Coffee House Decorating Ideas 2015

Mountain Cottage Bedroom

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Before I get to today's decoratin' story.....</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I first would like to tell you guys about the gentleman who woke me up this morning from a </span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>sound sleep</b>.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was sleeping a little late, due to having a headache, </span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or as an old neighborhood kid used to say.....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i> a head egg</i></span>......</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8:30, and the phone rings.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, you'll probably be surprised to hear that I was polite to the Indian guy who interrupted my slumbers.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He claimed to be from Windows Service Center, and was calling about a problem with the software on my computer.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have gotten a couple of these calls in the past few weeks, and I told them in no uncertain terms to .......</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><i>leave me the hell alone!!!!!!!</i></b></span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BUT.....</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">over the past couple of days, I have started having issues with my laptop.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">iTunes disappeared, and couldn't be reloaded.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then PICASA  took a walk!!!!!</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sooooooo.......</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I realized something was up.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soooooooooooooooooo......</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when this guy woke me up, I wondered if he was legit, because my computer was acting WACK!!!!!</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But....</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">not being a total pushover, I got my cell phone and called my niece Miriam, the computer programming techno nerd wizz......</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and had her listen in while I talked to this guy.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His scam is somewhat believable.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The webpage he directed me to was believable.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>BUT</b></span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">be warned, this is a phishing site trying to get credit card info.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sooooooo.....</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I told him that I needed some time to wake up, and then I would call the company back.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He had given me a number, but he said he would call me back in an hour.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He warned me that I should do something quickly, because my computer had been infiltrated with malware, and that the whole thing could crash, and that I would loose everything.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That was the point that I was sure he was full of crap.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All he had to tell me was to turn off my machine till I had time to deal with this.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I mean......</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>hello!!!!!</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's an off button!!!!!</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">soooooo.....</span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I jumped in my car with my laptop,</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and drove over to Staples,</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and they are fixing everything for me.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The tech guy at Staples said he had gotten similar calls,</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">whereupon he informed the caller that he was a computer technician, and that he could deal with his own damn computer.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>So.....beware!!!!!</i></b></span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just a little public service announcement for today.....</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Now, on to the decoratin'!!!</span> </span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I can't show you more of Connie's Florida home.....</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">let's return to her <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Vermont house</span>.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We still have 4 more spaces to go over.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For today, we'll look at the<b> guest room</b> over the carriage house.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Connie's hubby, Chris, collects antique cars,</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">soooooo</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we designed and built a garage for them with an apartment on the second floor.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I only took a picture of the bedroom.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't know why.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Probably because I'm brain-dead,</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or an idiot,</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or something like that........</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltJSWXQqQu4-50VwQP7OjR0Iv8xm3vnEJExbc97XEk2uCAzVOrw2zLkr33NrTUFZhO0OHnP151OZHPLJIeGOUYZGYwVYKe-Kd2xas8yVXOqvRhRsSxY2_ucbSnMVIoLohLMQxzjEc/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltJSWXQqQu4-50VwQP7OjR0Iv8xm3vnEJExbc97XEk2uCAzVOrw2zLkr33NrTUFZhO0OHnP151OZHPLJIeGOUYZGYwVYKe-Kd2xas8yVXOqvRhRsSxY2_ucbSnMVIoLohLMQxzjEc/s1600/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We decorated the room in an Adirondack mountain style.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used a barkcloth from a wonderful company that started in Rhode Island called <a href="http://www.fullswingtextiles.com/">Full Swing</a>.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pattern we used is called Moonlight in the Pines, color: Juniper.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKybvrW9GOtfiPVNpJdA3DVdQccSqMOLMrfKHAscbL5WNS8KrH2x6XP26IpZVKZzn2udDiYRoiLWOZBY9fYhM9n-kVzucsGGSeLxTCScFtGwx-E77UBTb89n_lr8nfQ485pCbMigd/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-01-31+at+5.03.22+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKybvrW9GOtfiPVNpJdA3DVdQccSqMOLMrfKHAscbL5WNS8KrH2x6XP26IpZVKZzn2udDiYRoiLWOZBY9fYhM9n-kVzucsGGSeLxTCScFtGwx-E77UBTb89n_lr8nfQ485pCbMigd/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-01-31+at+5.03.22+PM.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This fabric was the jumping off point for the room.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then we found these wonderful Lloyd loom wicker chairs for the foot of the beds, and used</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the fabric for the seats. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwYDs6MWYHyX8QXG3t_9DT7QPSTODQnHSIj7gzXtQJiSZ4hFrtJ7iz4gQEeT3wI8hJp_eJnjlOFw6akpudjeIFhbNWdrv6ZnioR4AayVACVXDJ2AdloU7wK2EyW1-KDJYcFE9MD46/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwYDs6MWYHyX8QXG3t_9DT7QPSTODQnHSIj7gzXtQJiSZ4hFrtJ7iz4gQEeT3wI8hJp_eJnjlOFw6akpudjeIFhbNWdrv6ZnioR4AayVACVXDJ2AdloU7wK2EyW1-KDJYcFE9MD46/s1600/4.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Connie loves a country feel, and found a wonderful local resource for braided and hooked rugs.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We found one with an oak leaf pattern that worked with the woodsy feel I wanted to achieve.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lVCMFk7BWqIL8KzBof7zp8VMayItSVWARQZyCN1d0Cr7bTB6NER_MN9iRp5juO0GlWTN4YTavYEmFD0_oLQtX3ST94gls0FeoA5OBnd1F0hy7F7C9vLsGpIMklVmaD5rr_xIJq9b/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lVCMFk7BWqIL8KzBof7zp8VMayItSVWARQZyCN1d0Cr7bTB6NER_MN9iRp5juO0GlWTN4YTavYEmFD0_oLQtX3ST94gls0FeoA5OBnd1F0hy7F7C9vLsGpIMklVmaD5rr_xIJq9b/s1600/5.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had Drape It make a pair of upholstered headboards in a green and tan awning stripe with matching bed skirts, and we used the barkcloth again on the toss pillows, to bring the pattern up onto the bed. Connie found some cozy red blankets and bought a pair of mismatched Hudson's Bay Point blankets to fold at the foot of each bed.            </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIyEXTJzuCCLfBdxQqFPNO9Og-pKvyRx_zUgtp7N4TBt3n7hp9TfAS-5XJRvRerkDzWSDl-jKgEi4n89SCB92AYUgOkR8_JKO2TErUY94eqAvvzZT6DvZINBBf_nTOQCr7s4JwaGG/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIyEXTJzuCCLfBdxQqFPNO9Og-pKvyRx_zUgtp7N4TBt3n7hp9TfAS-5XJRvRerkDzWSDl-jKgEi4n89SCB92AYUgOkR8_JKO2TErUY94eqAvvzZT6DvZINBBf_nTOQCr7s4JwaGG/s1600/2.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Between the beds I placed an end table that Connie already had before she ever even heard the name, Betsy Fabuloso Speert.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIyEXTJzuCCLfBdxQqFPNO9Og-pKvyRx_zUgtp7N4TBt3n7hp9TfAS-5XJRvRerkDzWSDl-jKgEi4n89SCB92AYUgOkR8_JKO2TErUY94eqAvvzZT6DvZINBBf_nTOQCr7s4JwaGG/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LhKkxBcQXkVKFpQd5nDSc7eI6cgPVAbRoCdehhZ1xYqAvnlBQHCKNGMGSB32lMP6RUTR5dsuSDW-2vpCSx2fpf5AMOQOIbeZcLNSzMvB-SWqNh8xS7N8paH4mzwFh74-HKrjf5vW/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LhKkxBcQXkVKFpQd5nDSc7eI6cgPVAbRoCdehhZ1xYqAvnlBQHCKNGMGSB32lMP6RUTR5dsuSDW-2vpCSx2fpf5AMOQOIbeZcLNSzMvB-SWqNh8xS7N8paH4mzwFh74-HKrjf5vW/s1600/3.jpg" width="362" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We found the Art Nouveau lamp with the painted glass shade, along with the turn of the century little oil painting while poking around in local antique stores.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love this room, too bad it's so far away for me to visit, but then......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">who says I'm invited?????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On that note,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Latah, Gatah</span></div></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Mountain Cottage Bedroom

Before I get to today's decoratin' story.....I first would like to tell you guys about the gentleman who woke me up this morning from a sound sleep.I was sleeping a little late, due to having a headache, or as an old neighborhood kid used to say..... a head egg......8:30, and the phone rings.Now, yo…

31Jan2014

The Perfect Chair....

