Hollywood Glamour for a Florida Bedroom

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last post I showed you guys what Connie's bedroom looked like when the house was owned by two previous families.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I will show you what our plans are to transform the space into Connie's serene resting place.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She wanted peaceful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She wanted pretty.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She wanted me to talk a little less.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>two out of three ain't bad!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the floorplan that she approved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKHvj0wX0mbS45Pq6k5HJWI1Y_mCBZf6UE0Q2qPQOOhPW7MtMNgISZ1F6ZCjGxvTQdS3zQsRxjzWkAkCc3z7W6-Ru5B8jI1r8VKGeYElZCH1Ilevr7syPPLG7u_pWkb6FD8rzRSpX/s1600/floorplan+b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKHvj0wX0mbS45Pq6k5HJWI1Y_mCBZf6UE0Q2qPQOOhPW7MtMNgISZ1F6ZCjGxvTQdS3zQsRxjzWkAkCc3z7W6-Ru5B8jI1r8VKGeYElZCH1Ilevr7syPPLG7u_pWkb6FD8rzRSpX/s1600/floorplan+b.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Excuse my sloppy drafting, I am retired and didn't have a template......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This room has been a lot of fun for me because it is outside my usual style.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Connie is going for a different feel in this house than she had me do on her last two.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We chose an upholstered bed with nickel nail head trim.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IdIgylX8cr37hQHCgfzU0JIvm6_6ta3Egy-hzOLDipPlereYerLcrvHkgA8wTQVEGuYRQeMQsXJ1arqsYCySECiFZc5xkw3v9tg70v3OGY_xOlYHLhsITWPxT8eXZ5-_gettF3yr/s1600/bed+a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IdIgylX8cr37hQHCgfzU0JIvm6_6ta3Egy-hzOLDipPlereYerLcrvHkgA8wTQVEGuYRQeMQsXJ1arqsYCySECiFZc5xkw3v9tg70v3OGY_xOlYHLhsITWPxT8eXZ5-_gettF3yr/s1600/bed+a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a shot of it in the store, <a href="http://pineapplespalms.com/">Pineapples and Palms</a>, where we saw it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Hv-fcCBDZbunaH-5uo7xiR2JCvBk_UdJXcwby7uvaCvUv-apnqZqwp_6lSTdM16G2SzZd-NTHuufmwKLu4Du6aiQmECVsGtddPEzoPtnZdcxZk7sz5bK6qK4_1-9r2Y-HKESEh6B/s1600/bed+close+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Hv-fcCBDZbunaH-5uo7xiR2JCvBk_UdJXcwby7uvaCvUv-apnqZqwp_6lSTdM16G2SzZd-NTHuufmwKLu4Du6aiQmECVsGtddPEzoPtnZdcxZk7sz5bK6qK4_1-9r2Y-HKESEh6B/s1600/bed+close+up.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As Kevin from Beverly Hills would say....</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>"Very chi chi chi!!!!!"</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are having it upholstered in a creamy white fabric.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkJZKLFSCdlndG2r0MqL2A9et0z5ePHa63tcLNTVhKPlZRV5RKvDmPS5nGCUsOBKcEz9F7dsufYI8aj2cfx2Cm5ZN-1Z9M7kEU9QmKnWNHiWmCm9REdJPdfi00MEJ3gXTHmyj_0AV/s1600/fabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkJZKLFSCdlndG2r0MqL2A9et0z5ePHa63tcLNTVhKPlZRV5RKvDmPS5nGCUsOBKcEz9F7dsufYI8aj2cfx2Cm5ZN-1Z9M7kEU9QmKnWNHiWmCm9REdJPdfi00MEJ3gXTHmyj_0AV/s1600/fabric.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The club chairs, across from the bed, are going to be in the aqua and cream print.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwALYF45zG8R68tRBz0BEh6udjfkp0TaUj_7tpiq0vclUyEtQ2MIstXZhOzQZ0hOIfqjAH9Rb0pRAe1uPgp5mOfCvllRzIz8DgBx7hEB-H2hHXGw6V6x0iOrACTbQlpzU8gqR6tRKk/s1600/bedroom+chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwALYF45zG8R68tRBz0BEh6udjfkp0TaUj_7tpiq0vclUyEtQ2MIstXZhOzQZ0hOIfqjAH9Rb0pRAe1uPgp5mOfCvllRzIz8DgBx7hEB-H2hHXGw6V6x0iOrACTbQlpzU8gqR6tRKk/s1600/bedroom+chair.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Connie also liked the white chests of drawers we saw, so we're putting one against the wall, next to the doors leading to the pool.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's from Bungalo 5, as are the night stands and desk</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The chest is called the Savoy medium 3-drawer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWmZPvIxczl-EhvrUTZVHJPUOL89Em4CloUX_z_Ueol5ArxR3VE89aW8AZeMZcPTjVwP7SKNCq5Wnco25kgUERnR13KfOdScilGWyHbwL6oTgh8IASJzdzWIB8ivI_P1uHYPq6Wq9/s1600/chest+of+drawers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWmZPvIxczl-EhvrUTZVHJPUOL89Em4CloUX_z_Ueol5ArxR3VE89aW8AZeMZcPTjVwP7SKNCq5Wnco25kgUERnR13KfOdScilGWyHbwL6oTgh8IASJzdzWIB8ivI_P1uHYPq6Wq9/s1600/chest+of+drawers.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The night stands are going to be in the same white finish.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are called Piedmont 1-drawer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFSWYKhM7D2i5QXqzIo2s9lcC5fcNwn5k6bTdYrcoFyz6qI4GiFTb-5pGDimm7uBqdUe2W5r7p7Xsm2E2yXsccbKierzRgbggt20Be3ceLr1zeL1fTUTUr3it6S0Dt7WlTJn-mHC6/s1600/nite+stand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFSWYKhM7D2i5QXqzIo2s9lcC5fcNwn5k6bTdYrcoFyz6qI4GiFTb-5pGDimm7uBqdUe2W5r7p7Xsm2E2yXsccbKierzRgbggt20Be3ceLr1zeL1fTUTUr3it6S0Dt7WlTJn-mHC6/s1600/nite+stand.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the true glam factor, we are doing a mirrored table as Connie's desk.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's called the Console Laura Mirror.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4dANTZTtdnHmIJRa6zCNLVbGc_O7e6V44xq3Fyl3NojxpXDG3vIyu85oUjhzm6Ch1s-bATOmPpibfR-0JuUIVryF9Xm9_kOhnqQc1RIzU0PnRKJlghvn9JqbLZscuF45LKMNRfHv/s1600/desk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4dANTZTtdnHmIJRa6zCNLVbGc_O7e6V44xq3Fyl3NojxpXDG3vIyu85oUjhzm6Ch1s-bATOmPpibfR-0JuUIVryF9Xm9_kOhnqQc1RIzU0PnRKJlghvn9JqbLZscuF45LKMNRfHv/s1600/desk.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Connie just wanted a small surface to set up her laptop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If I hang a mirror over it, it will have the effect of being a vanity.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a collage I made of all the furniture in the room.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfed_Wjkv658FYA4fMxFZPnmVIcbRMCbfgT9MtZjuUsCMz3UrU1Nm_C1oIzRUyRsUsIacopZSS3kXwjsxf2s-EpbuH3IxbpEvz_qE4W71SLv_ViheqznfxBPbrC91JvAbya4h60Yb/s1600/Master+Bedroom+Furniture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfed_Wjkv658FYA4fMxFZPnmVIcbRMCbfgT9MtZjuUsCMz3UrU1Nm_C1oIzRUyRsUsIacopZSS3kXwjsxf2s-EpbuH3IxbpEvz_qE4W71SLv_ViheqznfxBPbrC91JvAbya4h60Yb/s1600/Master+Bedroom+Furniture.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We still need to find the table that goes between the club chairs, but that's for next season,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We will fly <a href="http://www.drapeit.net/">Drape It</a> (my workroom of choice) down to measure the windows for the draperies.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Connie and I are fighting over the box over the doors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKXuofvD4VUMBpxTXE7PgOuaHNwARJ6NmBaSbH5oG_OoLJjR1ldUM4hxjzqcQxwsfE8X8SZX1BRPYSvE_TveZazXExJ9FmhNu63M4jQzePqn7X3kwe5eJd1w4I8Xv5uxwrNNJ_uma/s1600/IMG_2765.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKXuofvD4VUMBpxTXE7PgOuaHNwARJ6NmBaSbH5oG_OoLJjR1ldUM4hxjzqcQxwsfE8X8SZX1BRPYSvE_TveZazXExJ9FmhNu63M4jQzePqn7X3kwe5eJd1w4I8Xv5uxwrNNJ_uma/s1600/IMG_2765.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She doesn't want to get rid of it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She claims only I notice it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I pointed out that several readers of my blog didn't like it either.<br />And she said.......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>"That's because you pointed it out!!!!!!!"</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I thought I'd point it out again!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think I'm going to loose this battle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only time will tell.......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On that note,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Latah, Gatah</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/?action=view&current=Betsysignature.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/Betsysignature.png" /></a></div>

