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My Backyard Paradise

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">If you knock at the door and I don't answer that's because I am probably right here in the backyard, so come on back and join me</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqeHl7r7Q4k2QpXg8iJkUCgXiAR99nIUMQfON7wjaQE4riF5ugZzRy0Y5mO7Pzcphlfdbw_1k3AKz92gDYsRWUrruHQ6TDipvVPRbSrkmRybihXF5uK32k9eCrHyvm8nwVTbnSdCAoWxS/s1600/IMG_6302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqeHl7r7Q4k2QpXg8iJkUCgXiAR99nIUMQfON7wjaQE4riF5ugZzRy0Y5mO7Pzcphlfdbw_1k3AKz92gDYsRWUrruHQ6TDipvVPRbSrkmRybihXF5uK32k9eCrHyvm8nwVTbnSdCAoWxS/s640/IMG_6302.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Don't worry there's plenty of room for you</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJQF6Rp6AN3uLPwPUHKti6sRJk1hddoRDz8Gvix8Ybldq7gh56U5igtnYt8cT-kBFBC1eb_tAFGKzFAkO_76AIkqKss99bxWukCX5fY5qjziuUjs5me3ZF9sv0HgGiKn7Y2K9VQnuPmM4/s1600/IMG_6305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJQF6Rp6AN3uLPwPUHKti6sRJk1hddoRDz8Gvix8Ybldq7gh56U5igtnYt8cT-kBFBC1eb_tAFGKzFAkO_76AIkqKss99bxWukCX5fY5qjziuUjs5me3ZF9sv0HgGiKn7Y2K9VQnuPmM4/s640/IMG_6305.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">and your cousins</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggddlQ7HxQlUc5GOkIGu9vc9vJrs2YVZhRgR1FXnAKiO7Nrqe6XJCcuhkRTme3GmvQf5kS4QRZHOnXBXKhLd8hOR6-c4ee7RIPGklTssxgTO3aW93WiVO1FQthH3k49S9U5F8kQyvHj1m8/s1600/IMG_6304.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggddlQ7HxQlUc5GOkIGu9vc9vJrs2YVZhRgR1FXnAKiO7Nrqe6XJCcuhkRTme3GmvQf5kS4QRZHOnXBXKhLd8hOR6-c4ee7RIPGklTssxgTO3aW93WiVO1FQthH3k49S9U5F8kQyvHj1m8/s640/IMG_6304.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We can sit here drinking Cherry Kool-aid and listen to the water trickle in the pond</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Rki8mxO-bF7BVSS293dJEdNl4kqxy8axdBbUrs5AF7Z-quwfpp03FHPyxx7DzEticnACIfqfTy9d1HcWFsBTbIcKoArhRFrI4H2mxRkKIExqmTPjwECOlT22o2B-bSx6Tgqnh_J-iPE1/s1600/IMG_6285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Rki8mxO-bF7BVSS293dJEdNl4kqxy8axdBbUrs5AF7Z-quwfpp03FHPyxx7DzEticnACIfqfTy9d1HcWFsBTbIcKoArhRFrI4H2mxRkKIExqmTPjwECOlT22o2B-bSx6Tgqnh_J-iPE1/s640/IMG_6285.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">or look at the Rudbeckia also known as Brown-Eyed Susan, that just started to bloom. A sure sight of a Hot Summer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCroSY1zrlkSUXqdAjxPUjgWWsqhcLeXRUYRIxnM1Qa51uyCJGt4OcCHRDMj4xJl1CuRgSVC7bP0GxbWvybGAWJeNVgiUBR84QEOdw1Wl5J0K8yWWJRO_B4ZA0KszB3VMX2DHrOKJfzHg/s1600/IMG_7073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCroSY1zrlkSUXqdAjxPUjgWWsqhcLeXRUYRIxnM1Qa51uyCJGt4OcCHRDMj4xJl1CuRgSVC7bP0GxbWvybGAWJeNVgiUBR84QEOdw1Wl5J0K8yWWJRO_B4ZA0KszB3VMX2DHrOKJfzHg/s640/IMG_7073.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Or you can bring your bait and pole and see if the fish are biting down in the lake</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8LHJA3vjVzlkJWnkDAlzcyb03D0QBUCOMVP3k6BK1hCMpme3Thf29vhWj-GGG7O7Sv2vXk0eo9kf_h032IICoscsaz_RsqbnG6zJf8TuHAzF8hAR1-LoZKx6grHYgTt-hVIFWeAGFVA1/s1600/IMG_7086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8LHJA3vjVzlkJWnkDAlzcyb03D0QBUCOMVP3k6BK1hCMpme3Thf29vhWj-GGG7O7Sv2vXk0eo9kf_h032IICoscsaz_RsqbnG6zJf8TuHAzF8hAR1-LoZKx6grHYgTt-hVIFWeAGFVA1/s640/IMG_7086.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">But I am staying put, right here where you found me</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-_hY9yKdw4SpSQ16K9AOrBLsTf98ZilpaaTyAgqWL0whHwzig9NCZXfh5pXVmJXjjUVy0OoY9uvg710t2W6TC1S_pl50M_H9UN9CTDE3kJbdQFA3bctkclWwHEIBXC6pLDH8o_nn72z8/s1600/IMG_6309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-_hY9yKdw4SpSQ16K9AOrBLsTf98ZilpaaTyAgqWL0whHwzig9NCZXfh5pXVmJXjjUVy0OoY9uvg710t2W6TC1S_pl50M_H9UN9CTDE3kJbdQFA3bctkclWwHEIBXC6pLDH8o_nn72z8/s640/IMG_6309.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Oh, and when you do leave, don't forget to close the door behind you!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCWNmEZgVWk5bl79KhUEt-Eh2hOpP5fdcj-C3lGJPu1ujSJ0USgFHhtFstZeaEDihcKL6B1GEkEwOfPraQGs5sjZyAxJaDOE9BOIFadQO9YXXU9_kZyDkcKuzahlqjGENRBYiosOQ25d1/s1600/IMG_6311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCWNmEZgVWk5bl79KhUEt-Eh2hOpP5fdcj-C3lGJPu1ujSJ0USgFHhtFstZeaEDihcKL6B1GEkEwOfPraQGs5sjZyAxJaDOE9BOIFadQO9YXXU9_kZyDkcKuzahlqjGENRBYiosOQ25d1/s640/IMG_6311.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">PS- Next Tuesday I am joining the Mission Possible Series- All About Color where I will be sharing my latest furniture project. See You there!</span><br /><a border="0" href="http://www.itallstartedwithpaint.com/" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTt6RnzUir0hyoUS256Ynm2gVGBwgrIYA22B9memxCbH4t8WWY2UU6T9Xyt88J2aYeSf3zlrcKQUAq1ITSb1jGWH9ID1qgF2IdRwTHI4Rt87S_lozvAJUy4a1DD1XFZzVWQciNCaRuVz2/s1600/AllAboutColorFolder+2.png" /></a><br /><i style="background-color: white;"><br /></i><br /><i style="background-color: white;">Sharing the Backyard with:</i><br /><i><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/2012/07/weekend-bloggy-reading-link-up_27.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=">Serenity Now</a></i><br /><a href="http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2012/07/the-sunday-showcase-party-no-112.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UnderTheTableAndDreaming+%28Under+The+Table+and+Drea">Under The Table and Dreaming</a><br /><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/pottery-barn-knockoff-shell-chargers-the-184th-metamorphosis-monday/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BetweenNapsOnThePorch+%28BETWEEN+NAPS+ON+THE+PORCH%29">Between Naps on The Porch</a><br /><a href="http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2012/07/make-it-pretty-monday-week-8.html">The Dedicated House</a><br /><a href="http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/2012/07/tweak-it-tuesday-1-lets-party.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/KxqG%20(COZY%20LITTLE%20HOUSE)">Cozy Little House</a>

