Home Maintenance~Sealing and Polishing Granite

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope you all are having a great week so far!</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I wanted to share some home maintenance tips </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">that I worked on over the weekend.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">After taking all of the </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Christmas pretties down I really wanted to </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">deep clean the kitchen.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">One of the things on my list (for a while now)</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">was to seal and polish my granite counter tops.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxp-hDJMgM_pEGnMYa7VSKMLwoQeYaM3RcSvmPeQQAARz_F0MujB4bRSYfALKOc6r0BG4npJg2EKSCSJAUmB1BZ8TZlHyFoux2Q88vBdvg9ykv1tQeAxcMeiQ5dmGOSev0ga7XXiwMwlR/s1600/IMG_9068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxp-hDJMgM_pEGnMYa7VSKMLwoQeYaM3RcSvmPeQQAARz_F0MujB4bRSYfALKOc6r0BG4npJg2EKSCSJAUmB1BZ8TZlHyFoux2Q88vBdvg9ykv1tQeAxcMeiQ5dmGOSev0ga7XXiwMwlR/s1600/IMG_9068.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have used the Rock Doctor Granite Polish </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">many times before but I had never used the Granite Sealer.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Since I really liked and trusted the product </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I decided to give it a go and try it out.</span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I found both products at Lowe's. </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDW-jrhz-URl2tgA_pEsgdtVfNw25FkuyS8r9WtmH1RvkqmrGW8Njip2AVtRqThTevCOBZcFcd4VDUZcRkU5KY-53ikyBLS-R4qUDHopG4jCoAoyEBQPq2SGG1UxdoZ8FqEL3c0WkDl6g/s1600/IMG_9074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDW-jrhz-URl2tgA_pEsgdtVfNw25FkuyS8r9WtmH1RvkqmrGW8Njip2AVtRqThTevCOBZcFcd4VDUZcRkU5KY-53ikyBLS-R4qUDHopG4jCoAoyEBQPq2SGG1UxdoZ8FqEL3c0WkDl6g/s1600/IMG_9074.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I cleared everything off of the counters and while I was at it </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I took apart the stove for cleaning.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GziWDu1JDnAEl11PuYFaYeVdgqSSsVnmA537sPZ1z9vbGJtxtJglU0Haw1tgcKJlR_SvcPcBnGV3vIfjEcge0YfdC2iy6Mwkn47MTkmU_rT4QgX2I60Z0PzfRnqMeN9sTHmtAYiEYB8z/s1600/IMG_9071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GziWDu1JDnAEl11PuYFaYeVdgqSSsVnmA537sPZ1z9vbGJtxtJglU0Haw1tgcKJlR_SvcPcBnGV3vIfjEcge0YfdC2iy6Mwkn47MTkmU_rT4QgX2I60Z0PzfRnqMeN9sTHmtAYiEYB8z/s1600/IMG_9071.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here is a close up of my granite on the island.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You can see the small whitish marks. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Those are small pits in the granite.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The product, along with the polish </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">is supposed to fill in these small pits.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDZlSqBXmOqhjeBQD_rJvWdxMZKm1OmeUlsEjefhoQ6oM5f-4zASZXZpZW_j-h-UMmkLhE6ojJ7Pgb0Ra9vuDgmuVixATGDFG_Ntg-yi_332fy57cfaqCrkJug9_omFw8KRyCLa1hFcLi/s1600/IMG_9076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDZlSqBXmOqhjeBQD_rJvWdxMZKm1OmeUlsEjefhoQ6oM5f-4zASZXZpZW_j-h-UMmkLhE6ojJ7Pgb0Ra9vuDgmuVixATGDFG_Ntg-yi_332fy57cfaqCrkJug9_omFw8KRyCLa1hFcLi/s1600/IMG_9076.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I sprayed the Granite Sealer onto the counters and waited </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">the 2-5 minutes before wiping it off.