Staging Our Home~First Impressions

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Good Monday Morning!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">What a busy weekend we had working on our house </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and getting it ready to put on the market.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We met with our realtors on Sunday </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and although we are not ready </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to put the sign out in the front yard </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">it is never too soon to get a feel for the market </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and look at the comparatives in your area.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I feel like I have at least ONE room completely finished.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The dining room.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was by far the easiest room in the house </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but also one of the MOST important, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">as it is the first room you see when you enter the house.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdrcrF3IdKnXtY5EH_a2FXXo8JdclxNWdMrU_HbhNiA2LtZPQ6_J9HKcLdccuu_td3A7vjzWubWTwF3DBPlzAWPWXzx9h_OAN4SgH26f7NZTg0rfj-zh59fCVp-WPQ-Y7ICr8f7CDn2vM/s1600/IMG_7488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdrcrF3IdKnXtY5EH_a2FXXo8JdclxNWdMrU_HbhNiA2LtZPQ6_J9HKcLdccuu_td3A7vjzWubWTwF3DBPlzAWPWXzx9h_OAN4SgH26f7NZTg0rfj-zh59fCVp-WPQ-Y7ICr8f7CDn2vM/s640/IMG_7488.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here is the view from our front door as you enter the house.  Dining room on the right, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Office/Library on the left.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Typical for a lot of homes in our area.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHbC6Yl6aQhcHjYwwZJGZndqlnhuoFIspR3vaQK311EpovDPU-nrK7Ws7KCovzDb4A46sHwXoyZjlgQdf9QurPklVwV9BRjAN4Q15V-CqtBEQNw4jOy5GGgr38L8LAi68dOorS4b4vftk/s1600/IMG_7218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHbC6Yl6aQhcHjYwwZJGZndqlnhuoFIspR3vaQK311EpovDPU-nrK7Ws7KCovzDb4A46sHwXoyZjlgQdf9QurPklVwV9BRjAN4Q15V-CqtBEQNw4jOy5GGgr38L8LAi68dOorS4b4vftk/s640/IMG_7218.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here is what it looked like before staging.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You can see all of my landscape paintings </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and my faux roe antlers on the wall.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The table was set for New Year's in this photo.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It looks a little cluttered, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and this is one of my milder table settings.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's get to work stripping this down for resale.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinFBRbsDdwC4ZkmaRv6RnPO1Av6t93OCyQPG6k0bxSut2LSjxKZltyPXivM9pxd4gEqlhzx3eNBcoVZ8wDLW1wfGZDihQpRb4yquOHwTHwa5tdD3U87hLG-GwjVpKe-eR17B-EmLxUrIf/s1600/IMG_7481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinFBRbsDdwC4ZkmaRv6RnPO1Av6t93OCyQPG6k0bxSut2LSjxKZltyPXivM9pxd4gEqlhzx3eNBcoVZ8wDLW1wfGZDihQpRb4yquOHwTHwa5tdD3U87hLG-GwjVpKe-eR17B-EmLxUrIf/s640/IMG_7481.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">What do you think?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Not a BIG change but very tasteful and serene I think.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtGjD6Q8_i28cY3nw4mDh0wWa2sPAMboSFScfgf4yqJAzNZJksSuu2YEwggZNLySnzABAqQpoAq7qlgRLvlAc897JPH9W9hlbUkT6seZ6OQyD1Z7rzeRa6Uq5bX8uJ5fIS4DoFR0Knpi-/s1600/IMG_7483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtGjD6Q8_i28cY3nw4mDh0wWa2sPAMboSFScfgf4yqJAzNZJksSuu2YEwggZNLySnzABAqQpoAq7qlgRLvlAc897JPH9W9hlbUkT6seZ6OQyD1Z7rzeRa6Uq5bX8uJ5fIS4DoFR0Knpi-/s640/IMG_7483.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I took all of the paintings down </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and added an ivy topiary and these new sconces.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAnF0Q_q5IBs_J4u-nQvZnu54VGBnhALgmrpDCXIlwDfCp57p9pA1hzkffifx1CzK0IKM-uNZ64YAnx92WP-s3nHtiqjtghNM1VIP-BgyGVZspgGm7fnalizcFkP3J2PGExrgPVtN_9q3/s1600/IMG_7484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAnF0Q_q5IBs_J4u-nQvZnu54VGBnhALgmrpDCXIlwDfCp57p9pA1hzkffifx1CzK0IKM-uNZ64YAnx92WP-s3nHtiqjtghNM1VIP-BgyGVZspgGm7fnalizcFkP3J2PGExrgPVtN_9q3/s640/IMG_7484.jpg" width="390" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I think they go perfectly in here!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">They were a very inexpensive purchase from WUSLU </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and yet they look so rich next to the ornate mirror.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRY6WYmYvxcVo8TBj6YGxFu8ti_YsaG8gtlLujjA15rVcwAMYy7Ij0p8waBsvAnWMSEIlj86MVMtBEygafKaOaf3RKJqH-e1iyqLk24Rj26KYT6Rb5l3poD6XyEO1ThLOFZX66bq9LXUW3/s1600/IMG_7485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRY6WYmYvxcVo8TBj6YGxFu8ti_YsaG8gtlLujjA15rVcwAMYy7Ij0p8waBsvAnWMSEIlj86MVMtBEygafKaOaf3RKJqH-e1iyqLk24Rj26KYT6Rb5l3poD6XyEO1ThLOFZX66bq9LXUW3/s640/IMG_7485.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I set the table with these two very large hurricanes, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">a white runner and a silver bowl of green apples.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirnw4IgMyB7NP94oqJaHCuL3ZLRZzEUJcgy28sc9wCGEAcZO0U-XDJ8gSCJzTV9wSfI8r4FiHkl_1BSvsPhYhLNH0VJ4AxbZEsuKFgH_CxVoRMzmkiBXRfrVayQX0MwE-LEyB6G6TtQ54J/s1600/IMG_7487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirnw4IgMyB7NP94oqJaHCuL3ZLRZzEUJcgy28sc9wCGEAcZO0U-XDJ8gSCJzTV9wSfI8r4FiHkl_1BSvsPhYhLNH0VJ4AxbZEsuKFgH_CxVoRMzmkiBXRfrVayQX0MwE-LEyB6G6TtQ54J/s640/IMG_7487.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Total cost for this room was about $40.00.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And the best part is that it's DONE!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a 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client.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was an older home in a now "young" neighborhood.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The tin ceiling was a really cool feature that was being minimized by the glaring "in your face" red walls and dramatic drapes.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a 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table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style><![endif]--> </div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">UNIVERSAL KHAKI SW6150  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and we turned the table at an angle.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I switched out the pictures for one I found around the house, put some fresh flowers on the table </span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and a few place settings to add to the mood.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This house sold in less that 60 days after staging!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And that is why "First Impressions" are so important!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next Time,</span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beaux R'eves,</span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO</span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Linking to:</span></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i> </i></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Susan at<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1057618964"> </a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Between Naps on the Porch</a></span></i></span></i></span></i></span></span></i></span></i></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></i></span></i></span></span></i></span></i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Marty at <a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/">A Stroll Thru Life</a> for Tabletop Tuesday</span></span></i></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Linda at <a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Coastal Charm</a> for Nifty <span style="font-size: x-small;">Thrifty Tuesday</span> </span></span></i></span></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></i></span></i></span></span></i></span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;">Kim at <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/" target="_blank">SavvySouthern Style</a> for Wow Us Wednesdays   </span></i></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Judy at </span><a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: small;">DIY by D</span>esign</a></span></i></span></span></div></div>

