tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post4572157834723594262..comments2024-03-27T03:54:04.570-04:00Comments on architect design™: Christmas with ArchitectDesignArchitectDesign™http://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-22729534277217356642008-12-22T15:41:00.000-05:002008-12-22T15:41:00.000-05:00i like! thanks for sharing.i like! thanks for sharing.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933050638049274081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-86824987460352374422008-12-18T11:18:00.000-05:002008-12-18T11:18:00.000-05:00Hey, thanks for adding your link back to the party...Hey, thanks for adding your link back to the party. Yours must've been one of them that I wasn't able to retrieve after Mr Linky crashed on me. Sorry about that!! -JJulia @ Hooked on Houseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937060849774403002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-9519496661808847762008-12-15T16:30:00.000-05:002008-12-15T16:30:00.000-05:00Thanks everyone, I feel a lot more confident now i...Thanks everyone, I feel a lot more confident now in my christmas decorations :-) It's meant to make me smile, I'm glad it does for everyone else too!<BR/>Laura, you can't even see any of my furniture, lol - I guess you can see my hall table and mirror -the 'fanciest' thing I own!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-76545613397864713462008-12-15T16:28:00.000-05:002008-12-15T16:28:00.000-05:00Just LOVE your furniture!Just LOVE your furniture!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-42733625946632390032008-12-15T11:47:00.000-05:002008-12-15T11:47:00.000-05:00LOL I love that frog on top of a bubble ornament! ...LOL I love that frog on top of a bubble ornament! I also like your peanuts group looking at Charlie Brown's tree. Thanks for making me smile this morning!Domestic Goddess..Diva sometimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494435745541148662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-81799553711181607502008-12-15T11:04:00.000-05:002008-12-15T11:04:00.000-05:00I don't think it's tacky at all--I think it's fun!...I don't think it's tacky at all--I think it's fun! This post made me smile. Thanks for joining my blog party! -JuliaJulia @ Hooked on Houseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937060849774403002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-51473220949082334702008-12-14T22:10:00.000-05:002008-12-14T22:10:00.000-05:00me too me too! I have vague guilt, as though I sho...me too me too! I have vague guilt, as though I should be doing something artsy and "conceptual," but really I just like seeing the ornaments I've hung on trees since I was a kid. The ones my parents handmade when they were first married, and broke, are the best. So I totally agree!The Nerdy Fashionistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308706928494513658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-47763893179049212762008-12-14T14:31:00.000-05:002008-12-14T14:31:00.000-05:00To each his own, I always say! Just kidding! I t...To each his own, I always say! Just kidding! I think your Christmas decor is fabulous!!<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas!MIMILEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434941779541562832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-57079679084342564882008-12-13T10:24:00.000-05:002008-12-13T10:24:00.000-05:00wonderfully warm! takes me back to my own Southern...wonderfully warm! takes me back to my own Southern Christmas years... there was plenty of tacky going on down there, but also lots of love, good food, together time which in the end is what it's all about. I swear my grandmother had that same white tree! Happy Holidays.erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08379407171630884616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-62622314248432761792008-12-13T09:39:00.000-05:002008-12-13T09:39:00.000-05:00Your furniture is so great -- your house could nev...Your furniture is so great -- your house could never look tacky. And the memories and soul are the most important thing anyway.Style Courthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034129367345351303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-69164873382952584292008-12-13T01:34:00.000-05:002008-12-13T01:34:00.000-05:00I think it's all darling! I really love the Peanu...I think it's all darling! I really love the Peanuts and the Gang!!! Hallmark! too much. one day you will have a theme tree with gorgeous ribbons and matching ornaments I'm sure - but for now - have fun.cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-3540155177344955892008-12-13T00:56:00.000-05:002008-12-13T00:56:00.000-05:00no precious moments figures here at all, derek!!! ...no precious moments figures here at all, derek!!! Those are a little too sacrony sweet for me -ew. The kitschy stuff is only out at christmas and thats just hallmark ornaments.ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-67542771313402444402008-12-12T23:54:00.000-05:002008-12-12T23:54:00.000-05:00IF anyone makes fun of your decorations I'll punch...IF anyone makes fun of your decorations I'll punch them.<BR/><BR/>I pity the fool that makes fun of my Mr T ornaments,<BR/><BR/>Your decor should be what you like and what makes you happy. I know mine is. <BR/><BR/>BUT----I draw the line at those "precious moments" figures. I would fly to out an remove them from your apartment myself.