tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21437233534777831242024-03-13T03:51:45.191-04:00powell brower at home- for the frequent redecoratorBethany [at] Powell Brower Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533055839603592168noreply@blogger.comBlogger950125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143723353477783124.post-44010962848750404342019-01-09T17:04:00.000-05:002019-01-09T17:04:03.826-05:00Happy New Year to you all<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This past year has been a whirlwind for us at Powell Brower Interiors, ending with the recent press article in Small Space Decorating, the Spring 2019 quarterly issue, that came out in November. We are so grateful to have accomplished our 2018 goal of being published in a national magazine. As luck would have it, we were published in four magazines. Now on to new goals in 2019!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thank you all for following us and we hope to bring you great things this coming year! Our passion of practicing the best interior design we can offer to our clients is created by infusing calm, natural and collected spaces. We want to take the 'snobbery' out of interior design and genuinely help those who want to live better in their homes.</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04880451168189671638noreply@blogger.com0Arlington County, Arlington, VA, USA38.8816208 -77.09098089999997738.7827343 -77.252342399999975 38.9805073 -76.929619399999979tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143723353477783124.post-15846648994345784112018-07-24T14:00:00.001-04:002018-07-24T14:16:48.064-04:00Northern Virginia Magazine feature<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This article in the May 2018 issue of <a href="https://www.northernvirginiamag.com/home/home-design/2018/04/13/a-mother-daughter-design-team-takes-homegrown-to-another-level/?utm_source=enews&utm_term=home">Northern Virginia Magazine</a> is very near and dear to my heart, as it speaks of all the contributions of our family members in helping Bethany create her Warrenton home. Bethany, her husband John, my son Michael, my husband Jim and myself, all helped in executing her vision in redesigning their cottage home from traditional to a more modern farmhouse. Nestled in the mountainous woods of 'horse country' Virginia, Bethany's plan was to de-countrify her cedar cape cod, adding more contemporary elements and furnishings. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I hope you enjoy reading about her journey with her family's participation. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">She and John have purchased a new property nearby and are off on another exciting design adventure!</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04880451168189671638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143723353477783124.post-54796763660512623812018-04-30T12:24:00.000-04:002018-04-30T12:24:27.504-04:00The Cottage Journal<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">We are so pleased to be featured in the April 2018 issue of The Cottage Journal! This has been quite a spring for us at Powell Brower Interiors and we are so grateful.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our summer focus on outdoor rooms and how we enjoy our home's outdoor spaces is constantly on our minds. We already are feeling a hint of fall in the air as we start August, but in the DC area, it is our hottest month. Always tuning into inspiring spaces, here is a phenomenal use of limited outdoor city space in the Chicago apartment of Bill and Giuliana Rancic as seen in <a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/category/beautiful-homes/bill-and-giuliana-rancics-chicago-home?page=0">Traditional Home</a>, 2015. I've held onto these photos for a few years now, they are just so good!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While in High Point, NC last month I had the pleasure of catching up with Tracy Hiner, the artist behind <a href="https://www.blackcrowstudios.com/">Black Crow Studios</a>, who told me about her latest projects.</span></div>
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I love Tracy's work. We often see it at <a href="http://www.crlaine.com/">CR Laine</a> during market, and I have purchased some of her prints, and can't wait to use her wallpaper line in our design business.</div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In this Caliber series, she has taken dismantled gun and weapon parts that she secured from police departments who have taken these weapons from arrested criminals, and rendered them unusable, never to resurface again. I love that she is making a statement about keeping these guns off the streets, and not putting them 'en totale', but using parts so that it remains an abstract quality in her work. I think this is a brilliant artistic move, and quite unique. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can't wait to see what she creates next. You can follow Tracy, and Black Crow Studios on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackcrowstudios/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/blackcrowstudio/">Pinterest</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We had a whirlwind trip to spring market in High Point, NC. It is always a whirlwind, because no matter the number of days we stay, one cannot see it all. It is both exhilarating and exhausting. The inspiration is plentiful, and we have so much fun meeting up with our design friends from around the country. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The highlights of this years market are almost too numerous to summarize. One of the most pronounced occurrences was the used of mixed metals in everything from accessories to furniture. This doesn't evoke an industrial vibe like it has in years past, but a focus on a marriage of old and new materials. I loved the mix of metals and raw woods, and natural stones like quartz and even semi precious minerals.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We came back with tons of inspiration and fuel for client projects!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04880451168189671638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143723353477783124.post-39829679092972237382017-04-24T06:30:00.000-04:002017-04-24T06:30:32.404-04:00A great beach read<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was so thrilled to receive an advance copy of <u>Slightly South of Simple</u> by my friend Kristy Woodson Harvey. I have known Kristy and her mother Beth through their design blog, <a href="http://mydesignchic.com/">Design Chic</a>, for years and have loved watching Kristy blossom as an author, and an award winning one at that! This is her third novel and a really great read. I flew through her other two books: <u><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dear-carolina-kristy-woodson-harvey/1120422097?ean=9780425279984">Dear Carolina</a></u> and <u><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lies-and-other-acts-of-love-kristy-woodson-harvey/1122291991?ean=9781101987063">Lies and Other Acts of Love</a></u>; both engaging stories of strong women that you will finish in one sitting....they're <b><i>that</i></b> good.