Enhance Your Seat: No Squats or Lunges Required

<div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Earlier this week I introduced you to Delilah, my new Estate Sale chair .  I knew when I found her in the basement that although she was in perfect </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">condition that she needed a little TLC. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Her seat cushion was a little flat and saggy. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> ~Sigh~ </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> It happens to the best of us.  </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/AVvXsEguDS2JaeOGsQjd8YGHKTwITy4-jtdrh9peQh-yrikVgueFBMoLuLfCybnAHyF6O4eBTF67zdqeyJUoXdn-fXHkLPdi8fnm9Jh1T7N3hul0IGOFRERF_D0yf74gbjdUOIkGnEyqQmX-_SQ/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/AVvXsEguDS2JaeOGsQjd8YGHKTwITy4-jtdrh9peQh-yrikVgueFBMoLuLfCybnAHyF6O4eBTF67zdqeyJUoXdn-fXHkLPdi8fnm9Jh1T7N3hul0IGOFRERF_D0yf74gbjdUOIkGnEyqQmX-_SQ/s640/IMG_4761.jpg" width="452" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">So today, I remembered the conversation I had with my BFF as I was deciding whether or not to buy her.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  You see, my BFF used to work in the Drapery Business</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> in Texas as a Designer/Salesperson. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> She is a wealth of information!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I always learn something new that I can incorporate </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">into my own work. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Besides that, she is Hilarious and we have such fun together! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Back to my story. . .</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I commented on how her seat was a little lackluster and BFF says casually, "You know we used to buy down pillows from Sears and just cut them up and use them for stuffing."  Hmmmmm, I filed that into my "Info to use later" file and loaded the chair into the car.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Let's test the theory shall we?</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/AVvXsEhtCkFhtz9s-iNFu6UbfrRCQrLHRBIiwAkrGN4Ttj5LAfOPJrenC7D2qEs0iwkKH4GwduB0PQF4Z806Gi8__qNA0C90TR24o-kYOanWRUAgzOwRH8BtiZLHFsnSygJ0D7r8jD_0fVxXpDo/s1600/IMG_4847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCkFhtz9s-iNFu6UbfrRCQrLHRBIiwAkrGN4Ttj5LAfOPJrenC7D2qEs0iwkKH4GwduB0PQF4Z806Gi8__qNA0C90TR24o-kYOanWRUAgzOwRH8BtiZLHFsnSygJ0D7r8jD_0fVxXpDo/s640/IMG_4847.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I found an old down pillow that I wasn't using. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Haha, it was on Mr. B's side of the bed.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Hey, I said that <b>"I"</b> wasn't using it!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Don't worry, I'll replace it...</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/AVvXsEi_ja3TmNfV6snjVmJBYCWYpcL_tr1JhXtbATazRnolI68UDEhwwgTV5ZwMk0woEYazWdZI2HrDlEz-2qfwgMbFgScEgGXIdEESE9mc1Q1mzr4cBuwwSMT2bJC1lAO1da6fdfilEyy8sNE/s1600/IMG_4852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ja3TmNfV6snjVmJBYCWYpcL_tr1JhXtbATazRnolI68UDEhwwgTV5ZwMk0woEYazWdZI2HrDlEz-2qfwgMbFgScEgGXIdEESE9mc1Q1mzr4cBuwwSMT2bJC1lAO1da6fdfilEyy8sNE/s640/IMG_4852.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I busted it open and found all of this super soft white down.  Word to the wise: Turn off the ceiling fan before attempting this project.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgCIYqSQvVOstwacp4WwVs6umC9Awwo4ET6_cz3p6yITWzFFlXn7R9spdeO3j7gP10CB96Ubzt8mbwIPEomlRAHjFglTb5398-A8vY0SipHPOIptmMFPXI-1My0VygrGawae_ZjkwMyV1E/s1600/IMG_4846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIYqSQvVOstwacp4WwVs6umC9Awwo4ET6_cz3p6yITWzFFlXn7R9spdeO3j7gP10CB96Ubzt8mbwIPEomlRAHjFglTb5398-A8vY0SipHPOIptmMFPXI-1My0VygrGawae_ZjkwMyV1E/s640/IMG_4846.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I unzipped Delilah's seat cushion (no wonder she has a new dress on- hello 1985) and unzipped the cover under that one.  You can see the foam cushion and the sparse batting around it.  I stuffed the down into the old cushion cover so that way I can unzip Delilah's new dress and send it to the cleaners anytime I want.