New Kitchen Decorating 2015

Playing Hookey To Go Estate Sale-Ing!

<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 played Hookey from work today </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 I blame EstateSales.net!  </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 only did </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> play Hookey </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 the degenerate side of 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;">made the call to the school </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 get Miss Beaux out of class </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 play along with 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;">Now, don't get me wrong 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;">I support education and believe that all children </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;">should be in school etc., etc.  </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 everyone should get a mental health day </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;">with their mom, 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;">There was a HUGE model home sale </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;">starting today that I didn't want to miss.  </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 builder is well known and very established </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 I knew they would have some great finds.  </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, I promised her a Starbucks on the way there!  </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/AVvXsEg4vUCYfcmyL0iHgNXUIYi8WVhbgdA3RsJhV3OwbOiaWERNPhQELt14A1cOkzuFXmsaBZ5CXOhcpL_OikBae8oeLVgDaJLG_bkbrSk_WqeopTdImg_fk9BZxAa2TaW7nwU8ob0XIbwXesPX/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vUCYfcmyL0iHgNXUIYi8WVhbgdA3RsJhV3OwbOiaWERNPhQELt14A1cOkzuFXmsaBZ5CXOhcpL_OikBae8oeLVgDaJLG_bkbrSk_WqeopTdImg_fk9BZxAa2TaW7nwU8ob0XIbwXesPX/s1600/photo.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 only a portion of the huge warehouse!   </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;">Most of the furniture was dated </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 in great shape as no one had really ever sat on it.</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/AVvXsEgTLGfYLK1NIdx-G8TY_rnbq6dMw-3VdOx6ZOtx4HIFd8B3DbMbyqve51-aYNeB3pj97eZwppooswpJv5bglFDPXAuKsL1FBVjfC_bbYoA_MphMpioTzKKiPDKpnujFdBH6HnmRV_7YupiS/s1600/photo1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLGfYLK1NIdx-G8TY_rnbq6dMw-3VdOx6ZOtx4HIFd8B3DbMbyqve51-aYNeB3pj97eZwppooswpJv5bglFDPXAuKsL1FBVjfC_bbYoA_MphMpioTzKKiPDKpnujFdBH6HnmRV_7YupiS/s1600/photo1.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;">Pillows anyone?</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/AVvXsEj0QZURmhJb7FYC4c1HMJNMtiHPbzb7sZttW-6xohU6jr6a2gs01zOdzRMfjAaA9rDWj0PGYbNywRCRfrN7fGs9CPTyJ0pMiPxgb_btQlOfPtniy1iz-g1-m0ZkOjLg_r2hT95tI3GqziWZ/s1600/photo4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QZURmhJb7FYC4c1HMJNMtiHPbzb7sZttW-6xohU6jr6a2gs01zOdzRMfjAaA9rDWj0PGYbNywRCRfrN7fGs9CPTyJ0pMiPxgb_btQlOfPtniy1iz-g1-m0ZkOjLg_r2hT95tI3GqziWZ/s1600/photo4.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 sent this pic to Mr. Beaux </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 he thought we were in the garden section at Lowe's!</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/AVvXsEjYKRuTAe15q5_00tkwzdS-V6ES-78JwlK7i_OT3h9NuAlj_bZLsL5Mlu-cm3qV4At7mQfqyTFq5zEYTUBbAhiz9Qt6nrhvQ8nEJiwMgZ7OXgxz9C4wq35iHkWqMr_8aqEx6CGMee3VcVE4/s1600/photo2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKRuTAe15q5_00tkwzdS-V6ES-78JwlK7i_OT3h9NuAlj_bZLsL5Mlu-cm3qV4At7mQfqyTFq5zEYTUBbAhiz9Qt6nrhvQ8nEJiwMgZ7OXgxz9C4wq35iHkWqMr_8aqEx6CGMee3VcVE4/s1600/photo2.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;">Tons of accessories!  </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;">Miss Beaux wanted to bring the Sputnik clock 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;">but it was broken!</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 href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAp4wtmURUJwmtOpkA4P1NH1GTHIe-q7p02iVnJShd6A-5CiuULXOYRsnXIwPDLwaflmDTtAyF-yyIFf2Ut71vQW3Abr5g6W-OXlksijSJL1H5qUwKJugpokhx_x_voI4AL7lvG46UfbaX/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAp4wtmURUJwmtOpkA4P1NH1GTHIe-q7p02iVnJShd6A-5CiuULXOYRsnXIwPDLwaflmDTtAyF-yyIFf2Ut71vQW3Abr5g6W-OXlksijSJL1H5qUwKJugpokhx_x_voI4AL7lvG46UfbaX/s1600/1.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;">When I was perusing EstateSales.net </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 spied this white chair.  </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 figured it might be too expensive </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;">for my Estate Sale 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;">but I knew I needed to check it 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;">I liked the lines of it </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 I thought the size was perfect for a bedroom.