Master Bath ~ A Few Finishing Touches

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hello Readers!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have been diligently working on getting our house </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ready for sale.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is a tedious process!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cleaning out closets and touching up the baseboards is hardly blog-worthy but I thought you might like to see the changes I've made in the Master Bathroom.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have never given you a full tour of this room </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">so I thought you might enjoy seeing the space.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYk-JyVdaD7iCU40qogRY14wWwXEtAbJE64f3inbDBC0SUsP6ysA9h0DqPs9rhDp6fmSXCsuAzYSmV87qhRbsBmkgD4FH9QTVuy3Ty2BnhVh-pPuZVhUIZWwxZwGsGa-P9tZ22skj1Nnp/s1600/IMG_7567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYk-JyVdaD7iCU40qogRY14wWwXEtAbJE64f3inbDBC0SUsP6ysA9h0DqPs9rhDp6fmSXCsuAzYSmV87qhRbsBmkgD4FH9QTVuy3Ty2BnhVh-pPuZVhUIZWwxZwGsGa-P9tZ22skj1Nnp/s640/IMG_7567.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here is what it looked like before I gave it a new coat of paint.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxJzsu7-EhZ8Gw8phxpa9P9rlvfMtIhNTEzlDx01RC0_s_DaTW-WOiCT91N0LqrNb-wVWl2DidsTv7-BxKDxmFTNk8ItO9RanljcOdplwg9kEzZGK6TuykXCYioWtj-C6-_y47TmGbf4N/s1600/IMG_7446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxJzsu7-EhZ8Gw8phxpa9P9rlvfMtIhNTEzlDx01RC0_s_DaTW-WOiCT91N0LqrNb-wVWl2DidsTv7-BxKDxmFTNk8ItO9RanljcOdplwg9kEzZGK6TuykXCYioWtj-C6-_y47TmGbf4N/s640/IMG_7446.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There was nothing wrong with the bathroom<span style="font-size: large;"> itself,</span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but the Khaki color needed to be changed </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and lightened up a bit.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6yEupHItdr4GEygnir4Vzc3XNk52gizAlf02PTmBQDFnOpPzf2B04IFHzQXwNTLgV-z6rfP4S5sQFR5csSmN2n0bbv_W6Orx5JimKyWTpExdPaqMiH41xZi_lq89fyVKzYLe9egKNMGi/s1600/IMG_7596.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6yEupHItdr4GEygnir4Vzc3XNk52gizAlf02PTmBQDFnOpPzf2B04IFHzQXwNTLgV-z6rfP4S5sQFR5csSmN2n0bbv_W6Orx5JimKyWTpExdPaqMiH41xZi_lq89fyVKzYLe9egKNMGi/s640/IMG_7596.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And here i<span style="font-size: large;">t is after a coat of fresh pa<span style="font-size: large;">int.</span></span></span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><img alt="Sherwin-Williams - Patience SW7555 by Sherwin-Williams" height="256" src="http://d2gzmlqnkfjqmm.cloudfront.net/data/product/content/agg/autodeskbim/SherwinWilliams/15138/D2BA7CC2EB761B73AB4D90B9897AAB3C_sherwin-williams+-+patience+sw7555_15138.detail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Sherwin-Williams - Patience SW7555 by Sherwin-Williams" width="256" /></span></span></i></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">SW7555 Patience</span></span></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <img alt="SW7555 Patience" class="main" id="colorDetailsMainSwatch" itemprop="src" src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAOLUweLUwSwAAAAAAQABAEAIBAABBAQAOw==" />This is a better representation of the true color.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I already had a five gallon bucket of this paint </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">from the upstairs bedrooms.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The biggest change is how flattering is is to your skin.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The pink undertones give you a beautiful rosy glow which always helps on those cold winter mornings!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlcYpGGafnWLTT_3zBwBZRGZFDS0Utd2nsYy-jwwQgFwcesERPjBwsb1VOPp-elVoDMsGsPp6OJuZuxAJRMfVQEbjz_jPv7Zo_MghrBfnnQ3d6ji1GuyuyhUrT9kttPRM8aO1TAcVjrMm/s1600/IMG_7555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlcYpGGafnWLTT_3zBwBZRGZFDS0Utd2nsYy-jwwQgFwcesERPjBwsb1VOPp-elVoDMsGsPp6OJuZuxAJRMfVQEbjz_jPv7Zo_MghrBfnnQ3d6ji1GuyuyhUrT9kttPRM8aO1TAcVjrMm/s640/IMG_7555.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Since I have never given you the full tour </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I will show you around.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The<span style="font-size: large;">r</span>e are two sets of double doors from the bedroom </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">that are on either side of the see through fireplace.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The fireplace is surrounded with tumbled marble and above the fireplace is a niche that can house a TV.