<h3><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This one was too big.....</span></h3><h2><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This ones too small.....</span></h2><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And this one is JUST RIGHT!!!!!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you've been following my blog,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i> and shame on you if you haven't.....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you know that I've been looking for a chair for the corner of Kris's master bedroom.</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/AVvXsEg0sbLiOTkvMVJz3BLKTFhZNRuglpJ2MoUtiWugOKh0Kyr_cBZxC5wI1b7rurpp9E_Pt2tn29hdKQ4Uo8ur9BZrwn-1w-xaLVAF5KzJGlKnHuvhQzftQbcVMmj94iRjz5erabgWNpLj/s1600/1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sbLiOTkvMVJz3BLKTFhZNRuglpJ2MoUtiWugOKh0Kyr_cBZxC5wI1b7rurpp9E_Pt2tn29hdKQ4Uo8ur9BZrwn-1w-xaLVAF5KzJGlKnHuvhQzftQbcVMmj94iRjz5erabgWNpLj/s1600/1a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's opposite her bed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To the right of the chest of drawers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eWjy_Bza7Wmf36CGTZBZKJgbEGLSLnbYAhoNWn26pKq_ng05umogyaF_0kbQZrVGe_v0u2cS7M07pXtL5W-kG6jGwvz1u63e3d92k-QIM_VFG0zuwCW5a29oshNT7izZIGgxdcg0/s1600/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eWjy_Bza7Wmf36CGTZBZKJgbEGLSLnbYAhoNWn26pKq_ng05umogyaF_0kbQZrVGe_v0u2cS7M07pXtL5W-kG6jGwvz1u63e3d92k-QIM_VFG0zuwCW5a29oshNT7izZIGgxdcg0/s1600/11.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We first found a chair while antiquing, that ended up being too short.</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;">I can't remember if I told you guys the story of finding this.</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;">at danger of repeating myself.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>here's the story!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once upon a time, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this past summer,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris and I went antiquing down to a new spot we had found.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NO I WON'T TELL YOU WHERE!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I NEED TO KEEP MY SECRETS!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>anyway.....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">there were a whole bunch of stores and dealers and antiques and junk.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just what we like.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>wellll.......</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as is wont to happen when I spend a long time antiquing.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>there comes a point when I have to pee.</i></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;">I'm in the bathroom, doing what folks do in the bathroom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I left the stall to wash my hands, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my tiny little eyes spied a chair in the corner of the room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a large bathroom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not the normal little holes in the wall of your average antique store.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I am a conn-new-sour of places to pee.....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">anyway.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">back to the chair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>I saw a chair!!!!!</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I liked it!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I started to scream....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<span style="font-size: large;">Kris, Kris, Kris,</span> come look at this chair!!!!!"</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;">Now the problem with yakking as much as I do,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">making lots of noise,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">creating commotions......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is that when I call my buddy, she doesn't always pay attention to me.....</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, I had to go out and drag her into the bathroom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is what I saw.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rmAZngJKYd-Ao2kiZI6utFcrQnCZveCR_Gq_5_fiQcAoyRqdB4NXajJiVpGFoSfnmTUCvj3PIUq4z5eNeamF6GznXf0V06DtILapor6JAdPjRxHm-J17ulhCkIcqw-srMfF6K42v/s1600/progress+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rmAZngJKYd-Ao2kiZI6utFcrQnCZveCR_Gq_5_fiQcAoyRqdB4NXajJiVpGFoSfnmTUCvj3PIUq4z5eNeamF6GznXf0V06DtILapor6JAdPjRxHm-J17ulhCkIcqw-srMfF6K42v/s1600/progress+10.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I figured I could try to reupholster it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We asked the proprietor if it was for sale.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whereupon she said.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">give me 20 bucks and it's yours.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we did, and it is!!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We dragged it home in my trusty Subaru Outback, and carried it upstairs to Kris's bedroom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">only it was tooooo small......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">way too small.......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">bummer!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, ever since then, we have been looking for a taller chair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found one that would have been perfect on Craig's List.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was pricey, but that's because it was an antique.