Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Nov 30, 2009, 4:12 pm
And so, the kitchen makeover is slowly heading towards the final stages. The big work this weekend was to put up the bead board backsplash and on the soffit above the cabinets. The nasty part of the j...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Nov 29, 2009, 11:25 pm
I have a new post up on ::Silver Screen Surroundings:: on the set decorating of the new movie "The Blind Side". Read the post here.    Subscribe to ::Surroundings:: tweetmeme_url = '...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Silver Screen Surroundings:: - Nov 29, 2009, 11:08 pm
tweetmeme_url = 'http://yoururl.com';tweetmeme_service = 'bit.ly'; The Blind Side (2009) John Lee Hancock, Director Michael Corenblith, Production Designer Susan Benjamin, Set Decorat...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Nov 25, 2009, 11:28 am
... design style and her personality. Her personal warmth and love of life come through in her deep laughter and her strong yet feminine interiors. Have a look: Alessandra has a new book: New Clas...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Nov 23, 2009, 11:26 pm
Look up - as Meg's Dad would say. When I was doing some research today, I was looking at some info on Wikipedia about Hartford, Connecticut. How seriously amazing is the state capital rotunda, de...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Nov 23, 2009, 12:00 pm
Brooke Giannetti at Velvet & Linen has been running a fabulous contest where three (yes THREE) of these Brickmaker's tables will be given to the top three vote getters. Contestants were asked to s...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Nov 21, 2009, 5:09 pm
I did a quick drive around my town this afternoon and shot some pretty local houses that are decked out for the Fall/Thanksgiving season. By the end of the weekend after Thanksgiving, most of the pump...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Nov 19, 2009, 7:43 am
And so, my kitchen cabinets are finally painted (woot!) and I'm no longer picking through grocery bags for food and measuring cups. The joys of clean, organized and freshly painted kitchen cabinet...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Nov 16, 2009, 2:07 am
One of my new favorite bloggers - Greet LeFevre of Belgian Pearls blog has tagged me to share ten things about myself. I feel like my life is a pretty open book and I don't have any deep dark secr...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Nov 13, 2009, 10:48 am
Last week, I wrote about the big gala for the New England Design Hall of Fame. I was lucky enough to snag one of the gorgeous floral arrangements which were done by Winston Flowers. My camera got a ...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Nov 12, 2009, 10:40 pm
 DeShazo Estate view from the gardens - photography by Jean Donohue, courtesy of FBN Construction New England Cable News (NECN) Dream House just aired a two part segment on the fabulous DeShazo ...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Nov 11, 2009, 9:08 am
Flanders Poppy tile - Verdant Tile Company Courtesy of Bee MacGuire Obtained From TheMcCrae Museum of The Guelph Museum  tweetmeme_url = 'http://yoururl.com';tweetmeme_service = '...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Nov 9, 2009, 11:58 pm
I was interviewed for a story about working with an interior designer that appeared on The New York Times online. Thanks to Camilla McLaughlin spoke with me, Susanna Salk and others about the process ...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Nov 7, 2009, 5:06 pm
So, with the time change, Saturdays are so short!  My kitchen makeover is moving slowly along and my "volunteer" staff has been AWL (absent with leave) for the last couple of weeks, so I've b...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Nov 6, 2009, 11:06 am
This was a big week on the New England design scene with the gala dinner and induction ceremony for the New England Design Hall of Fame. I wrote about the inductees earlier this week and wanted to sha...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Nov 6, 2009, 9:56 am
This has just been a crazy week (aren't they all!!?) and I'm trying to catch up with postings and the news. This week, Megan, Joni and I chatted with Margaret Russell, editor-in-chief of Elle...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Nov 2, 2009, 11:50 pm
I'm getting very excited for this week's New England Design Hall of Fame awards dinner, sponsored by New England Home Magazine.  The ceremony and gala dinner for this year's honorees ...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Nov 1, 2009, 3:35 pm
Halloween has passed and Daylight savings time has ended at here in the Northeast it's dark by 4:30. And cold. And the leaves are quickly turning brown and falling down.  We haven't yet h...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Oct 30, 2009, 12:16 am
Steve Twombley, Publisher, Design New England Magazine, Media Sponsor Susan Shulman, Winner, Best Kitchen Beverly Rivkind, Winner, Best Living Room Teresa Burnett, Community Service Recognition Award ...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Oct 28, 2009, 12:17 pm
This week on The Skirted Roundtable, Megan, Joni and I chatted with the fabulous interior design Suzanne Kasler about her work, career and her newly released book "Inspired Interiors". During our disc...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Oct 26, 2009, 12:12 am
I had a great meeting with the nice folks at Ferguson's on Friday. I've never shopped for kitchen appliances for myself before and it's fun! Paul Gillis was my sales guy and we spent quite...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Oct 25, 2009, 10:48 am
Thanks to Julia Grace at the Boston Architectural College for the mention in this month's CE Newsletter. Appreciated!  Subscribe to ::Surroundings:: tweetmeme_url = 'http://yoururl.com&...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Oct 25, 2009, 10:34 am
Cover image from the new book ©Suzanne Kasler "Inspired Interiors" by Suzanne Kasler with Christine Pittel, Rizzoli New York, 2009. This week on The Skirted Roundtable Megan, Joni and I discuss acce...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Oct 21, 2009, 1:19 pm
tweetmeme_url = 'http://yoururl.com';tweetmeme_service = 'bit.ly'; A couple of months ago, I had the honor of having a room that I designed photographed by Michael J. Lee. I have long ...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Oct 20, 2009, 9:23 pm