Staging Our Home~First Impressions

Good Monday Morning!   What a busy weekend we had working on our house  and getting it ready to put on the market.   We met with our realtor...

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Impromptu Project

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you ever been sitting at your dining room table when, all of a sudden, you look over at your front door and decide that it needs to be painted right then and there?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If so, that sounds like my house yesterday!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've walked by ... opened ... cleaned, this same front door for almost 7 years.  *Never* have I thought about painting it anything other than white.  But, for some strange reason ... that changed a few days ago.  This is what our door looked like at 10:00 a.m. yesterday morning (</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">sorry for the poor picture quality ... I could not seem to get ride of the shadows around the windows),</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkoQlb0SrBRjctcvDKLkyd6PxJXUVqE1fHmqqtDlLoCIp2MfY7vj67tOnYuDPHubJH7HsEhN5EZAmVlc2Y0RGhiHCoVxxBZ0hCjQ0kMdTnHSUoOI9mcUoawt0dQK_xknQXK6V9WEjag/s1600/frontdoorb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkoQlb0SrBRjctcvDKLkyd6PxJXUVqE1fHmqqtDlLoCIp2MfY7vj67tOnYuDPHubJH7HsEhN5EZAmVlc2Y0RGhiHCoVxxBZ0hCjQ0kMdTnHSUoOI9mcUoawt0dQK_xknQXK6V9WEjag/s640/frontdoorb4.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, THIS is what it looked like at 10:20 a.m.!  LOL.  I just happened to have a can of black paint on hand ... and, well, our door got a new look!  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love the difference!  And, now, it matches the outside of the door, as well!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQH0RUb_1K9juUaxFjooa0mMlUd86Ih31mdIiSrBdh5wlAm7Y59UGQyeNaL36k6OOJvbGPugyZenM0rWvS_PM4kR95Oq997zYpd_SIpZdqkbsS1qqIBJDbrFvT2WoPhkEVMqcYlUErSA/s1600/frontdoorafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQH0RUb_1K9juUaxFjooa0mMlUd86Ih31mdIiSrBdh5wlAm7Y59UGQyeNaL36k6OOJvbGPugyZenM0rWvS_PM4kR95Oq997zYpd_SIpZdqkbsS1qqIBJDbrFvT2WoPhkEVMqcYlUErSA/s640/frontdoorafter.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love impromptu projects like that, don't you?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Speaking of projects ... here's something else I'm working on, which includes this beautiful fabric, which I hope will unite our dining and sitting rooms!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgBsb_2CTWzspDW__2RHwWnFcQBUakkxmIBf9Hb4IEb3Lh5zxBYMB6CDViTyCLV-uu_GzFTEM_TYKISVB6PPf-qXZgfRGKqMZ5IUQ5pBlPR5Q9D_e9KB3LO2CsuYZBUseeuHwqGcMsA/s1600/newdiningfabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgBsb_2CTWzspDW__2RHwWnFcQBUakkxmIBf9Hb4IEb3Lh5zxBYMB6CDViTyCLV-uu_GzFTEM_TYKISVB6PPf-qXZgfRGKqMZ5IUQ5pBlPR5Q9D_e9KB3LO2CsuYZBUseeuHwqGcMsA/s640/newdiningfabric.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll share the finished results soon!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by ... Happy Week!</span></div><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

