This Vibe

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifXjsQjbor2YkIwC3HFmDgNKAN8Ag-9JkeBocWqToFXP38r4oUZAZntttadlAXE9MnGCXIklcPqcsrFPbXXD8qzl_HA25pG9dOIMv2O0EdCeell15TUQvc5PzyJfvZZ7VN4MT85lI9eY/s1600/wd_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifXjsQjbor2YkIwC3HFmDgNKAN8Ag-9JkeBocWqToFXP38r4oUZAZntttadlAXE9MnGCXIklcPqcsrFPbXXD8qzl_HA25pG9dOIMv2O0EdCeell15TUQvc5PzyJfvZZ7VN4MT85lI9eY/s1600/wd_3.jpg" /></a> </div>Just back from a quick jaunt down to Florida for the holiday weekend, where I second guessed every design decision made on our vacation home so far.  It's a challenge trying to sort out the decor long distance, measuring and then re-measuring, and then sweating every detail back here, in New York.  (<i>I know, boo-hoo for me</i>) I've made a few mistakes already, nothing too major, however, I don't want to screw up anything else... Inspiration helps a lot, it's such an overused word, but it's really everything to someone like me, starting from scratch and trying to get it right.  Today, staring at these images by <a href="http://www.burnhamdesign.com/" target="_blank">Burnham Design</a>, it's more than just the sum of these parts that I'm trying to duplicate here, it's really the "whole laid back yet still very chic" vibe...<br /><a name="more"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVnCz2SXOvhFn0ETXfgCaXMPuCG2Lw2ZcvfTmjBM2AGkmIp-FHbTJ1E_REXORLYa_QE-z2lNxhrqyzUBnWILXgwzy5v3qC3vlq1EPbZ9NrVL05fO8HTZoVS1KJhjGnMff4ZRzDH5AF70/s1600/wd_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVnCz2SXOvhFn0ETXfgCaXMPuCG2Lw2ZcvfTmjBM2AGkmIp-FHbTJ1E_REXORLYa_QE-z2lNxhrqyzUBnWILXgwzy5v3qC3vlq1EPbZ9NrVL05fO8HTZoVS1KJhjGnMff4ZRzDH5AF70/s1600/wd_4.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1-SEOfHCdm7tWJWjhnM8KKwcm9WQkxVT0mAyxNfOqYU8hhuiNxfCys4HCGGFJZVHt6CphJYaKMpT1K4hDapK-7_AogKTURR-9raI7ndVDiKzB-DJ-0umNgOyJc7TUHqSOpc9ZmIFaHg/s1600/wd_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1-SEOfHCdm7tWJWjhnM8KKwcm9WQkxVT0mAyxNfOqYU8hhuiNxfCys4HCGGFJZVHt6CphJYaKMpT1K4hDapK-7_AogKTURR-9raI7ndVDiKzB-DJ-0umNgOyJc7TUHqSOpc9ZmIFaHg/s1600/wd_6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mdh3paoncl6xWcF6dqG4aVw4O4DhphsktgMP9lcLAmg2TabdoA8X5P4kf4u8qtrLQ6XBsVGktP7qwAmreoGo8g8Czktqiy5PKYrUJ1OpqGhF-4TxYMQ8ScAaGXCmb3NsfHuHo7y1BtI/s1600/wd_15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mdh3paoncl6xWcF6dqG4aVw4O4DhphsktgMP9lcLAmg2TabdoA8X5P4kf4u8qtrLQ6XBsVGktP7qwAmreoGo8g8Czktqiy5PKYrUJ1OpqGhF-4TxYMQ8ScAaGXCmb3NsfHuHo7y1BtI/s1600/wd_15.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqUNnshowTs0Wp_FR52BaTbGp9oVj2j6_tHtWUudpk_zCPVWaoKT-MHkWucBYTy3lr88ooqfFxAuTrdpY3MZVAyWJHoQezsUfRP_MdJXqv62M7fF0nxBCcBGr4iQ38ODe46BavFad2qM/s1600/wd_18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqUNnshowTs0Wp_FR52BaTbGp9oVj2j6_tHtWUudpk_zCPVWaoKT-MHkWucBYTy3lr88ooqfFxAuTrdpY3MZVAyWJHoQezsUfRP_MdJXqv62M7fF0nxBCcBGr4iQ38ODe46BavFad2qM/s1600/wd_18.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

This Vibe

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Like No Other: Kara Mann Design

