tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37584283515101163732024-02-07T02:43:42.004-08:00Down on SanfordTales of Transforming our old house down on Sanford.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-61651770776567729882013-12-07T09:22:00.001-08:002013-12-09T08:55:00.010-08:00Christmas Holiday Decor Tour 2013I haven't posted here in years (no literally, it's been over two years) but I decided I wanted to do a quick home tour of our holiday decor this year. Hope you enjoy!<br />
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Starting off with the living and the focal point of all the decor (the Christmas tree, of course). Please try your b best to ignore that hideous couch, we've been trying our best to get a new one, but it hasn't happened yet. </div>
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This little strawberry basket carrier was made by my great grandfather for (you guessed it) picking strawberries. I found it in the barn and stained it a dark walnut. It's both decorative and convenient (we use it to hold our remotes).</div>
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The little pillow on the chair here was hand made. I cut out the snowflake from fabric using the same technique you would use to make a paper snowflake and then just glued it to the pillow using fabric glue.</div>
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This little owl I got from the dollar store. It was cheap little clay owl for your garden. I spray painted it glossy white distressed it a little. It's one of my favorite little items.</div>
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This wreath (and the identical one on the other side of the window) was made by me. I used cardboard to make a wreath base and then cut sticks up from the yard. I hot glued them in a circle pattern to the cardboard until I thought it was full enough. Lastly I spray painted it white and hot glued dollar-store berries to it. Cost me about $1 (already had the white spray paint); Not bad, I say.</div>
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This little twig reindeer (and the one you'll see later on) were also made by me. They were NOT easy to make and aren't very sturdy or durable, but they look nice, and hopefully I can get at least a couple of years use out of them.</div>
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My traditional ornaments hanging in the window. The snowflakes are new this year though, I usually just do bulbs. </div>
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The entryway is one of my favorite parts of the the whole house. The snowflakes were hung with white thread and taped to the ceiling with masking tape. The pillow here was painted by me. It was inspired by a pillow from target that was similar, but red.</div>
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We're onto the family room! Not much to say here except that the snowflake pillows were again painted by me.</div>
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The picture (pictures) on the wall is made of dollar-store frames which I spray painted white. I filled it with a huge (7776x6032) image I found on google, which I cropped into six pictures.</div>
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Onto the decor in the bathroom. This is the back bathroom, which no one hardly ever sees, but it still has to be decorated, right? Right. </div>
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Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-73290719960737252242011-10-11T13:52:00.000-07:002011-10-12T06:45:47.681-07:00Autumn DecorI'm alive! I know, it's unbelievable, esp. considering the last time I blogged was all the back in JUNE; Ahh! That's really not acceptable! In my defense I was very busy with college preparation, and now I'm very busy IN college. Hopefully I can start posting more often on here, but I certainly can't make any promises.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In the mean time though, I do want to share my autumn decor for this year with you all. I put it up a couple weeks ago, but only just got around to taking pictures of it more recently. The lighting has to be just right you know, and there were quite a lot of cloudy days in a row there for awhile.<br /><br />Some of the things here are very similar to <a href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/2010/10/apology-and-fall-decor.html">last years </a>decor, but some of it is completely new. As before, I've purchased most of my fall decor from the dollar store (a couple things from walmart), so it's all very cheap. It can be a bit time consuming though. Me and my mom ended up taking the entire day to shop for the decor and then decorate everything in the house. We were quite exhausted afterwords.<br /><br />Alright, so enough from me, lets get started with the family room:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddCux8thrHcF9uvA77huM2OV3QdYrkmDRM735mK1Ffn3hMWOk939YHyZoyWElYcaq3MxijH155S1gPIBUyujsUfZ1Y18JBFZrgzJdIqsTPMQDbOJdvt0aCCznPT4Iwg6Bp7z8-Y-br_RF/s1600/Autumn2011Edit8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddCux8thrHcF9uvA77huM2OV3QdYrkmDRM735mK1Ffn3hMWOk939YHyZoyWElYcaq3MxijH155S1gPIBUyujsUfZ1Y18JBFZrgzJdIqsTPMQDbOJdvt0aCCznPT4Iwg6Bp7z8-Y-br_RF/s320/Autumn2011Edit8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662343788486306002" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnv7txwYxxmRy7RXJEJZpMoppI2saTYMX2awYxVmWI_m8CYvek61yIr-ppK7bh1ykZWgBoTfWm3T1pXU0sFTL0KZ0DfEDuTczK9sQfEcvBpymVPANGcZkbbQTa4Tvscl39TkWTDcUORkm0/s1600/Autumn2011Edit13.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbwRXF1OxMhh_IVVbp2p93zLPXEK4teXr-m4loKBY1RNmzwX-TrD4RGdQLM85L0fKJWiJMc-4SBXu4KtD2j9felDyOEOStUsV8G3IvahzB0DwE8Ozcy7NUscUmNGIbC3z8YvcyOxy0YnA/s320/Autumn2011Edit29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662350796920066418" border="0" /></a><br />...moving to the kitchen...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbtN8CobL1t7YBUE29l4t_3xkEZImT4glbnk4ur_HXz3ezubqEz1Pa4FMgn4F9CGgLB3uMBVP-dVbjT-166bSowIklCA5VnKIdga1XbR_-pdn2ml8fYjd9bsNA_HfwjUaR1cpJS64D365/s1600/Autumn2011Edit16.