Adventures in a Magazine Feature!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings, sweet friends!</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;">The boxes are being unpacked and our house is finally beginning to feel like home!  Of course, we have a WAYS to go, but, at least I can see the finish line (well, sorta)!</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;">Admittedly, I still miss our home in SC terribly, but was SOOO very excited to get copies of "Decorating Shortcuts" magazine today, a national publication, where our home has been featured ((*pinch me*))!  This is truly a dream come true for little ol' me and such a wonderful memento of our home in SC that we'll have forever!</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/AVvXsEjxKaLiAT01wub5M-ltjOG0Aw4lN-1LDaLnneXLp39uo0w2Vwu10fwHnr_CW9jXWIlz64j-AzIKgWYFpfIUEH_sh2cWQPRYK1DFqxb-4IYqJI0zm4WhuWB8QacADb0cpkrSQHVG7q8-6WE/s1600/magpic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKaLiAT01wub5M-ltjOG0Aw4lN-1LDaLnneXLp39uo0w2Vwu10fwHnr_CW9jXWIlz64j-AzIKgWYFpfIUEH_sh2cWQPRYK1DFqxb-4IYqJI0zm4WhuWB8QacADb0cpkrSQHVG7q8-6WE/s1600/magpic.jpg" width="472" /></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 still can't believe that's our *former* humble abode splashed across 8 pages!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_oV9IOa9l-yLLcKRUsm2kiTTLeaJH44HlhziV4H6HRNO0FftQ9pK6VJrrAKzYMqh1T6_y5zVZlS5cna_x7rK0yy_eYs6W8jJbCE-r0MXMJ0l8o_5iyXTTz4DSripQWLie3W08Q12sw8/s1600/magart1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_oV9IOa9l-yLLcKRUsm2kiTTLeaJH44HlhziV4H6HRNO0FftQ9pK6VJrrAKzYMqh1T6_y5zVZlS5cna_x7rK0yy_eYs6W8jJbCE-r0MXMJ0l8o_5iyXTTz4DSripQWLie3W08Q12sw8/s1600/magart1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7utvliAHAAfJ-ezWQ-Nws-8WdmmPz78DaOphyIg9gYHw31r5gYekn6w89EsfQmWWtkwP4WRDjD6_2wcWW9r5yhEyPwSu3WL-I_aiKxRC5edJApRHIP11yqzxthlfjqav2hK9w8w9mOs/s1600/magart2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7utvliAHAAfJ-ezWQ-Nws-8WdmmPz78DaOphyIg9gYHw31r5gYekn6w89EsfQmWWtkwP4WRDjD6_2wcWW9r5yhEyPwSu3WL-I_aiKxRC5edJApRHIP11yqzxthlfjqav2hK9w8w9mOs/s1600/magart2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you to Gridley + Graves Photographers for the beautiful pictures and Charlotte Safavi for the great article.  Annnnd, a huge thank you to my sweet husband and son for letting me decorate and redecorate our home ... again ... and again ... and a-GAIN, without too much fuss!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" />

Adventures in a Magazine Feature!

Greetings, sweet friends!The boxes are being unpacked and our house is finally beginning to feel like home!  Of course, we have a WAYS to go, but, at least I can see the finish line (well, sorta)!Admittedly, I still miss our home in SC terribly, but was SOOO very excited to get copies of "Decorating…