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We have had a TV there in the past and </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">when Miss Beaux was much younger </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">she would beg to take a bath in our bathtub </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">so she could watch cartoons!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Oh, the life!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaOEnhtMEEcSWN8lbjrqtlhNXkvlDxVWz1DLDx41L8Rwqn0cbeEkrzAN_4CFkghH-rQrJev13hS1BLkBBcClc8Tm6BPwAcQJHDa6NXZzRiKmcHNqESCqMTem8qePaXYbSxaXO2lgb82zg/s1600/IMG_7598.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaOEnhtMEEcSWN8lbjrqtlhNXkvlDxVWz1DLDx41L8Rwqn0cbeEkrzAN_4CFkghH-rQrJev13hS1BLkBBcClc8Tm6BPwAcQJHDa6NXZzRiKmcHNqESCqMTem8qePaXYbSxaXO2lgb82zg/s640/IMG_7598.jpg" width="436" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This little cutout holds a mini fridge and a microwave.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The fridge is very handy for storing small bottles of water </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and the microwave heats up my morning coffee.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh105gzjAygUi-XhdvEsdtLSi9uAB9UvqKrcBsAjb4k1774E43CpQBtsu5IczfQH7mIrIFnBlhwXCKBHb3KSNazaW1KsiemKaxBdtu92SWlm_u10e0hN_4sQ3Tsk8n2Q82bxHQbol0u_WZH/s1600/IMG_7599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh105gzjAygUi-XhdvEsdtLSi9uAB9UvqKrcBsAjb4k1774E43CpQBtsu5IczfQH7mIrIFnBlhwXCKBHb3KSNazaW1KsiemKaxBdtu92SWlm_u10e0hN_4sQ3Tsk8n2Q82bxHQbol0u_WZH/s640/IMG_7599.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The <span style="font-size: large;">his and hers </span>vanity space is a very long bank of cabinets<span style="font-size: large;"> with transom windows above that let in natural light.</span> </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAi-H8uMGH-CmtQfD1S7arJFDEdnUIss74RnVhWs1299EBtQzNEQnPAwWT36hc2WY0zNo6zdKlY2fjWBXDTvhWNNE9H6gNRQojrceoXo4TWZy1ML9RLCSJiDg1GrGd5ZgmVElJKaK2SKDa/s1600/IMG_7594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAi-H8uMGH-CmtQfD1S7arJFDEdnUIss74RnVhWs1299EBtQzNEQnPAwWT36hc2WY0zNo6zdKlY2fjWBXDTvhWNNE9H6gNRQojrceoXo4TWZy1ML9RLCSJiDg1GrGd5ZgmVElJKaK2SKDa/s640/IMG_7594.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The mirror is trimmed out in the same wood tone as the cabinets<span style="font-size: large;">,</span> as are the recessed cabinets on each side of the vanities.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVwMWCyw5wc5MMKNY9jzxJb_Md76nvNx4WH2HsFlFhSFgKu07le2JnkPqQVenbLbVyuwoPIJxZlqOQ7ep0FefDPAaSDDhCWHwcSC5vS-VoJW4Dq74AqXnDko-VnGhmdhFLAmrNTebpmU2/s1600/IMG_7552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVwMWCyw5wc5MMKNY9jzxJb_Md76nvNx4WH2HsFlFhSFgKu07le2JnkPqQVenbLbVyuwoPIJxZlqOQ7ep0FefDPAaSDDhCWHwcSC5vS-VoJW4Dq74AqXnDko-VnGhmdhFLAmrNTebpmU2/s640/IMG_7552.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We debated whether or not to have a vanity space here.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I had never had one and wasn't sure if I would use it.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am really glad that I added it because </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I sit here every day and <span style="font-size: large;">put</span> my face on!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">One of the features that I included in the design is the absence of electrical outlets on the backsplash.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It gives a cleaner look to the tumbled marble countertops.  There are plugs inside the two cabinets </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and under the vanity space.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mr. Beaux drilled a hole in the back of the drawers so I can leave my flat iron plugged in inside the drawer.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0owBe4hd5NOG5UBCqNJWqVnI8OFejPqshOoRtttpQz3YYDjmMEQ3S5OJIEer0h8uLuKacJ0m3tiAb6qc41IwZGZL1cNq8fN26OtQ_adt4zVWv8VGSXCKySiboa4dLzeW96V_C4mcMJu_7/s1600/IMG_7574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0owBe4hd5NOG5UBCqNJWqVnI8OFejPqshOoRtttpQz3YYDjmMEQ3S5OJIEer0h8uLuKacJ0m3tiAb6qc41IwZGZL1cNq8fN26OtQ_adt4zVWv8VGSXCKySiboa4dLzeW96V_C4mcMJu_7/s640/IMG_7574.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The stone sinks have this lovely detail on the overflow.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So instead of putting on the side where you wouldn't see it we reversed it to show it off.