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbtN8CobL1t7YBUE29l4t_3xkEZImT4glbnk4ur_HXz3ezubqEz1Pa4FMgn4F9CGgLB3uMBVP-dVbjT-166bSowIklCA5VnKIdga1XbR_-pdn2ml8fYjd9bsNA_HfwjUaR1cpJS64D365/s320/Autumn2011Edit16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662344607454868626" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzRNNeKHOXDfk3oo4pa6C4r87p30cM-oC73aUlh8pfBTHPX30bPByQckOXz6AT7ITEbLWD8S09H2WPzGYe9MKQIbsUKK8UZFz1mudwku45o8FG2RFSTJKZbnTMkybE868cuGP8Q1LLXNr/s1600/Autumn2011Edit17.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPA6E39RHOB-wvYcd_lOc6bHJBL-AyL308D4VPEpc1X9iiEpHn8ii-FVNBBhDJ_aqRHgCJaD3f1942pbFrXvD3oRr7WTbuAZ3sM-_n0b7wpSr31xU_q9cqEa-7VXkMpAaA-Klp2x60scL/s320/Autumn2011Edit23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662349227837033954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hope you all enjoyed looking as much as I enjoyed putting it all together! Thanks for reading, and don't forget to subscribe if you like what you see!<br /><br /></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-8947528767106102862011-06-13T08:15:00.000-07:002011-06-16T08:17:42.373-07:00Graduation Open HouseI know, I know, I've been neglecting this blog. I just realized yesterday that I've posted only once each month for the last three months! Luckily with this post I'll be fixing that; it will only be two months in a row with one post now, instead of three. :P<br /><br />Anyways, I do have good reasons for not posting, one of them being that I had a ton of work to do planning my open house. In years past, me and my mom had done very typical open house decorations with balloons, crepe paper, plastic table cloths, etc. and they were fine, but if you know anything about me, you know that I would have none of that "typical" stuff. I think I horrified my mom a little bit when I didn't want to get any of the decorations at the party stores we went to because she thought it was going to be impossible to please me. Honestly, I kind of thought the same thing. Fortunately that was not the case. We ended up having to hand make a lot of the decor, but it was worth it.<br /><br />Below are the finished results:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Food Table:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5mHHFuOQeBL97eJNU6JF7QDO_t49CUDKu6EujYL3Ihltox2kLYTNukfjPr3QFmPblBwtsk5EEYkB0PwUResSIiBJigkx7hqE75ZPziPEMvbd1SzyoeHp73e_lmfDPFyR3YTOXaChcRv8/s1600/DecorEdit4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5mHHFuOQeBL97eJNU6JF7QDO_t49CUDKu6EujYL3Ihltox2kLYTNukfjPr3QFmPblBwtsk5EEYkB0PwUResSIiBJigkx7hqE75ZPziPEMvbd1SzyoeHp73e_lmfDPFyR3YTOXaChcRv8/s400/DecorEdit4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617725750176352226" border="0" /></a><br />All the tables cloths we used were made from drop cloth from Walmart. I've heard of many others using drop cloth for things in their homes, but I had never done it myself, so I wasn't exactly sure how it would turn out. I ended up loving the result though. I even had several people ask me what fabric I used for the table cloths. Of course, I loved to see the look on their faces when I told them it was drop cloth.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0y_0ti78aDsy8boTEN1Hq91v2RZLvtDW_ng3wqAkH0dhyphenhyphenI7Cs5z4XqvjCwIiJB_AU__csjPCOYAidWIt8WVsSwu_0gusH4nGhBw3DXwjOF0G_BXg9I88JzVqyvf444nPqxrxJ67hT6eL/s1600/DecorEdit3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0y_0ti78aDsy8boTEN1Hq91v2RZLvtDW_ng3wqAkH0dhyphenhyphenI7Cs5z4XqvjCwIiJB_AU__csjPCOYAidWIt8WVsSwu_0gusH4nGhBw3DXwjOF0G_BXg9I88JzVqyvf444nPqxrxJ67hT6eL/s400/DecorEdit3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617725760265737586" border="0" /></a>Interesting story about the piece of wood on the table shown above. That's actually my attempt at making driftwood. Though, when I say "making" I really mean more of "causing." Because we had a baby pool in our backyard all of last summer, I decided it would be a good idea to put the wood inside the pool and just let it float in their all summer to see what happened to it. I didn't expect it would do much, but I was curious anyways. Surprisingly, after a few weeks, it caused the bark to become very soft, so I ripped all the bark off hoping to "speed up" the process and then put the wood back in the pool. After another month or so the wood looked pretty nice. It's not as twisted or contorted as REAL driftwood, of course, but it's still got a nice driftwood feel.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUc4Kl_S7aBLDcHlYDg-S7bOkI2dlhmzwZLNMQ1t2GVnVO0xn47gx5L0SoOYEgFmEj3qloB7fqRCOocPzfFKoohWWRsG7-761rDeIfKiwg4Xe4lf6LCsE5s-Zg1McO4CShfmIZfLSeB21l/s1600/DecorEdit6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUc4Kl_S7aBLDcHlYDg-S7bOkI2dlhmzwZLNMQ1t2GVnVO0xn47gx5L0SoOYEgFmEj3qloB7fqRCOocPzfFKoohWWRsG7-761rDeIfKiwg4Xe4lf6LCsE5s-Zg1McO4CShfmIZfLSeB21l/s400/DecorEdit6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617725771867997538" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEfn22l9fYjHmA08Dg_9Xy3VKHTywvFFCjFv4hYCHCxkRpVGMDXTqFq9HXInQj0nRQD5f7is79RRcig5amSdPVWM0Yhme4rCJwJgOV5hWeFZ_0W57W7Zmcicld6gRgkZuQEahuv0NA78f/s1600/DecorEdit1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEfn22l9fYjHmA08Dg_9Xy3VKHTywvFFCjFv4hYCHCxkRpVGMDXTqFq9HXInQj0nRQD5f7is79RRcig5amSdPVWM0Yhme4rCJwJgOV5hWeFZ_0W57W7Zmcicld6gRgkZuQEahuv0NA78f/s400/DecorEdit1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617725740842340290" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58XnwMmjNNAFlJxA_oMF86LJI7zBKuudsteb_jaXxZjTNxcy28rAtdP6wUp5veKLdUgxpwaIQdViG7B1N_jY7zyCXlF3D0hBFe7b986mM7Z6KPDdYA-NmhsNXixWCcsP5jv6NcGp5Oyui/s1600/DecorEdit10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58XnwMmjNNAFlJxA_oMF86LJI7zBKuudsteb_jaXxZjTNxcy28rAtdP6wUp5veKLdUgxpwaIQdViG7B1N_jY7zyCXlF3D0hBFe7b986mM7Z6KPDdYA-NmhsNXixWCcsP5jv6NcGp5Oyui/s400/DecorEdit10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617727224869709074" border="0" /></a>The fruit display was made by me (although I didn't cut up the fruit) and it's quite an easy thing to do. It really looks impressive too! We just used a cake stand and large serving tray to put the fruit on. You start with your melon rinds which you should save when you cut up the fruit. Place them where you want and then fill them with your fruit of choice, allowing some of the fruit to "spill" over the edge of the rinds. You can also use small bowls to hold the fruit (as you see I have done) if you don't have enough rinds.