Hey There Delilah

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7sojEkf_rReKsEWsX-mzPbe46tGKqPNvzoYyoYFVu1FMLX1TB846H_7wr-WRBOOo-hi8z4CQFXCXfKob4f_Moz-uCwqK-Nzttm2Zsztci90Ii_Ls-kbVnpl-ToKF8-gMurYC77Rs2XdA/s1600/IMG_4758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7sojEkf_rReKsEWsX-mzPbe46tGKqPNvzoYyoYFVu1FMLX1TB846H_7wr-WRBOOo-hi8z4CQFXCXfKob4f_Moz-uCwqK-Nzttm2Zsztci90Ii_Ls-kbVnpl-ToKF8-gMurYC77Rs2XdA/s640/IMG_4758.jpg" width="426" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I'd like you to meet Delilah, my new chair.  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Yes, I've named my chair Delilah. </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> I remember my mom playing that Tom Jones song repeatedly on our stereo.  Ok, I just looked up the lyrics.  Kinda depressing but still a catchy tune.  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> Maybe I named the chair after</i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Plain White T's Delilah song: </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> "Hey there Delilah... Tonight you look so pretty!" </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> In any case the name is staying.    </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAn3l9-WLvVsQiffDJ5rGxDyOqgwIb6xhU-tStj5ElSpGRa_Ib-ZYXfDviUaJlkS6AIZg1BPtJAv4H4DEdxZqOS7fgJgeJxi5HI_UTx_V5m19mZhvx_00-u-ODvtaUEun7NzfAibm55I0/s1600/estate+sale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAn3l9-WLvVsQiffDJ5rGxDyOqgwIb6xhU-tStj5ElSpGRa_Ib-ZYXfDviUaJlkS6AIZg1BPtJAv4H4DEdxZqOS7fgJgeJxi5HI_UTx_V5m19mZhvx_00-u-ODvtaUEun7NzfAibm55I0/s640/estate+sale.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I found Delilah at an Estate Sale on Thursday morning.  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Here she is down in the basement hanging out with a shabby wing back and some faded wicker.  I knew that she didn't belong there in the dark basement</i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> sitting there like a wallflower waiting</i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> for her prince (or princess) to come and rescue her.</i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>  "Hey nobody puts my Delilah in a corner!" </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> I looked at her price and had to put my reading glasses on to be sure that I had seen it correctly.</i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>  (OK, I had to put them on just to see anyway). </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i> $55.00?  </i></span></b></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I took a closer look.  She was recently slipcovered in this pretty floral material.  Someone had done a fantastic job with the piping and a zipper on the side. </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b> SOLD!!!</b>  In the car she went.  </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tWXXe29Xp17PbsgnBFfzc3ykv6iZsmCAchLw9Bm72FSxx40w62R_FoH1BzNKAQLikwSuE5cvG-VjPwjU7FMq10van8skuZBwpHE_ead3qxVVsZXx5iqbPCXRfMoW-uBxmltmcl4rDcg/s1600/IMG_4756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tWXXe29Xp17PbsgnBFfzc3ykv6iZsmCAchLw9Bm72FSxx40w62R_FoH1BzNKAQLikwSuE5cvG-VjPwjU7FMq10van8skuZBwpHE_ead3qxVVsZXx5iqbPCXRfMoW-uBxmltmcl4rDcg/s640/IMG_4756.jpg" width="482" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>All she needed was a little light and the right setting to make her a star!  </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWplcsJhAFS641JeVqSUapGBFRE9sQPCqRlth4NbqZjas7bh4fpR6Pk79IIYB1rUeAMQ4VHRqmHo-fuMKBSaTwCPUkL8RzoUtVATlFvy17iQEBzCiM00K6uhd1P0RuW7B9VhKL-E-LMdo/s1600/IMG_4757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWplcsJhAFS641JeVqSUapGBFRE9sQPCqRlth4NbqZjas7bh4fpR6Pk79IIYB1rUeAMQ4VHRqmHo-fuMKBSaTwCPUkL8RzoUtVATlFvy17iQEBzCiM00K6uhd1P0RuW7B9VhKL-E-LMdo/s640/IMG_4757.jpg" width="508" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>She is now in the Master Bedroom next to the Settee and the Armoire.  She's keeping better company these days.  I tried her out with a few side tables.  </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnDrCsLu48aJ0zcc0705yt0t-G6HG67JxhIrpC_NyDK4k7lvN92z2m483s762hHdJmECMD3YuqMptdTbD1fFNIqc4gc2UQrzKtrErqVEnk-HdyWEN2l7NiHO1zrVzKVPVAXxylFvf90Q/s1600/IMG_4761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnDrCsLu48aJ0zcc0705yt0t-G6HG67JxhIrpC_NyDK4k7lvN92z2m483s762hHdJmECMD3YuqMptdTbD1fFNIqc4gc2UQrzKtrErqVEnk-HdyWEN2l7NiHO1zrVzKVPVAXxylFvf90Q/s640/IMG_4761.jpg" width="452" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>What do you think?  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Blue telephone table or round wood table?</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsXjIVcZ2lXFRiVEvxug6qw7yn08vwdWUxQVtbgsYxvdCu9Ooe7vNs5uya4trmdqP938PPWq9NwjiwlyxsS8Xv82-_QAeJJRLjfTcndePgs-Pz8SXJP4ruI9RaZY-9ZLKQJJnBJ7D7Jg/s1600/IMG_4762.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsXjIVcZ2lXFRiVEvxug6qw7yn08vwdWUxQVtbgsYxvdCu9Ooe7vNs5uya4trmdqP938PPWq9NwjiwlyxsS8Xv82-_QAeJJRLjfTcndePgs-Pz8SXJP4ruI9RaZY-9ZLKQJJnBJ7D7Jg/s640/IMG_4762.jpg" width="356" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This wood table floats around the house and has a nice inlay on the top with a wire trim.  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I've had it for years.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEhRm2XXlYqwfATFEgQjD6Hd4qMVwo_1ZiHf_g60Bo0Mxr4oUYib8OsLBKaxZtQdMQro93v6mrHy-rH-xIWRzWaswst7qU7ivntl_91LtPeoUi-kj8LCjTY7jM7bUPc6uN3_2C2T9ook/s1600/IMG_4760.