It Looks "Mulch" Better

<div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Hi Everyone, I hope you had a fantastic weekend! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Our weather was great here,</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> nice and sunny and not too windy.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Perfect weather for <b style="color: #783f04;">MULCH!!!</b></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/AVvXsEhAq-_1prGT5riJH188tRGXbOcwH3eF-XrNouAg1VrJ4oj1i4vKH5E2TY8ylofLUaVP1jQiCdu5Il1MsFLsaZmTDIplxrGwpLQXdxsH2yWpu1slCY_FbZqoZrDWQVzwnw-GRrp0EhxND1Be/s1600/IMG_4392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAq-_1prGT5riJH188tRGXbOcwH3eF-XrNouAg1VrJ4oj1i4vKH5E2TY8ylofLUaVP1jQiCdu5Il1MsFLsaZmTDIplxrGwpLQXdxsH2yWpu1slCY_FbZqoZrDWQVzwnw-GRrp0EhxND1Be/s640/IMG_4392.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 ordered 10 yards of Java Brown mulch on Thursday to be delivered on Friday afternoon. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> That really got us going on finishing up the weeding </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">in the backyard.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Mr. Beaux had been working on the front yard for the past couple of weeks to get it up to snuff.</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/AVvXsEhy0VoKTQD3QRnD_XQsOMSHpYgN7krTiSmzDAeb3ii-DlMuazeiPRUuBpovF7drO89HNrfIi81H92MJEP2bkOflUlqCacfcgvGntlAeTi6Hj9DN9BLyeV3Ot91t8Lmwn-QQ6q-jDxHV9U7n/s1600/IMG_4393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0VoKTQD3QRnD_XQsOMSHpYgN7krTiSmzDAeb3ii-DlMuazeiPRUuBpovF7drO89HNrfIi81H92MJEP2bkOflUlqCacfcgvGntlAeTi6Hj9DN9BLyeV3Ot91t8Lmwn-QQ6q-jDxHV9U7n/s640/IMG_4393.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;">They deliver the mulch with a huge truck but won't drop it unless you have a tarp down to protect the driveway from staining.  I love the dark brown color of the Java, but other people use a light brown or red mulch.  </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/AVvXsEh0HrzMeTDev_ohPSkGhHZwr-tU77jzK4h9sw1HzCZxzE6JjPOq861aVqP_p6w4SRYQuo2rCpX1KlRc2XTGOnlk03bhl4Vz_ixTsKXjuNI-D6wpxWvUjuyfhhr4-m8cvo4xQ5ACcRf-uYHG/s1600/IMG_4395.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HrzMeTDev_ohPSkGhHZwr-tU77jzK4h9sw1HzCZxzE6JjPOq861aVqP_p6w4SRYQuo2rCpX1KlRc2XTGOnlk03bhl4Vz_ixTsKXjuNI-D6wpxWvUjuyfhhr4-m8cvo4xQ5ACcRf-uYHG/s640/IMG_4395.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, my number one son, and I all worked on the backyard Friday morning waiting for the mulch to be delivered.  A lot of weed pulling (mostly grass that starts growing under the creeping junipers) </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">and cutting back bushes and such. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> It was <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">hot</span> </b>out there!</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 the front yard right before we started mulching.</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/AVvXsEhcFtj8Izy9rNuGoeQJe7ChvdQZNkoQsXtk1RTfjYLoC9GMzG3mK0BMGk-UAXFTjFSON0NJrzX4_TjEn6Ncz9qx9E8hZ-FMfWbNw0AVs8uKfYRjQ1W6U47iqvphsApL9Q5_T6mF3yYDWFhV/s1600/IMG_4396.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFtj8Izy9rNuGoeQJe7ChvdQZNkoQsXtk1RTfjYLoC9GMzG3mK0BMGk-UAXFTjFSON0NJrzX4_TjEn6Ncz9qx9E8hZ-FMfWbNw0AVs8uKfYRjQ1W6U47iqvphsApL9Q5_T6mF3yYDWFhV/s640/IMG_4396.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;">There is all the mulch just waiting for 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/AVvXsEgtDquUl_dflvY2OVpJHCWdbIB8i7g01CsOMZ5aMZXmBiu5u5La90Wozx9xJrjDbamfM0tWQ26V155eNIz87B0HTxrvSqxLCs6IZDue_JXzK0L3WnHtfnNn5sZKDdUAv2qHYtlM-AI8EUuP/s1600/IMG_4397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDquUl_dflvY2OVpJHCWdbIB8i7g01CsOMZ5aMZXmBiu5u5La90Wozx9xJrjDbamfM0tWQ26V155eNIz87B0HTxrvSqxLCs6IZDue_JXzK0L3WnHtfnNn5sZKDdUAv2qHYtlM-AI8EUuP/s640/IMG_4397.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 After!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">We finished the front yard on Friday night but the backyard took the rest of the weekend.  </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/AVvXsEiPMqd3h_NdNhzOOhyphenhyphenUS7ST_DBcb0xv4p0R2dosvyInF6VaOXKmlTWTW_t2ab7CvxtXqJmaaZRP2MEvPN2H0Ev090dhFNRSgDit3iI5Qerk1QgxmMvIB6Fs6tGW9dNkIQBIQtxvEQ_yahmP/s1600/IMG_4398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMqd3h_NdNhzOOhyphenhyphenUS7ST_DBcb0xv4p0R2dosvyInF6VaOXKmlTWTW_t2ab7CvxtXqJmaaZRP2MEvPN2H0Ev090dhFNRSgDit3iI5Qerk1QgxmMvIB6Fs6tGW9dNkIQBIQtxvEQ_yahmP/s640/IMG_4398.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;">Ahhhhhhh, doesn't that look Mulch Better?  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">By Sunday night we were sunburned, tired and had mulch in places I can't say!  But we saved about $1,000 doing it all ourselves!!! </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/AVvXsEjR98nq-reZFNpvLEHB1GbjVVobIwLAytSneQKu5QPA0WZ1upD9NL6NdC6f0hIJPDQsqL2sAbJzVle6w7JvWWk3q0Jr4J1me4nzj3u_hnBIIy52cws0snp6x_jNkEg5LfKTJ_iaad9-Z7RV/s1600/IMG_4400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR98nq-reZFNpvLEHB1GbjVVobIwLAytSneQKu5QPA0WZ1upD9NL6NdC6f0hIJPDQsqL2sAbJzVle6w7JvWWk3q0Jr4J1me4nzj3u_hnBIIy52cws0snp6x_jNkEg5LfKTJ_iaad9-Z7RV/s640/IMG_4400.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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">On another note:  My pots are doing <b>Fantastic</b> since Mr. Beaux put in the drip irrigation system (see <a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/05/hello-mister-landscaper-that-is.html" target="_blank">Here</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 the sweet potato plant is taking over.  </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/AVvXsEiUVkTV0Us77g9eCvQVww8QzMP5PIgPtU46dp8NAiyoVX6wwPvYXgqKJY7sBdoSb3sMlLFHnpE4gSERBtargAozJ3R1hFMFM-jDswGy3rEQQ6GR2EjnXuAN06C-wd3V5TzEbPYwfSL56gdg/s1600/IMG_4403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVkTV0Us77g9eCvQVww8QzMP5PIgPtU46dp8NAiyoVX6wwPvYXgqKJY7sBdoSb3sMlLFHnpE4gSERBtargAozJ3R1hFMFM-jDswGy3rEQQ6GR2EjnXuAN06C-wd3V5TzEbPYwfSL56gdg/s640/IMG_4403.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 look at my pretty window boxes! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I love sitting at my desk in my office </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">and seeing the pretty blooms.  </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/AVvXsEjfaqa1Yo-6syOduiRGm_cK_xpUdYEdUdhdM6pFDGz30Gxcddx6VcUqGwRQVg1QqWISg6rVNstDmhbSpNAxgymN25csb52o1QYp7wvwvw3w5mcOyCdACs_pof6lTxo-Zo2TocSQD5bzk4GU/s1600/IMG_4404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaqa1Yo-6syOduiRGm_cK_xpUdYEdUdhdM6pFDGz30Gxcddx6VcUqGwRQVg1QqWISg6rVNstDmhbSpNAxgymN25csb52o1QYp7wvwvw3w5mcOyCdACs_pof6lTxo-Zo2TocSQD5bzk4GU/s640/IMG_4404.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'll show you the backyard in another post.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  My arms hurt so much I don't think I can lift the camera!</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="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO Cindy</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Susan at<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1057618964"> </a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch</a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/12/beautiful-kitchen-renovation-welcome-to.html"></a>for Metamorphosis Monday<br />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: xx-small;"><i>Roeshel  at <a href="http://diyshowoff.com/" target="_blank">DIY Showoff</a></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; 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It Looks "Mulch" Better

