Summer Showcase of Homes

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Who doesn't love taking a peek into other peoples' homes for a little tour?!  Well, starting next week, 26 bloggers (myself included) will be sharing our Summer "casas!"</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/AVvXsEj9V3WwwtW0hELXpuOandAqDKyAlu__3bSZr6S74EIamDU4k4kvTwm17sqZ9BhyphenhyphenYX0525YOQVtafmqB7PKa512af2kEdlvQ3OrNkHv18pLLLCHIBjPCCnQRan84uB4RoHt0KGn6eiv3KQ/s1600/summertour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9V3WwwtW0hELXpuOandAqDKyAlu__3bSZr6S74EIamDU4k4kvTwm17sqZ9BhyphenhyphenYX0525YOQVtafmqB7PKa512af2kEdlvQ3OrNkHv18pLLLCHIBjPCCnQRan84uB4RoHt0KGn6eiv3KQ/s640/summertour.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Here's the action packed lineup:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Monday, July 22</span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.attagirlsays.com/" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Atta Girl Says</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://backporchmusings.typepad.com/www.thehappierhomemaker.com" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">The Happier Homemaker</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://backporchmusings.typepad.com/Www.rainonatinroof.com" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Rain on a Tin Roof</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://backporchmusings.typepad.com/www.somuchbetterwithage.com" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Better with Age</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://backporchmusings.typepad.com/www.topthistopthat.blogspot.com" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Top This Top That</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Tuesday, July 23</span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://backporchmusings.typepad.com/www.mom4real.com" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Mom 4 Real</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.cedarhill-ranch.com/" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Cedar Hill Ranch</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://practicallyfunctional.net/" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Practically Functional</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://whilewearingheels.blogspot.com/" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">While Wearing Heels</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">French Country Cottage</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Wednesday, July 24</span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://backporchmusings.typepad.com/www.thelilypadcottage.com" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">The Lily Pad Cottage</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://backporchmusings.typepad.com/www.martysmusings.net" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Marty's Musings</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Confessions of a Plate Addict</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://backporchmusings.typepad.com/www.town-n-country-living.com" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Town and Country Living</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://backporchmusings.typepad.com/www.adventuresindecorating1.blogspot.com" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Adventures in Decorating</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Thursday, July 25</span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://goodlifeofdesign.blogspot.com/" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Good Life Of Design</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://backporchmusings.typepad.com/www.astrollthrulife.net" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A Stroll Thru Life</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://backporchmusings.typepad.com/www.worthingcourt.blogspot.com" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Worthing Court</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://backporchmusings.typepad.com/" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Back Porch Musings</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.therusticpig.com/" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">The Rustic Pig</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Friday, July 26</span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.oursouthernhomesc.com/" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Our Southern Home</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Stone Gable</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.everydayhomeblog.com/" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">The Everyday Home</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.recreateanddecorate.com/" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Recreate and Decorate</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://sophiasdecor.blogspot.com/" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Sophia's</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://vignettedesign.blogspot.com/" style="color: #8ca0b3; padding: 4px 15px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Vignette Design</span></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-------------</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I better get busy tweaking!</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/AVvXsEgeILvxte0E5-zh9tQOyGLNxK8Qd7c7TRFN9fwKVxINWYabBzWCJnnX7641HoLHbRciTqDe4q0nHgIr52lATjGyAKMBCq_dDVof3ANloDXsidmmZKE5cOnDgy7bsmuEi0JCJyaanNcJHQ/s1600/hometoursneak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeILvxte0E5-zh9tQOyGLNxK8Qd7c7TRFN9fwKVxINWYabBzWCJnnX7641HoLHbRciTqDe4q0nHgIr52lATjGyAKMBCq_dDVof3ANloDXsidmmZKE5cOnDgy7bsmuEi0JCJyaanNcJHQ/s640/hometoursneak.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope to see you there! </span><br /><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

Summer Showcase of Homes

Who doesn't love taking a peek into other peoples' homes for a little tour?!  Well, starting next week, 26 bloggers (myself included...

