This = Love

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This = Love (MP3 single)

If you could be anywhere that you wanted to be
With anyone that you wanted to be with
Do anything that you wanted to do
What would it be and who would it be with you?
Time flies but you're the pilot
It moves real fast but you're the driver
You may crash and burn sometimes

This is why we do it
This is worth the pain
This is where we bow down
This is where we fall down
This is where the heart lies
This is from above
Love is this, this is love

Love is why we do to it
Love is worth the pain
This is where we bow down
This is where the heart lies
This is from above
Love is this, this is love
Love is why we do it
Love is worth the pain
Love is why we fall down
And get back up again
Love is where the heart lies
Love is from above
Love is this, this is love

Wishing you inspiration!  XO       

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From Segreto:

                                       You might also like:  The grays have it! 

-lyrics excerpt from The Script, 
"This = Love" - see MP3 link above.

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4-Pierre du XVIII Jardin Maison; 5-Scandinavian Decor via Campagne; 6-Maison Cote Sud;  7-Campagne Magazine; 8-Cote Maison; 9-Currey and Co; 10-Art et Decoration; 11-Jardin Maison 12-Cote Maison 13-Jardin Maison; 14,15-Segreto: Secrets to Finishing Beautiful Interiors

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I predict sweet dreams and blissful mornings...

This simple room is proof that a rejuvenating, "feel-good" space is well within reach for most of us. 

• unadorned plaster walls
• natural light
• crisp white linens
• sensuous blankets/throws

key descriptors:

tactile, natural, fresh, uncontrived

  

Image via:  Côté Sud Magazine 

A "FEEL-GOOD"  MOVIE RECOMMENDATION:

Mamma Mia!

Dismiss any criticism you might have heard about the movie and just allow it to be what it is:  a light-hearted romp filled with charm and silly humor and songs that will lift your spirits and send you dancing around your house for several days after.   Tip:  Set the DVD to play in the background as you tend to your household chores.   —You won't be sorry. *   :)

For Gita:

I Have A Dream (MP3 download)

Thank You For The Music (MP3 download)

sung by Amanda Seyfried, Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack

*A favorite movie quote: 
Janeane Garofalo as Vicki Miner, Reality Bites: 
"Can you turn this up, please? Please?  You won't be sorry."

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Design Daily - a shot of drama

This is a favorite combination of mine:  comfortable rustic decor with an unexpected shot of decadent crystal.  Like a woman who wears a pair of fabulous diamond earrings with a white T-shirt and jeans.  Confident, understated style.

Côté Sud, Juin-Juillet 2007

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The Grays Have It!

The grays have it!

I've been visiting my parents for a few days. My mom is re-doing her guest bedroom and discussions of paint color have been on-going since I arrived.

Of course color is relative and never the same from one location to the next. So, although we began with some of the exact tones of a blue gray I've used in California, we are working to hone in on just the right values here in the Idaho light and in relationship to everything else going on in the room.

I've found that just the word "gray" can put some people off from using it in their decor. This may be because the word gray (grey) has long been associated with looking sick, tired or just plain old. It is also an adjective we use to describe a dismal day or something that is faded, dull and worn. Even a gloomy mood is characterized as "gray."

So it's understandable, then, that some may be put off by the very mention of the word as part of their decorating scheme.  However, I've found that -as with most everything in life- it comes down to balance and perspective.  Upon closer inspection (a new perspective) one sees that gray is actually prevalent throughout nature.

He is the workhorse, the behind-the-scenes element quietly pulling everything together. If you are skeptical, I challenge you to take a closer look. Notice the gray in nature and see what it does to balance and bring out the beautiful qualities of all the hues. If blended into the hue, it gives a richness and depth that the hue alone wouldn't have. And juxtaposing it with other colors offers balance, respite for the eye and structure to the whole scheme.

Take the olive tree outside my studio here. Its colors mesh well with the gray browns and dusty slate of the stone walls. This tree, with its silver-gray leaves and mushroom-y gray bark is a feature in my garden and beautiful all on its own, however, it also plays an important "supporting role" if you will.  Its gray, muted tones offer contrast and highlight the bright greens of the foxtail and the maiden hair ferns and other plants nearby.  It's the balancing act I spoke of...and one aspect would not be nearly as beautiful -or as interesting- without the other.

I've long embraced grays because they are so prevalent in the ancient stone villas and other elements found in the countrysides of Europe that I love so much; not to mention the pewter and zinc metals that I adore. To me, grays are anything but dull and ordinary. Rather, they are distinguished and classic, imparting an elegant, timeless appeal to any design scheme. —Now, these rogue grays in my hair. . . well, that's another story. (Sigh.)

 

 
 

Amazing hand-crafted floors made by artisans in Italy.  Browse their website for other inspiring works...

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Photo credits in order of appearance:  

1-Cote Sud Dec07-Jan08; 2-Campagne Magazine; 3-Jardins du Botrain, JM; 4-Jardin Maison; 5-Australian fern, my garden; 6-Pierre Du XVIII, JM;  7-Maisons Cote Ouest; 8-Cote Est Juin-Aout 2001; 9-Cote Sud Aout-Sept 03; 19-Cote Maison; 11-Cote Sud Dec03-Jan04; 12-Cote Sud Fev-Mar05; 13-Cote Sud Dec02-Jan03; 14-Cote Est June-Aout03; 15-Cote Sud Fev-Mar06; 16-Cote Sud Fev-Mar 2006; 17-iceberg roses and lavender, my garden; 18-Cote Sud, Dec02-Jan03; 19-Cote Sud; 20-Cote Ouest, Fev-Mar 05; 21-Ville Giardini Sept 2009; 22-Cote Sud, Avril-Mai 2005; 23&24-Vassalletti Maestri

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