tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19086607755530520072024-03-21T20:38:39.474-04:00Design du MondeKerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.comBlogger679125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908660775553052007.post-27982797407122314052021-09-07T14:28:00.000-04:002021-09-07T14:28:01.718-04:00Lately<p> Today is the 7th of September and there are a few new things going on.</p><p> I am still painting.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRr1pjJgtgqsNpaNsWYIqdxR5tvQrq8G079D_ScRFGa9xkcEN2VJs8X3OjRQxdxrqZXlG2shg_4UCMmLSRm4QG5I1o7X6tKiI0JAJd2Xxvy1yHlshJFOmSXC_O6jYPIZCPwk-EEt7E5Q/s2048/IMG_6397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="La Lumiere" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1528" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRr1pjJgtgqsNpaNsWYIqdxR5tvQrq8G079D_ScRFGa9xkcEN2VJs8X3OjRQxdxrqZXlG2shg_4UCMmLSRm4QG5I1o7X6tKiI0JAJd2Xxvy1yHlshJFOmSXC_O6jYPIZCPwk-EEt7E5Q/w299-h400/IMG_6397.jpg" title="La Lumierere" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">La Lumiere</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;">This is part of a series that I am still working on but it's almost done. I really have to get a better photo of the painting because it is actually a pink background. I have blues and greens in the works also.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I also have a new job in a cute furniture store here in Mount Pleasant which is a suburb of Charleston SC.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6w8_y2-IaR8FFOvahtpsgAuRUNmFYHWVOiZSZByhwTGAekyO4kRP48yAjd3Q79l7ZhI99ClaW9pVaOYaWgEJWxIwP5Pu-RNL0_FoHV6FXjdfNFgg03rf9VUFTRAaqTHjGXQyWoZ7lVO4/s2048/IMG_6426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1509" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6w8_y2-IaR8FFOvahtpsgAuRUNmFYHWVOiZSZByhwTGAekyO4kRP48yAjd3Q79l7ZhI99ClaW9pVaOYaWgEJWxIwP5Pu-RNL0_FoHV6FXjdfNFgg03rf9VUFTRAaqTHjGXQyWoZ7lVO4/w295-h400/IMG_6426.jpg" width="295" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Distant Drizzle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;">We went to Atalanta for my daughter's birthday and took her to the aquarium.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7O8-v-0Z0LdSGiBDiNkOyUGKpi3lOrDnf-_wP5eZ9gpy-GDrMu6DXiHSPX4oOvFnAZ-wfPe7aNuGKsN1VIWv8oPvsZxeKbWDHuZXXlVVEEk_I-jKWabP-og3SGD6EuaedDzLd_lSkDmA/s2048/IMG_6169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7O8-v-0Z0LdSGiBDiNkOyUGKpi3lOrDnf-_wP5eZ9gpy-GDrMu6DXiHSPX4oOvFnAZ-wfPe7aNuGKsN1VIWv8oPvsZxeKbWDHuZXXlVVEEk_I-jKWabP-og3SGD6EuaedDzLd_lSkDmA/w300-h400/IMG_6169.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cQipmCgZIq8OQvLM9ZpndcrAyLNFyqXltwnVo1byYwTDJg8I7qGXbY7u6M2KhAPTLKf_jV4WGXvFrQuiusLT4vpBIPztAtL-U5J85wrTWt1wJLEZQYlb5AqlLTmBGgIebcgBsquOp3Y/s2048/IMG_6208.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cQipmCgZIq8OQvLM9ZpndcrAyLNFyqXltwnVo1byYwTDJg8I7qGXbY7u6M2KhAPTLKf_jV4WGXvFrQuiusLT4vpBIPztAtL-U5J85wrTWt1wJLEZQYlb5AqlLTmBGgIebcgBsquOp3Y/w300-h400/IMG_6208.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALtpZueo0ALdCxojWe5wBnYbX6KcDRE4kVmhe-A2Yt4Uq5ErrUMMJo3mlMEnTLioXfblAQ-Ty_QFLOXG5hkp_DQktrkdxIXTcTXTBuyvehQeqEUg9YFGsS1GGvsZwYFjIe32JFKtzNAo/s2048/IMG_6244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALtpZueo0ALdCxojWe5wBnYbX6KcDRE4kVmhe-A2Yt4Uq5ErrUMMJo3mlMEnTLioXfblAQ-Ty_QFLOXG5hkp_DQktrkdxIXTcTXTBuyvehQeqEUg9YFGsS1GGvsZwYFjIe32JFKtzNAo/s320/IMG_6244.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaS5qEvjt8cLYOkqwTSUFo2Mk4Xk1osf2y-c2l0dZHeiYFqaV_ofDeek97w0d41Urp1jv1VYFzRLzPdhkpWnZLReR-ZNucZFvVQmCYS7EXzX9Nh8f-ZrAxEVtbgsjtgt-B0mVJXwxv7s/s2048/IMG_6256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaS5qEvjt8cLYOkqwTSUFo2Mk4Xk1osf2y-c2l0dZHeiYFqaV_ofDeek97w0d41Urp1jv1VYFzRLzPdhkpWnZLReR-ZNucZFvVQmCYS7EXzX9Nh8f-ZrAxEVtbgsjtgt-B0mVJXwxv7s/w400-h300/IMG_6256.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">There were so many wonderful exhibits and huge tanks and an underwater tunnel. It was just amazing. So if you have never been, start thinking about your trip to Atlanta.</p><p style="text-align: center;">If you don't have to stay downtown near the aquarium, DON'T!</p><p style="text-align: center;">It was so freaking loud at night and our room was sound proofed, but not from people playing car radios so loud that they had to have hearing damage. It's also a bit scary as a woman and a 12 year old to walk around outside by yourself. We walked to dinner both nights and the first night we were terrified.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Well, that's my life. What have you been up to?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908660775553052007.post-36581909675377550022020-04-14T13:52:00.000-04:002020-04-14T13:52:12.572-04:00Still at home update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm still at home much like you probably are unless you are an essential worker. It's pretty boring most of the time. Can we talk about the dishes? Holy crap! I must have forgotten about the dishes I did when my kids were little and at home.</div>