Impromptu Project

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Heeding My Own Advice~Staging My Home For Sale

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As an Interior Designer and Certified Home Stager I give out a lot of advice.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In fact, I write up pages of advice for people getting ready to place their home on the market.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's good advice!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Houses that I have staged or just written up staging reports for have sold in about 60 days or less.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I must be doing something right... right?  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well folks, the time has come for me to heed my own advice.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We are in the process of putting our home up for sale this Spring.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">With my daughter the last one at home and a junior in High School we really need to downsize.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So, why is it so much harder for me to take my own words and put them into action?  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I wish I had the answer, but, for now I am just putting one foot in front of the other </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and getting each task on my long list done one project and one room at a time.  </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZKhxQEazn02G2fHjhEnqVrATYNrZQk6Nd9HC9Wf0a1qdrc8J6QbCEuiJUMasL9GegqMBYDpcJh-9WB7vfpQ2DpJc85I-DhHPj5q38ogTCJ0FlCe7rA-iJKJhmkTwmSFFjRWOSCkRKxum/s1600/IMG_7352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZKhxQEazn02G2fHjhEnqVrATYNrZQk6Nd9HC9Wf0a1qdrc8J6QbCEuiJUMasL9GegqMBYDpcJh-9WB7vfpQ2DpJc85I-DhHPj5q38ogTCJ0FlCe7rA-iJKJhmkTwmSFFjRWOSCkRKxum/s640/IMG_7352.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's start in my son's room.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For goodness sakes, he will be graduating from college this Spring!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Why does his room still look like the day he left it?  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Yes, I am <b>THAT</b> Mom!  </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8gw3giydhPPqr8LtqADg2Lxt-BKrYVobU_AlwJZIEQXaU8V5UNId7KqxTLxRP1p2x95DwODtD9Kl1PTPDf3aLQcqmlJczskOMeCtkRY6_E9-6eo-NfESplgpam2JiEr41-V73iVLsB4n/s1600/IMG_7353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8gw3giydhPPqr8LtqADg2Lxt-BKrYVobU_AlwJZIEQXaU8V5UNId7KqxTLxRP1p2x95DwODtD9Kl1PTPDf3aLQcqmlJczskOMeCtkRY6_E9-6eo-NfESplgpam2JiEr41-V73iVLsB4n/s640/IMG_7353.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">He pillaged the room and uses it now to store his drum set and whatever else.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The room is in need of paint to lighten it up </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and some kind of color scheme to tie things all together.  </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkH58mpU1jrU936weA0EwYeY3wGmk91-rUkG9OfxLGMFLU0IuTMvE6R8b8kRjH3H7stQEVTuEsNCB2aK_fT-A4Ss_1ATxykObp0CH4gsRdcepANCoVVLwUNkrE2LXq9zwre86xTHuzXuS/s1600/IMG_7351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkH58mpU1jrU936weA0EwYeY3wGmk91-rUkG9OfxLGMFLU0IuTMvE6R8b8kRjH3H7stQEVTuEsNCB2aK_fT-A4Ss_1ATxykObp0CH4gsRdcepANCoVVLwUNkrE2LXq9zwre86xTHuzXuS/s640/IMG_7351.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> And what am I supposed to do with this?  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">That certainly won't help to sell the house! </span></i></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5onsNcVyH8kq_7ZI43TrHCsO_SfANlw9CtF1zkLdIAQOJbALHKoojcpf4xQym_t6bxnuDvmJcrN4Tw9PsANNQMmMyphrVRmRCuFIRNM6HIoOZ_druOLN2LX8l5QwsO9kKw8FBEFea9Xn-/s1600/DH2013_Guest-Suite-Bedroom-01-Guest-Bedroom-FINAL_s4x3_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5onsNcVyH8kq_7ZI43TrHCsO_SfANlw9CtF1zkLdIAQOJbALHKoojcpf4xQym_t6bxnuDvmJcrN4Tw9PsANNQMmMyphrVRmRCuFIRNM6HIoOZ_druOLN2LX8l5QwsO9kKw8FBEFea9Xn-/s640/DH2013_Guest-Suite-Bedroom-01-Guest-Bedroom-FINAL_s4x3_lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Source-HGTV</span></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I came across this photo of the 2013 HGTV Showhouse guest room </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">while I was looking for Inspiration.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I needed a LOT of Inspiration to get started!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And a few Starbucks too!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I liked the blue tones and the lightness of it all.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is neutral enough without being boring.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So that was my jumping off point.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My goal (as always) was not to spend very much money.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I mean why would I want to spend money on what would soon be my "old" house?  </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAXump480Jy-sp1ZbdVUAoN7uroOSncz7On75TnXAAIzTzlIWo3odCNQ1ImKb-W8RtbqF4-Nn3jlWuHts0X2nUrwucWU_7GI-djWrnKeP3D4Vz82jaRhWYDn-Bfeq8W8Qp6G3eeC7PJ72/s1600/IMG_7437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAXump480Jy-sp1ZbdVUAoN7uroOSncz7On75TnXAAIzTzlIWo3odCNQ1ImKb-W8RtbqF4-Nn3jlWuHts0X2nUrwucWU_7GI-djWrnKeP3D4Vz82jaRhWYDn-Bfeq8W8Qp6G3eeC7PJ72/s640/IMG_7437.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here is the old headboard painted with ASCP in old white and Cocoa.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I removed the stickers with a putty knife (cursing my son the whole time) </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and painted two coatsof the chalk paint.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I found these adorable Equestrian pillows at Target in the clearance section for $13.50 each.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The plaid pillow is a pillow case with an old belt around it.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And the rest of the bedding I already owned.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I like to use white bedding in the homes that I stage.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It keeps everything light and clean looking.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The room has been painted in Sherwin William's Patience 7555 </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and boy did it lighten up the room!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There's more to do and I will be sharing it all with you </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">as each project unfolds.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">That is when I am not hitting my head and reminding myself to </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">HEED MY OWN ADVICE!!!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next Time,</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beaux R'eves,</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New 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Heeding My Own Advice~Staging My Home For Sale

