New Kitchen Decorating 2015: mercury pumpkin

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many of you are familiar with the transformation of our fireplace/surround that took place a couple of years ago.  It went from this:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyuq0E3nvEANtE11aUL1_pRFZrV4so6otORswWRzZ7Af0v3Bm8BDnq6Q5sk5lIKg52RdfJYxa4oNO9ept1cFwoeLx6xBWTrcgdnOWXnPhZIVBNAH12uyl1yMGCq_J2i67RjNAIHu8H5w/s1600/fireplaceb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyuq0E3nvEANtE11aUL1_pRFZrV4so6otORswWRzZ7Af0v3Bm8BDnq6Q5sk5lIKg52RdfJYxa4oNO9ept1cFwoeLx6xBWTrcgdnOWXnPhZIVBNAH12uyl1yMGCq_J2i67RjNAIHu8H5w/s400/fireplaceb4.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to THIS:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0O2uHITH8J_EFp2zkzZmF1t5wxV8FAENh-vnn1b4DuQBuiW8yx8nEnFdhHX3kRX6pKfLV-WcwbATBpJtxE37Kh06Zepwb_SPs9_7KgCwoNn9aGUW9i3ofzu6JXU-hNec7qDX1yqEfFE/s1600/silvermantel1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0O2uHITH8J_EFp2zkzZmF1t5wxV8FAENh-vnn1b4DuQBuiW8yx8nEnFdhHX3kRX6pKfLV-WcwbATBpJtxE37Kh06Zepwb_SPs9_7KgCwoNn9aGUW9i3ofzu6JXU-hNec7qDX1yqEfFE/s400/silvermantel1.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, a few days ago, I decided to add a couple of coats of Old White chalk paint to it for a subtle change:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGBBvVvainKPI0T5Vp0H2RaKVwNDf7SDah1F1P74loa4VlK-pO1_hXR6Z67n5Gl_mysEplSBmI4S6NxLkR6sVqlhSTWAlXvqBGWULfbuZn_ZvpI6YF1ZGkYDSdjfSYYqnO4LHVjs_Cjw/s1600/surroundafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGBBvVvainKPI0T5Vp0H2RaKVwNDf7SDah1F1P74loa4VlK-pO1_hXR6Z67n5Gl_mysEplSBmI4S6NxLkR6sVqlhSTWAlXvqBGWULfbuZn_ZvpI6YF1ZGkYDSdjfSYYqnO4LHVjs_Cjw/s640/surroundafter.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also lightly distressed it:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquhFCU5wQyyA94mCQyY_nwr8_gLb-jdMXXqD1YdhUZxOs2QQOozaO5gS6FyYDJKh33kCNburNGklzIWejuTEG4IJ5XpwZK1tBnXWvwUAy_XaDEccw2NKqF9o049KtrPsGWgtWSfitVvY/s1600/surroundclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquhFCU5wQyyA94mCQyY_nwr8_gLb-jdMXXqD1YdhUZxOs2QQOozaO5gS6FyYDJKh33kCNburNGklzIWejuTEG4IJ5XpwZK1tBnXWvwUAy_XaDEccw2NKqF9o049KtrPsGWgtWSfitVvY/s400/surroundclose.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And then added a few swipes of Gold Leaf Rub 'n Buff to the center scrollie:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxelrU0liBAHMB6rVDz0qI6JMgEqp_3WhtxwJ59_qHPhwtIqR-t10QU9j7XvQ9Jsrk1Y5ICO5tjFd5XOI_JNS419KM8H7Dn0oE_aj7IKOvUX_x-JPJhbL43nQ02298Zw9adWu81LzHyoA/s1600/surroundscrollie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxelrU0liBAHMB6rVDz0qI6JMgEqp_3WhtxwJ59_qHPhwtIqR-t10QU9j7XvQ9Jsrk1Y5ICO5tjFd5XOI_JNS419KM8H7Dn0oE_aj7IKOvUX_x-JPJhbL43nQ02298Zw9adWu81LzHyoA/s400/surroundscrollie.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnnnnd, I decided to paint the slate surround a soft caramel:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsiBYy04BiNncHx_sl0rEUbN6os80rEO1fHLffVeB5aPqVPmcrd2MCQrhIwTv3zuhVVP3cm9x5AzYl9Y2ORUpLizer4r8DZltt7Iehx6nZMbTC121owUu6-6kazktXaGr6I5xsImSPJY/s1600/surroundbrown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsiBYy04BiNncHx_sl0rEUbN6os80rEO1fHLffVeB5aPqVPmcrd2MCQrhIwTv3zuhVVP3cm9x5AzYl9Y2ORUpLizer4r8DZltt7Iehx6nZMbTC121owUu6-6kazktXaGr6I5xsImSPJY/s400/surroundbrown.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just a little fun tweaking!