Fun with Chairs

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just wanted to share a couple of changes going on around our crazy home!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not too long ago, I shared a picture of two beautiful French Country chairs that I was thrilled to finally find!  I got them at a very reasonable price because they weren't stained or painted ... that was going to be *my* job (eek)!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NsPNy6KpGHo0nxmtm6MfzSlHqDA6x63U69B2IsV9vwGjIccZwEAmLNhQCDgLUlNGIZa-cfOpwYy-JnnPubKU2qPKjNisjAYNMWozLpQLZ_te9TMs783INHqD5y_Y-4N_zVDGjYuncg/s1600/newchairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NsPNy6KpGHo0nxmtm6MfzSlHqDA6x63U69B2IsV9vwGjIccZwEAmLNhQCDgLUlNGIZa-cfOpwYy-JnnPubKU2qPKjNisjAYNMWozLpQLZ_te9TMs783INHqD5y_Y-4N_zVDGjYuncg/s640/newchairs.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sooo, I removed the seats, got out my AS Pure White and clear wax and went to town painting, distressing (just a tad) and waxing.  I then stained the seats with two coats of American Walnut and then added two coats of polycrylic (so that they match our new table that I look forward to showing you).  Here's what they look like today (and, something tells me that I'll be adding a coat of a different paint color on top sometime):</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MPZc1h5D-iR1hY8kP0qUTxkpRFuioWGIkuZDNWagNsYj0mDXx8Xd5bM1j_ov6wYcMj2X22pEXAdIZC-Xz6Ywo-uPC9lV8NLay5k91TvoT1AZ6XA3noBt1B0k0FZLCjynxA9I9Pof_w/s1600/kitchenchairsafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MPZc1h5D-iR1hY8kP0qUTxkpRFuioWGIkuZDNWagNsYj0mDXx8Xd5bM1j_ov6wYcMj2X22pEXAdIZC-Xz6Ywo-uPC9lV8NLay5k91TvoT1AZ6XA3noBt1B0k0FZLCjynxA9I9Pof_w/s640/kitchenchairsafter.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The other little change is going on in our dining room.  You may remember that I shared this fun, French script fabric with you all:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxBJXZcie5o1_0Y1UvqvMtoSaAJ1ym0asrMIaQrBEiUJmbstsQcyIpf7NlGEgyT3pF1rl2oWL9v1s5dFSgZbifnq15fpalWEQM6qa_L8kjAJspJ5foGbmlskZiLkiW0UzZ1UQJ61iYA/s1600/chairfabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxBJXZcie5o1_0Y1UvqvMtoSaAJ1ym0asrMIaQrBEiUJmbstsQcyIpf7NlGEgyT3pF1rl2oWL9v1s5dFSgZbifnq15fpalWEQM6qa_L8kjAJspJ5foGbmlskZiLkiW0UzZ1UQJ61iYA/s640/chairfabric.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Our six dining chairs have since been recovered (thanks to my sweet neighbor, Christy), and now, they look like this:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Rm-304LgGORvZU-VptSPUmt_KNmm0jn9iggn5rcH-8eFkfEL9qx49U1aar1TIV7dNvKsVOIEWdsLfqc4nZ18yL4Ry4-fZ4CQufApf15WkbKSO2AxLR34FbaablDKCGmci62sX5ziyA/s1600/chairredone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Rm-304LgGORvZU-VptSPUmt_KNmm0jn9iggn5rcH-8eFkfEL9qx49U1aar1TIV7dNvKsVOIEWdsLfqc4nZ18yL4Ry4-fZ4CQufApf15WkbKSO2AxLR34FbaablDKCGmci62sX5ziyA/s640/chairredone.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">LOVE!  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I can't wait to share more with you all ... thanks so much for stopping by!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Becca</em></strong></span></div>

Fun with Chairs

I just wanted to share a couple of changes going on around our crazy home!   Not too long ago, I shared a picture of two beautiful French Co...