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've never reupholstered channels.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It would have been a challenge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_vTb85Q_ousj3syq0p-SDxTzI1Vzz1909JxHbNG7yj0HtMk5xryIzT0is-fVSQewITrVZUaVe6kVh1_GJ1EyuHEKiKzLWz2kGEm3i9C0JquzeJSovZC-Wgj2O2ZlvzBDF6jROqOj/s1600/photo+(7).PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_vTb85Q_ousj3syq0p-SDxTzI1Vzz1909JxHbNG7yj0HtMk5xryIzT0is-fVSQewITrVZUaVe6kVh1_GJ1EyuHEKiKzLWz2kGEm3i9C0JquzeJSovZC-Wgj2O2ZlvzBDF6jROqOj/s1600/photo+(7).PNG" 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;">Kris wasn't sure,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">then she saw the same type of chair in a picture of a beautiful room, and she decided that....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Yes!!!! it would be the perfect chair!!!!!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only by then it had been sold.</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 tried not to give Kris a hard time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really, really did.......</span></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;">I kept looking.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris found this one at Baker.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnvJVixKgpbVQEnvVBObIK3pS3goR_rcx7B7LNcwSkol_MyZV82a0QUwmYM0GC1oJImAQhSAfQoi21z50a3ovIgt_4fyQ3wYvgTHLDc51A6zOuDCC386h-H0v68jTzkQQuZy6eTNz/s1600/photo+(5).PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnvJVixKgpbVQEnvVBObIK3pS3goR_rcx7B7LNcwSkol_MyZV82a0QUwmYM0GC1oJImAQhSAfQoi21z50a3ovIgt_4fyQ3wYvgTHLDc51A6zOuDCC386h-H0v68jTzkQQuZy6eTNz/s1600/photo+(5).PNG" 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;">Tres Stylish!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nice and tall.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I kept looking,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and looking,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and looking.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I found one on First Dibs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmZWikY6vgHUQot5yWuEQ4y8wkYPA9HZoUCyMfALynmIPHd0a7r0hEMok857kyjc-5KJNHkH7xKvrVdHXl5IEesHekjKiisnlNlh3Q9YPr0kDdcET67Kse1T6Hqqxor25SmxBD7YP/s1600/photo.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmZWikY6vgHUQot5yWuEQ4y8wkYPA9HZoUCyMfALynmIPHd0a7r0hEMok857kyjc-5KJNHkH7xKvrVdHXl5IEesHekjKiisnlNlh3Q9YPr0kDdcET67Kse1T6Hqqxor25SmxBD7YP/s1600/photo.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We both fell in love with it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sooooo....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris bought it, and we are just waiting for it to be shipped.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Depending on it's condition, we might leave the upholstery as is and just fix the welting around the outside.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or we might have to redo the whole shebang.</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 are some more details of this great chair that is NICE AND TALL!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The legs......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOdNY6xcj1173MStoU_S1yyytwJz71_XQg6xIlW-P1556A-Gm9XaXeeM67XM5imFIO_trfeDqlwEZZoYwCJZ9CffxY2j7SSZh-wJlvJ951zpW6f1YNJOzXvZ-Lx7W4KznOV8GsVGs/s1600/photo+(1).PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOdNY6xcj1173MStoU_S1yyytwJz71_XQg6xIlW-P1556A-Gm9XaXeeM67XM5imFIO_trfeDqlwEZZoYwCJZ9CffxY2j7SSZh-wJlvJ951zpW6f1YNJOzXvZ-Lx7W4KznOV8GsVGs/s1600/photo+(1).PNG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The arms.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPmD5oC4PuKIN22ejoNbJ4VkuI6wfK2OYDTT7Y8X-apBj8AZEvrdc_N0TeGWZ4Xqct4VcMbwIX2WYF4wNgetgykaFA4WbE3xf7mlznWgx46XY2uBbNffUB9bIUH-p-jVlPSzU5vaP/s1600/photo+(2).PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPmD5oC4PuKIN22ejoNbJ4VkuI6wfK2OYDTT7Y8X-apBj8AZEvrdc_N0TeGWZ4Xqct4VcMbwIX2WYF4wNgetgykaFA4WbE3xf7mlznWgx46XY2uBbNffUB9bIUH-p-jVlPSzU5vaP/s1600/photo+(2).PNG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The back.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinacj00GZaqbuNB_GNhzOKN1gAliRc1rgMWfSr2npHqA6a6ZKjVWeTblXfnTH-kKkNhmwb-vLs15_SAXEETP6apdsT_bbVR5t1ojSB271oVd6YaH7mph1IGejmna_wiKPoRV3DGLXO/s1600/photo+%25283%2529.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinacj00GZaqbuNB_GNhzOKN1gAliRc1rgMWfSr2npHqA6a6ZKjVWeTblXfnTH-kKkNhmwb-vLs15_SAXEETP6apdsT_bbVR5t1ojSB271oVd6YaH7mph1IGejmna_wiKPoRV3DGLXO/s1600/photo+%25283%2529.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The front.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhXNhgKL6tt4IVA5x0tx8IJXRS22nK2d0Z6A5saeJmHIjnjh3Or4pxLKaDrNyLeJPQha8bn_OQOGLFxDenLY9f0LmWUGOLXEvm8zTfCIyEfoeRfbwy6r5t3Wzex4Ic1ATnOfebzm5/s1600/photo+%25284%2529.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhXNhgKL6tt4IVA5x0tx8IJXRS22nK2d0Z6A5saeJmHIjnjh3Or4pxLKaDrNyLeJPQha8bn_OQOGLFxDenLY9f0LmWUGOLXEvm8zTfCIyEfoeRfbwy6r5t3Wzex4Ic1ATnOfebzm5/s1600/photo+%25284%2529.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The side!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZmdeF-yQktjaxWTatjowAYB6q6sW6wcn_b3YeTP5qkxHWzGBV7sD18qOI7HtpfUEprIkRRcN5JCC4wqKb3qUwrbG1zovjLP2txbQu0IzP9mBIJQSpIxTR5Sk4kP9UL64_zg-yK04/s1600/photo+%25286%2529.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZmdeF-yQktjaxWTatjowAYB6q6sW6wcn_b3YeTP5qkxHWzGBV7sD18qOI7HtpfUEprIkRRcN5JCC4wqKb3qUwrbG1zovjLP2txbQu0IzP9mBIJQSpIxTR5Sk4kP9UL64_zg-yK04/s1600/photo+%25286%2529.PNG" 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;">It's just the right style for the room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope it's the right size, 'cuz this baby wasn't cheap.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But then.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what do I care?????</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>It's not my money!!!!!</i></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><h3></h3>

