tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75576623859778578562024-03-13T20:28:18.874-07:00The Olde FarmhouseJoy/The Olde Farmhousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583079707259856633noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557662385977857856.post-74183590789764415762015-02-15T19:00:00.000-08:002015-02-17T11:14:05.285-08:00HOME TOUR #3...Finally..<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here it is! I can not believe how long this tour business has taken me and there will still have to be one or two more to show you my whole townhome. So if you can be very patient with me and grab a cup of coffee or whatever you prefer...this is loaded with pictures...in fact I just deleted some from this post because I am sure you would drift off if there were too many...</span></center>
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<span style="font-size: large;">BTW...this view is reversed so when I say "on the left, it is really "on the right." You get it... </span></center>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is what you see when you come in the front door</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the left you will pass the stairs to the lower level</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then you should go by the hutch...I know you have seen this before but I don't want you to get lost (wink!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then make a quick left turn and on your left you will see this wall cabinet which was an amazing find at T.J. Maxx</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Continue down the hall (you have already seen the laundry room on the left in another post) so keep on and you will see this vignette just across the doorway to the laundry room</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Below you are into the entry hall into the Master Bedroom and on the left wall is a grouping of pictures of my daughters two and five year sketches, "First Day of School" & up to when Karen was in high school and Kathy in college</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now you are through the entry to the Master Bedroom...going around the room starting on your left is the old jelly cupboard and the rake I have used in several rooms. (In fact, you have probably seen most of this before in my California house! (Smile!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then of course, the bed. This year I added the sheer dressing on the posts...anything to make it look cozy in Minnesota winters!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Colin, my wonderful Great-Grandson has a Kitty just like I have on my bed. He calls it his "Meow" and takes it everywhere.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh what fun to have a Great-Grandson!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a little reading corner in the bedroom...what did I just say?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">HA! I have never even SAT in the "reading corner!" But it is good to pile "things" on...if you know what I mean! (wink!)</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't care what "they" say...I have to have a TV in my bedroom. Still can't figure what to hang above it...if anything?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now just past the TV I have a marvelous floor mirror...from IKEA no less! Since I don't have a "REAL" dresser I could never tell what I looked like when I was dressed so this solved my situation very nicely! (Smile!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(Boxes are hiding an electric cord & outlet.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the way out of my bedroom you will see a small grouping:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our Wedding Picture (Sept. 25, 1951) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the small shelf with a picture of when we danced in The World's Country Western Dance Competition</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, my blogging buddies, that is enough for today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But before I go I see I have gotten some new followers...welcome, welcome, welcome to my blog and thank you for following!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Come back and leave me a comment and I will do the same for you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next time will be Tour #4 which will include the bathrooms, the lower level and a simple tutorial on dressing up a boring bathroom landscape mirror...easy, peasy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Until next time...</span></div>
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<b>Here are some pictures of some of the things I love and collect!</b></center>
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<b>These are part of a collection of Byers' Choice Carolers.<br />We started this one because it was one of my hubby's favorite charities,</b></div>
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<b>These are some of the miscellaneous Carolers I usually display at different </b></div>
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<b>holidays during the year. You can see the boxes they come in, shaped like houses..</b></div>
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<b>And knowing my love for houses....</b></div>
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<b>Here are a couple shots of my DOLLAR STORE VILLAGE!</b></div>
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<b>Yes, I bought those rather miserable-looking houses along with the accessories.</b></div>
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<b>First I painted them with white craft paint and while the second coat was still wet, I sprinkled</b></div>
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<b>I originally saw these on a blog, but could not find it when I wanted to see the tutorial so I had to just google it and there were several directions available to I just sort of winged it...most said to spray paint but it is too cold in MN.to spray (I tried it and brought them right in but the paint wouldn't dry and cracked so I went to "Plan B.") I had to use craft paint and a sponge brush and the whole project</b></div>
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<b>It was fun and quick and was a big hit...Great Grandson rearranged </b></div>
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<b>These two little sweethearts originally came from Salvation Army</b></div>
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<b>and they are enjoying their tea time by the fireplace!</b></div>
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<b>Here is a shot of the 3 main shelves in my hutch. On the top shelf are OLD "flannel-type-dressed </b><b>Santas. </b></div>
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<b>The one in the center-back is one my kids (now 57 and 60) used to play</b></div>
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<b>Santa arriving by "Hot-Air-Balloon."</b></div>
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And here he is...</div>
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<b>And here he is arriving traditionally by<br />Reindeer and Sleigh.</b></div>
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<b>What fun this year was for me as my children, grandchildren and of course Great Grandchildren had never seen my Christmas "stuff" </b></div>
