It's a Spring Thing (I Think)!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings, friends!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Welcome to our "Spring" breakfast area (even though it's in the brisk 40's outside ... blech), where I've made a few, fun changes!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While "Miss Bessie" (the cowhide rug) decided she'd had enough of the wear and tear on her while resting under the table and moved on over to our quieter sitting room, I think the most noticeable change is the addition of a new farmhouse bench! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9-e-oS_qTd9Q5Mf-Tx7EyI8Y-ceIbVm0w4BoE2fa2E2r6ZVKvYZjENBrjKiiTiGQ7iF5X0PqAOlglt_YFQapBUfO82-nFaLOWhRMPK13OS6DnSxepqYbS4nvQwBpXkcsUaqaDYUwbg/s1600/easterbreakfastoverall1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9-e-oS_qTd9Q5Mf-Tx7EyI8Y-ceIbVm0w4BoE2fa2E2r6ZVKvYZjENBrjKiiTiGQ7iF5X0PqAOlglt_YFQapBUfO82-nFaLOWhRMPK13OS6DnSxepqYbS4nvQwBpXkcsUaqaDYUwbg/s640/easterbreakfastoverall1.jpg" width="426" /></a></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/AVvXsEhYuvK-pMQC1Uxtq_Ihg3qSB3w3AQPssx1lAZsqQ0s1bMqQK7TwUIH7tEK4YZ1htUcOEGRuvb0L1SNCnDEXAvReK3B4hncl800PUwQh1vs8aEdXZ3l3CjyoG9jxcgsySAUd1QgN3ZTV0Q/s1600/easterbreakfastbench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuvK-pMQC1Uxtq_Ihg3qSB3w3AQPssx1lAZsqQ0s1bMqQK7TwUIH7tEK4YZ1htUcOEGRuvb0L1SNCnDEXAvReK3B4hncl800PUwQh1vs8aEdXZ3l3CjyoG9jxcgsySAUd1QgN3ZTV0Q/s640/easterbreakfastbench.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've become a big fan of buying furniture "au naturale" and then painting it to match our decor.  Once my sweet hubs put the bench together, I gave the legs and frame two coats of Annie Sloane's "Pure White," layer of clear wax and then stained the top Minwax Dark Walnut and Red Oak.  I love how it adds to the French Country feel in here!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEjob1TCU_heK2HhyphenhyphenngaUM5ZLJvCWpfVvvI51qZ0c6KKQUW48FzhjLEPVly1HLuewO_iUalfLQyc2kMxcxI_62rv7PXcG3Te8OVfxx6R_Nr6QT11MnRclyTUWtXUVOUS1ECSdbLXa9TscA/s1600/benchcollage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjob1TCU_heK2HhyphenhyphenngaUM5ZLJvCWpfVvvI51qZ0c6KKQUW48FzhjLEPVly1HLuewO_iUalfLQyc2kMxcxI_62rv7PXcG3Te8OVfxx6R_Nr6QT11MnRclyTUWtXUVOUS1ECSdbLXa9TscA/s640/benchcollage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm not *quite* done with it though ... I'll soon be adding a cushion to the top covered in this pretty, checked fabric: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4X9s_nMEEu-tjhvbv87ATGqhiUs3c1b3CK1YFROr_XjyjHFiJcfZ_EhVvj4OSNQy1ZzgcbvKbEV7ekULjBAARCNzhwBew-lFTkf6oSzgXyOSV_YTj61R3ypHFVvIg6d-Y3DlUokc_MQ/s1600/easterbreakfastfabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4X9s_nMEEu-tjhvbv87ATGqhiUs3c1b3CK1YFROr_XjyjHFiJcfZ_EhVvj4OSNQy1ZzgcbvKbEV7ekULjBAARCNzhwBew-lFTkf6oSzgXyOSV_YTj61R3ypHFVvIg6d-Y3DlUokc_MQ/s640/easterbreakfastfabric.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think (**hope**) the fabric it will tie in nicely with the panels, bamboo shades and parsons chairs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglY4wptyhGltbmZfKb-qMTlug-Z5ofHVC4WGDJXe_dj5e6zUXbnIe8mH69G643EtDBDU8Gjb-mdVLauFewChwhkj02C07mbNnkK4kjS_Awt1eDHLh6Vw8kbPx93gS_m-DSRpjWPGLEHw/s1600/easterbreakfastclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglY4wptyhGltbmZfKb-qMTlug-Z5ofHVC4WGDJXe_dj5e6zUXbnIe8mH69G643EtDBDU8Gjb-mdVLauFewChwhkj02C07mbNnkK4kjS_Awt1eDHLh6Vw8kbPx93gS_m-DSRpjWPGLEHw/s640/easterbreakfastclose.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Back on the table, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I added a simple Spring vignette:</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/AVvXsEi4riksB2LW02wPG9gi0_iGHDA90U8QgWybNxvTWqDwiwe6TCS6gYeaQLLZHbq0eUgKHMQrZ1zzP79F-znY9VsI1bs1OL-eu6163fR8mFcLAMlhOpgXA6PlxTRUhyZJeiq5yRuDLa6CaA/s1600/easterbreakfastvignette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4riksB2LW02wPG9gi0_iGHDA90U8QgWybNxvTWqDwiwe6TCS6gYeaQLLZHbq0eUgKHMQrZ1zzP79F-znY9VsI1bs1OL-eu6163fR8mFcLAMlhOpgXA6PlxTRUhyZJeiq5yRuDLa6CaA/s640/easterbreakfastvignette.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started with one of my favorite wire trays from Pottery Barn ...</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/AVvXsEiccefQhrY-w_DcrQ2i2chTcBDeow8hF6t-gzGTi5gk3erVZ8g1rQacwi9IBKk75LpqXJhgIAB49rieyraSGxLjw8Ma0MKNi4PCsnscqj25AMAYVboMZTx_oawwQICJT-2ToU2UXvYT9A/s1600/easterbreakfastbasket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccefQhrY-w_DcrQ2i2chTcBDeow8hF6t-gzGTi5gk3erVZ8g1rQacwi9IBKk75LpqXJhgIAB49rieyraSGxLjw8Ma0MKNi4PCsnscqj25AMAYVboMZTx_oawwQICJT-2ToU2UXvYT9A/s640/easterbreakfastbasket.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">added another one of our cute bunnies from Pier One (that I gave a little burlap collar):</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/AVvXsEhhaErTaeVx4C1tyw_1VCwm6oTA5O9bbIYt2yrdhY_DgSkFuItziClonYdUlZVhbjZuiy_AmABewtCaRM2_KbPIWUYkHy8WthkVkpByddTEYWHZxdOlhAJedNY6a6-2NDsOwVWOMGEj_w/s1600/easterbreakfastbunny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaErTaeVx4C1tyw_1VCwm6oTA5O9bbIYt2yrdhY_DgSkFuItziClonYdUlZVhbjZuiy_AmABewtCaRM2_KbPIWUYkHy8WthkVkpByddTEYWHZxdOlhAJedNY6a6-2NDsOwVWOMGEj_w/s640/easterbreakfastbunny.