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJTMIUK8gmFF48OeIiBUUE2Syf_yKglJ1nvPhulXb5EiGqDafqz4i_iRj0R1NQMG0aKzgM0L8OioCk2mvK98LjVxmFr2ojxxilYToJYQhCc7HtM6KfLj9qInymlNS5u10bDpAFABCVavk/s1600/IMG_7600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJTMIUK8gmFF48OeIiBUUE2Syf_yKglJ1nvPhulXb5EiGqDafqz4i_iRj0R1NQMG0aKzgM0L8OioCk2mvK98LjVxmFr2ojxxilYToJYQhCc7HtM6KfLj9qInymlNS5u10bDpAFABCVavk/s640/IMG_7600.jpg" width="414" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The vanity chair is a parsons chair with a new aqua blue and cream slipcover from Pier One.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love adding a bit of modern geometric to a traditional space.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYT6i7CP7qpeje4MyI8a_fRWzV2DIw6IhBfRid1VXnvzFqxupB9Pewq1ABhI-dZvsLsI7WqT7hiEDCWriaCTVMPWsX0W7Q3HW5aiP-0CbXysotfJF-H64l4-vF7DTGJ3rQWh3KBgXcnE3N/s1600/IMG_7595.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYT6i7CP7qpeje4MyI8a_fRWzV2DIw6IhBfRid1VXnvzFqxupB9Pewq1ABhI-dZvsLsI7WqT7hiEDCWriaCTVMPWsX0W7Q3HW5aiP-0CbXysotfJF-H64l4-vF7DTGJ3rQWh3KBgXcnE3N/s640/IMG_7595.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Master Shower is the centerpiece of the room.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The tiled columns support the arch that continues around the shower.  To add interest but save money we added a rope trim along the back wall and angled the wall tiles.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This allowed us to splurge on the Moen shower system.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Inside of the back columns are small niches </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to hold shampoo and soap.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It keeps the shower looking neat and tidy.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghkcfRGVnEpSTBepotItspQYJJstThgjXo7ukjEHh7Z4TNNYXzGy6P4-8qg1WcF-b4hNoMhQKdh2DWvjd8ZJpyOX41rlAXG7DmYA78NxR9AOm0rTSYuKfehU9uql9X2mjqgLBA2Nvkx6x/s1600/IMG_7562.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghkcfRGVnEpSTBepotItspQYJJstThgjXo7ukjEHh7Z4TNNYXzGy6P4-8qg1WcF-b4hNoMhQKdh2DWvjd8ZJpyOX41rlAXG7DmYA78NxR9AOm0rTSYuKfehU9uql9X2mjqgLBA2Nvkx6x/s640/IMG_7562.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I created this raised relief from a stencil and plaster.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was easier than I thought and I think it adds just the right amount of detail and character.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I will show you a tutorial later on.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8J_u6_OsuoB3ZphtIazR6kbooK2nYNL2ROwxbAFJj-iexyUY-3oGJNi0nU8UJkT6VLa3VTvubfu57rivhzdH5kiYnR6flm1YcWVs3IdFwk9vUvmN7xN_oD3XrrHWQGmgvO2BZOWmr8yxQ/s1600/IMG_7576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8J_u6_OsuoB3ZphtIazR6kbooK2nYNL2ROwxbAFJj-iexyUY-3oGJNi0nU8UJkT6VLa3VTvubfu57rivhzdH5kiYnR6flm1YcWVs3IdFwk9vUvmN7xN_oD3XrrHWQGmgvO2BZOWmr8yxQ/s640/IMG_7576.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope you enjoyed this tour of my Master Bath!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am still working on getting every room "Show" ready and would really appreciate your input!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybOuATlCTQtSE1D04RxdJ6Ao04bahadKnRb9rU96mF2XnaVRM8zJbEHGZjfOu-Y5NJWBeKQElxapyBUa8pCBR3EdPaCkrDwNNmwC9bE4SUgmUYjqKGEXU9uYquFAvGK1_Nbt953yUfG1V/s1600/IMG_7571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybOuATlCTQtSE1D04RxdJ6Ao04bahadKnRb9rU96mF2XnaVRM8zJbEHGZjfOu-Y5NJWBeKQElxapyBUa8pCBR3EdPaCkrDwNNmwC9bE4SUgmUYjqKGEXU9uYquFAvGK1_Nbt953yUfG1V/s640/IMG_7571.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;"><span style="color: #999999;"><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: #999999;"><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: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sharing at:</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><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></span></i></span></i></span></i></span></span></i></span></i></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></i></span></i></span></span></i></span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></i></span></i></span></span></i></span></i></span></span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><i><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></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Linda at <a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Coastal Charm</a> for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></i></span></i></span></i></span></span></i></span></i></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;">Kim at <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/" target="_blank">SavvySouthern Style</a> for Wow Us Wednesdays   </span></i></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Master Bath ~ A Few Finishing Touches

Hello Readers!   I have been diligently working on getting our house  ready for sale.   It is a tedious process!   Cleaning out closets and ...

