Fv3LsZIzC49jtsEP_ip73DsZoLu5l3SBiNRCP2EnLNDGb5XpyAYILKBmwVHrKYJBTdKIqU/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzFE_55_bRSfw4HrfBY7rn07kcsHvJ6ju7nXixhYJ69qc88yDOUD-j7N5PgtQ3stVs8Kj2Fv3LsZIzC49jtsEP_ip73DsZoLu5l3SBiNRCP2EnLNDGb5XpyAYILKBmwVHrKYJBTdKIqU/s400/7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is another one of my favorite images where the crusty plaster walls are left exposed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wonder if there's anyway I could recreate this look by applying wet brown paper of some kind that stains the surface of the wall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvFViYYo5PLUw5IbV8AwGzXsRw_OnxPXaUBud3ZG-XwUSW6bFROgUkvQp6HAQL1ED0qKsegpzju4-jzSjJN8VvSNrw-5eawhRnOnz4MTzrlGZ-wrhMtmfk2UiTmaXyXnX-b5qOFVSni0/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvFViYYo5PLUw5IbV8AwGzXsRw_OnxPXaUBud3ZG-XwUSW6bFROgUkvQp6HAQL1ED0qKsegpzju4-jzSjJN8VvSNrw-5eawhRnOnz4MTzrlGZ-wrhMtmfk2UiTmaXyXnX-b5qOFVSni0/s400/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or maybe some kind of paint technique that looks like raw plaster.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe applying paint with a trowel?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hSUo2WMI8g9V3hZtdIiCluh8Y88_G0Ep1jnV29pkrhYrnC2ccpdmm3sDC4vaz3qAyN0-bmKZJVvADYXMXZ-zOD_qFEHnRV0QQ4WCtfgzpaBrrFdenC22Y0kx4OwJpVSdIQg-25aULXc/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hSUo2WMI8g9V3hZtdIiCluh8Y88_G0Ep1jnV29pkrhYrnC2ccpdmm3sDC4vaz3qAyN0-bmKZJVvADYXMXZ-zOD_qFEHnRV0QQ4WCtfgzpaBrrFdenC22Y0kx4OwJpVSdIQg-25aULXc/s640/8.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or maybe dark walls with lots of graphic black and white artwork to break it up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Too many ideas; too few rooms. </div></div>

Bedroom Makeover Ideas

Thanks to Camille , I was able to round up a few more inspiration photos for my bedroom makeover. I do love this headboard. And aren...

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Black Walls

<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/AVvXsEgu1T9hQTiS8930En-2Ip4f5MOvEmgXXl1UzDpHK9KL_K-UF4RFlSNnwv9bJFPJwIStnYKvUtdtAkg_MBGYH2OMlAyOb6Q8SaBc9l3LIDP3UkTyYaBDRrxZWmK7-iyP_g9jDzaEFNnLswA/s1600/tommy+smythe3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1T9hQTiS8930En-2Ip4f5MOvEmgXXl1UzDpHK9KL_K-UF4RFlSNnwv9bJFPJwIStnYKvUtdtAkg_MBGYH2OMlAyOb6Q8SaBc9l3LIDP3UkTyYaBDRrxZWmK7-iyP_g9jDzaEFNnLswA/s320/tommy+smythe3.jpeg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know this is a little lame post but I've been sick this week so this is all I've got.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few weeks ago when I showed the Middle Bedroom, <a href="http://www.razmatazblog.blogspot.com/">Razmataz</a> said she thought my style reminded her of Tommy Smythe.  I know Tommy Smythe from Sarah's House (whose work I love) but I had never seen any of <a href="http://gallery.apartmenttherapy.com/photo/boston-tommys-apartment/item/177828">Tommy's work</a>.  Everything I saw was great, especially this 180-square-foot apartment of Tommy's with black walls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFIUBhC6wzLyEHEC3FlfbEscIc-RKBqlzxEBkJQUF-5nT0OXkB3My6x07QaXyKuabE7a2-njW5Q7q2y3xSElCHBY6dZ8OXb86mCDIOKCBfqEnipRzoaPXnknix7Zowb9XgFK-KFjziyw/s1600/Tommy%252520Smythe%252520interior%2525202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFIUBhC6wzLyEHEC3FlfbEscIc-RKBqlzxEBkJQUF-5nT0OXkB3My6x07QaXyKuabE7a2-njW5Q7q2y3xSElCHBY6dZ8OXb86mCDIOKCBfqEnipRzoaPXnknix7Zowb9XgFK-KFjziyw/s320/Tommy%252520Smythe%252520interior%2525202.jpeg" width="269" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really love this room.  I'm not sure I would have thought to pair black walls with darkly finished wood pieces but I think it's really handsome.