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></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/AVvXsEjZAcnYNubVzP_eiGMuqIZYGUN1BFbGyBWgeGBk4vrgcogKbj8r5apAnIijiaumxM397IB0E7hsvhLCcZBcTyiic8RnvMRVi5XMeRQEsxGhdk4fCQk1ucFloc3ZpBtASfx6km6VI3xF4x8/s1600/IMG_4854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAcnYNubVzP_eiGMuqIZYGUN1BFbGyBWgeGBk4vrgcogKbj8r5apAnIijiaumxM397IB0E7hsvhLCcZBcTyiic8RnvMRVi5XMeRQEsxGhdk4fCQk1ucFloc3ZpBtASfx6km6VI3xF4x8/s640/IMG_4854.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I just stuffed it way down in there and used almost the whole pillow.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></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/AVvXsEifOUoZ1RWOHUYan6wgXcpR_sH8XuPYtlALWRHbck5fAXdzm1o3LOfrueoo0brcgo-E3D3XH6nALnVrLlMQrTmvVyMTGTFzh2uOZwzIezMYar05CxE75KxvCNeFoJWHjUZzGzTVMbJJOyE/s1600/IMG_4855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOUoZ1RWOHUYan6wgXcpR_sH8XuPYtlALWRHbck5fAXdzm1o3LOfrueoo0brcgo-E3D3XH6nALnVrLlMQrTmvVyMTGTFzh2uOZwzIezMYar05CxE75KxvCNeFoJWHjUZzGzTVMbJJOyE/s640/IMG_4855.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I zipped her back up and tried her out. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Nope, a little more I think. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> There, perfect!</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/AVvXsEjxr9BIjtwXBbeSEdXXhiCefZF5IiUOc5hMhyoaKj76VgHZ1EUEiXsHJsarfFhoHuJf1g5d7lcELXdVKy16gh6zwtZhulBhJ2L_Bh3R62alQ3_3XujvMvDcbzZfmPcW6cuzZ-htb60vWsU/s1600/IMG_4857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxr9BIjtwXBbeSEdXXhiCefZF5IiUOc5hMhyoaKj76VgHZ1EUEiXsHJsarfFhoHuJf1g5d7lcELXdVKy16gh6zwtZhulBhJ2L_Bh3R62alQ3_3XujvMvDcbzZfmPcW6cuzZ-htb60vWsU/s640/IMG_4857.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Nice!  Soft and cushy!  </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/AVvXsEhCOE9ZzG_fJnvDa2gjbqUUf1IZEuPXqy-3pgStCpL00CeTr_-sm1XX2K6FJGG_eAsNZ-4v9iqjVvyba1vH8jmiFFxLsk7k7__n3RU-Z0emffaV1WcKLw6f4qqrQpiXrJ0K4jD6X9rsehg/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage+chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOE9ZzG_fJnvDa2gjbqUUf1IZEuPXqy-3pgStCpL00CeTr_-sm1XX2K6FJGG_eAsNZ-4v9iqjVvyba1vH8jmiFFxLsk7k7__n3RU-Z0emffaV1WcKLw6f4qqrQpiXrJ0K4jD6X9rsehg/s640/PicMonkey+Collage+chair.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I know it's not THAT big of a deal but it sure looks better to me.  And to think not ONE Squat or Lunge was performed in this seat enhancement!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">StoneGable has a fun new party: <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/" target="_blank">Tutorials, Tips, and Tidbits </a>that I'm joining tonight at 8:00pm. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Until Next Time,</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves,</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">XO Cindy</span></i></div>

Enhance Your Seat: No Squats or Lunges Required

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No Sew Outdoor Curtains

<br /><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Good Morning!  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I'm wrapping up my patio space this week.  Just in time too, as my dear baby sister is coming to visit on Friday.  I have the extreme pleasure of keeping my beautiful niece for a whole MONTH!  I can't wait!  She and Miss Beaux act just like sisters (without the fighting).  I love watching them together. </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img id="hero" src="http://ab.pbimgs.com/pbimgs/ab/images/dp/wcm/201214/0007/img6b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; opacity: 1;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pottery Barn</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> If you have been following along I started with the<a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/06/from-yawn-to-yay.html"> patio furniture</a>, <a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/07/staining-concrete.html" target="_blank">staining the concrete </a>and creating the<a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/07/outdoor-daybed.html" target="_blank"> "Hobo" bed.</a>  (yes the name has stuck!)  When I began this project I had visions of curtains softly blowing in the breeze allowing for some privacy and adding some softness to the space.  Hmmmm, then the sticker shock set in!  Have you priced outdoor curtains?  WOW!  Anywhere from $50-$100 per panel.  Times that by 8 and you are talking expensive!  