<br /><br />Here's detail shot of the fruit.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nJzotD0_8ySFm9xW8VE0ybZPr0NgXzKswi3WUJ5_K0UlojcaANQBuPrFTTjAvqUMEpAaStnqWNzAeSCnVcjK1P-hWJf8DqxPH2IQFHPPAz1RXPAUEdkrKOxH4bxNpf9Y5RReDXCidMz2/s1600/DecorEdit5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nJzotD0_8ySFm9xW8VE0ybZPr0NgXzKswi3WUJ5_K0UlojcaANQBuPrFTTjAvqUMEpAaStnqWNzAeSCnVcjK1P-hWJf8DqxPH2IQFHPPAz1RXPAUEdkrKOxH4bxNpf9Y5RReDXCidMz2/s400/DecorEdit5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617727773636780866" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRJkBD3rw5MmQgIPowTBgshS0mjgSwHQXb_quq8Z3FOO_FzGSAOdv7k28eNquFkQF8asJ-kil1yDkgQIqlH4jEW1D49ab1vuh9jqOGkw_JvTpLD9RtWTLAvqGQZA37VH_Ml83rvb8bAwO/s1600/DecorEdit2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRJkBD3rw5MmQgIPowTBgshS0mjgSwHQXb_quq8Z3FOO_FzGSAOdv7k28eNquFkQF8asJ-kil1yDkgQIqlH4jEW1D49ab1vuh9jqOGkw_JvTpLD9RtWTLAvqGQZA37VH_Ml83rvb8bAwO/s400/DecorEdit2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617727215848085074" border="0" /></a><br />I put sage colored ribbons on the serving bowls just to help tie them in to all the other decor. I had to super glue them to the bowls, but it really didn't work THAT well because the bowl's edges are slightly slanted which caused the ribbon to go on crooked.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEtGdyjZZQlbuSzpNyqv9_W0SWP3bQWka7Ll8fwbL8kYKfuK6t1qOiaVRCffMEPnGGOB4y5yoEz5qL9dtbk5eu8Z1PMMzv-C9pOKAjgw04PuDmMDwTr5I7MmuXRWXODAozXQB9YbOJsfo/s1600/DecorEdit7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEtGdyjZZQlbuSzpNyqv9_W0SWP3bQWka7Ll8fwbL8kYKfuK6t1qOiaVRCffMEPnGGOB4y5yoEz5qL9dtbk5eu8Z1PMMzv-C9pOKAjgw04PuDmMDwTr5I7MmuXRWXODAozXQB9YbOJsfo/s400/DecorEdit7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617727226755725010" border="0" /></a>I was both fortunate and unfortunate with the weather at my open house. Fortunate in that it was cloudy enough that the candles illuminated the table beautifully, but very unfortunate in that it rained very heavily during a good portion of my open house.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Cake Table:<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELfUc_7t18Vs-3WYXQ3IkQ1W0FE00cdZLm7t0z5YxTSJy-hPd5wInpCQmtPAaDReQOQf1R523NAd8lWPZ63IRM43kfgB5Bez0ASY9DPl19Y7Pl_f1IVFMedKZXnRLgqInroh8woNAjsn0/s1600/DecorEdit9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELfUc_7t18Vs-3WYXQ3IkQ1W0FE00cdZLm7t0z5YxTSJy-hPd5wInpCQmtPAaDReQOQf1R523NAd8lWPZ63IRM43kfgB5Bez0ASY9DPl19Y7Pl_f1IVFMedKZXnRLgqInroh8woNAjsn0/s400/DecorEdit9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617727756552349122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Outdoor eating:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZGKkk8AYu_75C6bKMtgMdhMk2LeRk49WwjgbDLs28O0WpTGCMBcuVa98N6r6B9WleO0gQz-eUE6izQWeRElgEdrUYYm5oTXz541krXKWTVq-PMa7y-9AZSkIJUaaw6u42wVRIm-XqKO3/s1600/DecorEdit12.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZGKkk8AYu_75C6bKMtgMdhMk2LeRk49WwjgbDLs28O0WpTGCMBcuVa98N6r6B9WleO0gQz-eUE6izQWeRElgEdrUYYm5oTXz541krXKWTVq-PMa7y-9AZSkIJUaaw6u42wVRIm-XqKO3/s400/DecorEdit12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617727767020787634" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3j-BDW2xmbs_eNuTx-ecv5xus5nLmlivrG_5_l8soFAFC1oU8IAesV-cJRvUyPpE7aK3aTyLlo6ktrsCc6kuoZGEKMis161p4_RUaxaLLEwCp6QHEvTNC3BblObRQRAVkWKcZ3doYqW_z/s1600/DecorEdit11.jpg"><br /></a>In the end I was pretty satisfied with the finished result! It was very close to how I imagined it and, of course, it's always nice to see your imagination come to life!<br /><br />Thanks so much for reading and as always don't forget to check out these awesome <a href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/p/link-parties.html">link parties</a>.<br /></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-18445996793945970732011-05-01T12:00:00.000-07:002011-05-19T12:10:07.473-07:00Spring Table Setting<div style="text-align: center;">Haven't updated for a few weeks now, mostly because I really haven't been working on much new stuff. I got some stuff planned though, so hopefully I'll be able to get on that now that my college class is ending and I'll have more free time. In the mean time I wanted to share a spring table setting I did this last week. I was randomly inspired by the spring weather, and was rather tired of not working on anything home decor related so I decided to churn out a couple table settings just for the fun of it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-MKUKoLg9BNodPJgpCV-hlQztWiMDLmem0j8AHz4NYkGv63rgnla5hlNuv9KTGtCKxyyJ8SULszdhUZDKNHmj8GVx4hc0mYnPsCET6TjIryJQ6lIF4aiTZfa_8mjn_6S01QmlnbeNfLO/s1600/DSCN0334.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-MKUKoLg9BNodPJgpCV-hlQztWiMDLmem0j8AHz4NYkGv63rgnla5hlNuv9KTGtCKxyyJ8SULszdhUZDKNHmj8GVx4hc0mYnPsCET6TjIryJQ6lIF4aiTZfa_8mjn_6S01QmlnbeNfLO/s400/DSCN0334.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601827247353201106" border="0" /></a><br /></div>I got these wonderful weaved place mats from my grandma's house a few years ago. I've never used them once since then, so I excited to finally pull them out.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tIyuDWMGCdxln_pSFhvYnubmXC2oD_jiCHfekJG-CQ9cq1R9GvOqw89A2hJ9Tbsh_So_g9YeBdel4Upu_Cfk7LpgHCObEbVmGgdmKaiplPAzvseKRak1Rikx8fDpicI6Y4ZVXyWSz0Jc/s1600/DSCN0333.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tIyuDWMGCdxln_pSFhvYnubmXC2oD_jiCHfekJG-CQ9cq1R9GvOqw89A2hJ9Tbsh_So_g9YeBdel4Upu_Cfk7LpgHCObEbVmGgdmKaiplPAzvseKRak1Rikx8fDpicI6Y4ZVXyWSz0Jc/s400/DSCN0333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601827016284871506" border="0" /></a><br /></div>The greenery clippings I cut from an apple tree in our backyard. Unfortunately it wasn't quite blooming yet, so I had to cut a few flowers from a different plant and add them to the leaves to give more interest.