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RxMVVXa0l-k4CmP3x4V_CaqnSxehpwFuT09yPIkAwylpLQycGEwWa5tf-SZh7ifGH5cSseDXq1JJiOGyIFWgjXOovo_UiR6INcrQPhB5A4ZIal5KO0ad0l3BYeMvUO4valxPsJsmfak/s1600/39356_131120216932635_128312767213380_167097_4707800_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RxMVVXa0l-k4CmP3x4V_CaqnSxehpwFuT09yPIkAwylpLQycGEwWa5tf-SZh7ifGH5cSseDXq1JJiOGyIFWgjXOovo_UiR6INcrQPhB5A4ZIal5KO0ad0l3BYeMvUO4valxPsJsmfak/s320/39356_131120216932635_128312767213380_167097_4707800_n.jpeg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I probably would have deferred to a black and white color scheme but wood furniture seems to really glow and I love the use of the persian carpet and the graphic red and white quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've always wanted to have a room with dark walls but I feel one dark room might need to be balanced by other dark walls around the house to balance it out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a few other black-walled rooms that I love.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQAQsPv7OT7expA1oV1hJW-2JK5HYlPURW_V0wu0UWe6Tito83XQCXIxO9OmdqCk7QOvbiQPzCNcfr82s2WHSO6COty6B1DwsvvXsSz9nENzvDow5OJBYwGJttDtWs7MgNp92Xmlt46Y/s1600/Pinned+Image.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQAQsPv7OT7expA1oV1hJW-2JK5HYlPURW_V0wu0UWe6Tito83XQCXIxO9OmdqCk7QOvbiQPzCNcfr82s2WHSO6COty6B1DwsvvXsSz9nENzvDow5OJBYwGJttDtWs7MgNp92Xmlt46Y/s640/Pinned+Image.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one's a little monochromatic but I do love the vignette at the bottom of the bed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjkEq-zR6lUapDWPbrRpmDdMETn_4YZ9OMh4cDokD2vtACjcTlFCxeluzhEgc0AAcII9QY2-MfQM3g3-bmoYVsBYmB3sntZ25wtKs4esDv1ZzXcmczwjqrBt4g3lqZSVtNu4HIFWb6Yk/s1600/sneak-peek-paige-morse.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjkEq-zR6lUapDWPbrRpmDdMETn_4YZ9OMh4cDokD2vtACjcTlFCxeluzhEgc0AAcII9QY2-MfQM3g3-bmoYVsBYmB3sntZ25wtKs4esDv1ZzXcmczwjqrBt4g3lqZSVtNu4HIFWb6Yk/s640/sneak-peek-paige-morse.jpeg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've seen this vignette all over blogland and pinterest lately.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAd1QYCIkyq_1tK_wrW2cHErvRdL4RHki0EBAeU_Ta66QnK8qj6JEWGCSan6-t9D6TSzUcb-29BzN-SQ3UJpkCOkCZ37KjwNHuyg99_eofVktZgRoNU7_t5bf5jqHn1qX6-K5qW32GmA/s1600/black.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAd1QYCIkyq_1tK_wrW2cHErvRdL4RHki0EBAeU_Ta66QnK8qj6JEWGCSan6-t9D6TSzUcb-29BzN-SQ3UJpkCOkCZ37KjwNHuyg99_eofVktZgRoNU7_t5bf5jqHn1qX6-K5qW32GmA/s640/black.jpeg" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fAY3AXmWX9Bxcwp-8vmpLHFj3sHlLkxZ1592Li1_V090bQbLGpGzv8Lt25vu504DNxZi5UUi2CU-abu2s8KeqCe3Vl846sHB1ZExWfk4KxLFLfYhJzfYpxHpjESNCiEh9nF7MH_S3xE/s1600/black-walls-sexy-sophisticated-chic.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fAY3AXmWX9Bxcwp-8vmpLHFj3sHlLkxZ1592Li1_V090bQbLGpGzv8Lt25vu504DNxZi5UUi2CU-abu2s8KeqCe3Vl846sHB1ZExWfk4KxLFLfYhJzfYpxHpjESNCiEh9nF7MH_S3xE/s400/black-walls-sexy-sophisticated-chic.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love, love, love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm seeing black and orange a lot lately.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsY-vj8QwwCw0LcdToKXf_h27xzZkgEhUeco3oWXjyCXCtSkiTZtDU72lNrY5rVkOsxHrRXjd8YR5hRqQslpnnfniAPYYT37VtP3RC9dFygAV8MADgxPlGaCTAsjtAZfmzJqZIozEPBNU/s1600/highpoint2011+228.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsY-vj8QwwCw0LcdToKXf_h27xzZkgEhUeco3oWXjyCXCtSkiTZtDU72lNrY5rVkOsxHrRXjd8YR5hRqQslpnnfniAPYYT37VtP3RC9dFygAV8MADgxPlGaCTAsjtAZfmzJqZIozEPBNU/s400/highpoint2011+228.