There had to be another solution. </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></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/AVvXsEjQ0BWP7ho5ukaU_OkSXUgqwu5UsujtygF5FQYL-8NaCxlDzw6z6DNAxOwyUJ_xkjVWk4Xdg8GUYWL5LRRTLKtzbTvQXiZOPQrOKb_zI8lYuw0E3c3gZ8OiapObgnBThsN3IQLis1GmaHk/s1600/IMG_4836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0BWP7ho5ukaU_OkSXUgqwu5UsujtygF5FQYL-8NaCxlDzw6z6DNAxOwyUJ_xkjVWk4Xdg8GUYWL5LRRTLKtzbTvQXiZOPQrOKb_zI8lYuw0E3c3gZ8OiapObgnBThsN3IQLis1GmaHk/s640/IMG_4836.jpg" width="476" /></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 thought about sewing curtains but after all the work we put into the patio I just ran out of gas. </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/AVvXsEj8Z42XM9aZmUNlCq9MAw1qIXK-1UNvYu4u8UWqCmUK_UbkAY3Y2EVQRX7viETVlc-6akPDYdYvwIsiXvfdFledtXXbVPXejZIAAIpKPykCaAk5Gunah8TJZODztjpLmjeiRaCV28398ok/s1600/IMG_4834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Z42XM9aZmUNlCq9MAw1qIXK-1UNvYu4u8UWqCmUK_UbkAY3Y2EVQRX7viETVlc-6akPDYdYvwIsiXvfdFledtXXbVPXejZIAAIpKPykCaAk5Gunah8TJZODztjpLmjeiRaCV28398ok/s640/IMG_4834.jpg" width="480" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Mr. Beaux came home from work one day and sat on the sofa.  He looked at me very seriously and said "I want to talk to you about something." <span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Uh Oh</span>  "I was thinking about this at work all day"  <span style="color: #0b5394;">Um, OK  </span>"What do you think about using plumbing pieces for the curtain rods?" </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> <span style="color: #0b5394;">OH YOU DEAR MAN!!! </span></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>What a stellar idea!!!</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/AVvXsEgW3WwaLeVEPeK4mqV_hDcrsB6ctuqbfn2dhXGA951hjUt2yj4hayAuNf0uVAu2HUSH2pi8HMSTOoN6ehKq-xW8YJsRiba0wO-3PeVzSBs_Sbo6uxFUhF125ALA2sTehX5sDQWp1_EEbPw/s1600/IMG_4689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3WwaLeVEPeK4mqV_hDcrsB6ctuqbfn2dhXGA951hjUt2yj4hayAuNf0uVAu2HUSH2pi8HMSTOoN6ehKq-xW8YJsRiba0wO-3PeVzSBs_Sbo6uxFUhF125ALA2sTehX5sDQWp1_EEbPw/s640/IMG_4689.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>"We could use a Flange, and an Elbow and pipe for the rod."  I nodded my head and pretended to know what all of those things were.  We headed to Lowe's after dinner and cruised the aisles for what we needed.  We ended up using electrical conduit instead of pipe as it was more cost effective.  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>He sent me to the paint section to pick up more spray paint.  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>That's when it hit me!  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I could use 6X9 drop cloths for the curtains. </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> They were the perfect size and only $10.00 each! </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/AVvXsEhmrr8msz_jV3WJjWsMDWQl5tL6PHt4j7qCOVZJFM9rHRGlbjCFiz4v1qUAJZiicCR9vH-0oqMkMW7ipX1I5iJNEEXX36o7HOiWGNDrlAKaPEe3csm8rJd1EekgFY6J4bbfCi3piquP1Bw/s1600/IMG_4694z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrr8msz_jV3WJjWsMDWQl5tL6PHt4j7qCOVZJFM9rHRGlbjCFiz4v1qUAJZiicCR9vH-0oqMkMW7ipX1I5iJNEEXX36o7HOiWGNDrlAKaPEe3csm8rJd1EekgFY6J4bbfCi3piquP1Bw/s640/IMG_4694z.jpg" width="616" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Mr. B hung up the rods with </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>inexpensive curtain rings attached. </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/AVvXsEiDHDLMXYZ9fZH_ypPKpCXfKsdk3mYVk0N7D_DzHGsBB3EHNuUQARE-VqNEOkobwMgAG0KXlTiVsNRXKPVDwBwOlN7GIzqtD5MmW3qG7X-Ek7SGJDHTbD3ddWc4Un8XS5kiOZBpwvgB3Zs/s1600/IMG_4832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHDLMXYZ9fZH_ypPKpCXfKsdk3mYVk0N7D_DzHGsBB3EHNuUQARE-VqNEOkobwMgAG0KXlTiVsNRXKPVDwBwOlN7GIzqtD5MmW3qG7X-Ek7SGJDHTbD3ddWc4Un8XS5kiOZBpwvgB3Zs/s640/IMG_4832.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><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I just clipped on the drop cloths and we were all set!  I washed the drop cloths first because I thought they were too stiff.  Also, we first purchased 4 -10 oz weight drop cloths and they were longer than the 8oz ones for some reason, so I just folded them over at the top.  I know they don't match right now but I got over it.  Life isn't perfect and maybe someday I will buy more so that they all match. </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Now I am going to show you a million pictures that I took.  Thanks for indulging me!</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/AVvXsEjiA7Z3XU-qcie6U8BpQfmWrA17HeX63csUacMSy911od8XlkbfTVwJwKb4W1pIsvq0oJS50oFsqoJslacyIhQNexLG_DAGXZA48giA8QBMup0dqFq7OEZRdjUdvyeCj6k_BEC4rd2Xpkc/s1600/IMG_4768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiA7Z3XU-qcie6U8BpQfmWrA17HeX63csUacMSy911od8XlkbfTVwJwKb4W1pIsvq0oJS50oFsqoJslacyIhQNexLG_DAGXZA48giA8QBMup0dqFq7OEZRdjUdvyeCj6k_BEC4rd2Xpkc/s640/IMG_4768.