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Media Mentions

<p> </p>  <p align="center"><font size="6" face="joeHand 2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Z33IEdFgHGMtewYfjKHrWIfZ6OMVR7V5NozSa-KmnpyXdMrTg2te4jaSMMl_NSSus-d4XoT1gm0Vsw0r2VYCjK8HUKS3Pkj_PLYV4cjm7iOGEaWThyphenhyphenfNoZ2M2WR9QArUjMB0M1z1BP6u/s1600-h/press%5B2%5D.png"><img alt="press" border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbJLmPMU2WdyF2HZClP6ttMHPKpEMNFOKcwX9EgP8B2RxnxwO8CMVviHYHV6cUnJ0j7CsH_r8ShuxEuTcf6woV5AHEnmXj2q6kDSk42pm3O4tSoOkH391oU4zRcgw6TVl6FZM6xquWLY/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="press" width="194" /></a> </font><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041500950.html"></a></p>  <p align="center">The Washington Post, April 2009</p>  <p align="center"><img alt="Media Mentions" border="0" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YMszDFrfiBAbq0N1i39TMyCxjkrsWKofYcd1D2Smxx9XKUGw35NPbbGrX9nZg6LcDll5eeiAFOs17zrJbndBf7WHwOFR7Eg7NRXx1ueLF4p3ipTIa4ulgUOqe8B87IJtLzTz01MxOe0/s200/WashingtonPost7.jpg" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" width="167" /></p>  <p> </p>  <p align="center">Fox News iMag, July 2009</p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://imag.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/07/14/expensive-taste-modest-means/"><img alt="Fox News iMag" border="0" height="53" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVpP_doRuMReBS8Z91U8UZDO4gkHavXKVrhj40VhDJYj2eFVMlGzk-i3ufDxwz0YUSjoIQy0OTeNUd_5zeWjcT1qxEICYVLzzMIvsakMXGL4PXI5M4sRTdxaXNYYEloVC9RyaX0pvwoyx/s200/fox+imag.bmp" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="208" /></a></p>  <p align="center"> </p>  <p align="center">Better Homes and Gardens, September 2009</p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://paloma81.blogspot.com/2009/08/thank-you-better-homes-gardens.html"><img alt="Better Homes & Gardens September 2009 Issue" border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRZscE7AGNZIMTkXWa8-lC2nrM7MZ-7d-FzDs7NoEmlZiKrjPYTmTbH1p7hfzPvKQfzy5icz2DooAAmTTPfw7BUVLQKVzEMO2t7bEGMBL1QNBx9cjaWc2D9hMWHKqARZWpUQUJoQFsK5t/s200/bhg+september.jpg" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="273" /></a></p>  <p align="center"> </p>  <p align="center">002 Magazine, April 2010</p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://002mag.com/wordpress/2010/04/01/people-of-houston-april-2010/"><img alt="002 mag" border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3L1PWjptAdvZsh5XIPv8H-TlOg-hu5YJCyMbIKdmwe_-jN-_uOG9gBfXGKP-tyGvvUtlcit4JJmdHkwk3Wp-DmfuR-sBGCpzr5Q5nbHWkmCjfqf8OyykoEMxOJJAh9wdxd-XQ6WcU_35K/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="002 mag" width="251" /></a>     <br /></p>  <p align="center">At Home in Arkansas Magazine’s <a href="http://blog.athomearkansas.com/guest-blog/welcome-paloma-contreras-of-la-dolce-vita/">Blog</a>, May 2010 </p>  <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zpoUTKkWGWDwWTXFvTYBuLP-0-nzm6956I3W5Idb6aQjgMLcg6ry4a46TzH4y0O8xvKVN2j7cu_0CpDB3Y78LlWUvQmJJyeT5gEmm79GZi5lsMSYrTUcKp_orIdpbYIU2pGuQM_kPZA/s1600-h/at%20home%20arkansas.jpg"><img alt="at home arkansas" border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRf6NSXvwV0Y9HJ0vXoXYqQRswgM90bUvJbMkkvF3n87_QSvllA42BVi-az82dsfQfd4Q7mmeLOrswn7Ay0n4R0lr5UzU_z5y-6VKHFTIFVg_sCnXyp7ophZEWZSINAoK7fYYYsdtGqQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="at home arkansas" width="226" /></a></p>  <p align="center"> </p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.shelterpop.com/2010/05/07/my-living-room-is-my/">AOL’s ShelterPop</a>, May 