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And, We're Off ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay, soooo .... a show of hands please as to how many of you are staring at your empty mantels right this very moment, with that *glazed over* look in your eye, agonizing over how you're going to decorate it for Fall this year?  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Well, that was me last week ... actually, even as I took these pictures.  Second guessing ... moving leaf no. 14 to the right just a tad ... tilting one pumpkin just 1/8" more to the left ... you know how it goes!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">This is where it stands for now ... I thought I'd share before I change it all over again.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyDPzLVzgr2VBhpKbwZgmc7l_c2n2Uw42vDahqt647D7B3FQ8I3jqm_k5UX3JM11YOX1_Qjfow2bjlCE8taF36O9LoK3Ml-tpSGzr0Q-9-nXzs2lonpMCBRdGKTjBkZScPRrxCG29cg/s1600/fallmanteloverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyDPzLVzgr2VBhpKbwZgmc7l_c2n2Uw42vDahqt647D7B3FQ8I3jqm_k5UX3JM11YOX1_Qjfow2bjlCE8taF36O9LoK3Ml-tpSGzr0Q-9-nXzs2lonpMCBRdGKTjBkZScPRrxCG29cg/s640/fallmanteloverall.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">This year, I really wanted to add lots of pops of vibrant orange:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqA07gpiYaPwf6xEh0AntgOtay7beRMvFbXOknBDjNZgNAhj90Vw_awyr7lL2PuNwbNdI-IBBJU1ENPhFh9O7neDFAobo6tV73TwWinWCsssukYSYEwywi6zq1JYWDbBD428OehX2Tw/s1600/fallmantelclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqA07gpiYaPwf6xEh0AntgOtay7beRMvFbXOknBDjNZgNAhj90Vw_awyr7lL2PuNwbNdI-IBBJU1ENPhFh9O7neDFAobo6tV73TwWinWCsssukYSYEwywi6zq1JYWDbBD428OehX2Tw/s640/fallmantelclose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Michael's had just what I was looking for as far as simple, yet colorful branches.  Thankfully, they finally went on sale (40% off).  And, as a side note ... for those of you with smart phones ... did you know that there is an app for Michael's?  You simply load the app and whenever you're at Michael's, open the app, select coupon, and the clerk will scan the barcode appearing on your screen.  It's awesome and saves you from having to look out for coupons in your mail or newspaper or hoping that one of the staff members will be kind enough to give you one!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJt-w8IRABC5BKXeplCNULve90jr8vsleK4u3Kj5lm-hFVFF0ePZ55ijEyAXzB5ao3iZrGG34zK0eq-c-y5QDVKnb4N_laUd_C4jyJo0WlMn6OOVtsUY5ijUACdaN3-Kvl2diKW1giyw/s1600/fallmantelleaves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJt-w8IRABC5BKXeplCNULve90jr8vsleK4u3Kj5lm-hFVFF0ePZ55ijEyAXzB5ao3iZrGG34zK0eq-c-y5QDVKnb4N_laUd_C4jyJo0WlMn6OOVtsUY5ijUACdaN3-Kvl2diKW1giyw/s400/fallmantelleaves.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Baby pumpkins, acorns, leaves and pinecones are having fun all mixed together in this glass apothecary (all of which I had on hand):</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigA6vGA-PGFbpXuCePHF7znPkPkb8m_vJkHBBf6pUKNM7EQRmNHymw_Ge6eJ4odyAl5MLJ6CXIm6q0QrHIAzxFmD-_GkJx2esVRLsXIYhhgq3O7_bxJ6Dlx23yG2E-1K-tnWXTBc7sfA/s1600/fallmantelapoth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigA6vGA-PGFbpXuCePHF7znPkPkb8m_vJkHBBf6pUKNM7EQRmNHymw_Ge6eJ4odyAl5MLJ6CXIm6q0QrHIAzxFmD-_GkJx2esVRLsXIYhhgq3O7_bxJ6Dlx23yG2E-1K-tnWXTBc7sfA/s640/fallmantelapoth.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I grabbed up this simple platter at Wal-Mart ... love their Better Homes and Gardens seasonal pieces!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2q7AiMZF6Rs0aT_miszvNS3_CbLqfqbVugMAsz9rGzaF5tfusNoqrvCRZqEGnXJEEODh2co6reHmp0PSA5miHEs1DSiH1J4KpdPm_JckbTrPhNtmOBgotsRdFnylimR8CQdUAonwhXA/s1600/fallmantelplate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2q7AiMZF6Rs0aT_miszvNS3_CbLqfqbVugMAsz9rGzaF5tfusNoqrvCRZqEGnXJEEODh2co6reHmp0PSA5miHEs1DSiH1J4KpdPm_JckbTrPhNtmOBgotsRdFnylimR8CQdUAonwhXA/s640/fallmantelplate.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Making a return appearance for the 3rd year in a row is the garland I made out of wooden craft beads ... I just couldn't leave it in the storage box until next year:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZhePzpAVFYQKmMjYKCQlmEPXvuPkUS8SNy3-Qci-6PjayBuI3u-L-KoHLrcgqU9_2WIGx4DSzQ_r3jdc-LFemNKCvMrUdjLG0Q2ZpLW4n6jXT7-QBP44sF8q5PcCFGTZIL0U6jSMzw/s1600/fallmantelrandom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZhePzpAVFYQKmMjYKCQlmEPXvuPkUS8SNy3-Qci-6PjayBuI3u-L-KoHLrcgqU9_2WIGx4DSzQ_r3jdc-LFemNKCvMrUdjLG0Q2ZpLW4n6jXT7-QBP44sF8q5PcCFGTZIL0U6jSMzw/s640/fallmantelrandom.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of our colorful pumpkins sits comfortably on a "bed" of burlap, tucked in an urn I had on hand, as well:</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/AVvXsEitWX6tgXFgH2f5pvosbnA9OJFLIhaABSfPipXWsqh2Pn4CR4kX4g942gvfc0mN4pJ-760-mJbetkwpO46MvWTmRHZnJR25QBhliQbg3Tb4tyMQxy2QSIaFFNJuI86rowA_JIWMPTIilQ/s1600/fallmantelurn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWX6tgXFgH2f5pvosbnA9OJFLIhaABSfPipXWsqh2Pn4CR4kX4g942gvfc0mN4pJ-760-mJbetkwpO46MvWTmRHZnJR25QBhliQbg3Tb4tyMQxy2QSIaFFNJuI86rowA_JIWMPTIilQ/s640/fallmantelurn.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The one thing that I did splurge on was this pretty Fall artwork that I stumbled up at Tuesday Morning.  It was just what I was looking for to serve as a focal point.