She's Ready for Her Closeup!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Friday Eve!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the many fabulous things that I learned at the Southern Bloggers Conference this past weekend was that sometimes less is more when it comes to our words.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, to let the eye rest with clean space in between your thoughts.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sooo, that's what I'm going to attempt to do with this post.  But, you know what less words means, right?  MORE pictures!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm excited to share with you our revamped kitchen!  Come on in!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NA3UqBdkBSRl45wemJ8C0Efweb-FzU2bCWeDIaArsHMqMX2erSlfAjqKjsuyG7b-2AMOlatyz0kuBLsdhEk4oks8ek9asFkyDiaBL0EnAvFlK51r0Yo7radYzM1mIFw-Qr27snDKxg/s1600/kitchennewoverall,jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NA3UqBdkBSRl45wemJ8C0Efweb-FzU2bCWeDIaArsHMqMX2erSlfAjqKjsuyG7b-2AMOlatyz0kuBLsdhEk4oks8ek9asFkyDiaBL0EnAvFlK51r0Yo7radYzM1mIFw-Qr27snDKxg/s640/kitchennewoverall,jpg.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Welcome to our white and bright kitchen!  I can't tell you how much we love it!  Our walls are now BM Manchester Tan.  I painted the bottom cabinets (originally maple stained) to match the upper cabinets (that I painted white awhile back) ...</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEySa44YPs1XrhIzNU1Sr7kZvN63XmTnyL95ABtYHBKbnbnJqrRj0-T4GlJ_7kKB3A3AnEJQiNz7YA7H8uN98aTcS-uNNu4xRnxvM5myJPiRftfj9lQue-XVRGzlMJVfSFrr3UF0jVw/s1600/kitchennewdoor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEySa44YPs1XrhIzNU1Sr7kZvN63XmTnyL95ABtYHBKbnbnJqrRj0-T4GlJ_7kKB3A3AnEJQiNz7YA7H8uN98aTcS-uNNu4xRnxvM5myJPiRftfj9lQue-XVRGzlMJVfSFrr3UF0jVw/s640/kitchennewdoor.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">we (meaning my husband and neighbor) added beadboard to the backsplash ...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKQMY4mrKQJPtfRs9bPsmGzhQO071DTX1VLq2eKy8WX2FYClUWupcWGBt6Gf6wVnwSbRiY64iFK4QszXlOSfPbgFUOJaAUefXSdXapWylC3wfk40PruLQajLE42V3pANtyGR04vJmcA/s1600/kitchennewcoffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKQMY4mrKQJPtfRs9bPsmGzhQO071DTX1VLq2eKy8WX2FYClUWupcWGBt6Gf6wVnwSbRiY64iFK4QszXlOSfPbgFUOJaAUefXSdXapWylC3wfk40PruLQajLE42V3pANtyGR04vJmcA/s640/kitchennewcoffee.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">new cup pulls were added to the drawers ...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjIfQ9QiCWOlpkHxu4ZVIVLSXTTGf-YKIimEJi7i7bZoSCBn0mxYNpi-yvHTRQuN3FfUey7xK-ayGnaGucuodzK-zoR18oR7G1vxl8trdARdPBIf_4ktasigHG1l95gT5kr-BxZuywQ/s1600/kitchennewknobs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjIfQ9QiCWOlpkHxu4ZVIVLSXTTGf-YKIimEJi7i7bZoSCBn0mxYNpi-yvHTRQuN3FfUey7xK-ayGnaGucuodzK-zoR18oR7G1vxl8trdARdPBIf_4ktasigHG1l95gT5kr-BxZuywQ/s640/kitchennewknobs.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and, we *finally* added support to our butcher block top island (which we should've done a year ago ... oops), by adding new farmhouse legs (which I painted and distressed to match the Chateaux Grey island)!