My Backyard Paradise

If you knock at the door and I don't answer that's because I am probably right here in the backyard, so come on back and join me Don...

3:00 AM

Someone's at the Door- We Got Company!

<a href="http://thistlewoodfarm.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/chair-by-window.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1306" height="640" src="http://thistlewoodfarm.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/chair-by-window.jpg" title="Chair By Window" width="480" /></a><br /><strong style="background-color: white;">Hello Top This Top That readers!</strong><br /><br />My name is KariAnne and I blog about.....well.....actually.....I blog about a lot of random bits of life over at <a href="http://www.thistlewoodfarms.com/" target="_blank">Thistlewood Farm</a>.<br /><span style="background-color: white;">Thistlewood Farm is a turn-of-the-century farmhouse at the corner of where a cornfield meets a long winding country road.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">It is our forever and ever house.  A house filled with laughter and joy.  A house where games of Monopoly never end, where you can read books in the leafy branches of a treehouse, follow a winding path to create projects galore in a tiny art house and tell jokes that always end with “orange you glad you didn’t say banana.”  A house with turtles and fish and dogs and cats.   A house where a warm fire, a good book and a cup of hot tea are always waiting.  A house for friends and family to know they are special.</span><br /><br />There are a lot of chapters in our story.<br /><br /><strong>Here's one I hope you enjoy:</strong><br /><a href="http://thistlewoodfarm.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/linen-and-pom-pom-pillow.jpg" style="background-color: white;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="640" src="http://thistlewoodfarm.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/linen-and-pom-pom-pillow.jpg" title="Linen and Pom Pom Pillow" width="519" /></a><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>It's All About the Freshy Decorating</b></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">My husband told me he doesn't like "freshy decorating."</span><br /><br />Actually the exact quote was, <strong><em>"Why do we have to have so much freshy decorating around here?"</em></strong><br /><br />Hmmmm.<br /><br /><strong><em>Freshy decorating?</em></strong><br /><br /><em></em>I don't think I've ever heard of that on HGTV before.<br /><br />And I'm sure the DIY network never featured it.<br /><br />When he said it, I stared at him blankly.  Willing him to go on.  Willing him to explain the almost unexplainable term, "freshy decorating."<br /><br />He just stared back and shrugged and said,<strong><em> "You know.  It's like when the decorating takes over the house.  When there's freshy stuff everywhere."</em></strong><br /><br />Then he paused and stated with great dramatic emphasis:<br /><br /><strong><em>"Seriously.  It's like the furniture is all occupied or something."</em></strong><br /><br />Oh.<br /><br />I see.<br /><br /><strong><em>That's</em> </strong>what freshy decorating is.<br /><br /><a href="http://thistlewoodfarm.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/chair-and-pillow.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1307" height="504" src="http://thistlewoodfarm.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/chair-and-pillow.jpg" title="Chair and Pillow" width="529" /></a><br /><br />I think it was the pom-pom pillows that pushed him over the edge.<br /><br />And he was right.<br /><br />His chair was occupied.<br /><br />By a freshy pom-pom pillow.<br /><br />All during baseball season. <em> Oh, the injustice of it all.</em><br /><br />But who doesn't love a pom-pom pillow?  A pom-pom pillow that I first saw the tutorial for <a href="http://www.livingwithpunks.com/2011/08/tutorial-mondo-pom-trim-pillow.html" target="_blank">here</a>.  That I fell in love with and had to make.<br /><br />Seriously, all freshiness aside.  If you are even thinking of making this pillow, you must run to your nearest craft store and buy some yarn and linen and a pillow form and start churning out pom poms.<br /><br /><em>Immediately.</em><br /><br />Because this pillow is true pom-pom perfection.<br /><br /><a href="http://thistlewoodfarm.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/linen-pillow.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1304" height="705" src="http://thistlewoodfarm.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/linen-pillow.jpg" title="Linen Pillow" width="529" /></a><br /><br />Now, if you are curious, "freshy decorating" no longer reigns supreme here at thistlewood.<br /><br />I moved the pom-pom pillows to a new home.<br /><br />I removed all freshy items from the coffee table.<br /><br />I made every attempt to generally de-fresh the room.<br /><br />And I did it all for love :)<br /><br />If you would like to read more about all the "freshy decorating" at the farmhouse.....stop by for a glass of sweet tea at <a href="http://www.thistlewoodfarms.com/" target="_blank">Thistlewood Farm</a>.<br /><br />

Someone's at the Door- We Got Company!

Hello Top This Top That readers! My name is KariAnne and I blog about.....well.....actually.....I blog about a lot of random bits of life ov...