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<b>And these little guys used to be displayed around the Christmas Tree</b></div>
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<b>but with only a table tree...didn't work out</b></div>
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<b>so they sat along the stairway...(smile!)</b></div>
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<b>And this is the largest collection I have, Santas and Father Christmas's that I can't</b></div>
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<b>Mostly they have been gifts from my daughters or dear friends</b></div>
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<b>so even with limited space...</b></div>
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<b>Well, thank you for bearing with me as this should have been done way before</b></div>
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<b>Christmas but there were other priorities.</b></div>
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<b>The next post will include my </b></div>
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<b>HOME TOUR #3</b></div>
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<b>As we enter the New Year stay healthy, by happy and have some fun!</b></div>
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Actually this picture. was taken the night before and you can see the snow flakes just starting to come down. We ended up with about 6 inches, total...a tiny amount compared to last year!</div>
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...with a close up of the red bench</div>
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and here's "the same old, same old" door decoration from California!</div>
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That topper is a Boyd's Bear Angel with a red checked dress on...love it!</div>
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I remember them from my childhood.</div>
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The topper here is also a Boyd's Bear Angel with a white velvet and fur-trimmed outfit.</div>
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(from Decor Steals) and a cute primitive doll with her pet cow!</div>
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I still want to show you some more of my Christmas decorations even if it is past the holidays...</div>
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Like everyone, time got away from me before the holiday and </div>
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.see what a great team we could make! (wink!)</div>
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!</div>
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"Well, yes, Gaboo, I love my vest but hate to have my picture taken!"</div>
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hubby and I before they had learned to say Grandma or Grandpa!</div>
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And to my Baby Sister, Juniper who is almost 5 months old."</div>
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Here is my teeny, tiny front porch but I manage to cram a bunch of stuff on it! (Smile!)</div>
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The pumpkin, house and little ghosts light up! (Fun!)</div>
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this poor Halloween Cat looks like he is really lonely on the Beige-y front door</div>
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I was so excited to have an "ISLAND" in my kitchen! </div>
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Wanted one all my life and had to wait till I got to my 16th house!</div>
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It gives me a wonderful "display" space so here you see my</div>
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"GIRLS AND THEIR DOLLS..."</div>
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"Almost S.I.L" has them at his house replacing the glass with Chicken Wire.</div>
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I can't wait to get them back!</div>
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Sorry about the cord! (giggle!)</div>
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So simple</div>
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Here's the dining room table set for Halloween dinner!</div>
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See the runner...it was made for me, as a gift, by the wonderful young lady that bought my Cherry Armoire from Craigslist!</div>
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She said: "Just for being so nice."</div>
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She made it overnight!</div>
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What a Gal!</div>
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Halloween and Thanksgiving!</div>
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Another cute witch with a great complexion (giggle)</div>
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You figured this out...the mantle. I just got these lamps from Pier One. Thought I would have to paint the bases but the Alabaster color works just fine. (Good, one less thing to put on the "to-do" list!)</div>
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I have had major problems with Blogger and Google and now I have discovered I am NOT able to THANK</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and I guess that is why you don't hear from</span><b style="font-size: x-large;"> </b><span style="font-size: large;">me very often! I don't mean for that to be an excuse but I really don't know where the time goes. All I can say is that I am a "tweaker" and am always "fiddling" around with details.</span></center>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is my table in the entry. That is an original painting (done by a Senior in my last neighborhood in California). I love the texture of the wicker pumpkin sitting on the grapevine wreath.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't think you can see this vignette very well but there is a chicken with similar colors as the one in the print, a small galvanized pail of sunflowers and a huge crock/jug,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This picture was purchased at a craft fair and when I painted the china cabinet cranberry it just seemed natural to put this picture above it. I bought the "goose" in New Jersey last fall in an amazing antique store. He lost his grapevine "necklace" in the move. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the only corner of my counters and I love the little "Chicken Lamp" (on loan from one daughter) along with the "Chicken Plate," one of a set of 4 which used to hang on the wall in the last abode.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't know if I ever told you the story about this print. In the California house we found this poster behind the china cabinet when we moved it to paint the wall. I had bought it right after 9/11 and had forgotten about it. I really like the look of it so decided that since the Eagle was so magnificent, I checked the Internet and found this beautiful one at Overstock.com </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is beautifully sculpted and oh, so fragile! I was a wreck when I took it out of the box but so happy when nothing was broken!