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">along with a glass apothecary filled with a few delicious *faux* green apples (yum), and ...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEcJxefVsZZ-haMJHb-W1Rn_Mb8ckG8K3aWI2tnOfh9_VzrNvMmhSrumYEw6WH0LZIogoKjdAB_qWTG_P8wjRte_v334zGj_wHLP-uMMmYDupToivEqBBMNbe3pG1OoeeN1v-mS47Yg/s1600/easterbreakfastapples.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEcJxefVsZZ-haMJHb-W1Rn_Mb8ckG8K3aWI2tnOfh9_VzrNvMmhSrumYEw6WH0LZIogoKjdAB_qWTG_P8wjRte_v334zGj_wHLP-uMMmYDupToivEqBBMNbe3pG1OoeeN1v-mS47Yg/s640/easterbreakfastapples.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">of course, added a vase full of *faux* fragrant tulips (thank you, Big Lots)! </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/AVvXsEhdRvnup4vpSCISi7uMLKqdXknwUeAC5vGCa7CTISV3aNCVLcxlqJnP-B7NnxMFZbk9BRAj-xS_tSx5d7tm8VSEbfqdLhw53FPB9VYSIU06rY39CotEEarKeDzAxmdCQVhxYaW1ulTtSw/s1600/easterbreakfastflowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRvnup4vpSCISi7uMLKqdXknwUeAC5vGCa7CTISV3aNCVLcxlqJnP-B7NnxMFZbk9BRAj-xS_tSx5d7tm8VSEbfqdLhw53FPB9VYSIU06rY39CotEEarKeDzAxmdCQVhxYaW1ulTtSw/s640/easterbreakfastflowers.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnd, well, *what* Spring vignette is complete without a stack of dishes,  colorful napkin and pile o' spoons ... as if we're about to enjoy a fabulous cold treat on a warm, Spring day!  (But, because Mother Nature has declared it still Winter here, that cold treat will have to wait!)  Boooo.</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/AVvXsEjKICXDB1rIO4ZpVYkpbp-MNr_pjz4pjD_D-dHv7Ox-n_9pLiFExuuHFvR1aV7lsiP0AiS32MPf0YmKLp5oCjqAVS8ZISKxH9LDiXvMPt2yDd0kxWdX6BrPySspmlA1Qy6VteaRuidnUw/s1600/easterbreakfastdishes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKICXDB1rIO4ZpVYkpbp-MNr_pjz4pjD_D-dHv7Ox-n_9pLiFExuuHFvR1aV7lsiP0AiS32MPf0YmKLp5oCjqAVS8ZISKxH9LDiXvMPt2yDd0kxWdX6BrPySspmlA1Qy6VteaRuidnUw/s640/easterbreakfastdishes.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also added a bit of bling to our chandie, since I don't need it anymore in the sitting room (can't wait to share what I did in there):</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykWGra0zUsSaBc3bogvsOeI9eeamJwoiUu4iiGN8rutTCZAfhIVYczyFYEmFo4dSYDocg6_Ahdfbu6YocyhMIGQKEhWSkS9cQFV2rCwrBtsmAeFRXV0NPoQSgysRojW8Ei-NkyCsWTA/s1600/easterbreakfastclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykWGra0zUsSaBc3bogvsOeI9eeamJwoiUu4iiGN8rutTCZAfhIVYczyFYEmFo4dSYDocg6_Ahdfbu6YocyhMIGQKEhWSkS9cQFV2rCwrBtsmAeFRXV0NPoQSgysRojW8Ei-NkyCsWTA/s640/easterbreakfastclose.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The bling chain is from Pottery Barn, and these lengthy *pretties* are actually Christmas ornaments that I simply hung from each arm:</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/AVvXsEgdOwdDPNnsQtGilAzaHA8fN-5Cpp_R4BvIjzwGKW6TiZkBw8De1UuIEGjBFGemE9ZkATuP2R1Ak7luO5YGXkDnfxYKtNhcPauCQ1GpluK1qj2oNXp0NWILlY3Tq-pe9dMNz3t-vGu0CA/s1600/easterbreakfastchandie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOwdDPNnsQtGilAzaHA8fN-5Cpp_R4BvIjzwGKW6TiZkBw8De1UuIEGjBFGemE9ZkATuP2R1Ak7luO5YGXkDnfxYKtNhcPauCQ1GpluK1qj2oNXp0NWILlY3Tq-pe9dMNz3t-vGu0CA/s640/easterbreakfastchandie.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, there ya' have it ... our Spring breakfast room trapped in Winter!  If you are one of the fortunate ones to actually be warmer Spring temps, would you *please* send them our way?  Thank you!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Fabric, Paint and Spring!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You know the deal ... you're in your favorite fabric store ... looking for fabric for, ohhhh, let's say, your son's bathroom, when, all of a sudden, you spot a fabric that would be perfect for your dining room!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not that anything was particularly *wrong* with the gold fabric (shown below) that you've had in there for the past few years ... wait, on second thought, I guess there was.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2daENzn3lQNW-zch71l1duxQXPrZfFX4EetpJSHB84Fw5G3CrvGoK5jtAlR4OxVVjDf57hKclX9BqE6G5QsRQdnT31zlwtBGr5uQTl3pAG0hMMp6VdfRwM6l_ySqOAHGQxoK1_hlrFQ/s1600/diningwintersideright.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2daENzn3lQNW-zch71l1duxQXPrZfFX4EetpJSHB84Fw5G3CrvGoK5jtAlR4OxVVjDf57hKclX9BqE6G5QsRQdnT31zlwtBGr5uQTl3pAG0hMMp6VdfRwM6l_ySqOAHGQxoK1_hlrFQ/s640/diningwintersideright.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There was just SOMEthing about this new fabric that called out to me ... perhaps it was the gorgeous patterns filled with beautiful shades of grey, white, slate blue and a deep "dijon" ...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLO9z5cycm239gnoIuGgK3ugpitQdSM6jOOQdI4HLdKVW09b3uy1PaQbZq5-ukDYAzBeMYuJiwRqvY7UFLeYKRvhOdPCL9uc6rmFFfr46LZ406epqJIScz9dmrDOcn71YrcyDEvFl8nQ/s1600/Easterdiningfabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLO9z5cycm239gnoIuGgK3ugpitQdSM6jOOQdI4HLdKVW09b3uy1PaQbZq5-ukDYAzBeMYuJiwRqvY7UFLeYKRvhOdPCL9uc6rmFFfr46LZ406epqJIScz9dmrDOcn71YrcyDEvFl8nQ/s640/Easterdiningfabric.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or, maybe it was because I knew that it would nicely complement the French script fabric on our chairs ...  </span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5f_H8WMW9m15r3WJtZKi2sx1SrOhq-VV68qA88yGcNsWaOH_1gAEkN-GF13x_8HfEU2LZBrZdVGkutl81H7McKErSdMHMcEvvNk6wCeorzmUthMNO4lZJ-D2mexsYkWtC4mXyB_3cmg/s1600/Easterdiningpanels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5f_H8WMW9m15r3WJtZKi2sx1SrOhq-VV68qA88yGcNsWaOH_1gAEkN-GF13x_8HfEU2LZBrZdVGkutl81H7McKErSdMHMcEvvNk6wCeorzmUthMNO4lZJ-D2mexsYkWtC4mXyB_3cmg/s640/Easterdiningpanels.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">along with our furniture and accessories! 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 Obviously, that pretty much sealed the deal!</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After the new panels were hung (and I squealed), I turned my sights on our humongous mirror that was now calling out for a bit of attention.  It wanted to be fancy like the new fabric.  So, with a small craft sponge brush, I gave it two coats of gold paint (that I had on hand) ... hurray for free projects!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDTZ4hrCZDxxWwf1ehVN-Hek-cyoJi8a5-ys_PcPNGYxZyNuijipXLRW376xe6urUXH4g8Lo_kW-VlB_aG6uPw0NGl3NhYTKY7vpxC_44UWoxKSENM-CWINUUT6CHBAfJ8rsVzXmlEg/s1600/Easterdiningcloche.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDTZ4hrCZDxxWwf1ehVN-Hek-cyoJi8a5-ys_PcPNGYxZyNuijipXLRW376xe6urUXH4g8Lo_kW-VlB_aG6uPw0NGl3NhYTKY7vpxC_44UWoxKSENM-CWINUUT6CHBAfJ8rsVzXmlEg/s640/Easterdiningcloche.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, I then had to add a few eggs to celebrate the season!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkvZOFfIEm-JBg30zUdD9SR3om1kbXQP5w0IVY81X_lGP1XEMGv-azmFB4qQF6axT8MzVrCOZTH6c1GljtfNNR2b4KBs3UFjDPtARLeWccQfJu5BR3Oaz7LtsjBIsnQJJih-KxSBUkw/s1600/Easterdiningbuffetclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkvZOFfIEm-JBg30zUdD9SR3om1kbXQP5w0IVY81X_lGP1XEMGv-azmFB4qQF6axT8MzVrCOZTH6c1GljtfNNR2b4KBs3UFjDPtARLeWccQfJu5BR3Oaz7LtsjBIsnQJJih-KxSBUkw/s640/Easterdiningbuffetclose.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, naturally, the table was next ... </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq95zJFDC1aXjIY4x8xCMXDnyXMcj6uxzRV0TpiaagK6KZZrHp4QoZs3iM3TDRtKwsaiCl9iMRGZAx6ggH8MFaIIPszrjNkr0b4b1p7jV7vF1aRkxdvPVkQ9LNeOaLEcLpk9UphwaF3A/s1600/Easterdiningtableclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq95zJFDC1aXjIY4x8xCMXDnyXMcj6uxzRV0TpiaagK6KZZrHp4QoZs3iM3TDRtKwsaiCl9iMRGZAx6ggH8MFaIIPszrjNkr0b4b1p7jV7vF1aRkxdvPVkQ9LNeOaLEcLpk9UphwaF3A/s640/Easterdiningtableclose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I brought out our sweet bunnies (from Pier One) ... </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZE0WYa799tuSJlQ4QkIpybuEPknL1oWYt49LuKMtD5ayOUuzzXKaGAUYWKILvxhqQxgh6SasRVwu4lnzfY_yXYM1H1G5-szoTTNzA14kK820kMsRa4c2fNu4yRQ0xyENbbUuQqkWnw/s1600/Easterdiningbunny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZE0WYa799tuSJlQ4QkIpybuEPknL1oWYt49LuKMtD5ayOUuzzXKaGAUYWKILvxhqQxgh6SasRVwu4lnzfY_yXYM1H1G5-szoTTNzA14kK820kMsRa4c2fNu4yRQ0xyENbbUuQqkWnw/s640/Easterdiningbunny.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and, scattered a few speckled eggs on the runner in pretty shades of blue, green and cream.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJbKX0lVCbIvOVDTsiiYTNyYg14X1QBF4GxhC99mOCti0xHr_v5Ho6XFjIAKvNu1-q6ZpeElFLChfEtqJGwa3FyJVhNzNJTchi2JGbd7dAbI8Hnz78HI8X221gMmSsR7l_8DcVAU8kA/s1600/Easterdiningegg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJbKX0lVCbIvOVDTsiiYTNyYg14X1QBF4GxhC99mOCti0xHr_v5Ho6XFjIAKvNu1-q6ZpeElFLChfEtqJGwa3FyJVhNzNJTchi2JGbd7dAbI8Hnz78HI8X221gMmSsR7l_8DcVAU8kA/s640/Easterdiningegg.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">New fabric ... a *pizazz-y* mirror ... and a touch of Spring!  Just what the decorating doctor ordered!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGz9DmTrmsOcxl3HmFEWavpdGJb3jGP7aeE2ckVGNj4-cNQOsaMNYmxtbK02NMlpWvh3BqctekR9tPBxz_EBHtx4R6jVxqq8pYdxPQTm49ISauIoBsrD8_t3SjeTG5-DksIkjqN9N2w/s1600/easterdiningside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGz9DmTrmsOcxl3HmFEWavpdGJb3jGP7aeE2ckVGNj4-cNQOsaMNYmxtbK02NMlpWvh3BqctekR9tPBxz_EBHtx4R6jVxqq8pYdxPQTm49ISauIoBsrD8_t3SjeTG5-DksIkjqN9N2w/s640/easterdiningside.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlq80nAE-J-9pgC5g-BKiLdf_G0k0J3IbhN_n6m7NU_M-ker3BJzp_yA3mCojSxR1_isva1cbaUMHY0KQW2X2qSQyqt-GLwWyPpXXn27VfGtCfWeyQCCNLzqOvTbkUlgqQP3tbjmSryQ/s1600/Easterdiningkitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlq80nAE-J-9pgC5g-BKiLdf_G0k0J3IbhN_n6m7NU_M-ker3BJzp_yA3mCojSxR1_isva1cbaUMHY0KQW2X2qSQyqt-GLwWyPpXXn27VfGtCfWeyQCCNLzqOvTbkUlgqQP3tbjmSryQ/s640/Easterdiningkitchen.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, a-BOUT that fabric for my son's bathroom ....!  LOL</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As always, thanks for stopping by ... come on over and party here:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia/<a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-127/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuesdays-treasures-127">Tuesday's Treasures</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2013/03/wow-us-wednesdays-110.html">WUW</a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

Fabric, Paint and Spring!