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Winner of the Kindle Fire and Fun in the Sun Party Highlights!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks to all of you who participated in our Fun in the Sun Party ... you guys are beyond talented ... so much inspiration for all of us to soak up!  And, how incredible that there were over 13,000 entries in our Kindle Fire giveaway!  We're excited to announce the winner ... <span style="color: blue;">LAUREN KIM!  </span>Congrats Lauren! <span style="color: blue;"> </span>To view the original "rafflecopter" verifying her win, feel free to click <a href="http://adventuresindecorating1.blogspot.com/2013/06/fun-in-sun-linky-party-and-kindle-fire.html?utm_source=bp_recent&utm-medium=gadget&utm_campaign=bp_recent" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</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;">And, since I shared our summer porch during our summer gathering, I thought it only fitting that I feature other summer porches that were shared at our linky party!</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;">Angie from <a href="http://www.echoesoflaughter.ca/2013/05/front-porch-makeover.html" target="_blank">Echoes of Laughter</a> shared her beautiful and colorful front porch.  I'm ready to sit on her cute bench, lean up on her fun pillows and enjoy the glass of water she has waiting:</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/AVvXsEj9lq-mtapEFXO-UHStsvAZo_JobGqnmCP8TqjCnHh4B-42SwvLkz3-6c_MfvD_hkJiUpnV9N8jssQaX5ObZbcWV4Yee6WwrfKsm_5njjaH4e2SSQiM9fxFJ1cUrAgYchYjMaD1SoKXAA/s1600/echoesfrontporch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lq-mtapEFXO-UHStsvAZo_JobGqnmCP8TqjCnHh4B-42SwvLkz3-6c_MfvD_hkJiUpnV9N8jssQaX5ObZbcWV4Yee6WwrfKsm_5njjaH4e2SSQiM9fxFJ1cUrAgYchYjMaD1SoKXAA/s640/echoesfrontporch.jpg" width="604" /></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;">Christine from <a href="http://littlebrags.blogspot.com/2013/04/hanging-lantern-and-some-new-porch.html" target="_blank">Little Brags</a> featured her charming front porch.  I love that she added flower pots to her lanterns ... just might have to borrow that idea:</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/AVvXsEgtHu2ICERPM41mBWJrwin-M1L4b6E4QfeNzdRckc1b3hMYXJ-N1eZbOC9lfdlZL4FGhuLk1f_65Sp8_ISrvLT9E-teNiXu14qLVF6JBxVPPDsBk55GO0A8GnhkI1bdAf4GQEPRs0rL_Q/s1600/littlebragsporch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="483" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHu2ICERPM41mBWJrwin-M1L4b6E4QfeNzdRckc1b3hMYXJ-N1eZbOC9lfdlZL4FGhuLk1f_65Sp8_ISrvLT9E-teNiXu14qLVF6JBxVPPDsBk55GO0A8GnhkI1bdAf4GQEPRs0rL_Q/s640/littlebragsporch.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mary Alice from <a href="http://chateau-chic.blogspot.com/2013/06/welcome-to-back-porch.html" target="_blank">Chateau Chic</a> shared her gorgeous porch full of vintage charm and soothing colors!  If her pillows mysteriously disappear, I *hope* she doesn't come to my house looking for them:</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/AVvXsEiBGc2D2VbK16LKk78J4diRtIl3B2A2pPKhQ9WPJlF3UGBeIcy9WN5U1nhGuFNtHXnX379-29DLocTJKSYOonM5413UrJsSMIrF4kXKQw5zmLjsUGA436rwqXMIMCMgEzIbhGylU_oE5w/s1600/chateauporch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGc2D2VbK16LKk78J4diRtIl3B2A2pPKhQ9WPJlF3UGBeIcy9WN5U1nhGuFNtHXnX379-29DLocTJKSYOonM5413UrJsSMIrF4kXKQw5zmLjsUGA436rwqXMIMCMgEzIbhGylU_oE5w/s640/chateauporch.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Anita from <a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2013/06/progress-on-back-porch.html" target="_blank">Far Above Rubies</a> shared her fabulous porch, full of vintage/country charm!  I love her collection of antique license plates ... such a fun conversation piece:</div></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAiADFKon0cwO_iGDji5gFNKw_J4rz0VDghpDA_tt2Z1VSO3xsgZAQfmLp2NWsNaPFPkMufMp1jrkEjbiIseHqmI3rSmYCKEPolC2Tkj6IimfIX770FlyH4OhyphenhyphenLr1-8ZFy2PsNOgAYg/s1600/anitaporch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAiADFKon0cwO_iGDji5gFNKw_J4rz0VDghpDA_tt2Z1VSO3xsgZAQfmLp2NWsNaPFPkMufMp1jrkEjbiIseHqmI3rSmYCKEPolC2Tkj6IimfIX770FlyH4OhyphenhyphenLr1-8ZFy2PsNOgAYg/s640/anitaporch.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Faye from <a href="http://theshabbycottagehome.blogspot.com/2013/06/my-summer-front-porch.html" target="_blank">The Shabby Cottage</a> shared her inviting front porch that is such a wonderful welcome!  Who would've thought to add a chalkboard to an entry ... love that idea:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHgjk7J0t0108e96OodjGNYeiR_TDdsCigUs2FTyClmTjfFJXjy8o9pGH1ynjP99N3qb3SOBfd7VVgNJGY1YKsl03ahAgusskqaWfYWxI653oNWdifz7ahWz5j4Fy-0wM87oPFbvUjQ/s1600/shabbyporch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHgjk7J0t0108e96OodjGNYeiR_TDdsCigUs2FTyClmTjfFJXjy8o9pGH1ynjP99N3qb3SOBfd7VVgNJGY1YKsl03ahAgusskqaWfYWxI653oNWdifz7ahWz5j4Fy-0wM87oPFbvUjQ/s640/shabbyporch.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, Christy from <a href="http://www.oursouthernhomesc.com/2013/04/southern-screened-porch-tour.html" target="_blank">Our Southern Home</a> shared her incredible porch makeover!  There are so many fantastic elements in her expansive space ... you'll just have to see for yourself:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNJ0-U4achPPmctgofCgFAAlyBkRwMmWML6tpCZnAO5uThuEW9yANf6BdzuZY6Hf-T90Jm-7hnXPCilO35oyXy6pd4IbV2xN1qbCY4G5D_otmjreM0orSyT-13vRrTYXWpNlGgFEudQ/s1600/christyporch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNJ0-U4achPPmctgofCgFAAlyBkRwMmWML6tpCZnAO5uThuEW9yANf6BdzuZY6Hf-T90Jm-7hnXPCilO35oyXy6pd4IbV2xN1qbCY4G5D_otmjreM0orSyT-13vRrTYXWpNlGgFEudQ/s640/christyporch.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Again, thanks to much to all of you who played with us, celebrating Summer, as well as your creativity!  Be sure and visit our "Fun in the Sun" group Pinboard on Pinterest by clicking <a href="http://pinterest.com/domesticallyspeaking/fun-in-the-sun/" target="_blank">HERE</a>, where we share even more of our faves!</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/AVvXsEixU5Pf3oW0_Rf2EfHmjvr9Xnime7rsNu7BoDuBa-FT1IzF4t_ay6L0e4A7dKYtKX2IQL8AzpAz8HlnftXs-JJpjPaCiQmRCK35HB0fTetKKhRPY67zbWGawvcE3NArWs2M0oN8Wfw3vw/s1600/Fun-in-the-Sun-Pinterest-Graphic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixU5Pf3oW0_Rf2EfHmjvr9Xnime7rsNu7BoDuBa-FT1IzF4t_ay6L0e4A7dKYtKX2IQL8AzpAz8HlnftXs-JJpjPaCiQmRCK35HB0fTetKKhRPY67zbWGawvcE3NArWs2M0oN8Wfw3vw/s640/Fun-in-the-Sun-Pinterest-Graphic.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><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%;" />

Winner of the Kindle Fire and Fun in the Sun Party Highlights!

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Sitting Room Changes ... Again