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Winter Be Gone!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That's right, friends ... even though it's cold and still feeling like winter OUTside ... according to our mantel ... the warmer temps have arrived ... the bunnies are hopping ... the *faux* florals are blooming ... annnnnd, the fake eggs are out in full force!  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm hoping maybe ... just MAYbe ... that these Spring touches I've added will grab Mother Nature's attention and encourage her to move the season along!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9D9DpCETsUWdqvZlnldYtxOHWmGAGvg5YF5fq7O0zJCGj0RizOmchlSBrY0GAPOeg-iF9zHugbNyoXV9VhiKRoyEdz24s1UrcQ7ilWrBbcOMyiRXU0mHQuPlP_UbOU_UTBtfb9XVtA/s1600/eastermanteloverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9D9DpCETsUWdqvZlnldYtxOHWmGAGvg5YF5fq7O0zJCGj0RizOmchlSBrY0GAPOeg-iF9zHugbNyoXV9VhiKRoyEdz24s1UrcQ7ilWrBbcOMyiRXU0mHQuPlP_UbOU_UTBtfb9XVtA/s640/eastermanteloverall.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3D1crw55TP-HjWG6vcUQ3qEZToFQDiXnWcnFHtLCusN0rKnhfvfAyU-LEN_szIZzEyeBcEaKgsjVJhYubvLlQOoivsoIQWuFKaSchxIeWuFEhJnFmAym_bgmSB6al6CYZsdwBiFY7w/s1600/eastermantelclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3D1crw55TP-HjWG6vcUQ3qEZToFQDiXnWcnFHtLCusN0rKnhfvfAyU-LEN_szIZzEyeBcEaKgsjVJhYubvLlQOoivsoIQWuFKaSchxIeWuFEhJnFmAym_bgmSB6al6CYZsdwBiFY7w/s640/eastermantelclose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I mean, after all ... our pretty, faux plants from IKEA should help scare the cold temps away, right?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><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/AVvXsEiB4x5gb5eXJjtn1kkwLe_Lsfh7kiDTUf4g8WnNTzkFY0GnFfwjVufQPjgdzmiupCdqaRFz8WdRkg3YvXf3PBeiF89rb3wwJgtJTBlMnwIw4G2w3p2z-jvRr5bSVh2j4A6u16YJLkbK2g/s1600/eastermantelplant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4x5gb5eXJjtn1kkwLe_Lsfh7kiDTUf4g8WnNTzkFY0GnFfwjVufQPjgdzmiupCdqaRFz8WdRkg3YvXf3PBeiF89rb3wwJgtJTBlMnwIw4G2w3p2z-jvRr5bSVh2j4A6u16YJLkbK2g/s640/eastermantelplant.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, this sweet "bunny in a basket" ornament and faux flowers from Michael's should make old man winter go into hiding! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhOsRv3_VceuwaAnAXfh8OLtRYpLMAOLKrTv_GgItwT2xDP5wFmjdwNMFlzca0q71FXxJoL_UMT7hjqZ-wrTHuNCc_ystYP3yPyjp3jqNl3JibDq3UB9YetQWqZTG6Uyksoo0sDj0kA/s1600/eastermantelflowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhOsRv3_VceuwaAnAXfh8OLtRYpLMAOLKrTv_GgItwT2xDP5wFmjdwNMFlzca0q71FXxJoL_UMT7hjqZ-wrTHuNCc_ystYP3yPyjp3jqNl3JibDq3UB9YetQWqZTG6Uyksoo0sDj0kA/s640/eastermantelflowers.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, naturally, these seasonal pastel malted milk balls will entice Spring to come closer, right?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LezCM_GqZ7Rt_RrMBWJpePgTpD9zV59OGTDQjzoU6FOdsjtrZrmayOnVS3PRXs78NXinr0OagiLAQ036rk88hBuIci9xCQEcHZ_T4JNbL6aFr5vo34oBpGCs_AyYEanM7mVlCzDrDQ/s1600/mantelcandle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LezCM_GqZ7Rt_RrMBWJpePgTpD9zV59OGTDQjzoU6FOdsjtrZrmayOnVS3PRXs78NXinr0OagiLAQ036rk88hBuIci9xCQEcHZ_T4JNbL6aFr5vo34oBpGCs_AyYEanM7mVlCzDrDQ/s640/mantelcandle.jpg" width="426" /></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;">Look ... even our little bunnies have had enough by showing that they "shalt" not "hear, see or speak" of winter ANY more!</span></div><br /><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/AVvXsEjtdjDUfHIBOm9-tI1YWThQSHfaVPWX6-TotDoYaaL4ZemSxMCVUnOl_4Bti2VIfSGcwUAaHMAghnI_14tw0ItyAYHmUq3rX869qvn0K_7ktQY6b0yQxT_He4P568GgimyFjLRI7n-ABg/s1600/eastermantelbunnies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdjDUfHIBOm9-tI1YWThQSHfaVPWX6-TotDoYaaL4ZemSxMCVUnOl_4Bti2VIfSGcwUAaHMAghnI_14tw0ItyAYHmUq3rX869qvn0K_7ktQY6b0yQxT_He4P568GgimyFjLRI7n-ABg/s640/eastermantelbunnies.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If that still doesn't send winter away, hopefully, our egg wreath (from Home Goods) will help to do the trick!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzU6WRSSjtHXlUWHjXn0oIo7MLe18S2OJ4CwWT0NgfVp7Rsu8RYVAKuoi970kJXNahzsK_pX8-89pComniKrJ2X45rESrZ19VAYL36E24ve-HLOxuO9Adm6Ai8BWQLAGKtfYQEehQCg/s1600/eastermantelwreath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzU6WRSSjtHXlUWHjXn0oIo7MLe18S2OJ4CwWT0NgfVp7Rsu8RYVAKuoi970kJXNahzsK_pX8-89pComniKrJ2X45rESrZ19VAYL36E24ve-HLOxuO9Adm6Ai8BWQLAGKtfYQEehQCg/s640/eastermantelwreath.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If not, our banner (from Target) announcing SPRING will certainly let Mother Nature know that enough is enough!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MUa0EXJq-pVvE_5Z_iw2zJ4Po29Q2TZVAFPa6A9JRC07fiNOIgXH2TXn2QJOjE3EUutuRQeIa8ROKw9kMN89eQCwaXNpWH_pApmc_aYjnWZiGYDOopd5FaUZMf5NCmCen6L0O3VdRg/s1600/eastermantelbanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MUa0EXJq-pVvE_5Z_iw2zJ4Po29Q2TZVAFPa6A9JRC07fiNOIgXH2TXn2QJOjE3EUutuRQeIa8ROKw9kMN89eQCwaXNpWH_pApmc_aYjnWZiGYDOopd5FaUZMf5NCmCen6L0O3VdRg/s640/eastermantelbanner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I say that we all join forces by pulling out our eggs, bunnies, florals and anything SPRING to help make winter disappear(!)