You know the deal ... you're in your favorite fabric store ... looking for fabric for, ohhhh, let's say, your son's bathroom, wh...

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Flowers Are Blooming in the Kitchen!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I truly canNOT believe that we're only a few weeks away from Easter!!  Weren't we just sharing our Christmas decorations?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't get me wrong ... was I sad to have replaced our white "Christmas-turned-Valentine" tree with something a bit smaller?  Nope!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIP459xRQCL5cF_qb2hXZ7rT4NUMk9kRSINYHIYZUaXq6pp3liqVCLsExhtK13DWL62qo3SuAMutjhjjLpNxtbwrkjFDu9B61JSzN0pPZpx6Owi0xOnv9S24gQMFIpIAGNfQzxpzkjmw/s1600/easterkitchenoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIP459xRQCL5cF_qb2hXZ7rT4NUMk9kRSINYHIYZUaXq6pp3liqVCLsExhtK13DWL62qo3SuAMutjhjjLpNxtbwrkjFDu9B61JSzN0pPZpx6Owi0xOnv9S24gQMFIpIAGNfQzxpzkjmw/s640/easterkitchenoverall.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Was I bummed when I "borrowed" our silver bucket filled with branches from our sitting room and filled it with faux dogwoods to help create our Easter tree?  No way!</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/AVvXsEhigQe6JzStqCtw81y6xBF1W9C_GXMPuNnOr73MvUslhbfEFHtMcjV0MyqcomAQ7blgB20oY87FePD2vICYgimCH9HxCG-bdT3iO9iK9ALg91wgjIUMjcTinE_19RlvCY0WDC2acT5RoA/s1600/easterkitchenvaseup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigQe6JzStqCtw81y6xBF1W9C_GXMPuNnOr73MvUslhbfEFHtMcjV0MyqcomAQ7blgB20oY87FePD2vICYgimCH9HxCG-bdT3iO9iK9ALg91wgjIUMjcTinE_19RlvCY0WDC2acT5RoA/s640/easterkitchenvaseup.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Was I more than glad to dust off our Spring bin ... unwrap the sweet ornaments gathered from my favorite "haunts," such as HomeGoods and Pier One(?), along with ...</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/AVvXsEi6Vc4UpSsaBXXUTN_Y0S2lJdToKGMSrxJC0fBmVoCu2su-mukUZuAX6hyphenhyphenlBHWEN1WMBoVmPyMonbPmEkUudC_ybIR1rmhUeqgeMHQ0_DpurGO1JF8tFNRoQm-Fe3fSTzz3lemBrA8UjA/s1600/easterkitchencollage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Vc4UpSsaBXXUTN_Y0S2lJdToKGMSrxJC0fBmVoCu2su-mukUZuAX6hyphenhyphenlBHWEN1WMBoVmPyMonbPmEkUudC_ybIR1rmhUeqgeMHQ0_DpurGO1JF8tFNRoQm-Fe3fSTzz3lemBrA8UjA/s640/easterkitchencollage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">scatter extra eggs at the base of the branches?  You betcha!</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/AVvXsEidHg5aPeb-x4W_RVps1keYPjOhw3qewu-ulr4IfuuTWJBnVlT-hPggpH9ma27yZaqaHyA_2QcxuK8Brrzh9KkLhf6rfdujg4Q5G_dKdW-JDHU8k9UzFNcuB-NRfwx51C6iGe7PxKwGMg/s1600/easterkitchenvase.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHg5aPeb-x4W_RVps1keYPjOhw3qewu-ulr4IfuuTWJBnVlT-hPggpH9ma27yZaqaHyA_2QcxuK8Brrzh9KkLhf6rfdujg4Q5G_dKdW-JDHU8k9UzFNcuB-NRfwx51C6iGe7PxKwGMg/s640/easterkitchenvase.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Was I happy to have spotted these cute "EASTER" blocks at Home Goods last month, knowing that they'd be a great, inexpensive addition to a Spring vignette?  You *know* I was!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEj2fFBN0kJzz56ke3r54NTX3s1AEM21wOmSgcQ8R97-7Z3Q1pCren6ZIxjxznwctd3Y03nhD39r-UniCYJVWb1tNqUFp-ej386-StKaHCz9PlnGpQrO1qAVCdJli4nlx64juDfwxFlisw/s1600/easterkitchenblocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fFBN0kJzz56ke3r54NTX3s1AEM21wOmSgcQ8R97-7Z3Q1pCren6ZIxjxznwctd3Y03nhD39r-UniCYJVWb1tNqUFp-ej386-StKaHCz9PlnGpQrO1qAVCdJli4nlx64juDfwxFlisw/s640/easterkitchenblocks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, I'll give you one guess if I enjoyed pulling these cuties out of their hiding spot in our bookcase cabinet to let them welcome Spring!</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/AVvXsEgWZ4zGFn6TxE2Sr1ex3SpuT-vTtjmakcnYv89d_8lptr4yB7rDMilVvGZHjpzG1v0pPJ8_IPOeCAmap3ULCeNsuT7Ef-ZEyr2-zRn8VE0QObBSi-Z9YVt-botzNjSBTamTzZnlNlkvHA/s1600/easterkitchenbunnies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZ4zGFn6TxE2Sr1ex3SpuT-vTtjmakcnYv89d_8lptr4yB7rDMilVvGZHjpzG1v0pPJ8_IPOeCAmap3ULCeNsuT7Ef-ZEyr2-zRn8VE0QObBSi-Z9YVt-botzNjSBTamTzZnlNlkvHA/s640/easterkitchenbunnies.