New Kitchen Decorating 2015

Before It's Too Late!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Halloween, everyone!  Can you believe it's already here?  I canNOT!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you saw my house right now, you'd laugh because it's suffering a serious identity crisis!  The outside is decorated for Halloween ... the kitchen has the beginnings of Christmas ... and, the sitting room has Fall splashed around.  I almost feel sorry for it (and, me, lol)!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Before the leaves and pumpkins are put back into the Fall bins for another year, I snapped a few pics of our sitting room, dressed in blues, creams and pops of vibrant orange.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HbMl7xfH5mudaXT7XXFj-U64FvyEsE3RX4F8su1vmdS4jVawiALGZbpZc3TNUG2cleBRZtf29EL8Cx64Kq2_uzQVS0iwIkbLKudsQdZxJI4HW3QEo2NxF9knwKhH_qvDYP3A-4d6DQ/s640/fallsittingoverall.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glass cloches are often my BFF when it comes to styling ... they're the perfect way to showcase ANYthing, aren't they?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5COta0DbifzoWffQWwzoQUxfKcsIgcHRMB8egM_vIJT1N4rQHNU27yrclgFTcKQjupWBDZnyHiNm1r6mfCCubvTzSl4qMhHeXRnGstmU34j34hjy7d_VIufkhvO7DiT7az8r9b9Lqw/s1600/fallsittingpinecone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5COta0DbifzoWffQWwzoQUxfKcsIgcHRMB8egM_vIJT1N4rQHNU27yrclgFTcKQjupWBDZnyHiNm1r6mfCCubvTzSl4qMhHeXRnGstmU34j34hjy7d_VIufkhvO7DiT7az8r9b9Lqw/s640/fallsittingpinecone.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I spotted "Mr. Owl" at Michael's, I just *knew* he had to come home with me ... esPECIALLY since he was on sale (40% off)!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblWtSoJts3kJfaC5y2XSzGtJjaNufO-Ug8duQWrnmugEzIjsCYo9KPzD1yTEpt3cKeknrlkYsLfpY3kESSxLr8L-pQQoliY_6p5H_sGYw05n5e5TBJO7vdxDS6xKhi7W8n_KbAVoyng/s640/fallsittingowl.jpg" width="360" /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once again ... another glass cloche to the rescue.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRnmZEdvg-qlJ9jIdN336rfO-o6RfwiZPEpIcEtcbG2d_WI5zLXRK-7LuBoYdTd1ZB8MT8N4AnyFOYEbxLIO3yfOJUhmmwxiUmjugudbwLhuafAxlZFWrnvJEREk4ahKRAQQvMAjB2w/s1600/fallsittingfall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRnmZEdvg-qlJ9jIdN336rfO-o6RfwiZPEpIcEtcbG2d_WI5zLXRK-7LuBoYdTd1ZB8MT8N4AnyFOYEbxLIO3yfOJUhmmwxiUmjugudbwLhuafAxlZFWrnvJEREk4ahKRAQQvMAjB2w/s640/fallsittingfall.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsOXsrpDvLuceI7D1hszNdEnn-xozWZTMPcKAzYN_Stm-ROdxKm92KRm76Jri7cvvHj72ISdj5jCNjc54wJgWnDTEhHLL3ToAT3YagXeVJ1VEmS6LqZIsY_eKelXKQfBw4onAQYaCGQ/s1600/fallsittingpitcher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsOXsrpDvLuceI7D1hszNdEnn-xozWZTMPcKAzYN_Stm-ROdxKm92KRm76Jri7cvvHj72ISdj5jCNjc54wJgWnDTEhHLL3ToAT3YagXeVJ1VEmS6LqZIsY_eKelXKQfBw4onAQYaCGQ/s640/fallsittingpitcher.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I still can't wait to change out our chandelier!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnDOd5Q53P9w-wqUmBDV58nY-UgvJMJX-wWdZm_KvyzkBO5TlxlDFrCUem4ABS6AG5Hq5Y6ihax1wQ4xyXAyw8KNoRRjFcWBf14CFmKjdaYo82vv3TyScH-2JE1VvlTP5eaFqItywlA/s1600/fallsittingside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnDOd5Q53P9w-wqUmBDV58nY-UgvJMJX-wWdZm_KvyzkBO5TlxlDFrCUem4ABS6AG5Hq5Y6ihax1wQ4xyXAyw8KNoRRjFcWBf14CFmKjdaYo82vv3TyScH-2JE1VvlTP5eaFqItywlA/s640/fallsittingside.