New Kitchen Decorating 2015: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPt6KSLQ40VhozX_H7DnBnFcWzRCVllXU3VkLPlleqfHT2FhWQBWaZxeLGH7qJH9hzcsaCeqEYHMw2wBBGWyGHC4y3s3KDBtNGiPn5ejxcHH0GZO07fxfCQgweW2tKc1frhKV0lnOhHrNG/s1600/IMG_9981a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPt6KSLQ40VhozX_H7DnBnFcWzRCVllXU3VkLPlleqfHT2FhWQBWaZxeLGH7qJH9hzcsaCeqEYHMw2wBBGWyGHC4y3s3KDBtNGiPn5ejxcHH0GZO07fxfCQgweW2tKc1frhKV0lnOhHrNG/s1600/IMG_9981a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I mentioned yesterday that I was exhausted </span></span></i></span></div><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 didn't fully explain why </span></span></i></span></div><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 I was going to drop dead at any minute.  </span></span></i></span></div><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 tell you that we painted the 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;">after the floors were installed.  </span></span></i></span></div><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, yes I AM going to reveal 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;">for those of you that have been asking.  </span></span></i></span></div><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 am so glad that you like it as much as I 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;"><br /></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/AVvXsEjUMwBGOhGAesKjDMLpxEWzW7llnECEPbEtfebXwHxpikXtvzxy5FqvBWbOpCTFnpHILkxDuK85OrCIr3bXKqox_Nu2neaFNXWYQgQgwRRkQyAje8ld0Tw4DBHcIahN4-vhnZT8yRf1OjCd/s1600/IMG_9930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMwBGOhGAesKjDMLpxEWzW7llnECEPbEtfebXwHxpikXtvzxy5FqvBWbOpCTFnpHILkxDuK85OrCIr3bXKqox_Nu2neaFNXWYQgQgwRRkQyAje8ld0Tw4DBHcIahN4-vhnZT8yRf1OjCd/s1600/IMG_9930.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;">When the floors were finished </span></span></i></span></div><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, way before the floors were finished </span></span></i></span></div><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 don't tell Mr. Beaux!)  </span></span></i></span></div><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 that our dark wood floors were lovely, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">rich and elegant... </span></span></i></span></div><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 here comes the But... </span></span></i></span></div><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, all of the wood 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;">that we have in 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;">is now sinking into the floor and disappearing. </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/AVvXsEg6S5GB7g46qvuTCaTEZMCqFq3vsb0QoBCJxh0xMBHZzsBgU4LSQEBYAWg4ekR6yPnEeyphh4UY0tlw9QZwGsZCTm1XyZvsGlNfn6OuQjadKNk1HM4gkp9FXywTj8ODKbWokj5krXdM3Wv_/s1600/IMG_9932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6S5GB7g46qvuTCaTEZMCqFq3vsb0QoBCJxh0xMBHZzsBgU4LSQEBYAWg4ekR6yPnEeyphh4UY0tlw9QZwGsZCTm1XyZvsGlNfn6OuQjadKNk1HM4gkp9FXywTj8ODKbWokj5krXdM3Wv_/s1600/IMG_9932.jpg" width="426" /></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 have had this chest for over 15 years.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Can you believe that I bought 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;">at Costco in California.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Costco, can you please sponsor me?  </span></span></i></span></div><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 am always talking about 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;">that I buy at the Costco!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, the chest has a real marble top </span></span></i></span></div><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 lots of carving.  </span></span></i></span></div><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 had it in the entry way of our old 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;">in the basement, </span></span></i></span></div><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 most recently on my side of the bed. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="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/AVvXsEgBc7AuVAbguP5lgyanBTS8mtv7yaCrB2Ny8do7GJpWUvcUbuwLCgZpX1LythcDIETvfoOhy8ghd2ZyyS3yW8iyH0UxATSl9H0ZQ3XNGNH3pj1R5g_QlCl39UozXBgE_Ex-DcRnHvoVz66S/s1600/IMG_7520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBc7AuVAbguP5lgyanBTS8mtv7yaCrB2Ny8do7GJpWUvcUbuwLCgZpX1LythcDIETvfoOhy8ghd2ZyyS3yW8iyH0UxATSl9H0ZQ3XNGNH3pj1R5g_QlCl39UozXBgE_Ex-DcRnHvoVz66S/s1600/IMG_7520.