Pinned to Perfection!

<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's my third installment of </span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Stop Pinning and DO Something!" </span></b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the Inspiration picture Pinned from Pinterest a while back.</span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAnpqMz_rZ-YS_I1yAy6Pmtq7d-xg47BYByQSRdjV3hwc3hhDQFIQwwwHoSW6YHBKH-3UM0rnSAT9lydAOmKSSiRHr8XHBrBuJ4dUr4PFjhA8Smf-TLwL0HGzmb8gRnDwnSeAD5UEy3pq/s1600/pinterest+bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAnpqMz_rZ-YS_I1yAy6Pmtq7d-xg47BYByQSRdjV3hwc3hhDQFIQwwwHoSW6YHBKH-3UM0rnSAT9lydAOmKSSiRHr8XHBrBuJ4dUr4PFjhA8Smf-TLwL0HGzmb8gRnDwnSeAD5UEy3pq/s640/pinterest+bedroom.jpg" width="564" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pinterest.com</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I fell in love with the Plates over the bed and thought that our Master Bedroom needed something just like that to snazz it up a bit. </span></div><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/AVvXsEgUcNiCfCAugdBqOazQKq4LUC-Vr7g5kVVbq8L0RxRMs54RpiUesz1dqCoXmTE0KWtWxbgIlC34L2EIB2bWoNxYmxxQfUD4FYwEiQN-IOuR_IUfRFlDjiJB3O4BS3K9Q5sWB8XsC_RNwr8s/s1600/Master.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcNiCfCAugdBqOazQKq4LUC-Vr7g5kVVbq8L0RxRMs54RpiUesz1dqCoXmTE0KWtWxbgIlC34L2EIB2bWoNxYmxxQfUD4FYwEiQN-IOuR_IUfRFlDjiJB3O4BS3K9Q5sWB8XsC_RNwr8s/s640/Master.jpg" width="640" /></a></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; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> We painted about a month ago and I have been trying to make small changes a little at a time.  I love Ironstone and have been collecting it at Antique shops and Thrift stores when I find a piece I like.  I love the creamy color and the weight of the plates.  </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/AVvXsEgDJEyuLePTzA8mhn1sGaZ0tUIf7xK6BXEHPT556gEsrKq2PPmolf0jjQ1pKg10SN-rtlPfpBTmMzO7BywPLObbEIAjKt8A4xvUkawi2U0jzhmoyi8cQbFil0rxn8fdJPqIGpE7PFAaSu79/s1600/1Master.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJEyuLePTzA8mhn1sGaZ0tUIf7xK6BXEHPT556gEsrKq2PPmolf0jjQ1pKg10SN-rtlPfpBTmMzO7BywPLObbEIAjKt8A4xvUkawi2U0jzhmoyi8cQbFil0rxn8fdJPqIGpE7PFAaSu79/s640/1Master.jpg" width="640" /></a></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; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I measured the space from the bed to the ceiling and the width of the Rod Iron Bed and cut a piece of Butcher Paper the same size.  I ran out of paper so I used wrapping paper too. I measured the halfway spot and marked it with a Sharpie.  I set out my plates until I found a pleasing arrangement. </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/AVvXsEjU2aVgbrFcT3dvIiRz-MkyTot675EvaM5Xim6L8B34BCBOhPIx_Des6IgppMPvVUEBgTJoSoo3qglo2YznyYjimvqLsRZgwH_XWb8C_OG5NbbXBdSWE5L-Bhh2Io7r6Zwy0-FuebiRD4Pe/s1600/2Master.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2aVgbrFcT3dvIiRz-MkyTot675EvaM5Xim6L8B34BCBOhPIx_Des6IgppMPvVUEBgTJoSoo3qglo2YznyYjimvqLsRZgwH_XWb8C_OG5NbbXBdSWE5L-Bhh2Io7r6Zwy0-FuebiRD4Pe/s640/2Master.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;"> And, then I traced around the plates with a Sharpie and hung it up on the wall to see if I liked it!</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/AVvXsEjo-KaBhyLVWMrqhI_MrLeKqdi3wmzXUA5C22bnFdlIccDeXOmtW_M_ebE80C-nIUHSju7JBBe8pz1OiuhejwmyqbK2K-isc49uC_UzZg8QX8mWq4Iuubu-NvhevYgBbmGzsf6Lwk-Jo9S8/s1600/3Master.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-KaBhyLVWMrqhI_MrLeKqdi3wmzXUA5C22bnFdlIccDeXOmtW_M_ebE80C-nIUHSju7JBBe8pz1OiuhejwmyqbK2K-isc49uC_UzZg8QX8mWq4Iuubu-NvhevYgBbmGzsf6Lwk-Jo9S8/s640/3Master.jpg" width="640" /></a></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; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">From this point I called in Mr. Beaux!  I'm not that tall and I couldn't see putting a ladder on top of the bed!</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He put a nail hole where he thought each hook would be and when we took the paper down you could easily see the holes to hang the hooks.</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/AVvXsEiRxoA9pH1O6IWvN2jgFNUilYF7UnY-Ax-5MFc9ae7VBljUDHMNdIT02XAow1BjVsqo1ulN7ppFPtNpW1U0FqHA3SHjRwAuPeI2p8zZXSa9r8I78zJvQwXPY2nY16FW7FaUtf68qhcDPzOB/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/AVvXsEiRxoA9pH1O6IWvN2jgFNUilYF7UnY-Ax-5MFc9ae7VBljUDHMNdIT02XAow1BjVsqo1ulN7ppFPtNpW1U0FqHA3SHjRwAuPeI2p8zZXSa9r8I78zJvQwXPY2nY16FW7FaUtf68qhcDPzOB/s640/4Master.jpg" width="640" /></a></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; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Just a little bit of tweaking and in the end I decided that I didn't like the two plates on the bottom so I left them off.  But overall I am very happy and even though there is a lot more "tweaking" to do in the room I like the results of this episode of </span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Stop Pinning and DO Something!"</span></b></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; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO Cindy </span></span></div><br /><br />Sharing at:<br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #444444; 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Pinned to Perfection!

It's my third installment of  "Stop Pinning and DO Something!" Here is the Inspiration picture Pinned from Pinterest a while b...

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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; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves</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; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">XO Cindy </span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sharing with:</span></div><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Gina at </span></i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>The Shabby Creek Cottage</i></a><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> for Transformation Thursdays<br />Sherry at </i><a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>No Minimalist Here</i></a><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> for the Open House Party on Thursdays<br />Cindy at </i><a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>My Romantic Home</i></a><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">for Show and Tell Friday<br />Courtney at </i><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>French Country Cottage</i></a><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> for Feathered Nest Friday<br />Honey at</i><a href="http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> 2805</i></a><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">for Potpourri Friday</i><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Heather and Vanessa at </i><a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>At the Picket Fence</i></a><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> for Inspiration Friday </i><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />Debra at </i><a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Common Ground</i></a><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> for Vintage Inspiration Friday<br />Sherry at</i><a href="http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> The Charm of Home</i></a><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> for Home Sweet Home Friday</span><br />Kristin at<a href="http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank"> My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia </a>for Tuesdays Treasures<br /></i></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; 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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