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFO93XaDPvH7ZUejXroZIDRDSpeVpIkkNz2yShjoWTQkOOipNrWypISSoNR-08e3eDvU9JVv8avye1budGQb6oJ2aI9ILgUOl2FX1YReojyCaUa8Pm6qlZmrpKTiPhBOJyBISgb5Oc1w/s1600/kitchennewisland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFO93XaDPvH7ZUejXroZIDRDSpeVpIkkNz2yShjoWTQkOOipNrWypISSoNR-08e3eDvU9JVv8avye1budGQb6oJ2aI9ILgUOl2FX1YReojyCaUa8Pm6qlZmrpKTiPhBOJyBISgb5Oc1w/s640/kitchennewisland.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With our kitchen not getting any direct light, I can't tell you what a difference it has made in how "happy" this room now feels:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBN5nc0yL_jPTwSdGNC9Ru437QUeZh929kepCPZwIPQNN8M63ZDfsttDZ4MSbUS8GZWEwI_kckw90YbyrUml2ws15_AxrnR52Fp0fy7FGHmfmtXh0BV2RLZYC8no-NhNCO8bv6Fo9Hg/s1600/kitchennewbed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBN5nc0yL_jPTwSdGNC9Ru437QUeZh929kepCPZwIPQNN8M63ZDfsttDZ4MSbUS8GZWEwI_kckw90YbyrUml2ws15_AxrnR52Fp0fy7FGHmfmtXh0BV2RLZYC8no-NhNCO8bv6Fo9Hg/s640/kitchennewbed.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pretty white platters (from Home Goods) serve as simple, yet beautiful, *art* on the wall:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmzyNy_vofmNJqekwvczXAKaJ5hV6lbKqww0derkkmLc17zzkso3uv9NgCQeBPxywEbC0hCqC_u8IPZv949dabptBKmeVq2f2oyLMNoDk9vFaajRyl-rvTEFc8xsZRCgpQjeDxNGA3w/s1600/kitchennewplates.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmzyNy_vofmNJqekwvczXAKaJ5hV6lbKqww0derkkmLc17zzkso3uv9NgCQeBPxywEbC0hCqC_u8IPZv949dabptBKmeVq2f2oyLMNoDk9vFaajRyl-rvTEFc8xsZRCgpQjeDxNGA3w/s640/kitchennewplates.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, white pitchers turn into a fun and functional place for utensils:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, this year, instead of using a Christmas tree, I decided to do a different take on our Fall family tree by adding branches (some of them lit) to a fleur-de-lis vase ... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQvCZ59ja3ycDMr886kq1S_NGKLeoFSMGZb6AaelWGbkCaz8GZpk_ge-MEFb2UeP8bQpgE7CninzCdO3yDH28RKZrPBGXMTmV-boSfXNgsTmha_Skx3o0uvs-GGBALVcs6HODeEw40w/s1600/kitchenfamilytree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQvCZ59ja3ycDMr886kq1S_NGKLeoFSMGZb6AaelWGbkCaz8GZpk_ge-MEFb2UeP8bQpgE7CninzCdO3yDH28RKZrPBGXMTmV-boSfXNgsTmha_Skx3o0uvs-GGBALVcs6HODeEw40w/s640/kitchenfamilytree.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and then clipping family photos and saying to the branches.  I love having it on the island so that our family is part of the "heart of our home" this time of year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUn4u1ckN-cEexPn7fRLhQxp7MgLiaFcN3E5BneE-NFglUK-I7tgG1Uy_x33dePssOj_Pup0Ft24KWs2A3Au-TpnEBxS3Z_Bo-lbzdzWnrx06d3oakpjsEALdabZcvkMZeyITlInyZPw/s1600/kitchennewtreeclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUn4u1ckN-cEexPn7fRLhQxp7MgLiaFcN3E5BneE-NFglUK-I7tgG1Uy_x33dePssOj_Pup0Ft24KWs2A3Au-TpnEBxS3Z_Bo-lbzdzWnrx06d3oakpjsEALdabZcvkMZeyITlInyZPw/s640/kitchennewtreeclose.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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She's Ready for Her Closeup!

Happy Friday Eve!   One of the many fabulous things that I learned at the Southern Bloggers Conference this past weekend was that sometimes ...

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They're Baaaack!

