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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Serendipity and My Bi-Polar Bedroom

<div class="pbk"><h2 class="me" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"> <i><span style="font-size: large;">ser·en·dip·i·ty</span></i></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">  </span><span class="pronset" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="speaker"></span> <span class="show_spellpr" style="display: inline;"><span class="prondelim">[</span><span class="pron">ser-<span class="ital-inline">uh</span><span class="luna-thinspace"></span>n-<span class="boldface">dip</span>-i-tee</span><span class="prondelim">]</span> <span class="pron_toggle" style="display: inline;"></span></span></span><span class="pg" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">noun</span> </span></span></span></i></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="dnindex"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">1.</span></span></span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">an</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">aptitude</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">for</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">making</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">desirable</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">discoveries</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">by</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">accident.</span></span></i><br /><div class="dndata"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword"> </span></span></i></div></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="dnindex"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">2.</span></span></span><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">good</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">fortune;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">luck.</span></span></span></i></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">Don't you just LOVE finding great things by accident? </span></span></i></span></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"> That's what happened to me last week while I was out perusing an Estate Sale.  I have slowly (very slowly) been working on the Master Bedroom for quite some time now.  I think my bedroom is Bi-Polar.  It can't decide what it wants to be when it grows up.  Right now it's a little bit Romantic, a little bit French, a little bit Country but there were some elements left over from when it was a lot more Neo-Classical and darker.  I wanted to replace the pictures on either side of the bed but couldn't find the right pieces.  I was just about ready to tear up a Botanical book that I have had for years and frame them into sets.  Well, what do I find when I walk into the Estate Sale?  That's right!  Four framed botanical prints!  I snatched them up at $10.00 a piece.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2rPj8Bx_KcxhLHxfRLlk1t-cSSKNG0x9nUyoluvbhdGVNmpRt5KW2q6HlBeP9FzYOOlRvggj4jzIlkLtBCZjd-_EZ8jmdsEKtsNvny-_X3HCIjx-SdTur0N3q_hFeFhnjQMFEiXcXWmN/s1600/IMG_4298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2rPj8Bx_KcxhLHxfRLlk1t-cSSKNG0x9nUyoluvbhdGVNmpRt5KW2q6HlBeP9FzYOOlRvggj4jzIlkLtBCZjd-_EZ8jmdsEKtsNvny-_X3HCIjx-SdTur0N3q_hFeFhnjQMFEiXcXWmN/s640/IMG_4298.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"> </span></span><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"> The funny thing was that I had been to this Estate Sale twice before.  It was a 3 part sale.  The lady of the house had a LOT of stuff!  It's the same place that I found the beautiful Battenburg Lace tablecloth and pillow shams.  </span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJPeQlRZ7RDOX7cq2oLvjdxteLme5sgjYKlMVhAZAqOKGzwfKuSwYmtm88oTlaqpKk5yzSEtvIiDpR9NM8CvL4LoUS5UFiuB2Xha24nMcdZZkiQkikGK6lKBQSp6yOaG6C7rmUczRQ6qP/s1600/IMG_3935-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJPeQlRZ7RDOX7cq2oLvjdxteLme5sgjYKlMVhAZAqOKGzwfKuSwYmtm88oTlaqpKk5yzSEtvIiDpR9NM8CvL4LoUS5UFiuB2Xha24nMcdZZkiQkikGK6lKBQSp6yOaG6C7rmUczRQ6qP/s640/IMG_3935-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9sqMx8NEHiT-EszG4i3TK07MWMAvklN25GIfRRQzDAnGlx6Fvmmc623PTZKVeiUdvG5Jch3nNmXUu-3Af14fm0jrxhNHUx0cPayCyMRan4PRiEqZNgv2oBOM6rsIC74UCMnREGHTnOjp/s1600/IMG_3932-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9sqMx8NEHiT-EszG4i3TK07MWMAvklN25GIfRRQzDAnGlx6Fvmmc623PTZKVeiUdvG5Jch3nNmXUu-3Af14fm0jrxhNHUx0cPayCyMRan4PRiEqZNgv2oBOM6rsIC74UCMnREGHTnOjp/s640/IMG_3932-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">I love the dusty silver ornate frames and the hint of gold around the edges.  </span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAYzsWyTHDm0JotWoTO0d3KRTPV-dcsJLqn5jIEOm9kc_pYwbSszVYjGP6zLXUr8s-Koztliu9SYZqU6rPBMMcrcBN_L9eUnv8XBKr2YiurTLLuuvE7jtm5Ds9JPvLhF3DhM26MBLfb2c/s1600/IMG_4294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAYzsWyTHDm0JotWoTO0d3KRTPV-dcsJLqn5jIEOm9kc_pYwbSszVYjGP6zLXUr8s-Koztliu9SYZqU6rPBMMcrcBN_L9eUnv8XBKr2YiurTLLuuvE7jtm5Ds9JPvLhF3DhM26MBLfb2c/s640/IMG_4294.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"> </span></span><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"> Here is how the room looked Before.  This is before I changed the bedding back to white.  </span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrB8Ckyzz3F5_4lpPBn7_Bor4pG3ogaGo9Dpz-ZRmpXVnw7-xDu2RYBQbCzd1d6X3OLNNQRZ8yMwij3vEPHm-VuPJWzs7O9YVkmuf69N5HRq35DYLPTEnxHxFWsWKN-f4nk0deLus4fiK/s1600/4Master.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrB8Ckyzz3F5_4lpPBn7_Bor4pG3ogaGo9Dpz-ZRmpXVnw7-xDu2RYBQbCzd1d6X3OLNNQRZ8yMwij3vEPHm-VuPJWzs7O9YVkmuf69N5HRq35DYLPTEnxHxFWsWKN-f4nk0deLus4fiK/s640/4Master.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"> This was inexpensive bedding that I purchased until I found what I really wanted.  It's difficult because I have to have something washable because the dogs sleep in the bed.  I cant send the comforter out to be cleaned once a week!  </span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gihZfAKxRX_1cE8NSxYxwZSLUVFEPJpdHqZ5MyXX_R8-mGE6EU2M9siVs31Ejhi3jDypVyndU5KSMYY8Kh06XGl343u7iT5tdfMam10Vekl9km4wQfHGoWOAclK16BF2ehWxBRFB3P2L/s1600/IMG_4287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gihZfAKxRX_1cE8NSxYxwZSLUVFEPJpdHqZ5MyXX_R8-mGE6EU2M9siVs31Ejhi3jDypVyndU5KSMYY8Kh06XGl343u7iT5tdfMam10Vekl9km4wQfHGoWOAclK16BF2ehWxBRFB3P2L/s640/IMG_4287.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"> And with the new bedding...  It's all white with pretty ruffles and lace.  I found it on Joss and Main for a really great price and I can take off the duvet cover and wash it.  I have a white Ralph Lauren matelese underneath that is also washable.  </span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEg1ass70w6e6Y7heljOPU46B0_JRIkaIpLhqUOPJ7q6dXudN3iZp-2hCOrq0-WxyTiY7b8o8fPM53Z41fW2gv5FYLztK09HbZbHzDND33W-_8J12l-3VnASx63_C8GmJgJH-YkhK5ONE/s1600/IMG_4299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEg1ass70w6e6Y7heljOPU46B0_JRIkaIpLhqUOPJ7q6dXudN3iZp-2hCOrq0-WxyTiY7b8o8fPM53Z41fW2gv5FYLztK09HbZbHzDND33W-_8J12l-3VnASx63_C8GmJgJH-YkhK5ONE/s640/IMG_4299.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"> So, I hung up the pictures and it just didn't seem to scale.  The ironstone plates seemed so high and it made the prints seem smaller.  It would be great if I had four more prints but since that wasn't possible I had to find another solution.</span></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABoJEbpdiKrxTMxiqAyxk_IetENTTlOUr-m5ZmYqoSeYUSx4lE8XREXiqAX1IBGTRNxQaBhmcJsfampawDONV-a6aM-GMhyyAFUt05X-F-JxcdMg6brO8J5ui8rnxlidOmo-8PzIIquaG/s1600/IMG_4304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABoJEbpdiKrxTMxiqAyxk_IetENTTlOUr-m5ZmYqoSeYUSx4lE8XREXiqAX1IBGTRNxQaBhmcJsfampawDONV-a6aM-GMhyyAFUt05X-F-JxcdMg6brO8J5ui8rnxlidOmo-8PzIIquaG/s640/IMG_4304.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword"> That's better!  I found two corbel shelves that I</span></span><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">'ve had forever and placed them under the prints and raised them up to add height.  I still am not in love with the room so I will wait to show it to you until I am finished.  </span></span></span></i></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">Until Next Time,</span></span></span></i></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">Beaux R'eves,</span></span></span></i></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="color: #666666; 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Serendipity and My Bi-Polar Bedroom

ser·en·dip·i·ty     [ ser- uh n- dip -i-tee ]   noun 1. an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. 2. good fortune...

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