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> The directions said to drop water onto the counters </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> and if it beaded up well then go onto the polish.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> If it doesn't bead up well then apply another coat.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I was on the fence after the first coat </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> so I decided better safe than sorry </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> and I applied another coat.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9b7o1bZPuaBIWhp8ThtBT15nrp1ZZsxlxJWV59tST_6d92ubl_V6zl3CPguXH4_STLSydMXPa1a5tx1xi3GLLLO3BUELYM6SHKe5exdE8iClNvigG85H-uFwU1C-fY5D1xIxHv3VyZ2V/s1600/IMG_9095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9b7o1bZPuaBIWhp8ThtBT15nrp1ZZsxlxJWV59tST_6d92ubl_V6zl3CPguXH4_STLSydMXPa1a5tx1xi3GLLLO3BUELYM6SHKe5exdE8iClNvigG85H-uFwU1C-fY5D1xIxHv3VyZ2V/s1600/IMG_9095.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now onto to the polish...</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You are supposed to spray it on and buff it in </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">small circles with a clean </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">cotton cloth until it forms a hazy sheen.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Think "Wax On, Wax Off"</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2dc1D9MKtlRn5KBYgRP_2Ies1RDbl52Z522QrS9OZvOC-fT6IQq0sQLmi9ff7UohGyU-yITkdZC2aaQ4UdtscCnIzctnXs0SN-jJKrqCcT8Ce5l6COqnq8frb_oxkHtnO75PM-MB_W1m/s1600/IMG_9097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2dc1D9MKtlRn5KBYgRP_2Ies1RDbl52Z522QrS9OZvOC-fT6IQq0sQLmi9ff7UohGyU-yITkdZC2aaQ4UdtscCnIzctnXs0SN-jJKrqCcT8Ce5l6COqnq8frb_oxkHtnO75PM-MB_W1m/s1600/IMG_9097.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hazy it is!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now, wait at least 30 minutes before </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">buffing it out completely.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">While I was waiting for the polish to dry </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I started another project:</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76_7RU9a4UMIYL_KMIWAIv7Wl2yR0gleumeHgocBttuEMTzFqRm6i_IlZzmWbHdLK_dXgUE3hLbzu5qt1F3xSYyXpbdbjycnlPUvJwE51XIWQxui3e7Arz2lE4vw8gzjn7bg07bb0ztBe/s1600/IMG_9077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76_7RU9a4UMIYL_KMIWAIv7Wl2yR0gleumeHgocBttuEMTzFqRm6i_IlZzmWbHdLK_dXgUE3hLbzu5qt1F3xSYyXpbdbjycnlPUvJwE51XIWQxui3e7Arz2lE4vw8gzjn7bg07bb0ztBe/s1600/IMG_9077.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This little table was rescued at an Estate Sale for $15.00.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I needed a small table for the side of the sofa </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and I thought that I could paint it if I couldn't </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">revive the wood.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am embarrassed to say that it sat like this </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">for a few months! </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bw15wkTYYsMP65oVxTzaXbyXVUt1dpnOJzbLk5u8kQLYMsGJ0j_poRpwlekpyhne63WabafzC82S5hnmdWz_yhqKdJBPXfjd4awIcmaS9so1IzePldX2tojgPIKefI58sPbsTPcEZrlA/s1600/IMG_9080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bw15wkTYYsMP65oVxTzaXbyXVUt1dpnOJzbLk5u8kQLYMsGJ0j_poRpwlekpyhne63WabafzC82S5hnmdWz_yhqKdJBPXfjd4awIcmaS9so1IzePldX2tojgPIKefI58sPbsTPcEZrlA/s1600/IMG_9080.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Isn't it cute though?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love the slanted book shelf on the bottom.