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a room from this year's Highpoint from my friend Carol's (formerly of Sofas and Sage) new blog <a href="http://www.houseandhomedefined.com/">House and Home Defined</a>.  I've also always wanted an orange room....the color of Chicken Tikka Masala.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_78IrdVUvE1FhDMjdOl0HOsxBUCqhyzMvPGz98htZvAE5nd3KlAnj34otuDxDAyuxU-aG8BCj1vERgJketYSdHTUSttgjjVzBSXtURDAZ1msSD10TW-z_PaPDnxctW_P3JDbIhwUnMQ8/s1600/bryans-navy-camel-room-room-for-color-2011-159169.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_78IrdVUvE1FhDMjdOl0HOsxBUCqhyzMvPGz98htZvAE5nd3KlAnj34otuDxDAyuxU-aG8BCj1vERgJketYSdHTUSttgjjVzBSXtURDAZ1msSD10TW-z_PaPDnxctW_P3JDbIhwUnMQ8/s400/bryans-navy-camel-room-room-for-color-2011-159169.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great foo dog vignette.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7fRxRJhzeO1uoHDYgzvQPVf0wxommgKAeeRpVitIqPTPTgpOGBpoKFsv2hTSewNHIgo5eId6nrvnsnY9rv5FN2xCmqBEqM4rjAcM-k5YTnqmCg6GlT4xygDxRqrDGvHl0UUB23wPEHA/s1600/search.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7fRxRJhzeO1uoHDYgzvQPVf0wxommgKAeeRpVitIqPTPTgpOGBpoKFsv2hTSewNHIgo5eId6nrvnsnY9rv5FN2xCmqBEqM4rjAcM-k5YTnqmCg6GlT4xygDxRqrDGvHl0UUB23wPEHA/s400/search.jpeg" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd love to spend my weekends getting cat hair out of this rug.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTINixXoSweM63x_TQZGkq7yHln_VcCiG1yQMuC78rB9jl0M_sXNPZa4tw67bwa-NJ6D8rqLlCTMdFpIDrB-Rj3rT78jsitxo5ZHYqblL70A_L1wZRspvw_RWz4LX7aqwoCzLoHHbtfs/s1600/6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTINixXoSweM63x_TQZGkq7yHln_VcCiG1yQMuC78rB9jl0M_sXNPZa4tw67bwa-NJ6D8rqLlCTMdFpIDrB-Rj3rT78jsitxo5ZHYqblL70A_L1wZRspvw_RWz4LX7aqwoCzLoHHbtfs/s320/6.jpeg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This might be a really, really dark green...but nice room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOqGfGOJ1qtQ_OrKyPYtm6I022zWD02lQuyshj6sqSF9rzioMtyK884QMHlWVhVj494_lvSQli4DfmP8yTqP4C9BgXZzrD8wK8-QXydn6Y98KWbaqsZv7wsL4o-nt7qWCpSsDJ9_RPVg/s1600/192622-7-002.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOqGfGOJ1qtQ_OrKyPYtm6I022zWD02lQuyshj6sqSF9rzioMtyK884QMHlWVhVj494_lvSQli4DfmP8yTqP4C9BgXZzrD8wK8-QXydn6Y98KWbaqsZv7wsL4o-nt7qWCpSsDJ9_RPVg/s400/192622-7-002.jpeg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since my ceilings are low, I think I'd lave to paint my base moldings black as well.  I do like the casings painted black and I've always loved black window mullions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhG8y1p8rYggFVyKv2yDsNP9At4iWfCOkGsdDgb2w2cIXQp0TZCd12ERbG_68tNIKqnb2zOGlim4UxycW2OsBRgQ0TZDWuW9H11deBKQcPLOrj4p4RvOQ0GaZe2hnfmISnwaH0h2GH_TQk/s1600/Mary_McDonald_Cropped_Leopard445x393.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8y1p8rYggFVyKv2yDsNP9At4iWfCOkGsdDgb2w2cIXQp0TZCd12ERbG_68tNIKqnb2zOGlim4UxycW2OsBRgQ0TZDWuW9H11deBKQcPLOrj4p4RvOQ0GaZe2hnfmISnwaH0h2GH_TQk/s400/Mary_McDonald_Cropped_Leopard445x393.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think Mary McDonald's drapes... </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Could you ever have a black room?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or do you think they're better to look at than live with?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">P.S. Oh, after the Tommy Smythe room, I stole all this stuff off Pinterest.  Pinterest makes it really easy to find inspiration photos.  I just searched black walls and I found all these places.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I said it was lame.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>

Black Walls

I know this is a little lame post but I've been sick this week so this is all I've got. A few weeks ago when I showed the Middle Bed...