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJAG-WGFb-CywUnjlE6oOC-vLLnqn0AnQIiI9zggx3jD9CskUyAmGRTckvf0-_kN_01AqNx7JsXKJ_eUUUaDhaNlLCcQdad-UJ-Mqh1RNcDM7pPAy-COLSsDH20RBp030bgOh_qLHwQ/s1600/fallmantelart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJAG-WGFb-CywUnjlE6oOC-vLLnqn0AnQIiI9zggx3jD9CskUyAmGRTckvf0-_kN_01AqNx7JsXKJ_eUUUaDhaNlLCcQdad-UJ-Mqh1RNcDM7pPAy-COLSsDH20RBp030bgOh_qLHwQ/s400/fallmantelart.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnnd, down below, I found this sweet ladderback chair at a local consignment shop for $10(!), and I didn't even have to paint it.  Will I sit on it?  Um, probably not because the chair will crumble beneath me, BUT, it serves as the perfect spot to rest a couple of seasonal pillows, pumpkin and throw:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOdI9nlQhg53lXbkCCELVtWZ4xKDzOVQdVhBZKPpcnLNsKAP8iofQeLXTjbUv9xCO1VJNFrAPs8pkxh7HHB2DVV_dmPl_vCV-lYP9q1_1f1y7NpWgMABwfn6y9HmLK-0Z0Z2I9dzZVw/s1600/fallmantelchair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOdI9nlQhg53lXbkCCELVtWZ4xKDzOVQdVhBZKPpcnLNsKAP8iofQeLXTjbUv9xCO1VJNFrAPs8pkxh7HHB2DVV_dmPl_vCV-lYP9q1_1f1y7NpWgMABwfn6y9HmLK-0Z0Z2I9dzZVw/s640/fallmantelchair.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Speaking of pumpkins, I knew I wanted to add a few more in a basket to the hearth, but, nothing I had on hand was large enough.  Of course, Home Goods came to the rescue ... isn't this a fun, metal basket?  Love the vintage feel and burlap liner!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ev9aUpcc5beMzj73tpa9N3FzydCvXoDYJUrvTikZJ7W6OctjrK-KVknlzDZNyPXqALyTEAYZvXD0xkvzOvKw8Um6MjTWN-CtyZZrVRYdZurOVACyI6zJuoC132auV0KIRIkII0ujDg/s1600/fallmantelpumpkins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ev9aUpcc5beMzj73tpa9N3FzydCvXoDYJUrvTikZJ7W6OctjrK-KVknlzDZNyPXqALyTEAYZvXD0xkvzOvKw8Um6MjTWN-CtyZZrVRYdZurOVACyI6zJuoC132auV0KIRIkII0ujDg/s640/fallmantelpumpkins.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, there you have it.  I do love our little Fall mantel for now ... especially the ambiance the lights give off in the evening:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xEfIYFDaB-JWygcAXTK7D7FLzpkzfS7aPzc0IE6xafJxa0S5JpWild6i23xxM_MND_VNzxqJzew_56QDrO-JNeKH_1hLo8LnKptSch8wA1idW8gcum6ckzbPHh0mu5F-fUxDd6tneA/s1600/fallmantelnight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xEfIYFDaB-JWygcAXTK7D7FLzpkzfS7aPzc0IE6xafJxa0S5JpWild6i23xxM_MND_VNzxqJzew_56QDrO-JNeKH_1hLo8LnKptSch8wA1idW8gcum6ckzbPHh0mu5F-fUxDd6tneA/s640/fallmantelnight.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't wait to see everyone else's mantels!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm off to party with:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">2805/<a href="http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/2012/09/potpourri-friday-40.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+2805+%282805%29">Potpourri Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">At the Picket Fence/<a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2012/09/its-inspiration-friday-no-81-welcome.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+atthepicketfence%2Fmzom+%28At+The+Picket+Fence%29">Inspiration Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">French Country Cottage/<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2012/09/feathered-nest-friday.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FQoLtm+%28FRENCH+COUNTRY+COTTAGE%29">Feathered Nest Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">From My Front Porch to Yours/<a href="http://www.frommyfrontporchtoyours.com/2012/09/treasure-hunt-thursday-72-highlights.html">Treasure Hunt Thursday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kristen's Creations/</span><a href="http://kristenscreationsonline.blogspot.com/2012/09/share-your-creations-party-53.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Share your Creations</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Funky Junk Interiors/</span><a href="http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2012/09/sns-151-junk-styled-offices.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SNS</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia/</span><a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-102/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuesdays-treasures-102"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tuesday's Treasures</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2012/09/wow-us-wednesdays-83.html">WUW</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Stone Gable Cottage/<a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2012/09/tutorial-tips-and-tidbits-14.html">Tutorials, Tips and Tidbits</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">52 Mantels/<a href="http://www.52mantels.com/2012/09/thursdays-are-your-days-creative.html">Thursdays Are Your Days</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Centsational Girl/<a href="http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2012/09/autumn-mantels-link-party/">Autumn Mantels Link Party</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Fox Hollow Cottage/<a href="http://www.foxhollowcottage.com/2012/10/octoberfest-of-fun-fall-and-halloween.html">Octoberfest Mantel Party</a></span><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by,</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Becca</em></strong></span></div>