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpE7hdHz7nc7RjadAk2H4TG0HwVEaaKF8mck_UdGui1U58-dmmiZNa5QCXaRP7xgavDaRdAkmnIyhsvaEYnTVisXbFGL0ytwnWvHwomIRaxgew7axeGF9vyNrmIffJseMns1Ym7p0Tmwb/s1600/IMG_9079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpE7hdHz7nc7RjadAk2H4TG0HwVEaaKF8mck_UdGui1U58-dmmiZNa5QCXaRP7xgavDaRdAkmnIyhsvaEYnTVisXbFGL0ytwnWvHwomIRaxgew7axeGF9vyNrmIffJseMns1Ym7p0Tmwb/s1600/IMG_9079.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">OK, let's take a good look at the top of this table.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Water stains, scratches and just general wear and tear.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCM8eSOjyr4Uxy6Mht4lEr2pN4wUTbUUsLqm5HcP6TQqD6eZnWrlPeyCwje0WiP5pzJlie_6bJqi9dsYktQaokeT9TRaFKevPdUf53fDxfA86F5qPvB6JAZz800F3d-QRvqcC-2BRyn2FK/s1600/IMG_9083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCM8eSOjyr4Uxy6Mht4lEr2pN4wUTbUUsLqm5HcP6TQqD6eZnWrlPeyCwje0WiP5pzJlie_6bJqi9dsYktQaokeT9TRaFKevPdUf53fDxfA86F5qPvB6JAZz800F3d-QRvqcC-2BRyn2FK/s1600/IMG_9083.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Resor-A-Finish is a product that my mom told me about.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have used it on just about EVERYTHING!</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I thought I would give this product a try first instead of sanding and refinishing. </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I can only seem to find this at Home Depot. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is so easy to use, you just wipe it on with a soft cloth </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and wipe off any residue.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's see if it worked...</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KmAjrA7zUIww31Nps1A5VEPlDCan-7QfwBnJCZP1ZFyW59zB917OcNZPDzBa9E5S6gxgQNpwnuLMXmpyR7ikU2vtMgjAwjKoX00itRJPNT_Y5-3fdLbhUbfSRMDk2tUPDXYvhUa69O57/s1600/IMG_9085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KmAjrA7zUIww31Nps1A5VEPlDCan-7QfwBnJCZP1ZFyW59zB917OcNZPDzBa9E5S6gxgQNpwnuLMXmpyR7ikU2vtMgjAwjKoX00itRJPNT_Y5-3fdLbhUbfSRMDk2tUPDXYvhUa69O57/s1600/IMG_9085.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">OK, WOW!!!</span></span></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It took all of the scratches and water marks away!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The finish is even and back </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to it's beautiful self.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Do they sell this for faces?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">OK, I love how it looks but it seemed to lack luster.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnaYl1TDk4X7jwNQ7o1LRwe0D20C5L13QAF4P_L1577aSMPuTXgNZVUrevY6rXn-j0yR6I7CMRfBDaNFPM5SPSvcaTC9ZGr_-Ms46Rdm2CcTqt7bfARS2rCTnn4O2DwWC-uG3FlKB7j_A/s1600/IMG_9087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnaYl1TDk4X7jwNQ7o1LRwe0D20C5L13QAF4P_L1577aSMPuTXgNZVUrevY6rXn-j0yR6I7CMRfBDaNFPM5SPSvcaTC9ZGr_-Ms46Rdm2CcTqt7bfARS2rCTnn4O2DwWC-uG3FlKB7j_A/s1600/IMG_9087.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I wiped a little lemon oil on it and it just soaked it up!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I had to apply it at least three times.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But think about it...</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Your furniture is thirsty in the winter!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I know that I have been reaching for the hand cream </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> a <b>LOT </b>this winter.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I have a whole house humidifier and </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I still feel the dryness.