I love Rum Cake!

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Friday !!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm keeping this short and sweet, but wanted to share something that we've wanted to do for a long time ... we </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*finally* got new carpet!  </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>BEFORE:  </strong>Not *too* bad ... in PICTURES!  But, up close ... it had a much different story to tell!  Trust me!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIHFzw3UODdTONJWbiIJIhEf_y95ElJ4LMA1G3_F4EEArGVxE9JVke2ayh2HmByX7rd8k-Jq7wEpb8GUa10b9XxnFkNF2aYOqcD4cwxrJd01-zcWwYJ0wJYTyGf3c-q87mYMOsj1bKzw/s1600/masternewchandie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIHFzw3UODdTONJWbiIJIhEf_y95ElJ4LMA1G3_F4EEArGVxE9JVke2ayh2HmByX7rd8k-Jq7wEpb8GUa10b9XxnFkNF2aYOqcD4cwxrJd01-zcWwYJ0wJYTyGf3c-q87mYMOsj1bKzw/s640/masternewchandie.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>DURING:  </strong></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Goodbye boring, flat builder-grade carpet filled with pet stains, kiddo stains, food/drink stains annnnd, yes, paint stains (not to mention lots of pink undertones, which I never truly noticed until after seeing this picture)!  </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LXSASM7qF2-gq1FwByLL-YqiyEGXDbh48GKeZoQmWmGZQ7jlYo2x2fbKiWXq-H1PmJcCGolsY7heUJ0KIIbO7DYa_WZwKAj9_kNXLqMDhcsXBARjR_c9ZGZPyeiB2dyqAJIzHdNA1dg/s1600/masterold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LXSASM7qF2-gq1FwByLL-YqiyEGXDbh48GKeZoQmWmGZQ7jlYo2x2fbKiWXq-H1PmJcCGolsY7heUJ0KIIbO7DYa_WZwKAj9_kNXLqMDhcsXBARjR_c9ZGZPyeiB2dyqAJIzHdNA1dg/s640/masterold.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>AFTER:</strong>  Well, hello Mohawk SmartStrand Silk "Rum Cake" carpet!  The fine folks from Lowe's installed it for us, and we couldn't have been more pleased with the installers' promptness, skill and professionalism.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCF-O6BPk7lSRjbbWkc3_wWbogr5fhRvNPAopJSgJepc7hywpwfQoaVR1flTXlbmS5q6blopMiY7lrjysC0XOjjT_hYDTpfhuQpV-71qbdrNsIXGOmH-EX-CLsOtNXx1SbZ9IoWcoDEuM/s1600/masterafterrug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCF-O6BPk7lSRjbbWkc3_wWbogr5fhRvNPAopJSgJepc7hywpwfQoaVR1flTXlbmS5q6blopMiY7lrjysC0XOjjT_hYDTpfhuQpV-71qbdrNsIXGOmH-EX-CLsOtNXx1SbZ9IoWcoDEuM/s640/masterafterrug.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I LOVE how lush and semi-shaggy this carpet is ... the padding is nice and thick, too!  Our Dyson is not quite sure what to do with carpet that it doesn't glide over ... it actually has to work now!  LOL  </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdznemONPDUS3BYRMeCAcfDtav616-o6DrWz8OdwL2ISqHh1f6K2YB5yHqfI_zcFGGM0tRsKTRjxYL6KWJp9D5qQKTJnPZt-n6Xc8l37qzAUGyA6MuiV5wawm3WwjoSzpztEGovkXj_Y/s1600/masterrugclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdznemONPDUS3BYRMeCAcfDtav616-o6DrWz8OdwL2ISqHh1f6K2YB5yHqfI_zcFGGM0tRsKTRjxYL6KWJp9D5qQKTJnPZt-n6Xc8l37qzAUGyA6MuiV5wawm3WwjoSzpztEGovkXj_Y/s640/masterrugclose.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We also had Jax's bedroom and "guest room turned playroom" done in this carpet, as well.  Our 4th bedroom (which is John's office) is hardwood.  Yes, this was definitely a "why didn't we do this years ago" project !!  I'm sure many of  you have those types, as well!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_ngF8kSmYRJu4oPjWiO1YJWTlfeXYVvKy-j0v6XTrPIU3xBORKyj44kmrcy-SPZxatDdD2q61qmzv0dgWBmabDveVU1NHR8GyarOBjQ3bRL-CZu-srya3pZPaq1HEiQG9gMT6TgLFV4/s1600/masternewcarpet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_ngF8kSmYRJu4oPjWiO1YJWTlfeXYVvKy-j0v6XTrPIU3xBORKyj44kmrcy-SPZxatDdD2q61qmzv0dgWBmabDveVU1NHR8GyarOBjQ3bRL-CZu-srya3pZPaq1HEiQG9gMT6TgLFV4/s640/masternewcarpet.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope you all have a great weekend.  I'm going to go roll around some more on the new carpet!  LOL</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by,</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Becca</em></strong></span></div><br />

I love Rum Cake!

Happy Friday !! I'm keeping this short and sweet, but wanted to share something that we've wanted to do for a long time ... we  *fin...