<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;">I hope you are enjoying the holiday week and have fun plans with family and friends to look forward to in a few days!</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 in the Southeast, we are ready to say goodbye to the DAYS of rain that we've had!  I'm pretty sure that is what has caused me to mess around in our sitting room and make a few unplanned changes.  </span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>BEFORE:</b></span><br /><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/AVvXsEjqwNsgAwQNPeWSQa5QxMl1uB3CDe64QpwKmgdGksFG5c8t4b9ff3UQZDHdc3UwmTHhVrKHupijGnCoCuAvo_j5ZglUUq3PmFPQ6jv57kKDcs_ecmMEmIXiucFFLhi9iGAVIEZbQPMx8g/s1600/sittingroomfabricoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwNsgAwQNPeWSQa5QxMl1uB3CDe64QpwKmgdGksFG5c8t4b9ff3UQZDHdc3UwmTHhVrKHupijGnCoCuAvo_j5ZglUUq3PmFPQ6jv57kKDcs_ecmMEmIXiucFFLhi9iGAVIEZbQPMx8g/s640/sittingroomfabricoverall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>AFTER:</b>  Can you spot the differences?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSs3AHnuEvMaHK2rzzhxB8aicsPcOCuG9wg1T38REGgpoZMRa3gOkX3Tb7CjcUJKrCV8JH3F7GeAQRAbI1BXTGvj-O1fsbdu49F6Uh1z_gIf2HCGOv7aVfJMaalJbUUSwlsRLlem9PZw/s1600/sittingtableoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSs3AHnuEvMaHK2rzzhxB8aicsPcOCuG9wg1T38REGgpoZMRa3gOkX3Tb7CjcUJKrCV8JH3F7GeAQRAbI1BXTGvj-O1fsbdu49F6Uh1z_gIf2HCGOv7aVfJMaalJbUUSwlsRLlem9PZw/s640/sittingtableoverall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I decided that our bookcase needed a little bit of "oomph," so I washed it with a mixture of CeCe Caldwell's Seattle Mist and Simply White.  I then added a fun, French fabric to the back of the bookcase for a bit of interest and contrast:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EDn4lQqjqM4gzL-KGsfJ0u66TLBRl8DSE4EAqDC-lCqWM7_Ozfoim7YMRrRqPRYG3WVQLrx_XGLB0c5dSbXX1lbXsvPL8RdOawZ0ZG5_FPQui0FVvpSGhulgz_QOGFzjjAqbvRcQxw/s1600/sittingtablefabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EDn4lQqjqM4gzL-KGsfJ0u66TLBRl8DSE4EAqDC-lCqWM7_Ozfoim7YMRrRqPRYG3WVQLrx_XGLB0c5dSbXX1lbXsvPL8RdOawZ0ZG5_FPQui0FVvpSGhulgz_QOGFzjjAqbvRcQxw/s640/sittingtablefabric.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love how the accent pieces pop against it:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixT1pYXrnoLKNPW54o-k_pCsfMRNCQc6nib_NR6JXsTa4BtXxDZVnnrpq5flUKDYKJZCOgZyLGUM2BgML3BK5SIpC7F_wD6xYSqOpxu-ex605BxFCOu9b7jDlj001w-DOB8z0-z7XsCQ/s1600/sittingtablepitcher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixT1pYXrnoLKNPW54o-k_pCsfMRNCQc6nib_NR6JXsTa4BtXxDZVnnrpq5flUKDYKJZCOgZyLGUM2BgML3BK5SIpC7F_wD6xYSqOpxu-ex605BxFCOu9b7jDlj001w-DOB8z0-z7XsCQ/s640/sittingtablepitcher.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The fabric even pulls out the gray in the shell, too:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJn9nD6fgHBV_mKcjEN1h7JJeh3MC1VLL-jV_jREnc6FBB2f45JspKpS6onRL0ihwoz7gwnetL4SADTk5tbX8e3DhySwfDFZsGTVnJypzk5BouX8vgJ3rSIhj7h_Q188IrrMcvtCrN4Q/s1600/sittingtableshell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJn9nD6fgHBV_mKcjEN1h7JJeh3MC1VLL-jV_jREnc6FBB2f45JspKpS6onRL0ihwoz7gwnetL4SADTk5tbX8e3DhySwfDFZsGTVnJypzk5BouX8vgJ3rSIhj7h_Q188IrrMcvtCrN4Q/s640/sittingtableshell.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I then added a small starburst mirror (from Ballard) to the front of the bookcase for a bit of interest:</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/AVvXsEh5EFlE0rl87Xqnua_KhqQjqS_2_LYDWaL3vX0RRkdLp9U8T4pSFWnSgZd2vh8DfawZT5Dfr2UOUiyhoWCCtLMkaCdtW1UhQcX7UkL-cCe3LQrojXg7erdaCL3phfhx3UdVE83aB5gwmQ/s1600/sittingtablemirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EFlE0rl87Xqnua_KhqQjqS_2_LYDWaL3vX0RRkdLp9U8T4pSFWnSgZd2vh8DfawZT5Dfr2UOUiyhoWCCtLMkaCdtW1UhQcX7UkL-cCe3LQrojXg7erdaCL3phfhx3UdVE83aB5gwmQ/s640/sittingtablemirror.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, when I replaced this coffee table (from Pottery Barn) in our great room (I'll share all the changes in there soon), I decided to try it out in our sitting room, but not before giving it a little facelift.  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>BEFORE:</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyW4h0RYeef1SZqmxSl7t3xAYFR0DCW3yox-JOA-NojGhKtYUh8rQsnaxr7lKZWOoU_gzofHOpIy0yBbI265B1Znt3p-fy9qyRow34dO-FUc72f_8CQcjcgZ9RXoUJuajIXHD7iHtVRg/s1600/sittingtableb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyW4h0RYeef1SZqmxSl7t3xAYFR0DCW3yox-JOA-NojGhKtYUh8rQsnaxr7lKZWOoU_gzofHOpIy0yBbI265B1Znt3p-fy9qyRow34dO-FUc72f_8CQcjcgZ9RXoUJuajIXHD7iHtVRg/s640/sittingtableb4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>AFTER:</b>  See what a couple of coats of Annie Sloane's "Pure White" can do?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxtqCGirkzwuTRAfFxpL6Xqn2kTK_ZdSDxCj9KPZ9gzL9eoYHRraf0V92q7jWcp-H8gzHiMnztVkc8E7Cs7kI9cNqlsfB2k5fmXh0oEMH9y4TfRub_CooEWD4trDv28CaZFDC_rmBQg/s1600/sittingtableside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxtqCGirkzwuTRAfFxpL6Xqn2kTK_ZdSDxCj9KPZ9gzL9eoYHRraf0V92q7jWcp-H8gzHiMnztVkc8E7Cs7kI9cNqlsfB2k5fmXh0oEMH9y4TfRub_CooEWD4trDv28CaZFDC_rmBQg/s640/sittingtableside.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;">Of course, you know I couldn't resist distressing it just a tad:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kt48RsgFkIfK-caqNOuGHmMlDUgoTOrxd9Ewo_51GWOr_QUceH4gSWdPPy4SjylGe_HU3NvS_kXhTo29DSqasU0aVVm13mHDAymbkaoeehlBBBtYTOnxACLs_AgF7Mm472iBDF-A9g/s1600/sittingtableknob.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kt48RsgFkIfK-caqNOuGHmMlDUgoTOrxd9Ewo_51GWOr_QUceH4gSWdPPy4SjylGe_HU3NvS_kXhTo29DSqasU0aVVm13mHDAymbkaoeehlBBBtYTOnxACLs_AgF7Mm472iBDF-A9g/s640/sittingtableknob.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While I still envision 4 chairs in my little "Mom cave," I'll enjoy this look until I find just what I'm looking for (wish me luck)!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsEzgck56JDAgG0qiywgKK7JzFPBaRujmnleK2jhzoPdZowAkbi_wE-RRgGIrDvrtmH7KyDy5Q_NjuUzqaSncvPObOJe6fc-gCAoemZBzdktsMgcqg93BVPotcHOGJNP5hRpZ6zDmGg/s1600/sittingtablelast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsEzgck56JDAgG0qiywgKK7JzFPBaRujmnleK2jhzoPdZowAkbi_wE-RRgGIrDvrtmH7KyDy5Q_NjuUzqaSncvPObOJe6fc-gCAoemZBzdktsMgcqg93BVPotcHOGJNP5hRpZ6zDmGg/s640/sittingtablelast.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As always, thanks so much for stopping by!  And, hope you have a safe and<span style="text-align: justify;"> happy 4th of July!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Come join the fun at:</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: justify;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia/<a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-143/" target="_blank">Tuesday's Treasures</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Savvy Southern Style/WUW</span></div><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

Sitting Room Changes ... Again

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Fun in the Sun Linky Party and Kindle Fire Giveaway