The Perfect Chair....

This one was too big.....This ones too small.....And this one is JUST RIGHT!!!!!If you've been following my blog, and shame on you if you haven't.....you know that I've been looking for a chair for the corner of Kris's master bedroom.It's opposite her bed.To the right of the chest of drawers.We firs…

28Jan2014

Tweaking Needlepoint Pillows.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well Kampers.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm back up in friggin' Massafreezinchusetts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Florida was great.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm goin' back down in a couple three weeks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lots to do down there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know I told you about Connie's new project, but she wants me to hold off blogging about it for another month.</span></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;">being a grown up,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and not needing immediate gratification......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">oy, oy, oy, oy.....</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will wait.......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sooooooo.......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you will have to wait too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I know, I know, it's hard being an adult.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>At least I no longer get carded in liquor stores!!!!!</i></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;">For  now, let's return to Kris's house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</u></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;">I had you vote on what needlepoint pillows you thought we should buy from eBay for her guest room.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remember?????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_UWjuzb2tirwjxyCwZQO-jbSI2Ubkmis9l349qo6IX6567x7gB3hBWt4sXH8Xa2a7sPvS_ZCstTejm4HFWj7kO4PW-FzmVXg6_xA28XxZzulnZUrRJhFIrIP7oXtOtcQZj1KPOrW/s1600/1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_UWjuzb2tirwjxyCwZQO-jbSI2Ubkmis9l349qo6IX6567x7gB3hBWt4sXH8Xa2a7sPvS_ZCstTejm4HFWj7kO4PW-FzmVXg6_xA28XxZzulnZUrRJhFIrIP7oXtOtcQZj1KPOrW/s1600/1a.jpg" width="464" /></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 considered the rabbits.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTceIwYM5X_5FLdmGmig0P3y5rzL8OmQmQDsp7C0nXippUdZY2J5X-uumFCGUUeQkCwjbcaFwPVnXiR2Cju-Egq1IbmAoKOUzTc2EiPI4eYvy4qecT6dMEfXXYSQC6aKdHZJSFndVN/s1600/$(KGrHqEOKjEE0f2CblUFBNZ27Hkw7w~~_3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTceIwYM5X_5FLdmGmig0P3y5rzL8OmQmQDsp7C0nXippUdZY2J5X-uumFCGUUeQkCwjbcaFwPVnXiR2Cju-Egq1IbmAoKOUzTc2EiPI4eYvy4qecT6dMEfXXYSQC6aKdHZJSFndVN/s1600/$(KGrHqEOKjEE0f2CblUFBNZ27Hkw7w~~_3.JPG" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We looked at flowers.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUB0xfxGtI4b6VYKp1UpLcrphvkGtPDJHu7JFWRV-7YYWEBEtLlJHadu24W9CJQ7LikiZkzdeaJ3S5FvqN1GhCLyb3u4d3H36qAEckCuI5kOyYorZeG7xIO5ry-_x7z-TPu2k_YX6R/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUB0xfxGtI4b6VYKp1UpLcrphvkGtPDJHu7JFWRV-7YYWEBEtLlJHadu24W9CJQ7LikiZkzdeaJ3S5FvqN1GhCLyb3u4d3H36qAEckCuI5kOyYorZeG7xIO5ry-_x7z-TPu2k_YX6R/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and more flowers....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYXqa2kicxN77nrvHFPc2FIR-qITXMgnFGKglpdbMnnBneNYxj2Zx9fbdXME55SLHD-HpzFMWgi0t1lf0rGKeqNvMS6T7u-350m99C56KF_eioJ5ocV3tbrKlvG4xGAo9P6jms4Tu/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYXqa2kicxN77nrvHFPc2FIR-qITXMgnFGKglpdbMnnBneNYxj2Zx9fbdXME55SLHD-HpzFMWgi0t1lf0rGKeqNvMS6T7u-350m99C56KF_eioJ5ocV3tbrKlvG4xGAo9P6jms4Tu/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was a lot of discussion, ruminating and opinions asked for and shared.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then Kris did what<strike> I told her to do.</strike>......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">no, that's not right......)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then, Kris did what I suggested would be prettiest!!!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And she bought the pair of pillow covers that looked like they went together.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pair immediately above these here words.</span></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;">They arrived from eBay.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOkxsldVv5G-BHuAk3ZxYfQTBxhL3WP0Ewid9WTcArp48k353iK5kj0DUAtbzWDcWUMViGvW1qKPRvt3F3rVHStx4whrw0dVg9PTOdZa8ooOFQCakp_Md8lVzHXvAKgGfsQ8jhecB/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOkxsldVv5G-BHuAk3ZxYfQTBxhL3WP0Ewid9WTcArp48k353iK5kj0DUAtbzWDcWUMViGvW1qKPRvt3F3rVHStx4whrw0dVg9PTOdZa8ooOFQCakp_Md8lVzHXvAKgGfsQ8jhecB/s1600/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">you can see we are waiting for the sconce custom shade......</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had told Kris when we looked at them on line, that I would want to cut the tassels off.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When they came, we definitely thought that they were too 1990's in style.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Soooooo.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to show her what I meant, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tucked the tassels under to give the effect I was describing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTE5-ZKRyO3P7RMkImHFIAn714JCvtlqbfCucQJohh9A9LyPkSEPVWJ97fzlAwWnliXOxlc1whyphenhyphenw4GZiT5QGtK5SjeXZspm0KzmTR_HcL1mdD60XRecT_ROBWx9Z6ofQBLMshJ7xdV/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTE5-ZKRyO3P7RMkImHFIAn714JCvtlqbfCucQJohh9A9LyPkSEPVWJ97fzlAwWnliXOxlc1whyphenhyphenw4GZiT5QGtK5SjeXZspm0KzmTR_HcL1mdD60XRecT_ROBWx9Z6ofQBLMshJ7xdV/s1600/1.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;"><b><i>SOOOOOO.....</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I carried them back to my home, and spent a couple of hours removing the excess stuff on these here 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;">Here's a close up before I started.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaFipRwbsqCGqPWlm1aZevvVA6wQAAiqE0c4qZWNZbKfrkcGmEM7IbKhPXHgInFEx8R-QQn8Oao2jQGQQuYaUhsUp0T6KzA8utlvwcuuNTyzVc52UwvdAP1pwhE9h6AdBUALg38NM/s1600/IMG_5691a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaFipRwbsqCGqPWlm1aZevvVA6wQAAiqE0c4qZWNZbKfrkcGmEM7IbKhPXHgInFEx8R-QQn8Oao2jQGQQuYaUhsUp0T6KzA8utlvwcuuNTyzVc52UwvdAP1pwhE9h6AdBUALg38NM/s1600/IMG_5691a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Come closer.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheClDnIJpvHCYUv4VKvnGHHjHKhCh2zEExaR53nveqPmCDpYU5jHYSKbeyJfnuZKZ6lNGwWmvx0JEMEHL7W7l67G1gYIfk4tUvkzpu0ok_sF1Ubp-K79Xu_TsCkWcZU_w9EyG3NsU7/s1600/IMG_5692a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheClDnIJpvHCYUv4VKvnGHHjHKhCh2zEExaR53nveqPmCDpYU5jHYSKbeyJfnuZKZ6lNGwWmvx0JEMEHL7W7l67G1gYIfk4tUvkzpu0ok_sF1Ubp-K79Xu_TsCkWcZU_w9EyG3NsU7/s1600/IMG_5692a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a rope trim sewn over the tassels, so I had to cut that off first.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I cut off each tassel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzM0mnRQHMA__B_7m1HaJZLHvXcxZ_uMZmy1I2rMVywcjO8hHAvcfLakH4S5PvFX7xcHisNtZe2K3sJ0AJkJHOjVRc3jRd0I85lRP9AHVo39vISvGxsaDIFlwigRUdUMBkS8LVE7o/s1600/IMG_5696a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzM0mnRQHMA__B_7m1HaJZLHvXcxZ_uMZmy1I2rMVywcjO8hHAvcfLakH4S5PvFX7xcHisNtZe2K3sJ0AJkJHOjVRc3jRd0I85lRP9AHVo39vISvGxsaDIFlwigRUdUMBkS8LVE7o/s1600/IMG_5696a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here they are, one done and one still to go.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Look how uncluttering the shape gives it more of the style of today.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Without the tassels, the trim became very simple and gave a nice edge to the pillow cover.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGj2HHSyJOqmYT0xe7OC721Yi77uH5E3aEXku-ZoYAk7dhuEGGkaKiDBkvKogtQHEq8jl2GvMFxs5vcol417KIV9Nh9Y6hOuvZGeGMl9nZDhHMXkf1momSn6z8_DFzRxoKNhI0SzOr/s1600/IMG_5704a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGj2HHSyJOqmYT0xe7OC721Yi77uH5E3aEXku-ZoYAk7dhuEGGkaKiDBkvKogtQHEq8jl2GvMFxs5vcol417KIV9Nh9Y6hOuvZGeGMl9nZDhHMXkf1momSn6z8_DFzRxoKNhI0SzOr/s1600/IMG_5704a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here they are, both done.</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/AVvXsEhyKsXug2k7pUNhGuRiJ3PpWHLOhnlQvRXVDOwzziwFX87tnWMibQkAC46xd2UeaCQKR8ksnNQ5Qo-V1T8iMVH_H-Q4BfkHO6lIShKLDNVGK21qZy3FZ8oNRBlr6148f-yd-IDFWtqU/s1600/1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKsXug2k7pUNhGuRiJ3PpWHLOhnlQvRXVDOwzziwFX87tnWMibQkAC46xd2UeaCQKR8ksnNQ5Qo-V1T8iMVH_H-Q4BfkHO6lIShKLDNVGK21qZy3FZ8oNRBlr6148f-yd-IDFWtqU/s1600/1a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still need to order the feather pillow forms.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I told Kris that I would do that while I was in Flerida.</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>I lied......</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think these will look great on her guest room beds.</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;"><i> </i>I feel so torn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have so much to do in both Florida and Massachusetts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But at least it gives me a lot to blog about.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">And that's a good thing for you guys!!!!!</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>

Tweaking Needlepoint Pillows.