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULEuzzxwEGZnMiXBTN4P6vfS3sPRK3umkLNNsfNB1MvZkKlnTVBsfToc8t_XHZjcrXTYdBDJ5WtI9ngEKC16JXQAoQfsiBeibwRB5QoNhwoovH2TAVQLMK6ynbE2rgPy_Ji91greRC2qg/s1600/DSCN0335.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULEuzzxwEGZnMiXBTN4P6vfS3sPRK3umkLNNsfNB1MvZkKlnTVBsfToc8t_XHZjcrXTYdBDJ5WtI9ngEKC16JXQAoQfsiBeibwRB5QoNhwoovH2TAVQLMK6ynbE2rgPy_Ji91greRC2qg/s400/DSCN0335.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601827252852376770" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4VZDpYytXcYIsoDOpRdHysmIax6X3N3S3_sdWoXNupLQapHKFp626ghyd16SBnS0rtrTJ1LSPZS9JXem0ZLtqHoeqIYBXdS7dPZwVA0EshvO6VBurxLUgga_IKYkcd7r9637cQBuYbR_/s1600/DSCN0352-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4VZDpYytXcYIsoDOpRdHysmIax6X3N3S3_sdWoXNupLQapHKFp626ghyd16SBnS0rtrTJ1LSPZS9JXem0ZLtqHoeqIYBXdS7dPZwVA0EshvO6VBurxLUgga_IKYkcd7r9637cQBuYbR_/s400/DSCN0352-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601827792722787954" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3s2wZc0fhk0_JKAcNXIsNfcGrkikyKC2WlekluyEhmJcoI5rtA0ET-B5IQa9hk5UKnBMfo5EVmHJ5DhX7vkVMURpjQRd2jiqNhqaXdNAEGW-Obb92VRLJulKtbxh1uCrM87Jl1jHMd0w/s1600/DSCN0363-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3s2wZc0fhk0_JKAcNXIsNfcGrkikyKC2WlekluyEhmJcoI5rtA0ET-B5IQa9hk5UKnBMfo5EVmHJ5DhX7vkVMURpjQRd2jiqNhqaXdNAEGW-Obb92VRLJulKtbxh1uCrM87Jl1jHMd0w/s400/DSCN0363-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601832628916055634" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-fXI3j92BCUIKxq9rkV1VquaWXP-diwVe3YltQIIxnr6Mo8ahEyOt1guyA3CYHCljxgcUTgNVWNK2VynQswuLvmvb7Fw93vGQ1_lYE9289Lmh_eyFVESVMKnXwfmn8OT_3b55Pa60-vP/s1600/DSCN0343.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-fXI3j92BCUIKxq9rkV1VquaWXP-diwVe3YltQIIxnr6Mo8ahEyOt1guyA3CYHCljxgcUTgNVWNK2VynQswuLvmvb7Fw93vGQ1_lYE9289Lmh_eyFVESVMKnXwfmn8OT_3b55Pa60-vP/s400/DSCN0343.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601827775206811890" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCRRimMKpKGss75iU3Ap5IX4Qupd6hhIhdBuBgsTOgKnF0PsZVBf6a4zrTHLIJluwkAa3tIutkLQZxJr7pDJTAOOli2i5st_4id4atIfzVfOHsQJ1NyxqLH2zVCLYzY92rNyCUNs3beQc/s1600/DSCN0350-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCRRimMKpKGss75iU3Ap5IX4Qupd6hhIhdBuBgsTOgKnF0PsZVBf6a4zrTHLIJluwkAa3tIutkLQZxJr7pDJTAOOli2i5st_4id4atIfzVfOHsQJ1NyxqLH2zVCLYzY92rNyCUNs3beQc/s400/DSCN0350-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601827785278833586" border="0" /></a><br />That's about all I have for now. Definitely plan on getting some more projects done very soon, and I'll be sharing them with you all once I do.<br /><br />Thanks for reading, and please subscribe if you like what you see! :)<br /><br />Linked to: <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/</a><br /></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-11579361155128378402011-04-09T12:02:00.001-07:002011-04-09T12:14:26.197-07:00Bathroom Vanity RedoSo...it's been a long time, I know. I feel like a horrible blogger. I'm afraid once I get out of the groove of doing something (like posting) I tend to have a hard time getting back into it, but I'm going to try my best.<br /><br />Today I'm going to share my bathroom vanity redo with all of you. Unfortunately I don't have any before pictures because I took them years ago and I can't find them anymore. Ya'll will just have to be satisfied with the after pictures. *sighs*<br /><br />Before the vanity was just a natural wood tone. Nothing too hideous, but it was basically just boring. I decided to go with a neutral, gray washed looked. I was somewhat inspired by this hutch from pottery barn:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CChYvUcyx0xDhPenLkiPN_85_KOFyE8T8oCRtC-TiwcbQPZHpZ9Hhfl-BXBmc0iCD80aibm0zskllbW_3Mq92TmpkphgotTfCyceD5RB5m6RRtQGtTVdYvOxJYuSGjuAqsoqXqbETQOg/s1600/FinishIdea.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CChYvUcyx0xDhPenLkiPN_85_KOFyE8T8oCRtC-TiwcbQPZHpZ9Hhfl-BXBmc0iCD80aibm0zskllbW_3Mq92TmpkphgotTfCyceD5RB5m6RRtQGtTVdYvOxJYuSGjuAqsoqXqbETQOg/s400/FinishIdea.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593663396901690722" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I really love the tones in it! Mine, of course, doesn't look quite so good, and had to be interpreted a bit for a vanity, but I'm pretty pleased with the final result:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWP9SJJuqIUyCAzZSYXbfcKYoxb9vDzPsJN-vXjPnL-gsuNRvqsKsLYPG8fRrsQSOAxdGgU6fcbj2vx4RYRKSYLkCRNZPTwNfecTTBZ90C2CIaKPC0ZuNnK2f8ir6MTY5OZU3OUuopmVE/s1600/Bathroom1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWP9SJJuqIUyCAzZSYXbfcKYoxb9vDzPsJN-vXjPnL-gsuNRvqsKsLYPG8fRrsQSOAxdGgU6fcbj2vx4RYRKSYLkCRNZPTwNfecTTBZ90C2CIaKPC0ZuNnK2f8ir6MTY5OZU3OUuopmVE/s400/Bathroom1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593662431297748466" border="0" /></a><br />Please forgive some of the awkward angles. Our bathroom is quite small and doesn't allow for ideal angles.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54pWmP3V7qTbPx7BZoLmOILKgeus2Wpa4KJwctgJuqoIqmGKQrxHb4wQsF-Yy_uC1jqfwfZoHC9JZycXB0awQBXkQ6oRgBe4sVQJUUj9kFRDm3xskQOl-G-Cvj2vNpwPHNOqauYPugMBL/s1600/Bathroom2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54pWmP3V7qTbPx7BZoLmOILKgeus2Wpa4KJwctgJuqoIqmGKQrxHb4wQsF-Yy_uC1jqfwfZoHC9JZycXB0awQBXkQ6oRgBe4sVQJUUj9kFRDm3xskQOl-G-Cvj2vNpwPHNOqauYPugMBL/s400/Bathroom2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593662436704432194" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9odGJ9GJqSFp8yQrIZhSbR52T6uukBVvlAHDtzPA6tw2Lnt-MVMmVN4y3XsHi-uVuNqZLXVH_UEkq_xVOmtGh61h07p8sJvQoshrS81QILf0St69GYwyK8sgwEOE7I1vZTyoYybSiqfrk/s1600/Bathroom4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9odGJ9GJqSFp8yQrIZhSbR52T6uukBVvlAHDtzPA6tw2Lnt-MVMmVN4y3XsHi-uVuNqZLXVH_UEkq_xVOmtGh61h07p8sJvQoshrS81QILf0St69GYwyK8sgwEOE7I1vZTyoYybSiqfrk/s400/Bathroom4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593662447959488114" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4Mup0YzbtW0Nt05n9mGsmuMFTU52m1HhEWg3PHY32vkGVkUgB3pYmK-_UwMQPBdtjG76oMRbqBaoe6LE68dlhDhpFu2mFr2gjcXXaQ_B1SRv0DxhjXPDfcvRB7Ff5YfCTeTBjT_rVbGZ/s1600/Bathroom3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4Mup0YzbtW0Nt05n9mGsmuMFTU52m1HhEWg3PHY32vkGVkUgB3pYmK-_UwMQPBdtjG76oMRbqBaoe6LE68dlhDhpFu2mFr2gjcXXaQ_B1SRv0DxhjXPDfcvRB7Ff5YfCTeTBjT_rVbGZ/s400/Bathroom3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593662444885735314" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvadxVizycm4HdgjR6Seb0OdNc_ES8bJIxD08hYe8gg1T2k9L8SwcvEQb5j0oxIUnUbzgPcP-fohof2FsHZrTs480LiOmbQHh43NU_gEg7Vk0ld1TDC_OwaYEyAqSEN3rJswzIvWXOvAxI/s1600/Bathroom5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvadxVizycm4HdgjR6Seb0OdNc_ES8bJIxD08hYe8gg1T2k9L8SwcvEQb5j0oxIUnUbzgPcP-fohof2FsHZrTs480LiOmbQHh43NU_gEg7Vk0ld1TDC_OwaYEyAqSEN3rJswzIvWXOvAxI/s400/Bathroom5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593662454086276434" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />That's