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Louis XVI Chairs: Strip Search

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DjqR4CToPA9ZFtO0TrOqPkgaI-rz3ZueprpC4B6BlpTRBLy0wBLDcC2T4GmFlvT4t_J_FzboZRjtI0F_4XrmOifvXq43NQrmufBkveiUKM3EZEIBQvMMmVQzFlqbtPAQmOloloDsc5I/s1600/Wisteria+XVI+End+Chair.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DjqR4CToPA9ZFtO0TrOqPkgaI-rz3ZueprpC4B6BlpTRBLy0wBLDcC2T4GmFlvT4t_J_FzboZRjtI0F_4XrmOifvXq43NQrmufBkveiUKM3EZEIBQvMMmVQzFlqbtPAQmOloloDsc5I/s400/Wisteria+XVI+End+Chair.jpeg" width="382" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today was a snow day.  I don't want to talk about it.   Every time I do, people leave me comments about how it's 70 degrees here, 85 degrees there or that they're sitting on the beach; they're picking their first crop of snowdrops or planting their sweet peas.  So I'm just going to sit here in my igloo and be happy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMy1wtBai2wKj0ObC7-GGZmShdPS-x7P6teOvTizN7hDwa1NKjTOUWPvdftBCrJoG0CZUqLLdPSDM4451yCzxkMpWpFJVjdRTKQlpmAwrLzL7LXPC93yE4URFruIQrTUipZPIOMnVgtwk/s1600/401959839_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMy1wtBai2wKj0ObC7-GGZmShdPS-x7P6teOvTizN7hDwa1NKjTOUWPvdftBCrJoG0CZUqLLdPSDM4451yCzxkMpWpFJVjdRTKQlpmAwrLzL7LXPC93yE4URFruIQrTUipZPIOMnVgtwk/s400/401959839_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted a diversion from shoveling and painting windows so I decided to strip the Louis XVI chairs I bought on ebay and search for some inspiration for their makeover.  The welting must have been glued on with gorilla glue and there must have been a thousand staples  in the upholstery.  It took me a few hours with a screwdriver and pliers to get the job done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyS7tN5CSYSoIzYmwZca8H9_ul5G60248gINGjTdWW7G9lwdwBk1QCMebDra5a7Hxsn9M9iP3Ujyd_3bh2TAvWkHkx3uJJqL51ADoCuwchDkXNH1ks_55lar51r9aJtLh8K1652cLG_gg/s1600/IMG_4666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyS7tN5CSYSoIzYmwZca8H9_ul5G60248gINGjTdWW7G9lwdwBk1QCMebDra5a7Hxsn9M9iP3Ujyd_3bh2TAvWkHkx3uJJqL51ADoCuwchDkXNH1ks_55lar51r9aJtLh8K1652cLG_gg/s400/IMG_4666.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here he is stripped down.  Isn't it a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">huge</span> improvement?  They remind me...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DjqR4CToPA9ZFtO0TrOqPkgaI-rz3ZueprpC4B6BlpTRBLy0wBLDcC2T4GmFlvT4t_J_FzboZRjtI0F_4XrmOifvXq43NQrmufBkveiUKM3EZEIBQvMMmVQzFlqbtPAQmOloloDsc5I/s1600/Wisteria+XVI+End+Chair.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DjqR4CToPA9ZFtO0TrOqPkgaI-rz3ZueprpC4B6BlpTRBLy0wBLDcC2T4GmFlvT4t_J_FzboZRjtI0F_4XrmOifvXq43NQrmufBkveiUKM3EZEIBQvMMmVQzFlqbtPAQmOloloDsc5I/s400/Wisteria+XVI+End+Chair.jpeg" width="382" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...of the Louis XVI chair from Wisteria found <a href="http://www.wisteria.com/Louis-XVI-End-Chair/productinfo/W4075/">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tend to want to change paint colors, drapes, duvet covers, pillows, etc., every few years so I'd like to keep them fairly neutral.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhny27LZk1ET9180kiOvZyZah2WurTqBBxk__d3Xq076IMoEgsBNgwZx0Hi5M_0fSNI8Fy-6DyNpbu-_j21Yn-G8RO7J_Q2eJ04LEDpRxlqR9j4mvpGvJU61VlmVEsKPnFsWJf6VD293i0/s1600/Picture+16.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhny27LZk1ET9180kiOvZyZah2WurTqBBxk__d3Xq076IMoEgsBNgwZx0Hi5M_0fSNI8Fy-6DyNpbu-_j21Yn-G8RO7J_Q2eJ04LEDpRxlqR9j4mvpGvJU61VlmVEsKPnFsWJf6VD293i0/s400/Picture+16.png" width="297" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via houzz.com</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm thinking that a medium gray with a neutral linen would look great with the new wood and zinc pedestal table.  But I'd love to put some pattern on that opening on the back.