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Wood in the winter needs a little more TLC.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Just wipe your furniture down with the lemon oil once a </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">week and watch it suck it up like it's a Margarita!</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> OK, let's see the Before and After...</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7BKdYoVJJPrRHAWA84rxM7MpXlfvPPjz8UeLzTMTCEbiM54Nz5pXE9e1b9GZGlEkfmkQfty52Z1fhvzEO7FfAP5cmzECBEVROsPMYvy77to0fn3hiO2NVvfZXGPYppX0G__NW8e0I2QS/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7BKdYoVJJPrRHAWA84rxM7MpXlfvPPjz8UeLzTMTCEbiM54Nz5pXE9e1b9GZGlEkfmkQfty52Z1fhvzEO7FfAP5cmzECBEVROsPMYvy77to0fn3hiO2NVvfZXGPYppX0G__NW8e0I2QS/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now <b>THAT</b> makes me happy!</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Back to my granite...</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfkYQKsLVbuosZVKhHzCnwO8xBsLRCr5QYR_N9PgPxmGH_iNa5ZgWMxJF4gF9rfeaFv3o48ibgdH_PfyEr2aqcC34ISbcLtfQ9wCS-eA30f2MmqGwqhyphenhypheng-JTP2or2qU4xdXgZ_dsKJ0Eb/s1600/IMG_9108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfkYQKsLVbuosZVKhHzCnwO8xBsLRCr5QYR_N9PgPxmGH_iNa5ZgWMxJF4gF9rfeaFv3o48ibgdH_PfyEr2aqcC34ISbcLtfQ9wCS-eA30f2MmqGwqhyphenhypheng-JTP2or2qU4xdXgZ_dsKJ0Eb/s1600/IMG_9108.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">How shiny is that?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's like glass!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I redecorated, cause that is like </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">the reward for my hard work...</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I kept some things and added some things from storage.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmPoYwp1Dm0Ti-iwJTXfZZmwvYGW6ZRqR3nHl_LqSZ3xfN7b6dS2hPLfFo6iKkmyKYMZOwjjyjLnsbvRTBbt2P2ZLdZ1tYnWwbQEvujK5HVg6OhMeNo5OBF0fnJB6Cq3IEVlPQsxn7d7T/s1600/IMG_9110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmPoYwp1Dm0Ti-iwJTXfZZmwvYGW6ZRqR3nHl_LqSZ3xfN7b6dS2hPLfFo6iKkmyKYMZOwjjyjLnsbvRTBbt2P2ZLdZ1tYnWwbQEvujK5HVg6OhMeNo5OBF0fnJB6Cq3IEVlPQsxn7d7T/s1600/IMG_9110.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> My favorite Vintage Tole platter.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGl1W0LTx2NzOmPmGtJMH3WLjhUgKtvoHq3fzScWpsCKxOIx_wVG12YqPrMOwP6nSvkrSWCsWl4w91ZsfLHUEnSJCF0BrcLIFy_kV8PKMiBIzHSpvcv45eZ8RSPN_gZv60Hrv3HPw_9hkC/s1600/IMG_9111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGl1W0LTx2NzOmPmGtJMH3WLjhUgKtvoHq3fzScWpsCKxOIx_wVG12YqPrMOwP6nSvkrSWCsWl4w91ZsfLHUEnSJCF0BrcLIFy_kV8PKMiBIzHSpvcv45eZ8RSPN_gZv60Hrv3HPw_9hkC/s1600/IMG_9111.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A sweet cow print.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1FBOWzgKHDLBis_L70Gqoio54siG47f-nOg9jdaz2oVNopyrFPqsZFLQ0_1P0eYwMAmmkpEnpPUrbjUiBpBJg6pOwgYnRewDnk_CJxei2SZLLrJnf2oHrFjrDDdkNDNFVY3w5uMs-2ty4/s1600/IMG_9113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1FBOWzgKHDLBis_L70Gqoio54siG47f-nOg9jdaz2oVNopyrFPqsZFLQ0_1P0eYwMAmmkpEnpPUrbjUiBpBJg6pOwgYnRewDnk_CJxei2SZLLrJnf2oHrFjrDDdkNDNFVY3w5uMs-2ty4/s1600/IMG_9113.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And in the upper cabinets,</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6GgG4GRP4o2-MHgzMqQ8tp4xjlwBJiUD43pVIjaySdJHosMUwVlHCgTiVcp3E6UJgB6JfMC-FGg_pl_KDv60k71LHtQIkcTehcf6y2xmZ2fKd61gOQkBLk7tT1rrcfj3RoIr6NjVXby1/s1600/IMG_9115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6GgG4GRP4o2-MHgzMqQ8tp4xjlwBJiUD43pVIjaySdJHosMUwVlHCgTiVcp3E6UJgB6JfMC-FGg_pl_KDv60k71LHtQIkcTehcf6y2xmZ2fKd61gOQkBLk7tT1rrcfj3RoIr6NjVXby1/s1600/IMG_9115.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I added a little bling with an old silver platter.