Not your Grannie's Wall-Stencils

<p> I have to say that I am just loving <a href="http://www.royaldesignstudio.com/" target="_self" title="">Royal Design Studios</a>' collection of wall stencils. Modern, budget friendly and completely customizable - the sky's the limit for color palette and application technique. Particularly notable is their <a href="http://www.royaldesignstudio.com/blogs/how-to-stencil/8000811-stencil-how-to-ikat-fabric-effect" target="_blank" title="">tutorial</a> for creating an Ikat fabric effect on the wall. </p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://http://www.flickr.com/photos/chameleon-interiors/9063376020/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="867" id="blogsy-1371428283108.9902" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5541/9063376020_71a6df63be_c.jpg" width="650"></a></div> <p> Readers of <a href="http://purestylehome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">Lauren Liess' Pure Style Home</a> blog will surely recognize the painter's drop cloth panel she hung in one of her son's rooms a couple of years ago. Using the <a href="http://www.royaldesignstudio.com/products/indian-paisley-wall-stencil" target="_blank" title="">Indian Paisley Wall Stencil</a>, Lauren created a one of a kind fabric. </p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chameleon-interiors/9061148795/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="719" id="blogsy-1371428283133.1794" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2818/9061148795_79cf8c355c_c.jpg" width="543"></a></div> <p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Posted with Blogsy" height="20" src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>

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A few nuggets of wisdom from Charlotte Moss

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosLbvFD71-5W2z7zzH5BMv8Jr4ac8Qr_VJdeKA46xxwrDTq80WxKM92SiFPS-_G4VARpPZhUuhqKdnmcW8LOR3w8iI26Vko2slL8i6-nSXB1MLFfQ1K6kFcwkTYJL7wMkwMS01vomgDk/s1600/IMG_3115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosLbvFD71-5W2z7zzH5BMv8Jr4ac8Qr_VJdeKA46xxwrDTq80WxKM92SiFPS-_G4VARpPZhUuhqKdnmcW8LOR3w8iI26Vko2slL8i6-nSXB1MLFfQ1K6kFcwkTYJL7wMkwMS01vomgDk/s640/IMG_3115.jpg" /></a></div><br />It'll come as no surprise when I report that Charlotte Moss attracted a large crowd at the Boston Design center yesterday. Everyone seemed very uplifted by her talk, which was centered around the theme of "Ageless Decoration".  She showcased the work of many design luminaries such as David Hicks, Albert Hadley, Axel Vervoordt and more. Okay, I admit, my note taking was sparse! There were women too, but a lot of men were showcased. However, the main takeaway was what these amazing designers had in common: they all lived, Lived, LIVED! Every aspect of their lives was dedicated to beauty and living a beautiful life. They were/are well dressed, well traveled, knew how to entertain and in all things, lived the fine life. <br /><br />Here is a screen grab of my very few tweets. You can see the real one's here to access the links: <a href="https://twitter.com/Surroundings">https://twitter.com/Surroundings</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIEunkp-XiDZfD01CxAKjok8Z_dk1gedSkYtySxwwce4tSDT8tPkhRcP2Q9MsvpCQXv-weYQeCk-5x-du3TAFncQCWl-OiHguznxC19wkGNN0M3YU2qfeKRho8IjF57t9EC2aFwLVVhk/s1600/Charlotte.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIEunkp-XiDZfD01CxAKjok8Z_dk1gedSkYtySxwwce4tSDT8tPkhRcP2Q9MsvpCQXv-weYQeCk-5x-du3TAFncQCWl-OiHguznxC19wkGNN0M3YU2qfeKRho8IjF57t9EC2aFwLVVhk/s1600/Charlotte.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYt5h4oUhcGf6_Bz5-YFjan3Y54H-tF_ntlqLw5bulBwOlz6zLMKuauRI1wEW5qx0afHLLvjrp72uOB35v0rZqQzUFVpUpt4xE4zyM1lq-iZQ4s_Gk38K7odlps1zl52F2cl_kKU4-Q9U/s1600/IMG_3119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYt5h4oUhcGf6_Bz5-YFjan3Y54H-tF_ntlqLw5bulBwOlz6zLMKuauRI1wEW5qx0afHLLvjrp72uOB35v0rZqQzUFVpUpt4xE4zyM1lq-iZQ4s_Gk38K7odlps1zl52F2cl_kKU4-Q9U/s640/IMG_3119.jpg" width="434" /></a></div>Charlotte signing her book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0847838633/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0847838633&linkCode=am2&tag=chameleoninte-20">Charlotte Moss: A Visual Life: Scrapbooks, Collages, and Inspirations</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=chameleoninte-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0847838633" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> in the Century Furniture showroom.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0847838633/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373493&creativeASIN=0847838633&link_code=am3&tag=chameleoninte-20" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNhPdjE82jU3fDs8LfMdU6TbXqwnQlTUgFYXQL4nY-j5jIWh45C8ltB6JLb5r1G62x4jPdMjnhBBQil011HL_maVAR6dfrM4sfLm1nJQRq5LcRXsGMpHFziF2AvcvBFhg2dRzkU4zzEw/s400/CharlotteMoss_AVisualLife_cover.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Charlotte is famous for her passion for scrapbooking - her whole book above features some of her amazing collages. She collects images from literally everywhere and has volume after volume filled with her creations - sorted by color, theme, you name it. As she says, her glue stick is her best friend (or something like that).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.centuryfurniture.com/prod-images/I2E-636_medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.centuryfurniture.com/prod-images/I2E-636_medium.jpg" /></a></div><br />One of her pieces for Century Furniture is the <a href="http://www.centuryfurniture.com/Gallery/ShowItem.aspx?sku=I2E-636&Section=" target="_blank">Tupelo Scrap Booking Table</a>. I'd seen it online and it didn't really call out to me till I saw it in the showroom. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXO-C7vjDs4xMZwLtsfnznn8kTKwfS6ueBgYwyrDPQtjmWveOivSYXsfkyLuPHs1b_FcSm4pDZaOxVoHnq6qgzUbT0rOA9eb6MyrGQ28-_ptFpqiLb9f3GzycCXrFPCCQHS3zii2Pch6Q/s1600/IMG_3117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXO-C7vjDs4xMZwLtsfnznn8kTKwfS6ueBgYwyrDPQtjmWveOivSYXsfkyLuPHs1b_FcSm4pDZaOxVoHnq6qgzUbT0rOA9eb6MyrGQ28-_ptFpqiLb9f3GzycCXrFPCCQHS3zii2Pch6Q/s640/IMG_3117.jpg" width="478" /></a></div>Gorgeous to look at and so functional. I want one!<br /><br />Truly though, as Charlotte says, it's just decorating. One of the best things to love about Charlotte is her philanthropy. I found this article posted on her <a href="http://charlottemoss.com/category/tete-a-tete/" target="_blank">blog</a>: <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://charlottemoss.com/wp-content/uploads/Donor-of-the-Day3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://charlottemoss.com/wp-content/uploads/Donor-of-the-Day3.jpg" /></a></div><br />Living a fine life indeed. <br /><br /><br />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!<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>