2010 </p>  <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8YYqiFgNZukpfUmp9AfJMLZyFwX0tPxP8ZD7aYKtWGHOOuqDWKpks62jlItl41NJ2rQuGkfc6NffUn4BLRSd3MD0TbTbAM9hc8EcErYcc2rzZKq2Tqm1gEl10H5pN3Q-oc-JWs7RixQ/s1600-h/shelterpop2%5B3%5D.png"><img alt="shelterpop2" border="0" height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqotq0XY3nyiJRsEYTW4tDH92EnrVGzvuewFr_BTo6ZLWGUlEzNx88ZdTmjnKatyL8BsDj4VuXCgX62oR8WxM8svckuVOKj8Q28YCP0bnf1jV5MbX-9Sl3K5yvA8g69BRu6oCHMr-hr4/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="shelterpop2" width="240" /></a> </p>  <p align="center"> </p>  <p align="center"> <a href="http://spaceskc.com/">Kansas City Spaces</a>, June/July 2010</p>  <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CxT4YngqDTRdfalgy6TYHQbL2q0NanUiH3upy66MHGUYuMjZwowxLc3DugQrhQHZBO4r7CVUVwqDce382JKMWqhqeNloudyUJ4IkR7yAH8s5B1wdUxHtHxKloSBC-KWYqzMlCU1w0UQ/s1600-h/IMG%5B7%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG" border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-4s1_t27lvA2zrjRRCx3suWuskmTjQSatEG6jgIktAKoGqOY8muksRLD3cEup800ghwXdn8UUytjYXPIlH315-VWMU8gR9bkzYHMaYoIkI9NHm1G12K1LJ9scrB3jZuJxZN8j2Z4g9Fh/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG" width="245" /></a></p>  <p align="center"> </p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.shelterpop.com/2010/06/11/weekly-link-love/">AOL’s ShelterPop</a>, June 2010</p>  <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8YYqiFgNZukpfUmp9AfJMLZyFwX0tPxP8ZD7aYKtWGHOOuqDWKpks62jlItl41NJ2rQuGkfc6NffUn4BLRSd3MD0TbTbAM9hc8EcErYcc2rzZKq2Tqm1gEl10H5pN3Q-oc-JWs7RixQ/s1600-h/shelterpop2%5B3%5D.png"><img alt="shelterpop2" border="0" height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqotq0XY3nyiJRsEYTW4tDH92EnrVGzvuewFr_BTo6ZLWGUlEzNx88ZdTmjnKatyL8BsDj4VuXCgX62oR8WxM8svckuVOKj8Q28YCP0bnf1jV5MbX-9Sl3K5yvA8g69BRu6oCHMr-hr4/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="shelterpop2" width="240" /></a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://issuu.com/southernflourish/docs/southernflourishsummer2010">Southern Flourish Magazine</a>, Summer 2010 </p>  <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6v9Nt9J2c33EJbMyPhuqwYciGPBb_yxeZreWYpuZvbVqgqFvFr68T3TeEMkaqmzJMk4kmKbSuW7Ye4KseOqzEEWDw5FFZkWKH3-j8TaYnzKB0AvOD_RMwrWIuE8lyRchfpg0-rdbJgw2/s1600-h/southern%20flourish%20summer%202010%5B6%5D.png"><img alt="southern flourish summer 2010" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTLKmTrygI-_bk1lxjU-P1TsQgC41wwzFNfgyWONuXiPBETC2TH_Tbm9yuETVW36lieHl_zJb26WFym_-bNrgVZHD0M8uBDmfHOfTvlU277bz6UqUMqLh5xA1a_GAiYfWKCk6c54UD0I/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="southern flourish summer 2010" width="237" /></a> </p>  <p align="center"> </p>  <p align="center"><img alt="press2" border="0" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6hgHedaVmBG1EgkmzHMIKPt0oG2fMIGGZepzzbw8wa0d_LyNvfQ-iKkg8BLInAvw9bb5FaixjchKIWAn9dqnkvpgZRQVbI13sDCJk17MoxXS8v-UHisEWKolrV5di69snC91iH32hhE2/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="press2" width="301" /></p>  <p align="center">Nominee: Apartment Therapy’s “The Homies” Awards 2008</p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/the-homies-best-home-design-blog-of-2008-submit-your-nomination-072803"><img alt="Thank you for nominating La Dolce Vita!" border="0" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQj9Q5qmt2aa4yF1twic_juZixh1AzTXVnRjHSoJ2z1xZw46w_J2qx_syXIOYsHWRYGhyphenhyphenBQywKRdPeTn0ezqQfNCLSPNScGktLLWkKklA0UUUGEt80fcCpabvxO8wtOgrylF72o6OJ54/s190/homies+08.jpg" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="198" /></a></p>  <p