Charlotte Moss at the Boston Design Center

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img4.southernaccents.com/i/2007/11/charlotte-moss-qa-tout-m.jpg?300:300" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img4.southernaccents.com/i/2007/11/charlotte-moss-qa-tout-m.jpg?300:300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> photo by Brook Slezak, via <a href="http://www.southernaccents.com/decorating/style-design/a-chat-with-charlotte-moss-00400000025864/">Southern Accents</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I was thrilled to finally have the chance to meet the lovely and talented <a href="http://charlottemoss.com/">Charlotte Moss </a>yesterday at the Boston Design Center. Charlotte is a truly inspiring person and I can say that the 500 designers in attendance were all sitting on the edge of their seats to tune into everything she had to say in her trademark soft spoken Southern drawl.  Charlotte is doing the book tour thing promoting her latest - <b>Charlotte Moss Decorates</b>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://charlottemoss.com/wp-content/uploads/Charlotte-Moss-Decorates_12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://charlottemoss.com/wp-content/uploads/Charlotte-Moss-Decorates_12.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seriously, how beautiful is this book jacket?? </div><br />During the talk, I was tweeting some of my favorite quotes and takeaways and thought I'd share them here as well.<br /><br /><blockquote>Tweet: Just made it in time for Charlotte Moss at the Boston Design Center. She seems surprised that the audience is mostly all designers.</blockquote><blockquote>Tweet: I thought decorating happened only when my father went out of town. You have to have a plan, you have to work fast </blockquote>This, of course, brought the house down!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://charlottemoss.com/wp-content/uploads/Charlotte-Moss-Decorates_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://charlottemoss.com/wp-content/uploads/Charlotte-Moss-Decorates_2.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><blockquote>Tweet: If you don't know how to see, you'll never learn how to decorate.</blockquote><blockquote>Tweet: Charlotte's a big scrapbooker of her trips, dinner parties. Loves her iPad and listens to TED lectures, Glee, Hot in Cleveland while scrapbooking. "It's my therapy. "</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RO6ba5y64ej8QeX3wnhEOUc14BlbUpduGbD0jDEwuVIbE5rlEDkofJOvM9tPWZE7C70JnXgTQnk3S3x1HnfCF6gGlnvoeWLHx_SDf_4jHszRqPztrweXvwb53ll_KXXuVFeMsu9d2sk_/s1600/Charlotte+Moss+Decorates+%257C+Charlotte+Moss_1304517743225.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RO6ba5y64ej8QeX3wnhEOUc14BlbUpduGbD0jDEwuVIbE5rlEDkofJOvM9tPWZE7C70JnXgTQnk3S3x1HnfCF6gGlnvoeWLHx_SDf_4jHszRqPztrweXvwb53ll_KXXuVFeMsu9d2sk_/s1600/Charlotte+Moss+Decorates+%257C+Charlotte+Moss_1304517743225.png" /></a></div>This is one of Charlotte's inspiration boards. She showed several boards in her slide show and talked about how she keeps her camera with her at all times to document everything she sees, because you never know what will become the inspiration for a design down the road. <br /><br /><blockquote>Tweet: Charlotte photographs all her floral arrangements to record what works and to practice her photography skills.</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLV2OnQ9tB3Jr8YI5WN1Wxa2sTka94Fu8K3yMvOZr2wTAvIrhC95SAp-oefmRqSKVHj0wx0KPjvY8FY37h25Qm6a2nTveV3gjudcjGx05q8dpE6vYPjWnqByu3iQA1JJql5nrwB9GT0Y/s640/Charlotte+Moss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLV2OnQ9tB3Jr8YI5WN1Wxa2sTka94Fu8K3yMvOZr2wTAvIrhC95SAp-oefmRqSKVHj0wx0KPjvY8FY37h25Qm6a2nTveV3gjudcjGx05q8dpE6vYPjWnqByu3iQA1JJql5nrwB9GT0Y/s1600/Charlotte+Moss.jpg" /></a></div><blockquote>Tweet: CM carries a notebook w/ all the dimensions of her house, including tabletops, mantels, so when she's out & about, she knows the right sizes</blockquote><br /><blockquote>Tweet: Seeing the small things and noticing the details.</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://205.186.153.167/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Bird-Bees-Trees_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://205.186.153.167/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Bird-Bees-Trees_2.jpg" /></a></div>The mantra from this new Charlotte Moss book (which is seriously beautiful, btw) is "Why not?".<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://charlottemoss.com/wp-content/uploads/Charlotte-Moss-Decorates_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://charlottemoss.com/wp-content/uploads/Charlotte-Moss-Decorates_3.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><br /><br />I picked up this cute set of note cards with bamboo pen. The ribbon is going right on my inspiration board over my desk! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9vBiPCKrwmZyrlGGBGkBSrK8T9RojxbFXt1atcKSHFN_y76PtCoBuQK5EZ0JIgVhc-QMzyx62S0SKIRfr7L9Yygsmr0uHUUJRMkIuvRa2O2pBFgwrhn4ndngGu8chXeoqFav1a4-YolP/s1600/DSCN4745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9vBiPCKrwmZyrlGGBGkBSrK8T9RojxbFXt1atcKSHFN_y76PtCoBuQK5EZ0JIgVhc-QMzyx62S0SKIRfr7L9Yygsmr0uHUUJRMkIuvRa2O2pBFgwrhn4ndngGu8chXeoqFav1a4-YolP/s320/DSCN4745.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />We interviewed Charlotte at The Skirted Roundtable last year. You can listen to that <a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/2009/10/charlotte-moss-joins-us-at-skirted.html">podcast here</a>. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All images via <a href="http://charlottemoss.com/">CharlotteMoss.com</a> except where noted. </span><br /><br /><div style="background-color: #d5a6bd;">If you would like my help on your design project, I would love to chat with you! Please <a href="mailto:linda.m.merrill@gmail.com">email me</a>. Thanks!</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/40/61AD69B5456EE9E48D48218DA34439B1.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a> <br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" style="border: 0pt none; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to ::Surroundings::</a>