<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/AVvXsEjxW9IFGNJzRpO70EfURSKTIA2xIxJMfmXN0EvXcGVVRWyV84OOZTVckbQqCQXLORgoOImb3Doz-LPOWED2xfpMJljvxKGZJbG7_-UhDn7J3SXS_QI01FQcnvsmUFa2Oxt9Z8D-cGfgN6c/s1600/Picture+786.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxW9IFGNJzRpO70EfURSKTIA2xIxJMfmXN0EvXcGVVRWyV84OOZTVckbQqCQXLORgoOImb3Doz-LPOWED2xfpMJljvxKGZJbG7_-UhDn7J3SXS_QI01FQcnvsmUFa2Oxt9Z8D-cGfgN6c/s1600/Picture+786.png" /></a></div>A design crush of mine from the start, I recently went back to look at some of <a href="http://karamann.com/#/interiors/detail/lakeshore" target="_blank">Kara Mann's</a> compelling interiors, only to be reminded how much I love this talented lady's style and her unique spin on decor.<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/AVvXsEjDXkQZkFLtlkMbrCvFrVdj3qZi8NYeZnO1oP2qbnFJaJxBoojUGS44fJwGCbv0Z3xpjtsvVEyc9mHsOS-25_vMhL-iu3zh0kmBVLxIYhJwqKfJx7VUWUm4uXU0o6GR834vyBAWRoSbag4/s1600/Picture+789.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXkQZkFLtlkMbrCvFrVdj3qZi8NYeZnO1oP2qbnFJaJxBoojUGS44fJwGCbv0Z3xpjtsvVEyc9mHsOS-25_vMhL-iu3zh0kmBVLxIYhJwqKfJx7VUWUm4uXU0o6GR834vyBAWRoSbag4/s1600/Picture+789.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeqAOp0V6t09bkcfovsL2dfpX1uXemJYpBLx2wAO4aem4rV6Ro4dr6joTm3nablxEcMUiYJOyA3fGxSePAq_wTOmtscRxbBnnDfCc_22WsS8SCreUpJHl5ge9iy9Yuq2KZOf0GV-mbzk/s1600/Picture+790.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeqAOp0V6t09bkcfovsL2dfpX1uXemJYpBLx2wAO4aem4rV6Ro4dr6joTm3nablxEcMUiYJOyA3fGxSePAq_wTOmtscRxbBnnDfCc_22WsS8SCreUpJHl5ge9iy9Yuq2KZOf0GV-mbzk/s1600/Picture+790.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uH3Pw1CttPp9ckmCUjhbGu2jcdDF3pNXAndHkio42pJmCB63arlAiB1FpYxlzOSGT3NHsMZga9fXIbJg6oVdP1-FH2bs-rrEXSl49ZFGTC58L3XYy4yCt_1_AD1a-roOzveK6pWVKHk/s1600/Picture+792.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uH3Pw1CttPp9ckmCUjhbGu2jcdDF3pNXAndHkio42pJmCB63arlAiB1FpYxlzOSGT3NHsMZga9fXIbJg6oVdP1-FH2bs-rrEXSl49ZFGTC58L3XYy4yCt_1_AD1a-roOzveK6pWVKHk/s1600/Picture+792.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhj8_E7QA38_FZoiUKp3X9qeWLM8AtezMnK2ShTbxyAGeMtYuBEdNky9JbktjohPa972v4CxnRtwiDZhjJmhhbV6kDx3RrXcIbIQjts_Qr2fB9pzpcuKhgMzdbKlpP5gdQkhx07KyHlMo/s1600/Picture+791.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhj8_E7QA38_FZoiUKp3X9qeWLM8AtezMnK2ShTbxyAGeMtYuBEdNky9JbktjohPa972v4CxnRtwiDZhjJmhhbV6kDx3RrXcIbIQjts_Qr2fB9pzpcuKhgMzdbKlpP5gdQkhx07KyHlMo/s1600/Picture+791.png" /></a></div><br /></div>