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The good news is that I have been painting and actually sold three paintings in the past two weeks. They are all 50% off too. If you want one you can go to <a href="http://shop.kerrysteele.com/">shop.kerrysteele.com</a> and get one on sale with the code SALE 50.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I cannot believe how my artwork sells when the economy is bad. You'd think it would be the opposite.<br />So tell me your good noise during this pandemic.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908660775553052007.post-47393306031770620202020-03-24T13:10:00.000-04:002020-03-24T13:16:42.867-04:00What the hell happened?<div style="text-align: center;">
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The answer is Covid-19. Well and all of our answers to it. In South Carolina ( as of March 24) we are just told to practice social distancing and stay home if possible But in other places the citizens are told to shelter in place.</div>
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My work, a high-end furniture store, is still open and people are still coming in! I told my boss that I could no longer come in due to an autoimmune disorder that I have, but I sent in the sales people. I'm not sure if that is a good idea or not. I want the hourly workers to get paid and stick around but not too sure about the risk to them and their families.</div>
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At first I did not understand how people could not know what day it was or experience anxiety by being at home. Now I'm starting to get it. No one knows the future and that's scary.</div>
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Am I painting? No, not really. I don't know why. I did start to clean up my house. And eat too much.</div>
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Not apples though.<br />
My husband has been working from home for over a week and my daughter has been homeschooled by her teachers for about 15 minutes a day for over a week. I'm not sure how she gets the work done so quickly and why there is so little of it.<br />
Life is crazy and boring and unsure.</div>
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So tell me... what are you doing during this pandemic? Anything fun? Tell me where you live and what the "rules" are right now.</div>
Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908660775553052007.post-86471730177959249282019-04-04T07:00:00.000-04:002019-04-04T07:00:02.948-04:00A new series<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I have had my <a href="http://shop.kerrysteele.com/" target="_blank">shop </a>on my <a href="http://kerrysteele.com/" target="_blank">website</a> the same for years. I have decided to put out collections of paintings instead of just listing them all together in a random order.</span></div>
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This month I'm doing neutrals.</div>
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Here are a few of them.</div>
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These are just a few of what's available in my <a href="http://shop.kerrysteele.com/" target="_blank">shop</a>.</div>
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Let me know when you stop by and tell me what you think.</div>
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How do I get the power room I want? I ask myself this almost daily.</div>
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I need gloss black paint and a <a href="https://www.lowes.com/" target="_blank">marble sink </a> with brass hardware and a <a href="https://www.lowes.com/" target="_blank">modern toilet</a>. The toilet is important. It must not have any sides that I'd have to lean over in about three inches of space to clean.</div>
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I'd top it off with a tiny <a href="https://www.westelm.com/" target="_blank">chandelier </a>like this one.</div>
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Then I'd add a painting with feeling like this one called <a href="https://shop.kerrysteele.com/product/black-palm-30-x-48" target="_blank">Black Palm</a>.</div>
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It's pretty moody but in a tiny little powder room I think it works.</div>
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Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908660775553052007.post-31121174383671262472019-03-02T09:53:00.000-05:002019-03-02T09:53:31.499-05:00Working with designers<div style="text-align: center;">
As an artist, I feel lucky to have worked with many designers on showhouses or just really awesome houses.</div>
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This is the Junior League of High Point Showhouse and a room decorated by Lisa Mende. She did the kitchen and the dining room and even the mudroom!</div>
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That is my painting behind the lamps.</div>
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I also worked Lisa Mende and Traci Zeller on their study for the Ronald McDonald House.</div>
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My Painting is titled "Cocoon". I love this space and you should have seen the before shot!</div>
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I helped Traci with the artwork for this house in Charlotte NC.</div>
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I did four nudes for Lisa Mende's bath in a showhouse in San Francisco.</div>
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They are small but you can see them in this photo.</div>