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;">Here is an old picture showing both chests.  </span></span></i></span></div><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 love having a solid surface </span></span></i></span></div><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 set my coffee cup on in the morning </span></span></i></span></div><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 my juice glass at night.  </span></span></i></span></div><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 is also something that I suggest to clients.  </span></span></i></span></div><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 just makes life easier. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="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/AVvXsEjScbrFsVhQkZBzP8P1D07DlIJc99YPVYWEt2L9TEEPPE7sJIijNMPubYdkt-bONjIC0dvBOmEiTfot3UDMOiO-kKml0J6BtIJnWKHIAQy0ekyo8FfvtKPtxL5l7_jknWCgs1HxZ-bkUd_e/s1600/IMG_9950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScbrFsVhQkZBzP8P1D07DlIJc99YPVYWEt2L9TEEPPE7sJIijNMPubYdkt-bONjIC0dvBOmEiTfot3UDMOiO-kKml0J6BtIJnWKHIAQy0ekyo8FfvtKPtxL5l7_jknWCgs1HxZ-bkUd_e/s1600/IMG_9950.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, while I was painting 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;">I set the chest in the middle of 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;">on a dropcloth and painted it in between coats </span></span></i></span></div><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 the 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;">Mr. Beaux would come in and grumble.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">He hates when I paint over wood surfaces.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">What is it with men?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Do you like 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;">I would ask.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Grumble, Grumble".</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/AVvXsEisGG3HE54Xrfzkmr31OUX-cCfOOBreZiAlXZRm6-Hd0fWVlT8OwqhO6FvmaZPlRdLhMPp6lxNfbxcWu2qqIDA2kTnkXwSE8E_shVt2xxE50ZPfKnY1S51_lXU9wiPyIeTr_5Ra8roBT2Wp/s1600/IMG_9952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGG3HE54Xrfzkmr31OUX-cCfOOBreZiAlXZRm6-Hd0fWVlT8OwqhO6FvmaZPlRdLhMPp6lxNfbxcWu2qqIDA2kTnkXwSE8E_shVt2xxE50ZPfKnY1S51_lXU9wiPyIeTr_5Ra8roBT2Wp/s1600/IMG_9952.jpg" width="426" /></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;">After two coats of ASCP in Duck Egg Blue </span></span></i></span></div><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 out my Old Masters Gold Paint.  </span></span></i></span></div><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 paint is expensive but it lasts 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;">I have used it on 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;">and ceiling medallions, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">picture frames </span></span></i></span></div><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 lots of other things I have probably forgotten about.  </span></span></i></span></div><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 looked around for some glaze </span></span></i></span></div><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 add to it so that I had a longer working 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;">but I couldn't find 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;">So, I just added a bit of water </span></span></i></span></div><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 thin it down some.  </span></span></i></span></div><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 soon as I would paint a section </span></span></i></span></div><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 would rub it off with a dry rag.  </span></span></i></span></div><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 didn't want too much gold on 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/AVvXsEixIHMK-bQxovn6NdTnZjd-W1IECSpxEGU5fTMW523Z_G3PYKRvP_2olt45CU-POfoOedVb7EQWaXfMpnGzcNiX_UkwLmm-nsg23Kgr-EjzhCU0Wln5dL1WSqw8xxoDE96Mqn5_AvMTFoQY/s1600/IMG_9969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIHMK-bQxovn6NdTnZjd-W1IECSpxEGU5fTMW523Z_G3PYKRvP_2olt45CU-POfoOedVb7EQWaXfMpnGzcNiX_UkwLmm-nsg23Kgr-EjzhCU0Wln5dL1WSqw8xxoDE96Mqn5_AvMTFoQY/s1600/IMG_9969.jpg" width="426" /></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 put a coat of clear wax on 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;">and distressed it a bit.  </span></span></i></span></div><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 am still in the process of using the dark wax </span></span></i></span></div><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 age it some.