</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/AVvXsEiGH_quHOEgwLd57stlbjJzo2iMPKD71cFMDgKNK6HpuLL_qcF-pWs-7-Dry8GkP5TrbQfSZkhK8bRtGe7zc3wKdBdfXl3YEi9-WgdPTDDL-H8L3xko67qwoZYSDxr-7HqfnEWhkF3h5xrY/s1600/IMG_9898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGH_quHOEgwLd57stlbjJzo2iMPKD71cFMDgKNK6HpuLL_qcF-pWs-7-Dry8GkP5TrbQfSZkhK8bRtGe7zc3wKdBdfXl3YEi9-WgdPTDDL-H8L3xko67qwoZYSDxr-7HqfnEWhkF3h5xrY/s1600/IMG_9898.jpg" width="436" /></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;">When I saw the price I flipped 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;">Can you believe only $54.00?  </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;">It is in pristine condition </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;">without a mark on the fabric!  </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/AVvXsEg9UhFqrp-FkZoiE8iVYHgCq2TEKlQ_NsicwNfy0TSJDVtOetIbv_0y1DRGAJd_gc3thdBfnAtHn9LVhCPPR7OGKl3co8YFa4vz5zKB43iPADStjIk0GdGg8TEMmDxlyKqgfa3ulGFGDNOL/s1600/IMG_9901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UhFqrp-FkZoiE8iVYHgCq2TEKlQ_NsicwNfy0TSJDVtOetIbv_0y1DRGAJd_gc3thdBfnAtHn9LVhCPPR7OGKl3co8YFa4vz5zKB43iPADStjIk0GdGg8TEMmDxlyKqgfa3ulGFGDNOL/s1600/IMG_9901.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 love the soft tufting and the covered buttons.</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/AVvXsEgUELyXf5d9NBbcLhY9uzUQtAFq4btRdgyXzkOC8G3Qt1ZyLjbFQL0HWkzXD8LHznZfgXFNxRJ3A0Z2lEkMhqltyoPkNXw28ws60UW0KaPcSQtEPRDezIbc_5sFa95NQslMFL77qME0hRhP/s1600/IMG_9908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUELyXf5d9NBbcLhY9uzUQtAFq4btRdgyXzkOC8G3Qt1ZyLjbFQL0HWkzXD8LHznZfgXFNxRJ3A0Z2lEkMhqltyoPkNXw28ws60UW0KaPcSQtEPRDezIbc_5sFa95NQslMFL77qME0hRhP/s1600/IMG_9908.jpg" width="340" /></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;">The legs need a little Restor-A-Finish </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;">on them I 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;">but that's an easy fix.</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/AVvXsEgXJwsWPqbeuAV2D8F-66pEVRfaETDRrViQJoMZxGRxK0rbeosc_FboewOUibs7p-KIRkbz4YOwSOvIENR_cTGVtpNqrfLHyJus6i-4Ukxok6w0W_Tgj2LCTwFvCsh0623FOX70-D4g6xQb/s1600/IMG_9912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJwsWPqbeuAV2D8F-66pEVRfaETDRrViQJoMZxGRxK0rbeosc_FboewOUibs7p-KIRkbz4YOwSOvIENR_cTGVtpNqrfLHyJus6i-4Ukxok6w0W_Tgj2LCTwFvCsh0623FOX70-D4g6xQb/s1600/IMG_9912.jpg" width="418" /></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;">When I was hauling it 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;">to the car a lady that was entering the sale said " Well there goes my chair!"</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 when you know you have a great find!</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></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 can't wait to put it in it's new home!  </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;">Speaking of... Here is a little sneak peak of the Hardwoods in the Master.</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/AVvXsEhm6dvh2wkI8c-z1RYCSL6libT1L-lyOIoeJgOv6U6mw30j6reQCNtLSsP82z2_n2PYhKcyC15z9I0Jwxl4XMxMtlRy29iwlHlLJypBamaqdM8Xmae0sO6pDcIKEGVSy6BCDxrHS1U6E0Hg/s1600/IMG_9894.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6dvh2wkI8c-z1RYCSL6libT1L-lyOIoeJgOv6U6mw30j6reQCNtLSsP82z2_n2PYhKcyC15z9I0Jwxl4XMxMtlRy29iwlHlLJypBamaqdM8Xmae0sO6pDcIKEGVSy6BCDxrHS1U6E0Hg/s1600/IMG_9894.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;">Not a very good 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;">but this is after the first coat of sealer </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;">went over the stain yesterday.  </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;">Today was two more coats </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;">with buffing in between.  </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 am so glad we are doing this!</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;">So, the rest of the day was spent with Miss Beaux </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;">at more Estate Sales </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 Lunch at the Corner Bakery.  </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 had a blast and laughed a lot </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;">at the funny things that we saw.</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/AVvXsEgbrGlcF7HvTSIMio5e15cIF4O7otEhrogwDx-IYWlAGn5WItJ-4RPVkEYNX8aYkfp7rckguAPJ2zKDSw6OZzEcEkLdnSOyFQC0yAG0CmTjVc_tLNXjrcJEKcoXbm3MfGivCHWXuVT0f_MR/s1600/photo3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrGlcF7HvTSIMio5e15cIF4O7otEhrogwDx-IYWlAGn5WItJ-4RPVkEYNX8aYkfp7rckguAPJ2zKDSw6OZzEcEkLdnSOyFQC0yAG0CmTjVc_tLNXjrcJEKcoXbm3MfGivCHWXuVT0f_MR/s1600/photo3.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;">We found these two hilarious cats </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;">at the big sale </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 sadly left them behind, Ha ha.  </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;">She did talk me into buying her a 50 cent cat mug though.  </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 brought other goodies home 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;">which I will share with you later.  </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;">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><br /><br /><span style="color: #666666; 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Playing Hookey To Go Estate Sale-Ing!

I played Hookey from work today and I blame EstateSales.net! Not only did I play Hookey but the degenerate side of me made the call to...