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I woke up this morning realizing that I haven't bored you all lately with pics of just a few more of the crazy mesh wreaths that I've had the privilege of creating for others lately (*gasp*)!  So, here you go ... try not to doze off! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">"Go, Team, Go!"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamByD_ubWwRD23s2l2eDcjTU5EZ4h1F3F8nnQptOgGKEMsGZDsm3uUdawwhnJrOLEzShcKXrb1tx7Hv90RteMYXEi1hbI2UrltlTxf9rvUHK-0UX-KCwYz0P8SfLV5C4tp-5Bj53pmQ/s1600/cowboys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamByD_ubWwRD23s2l2eDcjTU5EZ4h1F3F8nnQptOgGKEMsGZDsm3uUdawwhnJrOLEzShcKXrb1tx7Hv90RteMYXEi1hbI2UrltlTxf9rvUHK-0UX-KCwYz0P8SfLV5C4tp-5Bj53pmQ/s640/cowboys.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrhV0NXIn2-LnMt_vpAo4-G4tgu8vVnZiU-y5fPLrE9qsuxTgXB4WmqJPqAGIA_g_SweSNOYHUaJEozG-d4ukNTxA-YFYhZy7mBuD5qLNpx2HYDskxgowL__FRXsZVazb-s49UIjBiQ/s1600/nmbelem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrhV0NXIn2-LnMt_vpAo4-G4tgu8vVnZiU-y5fPLrE9qsuxTgXB4WmqJPqAGIA_g_SweSNOYHUaJEozG-d4ukNTxA-YFYhZy7mBuD5qLNpx2HYDskxgowL__FRXsZVazb-s49UIjBiQ/s400/nmbelem.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaRjcm5-QRrLk3vRvQXZF_PSDxZNpbjvTs-0gQH9xVM5jfDBrDjJYk33Qu31uEAumTT_iGNWmfUmYPMrGw4rbtlWfQZje8DhyCIYEQWdEHnlcuG3xBxwL66zReG1spG9tMaDGhuMBUQ/s1600/oceanbay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaRjcm5-QRrLk3vRvQXZF_PSDxZNpbjvTs-0gQH9xVM5jfDBrDjJYk33Qu31uEAumTT_iGNWmfUmYPMrGw4rbtlWfQZje8DhyCIYEQWdEHnlcuG3xBxwL66zReG1spG9tMaDGhuMBUQ/s640/oceanbay.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Happy Fall/Halloween!"  Okay, okay ... I'm sheepishly a bit proud of the "BOO" wreath that I designed last year because it managed to find its way onto Pinterest and, because of that, several folks contacted me to have a little "BOO" on their doors this year, too.  What fun!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9P0XFiRgI-Rk_rkJ42ML6TFoAFdi1_ojVnUaR1_eFdAEITBUnuTWMiL9c9q7WGGFWnJ727EM8fNAZKHIyF-6heigx-8ZI0p6n8MkQXgEf6kI6DKcRBK3upmpN2ucc8FueeifOLJhuQ/s1600/boowreath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9P0XFiRgI-Rk_rkJ42ML6TFoAFdi1_ojVnUaR1_eFdAEITBUnuTWMiL9c9q7WGGFWnJ727EM8fNAZKHIyF-6heigx-8ZI0p6n8MkQXgEf6kI6DKcRBK3upmpN2ucc8FueeifOLJhuQ/s640/boowreath.jpg" width="566" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, I had to splash some Fall on our front door, too!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ULO1NwCtHad7yWdK2cPoKhl9-BShTYCzVZm3lQdybs5ZB5Dv3D6wfnxsXFTCGg4gAHENJ07q01CmWxwqzpweq0XyJvksU4PY9IplAkR9BIEEoOh-NZNhM8mGaXsf7ULoW5fRtB-CLQ/s1600/fallus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ULO1NwCtHad7yWdK2cPoKhl9-BShTYCzVZm3lQdybs5ZB5Dv3D6wfnxsXFTCGg4gAHENJ07q01CmWxwqzpweq0XyJvksU4PY9IplAkR9BIEEoOh-NZNhM8mGaXsf7ULoW5fRtB-CLQ/s640/fallus.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgzAhD0HyZAWfOcfP-ECkNkODnNGgoZkQUDMLuXRSS4iRndU_WKSOUx5_w-BEzIdnCknejQP8uu9m4Jh89rI65C6JPDwMPStevVJDLQW_-GYhCww_gVwt2siB81EmW-FnlRL6xX-log/s1600/fallwreatha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgzAhD0HyZAWfOcfP-ECkNkODnNGgoZkQUDMLuXRSS4iRndU_WKSOUx5_w-BEzIdnCknejQP8uu9m4Jh89rI65C6JPDwMPStevVJDLQW_-GYhCww_gVwt2siB81EmW-FnlRL6xX-log/s640/fallwreatha.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are you still with me?  All kidding aside, I'm beyond flattered and excited that folks across the country have trusted me to create a little fun for their doors!  I didn't expect this to turn into a little gig for me, but I'm going to enjoy it as long as I can ... hopefully, creating a website making it easier to share them all in one place for easier viewing and ordering! </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Can't wait to start on Christmas orders!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em><strong>Becca</strong></em></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>

They're Baaaack!