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All Ready for Fall!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yup, I'm all decorated for Fall!  Okay, okay ... juuuuust kidding!  But, I simply couldn't resist the great gathering that Amy is hosting at <a href="http://www.whisperwoodcottage.com/2012/07/the-talent-scouting-party-open-call-for.html">WhisperWood Cottage</a>.  You can share your Fall decor and projects from last year to get everyone's wheels spinning for the upcoming season!  In fact, your fabulous project(s) could even end up on the pages of "Cottages & Bungalows" magazine!  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So, humor me as I take a stroll down memory lane ... starting with our Fall mantel!  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwDeeAG77jxOenpCjTwtMtnNt3ydXZpNbCOG5zi3374ujnj77eI6azq8hHphk7aud-KDQWl8r1jQogWWkLdRklRK_niOV2Fr2EGkqeMHZVsqIQGYEFDR1H0Xy2lP2Ra2sjHPHRzzk4yU/s1600/fallgreatfireplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwDeeAG77jxOenpCjTwtMtnNt3ydXZpNbCOG5zi3374ujnj77eI6azq8hHphk7aud-KDQWl8r1jQogWWkLdRklRK_niOV2Fr2EGkqeMHZVsqIQGYEFDR1H0Xy2lP2Ra2sjHPHRzzk4yU/s640/fallgreatfireplace.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Even though it took *foreva,* one of my favorite elements was the garland I made by stringing inexpensive wood craft beads onto picture wire ...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRj758LCuIF2h3LXUVPyldnmZMiPWCKseUifS2rKSSTgVSJ_sEG2htRHdglK47Z8UeK0uG7JzhGdAV7HMuQRaQbZPY8_Z7EirRi5scGMzhlEQEcXKBk3wnfe-zAe00sJe4r1PxYQpwmg/s1600/fallmantelclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRj758LCuIF2h3LXUVPyldnmZMiPWCKseUifS2rKSSTgVSJ_sEG2htRHdglK47Z8UeK0uG7JzhGdAV7HMuQRaQbZPY8_Z7EirRi5scGMzhlEQEcXKBk3wnfe-zAe00sJe4r1PxYQpwmg/s400/fallmantelclose.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Over on the buffet, Mr. Roo took center stage:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLedTOvlBlGbrsrLd7MTRtTjahM3iO5XVmjyvXpzanVq45ey5O7s-YnWZrNMokphfTUu4fpqSnQJ8ONtpCtC3Jl1vZFHwhLN4IRu3CQInUkFAvc0tqdjvonLeF-1tpDRiaJQ-f2ZFSsk/s1600/fallbuffetnight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLedTOvlBlGbrsrLd7MTRtTjahM3iO5XVmjyvXpzanVq45ey5O7s-YnWZrNMokphfTUu4fpqSnQJ8ONtpCtC3Jl1vZFHwhLN4IRu3CQInUkFAvc0tqdjvonLeF-1tpDRiaJQ-f2ZFSsk/s640/fallbuffetnight.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And, how easy was it to add a little something to our lantern by nestling a candle in burlap:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEelD_jiM-GvmCiCgWEn8rUQr7Fo7I3etAvlPSm3pIkxY6ZKxdR6E7s5I3DQZY6BbJTDfgMzRdLFiju_oJhJn3K57h-JVa1QWlUBS9ZIr2PP-9XY_VnFcQiqV5b5NR2m0w85QE1vFTtyI/s1600/fallbuffetlantern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEelD_jiM-GvmCiCgWEn8rUQr7Fo7I3etAvlPSm3pIkxY6ZKxdR6E7s5I3DQZY6BbJTDfgMzRdLFiju_oJhJn3K57h-JVa1QWlUBS9ZIr2PP-9XY_VnFcQiqV5b5NR2m0w85QE1vFTtyI/s640/fallbuffetlantern.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Burlap even made its way to our lamp shades, too!</span>  </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0pbNHcIk7GKTFDy8ISjrR-cP4lIHZwPwXciQ5QgoKVoBZE0ZksscKrRn9znSwS6pTFnERI1fDWEgWccmbU1G71BAzGu7jm3643Sxiyab9G4tLcJhJWLuj1doV6X5Bx71aFvlBPWnu30/s1600/fallgreatmirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0pbNHcIk7GKTFDy8ISjrR-cP4lIHZwPwXciQ5QgoKVoBZE0ZksscKrRn9znSwS6pTFnERI1fDWEgWccmbU1G71BAzGu7jm3643Sxiyab9G4tLcJhJWLuj1doV6X5Bx71aFvlBPWnu30/s640/fallgreatmirror.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The breakfast area didn't go untouched, either ... and, those who know me know that our Fall family tree means a lot!