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> Curtains closed!  </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 see the seam on the cloth to the left...  I could have cropped it out but this is reality here...</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/AVvXsEhXW25kmmpsqTtLy7Lp08sgFLe62dDXHaXB0ZsZ-oJFIrxJQLmN4kHsDAOwMhZ10WgbvMSoXNqgsdjoizqzgfto8avsHl-NdmhYFS5SQkwvofHaStppPMM7n7RNwqa38L7kGvsO7FU_SPc/s1600/IMG_4774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXW25kmmpsqTtLy7Lp08sgFLe62dDXHaXB0ZsZ-oJFIrxJQLmN4kHsDAOwMhZ10WgbvMSoXNqgsdjoizqzgfto8avsHl-NdmhYFS5SQkwvofHaStppPMM7n7RNwqa38L7kGvsO7FU_SPc/s640/IMG_4774.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>Closed from the outside.  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Does it look like one of those VIP cabanas?  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ha, Ha, where IS that pool boy?</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/AVvXsEif5v1GM0m1MSicEdS0AM-AgXWJFCVWVh718IdKS4fBbwqcG1i_jzMwPhW1XVebcQioFVeUls1weWuGvlBsZorft_ePzECqnEoPV9sYRA7HIoDly4MlOQQHc6qmEEllPJ3ejpixiQBgLzQ/s1600/IMG_4826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5v1GM0m1MSicEdS0AM-AgXWJFCVWVh718IdKS4fBbwqcG1i_jzMwPhW1XVebcQioFVeUls1weWuGvlBsZorft_ePzECqnEoPV9sYRA7HIoDly4MlOQQHc6qmEEllPJ3ejpixiQBgLzQ/s640/IMG_4826.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><br /></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/AVvXsEj2eIkE4X1yHSMdynw7BbIo92iM7uD9ELs474yS1yfX3ZAobSxuUi6ylab7k_6lNjfwvAnzrhCYWtP8TsIOad7cWT-sM7JiCeCTD3g47vVhJ-ta8EXzvgXRLFA-hGUu9Pw23eruex7yN8M/s1600/IMG_4831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eIkE4X1yHSMdynw7BbIo92iM7uD9ELs474yS1yfX3ZAobSxuUi6ylab7k_6lNjfwvAnzrhCYWtP8TsIOad7cWT-sM7JiCeCTD3g47vVhJ-ta8EXzvgXRLFA-hGUu9Pw23eruex7yN8M/s640/IMG_4831.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>Wouldn't it be so fun to have a party here?</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/AVvXsEiUIgkjpS3HJvUHFP6oOM42WJmEqy1K4sQ_ga8YVJXAkQC24AC10ACbhbK5zTjwYvq2QTdU1R17I9BCvdb93G0ZSvowJpv7bI33VUTLWl73dUy9UnxNy0nISbcI3Xq5MX16kmmP_XkBeRU/s1600/IMG_4805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIgkjpS3HJvUHFP6oOM42WJmEqy1K4sQ_ga8YVJXAkQC24AC10ACbhbK5zTjwYvq2QTdU1R17I9BCvdb93G0ZSvowJpv7bI33VUTLWl73dUy9UnxNy0nISbcI3Xq5MX16kmmP_XkBeRU/s640/IMG_4805.jpg" width="602" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Night time shot</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/AVvXsEg9WXGRtTzFVkuvmHN9Du4IK-rEtSL4q7DtHI6F5k9KAJPFsTNu80grJYttvnQoe5jQRTczZpwprRUH0LeLKz_GeLwk0ABAIZy2zB9sVKf_4QP5b_cstRZpcQ1VYfn0VPEsZ3j2p39-Kv4/s1600/IMG_4809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WXGRtTzFVkuvmHN9Du4IK-rEtSL4q7DtHI6F5k9KAJPFsTNu80grJYttvnQoe5jQRTczZpwprRUH0LeLKz_GeLwk0ABAIZy2zB9sVKf_4QP5b_cstRZpcQ1VYfn0VPEsZ3j2p39-Kv4/s640/IMG_4809.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>With the flash...</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/AVvXsEjQ0BWP7ho5ukaU_OkSXUgqwu5UsujtygF5FQYL-8NaCxlDzw6z6DNAxOwyUJ_xkjVWk4Xdg8GUYWL5LRRTLKtzbTvQXiZOPQrOKb_zI8lYuw0E3c3gZ8OiapObgnBThsN3IQLis1GmaHk/s1600/IMG_4836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0BWP7ho5ukaU_OkSXUgqwu5UsujtygF5FQYL-8NaCxlDzw6z6DNAxOwyUJ_xkjVWk4Xdg8GUYWL5LRRTLKtzbTvQXiZOPQrOKb_zI8lYuw0E3c3gZ8OiapObgnBThsN3IQLis1GmaHk/s640/IMG_4836.jpg" width="476" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I seriously can't wait to use it!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Until Next Time,</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #666666;">XO Cindy</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm linking to <i>Kim at <a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">Savvy Southern Style</a> for Wow Us Wednesdays and</i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i> Judy at <a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/">DIY by Design</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Sherry at <a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/">No Minimalist Here</a> for the Open House Party on Thursdays</i></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i><i>Gina at <a href="http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/">The Shabby Creek Cottage</a> for Transformation Thursdays<br /></i></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; 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No Sew Outdoor Curtains

Good Morning!   I'm wrapping up my patio space this week.  Just in time too, as my dear baby sister is coming to visit on Friday.  I h...

