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width=566 valign=top style='width:424.5pt;padding:6.0pt 13.5pt 6.0pt 13.5pt' id="madmimi_body_content"> <div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;border-spacing: 0'> <div> <h1 style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.6pt'><em><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#9BA581;font-weight:normal'>Greetings& </span></em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#9BA581'><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Today and yesterday, gorgeous weather after the monsoons of last week...out hunting and gardening, enjoying a bit of the outdoors. Most of the daffodils I planted in the fall have yet to make a robust appearance but they are trying to wiggle out of the cold earth and into the sunshine. They need a little more of the sun's encouragement and inspiration, I think.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>We designers are often asked where we find our inspiration. The late Van Day Truex, formerly the director of design for Tiffany's, as quoted in <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>The Man Who Defined Twentieth Century Taste</span></em>, maintained that <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>&quot;In design, Mother Nature is our best teacher.&quot;</span></strong> About now I think we all would like her to simply cooperate and just behave herself, bestowing warm breezes and benevolent sunshine. No more pouring rain, freezing cold, winds wreaking havoc - or earthquakes and tsunamis destroying terra firma! <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>In the case of weather related catastrophies or earthquakes, rather than aesthetic &quot;divine&quot; inspiration, <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Mother Nature is now giving us &quot;defensive&quot; inspiration</span></strong>. Currently, I am wondering how bridges and buildings can be better engineered or designed to further withstand seismic shifts... or how man can design increased pervious areas to absorb cascading runoff from over development and ever frequent torrential downpours. None of this may have much to do with interiors but all design, thanks to the prevalence of technology and media, has become interconnected.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>That said, more often than not, driven by the green and sustainability movements, much of my inspiration still comes from nature - particularly in the use of color, natural materials and textile design as reiterated time and again by today's architects and designers who strive to solve problems in environmentally friendly ways.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>As designers we find inspiration through so many sources that it boggles the mind...at the college level we now have rigorous educational programs incorporating aesthetics; history of furnishings, decorative arts, architecture and design; lighting; health, safety and welfare codes; manual drawing and computerized technical skills just to name a few. These are four to five year curriculums followed by internships and then stiff, formal examinations for interior designers as well as architects and engineers. For many, Masters programs follow. And, in order to maintain accreditations and knowledge, we constantly continue our educations through conferences and special courses designed to keep us current with the latest trends and technology. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>While new technology has gained a determinent role in defining trends, we continue to find inspiration in classical architecture and the wisdom of the words of iconic designers who have come before, many of which are often paraphrased by current designers in an abundance of media articles. Recently, I discovered an enviable list of quotations by decorators and designers who were pioneers in the field through <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Wise Decor Decorative Lettering</span></em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1 style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.6pt'><em><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#9BA581;font-weight:normal'>For Starters...</span></em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#9BA581'><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>First and foremost, from Albert Hadley, <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>&quot;The essence of interior design will always be about people and how they live. It is about the realities of what makes for an attractive, civilized, meaningful environment, not about fashion or what's in or what's out. This is not an easy job.&quot;</span></strong> as quoted in <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>The Story of America's Preeminent Interior Designer.</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>So with that, I would like to share some additional quotes from well-known designers or architects that I have found important, inspiring, or simply amusing and hope that you will enjoy them.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;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:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>Nuggets from the Late, Grand Dames of Design...</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><em><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>&quot;</span></em><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>To develop good taste, quality, and personality one is obliged to respect the past, accept the present, and look with enthusiasm to the future....It is to the client's advantage and also the architect's, to have a trained decorator with both technical knowledge and an understanding of interior architectural detail so as to be able to assemble intelligently the proper textures&quot;.</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'>. <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Eleanor McMillan Brown</span></em><br> A leading designer and founding member of the venerable firm, McMillan, Inc., Mrs. Brown as described by Mark Hampton, another iconic New York designer who at one time worked for McMillan, Inc., &quot;was a great Victorian lady with amazing taste, yet she had a clear strong-minded vision.&quot; <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>&quot;The desire for symmetry, for balance, for rhythm is one of the most inveterate of human instincts.&quot;</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'> <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Edith Wharton</span></em> <br> I include this quote from Edith Wharton especially because my friend Kassie Kingsley and I were discussing a recent experience she had while substitute teaching a grade school art class where the young children to whom she had given crayons and scraps of colored paper &quot;created the most wonderful, rhythmical and balanced works of art.&quot; Kassie, an artist, remarked that all humans need balance and rhythm, reflecting Edith Wharton's perspective. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>&quot;<strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Innovation is the ability to reach into the past and bring back what is good, what is useful, what is lasting.&quot;</span></strong> <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Sister Parrish</span></em> <br> From the Latin word <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>innovatus</span></em>: &quot;to renew or change&quot;. It is the job of designers to constantly seek new ways forward - and break the mold!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>With that in Mind</span></strong><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>&quot;If we cannot have connoisseurship in young decorators, I would gladly settle for a few history lessons. There is so little awareness of classical Greece, the neoclassic period, the eighteenth century, and the first half of the twentieth century. Without a foundation the house will crumble. What I am saying is not to be taken for nostalgia. Nothing is more exciting than the new. While you can build on the past, you can never really return to it.