</span>  </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmm-bqlGeaS0Um33LMZWq3RDknNc3HOXcg5drcGQFKdbxMuTEtil7kHJOg-gMm32mQYlUSkl2y2p81EklPlzJXudfQxuPFu1WYERgICklRvfpWCvgEXiiwEL2NdfsIHoV71Hu7fYcMjUY/s1600/fallbreakfastoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmm-bqlGeaS0Um33LMZWq3RDknNc3HOXcg5drcGQFKdbxMuTEtil7kHJOg-gMm32mQYlUSkl2y2p81EklPlzJXudfQxuPFu1WYERgICklRvfpWCvgEXiiwEL2NdfsIHoV71Hu7fYcMjUY/s640/fallbreakfastoverall.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I always look forward to wrapping it with natural elements (such as burlap, grapevine, pinecones and leaves) and adding special family photos and sayings to remind me what is truly important!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdVCUmZ46RqB1ZFDEO59nWNpnUPcWEiRwWU1FzmFPo5iaP-vVTGrGX3-UFEbeMJa-QG0RKmnrMPh_rH13APiDw5p5NmgUF76LDjiidcsHZOpLWqVvAmSCbWMaC9FIh5M_b3I1xlCPSaw/s1600/falltreeclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdVCUmZ46RqB1ZFDEO59nWNpnUPcWEiRwWU1FzmFPo5iaP-vVTGrGX3-UFEbeMJa-QG0RKmnrMPh_rH13APiDw5p5NmgUF76LDjiidcsHZOpLWqVvAmSCbWMaC9FIh5M_b3I1xlCPSaw/s640/falltreeclose.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the neighboring kitchen, a simple word filled a chalkboard (inspired by SugarPie Farmhouse):</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJHw0hyphenhyphenxE0KQEfYtbaI1X0Sa1eiGNa0VzHxMMu-UhtyjSZGntJKB4flmD8ETUE0GB_Uj01FNGmKjlJJ9eepBHJ27X7jPjEDH_D2Hfhb2IozLzgR9FlzeFxpJUfXjJuvbzQDLI7GEdGCU/s1600/fallkitchenharvest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJHw0hyphenhyphenxE0KQEfYtbaI1X0Sa1eiGNa0VzHxMMu-UhtyjSZGntJKB4flmD8ETUE0GB_Uj01FNGmKjlJJ9eepBHJ27X7jPjEDH_D2Hfhb2IozLzgR9FlzeFxpJUfXjJuvbzQDLI7GEdGCU/s640/fallkitchenharvest.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kitchen canisters were easily filled with Fall goodness:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmH2cf-ZWFW4cqNaNKCtME6WlszaC3_J1IlXJSOgaNdB1Hl1thDYFX9m3M9h1cw6UrZNUKzAYCzAHlGMbFhObK0ka3mz-bGDYmGtaqPHVuIg__g4GeMYqYweylMZSaSd17PJ5BsoXzmU/s1600/fallkitchencanisters1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmH2cf-ZWFW4cqNaNKCtME6WlszaC3_J1IlXJSOgaNdB1Hl1thDYFX9m3M9h1cw6UrZNUKzAYCzAHlGMbFhObK0ka3mz-bGDYmGtaqPHVuIg__g4GeMYqYweylMZSaSd17PJ5BsoXzmU/s400/fallkitchencanisters1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Onto the dining room ...</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQ4cq-aqP6IYm046-Bm8f6y8p6quNXbPjqoLOX7Vm2IWyBc7IQ5CSQuwuGbeTx1uZ_o4bhKOO8xpkZFYMKyKwg2HC0qCfPG7AD4V4JHoOWprvjlrBkrxx9BncmlalauxzidL7I9Evsj8/s1600/falldiningafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQ4cq-aqP6IYm046-Bm8f6y8p6quNXbPjqoLOX7Vm2IWyBc7IQ5CSQuwuGbeTx1uZ_o4bhKOO8xpkZFYMKyKwg2HC0qCfPG7AD4V4JHoOWprvjlrBkrxx9BncmlalauxzidL7I9Evsj8/s640/falldiningafter.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">mixed in with the fun mercury were the white pumpkins that used to be orange ... </span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNT-eHhNcZYrCWtgNyciEqScLRQ_OwAWKTqkaCSW82Fyy977H87z_dDP9jyqIMNsFXiLRLaU7XUmChn3srGRYZPi29nweeLtmse5D6g4rYml1wD6dIBNMa89VfoHSQVuK8hkjHnO1oUjw/s1600/falldiningoverallclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNT-eHhNcZYrCWtgNyciEqScLRQ_OwAWKTqkaCSW82Fyy977H87z_dDP9jyqIMNsFXiLRLaU7XUmChn3srGRYZPi29nweeLtmse5D6g4rYml1wD6dIBNMa89VfoHSQVuK8hkjHnO1oUjw/s640/falldiningoverallclose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">that is, until I painted them with Annie Sloane's Old White chalk paint!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5HY9UaYx9Y2a9PY_x0ZA-B6Q_xn3gU3eDX7RCdLsmbKoxsgAv_a2JtTS7ff-uaGSThQQ-Y_0W4IVwJMFXO4OJ_tf9NwNz99yus2IbH6YipTufgmCSRCYQjvW1LAStma1t4CNzK__7Fw/s1600/whitepumpkin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5HY9UaYx9Y2a9PY_x0ZA-B6Q_xn3gU3eDX7RCdLsmbKoxsgAv_a2JtTS7ff-uaGSThQQ-Y_0W4IVwJMFXO4OJ_tf9NwNz99yus2IbH6YipTufgmCSRCYQjvW1LAStma1t4CNzK__7Fw/s640/whitepumpkin.