Kristin Drohan Collection - gorgeous furniture with heart

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-7dFAJgjxfavxQYWzt014LVba6RcKJhcS88qKsYZSwFcXogNTkfdANeCyDa4OAuFvzDYgeW77ecoMa1KHv6NiVvsW8TGB7W32x0zukJm-nSPqBOpgQ11eC8GZJJ4T9CxDIoeWIIlRSzn/s1600/photo(5).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-7dFAJgjxfavxQYWzt014LVba6RcKJhcS88qKsYZSwFcXogNTkfdANeCyDa4OAuFvzDYgeW77ecoMa1KHv6NiVvsW8TGB7W32x0zukJm-nSPqBOpgQ11eC8GZJJ4T9CxDIoeWIIlRSzn/s640/photo(5).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Kristin Drohan at Twelve Chairs (sorry about the grainy iPhone pic!)</span></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">L</span></span></b>ast week, a bunch of us Boston design bloggers got together at the hip and stylish <a href="http://www.twelvechairsboston.com/" target="_blank">Twelve Chairs</a> in Boston to celebrate the launch of the new <a href="http://www.kristindrohancollection.com/" target="_blank">Kristin Drohan Collection</a>. Kristin is an interior designer who was living here in Massachusetts but has recently moved down to Georgia. Her furniture collection - all made in America and eco-friendly - has been growing by leaps and bounds. It was so great to see her and get to know more about her collection and processes!<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">H</span></span></b>ere are a few of my favorites from Kristin's collection:  <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kristindrohancollection.com/wp-content/uploads/John-Canopy-Bed1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="638" src="http://www.kristindrohancollection.com/wp-content/uploads/John-Canopy-Bed1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The<a href="http://www.kristindrohancollection.com/beds/john-bed/" target="_blank"> John Bed</a> - canopy optional. </div><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">K</span></span></b>ristin has recently started offering reclaimed woods as part of their mix. Any items ordered using reclaimed woods comes with a provenance card. Customers have the option of using either reclaimed wood or sustainably harvested kiln dried wood for the same cost. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kristindrohancollection.com/wp-content/uploads/Provenance1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.kristindrohancollection.com/wp-content/uploads/Provenance1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kristindrohancollection.com/wp-content/uploads/Lois-Chaise-520x418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.kristindrohancollection.com/wp-content/uploads/Lois-Chaise-520x418.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The <a href="http://www.kristindrohancollection.com/chaises/lois-chaise/" target="_blank">Lois Chaise</a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kristindrohancollection.com/wp-content/uploads/Kathyrn-Bar-Counter-Stool-500x520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.kristindrohancollection.com/wp-content/uploads/Kathyrn-Bar-Counter-Stool-500x520.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kristindrohancollection.com/chairs/kathryn-barcounter-stool/" target="_blank">Kathryn Bar Stool</a> - is available in a choice of five seat colors and three linen patterns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GqXzSLB9RKtFnWlkMk3RgFB6EimgXiumY37KJxFDBqsWwfcF0RixZYBkVFH4p3Wo1ZwtMzSantqXiDR1dTf2jFDo93nq7AKNcIjzw2zsvjNbv5nlAqvgtZvHPHqqigXCdZlFPZZW6lyt/s1600/Drohan+linen+emblems.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GqXzSLB9RKtFnWlkMk3RgFB6EimgXiumY37KJxFDBqsWwfcF0RixZYBkVFH4p3Wo1ZwtMzSantqXiDR1dTf2jFDo93nq7AKNcIjzw2zsvjNbv5nlAqvgtZvHPHqqigXCdZlFPZZW6lyt/s1600/Drohan+linen+emblems.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">H</span></span></b>ere is a video Kristin has made about her fabulous cushions and use of reclaimed woods used in their furniture designs:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cc3TXvuTr7E" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">A</span></span></b> big thanks to Miggy and Roisin of<a href="http://www.twelvechairsboston.com/p/people-planet.html" target="_blank"> Twelve Chairs</a> for hosting a wonderful party. While many of us live in the Boston area, we're still pretty spread out with folks coming in from all over the state and we don't often get to see one another IRL. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnn4NrkfPValvzjYf2dFQIH5tdEP6_wcq9DJVJVvmlJu6e-zo37JGThGicVPPlwFA2k-P_DJJCD_RXUD-3c2t9zN5DouqElGqRjk1vlumJ9Bnz21_DBWh9-XMGct7jVgJNSWo0ms_Y3N3/s1600/photo(6).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnn4NrkfPValvzjYf2dFQIH5tdEP6_wcq9DJVJVvmlJu6e-zo37JGThGicVPPlwFA2k-P_DJJCD_RXUD-3c2t9zN5DouqElGqRjk1vlumJ9Bnz21_DBWh9-XMGct7jVgJNSWo0ms_Y3N3/s640/photo(6).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I</span></span></b>f 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!<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: 0; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to ::Surroundings::</a>

Kristin Drohan Collection - gorgeous furniture with heart

  Kristin Drohan at Twelve Chairs (sorry about the grainy iPhone pic!) L ast week, a bunch of us Boston design bloggers got together at the ...