A few nuggets of wisdom from Charlotte Moss

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Thos. Moser Furniture Rocks!

The Boston Showroom of <a href="http://www.thosmoser.com/" target="_blank">Thos. Moser</a>, handcrafted furniture from Maine, will hold its inaugural <a href="http://www.thosmoser.com/news.detail.php?news_id=322" target="_blank">Rock-a-Thon</a> June 14-16 to benefit Boston Children’s Hospital.  The event kicks off with a reception from 5:30-9 pm Friday, June 14 featuring a silent auction and woodworking demonstration and continues throughout the weekend in their Showroom at 19 Arlington St. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thosmoser.com/images/cache/17338_35495f2183523e374ee67bb59ccb1dd7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://www.thosmoser.com/images/cache/17338_35495f2183523e374ee67bb59ccb1dd7.jpg" width="359" /></a></div>Beginning with Friday's opening reception and continuing throughout the weekend, Warren Shaw, a Thos. Moser craftsman for more than 20 years, will demonstrate the fine art of building one of the company’s signature pieces, the New Gloucester Rocker, which will be donated to the Devon Nicole House at Boston Children’s Hospital following the three-day event.<br /><br />Warren is one of countless BCH success stories. As a six-year-old boy, Warren had a hole in his heart repaired by surgeons at BCH. In 1968, this was considered a pioneering pediatric surgery. Now, 45 years later, Warren is thrilled to be giving back to the hospital that saved his life.<br /><br />“We are proud to have partnered with so many generous community organizations and businesses to raise funds for Boston Children’s Hospital,” said Chris Eramo, Boston showroom manager. “And to have master craftsman Warren Shaw here - who is alive today because of life-saving pediatric heart surgery - is icing on the cake.”<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfY9JCpJujIT4VJlQPiunViVfp1aSDEe74eCsD7zfOus4-qrABoFG4zqG1Vy0Cfs9A2irIPk7J-eCvKTLNaY6EaqPsACQPWiIIjAc45HoFF_Qq_uKkaqPG_qYryNfj7GhBihCtbc5B_w/s1600/Rock+a+thon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfY9JCpJujIT4VJlQPiunViVfp1aSDEe74eCsD7zfOus4-qrABoFG4zqG1Vy0Cfs9A2irIPk7J-eCvKTLNaY6EaqPsACQPWiIIjAc45HoFF_Qq_uKkaqPG_qYryNfj7GhBihCtbc5B_w/s1600/Rock+a+thon.jpg" /></a></div><br />Throughout the weekend individuals who donate to BCH will have the opportunity to sign the underside of the New Gloucester Rocker seat, where traditionally the Thos. Moser craftsman applies his/her signature. The completed rocker will be returned temporarily to the Maine workshop for final finishing before being donated to the Devon Nicole House at Boston Children's Hospital.<br /><br />If you're in the Boston area, this sounds like it will be a fun way to get to know the gorgeousness that is <a href="http://www.thosmoser.com/" target="_blank">Thos. Moser</a> furniture as well as doing good for our community!<br /><br /><br />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!<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>

Thos. Moser Furniture Rocks!

The Boston Showroom of Thos. Moser , handcrafted furniture from Maine, will hold its inaugural Rock-a-Thon June 14-16 to benefit Boston Chi...

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