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings, 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;">I hope you've all been enjoying our "Fun in the Sun" party over the last two weeks where 14 bloggers have been sharing fun Summer projects, decor and recipes ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrzcoH_bpALU2RJsknpfbW3q7fcv_cSFMP7GnQJO3SIe3exZpAi3UcPjrlVMEQNmKTnCJKZP3k1RgSbSTgxqm0hIJvNlLLXSqsyiwqKiHClhyphenhyphenEzGMsIPTaVe663WH5A2u07u-Vk5SYw/s581/Fun-in-the-sun-summer-linky-party-and-giveaway-frameless.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrzcoH_bpALU2RJsknpfbW3q7fcv_cSFMP7GnQJO3SIe3exZpAi3UcPjrlVMEQNmKTnCJKZP3k1RgSbSTgxqm0hIJvNlLLXSqsyiwqKiHClhyphenhyphenEzGMsIPTaVe663WH5A2u07u-Vk5SYw/s640/Fun-in-the-sun-summer-linky-party-and-giveaway-frameless.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and found inspiration along the way!  </span></div><br /><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/AVvXsEj95DZ4RBIN0sUHxm-PMEaohk0boImBgwaQvwq6QzwCNqWS1M2dCgNIX_kWb08EYeXQAcT_UK1YVz1pGyXMepRnBLiDofOqCTp9VWniLLluG0FkM_bRf4kq-UlaRVTmXsY_c6i_qB9Fdg/s300/fun-in-the-sun-roundup-fb-300x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95DZ4RBIN0sUHxm-PMEaohk0boImBgwaQvwq6QzwCNqWS1M2dCgNIX_kWb08EYeXQAcT_UK1YVz1pGyXMepRnBLiDofOqCTp9VWniLLluG0FkM_bRf4kq-UlaRVTmXsY_c6i_qB9Fdg/s400/fun-in-the-sun-roundup-fb-300x300.jpg" width="400" /></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;">If you didn't have a chance to visit everyone, all you have to do is click on the following links:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia - <span style="color: #33cccc;"><a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/how-to-make-a-diy-pom-pom-paper-lantern/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; color: #bac255; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #33cccc;">How to make pom pom lanterns</span></a>. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Sand & Sisal - <span style="color: #33cccc;"><a href="http://sandandsisal.com/2013/06/summer-centerpiece.html" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; color: #bac255; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #33cccc;">Simple Summer centerpiece</span></a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Fox Hollow Cottage - <span style="color: #33cccc;"><a href="http://foxhollowcottage.com/2013/06/aloha-summer-wreath-fun-in-the-sun.html" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; color: #bac255; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #33cccc;">Aloha Summer Wreath</span></a> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Adventures in Decorating - <span style="color: #33cccc;"><a href="http://www.adventuresindecorating1.blogspot.com/2013/06/our-summer-porch-and-fun-in-sun.html" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; color: #bac255; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #33cccc;">Summer Porch</span></a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Debbiedoo’s - <span style="color: #33cccc;"><a href="http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/2013/06/5-quick-summer-craft-ideas.html" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; color: #bac255; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #33cccc;">5 quick Summer craft projects</span></a> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">French Country Cottage - <span style="color: #33cccc;"><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2013/06/summer-table-setting-with-blue-mason.html" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; color: #bac255; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #33cccc;">Summer table setting</span></a> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> Cupcakes and Crinoline - <span style="color: #33cccc;"><a href="http://cupcakesandcrinoline.com/2013/06/beach-inspired-desserts-fun-in-the-sun/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; color: #bac255; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #33cccc;">Beach inspired desserts</span></a> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Domestically Speaking - <span style="color: #33cccc;"><a href="http://www.domestically-speaking.com/2013/06/the-ultimate-all-american-sundae.html" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; color: #bac255; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #33cccc;">Ultimate All American Sundae</span></a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">At the Picket Fence - <span style="color: #33cccc;"><a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2013/06/chalkboard-outdoor-coffee-table.html" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; color: #bac255; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #33cccc;">DIY chalkboard top outdoor coffee table</span></a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Yellow Bliss Road - <span style="color: #33cccc;"><a href="http://www.yellowblissroad.com/2013/06/sweet-and-simple-summer-mantel.html" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; color: #bac255; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #33cccc;">Sweet & simple Summer mantel</span></a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">JoJo and Eloise - <span style="color: #33cccc;"><a href="http://jojoandeloise.com/2013/06/avocado-blueberry-and-coconut-cream-popsicles/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; color: #bac255; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #33cccc;">Avocado, blueberry & coconut cream popsicles</span></a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> DIY Show Off -<span style="color: #33cccc;"> <a href="http://diyshowoff.com/2013/06/26/summer-carnival-mantel-decor/" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; color: #bac255; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #33cccc;">Summer carnival mantel</span></a></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, it's your turn to showoff your amazing Summer projects, recipes or decor!  We look forward to pinning and sharing your projects!  </span></div><!-- start LinkyTools script --> <script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=201750" type="text/javascript"></script> <!-- end LinkyTools script --><br /><br /><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" /> <a class="rafl" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/e61fda10/" id="rc-e61fda10" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a> <script src="//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/embed/rafl/cptr.js"></script>