And, We're Off ...

Okay, soooo .... a show of hands please as to how many of you are staring at your empty mantels right this very moment, with that *glazed ov...

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Snippets of Fall

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, it's official ... summer went by *way* too quickly!  I hope you all had a wonderful Labor Day weekend.  A big group of about 35 of us went camping ... and, by camping, I mean either in RVs, Campers or, in our case, an air conditioned cabin.  We had such a great time!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now that September is here, Fall decorating is in full swing ... bright shades of orange are taking over!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZmlWoYQca4k0Fq8hyphenhyphenooMcQ_e73KpDqOAegLxkOFQ46CUihPpJJNaweIIBv-9wN_Hzftv5OXfpeDbDXh7YhyphenhyphenZDhpYxmIBDzTWDv0ZC0TtNwEPbaGTZ0w6dxfAOMqVpBbdc39gIrXkTw/s1600/fallcloche.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZmlWoYQca4k0Fq8hyphenhyphenooMcQ_e73KpDqOAegLxkOFQ46CUihPpJJNaweIIBv-9wN_Hzftv5OXfpeDbDXh7YhyphenhyphenZDhpYxmIBDzTWDv0ZC0TtNwEPbaGTZ0w6dxfAOMqVpBbdc39gIrXkTw/s640/fallcloche.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with peeks of white pumpkins here and there ...</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/AVvXsEizLRY2iGoVJQJbBJbsXh6CutCS6MoQTbeeb03f2-ZnCUJjsT03Ym7JyBETFcr7Q4ZxBGUMv78oho96gGSF8zdhnvN_0ldChVZ3VSE67wpeTA3iTmYFtPv3OMmIkjjN9ofJ5_-Fps1Xcw/s1600/fallpumpkin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLRY2iGoVJQJbBJbsXh6CutCS6MoQTbeeb03f2-ZnCUJjsT03Ym7JyBETFcr7Q4ZxBGUMv78oho96gGSF8zdhnvN_0ldChVZ3VSE67wpeTA3iTmYFtPv3OMmIkjjN9ofJ5_-Fps1Xcw/s640/fallpumpkin.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and of course, a few feathers ...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_X1BZlaC1lpBVanXIyQNmy1JxY_Kr02ci_I12j91TUkRURHAkIVRN2pfdPHpGXHo_EMwBl_coocVDhHuWGiHLwn5Kk2IYITvInMFXYLCLOPw2HWg0OXlu8_hczhKbMdzQPuGx1FgcQ/s1600/fallfamily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_X1BZlaC1lpBVanXIyQNmy1JxY_Kr02ci_I12j91TUkRURHAkIVRN2pfdPHpGXHo_EMwBl_coocVDhHuWGiHLwn5Kk2IYITvInMFXYLCLOPw2HWg0OXlu8_hczhKbMdzQPuGx1FgcQ/s640/fallfamily.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've done something different with my annual Fall family tree!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qBhtSgXuiHrN_lK-u61KCabUVS4Z5oIgZGmEj0xvwSeawePm7deT11iHqJXCnIFir_BSZXy1zFDf26FttZrBz5Rg6fl-G5SV7oCDAXoht_x3C1aR6NhD7skCfeba7BRGHfYbGqi0pQ/s1600/fallfamilytree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qBhtSgXuiHrN_lK-u61KCabUVS4Z5oIgZGmEj0xvwSeawePm7deT11iHqJXCnIFir_BSZXy1zFDf26FttZrBz5Rg6fl-G5SV7oCDAXoht_x3C1aR6NhD7skCfeba7BRGHfYbGqi0pQ/s640/fallfamilytree.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whimsical subway art peeking through ...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilorV58-eU_ikMQcsl6ryAxMgbGkYARMsmX9dP-dPoHL-nkNpFkXq-5IUWAizurA2DTvR4WnFMaKikyFeXSoYQOo0bIYNbFDMO5yvMvFVWqZMvx2GRgmnb21PV8Tv688_hb6PXei-Y5A/s1600/fallsubway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilorV58-eU_ikMQcsl6ryAxMgbGkYARMsmX9dP-dPoHL-nkNpFkXq-5IUWAizurA2DTvR4WnFMaKikyFeXSoYQOo0bIYNbFDMO5yvMvFVWqZMvx2GRgmnb21PV8Tv688_hb6PXei-Y5A/s640/fallsubway.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All the while remembering what the season (and every day) is about:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUg8Zd9GM5o-DI8NJN3dYZMI9b9iVPNSH2JsQbPAtruSYOTzraCTy9uwxIg5ry4xzFDvgt_w_t8tbNPIVb4JK_hN3AC76mf1IFCTnp06esEWNUTjNY88v84pT5F9PCPHGz8rIsynZVhw/s1600/fallthanks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUg8Zd9GM5o-DI8NJN3dYZMI9b9iVPNSH2JsQbPAtruSYOTzraCTy9uwxIg5ry4xzFDvgt_w_t8tbNPIVb4JK_hN3AC76mf1IFCTnp06esEWNUTjNY88v84pT5F9PCPHGz8rIsynZVhw/s640/fallthanks.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll be back to share more as soon as the tweaking is done ... look forward to seeing your touches of Fall!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks for stopping by,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Becca</em></strong></span></div><br /><br />

Snippets of Fall

Well, it's official ... summer went by *way* too quickly!  I hope you all had a wonderful Labor Day weekend.  A big group of about 35 of...

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A Simple Project

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Earlier this summer, I found this pretty *vintage* planter at TJMaxx.  While the color was a lovely light shade of lime, I'm afraid it just wasn't working for me, BUT, the price was right, and I knew that I could have a bit of fun with it.   </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5Cauqq7xncVOKppcM8qXyv-dP2NE4NPFfiIUCHz7qokkcf0pxJEcFplcCh54drfIdh3brmBgIxQAiwU-iV_WPYe-X5NyuXITlR-q012hprVhyphenhyphenzTvYcx-YciM8TnyqgdL2mJ75MxDwg/s1600/boxb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5Cauqq7xncVOKppcM8qXyv-dP2NE4NPFfiIUCHz7qokkcf0pxJEcFplcCh54drfIdh3brmBgIxQAiwU-iV_WPYe-X5NyuXITlR-q012hprVhyphenhyphenzTvYcx-YciM8TnyqgdL2mJ75MxDwg/s400/boxb4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally, this past weekend, I got to play with it!  Out came my sample jars of CeCe Caldwell's Seattle Mist, AS Old White and AS Pure White.  I then chose a simple, French image from the fabulous Graphics Fairy, and, once the paint was dry, transferred the image to the front of the planter.  Of course, I then had to rough it up a bit after it dried with fine sandpaper:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCK7AdaXLH_gc2Gj6eHGFFjjL_XHNZ8K74qNMBvbPXaHMeYkEO4Wh43yGS3egNiqruGV_QcCQSUfxCeKJV6GAkg6jitLM4GSMss3iHvGYV7OtJA74BQ2Z91Z4haTdyvKZeZSxvTMMZAQ/s1600/boxduring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCK7AdaXLH_gc2Gj6eHGFFjjL_XHNZ8K74qNMBvbPXaHMeYkEO4Wh43yGS3egNiqruGV_QcCQSUfxCeKJV6GAkg6jitLM4GSMss3iHvGYV7OtJA74BQ2Z91Z4haTdyvKZeZSxvTMMZAQ/s400/boxduring.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here is the <strong>AFTER</strong>!  I added a little burlap, pinecones and few seasonal picks to create a fun, Fall arrangment, which now sits on our dry bar!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJO7E24OQaHlizHn41Ritdb2q5oWlt-vg-3L16Yay8LjcsXkL_EtzcW1HbnmyoCjMk1_1_AscMeY1MA2MfmNIJmGjkdjBiEG-4VO5Y5llzdArxyN2SEOwrDbw6elWnEkvhsrJUVsnlLg/s1600/boxafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJO7E24OQaHlizHn41Ritdb2q5oWlt-vg-3L16Yay8LjcsXkL_EtzcW1HbnmyoCjMk1_1_AscMeY1MA2MfmNIJmGjkdjBiEG-4VO5Y5llzdArxyN2SEOwrDbw6elWnEkvhsrJUVsnlLg/s640/boxafter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Total cost for this project was <strong>$0.00(!),</strong> as I had everything I needed on hand!  Aren't those the best kind?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks for stopping by!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Becca</em></strong></span></div>

A Simple Project

Earlier this summer, I found this pretty *vintage* planter at TJMaxx.  While the color was a lovely light shade of lime, I'm afraid it j...

