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Greetings!
So, did you watch Top Design on BravoTV? The ten week season just ended last week - and I have to say I'm a bit relieved! I was blogging on the show over at Blogging Top Design, the official un-official fan site for the show. I've recorded podcast interviews with all the contestants, which you can listen to here. We're also running a design board contest - readers were asked to submit a virtual room design around a Swarovski crystal chandelier - which was the episode 8 challenge on the show. Margaret Russell, editor-in-chief of Elle Decor magazine is our judge! She's currently making her deliberations. Check in here to see who wins!
 Speaking of Swarovski, I am very excited to be heading off to New York next week to attend a performace of Madame Butterfly at The Met. I wrote about the newly refurbished Swarovski crystal chandeliers in last month's newsletter and now I get to take them in in person!
The holidays are coming and we're all a bit concerned about economy and how to down-size our spending without down-sizing our style. I have a couple of articles below - a DIY art project and a weekend thrift store shopping trip - which will give you some ideas on how to keep up the style while saving money. And stay tuned as I plan on more post like this over the upcoming holiday season. If I can do anything to help you get ready for the holidays, please don't hesitate to ask!
And finally, as you may or may not know, I play the flute and this is a big week for me! I'm playing in a recital tomorrow night in Westwood, MA. I'm playing with a woodwind quintet and we'll be performing the Nielsen Quintet and Gunther Schuller's Suite. Hard word, but a lot of fun! And on December 14th, I'll be performing in a Christmas concert in Needham, MA where I'll be performing Ralph Vaughn Williams' Fantasia on Greensleeves. Wish me luck! (I don't perform nearly as often as I should!)
Meanwhile, I wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving spent with friends and family - whom we can always be thankful for!
Best,
Linda
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Purple Passion
New ::Surroundings:: Contributor Susan Schultz attended Maison et Objet, the big furniture fair in Paris, in September and reported on several very interesting trends. Including a big trend toward the color Purple.  |
Purple Kitchen-Aid anyone?
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Swarovski Crystal Palace Chandeliers
I attended a fantastic event at Montage in Boston last month where they introduced the latest in Swarovski's Crystal Palace chandelier collection. These pieces were unbelievably a-m-a-z-i-ng!
Sparkle Shady by Jaime Hayon
Ice Branch by Tord Boontje
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Weekend Thrifting
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I did a little thrift store shopping recently and scored some pretty fun finds! I found both the silver plate wire basket above and the glass decanter below at a local Salvation Army store for under $5 each! Both were in great condition and could make up a nice hostess gift for the holidays. I was thinking the wire basket could be used for a gift of fresh fruit or cookies and the decanter could be filled with bath salts for a nice presentation.
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DIY: Decoupage boxes
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I did a little "shopping" at the Duxbury dump a few weeks ago. I found this cute pair of scalloped edge shadow boxes and I thought they would make a pretty fun DIY project. Handmade gifts are always special and definitely easy on the wallet.
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Book corner
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Here's a roundup of some really fabulous books I've been reading. If you have any design loving friends, these will make great gifts this holiday season!
Regency Redux: High Style Interiors: Napoleonic, Classical Moderne, and Hollywood Regency
by Emily Evans Eerdmans by Rizzoli
Hardcover ~ Release Date: 2008-10-21
List Price:
$75.00
Our Price:
$43.02
Buy Now
Florence de Dampierre French Chic: The Art of Decorating Houses
by Florence De Dampierre by Rizzoli
Hardcover ~ Release Date: 2008-10-21
List Price:
$50.00
Our Price:
$30.09
Buy Now
Confessions of a Contractor
by Richard Murphy by Putnam Adult
Hardcover
List Price:
$24.95
Our Price:
$2.24
Buy Now
Click here to read my reviews and for more photos from these books.
And for a special treat, my pal Brian Lies' book Bats at the Library is the hot children's book of the season!
 Bats at the Library
by Brian Lies by Houghton Mifflin
Hardcover
List Price: $16.00
Our Price:
$8.38
Buy Now
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Contact
Linda Merrill
Chameleon Interiors
PO Box 1206
Duxbury, Massachusetts 02331-1206
781-585-0275
lindamerrill@chameleon-interiors.com
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::Surroundings:: Contributing writers
 Lori Dolnick writes on products and appliances, including green issues and has an upcoming post on Feng Shui.
 Janet M. Perry writes on budget conscious decorating and home renovations from a very personal view point.  George Evans writes on antique and vintage furnishings and general decorating styles and trends.  Susan Schultz writes on products, trends and international design shows
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