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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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Outdoor Daybed

<div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">If you've been reading my blog lately you know that I've been working to update the patio space under my deck.  It's a large area that was getting no love whatsoever.  So, after cleaning up the table and chairs, painting the furniture and staining the concrete I was ready to add a comfy spot to read or maybe even take a nap.  Mr. Beaux agreed to make a piece of furniture for me to cut down on costs.  We researched plans on the internet and came across a few sites that had "double lounge chairs".  I thought that this would be a fantastic addition to the corner of the patio.  But as Mr. B started to build the base I came out to check on him and I liked the simplicity of the base just by itself.  We talked about it and I knew that I had an extra twin mattress that I wasn't using.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Well, follow along to see how it turned out!</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/AVvXsEiFtEZ7EeMThR9MK25e82pThFhEUwjQvAVvGwzZ79A5Q0GtEsrGmFxmmnuOGmZqP4wcQewzN4Ss5H4jpu907-Gz9Sacfg0Zjj1zqYKBsCi1LUIGAJJ9pr6f948epOL24y7Uchluj90pZVI/s1600/IMG_4725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtEZ7EeMThR9MK25e82pThFhEUwjQvAVvGwzZ79A5Q0GtEsrGmFxmmnuOGmZqP4wcQewzN4Ss5H4jpu907-Gz9Sacfg0Zjj1zqYKBsCi1LUIGAJJ9pr6f948epOL24y7Uchluj90pZVI/s640/IMG_4725.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Here he is putting on a coat of stain.  </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/AVvXsEjv50T7mw1VCcHB8QZSe3Cr43eotlx2ISxKA2syJlJLkVkj_ZssSW3ba9KiWHEUyVRcffCRf7gU0ux42SoDJNreAQ5e0hVZMrD6v60nv8Sw0QqUg-NaLohyphenhyphenyX7Cl2M6FSQ4lS3b4G4vCnI/s1600/IMG_4727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv50T7mw1VCcHB8QZSe3Cr43eotlx2ISxKA2syJlJLkVkj_ZssSW3ba9KiWHEUyVRcffCRf7gU0ux42SoDJNreAQ5e0hVZMrD6v60nv8Sw0QqUg-NaLohyphenhyphenyX7Cl2M6FSQ4lS3b4G4vCnI/s640/IMG_4727.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> So, basically, it is a platform base with an attached headboard. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> It measures 44"X76" and is 12" tall.  </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/AVvXsEi4mk43CTTttWGwZqTEkRKjAizYxRLOakW4fg0SjtFPC62dwcCn80O015MEf2roEoRg8-GFyxRrL3lBb1YebW2p6C6AjbLULcyIbFqO0YllcF2SJlR3UNkZgNLjrCbC_qiemUFasiFMCxw/s1600/IMG_4740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mk43CTTttWGwZqTEkRKjAizYxRLOakW4fg0SjtFPC62dwcCn80O015MEf2roEoRg8-GFyxRrL3lBb1YebW2p6C6AjbLULcyIbFqO0YllcF2SJlR3UNkZgNLjrCbC_qiemUFasiFMCxw/s640/IMG_4740.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Here it is on the patio. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Ready to get comfy?</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/AVvXsEiHrrQOrfkvd3ErM9cjr2257m4f8WUJlXhPJ1eQTOQ0H6GSzTyQmUWTaIjgIjadkdzhn9e2uVEm-ajorSWKB4730aCnDGMrqSvh1jl2CgvRLpyYeVvqV_zS4D5h2WeasAPrpJG2rYGBedE/s1600/IMG_4743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrrQOrfkvd3ErM9cjr2257m4f8WUJlXhPJ1eQTOQ0H6GSzTyQmUWTaIjgIjadkdzhn9e2uVEm-ajorSWKB4730aCnDGMrqSvh1jl2CgvRLpyYeVvqV_zS4D5h2WeasAPrpJG2rYGBedE/s640/IMG_4743.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I added the mattress with a waterproof cover and put a 6X9 dropcloth over it.  I like that there is space around the edges to show off the wood.  Want to add some pillows?</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/AVvXsEghaPlLtv8s9Yo5cGe-p6nQeEV8CiWy5qRS3xKPVzgipA6eIdq00D7YV49dkFp1z9NeM6x6O-RdrctfloB5j6lZ_2biwhIMcCvJKqssHjosXWAZ3qPPIMyzmiYv8h70DB9nu6_8YDIhfiA/s1600/IMG_4747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaPlLtv8s9Yo5cGe-p6nQeEV8CiWy5qRS3xKPVzgipA6eIdq00D7YV49dkFp1z9NeM6x6O-RdrctfloB5j6lZ_2biwhIMcCvJKqssHjosXWAZ3qPPIMyzmiYv8h70DB9nu6_8YDIhfiA/s640/IMG_4747.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Miss Beaux and I went shopping this week and I found all of these pillow covers at Marshall's and the Union Jack pillow I snagged at World Market.  I had the feed sack stashed away for a long time just waiting for the right spot.  I cheated on that pillow as I really only stuffed another pillow in there and folded it in.  </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/AVvXsEh0nVj1qjKWBWD4ZEvZ16VF0RXg4TeqPsayTFBS4yk-f54ks6N9qc5B5ZGJBLBzk7gCwK2IhjKhi2rADBAFJbD8lScIHT9qZqjpA362WttOZuzHxzZuTWSiAR0Tv5xmgKCWk0YbWVYT6-s/s1600/IMG_4749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nVj1qjKWBWD4ZEvZ16VF0RXg4TeqPsayTFBS4yk-f54ks6N9qc5B5ZGJBLBzk7gCwK2IhjKhi2rADBAFJbD8lScIHT9qZqjpA362WttOZuzHxzZuTWSiAR0Tv5xmgKCWk0YbWVYT6-s/s640/IMG_4749.