A Little Playroom Grows Up Just a Bit ...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once upon a time, a precious little boy used to have fun in this space ... banging on his little drums ... playing at his little table ... pretending he could read his little picture books.  </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;">And, theeen, without our approval, he started to grow up!  Sadly, it was time to let go of his "little, little" boy playroom.  *Sniff, sniff.*</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;">As much as I wasn't ready ... it was time for a change for our then 6 year old.</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;"><b>BEFORE:</b></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/AVvXsEiVvdSybRLyothjBDrLsT-73KSweecHsd9eVDBBLf7OUSkojprujFzJzdDJwmwMTkBhoSE0YK2AbdN5iqBR0-YbPkL6TsM-JVj5Z5lZi0_sLnLDe6T4ubbKjtGhY2_vlihZnPzECEB6lg/s1600/jaxplayb4overall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvdSybRLyothjBDrLsT-73KSweecHsd9eVDBBLf7OUSkojprujFzJzdDJwmwMTkBhoSE0YK2AbdN5iqBR0-YbPkL6TsM-JVj5Z5lZi0_sLnLDe6T4ubbKjtGhY2_vlihZnPzECEB6lg/s640/jaxplayb4overall.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>AFTER! </b> Here's his "big, little boy" hang out room today!  </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/AVvXsEhO36GqMCTW_nBBFCri_FBsbgRugdifLnA0z38PjfwnM12x1j9D8w03s2SnvEiazgvLYI8qXqismXW1YJuL14O2DXdWxqWRSmO7n5SWx9sAcWeo1wPFTdAgNRkjQLkxUde19OCyRE3w7w/s1600/jaxplayoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO36GqMCTW_nBBFCri_FBsbgRugdifLnA0z38PjfwnM12x1j9D8w03s2SnvEiazgvLYI8qXqismXW1YJuL14O2DXdWxqWRSmO7n5SWx9sAcWeo1wPFTdAgNRkjQLkxUde19OCyRE3w7w/s640/jaxplayoverall.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;">One thing I didn't want to let go of was the primary color scheme ... wanted this space to still feel "alive."</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/AVvXsEhrz3eblG-EfOiLQ_6pv2Dijfdy0WQS9vIRqmilb21PZ79QSK7nC722VrqzGv2EUlsU6EQHgJcVc9dqcm3woPOzjvvCApqneFPO0-PmA7URMRFX90_wKe4otPGkOD5BQNmFtrbW6yQUKA/s1600/jaxplaysofa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrz3eblG-EfOiLQ_6pv2Dijfdy0WQS9vIRqmilb21PZ79QSK7nC722VrqzGv2EUlsU6EQHgJcVc9dqcm3woPOzjvvCApqneFPO0-PmA7URMRFX90_wKe4otPGkOD5BQNmFtrbW6yQUKA/s640/jaxplaysofa.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;">We traded his light blue sofa for a brown microfiber one and threw on a couple of pillows from Pottery Barn that used to be in our great 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/AVvXsEg4ed6DaRXDl4wogvh3Wrc3fTww3dx0juULpu3gDrLVrDBW9-tsZMgks67pgrC4ViVRPhVgiBK207t4OmZvVdS_BYEzlh5IwW6YIpeQBqZFl_cpthQhLhuH4L0HbY-lfHEAf0xdK1Dxmg/s1600/jaxplaypillows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ed6DaRXDl4wogvh3Wrc3fTww3dx0juULpu3gDrLVrDBW9-tsZMgks67pgrC4ViVRPhVgiBK207t4OmZvVdS_BYEzlh5IwW6YIpeQBqZFl_cpthQhLhuH4L0HbY-lfHEAf0xdK1Dxmg/s640/jaxplaypillows.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;">The British flag pillow is from a local fabric shop (Fabric Showcase) and adds a great punch of color.  The blue lamps are from a local furniture shop, and the side tables are from none other than Home Goods.</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;">I then ordered this piece of art from "art.com."  I loved it the minute I spotted it because it's a bit vintage, full of great colors, annnnd my husband is from "Joisey":</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/AVvXsEiuNenUKNbuifiY1XG3BH3PST7iAtWFkE-CruPyx4FBpVkgLmTHQTzTiRsA6MSCImgUDTkoodN3DlkFn_cLnj3z3s9qLPga9bcDPs1I7cOahZuaqWHterdYWIXYsBfBbAt043oi6TSgRg/s1600/jaxplayart1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNenUKNbuifiY1XG3BH3PST7iAtWFkE-CruPyx4FBpVkgLmTHQTzTiRsA6MSCImgUDTkoodN3DlkFn_cLnj3z3s9qLPga9bcDPs1I7cOahZuaqWHterdYWIXYsBfBbAt043oi6TSgRg/s640/jaxplayart1.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 was then on to the curtains!  I wanted something "vintagey-nautical," full of primary colors.  When I spotted the below fabric at Fabric Showcase, I knew it just might work!  I chose to do only the upper 1/4 of the panels in the patterned fabric and opted for a s</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">olid navy blue fabric below ....</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/AVvXsEgA-wWMuR6SwFDlj8BIVNQNIO4ydIRWut6VbSsGJk-ZobYsrUhP0qFei3gHYgJbM3aL6CeB9w7oxgrfcIOnjlRijNzV0KmOXdKfn5BK3lKElEz1IXUukkXoGDVFo80cJxwPB-GBulAR8Q/s1600/jaxplaycurtains1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-wWMuR6SwFDlj8BIVNQNIO4ydIRWut6VbSsGJk-ZobYsrUhP0qFei3gHYgJbM3aL6CeB9w7oxgrfcIOnjlRijNzV0KmOXdKfn5BK3lKElEz1IXUukkXoGDVFo80cJxwPB-GBulAR8Q/s640/jaxplaycurtains1.jpg" width="412" /></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;">Simple cording that resembles nautical rope seperates the two:</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/AVvXsEguBLEGqKejZ8hLLzDC6ZD_Bttj1nWl3HUTWyvuPT56beTo9to79FmfdORJPCaYNUV7qDGZN0k3NPbIz5yK9VLtLpmeRa1m48AVZfO85Ta9VUbA9hFeXNbSoXsfItln8R0sfV7DhPjArg/s1600/jaxplaycurtains.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBLEGqKejZ8hLLzDC6ZD_Bttj1nWl3HUTWyvuPT56beTo9to79FmfdORJPCaYNUV7qDGZN0k3NPbIz5yK9VLtLpmeRa1m48AVZfO85Ta9VUbA9hFeXNbSoXsfItln8R0sfV7DhPjArg/s640/jaxplaycurtains.