3:00 AM

A Really "Green" Idea

<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">If you know me,you would know of my love for Daylilies. If not, you can witness that adoration <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/06/for-love-of-day-lily.html">here</a> . The love fest goes on for months until the blooms die back and I am left with the sight of this</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7HuNoLcgqhrOm_7YpwqK-vHGj4QOU3iZu-3ZyjzckJl4B05PhEKf2tVC2r4FXiN4fGG-Zm-9NLhKr-MBTbbSnm8SG96uo5rjcxdKpgh_R2O0oine8nAtVBrPH2CVhwoH7uEtiEzY00N1/s1600/IMG_7082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7HuNoLcgqhrOm_7YpwqK-vHGj4QOU3iZu-3ZyjzckJl4B05PhEKf2tVC2r4FXiN4fGG-Zm-9NLhKr-MBTbbSnm8SG96uo5rjcxdKpgh_R2O0oine8nAtVBrPH2CVhwoH7uEtiEzY00N1/s640/IMG_7082.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and this. Just think, a million of these stalks just staring at  me. </span></span><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvjeOh9a_YWav2_RBi7I-yz193cpelFBkeucBLnoiGvqmrMEJdkEt-CDFC1XwGsNVCXAo15u0w6qAx6nnUXwDUKKbvlAdn0UDngqhNX4ob6h3fv2ZJNVeeqvzAtWEbFZR6bITLg8mC8Lq/s1600/IMG_7083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvjeOh9a_YWav2_RBi7I-yz193cpelFBkeucBLnoiGvqmrMEJdkEt-CDFC1XwGsNVCXAo15u0w6qAx6nnUXwDUKKbvlAdn0UDngqhNX4ob6h3fv2ZJNVeeqvzAtWEbFZR6bITLg8mC8Lq/s640/IMG_7083.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Determined to proclaim my continued devotion to my sweet Day Lily, I decide to do something that I have never done before. An idea that not only  keeps me "green" but also keeps me in good grace with mother nature.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I went out and picked all the spent stems from the Daylilies and trimmed off about an inch from the bottoms</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPFyHD6JLWUGzbI8oXJbVmApChqPFBqB6QoocQM2Fn5Aaj_5jWhYuXSq7mnr-bH8zenNb04ckrKnUwJdkS99MVkNXs1pET_0XDv3fkKRoNp_zcfR8sb37QzVhlC8uIUF46CNssqhWqJup/s1600/IMG_7094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPFyHD6JLWUGzbI8oXJbVmApChqPFBqB6QoocQM2Fn5Aaj_5jWhYuXSq7mnr-bH8zenNb04ckrKnUwJdkS99MVkNXs1pET_0XDv3fkKRoNp_zcfR8sb37QzVhlC8uIUF46CNssqhWqJup/s640/IMG_7094.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I then took Ivy Green Rust-Oleum spray paint and coated the entire stem front and back, and l</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">et the stems dry completely</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/AVvXsEjV2X8xJWYsIhbO4Hja8W9sRLOwBznYSUfo79gaIj9ZxFoajX-qQ-l-ZCloOU4h37UGQIlHXuBdYPFZXGxCqkhRs010qTnnbq1eAUhSR4PdNRXV05fPuRTy90YMA0EsC4AAvtS0lK145ZpK/s1600/IMG_7096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2X8xJWYsIhbO4Hja8W9sRLOwBznYSUfo79gaIj9ZxFoajX-qQ-l-ZCloOU4h37UGQIlHXuBdYPFZXGxCqkhRs010qTnnbq1eAUhSR4PdNRXV05fPuRTy90YMA0EsC4AAvtS0lK145ZpK/s640/IMG_7096.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I then placed my new found "green " idea in a container on the patio.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4R585cu40zbgwZ71KYLG7yyc8ylK1l_xMa8-pX410H3dsahqZ0o6Ld2ICimcCZwUcv2PRy2ttMULboC1qRqYGZ7YBPVcuEWr599g0Nkr9se0mmxlLix9ZsCFJjdvtzkjc2NYChiZDoXPM/s1600/IMG_7111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4R585cu40zbgwZ71KYLG7yyc8ylK1l_xMa8-pX410H3dsahqZ0o6Ld2ICimcCZwUcv2PRy2ttMULboC1qRqYGZ7YBPVcuEWr599g0Nkr9se0mmxlLix9ZsCFJjdvtzkjc2NYChiZDoXPM/s640/IMG_7111.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">It provides some nice color and interest for something that would have just ended up on the ground, unnoticed as it decomposed.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcqlrgvljqK1cJWKMzLGCrk4DbrcNKBQqMOW1nScIW3qu2kibYiZeFox6r8_8qd8q4UOL9Gx9cJk2CkPtZAXLV95txCIIOG7RUGf9QAKaZJE5N_weNT_-HUcwBPwNgbJiLvAs9lMEYivx/s1600/IMG_7107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcqlrgvljqK1cJWKMzLGCrk4DbrcNKBQqMOW1nScIW3qu2kibYiZeFox6r8_8qd8q4UOL9Gx9cJk2CkPtZAXLV95txCIIOG7RUGf9QAKaZJE5N_weNT_-HUcwBPwNgbJiLvAs9lMEYivx/s640/IMG_7107.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Not bad for  spent Daylily stems.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBYNX2Ukodj3V-HcA46ZHz4TlkRGHK5GfuJxuklTpJR2aBOOkX7TTCbjLgi9PMaRsiME9WQUdaGr6wB6BLQ3_XdXJjz4oArNNbvbPh2888TMjJqvkeTDCHktEG1x4JCsx3zWUKyhx6xo1/s1600/IMG_7113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBYNX2Ukodj3V-HcA46ZHz4TlkRGHK5GfuJxuklTpJR2aBOOkX7TTCbjLgi9PMaRsiME9WQUdaGr6wB6BLQ3_XdXJjz4oArNNbvbPh2888TMjJqvkeTDCHktEG1x4JCsx3zWUKyhx6xo1/s640/IMG_7113.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> Mother Nature thinks it's a cool idea too!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sharing over at :<br /><a href="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/2012/07/tutorials-tips-link-party-70.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20">Homestories AtoZ</a><br /><a href="http://www.domestically-speaking.com/2012/07/136th-power-of-paint-party-pantones-fall-2012-colors.html">Domestically Speaking</a><br /><a href="http://www.52mantels.com/2012/08/thursdays-are-your-days.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%2052Mantels%20(52%20Mantels)">52 Mantels</a><br /><a href="http://www.addicted2decorating.com/addicts-not-so-anonymous-link-party-27.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20addicted2decor%20(Addicted%202%20Decorating)">Addicted 2 Decorating</a><br /><a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/2012/08/weekend-wrap-up-party-and-borsa-bella-design-co-giveaway.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/OivM%20(Tatertots%20and%20Jello)">Tatertots and Jello</a><br /><a href="http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2012/08/sns-146-diy-link-party.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/KCcu%20(Funky%20Junk%20Interiors)">Funky Junk Interiors</a><br /><a href="http://maleviksrosentradgard.blogspot.com/">Malviksrosentrafgard</a></div>

A Really "Green" Idea

If you know me,you would know of my love for Daylilies. If not, you can witness that adoration here . The love fest goes on for months unti...