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqN7EBEPbQknPgXQNuSlG57PuzXwXeU0uu2vOdlOBycVqDDPyfbm9OgRHDzHSKyOJq1gupc0J_7DeCqkVZGfsHEnNArN3WOGuJVLvegTzfX2vEqTWcE5Lr3vQbt18N2jfjq0W7EigRPkM1/s1600/IMG_9116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqN7EBEPbQknPgXQNuSlG57PuzXwXeU0uu2vOdlOBycVqDDPyfbm9OgRHDzHSKyOJq1gupc0J_7DeCqkVZGfsHEnNArN3WOGuJVLvegTzfX2vEqTWcE5Lr3vQbt18N2jfjq0W7EigRPkM1/s1600/IMG_9116.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And another cow painting to carry on the theme.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMw8-EzgPm2cOlUiVICiO2jnrcbddHuqHdaiMI9xDdLavmZXoREW3jYJyI0TMHYh4hebKSkCua83RpxrNvE1gSDKzbL9Xff55NKi0hlo0vaBSOWOSu9wCS1LG6UPnx_HzJQ15B5-kp74Gi/s1600/IMG_9101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMw8-EzgPm2cOlUiVICiO2jnrcbddHuqHdaiMI9xDdLavmZXoREW3jYJyI0TMHYh4hebKSkCua83RpxrNvE1gSDKzbL9Xff55NKi0hlo0vaBSOWOSu9wCS1LG6UPnx_HzJQ15B5-kp74Gi/s1600/IMG_9101.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My built in hutch is one of my most pinned pins!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LksupHBMDyog7GGHfFtS_iQCNG1pT7zq5qNXn6k52ICvnziqq_fJYsIQgxk5k0xqmrtkEIk9ncqDnIqfCE7YOoVXregmNrAtLhRzto__K-_SMxnwAxNv44_jizRqBzf4zzdcaQioRi6P/s1600/IMG_9125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LksupHBMDyog7GGHfFtS_iQCNG1pT7zq5qNXn6k52ICvnziqq_fJYsIQgxk5k0xqmrtkEIk9ncqDnIqfCE7YOoVXregmNrAtLhRzto__K-_SMxnwAxNv44_jizRqBzf4zzdcaQioRi6P/s1600/IMG_9125.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I kept it simple on the sink side.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I don't like to have a lot of clutter or appliances out.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf19yPO9SLek6NPb0IomPcTUaphGXm7iOx42WG6_f09HFudNG7RKlpqrsagDyrIvxbV65IawjCs6a-ma9oLgGpp1ueBaEGpzjsLMuOBgPtGrckzOcRoUEjNUqkfnzEHWtGMHf7DPc_-AZh/s1600/IMG_9127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf19yPO9SLek6NPb0IomPcTUaphGXm7iOx42WG6_f09HFudNG7RKlpqrsagDyrIvxbV65IawjCs6a-ma9oLgGpp1ueBaEGpzjsLMuOBgPtGrckzOcRoUEjNUqkfnzEHWtGMHf7DPc_-AZh/s1600/IMG_9127.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My favorite white rooster, a fresh tea towel</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcDMiQt3F2M1fWQ-lJo-M8ReOTV5ZHP5VHggNSsSBiabb2sypcP3FU8IOK-PGC2JESDTJkJ9-AvF2jS7O7EbIk-i0HWj8p6BI2QKYvGJGMTacE3HQ-jWTfDxIZdowT3O_5XJU99KpkA0_/s1600/IMG_9128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcDMiQt3F2M1fWQ-lJo-M8ReOTV5ZHP5VHggNSsSBiabb2sypcP3FU8IOK-PGC2JESDTJkJ9-AvF2jS7O7EbIk-i0HWj8p6BI2QKYvGJGMTacE3HQ-jWTfDxIZdowT3O_5XJU99KpkA0_/s1600/IMG_9128.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And a little greenery.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is the only plant in the house that I haven't killed...yet.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thanks for stopping by, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next Time,</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beaux R'eves</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sharing with:</span></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/">Savvy Southern Style</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span><span style="color: #444444;"><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><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/" target="_blank">A Stroll Thru Life</a></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/">The Scoop</a><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></span><br /><span style="color: #444444; 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Home Maintenance~Sealing and Polishing Granite

I hope you all are having a great week so far! I wanted to share some home maintenance tips  that I worked on over the weekend.   After taki...

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Company's Coming!