I woke up this morning realizing that I haven't bored you all lately with pics of just a few more of the crazy mesh wreaths that I'v...

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Over the Top Decorating

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">No, I'm not talking about decor dripping </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">with over the top gilt and embellishment.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm simply talking about decorating the tops of my cabinets.  </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's a neglected area that I sometimes forget about </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but I tackled it this weekend and wanted to share the results with all of you.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikK5fPOPaZ14Czbs_O8IGMdkgnlyqjXqQ9yaZeD53-VUILKg_P6-Aw41Mj7xiKWER9wrdWsGYl9JIxoTr-UN4eVL4xeoJ22wg5ggvwlZFSCcfhr9AIV_LqD5Gx0Htybu2eDNdDXh0JB7g/s1600/IMG_6034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikK5fPOPaZ14Czbs_O8IGMdkgnlyqjXqQ9yaZeD53-VUILKg_P6-Aw41Mj7xiKWER9wrdWsGYl9JIxoTr-UN4eVL4xeoJ22wg5ggvwlZFSCcfhr9AIV_LqD5Gx0Htybu2eDNdDXh0JB7g/s640/IMG_6034.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">What prompted the redecorating frenzy was the purchase of these two new covered vegetable bowls at an Estate Sale.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I wanted to display them in my hutch and </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">started moving things around.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well, you know how that goes...</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvl6718zrku4dA9m-YFveBBCouF1G0p-aMazSSAxbClIsvQqXAQM3JMyOayL80_KEFU525YV2EzfUHqHRaLpGLJUFf_xs_laEJtzMUrSClQS8QdSQ_PrM_vmtF_WlkkBpW5YEvQ1d-UY/s1600/IMG_5862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvl6718zrku4dA9m-YFveBBCouF1G0p-aMazSSAxbClIsvQqXAQM3JMyOayL80_KEFU525YV2EzfUHqHRaLpGLJUFf_xs_laEJtzMUrSClQS8QdSQ_PrM_vmtF_WlkkBpW5YEvQ1d-UY/s640/IMG_5862.jpg" width="418" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Everything came out and onto the island and the </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">redecorating began!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love to tackle these projects first thing in the morning while the caffeine is still buzzing around in my system.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Everyone is still asleep and they wake up to total chaos.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPVpHtFKcnk72csH_UzsRFERF978qVTfCYD1flxnQWn0slKKxcqyMK_Zzf_0R97JatqD0VbpKSpEQnn0otEfFqekWM194Ghslna3STVCyCl0pNKvvZ7x0XvGmbUdSnCv-LZQBonuRlUc/s1600/IMG_2938-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPVpHtFKcnk72csH_UzsRFERF978qVTfCYD1flxnQWn0slKKxcqyMK_Zzf_0R97JatqD0VbpKSpEQnn0otEfFqekWM194Ghslna3STVCyCl0pNKvvZ7x0XvGmbUdSnCv-LZQBonuRlUc/s640/IMG_2938-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When I took my Rooster down to display on top of my dish cupboard there was a bare spot. </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was a great opportunity for a total makeover.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJf1nGKR8tMo4rkDVfyTrYRuyfifj3frWauPojGcGMqJQMPFaeYWIz4dDxXZpdtMoqGDSFxb4U4OjmeFsTe7MLeipz8QSxdagXkN-HPi5gKz2b5Fs6tUbYSVnLitI6LI1mesfszFKxx-4/s1600/IMG_6054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJf1nGKR8tMo4rkDVfyTrYRuyfifj3frWauPojGcGMqJQMPFaeYWIz4dDxXZpdtMoqGDSFxb4U4OjmeFsTe7MLeipz8QSxdagXkN-HPi5gKz2b5Fs6tUbYSVnLitI6LI1mesfszFKxx-4/s640/IMG_6054.