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Working with designers is a lot of fun for me. They know what they want and how to tell me what they want. The special part is that they will then have the space photographed and I get to see my artwork in a stunning interior.</div>
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In one month, this month, a lot has changed in my art career.</div>
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I left Perigold and started to inquire about Chairish. Cherish is a website that sells new and vintage pieces of furniture and artwork to the public and designers. Next I had a phone call with <a href="http://chairish.com/" target="_blank">Chairish</a>. They were fantastic!</div>
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They took me on right away and now are working on adding me to their featured artists list.</div>
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Next Mitchell Hill and I parted ways. I still think everyone there is sweet and professional but it was just not working. I immediately submitted to the gallery, Trager Contemporary in Charleston, and was surprised to get a reply the next day. We set up a meeting and I went downtown with a few paintings and Voila! a new gallery space for me.</div>
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I normally am against New Years anything, especially resolutions. Why do we wait all year to come up with a list of things that we won't succeed at?</div>
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First, I want to paint more. I have not been in my studio with a lot of guts, like I did in Virginia. I am finding those longings to paint are coming back to me.</div>
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I do plan to get my house looking better. That's not really a resolution for just me, it's for me and my husband. While he lets me paint on canvas, I am not allowed to paint the walls. Haha! He is very particular and I'd rather he did it.</div>
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We have decided to paint our ceiling this color, Faint Coral.</div>
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There is also a resolution that I don't like but I must clean more.</div>
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My new house is unusually dusty and we got a puppy. There is dust and dog hair everywhere. It's not just once in a while, it's all the time! So I need to find a way to easily clean it up. So far I'm struggling.</div>
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I decorated my Christmas tree with my 9 year-old daughter this year but I did it like I always decorate it using vintage ornaments. The ornaments are from my grandmother and my childhood. There are real eggs that my grandmother made into ornaments, little dolls, and weird mushrooms in the collection.</div>
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There is this little flying thing that must be quite old.</div>
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I remember this little Santa from when I was very small.</div>
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There is a mushroom with a Christmas elf inside and another egg with an angel in it. I'm not sure what mushrooms have to do with Christmas but there are a few ornaments with mushrooms in them.</div>
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This little doll looks a bit rough and she's gotten rougher over the years but it cracks me up that a little angel is so bad looking. I used to tell my children that she was a naughty angel and that is why she looks the way she does.</div>
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I am just sitting here sipping my coffee this morning thinking about things I can't live without. Coffee used to be one of them but I just don't drink much of it anymore. Yesterday I skipped it altogether.</div>
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I'm sure I'd be fine without them but I do really like them.</div>
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This may seem a bit odd but I love my dishwasher. Yup, it's that good.</div>
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I have a B<a href="https://www.bosch-home.com/us/productslist/dishwashers/front-controls/SGE68X55UC?breadcrumb=frontcontrols_us" target="_blank">osch dishwasher</a> that is a few years old but cleans everything off of my dishes. I've never had one that was so awesome. I had no idea such a thing existed and I won't ever buy another brand.</div>
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Another thing I don't know if I could live without is <a href="https://www.wayfair.com/bed-bath/pdp/latitude-run-trimont-24-piece-100-cotton-towel-set-w000066403.html?piid=684307650" target="_blank">white towels</a>. They have to be white.</div>
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Not red or blue or any color but white. </div>
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I love my wool Oriental rugs as well.</div>
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I have little ones and a very large one and a few in the middle. My house would not be the same without them. You can find quite a few on Etsy or eBay. That is where I got most of mine.</div>
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My art collection is pretty important also.</div>