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our neutral sitting room was splashed with corals, reds and browns.  And, yes, those are leaf placemats that I layered on top of the mirrors:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ljNE4vInEClmlMiOuos-Ff9GYa59hfMjW-TBW3Dj0J3XsyTilfEcVsc22ncOOM01oyIx-IVp3N7NH8BZBVjJ8YhBKE7ji2fdw8RuxlDDZyCzaFZoBJsFt0TFICrDusOcpP16-k0xTTg/s1600/fallsittingoverallcloser.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ljNE4vInEClmlMiOuos-Ff9GYa59hfMjW-TBW3Dj0J3XsyTilfEcVsc22ncOOM01oyIx-IVp3N7NH8BZBVjJ8YhBKE7ji2fdw8RuxlDDZyCzaFZoBJsFt0TFICrDusOcpP16-k0xTTg/s640/fallsittingoverallcloser.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know white pumpkins will be alll over our house again this year, too!  Here is another painted one that I simply placed on a bright orange leaf ... love the contrast.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIPFPe0LaxAHsSLbxdloSytWDS2yK05f_evgBW_WwHB6LrlNutzYagnYaSQBefPTu2qAloNPmsmc64KgelI9aLQdIRbWV6zfLDyso4H3vN4d5HfAQUBNf-roPV4XShtD7KAZ5-UjfeLI/s1600/fallsittingpumpkinsilver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIPFPe0LaxAHsSLbxdloSytWDS2yK05f_evgBW_WwHB6LrlNutzYagnYaSQBefPTu2qAloNPmsmc64KgelI9aLQdIRbWV6zfLDyso4H3vN4d5HfAQUBNf-roPV4XShtD7KAZ5-UjfeLI/s640/fallsittingpumpkinsilver.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lastly, outside ... I made inexpensive pumpkin topiaries to flank our front door ... </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uqFWotcsx1OKBOe5xkNxoSzq-Iao9OYsieiSitr4x84zSGBUuCuRf0h8pobzw9Gzb9EYXcB92lQxzdVtNdifi1G8pz2v3nsDeyAL2LYFxsqoiKZGQPccudWe18fcJYDVpETM9ld8FFc/s1600/falloutdoorway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uqFWotcsx1OKBOe5xkNxoSzq-Iao9OYsieiSitr4x84zSGBUuCuRf0h8pobzw9Gzb9EYXcB92lQxzdVtNdifi1G8pz2v3nsDeyAL2LYFxsqoiKZGQPccudWe18fcJYDVpETM9ld8FFc/s640/falloutdoorway.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and one of my mesh wreaths stood front and center to greet our guests:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdFczwe_owMrsQni9UyVc5QnhYRmFraN1puweg8hQ0MlACBRzkuKdsi6solIYh6IiuAXckvok-zJIYgNRoAC-8YrI_z3sWxw-CKNHsa9y7RjWO0IB-b_35dNdcbhOO2SHEHE5927LGYA/s1600/halloweenboo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdFczwe_owMrsQni9UyVc5QnhYRmFraN1puweg8hQ0MlACBRzkuKdsi6solIYh6IiuAXckvok-zJIYgNRoAC-8YrI_z3sWxw-CKNHsa9y7RjWO0IB-b_35dNdcbhOO2SHEHE5927LGYA/s640/halloweenboo.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As much as I don't want to wish summer away, admittedly, I am looking forward to football, chili and Fall decorating!  Who's with me ?!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks for stopping by ... don't forget to come on over and party!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Becca</em></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.whisperwoodcottage.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3VG5b4JwwC5mGKn3kghKDNFufVs_pHKfj2gquQHZgubPtrY1ZAqTw1C5MjxrlL4Kgg3ChToc73EWLDv4V2iko6fC_ei0Eujb3E6phCOk9li8igBgxy2OM0jLj1YejuYQf3GvjK-FNS0/s1600/talent-scout-button-2.png" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm also joining: </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/wow-us-wednesdays-75.html">WUW</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Coastal Charm/<a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2012/07/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no122.html">Nifty Thrifty Tuesday</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

