Book Review: The Collected Home

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTwxXwHb0lnmIHsEM6VaqlWxL-tnVAkNX_TVCIRumY_Fenlb5uBsPP7QLAiK5QVYbyP6CpylxEhyphenhyphenSulng8xJPszKR0Dywom_57-BT4tuPgcUddkNI8hEaWGpDoW1WQsb4cCKwku6s7oQ/s1600/9-7d86ab0af6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTwxXwHb0lnmIHsEM6VaqlWxL-tnVAkNX_TVCIRumY_Fenlb5uBsPP7QLAiK5QVYbyP6CpylxEhyphenhyphenSulng8xJPszKR0Dywom_57-BT4tuPgcUddkNI8hEaWGpDoW1WQsb4cCKwku6s7oQ/s1600/9-7d86ab0af6.jpg" /></a></div>Back in May, I had the pleasure of hearing Darryl Carter speak about his design work during Kravet's Blogfest 2012.  As a long time fan of Mr. Carter's sophisticated interiors, learning first hand about his background as a former attorney (<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>like myself!</i></span>) and hearing about his varied clients and inspirations was a highlight of this event.  When I was offered a copy of Darryl Carter's newest book,<a href="http://rstyle.me/~6OeO" target="_blank"> <u>The Collected Home</u></a>, to review here today, I was beyond thrilled.  A great addition to any design lover's library, <a href="http://rstyle.me/~6OeO" target="_blank"><u>The Collected Home</u></a>, has page after page of beautiful examples of Darryl's calming, muted and natural signature style. <a href="http://rstyle.me/~6OeO" target="_blank"><u>The Collected Home</u></a>, also offers solid advice, complete with paint colors and other valuable tips for acquiring a timeless collected look in your own home.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFmY5QNQXkE2X0nRmT8O_GHHm71gvsfxk9liXvKgpQyiqzfdXabHsmQL8IoFP6J0jzm-vjNu6j7sj8tY9IdAH8Cs90296eoX7HDssVPAu4F2g9Mrdp6PGlZuY7LD2ZbrqjJcaVQVVOHE/s1600/5-1c31475a69.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFmY5QNQXkE2X0nRmT8O_GHHm71gvsfxk9liXvKgpQyiqzfdXabHsmQL8IoFP6J0jzm-vjNu6j7sj8tY9IdAH8Cs90296eoX7HDssVPAu4F2g9Mrdp6PGlZuY7LD2ZbrqjJcaVQVVOHE/s1600/5-1c31475a69.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVlNsQWOJh_Uzx1w7b8DQUJQ1VfL9cl4LrD88yb5sfCx9ekdneyXNa7OLjZTrNQPSPm0yvoNXrWIM32peughoknW8jIxFaAI8SWYc4WjbH0pKU6lnj7gD2Vzwd_cJQAyE1mrmByV3FwA/s1600/7-7115d992fe.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVlNsQWOJh_Uzx1w7b8DQUJQ1VfL9cl4LrD88yb5sfCx9ekdneyXNa7OLjZTrNQPSPm0yvoNXrWIM32peughoknW8jIxFaAI8SWYc4WjbH0pKU6lnj7gD2Vzwd_cJQAyE1mrmByV3FwA/s1600/7-7115d992fe.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyekZGJHrVXrg4ZyYsO3Iu2bkEbs6_cSFe9cS-PBHrKeZjSK25gvofFKeQIVVS7qvnRX_J6PW49blURD7mvNTjaLRChVhnYEn_so7xkZLjxOWk5_KWqB7aImiPStCooVYf-fX7WUC0uvg/s1600/14-2b0d17bdef.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyekZGJHrVXrg4ZyYsO3Iu2bkEbs6_cSFe9cS-PBHrKeZjSK25gvofFKeQIVVS7qvnRX_J6PW49blURD7mvNTjaLRChVhnYEn_so7xkZLjxOWk5_KWqB7aImiPStCooVYf-fX7WUC0uvg/s1600/14-2b0d17bdef.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohNeDnUQa92ClUTSnxa3b-gAfz9bggkdYSglgyQXA959tneoF74hhhkdQF-4KNh6NPX1p4XVi0QGsM5GEbuW2djYjPq7YnPYWODzbHlrbFJJ5Vjjnj5F-R5B16U7kPVzQxdoqVgSf5Kg/s1600/1-a3de145984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohNeDnUQa92ClUTSnxa3b-gAfz9bggkdYSglgyQXA959tneoF74hhhkdQF-4KNh6NPX1p4XVi0QGsM5GEbuW2djYjPq7YnPYWODzbHlrbFJJ5Vjjnj5F-R5B16U7kPVzQxdoqVgSf5Kg/s1600/1-a3de145984.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