... whaddaya think?  No way will it want to stick around if we all ban together!  I'll be eagerly waiting to see all that you do!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until then, I'll just stare at our mantel a bit longer and see what happens!  LOL</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjej6p5V6Rcb4mkhJwoaS46JxEJU9VvacKjwBt48APCZfialcwpPI43tgDmNnin1Q_IOCGvfzIwbkQfOr-m8YJan5OdaLFb3080gZINHL5_1EUB_p2kZE8s2EE8EGT1OJGAt4QpjWip8Q/s1600/eastermanteloverall1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjej6p5V6Rcb4mkhJwoaS46JxEJU9VvacKjwBt48APCZfialcwpPI43tgDmNnin1Q_IOCGvfzIwbkQfOr-m8YJan5OdaLFb3080gZINHL5_1EUB_p2kZE8s2EE8EGT1OJGAt4QpjWip8Q/s640/eastermanteloverall1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As always, thanks so much for stopping by!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm off to play here:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2013/02/wow-us-wednesdays-107.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SavvySouthernStyle+%28Savvy+Southern+Style%29">WUW</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Eclectically Vintage/<a href="http://eclecticallyvintage.com/2013/03/5-creative-spring-projects-a-link-party-250-pottery-barn-gift-card-giveaway/">Spring Link Party</a></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Staging Our Home~First Impressions

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Good Monday Morning!  </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 a busy weekend we had working on our 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;">and getting it ready to put on the market.  </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;">We met with our realtors on Sunday </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 although we are not ready </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 put the sign out in the front yard </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 never too soon to get a feel for the market </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 look at the comparatives in your area.  </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 feel like I have at least ONE room completely finished.  </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 dining room.  </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 was by far the easiest room in 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;">but also one of the MOST important, </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 it is the first room you see when you enter the house.  </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/AVvXsEiNdrcrF3IdKnXtY5EH_a2FXXo8JdclxNWdMrU_HbhNiA2LtZPQ6_J9HKcLdccuu_td3A7vjzWubWTwF3DBPlzAWPWXzx9h_OAN4SgH26f7NZTg0rfj-zh59fCVp-WPQ-Y7ICr8f7CDn2vM/s1600/IMG_7488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdrcrF3IdKnXtY5EH_a2FXXo8JdclxNWdMrU_HbhNiA2LtZPQ6_J9HKcLdccuu_td3A7vjzWubWTwF3DBPlzAWPWXzx9h_OAN4SgH26f7NZTg0rfj-zh59fCVp-WPQ-Y7ICr8f7CDn2vM/s640/IMG_7488.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 is the view from our front door as you enter the house.  Dining room on the right, </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;">Office/Library on the left.  </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;">Typical for a lot of homes in our area.  </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/AVvXsEhLHbC6Yl6aQhcHjYwwZJGZndqlnhuoFIspR3vaQK311EpovDPU-nrK7Ws7KCovzDb4A46sHwXoyZjlgQdf9QurPklVwV9BRjAN4Q15V-CqtBEQNw4jOy5GGgr38L8LAi68dOorS4b4vftk/s1600/IMG_7218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHbC6Yl6aQhcHjYwwZJGZndqlnhuoFIspR3vaQK311EpovDPU-nrK7Ws7KCovzDb4A46sHwXoyZjlgQdf9QurPklVwV9BRjAN4Q15V-CqtBEQNw4jOy5GGgr38L8LAi68dOorS4b4vftk/s640/IMG_7218.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 is what it looked like before staging.  </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 can see all of my landscape paintings </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 my faux roe antlers on the wall.  </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 table was set for New Year's in this photo.  </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 looks a little cluttered, </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 this is one of my milder table settings.  </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;">Let's get to work stripping this down for resale.</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/AVvXsEjinFBRbsDdwC4ZkmaRv6RnPO1Av6t93OCyQPG6k0bxSut2LSjxKZltyPXivM9pxd4gEqlhzx3eNBcoVZ8wDLW1wfGZDihQpRb4yquOHwTHwa5tdD3U87hLG-GwjVpKe-eR17B-EmLxUrIf/s1600/IMG_7481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinFBRbsDdwC4ZkmaRv6RnPO1Av6t93OCyQPG6k0bxSut2LSjxKZltyPXivM9pxd4gEqlhzx3eNBcoVZ8wDLW1wfGZDihQpRb4yquOHwTHwa5tdD3U87hLG-GwjVpKe-eR17B-EmLxUrIf/s640/IMG_7481.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;">What do you think?  </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;">Not a BIG change but very tasteful and serene I think.  </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/AVvXsEhJtGjD6Q8_i28cY3nw4mDh0wWa2sPAMboSFScfgf4yqJAzNZJksSuu2YEwggZNLySnzABAqQpoAq7qlgRLvlAc897JPH9W9hlbUkT6seZ6OQyD1Z7rzeRa6Uq5bX8uJ5fIS4DoFR0Knpi-/s1600/IMG_7483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtGjD6Q8_i28cY3nw4mDh0wWa2sPAMboSFScfgf4yqJAzNZJksSuu2YEwggZNLySnzABAqQpoAq7qlgRLvlAc897JPH9W9hlbUkT6seZ6OQyD1Z7rzeRa6Uq5bX8uJ5fIS4DoFR0Knpi-/s640/IMG_7483.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 all of the paintings down </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 added an ivy topiary and these new sconces.  </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/AVvXsEinAnF0Q_q5IBs_J4u-nQvZnu54VGBnhALgmrpDCXIlwDfCp57p9pA1hzkffifx1CzK0IKM-uNZ64YAnx92WP-s3nHtiqjtghNM1VIP-BgyGVZspgGm7fnalizcFkP3J2PGExrgPVtN_9q3/s1600/IMG_7484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAnF0Q_q5IBs_J4u-nQvZnu54VGBnhALgmrpDCXIlwDfCp57p9pA1hzkffifx1CzK0IKM-uNZ64YAnx92WP-s3nHtiqjtghNM1VIP-BgyGVZspgGm7fnalizcFkP3J2PGExrgPVtN_9q3/s640/IMG_7484.jpg" width="390" /></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 think they go perfectly in here!  </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;">They were a very inexpensive purchase from WUSLU </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 yet they look so rich next to the ornate mirror.</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/AVvXsEhRY6WYmYvxcVo8TBj6YGxFu8ti_YsaG8gtlLujjA15rVcwAMYy7Ij0p8waBsvAnWMSEIlj86MVMtBEygafKaOaf3RKJqH-e1iyqLk24Rj26KYT6Rb5l3poD6XyEO1ThLOFZX66bq9LXUW3/s1600/IMG_7485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRY6WYmYvxcVo8TBj6YGxFu8ti_YsaG8gtlLujjA15rVcwAMYy7Ij0p8waBsvAnWMSEIlj86MVMtBEygafKaOaf3RKJqH-e1iyqLk24Rj26KYT6Rb5l3poD6XyEO1ThLOFZX66bq9LXUW3/s640/IMG_7485.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 set the table with these two very large hurricanes, </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;">a white runner and a silver bowl of green apples.  </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/AVvXsEirnw4IgMyB7NP94oqJaHCuL3ZLRZzEUJcgy28sc9wCGEAcZO0U-XDJ8gSCJzTV9wSfI8r4FiHkl_1BSvsPhYhLNH0VJ4AxbZEsuKFgH_CxVoRMzmkiBXRfrVayQX0MwE-LEyB6G6TtQ54J/s1600/IMG_7487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirnw4IgMyB7NP94oqJaHCuL3ZLRZzEUJcgy28sc9wCGEAcZO0U-XDJ8gSCJzTV9wSfI8r4FiHkl_1BSvsPhYhLNH0VJ4AxbZEsuKFgH_CxVoRMzmkiBXRfrVayQX0MwE-LEyB6G6TtQ54J/s640/IMG_7487.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;">Total cost for this room was about $40.00.  </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 the best part is that it's DONE!  </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 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client.  </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 was an older home in a now "young" neighborhood.  </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 tin ceiling was a really cool feature that was being minimized by the glaring "in your face" red walls and dramatic drapes.  </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 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turned the table at an angle.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I switched out the pictures for one I found around the house, put some fresh flowers on the table </span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and a few place settings to add to the mood.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This house sold in less that 60 days after staging!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And that is why "First Impressions" are so important!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" 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 class="MsoNoSpacing" 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 class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO</span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Linking to:</span></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i> </i></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><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></span></i></span></i></span></i></span></span></i></span></i></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></i></span></i></span></span></i></span></i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><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></i></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Linda at <a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Coastal Charm</a> for Nifty <span style="font-size: x-small;">Thrifty Tuesday</span> </span></span></i></span></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></i></span></i></span></span></i></span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;">Kim at <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/" target="_blank">SavvySouthern Style</a> for Wow Us Wednesdays   </span></i></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Judy at </span><a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: small;">DIY by D</span>esign</a></span></i></span></span></div></div>

Staging Our Home~First Impressions

Good Monday Morning!   What a busy weekend we had working on our house  and getting it ready to put on the market.   We met with our realtor...