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And here it is <b>After.</b>  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I decided to carry the All White theme over </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to this side of the kitchen.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am kind of pre-planning for the holidays.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICbfLoQzJkLS3DvxJeTVj0EgLerAGQGvpaLhofvN3sCEWFQgo5HpqxahlIkQ2VkPgyDMRa90nKi1RNwP9OwyUSzAaHL3ZWrpq7-m3WiPJhJyGgztSlce43GPpQYnPe45qsmcLzS_sWUc/s1600/IMG_6056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICbfLoQzJkLS3DvxJeTVj0EgLerAGQGvpaLhofvN3sCEWFQgo5HpqxahlIkQ2VkPgyDMRa90nKi1RNwP9OwyUSzAaHL3ZWrpq7-m3WiPJhJyGgztSlce43GPpQYnPe45qsmcLzS_sWUc/s640/IMG_6056.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I mixed a variety of white dishes, old and new, along with ironstone pitchers and gravy boats.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BRLNOQFrcKJdX5i4uX7XKBVL9Yax0Hkc-8BLDFvUxRwxh9vISkGAUvdVlPHtURofctDAs1h5mp63hLKhT9htnlHApZhwG7C3l_MeDFa3Y-C85uWvieE444evzijxVNZ0g351MTigjLc/s1600/IMG_6055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BRLNOQFrcKJdX5i4uX7XKBVL9Yax0Hkc-8BLDFvUxRwxh9vISkGAUvdVlPHtURofctDAs1h5mp63hLKhT9htnlHApZhwG7C3l_MeDFa3Y-C85uWvieE444evzijxVNZ0g351MTigjLc/s640/IMG_6055.jpg" width="634" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">On the other side I mixed plates and platters with teacups, pitchers and my white rooster.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A galvanized bucket filled with the last of my hydrangeas from the garden rests in the corner.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1rpzYClXOYTzL-gMwELFC6_lCa15kWNU0vJxuV8XZqWNufdAJb4OJ715XBKXUIOXCnNFs7Jwr_06B7fZNvxfweZP1R1Dnf9bZTyVHdiP1T2y6sWWdz4WYUpWoXB-tLGdUjKo__mI4Gw/s1600/IMG_6048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1rpzYClXOYTzL-gMwELFC6_lCa15kWNU0vJxuV8XZqWNufdAJb4OJ715XBKXUIOXCnNFs7Jwr_06B7fZNvxfweZP1R1Dnf9bZTyVHdiP1T2y6sWWdz4WYUpWoXB-tLGdUjKo__mI4Gw/s640/IMG_6048.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I had to raise the space over the cabinets a bit so I found a couple of shelves from the office that I had taken out and propped them up with some scrap wood.  A shoe box sits under the large pitcher and if you look really really close you can see some red peeking out.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeKIAabaL4VIwNBWCOP2WWsHrehD9nVDuTSoAr06o9vAm_Z2IXMwpuUeJgmv3X3SqhZYZf9qE-q14X1gLJR7hUrlOkKdXp67jJbc3GGYhH-EMzNvRMZ-n_GmP_jobb3QLFh5ZzA-wvQw/s1600/IMG_6046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeKIAabaL4VIwNBWCOP2WWsHrehD9nVDuTSoAr06o9vAm_Z2IXMwpuUeJgmv3X3SqhZYZf9qE-q14X1gLJR7hUrlOkKdXp67jJbc3GGYhH-EMzNvRMZ-n_GmP_jobb3QLFh5ZzA-wvQw/s640/IMG_6046.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I repeated the same thing on the other side.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boy was I tired of climbing up and down </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to get everything just right!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyiS_yjO4UzMr1jRXaryPmQaxCaE5B0b3G4sOGpNCNCmLXnT3uHWLs79dRaPYAFXHQhXhv_Q6_9Ixc2xDqMJnydc5dUqkyEUSzy4ghBKk4CL8E-p3Yiru_W0JCkZ1ard9fIZjIfGtHPSY/s1600/IMG_6057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyiS_yjO4UzMr1jRXaryPmQaxCaE5B0b3G4sOGpNCNCmLXnT3uHWLs79dRaPYAFXHQhXhv_Q6_9Ixc2xDqMJnydc5dUqkyEUSzy4ghBKk4CL8E-p3Yiru_W0JCkZ1ard9fIZjIfGtHPSY/s640/IMG_6057.