Best Kitchen Paint Colors: Cote de Texas

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Mg4nMF8OK21H0vN6Ail8P8MfQ2iT5Im5paDrcWrDz_6BqhZweRuVbw-3wavRfl12x5FSJbsGh_VE2Fsan15k3b7g_k684rg8I8oqMNm-Iej3ucTUW0258NuuA5nras3DELmDMI37lP5u/s1600/old4__1277924320_3603.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502246674113308258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Mg4nMF8OK21H0vN6Ail8P8MfQ2iT5Im5paDrcWrDz_6BqhZweRuVbw-3wavRfl12x5FSJbsGh_VE2Fsan15k3b7g_k684rg8I8oqMNm-Iej3ucTUW0258NuuA5nras3DELmDMI37lP5u/s400/old4__1277924320_3603.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:78%;">(Julia Cumes for the Boston Globe)</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;">We just returned from a wonderful trip to Sanibel Island in Florida. Like so many visitors to Sanibel our family got bitten by the "Shell Collecting" bug and we </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;">spent much of our time roaming the beautiful beaches hunting for shells. I am a big fan of using natural materials in decorating, especially shells, and one of my favorites items is the giant clam shell. </span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;">When I returned home I looked through my files and found that over the years I had several images of the giant clam shell. I wanted to share with you a few of my favorites. The photo above is vignette from the John Derian's summer home on Cape Cod. I love the unexpected texture the shell brings to this simple, rustic antique table. </span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVMnzJmnOEGMoBMba0mISTjZgV-BaCh46FS2aEyhwQoVIlFRbTiMsMssXWmTAB-T5VuZ-2oRyBHtpxG-ewx0uTyVUjkMq7kjDZYbZpALu7szGKMhIDLQzel8eQOVHNQbO0BOzn6-MkJ8x/s1600/DesigningDNA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502246670221820610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVMnzJmnOEGMoBMba0mISTjZgV-BaCh46FS2aEyhwQoVIlFRbTiMsMssXWmTAB-T5VuZ-2oRyBHtpxG-ewx0uTyVUjkMq7kjDZYbZpALu7szGKMhIDLQzel8eQOVHNQbO0BOzn6-MkJ8x/s400/DesigningDNA.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 394px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:78%;">(designingdna)</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;">Perhaps the most obvious way to use a giant clam shell is on a table top. It lends itself well as a vessel for planting or housing a collection of fruit or decorative balls. I really love the example above. I find the contrast of the soft, willowy arrangement very striking against the rough coarseness of the exterior of the shell.</span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHQt3Hlj6m_jKtBZkP5DQT9LJJwvrItcTm_8e1VmVQ63SWbsis3o93fLTxi9UVFEbS9omceLyn51iLgQpu7qidpjZBBMBqVFHF1mrPZdnSTyJSP24oeliEafHIvnpnr2nN0d5AKPzxhiQ/s1600/Clam+Ali-Wentworth-Home.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502245484568866802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHQt3Hlj6m_jKtBZkP5DQT9LJJwvrItcTm_8e1VmVQ63SWbsis3o93fLTxi9UVFEbS9omceLyn51iLgQpu7qidpjZBBMBqVFHF1mrPZdnSTyJSP24oeliEafHIvnpnr2nN0d5AKPzxhiQ/s400/Clam+Ali-Wentworth-Home.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 350px; CURSOR: pointer" /></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline" class="Apple-style-span"> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:78%;">(Elle Decor)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;">Above is lovely living room of Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos. You can see the giant clam shell in the fireplace.</span></span></div><div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline" class="Apple-style-span"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502251822926271922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xo4iVH_54UVfnDe2IHZIwCCpYhgJLAx0Xk6RvDN13sKEKrsDB2rNVFX4p_p3DIOLY6LBO7o5WvvbzYP28OBOGm5ceLV9XRR95lhj26Hr0-H2u-4NdtP70McDjKin6G40JWBXuRCXmngP/s400/style-guide-At-home-with-power-couple-Ali-Wentworth-+and-George-+ED0509-3.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" /></span></div><div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:78%;">(Elle Decor)</span></span></span></div><div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;">Here the shot is restyled and you can see a better view of the shell. I especially like the bold color of the back of the bookcases. It provides a wonderful contrast for the other shells which are displayed.</span></span></span></span></div></span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4nJV1xoblU-HOlaknh8h7f44wu-2mxv6J0LO5DPP5wdp-Li0ARF5G4pcRpUxFNcRvSU5H61EbEtRTkcY9Vb1dE3vNJkYyJFhWNqtjOPFZLS6yQma29cH2bOquuKlL4_Mny_Y-o_qAHNm/s1600/Clam+shell+barry-dixon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502245511250931810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4nJV1xoblU-HOlaknh8h7f44wu-2mxv6J0LO5DPP5wdp-Li0ARF5G4pcRpUxFNcRvSU5H61EbEtRTkcY9Vb1dE3vNJkYyJFhWNqtjOPFZLS6yQma29cH2bOquuKlL4_Mny_Y-o_qAHNm/s400/Clam+shell+barry-dixon.