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What I love about these stories is that they are both directly and indirectly related to Interior Design. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The main character in <u>Slightly South of Simple</u>, Ansley, is an interior designer and a widower of seventeen years who raises three extremely different daughters. Secrets are revealed that will change their lives. The innuendos and references to the design world are fun and the tales of these girls are truly entertaining.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Exploring the powerful bonds between sisters and mothers and daughters, this engaging novel is filled with Southern charm, emotional drama, and plenty of heart."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The book launches April 25th and I hope you will support Kristy and order her book <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/slightly-south-of-simple-kristy-woodson-harvey/1124085475?ean=9781501158056#productInfoTabs">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> I recently gave a talk at my women's networking group, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WomenInspiredNetworking/">TEAM Win</a>, about living stress free, inside and outside of your home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you're not familiar with the decorating principles of Feng Shui (pronounced fung schway), you might enjoy a recap of my notes to help you round out a feeling of positivity, calm and serenity in your environment; be it work, home, yard or closet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There really <b><i>is</i></b> something to this, so what ever you can do to de clutter and open up the energy in your home, the better for you and your family.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Start with a welcoming entry, bringing good energy into the home. Fix squeaking doors, wash windows, set plants in the foyer-anything that makes you smile when you walk in the door.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Clean windows= clear vision and connection to the outside world.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Soften angles, no hard edges (block energy); think curves not corners.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Clear any obstacles impeding your path through every room.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Mix shapes: oval, round, square, rectangle, triangle.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Give light to dark spaces.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Display favorite items in a prominent spot.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Bring nature indoors through greenery, light, natural objects.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Create intimate seating conversation areas that invite interaction.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Create a balance of light; task, overhead, accent, table, wall lighting. Use full spectrum bulbs that mimic natural light</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Have separate rooms for work, tv, exercise; keeping that out of your calm and serene spaces.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Work/office space should conceal 'business' behind doors, a screen or drawers.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Symmetry = connection to all. Single items like a single end table, nightstand, etc. point to solitude and not sharing. Decorate for two.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In the bed room, position the bed farthest away from the door, but within sight of the door, for a feeling of safety and well being.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Have a favorite art piece opposite the bed; the first and last thing you see in bed that brings you joy and inspiration.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">No family photos in the bed room. Focus on your self and your partner and renewal.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Footboards on a bed frame 'block energy and forward progress in life'. Drape with a throw or put an inviting chaise or chair at the foot of the bed.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Use of essential oils elevate mood and behavior. Calming oils include bergamot, sage, orange, angelica, lavender.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A COOL color palette of colors of water, sky, ice and cold make for a calm environment.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Less is more. Clutter free living allows energy to flow freely.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Introduce natural textures, not hard and slick.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Engage all 5 senses for a subtle and soothing environment</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Outdoor curb appeal welcomes you home; add flowers, pots on the porch, things that make you smile.</span></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04880451168189671638noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143723353477783124.post-26009464986207243252017-03-20T15:54:00.002-04:002017-03-20T15:54:43.602-04:00Blushing Neutrals<br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Recently we were featured in an article for "In Prince William", a local publication affiliated with the Fauquier Times newspaper. We are thankful and humbled by these opportunities.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A good part of the late winter months is spent yearning for spring, since I am less fond of crippling cold weather than I use to be. I still can't wait for the greening of the grass and turning my thoughts to sprucing up the yard after the grey, less colorful winter months.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What can we do to improve our homes inside and out this spring? If you haven't been seriously 'nesting' during the winter and working on the inside of your home, now is a great time to freshen up your decor. Whether it's a makeover or just a <b>re-</b>fresh, here are some tips for the inside of your home this season.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Add Greenery</b>. A feeling of bringing the outdoors 'in' adds life to your decor, not to mention letting plants act as an air freshener and mood lifter. Plants actually remove toxins from the air and add a 'pop' of the color green that goes with any decor.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Rearrange your furniture</b>: <span style="text-align: center;"> As an interior designer one of our most valuable services is lending another set of eyes to interpret your space. Recreate your space by changing things around. "Float" your furniture towards the center of the room giving your space some breathing room. Add a few new pillows and accessories; it will give new 'light' to your room and you will either appreciate the things you have or feel a need to make a few more updates.