Hi Everyone, I hope you had a fantastic weekend!   Our weather was great here,  nice and sunny and not too windy.   Perfect weather for MULC...

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Faudree Find!

<div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I *Heart* Estate Sales!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">As soon as the EstateSales.net email pops in my inbox </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I am checking out all the sales for the week.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  I scour every photo to find hidden treasures.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  This past week was no exception. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> There were a ton of sales going on that I didn't want to miss.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, there was a<b> LOT </b>of <span style="color: #783f04;">mulch </span>in my future...  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> No time to go to Estate Sales. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I sadly looked at the pictures anyway, envisioning the bargains that wouldn't be mine.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> What?  What's this? </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/AVvXsEi7cZqWdq0GosVLolzB1kd5QW7_ajj-j2ZV4xTUhSUDI7-nLrqVK1rhcLYkdlwiXJfxq4FpHxK5MJzV5tu1N3Plb4W1aiPNpRzGL7LMaKTxQMCbUriWJ8_9EfU72bnK2filKP97zW-qx2y0/s1600/IMG_4405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cZqWdq0GosVLolzB1kd5QW7_ajj-j2ZV4xTUhSUDI7-nLrqVK1rhcLYkdlwiXJfxq4FpHxK5MJzV5tu1N3Plb4W1aiPNpRzGL7LMaKTxQMCbUriWJ8_9EfU72bnK2filKP97zW-qx2y0/s640/IMG_4405.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;">  Who is this cute little Frenchy?  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> And why is it in the middle of all of this eclectic furniture?  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I spied the most adorable little three seater in a roomful of mid-century modern furniture.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  Surely it felt out of place and needed to be rescued!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">How could I let it down?  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">It must find a new home where it can be loved and surrounded by it's peers. </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/AVvXsEjQWXl3biN0QBR5lH2dIryS2djcZM1wu-mh0qD38opcpH1LpmDPQq91tWj4YnqRP4lzCOeA-vbUcWmd0joPlXjDcWnp9N2aRzSQ9B8vKnxqUXApNvyww92W52nNN2zb34VinVMS0CQDXoBo/s1600/IMG_4412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWXl3biN0QBR5lH2dIryS2djcZM1wu-mh0qD38opcpH1LpmDPQq91tWj4YnqRP4lzCOeA-vbUcWmd0joPlXjDcWnp9N2aRzSQ9B8vKnxqUXApNvyww92W52nNN2zb34VinVMS0CQDXoBo/s640/IMG_4412.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;"> Look at the exquisite detail on this beauty!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> And it was so close to me.  A mere 5 minutes away!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">If I sneak out early I can snatch it up and be home in a flash.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  To the rescue!!!</span></i></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmlLphCJJwghyKDm0O6HUUWugBm61X4H-7TbHOY-ItjbnRelMtVbm33c07F-fpnSPM7JK3lpI8ud6YevgB-FnCl5z2JIj2bbx_CAlkttRGedQK8CYK6CoX0FQAiL15iKn_8T0mOte5iqK/s1600/Charles+Faudree+bench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmlLphCJJwghyKDm0O6HUUWugBm61X4H-7TbHOY-ItjbnRelMtVbm33c07F-fpnSPM7JK3lpI8ud6YevgB-FnCl5z2JIj2bbx_CAlkttRGedQK8CYK6CoX0FQAiL15iKn_8T0mOte5iqK/s400/Charles+Faudree+bench.jpg" width="353" /></a></i></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Google</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Charles Faudree would be so Proud of me! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> See that happy little King Charles Spaniel lounging at the breakfast table? </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> On a Country French Three Seater!!!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">It must have been fate as this very book is sitting on my old bench in the kitchen...  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I was one of the first in line and searched for my bench. </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 it in the sun-room at the back of the house just waiting for me.  $160.00  seemed like a great price for a bench like this in perfect condition!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">In the back of the SUV it goes.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">There and back in 20 minutes.</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/AVvXsEgvA2IMoDtfW-ztm3fc9bIpZlvxyM8OAQNqd2TboBk4U_KbXS4Zi71b0aBS9f9pfAP5JnP5JNxetCSKnY9cPfW2AwXdlwL1-X9aB9-bwKo3FOkVSLrYslJFqc5_SDcz65dQXYHD6e-gq5ZP/s1600/IMG_4415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvA2IMoDtfW-ztm3fc9bIpZlvxyM8OAQNqd2TboBk4U_KbXS4Zi71b0aBS9f9pfAP5JnP5JNxetCSKnY9cPfW2AwXdlwL1-X9aB9-bwKo3FOkVSLrYslJFqc5_SDcz65dQXYHD6e-gq5ZP/s640/IMG_4415.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;">No time to play with pillows.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  I've got a lot of yard work to do!  </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;">OK, maybe just a few...  </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><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sharing at:</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://southernhospitalityblog.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Southern Hospitality: Thrifty Treasures </span></a></span></span></i><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i><i>Susan at<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1057618964"> </a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">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><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span><i>Marty at <a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/">A Stroll Thru Life</a> for Tabletop Tuesday</i></span></span> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span><i>Roeshel  at <a href="http://diyshowoff.com/" target="_blank">DIY Showoff</a></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span><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><br /><span></span></span></div></div></div>

