BLOG TOUR

<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-17695208-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I think it's darn cool to get an email from another blogger with words like "you are funny"...."I love your work"....Partly because you always want to know how you come across to others.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thoughts like "is this too much" or "I don't want to sound like a know it all" invariably  cross my mind when I am writing.  The thing about blogging is it can be slightly narcissistic....after it all it's about "you" and what you're up to.  Then you add all the wonderful comments that mostly strangers leave and there you go skipping through life <i>like you own the place.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Autumn from <a href="http://mydesigndump.blogspot.com/2014/09/blog-tour.html"><b><i>Design Dump</i></b></a> kindly said those words to me last week when she asked me to participate in this tour.  Yeah.....I wasn't about to say no and burst her "Sherika" bubble right?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Let's take a look at this talented Salt Lake designer's work.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Last year she participated in the ORC with her office and boy was I jealous.  Mine looks like a room on "Hoarders".</span></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/AVvXsEjZ8m-tJVkg9l2cNEB5nwwB5pnZjQoU-yb_X8Rt7XbTw9WWhkK7A8dD8nZOXB1LPPohrh0iJ5igy9kaDrK8LF80rydGJlWmv9KGA82hwhFyYLw_vyg0LaMAtGMF1LajEfItpFfebXMsvg/s1600/47f8d4a1c2b13cbea6e47d2f88ecb330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8m-tJVkg9l2cNEB5nwwB5pnZjQoU-yb_X8Rt7XbTw9WWhkK7A8dD8nZOXB1LPPohrh0iJ5igy9kaDrK8LF80rydGJlWmv9KGA82hwhFyYLw_vyg0LaMAtGMF1LajEfItpFfebXMsvg/s1600/47f8d4a1c2b13cbea6e47d2f88ecb330.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Then you have this nursery....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ghI2sI_MfmvbZd-2RBtShEbUOA9Flo-Xf0_6lxdGdvRsLIaZHGkKnyR9F6Ngz4iJ3kd6JiGafjMNDDPCSbGWgP4KNfUj5LGrxfUYVVaT_520RttV2yOnv0dZWuOB0OQgKXZbHSEVyA/s1600/c027e24f7802b76264e6b1231d9a2a4d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ghI2sI_MfmvbZd-2RBtShEbUOA9Flo-Xf0_6lxdGdvRsLIaZHGkKnyR9F6Ngz4iJ3kd6JiGafjMNDDPCSbGWgP4KNfUj5LGrxfUYVVaT_520RttV2yOnv0dZWuOB0OQgKXZbHSEVyA/s1600/c027e24f7802b76264e6b1231d9a2a4d.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">So eclectic and funky....love it!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-aYDjXJR37jjy6Vf63_EVRcq8_HZdgs-TTgSdo8pLdqp_4MaxYN9zixl3rxvYE6xhb2e19wLCak9wUtgmkvxBsjoV5szgTgJTgJ5hi38MdFnL-UaCnMj_EXrLs_AQHfHNk20boTRxw/s1600/64d03f4e140c16a7b212f1473bc85451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-aYDjXJR37jjy6Vf63_EVRcq8_HZdgs-TTgSdo8pLdqp_4MaxYN9zixl3rxvYE6xhb2e19wLCak9wUtgmkvxBsjoV5szgTgJTgJ5hi38MdFnL-UaCnMj_EXrLs_AQHfHNk20boTRxw/s1600/64d03f4e140c16a7b212f1473bc85451.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I remember watching this bathroom come together.  Crazy about this wallpaper.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJN9tVKS5tyqbBQneQGAocs3K7r45Qm1OD0Gk1UIcz7CTvhA6vnZD7FUINDmqVHZk05cOd1slasns96o300iQt15jDis-Y4qbnaFIT0pd4abL_4lRR1sPbu5NqxnHYMm0s1ZdqAUH8yg/s1600/Meredith_Library_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJN9tVKS5tyqbBQneQGAocs3K7r45Qm1OD0Gk1UIcz7CTvhA6vnZD7FUINDmqVHZk05cOd1slasns96o300iQt15jDis-Y4qbnaFIT0pd4abL_4lRR1sPbu5NqxnHYMm0s1ZdqAUH8yg/s1600/Meredith_Library_4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Or when she got a hold of this dining room which now serves double duty as a library.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyu4lhiqvdLSscw6rRNAm-CnjMKHt2K1_IHEJjv1pVkH8OB7IHL6Z5m7UmfgL13DtjWR0Fl5SgGTcDq0eJmSfZv7mICcvRYD5zJRtfh_m4aMX7M4_39xdh0BW__UgsFi34Qlfsfb_6w/s1600/dining+room-sfc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyu4lhiqvdLSscw6rRNAm-CnjMKHt2K1_IHEJjv1pVkH8OB7IHL6Z5m7UmfgL13DtjWR0Fl5SgGTcDq0eJmSfZv7mICcvRYD5zJRtfh_m4aMX7M4_39xdh0BW__UgsFi34Qlfsfb_6w/s1600/dining+room-sfc.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Girl can knock out a design board which make mine look scribbling from a kid at pre school.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">And.....here are my thoughts.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Why do I write/create what I do?</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Heck I don't know....how about the fact that one day I just said "I want to shout my thoughts to the world and then read what people would say about it!"  