2:30 PM

I Pulled The Rug Out From Under...So To Speak

<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 you know, </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 lot has been going on around here this week.  </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;">Progress is being made on the Hardwoods </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;">in the Master </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 I am still in my Spring Cleaning Mode.  </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 weekend we were moving things 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;">of the Master so that they could start on the floors </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 also getting 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;">for Sweetheart pictures at 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;">That means 12+ Kiddos at 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 their parents!  </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 was sprucing up 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;">with some flowers... </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/AVvXsEj4XpAxT-ZLN8P6vn4Mgl00qXwvmmz9kCGiwRKXdZi5Xd4An4xcAI9QZRkTYvle79AyfCze6f5oS94uagIzFutGozpoajoPgUdzhzdD9ZFfMI_J2gnPhIlqn_JAbYunsq7d4PYYnSQCJ4a4/s1600/IMG_9830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XpAxT-ZLN8P6vn4Mgl00qXwvmmz9kCGiwRKXdZi5Xd4An4xcAI9QZRkTYvle79AyfCze6f5oS94uagIzFutGozpoajoPgUdzhzdD9ZFfMI_J2gnPhIlqn_JAbYunsq7d4PYYnSQCJ4a4/s1600/IMG_9830.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 bought these pretty Hydrangeas 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;">I can't wait for mine to bloom this 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 am going to try to get some blues going... </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 have some stuff pinned on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/beauxreves/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Pinterest</span> </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;">so hopefully it will work.  </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;">Anyway, I digress...  </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;">Because we are all dreaming </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;">of Spring at this point aren't we?  </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/AVvXsEjK4yRieckY7EVZDf6CF0SxKNH8Ua3e7FICOorMuMt3LmtmdbiRa0DArTMvUYGZBGYG3gjxOgVRP0LUjePMRfeKe_dpBUNu435szQTvkDOTO55p8FrmGKrldeVvX4QYbcIp5USMhP6Hy_U-/s1600/08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4yRieckY7EVZDf6CF0SxKNH8Ua3e7FICOorMuMt3LmtmdbiRa0DArTMvUYGZBGYG3gjxOgVRP0LUjePMRfeKe_dpBUNu435szQTvkDOTO55p8FrmGKrldeVvX4QYbcIp5USMhP6Hy_U-/s1600/08.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;">Oh, right, I was thinking... </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 I would really like to move this rug out of the 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;">I wanted a change </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 what better time than when Mr. Beaux </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;">was in a moving mood.  </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;">These pictures were from </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 we had our home listed for sale last Spring.  </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/AVvXsEgs1ZFy5oGyry5sqeh4tqaUTGPmLJKbKepejOJ47SgPp4yX-rGmKTbsx3XsU1xWvYRpcgSF9El7vmKwJpOq9VahBTlKbtNsOSNlJVR0utunIIrxxJlV-lq-yxlB5hkBwcUqA_LoczGNbaMC/s1600/07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1ZFy5oGyry5sqeh4tqaUTGPmLJKbKepejOJ47SgPp4yX-rGmKTbsx3XsU1xWvYRpcgSF9El7vmKwJpOq9VahBTlKbtNsOSNlJVR0utunIIrxxJlV-lq-yxlB5hkBwcUqA_LoczGNbaMC/s1600/07.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;">You can see that the rug matches the stair carpet.  </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 needed a large rug </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 prices were outrageous!  </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 a lot more cost effective </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 have a 9X12 rug made at the carpet store.  </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 picked the matching border </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 they bound and backed it with felt.  </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/AVvXsEh5mcRahxPWqK-i2U1uX_4CfIn9cnkrmL5zolzSrgKP57RlMjZZt388zHIsYFN_Csb3wsKB9HPxFF5bOtAwkLr73Mrynz8tVadgUt66AXCrXYnE9AAK3aAAglzd6JKxCoURYI6xWtTNuS8X/s1600/06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mcRahxPWqK-i2U1uX_4CfIn9cnkrmL5zolzSrgKP57RlMjZZt388zHIsYFN_Csb3wsKB9HPxFF5bOtAwkLr73Mrynz8tVadgUt66AXCrXYnE9AAK3aAAglzd6JKxCoURYI6xWtTNuS8X/s1600/06.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 Love the Stair Carpet </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 I was tiring of the rug </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;">under the dining table.  </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 want something lighter.</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;">Mr. Beaux and I started to move the table </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 he tweaked his back!  </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;">Uh Oh!  </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 called in Miss Beaux to the rescue </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 we got our furniture movers 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;">and the two of us moved the table.  </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;">Mr. Beaux protested the whole 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;">but we didn't let him lift a finger.  </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 I need is for him to be laid up on my sofa!  </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/AVvXsEgGEYU-d9tERwZmyZACoCVhkmcvs5AjLu2thD74ArokvSgmCTHPMUFlLbYJkpgPxnSYkzJmrRYhLV3M0aYSQ_v9dZGRRnNN_VaYmnPskMW0NkKhIdBo25z3nh5Tu3aEu-WhaIp7IassXSjI/s1600/IMG_9851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEYU-d9tERwZmyZACoCVhkmcvs5AjLu2thD74ArokvSgmCTHPMUFlLbYJkpgPxnSYkzJmrRYhLV3M0aYSQ_v9dZGRRnNN_VaYmnPskMW0NkKhIdBo25z3nh5Tu3aEu-WhaIp7IassXSjI/s1600/IMG_9851.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 am really happy right now </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;">with these bare floors!  </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;">Besides, </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;">with all of the dust happening </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 a good thing!  </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/AVvXsEhpt7k2lSzHhr4YPO3U9q3aj3GHxAWfxpEfjj9R-ELygRoZLbn0UU38ePXwZXXxDwbVjxcrlEgvtvTlv7kxwbf5B2gcrCW2lOo3eo1Q0vnLcmvvNcxe64Ysp6SobeRpfu6Lpf6qKQT3eJef/s1600/IMG_9828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpt7k2lSzHhr4YPO3U9q3aj3GHxAWfxpEfjj9R-ELygRoZLbn0UU38ePXwZXXxDwbVjxcrlEgvtvTlv7kxwbf5B2gcrCW2lOo3eo1Q0vnLcmvvNcxe64Ysp6SobeRpfu6Lpf6qKQT3eJef/s1600/IMG_9828.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;"> There are a few other things on my list </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;">for this 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;">First, I am looking for a new Chandelier.  </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 we built the house 11 years ago </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 was living in California </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 Mr. was working 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;">I would have to fly in </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 make all of the decisions </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;">on the house in a 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;">Not having any idea of sources in the 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 was kinda stuck with what was offered.  </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 am so over this bowl fixture!  </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 at the time it worked.  </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;">Second, I need to reupholster these chairs. </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 am tired of the pattern. </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;">Mr. Beaux won't let me do it 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;">I don't have enough 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;">blah, blah, blah, </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 hate it when he is right!   </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/AVvXsEgpMiWudH23k8fP_Qg5pv4EjjBqhSp0V_a0R9BrMpvzkWIfPla22saN_-PEzprRn0YpcoFX05tbpCFcYrW1eQeCcxPALzty1tAumx0nBiMaRtVj0kk4AO7OJ_gZs5815mQxFqZk8ocvYkqi/s1600/IMG_9845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMiWudH23k8fP_Qg5pv4EjjBqhSp0V_a0R9BrMpvzkWIfPla22saN_-PEzprRn0YpcoFX05tbpCFcYrW1eQeCcxPALzty1tAumx0nBiMaRtVj0kk4AO7OJ_gZs5815mQxFqZk8ocvYkqi/s1600/IMG_9845.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;"> At least it is not a long list!  </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 you can see, </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 am still practicing my photo skills </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;">trying to capture what is outside </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;">while still taking a good interior 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;">How am I doing?  </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;">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;"><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;">Sharing at: </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><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;"> </span></i></span><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/" target="_blank">Between Naps On The Porch </a> </span></i></span></span></i></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I Pulled The Rug Out From Under...So To Speak

As you know, a lot has been going on around here this week. Progress is being made on the Hardwoods in the Master and I am still in my ...