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>BEFORE:</b> Bye bye cubicles that housed bins full of trains, dinosaurs and little characters (sigh):</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/AVvXsEhLN94Qqhh2dOeEpkJcaXxJHVMABHrBaKkA07RdoI17xSYDFcj8cTOrCBOymLcf_bHF6s8qPBmkcXp1R3pOc_A8si4BB5HmsJg6XtO5bNvQ5HpC4Z7R_Usw8oskh758rtVVop4na5JOTA/s1600/jaxplayb4tv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLN94Qqhh2dOeEpkJcaXxJHVMABHrBaKkA07RdoI17xSYDFcj8cTOrCBOymLcf_bHF6s8qPBmkcXp1R3pOc_A8si4BB5HmsJg6XtO5bNvQ5HpC4Z7R_Usw8oskh758rtVVop4na5JOTA/s640/jaxplayb4tv.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="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;"><b>AFTER:</b>  We traded the open cubicles for a console that hides his electronics, along with his video games and DVDs.</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/AVvXsEghHgYj_o_s4nCXeMYCVVbVkPttkB0YJqj02GprTfI-sbW2ICH85yYXvXFrfsRh2y-qJYPQr4IfR16Bxz5LhJrE6qbpqmb0ZM9BksCt9KgE8nzA6s3-1iso1ddrSYtWyQlEYNP8XBwNxA/s1600/jaxplaytvwall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHgYj_o_s4nCXeMYCVVbVkPttkB0YJqj02GprTfI-sbW2ICH85yYXvXFrfsRh2y-qJYPQr4IfR16Bxz5LhJrE6qbpqmb0ZM9BksCt9KgE8nzA6s3-1iso1ddrSYtWyQlEYNP8XBwNxA/s640/jaxplaytvwall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKs8igyjNyM_QisIskwlfcrpidnopZSYcZP8nOsFEgmT_50NhKX_SCXX0wiD_HNBDH5TxfDcKP1hnBKtqdOPD4ODyPf0Lvpd54LpnKzRND7hjISS_hGKy8aIRgRUNYWNmTXgqt50BNQ/s1600/jaxplaylantern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKs8igyjNyM_QisIskwlfcrpidnopZSYcZP8nOsFEgmT_50NhKX_SCXX0wiD_HNBDH5TxfDcKP1hnBKtqdOPD4ODyPf0Lvpd54LpnKzRND7hjISS_hGKy8aIRgRUNYWNmTXgqt50BNQ/s640/jaxplaylantern.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Simple colorful canvases from Bed, Bath and Beyond were added to the wall on one side of the TV ...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQQqT_Jk-UBa6pXywoPLhgwFYKOHOpPh1JcCgD2O9o-4gfM6cxyU_CO9U2is_drtZsUd2dceoAKWij01QFz-mNHhjb72gK9-1ljEVOzwg6HnW5IoCAD_wPSU9xc5w-QygvFaIVdGc0Q/s1600/jaxplayart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQQqT_Jk-UBa6pXywoPLhgwFYKOHOpPh1JcCgD2O9o-4gfM6cxyU_CO9U2is_drtZsUd2dceoAKWij01QFz-mNHhjb72gK9-1ljEVOzwg6HnW5IoCAD_wPSU9xc5w-QygvFaIVdGc0Q/s640/jaxplayart.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, fun subway art from Hobby Lobby was added to the other:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuFHGtbbh4p87QRKGIcRbu6zAsM-xuG3nUDhl-giSR2zXNEQAIC0RrZPIwsEprN9v5Wi7rMyiPRpTT9H5jjAIEkK_od_kLT2m1LS9ugjE_zMxz6jfOt-Z_F51V6UvOV4UXSiCYxgNMw/s1600/jaxplaysubwayart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuFHGtbbh4p87QRKGIcRbu6zAsM-xuG3nUDhl-giSR2zXNEQAIC0RrZPIwsEprN9v5Wi7rMyiPRpTT9H5jjAIEkK_od_kLT2m1LS9ugjE_zMxz6jfOt-Z_F51V6UvOV4UXSiCYxgNMw/s640/jaxplaysubwayart.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, for those who are wondering where we store all of his toys ... let's just say the closet full of shelves and clear bins hides a LOT ... here's a peek at one side of it.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBAVyG9Xea6yzjoIIl8jBitjp0_HPDimMZD9XCt4xvb283HNGCzXIeRlD-yXTFD5JkI7oN7iLVRCO6lza2Kr2RfJAjFlFq2uR1kjTme1ktLlvtYbBjzdRRKpRWWK53kFfhtA9W7XVuQ/s1600/jaxplaycloset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBAVyG9Xea6yzjoIIl8jBitjp0_HPDimMZD9XCt4xvb283HNGCzXIeRlD-yXTFD5JkI7oN7iLVRCO6lza2Kr2RfJAjFlFq2uR1kjTme1ktLlvtYbBjzdRRKpRWWK53kFfhtA9W7XVuQ/s640/jaxplaycloset.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ONE day, we'll add "regular" accent chairs in here.  For now, these "Big Joe" bean bag chairs fit the bill.  They're pretty comfy ... </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVWsVJOOJ6Dhr8RU09yRKyEZdBhXA-mkfC19Fqfrynxh7uKKYuQGkMeuM5NA-wLPHfbIRSEKelkMEKn0NhPV5fbwy9-35_1dguvmJhN888mmfCILRr1zDyRRuxmuI_VKQFaQaWTBKNA/s1600/jaxplayoverall1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVWsVJOOJ6Dhr8RU09yRKyEZdBhXA-mkfC19Fqfrynxh7uKKYuQGkMeuM5NA-wLPHfbIRSEKelkMEKn0NhPV5fbwy9-35_1dguvmJhN888mmfCILRr1zDyRRuxmuI_VKQFaQaWTBKNA/s640/jaxplayoverall1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">AND great for kids to jump into ... s</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ee?!  My airborne "Ninja Turtle" landed safely in the chair!  LOL</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWX7zHj18Q-ltjVINbI7Z_m04T5mzfVAWoPcnxksQYFRAQpLDLAl_t7HvF_2hbRKjFnKRgIyJcSrY76fTrzJTERs1Pp6_gipJPE5KXIZhcQQkVm03jNx1jTO_43prahk_oRNiJA_BSw/s1600/jaxplayroomjump.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWX7zHj18Q-ltjVINbI7Z_m04T5mzfVAWoPcnxksQYFRAQpLDLAl_t7HvF_2hbRKjFnKRgIyJcSrY76fTrzJTERs1Pp6_gipJPE5KXIZhcQQkVm03jNx1jTO_43prahk_oRNiJA_BSw/s640/jaxplayroomjump.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's hoping he enjoys his playroom like this for a few years ... NOT ready for "tween" room decorating anytime soon!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks a bunch for stopping by!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Come play 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-137/">Tuesday's Treasures</a></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