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I'm Officially Obsessed with

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGqlsJJMGUmCpIt79tYmMPLOHi74YmbDJW2XSrFQiNZ6QUhRLwsKy45IrpE4dflnyiCF3lolE9tKq3IJ63cgDcZp8bSi74HG9keVJoR7TnTbIP8N05DumUfVLQ2bqJxPv1VMws3A1EODx/s1600/LMVision_JanFeb12_Pg1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGqlsJJMGUmCpIt79tYmMPLOHi74YmbDJW2XSrFQiNZ6QUhRLwsKy45IrpE4dflnyiCF3lolE9tKq3IJ63cgDcZp8bSi74HG9keVJoR7TnTbIP8N05DumUfVLQ2bqJxPv1VMws3A1EODx/s640/LMVision_JanFeb12_Pg1.jpg" width="494" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I</span></span></b> am speaking at the <a href="http://www.wf-vision.com/AboutVISION12IWCE" target="_blank">IWCE Visions 12 Expo</a> in Chicago in April.  I am going to be presenting two seminars: "Branding Your Expertise, Vision and Voice using the Tools of Social Media" and "Teamwork: The Importance of Creating a Team Environment Across Disciplines". Ahead of the conference, I was asked  to answer the question "What I am Officially Obsessed With". They ran the story in the most recent issue of Window Fashion Vision magazine. You can view the whole magazine here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEzyp7coQr-dkKvk8PAe6D6q3GDmwOKH9c4taAE-u7xWNzBrTvMk7AtAof3rBiaNuzFUIXohBhb3ZMSK7twhzGa0rvpGRL9XKnv0MJmOSpRuyLqdOHmqWVFxGps6ELZcoLsmVgwXHM0LZ/s1600/Vision_JanFeb12_Pg2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEzyp7coQr-dkKvk8PAe6D6q3GDmwOKH9c4taAE-u7xWNzBrTvMk7AtAof3rBiaNuzFUIXohBhb3ZMSK7twhzGa0rvpGRL9XKnv0MJmOSpRuyLqdOHmqWVFxGps6ELZcoLsmVgwXHM0LZ/s640/Vision_JanFeb12_Pg2.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">A</span></span></b>s you can see, I was obsessed with thistles. And just today, I noticed that the back splat of my client's chairs have feature a carved thistle. Amazing what you notice when you're obsessed! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxk7Ffw-znvTyNeQeGgMau3R-PvvOJnh4i6aDYXcdJqeaAw15dTxbxa7UN3bFf8ptNLyzI6nkbVLkZgrKhl4b5DO5mFSw5-IvL2ACRr_2NB7O0KxZuBHeKqpOsVFpNp-HMzjjYunOIff3/s1600/DSCN6043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxk7Ffw-znvTyNeQeGgMau3R-PvvOJnh4i6aDYXcdJqeaAw15dTxbxa7UN3bFf8ptNLyzI6nkbVLkZgrKhl4b5DO5mFSw5-IvL2ACRr_2NB7O0KxZuBHeKqpOsVFpNp-HMzjjYunOIff3/s640/DSCN6043.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">W</span></span></b>hat are you obsessed with these days?<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I</span></span></b>f 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!<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: 0; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to ::Surroundings::</a>

I'm Officially Obsessed with

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Friday Pretty: Pantone's Yearly Picks and musings