Hollywood Glamour for a Florida Bedroom

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My First POLYVORE Design Boards

<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1W2WYnViK_vFRK_k9oBV3orYlXanogSdah_y7olZlZRnJ1AXhBqiZ9yrJFeuI-gDKQxvJqoFpPHMUDoFvgM2xFYvmt3W3bfVIQPATSpCw9r_u8J1CcfGVzKbQoin-bbjMNS-Nf9KOBE/s1600/a22.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1W2WYnViK_vFRK_k9oBV3orYlXanogSdah_y7olZlZRnJ1AXhBqiZ9yrJFeuI-gDKQxvJqoFpPHMUDoFvgM2xFYvmt3W3bfVIQPATSpCw9r_u8J1CcfGVzKbQoin-bbjMNS-Nf9KOBE/s1600/a22.PNG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/galmorous_feminine_beach/set?id=116553244" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #073763;">Glamorous Feminine Beach Home</span></i></b></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I finally jumped the <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/galmorous_feminine_beach/set?id=116553244"><b><i><span style="color: black;">POLYVORE </span></i></b>Bandwagon</a>!<br />Got so addicted on my first try that I created not one but three Design Boards!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkW7JHExEJ15_ZBa2jwx3NYCgTrCQ0jr7B1t_Ea3Ued_KFL2pX7h233uMV6V0tTYLvMiy8NyevUaZzw6GbTbRF6PaPBxB_7s1hUHr0dTbr3Ulc1gir3-VlXRA3SFnvi9Kd_vxq3-D-wI/s1600/a2.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkW7JHExEJ15_ZBa2jwx3NYCgTrCQ0jr7B1t_Ea3Ued_KFL2pX7h233uMV6V0tTYLvMiy8NyevUaZzw6GbTbRF6PaPBxB_7s1hUHr0dTbr3Ulc1gir3-VlXRA3SFnvi9Kd_vxq3-D-wI/s1600/a2.PNG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/eclectic_fashionista_office/set?id=116560778" target="_blank">Eclectic Fashionista Office</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98cx24Fdby1iuaHAhPHnlAj_9iYyI4l894-1kXPW00TxDHdeR-1YxUDbrI_L9V_oLv9kWwW86aJiK1_ORgzqXq5HoU7EM42XqNwNxUNibsHzbrMuzQ_PbbyjL83pfFZPx01r7m-rzzd4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-03-18+at+1.51.47+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="617" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98cx24Fdby1iuaHAhPHnlAj_9iYyI4l894-1kXPW00TxDHdeR-1YxUDbrI_L9V_oLv9kWwW86aJiK1_ORgzqXq5HoU7EM42XqNwNxUNibsHzbrMuzQ_PbbyjL83pfFZPx01r7m-rzzd4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-03-18+at+1.51.47+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/artistic_feminine_bedroom/set?id=116636033" target="_blank">Artistic Feminine Bedroom</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've had the account for a while now but never really diddle daddled with it until now. </div><div style="text-align: center;">One, for lack of time (or  just plain laziness) and two, a fabulous contest from Jennifer over at the </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/2014/03/blue-white-monday-500-gift-card-to.html" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: magenta;">THE PINK PAGODA</span></i></b></a>! Thank you Jennifer!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But really I have to thank Linda for this too, she gave an excellent tutorial on how to get started <b><i><a href="http://www.callingithome.com/search?updated-max=2014-03-02T11:14:00-05:00&max-results=3&start=3&by-date=false" target="_blank">HERE</a> </i></b>on her blog, <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/search?updated-max=2014-03-02T11:14:00-05:00&max-results=3&start=3&by-date=false" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">CALLING IT HOME</span></i></b></a>, so thank you Linda!!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, win or not, I know this won't be the last of my mood boards for sure! </div><div style="text-align: center;">So go ahead and check it out, just to warn you, it can be so addicting!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Have a Great Weekend!</span></i></b><br /><b><i><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #999999;">Linking back to...</span></i></b><br /><b><i><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/2014/03/weekend-bloggy-reading-link-up_21.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SerenityNow-aMommysSolutionToStayingSane+%28Serenity+Now-A+Mommy%27s+Solution+to+Staying+Sane%29" target="_blank">Serenity Now</a></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

My First POLYVORE Design Boards

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Choosing a New Look for Connie's Florida Bedroom