As an Interior Designer and Certified Home Stager I give out a lot of advice.   In fact, I write up pages of advice for people getting ready...

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Feature at Worthing Court

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Friday, sweet friends!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While I'm going crazy in our home this weekend, taking down Valentine's and adding in Spring/Easter decor, the sweet and talented Suzy is featuring our humble abode over on her wonderful blog, <a href="http://worthingcourt.blogspot.com/">Worthing Court</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'd love for you to come visit if you have a moment ... just click <strong><a href="http://worthingcourt.blogspot.com/2013/02/house-snooping-at-adventures-in.html">HERE</a></strong>!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1HM9W0guKSccgAORgi0pootmOEJ_iQ9hKN459Ki-sWiuLGXPUvjzGHlo6oEL3dHAp88N37uc9MVkvqMx6KvbDifmWGsWCJgUpCU501D2RQP7VmWvm-d875AZHzkSTHiCOrPNvtcv8Q/s1600/suzy.jpg" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks a bunch and have a fabulous weekend!</span></div><br /><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" />

Feature at Worthing Court

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Because My Dad Said So!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Meet my dad, Sam ... devoted husband to my sweet and beautiful Mama ... retired dentist ... golf enthusiast ... and, now, apparently, decorator extraordinaire.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yDuN-KdYxwpXhxIXqS5RISqHn-s3bV7zD55Q2ZXe1s38_5ozz3mcuk0cdeIwmxDO_jZ2tyuNW58weWgS5_4mQS6p10Ph0Fe9YU6xRNAs26pBa85aGYzfV_vZCkvbovPSrUx_ppBA9Q/s1600/dad1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yDuN-KdYxwpXhxIXqS5RISqHn-s3bV7zD55Q2ZXe1s38_5ozz3mcuk0cdeIwmxDO_jZ2tyuNW58weWgS5_4mQS6p10Ph0Fe9YU6xRNAs26pBa85aGYzfV_vZCkvbovPSrUx_ppBA9Q/s640/dad1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For the past few years, whenever Dad has come over ... more often than not, he would look up at our dining room ceiling and say, in his deep southern, instructional voice, "Becca, *when* are you gonna paint that ceiling(?)," OR "you *need* to paint that ceiling ... it's too dark and brings your room down," OR "I see you *still* haven't painted that ceiling!"  Time after time, I've humbly answered (as I'd roll my eyes and nod my head) "I know ... I know, Dad."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, this 43 year old gal finally listened!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before (from last Fall):</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodksQBPnXgV-U9f2VWeRjPoaRf8FzLUp9Dx2n552lu2GHB0kx2dCfH4fMKbjjFNK4q7qytFvH-g7LaqR3ocr-EZbDctfY7Nb_ny1C0kURz6necEQw5exe3DplVgZTMMiUqF-bYsuKmg/s1600/diningb4ceiling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodksQBPnXgV-U9f2VWeRjPoaRf8FzLUp9Dx2n552lu2GHB0kx2dCfH4fMKbjjFNK4q7qytFvH-g7LaqR3ocr-EZbDctfY7Nb_ny1C0kURz6necEQw5exe3DplVgZTMMiUqF-bYsuKmg/s640/diningb4ceiling.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>AFTER</b>: <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Sorry that I'm only showing a snippet for now ... will share more once I replace our ceiling medallion!)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJyzLjTXW6VfQJfS1qeKUWoQdYKYYo2ZOPFELSsx3dhpt_jlEP1vZ8jkMRJohvlJcf4kRJ_1NiMYEPkfKNnC4BGvikgr2zJHgOzv0muEscErmwSwa16qzlaDaCqqjs3L4dCZZQ83KdQ/s1600/diningwinteroverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJyzLjTXW6VfQJfS1qeKUWoQdYKYYo2ZOPFELSsx3dhpt_jlEP1vZ8jkMRJohvlJcf4kRJ_1NiMYEPkfKNnC4BGvikgr2zJHgOzv0muEscErmwSwa16qzlaDaCqqjs3L4dCZZQ83KdQ/s640/diningwinteroverall.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Admittedly, Dad was right!  A lighter ceiling (BM's Maritime White) IS better in here!  I never realized what an effect the gold, metallic ceiling had on the Manchester Tan walls, and how it would cast the darker color down onto the walls.  