Charlotte Moss at the Boston Design Center

 photo by Brook Slezak, via Southern Accents I was thrilled to finally have the chance to meet the lovely and talented Charlotte Moss yester...

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Podcast Interview: Design Star: Jennifer Bertrand

<a href="http://img.hgtv.com/HGTV/2008/12/08/jennifer-bertrand_s3x4_al.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img.hgtv.com/HGTV/2008/12/08/jennifer-bertrand_s3x4_al.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 354px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /> <div><br /><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" height="25" id="mp3playerlightsmallv3" width="210"><br /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.podbean.com/podcast-audio-video-blog-player/mp3playerlightsmallv3.swf?audioPath=http://surroundings.podbean.com/medias/play/aHR0cDovL21lZGlhNi5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS8xMDI3ODMvdS9KZW5uaWZlckJlcnRyYW5kLm1wMw/JenniferBertrand.mp3&autoStart=no"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><embed src="http://www.podbean.com/podcast-audio-video-blog-player/mp3playerlightsmallv3.swf?audioPath=http://surroundings.podbean.com/medias/play/aHR0cDovL21lZGlhNi5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS8xMDI3ODMvdS9KZW5uaWZlckJlcnRyYW5kLm1wMw/JenniferBertrand.mp3&autoStart=no" quality="high" name="mp3playerlightsmallv3" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" width="210" height="25"></embed><br /></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.podbean.com/" style="border-bottom: medium none; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; padding-left: 41px; color: rgb(45, 162, 116); text-decoration: none;">Powered by Podbean.com</a><br /></div><br /><br /><br />Jennifer Bertrand, the very sweet (and very pregnant!) winner of HGTV's Design Star Season 3 phoned me today to fill us in on what has been going on with her since winning the show last August. We had a lovely chat - which you can listen to by clicking the podcast player above. Please note - in my introduction, I mistakenly said Jen was winner of Season 2 of Design Star - that was Kim Myles (David Bromstad was Season 1 winner). Also, please forgive my coughing and hoarse voice - am recovering from a cold! I also interviewed Jen last summer, which you can read <a href="http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/2008/07/design-star-3-chatting-with-jennifer.html">here</a>.<br /><br />A teaser single episode version of Jennifer's new show <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/on_tv/show/0,1000145,HGTV_32663_950,00.html">Paint Over!</a> will air at 4:00PM on Thursday, January 1st. A chance to take a break from football! Click on over to HGTV for some of Jennifer's makeover and paint tips. Oh, and on January 8th - Jen squares off against S2 winner Kim Myles on "Design Showdown".<br /><br />Jen - thanks so much for stopping by and the best of luck with everything!

Podcast Interview: Design Star: Jennifer Bertrand

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Design Star Casting Call!

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://web.hgtv.com/webhgtv/images/DesignStar2008/assets/images/ds3_logo_main.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://web.hgtv.com/webhgtv/images/DesignStar2008/assets/images/ds3_logo_main.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 108px;" /></a><a href="http://designstar4casting.com/">Click here</a> for all the details. Deadline January 5, 2009.<br /></div>

Design Star Casting Call!

Click here for all the details. Deadline January 5, 2009.

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