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Changing the decor above the cabinets </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">meant changing up the counter tops!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hung some ironstone plates in the bay window on both sides.  I love the soft yellow wall color against the white plates.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvR5EHUeq2YjVr-sck-NguEA9FgnFEFLuqTxRGvEdVDBB5UvkA13YpvAPZnFEIpMsuF9pQch_kZvJm75lurNuwIuPHfmv02BVjVvcKO29jdAJtfg8QOsf15B_Ajq-RNSAESLFJZYb1Og/s1600/IMG_6062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvR5EHUeq2YjVr-sck-NguEA9FgnFEFLuqTxRGvEdVDBB5UvkA13YpvAPZnFEIpMsuF9pQch_kZvJm75lurNuwIuPHfmv02BVjVvcKO29jdAJtfg8QOsf15B_Ajq-RNSAESLFJZYb1Og/s640/IMG_6062.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And I brought in my lavender plant and </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">planted it in this large white bowl.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MnRTojVol__ri3OjgBUZC43AjctBiK-Y6BNVn9mY-hXPEpos24EB7XskujuEjbZrStkAgoZyAEKlZ2Hri_CcnLf9rREYqDtbGqFck43i4evBeFEMYyg7f9Rxp9qbKg252cBsBGTDwLQ/s1600/IMG_6062a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MnRTojVol__ri3OjgBUZC43AjctBiK-Y6BNVn9mY-hXPEpos24EB7XskujuEjbZrStkAgoZyAEKlZ2Hri_CcnLf9rREYqDtbGqFck43i4evBeFEMYyg7f9Rxp9qbKg252cBsBGTDwLQ/s640/IMG_6062a.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">  Let's see how long before I kill this plant! </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrX7y0gptDL8kiEP10WmukYuYjAk1vJo_SO9wDZjSEYynPk52v0ATr1A6K9T2MnRhphws8jJiZOW27kKYWHpQ4BQS_xQPPTfnGOsz06uSeBPjKdcDqYAblpAgHCq2_7-7o2H_Qjzv6T_4/s1600/IMG_6063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrX7y0gptDL8kiEP10WmukYuYjAk1vJo_SO9wDZjSEYynPk52v0ATr1A6K9T2MnRhphws8jJiZOW27kKYWHpQ4BQS_xQPPTfnGOsz06uSeBPjKdcDqYAblpAgHCq2_7-7o2H_Qjzv6T_4/s640/IMG_6063.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is one of my new favorite finds while Estate Sale-ing.  I'm happy that I have a prominent place to display it.  It has the initials NH on it.  I started thinking, wouldn't it be funny if it was just a decorative piece from Nell Hill's?  Kinda like the Friends episode where Rachel tells Phoebe that all of her new Pottery Barn pieces are antiques!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2_FC6nRVkbirNibW2JW4gmmNWVcFwRgMVuEQ2hfjDcAwVzFGwd2w3ObS6HSdn2hQR6H9wn69ytMW0C3GGIRmJrl8VdXJsLZDLx0bofV0pmIV0lf6gGh8pMZvtDch4D6o5t5a9uapLpg/s1600/IMG_6065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2_FC6nRVkbirNibW2JW4gmmNWVcFwRgMVuEQ2hfjDcAwVzFGwd2w3ObS6HSdn2hQR6H9wn69ytMW0C3GGIRmJrl8VdXJsLZDLx0bofV0pmIV0lf6gGh8pMZvtDch4D6o5t5a9uapLpg/s640/IMG_6065.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A pretty floral and embossed platter adds subtle pattern to the all white dishes.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKr3PKMKzSZIsZetx_XBsQVz1haKGY3tOJ039jCetaDh8wq5sp7JrttEF6vJRn6-uMsf8yP-krBCXvosdEuCg68Iakk-pW04N1WRHhbsvdEyi9xKw1JtqTeDs0OywjqJ2zLXg3kY5R8o/s1600/IMG_6066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKr3PKMKzSZIsZetx_XBsQVz1haKGY3tOJ039jCetaDh8wq5sp7JrttEF6vJRn6-uMsf8yP-krBCXvosdEuCg68Iakk-pW04N1WRHhbsvdEyi9xKw1JtqTeDs0OywjqJ2zLXg3kY5R8o/s640/IMG_6066.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And a tiny cutwork dish (another vintage find) holds my rings and jewelry when I do dishes.