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQASXay27YnPQ9cXMQjmSoWSbl2TSDGTkYrOTiLq0AGDxjILI-SxFbQtpmUt3dwkkzrebRZCpz9yuRgLbygva7_OKCHlbRplCZBGepWRVv1Eq06dwHU3WgQkQaaZ1pfmbdY-Z77br9yg/s1600/fallsittingpumpkin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQASXay27YnPQ9cXMQjmSoWSbl2TSDGTkYrOTiLq0AGDxjILI-SxFbQtpmUt3dwkkzrebRZCpz9yuRgLbygva7_OKCHlbRplCZBGepWRVv1Eq06dwHU3WgQkQaaZ1pfmbdY-Z77br9yg/s400/fallsittingpumpkin.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Behind the loveseat, I added a sofa table recently picked up from a consignment shop.  You know I love having another place to add a few goodies:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskkeCb8bXFK8ftkny1dkzdtenmfCZFPXzdmrTZ06hHm20W7772ega7MZZuukeqxffKTY_neR9-AaDmS93-lOuLmPegaMzCmlBeekeyU9SzaNFiUIYgf53KayhiU0vOkn5EIqshf2ZpQ/s1600/fallsitting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskkeCb8bXFK8ftkny1dkzdtenmfCZFPXzdmrTZ06hHm20W7772ega7MZZuukeqxffKTY_neR9-AaDmS93-lOuLmPegaMzCmlBeekeyU9SzaNFiUIYgf53KayhiU0vOkn5EIqshf2ZpQ/s640/fallsitting.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaR33ERugHbkkWOPYJcabu4OdpsGcM8umUWk_G2POsnS1vuuAgO-oJv19x_MLS4FNnJ4pz8y7adQ_UiGrTx8p9XRshwMLhqwTKJIoinQjR8oG2ywAbohwLCvrKOuQ257gzm_zsZcYng/s1600/fallsittingcoffee1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaR33ERugHbkkWOPYJcabu4OdpsGcM8umUWk_G2POsnS1vuuAgO-oJv19x_MLS4FNnJ4pz8y7adQ_UiGrTx8p9XRshwMLhqwTKJIoinQjR8oG2ywAbohwLCvrKOuQ257gzm_zsZcYng/s640/fallsittingcoffee1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More pieces of orange found its way to our accent chest, too.</span>  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpp2JIDNRuOoMo38GT-O_m9omOTmj1cjeqhSVw3GzdX1i_YGQNfUOAtjXIN2Lbj49H0nzay6SWjzX9rOQYWZHOtQ9uGjy68izPISCXskiW58rv0miZGFzFrP-ab_-lRHhwIqQ66Rv5fA/s1600/fallsittingblue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpp2JIDNRuOoMo38GT-O_m9omOTmj1cjeqhSVw3GzdX1i_YGQNfUOAtjXIN2Lbj49H0nzay6SWjzX9rOQYWZHOtQ9uGjy68izPISCXskiW58rv0miZGFzFrP-ab_-lRHhwIqQ66Rv5fA/s640/fallsittingblue.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAUat92YP9ZZXJDMdVHN45AmQ9M8k48ht5wNC8__dbket8P3_rxXPLgUvn2MOnbeV2EbrQUXSvSNUulFhi5YNGZBiCEkpdYXD_AFgjGZXSzvkHFmJN2vONfQ7OFhW_-oKOYLF6VIhEQ/s1600/fallsittingframe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAUat92YP9ZZXJDMdVHN45AmQ9M8k48ht5wNC8__dbket8P3_rxXPLgUvn2MOnbeV2EbrQUXSvSNUulFhi5YNGZBiCEkpdYXD_AFgjGZXSzvkHFmJN2vONfQ7OFhW_-oKOYLF6VIhEQ/s400/fallsittingframe.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My favorite part of the day is when the afternoon sun shines in:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3byEG9MNXxq4gU5WHIcYVtLP6tgHhWuP1O-tNBAbMDLcrFiIwp_vDxlTbEbrgBt7U5QVzf2AKTjVWY6lzAXOIi9Vs4e-YZ1L0B0W2ziLZS8cMDmv4enW5YBZYBSQw4Y_KGNvDsF6DA/s1600/fallsittinglast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3byEG9MNXxq4gU5WHIcYVtLP6tgHhWuP1O-tNBAbMDLcrFiIwp_vDxlTbEbrgBt7U5QVzf2AKTjVWY6lzAXOIi9Vs4e-YZ1L0B0W2ziLZS8cMDmv4enW5YBZYBSQw4Y_KGNvDsF6DA/s640/fallsittinglast.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, tell me ... is your house suffering an identity crisis right now, too?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm joinging:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2012/10/wow-us-wednesdays-90.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SavvySouthernStyle+%28Savvy+Southern+Style%29">WUW</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Before It's Too Late!

