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<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBF-KXyAUmmNdDV2ErsQ0i8ZSHuylLSrOm42Fhdzi23z3oK-McMLPE-j1qxI1PBJ1UeSZN0TUm8oQvocw-t6ixdQc6HJvg5Ivi2vneMLPmaCCbOJVfkiJB7Y4ldwHp2xESIDy4CpraZA/s1600-h/mary+mcgee+bed.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306450200555825010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBF-KXyAUmmNdDV2ErsQ0i8ZSHuylLSrOm42Fhdzi23z3oK-McMLPE-j1qxI1PBJ1UeSZN0TUm8oQvocw-t6ixdQc6HJvg5Ivi2vneMLPmaCCbOJVfkiJB7Y4ldwHp2xESIDy4CpraZA/s400/mary+mcgee+bed.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 393px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><strong><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">A Dreamy Bedroom by Mary McGee</span></em></strong> </div><div align="center"></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />I feel completely awful today. My nose is stuffy, my head hurts, and my stomach is in knots. I guess today's blog posts will have to wait until tomorrow, so I hope you'll check back! I think I will be spending the rest of the day curled up with a cup of hot tea and <em>The Memory Keeper's Daughter</em>, which I just started reading. I also have an itch to watch a good chick flick so I may do that, too. I'm crossing my fingers that I will feel better by tomorrow!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">In the meantime, check out a preview of </span><a href="http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/02/24/lauren-heidi-hug-it-out-in-new-hills-trailer/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">what's to come when The Hills returns to Mtv</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. As staged as most of it probably is, I actually look forward to having it return after the complete fakeness and lack of drama on The City.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">What do you think? Do you plan to watch?<br /></span><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">And P.S., if you are a member of <a href="http://www.decorumdesignforum.com/">Decorum</a>, remember that the deadline for our first giveaway is this Saturday! A winner will be drawn on Sunday. You can <a href="http://paloma81.blogspot.com/2009/02/gift-for-you.html">get all the details here.</a></span></p>

Feeling Under the Weather

A Dreamy Bedroom by Mary McGee I feel completely awful today. My nose is stuffy, my head hurts, and my stomach is in knots. I guess today...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctlUyqSlri2AmsLTTcZ5lQnPWz_c2pcxgx6VYLddArfRZvCnictv2s6IYWbRdbm1J6dBxtvXTUz0tKWWe2TSijNebcn88Z0g7gVkN1l8JPbGO8DcyCut7XkYJ1eKZFQNqGQX7G0xXwYU/s1600-h/circa+port+4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306123301807115074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctlUyqSlri2AmsLTTcZ5lQnPWz_c2pcxgx6VYLddArfRZvCnictv2s6IYWbRdbm1J6dBxtvXTUz0tKWWe2TSijNebcn88Z0g7gVkN1l8JPbGO8DcyCut7XkYJ1eKZFQNqGQX7G0xXwYU/s400/circa+port+4.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 324px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/index.aspx">Circa Lighting </a>has become synonymous with timeless, classic, well-made lighting. The company was founded in 1998 in Savannah, Georgia by Gale Singer. However, she was in the business ten years prior to opening her first store, as she used to work for Visual Comfort (owned by brother Andy Singer), the company which manufactures most of her lighting. After the Savannah store proved to be a success, flagship stores were opened in Atlanta, Charleston, and Houston. The company continues to grow and will hopefully expand into other parts of the country in the future. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306123299683337762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgk57i6HEhzsNdeo2GAXSmmKe5Kjk3DoNanP4zl0iD3hHp7kOXa_55VSD_uen663UOh8qhaUpaUpBsDddamXkqZdXNkTZaRuydBIxJEJb0-6wpyO5hXwv2qtiMnvZpR9Soil69MD-bYAE/s400/circa+port+3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 357px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Circa's mission is to offer "quality lighting, lamps, and accessories that are as beautiful as they are timeless." The product line is comprised of thousands of items, each of which come in a variety of finishes and all of which are sure to appeal to various design aesthetics. The pieces in the collection were designed by <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/designers.aspx">some of the country's foremost designers</a> including Alexa Hampton, Thomas O'Brien, Michael S. Smith, Clodagh, Barbara Barry, Bill Blass, Sandy Chapman, Eric Cohler, Suzanne Kasler, and J.Randall Powers. There is something for everyone from traditional hand-finished bronze pieces to crystal lamps, and industrial-inspired ceiling fixtures. </span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306123301073078354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-chlzAjYi-nYgYRBacps-V5ZrTdy5eI0mgAAr49v5xhJQMzo0n3j8uFfGt8pHsAwv8EorB0p0F4ZRQkTGmjKjbuIaB52kDyOVus9MF-1jUXdlcVqgs3FpG2YEh7UtH8mSLOIbunooEE/s400/circa+port+2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 391px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">My love of Circa Lighting is very <a href="http://paloma81.blogspot.com/search?q=circa+lighting">well documented</a>. I think that it is a fantastic company with products of phenomenal quality. Every fixture is handmade and all of the metal finishes are done by hand. Circa is a company that forgoes the trendy and the "now" for pieces that work as well