Wallpaper Wednesday - Metallic Shimmer

Beautiful metallic shimmer with a luminescent mother of pearl shell at the center...a really beautiful textural wallpaper that gives great style to any room.

photo via york
photo via york
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DESIGN TERMS | DEFINITIONS | Design

DESIGN
VERB designed past and participle /de-sign-ing present participle /de-signs 3rd person present singular

1. transitive and intransitive verb create detailed plan of something: to make a detailed plan of the form or structure of something, emphasizing features such as its appearance, convenience, and efficient functioning.

2. transitive and intransitive verb plan and make something: to plan and make something in a skillful or artistic way.  3. transitive verb intend something for particular use: to intend something for a particular purpose.  4. transitive verb invent something: to contrive, devise, or plan something.

NOUN de-signs plural 

1. picture of something's form and structure: a drawing or other graphical representation of something that shows how it is to function or be made. 

2. way something is made: the way in which something is planned and made.  3. decorative pattern: a pattern or shape, sometimes repeated, used for decoration.  4. process of designing: the process, techniques, or art of designing things.  5. intention: an underlying sense of purpose or planning ( formal )

Wallpaper Wednesday - Silver Grey Textural

photo via folia

Beautiful silver grey wallpapers provide a simple pattern to enhance a room and give a textural element. 

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DESIGN TERMS | DEFINITIONS | Blueprint

Blueprint

A copy of a drawing done to scale showing the room or a number of rooms, dimensions and configuration of floor space for each level or story of the interior of the proposed building. 


After the machine copies the drawing onto the special paper, the paper is blue, hence the term blueprint. 2) In engineering, a line drawing showing the physical characteristics of a part.

Interior Designer Invitational | HeraldTribune.com

Carmen Christensen design, complimented by art by Katharine Butler-Spindrift

The Katharine Butler Gallery will present its 1st Annual Interior Designer Invitational from March 17 to April 10 featuring local interior designers and gallery artists. On display will be photos of interior design projects paired with artwork from the gallery that the designers consider best complements their work.

Participating designers include Jan Bullard, Cameron Cox, Sarah Colandro, Thomas Coppage, Carmen Christensen, Mary Jo Hixon, Pamela Hastings, Holly Kriviski, Jeanette Simpson and Jeff Hart. Showcased artists include John Busby, Carolyn Ritter, Charlie Barmonde, David Zapata, Jason Bourgholtzer, Katharine Butler, Sonja Fraser, Donald Murphy, Howard Cowdrick, Ruth Hook Colby, Ronn Mattia and Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson, Joan Lyon-Colubux and L. Susan Stark.

KB Gallery is located at 1943 Morrill St. in the Towles Court Arts District in downtown Sarasota. Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. For information: 955-4546; www.kbutlergallery.com.

Where to Store Coffee: Pantry vs. Freezer | Real Simple

From website Real Simple
Keep It Shelved
The best way to keep ground coffee or whole beans fresh is to store the coffee on a pantry shelf in an opaque airtight container away from light, heat, and moisture, says Scott McMartin, who has tasted more than half-a-million cups of coffee as a member of the Starbucks Green Coffee Quality group. (If you don't have a canister, close the top of the bag with a rubber band, then put the bag in a resealable plastic bag.) When you freeze the coffee you use every day, the fluctuating temperatures create moisture in the packet, which can leave your morning cup tasting like cardboard. "The cell structure changes, which causes a loss of the oils that give coffee its aroma and flavor," says McMartin. So why do so many coffee connoisseurs keep their stashes in the freezer? Probably because they stock up and store the coffee there for a longer time.