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Adding Character

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When we added the butcher block top to our island almost two years ago, the installer recommended that we add corbels for support.  I thought it would be fun to add farmhouse legs instead ... two years later, we FINALLY did it!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I found a great website, Osborne Wood Products ... they have several kinds of fabulous products at very reasonable prices!  I found just the style/size we wanted, and a few days later they arrived!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMi1lUhsg8fjOMrT-X1kDB9Uv8vpfaiSW_0Kdoz4_nOkp0cQ1Y425bbEq_ImefVNuIk8-3PNti9dqC2rCqLLrX9opZHa5UAtxZAWVoDSNaeHEZKkvtYG8xoeKUKc_vKHPjFimoHAVPOw/s1600/islandfarmlegsb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMi1lUhsg8fjOMrT-X1kDB9Uv8vpfaiSW_0Kdoz4_nOkp0cQ1Y425bbEq_ImefVNuIk8-3PNti9dqC2rCqLLrX9opZHa5UAtxZAWVoDSNaeHEZKkvtYG8xoeKUKc_vKHPjFimoHAVPOw/s400/islandfarmlegsb4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">All I had to do was paint a coat of AS Old White, followed by two coats of AS Chateaux Grey onto each leg ... added a bit of distressing and a layer of clear wax.  I then wedged them up under the butcher block ... added a bit of hot glue in between the legs and the butcher block top to secure them ... and, voila!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>AFTER!</strong> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcQ8k1fwCneC6ocmgOibKmCK1ozCfR07SiFx_coBXTipAQV4tQLPh4tslTWJ1D4m6ieQuk-CzZ6S18n_ebi2GCbG1eZgzWtcMOD5UT-6qqXi9bJBdwsDwrF6o5hsMAxyjK1zykQexXA/s1600/islandfarmlegafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcQ8k1fwCneC6ocmgOibKmCK1ozCfR07SiFx_coBXTipAQV4tQLPh4tslTWJ1D4m6ieQuk-CzZ6S18n_ebi2GCbG1eZgzWtcMOD5UT-6qqXi9bJBdwsDwrF6o5hsMAxyjK1zykQexXA/s640/islandfarmlegafter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">We love the character they add and how they contribute to the farmhouse feel!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">It's hard to believe that our island once looked like *this*:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6BBXGxKsO7GzOc5oA69PLVsFZTZWigakACsd4CEnLkLoNc9X9OzJ7QqOeKOgUO-KRYIqFYKmwp0pTiKRU51hLZc3FnFfO-eyFDYY0m3B9dXJTP-4v6YecXdkWLnyF43z6DtlMS5NMg/s1600/islandb42+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6BBXGxKsO7GzOc5oA69PLVsFZTZWigakACsd4CEnLkLoNc9X9OzJ7QqOeKOgUO-KRYIqFYKmwp0pTiKRU51hLZc3FnFfO-eyFDYY0m3B9dXJTP-4v6YecXdkWLnyF43z6DtlMS5NMg/s400/islandb42+(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Speaking of changes ... we're just about done with the kitchen refreshing!  AND, I've got a few little things planned for our breakfast area.  For a long time, I've wanted French Country chairs, but the prices have been a bit more than we wanted to spend.  This past weekend, we visited a fabulous store nearby called Primarily Pine ... they had EXACT chairs I've been looking for!  They're unfinished (which saved on the cost) ... all I have to do is stain the seats (Walnut) and paint the chairs either AS Old White or Pure White. Aren't they pretty?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-PP2raw0upR8t3u207sijYe3Z5KrEfj-PeU3jS-LemxurGBpPN3T9ontP-pTir68KsQWe54qT6uwSWmPE3ZYRDjMBWaiF67GqEkGLWtJlSYv2B8f4y6Ww2YWwm0RHIlo6l2D0p3hXg/s1600/newchairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-PP2raw0upR8t3u207sijYe3Z5KrEfj-PeU3jS-LemxurGBpPN3T9ontP-pTir68KsQWe54qT6uwSWmPE3ZYRDjMBWaiF67GqEkGLWtJlSYv2B8f4y6Ww2YWwm0RHIlo6l2D0p3hXg/s640/newchairs.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm envisioning a farmhouse table, these chairs and parsons chairs at the head of the table.  We'll see how it all turns out!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">One more project ... what do you think of this French fabric?!  I'm eventually going to add them to our dining room chairs.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_K8ytOWgJ1hyphenhyphenwjF49zhEGez83isUrvq6L6gaJqzif51Kec-gfHSxyQNRTkeXRpdyRCDJN45OPEYiCYFw46TsB1ky4HE5eiqy2wnsnrqRBVSG1JPKQ0-GrqcqLUVAlJ1SHee2NosB2Pg/s1600/chairfabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_K8ytOWgJ1hyphenhyphenwjF49zhEGez83isUrvq6L6gaJqzif51Kec-gfHSxyQNRTkeXRpdyRCDJN45OPEYiCYFw46TsB1ky4HE5eiqy2wnsnrqRBVSG1JPKQ0-GrqcqLUVAlJ1SHee2NosB2Pg/s640/chairfabric.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Just another day in my crazy life!  Happy Sunday, friends!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks for stopping by,</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm linking up with:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2012/08/wow-us-wednesdays-81.html">WUW</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Becca</em></strong></span></div>