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15FHFAgqIpNaYCwggFbTMKwaEYAR6-a2G1XKEeUmlRwci0dAkVb43XGiyGCkoax80NxuScnFMLL63TyUtQ3_XdSN49f_ld2pm14qJSgXxVbulVh0B4QyC3kga0dijTAeYgpAZhDZYpxo/s1600/Picture+4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15FHFAgqIpNaYCwggFbTMKwaEYAR6-a2G1XKEeUmlRwci0dAkVb43XGiyGCkoax80NxuScnFMLL63TyUtQ3_XdSN49f_ld2pm14qJSgXxVbulVh0B4QyC3kga0dijTAeYgpAZhDZYpxo/s400/Picture+4.png" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via houzz.com </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I've been thinking that I'd like to use a light with a more contemporary drum shade over the table.  Except for the table, I really love this room.  I love the light, the bookcases, the window seat and I even find the lucite chairs with grain sack cushions an interesting juxtaposition.  I really don't dislike the table, but it might be nicer for my imaginary summer home in Spruce Head, Maine.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Mot_ffZRzRGOURrS675dmnGt9P1b58yiJp7_HuFZAZQEfOhgCIJJdGJ80w_DaYzYJDQbtz054_OzAdQKovPIL8BZVaPmIscRmX51BaNNH5y0zFsfzOfzitJl-z7rK_lcXL3Obu1IK1Y/s1600/Picture+15.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Mot_ffZRzRGOURrS675dmnGt9P1b58yiJp7_HuFZAZQEfOhgCIJJdGJ80w_DaYzYJDQbtz054_OzAdQKovPIL8BZVaPmIscRmX51BaNNH5y0zFsfzOfzitJl-z7rK_lcXL3Obu1IK1Y/s400/Picture+15.png" width="257" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via houzz.com</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">The metallic finish is interesting and I love the combination of gray and brown (in the floor).</div></div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheconsCKdYuQ4FdQy529VxLwV9FPuikZ2Tat1u2Hl699uZ53tnRQ9ufRcYpReqaTOcU6-h7ZEFkdVLVmx-9PUn7FUMokDkaF3xaQk9lKGshK1DyZeZZsoHQOwrAkSwmb3Rn0yjzARldbg/s1600/IMG_4669_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheconsCKdYuQ4FdQy529VxLwV9FPuikZ2Tat1u2Hl699uZ53tnRQ9ufRcYpReqaTOcU6-h7ZEFkdVLVmx-9PUn7FUMokDkaF3xaQk9lKGshK1DyZeZZsoHQOwrAkSwmb3Rn0yjzARldbg/s400/IMG_4669_2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boys love them too!  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think I'll go get some paint this weekend if I can get out of my igloo.  A few light glazes might be all they need.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Any suggestions?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(To Mommy of 3:  Thank you for all your great comments!  You don't have an e-mail address attached to your profile so I have no way to respond to you.  If you'll leave me a comment with your e-mail, or send me an e-mail to urbancottageblog@gmail.com I'll be happy to get back to you.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>

Louis XVI Chairs: Strip Search

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Marblehead, Massachusetts (Part 2)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpovTZEp6J_Kc7Muhm3uswxtA4SHEc_Y9GMuUl2bUEJVvQ1izluSeaUC9KY2w41KI4LomttH4Dot96n6kvojvBEc645Ttu24RdGJ3RonCUQ8q6Kzv6b7rPELPifIaF55riXMvRdzKduQ/s1600/IMG_3528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpovTZEp6J_Kc7Muhm3uswxtA4SHEc_Y9GMuUl2bUEJVvQ1izluSeaUC9KY2w41KI4LomttH4Dot96n6kvojvBEc645Ttu24RdGJ3RonCUQ8q6Kzv6b7rPELPifIaF55riXMvRdzKduQ/s400/IMG_3528.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you missed my first post on Marblehead, Massachusetts, you can jump to it <a href="http://anurbancottage.blogspot.com/2010/08/marblehead-massachusetts-part-1.html">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On my walk up to the Old Burial Hill, this house caught my attention, not for the salmon-colored door, but for the meandering path to door.  Not only is it much more visually interesting, the path provides a direct view past the house to the harbor beyond.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's take a little walk down the driveway to get a peek.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZ4veDcbeHTmTprmHV077HbFwmQBZ5avHIVzl4nO2lbxZGAz8hi8bR6z1Z3ZovEX5jUAYEzwSwc_zj8fpDvncNmcqYJV1eK0LVuOwTTUmXO_pHeJhOTN7Q2xmQci8wWqvcuQexKmnoKI/s1600/IMG_3529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZ4veDcbeHTmTprmHV077HbFwmQBZ5avHIVzl4nO2lbxZGAz8hi8bR6z1Z3ZovEX5jUAYEzwSwc_zj8fpDvncNmcqYJV1eK0LVuOwTTUmXO_pHeJhOTN7Q2xmQci8wWqvcuQexKmnoKI/s400/IMG_3529.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Marblehead Neck<br />(Click photo to enlarge)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpovTZEp6J_Kc7Muhm3uswxtA4SHEc_Y9GMuUl2bUEJVvQ1izluSeaUC9KY2w41KI4LomttH4Dot96n6kvojvBEc645Ttu24RdGJ3RonCUQ8q6Kzv6b7rPELPifIaF55riXMvRdzKduQ/s1600/IMG_3528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here it is.  