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A Change of Zip Codes

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Helloooooo "elloooo ... elloooo" ((*echoes*)).  Is anybody out there?!  </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;">It's me ... the queen of blog neglect!  I've missed my little ol' blog and connecting with all of you ... but, lately, all I've had to share are boxes ... upon boxes ... upon BOXES!  Who wants to see that ?!  If I never see another box again, it will be "too" 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;">Yes, my little and family and I moved back to my home state of Virginia two weeks ago!  My husband was offered a position within his company that was too good to pass up, even if it meant we had to relocate.  Soooo, up went the "For Sale" sign in our yard scattered with palm trees in South Carolina, and we prayed it wouldn't take too long to sell our home!  Thankfully, it only took a few months.</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;">So, please say hello to our new casa!  I "virtually" watched this home being built from the ground up over the last few months ... even though I loved it, we didn't want to sign a contract on another home until we had a solid contract on our own.  When we were in a position to sign away, I couldn't believe this beauty was ready to go and still available.  I guess it was simply meant to be!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKdT6krM6N9h0jwJOj31To5W3ICn16eXWn6xRDBMjZnr1hX443yWGQjSsZTWH787yurN9ylCgTB2gmXquKershp3Qjz-qv1p6uw0GBJDGCcO6QmNQwOPCecKQYxsjRhQRFwvrzxUT_LM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-05-23+at+3.28.12+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKdT6krM6N9h0jwJOj31To5W3ICn16eXWn6xRDBMjZnr1hX443yWGQjSsZTWH787yurN9ylCgTB2gmXquKershp3Qjz-qv1p6uw0GBJDGCcO6QmNQwOPCecKQYxsjRhQRFwvrzxUT_LM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-05-23+at+3.28.12+PM.png" 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;">Admittedly, we're still getting used to stairs again having gone from a one level to a three level home.  Yes, it makes moving furniture around on a whim a bit daunting, for sure!</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: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love our new kitchen ... but, of course, I've already painted our island and getting ready to slap some paint on the cabinets, too (sure you're not surprised) ... can't wait to show you the transformation!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpeRiFe_JiJ0oiUKEiETF3Oy1iKxmqI5SUJHMDpAPD8pSulTd4sGtwqPOqNopacmK-oPQCIw7uJ1Y64R5DiYwOwb6T4ZkdOoJ_cIeUAcpXECqF12m8kFcDkKVwjqifoDRo086-psZz5Q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-05-24+at+7.00.59+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpeRiFe_JiJ0oiUKEiETF3Oy1iKxmqI5SUJHMDpAPD8pSulTd4sGtwqPOqNopacmK-oPQCIw7uJ1Y64R5DiYwOwb6T4ZkdOoJ_cIeUAcpXECqF12m8kFcDkKVwjqifoDRo086-psZz5Q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-05-24+at+7.00.59+AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's the little sunroom off the kitchen while it was under construction ... I look forward to sharing with you what it looks like now! </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/AVvXsEinCrGT8BhEhB9HUVz_ypJv_QHYcV5Rxr8k5DIlhRe8fTv4lhrAyK7SAmmRVxlEaQxMZ8MX2scHWWKxLy810Gve5zT4CZILknyB5beuITbx5XBv7NIHPly7Wkou-y9Ai-nWWGXX58RgxCk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-05-27+at+6.07.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCrGT8BhEhB9HUVz_ypJv_QHYcV5Rxr8k5DIlhRe8fTv4lhrAyK7SAmmRVxlEaQxMZ8MX2scHWWKxLy810Gve5zT4CZILknyB5beuITbx5XBv7NIHPly7Wkou-y9Ai-nWWGXX58RgxCk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-05-27+at+6.07.39+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SOMEday we'll beef up the fireplace mantel in the great room similar to what we had in our home in SC!  For now ... I'll have fun styling this one!</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;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YQH-41978VJxCfYQ6k3gMhNWEwoPiAh6IB2cl6thkx5YpZqkwYR58WrcXasZVl_m0LBF4ZPoaFbL-QhHgEmqMP2cI8fwhwqUlaWh0PxW8xVKYZzRrG_B86-TMPo2dKLPyv1_vIEvOpM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-05-25+at+2.23.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YQH-41978VJxCfYQ6k3gMhNWEwoPiAh6IB2cl6thkx5YpZqkwYR58WrcXasZVl_m0LBF4ZPoaFbL-QhHgEmqMP2cI8fwhwqUlaWh0PxW8xVKYZzRrG_B86-TMPo2dKLPyv1_vIEvOpM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-05-25+at+2.23.45+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While we stuck with my favorite "Manchester Tan" for most of the main rooms and hallways, we decided to go a bit darker in the dining room and am loving Ben Moore's "Perfect Greige" in there! Now, to just mount the shelves!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpKaorc_qaxcaY1Wb2Fd8Y6eNsCxvG19zX6SWG55PXtYGp5k-gZX90wqGjvz41bo-0CIRzdpIagh4wkBTApwI9MQT7Pf9bJcv1buS9olpVDbVMPgnQW5fC3iTQ1BExiD8I2ntgMN8tF0/s1600/newdiningsneak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpKaorc_qaxcaY1Wb2Fd8Y6eNsCxvG19zX6SWG55PXtYGp5k-gZX90wqGjvz41bo-0CIRzdpIagh4wkBTApwI9MQT7Pf9bJcv1buS9olpVDbVMPgnQW5fC3iTQ1BExiD8I2ntgMN8tF0/s1600/newdiningsneak.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope you all will keep me company while we transform our new house into our "home."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span><br /><br /><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" />

A Change of Zip Codes

Helloooooo "elloooo ... elloooo" ((*echoes*)).  Is anybody out there?!  It's me ... the queen of blog neglect!  I've missed my little ol' blog and connecting with all of you ... but, lately, all I've had to share are boxes ... upon boxes ... upon BOXES!  Who wants to see that ?!  If I never see anot…

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