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1rhP9DN3FS-aE42l-eZZ6pmrACGneC2Dw_rZ5uGrurHZk9qHrgpHlbpmTM7q68ivYLr8I7D4ubGvWC9qQdcnFov4uq4cTSi7WjFKsS7KZ0-7IP7zEsV40gRyZGUjbU4axW1VqtU3joQ/s1600/surroundside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1rhP9DN3FS-aE42l-eZZ6pmrACGneC2Dw_rZ5uGrurHZk9qHrgpHlbpmTM7q68ivYLr8I7D4ubGvWC9qQdcnFov4uq4cTSi7WjFKsS7KZ0-7IP7zEsV40gRyZGUjbU4axW1VqtU3joQ/s400/surroundside.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">While we're here, I have to give a little shout out to the cute PB pillow I added to the parsons chair:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3l7wiSSA4PZwU1ysbqMmK7CV_gCcRxWgdW9V9vaL6WN3ydNCUllZLwQDBH-yKpccztA6oh0YJsJyoKITKygnHVi3Zg9hg8YatBGVMWr0_S6B8Ag-HmT141PxFLa44wLspXS_VVCbneb4/s1600/surroundpillow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3l7wiSSA4PZwU1ysbqMmK7CV_gCcRxWgdW9V9vaL6WN3ydNCUllZLwQDBH-yKpccztA6oh0YJsJyoKITKygnHVi3Zg9hg8YatBGVMWr0_S6B8Ag-HmT141PxFLa44wLspXS_VVCbneb4/s400/surroundpillow.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Off in the background, you might notice that I tweaked another piece, as well:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2CPVkDhin9_xfzvUFdIgGgGKDK8UBbhxfWsOhuqtVXW3wn43CP6UjFjJ2sZbM5uDuEa5u3Q2V5SbU3oBPzSDch8lz2q9gQWIknnqlgr2sEhBjN7bu_HGRotNj_5_28liqyPozh_EU4k/s1600/scrolliechest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2CPVkDhin9_xfzvUFdIgGgGKDK8UBbhxfWsOhuqtVXW3wn43CP6UjFjJ2sZbM5uDuEa5u3Q2V5SbU3oBPzSDch8lz2q9gQWIknnqlgr2sEhBjN7bu_HGRotNj_5_28liqyPozh_EU4k/s400/scrolliechest.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was once the bird piece that I painted AS Chateaux Grey:</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXm5WsNJ6uXp-F84mQlEPDpiele0x5FHysremodXdcWRsKTnWpkJAlLMID8w-UZWCKVCqCi4Z3UL7EHxhYqCJ6DHw2N7X7m9AkIdBH0HOx6pU__9c7rWEmwgMZ9zZ9RQC713ebTRg2-o/s1600/chestb4after.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXm5WsNJ6uXp-F84mQlEPDpiele0x5FHysremodXdcWRsKTnWpkJAlLMID8w-UZWCKVCqCi4Z3UL7EHxhYqCJ6DHw2N7X7m9AkIdBH0HOx6pU__9c7rWEmwgMZ9zZ9RQC713ebTRg2-o/s400/chestb4after.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought it was missing "something," so I taped a stencil I had to the center, painted it Old White and then added Gold Leaf Rub 'n Buff:</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdc7OjQR9a_LVFG5Nh2XbqioqXarKCu3MumBUZMqN1czxaycQUZxg2REGiJ6yBz1LGVz8GR4Ix1ZDHbiCYuOnERxnd1eMASiY4E9WPdk7D9GDchPIcXdk0B4kq3x1bKwNsEJLDWmyBaYY/s1600/scrollie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdc7OjQR9a_LVFG5Nh2XbqioqXarKCu3MumBUZMqN1czxaycQUZxg2REGiJ6yBz1LGVz8GR4Ix1ZDHbiCYuOnERxnd1eMASiY4E9WPdk7D9GDchPIcXdk0B4kq3x1bKwNsEJLDWmyBaYY/s400/scrollie.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There, that's better:</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfY3dJogYbzvcQ2YcS_fOTLRGkthW_VyuGprUwOyH6C0SBrlpiV6LnKD5oZUd5B01-hb4dfSAS_cyeUJghnelewIi2kCjxwcXdTDbhFPwY6-gc2unThY3Amz2nPURETE9hYOuUavzH_Yg/s1600/scrolliechestfront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfY3dJogYbzvcQ2YcS_fOTLRGkthW_VyuGprUwOyH6C0SBrlpiV6LnKD5oZUd5B01-hb4dfSAS_cyeUJghnelewIi2kCjxwcXdTDbhFPwY6-gc2unThY3Amz2nPURETE9hYOuUavzH_Yg/s640/scrolliechestfront.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Your turn to "tweak" something! </span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, and just lookie what I found today ... isn't it bee-you-teee-fulllll ?!  Fall is about to explode in blogland:</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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