Fun in the Sun Linky Party and Kindle Fire Giveaway

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The Bathroom Gets a Little Facelift ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings friends!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some of you may be surprised to know that our son's bathroom (which doubles as one of our guest baths) has had the *same* shower curtain for the last 6 years ... the *same* paint color ... AND, the *same* accessories.  The only thing that has changed in here over the years has been the rolls of toilet paper (ha)!  </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 was until recently ... <b>BEFORE:</b></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/AVvXsEgUwKMtA0yaBlc-_r1lm1ExHUmRHJ-2IfbAVXYc6L0W4HoDEdjLnFv1pN4p1jgheV4dyE0yeQ2y3aQh7Tk5gLPyxtOyfCJkjRdVx6R-MG-I7TfM10fWzrye6jxxgWLLqP4_DBRh2VBdJQ/s1600/jaxbathb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwKMtA0yaBlc-_r1lm1ExHUmRHJ-2IfbAVXYc6L0W4HoDEdjLnFv1pN4p1jgheV4dyE0yeQ2y3aQh7Tk5gLPyxtOyfCJkjRdVx6R-MG-I7TfM10fWzrye6jxxgWLLqP4_DBRh2VBdJQ/s640/jaxbathb4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>AFTER!</b>  It was time for the monkeys to return to the wild and give this little space more of a "neutrally-boyish" look for our 7 year old ... </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/AVvXsEjgKKJt_lSrg3x0fCao7ZBYhGnB2T0poptEGVXDRSQF_7TA98t9q47IiFiHwnN5I6L4y7kjVbH7FvdQ7YOmAJf9XCiL-BGdV6sQwDcq6fup1of0aKKxcGVAq15FHMDJoYZqZcxtyGFyXQ/s1600/jaxbathoverallside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKKJt_lSrg3x0fCao7ZBYhGnB2T0poptEGVXDRSQF_7TA98t9q47IiFiHwnN5I6L4y7kjVbH7FvdQ7YOmAJf9XCiL-BGdV6sQwDcq6fup1of0aKKxcGVAq15FHMDJoYZqZcxtyGFyXQ/s640/jaxbathoverallside.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The method to my madness involved several things.  FIRST ... we had board and batten installed to brighten up this small space, which was then painted Ben Moore's basic white (semi-gloss).  </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/AVvXsEgPPPa4pbZnviei-BQgAEusbunc0xGiC6CalR9vAR4-Z2_Ai3Cee7WIKdvtzEagCr8a_7YdTdlc-R2qKnKxS-TC939EaCHasOi2oO_NpJH6PJwEF8BZweIXUUNYZ4QMsu1wqtdCf16XVA/s1600/DSC_0035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPPa4pbZnviei-BQgAEusbunc0xGiC6CalR9vAR4-Z2_Ai3Cee7WIKdvtzEagCr8a_7YdTdlc-R2qKnKxS-TC939EaCHasOi2oO_NpJH6PJwEF8BZweIXUUNYZ4QMsu1wqtdCf16XVA/s640/DSC_0035.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then, our formerly Laura Ashley Olive 4 green walls became Ben Moore's White Sand.  I then chose this striped fabric to frame the shower (which my neighbor sewed into two panels):</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPGMvqf9POkb1e4T3gsox17nyR8YgmHBT9rlXXQY4ZO3bFZf-rM1FuVkK-rHyauLkClnxEiO3Ar3rGFgnIawsxahnsQu6kWQh_Nb4PZVueNmiclCp6_O8TXzDb3gZ-qGJzhKO98l4PQ/s1600/jaxbathfabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPGMvqf9POkb1e4T3gsox17nyR8YgmHBT9rlXXQY4ZO3bFZf-rM1FuVkK-rHyauLkClnxEiO3Ar3rGFgnIawsxahnsQu6kWQh_Nb4PZVueNmiclCp6_O8TXzDb3gZ-qGJzhKO98l4PQ/s640/jaxbathfabric.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;">When I spotted this fella at Home Goods, I knew he'd be a fun addition to the long wall:</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/AVvXsEiZT1r-9WvwyM4OKLAWw1BBLCdja6naSjvrXe5oaWXUJLSRazkVobMWHriQ1SjqdnqkAjGMDKVclUF4dsVFiVtjGe6Ns0xrnwZk6SVLpFDUdDUQLHG1USTpyE-_sBuNpq3WQfr0Wvs8dw/s1600/fbjaxwhale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZT1r-9WvwyM4OKLAWw1BBLCdja6naSjvrXe5oaWXUJLSRazkVobMWHriQ1SjqdnqkAjGMDKVclUF4dsVFiVtjGe6Ns0xrnwZk6SVLpFDUdDUQLHG1USTpyE-_sBuNpq3WQfr0Wvs8dw/s640/fbjaxwhale.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, in place of a towel bar (that my kiddo could never quite seem to hang a towel on ... the floor was easier!), we added these simple hooks:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHfEUUBtRsChZOR83uaDWLlXNhDhlGB4x1MrcrQ3uaGXLJ8j2CBgOR97z28RNf9A8hmEhUk1kY5dH7bWPJVJ6vhOVxDoGjccyxKGwxknyA6bCuPAAM6HnLmLMHHrH2HRPU0Aqppi9CQ/s1600/jaxbathhook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHfEUUBtRsChZOR83uaDWLlXNhDhlGB4x1MrcrQ3uaGXLJ8j2CBgOR97z28RNf9A8hmEhUk1kY5dH7bWPJVJ6vhOVxDoGjccyxKGwxknyA6bCuPAAM6HnLmLMHHrH2HRPU0Aqppi9CQ/s640/jaxbathhook.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;">Now, towels don't end up on the floor anymore!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYkMT3XBqFFo17CTlpSsnniwOgfUKqT5uEBZ2awGSmTJJQFVqKmZOBg9VTrjUssF7RPQbx7167cRfaRaiQ9FsK5q0oWo2TVozkQeBOtb6efZMVwrnubcTRY-YT1NeQIPlYLPOzdIKww/s1600/jaxbathtowels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYkMT3XBqFFo17CTlpSsnniwOgfUKqT5uEBZ2awGSmTJJQFVqKmZOBg9VTrjUssF7RPQbx7167cRfaRaiQ9FsK5q0oWo2TVozkQeBOtb6efZMVwrnubcTRY-YT1NeQIPlYLPOzdIKww/s640/jaxbathtowels.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A wall that was once filled with a big ol' floral ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZTAXwzU0WNMfaHS6w1cfAKuy4TDXj_UBVt0XZeTpIuV_rngh5etp0RwHHdhsn5klDigQ2zRxrMZNZV55YSOV0NbqXwRvp9Ts8YVJLYgPqx8R3MFVo1BYUEYrTY3sIMTEH_EH4J7bcg/s1600/jaxbathb4floral.