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Wine Cork Herb Markers

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVXPkxJNmvrl47m9n35cxNLIWhzd6Oy85QkkQMYbzGO0SeFpwgeQMKXHEt4hkoYQMR3VSo_h8bR4vL0SMJDf77_ZUBCME0OEKwgr1amiEYDMVA-nKO625cui6PvDtsAjMSJkdDdmQampJ/s1600/IMG_4387a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVXPkxJNmvrl47m9n35cxNLIWhzd6Oy85QkkQMYbzGO0SeFpwgeQMKXHEt4hkoYQMR3VSo_h8bR4vL0SMJDf77_ZUBCME0OEKwgr1amiEYDMVA-nKO625cui6PvDtsAjMSJkdDdmQampJ/s640/IMG_4387a.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I planted my herb garden this weekend. </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Late, I know but at least I got it done. </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I thought I would use the cute little chalkboard markers that I bought at Target for a dollar, but I didn't like the way they looked.  I thought they were too big.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEjWSgC-T47BaQmm5_3TFspOWDYhfj0B3efTw7_lQ-7wMKDVj-4wdK4NgsFe0Dqcqh4HItMIz95NC0shItY2gnoVgBgDwAko41sojDvVT4BFUTfRlrIOfraMsOPSsLbqjHGI6-8lIgu9CfQT/s1600/IMG_4080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSgC-T47BaQmm5_3TFspOWDYhfj0B3efTw7_lQ-7wMKDVj-4wdK4NgsFe0Dqcqh4HItMIz95NC0shItY2gnoVgBgDwAko41sojDvVT4BFUTfRlrIOfraMsOPSsLbqjHGI6-8lIgu9CfQT/s640/IMG_4080.jpg" width="552" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> So I looked around on the Internet and Pinterest for ideas and found these cute spoons:</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEjppBc6vxj_mOsY2opVqAy3LVzkGi4lRaNTRLdUCmd5e397pw-as16wJUf8VcrR2iFLgM3u2xpy0FJM2LfMdWdB-FexB2RijL3qtPRKuxhuTqtaJUu5AJbBlYmi8g0Qpp5l5rmkbnsSkAfg/s1600/herb+spoon+markers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjppBc6vxj_mOsY2opVqAy3LVzkGi4lRaNTRLdUCmd5e397pw-as16wJUf8VcrR2iFLgM3u2xpy0FJM2LfMdWdB-FexB2RijL3qtPRKuxhuTqtaJUu5AJbBlYmi8g0Qpp5l5rmkbnsSkAfg/s640/herb+spoon+markers.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">They are adorable and I saw that Tammy at <a href="http://awalkinthecountryside.blogspot.com/2012/06/my-herb-garden-with-diy-markers.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AWalkInTheCountryside+%28A+Walk+in+the+Countryside%29" target="_blank">A Walk in the Countryside </a>made some cute ones just like them.  Wish I had some little stamps to make them but I don't, so I had to find something to make with stuff I already had on hand.  </span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;">Ummmm, <b>WINE CORKS</b>!!!</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  Yes, I have those!!!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEilbF2vYHY7Q56jVvpCfAAH9uP1dJAiq6XP4RhGBeoWEEQwMRx7E90eB3WqBlR-Q0KBxZ3iEDhO-C_ALd3xGzs7lG5lUSsRuC2br3fy1oXqzzwVw7UAxjZkvI7sLL0p1fcfniBvI3DTtO0X/s1600/IMG_4385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbF2vYHY7Q56jVvpCfAAH9uP1dJAiq6XP4RhGBeoWEEQwMRx7E90eB3WqBlR-Q0KBxZ3iEDhO-C_ALd3xGzs7lG5lUSsRuC2br3fy1oXqzzwVw7UAxjZkvI7sLL0p1fcfniBvI3DTtO0X/s640/IMG_4385.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> These took a total of two minutes to make.  It might take longer if you have to drink the wine...</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I popped the cork (hehe) onto a bamboo skewer after writing on it with a Sharpie.  I couldn't just leave them without some kind of embellishment so I wrapped some jute around the skewer using a dab of hot glue and used some Fler-de-lis push pins that I had.  I think I ordered them from Ballard a long time ago.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEihTa1aRCz4idPHlmbhTOm79g5LYuaWHifVquvC6BH7TdCokdBJxi8uCgBQXZBb7jvCAW8JKirBtOqHzjujugHJuzaO41ASQfQ9LT_jGyE-t8uGHRlll5wEs2HffrkeuNGZJBuJLFcAtgJE/s1600/IMG_4390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTa1aRCz4idPHlmbhTOm79g5LYuaWHifVquvC6BH7TdCokdBJxi8uCgBQXZBb7jvCAW8JKirBtOqHzjujugHJuzaO41ASQfQ9LT_jGyE-t8uGHRlll5wEs2HffrkeuNGZJBuJLFcAtgJE/s640/IMG_4390.jpg" width="428" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I think they are perfect!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">And better yet they were FREE!  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEiTxNaQ__tyTVkNYKlfLFfRcAN7_BqLr1pFESSXxS3s71aNJDzWgTdKuhhIXg7c-FkiyjGwP0JmtGlqLfnweHPg-5VSdBmsU04jXPdAruzds7q5UBlAw0BUzj03tmgj6eccPLXNfznJ7W6k/s1600/IMG_4388.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxNaQ__tyTVkNYKlfLFfRcAN7_BqLr1pFESSXxS3s71aNJDzWgTdKuhhIXg7c-FkiyjGwP0JmtGlqLfnweHPg-5VSdBmsU04jXPdAruzds7q5UBlAw0BUzj03tmgj6eccPLXNfznJ7W6k/s640/IMG_4388.jpg" width="396" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">And Puppy approved!</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; 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: #444444; 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: #444444; 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 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Susan at<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1057618964"> </a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch</a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/12/beautiful-kitchen-renovation-welcome-to.html"></a>for Metamorphosis Monday<br />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: xx-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: xx-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><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Whatever Goes Wednesdays at <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/2012/05/whatever-goes-wednesday-119.html" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-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; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>  <a href="http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">From My Front Porch To Yours</a> for Treasure Hunt Thursday<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 />Debra at <a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Common Ground</a> for Vintage Inspiration 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></span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><a href="http://www.fivedaysfiveways.com/" target="_blank">Five Days...5Ways</a></i></span></div></div><br />