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Easy Photo Project ( That You Can Do Today)

<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Happy Friday. I hope it's been a great week for you. I want to share a really quick and easy photo project with you today.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6hMjI-RYUZ5EVxKarFUOIl9C-ZMwT9PD4dE09ZGXi84hYX9-scmsIhjIl4K_e4JI2aUsmKP9Jd2h9Wx5vijGpaVJkPmOvCuVKFUCr4VFqhggX2fkbZj1gnbTLvSxVG5mL-NDQ1udibyd/s1600/IMG_4299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6hMjI-RYUZ5EVxKarFUOIl9C-ZMwT9PD4dE09ZGXi84hYX9-scmsIhjIl4K_e4JI2aUsmKP9Jd2h9Wx5vijGpaVJkPmOvCuVKFUCr4VFqhggX2fkbZj1gnbTLvSxVG5mL-NDQ1udibyd/s640/IMG_4299.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">This makes a great gift or you can hang it on your own walls if you want. This was actually a gift from my </span><span style="background-color: white;">children</span><span style="background-color: white;"> to their Aunt (aka Daka.)</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Supplies Needed:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWBedTgPm2k7r_-ySbK0RLJ7IK7Q5cQM5ha2Z_JRR39xJ1j83aZtRre1QAmVoliTJVjQL_sZ210ai_-I9-flR91vuwIwLmM0suQLrYxSr9ibq9bVZRcfoRLeFqhzi2UoYLY3kKQznZQj0/s1600/IMG_7034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWBedTgPm2k7r_-ySbK0RLJ7IK7Q5cQM5ha2Z_JRR39xJ1j83aZtRre1QAmVoliTJVjQL_sZ210ai_-I9-flR91vuwIwLmM0suQLrYxSr9ibq9bVZRcfoRLeFqhzi2UoYLY3kKQznZQj0/s640/IMG_7034.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><ul><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Canvas Board - I used an 16x20 board</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Burlap - you will need enough to cover the front and sides of your board</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Tacky Spray- to secure your burlap to the canvas board.</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Stapler- to secure the burlap to the back of the canvas mount. You can also use glue to secure.</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Picture frame w/photo</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Acrylic Paint and Stencils for your lettering ( optional).</span></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Step 1 - Cover your canvas board with your burlap. The burlap should be pulled tight so that it is smooth with no creases. Secure the ends of the burlap to the back of the canvas board with hot glue or a stapler. The corners should be folded in and excess material cut for a neat and tidy look.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTS-akfVinnrCvLSfnS8RpZoC-YLxsy4urPlIzVlRTvDAh8NbJ-0RYd5163GnyFCGEBGKkGUA2nEP19z6_4nGciCJA2aRtn6NQEjmHXHdUnPdsxgUE7ci4Lwwbp-8vvVxOtrvqdhJqcaL/s1600/IMG_7036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTS-akfVinnrCvLSfnS8RpZoC-YLxsy4urPlIzVlRTvDAh8NbJ-0RYd5163GnyFCGEBGKkGUA2nEP19z6_4nGciCJA2aRtn6NQEjmHXHdUnPdsxgUE7ci4Lwwbp-8vvVxOtrvqdhJqcaL/s640/IMG_7036.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5htEzVKffFXuGz_9eUq5sVFcaNmn0JtpuX5-QJvz1Gnt-yOJPJltFr4hy6leKL39NwEWuv__bukegj-If6t7VdMRzQzgpgnOwTDzi5-sxRLuaTsu4OIlRmYsULK1m-v6oRziZTC57xeq8/s1600/IMG_7043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5htEzVKffFXuGz_9eUq5sVFcaNmn0JtpuX5-QJvz1Gnt-yOJPJltFr4hy6leKL39NwEWuv__bukegj-If6t7VdMRzQzgpgnOwTDzi5-sxRLuaTsu4OIlRmYsULK1m-v6oRziZTC57xeq8/s640/IMG_7043.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Step 2- Position your frame <b>with</b> your photo in it, center to the board and secure with hot glue. </span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxBP9R2KDew-8oeVnheyX-nGrt7X86rlSCxwneZBkBfzHlztqtCwjCojlKz2hITOvxGPwDC_BFyrcWp0pyTtTMa9p_Vl7SX-xd3ABeoU8xjF25nWHoPruEwPlnh4wyjzPFXeYlsTnLGVS/s1600/IMG_7045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxBP9R2KDew-8oeVnheyX-nGrt7X86rlSCxwneZBkBfzHlztqtCwjCojlKz2hITOvxGPwDC_BFyrcWp0pyTtTMa9p_Vl7SX-xd3ABeoU8xjF25nWHoPruEwPlnh4wyjzPFXeYlsTnLGVS/s640/IMG_7045.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> Step 3 is Optional- Lettering on your board. I created stencils with my silhouette machine but any stencils or free hand lettering will work. Apply your choice of paint color to the letters. Let dry.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> Step 4- Ready to wrap if it's intended for a gift or hang on your own wall to enjoy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmthngUJCpLDyOcxy9dxVaWuD5b1TdkZUroJeghOTYvI4D4cdz4fYt2kKkZwIpEdxq12nqploxLxdkIHwMRgLYMQ7-K8DEzEMiCklxzLzcThlR9b8uTBqeAk6X2xP8EWIm51w9gAsjURAo/s1600/IMG_4302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmthngUJCpLDyOcxy9dxVaWuD5b1TdkZUroJeghOTYvI4D4cdz4fYt2kKkZwIpEdxq12nqploxLxdkIHwMRgLYMQ7-K8DEzEMiCklxzLzcThlR9b8uTBqeAk6X2xP8EWIm51w9gAsjURAo/s640/IMG_4302.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We are off for our longest road trip yet with our kids- Dallas Texas. I hope it's 2000  miles with no fussing, fighting or screaming!! I also hope to make it back to blog about it. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">In the meantime, next week I'll be sharing a "green project",  my backyard paradise and one of my favorite blogs is showing up to keep you company.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> Hope everyone has a great weekend!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sharing over at :</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/2012/07/weekend-bloggy-reading-link-up_20.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=">Serenity Now</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/2012/07/weekend-wrap-up-party-and-the-great-pinterest-hunt.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_">TaterTots and Jello</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.itsoverflowing.com/2012/07/overflowing-with-creativity-721">It's Overflowing</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.twiggstudios.com/2012/07/sunday-show-off-linky-party_21.html">Twigg Studios</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.finecraftguild.com/party/">Fine Craft Guild</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>

Easy Photo Project ( That You Can Do Today)

Happy Friday. I hope it's been a great week for you. I want to share a really quick and easy photo project with you today. This makes a ...