today as they would have forty years ago and will forty years into the future. The designs are timeless, the service is attentive, and the quality is superb. </span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></p><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306123291664056946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjppi4mKR5499TRbeTCvg-T1EsL_plE_xaRCuIShfTQvMebd-vdsrk-sI76aAs5z42Tq7BTdUUOzTsYmhyphenhyphenzFvYy5NRoyyVPJZt9mVjfs6q7aMuYJd_PjXzQwRq9JRhYZtq8WMF96sQNmQU/s400/circa+port1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 326px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><div>I have put together a collection of some of my favorite fixtures, including new and classic items. Please keep in mind that these images are not to scale and refer to the Circa website for measurements. If there isn't a Circa Lighting store in your city, make sure to visit the comprehensive website that includes a vast selection as well as a <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/CircaGalleries/portfolio.aspx">fabulous design portfolio </a>featuring a handful of well-known projects which have utilized Circa Lighting products in their designs (the images of interiors in this post are from Circa's portfolio).<br /></div></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip13VeAiVl1sEV4XdS9d2Qr9_D11jZVDVXI72S_CpGMfkwrHenXytyx_DEolAJn8Hcpe1du6_bwFsNtRjJ3FILN8MWBLGxUM5p0O6ehtoNjzAlez2_ssHh2CT7n7YujvQvy9yehMHSfXA/s1600-h/circa9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306109272826690002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip13VeAiVl1sEV4XdS9d2Qr9_D11jZVDVXI72S_CpGMfkwrHenXytyx_DEolAJn8Hcpe1du6_bwFsNtRjJ3FILN8MWBLGxUM5p0O6ehtoNjzAlez2_ssHh2CT7n7YujvQvy9yehMHSfXA/s400/circa9.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gilded Age: The <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=744&cid=">Paris Flea Market</a> and <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1719&cid=">Percival</a> Chandeliers</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbPc60wEH2Luo6q0Lk-2jExoazfz-ZrX3YlEtw8krWGy8oOVIwZaGunvEkoM1UZ_OS-Bk02yManIh1a8gNqWF9QAuMU4CF2tD3cC5Nnp468R7asAlOfTUHzhlyGz7dJ3v_EL_ptIJKE8/s1600-h/circa10.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306109269044662370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbPc60wEH2Luo6q0Lk-2jExoazfz-ZrX3YlEtw8krWGy8oOVIwZaGunvEkoM1UZ_OS-Bk02yManIh1a8gNqWF9QAuMU4CF2tD3cC5Nnp468R7asAlOfTUHzhlyGz7dJ3v_EL_ptIJKE8/s400/circa10.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 252px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Industrial Redux:</span> <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1646&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">Country Industrial Pendant</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, </span><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=566&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">Eugene Pendant</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, </span><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=819&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">Yoke Pendant</span></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1yYwILbugVkWTGbvcB_fVWWUp_rEEiyuI2e7b3D3FmhKzdx42oAbgCYMHvZLFrOQakASQBf3gtF6NBJjNB3Kao2jZ4TxoY6yaN2ZBSgQ1E1dd05x-NAGfXpi2anzQsJHqHC6YzPgpXI/s1600-h/circa8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306109175418714258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1yYwILbugVkWTGbvcB_fVWWUp_rEEiyuI2e7b3D3FmhKzdx42oAbgCYMHvZLFrOQakASQBf3gtF6NBJjNB3Kao2jZ4TxoY6yaN2ZBSgQ1E1dd05x-NAGfXpi2anzQsJHqHC6YzPgpXI/s400/circa8.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 362px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Elegant Minimalism: </span><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1350&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">Caged Lantern with Paper Shade</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and </span><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1721&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">Morris Lantern</span><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6IYs_Hp2_p5mgomjexR1cMSxQe2WgsXSTV0c-UKJVi9it2TK2A3x5Y2UlgUDPXfViXtcslHzB7OFULYhVfal2hPb8sUartFLvS-TPSVnr3w3Ey6QGWUfJajlRCh_eAAU23zn4iudO8Q/s1600-h/circa7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306109173388572898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6IYs_Hp2_p5mgomjexR1cMSxQe2WgsXSTV0c-UKJVi9it2TK2A3x5Y2UlgUDPXfViXtcslHzB7OFULYhVfal2hPb8sUartFLvS-TPSVnr3w3Ey6QGWUfJajlRCh_eAAU23zn4iudO8Q/s400/circa7.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 337px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lucky Clover:</span> <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1424&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">Basil Flush Mount</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and </span><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1694&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">Quatrefoil</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Floor Lamp</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306109176285510610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDX1eerRu_Qcv61-i3Zuc8StCvZMP7g8Ry9BcGadv7Y2AFJR666zEF8xudYAJOIzDUhg5y0Dshb6e1QH-vxfYy7Qo7J3NnQxB1sePBMz5hdkmrpPx8_pIMue2gMHLjgDlwf3ef_aSqWM/s400/circa6.