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Saturday, December 18, 2010

A Christmas Wish

The word is out!!!!!

That we bloggers want PARIS lights and nights.
And we want to get there on 
The Ole' Air France Concord.

It will be 'The Blast' that the bloggers have earned 
from their dedication to their blogging 
and to their friends 
in the blogosphere.
: )
And I want to take this moment
 to thank all my friends 
in the Blogosphere.
You have been there for me.
And it has meant  the world to me.
You know who you are.....
I love you.

I wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year.
XXX's
Back to Paris......
As soon as we get off the plane.....
(while avoiding the paparazzi)
we all hop a cab and head on down to our favorite parts of town.
*The city of Paris is divided into 20 different neighborhoods 
called  arrondissements
 Arrondissements are named according to their number.
Mine are the 6th and 7th arrondissements
with parts of the 14th
on the left bank.
In the taxi....
I am continually, and annoyingly 
bugging everyone to stay by me on rue de Buci......
...but, no luck.
All we bloggie gals know what we want.
Don't we?
We will however,
 all meet for breakfast at Cafe de Flore
( 2 blocks from me )
Sound like a plan?
This is what we will see riding from the airport 
to our B and B's,
or our 4 star hotels.
Me.....
I am a boutique hotel kinda' gal.
Which are you?
Enjoy the ride
XXXX's











Christmas Windows that rival Manhattan's.


Lip Gloss anyone?
Good Night and Sweet Dreams

See you around 9:00 AM at Cafe de Flore ??

:: I am hoping your holiday is a happy one 
filled with love and fun!!


Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her BLOG..... Interior Design, Palm Beach, Boca Raton,Ft.Lauderdale,Design Service, Window Treatments, TurnKey Interior Design Service,Paint selection, Floor-Plans,Online Interior Design, Christmas in Paris
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Friday, December 17, 2010

Really......Where is Santa?

The children want to know...

I want to know....
In India, 
they want to know.....


In Australia.......


I am not sure
but
I am going to find out!!!!

Sorry , I have been absent...
I am having  a complicated time of it.


xxx's

Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her BLOG..... Interior Design, Palm Beach, Boca Raton,Ft.Lauderdale,Design Service, Window Treatments, TurnKey Interior Design Service,Paint selection, Floor-Plans,Online Interior Design, where is santa
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Sunday, December 12, 2010

I Never Met A Red Door I Didn't Like

"If you’ve ever noticed houses with red front doors you may have wondered- What does a red front door mean? Why did they paint their front door that bright color?

The history, origin and meaning of a home having a red front door is varied. There is no one origin for the red exterior door". 

"If you are thinking of painting the front door of your home red, consider some of these meanings to decide if red is the right color choice for your front door. Your home’s exterior is important and how you paint your home reflects on you."

"Consider these meanings before heading out to buy home exterior paint:"
"In Feng Shui, a red front door means “welcome.” Feng Shui is a Chinese philosophy in which the arrangement and color of objects in a room relates to the flow of energy. The front door is known as the “Mouth of Chi” where energy enters. If you believe in or follow Feng Shui, painting your front door red would create welcoming energy".

"A red door means “welcome” in an old early American tradition. If a family had a red front door tired travelers traveling by horse and buggy would know that a home was a welcoming place to rest. They would be able to spend the night there."

"A red door provides protection. In Biblical times, the Hebrew slaves were instructed to smear blood of a lamb on their front doors to protect their first born from the angel of death. In old Catholicism churches painted the doors of the church red to represent the blood of Christ. Passing through the door would mean that you were on holy ground. Some believe a red door protects the occupants from evil."

"A red front door means mortgage-free. In Scotland, homeowners would paint their front door red to signify that they had paid off their mortgage."







Several of these images were taken in Ireland.

I wonder if it is a result of dreary weather.....










This was taken in Paris.
And a red front door right about now with a fresh
Christmas Wreath would look swell.

Do you like Red Front Doors?
I once saw a two story home in Westchester....
it was snowing , everything was white.
 I was driving around a neighborhood
looking at homes to possibly buy to live in with my husband.
I was about 25 years old.
I saw this home, it was painted white brick, with some natural brick showing through,
it was beautiful.
The shutters were black, there were black wrought iron window boxes.
Over the red front door was a pagoda styled over hang
made of copper.
And the front door was a brilliant lacquered red.
I loved this home.
It was out of our price range....
but all these years later it is still stuck in my head.

Do you have any homes stuck in your head?
info on red doors from here
Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her BLOG..... Interior Design, Palm Beach, Boca Raton,Ft.Lauderdale,Design Service, Window Treatments, TurnKey Interior Design Service,Paint selection, Floor-Plans,Online Interior Design, red front doors, red, doors, homes that you remember
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About Renée Finberg

I have been in this business since the age of 22.

I love what I do and cannot imagine my life without Design.

Design Challenges are great.

And because of those challenges

I have imported fine antique pieces from Paris,

Designed and Manufactured Furniture,

Created Fantastic Window Treatments,

And solved all kinds of spatial & architectural issues

With my unique style.

If I can't find it, I create it.

My rooms would make excellent movie sets.

I am a visual, tactile and audio sensitive individual.

Creating is what I live for, not math, not spelling, not science.

Just Great Design.

Just imagine how it would be if each of us,

If only for a few hours of everyday,We could be in a space that is our very own.A place that is exactly the way we want it to be

Surrounded by all the things we wanted to see,

The atmosphere we wanted feel, smell and the sound we wanted to listen to.

Private Paradise

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