align="center"> </p>  <p align="center">Nominee: Apartment Therapy’s “The Homies” Awards 2009</p>  <p align="center"><a title="The Homies 2009" href="http://homies.apartmenttherapy.com/2009/"><img alt="homies 09" border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxjbPfh7cWvrk5qU3YfU_Ht9sVbpf58cTLU4gywOoyZB8P9uIzDyweJXejhSIHBqnmO9FCH4F0tqG-nd9pYaXYQD4e2rtAycV5CFUplCdZ4Ix2rQBtEPRvWDNyxaRY9XU5xEsbSw54Mo/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="homies 09" width="358" /> </a></p>  <p align="center">Top 5: Divine Caroline’s “Love This Site” Award in Style Category 2009</p>  <p align="center"><img alt="" border="0" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gDkVShyphenhyphenBth4sxUrsjDdo4yV3bagUywLGn-leN0IghntSqWlTeCfVLnA3veEUvYWhiPSdUcZPzBfLlizjq-WDy3ELaUvObNK-cdkNQ92J5FwtFuAgeAKmaprKtdQ4KfOz2PUDcUqo7pLH/s200/divine+caroline.bmp" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="140" /></p>  <p></p>  <p align="center"> </p>  <p align="center">Nominee: The Lovelies 2010<a href="http://loveliesaward.blogspot.com/search/label/Blog%3A%20Interior%20Design"><img border="0" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-oy7ie-8tmE5nq-kfU_1aDZ-PNRtCwVAnwNJl9BiehDIKqLvSnTf5pxPwkHVtcecF3Ecd7i46noWq3hdk1e6xNxVa3rANOGhO5XUk3JpExtKyKSs0RNxxXLTZ115U3QJBmGZxbvIDPQ/s1600-r/banner8.gif" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" width="288" /></a></p>  <p> </p>  <p align="center">Named #27 in <a href="http://redroverstyle.com/?p=796">Top 50 Fashion Bloggers</a>, May 2010</p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://twitter.com/#/list/dfrieson/top-fashion-bloggers"><img alt="" border="0" height="213" src="http://redroverstyle.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Screen-shot-2010-05-17-at-12.32.07-AM.png" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="266" /></a></p>  <p align="center"><font size="6" face="joeHand 2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWuqK7Uxhyphenhypheni3wN3-4y7N-QMzumSyc6BMWeDpUU_9lvJpB7uJodGc82HpxXkHudAdyleE-a28iPkBuR3YBn_LGFrS6UU2ryHaNg3jufBVXaaHrKy_j6fW-Eju-Dkkh2EQIUZa3W-YRTLou/s1600-h/press3%5B2%5D.png"><img alt="press3" border="0" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSj3_ZRSeIxUl6tIK1gfAK2IB65pXFGNXMiylXoAObpfWst0lqjmyiNNF_kQpAz-XZOEk0jlOlYk1n6QoUOPPRxsQDxMsmhn_ImUI1dC-4HygV1DNyqpKubu4bX-5IHYSLgXTryr8Wxg/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="press3" width="424" /></a> </font></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://6thstreetdesignschool.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-favorite-spot-paloma.html">6th Street Design</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://adiaryoflovely.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-stuff-series-la-dolce-vita_13.html">A Diary of Lovely</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.abcddesign.com/archives/2009/10/08/happy-2nd-blog-i-versary-abcd/">ABCD Design</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.abcddesign.com/archives/2009/12/21/abcd-designs-loves-the-la-dolce-vita-holiday-wish-list/">ABCD Design</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.allthebestblog.com/2008/04/dinner-with-houston-bloggers.html">All the Best</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/inspiration/geeky-artwork-and-decor-095793">Apartment Therapy</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/workspace/a-unique-way-to-display-and-store-your-magazines-la-dolce-vita-126129#comments">Apartment