Happy Halloween, everyone! Can you believe it's already here? I canNOT! If you saw my house right now, you'd laugh because it...

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Getting Cozy with Little Lamps

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I'm hoping this post is finding everyone safe and sound during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.  My thoughts are with all of those affected by this devastating force of nature.  </span></span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Happy Tuesday! </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have this addiction to little lamps.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">They follow me home from Estate Sales and then I have to find homes for them.  I don't mind though, especially this time of year when it is getting darker much earlier.  They make me feel cozy and warm when I see just a bit of light brightening up a corner or a small nook.  Come along through the house and I will show you my little lamp collection.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpw4Z6JkhAMACNvnBYIt8XjJ1st0Zp7lWrBdyzjJ2w4mBhGB4IyszUshmxFkWJXHdLs06SzP0IOHwXsSNyymF8a0-7GB5D53qHpSmiDsGU5hNFwCc1Jpkw-wQprcefcpfKbIgD3wN_2E/s1600/IMG_6085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpw4Z6JkhAMACNvnBYIt8XjJ1st0Zp7lWrBdyzjJ2w4mBhGB4IyszUshmxFkWJXHdLs06SzP0IOHwXsSNyymF8a0-7GB5D53qHpSmiDsGU5hNFwCc1Jpkw-wQprcefcpfKbIgD3wN_2E/s640/IMG_6085.jpg" width="462" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> This little lamps sits in the kitchen on our built in buffet hutch.  I picked it up at an Estate Sale in the most gorgeous house.  It looks like a ceramic covered dish doesn't it?</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnxw4vjjED8_SavOypM0x188Zg2QNVjHaUQeTtllauJb3JQuu_E922OzgVxO6OZyJPLsZtMOsLykrKspn3_HiN_Ju-7_54J7ZP-xOdn9fVPGHG351CQ92g4E9htRmHHDWIhCvQxqzzaE/s1600/IMG_6084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnxw4vjjED8_SavOypM0x188Zg2QNVjHaUQeTtllauJb3JQuu_E922OzgVxO6OZyJPLsZtMOsLykrKspn3_HiN_Ju-7_54J7ZP-xOdn9fVPGHG351CQ92g4E9htRmHHDWIhCvQxqzzaE/s640/IMG_6084.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's in good company with my other Estate sale finds on display.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIW1xlcE_RQ8Xrw_PjYUncz27WYJETpQgHkS0eTsKL8nb8nIdXVq31qZWxZlTK6q6QlmJAihZfC-Ghr_JoRofb5u_OENzsDb3KvP2J6yW-URbGMjwMlG0Gac-0Yl2vYf-1vTiZkdnEhE/s1600/IMG_6088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="529" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIW1xlcE_RQ8Xrw_PjYUncz27WYJETpQgHkS0eTsKL8nb8nIdXVq31qZWxZlTK6q6QlmJAihZfC-Ghr_JoRofb5u_OENzsDb3KvP2J6yW-URbGMjwMlG0Gac-0Yl2vYf-1vTiZkdnEhE/s640/IMG_6088.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> This itty bitty is in the Powder Room.  The butterflies caught my eye when I first saw it and it beckoned me to bring it home.  Our Powder Room can be quite dark so this little lamp comes in handy.  I like to have them all on timers so they come on at dusk.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKG9r8sOBQl4T0cJKznSB4X7nYv3mOkLZD1rzwCahyphenhyphenKOm1dwYXu7xQTCJLOU-ecFXaQAcJGZbemTd5dHt-xCe4F7PThOrjSrauzzyXkwOFR6I6RxTG6sSvCScR-YdTjzO8HgsvnRcTFA/s1600/IMG_6090a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKG9r8sOBQl4T0cJKznSB4X7nYv3mOkLZD1rzwCahyphenhyphenKOm1dwYXu7xQTCJLOU-ecFXaQAcJGZbemTd5dHt-xCe4F7PThOrjSrauzzyXkwOFR6I6RxTG6sSvCScR-YdTjzO8HgsvnRcTFA/s640/IMG_6090a.jpg" width="540" /> </a></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Another tiny lamp sits on my Wine cabinet in the Living room.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhm3fXaww4GyfSlKZpdItka8vx4e7CCmqMoUG5ZV-GTEUhuz1gU0pZhyphenhyphenNgDhx2ijiGBINzVbv1hXykDw3lt5whNU7V8VU4Za1DODY8d05SAzCFNQEiiuiPLOmF-xo_kbJBz1q9k_9kwe4/s1600/IMG_6090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhm3fXaww4GyfSlKZpdItka8vx4e7CCmqMoUG5ZV-GTEUhuz1gU0pZhyphenhyphenNgDhx2ijiGBINzVbv1hXykDw3lt5whNU7V8VU4Za1DODY8d05SAzCFNQEiiuiPLOmF-xo_kbJBz1q9k_9kwe4/s640/IMG_6090.jpg" width="427" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The timers really work well in this room.  I often forget to turn on the lights and the so this little lamp just gives off a soft glow in the room.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAaEctXLgExHBfGBsLKlwFIVuCSd7icYUmfARZ92fgRkV7_r_ghV5BRPS_GE_cw4lPm_QlkKss0CagAhgHqWvLllnd_a36gDGWN5ov3UrhfAzX_1eD8DGThEgbV8zm8S_LK4jM6gFiX78/s1600/IMG_6093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAaEctXLgExHBfGBsLKlwFIVuCSd7icYUmfARZ92fgRkV7_r_ghV5BRPS_GE_cw4lPm_QlkKss0CagAhgHqWvLllnd_a36gDGWN5ov3UrhfAzX_1eD8DGThEgbV8zm8S_LK4jM6gFiX78/s640/IMG_6093.jpg" width="640" /> </a> This little guy found his way into my Library/Office area.  I love the vintage green glass on the shade.  I could probably polish it up some but I like the old patina of the brass.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJ5DH8PAQlm_gJVpsOc8YCTiZjE2IlzgufnPcDjo9DIsLGFhxll3gggoqBymQtre0DNFqN1wP0IYa3Wjx_Og2-Ej_FZbFmjce4lCVPHy0Zx71UFB8QBFU80XMk8EQVhmRbjp_eKtwrGM/s1600/IMG_6092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJ5DH8PAQlm_gJVpsOc8YCTiZjE2IlzgufnPcDjo9DIsLGFhxll3gggoqBymQtre0DNFqN1wP0IYa3Wjx_Og2-Ej_FZbFmjce4lCVPHy0Zx71UFB8QBFU80XMk8EQVhmRbjp_eKtwrGM/s640/IMG_6092.jpg" width="352" /> </a></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And here is my latest find!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's not that little but I do love this <span style="font-size: large;">B</span>ouillotte lamp that I found this weekend.  I love that you can put real candles in the bottom.  I can cozy up t<span style="font-size: large;">o</span> that!  It's sitting on my Entry table waiting for the rest of the table to get a vignette going...</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's almost Halloween!</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">For last minute decorating tips,</span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">see my Halloween Table post</span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/10/haunted-dining-room.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">HERE </span></a> </span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxf434NP2y_tZFD_vLl4EHtRndNk3NKT8ea5IvebYqeiFkoTZ9CR1JKBtvSV7AL0EEc0h8f7CbCbHr4RrLNcgXP0mUK4gCTx0y9OT2hlL54x0RoxAnc9w_bOx59lvsGqZKKwKMpesnEc/s1600/IMG_5962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxf434NP2y_tZFD_vLl4EHtRndNk3NKT8ea5IvebYqeiFkoTZ9CR1JKBtvSV7AL0EEc0h8f7CbCbHr4RrLNcgXP0mUK4gCTx0y9OT2hlL54x0RoxAnc9w_bOx59lvsGqZKKwKMpesnEc/s640/IMG_5962.jpg" width="640" /></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; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next Time,</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beaux R'eves,</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO Cindy </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Kim at <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/" target="_blank">SavvySouthern Style</a> for Wow Us Wednesdays  </span></span></span></i></span></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Judy at <a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/">DIY by Design</a></span></span></span></i></span></span></div>