Well Kampers.....I'm back up in friggin' Massafreezinchusetts.Florida was great.I'm goin' back down in a couple three weeks.Lots to do down there.I know I told you about Connie's new project, but she wants me to hold off blogging about it for another month.Sooooooo.....being a grown up,and not needi…

25Jan2014

BREAK

<div style="text-align: center;">Due to a recent tragedy that has befallen one of my best friend and her family, I will be taking a short break from blogging and will be back in February…. Thank you for understanding my friends</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEag88wD-HZDnWq7O9C_3h4OWpiCrgMv05wc4YDKBXs-7jKQwHGxaWhGk4qI3rdO_t2MrlSCiMzyrUyTOhMJQAgp9wzmFKV9iedEdiEdY8-9feY2mAlzgh8ClDUwlzq6Jmn0o5gdh9-44/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-23+at+7.14.30+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEag88wD-HZDnWq7O9C_3h4OWpiCrgMv05wc4YDKBXs-7jKQwHGxaWhGk4qI3rdO_t2MrlSCiMzyrUyTOhMJQAgp9wzmFKV9iedEdiEdY8-9feY2mAlzgh8ClDUwlzq6Jmn0o5gdh9-44/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-23+at+7.14.30+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">VEL</span></i></b></div>

BREAK

Due to a recent tragedy that has befallen one of my best friend and her family, I will be taking a short break from blogging and will be back in February…. Thank you for understanding my friendsVEL…

23Jan2014

Another Big Project For Betsy.....O, OY, OY VEY

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>La La La La La.....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm down here in Flerida,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">chilling out....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">puttering around my house, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">getting things done that needed to be done since I've been away so much.....</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>takin' it easy, man, just real easy.....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When my buddy Connie calls me and tells me that she's thinking about putting her beach house, that I designed for her on the market.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytnPtEstvfrwJynhu1eOWROWiYTAGzMDGie9eh7gY1ohz4LP_g6gVeqQDVDK5i2lh697zW3aCy4gAUpXh6LUyLXQnivIJ4p0kv8urfGbEzUgEcANYqoL53kh6aswzhbBMO2NBmIm8/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytnPtEstvfrwJynhu1eOWROWiYTAGzMDGie9eh7gY1ohz4LP_g6gVeqQDVDK5i2lh697zW3aCy4gAUpXh6LUyLXQnivIJ4p0kv8urfGbEzUgEcANYqoL53kh6aswzhbBMO2NBmIm8/s1600/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's right by the ocean.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNAIpb6YlwHS6todacd1z2FxRun5b4XmoZBDjj4cs9VJTGAN4i9EEc3QXZzhBRnoLwwqVLSjsyeShBwjVf6DC-GnM4BVvZolMRxpmXDhYOtQjdHaUt6By4rWWjVk5Xq8JlBvE1dzdp/s1600/Nast+Florida+2007,+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNAIpb6YlwHS6todacd1z2FxRun5b4XmoZBDjj4cs9VJTGAN4i9EEc3QXZzhBRnoLwwqVLSjsyeShBwjVf6DC-GnM4BVvZolMRxpmXDhYOtQjdHaUt6By4rWWjVk5Xq8JlBvE1dzdp/s1600/Nast+Florida+2007,+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've shown you guys the whole inside, and it's been in Traditional Home Magazine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Well....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Connie and Chris are thinking it would be a good thing to get a larger home because they have 6 kids between the two of them,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which means a lot of grandkids.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's also time for them to live more on one floor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We aren't getting any younger,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Ya know?????</i></b></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;">Connie has been looking around at some houses, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and she found one she liked,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so she put her home on the market,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AND IT SOLD <span style="font-size: x-large;">RIGHT AWAY</span>!!!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sooooooo.......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">she and Chris offered on the home Connie found.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>and now they're buying it!!!!</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Dcj_7VM60NDXattKt_bohqS68QGAccnwsQLdk4seRZAnOffHWo_Vow2NSfq66yJr6ecYTaNuY8eO3TLcrGdXhSIe4hzl91Z7eK-uT-o72fZgMqk3cM5lEpMlvSrz26e8vzvpuujN/s1600/35_RX-9995057_1_1386704379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Dcj_7VM60NDXattKt_bohqS68QGAccnwsQLdk4seRZAnOffHWo_Vow2NSfq66yJr6ecYTaNuY8eO3TLcrGdXhSIe4hzl91Z7eK-uT-o72fZgMqk3cM5lEpMlvSrz26e8vzvpuujN/s1600/35_RX-9995057_1_1386704379.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's still close to the water, but not right where the weather beats the house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqBOHxMOx-HzkuvN8ayGuSm8UexBsY9Bl2NEXGMznLmTBHcWIky-bz49xYedAltmWG_iQ5fGf_wTDybHg0LQsmzjuulOHzxYkGITv0VuCE_j0ySL1ns6jbw7Gi7-86smKsFe6dl7V/s1600/35_RX-9995057_0_1386704378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqBOHxMOx-HzkuvN8ayGuSm8UexBsY9Bl2NEXGMznLmTBHcWIky-bz49xYedAltmWG_iQ5fGf_wTDybHg0LQsmzjuulOHzxYkGITv0VuCE_j0ySL1ns6jbw7Gi7-86smKsFe6dl7V/s1600/35_RX-9995057_0_1386704378.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;">Soooooo.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I now have a whopping big project to do down here in Flerida.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lot's to tell you about.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lot's to show you guys.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I'm retired, I told Connie I would only charge her for doing the stuff that's not fun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She was my client.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now we're friends.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would be doing this anyway.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>If she hired another designer, it would just piss me off..........</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The way I am going to get paid, is that I can blog my little heart out about it!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are just going to tweak it a little to make it more good!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not a lot of construction needed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just fix a couple of things to make it more our aesthetic.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let me just give you a little taste of the inside.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are some of the pictures I took when we went yesterday to look at the house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Connie couldn't get me in there to see it fast enough.</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;">I am going to do this room very differently.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I think the ceiling is spectacular.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZYJJECkp-MhZl_Zq4oOsenRuMZlhEwNGJ8-nyDyy7HpItCmbdNDeTD8m1S1xAaMKnmdhG8AlKinNqyParE2cwCwA7Nm8jZKiEAHzEjeV88YBKYbWMw9N0-fiamw-zGexcxzf8GNc/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZYJJECkp-MhZl_Zq4oOsenRuMZlhEwNGJ8-nyDyy7HpItCmbdNDeTD8m1S1xAaMKnmdhG8AlKinNqyParE2cwCwA7Nm8jZKiEAHzEjeV88YBKYbWMw9N0-fiamw-zGexcxzf8GNc/s1600/1.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 peak at the back yard.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHzV42sUaov3nGZAm-th4QcTgzJGviCcPg2vSuTG_Qd7BF3-DWi6UbC-PgPfL_OlOwKxLWmcv8MWGZTpLmV8gAGD2FtDRJc8IMfO3xtp9zXgxj5gE781IWbuW7IWdvXrFLC6FmAVk/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHzV42sUaov3nGZAm-th4QcTgzJGviCcPg2vSuTG_Qd7BF3-DWi6UbC-PgPfL_OlOwKxLWmcv8MWGZTpLmV8gAGD2FtDRJc8IMfO3xtp9zXgxj5gE781IWbuW7IWdvXrFLC6FmAVk/s1600/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After we looked at the house, and went to lunch, we started looking at new furniture as this house will have a different vibe from the one she lives in now.</span></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;">today when I woke up, I was so tired I could barely move.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is why I'm not showing you guys more of the house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am too tired to write about it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I need to rest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tomorrow is my magazine photo shoot of my own house down heah in Flerida.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I need to be fresh and cheerful for the photographers.</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 that's it for today,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't write any more.</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;">Poor Betsy.</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;">Later Gater</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>

Another Big Project For Betsy.....O, OY, OY VEY

La La La La La.....I'm down here in Flerida,chilling out....puttering around my house, getting things done that needed to be done since I've been away so much.....takin' it easy, man, just real easy.....When my buddy Connie calls me and tells me that she's thinking about putting her beach house, tha…

22Jan2014

My first original Kerry Steele Artwork!