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:78%;">(coastal style living)</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;">These next two bathrooms are designed by Barry Dixon and they are fabulous of examples of using the giant clam shell in the bath. The glass shower creates almost a terrarium like display for the shell and provides a fabulous natural element.</span></span></div><div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline" class="Apple-style-span"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502245491082458386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQlB7Oh4BjYOYUMxGAevamG4wCOhNJnQ6gsd1scmUaYYVerSxCpj8T41f8SWyRtN0audXhFPYTfUXHBzavgzwuCfrzO8fdZGZz8ax5tCICmuKNYomD5KU8anZ-JrcjpASJ50wApijMciz/s400/Clam+Barry-Dixon2-.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 399px; CURSOR: pointer" /></span></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000ee;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:78%;">(coastal style living)</span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#0000ee;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;">Barry Dixon again uses a giant clam shell and fills it with natural sea sponges. I love how the placement of the shell softens the lines of the tub. The chandelier and screen are also beautiful additions.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline" class="Apple-style-span"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502246653748066466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkOIrWWfReYa9XIrwOTwZO0ArcaSK_BTxTGK4zqvU8-ktSlzRdmETpjATi7iHZZFs4otqCSieLnHeksk2PwcJqm1fY6vyhAv5dfDwpDKIhCL_yWh7bNPXaW7hRK-JNsxJY241RXW1TGkU/s400/giant+clam+shell+jupiter+granite.com.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" /></span></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:78%;">(Jupiter Granite)</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;">I love to see the shells used in more unique ways like the sink above. I adore this!! Someday I hope to add a bathroom at the beach house with a giant clam shell as a sink. This particular one was beautifully executed.</span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:15;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIobhR6bZ0Aw7oIrV3lON2fse33quhYzlkWpCC7fwpG4XosEJuyHL-SYgGO8rGiVzRU47Vzaow932LQ2146RddPRgx2HotCfMt6MUT_lCbCmTzn_Vf-RzCQZM2NXsJWoCfjkbEAkELCbSV/s1600/0310-coleman-04-de.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502261209264260146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIobhR6bZ0Aw7oIrV3lON2fse33quhYzlkWpCC7fwpG4XosEJuyHL-SYgGO8rGiVzRU47Vzaow932LQ2146RddPRgx2HotCfMt6MUT_lCbCmTzn_Vf-RzCQZM2NXsJWoCfjkbEAkELCbSV/s400/0310-coleman-04-de.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"></span><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"></span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:78%;">(House Beautiful)</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;">Here is a more opulent example of using a giant clam shell as a sink. This bathroom, with it's mother of pearl tiles, is located in Southampton, NY. You can read more about this amazing home <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/home-makeovers/blue-beach-house-0310">here</a>. </span></span></div></div><div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline" class="Apple-style-span"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502246658498294850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljx05Akipfkjtnsio8anUft0axndzhw5qlhyphenhyphenZ-u1t2aZ8-RM8NQIQK-Pp_qvYmCMSpwJrK1SnpC6T0gMCx_lisW7DfbdC4pyxgoaLDe-bsGlqr-3IA1TbZ2rPfnuOzbiA9CCu_tf_6rso/s400/ClamCotedetexas.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 245px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 357px; CURSOR: pointer" /></span> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;">Finally here is wonderful vignette located on the back wall of the pool house of Antiquarian, Michael Trapp, via Joni at </span></span><a href="http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2008/10/antiquarian-michael-trapp-grows-up.html"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;">Cote de Texas.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;"> The giant shell adds a wonderful burst of white against the spectacular stone walls. This home is really extraordinary. You can read more about it </span></span><a href="http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2008/10/antiquarian-michael-trapp-grows-up.html"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;">.</span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;">Our Sanibel vacation inspired me add more shells to our beach home decor. We came home with a suitcase filled with our beautiful finds. I am anxious to get them sorted and displayed. More to come!! Hope you all are enjoying the summer!!!</span></span></div>

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