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The frame holds a poem that one of my grand daughters wrote as an assignment the day of 9/11 when she was 10 years old and in 5th grade..she is now 24!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Her teacher liked it so much she sent it in to a publication where it was published in a book of "like" articles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were so proud of her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">By adding it to the red cabinet (a "sale" find at T.J.Maxx)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">it seems to create sort of a Revolutionary Period look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is another "hall" cabinet with a kitty cookie jar (also on loan from that same daughter) to go along with a darling antique picture I purchased a while ago from Linda Babb</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This cross stitch was done by my the other daughter and given to me for a birthday several years ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was fortunate enough to find the little rusty rabbit to make a nice little grouping in front of the T.V.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You'll notice they are facing away from the screen...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">they, too must feel there is hardly anything worthwhile to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and maybe it gave you a few ideas you can put in place in your homes.</span></div>
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Beautiful closed cabinets</div>
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Remember, I am in MINNESOTA now!</div>
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And the first floor cloth I made ever made.</div>
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Here is my SIL Greg and a very happy me!</div>
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here we are in Minneapolis at</div>
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Tired, but happy!</div>
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Kathy, Greg, Gillian, and me.</div>
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ready for their ride home.</div>
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But enough of the greatly improved Garage</div>
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thanks to my wonderful family!</div>
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I would like you to see a little more of the inside of the house...</div>
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so enjoy the tiny little front porch</div>
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I will open the door for you...</div>
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(to the right) and I am not quite ready for you to see the "Entry" or the "Great Room".</div>
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so, with your eyes shut tight, go straight ahead through the entry,</div>
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This is how it used to look...</div>
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Yikes, how did I ever live like that much less do a load of laundry???</div>
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But never fear here is how it looks now.</div>
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This cabinet has traveled from house to house and recently I had the new top made and painted the whole thing.</div>
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Yes, that's a Beverage Dispenser for liquid soap!</div>
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Remember this Floor Cloth from my last kitchen...</div>
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And here is a Sleepy Little Kitten snoozing on the dryer.</div>
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I love a bargain and was so excited about these two items.</center>
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Yes, I said $1.99, yes at IKEA!!!</center>
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Here is a super organizer-life-saver-frustration-preventer</center>
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It's a simple fixture to hang up, in a cabinet, or a closet</center>
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Stickers on the back...no tools required!</center>
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I tried it today just to see if it works!</center>
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Those Swedish People are awesome!</center>
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Get one for yourself...you will love it!</center>
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A bag-holder, not a "Swedish People"! LOL ;-)</center>
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I would like to introduce you all to my second</div>
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She joins her brother, Colin</div>
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who turned two on June 1st!</div>
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this sweet machine will be kicking out</div>
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After you have come in the front door you make a right turn and you see these pictures. Would you believe they have hung in every kitchen in the last 6 or 7 houses. The one reads, </div>
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"Pillsbury Flour Mills Company." Minneapolis, Minnesota</div>
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Cool. 'eh</div>
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Then, make another right and you see the Eating Area. Now I don't want to say it is "roomy" but I have, besides the table and chairs, 4 small cabinets and a built-in desk. The 8 x 10 braided rug I had in my old great room is under the table.</div>
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I picked up this little cabinet to display a set of miniature Transferware Dishes...</div>
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remember that darling Great Grand Son I have...</div>
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Well, he likes to put spoons, measuring cups and what-all in there.</div>
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So much for my little dishes...</div>
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And in this corner we have a little pine cupboard that I had shipped back from Cape Cod.</div>
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So now we are looking at the other end of this kitchen. Did I mention this room is 22 feet long!</div>
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OOPS! The one on the frig. needs to be move up! LOL</div>
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This old cabinet used to be in the hall in CA. Here it fits nicely in the kitchen holding my transferware. </div>
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Well, dear friends, I hope you enjoyed the rather disjointed tour of my new home. It does take forever to get a place the way you like to see it but if I can do it, so can you!</div>
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I read them all and try to respond!</div>