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Our Wine Nook

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The other day I shared the story about this space. You know, the one that started out as a mistake and turned into an opportunity? If you missed that, you can read about that <b><i><a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-our-builders-mistake-turned-into.html">here</a>.</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7ZhlNap-pGK0ZvicJ6p0ZU9lTkz1xfjxlKxOSJ80iBRUe6bo0uopTfBdQYBfv8BxRmu5cgDssNqwUxgE6pX-mE8kThcQxh1dJd5Hk0Q74bLhyllDth7DqwbOdm3S61wVG257F8xmsOV6/s1600/IMG_6791.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7ZhlNap-pGK0ZvicJ6p0ZU9lTkz1xfjxlKxOSJ80iBRUe6bo0uopTfBdQYBfv8BxRmu5cgDssNqwUxgE6pX-mE8kThcQxh1dJd5Hk0Q74bLhyllDth7DqwbOdm3S61wVG257F8xmsOV6/s640/IMG_6791.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">As my idea grew in my mind on how to use this space, so did the stone that surrounded it. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKa-ZZ_88jWpCNJLzGJXbYbfZgSpuHUINK08BEqh_Pz5wXxf1iKfPF61uak6GDdJb-QdB0jp-yvrOfAk2drNhgCGsLRqwIlBYc8nAhp5VVWQ64cGxHok0mpaA7zIOw2MVizm6RLf2pGUT/s1600/IMG_6682.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKa-ZZ_88jWpCNJLzGJXbYbfZgSpuHUINK08BEqh_Pz5wXxf1iKfPF61uak6GDdJb-QdB0jp-yvrOfAk2drNhgCGsLRqwIlBYc8nAhp5VVWQ64cGxHok0mpaA7zIOw2MVizm6RLf2pGUT/s640/IMG_6682.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">A nook that was first created using unused space under some stairs that looked like this</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9ddxTNg6Lvf9wDKwxeO1F4hfRavrXSaYyDJFUoEl9na8h_JFXDVyObjKRh6G0qzAmKnloIGlIKOL7yodFwY7pSsZIy1bW1kHrzgqX2wVnsS2d_bJq8w9jbb6UbJ9o-QOP5VqKyq_9AzB/s1600/IMG_6660.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9ddxTNg6Lvf9wDKwxeO1F4hfRavrXSaYyDJFUoEl9na8h_JFXDVyObjKRh6G0qzAmKnloIGlIKOL7yodFwY7pSsZIy1bW1kHrzgqX2wVnsS2d_bJq8w9jbb6UbJ9o-QOP5VqKyq_9AzB/s640/IMG_6660.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and inspired by the champagne that we toasted to when my husband first proposed</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhM39VKGCTzZiiUUQre4uepIvpYWJuapd5t8WLfEQF8G6h_QFM3Nn9jvdn52cJrF5wQEUDONL3u5WIjrpACfgWFJbiYzVCpxUNiQJ81C2Ul-NAQgaHrc6Y4PuL3i0tqN9JuSxdADtUaqz/s1600/IMG_6677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhM39VKGCTzZiiUUQre4uepIvpYWJuapd5t8WLfEQF8G6h_QFM3Nn9jvdn52cJrF5wQEUDONL3u5WIjrpACfgWFJbiYzVCpxUNiQJ81C2Ul-NAQgaHrc6Y4PuL3i0tqN9JuSxdADtUaqz/s640/IMG_6677.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7DOYUuZJjT6fKCAl3DwlZZZP1MAjqXKLUVdf3mw5RPywb73-iTfTnZDbZ7cO2s84SMXe8qMI7UVj0rqSrkNo7YLKTFwdMEW9bDaGOqlvJSeIB19mOc5zAR1V10kHLzgwzrV89JkjE1A1/s1600/IMG_6735.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7DOYUuZJjT6fKCAl3DwlZZZP1MAjqXKLUVdf3mw5RPywb73-iTfTnZDbZ7cO2s84SMXe8qMI7UVj0rqSrkNo7YLKTFwdMEW9bDaGOqlvJSeIB19mOc5zAR1V10kHLzgwzrV89JkjE1A1/s640/IMG_6735.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our</span> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">wine bottles, spirits and special stemware sit on top of built in wood shelves that were painted a creamy white color, and like a fine wine distressed to look aged.</span></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/AVvXsEgnRXEV-Dk6_yfJehQ2TbTtCusOZ-yCT8mbU4K_fjeo8r-yY16GpLj5Obl2UCkFNHxl0z_5YdWmSqvxnaOCPrlY0TcYFLbDNPTKecRbpyHN-GepBnie8REXnGXXKxP7fivOcf6hgG67KXTM/s1600/IMG_6752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRXEV-Dk6_yfJehQ2TbTtCusOZ-yCT8mbU4K_fjeo8r-yY16GpLj5Obl2UCkFNHxl0z_5YdWmSqvxnaOCPrlY0TcYFLbDNPTKecRbpyHN-GepBnie8REXnGXXKxP7fivOcf6hgG67KXTM/s640/IMG_6752.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEjy06N7xKNcCihAY8buzp4hWlS8my3FFL2nhXZpXgd7zEl33aNrC5iaWPV7Aft6A2yfPea8jopZ2sU30hyMIJ8dEub7hV65-0gm7IUhP6QBBe2ICQ6uVFx0JkorvUSCW8A0tNstpXapoIc1/s1600/IMG_6729.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy06N7xKNcCihAY8buzp4hWlS8my3FFL2nhXZpXgd7zEl33aNrC5iaWPV7Aft6A2yfPea8jopZ2sU30hyMIJ8dEub7hV65-0gm7IUhP6QBBe2ICQ6uVFx0JkorvUSCW8A0tNstpXapoIc1/s640/IMG_6729.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Although it's not really a cellar , it's more like a Wine nook.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And not exactly the Wine Cellar you would see somewhere in the  South of France, but more like a Wine nook you would see South of the state of Carolina. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljH4c1ULRfUsNF0etvmWNaK6gndgM8Y0AudmLT7uv5IN1Pyi_xfvCs2rFaxbye2KlzkiRczWE_6TaFguhBOV0s_UKHqnH5VP43WmJyS4fpIhsV3QaVCw_6GwfOe-4ktM3aDj9cgnDPqGv/s1600/IMG_6716.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljH4c1ULRfUsNF0etvmWNaK6gndgM8Y0AudmLT7uv5IN1Pyi_xfvCs2rFaxbye2KlzkiRczWE_6TaFguhBOV0s_UKHqnH5VP43WmJyS4fpIhsV3QaVCw_6GwfOe-4ktM3aDj9cgnDPqGv/s640/IMG_6716.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I love these kind of opportunities, the one's that will last a lifetime! Don't you?</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sUNSmu-txN-uiF2mrOvbYyiGSITR4KCzGCZFdAk7TafFpbElNYGpHWWBQ05skX7zQZW1uqkYq0Wjxb7FqyuUvDw80LO5vLnNzyZ7-2ZPs2j6GEKlw-l6gZeqw2_ml6NslzGYOZPkPb6-/s1600/IMG_6736.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sUNSmu-txN-uiF2mrOvbYyiGSITR4KCzGCZFdAk7TafFpbElNYGpHWWBQ05skX7zQZW1uqkYq0Wjxb7FqyuUvDw80LO5vLnNzyZ7-2ZPs2j6GEKlw-l6gZeqw2_ml6NslzGYOZPkPb6-/s640/IMG_6736.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Cheers! <span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Sharing with:</i></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2012/07/tutorials-tips-and-tidbits-5.html">StoneGable</a></i></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/07/transformation-thursday-no-161.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campa">Shabby Creek Cottage</a></span><br /><a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/2012/07/open-house-party_18.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%" style="background-color: white;">No Minimalist Here</a><br /><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2012/07/feathered-nest-friday_19.html">French Country Cottage</a><br /><a href="http://0.0.0.10/07/furniture-feature-friday-link-party-favorites-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=furniture-feature-friday-link-p">Miss Mustard Seed</a><br /><a href="http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/2012/07/frugal-friday_19.html">The Shabby Nest</a><br /><a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/2012/07/weekend-wrap-up-party-and-the-great-pinterest-hunt.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_">TaterTots and Jello</a><br /><a href="http://www.itsoverflowing.com/2012/07/overflowing-with-creativity-721">It's Overflowing</a><br /><a href="http://diyshowoff.com/2012/07/22/diy-project-parade-linky-party-diy-highlights">DIY Showoff</a><br /><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/bedroom-renovation-beautiful-before-and-after-the-183rd-metamorphosis-monday/?utm_source=feedburner">Between Naps on the Porch</a><br /><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/wow-us-wednesdays-76.html">Savvy Southern Style</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Our Wine Nook