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Home Staging Week 5: Enjoy the Before and After

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1eBobTOa6F2nvlRWmNzGyjDXW_8opAJRGg87-XotvcUu7INnx_q4i6XeEcAz7Vo6HoHqwxZ15cTwbVSVLLEhN8awf1w5gLGliOTI2hyhRn0O94Td_CB7UwVBgM51pM6bIQFTxviFoxMa/s1600/Slide1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1eBobTOa6F2nvlRWmNzGyjDXW_8opAJRGg87-XotvcUu7INnx_q4i6XeEcAz7Vo6HoHqwxZ15cTwbVSVLLEhN8awf1w5gLGliOTI2hyhRn0O94Td_CB7UwVBgM51pM6bIQFTxviFoxMa/s1600/Slide1.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">OK, I have to be honest </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and tell that I have been SO busy lately!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I really want to keep these posts going </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">for those of you that are thinking </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">of selling this Spring.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to post with a purpose!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to talk about specific topics </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">regarding home staging </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and not just show you </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before and After shots.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">But this week </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">that is just going to have to do </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">until I can sit down </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and have more comprehensive thoughts </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">to relay to you!  </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-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I staged this house back in the winter of '11.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The cutest little couple </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">had a grown daughter </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">with a congenital heart disease </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and they needed to downsize </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">so that they could afford </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">to pay for an apartment for her </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">to foster her independence.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">They were really good people </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and I enjoyed working with them </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">but they had a Living Room that gave me fits!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWA7KabKwBCSkJv6syVtb2uX0nH4x-mqf1lC-ddnuwDaUIAXn8X5QhU5aw-nVPU1y2jE7QIWqiluHLKWa5lqzaxPMt5L_yxfEeax0kG7e_OhUiNv5yq95J2kDmZoOCrR02R_qycPcptgvi/s1600/Slide6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWA7KabKwBCSkJv6syVtb2uX0nH4x-mqf1lC-ddnuwDaUIAXn8X5QhU5aw-nVPU1y2jE7QIWqiluHLKWa5lqzaxPMt5L_yxfEeax0kG7e_OhUiNv5yq95J2kDmZoOCrR02R_qycPcptgvi/s1600/Slide6.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We'll start in the Entry.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was cluttered but it was a good space.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I thought the entry table was a little small.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I knew that once we took everything else out </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">it would look tiny.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, I searched around </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">for something else </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and I found this chest in the basement.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBeINxyGO3tAq7Q8amDtlLcj47ZQNdkMFqSdtvUfb50y9yuUyqUXOPgeJcAZ-DZasR76UkuGxTWzlXoXYnZxCisQU5eRBTVpSfpcy-Rz-vCK0eUH2KwL8NpOyzZKo8P-f3IXRDiNyln4_/s1600/IMG_1828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBeINxyGO3tAq7Q8amDtlLcj47ZQNdkMFqSdtvUfb50y9yuUyqUXOPgeJcAZ-DZasR76UkuGxTWzlXoXYnZxCisQU5eRBTVpSfpcy-Rz-vCK0eUH2KwL8NpOyzZKo8P-f3IXRDiNyln4_/s1600/IMG_1828.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I liked the lines of it </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">but not the color </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and it wasn't in the best shape.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I took it home and spray painted it black </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and used gold on the inlaid part.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QyLPAjhBjBoBK0OfNLQlGVf93cX-fuFmfi_EihE3KGH-d1FRyqZKRPC11uM3xuJHgE363btc9UgJ0abutQT4ITh5cc2hj6_OVzP_PXO50TySau65PVy-iLPATTsLzb3ZYpSuMlSJqKPH/s1600/IMG_1919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QyLPAjhBjBoBK0OfNLQlGVf93cX-fuFmfi_EihE3KGH-d1FRyqZKRPC11uM3xuJHgE363btc9UgJ0abutQT4ITh5cc2hj6_OVzP_PXO50TySau65PVy-iLPATTsLzb3ZYpSuMlSJqKPH/s1600/IMG_1919.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a quick fix!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlUG1amYkRruJ3B1fRi2nRudjTJw0jBF5P6tbC07yGcYHl4q8WjxbTduJAi3Fub1PhF3eqVosg03NDdKZ_d7V8zYsNI4ePGkrwzycxZoMGFEqCisCdSflwJK43JNRDi7FKjcJ5WxgLLjE/s1600/Slide7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlUG1amYkRruJ3B1fRi2nRudjTJw0jBF5P6tbC07yGcYHl4q8WjxbTduJAi3Fub1PhF3eqVosg03NDdKZ_d7V8zYsNI4ePGkrwzycxZoMGFEqCisCdSflwJK43JNRDi7FKjcJ5WxgLLjE/s1600/Slide7.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sorry about the picture quality!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> This was pre-blogging days!