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I have quite a few pieces from artists you may know.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sally Kelly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jenny Andrews-Anderson</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Linda Monfort</td></tr>
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These are just a few photos of my art collection.</div>
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I have pieces from <a href="http://www.husseyart.com/" target="_blank">Tim Hussey</a>, <a href="https://sarapittmanstudio.com/" target="_blank">Sara Pittman</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SallyKellyPaintings" target="_blank">Sally Kelly</a>,<a href="https://ellendodd.com/" target="_blank"> Ellen Dodd</a>, <a href="https://jennyandrewsanderson.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Jenny Andrews-Anderson</a>, <a href="https://christinabaker.net/home.html" target="_blank">Christina Baker</a>, <a href="https://lindamonfort.com/" target="_blank">Linda Monfort</a>, <a href="https://mia-malcolm-studio.myshopify.com/" target="_blank">Mia Malcolm</a> and, of course, <a href="http://shop.kerrysteele.com/" target="_blank">my own artwork</a>.</div>
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What can't you live without? Tell me in the comments.</div>
Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908660775553052007.post-73062998295026493452018-11-29T07:00:00.000-05:002018-11-29T07:00:08.268-05:00Using photos for inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
A few years ago I wrote a post about using my flower photos for painting inspiration.</div>
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I took those photos and translated them like this.</div>
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or this.</div>
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But these days I take my paintings elsewhere with the abstraction of the flowers.</div>
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<a href="https://shop.kerrysteele.com/product/serendipity-24-x-36-inch-canvas" target="_blank">"Serendipity"</a> is a further abstraction of these roses.</div>
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Also, I've abstracted others in this way.</div>
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From these flowers to this painting.</div>
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You can see that I use a lot of imagination in my creating in terms of colors and brush strokes.</div>
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In "Finding Autumn" I had to use a bit more imagination on looking up at the sky through changing color leaves because our leaves barely change color.</div>
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I was thinking of this photo for "The new pink"</div>
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<a href="https://shop.kerrysteele.com/product/the-new-pink-48-x-36" target="_blank">"The new pink"</a> 48 x 36</div>
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I find my flower photos very inspiring.</div>
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I wish I had some Earth-shattering news but I don't, I just have the daily ups and downs of life to report here. It's been a long while since I blogged but a few things have happened.</div>
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My husband quit his job and it took quite a long time to find another one but find it he did. While he was off we got a dog.</div>
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She is much bigger than this now but not so naughty.</div>
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I am very happy to live here. The weather is gorgeous. There are beaches just 15 minutes from my house and art galleries and restaurants galore. There is a historic downtown with church steeples, and more galleries, restaurants and shops. We are lucky to live where we do.</div>
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I have been painting quite a bit. I have even put a few of the pieces in my <a href="http://shop.kerrysteele.com/" target="_blank">shop</a></div>
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I've listed cards for <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/638548066/4-cards-for-christmas-or-any-occasion?ref=shop_home_active_6&frs=1" target="_blank">Christmas</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/652384609/4-cards-for-any-occasion-including?ref=shop_home_active_5&frs=1" target="_blank">other holidays</a>.</div>
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The house was so gorgeous!</div>
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Traci Zeller designed the carriage house den which was the original kitchen to the very old house. She used furniture from several dealers but the things from CR Laine were exquisite. The showhouse is now over and I hope you were able to see it. If not plan a visit to the next one, they are so delightful.</div>
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While I was there someone from <a href="http://mitchellhillinc.com/" target="_blank">Mitchell Hill</a> asked me if I had seen my painting hanging upstairs. I didn't even know my artwork was being used!</div>