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Okee Dokee.....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let's return to Connie and Chris's new Florida home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I've mentioned before,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> more and more people of a certain age are using separate bedrooms</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> due to changing sleep patterns and the noise of one or both partners creating a less than ideal snoozing environment.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It seems that if folks have the room, and with children leaving the home, many do, spreading out into separate but close bedrooms is doing wonders for their health and peace of mind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">eons and eons ago.....</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when I was engaged.....I would get so angry at my fiance snoring that I would lie in bed and plan all sorts of ways of getting my revenge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the great things about being a baby boomer, is that we discuss this type of thing openly, and feel camaraderie in our numbers of fellow sufferers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So if your husband's snoring is driving you to distraction, just know that you are in good company, and feel free to spread out into other rooms of the house for some quality sleep.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, with that said, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">let's look at Connie's glamorous plans for her new bedroom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her old bedroom was country and eclectic.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVtzOZpeBxoSqN1VS2ufys-V2MqwJmR5LnOmZN2pXfO2giV5kYOP0NCj9fkDuFYePi1vAE7pF-9EFrUFduyh9blrWs4DJ5fMfq4KBpbS1_hpxMfZtdFaftEWHj3JFgol7WmuNXYaD/s1600/4-Nast+Florida+2007,+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVtzOZpeBxoSqN1VS2ufys-V2MqwJmR5LnOmZN2pXfO2giV5kYOP0NCj9fkDuFYePi1vAE7pF-9EFrUFduyh9blrWs4DJ5fMfq4KBpbS1_hpxMfZtdFaftEWHj3JFgol7WmuNXYaD/s1600/4-Nast+Florida+2007,+7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Traditional Home Magazind</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Connie wanted to try a completely new style for her new home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is what the room looked like when we previewed the house before she bought it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Note that the first two shots are from the real estate site, and are using a wide angle lens that makes the room look enormous.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECFgg5JYGIfco7Zcl12AcgLai16N2DClZqqmYPTDoUxZGTV49ORx_Fu2MXw6XNXWWQZ5M8qOSr7lEHTUMVTKLcGEUkH-rjbIHv4Zo_v_0YaIZ3Nkw-cGuSl1iuTcY43k6sLx1ppaC/s1600/35_RX-9995057_31_1386704385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECFgg5JYGIfco7Zcl12AcgLai16N2DClZqqmYPTDoUxZGTV49ORx_Fu2MXw6XNXWWQZ5M8qOSr7lEHTUMVTKLcGEUkH-rjbIHv4Zo_v_0YaIZ3Nkw-cGuSl1iuTcY43k6sLx1ppaC/s1600/35_RX-9995057_31_1386704385.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRA3gfbvlv1Z7lVKiqojf30xH0rVlFePfM6JljoW8u4xueOnFzIp9Wkd-oTAXyEFG8EQfU9b2girbNNeGdnJWYX9Iewvd26DT5k-Y3XAZPi7gvncyuMrIXIiDJY-awYNFhMTNEJypl/s1600/35_RX-9995057_32_1386704386.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRA3gfbvlv1Z7lVKiqojf30xH0rVlFePfM6JljoW8u4xueOnFzIp9Wkd-oTAXyEFG8EQfU9b2girbNNeGdnJWYX9Iewvd26DT5k-Y3XAZPi7gvncyuMrIXIiDJY-awYNFhMTNEJypl/s1600/35_RX-9995057_32_1386704386.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The shots below are mine, and are more representative of the rooms scale and size.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can see the hallway that leads down to the second bedroom in the master suite.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The layout of this house is wonderful, there are two separate bathrooms back to back in the master suite.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think that if there's room, that's such a great idea.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxE6gak7ZFOMaLp1_GQQujpZUAH4he97yPv2DnTK1ocN8S7wptlMoy33zeNsoLiICS5AeU2U4wVEKHyNsqFvsIEKkwkuHTywtT3ZC7U5ayOexrhkS4g11j2GTL-stTHa5wbiOtdvk/s1600/connie%2527s+room+view+towards+bed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxE6gak7ZFOMaLp1_GQQujpZUAH4he97yPv2DnTK1ocN8S7wptlMoy33zeNsoLiICS5AeU2U4wVEKHyNsqFvsIEKkwkuHTywtT3ZC7U5ayOexrhkS4g11j2GTL-stTHa5wbiOtdvk/s1600/connie%2527s+room+view+towards+bed.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are keeping the wall to wall carpet, as it is a beautiful wool Wilton carpet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Realizing that many of you may not know what that is, I've stolen an explanation from this <a href="http://www.bloomsburgcarpet.com/node/1815">website</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #020400; font-family: Arial, sans; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">Wilton carpets are pile carpets whereby the pile is formed by inserting wires in the pile warps of the carpet. After extraction of the wires the pile is looped (in case straight wires have been used) or cut (in case cutting wires are used). Because the yarn is buried on the back and only lifted when a specirfic color is needed, it gives the wilton product more body, resilience, and great quality.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #020400; font-family: Arial, sans; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #020400; font-family: Arial, sans; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">This shot shows the French doors that lead to the sunroom which is off the living room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBo2A0JwfUmtlUml8jYlBeFUK_dgqIr2bgNyGsNjgxG7ZUh3wCTZ2u-LMasS40TiTddqqwkab-tX2u_f7dzYkI6fR-R0MdPuBQ9HT0gRnKlGEyc-FNOBYEW7Ie5PaPXebCISd7qSn4/s1600/connie's+room+view+towards+sun+room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBo2A0JwfUmtlUml8jYlBeFUK_dgqIr2bgNyGsNjgxG7ZUh3wCTZ2u-LMasS40TiTddqqwkab-tX2u_f7dzYkI6fR-R0MdPuBQ9HT0gRnKlGEyc-FNOBYEW7Ie5PaPXebCISd7qSn4/s1600/connie's+room+view+towards+sun+room.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These French doors lead out to the pool.