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiHqH6W9dVDVD0macSESttXsXAbZ1bJg5BZgAycjquqix0Vqih684WtXnEsBv8iiufLiZYrcgJ6pPmRVVpgzsKPWDq7hx-dDGHkXLRcYixOL2JTlh98oUt5ll8kRVzp_qi_U53ko0biFt/s1600/Slide2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiHqH6W9dVDVD0macSESttXsXAbZ1bJg5BZgAycjquqix0Vqih684WtXnEsBv8iiufLiZYrcgJ6pPmRVVpgzsKPWDq7hx-dDGHkXLRcYixOL2JTlh98oUt5ll8kRVzp_qi_U53ko0biFt/s1600/Slide2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the Living Room </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">that is shaped like a bowling alley!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">You see it as soon as you walk into the house.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Remember, I have to work with what I have...  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Piano was staying </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">as was the large Armoire.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKv9YxgUUdMgUqTVcLlRypcpisOAWEQ4630CTr84dpPQXpWzwKV00-k8gf7z_ZQCPiOl8kP2z9A0aybnk2tIcqt1F6X8oVpaLgqKWGqYE83PNuCdAd6jVdJv3G45ZUCqDIzWWuOwyHE1lo/s1600/slide4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKv9YxgUUdMgUqTVcLlRypcpisOAWEQ4630CTr84dpPQXpWzwKV00-k8gf7z_ZQCPiOl8kP2z9A0aybnk2tIcqt1F6X8oVpaLgqKWGqYE83PNuCdAd6jVdJv3G45ZUCqDIzWWuOwyHE1lo/s1600/slide4.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's almost like two rooms in one </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">which makes it look cluttered </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">no matter what you do.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I know I must have rearranged </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">the furniture a million times </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">in my head and on paper </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">before I went back to do the actual staging.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ65i6wqe-rIHHM6iDUPHXLa0PKxcGG6-cDZdZQHKHCbY4m14Mv7qB6VRc5lzhnaEVSZrsxLxPJoHNNldl5ik4XEhkEV9VgaTgG6Psb_RjbdIVkbp9SntMSG1DIKtWhuhhktgIsEVAc46l/s1600/Slide3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ65i6wqe-rIHHM6iDUPHXLa0PKxcGG6-cDZdZQHKHCbY4m14Mv7qB6VRc5lzhnaEVSZrsxLxPJoHNNldl5ik4XEhkEV9VgaTgG6Psb_RjbdIVkbp9SntMSG1DIKtWhuhhktgIsEVAc46l/s1600/Slide3.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is what I came up with.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">By moving the sofa, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and angling, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">it invites you into the room </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and creates better traffic flow into the other room.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijdE3AKXLndoFZoXx3NJWcbYY5noBHGwiXx0n09wlObQHXNaxB79GP9jIHbbZ2p3RNj4bf2vgHtybg6LT4m8-mLvrgJpimXkYD7Q27WVDgFfVg46JQlXpHqBkJsYlYVoYqC5xbEKv0lBr/s1600/Slide5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijdE3AKXLndoFZoXx3NJWcbYY5noBHGwiXx0n09wlObQHXNaxB79GP9jIHbbZ2p3RNj4bf2vgHtybg6LT4m8-mLvrgJpimXkYD7Q27WVDgFfVg46JQlXpHqBkJsYlYVoYqC5xbEKv0lBr/s1600/Slide5.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I got rid of the two barrel chairs </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and brought in one of my occasional chairs.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We removed the drapes </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">to let more light into the room.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Heavy drapes with lots of pattern </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">are distracting to buyers.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">They were a little dated </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and this is a much cleaner look.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Besides, if the homeowners </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">really like them </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">then they can move them to the new house!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmjA7riAWYAyTRRXZW-2dzXuCbmyotcwE0v1FwjDhoreYeg5cboE5gblDgY157ZdEBrAYng6Ms0Cgkq0Fgiorv8Qu1lGloXH8oWCcEP3ZMrMv_gOW-SC5xKcGN8hmizJa5W7A5dYc-ZWP/s1600/Slide8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmjA7riAWYAyTRRXZW-2dzXuCbmyotcwE0v1FwjDhoreYeg5cboE5gblDgY157ZdEBrAYng6Ms0Cgkq0Fgiorv8Qu1lGloXH8oWCcEP3ZMrMv_gOW-SC5xKcGN8hmizJa5W7A5dYc-ZWP/s1600/Slide8.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Dining Room </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">right off of the Entry was a little crowded.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were two china cabinets </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">on either side of the window.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I suggested painting the green walls </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">but it really wasn't in the budget.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvRId1Fyd2OxOqfT4x77l5p2HoZNtJxpA7BgGcdAWvnq2WWZV70g82W0R_eAQ4cdKjTZKoLj4FGuv6vFBc-wARcqngUMwXjfvIwomSWeUG9FhJZgqcFGgBNkNYr3Nd9fsBCbQFIExonEX/s1600/Slide9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvRId1Fyd2OxOqfT4x77l5p2HoZNtJxpA7BgGcdAWvnq2WWZV70g82W0R_eAQ4cdKjTZKoLj4FGuv6vFBc-wARcqngUMwXjfvIwomSWeUG9FhJZgqcFGgBNkNYr3Nd9fsBCbQFIExonEX/s1600/Slide9.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, we do what we can </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and try to fool the eye.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">They did get an updated </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">light fixture which really helped.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We removed the china cabinets </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and kept the room really simple.