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOM0uWDfjjLnGtJrpfJK-Ew1ysvc_3e4BzC5O8k-44OTajNUo9zgLfbJuOZdXK9ug6WY7vPH3-RRF3KZS6imfObq5EswTaJxrKGI6PddAUegfpuyC4JiGEg6tTBW122qQP5q1zICTuDX0/s1600/IMG_6051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOM0uWDfjjLnGtJrpfJK-Ew1ysvc_3e4BzC5O8k-44OTajNUo9zgLfbJuOZdXK9ug6WY7vPH3-RRF3KZS6imfObq5EswTaJxrKGI6PddAUegfpuyC4JiGEg6tTBW122qQP5q1zICTuDX0/s640/IMG_6051.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Won't this area be a perfect canvas for Christmas decorating?</span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Next up on my to do list is </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> to make a balloon shade for this window.  </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have had the fabric for over a year! </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXQHQREWS4XIn5TEEpmNV3eSj-KW39swMMmKGY6GF5X7wGXzSL8P9_l0D-hE1nXlRGsXNKRM3P1anyXTPJFZYKID3PwEBJEnadxlCAsKw1z4GNHawV-erUNd_79XjTOKPFKR4pMkQ8Ng/s1600/IMG_6036a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXQHQREWS4XIn5TEEpmNV3eSj-KW39swMMmKGY6GF5X7wGXzSL8P9_l0D-hE1nXlRGsXNKRM3P1anyXTPJFZYKID3PwEBJEnadxlCAsKw1z4GNHawV-erUNd_79XjTOKPFKR4pMkQ8Ng/s640/IMG_6036a.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And for those of you who were wondering.... </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I asked for advice in my last post </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">See <a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/10/its-not-political-but-im-taking-poll.html" target="_blank">HERE </a></span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I went with the majority vote and removed the new rug from under the kitchen table.  I loved all of your input and ideas!  Thanks!  </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The rug will be finding a new home somewhere else.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next Time,</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beaux R'eves,</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO Cindy </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Linking to:<br />Susan at<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1057618964"> </a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Between Naps on the Porch</a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/12/beautiful-kitchen-renovation-welcome-to.html"></a>for Metamorphosis Monday</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Marty at <a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/">A Stroll Thru Life</a> for Tabletop Tuesday</span></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Kim at <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/" target="_blank">SavvySouthern Style</a> for Wow Us Wednesdays  </span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New 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Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b> <a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/">No Minimalist Here Open House Party</a>  </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gina at <a href="http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/">The Shabby Creek Cottage</a> for Transformation Thursdays<br />  <a href="http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">From My Front Porch To Yours</a> for Treasure Hunt Thursday</span></span></span></span></b></span><b> <br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span 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