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So here I am in the State of Minnesota in the middle of winter!</center>
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WHAT WAS I THINKING?</center>
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It has been about 4 months since I arrived in this frozen tundra</center>
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This the view straight out my front door! </div>
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Wow! A little different than California!</div>
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This is how the lower level looks right now...I thought I had cleared out, decluttered, threw away and donated a ton of stuff! Seems I brought a lot of it with me!! 8-(</div>
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A corner fireplace which certainly bosses me around when it comes to furniture arrangement!</div>
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This is my Beautiful Family (minus one, my only Grandson is a Senior in college and could not make it home that weekend!) One granddaughter suggested we needed to "photoshop" him in... HUH, what the heck is she talking about...if you want to know about computers, just ask your grandkids! HA!</div>
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I have never had so much fun (or worked so hard getting settled) since I have been here. This move should have been many years earlier, but "it is what it is" and we have been trying to make up for lost time. The whole family has helped me so much, even spending days here helping me unpack, moving furniture and flattening boxes and putting things away...</div>
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"how it makes everything look magical!"</center>
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I feel like I am living in a fairy-land; it is so beautiful!</center>
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I did most of the packing with the help of friends and Mr. Significant Other. However, after weeks of packing, the truck arrived one day EARLY and we weren't DONE!</center>
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No problem...they shipped them to me by UPS!!</div>
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So here they are...weather was a little different...below zero!</div>
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Karen was there Moving-In-Day and not only did she open boxes and stow the stuff in the kitchen, she managed to put up a little Christmas Tree that I brought from CA. (That is a "Dummy Board" of a Father Christmas right next to it, looking out the window.)</div>
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A view of the main lodge where there is "Independent Living Apartments," "Assisted Living," and "Memory Care."</div>
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And this is my street, before the plow!</div>
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Karen gave me the lovely pot of "spruce tips" and berries...and those poor little geese are trying to figure out why they are so cold! LOL</div>
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The long delay involved Google/Blogger who didn't recognize my username or password or ANYTHING so I couldn't access my dashboard! FRUSTRATION!!! </div>
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It finally got fixed (long distance by phone) by Mr. S.O. who walked me through everything but programming!</div>
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I am "knee deep" in boxes yet and trying to get the clutter put away...I am having the entire main level painted in a couple of weeks...the stark white walls just don't "go" with my primitive style!</div>
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About the move, I am so HAPPY that I made it...being close to family is so much fun...probably going to Iowa next weekend to see other daughter and family...there is a "Competition Recital" for Gillian...my youngest grand daughter!</div>
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First of all I took a trip to Minnesota to visit family in October and when I came back to my back yard I found my flowers were so delighted that I hadn't touched them, they all were blooming like I have never seen in the 16 years I have lived here...here is one sample..</center>
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There were also so many Mandarins on the tree that the branches were almost to the ground! </div>
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See what happens when I leave plants alone!</div>
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I told you I have a "Black Thumb!"</div>
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Here is a picture of my house that you have seen before but for those of you who like to play "I Spy" check out the left side of the picture!</div>
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Yes, that is a "FOR SALE" sign...</div>
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(Pardon the "Pun!")</div>
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Here are my Great Room and Master Bedroom (sorry about the clothes baskets...Hee, Hee!)</div>
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Anyway, that is how they looked when the house was for sale. (No clothes baskets, of course!) The Realtor didn't want me to do much staging but I did remove family pictures, multiple picture arrangements and some small stuff.</div>
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Well, HAPPY FALL to all of you in all but the south and west part of the U.S. It is still rather warm here in No. California but supposed to cool off next week. I would hate to say I have been busy because I lead this exciting "retired" life, but, the truth be told, it seems to take me forever to get just the usual stuff done. And I have been working on my house to get it ready for a possible sale. That is something I will post about if it really is going to happen I should know in about a month or so. Will be traveling across the country the middle of Oct. to check out living possibilities.</center>
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This room is a total of 30 square feet! It was supposed to hold the washer and dryer but I needed a sewing room so this was the only space available...</center>
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To make the bulletin board I covered a piece of Foam-core board with fabric and then added (with glue) the ribbons and the primitive-looking buttons. From there I "nailed and screwed it to the wall." and called it a day! There are under-cabinet lights and then I also have one of those "True-to-Color" lights which really works as a spotlight when I need it...like when working on black!</div>
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Here are the 4 cabinet doors where I added roosters. I got the cut outs at Michaels and painted them black with white polka dots. They break up all that solid cream color on the doors. I stuck them on with those little squares you use to hang posters...they have been there for over 10 years and haven't fallen off yet! Before I stuck them on the doors I had a small "chicken wire" stencil and very lightly stenciled near them in red.</div>