The other day I shared the story about this space. You know, the one that started out as a mistake and turned into an opportunity? If you mi...

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My Media Room Update ( Bloggers Without Borders Week 2)

<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I wasn't sure what to highlight in this post, the changes I have made in the media room or how "crazy" I am. Yes I called me crazy, and if I didn't want to offend anyone with my potty mouth I would call me a goofball too!</span><br /><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Let me explain. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I left you last with these images of my Media Room. Here's the front of the room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbavh8nrLVUYm2Kew2nI7rEz3BMJe4_nETqrRHR52RuwgMU5lxDezQfCuDEom0Vg9zEU2DzNYP_ONkTyOmtXlGtyFqwBBDU3CiRvrjG0e3cxVHcPP7HwWrkM3C1Ush1TigSB4pENRfOC0/s1600/IMG_1971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbavh8nrLVUYm2Kew2nI7rEz3BMJe4_nETqrRHR52RuwgMU5lxDezQfCuDEom0Vg9zEU2DzNYP_ONkTyOmtXlGtyFqwBBDU3CiRvrjG0e3cxVHcPP7HwWrkM3C1Ush1TigSB4pENRfOC0/s640/IMG_1971.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> and the back of the room</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvZwP74OzlZmOkUJMTjboYCRRhj1eaFgq17tP9cm_Uv00Esrl1uoXsigqNukWZJGEH-Fc8sCBjTY1TRHKSka9y_HaGPpJTkyuNnPauZSciV9j31euIsZhkS0AnU5K1dnK315tA3gkXN6Z/s1600/IMG_1972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvZwP74OzlZmOkUJMTjboYCRRhj1eaFgq17tP9cm_Uv00Esrl1uoXsigqNukWZJGEH-Fc8sCBjTY1TRHKSka9y_HaGPpJTkyuNnPauZSciV9j31euIsZhkS0AnU5K1dnK315tA3gkXN6Z/s640/IMG_1972.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">My first goal was to paint the room, so I chose the same neutral color I have in my </span><a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/01/impossibilities-challenge-my-game-room.html" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><b>game room</b></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"> to lighten the space <i>(</i></span></span><i><span style="font-size: large;">I didn't even consider other colors - this is why I am a goofball)</span></i><i style="font-size: x-large;">,</i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"> and began painting </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgmP-YSTjrXrhAo2h5KI5LNNJCHjW0G5FHQkXMYUQP0BkS7f8UO531EvzcZO65g37mSPJN9Ikw9vSCoNzBECXLO_8rkVEDHvu5_L4lHVZfoYQ6C-JBdt6e63T68lSdZMw4A5mwTVvz5HA/s1600/IMG_1976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgmP-YSTjrXrhAo2h5KI5LNNJCHjW0G5FHQkXMYUQP0BkS7f8UO531EvzcZO65g37mSPJN9Ikw9vSCoNzBECXLO_8rkVEDHvu5_L4lHVZfoYQ6C-JBdt6e63T68lSdZMw4A5mwTVvz5HA/s640/IMG_1976.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">and dismantling chairs to paint behind them</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYxhJC7Ert86eHurp_h4dHkB3B6JDSLMDu4UP1y3WJ149dTJUAf_B9bWmHrGF0bIEEDzNyqb4kdbh9BitkDzc8S4-ILNsCFR50ex1l2SWiGiEOuGF9rt9e2PT7vcNy6182F0S54c6sn_K/s1600/IMG_5306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYxhJC7Ert86eHurp_h4dHkB3B6JDSLMDu4UP1y3WJ149dTJUAf_B9bWmHrGF0bIEEDzNyqb4kdbh9BitkDzc8S4-ILNsCFR50ex1l2SWiGiEOuGF9rt9e2PT7vcNy6182F0S54c6sn_K/s640/IMG_5306.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> and finishing the last section of the room</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneewFrGvWdQRfF6WPMyvJMC4FoSXotpVdWGWZX20DGx0i_XYbXg7rv0iEjK8Lc-P8MF0uQXvv0sBJ5kSRjt3vNaK5XcQllkbgAuXH6DBJH1LnrHyGM_zvOS4xUm0UyvS6SxaFRxPPJe-L/s1600/IMG_5305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneewFrGvWdQRfF6WPMyvJMC4FoSXotpVdWGWZX20DGx0i_XYbXg7rv0iEjK8Lc-P8MF0uQXvv0sBJ5kSRjt3vNaK5XcQllkbgAuXH6DBJH1LnrHyGM_zvOS4xUm0UyvS6SxaFRxPPJe-L/s640/IMG_5305.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And the room was done, so I thought.  I had a completed room that now looked like this</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyUUanPCGjgfnv0fcyo3p4cAJ254HX5heqaWl-WMHi0-O0qeFRZwraVDsLZCoUXMm1OOCi6NXnuvC20sN-Pxh969vf-NpN1GbbosZwCj0OIDG-QyjiGVIhDLctk1DMjADqIFQo5tm22SV/s1600/IMG_5329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyUUanPCGjgfnv0fcyo3p4cAJ254HX5heqaWl-WMHi0-O0qeFRZwraVDsLZCoUXMm1OOCi6NXnuvC20sN-Pxh969vf-NpN1GbbosZwCj0OIDG-QyjiGVIhDLctk1DMjADqIFQo5tm22SV/s640/IMG_5329.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">and this</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5L40Wi-MOOK88KCA-zC0TA3Dfg2Xlzdp-KF_vgy2BCdmUk2_NI-t5cc1rgeORhyZh8bw5uNkAbUPBQO1kYyX9S7HBG1MdkCQxnpPLbQCZ3e3fladyH4ltnixQMJ8vGePw5FkdQJ1qgOS/s1600/IMG_5335.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5L40Wi-MOOK88KCA-zC0TA3Dfg2Xlzdp-KF_vgy2BCdmUk2_NI-t5cc1rgeORhyZh8bw5uNkAbUPBQO1kYyX9S7HBG1MdkCQxnpPLbQCZ3e3fladyH4ltnixQMJ8vGePw5FkdQJ1qgOS/s640/IMG_5335.