It seems brighter now ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnbsHGC35Yj8AbYCKmjcTU0megUHKggb76PAolQu0ILJ7livPFkcZH_et0h3RITJvsBktOWKh4-RCHom6L-qeMlreN9N95mfdw5VXJm6Vx_6XGAR_y1tcODanlircSymeUY1CoIwqVw/s1600/diningwinterbuffet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnbsHGC35Yj8AbYCKmjcTU0megUHKggb76PAolQu0ILJ7livPFkcZH_et0h3RITJvsBktOWKh4-RCHom6L-qeMlreN9N95mfdw5VXJm6Vx_6XGAR_y1tcODanlircSymeUY1CoIwqVw/s640/diningwinterbuffet.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In fact, Mr. Roo just might break out in song!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixV0coCsUxuSfUwm-u2dsNBXt4uLq-H76OQwXPU8IKfk_jfLmElh-rFVdSqZTzHxFDWIHPb_z-qDI_oZsrNgtOTwnPV87rhzW-jDun9NAIfc1A4LcWSaWx7Bli6NlGWv6bb1ZyUB9gw/s1600/diningwinterroo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixV0coCsUxuSfUwm-u2dsNBXt4uLq-H76OQwXPU8IKfk_jfLmElh-rFVdSqZTzHxFDWIHPb_z-qDI_oZsrNgtOTwnPV87rhzW-jDun9NAIfc1A4LcWSaWx7Bli6NlGWv6bb1ZyUB9gw/s640/diningwinterroo.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm pretty sure that our *faux* orchid has even started to grow:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRoyNPMZOWnPMyeGgoM2YvGNiJgk96ityBpun4BsGOHDXmRNepKEsXBEMDPx0gVDXr_mIsy3BnNFlIRBp4pb9QnNVTDIy7Wi0ZM_Zrr_orZO90Zf5BuLsCessk-4SIYRUViNXxY6rxA/s1600/diningwintercandle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRoyNPMZOWnPMyeGgoM2YvGNiJgk96ityBpun4BsGOHDXmRNepKEsXBEMDPx0gVDXr_mIsy3BnNFlIRBp4pb9QnNVTDIy7Wi0ZM_Zrr_orZO90Zf5BuLsCessk-4SIYRUViNXxY6rxA/s640/diningwintercandle.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, because I just KNOW that Dad is going to want to bring his friends over and show them the influence he has, I added extra seating by bringing in slip covered parsons chairs (that were in our bedroom) to the heads of the table:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijw9ALeVOfCUJksXFzE3anEDDk5mouPDhHoB5E3X3viZYcPWIc9vEHX59zpGgJg9tlYDDuH88C0qABWrLrxCkTLHTUuKoT83lv7xmvBoLWzYJhLVyixZms8r1uvk1LNiPiJFLEgt7_6w/s1600/diningwinterchair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijw9ALeVOfCUJksXFzE3anEDDk5mouPDhHoB5E3X3viZYcPWIc9vEHX59zpGgJg9tlYDDuH88C0qABWrLrxCkTLHTUuKoT83lv7xmvBoLWzYJhLVyixZms8r1uvk1LNiPiJFLEgt7_6w/s640/diningwinterchair.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks, Dad, for the suggestion (or was that an order) ... I *finally* did as I was told!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRC4IZsYITFkXr2Y2LxTfSz5wwcqFBv2gau7rKPtcSpnk-BpEh6SqzGgYQ7DIwCBgYBF6h0zQk9ukKbo8X8m4WhdA7UL4ffTMeK4g9HtrGY2nwIeTm7G6e6kXhD0aS46TurwXEZvlWfQ/s1600/diningwintersideright.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRC4IZsYITFkXr2Y2LxTfSz5wwcqFBv2gau7rKPtcSpnk-BpEh6SqzGgYQ7DIwCBgYBF6h0zQk9ukKbo8X8m4WhdA7UL4ffTMeK4g9HtrGY2nwIeTm7G6e6kXhD0aS46TurwXEZvlWfQ/s640/diningwintersideright.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thankfully, Dad approves of the new ceiling and will now enjoy saying "Aren't you glad you *finally* painted that ceiling(?)" over ... and, over again!  And, admittedly, I wonder what he's going to say I need to do next!  LOL</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By the way, if you need someone to tell it like it is (or give you advice or instruction that you didn't realize you wanted or needed), I'm sure "Sammie" will be happy to zip on over in my (I mean, HIS) Corvette and share his thoughts!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uYo6chHHqYiK9u57zZM0k-DmQSgCbgiDUAm8Cpv_mmDwL2ZfMspR6s3pzmhsbRRp8dsdwGVYDcNxVUWcjvN41kcDkPmfcwP_etoNijrvT21y-3Rc-D8X_OGC2713_YyppkphWAtWEg/s1600/dad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uYo6chHHqYiK9u57zZM0k-DmQSgCbgiDUAm8Cpv_mmDwL2ZfMspR6s3pzmhsbRRp8dsdwGVYDcNxVUWcjvN41kcDkPmfcwP_etoNijrvT21y-3Rc-D8X_OGC2713_YyppkphWAtWEg/s640/dad.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As always, thanks for stopping by!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm off to party here:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">French Country Cottage/<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2013/02/feathered-nest-friday_14.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FQoLtm+%28FRENCH+COUNTRY+COTTAGE%29">Feathered Nest Friday</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" />

