tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post6817888153364408564..comments2023-09-29T01:38:56.468-05:00Comments on SIMPLY GRAND: What would MacGyver do?Magnaverdehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04231057342527140091noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-8451239523648746752012-05-22T09:39:49.555-05:002012-05-22T09:39:49.555-05:00Loved the drama and the solution! MC's spirit ...Loved the drama and the solution! MC's spirit lives on...temporarily forever. Looks like you are blooming where you are now planted. All the best.home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-85234908326290263862012-05-17T16:15:22.345-05:002012-05-17T16:15:22.345-05:00Bart…you rock.
Amy
**Former Chicagoan, now Charlot...Bart…you rock.<br />Amy<br />**Former Chicagoan, now Charlottean…Amy Vermillion Interiorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13988363219574345862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-81842205262786924402012-05-16T17:09:13.303-05:002012-05-16T17:09:13.303-05:00I am in love with your attitude! I still have not ...I am in love with your attitude! I still have not schooled myself on Ms. Castaing but she sounds like my grandmother and it makes me laugh....pins...HA!Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-32801717477152917352012-05-15T13:26:56.810-05:002012-05-15T13:26:56.810-05:00you crack me up.you crack me up.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-54951481226396824802012-05-15T00:39:20.414-05:002012-05-15T00:39:20.414-05:00I am SO going to have to bop in one of these days....I am SO going to have to bop in one of these days. I was actually at the Geneva shop a couple weeks back and to it's sister consignment store, but alas Debra wasn't around (the shops did, of course, look loverly).<br /><br />You've got a wonderful spirit that shines through in your writing.Sharon Rexroad's Bringing Creativity 2 Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655494951441777809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-11535771618805385602012-05-15T00:07:35.083-05:002012-05-15T00:07:35.083-05:00LOL !!!
Well ...... if you make it over to Austr...LOL !!! <br /><br />Well ...... if you make it over to Australia ..... "come up and see me sometime" <br /><br />So adored Mae West !!!lady jickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013352537776588166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-13839292877282689082012-05-14T20:16:48.593-05:002012-05-14T20:16:48.593-05:00Lady Jicky, if you had said "Thank goodness&q...Lady Jicky, if you had said "Thank goodness" instead, I could have quoted Mae West's words to the hat-check girl who used the same phrase as she admired West's diamond necklace in the 1932 movie <i>Night after Night</i>: <br />"<i>Goodness</i> had nothing to do with it, Dearie."<br />-----------------<br />Debra: How did you know my favorite line in <i>Amadeus</i> is Frederick the Great's advice to that upstart Mozart: "Too many notes, too many notes!"?<br /><br />Besides, I already tried short & sweet (See <i>A Grand View</i> post). Not a single response. Oh, well.....Magnaverdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231057342527140091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-87336389418568261492012-05-14T18:51:51.763-05:002012-05-14T18:51:51.763-05:00here is a suggestion that defies your "M.O.&q...here is a suggestion that defies your "M.O.".......shorter entries, think about it<br />debradebra @ 5th and statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18039580956294327582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-70607210954663435802012-05-14T17:21:19.593-05:002012-05-14T17:21:19.593-05:00Oh thank god it turned out just fine in the end!!!...Oh thank god it turned out just fine in the end!!! <br />I am exhausted! LOL <br /><br />*just found your blog - love it!!! <br />*Can't wait to see that fountain in the middle of the shop !!!lady jickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013352537776588166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-75396846527273527882012-05-14T17:06:20.203-05:002012-05-14T17:06:20.203-05:00John: Thank you. What can I say? Desperate times r...John: Thank you. What can I say? Desperate times require desperate measures. Lack of down-time before the crowd would (I hoped) arrive meant I had to do all the work while we were open for business. A woman came in and stood watching me while I was slopping two un-blended colors of paint onto the wall, followed by a large splash of water that I let run down through the still-wet area, followed by more paint, then more water. I was expecting to hear her skeptical question: "Does Debra know you're doing this?" Instead, our exchange went like this:<br /><br />She: Oooooh, I love the effect of that technique! What's it called?<br />Me: Thanks. It doesn't really have a name. It's just something I made up.<br />She: Well I love it. How long have you been doing it? <br />Me: About an hour<br />She: No, I don't mean today. I mean how long have you been using the technique?<br />Me: About an hour.<br />----------------------------<br />Debra: More posts? You have no idea what you ask. I was up till 2 AM three nights in a row editing my typos and cropping photos for this one. But thanks for your second suggestion. I'm working on it.<br />----------------------------<br />Debra: <i>A trend?</i> Wait till you see what I have in mind for those urns.<br />---------------------------- <br />My Notting Hill: Yes, a temporary mock-up is a great way to try out an idea without risking the time & expense on something you're not sure of in the first place. If it looks bad you just take it down. <br /><br />On the other hand, for people like me--and MC--'temporary' measures have a way of turning into long-term solutions. For my former dining room, I wanted a Streamlined Moderne chandelier in black-enameled steel & Lucite, but I couldn't find one the right size & design. I finally realized that to get what I wanted I'd have to have one custom-made. To get the fixture's scale right for my tiny room, I made up a few different full-scale maquettes in different sizes to try out in the room. The losing candidates looked wrong as soon as I hung them and were promptly taken down, but the long shot--cobbled together out of a black plastic dish from a Superbowl party shrimp cocktail platter from the local deli & some clear plastic shower-curtain rings from the Dollar Store--came in a winner: the look was perfect. All that remained to do was make a scale drawing of the finished article for the metal shop that I already had lined up to fabricate it. Except that once it was up, I never got around to executing the working drawings and the understudy chandelier ended up hanging there till I moved out. In fact, when the photographers from <i>O at Home</i> magazine showed up to do a ten-page feature on my apartment, the thing was still hanging there. As they say, Oh, well. My bad.<br /><br />You see why MC and I would have gotten along.Magnaverdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231057342527140091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-52072014350695218222012-05-14T12:46:59.069-05:002012-05-14T12:46:59.069-05:00Genius! I love the fabric and trim - even w/the s...Genius! I love the fabric and trim - even w/the straight pins. Great reminder too to assemble something temporary, live with it and then see if you're ready to commit.My Notting Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029931096995642571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-3459307446068988312012-05-13T21:16:30.376-05:002012-05-13T21:16:30.376-05:00I AM STUNNED TO THINK MY CABINET WAS FACING A FUTU...I AM STUNNED TO THINK MY CABINET WAS FACING A FUTURE IN BLACK AND RED!<br /><br />yes indeed, that is a great plant for you bart; chic, "green" and foolproof, let's start a trend<br />debradebra @ 5th and statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18039580956294327582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-15010762035078126432012-05-13T20:07:02.057-05:002012-05-13T20:07:02.057-05:00I love this post! I came over from Debra's blo...I love this post! I came over from Debra's blog since she featured you today and I'm now going to be a faithful follower but you have to post! I love all your ideas and you thought brilliantly on your feet, Deb, give this guy a raise...;)<br /><br />XX<br />Debra~ (Yes I'm another Debra)Acquired Objectshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065566296202199461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-40060034646986492922012-05-11T05:09:58.806-05:002012-05-11T05:09:58.806-05:00A brilliant solution! And I enjoyed reading about...A brilliant solution! And I enjoyed reading about the route to get there.<br />__ The Devoted ClassicistJohn J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.com