Can you imagine coming home to work every day and enjoying a nice glass of wine watching yachts and sailboats drift by?  Pure heaven in my opinion.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ-87UIqVfGHZS068s1KDPelpwa8h5GQZ9_FCmXPhFeBJdiDB9P7Qt9-1A8dwVv7P-zrTwwEEebWB2t_DIZ8VpvQE0cUYjdZ3TK8KFkWBa41vOOaHm6q5jcj-ngvmpXlRWAK6ArD4YP0/s1600/IMG_3532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ-87UIqVfGHZS068s1KDPelpwa8h5GQZ9_FCmXPhFeBJdiDB9P7Qt9-1A8dwVv7P-zrTwwEEebWB2t_DIZ8VpvQE0cUYjdZ3TK8KFkWBa41vOOaHm6q5jcj-ngvmpXlRWAK6ArD4YP0/s1600/IMG_3532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ-87UIqVfGHZS068s1KDPelpwa8h5GQZ9_FCmXPhFeBJdiDB9P7Qt9-1A8dwVv7P-zrTwwEEebWB2t_DIZ8VpvQE0cUYjdZ3TK8KFkWBa41vOOaHm6q5jcj-ngvmpXlRWAK6ArD4YP0/s400/IMG_3532.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right at the steps up to the burial ground, sits this house backed right up to the granite ledge which creates its own little enclosed space.  It's really unique.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ-87UIqVfGHZS068s1KDPelpwa8h5GQZ9_FCmXPhFeBJdiDB9P7Qt9-1A8dwVv7P-zrTwwEEebWB2t_DIZ8VpvQE0cUYjdZ3TK8KFkWBa41vOOaHm6q5jcj-ngvmpXlRWAK6ArD4YP0/s1600/IMG_3532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cku76KQusAb4YVnvhmaQ7MI8nlEt0jWWhK3XUnUOhedVerqUBhDGc-W5gaCz0zTR5bZ2y0T8hpTNnf16CY-LK6rzKk5on1ZZYoC4UgmqqgBDwpfV8rBm1co8xmqQAr2FGEJiYgCHPlk/s1600/IMG_3534_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cku76KQusAb4YVnvhmaQ7MI8nlEt0jWWhK3XUnUOhedVerqUBhDGc-W5gaCz0zTR5bZ2y0T8hpTNnf16CY-LK6rzKk5on1ZZYoC4UgmqqgBDwpfV8rBm1co8xmqQAr2FGEJiYgCHPlk/s400/IMG_3534_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you've never had a chance to walk around an old New England cemetery, you're missing an interesting experience.  The imagery and narratives on the headstones are really quite intriguing.   This particular burial ground is notable for its huge granite ledges...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVD7rXnQjzGONBCNmIr-JQIH-vajLycuMBgY9ow9xzgADlWl0OUC6uXwSTSO_5msF6mnFXeu6XENe3V6FqWqSYQeM1ZzyVYX3QZyUiBGAnTkHAN8HP0GO8SJcV5KDW3UwhkPjR5tDAi2I/s1600/IMG_3535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVD7rXnQjzGONBCNmIr-JQIH-vajLycuMBgY9ow9xzgADlWl0OUC6uXwSTSO_5msF6mnFXeu6XENe3V6FqWqSYQeM1ZzyVYX3QZyUiBGAnTkHAN8HP0GO8SJcV5KDW3UwhkPjR5tDAi2I/s400/IMG_3535.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...as well as the wonderful views of the harbor these spirits get to enjoy.  There are many heros of the American Revolution buried here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWchaCOZzT664of3OKak5SOlq9TC7gniASEkWFk1-kFnMPQ1rp3tiHQT8973lu8dx61L-VmHPPF7wDZkRN5EELe7FimSuDzXqJiukFGjJOFCxigxaTrfLwX0agwcAlyVPc3p6iEC9ssOQ/s1600/IMG_3531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWchaCOZzT664of3OKak5SOlq9TC7gniASEkWFk1-kFnMPQ1rp3tiHQT8973lu8dx61L-VmHPPF7wDZkRN5EELe7FimSuDzXqJiukFGjJOFCxigxaTrfLwX0agwcAlyVPc3p6iEC9ssOQ/s400/IMG_3531.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On my walk back down the hill, this is one of two entrances on the front of the house...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh097y5k-tQOBJvYAc6nPA9AmNyti9eUHFFyhlQI47Ou-zsqQnzeiRnPEQULsIxLow7b3yw3ajaqtMeo_zrUzB2vjgc21m55Jt__AFrWUFFeiYSXBWSkXgxGxAbIRT-mJwL2foG3LvYL_Q/s1600/IMG_3539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh097y5k-tQOBJvYAc6nPA9AmNyti9eUHFFyhlQI47Ou-zsqQnzeiRnPEQULsIxLow7b3yw3ajaqtMeo_zrUzB2vjgc21m55Jt__AFrWUFFeiYSXBWSkXgxGxAbIRT-mJwL2foG3LvYL_Q/s640/IMG_3539.jpg" width="424" /></a><br /><br />...and this is the other more ornate entrance.  It's not my favorite color scheme but the woodwork around the door is gorgeous.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifimclYdLPYDUFjhh3T-xotNmGF5x8M2prO2_ce0IGaCkAUcW8lmIUD1BvmPNv3FMCxxu7hrfU1WPzF4a2Jc_1qmsKf7NI4O-RMH-_MiSkDoRxhmSIXfExGghEA1Q8x-6myrc0Dwp548s/s1600/IMG_3508-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifimclYdLPYDUFjhh3T-xotNmGF5x8M2prO2_ce0IGaCkAUcW8lmIUD1BvmPNv3FMCxxu7hrfU1WPzF4a2Jc_1qmsKf7NI4O-RMH-_MiSkDoRxhmSIXfExGghEA1Q8x-6myrc0Dwp548s/s400/IMG_3508-1.