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFhxT-uf-weCudzyXlS71Z-GKqgvEwitgm4O-NNXHkEmGu1lDpZoU2N9b52qNp0rvCsukCPfHdWhsIj3-wyCoc7j-GrV9VG1s_pCvKe81RjzJRE4qvDIoTZls9tHUtelkqdNBPdcR/s1600/connie%2527s+room+view+towards+french+doors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFhxT-uf-weCudzyXlS71Z-GKqgvEwitgm4O-NNXHkEmGu1lDpZoU2N9b52qNp0rvCsukCPfHdWhsIj3-wyCoc7j-GrV9VG1s_pCvKe81RjzJRE4qvDIoTZls9tHUtelkqdNBPdcR/s1600/connie%2527s+room+view+towards+french+doors.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The previous owners installed an electric black out shade and screen that rolls up into the wooden box over the doors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't like it. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't like it. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't like it. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't like it.</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am going to figure out a way to hide the damn thing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am a smarty, I will conquer this problem.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjs_-3l1851_7JMun7nVeP5kRwp03QaVr43Aov2dRQV5d0p0-6GTgW4IigAVdG0bApSW4i0xOtZ7HR4qDqDTtDXI9N-jGU75GSWmPQmO4NURDWw_dJSjy8o3jaR6MZPc-inyCgzvk/s1600/connie's+room+view+over+french+doors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjs_-3l1851_7JMun7nVeP5kRwp03QaVr43Aov2dRQV5d0p0-6GTgW4IigAVdG0bApSW4i0xOtZ7HR4qDqDTtDXI9N-jGU75GSWmPQmO4NURDWw_dJSjy8o3jaR6MZPc-inyCgzvk/s1600/connie's+room+view+over+french+doors.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The ceiling in this room is another interesting one.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tell you the architect had a ball with the ceilings in this house.</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/AVvXsEgkZkVYWJvsSRDQlnNr3Fl70rqu9sLNRxuhb4YJxXdochiSoKwpb96QGKDNfiYWDjV1psw8iR7NSdaeH6RNoe_W_6fvnp-xH3jQ6eVZa3j5thq05jiRGbupeKBj0sn9trxtM8dl0Q56/s1600/connie's+room+ceiling+a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZkVYWJvsSRDQlnNr3Fl70rqu9sLNRxuhb4YJxXdochiSoKwpb96QGKDNfiYWDjV1psw8iR7NSdaeH6RNoe_W_6fvnp-xH3jQ6eVZa3j5thq05jiRGbupeKBj0sn9trxtM8dl0Q56/s1600/connie's+room+ceiling+a.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Sooooooo........</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">since we were keeping the rug, and Connie likes the color of the walls which match the rug.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I lucked out and was able to find fabrics at <a href="http://pineapplespalms.com/">Pineapples and Palms</a> that went perfectly with the colors in this room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (Pineapples and Palms is the store from which we are purchasing the lions share of furnishings for the house.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eCPsBtdDFLIefTC-Cxet5CaF7fenMDhqJUkX6y-vIa6SQhx6VFq40lPIxZ2iFoOIVL6CGHLtaE0QuDzNMRuD8VdtUGPXlsLcrqAmxoBT2Vwrw398xtr5tIuXvLDAOi85UNRpKeId/s1600/fabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eCPsBtdDFLIefTC-Cxet5CaF7fenMDhqJUkX6y-vIa6SQhx6VFq40lPIxZ2iFoOIVL6CGHLtaE0QuDzNMRuD8VdtUGPXlsLcrqAmxoBT2Vwrw398xtr5tIuXvLDAOi85UNRpKeId/s1600/fabric.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bed is in the white fabric, and the pair of chairs is in the patterned fabric.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The solid aqua is in case I need it, for things like toss pillows.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below is the floorplan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0A0YxGggLUXJsGvm3rPL6BsvF2lFMBf3tcTLmFjv9kDcwJuriW1KIfnSbNoiC6CRLYHas0Az4VG4iHjGK2Ru-aCZqcTnBYme-PfSUbIB8J6UxJW-09vOz_87PLToiKd4_T_mCZvf/s1600/floorplan+b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0A0YxGggLUXJsGvm3rPL6BsvF2lFMBf3tcTLmFjv9kDcwJuriW1KIfnSbNoiC6CRLYHas0Az4VG4iHjGK2Ru-aCZqcTnBYme-PfSUbIB8J6UxJW-09vOz_87PLToiKd4_T_mCZvf/s1600/floorplan+b.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's very similar to the previous owners layout, just a little different.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can tell I didn't have my furniture templates when I drew this, so ignore that the chairs are all messy.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below are pictures of the way the room looked with the owners before the previous owners.......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Very Palm Beachy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJa5UOqIbvQolhwW3f9RIGBUfTGaiqssJnnXEEpZ0L1YLHSG-VaOKjfO_URPhn8faCtfyPq5xQ8Nuy-PyFwGfuhTeyKbkxCXU3kP7SlvKRuRydXRj1CdbBd8o_gX2_w3n3CLGtxOJ/s1600/master+bedroom+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJa5UOqIbvQolhwW3f9RIGBUfTGaiqssJnnXEEpZ0L1YLHSG-VaOKjfO_URPhn8faCtfyPq5xQ8Nuy-PyFwGfuhTeyKbkxCXU3kP7SlvKRuRydXRj1CdbBd8o_gX2_w3n3CLGtxOJ/s1600/master+bedroom+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OMOC8nUqdUNymJCdtlvyd_b-9Du_OhyA16HXlUCuZbsVPa8BHs3PEwDiuTunqVvAaMR4IVw9ZC3PWH7eUR4i5frmyElzikjDxWA78PA-VB_p5sHil-laA8Ij5NzUQzJKXsNSGE8-/s1600/master+bedroom+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OMOC8nUqdUNymJCdtlvyd_b-9Du_OhyA16HXlUCuZbsVPa8BHs3PEwDiuTunqVvAaMR4IVw9ZC3PWH7eUR4i5frmyElzikjDxWA78PA-VB_p5sHil-laA8Ij5NzUQzJKXsNSGE8-/s1600/master+bedroom+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-OYh0o6clv8OE-pm2umUuLC-r5PCKgHPWuT4MUqmBU2KQVlQB3pc39ygPOnJVAoTqyKOHlVteucDGoJt717xKxrM74c_a-RLjpAUtBmEvdxZUUblSY1wa-hgfY7uwS7KIZf8orZ-/s1600/master+bedroom+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-OYh0o6clv8OE-pm2umUuLC-r5PCKgHPWuT4MUqmBU2KQVlQB3pc39ygPOnJVAoTqyKOHlVteucDGoJt717xKxrM74c_a-RLjpAUtBmEvdxZUUblSY1wa-hgfY7uwS7KIZf8orZ-/s1600/master+bedroom+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not my style, but pretty.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next post I will show you the furniture we've ordered for this space.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This house has been fun because it's not my usual look,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On that note,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Latah, Gatah</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/?action=view&current=Betsysignature.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/Betsysignature.png" /></a></div>