A Little Playroom Grows Up Just a Bit ...

Once upon a time, a precious little boy used to have fun in this space ... banging on his little drums ... playing at his little table ... p...

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The Traveling Chairs ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not too long ago, I scooped up these awesome chairs from World Market, knowing that they'd be </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">perfect 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/AVvXsEjGojWq8-v_wPFSicwc9Tmw6abco-wUSd310z1WZVu4bPXhk5DDpvDYMbR6zA_SHGzRh9id7oMh1h8NwrVP1a8qHw9KDvwAuETB0S9Sm_dARo55aWJ_SpfMiTWMuwx0TNauPjmuURqLug/s1600/FBchairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGojWq8-v_wPFSicwc9Tmw6abco-wUSd310z1WZVu4bPXhk5DDpvDYMbR6zA_SHGzRh9id7oMh1h8NwrVP1a8qHw9KDvwAuETB0S9Sm_dARo55aWJ_SpfMiTWMuwx0TNauPjmuURqLug/s640/FBchairs.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;">TA DAAAAAA!  Don't they look great in our DINING room?  LOL ... oops, sitting room ... please don't be too upset!</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/AVvXsEg9vRiRznRW9u4Y7RJtruFZnyONdMj_-46VRvWThyphenhyphenyfeABwGMlJPz04TSbLg6xfhyphenhyphenkKcCoOH3BASnvpttzfnqE-ufXhdl2LqQoUpdSq0z3R9BgVvygSTlAA0PhhH-yuBjd7kSN7CodvfQ/s1600/diningchairoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vRiRznRW9u4Y7RJtruFZnyONdMj_-46VRvWThyphenhyphenyfeABwGMlJPz04TSbLg6xfhyphenhyphenkKcCoOH3BASnvpttzfnqE-ufXhdl2LqQoUpdSq0z3R9BgVvygSTlAA0PhhH-yuBjd7kSN7CodvfQ/s640/diningchairoverall.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;">You know you've been there ... buying a piece you know would be perfect in a certain spot, only to get it/them home and place it/them somewhere else instead!  </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;">They really are rather fun in here ... love the texture they add:</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/AVvXsEjyJygXMX_A97EW3XzCLpYoe2EQ2Mna3UtJeEXtR6fWEJno3NS9l_QtX9FXdUQ_1hjD2SMOoUnvW8z7JRyqo2AFQjedLbpDKKQ9QlOcv40t4pDOaya4tUCOZfFnkxr5KkUsfQZb2c7AGQ/s1600/diningchair1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJygXMX_A97EW3XzCLpYoe2EQ2Mna3UtJeEXtR6fWEJno3NS9l_QtX9FXdUQ_1hjD2SMOoUnvW8z7JRyqo2AFQjedLbpDKKQ9QlOcv40t4pDOaya4tUCOZfFnkxr5KkUsfQZb2c7AGQ/s640/diningchair1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They're super comfy, especially with added pillows perched on them that match our new curtains!  </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/AVvXsEjoF1gVMOHUGYzl8vXgn5PvcABYcvDv6QTuvLh7ZwLhLV2Kb0g609ITdzQ6day3TEZi2_odofNDQEO0S-fuQSZ9xW_wkLuL1GTt1-J3FVmwlqolHuIjCzkD3GfP_25UlYOSYN3R-fQqdw/s1600/diningchairpillow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoF1gVMOHUGYzl8vXgn5PvcABYcvDv6QTuvLh7ZwLhLV2Kb0g609ITdzQ6day3TEZi2_odofNDQEO0S-fuQSZ9xW_wkLuL1GTt1-J3FVmwlqolHuIjCzkD3GfP_25UlYOSYN3R-fQqdw/s640/diningchairpillow.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While you're in here, you can see our buffet with its simple vignette:</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/AVvXsEjakYRnGCr9mSZJm-AQH1zBBQzYvJGt5pGnTwa_xBIXdWJs00jMuSHgdi05ajPbMmQzJm0JEkFrxbRLeSk8wSSt-L0ohuPWury0Y-AsSFwIOSGiMgRyBqxtyZws5DaFgTzi7S4Nl0lDZQ/s1600/diningchairbuffet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakYRnGCr9mSZJm-AQH1zBBQzYvJGt5pGnTwa_xBIXdWJs00jMuSHgdi05ajPbMmQzJm0JEkFrxbRLeSk8wSSt-L0ohuPWury0Y-AsSFwIOSGiMgRyBqxtyZws5DaFgTzi7S4Nl0lDZQ/s640/diningchairbuffet.