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Impromptu Project

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you ever been sitting at your dining room table when, all of a sudden, you look over at your front door and decide that it needs to be painted right then and there?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If so, that sounds like my house yesterday!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've walked by ... opened ... cleaned, this same front door for almost 7 years.  *Never* have I thought about painting it anything other than white.  But, for some strange reason ... that changed a few days ago.  This is what our door looked like at 10:00 a.m. yesterday morning (</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">sorry for the poor picture quality ... I could not seem to get ride of the shadows around the windows),</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkoQlb0SrBRjctcvDKLkyd6PxJXUVqE1fHmqqtDlLoCIp2MfY7vj67tOnYuDPHubJH7HsEhN5EZAmVlc2Y0RGhiHCoVxxBZ0hCjQ0kMdTnHSUoOI9mcUoawt0dQK_xknQXK6V9WEjag/s1600/frontdoorb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkoQlb0SrBRjctcvDKLkyd6PxJXUVqE1fHmqqtDlLoCIp2MfY7vj67tOnYuDPHubJH7HsEhN5EZAmVlc2Y0RGhiHCoVxxBZ0hCjQ0kMdTnHSUoOI9mcUoawt0dQK_xknQXK6V9WEjag/s640/frontdoorb4.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, THIS is what it looked like at 10:20 a.m.!  LOL.  I just happened to have a can of black paint on hand ... and, well, our door got a new look!  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love the difference!  And, now, it matches the outside of the door, as well!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQH0RUb_1K9juUaxFjooa0mMlUd86Ih31mdIiSrBdh5wlAm7Y59UGQyeNaL36k6OOJvbGPugyZenM0rWvS_PM4kR95Oq997zYpd_SIpZdqkbsS1qqIBJDbrFvT2WoPhkEVMqcYlUErSA/s1600/frontdoorafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQH0RUb_1K9juUaxFjooa0mMlUd86Ih31mdIiSrBdh5wlAm7Y59UGQyeNaL36k6OOJvbGPugyZenM0rWvS_PM4kR95Oq997zYpd_SIpZdqkbsS1qqIBJDbrFvT2WoPhkEVMqcYlUErSA/s640/frontdoorafter.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love impromptu projects like that, don't you?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Speaking of projects ... here's something else I'm working on, which includes this beautiful fabric, which I hope will unite our dining and sitting rooms!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgBsb_2CTWzspDW__2RHwWnFcQBUakkxmIBf9Hb4IEb3Lh5zxBYMB6CDViTyCLV-uu_GzFTEM_TYKISVB6PPf-qXZgfRGKqMZ5IUQ5pBlPR5Q9D_e9KB3LO2CsuYZBUseeuHwqGcMsA/s1600/newdiningfabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgBsb_2CTWzspDW__2RHwWnFcQBUakkxmIBf9Hb4IEb3Lh5zxBYMB6CDViTyCLV-uu_GzFTEM_TYKISVB6PPf-qXZgfRGKqMZ5IUQ5pBlPR5Q9D_e9KB3LO2CsuYZBUseeuHwqGcMsA/s640/newdiningfabric.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll share the finished results soon!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by ... Happy Week!</span></div><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

Impromptu Project

Have you ever been sitting at your dining room table when, all of a sudden, you look over at your front door and decide that it needs to be ...