All Ready for Fall!

Yup, I'm all decorated for Fall!  Okay, okay ... juuuuust kidding!  But, I simply couldn't resist the great gathering that Amy is ho...

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Take A Hike!

<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">~Welcome to Dillon, Colorado~ </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">My favorite place on earth.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I love our Mountain home and wish </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">we were able to spend more time here.  </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/AVvXsEgcjeEeUIfcRolLFhYg3mfxUvR5h6pUuniujdAQMHWgvY6K9ctK-m9_xPwvT6TMKXzFmSpU53GuWZLnMs55ckUOPcXtG9XNclwtBa_stzHt-JVDl4gUGVSPdtkBgvS8hZGJ3LxvbU57Yw8/s1600/IMG_4905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjeEeUIfcRolLFhYg3mfxUvR5h6pUuniujdAQMHWgvY6K9ctK-m9_xPwvT6TMKXzFmSpU53GuWZLnMs55ckUOPcXtG9XNclwtBa_stzHt-JVDl4gUGVSPdtkBgvS8hZGJ3LxvbU57Yw8/s640/IMG_4905.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;">This is Lake Dillon where we hiked today.</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  C'mon with us on our hike.</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/AVvXsEhrDKSXGm904EMsYkme3Mtb0mzCqvyCORU2KJ365qzlnaWyngQNAGDc7ye8uJZDHZtcMFiI9u_HWsWH79vIavsx9VeMCoRUgEbr94pbJRrX_TAfxcv64QG0nIGE_9vyY9qAINuHBpjmg8Y/s1600/IMG_4887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDKSXGm904EMsYkme3Mtb0mzCqvyCORU2KJ365qzlnaWyngQNAGDc7ye8uJZDHZtcMFiI9u_HWsWH79vIavsx9VeMCoRUgEbr94pbJRrX_TAfxcv64QG0nIGE_9vyY9qAINuHBpjmg8Y/s640/IMG_4887.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;">We start out in a meadow that is about four houses down from our house.  The dogs LOVE walking with us and they zig zag on the trail sniffing the whole time.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">You can see a corner of lake off to the right of the photo.</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/AVvXsEh1n73LXaQkA7e1HQ_9GtX6KfoM46oyp66Q0GRJdbDeVwhnm9JbG8JKbU8S7X2O2p1qC2Gj2Sjee0QEmsEeEA8fJS8Ai1aF7HtYGYRdgaypPT50LjU7YVZ6IiSXbqNkR2OXIX3iUeAnDY0/s1600/IMG_4888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1n73LXaQkA7e1HQ_9GtX6KfoM46oyp66Q0GRJdbDeVwhnm9JbG8JKbU8S7X2O2p1qC2Gj2Sjee0QEmsEeEA8fJS8Ai1aF7HtYGYRdgaypPT50LjU7YVZ6IiSXbqNkR2OXIX3iUeAnDY0/s640/IMG_4888.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;">How beautiful is that?  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The lake is really quite large. </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> There is a marina nearby where lots of sailboats are docked.  The lake is actually man-made.  It was a small finger-lake until they built a Dam in 1961 and flooded over the original town.  They saved a few of the buildings and one is a cute breakfast restaurant. </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/AVvXsEgfepDs_dfNVy5vQZLCr-Pnjev9aXjX_h3PtNnHu_rNEtw1Rdwz19a7jERErCl9ag2vLvToEGuByC2t246k1mr1mH6j1F7D2a-DYSd2jJ040nPfNhTOq9ZIVKnukWC-ocBZCh-vbrzEyso/s1600/IMG_4902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfepDs_dfNVy5vQZLCr-Pnjev9aXjX_h3PtNnHu_rNEtw1Rdwz19a7jERErCl9ag2vLvToEGuByC2t246k1mr1mH6j1F7D2a-DYSd2jJ040nPfNhTOq9ZIVKnukWC-ocBZCh-vbrzEyso/s640/IMG_4902.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 surrounding land is all a preserved state park so no houses are built directly on the lake.  The girls are heading up the mountain to the lookout point.  </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 about 1.5 miles up the hill.</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/AVvXsEiCP10O-vniCD5xt8aig1y1039V8R49keoYhmh4cLVpjcmCWn4nLmEZ8f7tb29-v6cYjs_eoQhuKXEzQNwjLHezLpOPSwc0Zi8FeEnbciISizT9V50IOCUrYvrYK2wEVm89Tv6nZrdF7Rg/s1600/IMG_4898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCP10O-vniCD5xt8aig1y1039V8R49keoYhmh4cLVpjcmCWn4nLmEZ8f7tb29-v6cYjs_eoQhuKXEzQNwjLHezLpOPSwc0Zi8FeEnbciISizT9V50IOCUrYvrYK2wEVm89Tv6nZrdF7Rg/s640/IMG_4898.jpg" width="426" /></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 love being surrounded by all of the trees and the brilliant blue sky.  