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/AVvXsEj9TS_gvzwzhNBAnxwg1GZLkHxhiCJPoK62bLC1i3KokAAJnsYgRU040GsH3On0HtCE5V8MjVOY0-Q5PCzPMp1FO8MXmN-P4lTRU734YEffLdR60iKOgBpA1yDycsOqYhrE75u4eCwDAg/s1600/diningchairtureen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TS_gvzwzhNBAnxwg1GZLkHxhiCJPoK62bLC1i3KokAAJnsYgRU040GsH3On0HtCE5V8MjVOY0-Q5PCzPMp1FO8MXmN-P4lTRU734YEffLdR60iKOgBpA1yDycsOqYhrE75u4eCwDAg/s640/diningchairtureen.jpg" width="426" /></a></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/AVvXsEhowoHwJz1BzENl1BdXwTKxnTLVzvsPdL8iyaUezWf7WKI-3FAtcvqQullOf7dKVCe6ge8aUUCYwA6Jz-8SUE8E2HAyQA0iNtpgaSeJoZC-Az4hZYx2VqyXDqyNemrkJ9MthR7qykq1RA/s1600/diningchairsilver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowoHwJz1BzENl1BdXwTKxnTLVzvsPdL8iyaUezWf7WKI-3FAtcvqQullOf7dKVCe6ge8aUUCYwA6Jz-8SUE8E2HAyQA0iNtpgaSeJoZC-Az4hZYx2VqyXDqyNemrkJ9MthR7qykq1RA/s640/diningchairsilver.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To tie in with the mustard yellow in the print on the sideboard, I added a yellow plate (had on hand) to two of our floating shelves:</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/AVvXsEhVSgl1fBAxzUgbBiTP4MWetljSHLQwsnqVfKvc0JLQLsnP_NPc7ulxGJdgCkBJJWPJVEpvBPvg-Foi66xbKfxRw8jb2uhBlJYgnsBO6OocQYtPTb_r7zP1X916PHaMx59Ql3397mvBwA/s1600/diningchairyellowplate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSgl1fBAxzUgbBiTP4MWetljSHLQwsnqVfKvc0JLQLsnP_NPc7ulxGJdgCkBJJWPJVEpvBPvg-Foi66xbKfxRw8jb2uhBlJYgnsBO6OocQYtPTb_r7zP1X916PHaMx59Ql3397mvBwA/s640/diningchairyellowplate.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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;">Chunky candlesticks that used to be bronze were painted with both Old White (Annie Sloane) and Smoky Mountain (CeCe):</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/AVvXsEhwKEbx5WQuiHsJKhwO_vOEMA2TRzFdXdcT-22ea9MEg4QNWMH8EGBrDa5U6ZIPEWKkK6oFsHpATOimpG-s-tK54MDWuHMy9lk1IvvPYkSTUGLx0f-XHh3kDlCSSt6qwoQMa5w9PiSOJQ/s1600/fbcandlecollage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKEbx5WQuiHsJKhwO_vOEMA2TRzFdXdcT-22ea9MEg4QNWMH8EGBrDa5U6ZIPEWKkK6oFsHpATOimpG-s-tK54MDWuHMy9lk1IvvPYkSTUGLx0f-XHh3kDlCSSt6qwoQMa5w9PiSOJQ/s640/fbcandlecollage.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;">There, that's better!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1KNV7nr740Mvnb-JQa6xJvuPE3FgQCwuS4xBfI2Ktgg6wcUqCD98mCGxo1XaFLoMqvFbmgRZIWm9QC7j4oMlqFGz20tQdf7piYla6kX6RS6qv77IInA7vKo3uYx1wjIW874jSHQzZA/s1600/diningchaircandles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1KNV7nr740Mvnb-JQa6xJvuPE3FgQCwuS4xBfI2Ktgg6wcUqCD98mCGxo1XaFLoMqvFbmgRZIWm9QC7j4oMlqFGz20tQdf7piYla6kX6RS6qv77IInA7vKo3uYx1wjIW874jSHQzZA/s640/diningchaircandles.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also pulled a couple of platters I had tucked away and placed them on the wall in the corner:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFjjfx6ehSvR0QOugzPj6Emf6x6yW9zYpQr-w5vqhC0_JueQZoVbPlk3ItKpxkY2A8OoXxuEvN9PtZ2bjHKs_LG5lhrBPS-5iXC8NIfQ-mQ7dxlb63WoCIvOukDcrajSIX8JYSJbiPw/s1600/diningchaircandleclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFjjfx6ehSvR0QOugzPj6Emf6x6yW9zYpQr-w5vqhC0_JueQZoVbPlk3ItKpxkY2A8OoXxuEvN9PtZ2bjHKs_LG5lhrBPS-5iXC8NIfQ-mQ7dxlb63WoCIvOukDcrajSIX8JYSJbiPw/s640/diningchaircandleclose.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;">While I LOVE our new chairs in the dining room, I have a feeling they'll be traveling all over our house, including our sitting room someday!</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/AVvXsEgEF-J4aIcD2A8VN6LCBXieXCZgQlrbgqGb7OOK0_rt0hSbf6S4vwbw0FEippngOfmQEMLaXbvg-BLheS-IU0pU7EFMpKoN94qan2nVV0irMq55fPnSRxocXF8Zn8X_ZazY7BTjkrgTTw/s1600/diningchairsside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEF-J4aIcD2A8VN6LCBXieXCZgQlrbgqGb7OOK0_rt0hSbf6S4vwbw0FEippngOfmQEMLaXbvg-BLheS-IU0pU7EFMpKoN94qan2nVV0irMq55fPnSRxocXF8Zn8X_ZazY7BTjkrgTTw/s640/diningchairsside.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't you just love your pieces that travel, too?</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by,</span></div><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

The Traveling Chairs ...

Not too long ago, I scooped up these awesome chairs from World Market, knowing that they'd be perfect in our SITTING room!  TA DAAAAAA! ...