Because My Dad Said So!

Meet my dad, Sam ... devoted husband to my sweet and beautiful Mama ... retired dentist ... golf enthusiast ... and, now, apparently, decora...

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The Domino Effect

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Isn't it funny how one little purchase can catapult you into a full blown decorating frenzy?  When we bought this secretary (which I transformed from Mahogany stained secretary to "Pure White" - transformation <a href="http://adventuresindecorating1.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-new-addition.html?utm_source=bp_recent&utm-medium=gadget&utm_campaign=bp_recent">here</a>) ...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRADC8qC7XyC3fbAs_XbxFy4AaxiQt_8lMH4j73UJ20x0YjHNNPQg2TazDHrcKEumjSpBZXSY8Kzj2H0spfbTV_QBzTpOCmtgi5AXI4b4NxZc6B_z2zitzRaxpvhh4JkZEhBy7ov5Lw/s1600/greatvdaysecretary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRADC8qC7XyC3fbAs_XbxFy4AaxiQt_8lMH4j73UJ20x0YjHNNPQg2TazDHrcKEumjSpBZXSY8Kzj2H0spfbTV_QBzTpOCmtgi5AXI4b4NxZc6B_z2zitzRaxpvhh4JkZEhBy7ov5Lw/s640/greatvdaysecretary.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(to which I then just added a coat of "Duck Egg" on the back of the inside), I never realized that that little purchase would cause me to go into ADD (Attention *Decorating* Disorder) overload!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGl-s5v9UO-yFi7VNPFNMJ1O-3r3hgKREQ0VRfIiqLarFgJMxrRh_QbVDts6oVw9RfGqWl3vz22_hy_TRasx1Y7TeCebr90QGuKaqtMX3FG_4bf7SyXAAt2VmvMb7-KM_oAVJi4J9Oqw/s1600/greatvdaybookcaseinside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGl-s5v9UO-yFi7VNPFNMJ1O-3r3hgKREQ0VRfIiqLarFgJMxrRh_QbVDts6oVw9RfGqWl3vz22_hy_TRasx1Y7TeCebr90QGuKaqtMX3FG_4bf7SyXAAt2VmvMb7-KM_oAVJi4J9Oqw/s640/greatvdaybookcaseinside.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You see, because of where we placed the new secretary, that meant I had to find a new home for the buffet that had lived there for a few years.  Glancing around, the only logical place to put it seemed to be in the alcove beside our fireplace.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once we placed it there, my husband then decided that we needed a larger TV to balance better with the newly added buffet (LOL ... love how he actually tried to use that for his argument).  Actually, we had been planning on replacing it, anyway.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">But, because of the new TV, I thought it'd be nice to have more seating in here  ... so, in came the love seat from the sitting room:</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJe33s3xjE_qTDGYZlS3lUQ_A2tbq9EaxTZDY8JMl0Je6jnT7stKIlBWOFKVkSxaMoSWXwsjw7k7WbzDU6SXqcngQzsiNa8FyJWmqjdad5Txt5FeU4Yzfk-4-ja2yC6J_wMUtABHhbA/s1600/greatvdaynewtv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJe33s3xjE_qTDGYZlS3lUQ_A2tbq9EaxTZDY8JMl0Je6jnT7stKIlBWOFKVkSxaMoSWXwsjw7k7WbzDU6SXqcngQzsiNa8FyJWmqjdad5Txt5FeU4Yzfk-4-ja2yC6J_wMUtABHhbA/s640/greatvdaynewtv.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, a few pillows *had* to be added:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ucWEEhO7-m7sJLtizrOxQDsh0Tei8nFI9d4mlvq1mw2rRy8onlY_MOx18ALnlqmb7xJPd-zPRTOUC61J059fXIagyslQxgs3gdIfWfz5Q24VL4FY1U28j1vy2PhNYmIyp1mJU5eE2A/s1600/greatvdaypillows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ucWEEhO7-m7sJLtizrOxQDsh0Tei8nFI9d4mlvq1mw2rRy8onlY_MOx18ALnlqmb7xJPd-zPRTOUC61J059fXIagyslQxgs3gdIfWfz5Q24VL4FY1U28j1vy2PhNYmIyp1mJU5eE2A/s640/greatvdaypillows.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, then, as I was sitting at our breakfast table, peering into the great room with its new arrangement, I thought to myself "if only there were enough room to add a sofa table behind the sofa.  I've always wanted to try that, but just never have ... that was, until now!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_N-m-aYEdB-vKZsOyTU5kgEXSKYV50a9TAFt2Tt4xJbJE7CCgSsGy_eJNTFuRFT2ig5QgaQ0ycJ3UamgFA5_Hkq8LrOhRSJsOr2lzZUW4I1IwQABGMHA21n8pfQY3g4PzAwskef9Yiw/s1600/greatvdaycloche.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_N-m-aYEdB-vKZsOyTU5kgEXSKYV50a9TAFt2Tt4xJbJE7CCgSsGy_eJNTFuRFT2ig5QgaQ0ycJ3UamgFA5_Hkq8LrOhRSJsOr2lzZUW4I1IwQABGMHA21n8pfQY3g4PzAwskef9Yiw/s640/greatvdaycloche.