Wine Cork Herb Markers

I planted my herb garden this weekend.   Late, I know but at least I got it done.   I thought I would use the cute little chalkboard marker...

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The Process-Master Bath Remodel

<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Hello Everyone! </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I thought I'd share a new remodel project that I'm working on.  The house that my girlfriend just moved into is really great but the Master Bath has some issues.  Since they were going to remodel the Basement anyway they decided to tackle the bath at the same time.  Here is the Bath as it was when the house was for sale.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEgix5i8k-3_wK7cG05LyMvHNqZkCXi3zupBwggNyLqQOUXa19tfG-ScIpD8M5ljo67JmFd9sbtraEjGQ44Qy7uA15DMpYI-hWNbjvD3uRjpi3_pU9Rg3_FFgiB0ZYKAhi72I27UgAQA63KH/s1600/IMG_4038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgix5i8k-3_wK7cG05LyMvHNqZkCXi3zupBwggNyLqQOUXa19tfG-ScIpD8M5ljo67JmFd9sbtraEjGQ44Qy7uA15DMpYI-hWNbjvD3uRjpi3_pU9Rg3_FFgiB0ZYKAhi72I27UgAQA63KH/s640/IMG_4038.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">It's a pretty large space as you can see.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Here is another view into the bedroom.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEjzTUBnYc_9HtEalqG8DqZw5I3cHCxZIpQLrbWEByMb5Y24eAt_avNpJ5PPwSLvMkj1nuUHI3C6z1RB2R03R7NGOwc7xAZ4XdMfHJyecBa6krkAdBvQ6HDEHiobsTkyZifDPOG9ZAq5LbYD/s1600/IMG_4039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTUBnYc_9HtEalqG8DqZw5I3cHCxZIpQLrbWEByMb5Y24eAt_avNpJ5PPwSLvMkj1nuUHI3C6z1RB2R03R7NGOwc7xAZ4XdMfHJyecBa6krkAdBvQ6HDEHiobsTkyZifDPOG9ZAq5LbYD/s640/IMG_4039.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The biggest problem in this bath is the vanity height.  My clients are both very tall and they have to lean way over the tiny 30" vanities.  The lighting is also really poor.  The natural sunlight through the skylight is great as long as it's a nice sunny day.  Recessed lights in a soffit is the poorest lighting you can have for a vanity.  You end up with shadows and bags under your eyes!  Not very flattering.  The bathtub needs to be replaced and they want to raise the shower half wall for more privacy.  We have already met with a few contractors and have selected one that we have both worked with before. I thought you might like coming along with me and seeing the process that I go through during each design phase.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEiO16CM8q9MM_wIEwxlJPmphAdOzpln8gTEOtMxRfPdTUVBEDboibnd_zk2WUUXcCPFIItuYzOAcyWP7DPAXw_MjjkVYhYYkdzqC2ORGqwWg7ZgfsOIsGASIn7d4w1niqHINpz7CYP4heBw/s1600/IMG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO16CM8q9MM_wIEwxlJPmphAdOzpln8gTEOtMxRfPdTUVBEDboibnd_zk2WUUXcCPFIItuYzOAcyWP7DPAXw_MjjkVYhYYkdzqC2ORGqwWg7ZgfsOIsGASIn7d4w1niqHINpz7CYP4heBw/s640/IMG.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The first thing I do is sketch out the floorplan.  In this case we are not changing anything structurally, just cosmetically. I talk to the clients and discuss what their needs are as I have mentioned above.  I encourage them to show me pictures of their inspirations.  In this case we met at Barnes and Noble in the cafe and broke out our Pinterest files on our IPADs and scoured the magazines and books.  Here are a few of the Inspiration photos:</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEhxYi85pcFmsjvkhuSuEjLhkwxDX7UZIIsYqwPgXH98xcW9UmT1auo8uzin4-mvirgdeaqr5UiNB79TyepbkseoSlGcXKyfHKLzCGhPIVDM-QBXi3jOlBAxPngf7FNc6-Lv3hli1gu2vQSR/s1600/4masterbathidea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYi85pcFmsjvkhuSuEjLhkwxDX7UZIIsYqwPgXH98xcW9UmT1auo8uzin4-mvirgdeaqr5UiNB79TyepbkseoSlGcXKyfHKLzCGhPIVDM-QBXi3jOlBAxPngf7FNc6-Lv3hli1gu2vQSR/s640/4masterbathidea.jpg" width="419" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; 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: #444444; 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/AVvXsEiAldwicbDJIf206WL_L7vHOLnTwICCfBlNLmP_Xg1uDMu0ObJwDA-gy7A0XEnO9h-LZX0JdQKqZkOtRMOpI92onw6WGr5Q4SwO95h9599ihObBGbwyrgvwhA5YR077IWMVNLNkn_w4Zz8t/s1600/2masterbathidea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAldwicbDJIf206WL_L7vHOLnTwICCfBlNLmP_Xg1uDMu0ObJwDA-gy7A0XEnO9h-LZX0JdQKqZkOtRMOpI92onw6WGr5Q4SwO95h9599ihObBGbwyrgvwhA5YR077IWMVNLNkn_w4Zz8t/s640/2masterbathidea.jpg" width="512" /></a></span></i></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOh2dmkFoLWZuMxQa094zSsYS_VmGN2_WMOqPZXwks1N0DEPyLbt_fwxv9O8fyIkcoW9304EQP3ieQskVfcslZGkfAnv-KrnfOrD6KH-j3Z2kbglKDYwJVJgGC3ZBvGGVHpRGUJ1Aq9fdT/s1600/masterbathidea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOh2dmkFoLWZuMxQa094zSsYS_VmGN2_WMOqPZXwks1N0DEPyLbt_fwxv9O8fyIkcoW9304EQP3ieQskVfcslZGkfAnv-KrnfOrD6KH-j3Z2kbglKDYwJVJgGC3ZBvGGVHpRGUJ1Aq9fdT/s640/masterbathidea.