Therapy</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.bandelle.com/blog/2008/06/30/girly-weekend/">Bandelle</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.bandelle.com/blog/2009/02/09/craving-design-on-decorum/">Bandelle</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.dailybitsofbeauty.com/2009/11/everyday-beautiful-life-la-dolce-vita.html#comment-1532">Bits of Beauty</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://brightboldbeautiful.blogspot.com/2010/05/bold-vision-paloma-la-dolce-vita.html">Bright, Bold, and Beautiful</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.brooklynlimestone.com/2010/03/favorite-nook-la-dolce-vita.html">Brooklyn Limestone</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://purestylehome.blogspot.com/2010/03/guest-blogger-before-after-la-dolce.html" target="_blank">Brooklyn Limestone</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://browndesigninc.typepad.com/brown_design_blog/2009/02/decorum-design-forum.html">Brown Design</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://notes.camillestyles.com/2010/09/02/my-essentials-paloma-contreras/">Camille Styles</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.carrierandcompany.com/press/">Carrier and Company</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://blog.chickdowntown.com/chickdowntown-com-giveaway-la-dolce-vita/">Chickdowntown</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://blog.chickdowntown.com/chickdowntown-com-giveaway-la-dolce-vita/">Chickdowntown</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/applications/Webblogmanager/index.asp?ItemID=16&CategoryID=139&show=detail">Circa Lighting</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="www.bluebellbazaar.etsy.com ">Circa Lighting</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://cocokelley.blogspot.com/2009/03/from-office-of-la-dolce-vita.html">coco + kelley</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://colourmehappyblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/colour-me-happys-top-10-posts.html">Colour Me Happy</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2008/04/houston-bloggers-have-most-fun.html">Cote de Texas</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2009/05/cote-de-texas-updates-and-thank-yous.html">Cote de Texas</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://cynthialeigh.blogspot.com/2009/11/houston-blog-la-dolce-vita.html">Cynthia Leigh</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.djimenez.com/dj_press14.swf">David Jimenez</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.dwellstudio.com/blog/La-Dolce-Vita/">Dwell Studio</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.elementsofstyleblog.com/2009/02/design-junkies-unite.html">Elements of Style</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.elementsofstyleblog.com/2009/09/my-personal-style-defined-on-la-dolce-vita.html">Elements of Style</a></p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://emilyaclark.blogspot.com/2010/03/reader-participation-time-your.html">Emily A. 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About La Dolce Vita

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQFtAH-dpvs1qMsoocRGAW42bK2Tgzgv2hCy0BrsrYTmKs_O4lv8vuGnGksYXC84Ya10Zr_0510fd8lQ_oFNPLdF4J2S8iddx7uXyqS8GNjEh5uw1PTVEPwMqy0K0Xv6PY3ngGEnQZJPs/s1600/paloma+buckingham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQFtAH-dpvs1qMsoocRGAW42bK2Tgzgv2hCy0BrsrYTmKs_O4lv8vuGnGksYXC84Ya10Zr_0510fd8lQ_oFNPLdF4J2S8iddx7uXyqS8GNjEh5uw1PTVEPwMqy0K0Xv6PY3ngGEnQZJPs/s400/paloma+buckingham.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKbrGt7EQRTh4CXeXuS-xGabhOK2030MXGSBRQYV86lJgq_lEK18-NlpnT1Y1ho5xfivTP_qziK7HY7Kz75g8cfuwWKVHXm0ZwuDWmf_eS4mX9DHZ6Fl5N_tZIUAP5caJKduFWa5Zdit9/s1600/about+paloma.