Choosing a New Look for Connie's Florida Bedroom

Okee Dokee..... Let's return to Connie and Chris's new Florida home. As I've mentioned before,  more and more people of a certai...

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Recent Finds

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Like I mentioned on Sunday, I also did a lot of shopping in Destin. </div><div style="text-align: center;">But of course, one my favorite stop was an Antique Mall.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfyGvd2S2EKrwccm1a-MUbxq-52x4pidAc2qrz7RP2UETOJkpCIo0r4K43WQCXpHYg_jdBjqMGN8Po5Rrm3Vvx3ni3ng5QdLs2i9ZCQKU73GWiWRPqPRraHNCCLkvk1GgF3GUOfLVjqU/s1600/DSC_0199_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfyGvd2S2EKrwccm1a-MUbxq-52x4pidAc2qrz7RP2UETOJkpCIo0r4K43WQCXpHYg_jdBjqMGN8Po5Rrm3Vvx3ni3ng5QdLs2i9ZCQKU73GWiWRPqPRraHNCCLkvk1GgF3GUOfLVjqU/s1600/DSC_0199_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pair of Brass Giraffes - $ 32</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite find there, really beautiful but so heavy as well!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think these can double as dumbbells if the need ever arises!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDu6bOmnQl0UGBmdGRNPpScU3UBjgEX_aYA7AlmtrmYg4oTo4kv3A8Aok-R6sjog21Evs5PWSVSiHmLwep1QVwArDi9iBwx6GwzpT5ry4ZYGiSOAuddef2HP0chUlANU5p9GqZr1ZdEb8/s1600/DSC_0200_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDu6bOmnQl0UGBmdGRNPpScU3UBjgEX_aYA7AlmtrmYg4oTo4kv3A8Aok-R6sjog21Evs5PWSVSiHmLwep1QVwArDi9iBwx6GwzpT5ry4ZYGiSOAuddef2HP0chUlANU5p9GqZr1ZdEb8/s1600/DSC_0200_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Set of 4 beautiful oriental rectangular plates -$6</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAX3OgMMvjeNWHh0LgUgm677IIW4bS2ft8pgqP580XhnBEQktMO6kzM43rbQESz8qbb619FEf277x1eRzLb_EMbPpd8Iv_j56_KOZ62VSVmxPzEQgSR1pMwBqTfw0rBiqvtGA5OSiE2Y/s1600/DSC_0201_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAX3OgMMvjeNWHh0LgUgm677IIW4bS2ft8pgqP580XhnBEQktMO6kzM43rbQESz8qbb619FEf277x1eRzLb_EMbPpd8Iv_j56_KOZ62VSVmxPzEQgSR1pMwBqTfw0rBiqvtGA5OSiE2Y/s1600/DSC_0201_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful slender gold-rimmed dishes $3.50</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">And before I left for our break, I went antiquing with some friends at Cape Girardeau, Missouri.</div><div style="text-align: center;">These two below are my favorites.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aZOYnSDtcGl55-R1F8O5ddhK1BnhfZ35PEXBOYGHhn_t_ssYl0e5s4Qd02H8lDSi0T2gYdqaXb-pVrOGd0ghYtIaSGgWZ9fvwxWuiHUzP_8PKw9hLK0n9p-gLiB0RIe4lwy4MB2D714/s1600/DSC_0202_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aZOYnSDtcGl55-R1F8O5ddhK1BnhfZ35PEXBOYGHhn_t_ssYl0e5s4Qd02H8lDSi0T2gYdqaXb-pVrOGd0ghYtIaSGgWZ9fvwxWuiHUzP_8PKw9hLK0n9p-gLiB0RIe4lwy4MB2D714/s1600/DSC_0202_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brass Bucket -$15</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFF_r4crRNCPUccik-IAJJPkZS4FgYwRd1v2doDfMDACWVRlcIHczrqwbntrhf2XtnINvQFaaANV-FDaj3ECl8Hb4k8f_osQINVAdcHHgAHXr1C3w9Bo9Kfurofa58DANGE0klPUre7Nk/s1600/DSC_0204_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFF_r4crRNCPUccik-IAJJPkZS4FgYwRd1v2doDfMDACWVRlcIHczrqwbntrhf2XtnINvQFaaANV-FDaj3ECl8Hb4k8f_osQINVAdcHHgAHXr1C3w9Bo9Kfurofa58DANGE0klPUre7Nk/s1600/DSC_0204_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous Federal Mirror</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I'm not quite sure where to put this one yet, so I temporarily hung it by the staircase. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I know I will find the perfect spot soon, I always do, for pieces I truly love. ;-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgdHLI208nbhIlM38oRuOxKKJGzW9WpNZMYQ3WAJfKUZN7x0upf4VCBLpCghLwtk4zlF2FKxgNVRg3Pubwxq1JjhR3bzIM1a1rQLIx1_Qdjg5HzRJKOzrp-BSqK10ym9t2pw4J-om2vI/s1600/IMG_1892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgdHLI208nbhIlM38oRuOxKKJGzW9WpNZMYQ3WAJfKUZN7x0upf4VCBLpCghLwtk4zlF2FKxgNVRg3Pubwxq1JjhR3bzIM1a1rQLIx1_Qdjg5HzRJKOzrp-BSqK10ym9t2pw4J-om2vI/s1600/IMG_1892.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shopping truly is fun with girlfriends around!<br />BTW, the BAR on the top pictures is where the move "GONE GIRL" was shot - Ben Affleck played the owner of this actual bar!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">Hope you have  Wonderful Spring Day!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">VEL </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! 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Recent Finds

Like I mentioned on Sunday, I also did a lot of shopping in Destin.  But of course, one my favorite stop was an Antique Mall. Pair of Brass ...