all for now, but hopefully I'll get another post up soon and not wait a whole month before I post again! Thank you all so much for reading, and don't forget to subscribe if you like what you see. :)<br /><br />Please visit these incredible <a href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/p/link-parties.html">link parties</a>!<br /></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-43480916713937769372011-03-02T15:18:00.000-08:002011-03-05T10:27:19.596-08:00Living Room RevealThis post is late. Like, really really late! I finished this project before I even posted about the painted trim, which makes it over a month old! I had every intention of posting it sooner, but I just never got around to it. So I'm really really sorry about not updating more. When you have 50 million different hobbies as well as school you just don't always get everything done that you'd like to but I'm sure you all understand that.<br /><br />Anyways, enough apologizing, let's get to the project! I've been wanting to paint my living room for a long time now. For as long as I can remember it's been painted blue. I have nothing against blue, but when you have blue carpet and blue walls and blue accessories, well...blue gets a bit overwhelming. So I knew that I wanted to paint it, but I struggled for the longest time about what color to paint it. I thought I would do gray for the longest time, which probably would have looked fine, but it never really sat well with me.<br /><br />I finally found some inspiration from the photo below:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-EIknA3KTGsYVzi4DtzC2_9xF-yKLwd75i6EFAEac7WA46CQVmUqyjOWCamY7odb4oRu-NDcX8d_TeUnnwMBQfzXNJSPJYnJ-PqD1y1IErgnfRCLIgFCQ8dmnq-KOrAkK2ahRQ999W95/s1600/ShabbyChic12.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-EIknA3KTGsYVzi4DtzC2_9xF-yKLwd75i6EFAEac7WA46CQVmUqyjOWCamY7odb4oRu-NDcX8d_TeUnnwMBQfzXNJSPJYnJ-PqD1y1IErgnfRCLIgFCQ8dmnq-KOrAkK2ahRQ999W95/s400/ShabbyChic12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580656858869909826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(Source: Unknown)</span><br /></div><br />Yeah, I know it's a bedroom not a living room, but I was more concerned with the color scheme and patterns in the room than the furniture that was in it. I already had some toile valances in my living room, which I thought would fit in nicely with the sort of style seen above. Most importantly, I loved the blue with the understated khaki walls. After much thought a deliberation I finally decided to go with a khaki color for the walls.<br /><br />Now before I show you the repainted/decorated room, I want to take you back to about a year and a half ago. This is our living room. Brace yourself, it's not a pretty sight:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">BEFORE:<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrFHp4riVyR6Yh8ZTijDhBjsGeil00B3H-mtQa5K_jX64ij2he9INMLGpwYHexJcGxg-RszOWv0usZx3Gzgxke418ofaz6eHJKtBVuc3mruTWUkTykWdcz_2tZZJ7yoYlZY6oivPPrihs/s1600/DSCN4022.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrFHp4riVyR6Yh8ZTijDhBjsGeil00B3H-mtQa5K_jX64ij2he9INMLGpwYHexJcGxg-RszOWv0usZx3Gzgxke418ofaz6eHJKtBVuc3mruTWUkTykWdcz_2tZZJ7yoYlZY6oivPPrihs/s400/DSCN4022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580652271533137602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9OZ4NGRj87seHnhXP4SWcr-RfRKI3DLcEbXK96QwATxs6qczSxoDb0dQv8ZLM7PKvO_Ut8CzY9gjrX51CDlFhp9fBdmrZ6SAbM2V3ruK3n6FjqR6qAsOYBigmzrQJi-wI_MPVJgvA27S/s1600/DSCN4020.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9OZ4NGRj87seHnhXP4SWcr-RfRKI3DLcEbXK96QwATxs6qczSxoDb0dQv8ZLM7PKvO_Ut8CzY9gjrX51CDlFhp9fBdmrZ6SAbM2V3ruK3n6FjqR6qAsOYBigmzrQJi-wI_MPVJgvA27S/s400/DSCN4020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580652267679295858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazv8D5l30-XMG3uFOvQEPN6bvBWcYccuhp1ycBowdScVbhupdksAtCkDPfMDbIPfYnOlzvJzXTEXIQf8ovo5gzUchTMsWcskRu64NVmAvxGWGEEFJHT9IjnCcHhR8pmkG5hE2aVXnjzwv/s1600/DSCN4023.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazv8D5l30-XMG3uFOvQEPN6bvBWcYccuhp1ycBowdScVbhupdksAtCkDPfMDbIPfYnOlzvJzXTEXIQf8ovo5gzUchTMsWcskRu64NVmAvxGWGEEFJHT9IjnCcHhR8pmkG5hE2aVXnjzwv/s400/DSCN4023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580652264700651410" border="0" /></a><br />To be fair, these pictures were taken during a short period of time when my brother had practically turned the living room into his own little office, so the room didn't always look so bad, but still, I think you get the idea.<br /><br />Alright, so here is the room after about a year of work, gradually painting this, refinishing that, etc.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >AFTER:</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm488gSLDdkz_hKjcMwdCDOc7BDzCwhxkFbvhoyfvt05FEfRNqvNsGsdhMbE8cogHcyDYCwuRKFskz50ehi5Sq1rjnjfrsjMueJTACezH1zAh6EXNia-RsGEuMGSh4QkbRbtIWUI0D75uI/s1600/DSCN0152-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm488gSLDdkz_hKjcMwdCDOc7BDzCwhxkFbvhoyfvt05FEfRNqvNsGsdhMbE8cogHcyDYCwuRKFskz50ehi5Sq1rjnjfrsjMueJTACezH1zAh6EXNia-RsGEuMGSh4QkbRbtIWUI0D75uI/s400/DSCN0152-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580654842913325298" border="0" /></a><br />As you can see the room retains very few of the original elements...