<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/AVvXsEjmj8chCi_XC2GcaI5tAEWxi3qHdCxX3As-y5KmVTeqv9wWgeybYCs5DOe1CfNiBcneRlGLqn_bGC64sH9qqeQitEMriLRkYuh-A6JqA_ccdzDDeMas8PNpur-pOopRE6hIbaBhMilzyLA/s1600/DSC_0028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmj8chCi_XC2GcaI5tAEWxi3qHdCxX3As-y5KmVTeqv9wWgeybYCs5DOe1CfNiBcneRlGLqn_bGC64sH9qqeQitEMriLRkYuh-A6JqA_ccdzDDeMas8PNpur-pOopRE6hIbaBhMilzyLA/s1600/DSC_0028.jpg" width="490" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepinkpagoda.biz/Default.asp">Original Kerry Steele Water color from The Pink Pagoda Shop</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am so happy to share with you my latest acquisition for my home… my first <b><span style="color: #a64d79;"><a href="http://www.saatchionline.com/ksteele">Kerry Steele</a> </span></b>original art work!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been a fan of this lady for over a year now. I first discovered her thru her <a href="http://designdumonde.blogspot.com/"><b>BLOG</b>, <b><i><span style="color: #a64d79;">"Design Du Monde"</span></i></b></a>, and have been her 'stalker' ever since.</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/AVvXsEjdLgIwq2JvAJs0Ldp5nwflc08Mq23_48DWEE4QIj8JsA8m6bzJ9cD3qfb7cyFHxS7ZNSMQ3aaYXAlTK-0Kd9OvRRp-0606LZzLKJaP0O7gUpULUVbgGFxx_C9zz6rXcvg1Vv3hxHAOsEU/s1600/311313-12928254-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLgIwq2JvAJs0Ldp5nwflc08Mq23_48DWEE4QIj8JsA8m6bzJ9cD3qfb7cyFHxS7ZNSMQ3aaYXAlTK-0Kd9OvRRp-0606LZzLKJaP0O7gUpULUVbgGFxx_C9zz6rXcvg1Vv3hxHAOsEU/s1600/311313-12928254-7.jpg" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.saatchionline.com/art/Painting-Happy-hour/311313/1783470/view">"Happy Hour" </a></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgVbXLz_54B6E5ro1yXohANMo1W2KMdFU9dfhrbxaC2eM07lWrOVh-cEqfTOWdxm1c7U3JC7KKb7QIAUZG59JlKR5NSQB86ognZGDl4VkssDhgTmr0Qo2z5XOwiq25WHzIg24CPdoZKbTQ/s1600/alight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbXLz_54B6E5ro1yXohANMo1W2KMdFU9dfhrbxaC2eM07lWrOVh-cEqfTOWdxm1c7U3JC7KKb7QIAUZG59JlKR5NSQB86ognZGDl4VkssDhgTmr0Qo2z5XOwiq25WHzIg24CPdoZKbTQ/s1600/alight.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://designdumonde.blogspot.com/search/label/shameless%20self-promotion">"Alight"</a></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjJxzLVRLElFn6iuCi7XOYtKZrrIBMi_lpXFDs5s5eRReqRDs71PIV0HyVZcl58OWpZ8UzfbOSglJOyJGgmbZR8pip-v9Op2NT1EpiLJBglY1pCpj56hmCThccCZhG4YO0shPot3bvUFJo/s1600/jumping+someone+elses+train+best.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxzLVRLElFn6iuCi7XOYtKZrrIBMi_lpXFDs5s5eRReqRDs71PIV0HyVZcl58OWpZ8UzfbOSglJOyJGgmbZR8pip-v9Op2NT1EpiLJBglY1pCpj56hmCThccCZhG4YO0shPot3bvUFJo/s1600/jumping+someone+elses+train+best.jpg" width="297" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://designdumonde.blogspot.com/search/label/shameless%20self-promotion">"Jumping someone else's train"</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, most of my attraction came from her abstract art (yes, I have yet to acquire one of these someday). But she also does these…</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga80uGe7l-y1stwN3UwfWUJwwcbhroKn3kLHNeiNESc300ESLD8eU9FPpxDZn2QPLs8Wa3m0-DgbaSuQk7Mkqhr4nrZNB7OQm93qpvnoOJy8IQfrCnwoXpFscl5m_5TemInbdLg-DsRfo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-17+at+10.49.46+AM.png" width="640" /><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/kerrysteele">Gorgeous fabric designs by Kerry Steele in Spoonflower</a> </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Come to think of it I actually have the "Eschar Pagoda Citrine" already that I have yet to use!!! Big problem for a non-sewer like me ;-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and this kind of art...</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/AVvXsEi0A0tWz_sVIJPiPcAyjQyFkxRlyMJy0VOkXZZ3L-dvzwRP6XwWoLpEjt0Q-E8yVWgvVFfNdG6AEuUmtRQpJDP4MT7FyY11Z0urE6TZvxFU_HFduftaMrSmp6U5YZttp16MsPlEQ78PkGM/s1600/il_570xN.550223896_1rqx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0A0tWz_sVIJPiPcAyjQyFkxRlyMJy0VOkXZZ3L-dvzwRP6XwWoLpEjt0Q-E8yVWgvVFfNdG6AEuUmtRQpJDP4MT7FyY11Z0urE6TZvxFU_HFduftaMrSmp6U5YZttp16MsPlEQ78PkGM/s1600/il_570xN.550223896_1rqx.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/175555739/figure-study-in-watercolor-and-pencil-on?ref=shop_home_active_2">Figure study in water color available at her ETSY shop</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">… and finally, the latest ones she's been busy with…</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/AVvXsEiObS5a2byU8wt3DLbRN2vAJ5iig24yBCaJdaw_ZnTu3-QtFyJXNTH0qo32QxWRUEbxIi9QGsf_DFwUILeEzQmm0MScF-kLO8hBT1pAwkoyGwNck1onXI0YwUb-PXz5CbCORYt0riAthyphenhyphens/s1600/IMG_5640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObS5a2byU8wt3DLbRN2vAJ5iig24yBCaJdaw_ZnTu3-QtFyJXNTH0qo32QxWRUEbxIi9QGsf_DFwUILeEzQmm0MScF-kLO8hBT1pAwkoyGwNck1onXI0YwUb-PXz5CbCORYt0riAthyphenhyphens/s1600/IMG_5640.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://designdumonde.blogspot.com/search/label/shameless%20self-promotion">One of a kind Watercolor art for The Pink Pagoda Shop</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The last works in particular, sold-out like crazy! Luckily for you the <a href="http://www.thepinkpagoda.biz/category-s/1825.htm"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Pink Pagoda Shop </span></b>just released<b><i> more of  this art works </i></b>yesterday!</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Kerry is truly a talented lady and her <a href="http://designdumonde.blogspot.com/">BLOG, <b><i><span style="color: #a64d79;">"Design Du Monde"</span></i></b></a>, doesn't just show off her art, but her designs and tastes for the home as well! My kind of reading for sure!</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/AVvXsEhxCr4f8X8X_ZRogoksYFJ7eSys35Zvk6QlmCI5bYfQTVkZyJUra7PdQU1t-kB0wFCaAUoMe8Hk2tI-nolm_fPhtDDVVbwVuoipkOAZ3lEUbI4ms8cdfzBpkkvt8AduCFp5PUpyvRPhI1I/s1600/DSC_0027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCr4f8X8X_ZRogoksYFJ7eSys35Zvk6QlmCI5bYfQTVkZyJUra7PdQU1t-kB0wFCaAUoMe8Hk2tI-nolm_fPhtDDVVbwVuoipkOAZ3lEUbI4ms8cdfzBpkkvt8AduCFp5PUpyvRPhI1I/s1600/DSC_0027.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy to see it on top of my Piano</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhLbSWISTzOEklzkX0bnE9vExH2wdSxkgzv_5q3SJNZwL2Of63wMXl1RRlw6kZ4J3SwXodAgeYkPlPwqrA8m76gOp6VZYswkMrHZkTGvF39ExQYfW_rNmuo0ShACHNKOTLWfPEG5PJxRGg/s1600/DSC_0026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbSWISTzOEklzkX0bnE9vExH2wdSxkgzv_5q3SJNZwL2Of63wMXl1RRlw6kZ4J3SwXodAgeYkPlPwqrA8m76gOp6VZYswkMrHZkTGvF39ExQYfW_rNmuo0ShACHNKOTLWfPEG5PJxRGg/s1600/DSC_0026.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">As of this writing, I have just received my second watercolor to pair up with this one!</div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the perks I guess for being her 'stalker' was that I was able to request a second similar painting from her and <a href="http://www.thepinkpagoda.biz/">Jennifer from <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Pink Pagoda</span></b></a>! Yey for me and a BIG THANKS to you both!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I will share it to you once I get to displaying it, I've been busy planning and preparing for my son's big birthday party this Saturday.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If your interested, I've placed LINKS all over this post so that you can check out this awesome fellow bloggers too! And also if you want to see the rest of my <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2014/01/indigo-winter-living-room.html">Living Room this Winter, <b>CLICK HERE</b>!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">Have a Wonderful Day!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">*VEL*</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>DISCLAIMER</b>: All opinions written here are mine and I was not compensated nor have received any free product or services from the businesses or the artist mentioned above.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Linking back to...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/2014/02/the-february-blue-and-white-bash.html">hBlue & White Bash by The Pink Pagoda</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