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I grabbed the table that I had recently added to the sitting room and placed it in its new spot.  I then added a basket underneath, which serves as a great place to hide the *not-so-pretty* woofer to the TV's surround bar</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> system:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqz8yToEq7nU0OqPQDHoXmEnTGKGXaQcY831vXOoDDYT2Nb2FGzw7hs8TpBnO7cNmZkn3ymS6OIk8cHAgpMqnmAx8i6HECIUKgODZkAptL3nEfxM4pmsNN6pL0jfi-mpnSq1x7K6bIQ/s1600/greatvdaysofatable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqz8yToEq7nU0OqPQDHoXmEnTGKGXaQcY831vXOoDDYT2Nb2FGzw7hs8TpBnO7cNmZkn3ymS6OIk8cHAgpMqnmAx8i6HECIUKgODZkAptL3nEfxM4pmsNN6pL0jfi-mpnSq1x7K6bIQ/s640/greatvdaysofatable.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I kept one of the accent chairs in here ... brought the blue lamp back in (the beautiful lamp my Mom bought me is now in the office) and added another garden seat (from TJMaxx):</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLxorEXCMRoXqhjAyBqmHTP_92qNkF_RwRqT5lNV9gfx1lYC9JIxwluLz4Xi7NvuBx7zayXK2aPFOe8opS2yM1G4ZNiMiK6JgqAnFPsg-7fkvJrFTLvAT1qr051fM2KweYSSEo0bK_g/s1600/greatvdaychair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLxorEXCMRoXqhjAyBqmHTP_92qNkF_RwRqT5lNV9gfx1lYC9JIxwluLz4Xi7NvuBx7zayXK2aPFOe8opS2yM1G4ZNiMiK6JgqAnFPsg-7fkvJrFTLvAT1qr051fM2KweYSSEo0bK_g/s640/greatvdaychair.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This sweet pillow from Home Goods was a fun, inexpensive addition, too!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJlm3mJU5bVIW9A4DtLH-ISUvLPnrycLxKhhLSmz7_VVUb4u3Aom0qBUHFupXrjJlmrRwCSZjQZtUNUoAp39gRlaydWCiqh_7jS_I97zW5n0aneuztZyd7UMbr-pF4n3PTGpJhIHXtw/s1600/greatvdaybirdpillow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJlm3mJU5bVIW9A4DtLH-ISUvLPnrycLxKhhLSmz7_VVUb4u3Aom0qBUHFupXrjJlmrRwCSZjQZtUNUoAp39gRlaydWCiqh_7jS_I97zW5n0aneuztZyd7UMbr-pF4n3PTGpJhIHXtw/s640/greatvdaybirdpillow.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While I wish our great room was a bit wider, I'm enjoying the cozy feel that this new *decorating frenzy* arrangement brings:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFpGX-DsTFMu8xc9A6rVYP_obzJ4Y-XXviywHHdcmEb_O0zBvPo8AzqE6xidB680NrrGZaD_IYr-xzWjWwrZvxkgx_2BSgrKybFHJkLwNxvuvCzauCJw67cT5lf9gKveVz0d0K8-zHg/s1600/greatvdayoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFpGX-DsTFMu8xc9A6rVYP_obzJ4Y-XXviywHHdcmEb_O0zBvPo8AzqE6xidB680NrrGZaD_IYr-xzWjWwrZvxkgx_2BSgrKybFHJkLwNxvuvCzauCJw67cT5lf9gKveVz0d0K8-zHg/s640/greatvdayoverall.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">What decorating frenzies have been going on in your house, lately?!</span></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i></i></span><br /><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by,</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(I'm linking up with):</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">French Country Cottage/<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2013/02/feathered-nest-friday.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FQoLtm+%28FRENCH+COUNTRY+COTTAGE%29">Feathered Nest Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jennifer Rizzo/<a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/02/fabulously-creative-friday-linky-party.html">Fabulously Creative Friday Linky Party</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia/<a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-123/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuesdays-treasures-123">Tuesday's Treasures</a></span></div></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i></i></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></i></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i></i></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><i>Becca</i></i></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i></i></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div>

The Domino Effect

Isn't it funny how one little purchase can catapult you into a full blown decorating frenzy?  When we bought this secretary (which I tra...