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">All Photos from Pinterest</span></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">From there I sketch while we talk,</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEj6VfX7JiCgFVllygrRJHV8T7G5KaQK9WXd0Ry9JprgEqVfvKCPLnOUReWIl7UVxTlQum7IzyHM3UpEAvAdtCgXJ9NKXOoaKtkSECiBLajGhzqbQZHPSLIZc2W12ZyMOBC_2KqXjuOVSpFX/s1600/IMG_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6VfX7JiCgFVllygrRJHV8T7G5KaQK9WXd0Ry9JprgEqVfvKCPLnOUReWIl7UVxTlQum7IzyHM3UpEAvAdtCgXJ9NKXOoaKtkSECiBLajGhzqbQZHPSLIZc2W12ZyMOBC_2KqXjuOVSpFX/s640/IMG_0001.jpg" width="494" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Then I go to my drawing board and draw up a preliminary sketch,</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEjnPh6TbDKOPtIZDDPhSRo9ddKgHL5518GOH-KnTSSSfJTkGuHddAd7aI-ySCKefpLX-6wYFs1rytSHoyAJUeYzdnTKoAH_E6l_B7GaLGmE4Cvvgzwu7PGTSRwZ5OubuKRFDLvNdXuePFyB/s1600/IMG_0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPh6TbDKOPtIZDDPhSRo9ddKgHL5518GOH-KnTSSSfJTkGuHddAd7aI-ySCKefpLX-6wYFs1rytSHoyAJUeYzdnTKoAH_E6l_B7GaLGmE4Cvvgzwu7PGTSRwZ5OubuKRFDLvNdXuePFyB/s640/IMG_0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEgEQyKZoQWyH-0pvJwxJxZPw1z-qVOpLv9hy1hlkKbwF7p9BQEBx4tzf4pnDPr-B-UAybdwD8hePprUm9o2Eh1ITKw9z0p_HGXt03kYZjDsWEGuJjOvVe8nKRPBctZw2C2N3GFSqS0zYNg5/s1600/IMG_0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQyKZoQWyH-0pvJwxJxZPw1z-qVOpLv9hy1hlkKbwF7p9BQEBx4tzf4pnDPr-B-UAybdwD8hePprUm9o2Eh1ITKw9z0p_HGXt03kYZjDsWEGuJjOvVe8nKRPBctZw2C2N3GFSqS0zYNg5/s640/IMG_0003.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">These are what I show to the contractor to get a bid started.  This makes it a lot easier to get closer to the real dollar amount.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEjrB6V_1ohtaNXNB4ptQHXKgM0VdP88SnshIJXOh6yfx2j9zwk02QGWekCDduvwgJp_SqTorqOZtzKgjoB0FH69VLlt6vJpaPx_9pTTtW82uQdlbpRXPyj2Y4HBm2Rjh52-b6jBClL-x2SJ/s1600/IMG_0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrB6V_1ohtaNXNB4ptQHXKgM0VdP88SnshIJXOh6yfx2j9zwk02QGWekCDduvwgJp_SqTorqOZtzKgjoB0FH69VLlt6vJpaPx_9pTTtW82uQdlbpRXPyj2Y4HBm2Rjh52-b6jBClL-x2SJ/s640/IMG_0004.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEjtbEd3Y2GYNZMzBKGeCwg2ODqlesYTCquF55-2jorfWYDoRD7gQ1SkUiWSu7hXNB1MzePga_vztcZfE_Qn_6HdCYmZblazcBG9XO8wS7SZA41SA-k5ByCkjR6mh34RieFiI9pzxmq0Erzf/s1600/IMG_0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbEd3Y2GYNZMzBKGeCwg2ODqlesYTCquF55-2jorfWYDoRD7gQ1SkUiWSu7hXNB1MzePga_vztcZfE_Qn_6HdCYmZblazcBG9XO8wS7SZA41SA-k5ByCkjR6mh34RieFiI9pzxmq0Erzf/s640/IMG_0005.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">And more drawings to bring to the cabinet shop and the Tile and stone shop.  There are still some issues to work out and that's when we all sit down and brainstorm some more.  Once we work out the design we will pick out cabinet door styles, moldings and hardware and the cabinet shop</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> will begin production.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">There's A LOT more work to do so </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you want to tag along with me!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Until Next Time,</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves,</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO Cindy</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sharing at</span></span></i>:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Susan at<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1057618964"> </a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch</a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/12/beautiful-kitchen-renovation-welcome-to.html"></a>for Metamorphosis Monday<br />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: xx-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: xx-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><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Whatever Goes Wednesdays at <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/2012/05/whatever-goes-wednesday-119.html" target="_blank">Someday Crafts </a></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-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; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>  <a href="http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">From My Front Porch To Yours</a> for Treasure Hunt Thursday<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 />Debra at <a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Common Ground</a> for Vintage Inspiration 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></span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><a href="http://www.fivedaysfiveways.com/" target="_blank">Five Days...5Ways</a></i></span></div>