As far as design.....I can't do math so it seemed like design would be a good alternative.  Little did I know that invoicing would would take some of that "fun" away:)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>How does my style differ from others in my genre?</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Oh I'm all over the place.  I might not like a particular style for myself but I can totally appreciate a well done space.   If I had to pin it down it would be casual, functional and well edited rooms.  It's no secret that I like neutrals.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>What am I working on now?</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I just announced that I am doing the ORC again and along with a few other clients fall is looking pretty busy!  </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">To continue the tour I am selecting another favorite designer and blog friend Mary Ann from <a href="http://www.classiccasualhome.com/"><b><i>Classic Casual Home</i></b></a>.  </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ambush!  I better send her an email and let her know!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I think our styles are very similar.  Check it out...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvvVd8lazy5NFHQ2L3Ve4iJRzV1QM36h8AagdH9duj7PReeJIGe8q5skeigyrYfLIjuRTusq5cz9qDqttisLbWA71hLWJHcWRfc9CUUr8qPqycdTh9o1Ob5sxd64H6qSfEDzTUMo4oQ/s1600/blue+and+white+bedroom+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvvVd8lazy5NFHQ2L3Ve4iJRzV1QM36h8AagdH9duj7PReeJIGe8q5skeigyrYfLIjuRTusq5cz9qDqttisLbWA71hLWJHcWRfc9CUUr8qPqycdTh9o1Ob5sxd64H6qSfEDzTUMo4oQ/s1600/blue+and+white+bedroom+3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">She has just moved into a rental in SF and I love seeing how her things look all mixed up in different rooms.</span><br /><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/AVvXsEiaNTx_-OyDUrXAnmwmJ0_WJBFWAR6FoCvYKnEY09je6sz_cy_TufuP9UWaoKXncUSTcTN4Rjfa14gIoRTDa0xAuIRuKiKAwYINWzCW-6JLfz1Q_4t53txTVCu09b3-v6eh-Ev5jkGLSA/s1600/IMG_6717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNTx_-OyDUrXAnmwmJ0_WJBFWAR6FoCvYKnEY09je6sz_cy_TufuP9UWaoKXncUSTcTN4Rjfa14gIoRTDa0xAuIRuKiKAwYINWzCW-6JLfz1Q_4t53txTVCu09b3-v6eh-Ev5jkGLSA/s1600/IMG_6717.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">We both share a love of neutrals, blue and Pyne Hollyhock fabric:)</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAIRVy3djS7SGg37NCQdEAZBZ7zdPtGackLfta5-5QNouzQQC2_DnqkA7zLcQA3fzXqj-YsGhZHr44bfH8oIAb9H1F9-OP3rw3UYowkAlHalunV54wTcK8TwkobMaxMRuweeUWTyQag/s1600/LR+Bookcases.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAIRVy3djS7SGg37NCQdEAZBZ7zdPtGackLfta5-5QNouzQQC2_DnqkA7zLcQA3fzXqj-YsGhZHr44bfH8oIAb9H1F9-OP3rw3UYowkAlHalunV54wTcK8TwkobMaxMRuweeUWTyQag/s1600/LR+Bookcases.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">And these bookshelves.....hello mommie.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03F_Y-iAMnUnveBgkvZYZpmuK55qZxlI4_lTbxCR-S4vP8HsAltWn6QsM5Ve53pyLCqST385PtL9tMrququ0QrIJ-mjzK2ct8Vfa4PzNhSs92ymm7hNlrjFscKHFmZ95CWESeOn7BBQ/s1600/IMG_1663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03F_Y-iAMnUnveBgkvZYZpmuK55qZxlI4_lTbxCR-S4vP8HsAltWn6QsM5Ve53pyLCqST385PtL9tMrququ0QrIJ-mjzK2ct8Vfa4PzNhSs92ymm7hNlrjFscKHFmZ95CWESeOn7BBQ/s1600/IMG_1663.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is a picture of her old home.  I could move right in.....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mary Ann if you aren't cussing me right now then hopefully you can keep this going....if not no biggy.  </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cause it has to stop somewhere:)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Take a visit to both <a href="http://mydesigndump.blogspot.com/2014/09/blog-tour.html"><b><i>Autumn</i></b></a> and <a href="http://www.classiccasualhome.com/"><b><i>Mary Ann's</i></b></a> blogs for a look at some really good talent.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Come back on Wednesday and find out what I am doing for the ORC this round!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Shablahblahblah</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I think it's darn cool to get an email from another blogger with words like "you are funny"...."I love your work"......

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