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've collected a lot of images of homes with monochromatic color schemes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmMHQZ8w0AYutZcsel66Sw6DjhIDTc3fjkDBcmFLNfH-vhA5r_Wul67v7jkamie2b706cwjU2aCP4TbQM1vh8jHui1yoOk1J8UHNWzQdzvLwKMuwz1AUkNdIYI_CSLkBnpZAOX45ilDI/s1600/IMG_3542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmMHQZ8w0AYutZcsel66Sw6DjhIDTc3fjkDBcmFLNfH-vhA5r_Wul67v7jkamie2b706cwjU2aCP4TbQM1vh8jHui1yoOk1J8UHNWzQdzvLwKMuwz1AUkNdIYI_CSLkBnpZAOX45ilDI/s400/IMG_3542.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think such a color scheme instantly creates a historical look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSb9PLdMjENhLNQYjGa7rW_IGT6bIaFuw72BlifRccZtW0ts0FL6-plKWPpLkEPwnzN2j-Zf6GB5BbUOGNnmCy7lz-pg_VuXyLex7oK8rTbGFBxgBN4JWDe7MuzwNWWBiRVVpsuK8VWYI/s1600/IMG_3542_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSb9PLdMjENhLNQYjGa7rW_IGT6bIaFuw72BlifRccZtW0ts0FL6-plKWPpLkEPwnzN2j-Zf6GB5BbUOGNnmCy7lz-pg_VuXyLex7oK8rTbGFBxgBN4JWDe7MuzwNWWBiRVVpsuK8VWYI/s400/IMG_3542_2.jpg" width="285" /></a><br /><br />This is one my favorite all-green houses.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdiqbVZ539vqktmKWN_A8PaTMVDm1VmwaSAZYENxWekvzOkZ5_Gi-QB9_03RVJfjIOqRgPFBL80n8u1hnRWATwj5H0Bw2JbioifFLGBm7v7iCnL6vdXLQv8Lurrv8GQe7HM-92DzfUi8/s1600/IMG_3543_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdiqbVZ539vqktmKWN_A8PaTMVDm1VmwaSAZYENxWekvzOkZ5_Gi-QB9_03RVJfjIOqRgPFBL80n8u1hnRWATwj5H0Bw2JbioifFLGBm7v7iCnL6vdXLQv8Lurrv8GQe7HM-92DzfUi8/s400/IMG_3543_2.jpg" width="357" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This almost medieval-looking door...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOgbgiQtcwpIvduNuZfZSIRxKZDOhhTIuIhg0o_mCw-7Kdpv9wF2uvAuUmpaHiJC2oEPpJjKC4zhvU5c4aJf4ph3GArWw5aQHVMsqHDPFrzaK4ktjTytusZqAll_BCRvbbNbpt_mxRf8/s1600/IMG_3544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOgbgiQtcwpIvduNuZfZSIRxKZDOhhTIuIhg0o_mCw-7Kdpv9wF2uvAuUmpaHiJC2oEPpJjKC4zhvU5c4aJf4ph3GArWw5aQHVMsqHDPFrzaK4ktjTytusZqAll_BCRvbbNbpt_mxRf8/s400/IMG_3544.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...is on the Ambrose Gale house built in 1663.  347 years old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVkUlGYgmJhfOQNgGVXgrizISbZnec-SkNynj21z6QONa5szYylXlvIpXtnhkx6QIhx2NCAQFQMPGOl-uNLDMJpX4US6XAtjbVU5Bi7hH0BK1kzp31tcdGUKr5cWdhpLbxjGh-ZIthAA/s1600/IMG_3546_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVkUlGYgmJhfOQNgGVXgrizISbZnec-SkNynj21z6QONa5szYylXlvIpXtnhkx6QIhx2NCAQFQMPGOl-uNLDMJpX4US6XAtjbVU5Bi7hH0BK1kzp31tcdGUKr5cWdhpLbxjGh-ZIthAA/s400/IMG_3546_2.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />Just a little farther down Franklin Street, one of the "oldest wayes in towne," the houses almost meet in the street like good old neighbors.  I love the castle-like pattern of shadows created by the dormers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRt9XATO3I7D4xBlkZaM3XN5t91CP961VSwpuNEXa029wGj1CkkpFbbyZtdUJRwFEB6a3HDG7czVHoEWK2lixWSzQ2N0erZBhcPrPGV_HKWibw6ofkvQWpFCUxlt9vohS0TdJIKzZKGc/s1600/IMG_3549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRt9XATO3I7D4xBlkZaM3XN5t91CP961VSwpuNEXa029wGj1CkkpFbbyZtdUJRwFEB6a3HDG7czVHoEWK2lixWSzQ2N0erZBhcPrPGV_HKWibw6ofkvQWpFCUxlt9vohS0TdJIKzZKGc/s400/IMG_3549.jpg" width="337" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wander back and forth between the water and the center of town not knowing what to focus on.  Lights, hardware, shutters, paint colors...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-sjOUKMmzknFX-okc3za0NogX_VwwdtwdQxpSYyVkdEA81N_Jvx39w64VWHyrGggDyisJ79tJ4GCsbVDZoweYT_zT2YLoq__j5i2uBrIgcb8rY0a87fktp_NYNqvvaEJtDBpPj1ALYk/s1600/IMG_3552_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-sjOUKMmzknFX-okc3za0NogX_VwwdtwdQxpSYyVkdEA81N_Jvx39w64VWHyrGggDyisJ79tJ4GCsbVDZoweYT_zT2YLoq__j5i2uBrIgcb8rY0a87fktp_NYNqvvaEJtDBpPj1ALYk/s640/IMG_3552_2.jpg" width="409" /></a><br /><br />or pretty gardens, windows boxes and pots.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UKF4qcjZfMnY94wBGdJCc3hKEU3epntzYiuZvt0CMTb9BuYd7zonzDHUHd5zApvSRPCCn9GIrq1y-c9wjXmUY1VmDTNbh_X0ToFk6GN1B3nktulnrZioXMU1qrgVe894nbSlXxy2BsE/s1600/IMG_3556_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UKF4qcjZfMnY94wBGdJCc3hKEU3epntzYiuZvt0CMTb9BuYd7zonzDHUHd5zApvSRPCCn9GIrq1y-c9wjXmUY1VmDTNbh_X0ToFk6GN1B3nktulnrZioXMU1qrgVe894nbSlXxy2BsE/s400/IMG_3556_2.