Adding Character

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Question of the Day

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How is it that this little project ...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pAB0VvqaG6fcqB0HnTRNtz6DGgSuxcR84e50c4ZWt5VoqQ5Cd63RMJJ9l0X2E7MDy4lO6VU7FB-fDFGLvg4Oj6zsPT4q0u1UVVkHcRI32dJwkhyphenhyphenh0RinXQEmPHhFiaKJAzxTWuD2Ug/s1600/166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pAB0VvqaG6fcqB0HnTRNtz6DGgSuxcR84e50c4ZWt5VoqQ5Cd63RMJJ9l0X2E7MDy4lO6VU7FB-fDFGLvg4Oj6zsPT4q0u1UVVkHcRI32dJwkhyphenhyphenh0RinXQEmPHhFiaKJAzxTWuD2Ug/s640/166.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">turns into this project ...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsc4KXIQAsECOfQEAD1aMCja3biobwJbKCrC8fd784VGDM-v4JkwqYqx8uKooN580UWDbY9IHQhRjp672AEbOmns_tFj3qH0a0zINRrXgow2ENcDCCYdVhr6vXS968VpLllY3HC3GoAw/s1600/photo+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsc4KXIQAsECOfQEAD1aMCja3biobwJbKCrC8fd784VGDM-v4JkwqYqx8uKooN580UWDbY9IHQhRjp672AEbOmns_tFj3qH0a0zINRrXgow2ENcDCCYdVhr6vXS968VpLllY3HC3GoAw/s400/photo+%25283%2529.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">which turns into *this* project (I mean, it IS only natural for you to stop in the middle of painting to clean your cabinets out):</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQc6-zSXWgNJMbFqZRwOiOggGhspqXF6vWz0M-x_6DitK253YrKWioqjAo-6IUGAaPvQepgbb5QYqHbMQnvEE8VpZuYl942CbV2ZaA99xQfaSTOpgDrHJpbW16vjU-JWF99LQl2dbegQ/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQc6-zSXWgNJMbFqZRwOiOggGhspqXF6vWz0M-x_6DitK253YrKWioqjAo-6IUGAaPvQepgbb5QYqHbMQnvEE8VpZuYl942CbV2ZaA99xQfaSTOpgDrHJpbW16vjU-JWF99LQl2dbegQ/s640/005.JPG" width="360" /></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;">which then leads me here?  LOL.  If you know the answer, I'm all ears!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITqX3Fwx81PFYfp7hJQNCmueMDOIueWKqlEi9IyMTYEtYNlTPuwr3ZycQKNb7TLNVUs_cA7rqIkkHXdJfD4kArFezB9KwFzdxXquDhRR5G4hXPtIPE7-rpccWcQPORFSQLluBifhy7g/s1600/patiohottub1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITqX3Fwx81PFYfp7hJQNCmueMDOIueWKqlEi9IyMTYEtYNlTPuwr3ZycQKNb7TLNVUs_cA7rqIkkHXdJfD4kArFezB9KwFzdxXquDhRR5G4hXPtIPE7-rpccWcQPORFSQLluBifhy7g/s640/patiohottub1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't wait to share my craziness that's been going on in the kitchen!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">How many projects are *you* in the middle of today?</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em><strong>Becca</strong></em></span></div>

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How is it that this little project ... turns into this project ... which turns into *this* project (I mean, it IS only natural for you to st...

