OPEN FLOOR PLANS

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />COOL NORTHWEST LIGHT</div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Afi2jmaUYiedwrvoSkdCAYy3Laz2OzMPjXR0fOEwAXdPycV4-TQk8W2UDGr4jHzFteMdeTeGmMAhSFUMzUrUKqTs72aVEs8TzHgPgj8GJWBpBjgCw93F4MgeJX2upVaFvTizUop5ATGq/s1600/multnomah+falls+ore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Afi2jmaUYiedwrvoSkdCAYy3Laz2OzMPjXR0fOEwAXdPycV4-TQk8W2UDGr4jHzFteMdeTeGmMAhSFUMzUrUKqTs72aVEs8TzHgPgj8GJWBpBjgCw93F4MgeJX2upVaFvTizUop5ATGq/s640/multnomah+falls+ore.jpg" width="426"></a></div><br /><br><br />Hi Claudine,  I recently bought a house with some interesting light variations, which I thought would be fun to repaint. I didn't notice that there is no mill work between the living, dining, kitchen, and foyer rooms, so color from one area has no barrier from the adjacent area.<br><br /><br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/06/wall-color-in-open-floor-plans.html#more">Read more »</a>

OPEN FLOOR PLANS

COOL NORTHWEST LIGHT Hi Claudine,  I recently bought a house with some interesting light variations, which I thought would be fun to repaint...

Read more »

PAINTED KITCHENS

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I LOVE PAINTED KITCHENS</div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QWtwj8V5nnhpfIkCVHe8KwKlCube2vAtIhqwN_MEBzelyKqEbSZxxH78jqR-JK9RjszH2DjBwHffDx54YacouyKNkc1a1J5mx-8Gtmhp1YkpyDr6sOo5YUIZuelaUwdy-hLDKhKBIenG/s1600/01greigedesign+bs+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QWtwj8V5nnhpfIkCVHe8KwKlCube2vAtIhqwN_MEBzelyKqEbSZxxH78jqR-JK9RjszH2DjBwHffDx54YacouyKNkc1a1J5mx-8Gtmhp1YkpyDr6sOo5YUIZuelaUwdy-hLDKhKBIenG/s640/01greigedesign+bs+com.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.greigedesign.blogspot.com/">Greige Design</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />They don't have to be white, necessarily,<br><br />although the white ones make me happy</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />but there are other options, too...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />like lovely dove gray</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I wouldn't complain about this color - not even a little bit</div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/06/painted-kitchens.html#more">Read more »</a>

PAINTED KITCHENS

I LOVE PAINTED KITCHENS Greige Design They don't have to be white, necessarily, although the white ones make me happy but there are othe...

Read more »

CHOOSING A COLOR PALETTE

<div align="center"><br /><pre style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">MEOWWW</span> </pre><br /><pre><br /></pre><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6GGamkhcJ3u9g3ZrqF5g603Jjv5o7k9yZuM2QSflTj2WWZJU_kLv9mgk_kFwlzcYXLH2ixDIBk7sdbmST-kLNAgr7ypkz3NbrGzhcbV-uVh7G6fSelWS7ADTO6occR3KuAbLMAoj7dhv/s1600/photograph-pets-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6GGamkhcJ3u9g3ZrqF5g603Jjv5o7k9yZuM2QSflTj2WWZJU_kLv9mgk_kFwlzcYXLH2ixDIBk7sdbmST-kLNAgr7ypkz3NbrGzhcbV-uVh7G6fSelWS7ADTO6occR3KuAbLMAoj7dhv/s640/photograph-pets-1.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><pre><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>I've always loved the color palette of a Siamese Cat. Creamy beiges,</em></span></pre><br /><pre><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>deep browns, dark charcoal, and those calm blue eyes.</em></span></pre><br /><pre><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>There is a reason they are so beautiful. Nature knows the perfect</em></span></pre><br /><pre><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>color palette!</em></span></pre><br /><pre> </pre><br /><pre></pre></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/06/selecting-color-palette.html#more">Read more »</a>

CHOOSING A COLOR PALETTE

MEOWWW   I've always loved the color palette of a Siamese Cat. Creamy beiges, deep browns, dark charcoal, and those calm blue eyes. The...