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Can you believe that I found these two pictures at an Estate Sale this morning?  $25.00 a piece.  The Home Goods sticker was still on the back priced at $50.00.  I'm not worried about them getting ruined outside because the canvas is plastic.  I bought the palm at Costco, $22.00.  I need to fix it up with some Spanish Moss.  You can barely see my new rug with the pretty blue print.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></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/AVvXsEh4iJe7ryuKL3dDzktdHewqxb8LVHwuRRr5izayLW8z_eYOpvPL-cz6TL-FlcieHUgAvCuvZeDldiyPEBAAbq1GRdZ6qBYarwlcfVreU2DuSdnhfp4eT9d5OEkF47qFqveZFFg0l0Eqs_w/s1600/IMG_4753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iJe7ryuKL3dDzktdHewqxb8LVHwuRRr5izayLW8z_eYOpvPL-cz6TL-FlcieHUgAvCuvZeDldiyPEBAAbq1GRdZ6qBYarwlcfVreU2DuSdnhfp4eT9d5OEkF47qFqveZFFg0l0Eqs_w/s640/IMG_4753.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Here is a better view.  Miss B and I found the other two rugs at Target on clearance for $29.00 .  I wanted to layer the rugs to add depth.  (I see that one of the rugs is not matching up with the other and now my OCD is kicking in).  I placed two of the patio chairs for extra seating and now we have a real conversation area.  </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/AVvXsEiEQyi16n2KDwt97Bi_ytp4BtlRmdoGH41so9S_zCr4i7RPHN2yptzgx5GGVvt6IZQfUyYsVML7Z5F2wv4LW7Y2Has1K2XklSEWrnS5duLdpEGHoiSepLbWboYYJMjE3QPcx38FZD1Kowk/s1600/IMG_4754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQyi16n2KDwt97Bi_ytp4BtlRmdoGH41so9S_zCr4i7RPHN2yptzgx5GGVvt6IZQfUyYsVML7Z5F2wv4LW7Y2Has1K2XklSEWrnS5duLdpEGHoiSepLbWboYYJMjE3QPcx38FZD1Kowk/s640/IMG_4754.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I brought down my Home Goods garden stool from the Living Room that I bought for a song at $49.00. I think it's really coming together now.  I need to find a cocktail table and a few odds and ends and I think we are done.  When I got it all together yesterday my middle son was home to celebrate the 4th with us.  He came down to see the patio all finished and said<b> "Hey, COOL, a Hobo Bed!"</b>.  I laughed soooooo hard.  A HOBO bed?  I asked him what that meant and he explained that at College that would be perfect for the guy who always has too much to drink at the party!  Make him sleep outside like a Hobo!  Now we officially call it the "Hobo Bed".  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Don't you love your kids and their humor?</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/AVvXsEglzUWVJPaI1R52ziE_OxDfiN5zDDdn56tEIcyZ8E2Z3kwOjxljAWQfwjmZgfk7U9eUTgRKYmfNzcZNFXGE60swDPu7h0_7WVyFNiSeF5Ebg5bHqhx_r5aDbjb4eVJkBxjwZ0u5AVEK34Y/s1600/PicMonkey+Collagec.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzUWVJPaI1R52ziE_OxDfiN5zDDdn56tEIcyZ8E2Z3kwOjxljAWQfwjmZgfk7U9eUTgRKYmfNzcZNFXGE60swDPu7h0_7WVyFNiSeF5Ebg5bHqhx_r5aDbjb4eVJkBxjwZ0u5AVEK34Y/s640/PicMonkey+Collagec.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Wait until you see Mr. B's idea for the patio in my next post! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Until Next Time,</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves,</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">XO Cindy</span></i><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Sharing at: </span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><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><br /><i> </i><i><a href="http://www.notjustahousewife.net/">Not Just a Housewife</a></i><br /><i> Marty at <a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/">A Stroll Thru Life</a> for Tabletop Tuesday</i></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Roeshel  at <a href="http://diyshowoff.com/" target="_blank">DIY Showoff</a></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Kristin at<a href="http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank"> My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> for Tuesday's Treasures<br />Linda at <a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/">Coastal Charm</a>for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday<br /><a href="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Faded Charm</a> for White Wednesday <br />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></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Brambleberry Cottage</a><br />Gina at <a href="http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/">The Shabby Creek Cottage</a> for Transformation Thursdays<br />Sherry at <a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/">No Minimalist Here</a> for the Open House Party on Thursdays</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; 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Happy Birthday America Tablescape