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Here is a fairly hidden bulletin board for Messy stuff, Doctor Appts., coupons for restaurants, a couple of pictures, and stuff I don't know where else to put! I took a frame I found at Goodwill about 12 long by 24 long. I painted it red...(of course, my favorite color) and, now stick with me here, it is a little confusing: I went to Home Depot and got a piece of sheet metal, which, just my luck was already cut to 12 x 18 so it just fit in the upper part of the frame after I covered it with fabric, glued on the back. Then I cut a piece of foam-core to fit below the covered metal and covered it, too. Got it, so far? So I can use magnets on the upper part and push pins on the bottom part. </div>
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And I know that somewhere in the past, I have shown you a tut. on how to add fabric (the crazy chicken design below the red chair rail) to the wall. So below, this is how I store most of my thread...it is all stored on two spice racks I also got at Goodwill and painted black. The shelves are just the right size for spools but now there are many that I have had to "stack." Unfortunately, thread for the serger doesn't fit and when I tried, several toppled down and you know what a mess that can be...so they are in another closet...to save my sanity. LOL</div>
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Well, the light is so bright in here, or dark with all turned off, that I couldn't get a good picture. When I re-did my kitchen (the previous post) my contractor removed those "<strike>wonderful</strike> ugly florescent lights. They still worked so he installed <u>one</u> in this teeny-tiny sewing room. When I walked in the first time after the work was done I almost "swooned." For the first time in 16 years it WAS REALLY BRIGHT IN THERE...I really love it...I CAN SEE WHAT I AM DOING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 16 YEARS! By the way, when it was in my kitchen , to make it a little bit <strike>more</strike> less ugly, I covered the "light cover" with lace with a "star" pattern. Glue would not work and it is also flammable (yikes!) so I had to use double stick scotch tape around the edges to hold the lace on, but the "star" pattern was <strike>not too bad</strike> actually pretty cute. So if you look really, really close...</div>
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So I scurried back into the house as the smoke makes the air smell "smokey" and TV people advise staying inside...even 30 miles away! But soon I had to go out again and when I looked up into the sky this beautiful PINK cloud almost covered the sky! It took my breath away! So I grabbed my camera...</div>
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And here is my NEW kitchen table area. I repainted the front wall from Red to Benjamin Moore's HC-43 Tyler Taupe to match the rest of the walls. We tore out the old light-colored wood floor that was really beat up and added a new laminate floor that is very close to what is in the rest of my house.</div>
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This is the black cabinet you can see on the left side on the "before" picture. I love black but was going for a lighter, brighter, cleaner look so I had it painted Benjamin Moore HC 26 Monroe Bisque to match the kitchen cabinets with (as you can see) a RED interior. (Need my "fix" of red! HA!)</div>
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But, as you can see in the "after" picture I removed the TV from the corner and another small stand from the opposite corner. Well, I wanted the TV on this cabinet and it was a bit too tall, so my wonderful contractor, Mike, came to my rescue: he raised it several inches and then he didn't like the way it looked so he added the beautiful trim molding to it. What a guy! He is a sweet Christian man with a darling family who does so much for everyone. He even took my old appliances to Habitat For Humanity for me! Am I lucky or what! </div>
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So since I cleared out the corners I still needed a little "display space" and wouldn't you know it but my good friend, Arlene (see my May post-her new kitchen) had this BEAUTIFUL Pennsylvania Bench she wanted to sell! Again, how lucky can I be. It is 96 inches long (front window is 100 inches) and it is a lovely old blue with a wood top. Oh my heart, so perfect for the space!</div>
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But here is the "NEW" look...so clean, simple and "today" looking.</div>
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And here is a shot of the area above the stove and microwave. There are lights up there and I cleared several things off. Much neater now...all the main items are white.</div>
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Here is another situation Mike corrected. When the appliances were delivered I noticed that the side of the Stainless Refrigerator was an ugly gray! UGH! Looked terrible and that is what you could see from the great room! MORE UGH! So Mike suggested he build a "wall" at the side and (this was a bonus!) that he would pull the cabinet that was above the Frig. forward so I could reach it! I never could and always had to get a ladder to get into that cabinet. Well, now only about 4 inches of the "ugly" gray is showing (just enough for a small memo pad) and I am so happy! I thought Stainless Refrigerators were stainless all over..what do I know...I have to get out more! HA! </div>
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And now, instead of "getting out more" I am home reading how to work all these lovely appliances. When I first ran the dishwasher I kept leaning down to hear if it was running and today I couldn't figure out how to use the timer on the stove (I was baking for the first time) and so I used the timer on the Micro. Well, I was in the other end of the house and didn't hear it go off with it's lovely little chime so I burned the brownies...Anyone for Rock-hard-chocolate bars???</div>
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So there you are; what I have been busy with for the past 3 weeks.</div>
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Hi all My Pretties who are so patient with me for not posting often enough! But I am finally here with some stuff I think you will like. You know I gave you a "Sneak Peek" at part of a room in my last post...well, so much for sneak peeks...</center>
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But I digress...about three weeks ago my favorite contractor, Mike Bates was available so we made the decision to re-do the Sun room as 15 years with those same colors, carpet and "dumping ground" had taken its toll...</center>
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Here is Mike figuring out what to do first...that carpet is really nasty and there could be "water" issues as it is built right on the patio!</div>
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So he brought in these underlayments with a rubber grid on the bottom which holds the "new floor" up off of the concrete. I told you this guy is smart!</div>
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Well, no decent "remodel" can not affect the rest of the house! Here is a pic of my "great Room" with all the Sun Room furniture and "stuff" crammed into it. </div>
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OK, here is the first picture of the new "Pine floor" which I dearly love! </div>