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyH22EOrVP8ZTcdHbyc58vtbUVbhWj6s7T46oUpTAPQxVbGeLwpuTpy4UEOGrxTIgQTGnnlmGOg_CsvU_ycz44YfBLJRtuyB9l732GDWADp0CInjb8kL85MsGCag8tpXCz8fkXOtvZxpc/s1600/Slide10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyH22EOrVP8ZTcdHbyc58vtbUVbhWj6s7T46oUpTAPQxVbGeLwpuTpy4UEOGrxTIgQTGnnlmGOg_CsvU_ycz44YfBLJRtuyB9l732GDWADp0CInjb8kL85MsGCag8tpXCz8fkXOtvZxpc/s1600/Slide10.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This sun room was right off of the kitchen.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were so many sliders out to the deck </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">that made furniture placement difficult.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And you want to showcase the beautiful windows! </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKsXgo2_W_UCdMFX0ja92MVwYc5Goyn61x5I0W8l71Jiu9bSeW1sY5fhzUeGRDubxUhQp8QVZj-jXvygTIMRF9dd_Fzs7QjvEWfEX0fbY6f1xZNft2PPWLufvotlCaU_5mWejoKsfmH2y/s1600/Slide11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKsXgo2_W_UCdMFX0ja92MVwYc5Goyn61x5I0W8l71Jiu9bSeW1sY5fhzUeGRDubxUhQp8QVZj-jXvygTIMRF9dd_Fzs7QjvEWfEX0fbY6f1xZNft2PPWLufvotlCaU_5mWejoKsfmH2y/s1600/Slide11.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I used this rug </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">to break up all of the gray indoor-outdoor carpet </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and bring some pattern into the room.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Angling the furniture </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">again allows for better traffic flow.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0psbXKH6l8KVgUEoqMjZKYP6m0z4hnE1esuImUmT_b3JxrlnKPasou8MwbwuSKoVNS-5aUp63rU3MiLswYFKWRlptmDN9p7vwU3FsOO51VdhRokQNczOq6a0P2zjxAptwXPv7PmxARVDo/s1600/Slide12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0psbXKH6l8KVgUEoqMjZKYP6m0z4hnE1esuImUmT_b3JxrlnKPasou8MwbwuSKoVNS-5aUp63rU3MiLswYFKWRlptmDN9p7vwU3FsOO51VdhRokQNczOq6a0P2zjxAptwXPv7PmxARVDo/s1600/Slide12.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kitchen:  You know what to do here...  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Declutter, declutter, declutter!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Again, painting was not an option!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWU507CWeebUPtqpJrlFP9IuxVGYa7N7dN9CKsTM4UlUdBlhnl3QGj3hx_vY2XMn74sXYisZUmqY5ngEPqsTqRumXU0EywDQp0mz1WJX8kcS_as2jrynfZWrkh1ba0qHGJE-yQ4qFedwa/s1600/Slide13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWU507CWeebUPtqpJrlFP9IuxVGYa7N7dN9CKsTM4UlUdBlhnl3QGj3hx_vY2XMn74sXYisZUmqY5ngEPqsTqRumXU0EywDQp0mz1WJX8kcS_as2jrynfZWrkh1ba0qHGJE-yQ4qFedwa/s1600/Slide13.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Better right?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And all we did was Declutter!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNq1O9H2h6hc51WbzyPHbXgxBhiaIqIUVnw37I1fCZCcuNLuCLYLrIK0zOkuv3kuhN1cjgQ48ccnLcjC0T6b_DkwX4FFh4CL4LyVkRBoiNQGYC6BLZh9V4rD_Yd22h6HFJ03N2umRN0856/s1600/Slide14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNq1O9H2h6hc51WbzyPHbXgxBhiaIqIUVnw37I1fCZCcuNLuCLYLrIK0zOkuv3kuhN1cjgQ48ccnLcjC0T6b_DkwX4FFh4CL4LyVkRBoiNQGYC6BLZh9V4rD_Yd22h6HFJ03N2umRN0856/s1600/Slide14.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuHE_8WSVDMPvx2tzaUjf4zUe2R-SENgFWpVypuuR0sxE2CFlbomtJOBMCnyfrWt7EQmowJZfiedXGt6VpiU35_SD1sEfYgAfacdgJcvLBJJ2pgL7TXX9hIkWvSvXj0-kKLSdbu26FP_7/s1600/Slide15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuHE_8WSVDMPvx2tzaUjf4zUe2R-SENgFWpVypuuR0sxE2CFlbomtJOBMCnyfrWt7EQmowJZfiedXGt6VpiU35_SD1sEfYgAfacdgJcvLBJJ2pgL7TXX9hIkWvSvXj0-kKLSdbu26FP_7/s1600/Slide15.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can't say enough about Decluttering!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_sSZUA5Qs063QT34pjcTPeUt-vaEYfxso40wj8ahInZGpNfU-W9d7MRlLycPf83kafr4Ann3J4ocxuIQnMtJSTRUt6S4LEtrOZdYzICIlXK6GFwzSY_4LGQtRPEXB1UX-XXePVCtUA5s/s1600/IMG_1949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_sSZUA5Qs063QT34pjcTPeUt-vaEYfxso40wj8ahInZGpNfU-W9d7MRlLycPf83kafr4Ann3J4ocxuIQnMtJSTRUt6S4LEtrOZdYzICIlXK6GFwzSY_4LGQtRPEXB1UX-XXePVCtUA5s/s1600/IMG_1949.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of my secrets </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">is to use green apples!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">They last a long time </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and always give a fresh look to a space.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM545dexEXqh5_w8Iv7iEa5LuD7xmN888S6K6q3op8yeFmoWxClbXOfK9jHIduFlWa24K-orhdgRMkfjXwd69FSSR3LYHFz2hN8Zd18uH7eTm0HOacA5tNxA5Gv7WUCysoyuLEtlL7azqq/s1600/IMG_1950.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM545dexEXqh5_w8Iv7iEa5LuD7xmN888S6K6q3op8yeFmoWxClbXOfK9jHIduFlWa24K-orhdgRMkfjXwd69FSSR3LYHFz2hN8Zd18uH7eTm0HOacA5tNxA5Gv7WUCysoyuLEtlL7azqq/s1600/IMG_1950.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And a little "Model Home" </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">like staging never hurts!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">They had a long bar </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">next to the kitchen table </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">that I staged with a coffee or tea station.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASVI8pLiwfJMEGxVdD9JKHuUmLEhLg8gNW7TyBLAu1SD0hd8tAiZ5US5fULbx4BbiHnHDUpcCYUfwwLMRTblflh6XkSL5UWd1OrE1ZzCnHHB3kqG3Vnk6nQscFSmT9bd2HpS6fwRovpis/s1600/Slide16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASVI8pLiwfJMEGxVdD9JKHuUmLEhLg8gNW7TyBLAu1SD0hd8tAiZ5US5fULbx4BbiHnHDUpcCYUfwwLMRTblflh6XkSL5UWd1OrE1ZzCnHHB3kqG3Vnk6nQscFSmT9bd2HpS6fwRovpis/s1600/Slide16.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The office space.