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZTAXwzU0WNMfaHS6w1cfAKuy4TDXj_UBVt0XZeTpIuV_rngh5etp0RwHHdhsn5klDigQ2zRxrMZNZV55YSOV0NbqXwRvp9Ts8YVJLYgPqx8R3MFVo1BYUEYrTY3sIMTEH_EH4J7bcg/s640/jaxbathb4floral.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;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">now has handsome nautical prints from Home Goods on it:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><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/AVvXsEgZi9Ai3q9RA7VMXALpQ7pbZ3BdqD4DxuSRMfvsJmuXk6GL3-f-2Pp-kE-EOVRFkJKim9mOyPA9yVPXybVh5RtM3gGEY36KXX5yjVGawc8UDWitlzu-Zun66I2xV3OeoQ5ekUAiS4d6Tg/s1600/jaxbathart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZi9Ai3q9RA7VMXALpQ7pbZ3BdqD4DxuSRMfvsJmuXk6GL3-f-2Pp-kE-EOVRFkJKim9mOyPA9yVPXybVh5RtM3gGEY36KXX5yjVGawc8UDWitlzu-Zun66I2xV3OeoQ5ekUAiS4d6Tg/s640/jaxbathart.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;">Up close and in person, you can spy subtle flecks of blues and reds in the sailors' jackets:  </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/AVvXsEj2Hp8sJ7s23pUREqFx2MGu5JI05Q1FpbkiKkdP87Qp6-z5u04EGbNP-OQ3tuoZodIi_6-T7DVTXA2ZG5FOjqBHuH3Mr9hM1nW7wIIbRWdQtCD3Ycx9X9biBU3M9HESylbje0IVYPTrlA/s1600/jaxbathartclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Hp8sJ7s23pUREqFx2MGu5JI05Q1FpbkiKkdP87Qp6-z5u04EGbNP-OQ3tuoZodIi_6-T7DVTXA2ZG5FOjqBHuH3Mr9hM1nW7wIIbRWdQtCD3Ycx9X9biBU3M9HESylbje0IVYPTrlA/s640/jaxbathartclose.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;">On the "toilette," I placed this simple box topped with shells:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SB84IKfc6s_1bi8ENnsgW-eDbqrEI0xhlF7rEpSDP_cDc5vTkE-U7lhe4FcjicoBiCy6LVRNT_GKsthnBRBBVB3jrSrlQSJwR87BmOqQNA5CMKRGhvL9DXSJ8UcY1UQFQj32-ZtheA/s1600/jaxbathshells.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SB84IKfc6s_1bi8ENnsgW-eDbqrEI0xhlF7rEpSDP_cDc5vTkE-U7lhe4FcjicoBiCy6LVRNT_GKsthnBRBBVB3jrSrlQSJwR87BmOqQNA5CMKRGhvL9DXSJ8UcY1UQFQj32-ZtheA/s640/jaxbathshells.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, rather than buying a new mirror, I simply spray painted our oil rubbed bronze one that was already in here with blue spray paint for a bit of a pop (and to tie in with the shower curtain and towels):</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjIjlEjwY9zbn7bc5dLPm6SJ72lIYkZAKgBOR8iC9zYVn_Euf-y5fGp-Pqddafx1hItY_T-aUtZJs1iGtlU5x24-b139S_pVKoTrMO-Q5qQwuHSpQ39HZRK4Z5ll4XLj98fYrP2cGvw/s1600/jaxbathmirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjIjlEjwY9zbn7bc5dLPm6SJ72lIYkZAKgBOR8iC9zYVn_Euf-y5fGp-Pqddafx1hItY_T-aUtZJs1iGtlU5x24-b139S_pVKoTrMO-Q5qQwuHSpQ39HZRK4Z5ll4XLj98fYrP2cGvw/s640/jaxbathmirror.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, that wasn't the only thing that was painted ... the light fixture went from oil rubbed bronze to Annie Sloane's "Pure White":</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglw3_MSDtc_wB4RjFEHhDMIjjRhqWtUJ97K-5Yegiq0M9xxjH7Uk5fyncL-9AYmG0hpePop-KrpypB86_gRHZ0dnXr0rSHdJTsI310kqxp0xrzCxuFyaTZUV-28lcCDnrsswt1zmEpqQ/s1600/jaxbathlight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglw3_MSDtc_wB4RjFEHhDMIjjRhqWtUJ97K-5Yegiq0M9xxjH7Uk5fyncL-9AYmG0hpePop-KrpypB86_gRHZ0dnXr0rSHdJTsI310kqxp0xrzCxuFyaTZUV-28lcCDnrsswt1zmEpqQ/s640/jaxbathlight.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;">Mr. Monkey has gone back to the jungle ...</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/AVvXsEjhFG3at2V_UrmLziT4q-l6sPXxwIt2yg0YJqby56orYzQXySsI7Hw2yO9AHlROQJ7iknAQGnvfttlZ0H84_8dMKthwZ7CqUWagbmAFAwwhxNcOFYczNuRwwn1xldw88v590h0Yq6CL4g/s1600/DSC_0010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFG3at2V_UrmLziT4q-l6sPXxwIt2yg0YJqby56orYzQXySsI7Hw2yO9AHlROQJ7iknAQGnvfttlZ0H84_8dMKthwZ7CqUWagbmAFAwwhxNcOFYczNuRwwn1xldw88v590h0Yq6CL4g/s640/DSC_0010.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;">And, in his place now sits a t</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">extured vase filled with decorative sticks:</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/AVvXsEg6cyLx7SAKlkEzSvJlL-K20CXDW0MmMGNQwbYOiyocuAvl76piL2nzDBk2qtFFXYH841o37WX9tDPhI1THk0QG4MUjSQUrSzF-F72tSeEUsthCGjGTgJJeD5qa8CpbZY9RRyJOJ-ggdA/s1600/jaxbathtwigs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cyLx7SAKlkEzSvJlL-K20CXDW0MmMGNQwbYOiyocuAvl76piL2nzDBk2qtFFXYH841o37WX9tDPhI1THk0QG4MUjSQUrSzF-F72tSeEUsthCGjGTgJJeD5qa8CpbZY9RRyJOJ-ggdA/s640/jaxbathtwigs.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9EmVSurTLez8Y5NGONF0cQ3MWdZnqafygqX-7hhlf-xKK7kSoniOjbw8UC5TIxvIS1oW5gFf-ZUH8yy9DciO-Rx41p8IaRnBTe5P1EMqOuk33sn4XkrDQyDaGG4TjhafvTRY6BK4oQ/s1600/jaxbathtwigsclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9EmVSurTLez8Y5NGONF0cQ3MWdZnqafygqX-7hhlf-xKK7kSoniOjbw8UC5TIxvIS1oW5gFf-ZUH8yy9DciO-Rx41p8IaRnBTe5P1EMqOuk33sn4XkrDQyDaGG4TjhafvTRY6BK4oQ/s640/jaxbathtwigsclose.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I still have one more piece of art to find ... and, I might just might paint the cabinets (imagine that)!  But, for now, I'm enjoying seeing this space with a lighter and brighter facelift!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Bathroom Gets a Little Facelift ...