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don't you love photos because they don't lie!  </span></span></i></span></div><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 see on the top where </span></span></i></span></div><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 could use a bit more dark wax.  </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/AVvXsEhlQoTkcY1RdT0wvSb1YChyAKm95Ukd1W7iQk4-sieeBqgb-PrCS8yOKoZCupTMt3g2uMuho7TLdWdijQlC84c-L3daG6CPCZOGnw0qmzlsfZOom6bAHGFd8XOcBlho5aUQc8wkK8IdFgnS/s1600/IMG_9981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQoTkcY1RdT0wvSb1YChyAKm95Ukd1W7iQk4-sieeBqgb-PrCS8yOKoZCupTMt3g2uMuho7TLdWdijQlC84c-L3daG6CPCZOGnw0qmzlsfZOom6bAHGFd8XOcBlho5aUQc8wkK8IdFgnS/s1600/IMG_9981.jpg" width="426" /></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;">But I just got excited to show you all!</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/AVvXsEglgQyZiO85DpJbQvGFStV1R0Ox1cdkjZ78yFrUJNvPTHVd6YEuVc3BXB2RMK8tyeBDOn_iIpqtX0zsKNomJ55WT_oEk4TEPi3xFfk2D3LY1BtJnCIGDm3s7njD8rs7km3lFF5dZ9gtKf3s/s1600/IMG_9970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgQyZiO85DpJbQvGFStV1R0Ox1cdkjZ78yFrUJNvPTHVd6YEuVc3BXB2RMK8tyeBDOn_iIpqtX0zsKNomJ55WT_oEk4TEPi3xFfk2D3LY1BtJnCIGDm3s7njD8rs7km3lFF5dZ9gtKf3s/s1600/IMG_9970.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 guess I could lie or photoshop </span></span></i></span></div><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 just show the best angles, </span></span></i></span></div><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 you know I'm not like 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;">We are in this together...  </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/AVvXsEjAAvQvMu3E7z2gaKn2RnJFdOa-JC7vrFPFDHHC1UzGwQYv0pAlKdhTInUfErdyO3RiX9M1VkYuRqHGQ1EUEkMJ9Zhzh2xDm5O9Nhi9ABXLeOzyhY7MB4TMKFjFgv7yc5IgZ0JbTU-zRYJO/s1600/IMG_9972.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAvQvMu3E7z2gaKn2RnJFdOa-JC7vrFPFDHHC1UzGwQYv0pAlKdhTInUfErdyO3RiX9M1VkYuRqHGQ1EUEkMJ9Zhzh2xDm5O9Nhi9ABXLeOzyhY7MB4TMKFjFgv7yc5IgZ0JbTU-zRYJO/s1600/IMG_9972.jpg" width="422" /></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 a learning process, right?</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/AVvXsEgT8AqiMKJZZmbdAqKWsY74kTRsoaLoBc7K8ue52DlS_POa5hHH77FOvyDZDVCIgyr-g3lNMY1k467lF6gX9i9UOGOxUyw0D4g8xv83XnMWprZ-0DR8tgzb8L2ikheuf9kM5YKa47XCAOmZ/s1600/IMG_9978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8AqiMKJZZmbdAqKWsY74kTRsoaLoBc7K8ue52DlS_POa5hHH77FOvyDZDVCIgyr-g3lNMY1k467lF6gX9i9UOGOxUyw0D4g8xv83XnMWprZ-0DR8tgzb8L2ikheuf9kM5YKa47XCAOmZ/s1600/IMG_9978.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 it is a process!  </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/AVvXsEhj2lMMIQLsltgqEIuDmzNv7AYvx4j2lL23hziRdsruKjI7_1xddPUwAelnashcjXRl1OvpPW1b4ZFzF5bkvEm4uk30gXoZFJiTL92CNp7lErzayJT8zLqd-QWUZxqNpGenmasukgoVqrpq/s1600/chest+b&a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2lMMIQLsltgqEIuDmzNv7AYvx4j2lL23hziRdsruKjI7_1xddPUwAelnashcjXRl1OvpPW1b4ZFzF5bkvEm4uk30gXoZFJiTL92CNp7lErzayJT8zLqd-QWUZxqNpGenmasukgoVqrpq/s1600/chest+b&a.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 what do you think?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh, wait, the paint color for the walls...  It will be in the 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;">post cause there is a little explaining 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;">And there was MORE painting too!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Can you guess where? </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><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;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And don't forget to follow by email, Bloglovin or GFC!  </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;">AND, Guess who set me up on <a href="http://instagram.com/msbeauxreves?ref=badge#" target="_blank">Instagram</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;">My son who is in Marketing!  </span></span></i></span></div><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 put it up on the side for now </span></span></i></span></div><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 get the professionals </span></span></i></span></div><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 integrate it with the rest of my tags. </span></span></i></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sharing at:</span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666; 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