The Process-Master Bath Remodel

Hello Everyone!   I thought I'd share a new remodel project that I'm working on.  The house that my girlfriend just moved into is re...

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Nell Hill's Tent Sale

<div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday was the annual <a href="http://www.nellhills.com/" target="_blank">Nell Hill's</a> Tent Sale </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">at the Briarcliff location.  My girlfriend and I went last year but by the time we got inside the tent we were disappointed that everything was picked over and there was hardly anything left.  So, we plotted to be there earlier this year.  She picked me up at 7:00am and we took off with a short detour to Starbucks first (Hey, it WAS 7:00 in the morning!).</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Here's the line when we got there...</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/AVvXsEipKkvemU0h3KoUDl60QJauvVpOl1ryRQYErxoludeCrdhm0E_uVVP6ibyZDgjyDzBujWOlvN2szrNiGBn0uY8V2B2qzg39uu27qDkLQY_QVY_jOXqtUr8V6MRer4aSC9Hie7MSYVHe6KHB/s1600/photo+%289%29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKkvemU0h3KoUDl60QJauvVpOl1ryRQYErxoludeCrdhm0E_uVVP6ibyZDgjyDzBujWOlvN2szrNiGBn0uY8V2B2qzg39uu27qDkLQY_QVY_jOXqtUr8V6MRer4aSC9Hie7MSYVHe6KHB/s640/photo+%289%29.jpg" width="478" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The tent is where the big trucks are parked and the line wrapped all the way around the tent to the left.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Sigh!  Oh well!  </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/AVvXsEhegEHkK2IXO1woSHLZkjYukMZY7kuBSvwQhNDJ_Tt9J4F6aXaiAV8L3mljoJM5qg8e5tG8g5uPPEjcIDwX3J7R7SrOoIc8H34R9B3KGRNzg8T9hM7IsjkxO9819FNlcQR0r1I8xHjAxWhn/s1600/photo+%288%29-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegEHkK2IXO1woSHLZkjYukMZY7kuBSvwQhNDJ_Tt9J4F6aXaiAV8L3mljoJM5qg8e5tG8g5uPPEjcIDwX3J7R7SrOoIc8H34R9B3KGRNzg8T9hM7IsjkxO9819FNlcQR0r1I8xHjAxWhn/s640/photo+%288%29-001.jpg" width="478" /></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's my Starbucks cup holding my place in line.  You can see that people literally camp out and wait for the sale to start.  One lady that I met as I was paying said that she and her friends got there at 3:45am.  WOW!!!  </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/AVvXsEjph8opbhDRPNR3vi4t6zVEXFNYWAHm9tLos-pDY6uiqRkcwLz9hOzWhskAiqZmXuWgl6CXdk8sX8heHuIdJ8qEoIkOd7_gvK1U6-UK0j3RhPTVKuHs_x9JL6BK-IbeWeRjz84pJXxH7UMP/s1600/photo+%286%29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjph8opbhDRPNR3vi4t6zVEXFNYWAHm9tLos-pDY6uiqRkcwLz9hOzWhskAiqZmXuWgl6CXdk8sX8heHuIdJ8qEoIkOd7_gvK1U6-UK0j3RhPTVKuHs_x9JL6BK-IbeWeRjz84pJXxH7UMP/s640/photo+%286%29.jpg" width="478" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Mary Carol Garrity came out to talk to everyone in line.  She told us not to be discouraged that a lot of people just grab things and then decide not to buy them and they put the merchandise back.  We'll see...  She is such a doll though and always so personable with everyone.  We met a lot of fun people in line and talked the whole time during our wait.  </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/AVvXsEjUGtJDN-h1GSsRjLOS8OUvoDAXAKMKX4PRzUpqxdJXCLPKdBHeSkWaH41X1jTzdqugfOn61dq5-Q0LbOBkM4ElAp_YPVccjvKpcvjM438Aepvj26oymi1GBifK2g2tFHBF0p8rPuaK_Xmq/s1600/photo+%289%29-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGtJDN-h1GSsRjLOS8OUvoDAXAKMKX4PRzUpqxdJXCLPKdBHeSkWaH41X1jTzdqugfOn61dq5-Q0LbOBkM4ElAp_YPVccjvKpcvjM438Aepvj26oymi1GBifK2g2tFHBF0p8rPuaK_Xmq/s640/photo+%289%29-001.jpg" width="624" /></a></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 best to bring a box or bags to put your things in while you shop.  It is very crowded inside the tent and hard to get around the aisles.  This lady has the right idea!  She is pushing a laundry cart!  Or maybe it is wash day and she had some sorting to do while she waited in line.  </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/AVvXsEgnXpjhr95wD_WEDbE0E105bv7QvRTN-hvWomQj8eFYBQVBAhFaY67MxE_CXYPoVkPSAXziQEcI363QVGgbup-4m1xDbKn4fPkfjf9_S3hHv1x2JYHnsddr4IUaF3LXdTczT4hWhP3Hq-CW/s1600/photo+%288%29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXpjhr95wD_WEDbE0E105bv7QvRTN-hvWomQj8eFYBQVBAhFaY67MxE_CXYPoVkPSAXziQEcI363QVGgbup-4m1xDbKn4fPkfjf9_S3hHv1x2JYHnsddr4IUaF3LXdTczT4hWhP3Hq-CW/s640/photo+%288%29.jpg" width="478" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Ohhhh, they are letting people in now.  