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You can't see the toilet under it but trust me it's there! Haha! I doubt it stayed behind after the showhouse was over but it was fun to see it there.</div>
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Hi there all of you. I hope you are still reading my rare posts.</div>
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I do have a good one today with lots of photos. It's my dining room. It is the largest room on my first floor and it's the first thing you see when you enter the house.</div>
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Here are the before pictures.</div>
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You can see that the wall color is tan and there is that ugly border above.</div>
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We decided to go dark. We used SW Naval as the color and here it is.</div>
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This is in process.</div>
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And here is the finished (or not quite finished ) product!</div>
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None of my artwork is hanging in this room. We wanted to keep it traditional.</div>
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As you might notice there are several things left undone. We need to change the chandelier to the one we had in our old house. The hallway off to the left needs navy paint but that was decided after everything was finished. Last but not least the window treatments need to be hung.</div>
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It is a bit of a list of things still to do but I know we will get them done one at a time.</div>
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Well, I actually never went anywhere. I just did not have a blog topic or I'd think of something and say, "I'll do it tomorrow." but never do it. It was laziness too.</div>
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I decided to take it easy tonite with a bit of my new artwork.</div>
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I have painted this new series mostly with a palette knife although some brushwork was involved.</div>
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Well I didn't plan on it but I ended up in Key West. You see first we took my seven year-old to Disney.</div>
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I paid homage to Ernest Hemingway at his house.<br />
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Oh and shopping also but not at the Sponge Market.<br />
Irresponsibility won here. We begin our long trip home to Charleston tomorrow.<br />
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We will be in our studios tomorrow night with some delicious goodies, champagne, and, of course, paintings. We will also entertain commissions in a special session where you bring your photos of your space and we discuss what might work for you.</div>
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Sorry for the silence here. Now we have a hurricane headed our way and I am outta here. I will be in Augusta, GA for a few days... maybe there will something to blog about.</div>
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The idea came when I decided to have a tie made for my husband from a fabric that I had on hand. He needs an extra long length tie so I had it made by this <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SmallBatchBoutique" target="_blank">Etsy seller</a> and it grew to include the other items.</div>
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I am all unpacked and hard at work in my studio. Actually, I have only had limited hours since school is not in session but my daughter has participated in two fun kid's camps here at Redux.</div>
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If you follow me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kerrysteeleart/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> this is nothing new but the blog allows a bit more narrative.</div>
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The long wall in the video will mainly be hung gallery style with a finished series. </div>
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This short wall, behind my easel, is my main work space. The opposite wall has shelves from the previous occupant and my desk area, which is not especially visually interesting.</div>
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The series if work hung on the gallery wall is inspired by spring and summer flora. I am working on figure studies on linen and a new canvas series. It will be edgier, rougher and less feminine like the two below.</div>
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Also coming later this week are my neckties, clutches and change purses. It began with my desire to have a tie made from a Spoonflower printed fabric for my husband. I used <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SmallBatchBoutique" target="_blank">Small Batch Boutique</a> on Etsy and it turned into a larger project. I will be adding these to my <a href="http://shop.kerrysteele.com/" target="_blank">website</a> in the next few days.</div>
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Tons going on including another possible move (from our horrible rental, hence the lack of interior pictures) but I will let you know more in the future.</div>