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Marbled Contact Paper

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello Friends!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's good to be back. We had a wonderful Spring Break in Destin, Florida!</div><div style="text-align: center;">From Deep sea fishing to crabbing and of course, shopping, it was a great short break with the family.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdD9d9CYig87-jBwlZaS7uj3Hg2pYbwDaowq0ESoNCf_athPskqf3KkAsKGZc5K24hbTUwVvHM6wf819uI1pSiCTzyyTWEjvLiQa7QyuGeZ7ehc8A0lBuStedO5htFteWYXgdIABMbQF4/s1600/photo-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdD9d9CYig87-jBwlZaS7uj3Hg2pYbwDaowq0ESoNCf_athPskqf3KkAsKGZc5K24hbTUwVvHM6wf819uI1pSiCTzyyTWEjvLiQa7QyuGeZ7ehc8A0lBuStedO5htFteWYXgdIABMbQF4/s1600/photo-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marvelous view from our Room</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, bear with me as I try to get back into the 'norm' of things.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So let me start with this great find I recently started using.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Do your drawers look like this?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNOOZp8eBIElCz1ZoKc0jDYEpDHmeln2y-OYVYdPvHsin8JgsrceM7iUz-bmED1UZYKeZBf0Nsbu85y_bEpz06fX4HylKsrfqN3DiqlfGG0LDOJ1VdQmH-35pXVyrTnv4g76_wdUR9P4/s1600/DSC_0009_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNOOZp8eBIElCz1ZoKc0jDYEpDHmeln2y-OYVYdPvHsin8JgsrceM7iUz-bmED1UZYKeZBf0Nsbu85y_bEpz06fX4HylKsrfqN3DiqlfGG0LDOJ1VdQmH-35pXVyrTnv4g76_wdUR9P4/s1600/DSC_0009_Fotor.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yey, I'm not alone?!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">It's normally more organized than this, but because of the type of drawer liner I placed in my drawers, my organizers and things don't stay put!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4Fczi05V4YimQ0V4_XEASJRCKCGzUmafOEndGXhcHKMAQ5sVv4rgsK_60AaLjEqNjiSXdzUdAmbNyGCxzS4qxGvVLQfQqWXDYkF5OfwW9Ctjkf5KWDXbccs9UL7KUgH6Vx2Wflx69cM/s1600/DSC_0010_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4Fczi05V4YimQ0V4_XEASJRCKCGzUmafOEndGXhcHKMAQ5sVv4rgsK_60AaLjEqNjiSXdzUdAmbNyGCxzS4qxGvVLQfQqWXDYkF5OfwW9Ctjkf5KWDXbccs9UL7KUgH6Vx2Wflx69cM/s1600/DSC_0010_Fotor.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See?</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> This is what I placed on all my drawers when I started moving things back in the kitchen.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's the typical foam drawer liners you can find at any store. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The problem is, despite the exact size or taping the edges, these things don't keep my stuff stay put!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIHwJ7F_oSvVLFcueWH9kVMooChxvxehN55oIKrsGMklfJ4DZr1V272_WnW3sIOlQ8QEjZtAv3sWzuJ2O5AQ9qTvP5Lxjn25WP34xr3u_m8I-vo1wnwOkCDsN6khQ4jYAl7T3Iryu3CI/s1600/DSC_0011_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIHwJ7F_oSvVLFcueWH9kVMooChxvxehN55oIKrsGMklfJ4DZr1V272_WnW3sIOlQ8QEjZtAv3sWzuJ2O5AQ9qTvP5Lxjn25WP34xr3u_m8I-vo1wnwOkCDsN6khQ4jYAl7T3Iryu3CI/s1600/DSC_0011_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So I got this from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00504QXM0/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1"><b><span style="color: #073763;">AMAZON.com</span></b></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDb8C9D6uyZsoEAFNq55pyUPN_eDzcPh6WlDozycdgprSwH_AJjjxUMSslCL-yIGL3W9c-BvF_qUxs809220yvr7qK2-24iYOE6oxoIdUDe7iow0dWOHOjKqoRk9j9RdHLGRpX1Y1aT8/s1600/DSC_0012_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDb8C9D6uyZsoEAFNq55pyUPN_eDzcPh6WlDozycdgprSwH_AJjjxUMSslCL-yIGL3W9c-BvF_qUxs809220yvr7qK2-24iYOE6oxoIdUDe7iow0dWOHOjKqoRk9j9RdHLGRpX1Y1aT8/s1600/DSC_0012_Fotor.jpg" width="440" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love it!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I love that it stays put and is sooooo pretty too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeTKtXXrvgA4tKtO3aGSweJ6lvVR3Xb2Kd2Iz25k43bC5fHRLWUGV3yAOid2erjBHVSML-zsbHn4FpLQBRDnynu5CaKXkkQn-NTh_kEJF4qJVOHMbWzCo7fFZ631j6mLGR3xhI1caL9k/s1600/DSC_0013_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeTKtXXrvgA4tKtO3aGSweJ6lvVR3Xb2Kd2Iz25k43bC5fHRLWUGV3yAOid2erjBHVSML-zsbHn4FpLQBRDnynu5CaKXkkQn-NTh_kEJF4qJVOHMbWzCo7fFZ631j6mLGR3xhI1caL9k/s1600/DSC_0013_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No more crumpled drawer liners!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> I love them so much I lined the bottom of my cabinets too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5o1CgMa5sbqxr3tjXPZSdMamq3tpOevNc37olwz4gOxzftPOgQnrzPbbKv0vlzMDbBxwkTiZvfa4omMjGh9UR6keJg4y88Y8wo894FRSewEEBn9HT6ZpODnAvY7WC6G9TZXHBpMHic8/s1600/DSC_0014_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5o1CgMa5sbqxr3tjXPZSdMamq3tpOevNc37olwz4gOxzftPOgQnrzPbbKv0vlzMDbBxwkTiZvfa4omMjGh9UR6keJg4y88Y8wo894FRSewEEBn9HT6ZpODnAvY7WC6G9TZXHBpMHic8/s1600/DSC_0014_Fotor.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BEFORE</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2z2eLLqIHyyeI90f5JP8yOr2wXofBPL0u7sNZwZ61rjGRHyZbeo7N727j2ZoSSplDJubl4M-RGtsMrr5_gvAtGqppH_boauT-qEFsCYdmQyrVJjC2dzcnsearE5r5C-toa40x1Ya-Zc/s1600/DSC_0015_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2z2eLLqIHyyeI90f5JP8yOr2wXofBPL0u7sNZwZ61rjGRHyZbeo7N727j2ZoSSplDJubl4M-RGtsMrr5_gvAtGqppH_boauT-qEFsCYdmQyrVJjC2dzcnsearE5r5C-toa40x1Ya-Zc/s1600/DSC_0015_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every time I try to get sometime up top, the liner follows suit as well!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2K2n_4gCuUvs0VQ0s4k2qAfKqpcLVWlif8e_l2xLx7eddew6GgXoHeOOmPrgwV5KaOQOmuDJR7867AGcnYpS4NfF8eVf6fsVTLodwowlC2HxmeOe13uVoOL8rNTRUu8dy25edIvcey88/s1600/DSC_0016_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2K2n_4gCuUvs0VQ0s4k2qAfKqpcLVWlif8e_l2xLx7eddew6GgXoHeOOmPrgwV5KaOQOmuDJR7867AGcnYpS4NfF8eVf6fsVTLodwowlC2HxmeOe13uVoOL8rNTRUu8dy25edIvcey88/s1600/DSC_0016_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AFTER</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now, all my items glide out smoothly and like I said, it made my cabinets look prettier as well!</div><div style="text-align: center;">There's tons of things you can probably do with this contact paper, I can imagine it backing  a beautiful black book shelf or to top off a console table too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>How about you any great finds lately? </i></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be sharing more on Tuesday, been antiquing/thrifting in Destin as well!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">Have a Great Week!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">VEL </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away...<br /><br />Linking back to...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com/">Dwellings-the heart of your home</a>, <a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/2014/03/weekend-bloggy-reading-link-up_14.html">Serenity Now</a>, <a href="http://homecomingmn.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-diyers-54.html">Homecoming</a>, <a href="http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/">The Dedicated Hou</a>se, <a href="http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2014/03/anything-blue-friday-week-51.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheDedicatedHouse+%28The+Dedicated+House%29" target="_blank">Anything Blue Friday</a>, <a href="http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2014-04-16T10:39:00-05:00&max-results=3">I Heart Organizing</a></div>

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A Cottage Dining Room Almost Completed.......