Getting Cozy with Little Lamps

I'm hoping this post is finding everyone safe and sound during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. My thoughts are with all of those aff...

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Quick, Call the Exterminator!

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That's right, friends, our mudroom has been taken over ... a-GAIN!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKO1rFEoUSqPwWxl5y29PXfpu0IbuDmsf0-5-6sdsSKrhA7SNfSnlmCakJuxdittJaXeOoNsPiLsM2hf6rDlWxFP6ASY4yOqZCr4GO8Wc3dIkf0zBqNTue-iagcQ1Ea3S90c9eL_H4A/s1600/fallmudoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKO1rFEoUSqPwWxl5y29PXfpu0IbuDmsf0-5-6sdsSKrhA7SNfSnlmCakJuxdittJaXeOoNsPiLsM2hf6rDlWxFP6ASY4yOqZCr4GO8Wc3dIkf0zBqNTue-iagcQ1Ea3S90c9eL_H4A/s640/fallmudoverall.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They're everywhere ...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96rKO7B3VpWTd8K3rioJ2JT9Kbz_M_dgzarD2fQO-gOSlNPLdnuWukYUc3KXwXYO69PplSBgDknF06AcDOjYciDu26Ar_JzOlxKGH3vy9FRayOw-ca02dHs-8k_ILNkcrQEkT2RuBqg/s1600/fallmudother1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96rKO7B3VpWTd8K3rioJ2JT9Kbz_M_dgzarD2fQO-gOSlNPLdnuWukYUc3KXwXYO69PplSBgDknF06AcDOjYciDu26Ar_JzOlxKGH3vy9FRayOw-ca02dHs-8k_ILNkcrQEkT2RuBqg/s640/fallmudother1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*sniffing out* the family ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknoew0gjSX7C19tdo1J-v3_iuiP8avt7e7tKFq8I5-O6zsXYasCkhPH6YdgtG7Kpvv2fqd1sAHmd4Zoxt3YjWp18XeX4_49IB0R6NF2UoKZ4aWqJxPa06cxn96_8PZ_Nzh9dMJH93mA/s1600/fallmudmicepics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknoew0gjSX7C19tdo1J-v3_iuiP8avt7e7tKFq8I5-O6zsXYasCkhPH6YdgtG7Kpvv2fqd1sAHmd4Zoxt3YjWp18XeX4_49IB0R6NF2UoKZ4aWqJxPa06cxn96_8PZ_Nzh9dMJH93mA/s640/fallmudmicepics.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">making themselves right at home in their little houses ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1XMF65jiqPTXn8ZWbrKYvWwRQYfYJkQmsBVWGlAXm19B-TV0hOu5YH-J2kVMr2NxEOhf8vh0DAUV1b6toO5CujDUIyK6dfGlRhcwthcc8K7PYfsVO9EZK-q7ss1Red1bhtSpvF7D6w/s1600/fallmudmice1pg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1XMF65jiqPTXn8ZWbrKYvWwRQYfYJkQmsBVWGlAXm19B-TV0hOu5YH-J2kVMr2NxEOhf8vh0DAUV1b6toO5CujDUIyK6dfGlRhcwthcc8K7PYfsVO9EZK-q7ss1Red1bhtSpvF7D6w/s400/fallmudmice1pg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and, engaging in surprise attacks on us AND each other!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRLuTG-HNKGJmo_l7ZJ9yzetZuFIKHDJGgMyPBeSalJAaKdE0BXWsS2pBmTQzZ2ztpcLInP_IW_DYGKYvlP9l2CBFNEM6_dOIq4UBrqD9hQcVjG8MW4tty6PnDsLjL-Kwfef7PbVBnQ/s1600/fallmudmice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRLuTG-HNKGJmo_l7ZJ9yzetZuFIKHDJGgMyPBeSalJAaKdE0BXWsS2pBmTQzZ2ztpcLInP_IW_DYGKYvlP9l2CBFNEM6_dOIq4UBrqD9hQcVjG8MW4tty6PnDsLjL-Kwfef7PbVBnQ/s640/fallmudmice.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Apparently, they aren't our only unwanted guests!  This crow stands perched on the soffit, ready to swoop down on his next victim at any moment!