<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiut4D2kVP_8TJC3B4qNKwZvRNXa7E-PNbjhKvY7LCrOOwS1UqJjvG7HH44AcLtKWDsWa27Hof9ww_owTEaHFTiyuex1uVoPu3TE-s-bUbzyPwLBRni-TEh-UqsmXIiYZ1o_VhZuZnbPHUz/s1600/DSCN0415-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiut4D2kVP_8TJC3B4qNKwZvRNXa7E-PNbjhKvY7LCrOOwS1UqJjvG7HH44AcLtKWDsWa27Hof9ww_owTEaHFTiyuex1uVoPu3TE-s-bUbzyPwLBRni-TEh-UqsmXIiYZ1o_VhZuZnbPHUz/s400/DSCN0415-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580654850919817202" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The sofa had to stay, because we simply can't afford a new sofa right now. However, I plan on getting a slipcover for it as well as some new pillows. Just look at those frumpy blue pillows; awful!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lAs7hWEFfups4UzOmxaEJ2soYCrysOteR9gO8CYnZgXYjH6X5S2fzzaG-AVnNmB41QQz-N1LM190kIxA-T2q1er1A7Pr6Tj-70vFW_lyKKs9YH2SALcLAq7h7wXo3mzIT_R6OQgnvYEH/s1600/DSCN0161.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lAs7hWEFfups4UzOmxaEJ2soYCrysOteR9gO8CYnZgXYjH6X5S2fzzaG-AVnNmB41QQz-N1LM190kIxA-T2q1er1A7Pr6Tj-70vFW_lyKKs9YH2SALcLAq7h7wXo3mzIT_R6OQgnvYEH/s400/DSCN0161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579626632780040162" border="0" /></a>This old rocking chair, which belonged to my grandma, was also kept. (It's not pictured in the before photos, but it was in the room) I hope to recover the cushions on it or buy new cushions for it, and make a toss pillow or two for it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsWJoPjorkV1K2TLFuIO6O4NpqzOV-AXGBZS6XG7vzRM-XeScfgFDtbZTbHoaSzM0pB6pgfJWFpVyzJmqk6vp2ox8YoHS2SOYxy8UMtFyKrqBVxhnYO3mPWYC2fCXY1obY7gdSNtBx9_D/s1600/DSCN0156.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsWJoPjorkV1K2TLFuIO6O4NpqzOV-AXGBZS6XG7vzRM-XeScfgFDtbZTbHoaSzM0pB6pgfJWFpVyzJmqk6vp2ox8YoHS2SOYxy8UMtFyKrqBVxhnYO3mPWYC2fCXY1obY7gdSNtBx9_D/s400/DSCN0156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580654821180829298" border="0" /></a>The TV had to stay of course, but I'm desperately hoping to find a new stand for it at a garage sale or thrift store. Hopefully something that will hide the TV when it's not in use.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxk8em723zKvkFCXRIbXYR0-z9-tFYWoBzIqYiblwfQDmnQZX0RBlbHPotJeNfeTN35-5q6zxDb4eqxsKyjZ_iUEvJYxrmjjfTE9z-iY5aKs-WGWjC4-hCoQ7gzrXnizOlLnJW9wZffT8p/s1600/DSCN0159.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxk8em723zKvkFCXRIbXYR0-z9-tFYWoBzIqYiblwfQDmnQZX0RBlbHPotJeNfeTN35-5q6zxDb4eqxsKyjZ_iUEvJYxrmjjfTE9z-iY5aKs-WGWjC4-hCoQ7gzrXnizOlLnJW9wZffT8p/s400/DSCN0159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579626628010344786" border="0" /></a>The bookshelf got fresh new decor. Unfortunately there's still a little empty part on the left side, 'cause I couldn't find anything that filled that spot correctly. :P Oh yes, and that darn knob fell off one day and never got put back on.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTY_daw5aQmUO3D0R25C6asYm4lYjPaWOgmaYO4O0Vamc0dJJB9Rph6cSh3tWf44VgjlCl6weXX3iDGrkvmjGMM9HT5Xqsz-YTsrVh1RAp79imMBiGYdH2_9yX-_9PNWRqJWtNj7TkeEjv/s1600/DSCN0412-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTY_daw5aQmUO3D0R25C6asYm4lYjPaWOgmaYO4O0Vamc0dJJB9Rph6cSh3tWf44VgjlCl6weXX3iDGrkvmjGMM9HT5Xqsz-YTsrVh1RAp79imMBiGYdH2_9yX-_9PNWRqJWtNj7TkeEjv/s400/DSCN0412-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580654832382310882" border="0" /></a>My favorite little corner.<br /><br /><br />Just a few more details:<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuEXsGoKkBtRZNnRj6JHCiwbM8t4MPpQXLuqeKXhFzRh1NHGzjZCroyWMm5vGXE5XWzd2utyi6sSO30uWBvyUXD4cl9vdZakJJlZeHtBrL_5CP-vqQMuTwOzQTkCAG_RjJ46-ZWb1-H2D/s1600/DSCN0426-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuEXsGoKkBtRZNnRj6JHCiwbM8t4MPpQXLuqeKXhFzRh1NHGzjZCroyWMm5vGXE5XWzd2utyi6sSO30uWBvyUXD4cl9vdZakJJlZeHtBrL_5CP-vqQMuTwOzQTkCAG_RjJ46-ZWb1-H2D/s400/DSCN0426-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580661497518951474" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6rKpk1o84VdYYWDmyaO347eSrDQarpQnru0TncvDFh4-0Ij9ko_Qs53hqpQshIFPwDzFuQpdWHy1uEupgM19j3bcGLRO5pJZi9uQQgKMeo1NHZvRAzSK-Kz7qhE6ocuRURAn4Tz6nwt8/s1600/DSCN0137-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6rKpk1o84VdYYWDmyaO347eSrDQarpQnru0TncvDFh4-0Ij9ko_Qs53hqpQshIFPwDzFuQpdWHy1uEupgM19j3bcGLRO5pJZi9uQQgKMeo1NHZvRAzSK-Kz7qhE6ocuRURAn4Tz6nwt8/s400/DSCN0137-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580661495441413346" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhNfM7sS7UPMkLnKzJPhmC-N_6mtd17rhmq7aGnrzku2qMCDM_jECM0kTOgshG-mnbrimPhC0vPB0yRSRf4Xd26XdA0jH7KD_0EVDPitXoUYVeTEvkppnKckigOR1qIkoAwXJlejwig6B/s1600/DSCN0129-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhNfM7sS7UPMkLnKzJPhmC-N_6mtd17rhmq7aGnrzku2qMCDM_jECM0kTOgshG-mnbrimPhC0vPB0yRSRf4Xd26XdA0jH7KD_0EVDPitXoUYVeTEvkppnKckigOR1qIkoAwXJlejwig6B/s400/DSCN0129-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580661479547792418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lAs7hWEFfups4UzOmxaEJ2soYCrysOteR9gO8CYnZgXYjH6X5S2fzzaG-AVnNmB41QQz-N1LM190kIxA-T2q1er1A7Pr6Tj-70vFW_lyKKs9YH2SALcLAq7h7wXo3mzIT_R6OQgnvYEH/s1600/DSCN0161.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxk8em723zKvkFCXRIbXYR0-z9-tFYWoBzIqYiblwfQDmnQZX0RBlbHPotJeNfeTN35-5q6zxDb4eqxsKyjZ_iUEvJYxrmjjfTE9z-iY5aKs-WGWjC4-hCoQ7gzrXnizOlLnJW9wZffT8p/s1600/DSCN0159.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8MLjMl9UBklDJydX3xN9ShwZRTc4qKgJgMZraR8FQMjSNzS9UfC9z1TPE2jdJxEfUUcmX3jVT9J3zefnVX5d3r-si_8_VdPdMj10J8Lx9lrF8X6_tHENNZq_tDwdbvnbTOcbfyXqBjjp/s1600/DSCN0406-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8MLjMl9UBklDJydX3xN9ShwZRTc4qKgJgMZraR8FQMjSNzS9UfC9z1TPE2jdJxEfUUcmX3jVT9J3zefnVX5d3r-si_8_VdPdMj10J8Lx9lrF8X6_tHENNZq_tDwdbvnbTOcbfyXqBjjp/s400/DSCN0406-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580654840137079410" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So there you are!<br />The rooms not finished, by any means, but I think it looks loads better and<br />I'm completely satisfied with the khaki color; it really helps draws attention away from the blue carpet, imo.<br /><br />Thank you all so much for reading and don't forget to check out these awesome<a href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/p/link-parties.html"> link parties</a>!