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well little ones.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been showing you Connie's new home, but today I'm taking a break and revealing the chairs I did for my niece Miriam's dining room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But before I get to that.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">some of you have asked what the dimensions of Connie's living room are.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> It's 19'-8" by 25'-4"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope that helps for those of you who are trying to copy what I'm doing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If not, just remember this advice is free.........</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>anyway.....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">back to what I was doing for Miriam.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last time I showed you her dining room it was looking like this.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEW1WrpYphQku2Cws0QEHnMLiEPf6TXYkzZNfk3L8jPzte8_JoCvVYv6bf4ESLJfJGptisBJQCt-ut_m3FcqNTATHeiCyHqJQo_E9lhLzmFiCd_17nda5fHjJh-3-oZBLn4_Gba-_/s1600/end+chairs(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEW1WrpYphQku2Cws0QEHnMLiEPf6TXYkzZNfk3L8jPzte8_JoCvVYv6bf4ESLJfJGptisBJQCt-ut_m3FcqNTATHeiCyHqJQo_E9lhLzmFiCd_17nda5fHjJh-3-oZBLn4_Gba-_/s1600/end+chairs(1).jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hadn't gotten around to slip-covering the end chairs that I had given them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I've mentioned before, these chairs are from my grandparents apartment in Manhattan, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and have a lot of sentiment attached to them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I made slipcovers that I showed you in a <a href="http://betsyspeert.blogspot.com/2014/02/slipcovered-slip-seats-for-miriams.html">recent post</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj241ZuIATt1twljG2cWO1yl4t8-yxYP7UXUB-S3aBqlWnLWkMoCit88yfPtQZowfwKvEbbHKsTOzLfRC7KmYRFEcCiaA2_vBtzzegDGDDLcavySQLh6q_qiun2VNWb4DdMy4NuP7e4/s1600/26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj241ZuIATt1twljG2cWO1yl4t8-yxYP7UXUB-S3aBqlWnLWkMoCit88yfPtQZowfwKvEbbHKsTOzLfRC7KmYRFEcCiaA2_vBtzzegDGDDLcavySQLh6q_qiun2VNWb4DdMy4NuP7e4/s1600/26.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Soooooo.......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this past week, I was able to see them back in their home, all dressed up and matching the room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXgzk8hMzoQl78AtjP_3dwFro1s6TR9Ml7LK_45o-XvvH5Lxux280WMZpEIIBX-EbP7ljzADKI_nItECInC78w76BIL1ErSHYT1M1heIPJQh71fzTpv-5vxzhzaSYnLsw0dklop99/s1600/3a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXgzk8hMzoQl78AtjP_3dwFro1s6TR9Ml7LK_45o-XvvH5Lxux280WMZpEIIBX-EbP7ljzADKI_nItECInC78w76BIL1ErSHYT1M1heIPJQh71fzTpv-5vxzhzaSYnLsw0dklop99/s1600/3a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just remember.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've upholstered the walls all by my lonesome.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">made the draperies.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">painted and upholstered the side chairs.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">painted the chandelier.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>and now I've finally done the end chairs!!!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just now have to work on what to hang on the walls and put on the corner little whatnot shelf in the background.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DrjSRHl9QH9o9NtGDuQbV4VTiwdEyezhBLF3R1-bTOuCZOqLOD17M3arsuVvJRFfgi4rZQW-uFVONavsch0baemAtfoQgt-PPuRoTVv74a0RVMtY5SyuSC4NLMjk1WivzYIICavT/s1600/1ba.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DrjSRHl9QH9o9NtGDuQbV4VTiwdEyezhBLF3R1-bTOuCZOqLOD17M3arsuVvJRFfgi4rZQW-uFVONavsch0baemAtfoQgt-PPuRoTVv74a0RVMtY5SyuSC4NLMjk1WivzYIICavT/s1600/1ba.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Miriam, bless her little heart.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is storing mixing bowls and salad spinners on it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have to keep reminding myself that she's a computer programmer, and not a decorator.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>OY OY OY OY OY!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, here's a side by side from when I first started working on this room, to what it looks like now!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeI1lBrwD6OJiQlRjkGy6emyQe3FqdbJ2ePJMKOxscgF69SgpAQPHksk_mrudUcVKpOR3FpRIAA7AGarH76cu3rAcwyQSmH6q2L8pLiAeW4I649PTamLWaF5Krowz6b_pkynDkzA-Y/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeI1lBrwD6OJiQlRjkGy6emyQe3FqdbJ2ePJMKOxscgF69SgpAQPHksk_mrudUcVKpOR3FpRIAA7AGarH76cu3rAcwyQSmH6q2L8pLiAeW4I649PTamLWaF5Krowz6b_pkynDkzA-Y/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not to toot my own horn.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>but I'm the best aunt in the <b>world</b>!!!!!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on that note.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Latah, Gatah</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A Cottage Dining Room Almost Completed.......

Well little ones..... I've been showing you Connie's new home, but today I'm taking a break and revealing the chairs I did for m...

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Furniture for Connie's Living Room