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This little cutie (from Pier One) was more than ready to hop on out of the cabinet, too:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHv5p7G7sxFcdaY_9OACWU4dKgHRb1tCzFCyc2povDN9aJmJ15-LSqkq4Y8EGE82N3o7WBQleH7DD4tlaup0cyRQ1H-WfPAWHQXz4O_7Z77JBjwAFQD4ABFCpiCkZXrIa3iChZHPXkw/s1600/easterkitchenbunny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHv5p7G7sxFcdaY_9OACWU4dKgHRb1tCzFCyc2povDN9aJmJ15-LSqkq4Y8EGE82N3o7WBQleH7DD4tlaup0cyRQ1H-WfPAWHQXz4O_7Z77JBjwAFQD4ABFCpiCkZXrIa3iChZHPXkw/s640/easterkitchenbunny.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, looking through the branches, you can spy Spring vignettes scattered here and there!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjooizMcpVF0VKg3XFNDSJ2zgAgajlySmThRYV7INgQCc7W5pDVus2VCHiJGYCKZxzEwK1Kn-IEfJdrTJe65OoZFotkLZyPcgK0U9ZbjWxiV5YlSt1QXnxKk1YfhrwDOHi9IH2AFUyrLg/s1600/easterkitchentreeside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjooizMcpVF0VKg3XFNDSJ2zgAgajlySmThRYV7INgQCc7W5pDVus2VCHiJGYCKZxzEwK1Kn-IEfJdrTJe65OoZFotkLZyPcgK0U9ZbjWxiV5YlSt1QXnxKk1YfhrwDOHi9IH2AFUyrLg/s640/easterkitchentreeside.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can you tell I'm MORE than ready for Spring?!  Now, if it would just GET here!</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/AVvXsEjuss-PRVlasEqSuycSOe66nUhgMwrNlQ4sC3I1duAJBxiajbOU3wXrQaa6yuBpv6gb-vNjKczpP1qyH409DTW6sCcLRFzQ0DlJNzxl2LKxM234u3OAea7DqACSS5ew6_TturCSHx1KQw/s1600/easterkitchentreeclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuss-PRVlasEqSuycSOe66nUhgMwrNlQ4sC3I1duAJBxiajbOU3wXrQaa6yuBpv6gb-vNjKczpP1qyH409DTW6sCcLRFzQ0DlJNzxl2LKxM234u3OAea7DqACSS5ew6_TturCSHx1KQw/s640/easterkitchentreeclose.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While I patiently wait for its arrival, I'll enjoy visiting all of your Easter/Spring goodies!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by, sweet friends!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll meet you over here:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia/<a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-126/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuesdays-treasures-126">Tuesday's Treasures</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A Stroll Thru Life/<a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2013/03/156th-table-top-tuesday.html">Tabletop Tuesday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our Home Away From Home/<a href="http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com/2013/03/tuesdays-at-our-home-1.html">Tuesdays At Our Home</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2013/03/wow-us-wednesdays-109.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SavvySouthernStyle+%28Savvy+Southern+Style%29">WUW</a></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fox Hollow Cottage/<a href="http://www.foxhollowcottage.com/2013/03/hop-to-it-its-spring-thing-link-party.html">Hop to It Spring Thing Link Party</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.settingforfour.com/2013/03/project-inspired-week-5-linky-party_18.html">Setting for Four/Project Inspired Linky Party</a></span><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

Flowers Are Blooming in the Kitchen!

I truly canNOT believe that we're only a few weeks away from Easter!!  Weren't we just sharing our Christmas decorations? Don't ...

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Out with the Old (and Broken)!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, when the glass from our our oh-so-lovely flush mount "boobie" light (I'm sorry ... but, you *know* the kind I'm talking about, lol) came crashing down the other night and scared our poor babysitter to death, I knew that it was time to replace it (especially because this was the second time this had happened).</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was all that was left Saturday morning:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMpmD_XJuITIG2z8uIeFuBeO2WLv71sE-vnMzUWrO662foBvXmttz__lcvb3Unga33g6kMfiU36r6w77KYpCFu052VgCrLTYGW-hvUBRC8SHaj6mTaH1IkApNtWk2PsUAClNH4WYCag/s1600/mudlightb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMpmD_XJuITIG2z8uIeFuBeO2WLv71sE-vnMzUWrO662foBvXmttz__lcvb3Unga33g6kMfiU36r6w77KYpCFu052VgCrLTYGW-hvUBRC8SHaj6mTaH1IkApNtWk2PsUAClNH4WYCag/s400/mudlightb4.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had been spying this little cutie from Lowe's and, with only one left on the shelf, I knew it had to come home with us!