Franki's on vacation

The lovely Franki Durbin from Life in a Venti Cup is on vacation and she left me the keys. Woo hoo! Actually, she's taking a break and I'm one of the people who will be guest posting for her this week. I've been told to have fun and write about anything I want to. So I've decided that I'll write some traveler's tales.

Now I doubt that I'll do a daily post over there, but I just might. So c'mon over some time in the next few days and stick around. Franki runs a really good blog.

And the winner is...

Congrats Kelly! Drop me a line with your info and I'll pass it along to the Blomerg marketing folks.

I'm announcing the winner at 5pm EST

If you haven't already entered, get your name in now! Details here. May all your dishwashing dreams come true!

Even more fun new stuff from Medallion Cabinetry

My pals at Medallion Cabinetry just released a host of new styles and wood finishes on Friday and I'll post more about them later. For now though, I am so impressed with their new publicity shots I'm going to use them as a tease. These rooms are fantastic and I love seeing what's possible in the world of modular cabinetry. Each of these photos shows a design rendered in Medallion's Platinum Line of inset cabinetry. If you'd like more information about these or any of Medallion's offerings, feel free to drop me a note.

Bahamas and Fiji door styles

Bayside and Stockton door styles

Camelot door style

Catalina and Picadilly door styles

Devonshire door style

Gable door style

Hudson Falls and Trinity door styles

Newcastle door

Everything you've ever wanted to know about Grey Gardens

One of my Blogosphere heroes, Joni Webb, writes the great blog Cote De Texas. Joni's an inspiration and always a good read. Her research is always as exhaustive as it is inspiring and last week she may have outdone herself.

I've been fascinated by the story of Little Edie and Big Edie Bouvier-Beale for about as long as I can remember. Last week, Joni wrote a post that may well be the definitive story of the Beales and their home. Read A Pictorial History of Grey Gardens here.