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My Never Ending Crush on Coastal ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ALL of my life, I've loved the ocean ... not going IN it, necessarily (although, I'd spend hours in it when I was little), but, just how it makes me feel ... the smell of the ocean air ... the roar of the waves ... and the noise of the seagulls hunting for a snack.  It always brings back great memories of my sisters and me when we would vacation at the beach when we were young ... throwing sand at each other ... pushing each other on rafts directly into the crest of the waves so that we'd go crashing down onto the shoreline ... waiting to hear the sound of the ice cream truck ... and, enjoying fresh corn on the cob while sitting on the deck, listening to Carly Simon and Carole King.</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;">That's why I'm so thankful I get to LIVE by the beach ... even though we don't stick our toes in the sand nearly enough, just "knowing" it's a few miles down the road makes me happy!</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;">I suppose that's why I love adding coastal accents to our home, with our mantel being no exception.  When I spotted this pretty piece at Home Goods, I  just knew it'd be the perfect focal point for our coastal mantel:</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/AVvXsEgbFwgVT3Qq9BMi8qL0nmVLUmNO2phyphenhyphenEW7ZnLt0n2nwn1nWRlsRWthmohyphenhyphenITehEPsJl3Rvzxsyj1eLCXdzKYKlDjyb3gldnEjX_O9U57n5Pqmybd2Bes2I1TVLu4F4qeTbAdBFwze7qfA/s1600/mantelcoastalart1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFwgVT3Qq9BMi8qL0nmVLUmNO2phyphenhyphenEW7ZnLt0n2nwn1nWRlsRWthmohyphenhyphenITehEPsJl3Rvzxsyj1eLCXdzKYKlDjyb3gldnEjX_O9U57n5Pqmybd2Bes2I1TVLu4F4qeTbAdBFwze7qfA/s640/mantelcoastalart1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This cute shore bird just "had" to fly the coop at Big Lots and come home with me.  He loves being perched by our mercury-based hurricane filled with sand and simple pillar candle:</span><br /><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/AVvXsEiD6uuRLXXUOjOf_ax-fTTcnQBDmY6cDov9Yws4SOEHRs4xEdS3FSdkPiVPZ7kVwYJ6nNZF1IopGXITYeyAEgi9p61AYWjaq7nwk5VUGDM8jXpuZOuXLxG6oVNEKcpop4zLk4UuaPGkjw/s1600/mantelcoastalbird.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6uuRLXXUOjOf_ax-fTTcnQBDmY6cDov9Yws4SOEHRs4xEdS3FSdkPiVPZ7kVwYJ6nNZF1IopGXITYeyAEgi9p61AYWjaq7nwk5VUGDM8jXpuZOuXLxG6oVNEKcpop4zLk4UuaPGkjw/s640/mantelcoastalbird.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;">Glass floats wrapped in twine (from Pottery Barn) joined the gang, too:</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/AVvXsEiQM5lBk_PekwQMGfo3LtKtb9JBSNm-bUFv1IC8NICjZ6Kor6c-iuhDdXI4SvNbUJ3r-8CurUqdcT5V77eSuWX8suQOtHoCw9CD_lwxCCBvbXf_N5-3dyabjRESGgp05sLUucXq9a73MQ/s1600/mantelcoastalballs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQM5lBk_PekwQMGfo3LtKtb9JBSNm-bUFv1IC8NICjZ6Kor6c-iuhDdXI4SvNbUJ3r-8CurUqdcT5V77eSuWX8suQOtHoCw9CD_lwxCCBvbXf_N5-3dyabjRESGgp05sLUucXq9a73MQ/s640/mantelcoastalballs.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As did this piece of coral I had on hand:</span><br /><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/AVvXsEhXhS8tV1UvyIscoktJW6odHjqlspK5Nr9x1ei6HGc8eH65hxG3Thf3kO0_jcQnaO_ioXx7bxN52_E8XtkCYBWGSwjjnvDKcega1i7-_pxjfBrN6vJ4sY5EeL9HAIp_ZAk7RZhspSHx7A/s1600/mantelcoastalcoral.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhS8tV1UvyIscoktJW6odHjqlspK5Nr9x1ei6HGc8eH65hxG3Thf3kO0_jcQnaO_ioXx7bxN52_E8XtkCYBWGSwjjnvDKcega1i7-_pxjfBrN6vJ4sY5EeL9HAIp_ZAk7RZhspSHx7A/s640/mantelcoastalcoral.