It's nice and cool up here, temps in the </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">low 70's and mid 50's at night.</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  Ahhhhhhhh, it's the perfect respite to the scorching heat we have been experiencing.</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/AVvXsEggyFLbcOVPUpz5X0O6-Df8xyZSBWlgaFv3OaCBYy4oNy2VmGE75cPhuZVe3v4smK6iKXthlGsrsPgQsPZ-nuxgB7SBvfC-ewGnO90mOM0hwbehvIgUw8g1n2J7THYkv5TNF4SugL6KN4E/s1600/IMG_4900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyFLbcOVPUpz5X0O6-Df8xyZSBWlgaFv3OaCBYy4oNy2VmGE75cPhuZVe3v4smK6iKXthlGsrsPgQsPZ-nuxgB7SBvfC-ewGnO90mOM0hwbehvIgUw8g1n2J7THYkv5TNF4SugL6KN4E/s640/IMG_4900.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;">Unfortunately, the Japanese Pine Beetle has killed a lot of trees in the last few years.  It's sad to see so many dead trees.  Where we live they try to control it but you can't control a whole forest.</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/AVvXsEgAxFN_zClgoanDwI3tudZ2gTrkojQ1Q-4T5oMR62Z3ayQsi7rWhPhKTGGCN_Z7iub5aKsxhHz3mnRyRle1CXXJyOkealbLC0yj0Q3WSGzcCgY1ffRnKyLi1j1YsQZhDxva20TaofTQ9Ng/s1600/IMG_4904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxFN_zClgoanDwI3tudZ2gTrkojQ1Q-4T5oMR62Z3ayQsi7rWhPhKTGGCN_Z7iub5aKsxhHz3mnRyRle1CXXJyOkealbLC0yj0Q3WSGzcCgY1ffRnKyLi1j1YsQZhDxva20TaofTQ9Ng/s640/IMG_4904.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 certainly worth the hike to see this view!</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/AVvXsEjT1c7iQoldGhjznV7w4JPXk3-Q44NZ5d3vSguZPkdjlpe84pzRIfz7-8E8KZMAU8CZIPptPkOtd-1z7SF7iLLwHoeNmiAJ9bJWYAFFwV6dir6XTkuOeXvf-6_qSf5Vhyphenhyphen-NHNmMdAodpY0/s1600/IMG_4906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1c7iQoldGhjznV7w4JPXk3-Q44NZ5d3vSguZPkdjlpe84pzRIfz7-8E8KZMAU8CZIPptPkOtd-1z7SF7iLLwHoeNmiAJ9bJWYAFFwV6dir6XTkuOeXvf-6_qSf5Vhyphenhyphen-NHNmMdAodpY0/s640/IMG_4906.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;">On this side the Snake River feeds into the lake.  </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/AVvXsEik8ztqRk2ARAgukfqpdbuT2EeaJZw0XYnJdwOH2jjeg_36xKDyGkRSVJBhBpBS1YzsVTMcW9FiwpEBFeggxmh-X__FDbqhTSwdmLG1r3jMxC-OSj4vYj5lzcEXGx1iJ64kNxwxAIvU7_s/s1600/IMG_4911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8ztqRk2ARAgukfqpdbuT2EeaJZw0XYnJdwOH2jjeg_36xKDyGkRSVJBhBpBS1YzsVTMcW9FiwpEBFeggxmh-X__FDbqhTSwdmLG1r3jMxC-OSj4vYj5lzcEXGx1iJ64kNxwxAIvU7_s/s640/IMG_4911.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;">Some folks take life a little too seriously. </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Here's my baby always on guard and protecting her brood.</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/AVvXsEgB87yEn8DJ8vnpRWbqycdldYWM-BIZh5vlPToF3Mrs_J3gY1bIU4niVB93M0kqeMITIK-9yCe4MgueCrGV9xU0JIOR9yY2Bb9EAsPcA7n3IQSwpvHil4AVD7tnR_SknA4xt42KFocOJ0s/s1600/IMG_4910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB87yEn8DJ8vnpRWbqycdldYWM-BIZh5vlPToF3Mrs_J3gY1bIU4niVB93M0kqeMITIK-9yCe4MgueCrGV9xU0JIOR9yY2Bb9EAsPcA7n3IQSwpvHil4AVD7tnR_SknA4xt42KFocOJ0s/s640/IMG_4910.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;">While some are just happy for a short break from the hike.</span></i></div><div style="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/AVvXsEi-bbrt6xJHJQWPmkFXr-KKpGjdW6rYLqyY5NzqiFMiguWQR9dbUmmCfFfgk66nJ96ANPFGEUdtVhBjXZVpSmVuhP8JSG7GOrRZrKwqUCPzCGP45jSLQD86W-k9-GgcCuQR_zv0scSro_k/s1600/IMG_4907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bbrt6xJHJQWPmkFXr-KKpGjdW6rYLqyY5NzqiFMiguWQR9dbUmmCfFfgk66nJ96ANPFGEUdtVhBjXZVpSmVuhP8JSG7GOrRZrKwqUCPzCGP45jSLQD86W-k9-GgcCuQR_zv0scSro_k/s640/IMG_4907.jpg" width="640" /></a>Time to head down the trail. </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> We have hiked a total of about 4 1/2 miles.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for tagging along with us  on our hike.</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br />We'll be here enjoying life for the next week!</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></div><br />