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtc7RhTNYVpS9yd2jP-XYEetxh3JDnzxQGWX04mtSrCZ22KZbe_i9nSzB7uanDwx75wnb-3liIjij2qe8J9qlX6OVUfTRByWY0Ny61iWmkCWQ-x83hw3uYSln9uTSLI_30t9kjr3BAvw/s1600/fallmudcrow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtc7RhTNYVpS9yd2jP-XYEetxh3JDnzxQGWX04mtSrCZ22KZbe_i9nSzB7uanDwx75wnb-3liIjij2qe8J9qlX6OVUfTRByWY0Ny61iWmkCWQ-x83hw3uYSln9uTSLI_30t9kjr3BAvw/s640/fallmudcrow.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Even our "command central" has been taken over ... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUZW1NMIQv_EJq3GroDRAP5xcRQyYaa63E84lUf8VaHxRvqvs07pe99AwIXg4GZC5oYxhIKHeyGDihhMMl4cwGpFX2QUyg5W03BPFHK5wMzuZb5fvcHmBDx7S_FA0KsLQU0fcGMwP1Q/s1600/fallmuddesk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUZW1NMIQv_EJq3GroDRAP5xcRQyYaa63E84lUf8VaHxRvqvs07pe99AwIXg4GZC5oYxhIKHeyGDihhMMl4cwGpFX2QUyg5W03BPFHK5wMzuZb5fvcHmBDx7S_FA0KsLQU0fcGMwP1Q/s640/fallmuddesk.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">we can't even go close to our candy corn (which, *per-abably* isn't a bad thing)!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z448L__kpCJw2jcKqo9Vy5naAD1UFq-_3FRPJ-WsXnjDGd-KAXNAe5Z2wCkPkZ_Fp2DdSXD72Lq5jjtO-XEyHIdvpLBdoqWPOkJvcCINQAuAjr35z0s3X3n_tI6Qo6x_i9QIMYtHxQ/s1600/fallmudspider.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z448L__kpCJw2jcKqo9Vy5naAD1UFq-_3FRPJ-WsXnjDGd-KAXNAe5Z2wCkPkZ_Fp2DdSXD72Lq5jjtO-XEyHIdvpLBdoqWPOkJvcCINQAuAjr35z0s3X3n_tI6Qo6x_i9QIMYtHxQ/s640/fallmudspider.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, don't let "Miss Ezmeralda's" endearing smile fool you ... she's just waiting to pick a spell out of her book and cast it on you while you're folding laundry!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5GhAnlUgDsHWi7HUlR56GK6wUGI1P-zAal8uGSEPH4ED6HP5wrNlHMijSh2tnIoqQsoXbQTnPXe5ynNIuSUdEzv4tAnNsfKBeS1LslKGpVNySrgvtzHqeblUIIUDNAZOfwwpuPd5Gg/s1600/fallmudwitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5GhAnlUgDsHWi7HUlR56GK6wUGI1P-zAal8uGSEPH4ED6HP5wrNlHMijSh2tnIoqQsoXbQTnPXe5ynNIuSUdEzv4tAnNsfKBeS1LslKGpVNySrgvtzHqeblUIIUDNAZOfwwpuPd5Gg/s640/fallmudwitch.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just look what she did to ME ... stitches, fangs and icky blood vessels, oh my!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMwem74BxWdADQli_4HJqAErp8vIAzGxA0rAfSGzU9l-q9fX3RtjzCL-kJKgViBP1leIBewr4Zy04AnLM5dd8qMNWxLsF7lTzSPUBX6oId02nwFx_jeeUBKV-3XXmjP5RpEmB8HTe1g/s1600/mescaryfin1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMwem74BxWdADQli_4HJqAErp8vIAzGxA0rAfSGzU9l-q9fX3RtjzCL-kJKgViBP1leIBewr4Zy04AnLM5dd8qMNWxLsF7lTzSPUBX6oId02nwFx_jeeUBKV-3XXmjP5RpEmB8HTe1g/s400/mescaryfin1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, we can forget about trying to escape ... just take a peek at what is out there waiting for us!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmay32bwPOxFhqJK54-38It_eHWpt3aREgHViTczGjs_yx-3TZd9o-oxPVJ4fS5GhkzUPGhQvpiLz9pQtHO0RBSssHo9IqcDSeApJWKxlF8lMw0C0jRLTfyPTit86dAzHHPbxH_IvQg/s1600/falloutspider.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmay32bwPOxFhqJK54-38It_eHWpt3aREgHViTczGjs_yx-3TZd9o-oxPVJ4fS5GhkzUPGhQvpiLz9pQtHO0RBSssHo9IqcDSeApJWKxlF8lMw0C0jRLTfyPTit86dAzHHPbxH_IvQg/s640/falloutspider.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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That's right, friends, our mudroom has been taken over ... a-GAIN! They're everywhere ... *sniffing out* the family ... making...