Book Review: The Collected Home

Back in May, I had the pleasure of hearing Darryl Carter speak about his design work during Kravet's Blogfest 2012.  As a long time fan ...

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#Blogfest 2011: SWAG

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNUddgV7P0_6yVEUkKQbY9EXrVNw-v0oC0MojEYyXkDQ7Hc0bAOEtO7L7yV6BVRfMySv_57w-SbqlGRDZbEKFs0dnDKjwBuu_teT3Qz5h28qYP4hdjMzFlzhTm2ScT1OFs0nzxDm72RfU/s1600/DSCF3205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNUddgV7P0_6yVEUkKQbY9EXrVNw-v0oC0MojEYyXkDQ7Hc0bAOEtO7L7yV6BVRfMySv_57w-SbqlGRDZbEKFs0dnDKjwBuu_teT3Qz5h28qYP4hdjMzFlzhTm2ScT1OFs0nzxDm72RfU/s400/DSCF3205.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I finally had a chance to go through the "s.w.a.g."(Stuff We All Get) bag from yesterday's Blogfest. This one was packed with a lot of fun stuff!  Stand out favorites of mine were the coffee samples, the Lily Pulitzer "to go" cup, the Molton Brown soaps, The Elle Decor Blue Book and all the great magazines.  A lot of time and thought went into this event, and it showed.  Kravet is lucky to have Beth Greene who really was the master mind behind Blogfest.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjX5lakDt9FomzB5REbzhdbhhC0Y186zlNpypmWQtNLICM3zH24KDmifaLZE58zGI8jmgm0zB_fz5D3J11JxcatKrotm8wjUDAm1a9SqtAS2P-KYBiP4gBJ1wDKct4bvLDbJPWgyPQQgv/s1600/DSCF3208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjX5lakDt9FomzB5REbzhdbhhC0Y186zlNpypmWQtNLICM3zH24KDmifaLZE58zGI8jmgm0zB_fz5D3J11JxcatKrotm8wjUDAm1a9SqtAS2P-KYBiP4gBJ1wDKct4bvLDbJPWgyPQQgv/s400/DSCF3208.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzLeFJAGVKnVEVM8_Re3MlE1zRqEk-ar41aMlTfqBpuDBlgmdvRmfI_V7Qq7XS2zq_2CZR4uCJ5dBDVLmohmGZtfn2w3garATnJAS6oMn3trGHmgIl946eXMIkt3ikp2DfPeThLEzlZ2k/s1600/DSCF3210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzLeFJAGVKnVEVM8_Re3MlE1zRqEk-ar41aMlTfqBpuDBlgmdvRmfI_V7Qq7XS2zq_2CZR4uCJ5dBDVLmohmGZtfn2w3garATnJAS6oMn3trGHmgIl946eXMIkt3ikp2DfPeThLEzlZ2k/s400/DSCF3210.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div>

#Blogfest 2011: SWAG

I finally had a chance to go through the "s.w.a.g."(Stuff We All Get) bag from yesterday's Blogfest. This one was packed with ...

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