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">See this is where the crazy comes in. After chatting it up with my buddy <a href="http://www.thistlewoodfarms.com/random-thoughts-from-a-wooden-sign-painter"><b>Kariann</b> </a> who is the master with one pint of Grey paint, she suggests Anonymous by Sherwin Williams. So I try out that color, and really think it is a better choice.The color works well with the black carpet and beautifully with my red theater chairs.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Here's the color with just one coat) behind the chairs that I will have to dismantel to paint behind again</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3e-3TzVOAB9LEQDH7b47EVwJ8xvsgh9IPlwbJxfJowGNPQncYcwAlXN70i0mjvVEA0YH1qtUil9NTeAo8RoIx1oAtRsbHi5ySsu5BFFiS0ybfVJGqyErUc1zhMcVnAS_Wk3BDwutOqdJh/s1600/IMG_7068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3e-3TzVOAB9LEQDH7b47EVwJ8xvsgh9IPlwbJxfJowGNPQncYcwAlXN70i0mjvVEA0YH1qtUil9NTeAo8RoIx1oAtRsbHi5ySsu5BFFiS0ybfVJGqyErUc1zhMcVnAS_Wk3BDwutOqdJh/s640/IMG_7068.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And here's the color with two coats, in the corner  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz02s7cACSZSmoZF11oB7uSmnWkGLrKt22uDESilhiUBvQk7o9A7n_-PT4ZYRp2QkETtrbYuQKZr87YaUPX7cMWR3N1qW1wA0Sf_MpbcH7dNk6_64-cV3FyHrGstU2uDvuH0U545DrTj5T/s1600/IMG_7060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz02s7cACSZSmoZF11oB7uSmnWkGLrKt22uDESilhiUBvQk7o9A7n_-PT4ZYRp2QkETtrbYuQKZr87YaUPX7cMWR3N1qW1wA0Sf_MpbcH7dNk6_64-cV3FyHrGstU2uDvuH0U545DrTj5T/s640/IMG_7060.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And so I am leaving you this week with a small area in the corner of the room that has been painted. You can call me crazy, just don't tell me I wasn't working on the room!</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Don't forget to check out what my other pals in this challenge have been working on this week. Hopefully they weren't goofballs too and got more done.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Amy @ </span><a href="http://buffalo-roam.com/" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Buffalo Roam</a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">, Dana @ </span><a href="http://http//craftedniche.com/" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Crafted Niche</a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">, Jaime @ </span><a href="http://craftyscrappyhappy.net/" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Crafty Scrappy Happy</a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">, Heidi @ </span><a href="http://heidimilton.com/" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Décor & More</a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">, Tisha @ </span><a href="http://delectablehome.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Delectable Home</a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">, Shannon @ </span><a href="http://www.foxhollowcottage.com/" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Fox Hollow Cottage</a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">, Kirby @ </span><a href="http://www.kirbycarespodi.com/" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Kirb Appeal</a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">, Holly @ </span><a href="http://lifeasathrifter.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Life as a Thrifter</a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">, Cassie @ </span><a href="http://primitiveandproper.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Primitive & Proper</a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">, Debbie @ </span><a href="http://refreshrestyle.com/" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">ReFresh ReStyle</a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">, Jessica @ </span><a href="http://www.stayathomeista.com/" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Stay At Home-ista</a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">, Karah @ </span><a href="http://thespacebetweenblog.net/" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">the space between</a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">and Kelly @ </span><a href="http://viewalongtheway.com/" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">View Along the Way</a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><i>Sharing my <strike>craziness</strike> over at:</i></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/diy-drop-cloth-curtains-add-privacy-and-sun-control-to-porches-the-182nd-metamorphosis-monday/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%"><i>Between Naps on the Porch</i></a></span></div><div><br /></div>

My Media Room Update ( Bloggers Without Borders Week 2)

I wasn't sure what to highlight in this post, the changes I have made in the media room or how "crazy" I am. Yes I called me c...

