Blog Watch: Table Settings, Design Books, Color Expert, D.C. Designers

Our picks to click this week:

-- Laura Casey Interiors (http://www.lauracaseyinteriors.com/blog) provides a primer on table settings with diagrams from Emily Post.

-- Alkemie (http://alkemie.blogspot.com) discusses "staple" interior design books and offers a post on open shelving and other types of kitchen storage, with lots of photo inspiration.

-- Colour Me Happy (http://colourmehappyblog.blogspot.com) has an informative interview with a color expert from Canada.

-- Two bloggers highlight the work of D.C. designers: House of Turquoise (http://www.houseofturquoise.com) features Sally Steponkus, and Things That Inspire (http://freshpalette.blogspot.com) features Frank Babb Randolph.

Terri Sapienza