CELEBRITY HOMES....

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />LOOK-E-LOOS</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLif6E4veq9mmhR93mVS0PDUms8jnuhv-JIeEdyki_d10d0ORmIoRN4zlVPTQEE2cfIn_F8ZMTuNEyl0lUCTm9k_j4RKn5qZRN6jO3E2cC94Tgt3EEGhMJ_Hq3eyJywPAi8Tf8SbGLp91/s1600/6492112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLif6E4veq9mmhR93mVS0PDUms8jnuhv-JIeEdyki_d10d0ORmIoRN4zlVPTQEE2cfIn_F8ZMTuNEyl0lUCTm9k_j4RKn5qZRN6jO3E2cC94Tgt3EEGhMJ_Hq3eyJywPAi8Tf8SbGLp91/s1600/6492112.jpg"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Former home of Michael Jackson, Los Angeles, California</span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Yes, I'm as guilty as any of you...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I love to look at other people's homes, especially celebrity homes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />One of my favorite blogs is <a href="http://www.hookedonhouses.net/">Hooked On Houses</a> where you get to peek into beautiful celebrity </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and non-celebrity and even fabulous movie set homes on a regular basis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />So, I thought I'd take you on my own little tour and share my guilty pleasure, </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />because I'm always amazed at how 'ordinary' celebrities turn out to be.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Like this house - home to Harrison Ford.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0ic-Wdk8VVNF8wf0rf_Epx53z4dt_aSUCavj73ibCgq8y1mbCld9-8Frq0Wv7WW7VzWkH0gT6EVn_0u14byh00zrG1krsYIZxbEBsDcoNa23ARHSnb1CNYNY-FnP5qeUwtBFan4cfZR4/s1600/harrisonford+home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0ic-Wdk8VVNF8wf0rf_Epx53z4dt_aSUCavj73ibCgq8y1mbCld9-8Frq0Wv7WW7VzWkH0gT6EVn_0u14byh00zrG1krsYIZxbEBsDcoNa23ARHSnb1CNYNY-FnP5qeUwtBFan4cfZR4/s640/harrisonford+home.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/10/international-paint-color.html#more">Read more »</a>

CELEBRITY HOMES....

LOOK-E-LOOS Former home of Michael Jackson, Los Angeles, California Yes, I'm as guilty as any of you... I love to look at other people...

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CURB APPEAL: What is it?

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CHOOSING PAINT COLOR FOR A BEACH HOUSE

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />ABOUT THE BEACH LOOK</div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrmx8irPz5AvI9qd-Z3Bc6e99g2eW_Oo9CJZ5kJk6IJ2apiT-qpNLIpakWQqnXQthLEKSTHghIuwtnxVAG6E_bMyAg0phd1l8-1M7VtKUuPb9j2s07MvG4-RchX_xkHM3CLaMc2mCjoIc/s1600/frugalfarmhousedesign+bs+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrmx8irPz5AvI9qd-Z3Bc6e99g2eW_Oo9CJZ5kJk6IJ2apiT-qpNLIpakWQqnXQthLEKSTHghIuwtnxVAG6E_bMyAg0phd1l8-1M7VtKUuPb9j2s07MvG4-RchX_xkHM3CLaMc2mCjoIc/s640/frugalfarmhousedesign+bs+com.jpg" width="382"></a></div><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />A beach house needs to be comfortable and easy care, impervious to sand and salt water, with soft and calm colors.  The view outside needs to take precedence over the view inside. That means distressed wood, stone, weathered paint finishes, easy care slipcovers, painted fresh white woodwork, and the muted colors of sand, sea, driftwood, sea glass, and shells.  Toss in the cry of gulls, sound of surf and ocean breeze and a porch or patio to take it all in - and you have HEAVEN.</div><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/12/choosing-paint-color-for-beach-house.html#more">Read more »</a>

CHOOSING PAINT COLOR FOR A BEACH HOUSE

ABOUT THE BEACH LOOK A beach house needs to be comfortable and easy care, impervious to sand and salt water, with soft and calm colors.  The...

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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...

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