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 the school to get Miss Beaux out of class to play along with me! Now, don't get me wrong here, I support education and believe that all children should be in schoo…

27Feb2014

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 Spring Cleaning Mode. This weekend we were moving things out of the Master so that they could start on the floors and also getting ready for Sweetheart pictures at…

26Feb2014

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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