<div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I <span style="color: red;">LOVE</span> the <span style="color: #0b5394;">Fourth of July! </span> </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The carefree days of Summer are in full bloom and everyone seems more relaxed and ready for a great party.  We are home this year for the Fourth.  So, we will be celebrating with friends and family and viewing fireworks later.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  How about you? </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> How do you celebrate?</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/AVvXsEheWxNTbwa0CaETHWEh5u2vaORVMKUJwvyHTt6LNhXLUuRLAxR-0FNhH4z8AQ4LLyBMroJvlcdU0Zrm_kksfhoIAYw9537T4Zb9e4K-DN8pytrwWRuh9md8iwz811VaJCHhA71gQeEdRyE/s1600/IMG_4723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWxNTbwa0CaETHWEh5u2vaORVMKUJwvyHTt6LNhXLUuRLAxR-0FNhH4z8AQ4LLyBMroJvlcdU0Zrm_kksfhoIAYw9537T4Zb9e4K-DN8pytrwWRuh9md8iwz811VaJCHhA71gQeEdRyE/s640/IMG_4723.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Just for fun I put together a 4th of July table.  </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/AVvXsEgrBhB5nM4Q9nJr09P26k71hwWDzu9Yvc7dOjwY7Of7SZ40aPf-ZpuVqtIe8iFmUOreOh-HJqR5WnvcT-M86M0TePFlmR6ALq4iW-9U_FNB2GB4EbOZ-aTeLlJ7q-3PCFrlNQLkp0n1_Ds/s1600/IMG_4707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBhB5nM4Q9nJr09P26k71hwWDzu9Yvc7dOjwY7Of7SZ40aPf-ZpuVqtIe8iFmUOreOh-HJqR5WnvcT-M86M0TePFlmR6ALq4iW-9U_FNB2GB4EbOZ-aTeLlJ7q-3PCFrlNQLkp0n1_Ds/s640/IMG_4707.jpg" width="524" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I bought some things last year on clearance and was eager to put them to use.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhvhfHzqdfubzIQ4YNerb_F4EBgqZdBqRwj_8f6I_un_3zw-prF1578vcmSBiNhLWZ9-5-_LS5wjdZoEsqf4FBBtAcqPBQMEsfB6AHc2FkhS7Of0pmWB1iTsbvifhSrObVsOHMiMeLwm7k/s1600/IMG_4709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhfHzqdfubzIQ4YNerb_F4EBgqZdBqRwj_8f6I_un_3zw-prF1578vcmSBiNhLWZ9-5-_LS5wjdZoEsqf4FBBtAcqPBQMEsfB6AHc2FkhS7Of0pmWB1iTsbvifhSrObVsOHMiMeLwm7k/s640/IMG_4709.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Blue and white napkins and plates from JCP.  The plates were on clearance for $2.50 a piece.  It's from their Americana line.  The table runner is an Estate Sale find for $5.00.  It's just a remnant of lightweight burlap or a similar fabric.  The white napkins were a WM clearance item at $1.00.  Popcorn holders were also at World Market.  </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/AVvXsEjA3BvfMBmYUfea59PHOFMtRTfXQdX_OrirlnALl9qkoSC2lfRUQmwQtooyUbZaQaDHRfa8jgCec1vKFgpWRxnspR-DG9D4Aihxmux7BEih_d6Db2fsniEujeSAB-uflOaxd4llnWOn06A/s1600/IMG_4720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3BvfMBmYUfea59PHOFMtRTfXQdX_OrirlnALl9qkoSC2lfRUQmwQtooyUbZaQaDHRfa8jgCec1vKFgpWRxnspR-DG9D4Aihxmux7BEih_d6Db2fsniEujeSAB-uflOaxd4llnWOn06A/s640/IMG_4720.jpg" width="360" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I couldn't resist them!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">And they matched my Bandanas that I picked up at an Estate Sale a few weeks ago.</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/AVvXsEiaMG15BfqegtogDSgeu4H91-7O31nOBwqEpA_REOtpoHm8UXVgSCPiOO1pGmtwQSC3WMVNGpXmZMCkY4gLJcPlCgm8wMRT_uvV9Cl4HWrcbPRFOUw37MYc7CBLyOACT0ttQQN3AKsZjJ0/s1600/IMG_4714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMG15BfqegtogDSgeu4H91-7O31nOBwqEpA_REOtpoHm8UXVgSCPiOO1pGmtwQSC3WMVNGpXmZMCkY4gLJcPlCgm8wMRT_uvV9Cl4HWrcbPRFOUw37MYc7CBLyOACT0ttQQN3AKsZjJ0/s640/IMG_4714.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Have I showed you my new red and white</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> transfer dishes yet?  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">This is one of my most exciting finds this year!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I have been searching for red transferware for a long time. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I passed up a set at an antique store a few months ago.  </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/AVvXsEhIzyuTon5ZCk9W31R3SEe7pbzZODQswpqdG9aKaVr1U8KJHMQldDu400MDNb7oyai3e1SYmIyOmC52nz92oc7KsRXq77tN_8PBbj7riAXUl2zliKNEi4xhPcHkNhxds5MpIZ4mLTpjf8k/s1600/IMG_4711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzyuTon5ZCk9W31R3SEe7pbzZODQswpqdG9aKaVr1U8KJHMQldDu400MDNb7oyai3e1SYmIyOmC52nz92oc7KsRXq77tN_8PBbj7riAXUl2zliKNEi4xhPcHkNhxds5MpIZ4mLTpjf8k/s640/IMG_4711.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> These were purchased last week at an Estate Sale.  A set of 44 Johnson Brothers "Strawberry Fair" for $125.00.  They were made between 1959 and 1973 in England.  </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/AVvXsEgviI3lauLi_82kBfdBpcSWPpaR2i8KBjYlcxGIL-o1dqEsrQ1aqblXzZ-chRwX6n4qH_cuoBb0B3W_fJUuG857u7OlN3GwF2Bu3GpBFSeaV6i5G7Eg8iQebMUTIFiJ0u3w7NgPtgFYD88/s1600/IMG_4721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviI3lauLi_82kBfdBpcSWPpaR2i8KBjYlcxGIL-o1dqEsrQ1aqblXzZ-chRwX6n4qH_cuoBb0B3W_fJUuG857u7OlN3GwF2Bu3GpBFSeaV6i5G7Eg8iQebMUTIFiJ0u3w7NgPtgFYD88/s640/IMG_4721.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I'm in love! I have kept them on the counter all week now.  I just pass by and look at them!</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I have a problem, I know! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Dishaholic!</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/AVvXsEhC_kDYCgVPeo5if970ONI-WfXX8XijsptB4BYTWhbJFsDwM7N0Dqk4jbgwp0e5yXEkWVM582yxYxNKuZmycQLkznEtXcTNA9Jr7YE2w9HCiJ0oigMIe3ue1I7gw_qy1DgtZi_4qcqdEjQ/s1600/IMG_4715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_kDYCgVPeo5if970ONI-WfXX8XijsptB4BYTWhbJFsDwM7N0Dqk4jbgwp0e5yXEkWVM582yxYxNKuZmycQLkznEtXcTNA9Jr7YE2w9HCiJ0oigMIe3ue1I7gw_qy1DgtZi_4qcqdEjQ/s640/IMG_4715.jpg" width="602" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I finally put them away in the dish cupboard. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> It's all decked out for the 4th too.</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/AVvXsEgwkIna3awBbkerz0k2p0jR75rmv3WQkZ_lExDw9PQyL3lwoiCvIB9YW7xc5X0Ab7pAHcmye1LDnGGvghFYrqVp-fyINJUneXa1R9WTqkdIEW8v59HZDyEdt4CEbtFJWg3GBVhv2NU99EA/s1600/IMG_4719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkIna3awBbkerz0k2p0jR75rmv3WQkZ_lExDw9PQyL3lwoiCvIB9YW7xc5X0Ab7pAHcmye1LDnGGvghFYrqVp-fyINJUneXa1R9WTqkdIEW8v59HZDyEdt4CEbtFJWg3GBVhv2NU99EA/s640/IMG_4719.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">And so is Mr. Rooster.</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/AVvXsEggSrIb58FukuXN7sNN7PO828bKYwHcxp4Z8zPQDkvmjUhtphqHYlUPTdM5Etd55wcqdHVxu_ZvcAgIyzEsoZdRbWacqVe31JjnD0-C1clHEir6OVjdxKp9g966LUgUXYiFfnVP2nbamk0/s1600/IMG_4713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSrIb58FukuXN7sNN7PO828bKYwHcxp4Z8zPQDkvmjUhtphqHYlUPTdM5Etd55wcqdHVxu_ZvcAgIyzEsoZdRbWacqVe31JjnD0-C1clHEir6OVjdxKp9g966LUgUXYiFfnVP2nbamk0/s640/IMG_4713.jpg" width="372" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I think this is one of my favorite tables!</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/AVvXsEhKgwy0xql_UaEh227-ohumVP2XRY5T1JbtiyGxVG8UHVTaZm8_2-QU5kw0Uu-oMZHMzos7iQCisBMPNpENHQLYNdaGTBWvvS2CeFrOkpIpeDBTANt32eFSyyMueIhr-1wlhmcrlSIakJ0/s1600/IMG_4724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgwy0xql_UaEh227-ohumVP2XRY5T1JbtiyGxVG8UHVTaZm8_2-QU5kw0Uu-oMZHMzos7iQCisBMPNpENHQLYNdaGTBWvvS2CeFrOkpIpeDBTANt32eFSyyMueIhr-1wlhmcrlSIakJ0/s640/IMG_4724.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Happy 4th of July! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Have a brownie! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> <b>And a special thank you to those </b></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>who serve our country</b></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"> and keep us safe!  </span></i></b></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Until Next Time,</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves,</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">XO Cindy</span></i><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;">I'll be linking up to these wonderful parties:</span></i><br /><a href="http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Cuisine Kathleen's-Let's Dish</span></i></a><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;">and </span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Susan's Tablescape Thursday </a></span></i></div><br />

Happy Birthday America Tablescape

I LOVE the Fourth of July!    The carefree days of Summer are in full bloom and everyone seems more relaxed and ready for a great party.  ...

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