11 questions

<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">Tag! I'm it. The very lovely Brooke from <a href="http://inside-outdesign.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Inside-Out Design</a> has tagged me and 10 other design bloggers to answer 11 questions about ourselves. She is one crafty genius and one of my very first blogger friends. She's a big inspiration for me and I'm so happy to play 11 questions with her. Thanks Brooke!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">The Rules are simple:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">First rule - you do not talk about Fight Club...wait, wrong game.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">1. You must post the rules.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">2. Answer the 11 questions the tager posted for you and then create 11 new questions to ask the people you've taged.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">3. Tag 11 people and link them in your post.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">4. Let them know you have tagged them. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">May I present to you, Brooke's questions:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">1. <b>What is your favorite room to decorate and why?</b> </span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">I'm a sucker for a good living room. I have a chair obsession and love pretty much all upholstered furniture. The pillows, the vignettes, the lighting. Oy! So many options. So much fun. My Living Room is on the to-do list for this spring/summer.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vgXtYfE2g0slg9W7usJHnENfta7Ytwj6uPkO5Nj7hP0q1lnzIGHwqD1DJlOg-WTVN2XQfEGjk7S1ZiLscLc28OSdqbSh26fEcQretGumYxEiL5ApdaMmVLS-ues7Pc02voQEyRn_ditK/s1600/-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vgXtYfE2g0slg9W7usJHnENfta7Ytwj6uPkO5Nj7hP0q1lnzIGHwqD1DJlOg-WTVN2XQfEGjk7S1ZiLscLc28OSdqbSh26fEcQretGumYxEiL5ApdaMmVLS-ues7Pc02voQEyRn_ditK/s400/-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This baby is in need of an overhaul!</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">2. <b>Do you have a "Monica's closet" aka a hidden space in your house that's either a total mess or completely undecorated?</b> </span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">YES! Sadly my bedroom is always a total mess and hasn't had a touch of attention since we moved in. During parties it is always the room we throw all the last minute messiness into and close the door. Sad. This is why its my <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/02/green-for-very-little-green.html" target="_blank">next project</a>!!</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">3. <b>What is your favorite room in your house?</b></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">That's a hard one as it changes all the time. Right now it is probably a room I haven't really ever talked about - my girls room. There is a lot of laughing and happiness in that room. It is a happy place to be. I'll be posting pictures of it soon. </span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">4. <b>What made you decide to start a blog?</b></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">I've been designing, whether it was my bedroom, dorm room, apartment(s) or house since I was able to move a chair. I look at this blog as a creative outlet, a chance to learn and share with a wonderful blogging community and also a way to look back on all of the projects I attempt. </span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">5. <b>What is the best decorating tip that you've learned from another blog?</b></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">The best thing I've learned is not from one blog in particular, but several of them - not everything you try is a home run and that is OK. Its OK to strike out. And usually those big busts lead to an even better idea.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">6. <b>What is your favorite movie?</b></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">There are so many bad movies I watch over and over again because I love to study the interiors. Sex and the City for example. Good gracious they are bad (especially #2) but I watch them over and over again. Mr. and Mrs. Smith - I get upset every time they hurt that wonderful house. Do your shooting outside! </span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">As for real movie loves, I quote move lines all the time so I could never pick just one favorite. A few that come to mind are Gone With The Wind, anything by John Hughes or Thank You For Smoking. </span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN37K1xCThFplEpXuk1NOKY1_RdMm9YDs1oiNPeCrHlwUdG4ZUB18ZfzRi74TL9nt2-Pt3UD-iW-dDpI9FfbazyNHWEoyvIAe1FIdejc_WMTxilB6WyLRcmYHORhVx9wxjVHfWdzdUe0ZU/s1600/tt0427944.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN37K1xCThFplEpXuk1NOKY1_RdMm9YDs1oiNPeCrHlwUdG4ZUB18ZfzRi74TL9nt2-Pt3UD-iW-dDpI9FfbazyNHWEoyvIAe1FIdejc_WMTxilB6WyLRcmYHORhVx9wxjVHfWdzdUe0ZU/s320/tt0427944.jpeg" width="216" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">7. <b>What is your favorite food?</b></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">Sushi is something we do on date night, so that represents happy adult time to me. However, my go to comfort food will always be pizza. (homemade - I make a mean pizza)</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">8. <b>Is there a decorating trend that you hate and why?</b></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #544841;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">Get ready to throw rocks and burn my car - I'm kind of over chevron. There, I said it.</span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">9. <b>Do you prefer baking or cooking?</b></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">I actually really like both.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">10. <b>What is your all-time favorite blog post? (That you've done)</b></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">I would say my </span><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/02/step-into-my-gallery.html" style="line-height: 20px;" target="_blank">gallery post</a> because it all came together so fast and it was such a big change<span style="line-height: 20px;">. Although, my </span><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/02/gold-metallic-glow.html" style="line-height: 20px;" target="_blank">spray painted lampshades</a><span style="line-height: 20px;"> are a close second because I am still so surprised by how well that worked. I will say though, I've got a lot of good projects up my sleeve that I'm pretty excited about too.</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">11. <b>What project have you completed that has made the biggest impact, visually or otherwise, in your home?</b></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/p/kitchen.html" target="_blank">My kitchen</a>. We did this prior to the blog but it was a long, blood sweat and tears kind of project. We wanted to make as many updates as we could without making any huge (aka expensive) changes. I'm happy with how well it has been updated with very little money spent. </span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">So there you have it. A fun Monday glimpse into the weirdo that writes these posts. :)  Now to pass along the fun, here are the 11 bloggers I'm tagging.</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">Megan at </span><a href="http://alivedinhome.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;" target="_blank">A Lived in Home</a><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">Erin at <a href="http://clementineandolive.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Clementine + Olive</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">Diane at </span><a href="http://dianeagain.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Diane Again</a><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">Colleen at </span><a href="http://mylemondropdreams.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Lemondrop Dreams</a><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">Charmaine at </span><a href="http://mybestfriendcraig.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;" target="_blank">My Best Friend Craig</a><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">Meg at </span><a href="http://www.nutmegandcompany.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Nutmeg and Company</a><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">Amber at </span><a href="http://www.simpledwellings.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Simple Dwellings</a><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">Andrea at </span><a href="http://strawberry-chic.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Strawberry Chic</a><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">Megan at </span><a href="http://sugarmegnolia.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Sugar Megnolia</a><br /><span style="text-align: left;">Elizabeth at </span><a href="http://themustardceilingblog.com/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">The Mustard Ceiling</a><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #544841; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">Camille at </span><a href="http://thevintiqueobject.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;" target="_blank">The Vintique Object</a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">These are all very talented ladies and I encourage you to check them out if you haven't already.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Your questions are:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. What room in your house would you change if you had an unlimited budget?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. What is your decorating trend prediction for 2012?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. If someone where to show up at your house right now, would it be presentable? (i.e. - clean)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. What was your favorite blog post?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Music or Movies?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6. If you had your own show on HGTV, what would it be called?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">7. What is your favorite low budget project?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">8. What was your first decorating disaster?</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">9. What was your first decorating success?</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">10. What is the one design related task you hate doing? (i.e. painting trim, sanding furniture, hanging curtains)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">11. What is your favorite cocktail?</span></span></div>

11 questions

Tag! I'm it. The very lovely Brooke from Inside-Out Design has tagged me and 10 other design bloggers to answer 11 questions about ours...

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