<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been busy getting ready for a visit from my <b>Mom</b>!  She comes in tomorrow night to stay for a couple of weeks.  It's hard not living close to any family.  It makes you<i> cherish</i> the visits that much more...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBvWqHKJ6s3_JtaEUlKZtiuo9hyphenhyphen-ko-0AckdQ1RAysYDf8Y63vosOtqTRD38qDHkOS31zEthyMRbbErfWRZ4CddLUMrGJE1D6u812WiOVvQnTstAicp1jjBoucES1_FLKxhUNp4mb4aMO/s1600/HR1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBvWqHKJ6s3_JtaEUlKZtiuo9hyphenhyphen-ko-0AckdQ1RAysYDf8Y63vosOtqTRD38qDHkOS31zEthyMRbbErfWRZ4CddLUMrGJE1D6u812WiOVvQnTstAicp1jjBoucES1_FLKxhUNp4mb4aMO/s640/HR1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today I was working on the <b>Hearth Room</b>.  This is where we spend the majority of our time as a family.  The Kitchen and Hearth Room are all one HUGE room.  I can cook and still be a part of the TV watching and Miss Beaux does her homework at the large island.  It is really my favorite room so I like to be surrounded by the colors and things that I love. <span style="font-size: small;"><i>(There is a little fluff ball if front of the pillow)</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5mA-JZ4QyLtEKneqoc2C8iY0hhquOTAsyWkE7CleoNB4ER7zdyxi3ewFJhUSgbeyPHpG4w4bFY9nX_OJNnwSAlVEh4xF_nkvnRNqCzi4IP96GkdGqu0K9ijw7tvzRi2GzrhmoOPZ_-AK/s1600/HR2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5mA-JZ4QyLtEKneqoc2C8iY0hhquOTAsyWkE7CleoNB4ER7zdyxi3ewFJhUSgbeyPHpG4w4bFY9nX_OJNnwSAlVEh4xF_nkvnRNqCzi4IP96GkdGqu0K9ijw7tvzRi2GzrhmoOPZ_-AK/s640/HR2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> What would a good photo shoot be without a Dog?</i></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This room gets so much use so we have Random Width plank wood flooring all throughout the Kitchen, Hearth Room, Eating area and back to the Mud Room and Garage Entry.  The color on the wall is Benjamin Moore HC31 Waterbury Cream. It's a soft buttery yellow color.  Yellow is a difficult color to get right and this one has always turned out fantastic whenever I have used it in a client's home.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZfg_2EQBCchyTYcPADec7xeq7MEXFlo6wXdSNDjra0cJU9fm-Jf0hXqsADn65DqeKiQIPEpPDRZTj-KZnoQASuwrTHwZ7aF6bdstL5IMoNzgLUiyNuo4VbUtA3Ga8MXkkFMOai08O7rd/s1600/HR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZfg_2EQBCchyTYcPADec7xeq7MEXFlo6wXdSNDjra0cJU9fm-Jf0hXqsADn65DqeKiQIPEpPDRZTj-KZnoQASuwrTHwZ7aF6bdstL5IMoNzgLUiyNuo4VbUtA3Ga8MXkkFMOai08O7rd/s640/HR3.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Here is the left side of the Fireplace.  The cabinetry is all built in and houses the Media Equipment.  We originally built the house in 2001 and we had a Flood in 2009 that wiped out 3/4 of our house.  I'll save the details of that for another post.  We originally had two<b> large </b>Built in Cabinets with a TV in one side.  That was before the <i>Flat Screens</i> were hugely popular.  I had<b> NO</b> wall space and I always felt like it was difficult to deal with accessorizing the large built-ins because they had small cubby-like shelves.  In the re-design I opted for these cabinets.  They are designed to look like a movable piece of furniture and my wonderfully talented painters have finished them and distressed them beautifully.  I just showed them a picture of what I wanted and <i>Viola! </i> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpOGXhRNvLzZfGMXrsQhkQr9zwrcg0EyS4NRNTQGtnHFSRyNC4ZuIfXNiQWag3qzYB1uClIdZ_TAxmXrPQOhVvlDY_SYFIllx4kz_1hgd2CxzhNVfffmAzqi7fT8f3R7jIsXgf1bSji5P/s1600/HR4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpOGXhRNvLzZfGMXrsQhkQr9zwrcg0EyS4NRNTQGtnHFSRyNC4ZuIfXNiQWag3qzYB1uClIdZ_TAxmXrPQOhVvlDY_SYFIllx4kz_1hgd2CxzhNVfffmAzqi7fT8f3R7jIsXgf1bSji5P/s640/HR4.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I've been hanging plates up and I keep adding to them whenever I find something pretty.