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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">What </span>is it about  Spring and Fall that makes so many of us want to declutter and organize?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Yes, friends, it’s that time of year when I feel the “urge to purge.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And, in order to complete my mission, I’m constantly looking for ways to make sense of my home's chaos!</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span> </div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Enter HOMETALK!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   You know ... t</span>he amazing online community where members can post their home projects … ask for opinions … and find creative and inventive ideas to implement into their own homes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>One of the many great elements of Hometalk is its “Clipboard” feature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You can save (or “clip”) any project you see to refer to later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Annnnnd, your friends can follow your clipboard so that they may be inspired right along with you!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And, speaking of clipboards … when my sweet and beyond talented friend, Karianne (from her “ohso” famous blog, </span><a href="http://www.thistlewoodfarms.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Thistlewood Farms</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">), asked if I’d create an “Organizational/Storage” clipboard to be shared on Hometalk's Facebook Page (and her fabulous </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/thistlewoodfarm?fref=ts"><span style="font-size: large;">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> page, as well), I, of course, said "yes," especially since organization is something I'm trying to conquer in our home as we speak!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">When you have a minute, simply click </span><a href="http://www.hometalk.com/adventuresindecorating/board/147482"><span style="font-size: large;">HERE</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> to visit my clipboard.  You just might be inspired by the incredibly organized pantry that has a place for ev.er.ee.thing; the awesome wall mounted storage made from crates and palettes; the shoe organizer created from simple molding; or the storage bins made from twine covered cardboard boxes (yes, cardboard boxes) ... I could go on and on!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RE3X3yS6P8VBLF2_Rmoi_C_kT5GqgCRsL1DgW8dgKZHT5h24Sa-rhKBhaPcHfCFSdry0Uy3_CbQhObvS5Fjh4BIwrs0orz5lRFzK4ryFzhZIwiRO_kpd7bL-CMwv8FPSFWlOwGVMcg/s1600/hometalk.jpg" /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">And, while you're there, be sure to become a <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">member of Hometalk (if you aren't already) and start creating your own Clipboards that we can follow!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p>A</o:p>s always, thanks so much for stopping by!</span>  I'm off to finish taking pics of our Fall sitting room before it turns into our *Christmas* sitting room!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizHsZKI6of2geDZUS1L5vKpdBmVYSnl61MiyvEZ7yFaNUKQnIUOzli9IBz0WVfVam3iirKa-9r1swd1PdT6D153htec7kae1m384jveEwz21gHOdiSWV5NfvtiXdTWWoLQ-SOYg128Q/s1600/fallsitting1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizHsZKI6of2geDZUS1L5vKpdBmVYSnl61MiyvEZ7yFaNUKQnIUOzli9IBz0WVfVam3iirKa-9r1swd1PdT6D153htec7kae1m384jveEwz21gHOdiSWV5NfvtiXdTWWoLQ-SOYg128Q/s640/fallsitting1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div> </div></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54490/324/23F7A341254AC000A256EF1E6BE921AB.png" /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"></div></div>

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What is it about Spring and Fall that makes so many of us want to declutter and organize? Yes, friends, it’s that time of year when I fee...