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Our Summer Porch and Fun in the Sun!

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings, friends!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm excited to be part of the "Fun in the Sun" Summer kickoff party featuring a fabulous group of talented ladies (clearly, I don't belong in their company) who are going to be sharing summer crafts, decor and *much* more over the next two weeks ... there's even going to be an amazing giveaway on the 27th! </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/AVvXsEjQ_T3ZrhUQQWsqihon7NUWPpReVtNeBCZKyjlSt_6jwsyq_s3USxThCo56BerVdWt9t3mISqntJbFJXkHRNz4ZY-RL1PwEQ9pWQVheHLOSBRp6H7-mevyngLxTz2wVK6_x7HuNaTSCZw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-10+at+8.30.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_T3ZrhUQQWsqihon7NUWPpReVtNeBCZKyjlSt_6jwsyq_s3USxThCo56BerVdWt9t3mISqntJbFJXkHRNz4ZY-RL1PwEQ9pWQVheHLOSBRp6H7-mevyngLxTz2wVK6_x7HuNaTSCZw/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-06-10+at+8.30.06+AM.png" width="428" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, since this is a "summer" party, I thought it only fitting to share our screened in porch, dressed for the new season!  So, come on in ...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhXq0XbZtFCRnbVCwjfNs8HqnfBx9TaFCY-bwpOwCn8k3xCln-44EfaK0k1ZGde0e6y3nINDVFJQwfyf3rK5KjbLfqlyWiGnaZrZK2TmXaC-9cGie3JIau6VfHtVuOTHSaGpXNBBeSA/s1600/porchsummeroverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhXq0XbZtFCRnbVCwjfNs8HqnfBx9TaFCY-bwpOwCn8k3xCln-44EfaK0k1ZGde0e6y3nINDVFJQwfyf3rK5KjbLfqlyWiGnaZrZK2TmXaC-9cGie3JIau6VfHtVuOTHSaGpXNBBeSA/s640/porchsummeroverall.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;">Please join us here while we enjoy summer cocktails and conversation or quietly watch summer storms roll by.  And, hope you don't mind if we turn our "Old White" chalk painted fireplace on ... gotta have a bit of ambiance at night!  </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/AVvXsEjmMY9_jxL16nQ3cWlJZSgUiXoN-1YjKbtht0DLaBeozoW4boSbJXyFph-eVf_1WVQh5wMHN_Y2K3Meqknt0mDjjsOmV5m1P51jjNkrvgjFR40OpMILS4G_memnUtJ7f2voHB9EL_iA9A/s1600/porchsummerlamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMY9_jxL16nQ3cWlJZSgUiXoN-1YjKbtht0DLaBeozoW4boSbJXyFph-eVf_1WVQh5wMHN_Y2K3Meqknt0mDjjsOmV5m1P51jjNkrvgjFR40OpMILS4G_memnUtJ7f2voHB9EL_iA9A/s640/porchsummerlamp.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;">A few years ago, we added this oversized metal barn star center stage above the fireplace ... eventually, I'd like to replace it with a large mirror, but, for now, I've flanked it with inexpensive topiaries from Tuesday Morning ... </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/AVvXsEhU3hlY2HQx09tvsHgYRKAZplxlbY1EaPqgGRSPzpwoAuOdXY09fC9FcH_PT3l_g2xphCRfwjKCCWAZlxaPDDs6TMewbZkRk8ZK7HecD26qPCvlBwdFUNEktgyJMlmzWW9mTL0ioVxHxA/s1600/porchsummermantelclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3hlY2HQx09tvsHgYRKAZplxlbY1EaPqgGRSPzpwoAuOdXY09fC9FcH_PT3l_g2xphCRfwjKCCWAZlxaPDDs6TMewbZkRk8ZK7HecD26qPCvlBwdFUNEktgyJMlmzWW9mTL0ioVxHxA/s640/porchsummermantelclose.jpg" width="578" /></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;">along with this little French clock from HomeGoods (which, apparently, also met my paint brush filled with Old White chalk paint ... oops):</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/AVvXsEiHXwjM-yWw4TudiiXpbIG85SRxHYJPFRZLxeiIBqGX7WjQ3koP9sytbRXjcdmPcoCPW-CVvaV4_XyAS8ZbCefgOouw92JW8sdcey40ORgTAr5JStCryGMqQAttrB695gu4qXYENAUhuw/s1600/porchsummerclock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXwjM-yWw4TudiiXpbIG85SRxHYJPFRZLxeiIBqGX7WjQ3koP9sytbRXjcdmPcoCPW-CVvaV4_XyAS8ZbCefgOouw92JW8sdcey40ORgTAr5JStCryGMqQAttrB695gu4qXYENAUhuw/s640/porchsummerclock.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When it comes to our outdoor space, I love adding lots of vibrant colors!  As soon as I spotted these cute accent pillows at Bed, Bath and Beyond (30% off), I knew they'd be a fun addition:  </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/AVvXsEgVjZIhKvXU1s2OcJYFE-gc3Tznt6kFzut4NewmFN3hVNzLMGC5dtnIzx0Cc0nLSnEsbb-HBQqJhdclV3gIVgiYKMW_BoIyORWpNRFqrgXuydqwkEAY4kfAp3QuXcik5loib3aPGDTgug/s1600/porchsummeroverallside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjZIhKvXU1s2OcJYFE-gc3Tznt6kFzut4NewmFN3hVNzLMGC5dtnIzx0Cc0nLSnEsbb-HBQqJhdclV3gIVgiYKMW_BoIyORWpNRFqrgXuydqwkEAY4kfAp3QuXcik5loib3aPGDTgug/s640/porchsummeroverallside.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, I'm more than happy to take my decorating books off of this little ottoman from HomeGoods so that you can kick up your feet!  </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/AVvXsEgZFLnRJ5tdVQF_BSKxLivsrT77wwDU0OjT2wMp865T6uzlNQ619zHe2edR1RAqZgUEy1jToqXJYlsA525RGnoAj_6f_iAq81W_5Yyna1PUffmM4nIcCkc-O7Bpe94Fa0Q-kkOjhrj_Sg/s1600/porchsummerottoman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFLnRJ5tdVQF_BSKxLivsrT77wwDU0OjT2wMp865T6uzlNQ619zHe2edR1RAqZgUEy1jToqXJYlsA525RGnoAj_6f_iAq81W_5Yyna1PUffmM4nIcCkc-O7Bpe94Fa0Q-kkOjhrj_Sg/s640/porchsummerottoman.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;">Over on our coffee table, I'm sure you won't be surprised to see that I added a  bowl of collected seashells, as those are my favorite to add to almost every room:</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/AVvXsEh5q4R5n9vTr45D9N5j3X_jUSdgv7fU_pJQ0Xzdcz0n0f8enLC7CSyZqucuXsa8qAEwohk21xQ5y6pjdUvSZpuEpr7DvvSZ5t5ZLzKyTew05-XYjM0zBj90PionvNyY83nUFRZJL8ptSw/s1600/porchsummershells.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5q4R5n9vTr45D9N5j3X_jUSdgv7fU_pJQ0Xzdcz0n0f8enLC7CSyZqucuXsa8qAEwohk21xQ5y6pjdUvSZpuEpr7DvvSZ5t5ZLzKyTew05-XYjM0zBj90PionvNyY83nUFRZJL8ptSw/s640/porchsummershells.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;">Even this pretty terrarium from T</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">uesday Morning couldn't hide from a *tiny* hint of coastal:</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;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTNLNqVRX5TaeWNMuPDeyaqEyt2-75DtEESDgoNdhT9FMFUk8hvraK8OCaEwCH-wX5bYdVAyOf-dBdEMqNNF0SBmPwIjAv4OSlNnQfjR80zmL9GjdP2FFTytd0rWrKn8NJ3BtmLQx3A/s1600/porchsummerterrarium1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTNLNqVRX5TaeWNMuPDeyaqEyt2-75DtEESDgoNdhT9FMFUk8hvraK8OCaEwCH-wX5bYdVAyOf-dBdEMqNNF0SBmPwIjAv4OSlNnQfjR80zmL9GjdP2FFTytd0rWrKn8NJ3BtmLQx3A/s640/porchsummerterrarium1.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;">And, please feel free to toss the pillows off of the love seat so that there's actually room for you to sit comfortably!  We do it ALLLL the time ...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWJq8WdkOq56rFsOrvLtDYh8O7Jb3j_J29xOjIpbi7XWYB8H3_AJqmszrzIHTjclT_iXxaadcUOmywzOMKC3Gg0BTEqOf_TFEcOKLXv3vCHmH5_EjqZO7FYknWGHcrqJFCUXFafNn_A/s1600/porchsummersofa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWJq8WdkOq56rFsOrvLtDYh8O7Jb3j_J29xOjIpbi7XWYB8H3_AJqmszrzIHTjclT_iXxaadcUOmywzOMKC3Gg0BTEqOf_TFEcOKLXv3vCHmH5_EjqZO7FYknWGHcrqJFCUXFafNn_A/s640/porchsummersofa.