<br /><br /><br /></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-49686174673883826502011-02-10T21:06:00.000-08:002011-02-11T08:49:21.294-08:00Fresh Start<div style="text-align: center;">Things have settled down here now that the trim is all finished and my parents are back home safe and sound, so I thought I'd go ahead and share some thing I had been doing around the house before I started the <a href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/2011/02/trim-reveal.html">huge trim project</a> .<br /><br />Knowing that I'd be painting the trim while my parents were on vacation I started packing away the Christmas stuff somewhat early this year so that it wouldn't be in the way for the project. After I removed everything I felt really excited to have a fresh pallet. There was nothing set up anywhere, and the house felt really open and clean. Almost that feeling you get in a new house. No clutter, no mess, just an empty room to explore creatively in, and that's just what I did.<br /><br />I decided not to put all the stuff back where it was before and, instead, took all my decorations and literally put them in a pile on the couch so I could see all that I had. I set up this, took down that, set up something else, replaced it with this and kept on in that way until I came up with something I liked. It's still not perfect, of course. I'm almost never 100% satisfied with my work, but I thought I would share what I came up with with all of you (don't you hate using double word's like that? "with with." Sounds so stupid.)<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please forgive my excessive picture taking, sometimes I can't restrain myself. :P<br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8SjLLuE8cWRGfgYR-68Nqq-D6okZ8mfg9U49vq82ISytODupJR2P0r7KpETRDyv9Cuw0J2sxrpdthS_CEpjrPNm_mMsyJJMieN74ijkjnH72FSGxxtHOfUeP2gI6T5wFfs_Ro_ttgz6D/s1600/DSCN0014.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8SjLLuE8cWRGfgYR-68Nqq-D6okZ8mfg9U49vq82ISytODupJR2P0r7KpETRDyv9Cuw0J2sxrpdthS_CEpjrPNm_mMsyJJMieN74ijkjnH72FSGxxtHOfUeP2gI6T5wFfs_Ro_ttgz6D/s400/DSCN0014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572464218148641010" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A few things have changed (for the better, I think) since I took the above picture, but you get the general idea. You can actually see the part-way-painted door in the background. Oops!<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWR4I5Su266vi88YjuiPJ_AKM6GKucMoera5Lw1iO3yaJcwhV3S365VOomrJxnnbG8c16V1rOz59JIYQl8Hj-8BVwIus8CvldxXMW15_phOoSP_LHNkGB0O6TrwRF3AYb3euu_k-h8nZ6Z/s1600/DSCN0054-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWR4I5Su266vi88YjuiPJ_AKM6GKucMoera5Lw1iO3yaJcwhV3S365VOomrJxnnbG8c16V1rOz59JIYQl8Hj-8BVwIus8CvldxXMW15_phOoSP_LHNkGB0O6TrwRF3AYb3euu_k-h8nZ6Z/s400/DSCN0054-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572467893043351586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite frame in the house!<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnasF6h6WOVQjtne4G3Yim1ULbtCFt0CtHfafrUMSYwVbnKt-9BGUqyzMd8fEUI-dSk3gGi0nczIwIa8SgBppf7kLzTXKwXIMCQAJr2eh5gHYbPds9pJdrMK-YJWZi001C3JMd7NAhi5__/s1600/DSCN0374.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnasF6h6WOVQjtne4G3Yim1ULbtCFt0CtHfafrUMSYwVbnKt-9BGUqyzMd8fEUI-dSk3gGi0nczIwIa8SgBppf7kLzTXKwXIMCQAJr2eh5gHYbPds9pJdrMK-YJWZi001C3JMd7NAhi5__/s400/DSCN0374.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572465287889450578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I love these old books to death! Just look at that faded gold lining!<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCUnpm6FGTM1yBPN9mLw9nQeao4-VMggGlB6qR8IJuHzSFVLEGzKoAlTsmDwaRuPcGbS02epWaxK2r_xi064TOJ21PIIg_50Wwcf2D4ebYIfUdEpv0dkhclMay1441pV_E8L6fbNy5C-G/s1600/DSCN0058-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCUnpm6FGTM1yBPN9mLw9nQeao4-VMggGlB6qR8IJuHzSFVLEGzKoAlTsmDwaRuPcGbS02epWaxK2r_xi064TOJ21PIIg_50Wwcf2D4ebYIfUdEpv0dkhclMay1441pV_E8L6fbNy5C-G/s400/DSCN0058-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572467886513376098" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42kcElFaRtlwQrRK4_qEJu4I3QKmDxXSwPtUrUN1Lo5-XT3qiWpaK_4xc4UcEDDXQLhs6YJtIZnolnqGrDYW_2AWVddtZ9T30Y8eSEzzHODvFCuIrT01DUCP_qv5s5OO3cBZ-2RbWsRV-/s1600/DSCN0369.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42kcElFaRtlwQrRK4_qEJu4I3QKmDxXSwPtUrUN1Lo5-XT3qiWpaK_4xc4UcEDDXQLhs6YJtIZnolnqGrDYW_2AWVddtZ9T30Y8eSEzzHODvFCuIrT01DUCP_qv5s5OO3cBZ-2RbWsRV-/s400/DSCN0369.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572465297229710370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I decided to go with a sort of travel/beach theme in this room, hence the shells in front of a framed map.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWNyBLVBUew4aPHT0_f_s5l5766J4EfG7U8f8XzT3qGaqXYKKs2jCRtcSkWwk8ykcMdfCosPLC83F2JgCKJoeeThRnLVp8ZdgDp5tuSOG0GlOGv1ff24RpjkIrCqYNALaVD2xnNE4-PeO/s1600/DSCN0375.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWNyBLVBUew4aPHT0_f_s5l5766J4EfG7U8f8XzT3qGaqXYKKs2jCRtcSkWwk8ykcMdfCosPLC83F2JgCKJoeeThRnLVp8ZdgDp5tuSOG0GlOGv1ff24RpjkIrCqYNALaVD2xnNE4-PeO/s400/DSCN0375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572468974896054738" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see here that I've flipped all the books on my bookshelf so that the pages are showing rather than the spines. I saw this on some home decor site, but I don't recall which one.<br /><br />I think it gives the books more uniformity. Don't get me wrong, I love book spins, I just didn't think they went with this particular room's feel.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFvZxosBUQkz8zpFrY9l7kQf_hmF3ZlgkKXGPu_DGYOJ2tyIexJdLpvUCZpkd5UXD75KS6jcesyGdeI0LLS8z-lFdlju4YPuUw9F2fO-4sowfdic0foGuSr0-hR-gNW5lXOb-KkiXoOkC/s1600/DSCN0398.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFvZxosBUQkz8zpFrY9l7kQf_hmF3ZlgkKXGPu_DGYOJ2tyIexJdLpvUCZpkd5UXD75KS6jcesyGdeI0LLS8z-lFdlju4YPuUw9F2fO-4sowfdic0foGuSr0-hR-gNW5lXOb-KkiXoOkC/s400/DSCN0398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572464212294133266" border="0" /></a><br />This is the travel themed buffet. A suitcase, two pieces of driftwood, some shells, a glob and a couple of books.