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This is looking out the sliding door on the WEST (HOT) side of the porch. And, before you ask if I got a dog...which I would LOVE to have...no, but that one is quiet, doesn't bark, require food or walks...and he makes me happy. </div>
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This is a lovely antique pine table I bought from Arlene; my friend whose kitchen I featured in my last post. Just a great spot to sit with the morning paper and a cup 'o coffee.</div>
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The chair is from a consignment shop; I reupholstered the seat with part of an old pillow.</div>
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Here's a shot looking toward the west and there's that dog again...he probably wants to go out!</div>
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This is the opposite corner...oops! I didn't think those pillows would take up so much room!</div>
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I had to give you a "close-up" of this Poinsettia plant! It was a gift about 2 weeks before last Christmas and it is STILL alive! Can you believe it? </div>
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So here are some of my favorite Benjamin Moore Historic Colors that I considered when I needed to make a decision for new colors. Now I think most of you know I am a Certified Color Consultant and actually can go into a client's home and choose a color "in the blink of an eye." HA! Not so for myself! I think I can start a "Paint Sample Store" with all the samples I bought before I made the big decision! I don't what it is...when it is for myself, who knows but it ain't easy, folks!</div>
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I was going for a simpler, lighter, less cluttered look and I even removed some furniture and love all the space I now have! </div>
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This is looking toward the east side and I now have the TV in the red "jelly cupboard" </div>
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Here's a close up of the unframed canvas of the little girl and the dog which I have had for years and have had it hung in several rooms of past homes.</div>
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Well a GREAT BIG HI to all my wonderful followers, commenters, and readers!. I was gone for a 24 day vacation to visit my kids and grand kids in the Midwest and each time I come back it takes longer to "get my act together." But I have had some thoughts on something one of my girls said to me one day...Mom, "I don't think I got the DECORATING GENE from you." Well, as I looked around I could see that wasn't the truth at all! Each time I walk into her home I am overwhelmed with what she has done. So I thought I would take some pics for you to decide... </center>
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This is her entry hall and the cabinet was MY Grandfather's "Radio Cabinet" and then my father's "tool cabinet" and then I had it in MY entry for years painted and antiqued whatever color I needed at the time. The mirror and the lamp were from Tuesday Morning and the pitcher from Salvation Army.</div>
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A corner of her living room. We laugh about this sofa table. I originally purchased it in Minnesota, had it shipped to California and recently mentioned to her that I didn't use it any more. She said she would like to have it so I SHIPPED IT TO HER VIA UPS. It took the guys in the UPS shop about an hour to wrap it and I swear they used a whole roll of tape but it got there safe and sound.</div>
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So a shout-out to UPS...and to Kathy...she got the chair at Goodwill!</div>
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Kathy's husband was in the Air Force when they married and they lived in Fayetteville, N.C.</div>
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Would you believe her gave her this "real" jelly cupboard for their first anniversary, mice teeth marks and all. But it is a fabulous piece and every time I visit she has changed the display...sometimes her Noah's Ark and Salt-Glaze Stoneware, right now white ironstone.</div>
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Don't you love it especially the way it LEANS!</div>
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When I visit I am so lucky to have my own room and bath and when I walked in this spring I just gasped as she had painted it a gorgeous Colonial Blue. This is the little area where I played around on my computer before I went to bed. The nightstand used to be in our kitchen holding a "radio" when she was growing up...I had gotten it at a garage sale!</div>
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This is the dresser she had when growing up, the lamp was from Tuesday Morning and the basket and flowers from her "stash" of decorating stuff. It looked great!</div>
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When they had their first house in CA. Kathy's husband brought back a Brass Bed just like this from Japan. Over the years they replaced it with a lovely wooden one but the guest room bed was plain. So one day in Goodwill she spies this headboard for $10.00. </div>
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So now, after some sanding and a coat of black paint, it is fabulous in the guest room!</div>
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This is a picture from my other daughter's home. She, too, loves to decorate and change things around. And she is not afraid to tackle anything! Look closely; this is a fake mantle we found at a huge flea market the last time I visited. She placed it against the wall and decided it "looked too flat." So, never to be out-done, she got out her "blue tape, paint brushes and paint." Away she painted the inside black, then figured out what to do with the surround. She taped it off and painted the "stone" with a color two shades lighter than the wall. </div>
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Karen's home is Cottage-y with a touch of Contemporary. Lots of white furnishings and no clutter for her! It is charming (I always go home with "de-cluttering" in mind! LOL) Anyway she and her fiance love to go "Antiquing" on Saturday mornings and have found some wonderful dealers.</div>
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This T.V. Cabinet is an old armoire that has been painted white with oil base paint and I wish you could see the beautiful finish! </div>
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This wonderful cabinet used to be "built-in" in someones farmhouse and now it is in Karen's kitchen to hold a million cookbooks (she loves to cook!) and tons of other things. I am showing you her "summer" look; it will change again in the fall, etc. Always beautifully done!</div>
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I haven't been able to talk her out of her "Bowl" rack so far! After all I shipped a sofa table to her sister by UPS, etc., etc. but so far no luck! LOL But she does display it probably better than I would anyway!</div>