Read more »

THE PERFECT NEUTRALS

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />COLOR FOR THE BAMBINO</div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwpQVVUF4x2E-6iVcvZWTKqFqRaGz-HoiQNdft6GvYiFy8ke0rICI4BXBVGUQxQJDve98tZ12cqfsSXCGuAxUQFutYavFnELUI3sjFMgJj0-5dvWLVpElIO2bdKZXvEHGqi63s5zUKo7w/s1600/BOYS+ROOM+++NESTEGG.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwpQVVUF4x2E-6iVcvZWTKqFqRaGz-HoiQNdft6GvYiFy8ke0rICI4BXBVGUQxQJDve98tZ12cqfsSXCGuAxUQFutYavFnELUI3sjFMgJj0-5dvWLVpElIO2bdKZXvEHGqi63s5zUKo7w/s640/BOYS+ROOM+++NESTEGG.bmp" width="468"></a></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br><br /><i>Sometimes the best way to choose color for a child or a baby's room is to start with the bedding.</i><br><br /><i>You can't always guarantee that you will find fabric to match your paint color - but you can almost plan on finding paint to match your fabric.  Most home improvement stores carry color matching tech.  Just remember you never want to choose an exact color from a fabric for your walls - it will be too strong - always select a grayed or dirtied down version of your color.  It will be more livable and more sophisticated in the long run.</i><br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/06/perfect-neutrals-color-questions.html#more">Read more »</a>

THE PERFECT NEUTRALS

COLOR FOR THE BAMBINO Sometimes the best way to choose color for a child or a baby's room is to start with the bedding. You can't al...

Read more »

A SIMPLE PALETTE

<br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">CHOOSING COLORS FOR YOUR HOME</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeiEW65Ll9t2_jbKfDPM3KizoKD-ehIreZ6Nb4r2kSurI1ZtNYPkGbTssxIj3FGygShmwvUmvs5PQZd1PFUXkC2pI6zfjkPPphPJvxxvDPwzwsFUgOQIKcmS4JBicHwNSus_wLAA3wwwr/s1600/243898136039845302_lJ0cXlpJ_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeiEW65Ll9t2_jbKfDPM3KizoKD-ehIreZ6Nb4r2kSurI1ZtNYPkGbTssxIj3FGygShmwvUmvs5PQZd1PFUXkC2pI6zfjkPPphPJvxxvDPwzwsFUgOQIKcmS4JBicHwNSus_wLAA3wwwr/s640/243898136039845302_lJ0cXlpJ_c.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />It isn't rocket science to choose colors for your walls, but it can sure feel like it.  It is a lot easier if you keep it simple.   If you choose a simple palette and carry it throughout your entire house, your home will feel pulled together and the design will flow from room to room instead of feeling 'chopped up'.  </div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/06/simple-palette.html#more">Read more »</a>

A SIMPLE PALETTE

CHOOSING COLORS FOR YOUR HOME It isn't rocket science to choose colors for your walls, but it can sure feel like it.  It is a lot easier...

Read more »

STALKING COLOR

<div class="SandboxScopeClass ExternalClass"><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />PERFECT GREENS</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYGcBOEl-Lf3Y_ugYIV1cmroZkAgukIii6fmeMZTQoPIYZMvCCXxupa95wgd7WV06qnpRmfsICThAqHyAKzNVZNx0aFtLlA4F0uC4b3DpkXn34d6KY6TJwWuc9l_Tz0io9I2qL-F2DiC4/s1600/346269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYGcBOEl-Lf3Y_ugYIV1cmroZkAgukIii6fmeMZTQoPIYZMvCCXxupa95wgd7WV06qnpRmfsICThAqHyAKzNVZNx0aFtLlA4F0uC4b3DpkXn34d6KY6TJwWuc9l_Tz0io9I2qL-F2DiC4/s640/346269.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.panoramio.com/photo/346269">Tuscany</a>   someday...<br><br /><span style="font-size: small;">courtesy of Mother Nature</span></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i>I love green.  Mostly I like to look out at it - in nature - but it's nice in the home too.  Certain shades are calming, but it can be vibrant, or fresh, or muted, or deep.  The current trend is to mix them together in a room.  Muted greens with citrus.  Sage with deep forest.  Olive with emerald.  </i><br><br /><i>Mother nature does, and we all know she is the consummate decorator.</i><br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/06/stalking-color.html#more">Read more »</a>

STALKING COLOR

PERFECT GREENS Tuscany    someday... courtesy of Mother Nature I love green.  Mostly I like to look out at it - in nature - but it's nic...

Read more »

