Holiday Guest Room

December 11, 2012 By

Over the holidays we usually have many guests…

…..so it is appropriate that I also decorate that room in the spirit of the season.

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I try to have a tree in every room in my house…including the guests rooms..

…..this tree is a gold metal tree decorated in the color scheme of the room.

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I added a twig garland to the trunk of the tree…

…..and antique fishing floats to the base.

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All of the ornaments and the tree were purchased after Christmas…love those sales!!

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I love these porcelain “flower petal ornaments”..and the “new vintage” blue ornaments…

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and there is always a bird or two in my trees…

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And across the bed is the dresser…our very first dresser…just waiting to be painted..

…..one day….

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Now….in case you are wondering how I attach these ornaments to the tree…

…..I will tell you my secret…I cut the wire portion of a wired ribbon…

……….they are like mini pipe cleaners!

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There are no birds in the tree, but placed one at the base!

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Bliss….a perfect, beautiful word…

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You will see Byers Carolers throughout the house…

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I placed my cotton grapevine wreath over the iron gate…

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A cotton arrangement made by Kristen sits on top of a wicker stand below the gate…

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A collection of ceramic angels adorn the other nightstand…

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A bit of my things on top of the lingerie chest…a rhinestone adorned clock I purchased many years ago…

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And now we move into the guest bathroom….

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Some quirky ceramic trees on the vanity…

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They all lean in a different direction….

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And what’s a tree without a bird?!!

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Here we are in the “loo”…

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Another wreath that I made….

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So I hope you enjoyed “the tour” of my guest bedroom and bath…

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Tonight our Linky Party of “Better Late Than Never” Christmas Inspirations…

It starts at 8 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, December 11th…

Hope to see you there!!!

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I am joining…

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Yard Sale Treasures…and off and running to the Southern Bloggers Conference!!

October 12, 2012 By

Before I hit the road for a 40 minute drive to Raleigh…

…..to help coordinate and participate in the Southern Bloggers Conference…

I want to share with you some treasures that I found:

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A rattan tray table, a tole tray, a vintage paint by numbers painting, and two wall baskets!

All for a grand total of $13.00 !!!

Now I must say that the wicker wall baskets were free…from a friend that was moving…

…..she said it was an enticement to visit her…and I will be next week.

I found these treasures several weeks ago…

…..our neighborhood had a neighborhood-wide yard sale.

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Our covenants mandate that we are not able to have individual yard sales.

…..only two neighborhood-wide yard sales a year.

In September over 40 homes “set up shop”….and I cruised the neighborhood…looking for treasures….

…..and I think I did very well!

I love the rattan/wicker tray table, but did not quite like the stain…

…..so I bought some Krylon paint.

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You can see the leaves that have just started to fall…

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I like the white finish….but did you notice something?….My hubby certainly did!

I forgot to lay a cloth on the ground….ooops!!….I was in a hurry!…

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I was in a hurry as I still had to pack and do some prep for the Southern Bloggers Conference…

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I placed the very newly painted table in the guest room….

Where Suzy from Worthing Court is staying in for the night…

…..as we will be leaving very early in the morning to go to the conference.

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I like the table there…next to the chair…for cute bath items…

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I love the way it turned out…and love the price tag of $4.00 from the yard sale….

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Hope you like it and my guests too!!

I will be joining:

Kari, Laura J., Laura P., and Linda for the Krylon Paint Party!!

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Company's coming…

June 18, 2012 By

The Haven Conference is drawing near…..

I will be picking up Barb from The Everyday Home at the Airport….

~ ~ ~ She will be staying at my home for one night.

While hubby will be staying behind….holding down the fort…

Barb and I will be heading on the highway at O’Dark Thirty the next morning……

But…in the meantime…..

~ ~ ~ I finally got around to doing this:

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Yes, they are drapes….

~ ~ ~ No more deer peeking through the windows….to say good-night….

While strolling through the aisles at Ikea….I spotted these beauties…

~ ~ ~ At the gorgeous price of $24.95 pair

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These were a great temporary solution….until I find the perfect treatment…for those windows.

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The other side ready to be “draped”…..

~ ~ ~ Draped with the Ikea Ritva….pretty linen-esque drape….with those great tabs.

The tabs that when sheered on the rod, fold to give you that pleated drape look.

They stack back beautifully…we did not want the drapes to overwhelm the window…

~ ~ ~ Just needed the privacy from the deer wanting to say “good night”….

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All done…finally up…until the perfect ones come along….