I hope there is something left by the time we get there.  </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/AVvXsEg6_tx16UsSpKAhe95gkIi7azo5IW7VZo5cPEaHu9yfcLUWBSa_x7NWJU2pdUGUsR0J60u98zanR-bVUx9po2jBwNIhZgmYt0_8xYLcO3bx3VSEFktTbRLXr2BmBCo7PqC_CXXKoSVa6_-N/s1600/photo+%289%29-004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_tx16UsSpKAhe95gkIi7azo5IW7VZo5cPEaHu9yfcLUWBSa_x7NWJU2pdUGUsR0J60u98zanR-bVUx9po2jBwNIhZgmYt0_8xYLcO3bx3VSEFktTbRLXr2BmBCo7PqC_CXXKoSVa6_-N/s640/photo+%289%29-004.jpg" width="478" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">At the other end of the sale people put their loot on tarps to look it over before they buy it.  You have to guard it closely or it may end up in someone else's hands!  </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/AVvXsEhwCaLRvry2sydbFzM0cRdnAQyT87SHJULDnO8gi09Gb9FUs1cjKYAo14iiEEmjXAwvFPTGFwhjCQT9OP_KAi8XOrJfaEdjlJJV-mhL5VvPSZxLDg2WbSUltAx9zX4-LH7bqGuoprKUggKH/s1600/IMG_4384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCaLRvry2sydbFzM0cRdnAQyT87SHJULDnO8gi09Gb9FUs1cjKYAo14iiEEmjXAwvFPTGFwhjCQT9OP_KAi8XOrJfaEdjlJJV-mhL5VvPSZxLDg2WbSUltAx9zX4-LH7bqGuoprKUggKH/s640/IMG_4384.jpg" width="494" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> This was all I managed to find:  Two stakes that go into urns that were $4.00 (someone had actually put them back), A pretty blue plate for $2.00, some burlap reindeer ribbon, the whole bag was $10.00, three tiny trees wrapped in burlap at $1.00 each, and a package of fall leaves for $3.00. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Very disappointing.  </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/AVvXsEjrHNoyr8SE-PBoykkVEe_InHzkEQ4nFlOfxzyauT4pDpDT4AhiPIKUwYfHIJM9O5Z29Nnud1gVnapF7aroc2eww23JUwjpdOAXwa1k6cKkl_MrTxmi_phyu5-YMRzH5RnhfcPq3HGU4wU6/s1600/photo+%289%29-005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHNoyr8SE-PBoykkVEe_InHzkEQ4nFlOfxzyauT4pDpDT4AhiPIKUwYfHIJM9O5Z29Nnud1gVnapF7aroc2eww23JUwjpdOAXwa1k6cKkl_MrTxmi_phyu5-YMRzH5RnhfcPq3HGU4wU6/s640/photo+%289%29-005.jpg" width="478" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">We strolled inside to take a look around since we were there.  My girlfriend's daughter was with us so we focused on researching items for her bedroom.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Cute chalkboard frame...</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/AVvXsEie8su9n8kubMhRqVRcbc8iGoGQDiOTQx1VoXWGQOcuX_HUHVOxyqEKLc8VH87PfP7KVLtyrwRZYvunOHdR3_VCVwGiUu8IDlAQhYP_iqcgJ1hdgzg9K2osCVVEOwtjFVOZNynYxLWRalsR/s1600/photo+%289%29-006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8su9n8kubMhRqVRcbc8iGoGQDiOTQx1VoXWGQOcuX_HUHVOxyqEKLc8VH87PfP7KVLtyrwRZYvunOHdR3_VCVwGiUu8IDlAQhYP_iqcgJ1hdgzg9K2osCVVEOwtjFVOZNynYxLWRalsR/s640/photo+%289%29-006.jpg" width="478" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Love the shape of this lamp and the black shade...</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/AVvXsEhQHvr3Qfkveu99nMI7HDi3dNZwI3mpFFrU4Xcfaof78y5PnPh15gYqCtOOxj_C8_i-BrlcgPNJn4zHDafWirmgGR3WcG-XU3t7idS-WH9VpDR80JE9AHpE-a35AdPS5t3EkQPlvOe_jsBe/s1600/photo+%289%29-007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHvr3Qfkveu99nMI7HDi3dNZwI3mpFFrU4Xcfaof78y5PnPh15gYqCtOOxj_C8_i-BrlcgPNJn4zHDafWirmgGR3WcG-XU3t7idS-WH9VpDR80JE9AHpE-a35AdPS5t3EkQPlvOe_jsBe/s640/photo+%289%29-007.jpg" width="450" /></a></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;">And how wonderful would it be to dine out under the stars with these beautiful paper lanterns?</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;">  All in all it was a fun day.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Will I go next year? </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;">I don't know...</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="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO Cindy</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Nell Hill's Tent Sale

Yesterday was the annual Nell Hill's Tent Sale  at the Briarcliff location.  My girlfriend and I went last year but by the time we got ...

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Such a Friendly Little Village...