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Mudroom Changes!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings, sweet friends ... remember me?!  May I just say I've been a bad blogging friend lately!  My crazy summer projects here at home, finishing up my parents' home, along with enjoying family fun, have kept me busy, busy ... out of the blogging loop!  Now, it's time to catch up on all that I've missed!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the things I've recently tackled was revamping our laundry room just a bit.  Here's a peek at the before ...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDD3NOUDGGzdTfRdwM-2L9E-ekVQr1PRoellKXcYUbTTQoH3gmrcz4D_BJVoIREwSR7a9Xs8JBJNM7OcrbywTH0d7ZvhYhj1GYUT21Zb6kzDyyNXraAFCKZLGhsjsjJHwYAptKyXnofdU/s1600/mudoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDD3NOUDGGzdTfRdwM-2L9E-ekVQr1PRoellKXcYUbTTQoH3gmrcz4D_BJVoIREwSR7a9Xs8JBJNM7OcrbywTH0d7ZvhYhj1GYUT21Zb6kzDyyNXraAFCKZLGhsjsjJHwYAptKyXnofdU/s400/mudoverall.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, here's the <strong>AFTER</strong> (sorry for the grainy quality):</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrb7BHfeeGAsqqnd8clGyETfu9-zybjKi-e1SJniTh4ca5W9PzrLnYDIvIbxxoL_oMQbb6H8XvCKjAMrwpf11665dVPU47J5zBvL6nLQNT3yxybs122kuC9axPEt-pH2RbC9qQ16-rdLI/s1600/mudroomoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrb7BHfeeGAsqqnd8clGyETfu9-zybjKi-e1SJniTh4ca5W9PzrLnYDIvIbxxoL_oMQbb6H8XvCKjAMrwpf11665dVPU47J5zBvL6nLQNT3yxybs122kuC9axPEt-pH2RbC9qQ16-rdLI/s640/mudroomoverall.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's amazing the difference a couple of little changes can make, isn't it?  First, I painted our cabinets Annie Sloane's Pure White.  I then painted the walls BM Wythe Blue and the ceiling BM White Sand.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfNQGeB4jxV0ga4_2NXPeVUhzNjfLc7vKVPIEvHHbhvVluQqI1M_3Y-dQVbmtzbmQavk70TXQmEaEPWk1TLD5k1wt28nDMM2vL868VGcBBiflkKRU0pgOQM8riEFRLiLKTUtqDuyJDdw/s1600/mudroomoverall1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfNQGeB4jxV0ga4_2NXPeVUhzNjfLc7vKVPIEvHHbhvVluQqI1M_3Y-dQVbmtzbmQavk70TXQmEaEPWk1TLD5k1wt28nDMM2vL868VGcBBiflkKRU0pgOQM8riEFRLiLKTUtqDuyJDdw/s640/mudroomoverall1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our little "command central" is clean and fresh (well, kind of, lol) ...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTeVF2M1j821Uv1Q4sdz_LiZsPIezeiR1SDHYlAL3F-j-Pi1VqhHbTGhlhA77i2j0PoQvZbhBBeXWI6qkWEZ3H0o6xYBHR6doYzI0hcW6Fz_BYRcf9O1VJOZlhnZnblYhGvZz2J-iZ4k/s1600/mudroomdesk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTeVF2M1j821Uv1Q4sdz_LiZsPIezeiR1SDHYlAL3F-j-Pi1VqhHbTGhlhA77i2j0PoQvZbhBBeXWI6qkWEZ3H0o6xYBHR6doYzI0hcW6Fz_BYRcf9O1VJOZlhnZnblYhGvZz2J-iZ4k/s640/mudroomdesk.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Canister of clips for fun:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezS4nZkG-LJ43cGb3P1vlJo89q09NPjjf3uHlO8V7FYeX-1txzFBBgjiEthI52PNDLdRHaD90e2O86VFlBnvugzjaj1-qISnzyWsnHOk5kmazPasL_SsvtHBHr5wtLVe8SDOj8tt6Ob4/s1600/mudroomclips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezS4nZkG-LJ43cGb3P1vlJo89q09NPjjf3uHlO8V7FYeX-1txzFBBgjiEthI52PNDLdRHaD90e2O86VFlBnvugzjaj1-qISnzyWsnHOk5kmazPasL_SsvtHBHr5wtLVe8SDOj8tt6Ob4/s640/mudroomclips.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I didn't change anything on the soffitt ... really like how the white plates and pitchers look against the blue wall color:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5U5LVTCgwidknSScEiqb2jvHwR7fgsP1Snkvhd2-WSLUhoPrNDKnXkKC3hvIY4omrYs5PQa4O_dJuvKNl9jcmuB5y6oVZGo692Kp0b8LOUxD-1f90iIM374W2dANH2EMr_vMCMpc20a8/s1600/mudroomsoffitt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5U5LVTCgwidknSScEiqb2jvHwR7fgsP1Snkvhd2-WSLUhoPrNDKnXkKC3hvIY4omrYs5PQa4O_dJuvKNl9jcmuB5y6oVZGo692Kp0b8LOUxD-1f90iIM374W2dANH2EMr_vMCMpc20a8/s400/mudroomsoffitt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I moved our fun, family sign in here ... nice reminder to us since it's the first thing we see when we enter the house from our garage:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmtxJnrIk4vvrnJRbY0QQfma8DR04G2cF_BHxmp9D2WTQd0-6QTwjeICy-APA4AzuMyJKH-HvzDUAA8Jg1hZezCTO80EnZbJ7__D9f2MKYs-q4XWoSmJkdg6yk_ijiKrVHjJL35ePPTg/s1600/mudroomart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmtxJnrIk4vvrnJRbY0QQfma8DR04G2cF_BHxmp9D2WTQd0-6QTwjeICy-APA4AzuMyJKH-HvzDUAA8Jg1hZezCTO80EnZbJ7__D9f2MKYs-q4XWoSmJkdg6yk_ijiKrVHjJL35ePPTg/s640/mudroomart.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>BEFORE</strong> ... admittedly, as much as I loved the shelf on the long wall, it was a bit too long as the door entering the house would *some*how always bang into it.  So much so, that the shelf went *kerplunk* on the floor one day, along with the pictures that rested on the shelf ... wasn't a whole lot of fun picking up all of that broken glass!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdAqheQCnOQ7SSNaGEgMrRGOE8UwT_DTfm-wgI9r6eB2_QZIKVr0yqzC6C1rUsKJPY6ZKDJn2vlctYVKqjNQ8j4v3K7_vsJxKGxSIUGefSHCXKoRJhv95eKDCm_uQRQ-cBO-26QfJzQ4/s1600/mudwall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdAqheQCnOQ7SSNaGEgMrRGOE8UwT_DTfm-wgI9r6eB2_QZIKVr0yqzC6C1rUsKJPY6ZKDJn2vlctYVKqjNQ8j4v3K7_vsJxKGxSIUGefSHCXKoRJhv95eKDCm_uQRQ-cBO-26QfJzQ4/s400/mudwall.