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184506809355243244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-60987002052254491902008-12-12T11:08:00.000-05:002008-12-12T11:08:00.000-05:00You are so nostalgic and I absolutely adore this p...You are so nostalgic and I absolutely adore this postedi gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402134242960513471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-76140936425453707902008-12-12T10:03:00.000-05:002008-12-12T10:03:00.000-05:00Thanks everyone, for making me feel so much better...Thanks everyone, for making me feel so much better about my kitschy christmas :-)ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-5336867348549096682008-12-12T10:02:00.000-05:002008-12-12T10:02:00.000-05:00Paul, thanks -i love my grandma's kitschy tree! I ...Paul, thanks -i love my grandma's kitschy tree! I think it's from Kmart in the 70s LOL -last night I had a friend stop by briefly before a party and she said HER grandma had the SAME EXACT tree!!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-73238773931420733742008-12-12T09:57:00.000-05:002008-12-12T09:57:00.000-05:00i love it : ) snoopy and the gang! i'm coveting ...i love it : ) snoopy and the gang! i'm coveting the bubble snoopy ornament ; ) i think my favourite is your grandmother's christmas tree. it's wonderful and irresistible. happy christmas!Paul Pincushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05238236951876804955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-49364139783711443692008-12-11T22:23:00.000-05:002008-12-11T22:23:00.000-05:00I think that the season is about having special th...I think that the season is about having special things close to us. If that includes tacky ornaments, or ornaments collected over years of travel, then so be it! I can't imagine having a tree that comes fully decorated from the store. Too impersonal.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-15518028263243393072008-12-11T18:26:00.000-05:002008-12-11T18:26:00.000-05:00I think it's just charming.I think it's just charming.Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-35585265578163457292008-12-11T15:55:00.000-05:002008-12-11T15:55:00.000-05:00Hey, some of my fondest decorations are the tackie...Hey, some of my fondest decorations are the tackiest! Those with the happy, festive memories attached. Fun to take a peek around your great apartment! I knew it was classy.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-75422671159512468032008-12-11T15:36:00.000-05:002008-12-11T15:36:00.000-05:00Look at you, just the cutest. I love the you colle...Look at you, just the cutest. I love the you collect Hallmark ornaments and that you have your sweet traditions. It should be all about what makes you smile. My tree is a fun kids tree full of hallmark ornaments mixed with photos and old glass ornaments too. I love it. I think you have amazing taste.Kwanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428954660974395117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-31550244790838925532008-12-11T14:22:00.000-05:002008-12-11T14:22:00.000-05:00Michelle, I love it too! I just wish I had more to...Michelle, I love it too! I just wish I had more to show LOL.<BR/>Those aren't lithographs - the one above the tree & tv is a large india ink 'sketch' done on watercolor board by a professor of my grandfathers (he was an architect as well) -the others are all original architectural sketches and watercolors that I've collected.<BR/>Confession: i watch the snoopy halloween AND christmas specials every year! it's not the holidays without them!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-87316814558460047882008-12-11T14:18:00.000-05:002008-12-11T14:18:00.000-05:00I have a confession...I love seeing inside people'...I have a confession...I love seeing inside people's homes. Yours is just like I imagined; a very considered modern and classic mix...those lithographs(?) are beautiful. <BR/><BR/>When I lived in Key West, we would ride bikes after dinner, just to get a peek inside the old conch houses on Caroline St... so different than we have here. <BR/><BR/>It was always Snoopy- Halloween or Christmas...the two tv specials of all time :)...remember tv specials?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02677523077030329256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-13252984844776838302008-12-11T09:41:00.000-05:002008-12-11T09:41:00.000-05:00Thanks everyone! I was really sort of worried abou...Thanks everyone! I was really sort of worried about the response I would (or wouldn't) get! I like to think of it as a warm christmas, but it's different for everyone!<BR/>Renee, I certainly remember the carebears! I had one (lol) - I was in kindergarden, so no one saying I'm a big nerd! Shroder is my favorite character too, he's so cute!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-71292461872669888792008-12-11T08:44:00.000-05:002008-12-11T08:44:00.000-05:00oh my Dahh-Ling,you have brought a tear to my eye....oh my Dahh-Ling,<BR/>you have brought a tear to my eye.<BR/><BR/>i am sure you remember 'care bears '...my daughter was a 'care bear junky'.<BR/>i found them in the drugstore xmas dept. They are tiny , and all i could emotionally & visually handle on the (my)tree.<BR/>AS FOR CHARLY BROWN, he's is very, very old....i too was a charly brown xmas kid.<BR/>i had a crush on 'schroder, the pianist '.<BR/><BR/>you are so fortunate to have those truly priceless items from grandma etc.<BR/><BR/>big big hugRenée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.com