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style='width:424.5pt;padding:6.0pt 13.5pt 6.0pt 13.5pt' id="madmimi_body_content"> <div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><em><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#9BA581'>Hi Everyone& </span></b></em><b><span style='font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#9BA581'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>All of the pundits and gurus in marketing - and design - are saying that unless we designers get off the dime and out there in the world of social networking that we are going to wilt on the vine. Okay, I m still not sure about the crazy ramifications of Facebook but have decided to give a newsletter/blog a try since they seem to be social media vehicles that truly engage people. Hopefully, I can put something together once every week or two. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>So, if any of you would like to know what is going on in the area of interior design from fun and funky to updated trends to the technical and serious aspects of welfare and safety please let me know.</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><em><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#9BA581'>For Starters:</span></b></em><b><span style='font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#9BA581'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Just a couple of interesting nuggets: a recent architectural survey showed that <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>extroverts prefer more open space floor plans.</span></strong> This might be informative for realtors as they try to qualify their clients. Personally, I like a relatively open plan but still want to keep the kitchen off limits  I get pretty messy. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Since so many of us have at one time been temporarily disabled from accidents (equine mishaps and others), I would like to share why anyone planning new interiors or renovation might want to incorporate Universal and ADA design which have come to the forefront of <em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>smart design</span></em>. Through tragic accidents I had a cousin who became a quadriplegic and an aunt who became a paraplegic which led to drastic changes in their living environments. And many of us who are  boomers are going to find ourselves in challenging situations in the future. Since a virus left prominent architect Michael Graves a paraplegic about eight years ago, his belief in accessibility has only increased. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Here is a quick definition of UD.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in;float:right'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width=265 style='width:198.75pt;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-table-lspace:2.25pt;mso-table-rspace:2.25pt;mso-table-anchor-vertical: paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-table-left:right; mso-table-top:middle;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=265 height=175 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://madmimi.com/system/promotion_images/0113/0862/bathroom1.jpg"></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>Bathroom remodel for a male client who is wheelchair bound.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><em><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#9BA581'>Universal Design:</span></b></em><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#9BA581'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>" Is the design of products and <em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>environments</span></em> to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, <em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>without</span></em> the need for adaptation or specialized design<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>" The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products, communications and the built environments more <em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>usable by as many people as possible at little or no extra cost.</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>" Universal design benefits people of all ages and abilities<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>The wall between the bathroom and the closet was moved to create a luxurious shower that allows a turning radius. The walls around the toilet were removed for accessibility and glass block was used to provide some privacy while keeping an open, spacious feel. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Although the client was not able to use the tub, the existing tub was replaced with a new one to complement the aesthetics of the new finishes and to protect the resale value of the home. Grab bars were located for care givers, as he could not use them himself. The wider doors helped him to be able to enter the closet. Before the remodel, he could not get his wheelchair in there. Cabinetry was located to the side of the counter top to allow for wheelchair access at the sinks. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>A masculine feel was created with the use of materials, such as mahogany and slate. The slate color was selected to continue the exterior brick color into the bathroom and marry the bathroom indoors with the garden. New wide louvered doors at the entries to the bedroom and closet provide ease of movement and enhance the spa-like feel.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><em><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>The photograph above gives a great example of an ADA/Universal Design Bathroom by Texas designer, Carla Aston, ASID, RID, CAPS showing wheelchair accessibility features. Photograph and information courtesy of the American Society of Interior Designers Design Line magazine.</span></em><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width=268 style='width:201.0pt;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-table-lspace:2.25pt;mso-table-rspace:2.25pt;mso-table-anchor-vertical: paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-table-left:right; mso-table-top:middle;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=268 height=214 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://madmimi.com/system/promotion_images/0113/0856/barn-door3.jpg"></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>These no longer functioning barn doors in an interior by Daryl Carter make an art statement!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><em><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#9BA581'>Sustainable Design :</span></b></em><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#9BA581'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>In with the old, out with the new? With today s green savvy mind set, nothing is put to waste. Whether you are remodeling, or building new, there seems to be a common theme popping up, barn doors.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Following are some wonderful photos incorporating re-purposed barn doors from House and Garden, Elle Decor and other sources and provided by AVA Living. (We should be able to find a few around our area!)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=446 style='width:334.5pt;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=213 height=320 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://madmimi.com/system/promotion_images/0113/0844/barn-door2.jpg"></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>A recycled barn door conceals a pantry for an industrial look.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> <td width=20 style='width:15.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td> <td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=213 height=320 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://madmimi.com/system/promotion_images/0113/0843/barn-door1.jpg"></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>Barn door leading to a pantry (Daryl Carter Interior). Photo from Elle Decor.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=446 style='width:334.5pt;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=213 height=320 id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://madmimi.com/system/promotion_images/0113/0846/barn-door5.jpg"></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>Salvaged barn doors add a rustic twist to a newly constructed home.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> <td width=20 style='width:15.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td> <td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=213 height=320 id="_x0000_i1032" src="http://madmimi.com/system/promotion_images/0113/0845/barn-door4.jpg"></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>These barn doors make a great headboard, and were kept in their original seafoam paint color. (House &amp; Garden)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><em><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#9BA581'>Signing Off</span></b></em><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#9BA581'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Anyhow, here we are.& Another challenging week with fluctuating temps, snow and ice, on top of our previous 10 , it s  snoooowmageddon time again. But it could be worse. My brother has had over 75 at his house in Connecticut! Says his driveway is beginning to look like a canyon. My daughter, who also lives in Connecticut, says that her dogs are so bored that they are heading for the liquor cabinet! Don t you feel as if it s time to curl up with magazines or great books in front of the fire?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Last year about this time I watched in dismay as our resident deer denuded our holly bushes  something deer are not supposed to like. But if you are starving even prickly ilex will do. Amazingly, after pruning back the destruction, the bushes came back beautifully. I expect you all had similar experiences.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>So now, for those of us yearning for spring, well, I guess we ll just have to wait. However, there is no reason not to bring a little spring inside with happy bunches of bright tulips& It s definitely time for flowers in the house  cheerful blooms from the local florist or even the grocers. For those of you who may not be heading south and who are a bit more aggressive, why not pull on your fashionable wellies and venture out to clip a few branches from your favorite flowering trees or shrubs to force blooms? 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