My first original Kerry Steele Artwork!

Original Kerry Steele Water color from The Pink Pagoda ShopI am so happy to share with you my latest acquisition for my home… my first Kerry Steele original art work!I have been a fan of this lady for over a year now. I first discovered her thru her BLOG, "Design Du Monde", and have been her 'stalke…

21Jan2014

Indigo Winter Living Room

<br /><div style="text-align: center;">As always, changing up the decor for the seasons has been part of my decorating routine for our home.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So after the holidays, with a clean slate, I started moving things around and added some of the<b><span style="color: #073763;"> INDIGO </span></b>and <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">BLUES</span></b> I've always loved…</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><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/AVvXsEggq0h-fkqVcC2Un2hOgJpqhyphenhyphenuH_pEpaMXQVM1oedkRlcOvsz9NZHYx4Fp6Y1y86uPo3ExgZWyBSA5ZrggZ-KRLwbEKsnwDe9UFQ1NCwFLQe-AtaZwRUsAo-9X9nOJ32na0qOMqPeYTUR4/s1600/DSC_0020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggq0h-fkqVcC2Un2hOgJpqhyphenhyphenuH_pEpaMXQVM1oedkRlcOvsz9NZHYx4Fp6Y1y86uPo3ExgZWyBSA5ZrggZ-KRLwbEKsnwDe9UFQ1NCwFLQe-AtaZwRUsAo-9X9nOJ32na0qOMqPeYTUR4/s1600/DSC_0020.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Winter Blue Comfort</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, I moved the two wing chairs closer to the window and moved the same table I always use with them too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also switched my rug to the more comfortable one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQu3qwv_mkA3hyphenhyphenWSyb-w3Xo2R1zLQcl1jurR8X8Iglqail_OFiCUdMKrlU3art7T6KB7goi_q7bmh6F6oYvr3m80muLFvnCH53yPYMkiy6jfn03YKeQ4iCnCuG0r6P77l7al3_GKosGJw/s1600/DSC_0021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQu3qwv_mkA3hyphenhyphenWSyb-w3Xo2R1zLQcl1jurR8X8Iglqail_OFiCUdMKrlU3art7T6KB7goi_q7bmh6F6oYvr3m80muLFvnCH53yPYMkiy6jfn03YKeQ4iCnCuG0r6P77l7al3_GKosGJw/s1600/DSC_0021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I borrowed my son's Reading nook pillows to bring in the blue into the sofa. I ordered some blue & white pillowcases but they haven't arrived yet. </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/AVvXsEiVpl7vWN4EF1faA1F5ancpQS5A8_MYcxAf6WwkJXMppdP99WDgaZauGLjqYEOykNGgbTbFtBPIAgz9lFPbKOUME6hiQ01YjyQDL1Uzt96LqGRB-VTKBRaY5o3vjqqrmcsSiYrpjZkmYgo/s1600/DSC_0022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpl7vWN4EF1faA1F5ancpQS5A8_MYcxAf6WwkJXMppdP99WDgaZauGLjqYEOykNGgbTbFtBPIAgz9lFPbKOUME6hiQ01YjyQDL1Uzt96LqGRB-VTKBRaY5o3vjqqrmcsSiYrpjZkmYgo/s1600/DSC_0022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simple Coffee Table Vignettes</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> I used my recent scores from Dillards and JC Penney on my Coffeetable. I wanted to use my crystals and I thought it would be perfect for winter. I also added this small Blue & White ceramic vase I scored at the thrift & two small Michael Grave jars.</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/AVvXsEiE3un9DRZSljV2W6Hnm0SEq07oS7OKYfw1p4M7MuWXeh4UNgedjo0grtpkp8fdFNrDoLUgYF89OS0cP8KLOsEP6GU99ZSxmVottjWdxkQ_q00o14mZF57_FD3kJmaibXr7u014Zhj8rlY/s1600/DSC_0023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3un9DRZSljV2W6Hnm0SEq07oS7OKYfw1p4M7MuWXeh4UNgedjo0grtpkp8fdFNrDoLUgYF89OS0cP8KLOsEP6GU99ZSxmVottjWdxkQ_q00o14mZF57_FD3kJmaibXr7u014Zhj8rlY/s1600/DSC_0023.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top View </td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjh4CygjsKBfJNRInpix7vNEPY_cBkaSNpyFAk6wHSm4kkPLRTCMP8r_w5vv7lwlHbTmXFCa3ZL2o36LF2-acQXOCg-XrwrLa1Qrn7pYNE93zAHGSKAVK5i5MtyQt-KgB_n5UpVtGDT5TQ/s1600/DSC_0024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4CygjsKBfJNRInpix7vNEPY_cBkaSNpyFAk6wHSm4kkPLRTCMP8r_w5vv7lwlHbTmXFCa3ZL2o36LF2-acQXOCg-XrwrLa1Qrn7pYNE93zAHGSKAVK5i5MtyQt-KgB_n5UpVtGDT5TQ/s1600/DSC_0024.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Comfy sitting area with blue pillows</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/AVvXsEjmGQFSc1j1s5F85LCZI9aLWWUxO2X4S4QpUM0euXnkkVYSLrdb6zKiRX4-FxpHXHmpWhDCX9kKgxge491ve4-IGYUO_1iEdM1d0A8xRgVnJaSi46_bhFnlkEN5FhYiYFo5vCJsMTXMfwQ/s1600/DSC_0025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGQFSc1j1s5F85LCZI9aLWWUxO2X4S4QpUM0euXnkkVYSLrdb6zKiRX4-FxpHXHmpWhDCX9kKgxge491ve4-IGYUO_1iEdM1d0A8xRgVnJaSi46_bhFnlkEN5FhYiYFo5vCJsMTXMfwQ/s1600/DSC_0025.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added these small blue & white Trinket boxes to bring in the blue into the table 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/AVvXsEipRpIAMaIz4vVvPmrB_JramHnfzfR3VW9ElRHob_Qcvc1-Aywya2GmgNDCCEw3-sd2v5THvlWoflvYgbcvsISckJf8baCalYQA1RU7iBuni2Lq9aNh7yrRYWseRC4Xy8H7-L9WbL9_63I/s1600/DSC_0014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRpIAMaIz4vVvPmrB_JramHnfzfR3VW9ElRHob_Qcvc1-Aywya2GmgNDCCEw3-sd2v5THvlWoflvYgbcvsISckJf8baCalYQA1RU7iBuni2Lq9aNh7yrRYWseRC4Xy8H7-L9WbL9_63I/s1600/DSC_0014.