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I have been trying to lighten up my house for summer so have been adding white/cream where I cam. A few items in the bookcases and mostly on the mantle. I brought in some white pieces: a milk glass hen-on-nest, a white pitcher, a cream urn holding cream silk roses and a lattice edge milk glass plate. Then I covered the 4 books, (two on each side) with off-white paper and that brought the whole thing to life. Actually they aren't "books" but rather those raggedy grey fabric boxes that Michael's used to sell. </div>
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So here is my "summer" dining room table: I just got the huge milk can from Decor Steals or Antique Farmhouse, anyway I added a "Cow-handled" pitcher and a small white "Cow" pitcher from Ross. </div>
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The hand-made quilt I got at a flea market for $100...a real steal at the time.</div>
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I wanted to tell you the story about this "Picture." When my living/dining room" was painted several years ago I found this "poster" tucked behind the hutch when we moved it. I had bought it right after "Sept. 11, with the idea at the time to frame it! I never got around to it until recently and now I love it. But I needed something else to go with it so I found this beautiful sculpture on Amazon.</div>
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Here are two darling bears made by LANA TESTA of A PRIMITIVE PLACE...MAGAZINE.</div>
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AND A HAPPY, SAFE, AND SANE 4TH OF JULY TO YOU ALL!</div>
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Did I ever tell you we have a "Friendship Group" here at Sun City by the name of "Home Dec"</center>
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We meet in member's homes and sometimes have a speaker and sometimes just do an activity or take a field trip. Well this month I decided we should have some "Fun with White Plates."</center>
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Everyone set out their contributions and made place settings that were lovely. But then, the fun began. We all switched the plates, napkins and glassware and made more place settings!</div>
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Here is a picture of two of my dear friends; Carolynn is on the left and Mary Ellen is on the right.</div>
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Sadly, Mary Ellen has just been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer so we all said a prayer and did a healing of hands for her. She is so sweet and can use all the prayers you can give.</div>
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Some other friends were snacking in the kitchen, no doubt hearing all about Arlene's NEW KITCHEN, (Arlene is the one in the yellow tee) which is right below...</div>
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This is a "Before" shot but after new appliances were installed. How we all thought our kitchens were just fine 16 years ago!</div>
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And this is the beautiful "After" shot. The cabinets were painted a lovely cream color as she has the same color Corian countertops. The painter then "Antiqued" them just a tiny bit...you have to be careful with antiquing...it can make cream or white look dirty. Arlene's cabinets are gorgeous!</div>
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Can you believe the difference!!! Her entire home is lovely...certainly not Primitive but a wonderful mix of Colonial with a tiny bit of Oriental. A beautiful, very comfortable home! Arlene is an accomplished artist and has small bits of her work displayed in her home. I wish you could see it all someday...maybe I will ask her for a "tour" for you...how about that!</div>
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It gets better than ever every year and it is so much fun.</div>
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Then back to reality on June 10, but I have to say I will be happy to see friends (including Mr. S. O.) and sleep in my own bed!</div>
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Isn't it fun to go away, but it is always nice to come home!</div>
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At the end of the entry we will make a left turn to the "bedroom hall" where you will see an old mid-century china cabinet I re-did...it was an ugly "orange-y" color which drove me crazy so I painted the inside with Old Village Mustard and the outside with Old Village Cranberry. Then I removed the wooden (warped and wiggly) shelves and had glass ones made with wooden trim on the front edges (so they would look like wood from the front) and had LED lights installed at the top. Now the whole cabinet is lighted and looks so nice at the end of the hall with my Red Transferware dishes displayed. Do you like it?</div>
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Now, just before we get to the china cabinet, we will see the "Guest Bath" on the left. It is an "inside" bath with no window so I had a Solar Tube Skylight installed. Many times during the day I pass by and "try to turn off the light" but it is just the sun streaming in. Fools guests, too! LOL</div>
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That is a 10 foot wide bay window and the rocker is the first piece of furniture my dear husband and I bought when he got out of the Army (in 1952) for our first "real" apartment. It was, Ethan Allen, black with beautiful stenciling but over the years it has been red, white and now I had it stripped and stained so it is dark wood grain. The sewing cabinet, too, which is where I kept small toys at my grandmother's, has been many colors too (remember when we "antiqued" everything?) LOL Now it has been stripped and re-stained back to its original walnut. Now I keep prescriptions in it...looks like it has come FULL CIRCLE! HA!</div>
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And here is a new view of my beloved pencil post bed. I got the picture from a wonderful lady who had it in her home when her house was in Country Sampler. I called and asked where she got it and it so happened she has a Country store, I think in Michigan and she got one for me!</div>
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So at this point you've seen straight ahead and to the left...moving to the left of the bed is the master bath (aren't baths the hardest to phograph!) Anyway, it serves the purpose...</div>
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Now we will move out of the bath, turn right and you will see a favorite piece...a beautiful hand made chimney cupboard made by a darling oriental man who is close to his 90's! He even made a tiny wooden peg that holds the door shut!</div>
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Here is the built-in I had made that took almost 6 months to complete! It was a "Murphy's Law" If anything can go wrong it will and it did. Contractor and I both had vacations planned, we changed the hinges twice (some were defective) and I couldn't choose hardware...on and on...</div>
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But it is finished now and I now have storage space up the wazoo...some of the drawers and cabinets are even still empty! There are lights at the top behind the bubble glass doors and LED's above the arch.</div>