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;">Little starfish (also from Pottery Barn) are so easy to scatter around ... and, little mercury votive holders tie in with our hurricanes:</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/AVvXsEhgewREb1Z6sGVx0YGOg_HZVYTjjLiOPPQK4QJIACPRtbecDIENJbcG_HH8t9HEjRMwzc9ZvZbyqWEtrdhLfBo7V2hHhNBziL3PaP-MR7ECy-2v-qg9EmHJkeSidytuZGS8S5xLutPOLA/s1600/mantelcoastalcandle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgewREb1Z6sGVx0YGOg_HZVYTjjLiOPPQK4QJIACPRtbecDIENJbcG_HH8t9HEjRMwzc9ZvZbyqWEtrdhLfBo7V2hHhNBziL3PaP-MR7ECy-2v-qg9EmHJkeSidytuZGS8S5xLutPOLA/s640/mantelcoastalcandle.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I wasn't quite ready to let go of the white dogwood branches I had in place for our Spring mantel, I simply added Manzanita branches to them to give them a little "coastal" feel, too:</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/AVvXsEh1mmJ9RLgS28gx1Kxaoz6hfPr_GEmRTgJ4higqR9sngAHjx0AJW1i5PaR8RHDPiYYc9AR3PSgPWEHNVSvyGfcDH_9pMAIpP9rMiR5hl8lsseVFn8ATi-GKFXdrIlNDcB_SqpAR_XHerQ/s1600/mantelcoastalbranches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mmJ9RLgS28gx1Kxaoz6hfPr_GEmRTgJ4higqR9sngAHjx0AJW1i5PaR8RHDPiYYc9AR3PSgPWEHNVSvyGfcDH_9pMAIpP9rMiR5hl8lsseVFn8ATi-GKFXdrIlNDcB_SqpAR_XHerQ/s640/mantelcoastalbranches.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It all came together to look like this ...</span><br /><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/AVvXsEjNSuPawKg4tscUomAzKg1o2zOKrW-EZJkkY7HlO1Bwj0p5UCbRTzCUI3Z2_i96WYPA1KZJgNWpV4Q2eW3APCQKmZHHNwp1NjP3O8eO53V1e8NprPoy_zBg0YO_-8_9BA7t8nHaKLh2Og/s1600/mantelcoastaloverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSuPawKg4tscUomAzKg1o2zOKrW-EZJkkY7HlO1Bwj0p5UCbRTzCUI3Z2_i96WYPA1KZJgNWpV4Q2eW3APCQKmZHHNwp1NjP3O8eO53V1e8NprPoy_zBg0YO_-8_9BA7t8nHaKLh2Og/s640/mantelcoastaloverall.jpg" width="426" /></a></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/AVvXsEgFDJ2BblbB-S3-B4R0ZQfIWj1htSjBv0gaYJ_e5K08tOgaASRyK3tqIx_hnbIGv5c2702ErkgReNrCTyEA-KwtE3LncYouMRyL35hn-L0cWw9Yoq5YOseYFpN8ZyLcINYCXhulQLLLmA/s1600/mantelcoastalright.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDJ2BblbB-S3-B4R0ZQfIWj1htSjBv0gaYJ_e5K08tOgaASRyK3tqIx_hnbIGv5c2702ErkgReNrCTyEA-KwtE3LncYouMRyL35hn-L0cWw9Yoq5YOseYFpN8ZyLcINYCXhulQLLLmA/s640/mantelcoastalright.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just a simple coastal mantel that, when I look at it, brings back great beach memories of my childhood and those that my family and I have yet to make:</span><br /><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/AVvXsEhSnxwV7G1JSOEtbuGbRN1hZ1iC0wylE-41tjIRQ62TApbGQrNu34QAEeF4UXzJ0_hMV2zwYApP_99wckGpJZEYVYMMMJmQyf5JvwWKa5pXnDyCUv7qtcmaLul7KxBQsoLRImbe-J7jCg/s1600/mantelcoastalside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnxwV7G1JSOEtbuGbRN1hZ1iC0wylE-41tjIRQ62TApbGQrNu34QAEeF4UXzJ0_hMV2zwYApP_99wckGpJZEYVYMMMJmQyf5JvwWKa5pXnDyCUv7qtcmaLul7KxBQsoLRImbe-J7jCg/s640/mantelcoastalside.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So ... do memories from your childhood have an effect on your decorating styles?  Apparently, they do with mine!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm off to party here:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Savvy Southern Style/WUW</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia/<a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-136/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuesdays-treasures-136">Tuesday's Treasures</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No Minimalist Here/<a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/2013/05/open-house-party_29.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NoMinimalistHere+%28No+Minimalist+Here%29">Open House Party</a></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for taking the time to stop 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%;" />