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Doesn't this street seem unreal?  Like something from the movie Pleasantville.   I didn't even realize at the time I took the photo that there wasn't a single car in the shot.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10IgcQqfMlPl5ZfP3rufvrI-v8q5GdWWFOyPq8xp0QE5txjlci6HEY9V_kKLC1hIxRANQErh-lMx6ZoHx40ukL9WQTa59aTVAZSgpJF-R09H-RXm6nAWFfdww4RPSEZ7WOGOCAtD6cGk/s1600/IMG_3511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10IgcQqfMlPl5ZfP3rufvrI-v8q5GdWWFOyPq8xp0QE5txjlci6HEY9V_kKLC1hIxRANQErh-lMx6ZoHx40ukL9WQTa59aTVAZSgpJF-R09H-RXm6nAWFfdww4RPSEZ7WOGOCAtD6cGk/s400/IMG_3511.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This house was built 1683.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BRhyphenhyphenLRSs_SL0CexSU17BtekvqkMb2T40X-L67jE88zQRQt4B-LAPq9s6ZrBIveu9MgU3jwmkP7nUWgz_L-_ZXxmazaWV6izueVpI5iUUaS2onwBHMKx83BV8nxPUpCfXyO6-h6s45i4/s1600/IMG_3565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BRhyphenhyphenLRSs_SL0CexSU17BtekvqkMb2T40X-L67jE88zQRQt4B-LAPq9s6ZrBIveu9MgU3jwmkP7nUWgz_L-_ZXxmazaWV6izueVpI5iUUaS2onwBHMKx83BV8nxPUpCfXyO6-h6s45i4/s400/IMG_3565.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of the shops downtown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uZ5Vn-kA8Xtxb_2kyJxXA0jaNQBJyNKorm1a8HP2vnjqdThbGGXuLlPvytKK9h9kx9emHNNxcNvyaNTRNEZhtAAz5voPWyK1vs5kDH1a27f34FZcV0ZdmWJxzYKl6iB00bTbeoia6Lw/s1600/IMG_3563_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uZ5Vn-kA8Xtxb_2kyJxXA0jaNQBJyNKorm1a8HP2vnjqdThbGGXuLlPvytKK9h9kx9emHNNxcNvyaNTRNEZhtAAz5voPWyK1vs5kDH1a27f34FZcV0ZdmWJxzYKl6iB00bTbeoia6Lw/s400/IMG_3563_2.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The flower store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uZ5Vn-kA8Xtxb_2kyJxXA0jaNQBJyNKorm1a8HP2vnjqdThbGGXuLlPvytKK9h9kx9emHNNxcNvyaNTRNEZhtAAz5voPWyK1vs5kDH1a27f34FZcV0ZdmWJxzYKl6iB00bTbeoia6Lw/s1600/IMG_3563_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtkqbAp_WPHUH_CWzMUnP9TNJtWUUn4A5_H1PmchcbwiSS-MBp26-UlBsQ7MFIXUwxQ1reZ7L-5aA7Oz7wnqNoeklwlIok_hjgxPNd4fw-Fu0laVVKyjfO5wEjYmp6VoFKaBjFHj_EI4/s1600/IMG_3557_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtkqbAp_WPHUH_CWzMUnP9TNJtWUUn4A5_H1PmchcbwiSS-MBp26-UlBsQ7MFIXUwxQ1reZ7L-5aA7Oz7wnqNoeklwlIok_hjgxPNd4fw-Fu0laVVKyjfO5wEjYmp6VoFKaBjFHj_EI4/s400/IMG_3557_2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love these doors made of planks with the wide wrought iron hinges.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITYBSSt-C3GUvGULvgw1uESlHn4RRTiRLpy2t_poV9AqMn05gXnF7A24OwJj1pFmHc7MFo6IZStflHgaQFMlh2wtP1V-aXvf_jXKx4W9fQjptBTKrwenL8L634sgYsH_jguaIhAP4eek/s1600/IMG_3566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITYBSSt-C3GUvGULvgw1uESlHn4RRTiRLpy2t_poV9AqMn05gXnF7A24OwJj1pFmHc7MFo6IZStflHgaQFMlh2wtP1V-aXvf_jXKx4W9fQjptBTKrwenL8L634sgYsH_jguaIhAP4eek/s400/IMG_3566.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On my way back to my car, I admire this handsome house in Washington Square.  Everything is impeccable and restrained.  I love the curved fence and, surprisingly, the lack of a front garden. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFfst5xuHzZ6MTTlqq7Ok9HhM92R0xbDM4VqQgF1AuTbDzETPdHJhfMAdIKpVchKIojsDjwLMkKfr6qkiciKpdIAmCtZTglFvMrix9JRW8ES0ZJwFhzBtnXgzhEuqTJcA_ASJ_KLzG_0/s1600/IMG_3567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFfst5xuHzZ6MTTlqq7Ok9HhM92R0xbDM4VqQgF1AuTbDzETPdHJhfMAdIKpVchKIojsDjwLMkKfr6qkiciKpdIAmCtZTglFvMrix9JRW8ES0ZJwFhzBtnXgzhEuqTJcA_ASJ_KLzG_0/s400/IMG_3567.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Notice the louvered door.  It's unusual but seems appropriate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've had a wonderful day and look forward to coming back sometime to explore more of Marblehead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Where should I go next?  Maybe Salem in search of witches?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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