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Hiya!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've shown you guys all the stuff we didn't get for Connie and Chris's living room.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sooooooo.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I will show everyone what we did choose.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted straighter, squarer lines for a more contemporary twist.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because I was doing back to back sofas, they were the first thing I had to choose.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-Jd7OkLnwsgcPwn1g9OdHqJJIpKAr33Mwzz5CoqJn1CYOrNbJzLremlRPwr8GaO6DdH0jXdanJpAMfA7_qRsfTYb22zDroVQP3aPSxaklm8gxkUIy-yN11xBcA0K6mx0sUk-v_OV/s1600/Nast+Living+Room-Gomez+Road-1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-Jd7OkLnwsgcPwn1g9OdHqJJIpKAr33Mwzz5CoqJn1CYOrNbJzLremlRPwr8GaO6DdH0jXdanJpAMfA7_qRsfTYb22zDroVQP3aPSxaklm8gxkUIy-yN11xBcA0K6mx0sUk-v_OV/s1600/Nast+Living+Room-Gomez+Road-1a.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All the new upholstery in the room is in the same off white fabric from Lee Industries,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its name is: Canvas, color: Winter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These sofas, the pair of chairs by the fireplace </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the single club chair</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">  are also from Lee Industries,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACLsSasVR1s770x1DrW6FoHO6Rq64pFwtTJiY8LBApiTgyAFIxxTt1WPfJVnnfTD6oflhrWSDkGpqO9Qi57lTt1TedMAC8M3Ntq51RvkjgBezsO4_rXiwvI0JuSnQWEYHJQ8H2Jk8/s1600/sofa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACLsSasVR1s770x1DrW6FoHO6Rq64pFwtTJiY8LBApiTgyAFIxxTt1WPfJVnnfTD6oflhrWSDkGpqO9Qi57lTt1TedMAC8M3Ntq51RvkjgBezsO4_rXiwvI0JuSnQWEYHJQ8H2Jk8/s1600/sofa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sofas' style number is: C-3907-03, and they are slipcovered.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Connie and I really liked the look of the one big seat cushion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The single club chair by the sofa closer to the window is Lee Industries #C-3106-01, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBYKjfwJUinlh1EUky7dR3F_PRH_LptzEXpo5tB_ybBJfcu1NFPjHblYQYCMRXVgKac8u7YC8VnoFStDQgsiROEqGS227iMjNgO_uqJ2_C6W3FUU1W0iqCb0n7Ho-7492POlLFHjj/s1600/chair+by+sofa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBYKjfwJUinlh1EUky7dR3F_PRH_LptzEXpo5tB_ybBJfcu1NFPjHblYQYCMRXVgKac8u7YC8VnoFStDQgsiROEqGS227iMjNgO_uqJ2_C6W3FUU1W0iqCb0n7Ho-7492POlLFHjj/s1600/chair+by+sofa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This too is slipcovered.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This chair is really comfortable, and I love the lines of the arms and back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The chairs by the fireplace are a slightly smaller scale to allow for room to get by them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are also from Lee, but they aren't slipcovered, but upholstered in the off white fabric.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ncc8b9yAv323LaLkc2eVddD5yx-LxsQJOsPU3vmtK_wQ0eCev9eH3mbyp4F4o7_qS8TqSeU4ywkzCM4zDfnMjdnLK8bhGjgINH6rVpQ54rqLxlbdubY5NeMteeGbKZ3kVVDtcNUQ/s1600/chair+by+fireplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="609" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ncc8b9yAv323LaLkc2eVddD5yx-LxsQJOsPU3vmtK_wQ0eCev9eH3mbyp4F4o7_qS8TqSeU4ywkzCM4zDfnMjdnLK8bhGjgINH6rVpQ54rqLxlbdubY5NeMteeGbKZ3kVVDtcNUQ/s1600/chair+by+fireplace.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like the proportion of the high back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think they will look great flanking the fireplace.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the chairs by the game table, we chose some from <a href="http://www.stanfordfurniture.com/">Standford</a> Furniture.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Style number: D649.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaeVzfGIjdums5gFSj8IUnDYO64EApCMLf-Sp1ScyHI9mrrCW02KLpPvy-M5z9TJj9YAYb9y6N-UXRcVGtNpmSrMhEY3IZE_ElJ0NMm1YULQ9I_lZn0uMaBUq2FtFlwKJGJj0Q7EdZ/s1600/game+chair+a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaeVzfGIjdums5gFSj8IUnDYO64EApCMLf-Sp1ScyHI9mrrCW02KLpPvy-M5z9TJj9YAYb9y6N-UXRcVGtNpmSrMhEY3IZE_ElJ0NMm1YULQ9I_lZn0uMaBUq2FtFlwKJGJj0Q7EdZ/s1600/game+chair+a.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are also being covered in the same off white fabric, and the legs are in a softer toned wood finish.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They relate well to the shape of the pair of antique chairs we found.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDN7MLomwOOP2NLR3tsYAmpJb1Zei46xLXQ2ybs5-pzrFbOl4Jh7kOPF_l1hcxWwNI_glU9rza7pau4sJCC5GsbPfUiYaxAJyhJOOBd5R0J8v3F-c9xlZ0eTt-0yO19UZVEkyCfX3/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDN7MLomwOOP2NLR3tsYAmpJb1Zei46xLXQ2ybs5-pzrFbOl4Jh7kOPF_l1hcxWwNI_glU9rza7pau4sJCC5GsbPfUiYaxAJyhJOOBd5R0J8v3F-c9xlZ0eTt-0yO19UZVEkyCfX3/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />We chose a metal and stone table to go between the two sofas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We discovered it in a store in North Palm Beach.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKq-VYb1sVB9J5zmPDmYRnzfa58WoI9Qyxo4n5ooJ2pjY2LcZRDlTlMxaBFS1y1j95ffPDw0eBjepPgrdmTp-BFwqCgIA8fY3A1snABB4t1ZZNgJFpDF_-BnA-hrBP7APec4tlD5g/s1600/sofa+table+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKq-VYb1sVB9J5zmPDmYRnzfa58WoI9Qyxo4n5ooJ2pjY2LcZRDlTlMxaBFS1y1j95ffPDw0eBjepPgrdmTp-BFwqCgIA8fY3A1snABB4t1ZZNgJFpDF_-BnA-hrBP7APec4tlD5g/s1600/sofa+table+2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like the way it will go with the antique tables we had already picked.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKHCj2vZc3dq5QfJp-o11JZRPYNq5g7RLG5NAZ3w0pqm1ETOHB-c0lHZ41v93yx3tZ4sQFTUkzJWp5lkakwShzivuc5C6RqIetqlb5chT7ui2YkpdMyR1Gx7pZ9KEa1ZNDpPQW9Ib/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKHCj2vZc3dq5QfJp-o11JZRPYNq5g7RLG5NAZ3w0pqm1ETOHB-c0lHZ41v93yx3tZ4sQFTUkzJWp5lkakwShzivuc5C6RqIetqlb5chT7ui2YkpdMyR1Gx7pZ9KEa1ZNDpPQW9Ib/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To keep the room from being just white,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we plan on hanging contemporary art on the walls that will supply big splashes of color, and then repeat those hues in toss pillows and accessories.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I first tried to talk Connie into this, but we decided that canvases with more of a wash effect would work better.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqNy26g7QVDBkkMLFQPXfOun1VioWxtdwINUxi00_shiB0jL_ySC8jWkbqamBUsMhVEXcRcAPQIYzl2IP2XiUQ96nFQ7P60tsxn2dwrvFnhEevf4nuvnk_HeJp3XYuJI4yCCQ4Rln/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqNy26g7QVDBkkMLFQPXfOun1VioWxtdwINUxi00_shiB0jL_ySC8jWkbqamBUsMhVEXcRcAPQIYzl2IP2XiUQ96nFQ7P60tsxn2dwrvFnhEevf4nuvnk_HeJp3XYuJI4yCCQ4Rln/s1600/7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are more what we want, but with a little more punch of color.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmlKAY1JLBnIy8fBMKzK5Lgu0cow-_R1PU_zvCm8R6MKZym6mIZWRg2DO0_MeNdn1YSP82JhYuCqVEo7qoWsEjCmOTsi7oNBhIi4MbUI_0Dmnu5le57oJM6gTu7rMYqnyJYmTQ1uO/s1600/IMG_2817.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmlKAY1JLBnIy8fBMKzK5Lgu0cow-_R1PU_zvCm8R6MKZym6mIZWRg2DO0_MeNdn1YSP82JhYuCqVEo7qoWsEjCmOTsi7oNBhIi4MbUI_0Dmnu5le57oJM6gTu7rMYqnyJYmTQ1uO/s1600/IMG_2817.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Sooooooo.......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">because I don't have enough to do.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I played around with the Picasa collage maker, and this is what I came up with to show you all the furniture together!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNelHeSGsoIG4TMDLmoK2m_y29LX_R3qD3Y8zxewo_E2NAb9Xs_21d9ia0bRWgjHEEjZ6gcsS2AEUc_gBTtwz5P4Ldq1eVeWPMWvHIv_IbBcl86MOZLVYdcYwVtx_2gtMtFbmOntk/s1600/connie's+pics+in+wrong+place.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNelHeSGsoIG4TMDLmoK2m_y29LX_R3qD3Y8zxewo_E2NAb9Xs_21d9ia0bRWgjHEEjZ6gcsS2AEUc_gBTtwz5P4Ldq1eVeWPMWvHIv_IbBcl86MOZLVYdcYwVtx_2gtMtFbmOntk/s1600/connie's+pics+in+wrong+place.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We still have to find some more tables, but that will be for next winter,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or as we say in Flerida.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That will have to wait till next season,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm thinking about one more trip down to Florida this winter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Connie is threatening to buy some sconces without my input.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But every time I fly I pick up something.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I KNOW, I KNOW!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've heard about taking airborn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's all I need, another pill,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On that note,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Latah, Gatah</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Furniture for Connie's Living Room

Hiya!!!!! I've shown you guys all the stuff we didn't get for Connie and Chris's living room..... Sooooooo..... Today I will sho...

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