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59NAxILS7o3zx7fvVhQxm5k6YDR4KxEVWrmAhW7fPHVbFo79ZB2vj70YxkIXEeGbhzLeYv-fp2vzAwXFTsG9cwTwXq4pdPZtB3oG3NC13wxbXSu7ZHoXOWyUOFgEXp9Aqq1TcXWV7mLoW/s1600/Slide17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59NAxILS7o3zx7fvVhQxm5k6YDR4KxEVWrmAhW7fPHVbFo79ZB2vj70YxkIXEeGbhzLeYv-fp2vzAwXFTsG9cwTwXq4pdPZtB3oG3NC13wxbXSu7ZHoXOWyUOFgEXp9Aqq1TcXWV7mLoW/s1600/Slide17.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did a switcheroo of some chairs and decluttered.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvqDwkATazMOb2J74LZMtqX6yQd-6uQJTIFGNLB3iLiHQ8pIZMDxJjrJW84rRL1rYtlm4atZMdOigSm192PAP8Zwe35h6GVRHPhvquy1iD4d3vhBGnxTMqdlnea4A-PbP0yXBQb5ANSFh/s1600/Slide18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvqDwkATazMOb2J74LZMtqX6yQd-6uQJTIFGNLB3iLiHQ8pIZMDxJjrJW84rRL1rYtlm4atZMdOigSm192PAP8Zwe35h6GVRHPhvquy1iD4d3vhBGnxTMqdlnea4A-PbP0yXBQb5ANSFh/s1600/Slide18.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Master Bedroom.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">She was a quilter </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and had made this beautiful quilt.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">She also made the drapes and cornice.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RgM90BC0DFJfjbGYK9TkH6L2p6MSEN6rL6pLPkE1oZoZC_KJSswHTgMEY00bYKElDuRErnoqGY1g6Y05zeQc_NR1oATJnE-Aqnhppqx18PpneTN_ikLBlNQyIX-kxXLnGbZmNoUV-HUk/s1600/Slide19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RgM90BC0DFJfjbGYK9TkH6L2p6MSEN6rL6pLPkE1oZoZC_KJSswHTgMEY00bYKElDuRErnoqGY1g6Y05zeQc_NR1oATJnE-Aqnhppqx18PpneTN_ikLBlNQyIX-kxXLnGbZmNoUV-HUk/s1600/Slide19.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I found the matching pillows </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">in the basement along with the comforter.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the thing about staging... </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nothing is off limits!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I tell people that I will be foraging </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">through their things </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">so if there is anything </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">that they don't want me to see </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">they had better get rid of it </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">before I come back to stage!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And let me tell you, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have seen some stuff </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">that I won't talk about! </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6BSnokzgbG5PEbbVfHEFkD4D0VEVYS5VSW0HNrzHmMZ2PeUFae7l3nSxvyA1uG8AhV0_f89oqZJcMAxaeBTBur-Mfr7-YmKPMAkcyNe9nQL4O61Xi619k5wRvHkUSrmRjB0r0TNLU10q/s1600/IMG_1952.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6BSnokzgbG5PEbbVfHEFkD4D0VEVYS5VSW0HNrzHmMZ2PeUFae7l3nSxvyA1uG8AhV0_f89oqZJcMAxaeBTBur-Mfr7-YmKPMAkcyNe9nQL4O61Xi619k5wRvHkUSrmRjB0r0TNLU10q/s1600/IMG_1952.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Adorable pillows! </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP07qIMwj9qjpYW7Vh1vn43wmIRsgpN5Z4mvFV55jGd9kz5OTnyD4ssxM51-rpu3eWi6Nu4BKiZ8jXwZZxpK8M36TSmgq4Ztm2qhxLE4Sfd3llyBucEJFklXfrCXr7-nvLYK4IG-RYqRZP/s1600/Slide20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP07qIMwj9qjpYW7Vh1vn43wmIRsgpN5Z4mvFV55jGd9kz5OTnyD4ssxM51-rpu3eWi6Nu4BKiZ8jXwZZxpK8M36TSmgq4Ztm2qhxLE4Sfd3llyBucEJFklXfrCXr7-nvLYK4IG-RYqRZP/s1600/Slide20.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Master Bath </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">really needed to be updated.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">They had a groovy walk in tub </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">or fall in tub you might say.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">But again, it was not in their budget </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and you have to respect that </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and stage around it.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1vd5jHHOSLQ9_wI6tW9ZoYm5JQeKyxIctThRktNBd56FAMkO6weg26l0OM_OX2wse_gpXu-xmeZqPItgPj_sqtYwj8canrrf2fPmBt8nDRl6cdDpavfXhL096YWJ2m1qgXEHM4QiTY3h/s1600/Slide21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1vd5jHHOSLQ9_wI6tW9ZoYm5JQeKyxIctThRktNBd56FAMkO6weg26l0OM_OX2wse_gpXu-xmeZqPItgPj_sqtYwj8canrrf2fPmBt8nDRl6cdDpavfXhL096YWJ2m1qgXEHM4QiTY3h/s1600/Slide21.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I actually placed the basket with towels there </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">because I didn't want people to accidentally </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">fall into the bath!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNadFlrN7VR6fTkIKqZ5JuxYDG3XK5N30TYX3P2Cp_jqtqcpKyxHnUHqhbInFcMhtAdpnn2HVYr3JFjB1cUmBrl10H-arrD26AyhvfDLBKzhyphenhyphen0XORcaDBb1gkjnV4razsyITkTT0okJRyN/s1600/Slide22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNadFlrN7VR6fTkIKqZ5JuxYDG3XK5N30TYX3P2Cp_jqtqcpKyxHnUHqhbInFcMhtAdpnn2HVYr3JFjB1cUmBrl10H-arrD26AyhvfDLBKzhyphenhyphen0XORcaDBb1gkjnV4razsyITkTT0okJRyN/s1600/Slide22.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This cabinet was to the left </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">when you entered the bathroom.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to remove the desk </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">that they had in the bedroom </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">so I created a little vanity area.