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Before It's Over ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to share our *summer* great room!  Annnd, to show a subtle change done earlier this summer.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVge7ytsi5ZXqIqJWitJkbOosmwJKx4YuFArHgvPNDSDQe7Q0nGC6cQVpb8ooi0JByrsz_c1rRXKJPrdIMQCWO_XDCs_59F1SGwzEof_kFsYMY0trSLWi2ROSUcFZ3roUynz3ubnpEQ/s1600/summergreatoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVge7ytsi5ZXqIqJWitJkbOosmwJKx4YuFArHgvPNDSDQe7Q0nGC6cQVpb8ooi0JByrsz_c1rRXKJPrdIMQCWO_XDCs_59F1SGwzEof_kFsYMY0trSLWi2ROSUcFZ3roUynz3ubnpEQ/s640/summergreatoverall.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below is how our great room looked last Fall ... can you spot the little difference between then and now?  Yes, we lightened the walls ... yippee!  </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhAB8vkEZ6sVvloCIQZMg_mvbG0sc5xlaJXKiUXFPEjenysC5RzRiGeXYLCcoGD2QNSF2WYmWfC0qYsahNVZfj4aT-HyLZNl9HMh5XRx6Xf4aO14Ad2MDMcoGQx9BYqDyvadzQS-6eg/s1600/fallgreatentry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhAB8vkEZ6sVvloCIQZMg_mvbG0sc5xlaJXKiUXFPEjenysC5RzRiGeXYLCcoGD2QNSF2WYmWfC0qYsahNVZfj4aT-HyLZNl9HMh5XRx6Xf4aO14Ad2MDMcoGQx9BYqDyvadzQS-6eg/s640/fallgreatentry.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We (meaning, I) decided to paint the walls the same color as our dining and sitting rooms, which is BM's Manchester Tan.  Since our home is one big open floorplan, I thought it'd be a nice change to have them all the same color so that one room would flow into the other.  We're enjoying the change and will soon be carrying the same wall color into our kitchen/breafkast room, as well!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">While we're in here, I'll show you around our *summer* great room.  First stop, the buffet:</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/AVvXsEjumcsQiwwsnqIQQ1DTAZUyBdq2Zq8eSb6l58oJc9LXkEi6coSGrI1_CgbCrHdjsipf3A_1rU3i2_WGa6kIo2coJP5k0u3lmcx0_v301HOy5UYKKQ3XZr_cr5OnIWNGEwyJJw-gqigw5Q/s1600/summergreatbuffet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumcsQiwwsnqIQQ1DTAZUyBdq2Zq8eSb6l58oJc9LXkEi6coSGrI1_CgbCrHdjsipf3A_1rU3i2_WGa6kIo2coJP5k0u3lmcx0_v301HOy5UYKKQ3XZr_cr5OnIWNGEwyJJw-gqigw5Q/s640/summergreatbuffet.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A small demijohn from TJMaxx:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7N56ZpoIx_hAsINaXFSs88qHyn723IsMTvbzomsDUOII4j8fDn0AfdkQtjiMZHy9msXCW5uq9JmdDWF4sBhZk9uBEmEMganvVBjBVJRArS8mhu7ANhFqSS4LC3toicrXksX-eaTrtjw/s1600/summergreatdemi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7N56ZpoIx_hAsINaXFSs88qHyn723IsMTvbzomsDUOII4j8fDn0AfdkQtjiMZHy9msXCW5uq9JmdDWF4sBhZk9uBEmEMganvVBjBVJRArS8mhu7ANhFqSS4LC3toicrXksX-eaTrtjw/s400/summergreatdemi.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3RBq7mn5su9CuXEDIKmQeJED3Jqvoi83ewpyUTJERyr80nkF0U7wjDgyJdxXRdYcsd3fvONcZWGm5-1fIpTqff-VV5GU8o2o5kWTJMydrxcmfVcQAVvqxkliUyWQIMYlY_hjo9VMMQ/s1600/summergreatbuffetclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3RBq7mn5su9CuXEDIKmQeJED3Jqvoi83ewpyUTJERyr80nkF0U7wjDgyJdxXRdYcsd3fvONcZWGm5-1fIpTqff-VV5GU8o2o5kWTJMydrxcmfVcQAVvqxkliUyWQIMYlY_hjo9VMMQ/s640/summergreatbuffetclose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A tall, inexpensive lamp and fun, vintage boat (both from Home Goods):</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/AVvXsEi_fvq3IADrbUP3rCJ3rvoWA0nmvi0kg9-PsX6Q9RdUuqXbhIuxZ6z7haevHeqD_O5DYmzIZF48oDHf9VMPoyu8i98Ts9dd3YvG11jT0MaZRMRC5e7zG7ndYe4LJVpjL5wapSjX2EI6-g/s1600/summergreatbuffetship.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fvq3IADrbUP3rCJ3rvoWA0nmvi0kg9-PsX6Q9RdUuqXbhIuxZ6z7haevHeqD_O5DYmzIZF48oDHf9VMPoyu8i98Ts9dd3YvG11jT0MaZRMRC5e7zG7ndYe4LJVpjL5wapSjX2EI6-g/s400/summergreatbuffetship.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A rustic anchor and oversized lantern frommmmm ... you guessed it, Home Goods!  </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/AVvXsEg7kJUlScdMeQvWkpXgN6bkRWb3UoC8WO45m6rDc4AhlM_rFQeScUI0Qpy7g1GkK402gstWKc0Arj9IbU790Dj7B5fN_Mv96rMGin8vS9rpRbdavIT0wYTWgQBYnM8kmcfJL3B61hgo1w/s1600/summergreatcandle1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kJUlScdMeQvWkpXgN6bkRWb3UoC8WO45m6rDc4AhlM_rFQeScUI0Qpy7g1GkK402gstWKc0Arj9IbU790Dj7B5fN_Mv96rMGin8vS9rpRbdavIT0wYTWgQBYnM8kmcfJL3B61hgo1w/s400/summergreatcandle1.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, in keeping with the nautical theme, I simply *had* to wrap the base of the candle with nautical rope, add a small starfish and layer a sea fan behind:</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/AVvXsEgui3fZ1cgj-hP_YsYymZeMZXbzPaaAgUjs7YEasnRluK5vXSpY2OHSKOh7zhyNA9GPs9_5Dzr4dOxPJFU5zDATUBiry8lx76AcY2S8X_Vyv4zSMWm6kZ_Qql1GiCzVr7b81cFV8Q9vFg/s1600/summergreatbuffetcandle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgui3fZ1cgj-hP_YsYymZeMZXbzPaaAgUjs7YEasnRluK5vXSpY2OHSKOh7zhyNA9GPs9_5Dzr4dOxPJFU5zDATUBiry8lx76AcY2S8X_Vyv4zSMWm6kZ_Qql1GiCzVr7b81cFV8Q9vFg/s640/summergreatbuffetcandle.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Up above, I found this beautiful piece of art at Home Goods (last year) and was glad I finally found a fun spot to hang it ... I love the serene feel and soothing colors in it:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROIDjGKxYvwsimFMou25K-XoHNh8ypDAsAP_wY615JvmQ5qBp2IiOCiGDoT6I0v0pUeuvc_A0LILd7OE9JKJbGaWsMHeZaBcMtgTcQpkjAzFsqkZg4CjW6LQMyJRUAyFFSfZZw4qi-Q/s1600/summergreatart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROIDjGKxYvwsimFMou25K-XoHNh8ypDAsAP_wY615JvmQ5qBp2IiOCiGDoT6I0v0pUeuvc_A0LILd7OE9JKJbGaWsMHeZaBcMtgTcQpkjAzFsqkZg4CjW6LQMyJRUAyFFSfZZw4qi-Q/s640/summergreatart.