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKbrGt7EQRTh4CXeXuS-xGabhOK2030MXGSBRQYV86lJgq_lEK18-NlpnT1Y1ho5xfivTP_qziK7HY7Kz75g8cfuwWKVHXm0ZwuDWmf_eS4mX9DHZ6Fl5N_tZIUAP5caJKduFWa5Zdit9/s1600/about+paloma.PNG" /></a>   </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;"><br /><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Paloma Contreras is the founder and editor of the style blog, La Dolce Vita, which has garnered attention from loyal readers around the world. Paloma's work has been featured in multiple publications including the New York Times, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal's WSJ.com, Better Homes & Gardens, 002 Houston, Apartment Therapy, and AOL’s ShelterPop. Paloma’s passion for the sweet life is reflected in the topics she explores daily from interior design and fashion to intriguing people and fabulous travel destinations.<br /> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> La Dolce Vita was founded in the July of 2007 as a summer respite from Paloma's former career as a high school Spanish teacher.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Paloma lives in Houston with her husband Fabian and their adorable dog, Tate.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BEKnSMnyWXk3Sc6C4bABt605radlvXxk_vxTHfPWrCrop-oAZoBVxA00Wla_gfT7wjSYtopk793jrJIheAiSBHFWl-TTNQl5Fcy2l3WNsDP-sOvjGX0XZl6x6RiOcftxgrITsegZ_max/s1600/IMG_7019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BEKnSMnyWXk3Sc6C4bABt605radlvXxk_vxTHfPWrCrop-oAZoBVxA00Wla_gfT7wjSYtopk793jrJIheAiSBHFWl-TTNQl5Fcy2l3WNsDP-sOvjGX0XZl6x6RiOcftxgrITsegZ_max/s400/IMG_7019.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My dog, Tate gets a lot of love around here. He is the resident cutie at La Dolce Vita and he keeps me company while I spend my days blogging. We adopted Tate when he was just a puppy in May of 2009. He is a Cockapoo, or Cocker Spaniel / Poodle mix. He's smart as a whip and is as affectionate as can be.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8E94jN3ayGE4fnnVVtdXkLoec7_JzBVxJYpWptcEmyhgdHiNOdpH_vt81VvyN2d43zBjMRDh0iX2Vv70eEDU0uhgvoorWqrStORREwZZDaO6XPh-Su0acnSNweLthQXGjxRri5yd1zsa/s1600/contributors+ldv.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="45" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8E94jN3ayGE4fnnVVtdXkLoec7_JzBVxJYpWptcEmyhgdHiNOdpH_vt81VvyN2d43zBjMRDh0iX2Vv70eEDU0uhgvoorWqrStORREwZZDaO6XPh-Su0acnSNweLthQXGjxRri5yd1zsa/s320/contributors+ldv.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Jkasl83Q9RMLv4wOIX61gsVhPVNLD_p5E_bMADZ_OI12N9YOWfxZ5CNEZRQVaOtn9TTeIvFnkZcuBmsdqkaqtlFCBD8jzQ1KLGln4ecsNih3JcaNQWRy0CDgPHSXd5a_qSY5ivjNws75/s1600/contributor+erika2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Jkasl83Q9RMLv4wOIX61gsVhPVNLD_p5E_bMADZ_OI12N9YOWfxZ5CNEZRQVaOtn9TTeIvFnkZcuBmsdqkaqtlFCBD8jzQ1KLGln4ecsNih3JcaNQWRy0CDgPHSXd5a_qSY5ivjNws75/s320/contributor+erika2.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7VpVQduakecfa2Xk9P-P7QxxBBvi4WkkU0znBb_MdtN32_5ctPusegA8w7TGLwFcE8ZjifIJSNUJEocfze0WSu3dN7i9ib6x0xYSQEwSLIX34og1ALs8mpBlQCVVQY09MWNiAKg6i_Ch/s1600/contributor+erika.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7VpVQduakecfa2Xk9P-P7QxxBBvi4WkkU0znBb_MdtN32_5ctPusegA8w7TGLwFcE8ZjifIJSNUJEocfze0WSu3dN7i9ib6x0xYSQEwSLIX34og1ALs8mpBlQCVVQY09MWNiAKg6i_Ch/s1600/contributor+erika.PNG" /></a></div><a href="http://smallshopstudio.com/blog/">Erika Brechtel</a> is a wife, mommy and brand stylist. 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