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuB2mJrrBu2EDBsCgZHh-MEA_cYC9-F7TNmmrTUP4mQZ4InhUrpGdCTuLxsdFCNf599jknRLkx00SMTD_FhzYREQuorQaT2MhTiHAgXL0yuFSe78c1S_TxTEF_Yh_L62sA3wvk6dj1Pz40/s1600/HR5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuB2mJrrBu2EDBsCgZHh-MEA_cYC9-F7TNmmrTUP4mQZ4InhUrpGdCTuLxsdFCNf599jknRLkx00SMTD_FhzYREQuorQaT2MhTiHAgXL0yuFSe78c1S_TxTEF_Yh_L62sA3wvk6dj1Pz40/s640/HR5.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjroxBjG3ILMDapaQ5K4IfEOeM0AOQJPIxu-pux76X6ZWnQwOODSCkXn218zVv1B_ff_mqoKjQQJghJBL6Tc5dS51L35us2Gnzjnqk3mJYLUH_r6x9QEn2SvU7odH4S9WTKS_4lqcJ1509R/s1600/HR8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjroxBjG3ILMDapaQ5K4IfEOeM0AOQJPIxu-pux76X6ZWnQwOODSCkXn218zVv1B_ff_mqoKjQQJghJBL6Tc5dS51L35us2Gnzjnqk3mJYLUH_r6x9QEn2SvU7odH4S9WTKS_4lqcJ1509R/s640/HR8.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> My favorite thing to collect are small Landscape paintings.  Whenever we travel that's what I am scouting for to bring home.</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">  This large wooden platter is from where else?  Nell Hill's!  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5MvDTipUKRrmjvZADnNmx8_o0RGQPsafOSJ3k2E5N0I96s-16YkOf0vfe0_Q9-ZSE6GF5yNwgjIc-r605Yy0TT3QORZrByHeSfZxcwwtduNXYjHLzXYB8QgyspPLV7YxqFfgVMOp8q_I/s1600/HR9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5MvDTipUKRrmjvZADnNmx8_o0RGQPsafOSJ3k2E5N0I96s-16YkOf0vfe0_Q9-ZSE6GF5yNwgjIc-r605Yy0TT3QORZrByHeSfZxcwwtduNXYjHLzXYB8QgyspPLV7YxqFfgVMOp8q_I/s640/HR9.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Isn't she a Beauty?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6kULh82o4FYKd_j7eeHeegIhYenKVTmKe86VIInJOuC2gkvQNhyphenhyphenZl0LrgpE3-qh6u-Rd-dHD5JPcogTxR3h12_GQJ4Qf5Bd3r-pQ1j6RslGXEUlFviQwnu6JFUo7g0YdFts3MXkGyQjB/s1600/HR10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6kULh82o4FYKd_j7eeHeegIhYenKVTmKe86VIInJOuC2gkvQNhyphenhyphenZl0LrgpE3-qh6u-Rd-dHD5JPcogTxR3h12_GQJ4Qf5Bd3r-pQ1j6RslGXEUlFviQwnu6JFUo7g0YdFts3MXkGyQjB/s640/HR10.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My little lovebirds moved over here from the Hutch.  That's what happens, I steal from one area and it's bare and then I steal from somewhere else and the process starts all over again.  Do you do that?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8dmR9ilGg4TUQp1DODVEZ3uF7egNd4dk7hmCAsAeSlQODZd3ppujV_RDeb6gmrg9bgrPowWkWaOgZOUKUtheMbdluGxWixoctTQbayeuuEJcS3keMQ3OFNE03OBRLV_FxEZUxFtcAxfV/s1600/HR6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8dmR9ilGg4TUQp1DODVEZ3uF7egNd4dk7hmCAsAeSlQODZd3ppujV_RDeb6gmrg9bgrPowWkWaOgZOUKUtheMbdluGxWixoctTQbayeuuEJcS3keMQ3OFNE03OBRLV_FxEZUxFtcAxfV/s640/HR6.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Stole this Bird from the little hallway Etegere that goes into the Master...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMajLsN7yo2diplYizhblkTiXTOGv43FL5CfBzO5M5_J3o8rDHTqxLLML4CS29Fk1enI2vke2S7Et6hbIXjgkI8LRp1BQKYJtATjc3FEmJB5G-NtB1_TyLulbCE3_N7nxuy2BKoZQVJf_/s1600/HR1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMajLsN7yo2diplYizhblkTiXTOGv43FL5CfBzO5M5_J3o8rDHTqxLLML4CS29Fk1enI2vke2S7Et6hbIXjgkI8LRp1BQKYJtATjc3FEmJB5G-NtB1_TyLulbCE3_N7nxuy2BKoZQVJf_/s640/HR1.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> There it is!  My Hearth Room.  We'll step into the Kitchen on the Next Tour.</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; 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font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Kim at </span></i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/"><i>Savvy Southern Style</i></a><i> for Wow Us Wednesdays</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><i></i></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><i></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />

Company's Coming!

I've been busy getting ready for a visit from my Mom !  She comes in tomorrow night to stay for a couple of weeks.  It's hard not li...

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