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How Our Builders Mistake Turned Into An Opportunity

<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">My husband and I were fortunate enough to build our home 9 years ago. With the assistance of an architect we built our dream home. From the architectural details, to the open spaces throughout our home we were thrilled to be apart of the home design and building  process. The 2 year process went relatively smooth (if you ask my builder that's what he would think), except for some small minor glitches. This is the story of one of them.<i> </i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>This is an actual conversation.</i></span><br /><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Builder- "Hi Mrs.Laura, glad you are here, I wanted to show you what I did today.  </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Me- "okay, what?"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaNpSGZyHvtozEYowI8ALECi8nZgbuyihVX4nlexrxAwvGnVTxREZEYpMv1Zuiu8_dQhwfH8ZpebvydQkZiW_NPg2AqNfS_yWSd686JPqH2y2hdePeMu565MVAkuWPjztNknTsiUc5_A7/s1600/IMG_6789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaNpSGZyHvtozEYowI8ALECi8nZgbuyihVX4nlexrxAwvGnVTxREZEYpMv1Zuiu8_dQhwfH8ZpebvydQkZiW_NPg2AqNfS_yWSd686JPqH2y2hdePeMu565MVAkuWPjztNknTsiUc5_A7/s640/IMG_6789.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Builder- "Well, seeing how there were arches in the dining room entry and into your kitchen entry</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikW9acBqFi7qDlbw6VgkA6TGtTlHiHfg3dx6GNFZQCs-tV-oCfBxDtKZYXcLxT6L-yRexFwjEZ-vUs6u1swEMnAOdonvI4-s7MaC7L1d3cjPgx7KuumBfVa701T0u1TSFb4IzkTEmEmtdY/s1600/IMG_6795.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikW9acBqFi7qDlbw6VgkA6TGtTlHiHfg3dx6GNFZQCs-tV-oCfBxDtKZYXcLxT6L-yRexFwjEZ-vUs6u1swEMnAOdonvI4-s7MaC7L1d3cjPgx7KuumBfVa701T0u1TSFb4IzkTEmEmtdY/s640/IMG_6795.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">and an arch leading into the master bedroom area, I decided to go ahead and put an arch right here in the hallway, I hope that's okay"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqcxjZRv0wNCtVLzrbp6qmXQH3-lKBNTxF6peAaUpBRWuMYk0K_h9Jers7VdRaYwyy2UNYWWcD3e1w9P-Q0CnhvQa5hzBkOpbKsFUhnQxa8pjuiY_Ef7QglaZjAuWnHqWUTPKUClluZ2Q/s1600/IMG_6685.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqcxjZRv0wNCtVLzrbp6qmXQH3-lKBNTxF6peAaUpBRWuMYk0K_h9Jers7VdRaYwyy2UNYWWcD3e1w9P-Q0CnhvQa5hzBkOpbKsFUhnQxa8pjuiY_Ef7QglaZjAuWnHqWUTPKUClluZ2Q/s640/IMG_6685.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Me-"What! That arch is in the middle of the hallway. It drops my ceiling down.  I designed this house to have 10 foot ceilings so really tall people wouldn't hit their heads (not like that should really matter, since the tallest person that I know is 6'5). I don't think I like that. You should have consulted me first! That wasn't what we designed. That wasn't in the blueprints. Take an early lunch and go home."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS57ZV2QaJb959miw8CMy2Kb8oo686WTX-l6SyFbbEzxb-Ls3lG36rJrqVnSlLU4jcZUBlt2Wnt2_LrjOLq05JDiK9RHMRIX6OnKRMJaOTcZ8mgBl2GmFrAlQv-29qNb2u8mziLhHJjQfl/s1600/IMG_6690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS57ZV2QaJb959miw8CMy2Kb8oo686WTX-l6SyFbbEzxb-Ls3lG36rJrqVnSlLU4jcZUBlt2Wnt2_LrjOLq05JDiK9RHMRIX6OnKRMJaOTcZ8mgBl2GmFrAlQv-29qNb2u8mziLhHJjQfl/s640/IMG_6690.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Taking the afternoon to calm down, and to think about what options  I had to correct the misuse of my builders judgement, I had a glass of wine and sat on the floor in the hallway and thought about it. And then it hit me - no, not the ceiling. How about if I <span style="background-color: white;">apply stone to the underside of the curved arch and along the wall?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbov_AHloitt2tieLQDZtRZ0N4Kfg5Tmu8h08sUEP2c7F5u-SJdRv7FpVA16IL-Y-Au_vorJCRKNIIge1lyEW0eklReP4H5TpytaKaquMSePbjeeDvlQ5s_WYl3GnWSBeH-hLlDmnUMK4P/s1600/IMG_6793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbov_AHloitt2tieLQDZtRZ0N4Kfg5Tmu8h08sUEP2c7F5u-SJdRv7FpVA16IL-Y-Au_vorJCRKNIIge1lyEW0eklReP4H5TpytaKaquMSePbjeeDvlQ5s_WYl3GnWSBeH-hLlDmnUMK4P/s400/IMG_6793.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And instead of using the area beneath the stairs as a utility closet,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">I can use that space to create something more special, more unique, more functional.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7ZhlNap-pGK0ZvicJ6p0ZU9lTkz1xfjxlKxOSJ80iBRUe6bo0uopTfBdQYBfv8BxRmu5cgDssNqwUxgE6pX-mE8kThcQxh1dJd5Hk0Q74bLhyllDth7DqwbOdm3S61wVG257F8xmsOV6/s1600/IMG_6791.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7ZhlNap-pGK0ZvicJ6p0ZU9lTkz1xfjxlKxOSJ80iBRUe6bo0uopTfBdQYBfv8BxRmu5cgDssNqwUxgE6pX-mE8kThcQxh1dJd5Hk0Q74bLhyllDth7DqwbOdm3S61wVG257F8xmsOV6/s640/IMG_6791.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Any guesses what I ended up using this space for? I'll be back next week to show you. Have a great weekend!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

How Our Builders Mistake Turned Into An Opportunity

My husband and I were fortunate enough to build our home 9 years ago. With the assistance of an architect we built our dream home. From the ...

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Wallpaper For Dining Room

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