REMOVING THE MYSTERY

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />NON-MYSTERIOUS COLOR</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XWw_42-57kkUDnJrA3EmMwUo7sTSAow-p0TRPqnE0mqF9ANTgIVey1VK0ZLVJyeVCCUdzb8KjIPH3ekPMb02HVRqdi8PkoGOUsGgQ4iyK9s5EJ5KaYwj0VyCDCvISf41MWlyLFrq3q4R/s1600/cactus+and+trops9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XWw_42-57kkUDnJrA3EmMwUo7sTSAow-p0TRPqnE0mqF9ANTgIVey1VK0ZLVJyeVCCUdzb8KjIPH3ekPMb02HVRqdi8PkoGOUsGgQ4iyK9s5EJ5KaYwj0VyCDCvISf41MWlyLFrq3q4R/s640/cactus+and+trops9.jpg" width="460"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cactusandtropicals.com/">Cactus and Tropicals</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />As you know by now, I have been spending a lot of time in the Great Salt Lake Valley.  My sisters and I visited this wonderful nursery, <span id="goog_567729099"></span><u><a href="http://www.blogger.com/">Cactus and Tropicals<span id="goog_567729100"></span></a></u>, looking for a Mother's Day gift while I was there.  It is essentially a very large tropical greenhouse (like a tent) and although it does have an outside area with bedding plants, most of this nursery is devoted to tropicals and cacti and indoor houseplants.</div><br /><br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/06/wall-color-removing-mystery.html#more">Read more »</a>

REMOVING THE MYSTERY

NON-MYSTERIOUS COLOR Cactus and Tropicals As you know by now, I have been spending a lot of time in the Great Salt Lake Valley.  My sisters ...

Read more »