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAomaZvb0ZBhuJhTbwFwqAUQR9M1UnWni1mI2WSPTQ_LhxcFpfxQ7u9BrwwVBDLBl737dR9Z6B2L3t01atZ9V7_70ZpyaS1fh-58NC-Cc4oHrJBSRwriUB0d9NX4KB8t99mfo8iTEAw/s1600/FBnewlight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAomaZvb0ZBhuJhTbwFwqAUQR9M1UnWni1mI2WSPTQ_LhxcFpfxQ7u9BrwwVBDLBl737dR9Z6B2L3t01atZ9V7_70ZpyaS1fh-58NC-Cc4oHrJBSRwriUB0d9NX4KB8t99mfo8iTEAw/s400/FBnewlight.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks to our neighbor, a retired electrician, it's now adding a bit of whimsy to our mudroom!  Isn't it fun?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRYv5kwoL6vAPl4bjWD1Hw9IDtSzfU-9RFaO1zac93gyl9R-A2XIOK5nB-DgiNWUP7IH887H1iLh8axqw2SUECe969adxcYOkW0c0bN3DKnkaHfF48nth1q9Yg1JmPNCsbnRjBX5-_g/s1600/mudlightafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRYv5kwoL6vAPl4bjWD1Hw9IDtSzfU-9RFaO1zac93gyl9R-A2XIOK5nB-DgiNWUP7IH887H1iLh8axqw2SUECe969adxcYOkW0c0bN3DKnkaHfF48nth1q9Yg1JmPNCsbnRjBX5-_g/s640/mudlightafter.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAVKMFnELQFrZ_frZxqipkGraS7QHITmvbnP_i6t8Nhqi2z4fR-HUjjKmoEav4Cfi3hLjEJOSIxMzR0JSMApu4Y_9FmJZDUAOi9lfJ0Zbv120TCyp20WDGjs8aUIEBsc8dJ12THwYGQ/s1600/mudlightclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAVKMFnELQFrZ_frZxqipkGraS7QHITmvbnP_i6t8Nhqi2z4fR-HUjjKmoEav4Cfi3hLjEJOSIxMzR0JSMApu4Y_9FmJZDUAOi9lfJ0Zbv120TCyp20WDGjs8aUIEBsc8dJ12THwYGQ/s640/mudlightclose.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love the black elements in it because it ties in so well with ... the wall art I recently scored at Home Goods, </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7I8PxEpt8hH0nAHKpWkdMVc0CJ7r6dexv-z05yT2x9PlUeCa0TmZ7PuxGZ81DMWPMM0HWWvY83IeUiYFHrZrD2n8Ro6QGVyP3TXLFeoQoeF8aOnOZBt3l09Eyk_ipuqWCWBNDu6GxQ/s1600/mudnewart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7I8PxEpt8hH0nAHKpWkdMVc0CJ7r6dexv-z05yT2x9PlUeCa0TmZ7PuxGZ81DMWPMM0HWWvY83IeUiYFHrZrD2n8Ro6QGVyP3TXLFeoQoeF8aOnOZBt3l09Eyk_ipuqWCWBNDu6GxQ/s640/mudnewart.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the new vinyl "Simply Said" design I created (and my sweet friend, Kim ordered for me):</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYh3xoiuxJhsDFeUZg1HbWtOKbvkqIVWjy0YL08AXKhRl3QnhTu1q338QZKT0NB2WO_jbCFhofWCDOXz_F3RD7qvuz567FSB6w5GyFRjQl2YyumyyGla31L3o60VZJddc3K9-ZrSc5w/s1600/mudwashwords.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYh3xoiuxJhsDFeUZg1HbWtOKbvkqIVWjy0YL08AXKhRl3QnhTu1q338QZKT0NB2WO_jbCFhofWCDOXz_F3RD7qvuz567FSB6w5GyFRjQl2YyumyyGla31L3o60VZJddc3K9-ZrSc5w/s640/mudwashwords.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">annnnd, our family gallery wall, which hasn't changed, except for ...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUxu6roznG3DUWka3ioB__D-KkaQVW4XLutiBqRaLGImMEwWdQN3y7S3qpYKIHY_zAjYxJzhFzT1abV2OOuaG-axm4gvNp9637ori4VCWV4iLp3RL3JL5BGn-OaMylsAiVTjGL4FcUg/s1600/mudgallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUxu6roznG3DUWka3ioB__D-KkaQVW4XLutiBqRaLGImMEwWdQN3y7S3qpYKIHY_zAjYxJzhFzT1abV2OOuaG-axm4gvNp9637ori4VCWV4iLp3RL3JL5BGn-OaMylsAiVTjGL4FcUg/s640/mudgallery.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">this sweet vinyl that my great friend, Cindy, gave me for Christmas.  Instead of placing it on the wall, I mounted it on the glass of a frame I wasn't using ... I think it makes a great centerpiece:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjD381sutW5C_dcna_LB7mbitO58a_c2prZrikRnxoCzJ_h13B60ILqcF8_TL-iKWRL4DC3iUOpxNPktJuA5BdyVexDitoxghmF8H_q58LEwhawDumXtwPQkkNdWRP9hpSvdx9aRNmw/s1600/mudgalleryb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjD381sutW5C_dcna_LB7mbitO58a_c2prZrikRnxoCzJ_h13B60ILqcF8_TL-iKWRL4DC3iUOpxNPktJuA5BdyVexDitoxghmF8H_q58LEwhawDumXtwPQkkNdWRP9hpSvdx9aRNmw/s640/mudgalleryb.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, sufficed to say, I think our new addition is fitting in well in our mudroom!  Now, let's just hope *this* one doesn't come crashing down, too!  Eek!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qfnQdmDvjEnXUC4G3GBZA1cjnjtvSB_6pjo_UcRK5KDDt2cysjySXBgffUyyQojcm5DsodeX0C2YNZ2X_LDlCtKz2KHTtU6m81gr0hw0BrhgU7aYnpTNWOOgCWjCupdvJbnyMaNMng/s1600/mudlightlast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qfnQdmDvjEnXUC4G3GBZA1cjnjtvSB_6pjo_UcRK5KDDt2cysjySXBgffUyyQojcm5DsodeX0C2YNZ2X_LDlCtKz2KHTtU6m81gr0hw0BrhgU7aYnpTNWOOgCWjCupdvJbnyMaNMng/s640/mudlightlast.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by!</span><br /><br /><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

Out with the Old (and Broken)!

So, when the glass from our our oh-so-lovely flush mount "boobie" light (I'm sorry ... but, you *know* the kind I'm talkin...