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>AFTER!</strong>  We removed the shelf, as well as the hooks below ... added more/different frames, which elongated the family gallery wall.  I love how the black frames pop against the wall.  I'll also be adding a family quote (in vinyl) above the pictures:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7JqlZmWT2_H0V_sptytTlEUrFiMFQJ10oU3EQ2CVs-9AkqjJct7VldDY5SjEjAT0iJjHsPeyBl0ezipM1j3kKQ0Pk8WN4ZoA7vYFyRzPUPR_rNzZm1pDpw4uisne8q7wKUERy65omxQ/s1600/mudroompics1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7JqlZmWT2_H0V_sptytTlEUrFiMFQJ10oU3EQ2CVs-9AkqjJct7VldDY5SjEjAT0iJjHsPeyBl0ezipM1j3kKQ0Pk8WN4ZoA7vYFyRzPUPR_rNzZm1pDpw4uisne8q7wKUERy65omxQ/s400/mudroompics1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I then added individual hooks right into the case molding ... super easy (I may end up adding a few more):</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nIzo8YgH_PAT80oeGSssu1QyyTNIMP_nclYTXA6nR71rx7Wr9c3U3E7UsoXCSilbaoNFxwKDvq8h47L1RJ179KZdwDqUbUR5nWzR0_v1b9nh6hULF-WbXRfWzVeEjSxjPRV5eT251yU/s1600/mudroomhooks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nIzo8YgH_PAT80oeGSssu1QyyTNIMP_nclYTXA6nR71rx7Wr9c3U3E7UsoXCSilbaoNFxwKDvq8h47L1RJ179KZdwDqUbUR5nWzR0_v1b9nh6hULF-WbXRfWzVeEjSxjPRV5eT251yU/s640/mudroomhooks.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnnd, of course, the P-U basket is still here, LOL (such a sturdy basket from Target):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzqfIngnVtIeUUA4ejk0XLQ4EnDXKwDZSse7i-BrsHfHDcIF8KNYl_NBxtxA3UYuTOGTehPcfgDe4dmDoip7OtTP_RJQbaOud5IkQvsvDcWf7TzjxRdITqu9iaa7ziDRej3VcbNA5zWQ/s1600/mudroompu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzqfIngnVtIeUUA4ejk0XLQ4EnDXKwDZSse7i-BrsHfHDcIF8KNYl_NBxtxA3UYuTOGTehPcfgDe4dmDoip7OtTP_RJQbaOud5IkQvsvDcWf7TzjxRdITqu9iaa7ziDRej3VcbNA5zWQ/s400/mudroompu.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Speaking of gallery walls ... I look forward to showing you all more of the coastal redecorating I did at my parents' house, including the gallery wall I created.  Here's a peek at what I added above the frames ... I took an ordinary oar from this:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhva8sKcEOBpSvGCpYQ0ulXaEEn1zutJVEGQ079pXs9zU5vIQ9KA24lp3uzuN0wiIy0_JM_na-64hPkYJIyUgoEb_Gw4VK4dzgztSMETsm-AjW9NrZlE9L4XNGDRzHTk0KLy_un_Huh4x0/s1600/beachpaddleb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhva8sKcEOBpSvGCpYQ0ulXaEEn1zutJVEGQ079pXs9zU5vIQ9KA24lp3uzuN0wiIy0_JM_na-64hPkYJIyUgoEb_Gw4VK4dzgztSMETsm-AjW9NrZlE9L4XNGDRzHTk0KLy_un_Huh4x0/s400/beachpaddleb4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to this.  I just added layers of paint I had on hand (CeCe Caldwell's Seattle Mist and Vintage White, followed by a bit of Annie Sloane's Duck Egg Blue and navy craft paint).  I then added "FAMILY" and started sanding away ... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyrV7yQ3frKUvehsEQpUnZNNJ0PJwlBdCSvzQ5pJigeV94ge0jGU4-EYwUB0r2GGCI6WNZ24U9xU48sDVFjNfnx2YUC8HGkRKPoemopK93WXuxbUFezFEXHtGdLJU1UhS2rSBg5V7EDw/s1600/beachpaddleclose1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyrV7yQ3frKUvehsEQpUnZNNJ0PJwlBdCSvzQ5pJigeV94ge0jGU4-EYwUB0r2GGCI6WNZ24U9xU48sDVFjNfnx2YUC8HGkRKPoemopK93WXuxbUFezFEXHtGdLJU1UhS2rSBg5V7EDw/s400/beachpaddleclose1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">love how sanding here and there revealed the layers of paint ... I then added a bit of nautical rope for a fun touch, too:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6yTxG0OgXmWOB13ZUjUf-JFHCvR_s8Y7rf266PlB_2N6Z-DCvkNf1XE1sOva5qAWG13Cn9V1je81uYTOP93448ni8YPaSszAoceQjjWvard_DRlhpZxODHXdAtPOTpYFStE5Ji6VpAg/s1600/beachpaddleclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6yTxG0OgXmWOB13ZUjUf-JFHCvR_s8Y7rf266PlB_2N6Z-DCvkNf1XE1sOva5qAWG13Cn9V1je81uYTOP93448ni8YPaSszAoceQjjWvard_DRlhpZxODHXdAtPOTpYFStE5Ji6VpAg/s400/beachpaddleclose.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stay tuned ....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, as always, THANKS for stopping by,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Becca</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm linking up with:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/wow-us-wednesdays-75.html">WUW</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

Mudroom Changes!

Greetings, sweet friends ... remember me?!  May I just say I've been a bad blogging friend lately!  My crazy summer projects here at hom...

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Enhance Your Seat: No Squats or Lunges Required

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

Enhance Your Seat: No Squats or Lunges Required

Earlier this week I introduced you to Delilah, my new Estate Sale chair .  I knew when I found her in the basement that although she was in ...

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