Like No Other: Kara Mann Design

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Above All The Lights

<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/AVvXsEivEhab50VeHafQnJ_pnzkukgKwjQk46O913FT33dOHnBxwfDcSo64Am1mc6VgEOJET48Z5p7Km50e2399G79cARI1R_ESM_s-AR2MoBZr8FKgWHdCkbc9pWCRXUmBPKb83ykHSiiYlrDM/s1600/Hollywood-Hills-Residence_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEhab50VeHafQnJ_pnzkukgKwjQk46O913FT33dOHnBxwfDcSo64Am1mc6VgEOJET48Z5p7Km50e2399G79cARI1R_ESM_s-AR2MoBZr8FKgWHdCkbc9pWCRXUmBPKb83ykHSiiYlrDM/s1600/Hollywood-Hills-Residence_7.jpg" /></a></div>I've always liked the idea of summing up my personal aesthetic in a neat little sound byte: "<i>modern country meets vintage glam</i>" but what exactly does that really mean? This outstanding Hollywood Hills home designed by <a href="http://kathleenclementsdesign.com/" target="_blank">Kathleen Clements</a>, is exactly what it means, at least to me.  The "eclectic yet quiet" vibe here exemplifies everything I love in home design.<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/AVvXsEhZB2Mez0Dyrh6DR2hzPqhu3cZ-wAeGdw0C9si7DIIMoeq338q8Ag0uIji3GVVAp1_dqFuaR8jvCCt7JyLb7JEhp3sCeLy5DpKBXL2M9NpZgyKVICgNijMnNnHnQQjaM8n07Zv4rpusuIE/s1600/Hollywood-Hills-Residence_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZB2Mez0Dyrh6DR2hzPqhu3cZ-wAeGdw0C9si7DIIMoeq338q8Ag0uIji3GVVAp1_dqFuaR8jvCCt7JyLb7JEhp3sCeLy5DpKBXL2M9NpZgyKVICgNijMnNnHnQQjaM8n07Zv4rpusuIE/s1600/Hollywood-Hills-Residence_2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCHtCspEO_YGq-XFKKOMeo0LBb-1uG341mpXeGEw6S2kr8ojeZnHO0qId9FctxZwY-x470oslOktyu_9daqoRPB91jA5FiIZR2-BuPQta0IYUW9F0vPQf9jNuaFSWTnZE1RwNWuY-5zQ/s1600/Hollywood-Hills-Residence_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCHtCspEO_YGq-XFKKOMeo0LBb-1uG341mpXeGEw6S2kr8ojeZnHO0qId9FctxZwY-x470oslOktyu_9daqoRPB91jA5FiIZR2-BuPQta0IYUW9F0vPQf9jNuaFSWTnZE1RwNWuY-5zQ/s1600/Hollywood-Hills-Residence_3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHebd9jxtSaQH9XxS1_fDTS9ogIE-meNFA4knx7Ft9K0AkSh3KZ_T_vrfsILTdGLftuCWsjODa-B3oqArfI8UvSZX4oYclOrinsV8ninFWUDopznGXdFMyOCFA99w022W0Gb0VriGNxs/s1600/Hollywood-Hills-Residence_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHebd9jxtSaQH9XxS1_fDTS9ogIE-meNFA4knx7Ft9K0AkSh3KZ_T_vrfsILTdGLftuCWsjODa-B3oqArfI8UvSZX4oYclOrinsV8ninFWUDopznGXdFMyOCFA99w022W0Gb0VriGNxs/s1600/Hollywood-Hills-Residence_8.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_dUr9CanpRHozoLdpBd4I2KXqnjUtU2EyYBMvkw4oZObonYLkEMNLabkQIvLDtuwNmflPX4SUFszkbjTMnqHBWhBf6Z18OqJIQ_3_NCsyhrWGv1ALUfWqzvZQJMfKpMU8Lnd_cYqdrU/s1600/Hollywood-Hills-Residence_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_dUr9CanpRHozoLdpBd4I2KXqnjUtU2EyYBMvkw4oZObonYLkEMNLabkQIvLDtuwNmflPX4SUFszkbjTMnqHBWhBf6Z18OqJIQ_3_NCsyhrWGv1ALUfWqzvZQJMfKpMU8Lnd_cYqdrU/s1600/Hollywood-Hills-Residence_11.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8dibDGV8ipTJ0YOYXX6XpiStWI54-AFWjhdXLJr6FvrZ3bwRuSPFjU5ropFIJPiIPcyaFNjvQgLAVVEfKPPwRgumWVrFabLIEbkcJyXPOCurEtmpj2i3CUPfhtTLua_WkcV5fAlokZk/s1600/Hollywood-Hills-Residence_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8dibDGV8ipTJ0YOYXX6XpiStWI54-AFWjhdXLJr6FvrZ3bwRuSPFjU5ropFIJPiIPcyaFNjvQgLAVVEfKPPwRgumWVrFabLIEbkcJyXPOCurEtmpj2i3CUPfhtTLua_WkcV5fAlokZk/s1600/Hollywood-Hills-Residence_5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaH4Zt7Aqn201u5r7vrLQvcMGOtfvNiGcYL_OaskTYOoy5O673AtYzCc4nKABsfLUBSSp8_4Md5dTN_UOawxYxQT8z7ECOCnuLtWnhmyz-VjnqcUOw1Abb3Ks-24axzSqDsDswJK7TId4/s1600/Hollywood-Hills-Residence_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaH4Zt7Aqn201u5r7vrLQvcMGOtfvNiGcYL_OaskTYOoy5O673AtYzCc4nKABsfLUBSSp8_4Md5dTN_UOawxYxQT8z7ECOCnuLtWnhmyz-VjnqcUOw1Abb3Ks-24axzSqDsDswJK7TId4/s1600/Hollywood-Hills-Residence_1.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

Above All The Lights

I've always liked the idea of summing up my personal aesthetic in a neat little sound byte: " modern country meets vintage glam ...

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