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Gold and Glass ... Who Knew?

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Saturday, friends.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My husband often jokes with me by saying that he's glad that my taste in men doesn't change as much as my taste in decorating styles does!  Ha!  Poor man ... the things he has to put up with being married to me ... mainly, my decorating addiction, especially how often things change around here!</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The latest tweaks taking place in our great room have revealed that, apparently, out of nowhere,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> I'm now a big fan of gold and glass coffee tables!  Who knew?!  Annnd, that's when I decided we simply had to move our heavy, dark coffee table out and make room for a gold and glass beauty!  Alas, the search began ....</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I fell in love with this one from <a href="http://www.ethanallen.com/product?productId=5152634&categoryId=8019">Ethan Allen</a>, but, for over $700, sadly, I had to pass:</span><br /><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/AVvXsEiw_0zDZlt661wKKJ-kNxtC7FpbCUxL24DFpkt54srcBDQhiqfOEUQGd5QML-rI0kHXlWga949a82A-hxm3CH65EOnUzh8L8mfX6TEWW5LXIMJrEyx2m0eKfELiJOA1idEr1GehM_5oeg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-05-18+at+10.40.56+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_0zDZlt661wKKJ-kNxtC7FpbCUxL24DFpkt54srcBDQhiqfOEUQGd5QML-rI0kHXlWga949a82A-hxm3CH65EOnUzh8L8mfX6TEWW5LXIMJrEyx2m0eKfELiJOA1idEr1GehM_5oeg/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-05-18+at+10.40.56+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This one from </span><a href="http://www.google.com/shopping/product/648554459067478308?q=gold%20coffee%20table&hl=en&sqi=2&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46751780,d.eWU&biw=1440&bih=710&sa=X&ei=8ZGXUYaSNIfm8wTZ7YFo&ved=0CG4Q8gIwAA" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Uttermost</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> is gorgeous (especially the gallery shelf below)  but, again ... with a price tag of over $500, that's still a bit too high.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48hkRjoM8JMc4jDuxGA1ym6BvN5KbcP9g1NShhzQgKq5obX9qYPlKrucU7pqszdpJzKrLEyN7B1Kfg5QmNdKznzAAtheRunyXb0Ff-lMzw3CjRRaa4kP1iElZ0eMoUwP1WaCh1NHjPw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-05-18+at+10.47.34+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48hkRjoM8JMc4jDuxGA1ym6BvN5KbcP9g1NShhzQgKq5obX9qYPlKrucU7pqszdpJzKrLEyN7B1Kfg5QmNdKznzAAtheRunyXb0Ff-lMzw3CjRRaa4kP1iElZ0eMoUwP1WaCh1NHjPw/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-05-18+at+10.47.34+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I scoured Craiglist for days ... no luck!  Goodness, this was becoming a bit of a challenge ....</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">THAT'S when I came across this *pretty* from <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/10825375?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227000030025&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=&wl3=13223083990&wl4=&wl5=pla&veh=sem">Wal-Mart </a>for only $99 (free shipping, too, when you "site to store")!  </span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEI8EvlE0jgD3Xp6JJeyGMOonaNN4YsWGMBGcNB-LRDg4qGwwXegj40ldMspLuHJcQWwJrubdWcn0Pp2YZRR169RW5EY-IopQDIBg-OSvD46fnJBV1OXzJOkgDgkmIME5caYD7VRledw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-05-18+at+10.58.30+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEI8EvlE0jgD3Xp6JJeyGMOonaNN4YsWGMBGcNB-LRDg4qGwwXegj40ldMspLuHJcQWwJrubdWcn0Pp2YZRR169RW5EY-IopQDIBg-OSvD46fnJBV1OXzJOkgDgkmIME5caYD7VRledw/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-05-18+at+10.58.30+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But, wait ... I know you're thinking "um, Becca ... it's not gold!"  You're absolutely right!  Alas, nooooo worries ... that's where a can of *this* from <a href="http://www.lowes.com/pd_57766-4-465.0066009.076_0__?productId=3729675&Ntt=valspar+metallic+spray+paint&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dvalspar%2Bmetallic%2Bspray%2Bpaint&facetInfo=">Lowe's</a> saved the day: </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVEmJ4WlfEAHVOXBmVe_ZswK0eZrisFkdv9y4_mQz1QmiwqdmLpQpNg2pSmJOnlkn34o4efJ4tsO9qkOTyOaYDbFT5-R3KKjTgY3tUolT0R987EqCq3WzTWs0yAanflpOrcHvRwnd6Q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-05-18+at+11.03.23+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVEmJ4WlfEAHVOXBmVe_ZswK0eZrisFkdv9y4_mQz1QmiwqdmLpQpNg2pSmJOnlkn34o4efJ4tsO9qkOTyOaYDbFT5-R3KKjTgY3tUolT0R987EqCq3WzTWs0yAanflpOrcHvRwnd6Q/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-05-18+at+11.03.23+AM.png" width="336" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A few coats later, and here's a peek at what it looks like now!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jy1jdBPAkGXADvDDfVveCAV33tXNngrXI-fr_Msx5ka76GS9lfXq_kndZIDVgPgMeWgZGe98Nh52r_RCFy5z0EbaH8cneVn61FTBwtcj4dCwDJE8jdWvDdstIWcd44t-W0raMtJs8Q/s1600/tablegreatnew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jy1jdBPAkGXADvDDfVveCAV33tXNngrXI-fr_Msx5ka76GS9lfXq_kndZIDVgPgMeWgZGe98Nh52r_RCFy5z0EbaH8cneVn61FTBwtcj4dCwDJE8jdWvDdstIWcd44t-W0raMtJs8Q/s640/tablegreatnew.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wooo Hooo ... JUST what I had hoped for!  </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Don't you just love it when you can get the look you want, without paying the hefty price?! </span><br /><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'll be back soon to share more of the little changes in here, including our "coastal" mantel:</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/AVvXsEgJPM33Ucor8KvVXgeCP4mn-oNjONm7fh3EZkf8MMct5sO0g8oBEaktUXq98Bs4VER-AtTve5dYmIOCMqw-SyUa8PnDi0o_cAUmKWOzrHX59fsjCxQXHUQhxRtEy4Pvnd8nieLD_cvvYA/s1600/greatcoastalmantel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPM33Ucor8KvVXgeCP4mn-oNjONm7fh3EZkf8MMct5sO0g8oBEaktUXq98Bs4VER-AtTve5dYmIOCMqw-SyUa8PnDi0o_cAUmKWOzrHX59fsjCxQXHUQhxRtEy4Pvnd8nieLD_cvvYA/s640/greatcoastalmantel.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a great day ... thanks for stopping by,</span><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

