Interior Design Ideas for Your Modern Home: The Swan

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqecte7dy-FnAjjNuSkyvucWGBUYY6VWMQjOFV-boZXroIlWVxdrHq0V5OrIjRmD9ClggjfHvl2TPJG4zlzqsYFOMoJJFehHJw70-f8J1HQCiEfagw-Y4JzOLE-vcbb2R7dOtv1PunW_v/s1600/The+Swan+At+StoneGable+title+page.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqecte7dy-FnAjjNuSkyvucWGBUYY6VWMQjOFV-boZXroIlWVxdrHq0V5OrIjRmD9ClggjfHvl2TPJG4zlzqsYFOMoJJFehHJw70-f8J1HQCiEfagw-Y4JzOLE-vcbb2R7dOtv1PunW_v/s640/The+Swan+At+StoneGable+title+page.png" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd like you to meet THE SWAN AT STONEGABLE</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> He is such a handsome fellow. He has lived at StoneGable as long as we have... eighteen years.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've had several people  ask about him lately..  here is his story...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSNqvhzaRqa3wkLx_5EatrnHcM38ssALPofx3a1Cxll-ycNQNrk3G-eLacQ3OwUdyFl3MEcWPuLYE_lSNS4QwauufdazxZggYygIYtmkOzrpNJa1MO6C0dqrVTI30XBldaW0zDjin4UPB/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSNqvhzaRqa3wkLx_5EatrnHcM38ssALPofx3a1Cxll-ycNQNrk3G-eLacQ3OwUdyFl3MEcWPuLYE_lSNS4QwauufdazxZggYygIYtmkOzrpNJa1MO6C0dqrVTI30XBldaW0zDjin4UPB/s640/Copy+of+IMG_5265.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We first met in an exquisite shop called HOSPITALITY in Alexandria, Va. It was packed with the most wonderful home decor! Unfortunately the shop is no longer there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The moment I saw him I knew that he would grace the dining room at StoneGable... which, at the time, was under construction.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But there was a one problem... he was rather expensive... to be totally honest, he was very expensive! Although I love nice things, I really don't like paying for them... at all!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjsWp53RAN0d1mEdMXXDYGIvBN65EyTmkrRponeX4P1kd89Rd0md0cBV6_lDqwtC3eMnCWBUW7Iah_GMetNrJcz6OSTfNdwdqGiAXaCbD4qcidnSvzKJ0xnHQNYEb7fftAXXXe9-kVcfi/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjsWp53RAN0d1mEdMXXDYGIvBN65EyTmkrRponeX4P1kd89Rd0md0cBV6_lDqwtC3eMnCWBUW7Iah_GMetNrJcz6OSTfNdwdqGiAXaCbD4qcidnSvzKJ0xnHQNYEb7fftAXXXe9-kVcfi/s640/Copy+of+IMG_5264.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After much deliberation with my mother and sister I decided to bring him home anyway... and I am sooooooo glad I did!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't often indulge myself when I fall in love with something... but when I do... it has always paid off  BIG TIME!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the point of telling you that the swan was expensive... once in a blue moon... when you know in your heart that it is right... making an investment purchase that is not a sofa or chair or a water heater will pay for itself over and over in the long run! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I could still pay the mortgage and feed my children and the electricity was not cut off. Bills, family needs and necessities are always first!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But, when you are faced with a piece you may never find again and you know that it will give you joy for a lifetime...seriously think about getting it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtiZbtlHei0omRj4zbBfiX3aM0rJLZcokLQeRhrSQZSuiIkYhyRSxXWUIIYP1MBWiVF1d6FedLDWm-xsAaDfHrNUMUBdD_y_gHc17i6Z4bpDgVRVwAakaJiZLkO2qHnA9kCVgo5dQPoOx/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5266.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtiZbtlHei0omRj4zbBfiX3aM0rJLZcokLQeRhrSQZSuiIkYhyRSxXWUIIYP1MBWiVF1d6FedLDWm-xsAaDfHrNUMUBdD_y_gHc17i6Z4bpDgVRVwAakaJiZLkO2qHnA9kCVgo5dQPoOx/s640/Copy+of+IMG_5266.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He is so beautifully crafted!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">His underside is marked...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9FWyfAjFkgWK8-PryghDt2aFg9ChoQRkyREsyplhyphenhyphendJOy5oD79ctML7suQiuKRLAX3SCNVKvPa7etql_Hw45At8NqjjJB6VuJpdSwNRYdC9c30XGA9aTn8g0bnLLXNcUsjhe2gw_CefQ/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9FWyfAjFkgWK8-PryghDt2aFg9ChoQRkyREsyplhyphenhyphendJOy5oD79ctML7suQiuKRLAX3SCNVKvPa7etql_Hw45At8NqjjJB6VuJpdSwNRYdC9c30XGA9aTn8g0bnLLXNcUsjhe2gw_CefQ/s320/Copy+of+IMG_5279.JPG" width="312" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I love the feathers on his back. They even make the handle of the lid!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmwfXXnm7Xq0NMhKrQs5HTJspUgEL0_yfJjhKoxb2KuMWokKzGz_7hKjTbRyZWHHPOMUaQgDNctjKZ1IQvpF6OeAbcuuPV3JR76ovpzlW5i1h6mkOshiw8VIgj8Srng14OleSHQF82221/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmwfXXnm7Xq0NMhKrQs5HTJspUgEL0_yfJjhKoxb2KuMWokKzGz_7hKjTbRyZWHHPOMUaQgDNctjKZ1IQvpF6OeAbcuuPV3JR76ovpzlW5i1h6mkOshiw8VIgj8Srng14OleSHQF82221/s640/Copy+of+IMG_5268.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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