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Media Center across the sofa also had a slight update</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/AVvXsEgPTSRMw7LBDcYCtNxqDGTNWDDn2GMAWn6l-6C_kMIwqZyjDpk1BvcLJCN4Rkrt-Yrm2OvqNMqB1Y-Zc1R8AMeC0qK2ipvLKBGVKVdTjmeCSNEApB7I6Wi2uujuqHpljt501PHiVZ0NsDs/s1600/DSC_0015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTSRMw7LBDcYCtNxqDGTNWDDn2GMAWn6l-6C_kMIwqZyjDpk1BvcLJCN4Rkrt-Yrm2OvqNMqB1Y-Zc1R8AMeC0qK2ipvLKBGVKVdTjmeCSNEApB7I6Wi2uujuqHpljt501PHiVZ0NsDs/s1600/DSC_0015.jpg" width="538" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love the Rock Ball accessory I got on clearance from the Nate Berkus line in TARGET</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I also moved the console table to our small hallway.</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/AVvXsEjD8I3fgV4cLsqU68hzRL69hLzuidquLzwPu02UO9hQR3FKgXV8qlZ9ITv4EeuAH04oi0NBb87ClJ77yJUwif2sePlLyjRlS-9P-7K2xM5kH7EwYCctaOUAHcnY7f7tHBy1ptZqlhUEVkQ/s1600/DSC_0016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8I3fgV4cLsqU68hzRL69hLzuidquLzwPu02UO9hQR3FKgXV8qlZ9ITv4EeuAH04oi0NBb87ClJ77yJUwif2sePlLyjRlS-9P-7K2xM5kH7EwYCctaOUAHcnY7f7tHBy1ptZqlhUEVkQ/s1600/DSC_0016.jpg" width="376" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of my finds flank both ends</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/AVvXsEhMyCrVkfcy7CoyWA155ZYGnSkFzLMbdH2ec8DiFJi-2hmyAhsc0L7Xi6Ksk_P1AiKPvbZfNcXRYc1inCe5_VoVfZDJ4CreKEwNBKbKDb-3xY12wvFwEOQ84TCwj1V7JRZ7sZ1g1puxxLM/s1600/DSC_0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyCrVkfcy7CoyWA155ZYGnSkFzLMbdH2ec8DiFJi-2hmyAhsc0L7Xi6Ksk_P1AiKPvbZfNcXRYc1inCe5_VoVfZDJ4CreKEwNBKbKDb-3xY12wvFwEOQ84TCwj1V7JRZ7sZ1g1puxxLM/s1600/DSC_0017.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remember these? <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2013/09/i-love-goodwill.html">Blue & White Orchid pot</a>, <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2013/07/antiquing-vs-thrifting.html">Blue & White Lamp</a> & <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2012/10/goodwill-hunting.html">Bird Wall art</a> all courtesy of  GOODWILL?!<br />The Blue & White Geometric tray though is from TARGET</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjf1abaj-6lt-7PzYAzGyGcAaDP0k00hy_7FBS8R6smgm5Pfih9ji5wPmnFRPJa50dfaF2TojD5VdSlgyH-Ea0CdQWSd8UeiZ_0oJubsNXPvH4ipixQnZ3QuZeNjFvJlBOu6AkVYruDLGg/s1600/DSC_0026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1abaj-6lt-7PzYAzGyGcAaDP0k00hy_7FBS8R6smgm5Pfih9ji5wPmnFRPJa50dfaF2TojD5VdSlgyH-Ea0CdQWSd8UeiZ_0oJubsNXPvH4ipixQnZ3QuZeNjFvJlBOu6AkVYruDLGg/s1600/DSC_0026.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Piano area now flanked by 2 ghost chairs - lucite reminds me of ice, perfect for winter right?<br />I will share what's on top later on because it needs more emphasis especially the water color painting!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Our entry got a change as well.</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/AVvXsEhl705H3m1TudR5FIgjrG0SnSszabGKDRqQAOstipO727OHP2QBU9NRsA2_882Nz8AICiLIagXCSfmkkxl293VYeONAAIrpYUCrDLjpHnIteI6z5JX3YA-YMSQ1K1ufkCCNhqpuYzji7X0/s1600/DSC_0018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl705H3m1TudR5FIgjrG0SnSszabGKDRqQAOstipO727OHP2QBU9NRsA2_882Nz8AICiLIagXCSfmkkxl293VYeONAAIrpYUCrDLjpHnIteI6z5JX3YA-YMSQ1K1ufkCCNhqpuYzji7X0/s1600/DSC_0018.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My orchid is just budding at this point</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/AVvXsEirxZqhAvwn7DHJ0uPrj49n2Wcq4zQ0axJymSph1jx1RGaUSrZz8UTkNtx0EnW4wP5K30Q4D6fE9OGMM1TY-MTRMQI0ecqFu0V2IuQh7URewAtEAEj_1zoQURHOvzvUQKOPS3cuTM-diiI/s1600/DSC_0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxZqhAvwn7DHJ0uPrj49n2Wcq4zQ0axJymSph1jx1RGaUSrZz8UTkNtx0EnW4wP5K30Q4D6fE9OGMM1TY-MTRMQI0ecqFu0V2IuQh7URewAtEAEj_1zoQURHOvzvUQKOPS3cuTM-diiI/s1600/DSC_0019.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this small Blue & White Tray from JC Penney. It says " MEET SUCCESS LIKE A GENTLEMAN, DISASTER LIKE A MAN - WINSTON CHURCHILL"</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEj9AdqewZbc01l0mL76-BXuRwNBcWmXDWtmr9KEv0ZiuegE4o3MSJNm7vjw3ht9h5kDzaA2pgDiTGFtYwjsd7bfSFf4xdq814HpgOPXo7gPNn0azGpCTMPrVe0LmJzjOpRwxYW4gtsOA3s/s1600/DSC_0031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AdqewZbc01l0mL76-BXuRwNBcWmXDWtmr9KEv0ZiuegE4o3MSJNm7vjw3ht9h5kDzaA2pgDiTGFtYwjsd7bfSFf4xdq814HpgOPXo7gPNn0azGpCTMPrVe0LmJzjOpRwxYW4gtsOA3s/s1600/DSC_0031.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I placed the ottoman as a side table with the other chair  and placed a tray <br />for some paperwhites and our telephone</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you enjoyed the change-ups. 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Indigo Winter Living Room

As always, changing up the decor for the seasons has been part of my decorating routine for our home.So after the holidays, with a clean slate, I started moving things around and added some of the INDIGO and BLUES I've always loved…Our Winter Blue ComfortAs you can see, I moved the two wing chairs c…

19Jan2014