3:18 AM

Festive Fall Pumpkin Floral

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3hysRi8zT5HNobgT0WG2g-5_uG_CCyH5zwhXpCUogiHuCsG4meXK-CCK5LbRyFyXXDk3X1Sw6Mm2VXcieQrtFTPR00WthyphenhyphenvBgIj2T6QsNQshhHdObsQW6Dro5LullwBZKKdc88AEDEI/s1600/IMG_6075a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3hysRi8zT5HNobgT0WG2g-5_uG_CCyH5zwhXpCUogiHuCsG4meXK-CCK5LbRyFyXXDk3X1Sw6Mm2VXcieQrtFTPR00WthyphenhyphenvBgIj2T6QsNQshhHdObsQW6Dro5LullwBZKKdc88AEDEI/s640/IMG_6075a.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I took a break today from my basement remodeling project </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to do something fun for myself.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You <b>ALL</b> know how much I love fresh flowers in my home.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is so difficult to walk by the flowers at Costco </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and not pick up a bunch for the house.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So, I did!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Can I tell you first how much I hate </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">going to Costco on the weekend?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Huge traffic jams...enough said.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I loved the fantastic fall colors that they had in their bouquets </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">this week.  Pretty yellows, golds, and pinks.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I Had to find a container that would say Fall too.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So,I snagged one of my carve-able pumpkins </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">from my <span style="color: #660000;"><a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/10/haunted-dining-room.html" target="_blank">Halloween</a></span> table to use.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHYpyu0ayPSX2OUypFHHgLqQylmJCErXrXGna9BjLrUiSDd2cV_ar-O3vYgVDLm8eJEi3FJ-ZZnGmS61vEsDjKedyapAsWaqo80uJay0scLSZtFI4Lfe_-utnjfWb8iVMz8tL1qpr7po/s1600/IMG_6067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHYpyu0ayPSX2OUypFHHgLqQylmJCErXrXGna9BjLrUiSDd2cV_ar-O3vYgVDLm8eJEi3FJ-ZZnGmS61vEsDjKedyapAsWaqo80uJay0scLSZtFI4Lfe_-utnjfWb8iVMz8tL1qpr7po/s640/IMG_6067.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now I know that I didn't invent the </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"Pumpkin as a floral vase" </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">idea but it sure is a good one.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And, since carving out pumpkins </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">is my least favorite thing to do.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">(I leave that up to Mr. Beaux every year)  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I loved the idea of using the carve-able pumpkin.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuW5O2UuvFfewIdVJ8qvDbWxiVDCa7TnCiDi0vk9TuCTw2JP-WogPDnZJD_c8z3vN_cU9tA4dLar-DikPn4VZO6WEsW_zsUHPY2UqRQxG2u1BWkYot90XTKJcgGDy9oGgwOSenuz7i_w/s1600/IMG_6068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuW5O2UuvFfewIdVJ8qvDbWxiVDCa7TnCiDi0vk9TuCTw2JP-WogPDnZJD_c8z3vN_cU9tA4dLar-DikPn4VZO6WEsW_zsUHPY2UqRQxG2u1BWkYot90XTKJcgGDy9oGgwOSenuz7i_w/s640/IMG_6068.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I just Sharpied a design around the top.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4zIpJ_udxNCil7UEtSK2Uy3DCuY20LzWiZPBsi15WNd0OL7cLZYyHBk8cir_O8MCg0xjBi6ecKIOopPEd2ug-VAsQn365SrS3zcMJQY2cptF_7JwmvTjgvCVQa47JHme7i4xCSaEZEs/s1600/IMG_6069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4zIpJ_udxNCil7UEtSK2Uy3DCuY20LzWiZPBsi15WNd0OL7cLZYyHBk8cir_O8MCg0xjBi6ecKIOopPEd2ug-VAsQn365SrS3zcMJQY2cptF_7JwmvTjgvCVQa47JHme7i4xCSaEZEs/s640/IMG_6069.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And carved it out.  Ewwwwww, look at the inside!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2HQ18kj9CQrVZ3W_LVqGvjemw4ks3NZVAC0EsIdgBDz9jz_CAS5iqsmRFvru7gQozAn25v4OplzVsv7Oee-vCHHgsb5KHVB05m-mqkrknKGsyBsgTbOp2o-j07BxfpXVnUqIYHz145M/s1600/IMG_6070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2HQ18kj9CQrVZ3W_LVqGvjemw4ks3NZVAC0EsIdgBDz9jz_CAS5iqsmRFvru7gQozAn25v4OplzVsv7Oee-vCHHgsb5KHVB05m-mqkrknKGsyBsgTbOp2o-j07BxfpXVnUqIYHz145M/s640/IMG_6070.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Floral wet foam in a small plastic bowl.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I still call it Tupperware.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Do you do that?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When is the last time you went to a Tupperware party?  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KrjfQgw0gECU1_ecqpuGy1wcqNbW9JZzu7ENWtc21dQdyWb0mmwGjEFz7KCUvblzIBmOc596xZwWSRICLyAXjb0ll462LlAneypdW3xzxjoCV8o2l8LrHOCtf4xznIoS6hOpq2jIW7k/s1600/IMG_6071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KrjfQgw0gECU1_ecqpuGy1wcqNbW9JZzu7ENWtc21dQdyWb0mmwGjEFz7KCUvblzIBmOc596xZwWSRICLyAXjb0ll462LlAneypdW3xzxjoCV8o2l8LrHOCtf4xznIoS6hOpq2jIW7k/s640/IMG_6071.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And arrange your flowers.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There is no right or wrong way to arrange them.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Arranging flowers is therapeutic for me, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">kind of like cooking without the calories.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And like cooking you just add and step back and look and then add some more...</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEr29O4PQ4sUf9gVXpqpY_gZ9uzZc_CbVUxhhYM8IP_bSiawWHD87FuNVXRpvI9e5bkNNXlA0bTw7MmLjD2ot55eGn-TxeEBZeH7FX27ilzxXiGRDaJ0znw2LErO2R9n8Eq3if67oJOg/s1600/IMG_6073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEr29O4PQ4sUf9gVXpqpY_gZ9uzZc_CbVUxhhYM8IP_bSiawWHD87FuNVXRpvI9e5bkNNXlA0bTw7MmLjD2ot55eGn-TxeEBZeH7FX27ilzxXiGRDaJ0znw2LErO2R9n8Eq3if67oJOg/s640/IMG_6073.jpg" width="604" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I placed the pumpkin top to the side and didn't even wire it in or anything.  I like the fact that it's not perfect.  And I really like the fact that it took me just a few minutes to get a custom looking arrangement for my entry way table.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Festive Fall Pumpkin Floral

I took a break today from my basement remodeling project to do something fun for myself. You ALL know how much I love fresh flowers in m...

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Remodeling a Groovy 70's Basement