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Our Master Bath's New Look!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I *say* new, even though this was done quite awhile ago ... my absent-minded self just forgot to share it with you!  Oops.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anywaaaay ... *some* of you may remember when my husband and neighbor removed this "lone" cabinet in our kitchen so that I could replace it with shelves that I made (which, I'm happy to report still haven't come crashing down ... yet, lol):</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyx0d_Jez6a3l3Bmt9Tg67dwAoA_5Wbuo7HkOw7UfzcGsn1y6FUE1ZHyZPPdeDHyP7tLRIecuqfBX28F5AFIO1CG_moejd_mpn-rzs-_mFu9hgC7Qg5hajeMU4fP842ItG8PqgiWKdg/s1600/kitchencabsb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyx0d_Jez6a3l3Bmt9Tg67dwAoA_5Wbuo7HkOw7UfzcGsn1y6FUE1ZHyZPPdeDHyP7tLRIecuqfBX28F5AFIO1CG_moejd_mpn-rzs-_mFu9hgC7Qg5hajeMU4fP842ItG8PqgiWKdg/s640/kitchencabsb4.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, here we are ... almost two years later, and I can't believe I never showed you where we placed the cabinet after removing it from the kitchen!  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here it is!  It's now in our master bath, being used as our linen cabinet!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwzZiv2naBfzc-Rdzhv0LyRpWe0UbDrrMn8DuW5BgWB-kkmrP6x9Af4X1bkljAKsdxUwyx34DpNMlFHYyL7rzYTLsxlRDl0V38MfGRhtmzVk9fqpQ2Ih2l3ilWjEE4E29O9ZGEH1_Ag/s1600/masterbathcab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwzZiv2naBfzc-Rdzhv0LyRpWe0UbDrrMn8DuW5BgWB-kkmrP6x9Af4X1bkljAKsdxUwyx34DpNMlFHYyL7rzYTLsxlRDl0V38MfGRhtmzVk9fqpQ2Ih2l3ilWjEE4E29O9ZGEH1_Ag/s640/masterbathcab.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you recognize the cabinet below it?  It *used* to look like this in our sitting room:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlxzmBBz-pNN2nQOTAkLFemZcxbfNOPuk55AY_aakwYSF-IU84NoejafilYFs8Aw5njoifta3SJmUTdJ-uZltX_yJoXjV_Vr_KyAeqqDYiL0Efccd_bNNTmyguc_GGd1UdZ2ys6kMA/s1600/masterbathchestb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlxzmBBz-pNN2nQOTAkLFemZcxbfNOPuk55AY_aakwYSF-IU84NoejafilYFs8Aw5njoifta3SJmUTdJ-uZltX_yJoXjV_Vr_KyAeqqDYiL0Efccd_bNNTmyguc_GGd1UdZ2ys6kMA/s640/masterbathchestb4.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That was ... until my paint brush soaked with Annie Sloane's Old White, along with Duck Egg (followed by dark wax) attacked it!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ycqL81mT2K86iq5MMcIn-OxUooYc7rIRZ-HkDu8__R9MKC843vpKPyBgsDNcpqfSZpXV_vCT6vzhsdTS4a7XQhuooobfUgNk8mnk0vncNm7nvbWHaEhdo-CWrCrvb6W4cHcGHTEcnA/s1600/masterbathchestclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ycqL81mT2K86iq5MMcIn-OxUooYc7rIRZ-HkDu8__R9MKC843vpKPyBgsDNcpqfSZpXV_vCT6vzhsdTS4a7XQhuooobfUgNk8mnk0vncNm7nvbWHaEhdo-CWrCrvb6W4cHcGHTEcnA/s640/masterbathchestclose.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's the perfect little chest to go under the cabinets and serves as a great spot to display my perfumes:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtp9j8qJp9eCuHMy2bEr6oen0pEOajt-nuY7kDyPLAN5Y2cp3rdFVFhMt5TS9cMcjXBH2TuAODJX9KjLp3YnwRnho3iGcFF1taHhbC4Y6Oxvuhut-smIT4uhNu1Zow8oeJaLV8PHuLkg/s1600/masterbathperfume.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtp9j8qJp9eCuHMy2bEr6oen0pEOajt-nuY7kDyPLAN5Y2cp3rdFVFhMt5TS9cMcjXBH2TuAODJX9KjLp3YnwRnho3iGcFF1taHhbC4Y6Oxvuhut-smIT4uhNu1Zow8oeJaLV8PHuLkg/s640/masterbathperfume.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, before I show you the other changes in this space, let's have a gander at what this room looked like after we first moved in 6 years ago, shall we?</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">  Well, *hellerrr* reds, golds and greens!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QkEqOxVAOEZKLHNNuEJjVBCnasr7yxWVDtUvy45zjS87VbudrKFetMW-fILS5BfmpMgD0Oh59e13Mo5vCYEq9UwnXl3jtTrgQfeeePPvnPdsglOS4wYdlcr2BqZEu1sIfce-6sE_rA/s1600/masterbathwaybefore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QkEqOxVAOEZKLHNNuEJjVBCnasr7yxWVDtUvy45zjS87VbudrKFetMW-fILS5BfmpMgD0Oh59e13Mo5vCYEq9UwnXl3jtTrgQfeeePPvnPdsglOS4wYdlcr2BqZEu1sIfce-6sE_rA/s640/masterbathwaybefore.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I loved that color combo for years!  THEN, as my tastes were starting to migrate towards blues and browns, I changed it to THIS (by adding two mirrors in place of the large one ... and adding a fun vinyl art, along with new lights and fun rug).  The blue chest is now in the sitting room:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAueP0TalkXozGAU5LH-8HmNB-1VVT8osIbfqdl4d-AgRSZG0RSYgdiAhaJ6LB-r1ng4s-nJdMYk3cugoGs7JYvl_J4odO_mlW5EyvPg5T8q3kVdRbzvKs0U84uH8C6nn_S2c0CeLpw/s1600/masterbathb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAueP0TalkXozGAU5LH-8HmNB-1VVT8osIbfqdl4d-AgRSZG0RSYgdiAhaJ6LB-r1ng4s-nJdMYk3cugoGs7JYvl_J4odO_mlW5EyvPg5T8q3kVdRbzvKs0U84uH8C6nn_S2c0CeLpw/s640/masterbathb4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then, THIS latest change happened ... besides adding the kitchen cabinet, I also painted the mirrors to match the newly painted accent chest.  I also painted the vanity lights AND, I painted the cabinets Annie Sloane's Old White.  We also just recently had the room painted BM's White Sand to match our master bedroom:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4NVKg2eGYvgNGjmJYtUTN0BGCEWDVJeRyWknA6iNhkyg3G9xU2aW2byRrcRdl-mFo4ZK7kDCXXp0kAro8NdlRx2PoV3NK4kDepHFQijq9gA5gebiC3RjrlWxKhIrbX7p7o8wBZPUdw/s1600/masterbathoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4NVKg2eGYvgNGjmJYtUTN0BGCEWDVJeRyWknA6iNhkyg3G9xU2aW2byRrcRdl-mFo4ZK7kDCXXp0kAro8NdlRx2PoV3NK4kDepHFQijq9gA5gebiC3RjrlWxKhIrbX7p7o8wBZPUdw/s640/masterbathoverall.