Gold and Glass ... Who Knew?

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New Paint Means New Chandie!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Monday, friends!</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;">Not too long ago, I shared how I painted the inside of our front door black.  Such a quick, inexpensive project that really made a difference (love those kinds of projects, don't you)?  </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/AVvXsEjBwXz_wYuZsmZA-1fWsBspBheoAdz8vw1KVoB0oOZwvLE_feDnBN_MgppyxK_cj_Ex5KEEtQjJATMV4iufXIG1MStiu-xj9-hXDuM-cmg1nUMUaP9SBXMKGfH6eTWUmIV7wSavLBWkgg/s1600/frontdoorcollage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwXz_wYuZsmZA-1fWsBspBheoAdz8vw1KVoB0oOZwvLE_feDnBN_MgppyxK_cj_Ex5KEEtQjJATMV4iufXIG1MStiu-xj9-hXDuM-cmg1nUMUaP9SBXMKGfH6eTWUmIV7wSavLBWkgg/s640/frontdoorcollage.jpg" width="640" /></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;">Of course, that "freebie" project then led to a "not so free" project (oops).  Our foyer chandie, which was brown metal with stained glass in shades of purples, greens and reds just didn't work anymore (sorry I don't have a before pic) ... actually, it hadn't worked for some time, but it was one of those projects we simply put off ... for 6 years!</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;">Thanks to Home Depot, our foyer got a new chandie ... the price was right, too, which made it even "more" appealing!  Love its simplistic style:</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/AVvXsEiyl67ME4HwCSb1Erf7_5-huXDcuiejQEP8GBydjCzL1yl-7VeMP721RjT9-Gk2d3WujSY_y6Nm2gDbjItoX1X2uwc54KLXBtQv-IT-D7XD7wadms9AfI5RRXSftUmPc0RF5e4tc9W94w/s1600/foyerchandie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyl67ME4HwCSb1Erf7_5-huXDcuiejQEP8GBydjCzL1yl-7VeMP721RjT9-Gk2d3WujSY_y6Nm2gDbjItoX1X2uwc54KLXBtQv-IT-D7XD7wadms9AfI5RRXSftUmPc0RF5e4tc9W94w/s640/foyerchandie.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;">While playing around in this small space, I then decided to wash a bit of grey onto the white urns:</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/AVvXsEgW3Q1JWlweYLwA6pw0gh7IpXBX9Tx7OvaiJjnHtEpmsrGYAyE-73fVQQXc2Qt8Kx24FoLJ_gj6GYrLRNIo_wiabHg8rIiyUZBOeXJ6ZXBXZ1EedYjcJD9a7GOcyvOUtjm3yYMoPXAjyg/s1600/foyerfern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3Q1JWlweYLwA6pw0gh7IpXBX9Tx7OvaiJjnHtEpmsrGYAyE-73fVQQXc2Qt8Kx24FoLJ_gj6GYrLRNIo_wiabHg8rIiyUZBOeXJ6ZXBXZ1EedYjcJD9a7GOcyvOUtjm3yYMoPXAjyg/s640/foyerfern.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted them to tie in with the new panels in both the sitting and dining rooms: </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiz25j61rQ6YRs66Xsg1Wa6UWthHB9y_BePPUYZbds_mMY4YtvrAmegYfG8pG3Wb86Z6xSewAnPCpYbUHblLH83VNkm31-7KNIqjV5lUybAndyFdXwj4n_h0bM4Tebp9TZKMLFqmaI0g/s1600/foyerfernside1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiz25j61rQ6YRs66Xsg1Wa6UWthHB9y_BePPUYZbds_mMY4YtvrAmegYfG8pG3Wb86Z6xSewAnPCpYbUHblLH83VNkm31-7KNIqjV5lUybAndyFdXwj4n_h0bM4Tebp9TZKMLFqmaI0g/s640/foyerfernside1.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 then brought back our larger rug that has the mustard/gold yellows (like our new fabric), with flecks of black here and there:</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/AVvXsEiTqs0JeyyETJpqStS3lL9ls_GqFbFxudKJzuEDdsEgxschUVJ_ESxP4JiKXkJBXt0jNDBZsR8fSE30kNfGwk9z6BuzdatyI0EExdnrVaTlcf1qNZ4jjOhk7BoLNCXNg4XFDifWOWYnWQ/s1600/foyerrug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqs0JeyyETJpqStS3lL9ls_GqFbFxudKJzuEDdsEgxschUVJ_ESxP4JiKXkJBXt0jNDBZsR8fSE30kNfGwk9z6BuzdatyI0EExdnrVaTlcf1qNZ4jjOhk7BoLNCXNg4XFDifWOWYnWQ/s640/foyerrug.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, I'm a big fan of dressing doors with simple tassels, too!</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/AVvXsEjeHsEk9gwM8XZm1LU18eBO3PggFrlEKsmFay2eP6qP5Hhh8wE9Qq4BelXhFt7VSB5zAMuxFK-MMc9XDGROv0AjiG4G7XeoKR_tdTDh7i3cEC3984uag2BxCykg55YeCjMfq3xElggDnw/s1600/foyertassel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHsEk9gwM8XZm1LU18eBO3PggFrlEKsmFay2eP6qP5Hhh8wE9Qq4BelXhFt7VSB5zAMuxFK-MMc9XDGROv0AjiG4G7XeoKR_tdTDh7i3cEC3984uag2BxCykg55YeCjMfq3xElggDnw/s640/foyertassel.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 love how the new chandie ties in with our front door!  Annnd, while you're here, you can also see how I used the same fabric in our sitting and dining rooms, which makes my little symmetrical self a happy girl. </span></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: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlXR54t3qG0MNckgTznQEyJhro-oMdZ_DQE5x-V0h_QvKNDBncpYLXfbvKdsTDG3ASajyFMAS8FbOWRuq_r4BLRT09t-NzKu4VZ2yZ1ZIj_CtqEbJMwR3lpSZydLGOdciwxORxYJXCw/s1600/foyeroverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlXR54t3qG0MNckgTznQEyJhro-oMdZ_DQE5x-V0h_QvKNDBncpYLXfbvKdsTDG3ASajyFMAS8FbOWRuq_r4BLRT09t-NzKu4VZ2yZ1ZIj_CtqEbJMwR3lpSZydLGOdciwxORxYJXCw/s640/foyeroverall.jpg" width="404" /></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 hope you all have a happy week.  I'm off to continue making a few changes in our great room ... starting with the addition of this beautiful seagrass rug ... LOVE!</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/AVvXsEiZ2pNXoHL4IhDWoNKSUoaIhIIb2vyLTiN7X1GSnB2AbDORfwLFOZeoTy_J72kUjrriEC0Xfg33u-cpvK2oBcWsru4xdydjLGQJvgWK52rdFWpOR_sMyQQKY4ERdvx9C4faGtmP2gG4EA/s1600/FBgreatrug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2pNXoHL4IhDWoNKSUoaIhIIb2vyLTiN7X1GSnB2AbDORfwLFOZeoTy_J72kUjrriEC0Xfg33u-cpvK2oBcWsru4xdydjLGQJvgWK52rdFWpOR_sMyQQKY4ERdvx9C4faGtmP2gG4EA/s640/FBgreatrug.jpg" width="480" /></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;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

New Paint Means New Chandie!

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Hometalk Always Inspires

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings, 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;">When this time of year rolls around, my ADD (Attention *Decorating* Disorder) kicks in ... in HIGH gear!  One of the projects I'm currently tackling is redoing my son's bathroom.  Of course that means turning to the amazing <a href="http://www.hometalk.com/"><b>HOMETALK</b></a> for inspiration!  And, what perfect timing when the fabulous Miriam (<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18px;">Hometalk's Director of Community Development)</span>, asked if I would curate an "Affordable B</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">athroom Decor" clipboard  to share with all of you (well, twist my arm, why don't ya' ... of *course* I would)!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1377842028275409340" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, when you have a moment, feel free to click on the picture below, which will take you right to my "Affordable Bathroom Decor" clipboard ... you might even *spy* your bathroom on there or someone else's that you know! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hometalk.com/b/796635/affordable-bathroom-decor" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Hometalkaffordablebathdecor"><img alt=" photo ScreenShot2013-05-09at15534PM_zps83422a3c.png" border="0" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blog/ScreenShot2013-05-09at15534PM_zps83422a3c.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">There sure are a bunch of amazing folks out there who have shared crafty, affordable, creative (if not, genius) ideas when it comes to bathroom decor!  </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">You just might want to implement an idea, or 10, in your humble abode, like I plan on doing!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">And, if you've never toured around Hometalk, be sure and stay there while ... there are endless amounts of ideas and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">inspiration, no matter what your project is!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a great day and thanks for stopping by ... and, a special thank you to Miriam for asking me to be a curator!</span></div><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

Hometalk Always Inspires

Greetings, friends! When this time of year rolls around, my ADD (Attention *Decorating* Disorder) kicks in ... in HIGH gear!  One of the pro...

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