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Help!  I've been held captive all week in this 70's Basement!  </span></span></i></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bs3r-BRlLLBaYChr9T5qP9oTcEJJzlsj_ru-E5kzqdNYCn_j5Ys8m2_i_CWrq77gYusFtlBGP5T9QclihAJgwjWIBQ9Gl_rlDngf2pNX8LiQyRM5xEhTEjdwSab-DdJpAOeRysb_gbw/s1600/IMG_4024a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bs3r-BRlLLBaYChr9T5qP9oTcEJJzlsj_ru-E5kzqdNYCn_j5Ys8m2_i_CWrq77gYusFtlBGP5T9QclihAJgwjWIBQ9Gl_rlDngf2pNX8LiQyRM5xEhTEjdwSab-DdJpAOeRysb_gbw/s640/IMG_4024a.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well, I guess it was consensual captivation since I did willingly sign up for the job of renovating my clients basement back in June.  Things are all happening at once which is both exciting and exhausting at the same time.   Painting, cabinetry, tile, granite, oh MY!!!  I haven't shared any of this with you so I guess I had better start at the beginning.   </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHr4AwGLIPhecG8rLs6e9JJ9Su7Te4EGiFwdqVF3yhl_SmTirfdtyej5Mf9CwgDQnjLkbVxxpaJCMvwayMmmiumimztijQq43MLxSHS05RsVMClK7HxvPHzdArGVLfL4NXUUmoQ_Pm4kY/s1600/IMG_4021a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHr4AwGLIPhecG8rLs6e9JJ9Su7Te4EGiFwdqVF3yhl_SmTirfdtyej5Mf9CwgDQnjLkbVxxpaJCMvwayMmmiumimztijQq43MLxSHS05RsVMClK7HxvPHzdArGVLfL4NXUUmoQ_Pm4kY/s640/IMG_4021a.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is the same house that I just finished remodeling the Master Bath.  The basement hadn't been touched since the 70's I'm guessing. This is what it looked like when it was up for sale.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiey5zuu_GA6b5dbfauh35thgcTBIdDtl0-wG7A5G36FdnytNchz9qONZ-eKFF63aoVUryT_Po3dFNvo2_3djQ3bmrADLJ1zLref9o3HWwNj8XNdkL5ALKgbbzg5swrmsmJqEO23Uxo3j0/s1600/IMG_4331a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiey5zuu_GA6b5dbfauh35thgcTBIdDtl0-wG7A5G36FdnytNchz9qONZ-eKFF63aoVUryT_Po3dFNvo2_3djQ3bmrADLJ1zLref9o3HWwNj8XNdkL5ALKgbbzg5swrmsmJqEO23Uxo3j0/s640/IMG_4331a.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here it is all cleared out on move-in day.  Should we start with the obvious?  70's carpet, Mirrored columns, and can someone <b>PLEASE</b> tell me <b>WHY</b> in the world anyone would build a mile long bar butting up to the Fireplace????  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-l06iljXfxbs458_h5mUbvxpy_JZtXu5kGkoabHzoOMgyrjOIrIhUSvdTH1D9oMCSluaxvThFcn_VkfJL-KeaQHxXHHluRX4uDVOtMbPJ6-LwlVTdqMSz8oqBFufOx3T59o5cZOziQrA/s1600/IMG_4334a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-l06iljXfxbs458_h5mUbvxpy_JZtXu5kGkoabHzoOMgyrjOIrIhUSvdTH1D9oMCSluaxvThFcn_VkfJL-KeaQHxXHHluRX4uDVOtMbPJ6-LwlVTdqMSz8oqBFufOx3T59o5cZOziQrA/s640/IMG_4334a.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is the view from behind the bar.  Squint real hard and look at the tiny little windows up there.  They don't let much natural light into the room.  The three doors lead to (starting from right to left) A storage room, a bathroom and the sump pump room. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> We spent a lot of time kicking ideas around for this space. </span></span></i></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLTMWe1RBpLaNTmatMGq1QaKKUi8LI2pBJ7eSoYvxfXensLMqoar0a7MTLYEA1LdAbUA7zOGNmKVSF3iPBTTGWMfru8oIY9DPc6mY2ZC09L-clxGJViy0XaSJtuuaG8NdPVZlPHAOgZc/s1600/259590365991580775_9smYePZN_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLTMWe1RBpLaNTmatMGq1QaKKUi8LI2pBJ7eSoYvxfXensLMqoar0a7MTLYEA1LdAbUA7zOGNmKVSF3iPBTTGWMfru8oIY9DPc6mY2ZC09L-clxGJViy0XaSJtuuaG8NdPVZlPHAOgZc/s400/259590365991580775_9smYePZN_b.jpg" width="372" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pinterest</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> and to turn the storage room into a craft room,</span></span></i></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvnTbw1YMiNT6SpGY7krdMIXUqTzsAZtTJ28fQwCDVLcQB1yddys2Lw5BnngqpL35gbsDsTSEoUmuwC6-34o252uYn55-yFJf3NL3sgF-VYKs61em3_k-5RBbRSN8UVwYqEzTx9OtguY/s1600/budget.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvnTbw1YMiNT6SpGY7krdMIXUqTzsAZtTJ28fQwCDVLcQB1yddys2Lw5BnngqpL35gbsDsTSEoUmuwC6-34o252uYn55-yFJf3NL3sgF-VYKs61em3_k-5RBbRSN8UVwYqEzTx9OtguY/s320/budget.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">google</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">All on a budget!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Whew!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">That's a tall order! </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As much as we pondered and planned </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">the budget always won out.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Doesn't that always happen?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">That's reality!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">What was great is that it forced us to get creative and re-purpose and narrow down exactly what it was that the clients wanted out of the space.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89RBcoJLCpYBbdlVUifV5x9WpChLa5fKL3TcLiiPuUoWR7dIK7VWbZgaRZ4UAs4bjci2OcgPsPEpLjO69tbVcEdFHx_yrj4aos9vF9fZjWfb9yRsijrZPJJjE2LzuDF3g8sIJ4tPMBEw/s1600/IMG_4996a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89RBcoJLCpYBbdlVUifV5x9WpChLa5fKL3TcLiiPuUoWR7dIK7VWbZgaRZ4UAs4bjci2OcgPsPEpLjO69tbVcEdFHx_yrj4aos9vF9fZjWfb9yRsijrZPJJjE2LzuDF3g8sIJ4tPMBEw/s640/IMG_4996a.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here is a little peak at the progress.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">See the new windows?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">That just by itself is the best improvement that could have been made!  Brick is being applied to the columns and lots of other good things are happening.  But you will have to wait a little longer for the full reveal.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'll continue to update you as progress is being made but for now I have to get back to my command post.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next Time,</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beaux R'eves</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO Cindy</span></span></i></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></span><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Susan at<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1057618964"> </a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Between Naps on the Porch</a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/12/beautiful-kitchen-renovation-welcome-to.html"></a>for Metamorphosis Monday</span></span></i></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Marty at <a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/">A Stroll Thru Life</a> for Tabletop Tuesday</span></span></span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div>

Remodeling a Groovy 70's Basement

Help! I've been held captive all week in this 70's Basement! Well, I guess it was consensual captivation since I did willingly si...

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