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Come on over and sit a spell (if you can find some room in between the pillows)!</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/AVvXsEhnCte00lKYaB8ZYadKRYHtAamCmRWRkqWj0lioKMlmwTruL2oEebTfucSheUd1LFbctbpxuN9lYsVNm5u3nOP9qLqPuT1duQ3ozQumMcIuPjOQwwRaw7Vpq8-x_aOG_Vmu0JaCXlPmmA/s1600/summergreatoverall1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCte00lKYaB8ZYadKRYHtAamCmRWRkqWj0lioKMlmwTruL2oEebTfucSheUd1LFbctbpxuN9lYsVNm5u3nOP9qLqPuT1duQ3ozQumMcIuPjOQwwRaw7Vpq8-x_aOG_Vmu0JaCXlPmmA/s640/summergreatoverall1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pillow covers (from Pottery Barn) are pretty popular in our home.  I love being able to change out the covers to suit the season!</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/AVvXsEhaERIa8acC0zSovY5BA_ZDrx7Gs53mbSq2h1GWH4xfttIYWeML9Om1rMZfhs8JThLLvH9CpT4PmUyouM8WB2GjU5Oxi2PBwhrTajZIPgqTN-jW6oCmMMr0jLvxqZI7h1feB_t9Cr6PMQ/s1600/summergreatpillows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaERIa8acC0zSovY5BA_ZDrx7Gs53mbSq2h1GWH4xfttIYWeML9Om1rMZfhs8JThLLvH9CpT4PmUyouM8WB2GjU5Oxi2PBwhrTajZIPgqTN-jW6oCmMMr0jLvxqZI7h1feB_t9Cr6PMQ/s400/summergreatpillows.jpg" width="225" /></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;">A simple vignette sits on the coffee table ... hmmm, *who* emptied the decanter?  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/AVvXsEja7f_2OXBgRlNQcL9klkj5KNwZESZqekPyUbeD1sazyk-bb98s7nWtxOw-Ex6kO11qM9ITL1AwccYvFB4c9B40mUeLod9srSGJoxaiN2kTe1vyCmfyU_mX-Nj9EK1m0IEw-VCXuIHV7Q/s1600/summergreatcoffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7f_2OXBgRlNQcL9klkj5KNwZESZqekPyUbeD1sazyk-bb98s7nWtxOw-Ex6kO11qM9ITL1AwccYvFB4c9B40mUeLod9srSGJoxaiN2kTe1vyCmfyU_mX-Nj9EK1m0IEw-VCXuIHV7Q/s640/summergreatcoffee.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On our mirrored tables sit the brown lamps that were once on our dining room sideboard.  And, an inexpensive pot filled with faux fern leaves serves as a easy filler for that spot, too:</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/AVvXsEhQoKy3V_yRBi_Hau-_16i68nXE9a_icIYRKGWGtIx85T3aVQoTgjCVl7NCP92sRIHCtIPAJuGpNV_97TWRrGkLvq3ILhK1VLqdh4HLFI9oPQIvAKJaBsKoSgL7290K7QaWNwZooMdBVg/s1600/summergreatmirrortable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoKy3V_yRBi_Hau-_16i68nXE9a_icIYRKGWGtIx85T3aVQoTgjCVl7NCP92sRIHCtIPAJuGpNV_97TWRrGkLvq3ILhK1VLqdh4HLFI9oPQIvAKJaBsKoSgL7290K7QaWNwZooMdBVg/s400/summergreatmirrortable.jpg" width="225" /></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;">Sp-EAKING of lamps, this little diddy by the sofa got a little makeover (pictured from last Fall):</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/AVvXsEiwLlPqZemlLJMRyxlL2mAoBRN1XyfvtH-qhrHN5Vwzuk3nJBNoJMjaMYcE_R-RIWLx5c-ndQGXGx4WesdmrixSg4izm6bHJuLqROt6PislW5xra7ofpXhXwyjMSgYUB8Op2rCThgg85w/s1600/fallgreatlamp1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLlPqZemlLJMRyxlL2mAoBRN1XyfvtH-qhrHN5Vwzuk3nJBNoJMjaMYcE_R-RIWLx5c-ndQGXGx4WesdmrixSg4izm6bHJuLqROt6PislW5xra7ofpXhXwyjMSgYUB8Op2rCThgg85w/s400/fallgreatlamp1.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No surprise that a bit of leftover Annie Sloane's Old White made its way over the gold:</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/AVvXsEjRbZCKhpMoEGlfsG3w63xbhU5LpCbvYEmwltgq1q2Gf1dtUte4YyeToAg1NTSZaCtLBsoB30L8jXZIOEoH9arC44rJTer-4ZXjgV332PiA_SlB5vA0lkPp9GuWyVVMTHTYv6tGqFDq-g/s1600/summergreatlamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbZCKhpMoEGlfsG3w63xbhU5LpCbvYEmwltgq1q2Gf1dtUte4YyeToAg1NTSZaCtLBsoB30L8jXZIOEoH9arC44rJTer-4ZXjgV332PiA_SlB5vA0lkPp9GuWyVVMTHTYv6tGqFDq-g/s400/summergreatlamp.jpg" width="225" /></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;">Lastly, our summer, nautical mantel, which I already shared, but, since it's getting ready to lose its summer look, I thought I'd show it one last time:</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/AVvXsEgneGIK0DA_QGYHINxsNL-98CF9BxG5LFOyrX1aDHySZSNnPQ1WFAGOalTm9WIehfQvcos6kjEISQs8w-ID9Ks5rn51aLfJdnE-RmfGzWckt0ROO6MAecZ8Ino9_V4jr385xEFiGiLbLA/s1600/summergreatfireplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneGIK0DA_QGYHINxsNL-98CF9BxG5LFOyrX1aDHySZSNnPQ1WFAGOalTm9WIehfQvcos6kjEISQs8w-ID9Ks5rn51aLfJdnE-RmfGzWckt0ROO6MAecZ8Ino9_V4jr385xEFiGiLbLA/s640/summergreatfireplace.jpg" width="360" /></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;">I can't believe that in a few, short weeks, I'll be decorating for Fall, will you?!  In the meantime, I've gotten myself in a bit of trouble in the kitchen ... it's going to take awhile (along with pleading with talented neighbors for their carpentry skills since both John and I aren't doing too well in that department), BUT, I know I'm going to love the results ... stay tuned!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHJAtnmaM_e7qMc7rem7I4Co9FVwbMN9_fi3q1IBWFkWS-2HvUzIys1RKcKfqlN825yq5gdmkNkMQDM95MPhz9Y7Rg-E17XDQd1fS81VS6SZ_IjpWFbSPoyxpjGxvO1_3EyNz2lXiMw/s1600/bowl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHJAtnmaM_e7qMc7rem7I4Co9FVwbMN9_fi3q1IBWFkWS-2HvUzIys1RKcKfqlN825yq5gdmkNkMQDM95MPhz9Y7Rg-E17XDQd1fS81VS6SZ_IjpWFbSPoyxpjGxvO1_3EyNz2lXiMw/s640/bowl.jpg" width="350" /></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;">Have a fabulous weekend!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em><strong>Becca</strong></em></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

Before It's Over ...

I wanted to share our *summer* great room!  Annnd, to show a subtle change done earlier this summer. Below is how our great room looked last...

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