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 191px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pretty and Pristine:</span> <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=643&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">Double Twist</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and </span><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1341&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">King George</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Sconces</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuniWtrCSWSwzL9Y9HhM1liX6L9OiQEuPHrxzXAEpplILXlg8INiK9gnWG90HVvJNhccHqfnZNvtM60g2tWbcMcNINd6QtKRzTL3BsGiDWWM5mnh63zH8C9wVQ6WsTYU4eKHcjLnb8kbA/s1600-h/circa5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306109170593353010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuniWtrCSWSwzL9Y9HhM1liX6L9OiQEuPHrxzXAEpplILXlg8INiK9gnWG90HVvJNhccHqfnZNvtM60g2tWbcMcNINd6QtKRzTL3BsGiDWWM5mnh63zH8C9wVQ6WsTYU4eKHcjLnb8kbA/s400/circa5.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 193px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">High-Glam:</span> <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1704&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">Savoy</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, </span><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1653&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ida</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, and</span><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1772&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Ruhlmann </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sconces</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFQ3Wp7-_g79ALDQA4PdKxwfspHdMBiVbbe3g0tFvhpBywWvTdZqzbfBI65W118uJ2kbJzu_-xgQfPikCOVmiHw_9zM5oLP30ctCtzm60-oevoQwqQbuMjxLtLUCQdQT9W4XtmEn6crM/s1600-h/circa4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306108988915289762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFQ3Wp7-_g79ALDQA4PdKxwfspHdMBiVbbe3g0tFvhpBywWvTdZqzbfBI65W118uJ2kbJzu_-xgQfPikCOVmiHw_9zM5oLP30ctCtzm60-oevoQwqQbuMjxLtLUCQdQT9W4XtmEn6crM/s400/circa4.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 331px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Architectural Elements: <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1456&cid=">The Berkshire Obelisk Lamp</a> in Quartz and the substantial </span><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1708&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">Belgravia Lamp</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> in White Marble</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1CCJ7e6367adBF4YqMOEu87rQvNf1azkQeGn4dO7XGef_vNw5tlPARnuYV0yF5L303ON9Ryz7RtjGQa2dyHbFpwFEntyEBL1kP-hd6O_Nn1tMYQXZf590Wt42lw-86ymdzk1hBIcqtM/s1600-h/circa3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306108986011132210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1CCJ7e6367adBF4YqMOEu87rQvNf1azkQeGn4dO7XGef_vNw5tlPARnuYV0yF5L303ON9Ryz7RtjGQa2dyHbFpwFEntyEBL1kP-hd6O_Nn1tMYQXZf590Wt42lw-86ymdzk1hBIcqtM/s400/circa3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Gold Standard: </span><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1397&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">Fang Gourd Lamp</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> in Antique Burnished Brass and the </span><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1418&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">Crescent Table Lamp </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">made of Quartz on Antique Gold Leaf</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRah6EoiYTjPCoAB8EfACjjw4KQzTeGph8reSPxAOuCsTd6xgXthlOV8XeTmdBxGnurvHI0Lm7YuexFBi9h_0mZV55ELf36x4o2Vdf4LuLLVcdLY7oP9gMQ9Mn3GvBZuAvCsZzMMjk9s/s1600-h/circa2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306108982194571698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRah6EoiYTjPCoAB8EfACjjw4KQzTeGph8reSPxAOuCsTd6xgXthlOV8XeTmdBxGnurvHI0Lm7YuexFBi9h_0mZV55ELf36x4o2Vdf4LuLLVcdLY7oP9gMQ9Mn3GvBZuAvCsZzMMjk9s/s400/circa2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 364px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Modern Eclectic: </span><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1674&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lucille Table Lamp</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and </span><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1433&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lotus Table Lamp</span><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NAmBzD_KJdS_5DrpZ2mF1m0_WyT1R1T1pQpFTbd6Ee5GBwihMV8iAf-6ZpCaS7SHFr2qD_s1i-1UecUWpDzsrlkSPD4sWNWw977KE_nVtMxGHiUaHLwZcGtZKy3Mr4IT1XK779pelCo/s1600-h/circa.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306108983090215986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NAmBzD_KJdS_5DrpZ2mF1m0_WyT1R1T1pQpFTbd6Ee5GBwihMV8iAf-6ZpCaS7SHFr2qD_s1i-1UecUWpDzsrlkSPD4sWNWw977KE_nVtMxGHiUaHLwZcGtZKy3Mr4IT1XK779pelCo/s400/circa.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Classic with a Twist: </span><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1381&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Kate Table Lamp</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> in Polished Nickel and the </span><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=1594&cid="><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tall Terri Table Lamp</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> in Quartz<br /><br /></span><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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