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Well, friends, that is the end of my little tour. There is one more room, my office/guest room which has recently been repainted and is "not ready" yet. I promise it will happen soon...I always say that, don't I, LOL but every day I do something in there and mess up another area...But before I leave...</div>
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First of all: A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY NEW FOLLOWERS. If I have not contacted you to thank you and really see who you are it is because either I can't figure out how to get past Google "Friend Connect" or something. Each time I get a new follower I "jump through Hoops" to try to thank you and I get stopped in my tracks.</div>
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Don't laugh but I accidentally deleted my whole BLOG LIST! I have been re-building it but if you want to be on it please e-mail me and I will put you on!</div>
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My attempt at a "Bucket Bench" bought on-line.</div>
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One of those corners that I feel looks too busy but in 15 years I can't figure out what to do different...you see those are place mats rolled up in the crock...why, you say? Well, there is not a drawer in my kitchen that is wide enough for place mats! AND, see the Dollar Store one curved in the back...well, it is hiding an electric outlet full of T.V. plugs etc. Really UGLY!</div>
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This is my entire collection of YELLOW WARE which I dearly love.</div>
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Merry Christmas to all my wonderful friends and blog buddies! </div>
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Retirement Community for Active Adults. This is the Front Entrance and it is a shame it was so cloudy on that day. In our area we average only about less than 50 days a year of </div>
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And yes, we even decorate our bathrooms in Sun City!</div>
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Well, Hello again! Thanks to all of you who asked if "I was still here" and I have to say, "yes" I am but it has been a rough past 3 months. I won't go into detail but lets just say, "There was a lot of pain involved" but I am on the mend again!" THANKFUL! </div>
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This is a checkered runner, over a burlap runner. The "Cake Stand" was my Grandmothers and the glass candle holders are new, from Target. The Pumpkin is from Walmart and the candles go on and off by themselves! Love that!</div>
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And now, the reason I am so very THANKFUL this holiday season is my sweet, wonderful Great Grand Baby, Colin. I saw him in October when I traveled to MN. when he was 4 months old. What do you think? Cute, eh?</div>
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Joy/The Olde Farmhousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583079707259856633noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557662385977857856.post-44139359387270785422012-07-31T14:57:00.000-07:002013-03-04T17:22:06.159-08:00THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL!<div style="text-align: center;">
OK, so you saw on my last post how my life was being changed by that simple little gadget I found that lets my plant go up and down for proper tending, watering, etc. Well, can you believe that several weeks went by and those darling little petunias were as happy as they could be, getting water, sun and sweet words from me. What else could they do but "grow" and start to fill that pot and make me a (surprised) happy camper! Now let's face it...growing stuff isn't in my bag of tricks, but when these little sweethearts grew and grew I was in heaven! Oh,, I thought,the possibilities were endless: petunias in the summer, mums in the fall, cyclamen in the winter, sweet peas in the spring...Oh the neighbors will be envious and I will finally earn my worth for the outside of my house! These little babies were so healthy... </div>
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and then one day...BOOM! What did I see but little holes in the beautiful white flowers!</div>
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ACH! Something was eating my gorgeous flowers! How dare they! Who gave them permission! Who asked them to visit my porch!</div>
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What to do...what to do.</div>
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Well, I am no dummy so I went to the storage cabinet in the garage and spent about an hour reading directions on how to get rid of "little hungry critters!"</div>
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Finally, I decided on one that promised to spoil their appetites for "beautiful healthy flowers" in a matter of hours. Hey, this was an emergency...time was a-wasting...</div>
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oh my gosh, look at that! That's the sorriest hanging basket I have seen (since last year! LOL)</div>
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But, seriously, those little SPIDER MITES have HUGE APPETITES and I can't imagine how they got up there. So, as unhappy as I am to show you this MESS, bear with me...Lord knows I am dead-heading, watering, trimming and generally whispering sweet nothings to them and I think, just think, they will re-start to grow and not look so sad. </div>
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And then, to round out the story...it is now over 100 degrees here! </div>
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Maybe I should stick to the inside??? LOL</div>
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BUT NOW FOR THE BEAUTIFUL...</div>
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I want you to meet my</div>
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NEW GREAT GRANDSON...</div>
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"COLIN ANDREW"</div>
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(Remember my granddaughter's wedding I showed you last summer, well, look at what happened!)</div>
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He is a sweetheart and doing very well. He was born June 1st (but I didn't have any good enough pictures to post until now.) He was small, 5 lbs.15 oz and only 19 inches but he is gaining now.</div>
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I will travel to MN. to see him in Sept... I can hardly wait.</div>
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I hope you enjoyed my "Good, Bad and Beautiful" post today.</div>
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I want to let those who are interested you can get one of those little </div>
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Plant Risers</div>
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STARCREST OF CALIFORNIA</div>
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www.starcrest.com</div>
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(800) 551-2843</div>
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they are only $4.00 for 2</div>
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Now if they could just figure out how to keep the "critters" out of the plant they would really have something!</div>
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