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Hello from my new, but temporary, digs in South Carolina.</div>
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This was a partial move involving very little furniture. It included one bed, three mattresses, an Ikea table and chairs from the 80s, a newer Ikea loveseat, one club chair and two end tables. If you are paying attention to the list you will see that we have more mattresses than beds. Call it the glamorous life -- I am sleeping on a queen mattress on the floor.</div>
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We rented a house in my friend's neighborhood without seeing it in person. I saw photos of the main spaces but that did not tell me what kind of closets were here and it definitely did not clue me in to how dirty the floor would be...yuck!</div>
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Transitions are always tough and this is no exception. I am missing my large and very clean house and my husband too. He went back to Virginia until the house sells.</div>
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It's not all dissappointing. We went to the Hominy Grill for breakfast on my birthday the day after we arrived. It was really wonderful and not crazy hot yet. Later we picked up my keys at Redux and walked around downtown until we melted. Then it was off to the beach for a while where my oldest daughter and I watched a storm roll in from the safety of a restaurant deck.</div>
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I love the palm trees and Crape Myrtle here. The heat beats snow in my book. The neighbors are a little crazy which is better than snobby. So I think once I adjust and get to work in my studio it will be smooth, sunny sailing.</div>
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If you live in Arizona, the new Luxe Magazine is worth checking out. The feature titled "Fresh Start" is the home of a client of mine and features an interesting mix that is not more of the same design elements we see everywhere.</div>
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The painting above the mantel is one that the client purchased from me several years ago but check out that chandelier and table!</div>
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I have recently had conversations with several people who seemed baffled about decorating their spaces. "I can't afford to redo everything." or "If I buy that chair I will have to change all of the furniture." were repeated.</div>
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I had a few ideas that I thought would be helpful to share here.</div>
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The priciest items will stay in you favor longer if you keep them simple. For instance, custom window treatments can be the most expensive item in a room and chevron pattern that was trendy several years ago will seem super dated in another five years. Opt for fun fabrics on pillows or throws.</div>
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The same goes for flooring and upholstery.</div>
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<b>2. Choose a "floating" color</b></div>
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What the heck is a floating color, you ask? My best example is an heirloom chair I had recovered in black velvet. It has lived in five different rooms in my house in five years. It works everywhere for me. </div>
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I also painted a bamboo dresser in black that lives in my breakfast room instead of hot pink so that I could use it elsewhere without a new paint job.</div>
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It does not need to be black. White, beige, gray and navy can work really well as your "float" color just make sure that you don't end up with everything in that color.</div>
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Rome wasn't built in a day and your living room will benefit from patience. Thoughtful consideration of your lifestyle and aesthetic are a start but it also helps to shop without expectations. If you go sofa shopping with the goal to choose that large piece by the end of the day you may regret that decision. </div>
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I once went into a junk shop (and I do mean junk) and there sat a gorgeous Sheraton style settee.</div>
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I inspected it for damage and even sniffed it. It was a very high-end piece for $350!! I was not shopping for furniture that day but took home a prized possession that I still love.</div>
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I have been guilty of the opposite only to find myself unloading that funky bowl or lamp that I bought because I was looking for accessories that day and bought just to avoid coming home empty handed.</div>
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So to recap, keep the most expensive items simple by choosing solid colors or subtle pattern. No trends unless you can afford to change them when you tire of them. Choose a color that works with everything else for items that you might move to other rooms. This includes tables, single chairs, ottomans and dressers.</div>