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Heeding My Own Advice~Staging My Home For Sale

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As an Interior Designer and Certified Home Stager I give out a lot of advice.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In fact, I write up pages of advice for people getting ready to place their home on the market.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's good advice!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Houses that I have staged or just written up staging reports for have sold in about 60 days or less.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I must be doing something right... right?  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well folks, the time has come for me to heed my own advice.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We are in the process of putting our home up for sale this Spring.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">With my daughter the last one at home and a junior in High School we really need to downsize.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So, why is it so much harder for me to take my own words and put them into action?  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I wish I had the answer, but, for now I am just putting one foot in front of the other </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and getting each task on my long list done one project and one room at a time.  </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZKhxQEazn02G2fHjhEnqVrATYNrZQk6Nd9HC9Wf0a1qdrc8J6QbCEuiJUMasL9GegqMBYDpcJh-9WB7vfpQ2DpJc85I-DhHPj5q38ogTCJ0FlCe7rA-iJKJhmkTwmSFFjRWOSCkRKxum/s1600/IMG_7352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZKhxQEazn02G2fHjhEnqVrATYNrZQk6Nd9HC9Wf0a1qdrc8J6QbCEuiJUMasL9GegqMBYDpcJh-9WB7vfpQ2DpJc85I-DhHPj5q38ogTCJ0FlCe7rA-iJKJhmkTwmSFFjRWOSCkRKxum/s640/IMG_7352.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's start in my son's room.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For goodness sakes, he will be graduating from college this Spring!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Why does his room still look like the day he left it?  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Yes, I am <b>THAT</b> Mom!  </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8gw3giydhPPqr8LtqADg2Lxt-BKrYVobU_AlwJZIEQXaU8V5UNId7KqxTLxRP1p2x95DwODtD9Kl1PTPDf3aLQcqmlJczskOMeCtkRY6_E9-6eo-NfESplgpam2JiEr41-V73iVLsB4n/s1600/IMG_7353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8gw3giydhPPqr8LtqADg2Lxt-BKrYVobU_AlwJZIEQXaU8V5UNId7KqxTLxRP1p2x95DwODtD9Kl1PTPDf3aLQcqmlJczskOMeCtkRY6_E9-6eo-NfESplgpam2JiEr41-V73iVLsB4n/s640/IMG_7353.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">He pillaged the room and uses it now to store his drum set and whatever else.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The room is in need of paint to lighten it up </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and some kind of color scheme to tie things all together.  </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkH58mpU1jrU936weA0EwYeY3wGmk91-rUkG9OfxLGMFLU0IuTMvE6R8b8kRjH3H7stQEVTuEsNCB2aK_fT-A4Ss_1ATxykObp0CH4gsRdcepANCoVVLwUNkrE2LXq9zwre86xTHuzXuS/s1600/IMG_7351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkH58mpU1jrU936weA0EwYeY3wGmk91-rUkG9OfxLGMFLU0IuTMvE6R8b8kRjH3H7stQEVTuEsNCB2aK_fT-A4Ss_1ATxykObp0CH4gsRdcepANCoVVLwUNkrE2LXq9zwre86xTHuzXuS/s640/IMG_7351.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> And what am I supposed to do with this?  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">That certainly won't help to sell the house! </span></i></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5onsNcVyH8kq_7ZI43TrHCsO_SfANlw9CtF1zkLdIAQOJbALHKoojcpf4xQym_t6bxnuDvmJcrN4Tw9PsANNQMmMyphrVRmRCuFIRNM6HIoOZ_druOLN2LX8l5QwsO9kKw8FBEFea9Xn-/s1600/DH2013_Guest-Suite-Bedroom-01-Guest-Bedroom-FINAL_s4x3_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5onsNcVyH8kq_7ZI43TrHCsO_SfANlw9CtF1zkLdIAQOJbALHKoojcpf4xQym_t6bxnuDvmJcrN4Tw9PsANNQMmMyphrVRmRCuFIRNM6HIoOZ_druOLN2LX8l5QwsO9kKw8FBEFea9Xn-/s640/DH2013_Guest-Suite-Bedroom-01-Guest-Bedroom-FINAL_s4x3_lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Source-HGTV</span></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I came across this photo of the 2013 HGTV Showhouse guest room </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">while I was looking for Inspiration.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I needed a LOT of Inspiration to get started!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And a few Starbucks too!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I liked the blue tones and the lightness of it all.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is neutral enough without being boring.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So that was my jumping off point.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My goal (as always) was not to spend very much money.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I mean why would I want to spend money on what would soon be my "old" house?  </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAXump480Jy-sp1ZbdVUAoN7uroOSncz7On75TnXAAIzTzlIWo3odCNQ1ImKb-W8RtbqF4-Nn3jlWuHts0X2nUrwucWU_7GI-djWrnKeP3D4Vz82jaRhWYDn-Bfeq8W8Qp6G3eeC7PJ72/s1600/IMG_7437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAXump480Jy-sp1ZbdVUAoN7uroOSncz7On75TnXAAIzTzlIWo3odCNQ1ImKb-W8RtbqF4-Nn3jlWuHts0X2nUrwucWU_7GI-djWrnKeP3D4Vz82jaRhWYDn-Bfeq8W8Qp6G3eeC7PJ72/s640/IMG_7437.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here is the old headboard painted with ASCP in old white and Cocoa.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I removed the stickers with a putty knife (cursing my son the whole time) </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and painted two coatsof the chalk paint.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I found these adorable Equestrian pillows at Target in the clearance section for $13.50 each.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The plaid pillow is a pillow case with an old belt around it.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And the rest of the bedding I already owned.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I like to use white bedding in the homes that I stage.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It keeps everything light and clean looking.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The room has been painted in Sherwin William's Patience 7555 </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and boy did it lighten up the room!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There's more to do and I will be sharing it all with you </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">as each project unfolds.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">That is when I am not hitting my head and reminding myself to </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">HEED MY OWN ADVICE!!!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next Time,</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beaux R'eves,</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New 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