More Than Décor

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although I spend a lot of time "feathering the nest" - including <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/03/diy-window-covering-for-awkward-windows.html">DIY curtains</a>, <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/03/bedroom-update.html">new bedding</a>, <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2010/12/diy-painted-useless-table.html">useless tables</a> and even just <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/03/bookcase-tweaking.html">re-arranging the bookshelves</a> - and I LOVE to blog about design inspiration, sometimes the things in the townhouse that bring me the most joy are things that actually ignore any & all design principles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Exhibit A.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What is this a picture of, you ask?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeO3OiAokxxNuJlUSmifpSA1lRd4NjdNgf5urb-F9rEqGycRrR5vxtqCWJUKEmTH_TkGAFnlrhkePlDony7KY3I524I-wY1qyZ2RDlrTyiSBEHMVnOlysk8M-uU2FRXH8DtRcg7tXcKpA/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeO3OiAokxxNuJlUSmifpSA1lRd4NjdNgf5urb-F9rEqGycRrR5vxtqCWJUKEmTH_TkGAFnlrhkePlDony7KY3I524I-wY1qyZ2RDlrTyiSBEHMVnOlysk8M-uU2FRXH8DtRcg7tXcKpA/s640/034.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ever wondered why the tiny vintage table in <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-office-before-in-progress.html">my office</a> has very little ornamentation - just three tiny glass balls?  Well, when the sun hits the crystal balls just so they send a smattering of rainbows all over the walls, floor and ceiling.</div><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/AVvXsEhfAQt-u-J5uuq8YSBqvpuuXRoMyZFk5C4esSFhNXPEltSq_75OMo_Y6TMb-_AfkaHObdxO_EF0zDa6HHCp1vkpvb6QgWXoqHrYK4KW0UySJCtJNApdsc_o5_ryZw2Qq_kvik4jiDOYuxPQ/s1600/032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAQt-u-J5uuq8YSBqvpuuXRoMyZFk5C4esSFhNXPEltSq_75OMo_Y6TMb-_AfkaHObdxO_EF0zDa6HHCp1vkpvb6QgWXoqHrYK4KW0UySJCtJNApdsc_o5_ryZw2Qq_kvik4jiDOYuxPQ/s640/032.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkBZYhS5JdWvwniRfiBHAXpMagYJ9adZtFGCKX4labagkFrzNMDezJECFuOZ1N0iE0NKeKDEXkTjRrt2wguxUgFikzmQSznc7_oXagD9So6_NECvScGy7QYEpFsQbHiI-HikKZrdmXMLJ/s1600/038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeaSuBDyZ3si4zGUmhtp2O73qzR7XHM01E5eHyI_5E65IknO7_ARsFdDlK-d9KMIdDSAQT-6lokpYebMNyH5vJKIeCwsTBn-Fp5Vmb_KtKrsy9nvav3vHltRP2jEw6pdgkeJWUhBEjaVbM/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeaSuBDyZ3si4zGUmhtp2O73qzR7XHM01E5eHyI_5E65IknO7_ARsFdDlK-d9KMIdDSAQT-6lokpYebMNyH5vJKIeCwsTBn-Fp5Vmb_KtKrsy9nvav3vHltRP2jEw6pdgkeJWUhBEjaVbM/s400/035.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gAH8q-HmhV7eKjjeZfZ38dZbFIJlHZmRRRS3TtSyB2mKiQ9ulwhOwW-TpJVHzi-7PjCZHJSjHzHrrADHDmwE9Kk4Nz3M6qKJ0jFoqNkRoYJYqnUngKNLKrJZgqh7KC7YeE7EqHKsHeiO/s1600/036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gAH8q-HmhV7eKjjeZfZ38dZbFIJlHZmRRRS3TtSyB2mKiQ9ulwhOwW-TpJVHzi-7PjCZHJSjHzHrrADHDmwE9Kk4Nz3M6qKJ0jFoqNkRoYJYqnUngKNLKrJZgqh7KC7YeE7EqHKsHeiO/s640/036.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rainbows even reach my desk!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCQBgDiVa1Mt5G34PciGO6MYA4r2db-y-nKVqh6A7Z_GWhdxK3w3JcHjzmtJEi2DWmRIsjsa2rLLJtqHrZoXrKjUfQzV6jlap5nb2ku8sOZQC6o0NC78XbLH1Bq9wgdR3TCmWFS2INLC3/s1600/037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCQBgDiVa1Mt5G34PciGO6MYA4r2db-y-nKVqh6A7Z_GWhdxK3w3JcHjzmtJEi2DWmRIsjsa2rLLJtqHrZoXrKjUfQzV6jlap5nb2ku8sOZQC6o0NC78XbLH1Bq9wgdR3TCmWFS2INLC3/s640/037.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />So, although I know these little crystal balls aren't "trendy," nor "classic" or even the right scale or proportion for the table, I don't give a hoot.   I wait patiently on sunny days for the rainbow.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmbIgQ8-_QZpyk-yImj8I-V7c3jYzaksKJiHXYMXolrZ0kxj9Zs0HT-sQWZmZyGhTHe1OGIw_q4heLDqydkzlLh2lqwLtTtoZFL2tb1aAvVqh4mYcRjc1mZtLtqMjrcgyRG1XI4uUW71M/s1600/041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmbIgQ8-_QZpyk-yImj8I-V7c3jYzaksKJiHXYMXolrZ0kxj9Zs0HT-sQWZmZyGhTHe1OGIw_q4heLDqydkzlLh2lqwLtTtoZFL2tb1aAvVqh4mYcRjc1mZtLtqMjrcgyRG1XI4uUW71M/s640/041.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(Sorta) on topic, my grandparents (who I just visited) have trained a chipmunk to literally knock on their patio door for peanuts.  It is hilarious.  And definitely one of the best features of their home.  Fancy furniture and wallpaper be damned - what makes a house a home is the stuff that goes on inside, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6idW6krtCYQPXIyei_efZ2u4deZ3jEfZPmD1CaVB9p0kXP5vReQH_o7b2GmXfFsBURrD6XzvhfGmYMxhgOfUHwwLB73ZFFM9S5tpaQqt1f2LWAcN43PqnutyYYKu_NtGKjA_Try03w_h/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6idW6krtCYQPXIyei_efZ2u4deZ3jEfZPmD1CaVB9p0kXP5vReQH_o7b2GmXfFsBURrD6XzvhfGmYMxhgOfUHwwLB73ZFFM9S5tpaQqt1f2LWAcN43PqnutyYYKu_NtGKjA_Try03w_h/s400/001.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The funny trip pic I promised</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What feature of your home do you love, even though it might make the editor of your favorite design magazine might cringe?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">P.S. Yes, their mat reads: "Protected by a Jack Russell Terrier Alarm System".  hehehe.  A gift from yours truly.</div>

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