<br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I </span></span></b>was poking through the Pantone website and on Wikipedia and came across this graphic of the last twelve years of Pantone's Color of the year picks: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiup3gRsZhbeFc8WQBn5_s3I-uFhjQh5v_EkYVUaziAvSe9U__M-HzQRPxuuOnVBek7WiLnBKko0i2uo_6_za4ynVBjjpkFLD0CW9c2Z6cLqaL116c3xpeaVQbdB8BpvJ8nWai5IfhDPf8E/s1600/Pantone+Color+of+Years.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiup3gRsZhbeFc8WQBn5_s3I-uFhjQh5v_EkYVUaziAvSe9U__M-HzQRPxuuOnVBek7WiLnBKko0i2uo_6_za4ynVBjjpkFLD0CW9c2Z6cLqaL116c3xpeaVQbdB8BpvJ8nWai5IfhDPf8E/s640/Pantone+Color+of+Years.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">S</span></span></b>eeing them all together made me wonder about the repetition of certain colors and trends, so I resorted by like color: <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAx3mKl86gFXmdA6J1IgKhRX383_fuELL44gu6mALq8ZAnCG5DkqJdz4XEq0eowpI8s_1fVZQCPc1X9qZy_JLT2EjrvgEy4hMvFLboBcp4M_HU-JmGr3avUgQ9g7vVDTtgRLEAUPfi6pt/s1600/Pantone.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAx3mKl86gFXmdA6J1IgKhRX383_fuELL44gu6mALq8ZAnCG5DkqJdz4XEq0eowpI8s_1fVZQCPc1X9qZy_JLT2EjrvgEy4hMvFLboBcp4M_HU-JmGr3avUgQ9g7vVDTtgRLEAUPfi6pt/s640/Pantone.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I</span></span></b> find it interesting that plain old green has never been a Color of the Year choice. Really? Of course, I'm biased as green is my favorite color. But still... <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://tobifairley.com/wp-content/themes/Tobi-Fairley-Interior-Design/portfolio/inverness/0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://tobifairley.com/wp-content/themes/Tobi-Fairley-Interior-Design/portfolio/inverness/0004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tobifairley.com/portfolio/inverness-circle/" target="_blank">Tobi Fairley</a></div><br /><br /><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/AVvXsEh1J3eRgY7c_bK6smNDWoVNx-tbe6ceXb6SF6otUDWJUP0xZK5L2nkpUVjSfjaEXmNxzvjC1i7sleeQfVxoWUwpkWmimHSxrpj2_sBRwoq495whASeqKmTXNxkOXH51K2U8_GGturEVSiTm/s1600/Veranda+covers.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1J3eRgY7c_bK6smNDWoVNx-tbe6ceXb6SF6otUDWJUP0xZK5L2nkpUVjSfjaEXmNxzvjC1i7sleeQfVxoWUwpkWmimHSxrpj2_sBRwoq495whASeqKmTXNxkOXH51K2U8_GGturEVSiTm/s640/Veranda+covers.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="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="http://www.countrywomanmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Kitchen-gets-Parisian-makeover-on-a-500-budget_071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.countrywomanmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Kitchen-gets-Parisian-makeover-on-a-500-budget_071.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Linda Merrill via <a href="http://www.countrywomanmagazine.com/kitchen-gets-parisian-makeover-on-a-budget/" target="_blank">Country Woman</a> magazine</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">P</span></span></b>urple isn't represented either. Not a huge surprise as it's kind of a love it or hate it color (but then, so is orange). But, when done well, purple can be spectacular. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLRVbWZr33zIioYWiCQ__GKcUA_eKCjsBT3vLmYaCSH_L2Uv2ga7JbDQpW6eZoF8DtN0jpy4A87c3pkr8cWXzPQ145wnkag6q8HISLD-QLjfJMPHzO2YDPZq6wTI5eB3TQSYyXpdT37TL/s400/dining+room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLRVbWZr33zIioYWiCQ__GKcUA_eKCjsBT3vLmYaCSH_L2Uv2ga7JbDQpW6eZoF8DtN0jpy4A87c3pkr8cWXzPQ145wnkag6q8HISLD-QLjfJMPHzO2YDPZq6wTI5eB3TQSYyXpdT37TL/s1600/dining+room.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Credit Domino magazine, <a href="http://ifferslittlenest.blogspot.com/2009/01/purple.html" target="_blank">via</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZsRD7pE2ozk/T1ixwoiihfI/AAAAAAAATyY/AnYGjBmcFaQ/s1600/tumblr_lzws9rDvAr1r6qtyoo1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZsRD7pE2ozk/T1ixwoiihfI/AAAAAAAATyY/AnYGjBmcFaQ/s1600/tumblr_lzws9rDvAr1r6qtyoo1_500.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">via Pinterest, but source unknown. If you know, please let me know!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span></b>hat color do you think Pantone should chose for 2013?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of Pantone, I got to thinking when I read the obituary of <a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?n=gustaf-berg-lindquist&pid=156375341" target="_blank">Gustaf Lindquist</a> who passed away last week at the age of 88. He was the Dad of an old friend from high school, although I'm not sure I actually met him. In any event, he was a chemist and was in the printing business during his career. According to the obituary, Mr Lindquist "<i>Distinguished himself as a pioneer in the printing ink industry through the development of color matching systems, including the Lewis Roberts Matchmaster Color System and the Pantone Matching System, the world standard for color matching in printing and design</i>."<span class="ObitsTile" id="ctl00_ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ContentPlaceHolder1_ObituaryTile" style="display: inline-block; min-width: 200px; width: 615px;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think Pantone should select a shade of green for it's 2013 color of the year. But whatever color they select, I'll be thinking of Mr. Lindquist and his impact on the use of color in design. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4NMYrNOmM3VbLruc5-4Ep9g5yyrWE88DdJ9cPPINlpfZr-WuXTCbDi0L8clPwvXSdIkeGz18ovneLLw0V5it8jD2Z-I6iCtUyBbpCMuUzhDwYJVeLACXbuZ4caaepxGupFHM9yDvAxvG/s1600/pantone_colours09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4NMYrNOmM3VbLruc5-4Ep9g5yyrWE88DdJ9cPPINlpfZr-WuXTCbDi0L8clPwvXSdIkeGz18ovneLLw0V5it8jD2Z-I6iCtUyBbpCMuUzhDwYJVeLACXbuZ4caaepxGupFHM9yDvAxvG/s1600/pantone_colours09.jpg" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I</span></span></b>f 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!<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: 0; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to ::Surroundings::</a>

Friday Pretty: Pantone's Yearly Picks and musings

I was poking through the Pantone website and on Wikipedia and came across this graphic of the last twelve years of Pantone's Color of th...

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