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEhRm2XXlYqwfATFEgQjD6Hd4qMVwo_1ZiHf_g60Bo0Mxr4oUYib8OsLBKaxZtQdMQro93v6mrHy-rH-xIWRzWaswst7qU7ivntl_91LtPeoUi-kj8LCjTY7jM7bUPc6uN3_2C2T9ook/s640/IMG_4760.jpg" width="318" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I framed these prints yesterday.  I bought these botanicals at an Estate Sale a while back for 50 cents each.  I picked up some frames at Michaels yesterday.  They were 40% off.  I found the mattes on clearance for $2.50.  This is what they looked like when I bought them.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bF2p_XbwVEPbbxMG5qwZjBjCqVe_lV6n-LqxQMAclLYJy5rbD7GA11Y8zx_-zqhbBnO_253PKAC7aiHdq2krQF_s9ldoF1smzlO9K45bhB1ctP0JQ-EMZsKnfnuSxT-uFiPfzHoN1Fk/s1600/IMG_4755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bF2p_XbwVEPbbxMG5qwZjBjCqVe_lV6n-LqxQMAclLYJy5rbD7GA11Y8zx_-zqhbBnO_253PKAC7aiHdq2krQF_s9ldoF1smzlO9K45bhB1ctP0JQ-EMZsKnfnuSxT-uFiPfzHoN1Fk/s640/IMG_4755.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>They had a brown inner matting.  I took that out and it also gave me a larger space for the prints.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72qgWTSgy_PP2U3Fe8XTr8CQns-qbJzEQvGwosu5trsvflHY0RRH06Rdd0WasbTI8ly1kJ8XSJ50QzI62xT2qm-a99EeGyaFDmGjwC4zuH9CrPAKKIuAWKuLj9GTyzUbcFLaGmi_np4A/s1600/IMG_4760a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72qgWTSgy_PP2U3Fe8XTr8CQns-qbJzEQvGwosu5trsvflHY0RRH06Rdd0WasbTI8ly1kJ8XSJ50QzI62xT2qm-a99EeGyaFDmGjwC4zuH9CrPAKKIuAWKuLj9GTyzUbcFLaGmi_np4A/s640/IMG_4760a.jpg" width="512" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I love the way they turned out.  I figure they cost me about $23.00 apiece.  I framed two on each side of the Armoire.  I was thinking of dry brushing a little white on the frames but we'll see.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnDrCsLu48aJ0zcc0705yt0t-G6HG67JxhIrpC_NyDK4k7lvN92z2m483s762hHdJmECMD3YuqMptdTbD1fFNIqc4gc2UQrzKtrErqVEnk-HdyWEN2l7NiHO1zrVzKVPVAXxylFvf90Q/s1600/IMG_4761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnDrCsLu48aJ0zcc0705yt0t-G6HG67JxhIrpC_NyDK4k7lvN92z2m483s762hHdJmECMD3YuqMptdTbD1fFNIqc4gc2UQrzKtrErqVEnk-HdyWEN2l7NiHO1zrVzKVPVAXxylFvf90Q/s640/IMG_4761.jpg" width="452" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thanks for stopping by to meet Delilah!  </i></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ps. see how I fluffed up her sagging seat <a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/07/enhance-your-seat-no-squats-or-lunges.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</i></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(Hey, it happens to the best of us)</i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Until Next Time,</i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Beaux R'eves,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO Cindy</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Sharing at </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://southernhospitalityblog.com/" target="_blank">Southern Hospitality: Thrifty Treasures </a></span></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Susan at<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1057618964"> </a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Between Naps on the Porch</a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/12/beautiful-kitchen-renovation-welcome-to.html"></a>for Metamorphosis Monday</i></span></div><div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Marty at <a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/">A Stroll Thru Life</a> for Tabletop Tuesday</i></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i><i>Kim at <a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">Savvy Southern Style</a> for Wow Us Wednesdays<br />Judy at <a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/">DIY by Design</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i><i>Debra at <a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Common Ground</a> for Vintage Inspiration Friday</i></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i><i>Poutpourri Friday at <a href="http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/">2805</a></i><i><br /> Cindy at <a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/">My Romantic Home</a>for Show and Tell Friday<br />Courtney at <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">French Country Cottage</a> for Feathered Nest Friday<br />Heather and Vanessa at <a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/">At the Picket Fence</a> for Inspiration Friday <br />Diann at <a href="http://thethriftygroove.blogspot.com/">The Thrifty Groove</a> for Thrifty Things Friday<br />Sherry at<a href="http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/"> The Charm of Home</a> for Home Sweet Home Friday</i><i><br />Jen at <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/">Tatertots and Jello</a>for the Weekend Wrap-up Party <br />Donna at <a href="http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/">Funky Junk Interiors</a> for Saturday Nite Special</i> <br /><i><a href="http://www.fivedaysfiveways.com/" target="_blank">Five Days...5Ways</a></i><br /><i></i></span> </div>

Hey There Delilah

I'd like you to meet Delilah, my new chair.   Yes, I've named my chair Delilah.   I remember my mom playing that Tom Jones song repe...

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