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Curb appeal and showing some 'love' to the outside of your home makes a huge difference to both your guests and to your family. Perhaps you need to freshen your paint on the trim and shutters. Try a new fun color on your front door! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Create a grouping of chairs or seating to make your yard more inviting. Try an outdoor rug under a dining table and chairs or seating area, for a fresh new look. There are so many varieties of outdoor, washable rugs these days that won't break the bank.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Small touches like potted plants on your walkways and porches give your home a fresh new look. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's been a while since I painted for myself, as it is customary that I create a hand painted piece for all of my design jobs (leaving my 'signature' behind) with little regard for private painting time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So I took a turn at the easel in my sunroom this month to see what was inside of me lately. This light filled room is where I love to paint. Our animals are always close at hand!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Here I am in the evening, Nicholas the Shih Tzu by my side, painting Bethany's beagle "Winston" for over her living room sofa. Again, we haven't been able to find just the right size and color piece, so I created it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Who knows what will come out of me the next time I sit down at the easel? I hope you give it a try if you haven't already. Art is very individual and personal, and it's ALL about the experience.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Thank you Fauquier Times for featuring one of our Warrenton, VA office projects in the Times Business section this week. Read the full article </span><a href="http://www.fauquier.com/eedition/page-t/page_54c48143-3982-5efc-87e9-d1f41f277bc5.html" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">here</a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Always looking for like-minded design vibes, I came across the fabulous Los Angeles firm of <a href="http://www.clementsdesign.com/">Clements Design</a>.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04880451168189671638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143723353477783124.post-37393657240338711312017-01-10T20:20:00.001-05:002017-01-10T20:20:57.530-05:00Deconstructing good design<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Good design doesn't just happen- lord knows we all try (reason 476 to hire a professional interior designer). There really are key elements that need to be present and as often as we preach the principles and elements of design, it's easiest to illustrate in a well-designed room like this living room by <a href="http://www.thedesignco.ca/">The Design Co. </a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is beautifully clean and simple, but follows a plan.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. Mirrors and windows reflect light and enlarge any space. It gives you a view into different spaces and keeps your walls from closing in. Notice the mirror in the adjoining room.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. Greenery is essential. Live plants bring nature indoors and add life, improve air quality and provide an accent color that is good in any room! Note the<i> uncluttered </i>shelves and symmetry.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3. Lighting should be present in every quadrant of the room. Not seeing the entire room, I feel more should be added here if it isn't already. Ambient light (overall), task lighting, accent and decorative lights all serve a purpose.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4. Texture added to the room provides variety in surfaces (see the throw on the bench also). Seating should be inviting and comfortable and vary in type, i.e. chairs, benches, sofas and ottomans.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5. Rugs, layered on hardwood for warmth, texture and shape also provide interest.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Essential elements but not overdone. Perhaps it's time this winter to invest in improving some of the 'bones' of your home, such as custom molding, which will take your room to the next level.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I hope you have a great winter 'nesting' and working on the inside of your home. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A quick 2nd floor interior design expansion happened this November for a former office client we designed 5 rooms for a year ago. The partners at <a href="https://meridianfinancialpartners.com/">Meridian Financial Partners</a> could not be nicer to work with. With 'carte blanche' we installed a reception area and two large offices, continuing the vibe from the first floor. The two level townhouse in historic old town Warrenton, VA, exudes character, with light filled rooms, hardwood floors and a 3rd floor loft surrounded by glass. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> I hope you are enjoying the <i>journey</i> to Christmas, after all, that is what it is all about. Christmas day is over so quickly; it is important to savor this time building up to it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One holiday custom that welcomes people to your home is the hanging of wreaths. There are fancy, super embellished wreaths, and then there are the more natural and simple ones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">One thing I'd like to incorporate in my natural themed decor is dried oranges. </span><a href="http://rainydaymum.co.uk/dry-citrus-fruit-festive-decorations/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: start;">Here</a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-align: start;"> is a recipe for some to try. It can take up to 4+ hours in the oven but I can just imagine how great it will make the house smell!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As the seasons change and we ready ourselves for a wonderful time of ''nesting", when our focus turns to creating an inviting space to overwinter, I just want to wish you all a Happy Fall. Here in Virginia, our leaves are not changing yet, and it seems a bit later than usual, which is fine by me. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">At Powell Brower Interiors we have been steadily busy with wonderful clients, and we are truly thankful. Many of our more extensive installs this year have not been photographed yet since several are being done in stages, such as in Phase 1: basic furniture and finishes and Phase 2: the final layer of art, accessories and staging.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Have you seen the work of </span><a href="http://www.betsybrowninc.net/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Betsy Brown</span></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, a designer from Alabama?</span></div>
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