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's so much lighter and brighter in here now that the cabinets are painted ... I love it (so do my faux hydrangeas ... just *look* at how they are blooming, wow)!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShTY5EJaOcTyvdDBjcdTrIMOJQ6iKelE3zWOm6kWZcDqiCMmdpfO2laUlES4Vtf_1F2XNtAg1vK6TUMCp6ERiBVG3-7rDPV5nbjOCJGwvYKLWyZGmFs_si-R1QVwiaYGCPOd1VqRHyg/s1600/masterbathtray.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShTY5EJaOcTyvdDBjcdTrIMOJQ6iKelE3zWOm6kWZcDqiCMmdpfO2laUlES4Vtf_1F2XNtAg1vK6TUMCp6ERiBVG3-7rDPV5nbjOCJGwvYKLWyZGmFs_si-R1QVwiaYGCPOd1VqRHyg/s640/masterbathtray.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I kept the wall art in between the newly painted mirrors, which I made by simply wrapping leftover fabric (from the shower curtain and window valance) around inexpensive canvases I bought at Michael's:   </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0nHcvEY2zIWH7La9GuXlHdF0rsXil6WghWwvbrlEV3MMNiAcggtVrF4GWwYsdwQDvgYa4GdsivdZdMUr_0RNN9qPEXXIlPxh-qQEYLzgV8HXyueBU_wgoWbjUNA_iSL7pD0w7gnTxA/s1600/masterbathart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0nHcvEY2zIWH7La9GuXlHdF0rsXil6WghWwvbrlEV3MMNiAcggtVrF4GWwYsdwQDvgYa4GdsivdZdMUr_0RNN9qPEXXIlPxh-qQEYLzgV8HXyueBU_wgoWbjUNA_iSL7pD0w7gnTxA/s640/masterbathart.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I added a cute, fun rug that I recently spotted at where else(??) ... Home Goods:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhem91WFM8vMI_-Hmlu5o0Av0coqCkIpOq3mrqSBMO6WE5SRfjua4NfLjsH8biHIc8_HWzDT7CTZ7P8M8QyacT_b0E3tPZfRocJqXUXAfGEcez21j3Cl0fza14-RoUuWweYq-kSvzEkqA/s1600/masterbathrug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhem91WFM8vMI_-Hmlu5o0Av0coqCkIpOq3mrqSBMO6WE5SRfjua4NfLjsH8biHIc8_HWzDT7CTZ7P8M8QyacT_b0E3tPZfRocJqXUXAfGEcez21j3Cl0fza14-RoUuWweYq-kSvzEkqA/s640/masterbathrug.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our 2x2 shower area remains the same since its last makeover.  Although, I did recently find these great, striped towels from HomeGoods that seem to match the fabric really well! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglI48WQIHFo0upFGJyJQf4mri6Cth7JZKyEqRPrHHQLZdFr35STOF4_cvt7TNex7fjug9Yt1k-QVV-suLne-u_j-xxmg1BQJW6-8-CPhpbrBYcrOiyla-Xvt3z5R8FIvQsHfJ79GqG9w/s1600/masterbathshower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglI48WQIHFo0upFGJyJQf4mri6Cth7JZKyEqRPrHHQLZdFr35STOF4_cvt7TNex7fjug9Yt1k-QVV-suLne-u_j-xxmg1BQJW6-8-CPhpbrBYcrOiyla-Xvt3z5R8FIvQsHfJ79GqG9w/s640/masterbathshower.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The garden tub has new art above it,</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BFQKpfgfthsTvwpww1ILH-T6-DzFMXmI8ZkINyKlxwuwSJgB32C4ta4FhtrgoSp9O56l65fjY99UvKHE8OKbQ1Ck793sBbc8jEfKz15bcbJhWiL-QXEcAkkLSWtQJWnxs2IgOVSZ5A/s1600/masterbathtub.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BFQKpfgfthsTvwpww1ILH-T6-DzFMXmI8ZkINyKlxwuwSJgB32C4ta4FhtrgoSp9O56l65fjY99UvKHE8OKbQ1Ck793sBbc8jEfKz15bcbJhWiL-QXEcAkkLSWtQJWnxs2IgOVSZ5A/s640/masterbathtub.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">along with a cute shelf from Home Goods:</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/AVvXsEg7EpjMoUU7xkSqjLrvwgeVASW-Ou6Brf3wvRfAt6foQ11O5uL2DlrakJsT4gTarGE4YaQRLSDtwh9JmZjAliPL4tz21DnneVVdZBoLWrWj6wkltPwMtenhgd_WJaQ4nMk26mvISUignw/s1600/masterbathshelf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EpjMoUU7xkSqjLrvwgeVASW-Ou6Brf3wvRfAt6foQ11O5uL2DlrakJsT4gTarGE4YaQRLSDtwh9JmZjAliPL4tz21DnneVVdZBoLWrWj6wkltPwMtenhgd_WJaQ4nMk26mvISUignw/s640/masterbathshelf.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have a couple more things that I'd like to do in here, which I hope to share soon!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just for fun ... let's look one more time at what my taste was a few years ago:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QkEqOxVAOEZKLHNNuEJjVBCnasr7yxWVDtUvy45zjS87VbudrKFetMW-fILS5BfmpMgD0Oh59e13Mo5vCYEq9UwnXl3jtTrgQfeeePPvnPdsglOS4wYdlcr2BqZEu1sIfce-6sE_rA/s1600/masterbathwaybefore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QkEqOxVAOEZKLHNNuEJjVBCnasr7yxWVDtUvy45zjS87VbudrKFetMW-fILS5BfmpMgD0Oh59e13Mo5vCYEq9UwnXl3jtTrgQfeeePPvnPdsglOS4wYdlcr2BqZEu1sIfce-6sE_rA/s640/masterbathwaybefore.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, what it is now:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4NVKg2eGYvgNGjmJYtUTN0BGCEWDVJeRyWknA6iNhkyg3G9xU2aW2byRrcRdl-mFo4ZK7kDCXXp0kAro8NdlRx2PoV3NK4kDepHFQijq9gA5gebiC3RjrlWxKhIrbX7p7o8wBZPUdw/s1600/masterbathoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4NVKg2eGYvgNGjmJYtUTN0BGCEWDVJeRyWknA6iNhkyg3G9xU2aW2byRrcRdl-mFo4ZK7kDCXXp0kAro8NdlRx2PoV3NK4kDepHFQijq9gA5gebiC3RjrlWxKhIrbX7p7o8wBZPUdw/s640/masterbathoverall.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wow, what a difference a few years can make!  LOL</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by ... have a fabulous weekend!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm partying with fun friends here:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2013/03/wow-us-wednesdays-108.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SavvySouthernStyle+%28Savvy+Southern+Style%29">WUW</a></span><br /><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

Our Master Bath's New Look!

I *say* new, even though this was done quite awhile ago ... my absent-minded self just forgot to share it with you!  Oops. Anywaaaay ... *so...

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