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wSKM08_JLAxaxEP4T3hKz0gUdCCqMNR3c7Sq6MoERY_pOQYSP9Kr-uUtjPz4lzmwOfJlRDeJNJZLI-rYtnjkay1fETTNi3QBlZxzrVC7sSiNc_hYPvPpfNGXTMLMYVmiQ_PTH_Ol7UeR/s1600/Slide23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wSKM08_JLAxaxEP4T3hKz0gUdCCqMNR3c7Sq6MoERY_pOQYSP9Kr-uUtjPz4lzmwOfJlRDeJNJZLI-rYtnjkay1fETTNi3QBlZxzrVC7sSiNc_hYPvPpfNGXTMLMYVmiQ_PTH_Ol7UeR/s1600/Slide23.jpg" width="448" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I liked having </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">the vintage piece in the room.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_6GPkrmg-J46wK9SHdaSpiyNPRQ31G1bGaZ34faPa74xt2ad_aAQqWsY5Z5ec3Q_5FBJuse1wPPSbgJHjehRcwNbE9wUD7H514Q_lAlqP_HONF5GMxFPtAHkjUnIfk4Aax3M2KrMzkSn/s1600/Slide26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_6GPkrmg-J46wK9SHdaSpiyNPRQ31G1bGaZ34faPa74xt2ad_aAQqWsY5Z5ec3Q_5FBJuse1wPPSbgJHjehRcwNbE9wUD7H514Q_lAlqP_HONF5GMxFPtAHkjUnIfk4Aax3M2KrMzkSn/s1600/Slide26.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sewing room.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7kxVls7qhUrIojxv5lTb8u-jcHwBrbnE0X9wcgjFQEMRsX_5Nsg7Xdr6nndkz_u1YZWTvVBKtutYM4YeLYXXOD3mORwT_1Rd3gLcaFVqOsal8tJqWGfrvngQZM08fKjmZH8Gr5dHfxYJ/s1600/IMG_1817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7kxVls7qhUrIojxv5lTb8u-jcHwBrbnE0X9wcgjFQEMRsX_5Nsg7Xdr6nndkz_u1YZWTvVBKtutYM4YeLYXXOD3mORwT_1Rd3gLcaFVqOsal8tJqWGfrvngQZM08fKjmZH8Gr5dHfxYJ/s1600/IMG_1817.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Very pink!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I really loved the curtains!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">They got to stay!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The only two rooms that were painted </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">were this room and the room next to it.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The other bedroom that you will see next </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">had a king sized bed in it </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">with two twin mattresses.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We took them apart </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">to make two twin beds, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">one for each room.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGc328KPQ7XmyyIu0MjirX6930LtlC64pXZqyKEpGNtmIK0PmVbtdKBdmQNuWqZ8jwmcLjpwJPVBqr-oCB7EL1Tz3XcN4hO2igA08kc2lJfw_jiJRANGoaZi7yU2S7pk3jlmEaatzABKF/s1600/12019Bedroom1B.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGc328KPQ7XmyyIu0MjirX6930LtlC64pXZqyKEpGNtmIK0PmVbtdKBdmQNuWqZ8jwmcLjpwJPVBqr-oCB7EL1Tz3XcN4hO2igA08kc2lJfw_jiJRANGoaZi7yU2S7pk3jlmEaatzABKF/s1600/12019Bedroom1B.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Better?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The room was painted in Sherwin Williams </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Patience-one of my favorite neutral colors.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirz9ocOEBrSiZGHnN4_9GY_OzU6bkBsAdZD-94UgO4ylOV5m0Au-uzoOoOjdFJ9n3loj31Kts5inxIihzSmaQ4vtjlRLyM1lpdA-mXacfcfnxUsvpTcDbgptPfxxEkMCF8yi8aMijKpiwY/s1600/Slide27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirz9ocOEBrSiZGHnN4_9GY_OzU6bkBsAdZD-94UgO4ylOV5m0Au-uzoOoOjdFJ9n3loj31Kts5inxIihzSmaQ4vtjlRLyM1lpdA-mXacfcfnxUsvpTcDbgptPfxxEkMCF8yi8aMijKpiwY/s1600/Slide27.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the "blue" room with the king bed.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmIOP8yertHKZeabyIJW7PydBLog_vXiGjoaA1-UUkkr8sbzdKRK47kSTsGYKgTgdPKshpQ0lY-uukSEfKfIwJ1MHZcKmxBqMvDfxEMhlvdrSxbhCTG43fIENAXQLdJOTFA6trydw9gIR/s1600/IMG_1820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmIOP8yertHKZeabyIJW7PydBLog_vXiGjoaA1-UUkkr8sbzdKRK47kSTsGYKgTgdPKshpQ0lY-uukSEfKfIwJ1MHZcKmxBqMvDfxEMhlvdrSxbhCTG43fIENAXQLdJOTFA6trydw9gIR/s1600/IMG_1820.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was a cute little doll house </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">that the grandkids played with when they visited.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Doesn't she have some nice antique pieces?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">She said that they were all handed down </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">in the family for generations.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maybe they could adopt me?</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3pZPtrlbYodi67tVXoxsNBgKfjONtwmbUdv_FDs6lXT2Wv3zdH6IWigXZLPqouSyfvW2b_MXwAebtyuhiGuiqsNXFRmI8cooBjACYBuLgYHPon4R9Ntm4eLK_2TPl8-ed28ByZ9Je-pW/s1600/12019Bedroom2B.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3pZPtrlbYodi67tVXoxsNBgKfjONtwmbUdv_FDs6lXT2Wv3zdH6IWigXZLPqouSyfvW2b_MXwAebtyuhiGuiqsNXFRmI8cooBjACYBuLgYHPon4R9Ntm4eLK_2TPl8-ed28ByZ9Je-pW/s1600/12019Bedroom2B.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I used the dollhouse as a headboard!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And, the kids could still play with it!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5BKg5gcaAFbU3rF0QglBXirOgFB63vtHQtHuOW7SaGKTSLAEpWtDawJCr7uBILDhlIxNIZaAIbr1S3v2vJSXqL3GasyawGt2MHGuMfNCCCZpJAJ7Ib9QjZksPD3uqUIZOFtB2Wp977zH/s1600/IMG_1947.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5BKg5gcaAFbU3rF0QglBXirOgFB63vtHQtHuOW7SaGKTSLAEpWtDawJCr7uBILDhlIxNIZaAIbr1S3v2vJSXqL3GasyawGt2MHGuMfNCCCZpJAJ7Ib9QjZksPD3uqUIZOFtB2Wp977zH/s1600/IMG_1947.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">OK, so no big lesson today </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">just a Before and After.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you all enjoyed it!  </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-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Until Next Time,</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div 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