<div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I am Beyond excited to share my latest and greatest Estate Sale score!  I have been coveting a set of Johnson Brothers Friendly Village dishes for some time now, but (as usual) I am unwilling to pay full price for them.  I missed out on a set about a month ago at a large Antique Estate Sale and recently saw a small set at my local Antique/Junk Mall. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I am on the mailing list for </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">EstateSales.Net and watch it religiously.  </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 about died when when I saw a full set of the Friendly Village at a sale that started yesterday.  What was interesting was that this was a house/condo that my Real Estate friend wanted me to stage and had contacted me about  about 4-5 months ago.  It didn't work out (various reasons) but I gave her the name of a few reputable Estate Sale companies who could take on the job of selling the contents after the home sold. This home was packed with beautiful decorative accessories and furniture.  I used to feel very strange about Estate Sales knowing that sometimes the circumstances under which the items were sold were often sad.  But, I think of it now as recycling and instead of buying new items I am reviving someone elses treasures.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">OK, enough of my Moral Compass, on to the <b>DISHES!!!</b></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/AVvXsEgJOkAdiWzFLVQcwb7z6lq23fjp6G1Z2sPuAOTkl5u9ghnbUQe54-JiZoNGKRgJ9CSVCr1FcUPYmWSbhkNazs5zdW0upx25abQeXvuObBvwduo3a25VJYPtArGNQT8vQWbPm3YRaH5UI2ob/s1600/IMG_4381.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOkAdiWzFLVQcwb7z6lq23fjp6G1Z2sPuAOTkl5u9ghnbUQe54-JiZoNGKRgJ9CSVCr1FcUPYmWSbhkNazs5zdW0upx25abQeXvuObBvwduo3a25VJYPtArGNQT8vQWbPm3YRaH5UI2ob/s640/IMG_4381.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;">This pattern: Johnson Brothers Friendly Village "Made In England" has been in production since 1953-2003 and <b>was</b> made in England.   It is now made in China under the name "Johnson Brothers England 1883".  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">This makes my set a lot more valuable.</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/AVvXsEjd7KcDmfXiuOCfHSejjNmTZVtBdbHu4y27EDJSW7RkZt9jH84pdufEUwpv5KKWSBQFYOvA2hrEzNJSBmgyVkrOyHULTln7z35Q2Zi1jhhHD72E7f9sphH_jfkO_YQ5byPsZfGUfyXv_HN5/s1600/IMG_4383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7KcDmfXiuOCfHSejjNmTZVtBdbHu4y27EDJSW7RkZt9jH84pdufEUwpv5KKWSBQFYOvA2hrEzNJSBmgyVkrOyHULTln7z35Q2Zi1jhhHD72E7f9sphH_jfkO_YQ5byPsZfGUfyXv_HN5/s640/IMG_4383.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;">You can see on the backstamp where it says</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> "Made 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/AVvXsEjHkGl-qhHLiAlD1hB2HrB811OLygNMhUqPdXjYl-eF8XCsLcVcnaEQBdReEC0NgaPzjaLCZZTwuz1d_oyGzUULi-sPZC5rhtDfEQgyqYf-DFOqf_HiC8amLQ3kFJFuqTsjvLUFabynjdkE/s1600/IMG_4382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkGl-qhHLiAlD1hB2HrB811OLygNMhUqPdXjYl-eF8XCsLcVcnaEQBdReEC0NgaPzjaLCZZTwuz1d_oyGzUULi-sPZC5rhtDfEQgyqYf-DFOqf_HiC8amLQ3kFJFuqTsjvLUFabynjdkE/s640/IMG_4382.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;">The set came with 17 dinner plates, bread plates, bowls, and cups and saucers and 2 serving bowls.  The plates are the standard 9 7/8" size and not the larger 10 1/2" size but that's OK, I can always add to them. I love all of the beautiful scenes on the dishes but I think my favorite is the "Covered Bridge" on the bowls.  </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/AVvXsEgJOkAdiWzFLVQcwb7z6lq23fjp6G1Z2sPuAOTkl5u9ghnbUQe54-JiZoNGKRgJ9CSVCr1FcUPYmWSbhkNazs5zdW0upx25abQeXvuObBvwduo3a25VJYPtArGNQT8vQWbPm3YRaH5UI2ob/s1600/IMG_4381.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOkAdiWzFLVQcwb7z6lq23fjp6G1Z2sPuAOTkl5u9ghnbUQe54-JiZoNGKRgJ9CSVCr1FcUPYmWSbhkNazs5zdW0upx25abQeXvuObBvwduo3a25VJYPtArGNQT8vQWbPm3YRaH5UI2ob/s640/IMG_4381.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, my curiosity inspired me to check on Ebay and Replacements.com to see how much a set like this would be worth.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  Are you ready for this?</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  Replacements has a 45 piece starter set (8 place settings) for <b>$599.00 </b>X's that by 2 for my set! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">And there is a 103 piece set on Ebay for <b>$1530.00.  </b></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;">I think I did pretty good since I only paid <b>$165.00!!</b>!  </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;">Of course I had to fight my way through the crowded house down to the basement where I saw a lady had MY dishes is her hot little hands.  My competitive spunk kicked in and I told myself "these dishes are mine and I am not leaving here without them!".  I boldly asked her if she planned to buy them.  She hemmmed and hawed and said "Well maybe but I want larger plates".  She held onto the plate with the price tag on it (that's the signal that it's yours...).  She asked me if I had plans to buy them.  I confidently said "Yes, I would like to buy them".  She stood there for a few more seconds and then asked me if I would consider "Splitting" the set.  I said No, that I needed at least 12 of anything for my family.  She said "OK" and set the plate down on top of the stack of dishes.  I scooped it up as fast as I could and brought it right to the Hold table.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Victory was Mine!</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  I can't wait to use them this Fall and Winter!</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="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO Cindy</span></span></i><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sharing at:</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://southernhospitalityblog.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">Southern Hospitality: Thrifty Treasures </span></a></span></span></i></div></div>

Such a Friendly Little Village...

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Serendipity and My Bi-Polar Bedroom

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

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

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