tropical love in bottles

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Tropical flowers and leaves my favourite.Some tropicals in bottles on the window sills at home evoke the coolness at home during this summer...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all bottles are recycled,some are very very old kissan squash botles,some are old reagent bottles,some amber coloured reagent bottles and some wine bottles..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaIQsj04haC0XxPYRrhaRLM1R2PMhvtpATyNy3oweNPhsP1HXdydA5RXsCB0f_cwzInAiUVV6qTlOZWHMXI-cF3cWLYQzUP-6Tidy_qozHSyAh_u-CebkzlcVx5jfoFGM1puDV9AvtUQ/s1600/IMG_6694+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaIQsj04haC0XxPYRrhaRLM1R2PMhvtpATyNy3oweNPhsP1HXdydA5RXsCB0f_cwzInAiUVV6qTlOZWHMXI-cF3cWLYQzUP-6Tidy_qozHSyAh_u-CebkzlcVx5jfoFGM1puDV9AvtUQ/s640/IMG_6694+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOqC-LJd2O_bGN1y6rRhQ_R_Fl1wA2CeJUO4FlgG7F5WRYHF3EX6uvHrgnCZ-jyCwzkRae4rsrp5sWW6hBd-m_xGGTSyM0j1LiKUpLImEy3Caa3j7QyzKTDSaioDmJ2meTALcr3XW11Y/s1600/IMG_6894.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOqC-LJd2O_bGN1y6rRhQ_R_Fl1wA2CeJUO4FlgG7F5WRYHF3EX6uvHrgnCZ-jyCwzkRae4rsrp5sWW6hBd-m_xGGTSyM0j1LiKUpLImEy3Caa3j7QyzKTDSaioDmJ2meTALcr3XW11Y/s640/IMG_6894.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8chadtqs6xrXKVDdKt2EsdsjJYaawAO3Epv4f4ktXAEPPY09dOjgrumYXEtZ6IUzO8pGm8n5F6VD6Wh1QK3Hce7zWIslECghWk0cZJCfbTgedz2VfDJnpVNrYPQBjHyNVbQKBRndLZk/s1600/IMG_6914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8chadtqs6xrXKVDdKt2EsdsjJYaawAO3Epv4f4ktXAEPPY09dOjgrumYXEtZ6IUzO8pGm8n5F6VD6Wh1QK3Hce7zWIslECghWk0cZJCfbTgedz2VfDJnpVNrYPQBjHyNVbQKBRndLZk/s640/IMG_6914.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6hGWGdsJvhW9LwW73y5HhfSuLNCmlvMOIwjedoMMNnp8MJsTCx5IqPBLwspsoNgWqSOn8XD_IWgtsQ5NQTnqoa1chKDjubeTpYzJO84QPIXY9PEUdrQJN_4J5fg6ioA5iqSNGnsc8sw/s1600/IMG_6932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6hGWGdsJvhW9LwW73y5HhfSuLNCmlvMOIwjedoMMNnp8MJsTCx5IqPBLwspsoNgWqSOn8XD_IWgtsQ5NQTnqoa1chKDjubeTpYzJO84QPIXY9PEUdrQJN_4J5fg6ioA5iqSNGnsc8sw/s640/IMG_6932.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuM_R27PuGB9zdToJmaRsGeYdqYuuPK22eXr4ScqsXQS8k5LD8AbVFqSF2KklzvVYMg5jwN9J3ta0bH3FdcdH5Ea2dFwBFVY_mbJEYdUuxhcO3dl-6-76Fju-2aikwhpyJ5Df42uELthc/s1600/IMG_6946+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuM_R27PuGB9zdToJmaRsGeYdqYuuPK22eXr4ScqsXQS8k5LD8AbVFqSF2KklzvVYMg5jwN9J3ta0bH3FdcdH5Ea2dFwBFVY_mbJEYdUuxhcO3dl-6-76Fju-2aikwhpyJ5Df42uELthc/s640/IMG_6946+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga19LBTfgGb9Yk0IhRG1RSQDePPOObqEWAmaInDHkKDOWBxBE-EUF4KAgDzLr2n6zLWFAHK-717osRzokr_-3B8_N7CHfT4cdHLq-u4gplngePvulmV0ZzOcEeELNebL9D42TGR2qVz5Y/s1600/IMG_6977+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga19LBTfgGb9Yk0IhRG1RSQDePPOObqEWAmaInDHkKDOWBxBE-EUF4KAgDzLr2n6zLWFAHK-717osRzokr_-3B8_N7CHfT4cdHLq-u4gplngePvulmV0ZzOcEeELNebL9D42TGR2qVz5Y/s640/IMG_6977+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5BocuaGO3MJSJB0gkWlWLPHRbpPMr9CIyGSzOWbQ9_p0EThi-Zl5KphyIW1zkSkXXBqFufFNQhhbvg48zZNrkBWsiu2MmdZt88HtDNQjCKFlXr2RocYS4pgvZAvUlbU5PCMbk36_das/s1600/IMG_6988+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5BocuaGO3MJSJB0gkWlWLPHRbpPMr9CIyGSzOWbQ9_p0EThi-Zl5KphyIW1zkSkXXBqFufFNQhhbvg48zZNrkBWsiu2MmdZt88HtDNQjCKFlXr2RocYS4pgvZAvUlbU5PCMbk36_das/s640/IMG_6988+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXlR2rHh7hZ-JxD50k4O6DaNZr2o-hATG31_QJNAbwjs_vy-1vmsP1VKbiqxYctL7LIsr06KpxGEtsLd0jfmt7TFouzm6Mq9PJ3f1j8R9-aNli-nITglFEPQzemNAt57Rfl4wLFblZR4/s1600/IMG_6991+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXlR2rHh7hZ-JxD50k4O6DaNZr2o-hATG31_QJNAbwjs_vy-1vmsP1VKbiqxYctL7LIsr06KpxGEtsLd0jfmt7TFouzm6Mq9PJ3f1j8R9-aNli-nITglFEPQzemNAt57Rfl4wLFblZR4/s640/IMG_6991+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2h_M3JnGe-gBi2XKLDB6sY48HWOJbjmZRqlC9JVvbxHNYVq9SoUWzLyaBmEEnaClbNTe8IfOhHPLdSJF5lZqp2K3HAf_wkpfqMNG0N0YCTY1ABK1Dn48f3YL4bvh1JRtFymfnUO2FOAY/s1600/IMG_7012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2h_M3JnGe-gBi2XKLDB6sY48HWOJbjmZRqlC9JVvbxHNYVq9SoUWzLyaBmEEnaClbNTe8IfOhHPLdSJF5lZqp2K3HAf_wkpfqMNG0N0YCTY1ABK1Dn48f3YL4bvh1JRtFymfnUO2FOAY/s640/IMG_7012.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2kBuA4OzRkkAzWAtCGqaF6DGtJma51Y1qEYxIRAmsET9rBpcsySJZEKbYa8MkhRWb42HNEBPajNuY3AcONMeRRdcjQoAy0ucmKyCGTbIykKyX9bs-edN3bAd-NIvC9KAvooJxj9W5xc/s1600/IMG_6238+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2kBuA4OzRkkAzWAtCGqaF6DGtJma51Y1qEYxIRAmsET9rBpcsySJZEKbYa8MkhRWb42HNEBPajNuY3AcONMeRRdcjQoAy0ucmKyCGTbIykKyX9bs-edN3bAd-NIvC9KAvooJxj9W5xc/s640/IMG_6238+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZURsIFskH7b7FRPv5O0wZHMcGB6VLAydy2sWAe6V1o00eSn1BabcTaO_LxIvJr5PsRY6q2zc5Bgon6d-zOT70TXa6EsD7T0-iB0vKo07nlK4mlkNQa7qDn_RHJcPg_4he-USX_CtDZXA/s1600/IMG_6225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZURsIFskH7b7FRPv5O0wZHMcGB6VLAydy2sWAe6V1o00eSn1BabcTaO_LxIvJr5PsRY6q2zc5Bgon6d-zOT70TXa6EsD7T0-iB0vKo07nlK4mlkNQa7qDn_RHJcPg_4he-USX_CtDZXA/s640/IMG_6225.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: center;">all images and ideas Lakshmi Arvind</span></div>

tropical love in bottles

Tropical flowers and leaves my favourite.Some tropicals in bottles on the window sills at home evoke the coolness at home during this summer...

Read more »