&quot;</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'> <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Albert Hadley</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>&quot;<strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Any fragments of the past, especially those that you can touch, connect you to the makers of these pieces, making you aware that we are threads in a great tapestry of time.&quot;</span></strong> <em><span style='font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>John Saladino</span></em><br> On Saladino, Van DayTruex, believed that &quot;John Saladino had a remarkable eye for color&quot; and his interiors had &quot;the aura of a Renaissance painting.&quot; Yes, just think of the imagery in the Saladino quote. Saladino was and is one of my all time favorites, and as a design student I was heavily influenced and totally awed by his sensivity to historical layering of the the past, not to mention his phenomenal execution of color, scale and proportion. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>&quot;The language of the house and its decor is one of the most complex languages in the world. But because of that it is also one of the most expressive.&quot;</span></strong><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'> <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Joan Kron</span></em>, free-lancewriter extraordinaire and co-author with Suzanne Slesin of <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>High Tech: The Industrial Style and Source Book for the Home</span></em> and author of <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Home Psych</span></em>. High tech, particularly in loft living, was a precursor of sustainability and is back in style. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>On Taste and Style</span></strong><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>&quot;A decorator must understand that taste is not a standard but the power to discern, to concentrate. Taste is an appreciation of order and a sure knowledge of what constitutes fitness. These concepts can be learned through education, travel, experience, and living. In learning these principles, the person will come to understand that a room - any room - is simply an enclosure of space and time for a specific purpose. The challenge is to know what is suitable in this defined space.&quot;</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'> <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Albert Hadley</span></em>, again as quoted in <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>The Story of America's Preeminent Interior Designer</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>&quot;<strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Be faithful to your own taste because nothing you really like is ever out of style.&quot;</span></strong><br> <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Billy Baldwin</span></em> While this quote speaks to authenticity, since &quot;great taste&quot; (whatever Baldwin's definition may be) is subjective, I'll reserve judgement on that one! <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>On English style: <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>&quot;It can reconcile the good with the bad, the rare with the commonplace, the handsome with the homely more successfully than any other national style.&quot;</span></strong><br> <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>John Richardson</span></em> How true...and we see perfect examples everyday right here in Middleburg!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>On Color</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>&quot;I owe my color sense to crayons!&quot;</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'> <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Angelo Rafael Donghia</span></em> Love it!!! Still childlike wonder.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>&quot;In choosing colors... follow nature's lead.&quot;</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'> <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>John Saladino</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>&quot;The easiest approach to any strong color is to use a lot of it, thus unifying a room. However, beware of too many strong colors unless you happen to like living on a battlefield.&quot;</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'> <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Van day Truex, Interiors, Character, and Color</span></em><br> Sounds like a set from &quot;Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>And from the last letter, remember: <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'> Any color is always in style as long as it is used well. </span></strong> <br> Atlanta decorator, <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Dan Carithers</span></em> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in;border-spacing: 0'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=554 style='width:415.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> <h1 style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.6pt'><em><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#9BA581;font-weight:normal'>Endings ...</span></em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#9BA581'><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>&quot;Good design has to tell a story, It has to stop people,and it has to make them wonder. Good design is a conversation.&quot;</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#3A352A'> <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Zahid Sarder</span></em>, Industrial Strength, Interior Design<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>What is interesting is that most of these quotes are as relevant today as they were when they were first spoken.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>And last but not least... <br> <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>&quot;If every thing seems under control, you're just not going fast enough!&quot;</span></strong> <em><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Mario Andretti</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><em><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>We will be away and will return the first week of April when I hope to have experiences and photos of Buenos Aires to share with you...Thanks so much for reading....Nancy West, ASID</span></em><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=554 style='width:415.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;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:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> <h2 style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:14.4pt'><em><span style='font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#E1A633;font-weight:normal'>Newsletter Sign Up</span></em><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#E1A633'><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'>If you have received this newsletter from a friend and would like to subscribe, please complete the <a href="http://go.madmimi.com/redirects/ff073120b1079b3386a142a3ec5b592d?pa=3135828695" target="_blank"><span style='color:#90A5A0'>sign up form at the Noble-West Design site.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.6pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#3A352A'><a href="http://go.madmimi.com/redirects/fcb47410b9c5a07fe558dd742cd0a3eb?pa=3135828695" target="_blank"><span style='color:#90A5A0;text-decoration:none; text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://www.noblewestdesign.com/images/followus1.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </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 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=590 style='width:442.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in;border-spacing: 0' id="madmimi_footer"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=590 style='width:442.5pt;background:#90A5A0;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt' id="madmimi_footer_content"> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#E1E1E1'>©2011 Noble West Design | 23559 Parsons Rd, Middleburg,VA 20117 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#A0A0A0' align=center> </span></div> <p class=avgcert color="#000000">&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>