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Year of the Dragon 2012

Sorry for the radio silence yesterday. We had a whirl wind of a weekend! Like everybody else, sometimes life gets in the way. We ran the entire time between kids sports, yard work (hard to believe it's already time for that), laundry, celebrating my husband's birthday, a 6th grade dance (yikes!), finishing up all the AV programing for our new media area and getting my den put back together (for a full explanation of the media area click here). Yes! The media area is finally finished, and I'm thrilled with it. I promise to take some pictures to show you later this week. Sorry for the tease, I just have not had time to photograph it.

What I wanted to share with you today is a recent find. A couple of weeks ago I was sourcing accessories for a design job I've been working on and ran across these very cool dragon plates.

The price was great (around $40 for a set of six), and I loved the shape of the dragons along with the gold/brassy tones. Also, I don't have a single dragon in my house. So, I snagged them - (thinking at a minimum they would be a fun addition to my dining room for a dinner party).

Then, last week I took a look at the February/March issue of Traditional Home. To my delight, there was an entire five page spread on all things dragon! I did not realize 2012 is the year of the dragon (not sure where I've been?).

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I do think it can be a bit intimidating to incorporate dragons into your interiors. So, I thought it would be fun to give you a little inspiration. Here are just a few fun ways to celebrate the year.

Schumacher Chiang Mai Dragon in Mocha (one of my favorites)

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A sweet photograph of a newborn.

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Green Jade Pendant

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Wallpaper for a child's room - great as an accent wall; or, for a smaller punch, add it to the backs of a bookshelf or hutch.

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Wallpaper for a grown up space.

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Plates for either display on the wall or worked in with your current china pattern.

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Graphic Long Dragon Print (another great piece for a child's room).

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For the man in your life.

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Boxes are such wonderful accessories for any space.

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These are a statement. I could see a pair of these in a kitchen for open shelving.

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Still not sure about having a dragon in your house? Well, maybe the solution is to paint your doors Ben Moore Dragon's Breath!

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Hope your week is off to a great start.
I am working on a redesign all this week, so posting will be light! M.

My Interior Design Website

I am so excited to share my brand new website with you! As most of you know, I left my staging company here in Birmingham this past Spring to start my own interior design firm. At the time, I decided to do a complete makeover of my blog and also had the talented Shari Miller of Little Blue Deer come up with a logo for my interior design business. I wanted the two logos to compliment each other.

Since then, I have been busy working on lots of fun design projects for clients and just have not had the time to put together my design website. So, last month, I decided I needed to pull it all together. I found I was getting lots of emails and questions from potential clients on my rates and services. So, now all this information is online for you to see. As my business continues to grow and I find time to have my spaces photographed, I will continue to add to my portfolio. I want to thank each and every one of you for continuing to support my business by reading my blog, sponsoring my blog and hiring me for design jobs. I have met so many people, both design clients and bloggers in the virtual world, who have made my year one of the most interesting to date. So from the heart, thank you!

If you have been thinking about interior design help, I hope you will take a look at my design services to see if we could be a fit for a project in your home! Right now, I am scheduling work about two weeks out, so let me know if you are interested, and I will put you on the calendar! M.

Kips Bay Decorator Show House Still a Go!

The Kips Bay Decorator Show House is an annual fundraiser for the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club wherein big-name interior designers dress up a pricey Manhattan home for touring. This tour (now in it's 38th year) raises scads of money every year. However, there was a hiccup in the process this year. Apparently, the house set for the show was sold (for a reported $19.5 million) and the new owners were not interested in hosting the event.

That left the organization floundering for a place to host the tour (not to mention the fact that many of the designers on the tour had already begun their design plans, shopping etc. for the space they had be given).

The good news - they found a new home (106 East 71st Street, New York) and the tour is now set to open this Fall on October 14th! So if you are planning a trip to New York (or live in the Big Apple) you have something really spectacular to look forward to.

The list of designers working on this tour is a true who's who in the design world. Here is a "taste" of what they are capable of (these are projects that some of the designers have recently completed).

Enjoy!