~ ~ ~ But until then…my total investment including the rod was $60.

GOTTA LOVE THAT IKEA !!!

Now….remember my deal of the century….the “one dollar frames and mirrors” ?

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I painted them with Annie Sloan Chateau Grey..using both dark and clear wax…

NOW WAIT A MINUTE….Chateau Grey…with an “E”….so do ya think the “E” is for the “E”nglish” version of GR”E”Y…

~ ~ ~ and the “A” is for the “A”merican version of GR”A”Y….hmmmm….may have come on to something here….

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Added a cute “initial” and done….Art for a total of $3.00…:)

I added a new “Welcome Plaque” to the door too….

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I placed a small silver tray on the door….

~ ~ ~ the great part of the silver tray is that you can remove what you write with a damp cloth and make changes…

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So the room is ready again for company…love company…

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So now I welcome company, good conversation, and fun…and headed to Haven….

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I am joining the following wonderful parties:

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Company’s coming…

June 18, 2012 By

The Haven Conference is drawing near…..

I will be picking up Barb from The Everyday Home at the Airport….

~ ~ ~ She will be staying at my home for one night.

While hubby will be staying behind….holding down the fort…

Barb and I will be heading on the highway at O’Dark Thirty the next morning……

But…in the meantime…..

~ ~ ~ I finally got around to doing this:

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Yes, they are drapes….

~ ~ ~ No more deer peeking through the windows….to say good-night….

While strolling through the aisles at Ikea….I spotted these beauties…

~ ~ ~ At the gorgeous price of $24.95 pair

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These were a great temporary solution….until I find the perfect treatment…for those windows.

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The other side ready to be “draped”…..

~ ~ ~ Draped with the Ikea Ritva….pretty linen-esque drape….with those great tabs.

The tabs that when sheered on the rod, fold to give you that pleated drape look.

They stack back beautifully…we did not want the drapes to overwhelm the window…

~ ~ ~ Just needed the privacy from the deer wanting to say “good night”….

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All done…finally up…until the perfect ones come along….

~ ~ ~ But until then…my total investment including the rod was $60.

GOTTA LOVE THAT IKEA !!!

Now….remember my deal of the century….the “one dollar frames and mirrors” ?

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I painted them with Annie Sloan Chateau Grey..using both dark and clear wax…

NOW WAIT A MINUTE….Chateau Grey…with an “E”….so do ya think the “E” is for the “E”nglish” version of GR”E”Y…

~ ~ ~ and the “A” is for the “A”merican version of GR”A”Y….hmmmm….may have come on to something here….

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Added a cute “initial” and done….Art for a total of $3.00…:)

I added a new “Welcome Plaque” to the door too….

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I placed a small silver tray on the door….

~ ~ ~ the great part of the silver tray is that you can remove what you write with a damp cloth and make changes…

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So the room is ready again for company…love company…

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So now I welcome company, good conversation, and fun…and headed to Haven….

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I am joining the following wonderful parties:

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Everlasting flowers…

June 7, 2012 By

Several years ago…I went to a gorgeous showcase home and my heart stopped….

……….an incredible display of floral plates in a 3-D type of design on the wall.

I never forgot that vision….

Until I walked into one of my favorite stores that just opened up in my town….

……….Arhaus….love that store!

When I entered the store…..my heart stood still again….

The wall before:

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I saw these beauties…they were clustered on a wall…

I started with three….with the possibility of adding more….

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Placed over the bed…that space needed something….

…..something other than a picture….something different.

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They seemed to “fit the bill”….

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PicMonkey Collage

Now look at my collage…I just figured out how to do this!

After KariAnne’s post today on her “picmonkey features”…..

……….I thought that I would get my “rear in gear” (oh..that rhymed!)….

…………….and learn this feature!

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Now, I am going to be collaging away…

…..maybe I will change my middle name to “Collage”….

……….oh that has a nice ring to it…like it better than mine…

……………and don’t ask me what it is!!!

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So many changes in store for this second guest room….

…..just a short time ago, this room was filled with exercise equipment…

Really needs paint…on the walls….on the furniture.

I added these cute burlap curtains……

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Dreary day…so lots of shadows…but not complaining as the “front” brought us gorgeous temps in the 70′s…

Then later I will move on to create a “work space” for me….in the meantime..

…..there are temporary fixtures in that space.

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Collage….yep…that’s my middle name….

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There…I did it again….

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So I shall leave you now….as guests are to arrive very soon!….

Have a wonderful day!

I am happily joining the following “parties”:

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