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;">Or, if you'd rather, come on down here and sit a spell ... </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQBVBS_CjR113BO2DICSiLWdjquvZjaQNsvk6gDlfneajuMi0Pyl4vmSEbrLkt5l8aaqVFrsoVT0dbelpR_GaAr9hFg8psoQ0-IhS0Zd7DL2TnMck1adm3rXEd_yTetuWLkD58LYbsw/s1600/porchsummerotherchairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQBVBS_CjR113BO2DICSiLWdjquvZjaQNsvk6gDlfneajuMi0Pyl4vmSEbrLkt5l8aaqVFrsoVT0dbelpR_GaAr9hFg8psoQ0-IhS0Zd7DL2TnMck1adm3rXEd_yTetuWLkD58LYbsw/s640/porchsummerotherchairs.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;">We love being out here so much that we're getting ready to take down our existing screen *wall* and join this space with our "exposed" patio, making it all one big screened in area ... hope you'll come back and visit when it's all done!</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/AVvXsEiB0OltWM8UyQBYwNVZVcOtfhcwWFKiPd7OUtYpPwv-IlWEyzKqhjnaKtJ3xheSJ4H4-cM1Ko-n-oQXwJ3Qy9fhSZYxYWQKZ5PMhiRunbDETvMzKfnzM_SeCbCXaVEXZn9KpJrniTqphw/s1600/porchsummerfinal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0OltWM8UyQBYwNVZVcOtfhcwWFKiPd7OUtYpPwv-IlWEyzKqhjnaKtJ3xheSJ4H4-cM1Ko-n-oQXwJ3Qy9fhSZYxYWQKZ5PMhiRunbDETvMzKfnzM_SeCbCXaVEXZn9KpJrniTqphw/s640/porchsummerfinal.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for taking the time to visit our summer porch!  I hope you got to take a peek at Kristin's (<a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/how-to-make-a-diy-pom-pom-paper-lantern/">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a>) awesome pom pom lantern,</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/AVvXsEjHnxNO_JVYlwWKictf5P0XAHBqEeLBap1vEUFmxHtMvCPb94dwdANSp53RPD-4ZmeSmU8iIwlR-lAwJ4ZqY1vENAwqmxrSZ-nacr5QYqCfRwW80MYA3MOFaCMaZHSzwLqiSShqf6-lIw/s1600/kristinpom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnxNO_JVYlwWKictf5P0XAHBqEeLBap1vEUFmxHtMvCPb94dwdANSp53RPD-4ZmeSmU8iIwlR-lAwJ4ZqY1vENAwqmxrSZ-nacr5QYqCfRwW80MYA3MOFaCMaZHSzwLqiSShqf6-lIw/s640/kristinpom.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">along with Shannon's (from <a href="http://foxhollowcottage.com/2013/06/aloha-summer-wreath-fun-in-the-sun.html#comment-9048">Fox Hollow Cottage</a>) whimsical summer wreath yesterday!</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/AVvXsEinIbO9bcgkk62TQFNH3kLhAi5L-SKFNAbJlHrF7Sxl7X3D7NeqOJIA0xbYA4937ceZ43Kt4NsUuXmSYXLoPqH2UFzSSUrNKtdIM5ctzQcNhJ_hFjoGgfCK7NRaljEMyXgYP1T2V6FSZQ/s1600/AlohaSummerFlipFlopPoolNoodleDIYWreathCraft_zpsb2b507ae.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIbO9bcgkk62TQFNH3kLhAi5L-SKFNAbJlHrF7Sxl7X3D7NeqOJIA0xbYA4937ceZ43Kt4NsUuXmSYXLoPqH2UFzSSUrNKtdIM5ctzQcNhJ_hFjoGgfCK7NRaljEMyXgYP1T2V6FSZQ/s640/AlohaSummerFlipFlopPoolNoodleDIYWreathCraft_zpsb2b507ae.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, be sure to visit Heather (from <a href="http://www.settingforfour.com/">Setting for Four</a>) tomorrow who will be sharing her beautiful summer mantel!</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/AVvXsEjkH5PcNoV8aO4292jdHjIW_8nYnjKbyGTD057LSaV0KQGauDU8CPiYTgJ6ICNxX55AnmK16h3PuEV4OWMnpMK-VWL_nCB6v-poQFslHYyAiXq86FJLcL4M-Xsrx4fiYXjwryaAnAIQDw/s1600/heathersmantel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkH5PcNoV8aO4292jdHjIW_8nYnjKbyGTD057LSaV0KQGauDU8CPiYTgJ6ICNxX55AnmK16h3PuEV4OWMnpMK-VWL_nCB6v-poQFslHYyAiXq86FJLcL4M-Xsrx4fiYXjwryaAnAIQDw/s640/heathersmantel.jpg" width="508" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, and don't forget the giveaway on the 27th ... </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1KHxl8rj5Tjj7Ytnu5I1sO9mJn1l8XnhIDPzZdRGmNbMgmX-wKQlBC5s6egz8j7ftBGDDmKYYaao6QC6ZI8EG_NJOvr-GFOc7oDjCWRmQPdaACcC2cpDQ6fPHoKxqYdbF0ar2Es6tA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-10+at+8.30.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1KHxl8rj5Tjj7Ytnu5I1sO9mJn1l8XnhIDPzZdRGmNbMgmX-wKQlBC5s6egz8j7ftBGDDmKYYaao6QC6ZI8EG_NJOvr-GFOc7oDjCWRmQPdaACcC2cpDQ6fPHoKxqYdbF0ar2Es6tA/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-06-10+at+8.30.06+AM.png" width="428" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">OR to visit all the stops along the way! </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stop 1: </span> <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/how-to-make-a-diy-pom-pom-paper-lantern/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stop 2: <a href="http://sandandsisal.com/2013/06/summer-centerpiece.html" target="_blank">Sand and Sisal</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stop 3: <a href="http://foxhollowcottage.com/" target="_blank">Fox Hollow Cottage</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stop 4: <a href="http://www.adventuresindecorating1.blogspot.com/">Adventures in Decorating</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stop 5: </span><a href="http://www.settingforfour.com/2013/06/a-beach-inspired-mantel-fun-in-sun.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Setting for Four</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stop 6: <a href="http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/2013/06/5-quick-summer-craft-ideas.html" target="_blank">Debbiedoo's</a> </span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stop 7: <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2013/06/summer-table-setting-with-blue-mason.html" target="_blank">French Country Cottage</a> </span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stop 8: <a href="http://cupcakesandcrinoline.com/2013/06/beach-inspired-desserts-fun-in-the-sun/" target="_blank">Cupcakes and Crinoline</a> </span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stop 9: <a href="http://www.domestically-speaking.com/2013/06/the-ultimate-all-american-sundae.html" target="_blank">Domestically Speaking</a> </span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stop 10: <a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/" target="_blank">At the Picket Fence</a> </span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stop 11: <a href="http://www.yellowblissroad.com/2013/06/sweet-and-simple-summer-mantel.html" target="_blank">Yellow Bliss Road</a></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stop 12: <a href="http://jojoandeloise.com/2013/06/avocado-blueberry-and-coconut-cream-popsicles/" target="_blank">JoJo and Eloise</a> </span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stop 13: <a href="http://diyshowof.com/" target="_blank">DIY Show Off</a></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a great day,</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" /></div></div>

Our Summer Porch and Fun in the Sun!

Greetings, friends! I'm excited to be part of the "Fun in the Sun" Summer kickoff party featuring a fabulous group of talent...

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