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Oct 20, 2009, 10:35 am
One of the benefits of a kitchen makeover (aside from how it will look when it's all finished!) is that it forces you to totally clean out the cabinets. I actually found a can of refried beans tha...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Oct 20, 2009, 9:46 am
A few weeks ago I received a nice big package at my post office and inside were a collection of "faux" art frames by the Faux Museum. These classically inspired frames are made from sturdy mat board a...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 25, 2009, 12:20 pm
October 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of Elle Decor - the hip, chic and grand shelter magazine that has been helmed by the equally hip, chic and grand Margaret Russell. These are tough times for the...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 23, 2009, 11:00 pm
A big thanks to Kathy Barlow of HomeWorkshop.com for including me in her Designer's Coffee House with fellow designers Linda H. Bassert, of Masterworks Window Fashions & Design in Fairfax, Virgin...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 23, 2009, 11:41 am
The 2009 inductees into the New England Design Hall of Fame were announced last evening at beautiful unveiling ceremony held in the courtyard of the Boston Design Center. The New England Design Hall ...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 23, 2009, 10:26 am
This week at The Skirted Roundtable Megan, Joni and I discuss seasonal decorating. None of us are about to give Martha or Eddie a run for their money! Fruit display at last King Caesar House Holiday ...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 22, 2009, 9:42 am
Achew.  Seriously - there is dust EVERYWHERE!!! This weeks update on my kitchen is all about dust. As I've previously written, we removed the popcorn ceiling and have been working each week t...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 21, 2009, 9:00 am
Contributed by Lori Dolnick Cool products and cooler design made Dexter’s kitchen my absolute favorite room in the Metropolitan Home’s Showtime House in Tribeca, NY. The Showtime House is a New Y...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 20, 2009, 10:33 pm
This weeks Boston Globe Magazine is all about color. And, gracing the cover and on many pages on the inside is the photography of my friend and photographer Michael J. Lee. He shot this beautiful and ...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 18, 2009, 10:25 am
For a voice that was deep and clear, a message that was always uplifting and a lifelong partnership that carried the first two on the simple chords strummed on a couple of guitars.  Subscribe to...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 17, 2009, 11:55 pm
As I've mentioned before, I love a conversion property and I have a particular thing for church conversions. Churches are just such unusual spaces - large, lots of millwork and stained glass, not ...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 16, 2009, 9:08 pm
This week on The Skirted Roundtable, we welcomed Brooke Giannetti of the beautiful blog Velvet and Linen to the table. Brooke, along with her husband Steve who is an architect, run the eponymous desig...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 16, 2009, 12:17 am
It’s not surprising that the most expensive rooms in our homes—the kitchen and bath—are also the hardest to keep clean and in good repair. These...View >>
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 16, 2009, 12:16 am
Clutter and general disorganization is a total time and energy waste. Thinking about, maneuvering around it, and feeling guilty about it doesn’t help either. If...View >>
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 14, 2009, 10:43 am
My kitchen remodel is coming along nicely. This weekend, we got the second skim coat up and installed a crown molding around the entrance to the kitchen space. There are so many styles, options and ma...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 13, 2009, 11:04 pm
I get bored easily and am always looking to change something - in my house, my hair and my portfolio website. I've updated my website an invite you to take a look and let me know what you think! ...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 13, 2009, 4:18 pm
I haven't seen this new collection in person yet, but the are holding a fun contest - so if you have a decorating dilemma and would like a chance to win some free products from this new Cindy Craw...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 10, 2009, 10:10 pm
 Click here to view larger sizeThe last eight years have been wrought with a lot of trauma - from 9/11/01 to Katrina to the loss of a friend, a father,  the economy - we've all experienc...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 9, 2009, 10:58 pm
Click to view larger image For the eighth year, AD has sponsored the Green Room at the Emmy® Awards. This year's Moroccan themed green room has been designed by Martyn Lawrence-Bullard, one of AD...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 8, 2009, 5:44 pm
So, last week, I reported that we'd scraped off the popcorn from my kitchen ceiling. It was quite a mess and I was wondering if we'd be able to get the ceiling into good enough shape to paint ...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Surroundings:: - Sep 6, 2009, 12:17 pm
I wanted to take a little moment to thank one of my sponsors SofaSofa for their continued support of ::Surroundings::. While most blogs don't make a lot of money via sponsors, what we do make goe...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Silver Screen Surroundings:: - Aug 21, 2009, 10:26 pm
I received a request from a reader, Jaime, who was interested in seeing more detail about the English Garden outside the London Townhouse in The Parent Trap (1998). Jaime asked for 'a' photo, ...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Silver Screen Surroundings:: - Aug 7, 2009, 3:39 pm
It's Complicated (2009) Directed by: Nancy Meyers Production Design by: Jon Hutman Set Decoration by: Beth Rubino Fans of set decor champs "Something's Gotta Give" and "The Holiday" have been...
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Linda M. posted an article on ::Silver Screen Surroundings:: - Aug 10, 2008, 11:03 pm
The Lake House (2006) Director: Alejandro Agresti Production Designer: Nathan Crowley Set Decorator: Meg Everist According to Wikipedia, the house was built for the production on Maple Lake outside C...
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