Friday, December 31, 2010

Happy New Year

Happy New Year and May all your dreams come true!

Be sure to meet back here on Monday for a fabulous giveaway from Pottery Barn.
You won't want to miss it, believe me!
2010 In Review ~ Best of Blogs of 2010
Top 10 of 2010 Blog Posts on Bright Bold and Beautiful
and more Best of 2010 posts... See you next year!

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Thursday, December 30, 2010

A Personal Message and Inspiration for 2011

Have you ever felt like you belonged on the "island of misfit toys"? Well, I have... I was at dinner last night with two great friends, and they were telling me about the high-school reunion that I recently missed. The truth is, I actually went to one school from 1st-9th, another for 10th and 11th, and we moved to a different city for my Senior year, thus a third school. So, which school class reunion am I supposed to attend? If you have really read this far, I promise there is a point to my story.
For a brief moment at dinner last night, I did feel sorry for myself, feeling like I did not belong to one certain group. Then, I snapped out of it. Don't get me wrong, I am very grateful for all of my friends and experiences I have encountered along the way. But, I am a firm believer of living in the present. I am 43 years old, and last year I would have told you that 2009 was the best year of my life. However, now that we have come to the end of 2010, I would say that this year has been even better.
So to all of you ~ If you are not doing what you love, change your ways.
If there is a hobby you want to try ~ try it!
Dream...
Imagine...
Believe in Yourself
Cherish your family and friends
Live, Laugh, and most certainly Love

Here is to being grateful for our past, and looking ahead to 2011!
I hope you will join me here each and every day on Bright Bold and Beautiful.
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Top Ten Tutorials for 2010

Since we are heading into 2011, I thought I would take this opportunity to recap the
Top Ten Tutorials
on The Cottage Home this past year.











Thanks so much for reading The Cottage Home in 2010.  Looking forward to a wonderful and exciting 2011! 

Happy New Year!

Watercolors by Laura Trevey 50% off Sale - 2 days left

Help me reach my goal of 1000 sales by the end of the year...
What's in it for you? Well, a lot!
You receive 50% off every item or items in my Etsy shop until December 31st. {Last sale until July 2011}. Below are some examples of original paintings and prints. These make wonderful Valentines Day, Birthday, and any time gifts... Everything from custom home paintings to sweet note cards for just $6.00! Click on each link to purchase.


Container Garden Watercolor Print $9.00 {regular price $18.00}
Custom Painting of your Home $72.50 {regular price $145.00}
Custom Painting of Your Home - Watercolor

Beautiful Day Original Watercolor Painting $27.50 {regular price $55.00}
Beautiful Day, Original Watercolor Painting
Note Cards - Set of 12 - 3 different hydrangea paintings $6.00 {regular $12.00}
Pink, Green, and Blue Hydrangea Note Cards
Happy New Year from Bright Bold and Beautiful!
Meet me here on Monday for the BEST GIVEAWAY to date...
I can't wait to share with you.
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Interiors of Wikileaks’ (former) server bunkers in Sweden

The world seems to be revolving around a certain unicorn haired man who happens to be the storm center of a controversy that has rocked governments around the globe. Whether you stand by Julian Assange or those who oppose his actions, we think it shouldn’t prevent you from enjoying these fascinating images of Wikileaks’ (former – see update below) server facilities in Stockholm. In fact we had posted some of these images in a previous post but so much fresh info, snaps and videos have come since then and we thought this definitely was worth a new feature.

julian-assange

Wikileaks is hosted by Swedish internet company Bahnof whose offices are actually repurposed nuclear bunkers built during the World War II era. Fit to be a James Bond villain’s abode, the facility is carved right into the side of Vita Berget (The White Mountain) in Södermalm borough area of Stockholm and it was refurbished with assistance from local architects Albert France-Lanord. Though Wikileaks’ data constitute only two of the 8000 servers that exist at the facility, they could very well be the company’s most controversial client. :)

UPDATE: Latest developments have forced Wikileaks to move bases pretty regularly. The servers have now moved to Switzerland after been ousted from Sweden and France.

wikileaks-servers


Submarine engines serve as emergency generators.

bahnof office

bomb proof server

wikileaks bomb proof

wikileaks hosts
bahnof meeting

wikileaks-server-sweden

bahnof-server-farm
The server farm.

wiki-servers



Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Modern Contemporary Living Room Interior Ideas

Beautiful Collection of Modern Contemporary Living room Interior Ideas,Living Room is Very Beautiful Place where you can spend time with your friends or family in weekend with watching TV.So Living Room have to fresh and attractive.you can spend time with happily,here i have added some images of living room check out.

Modern Contemporary Living Room Interior Ideas

Modern Contemporary Living Room Interior Ideas

Modern Contemporary Living Room Interior Ideas

Modern Contemporary Living Room Interior Ideas

Modern Contemporary Living Room Interior Ideas

Modern Contemporary Living Room Interior Ideas

Beautiful Dining Room Interior Design from Hulsta

Here are Beautiful Inspiring dining room Interior Design,This Dining Room Interiors from Hulsta Collection.Some of Dining Room is not comfortable.The color is not too fresh.but here Hulsta Collection is Very Beautiful.This Dining Room Furniture feet to small space.Check out the below picture if would like the dining room apply you home.