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*Bare* Can be Good!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As much as I love bringing new life to an older piece, sometimes it's fun to bring life to a brand new *bare* piece!</span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For awhile, I've wanted to retire our two wrought iron barstools from our breakfast bar and add four matching wood ones in their place but, the ones I found were either the wrong style or too expensive.  It was then that I remembered a sweet reader of mine mentioning "<a href="http://youfinishfurniture.com/">Bear Naked Furniture</a>," an online store that sells unassembled, bare furniture for an extremely reasonable price!</span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are two of the barstools being introduced to Annie Sloane's Pure White:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pepWlgZAve6v_vFrOO-HMqmnHINNjAaPbeJlxKebv2xuoGlKIKzDZAZfySS94VJ0N02ErjicZJtlFUHPPV0FRYZVVrXcrWXgnSI0iiQOizqaAhzPvdkGd8g9FUYJARz1Ch7IsNJMBA/s1600/newbarstoolsb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pepWlgZAve6v_vFrOO-HMqmnHINNjAaPbeJlxKebv2xuoGlKIKzDZAZfySS94VJ0N02ErjicZJtlFUHPPV0FRYZVVrXcrWXgnSI0iiQOizqaAhzPvdkGd8g9FUYJARz1Ch7IsNJMBA/s640/newbarstoolsb4.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After the "Pure White" dried, I then decided to add "Chateaux Grey" so that they would tie in with our island and dry bar (which are painted the same color).  And, then, out came my paint pen and sanding blocks:</span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlx5oiKUj2OXqUFe76COEvYzkaYMRq9ICula79PvdZcoIibH5yTNxBnnK7pVRDjfLVqG_h3zphmVYrOxX1oRZSg4QP-N6psCPi8gqBXn4m34SszKXg3oBHaPxbOfoqNsZgcBWlTInHQ/s1600/barstoolsnumber.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlx5oiKUj2OXqUFe76COEvYzkaYMRq9ICula79PvdZcoIibH5yTNxBnnK7pVRDjfLVqG_h3zphmVYrOxX1oRZSg4QP-N6psCPi8gqBXn4m34SszKXg3oBHaPxbOfoqNsZgcBWlTInHQ/s640/barstoolsnumber.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My sweet hubby then mounted the rush seats:</span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYru7Fr4Brscr9nweRlb-Xwz8KTkhivHASw3gUIMc7xXM8NmfHIhqWc_bCVMokFrAqB6l4kFYU9dpyY1c8Xx50fywta4dm15h4wR6imNRXFmyc1prcOqCi6j8a-CP3csZ3DkM9lm-bA/s1600/barstoolsafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYru7Fr4Brscr9nweRlb-Xwz8KTkhivHASw3gUIMc7xXM8NmfHIhqWc_bCVMokFrAqB6l4kFYU9dpyY1c8Xx50fywta4dm15h4wR6imNRXFmyc1prcOqCi6j8a-CP3csZ3DkM9lm-bA/s640/barstoolsafter.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, voila!</span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsDNdCTTedCxslvzqgD-VtxDOjtsBf8bcqKlhReeMnT_L9tCAt4gYwqZnRTd0dQp7WSWtWGZIjqU2bbCa2nla9xvNx5UCDOStHz-SM5BZZRn2WQ_ER8LooGecbsOhMI_4dT3dPrS9VQ/s1600/barstoolsside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsDNdCTTedCxslvzqgD-VtxDOjtsBf8bcqKlhReeMnT_L9tCAt4gYwqZnRTd0dQp7WSWtWGZIjqU2bbCa2nla9xvNx5UCDOStHz-SM5BZZRn2WQ_ER8LooGecbsOhMI_4dT3dPrS9VQ/s640/barstoolsside.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love, LOVE having four stools here now and thank our friends for breaking them in last night at our Superbowl gathering!</span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGcwshDjCQSRcYrDn64WomXSBex8hrYfylmMZyQnMGhpP2u0q4Y7BbapXt2Ityi6AWpKyYaxGg5qPa7IuXh2Oh2vDo8B7FhUUHYAThCLRudNdOprNFpjQK45vIafOZp5WQpCwJe7lLQ/s1600/barstoolsnewall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGcwshDjCQSRcYrDn64WomXSBex8hrYfylmMZyQnMGhpP2u0q4Y7BbapXt2Ityi6AWpKyYaxGg5qPa7IuXh2Oh2vDo8B7FhUUHYAThCLRudNdOprNFpjQK45vIafOZp5WQpCwJe7lLQ/s640/barstoolsnewall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Did I mention that chairs weren't the only thing I ordered?  I'm *almost* done with my other purchase and hope to share it soon!</span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What about you?  Have you ever purchased bare furniture?</span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by,</span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" /></div><br />

*Bare* Can be Good!

As much as I love bringing new life to an older piece, sometimes it's fun to bring life to a brand new *bare* piece! For awhile, I'v...

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