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Lastly, have patience. You never know what you will come across if you wait. Rushing out to fill your house will mean that you won't have a spot ( or funds) for the truly fabulous items that you will find over time.</div>
Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908660775553052007.post-63132144673512038512016-05-16T07:30:00.000-04:002016-05-16T07:30:10.993-04:00Life Lately<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"April Skies" helping me sell my house</td></tr>
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If you have ever read my blog you know I am moving...soon. </div>
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It is amazing that when you have to get a house ready to show you realize how actually clutterific your life is. This is the first time I have ever had to live in a house and show it. It can be exhausting.</div>
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High Point Market was a whirlwind that was closely followed by a trip to Charleston. That trip was meant for house hunting but ended up with mainly client meeting and catching up with my childhood friend. I stayed at her house in Mount Pleasant and it really gave me a feel for where I want to be. We had dinner at Chez Nous. I had been stalking them for months on Instagram, the whole time my mouth watering. It is a lovely simple restaurant with 4 star food and not an ounce of snobbery.</div>
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Our house went on the market last week. We have <strike>nowhere to live in Charleston </strike> scratch that. I am in the process of leasing a house around the corner from Joann (we lived around the corner from each other in elementary school)and trying to get a realtor to answer your calls is infuriating. My husband has no job and has not looked yet. This is a fly by the seat of our pants operation.</div>
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I mentioned before that I took 13 paintings to High Point and went back to attend market. Well, I also had to pick up the paintings! I took my husband as a helper and we continued on to Charlotte to deliver some to Anne Neilson Fine Art and return home on the same day. That was Tuesday. </div>
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My daughter turned 7 on Thursday and we had three celebrations. Culminating with her party on Saturday. It was truly one for the books. Our standard is to rent a bounce house, make mini cupcakes and pigs in a blanket for the kids and have more interesting gourmet choices and beverages for the adults. Parents always stay for our parties. It was funny that this year I mentioned that "scaled back the food" guests looked at me like I was crazy and said, "THIS is scaled back?!" The champagne flowed and there were lots of laughs.</div>
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As the party wound down and we chatted with our fun neighbors, they told us how envious they are. "I want your life. You are so lucky to to be able to just up and move because you want to." one said. He repeated that he constantly tells people how ridiculously cool our life is. It doesn't feel cool when I am wiping down the kitchen counter for the 18th time in a day but it it did put me in a more grateful state of mind.</div>
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This is what I got done the other day.</div>
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High on my to do list these days is packing up non-essentials ahead of the real move and decluttering, staging and photographing each room.</div>
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I thought I might pack up some barware but then I had the idea to photograph my living room because it did not look too bad.</div>
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See that flat shelf and column on the right? Well, it has never been styled right and neither has it's twin on the other side of the room. It was loaded with antique books so I started packing them up in a too small box. Then I got a larger box and tried again but halfway through the marks on the painted white shelf bothered me. Off I went to grab cleaning products to remove the scuffs. It didn't work so I went to find a can of paint. I painted the shelf but the matching shelf had clutter. I left it there.</div>
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I started pulling things of of all tables and shelves and piling the on my dining room table to be packed. Then I thought it looked a little dusty...</div>
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Can you see where I am going with this?</div>
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I got the living room photographed and two boxes of books packed and a bit of dusting done and it took me hours!</div>
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I am so overwhelmed with work and travel and moving that I could barely complete a single task.</div>
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Sorta pathetic but this move is happening!</div>
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P.S. If you are going to go to High point market be sure to stop by CR Laine showrooms and say Hello! The party is Saturday 5:30 - 7:30 and is co-sponsored by Duralee.</div>
Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.com5