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeQraszJOIbEEnZmQeD8n9JFmzrI83ShyuSPRnz8ESyv02OGGn_LJ_A8-pC4TnqB1kthkNGJmdG4o9E6OucGW1Ydw2zRknekf-Bq0Q-dDMyj4a0Qi1R-BJO2Jh-VaZ_kwVKLuNh4jRYDl/s1600/DSCN0025.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeQraszJOIbEEnZmQeD8n9JFmzrI83ShyuSPRnz8ESyv02OGGn_LJ_A8-pC4TnqB1kthkNGJmdG4o9E6OucGW1Ydw2zRknekf-Bq0Q-dDMyj4a0Qi1R-BJO2Jh-VaZ_kwVKLuNh4jRYDl/s400/DSCN0025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572464226316339986" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9Y3tkLHn2Anpc-Nl6SY2XLTk0Sw3wHJvI_Sap4_rqyxzKQeCeiH00sUTqADo8HPRMevjHwnHGvd49xnm7OKLO47TTOTqcSO6aozppkNVyr2zzqjEvNE_1KXHikLBz4imUEBhunr0UYlD/s1600/DSCN0356.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9Y3tkLHn2Anpc-Nl6SY2XLTk0Sw3wHJvI_Sap4_rqyxzKQeCeiH00sUTqADo8HPRMevjHwnHGvd49xnm7OKLO47TTOTqcSO6aozppkNVyr2zzqjEvNE_1KXHikLBz4imUEBhunr0UYlD/s400/DSCN0356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572464240601501234" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqVJE3ttSrNTgeRoGRGUIsIdYjka8Cg8Tj828GDfcK4oBpH3NlSe1g0zjFVrGM25-qCBGIC0bZflIBWIR60ZXfs4q9mf5Nt3gOpmnQlBl6QDh4n2uf2H4vlNsn-iUESkPncjeSOYx5etK/s1600/DSCN0359.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqVJE3ttSrNTgeRoGRGUIsIdYjka8Cg8Tj828GDfcK4oBpH3NlSe1g0zjFVrGM25-qCBGIC0bZflIBWIR60ZXfs4q9mf5Nt3gOpmnQlBl6QDh4n2uf2H4vlNsn-iUESkPncjeSOYx5etK/s400/DSCN0359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572465308937553794" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8RtkYSylc25Fs9fm0No2Y7q2Zzdb3n-xHf0EnePF6al4qSpLVCP1dKjtFbNzNgjF6dz8SKWIuS5Dn5SmToAziFy3dCbALUjrkkn4uIJ6wp061Ei192rRjl958sEKs-nXNwgPnwa5YS14/s1600/DSCN0364.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8RtkYSylc25Fs9fm0No2Y7q2Zzdb3n-xHf0EnePF6al4qSpLVCP1dKjtFbNzNgjF6dz8SKWIuS5Dn5SmToAziFy3dCbALUjrkkn4uIJ6wp061Ei192rRjl958sEKs-nXNwgPnwa5YS14/s400/DSCN0364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572465279711651218" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOnfsJJ-ZIAjsoKO0Ah3Nca7XXwU0ZXj764Q625Z_4a5s-PdzijPcB-bYW6wH3OtVOF-BrZiFccuvpOO7mYqr1eqk1GNeaK4qBaQGrMsg9ekXci6866dAwM8OVXfXG_ssIM9ba23BKFoQ/s1600/DSCN0027.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOnfsJJ-ZIAjsoKO0Ah3Nca7XXwU0ZXj764Q625Z_4a5s-PdzijPcB-bYW6wH3OtVOF-BrZiFccuvpOO7mYqr1eqk1GNeaK4qBaQGrMsg9ekXci6866dAwM8OVXfXG_ssIM9ba23BKFoQ/s400/DSCN0027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572464236392203954" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGNQiF4tPLXNIv_PsUMmx_NTvMq3PXgzRmBYK88p5FPw1XbCY0wb7ZBoS3cSCHa2TSZGFmxIHgMK3-1dF0VgE0VakAHBCWCb2qEYJAdO_TNfS4dkzf7RCiiBJV4T3T75RydPaBiS7jK0L/s1600/DSCN0366.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGNQiF4tPLXNIv_PsUMmx_NTvMq3PXgzRmBYK88p5FPw1XbCY0wb7ZBoS3cSCHa2TSZGFmxIHgMK3-1dF0VgE0VakAHBCWCb2qEYJAdO_TNfS4dkzf7RCiiBJV4T3T75RydPaBiS7jK0L/s400/DSCN0366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572465298031248994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So that's about all from me for now, but I'll definitely have some stuff coming your way in the next few days! If the sun will come out and give me enough natural light to shoot the living room than I'll be sharing that, and I have some lamp redo's that I should be able to share soon too. So definitely check back, if you want, subscribe.<br /><br />Thanks SO SO much for reading, and don't forget to check out these awesome <a href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/p/link-parties.html">link parties</a>!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09ggQPtxDBqKTu_sjVm3JuIS2F6ZdZRXL-IKB8Z71DUMmZBPB5stkWuLhqNqEqTfvALOJrMY3PGNgNcKAinas-Rrs_qcVgJWxdFeLlb9CRCn19L05EHeuT8oOz93vN_TKI8cGgP8JFqg1/s1600/DSCN0392.JPG"><br /></a>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-26514712846256458492011-02-03T07:09:00.000-08:002011-02-03T07:55:19.567-08:00Trim Reveal!<div style="text-align: center;">It's been quite a long 13 days, but it's finally done! I feel so relieved and accomplished! I knew painting the trim in all three of our major rooms would be a huge job but, I have to admit, I still underestimated how much work it would be. I'm just exhausted from it all! It becomes so extremely tedious to be painting the same thing 13 days straight, esp. when there are complications and hiccups along the way. Of course, it didn't help that I got sick part way through.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Luckily I'm fully recovered now, and feeling great about the finished trim. Parents will be home in a few days, I'm a super excited to see what they think. Particularly my mom, because my dad will probably just say "Aaaaalright," in his signature way, which usually means he approves, he just isn't that into it. :P<br /><br />Okay, so, of course, before I can show you the new trim, I have to show you some before pictures. After all, what would blog world be without before pictures?<br />Nothing...the answer is nothing. So here's a peek at the trim/doors before:<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcx0lopkWo6wjbjZQogWheE9CWKIrF4PHdrwpwufpKpkH1aWUW7xdo1Uri_u-XhcSWrw9os6zhzsawrZ8-VYfIq1kl8pX8ME0twlGNZMOv7XWdELk5ypX_JBaLuysuFi2uZT4zkf0JkV1/s1600/DSCN9974.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcx0lopkWo6wjbjZQogWheE9CWKIrF4PHdrwpwufpKpkH1aWUW7xdo1Uri_u-XhcSWrw9os6zhzsawrZ8-VYfIq1kl8pX8ME0twlGNZMOv7XWdELk5ypX_JBaLuysuFi2uZT4zkf0JkV1/s400/DSCN9974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569485953263347970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGzp5nrECKzV6GTzIqP4w_W_xYH5qpcllZ8EL6QUYwqjan01TIxCXuJp59JzIcI7MRLQVrjgm-oqgi2Ut5iKstYmM6W3Jtj_DXykoDgqSqGTVlAzX-MkxYLldteUKy15QA3Uf43rxOn2o/s1600/DSCN9978.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGzp5nrECKzV6GTzIqP4w_W_xYH5qpcllZ8EL6QUYwqjan01TIxCXuJp59JzIcI7MRLQVrjgm-oqgi2Ut5iKstYmM6W3Jtj_DXykoDgqSqGTVlAzX-MkxYLldteUKy15QA3Uf43rxOn2o/s400/DSCN9978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569485941089522274" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3Me0fURvAfGw4k-la89OPMNg2g3J72UNHpsAfXJ0anhwHLavqMgLVmE1vVHcl2AMGk9M5vSO06u9MNIyMHxIh47mfD292nOZCekIG7zefxRPO4Gg77lThxB6ZvvqQ8XY3Nj3MqL4aV8Q/s1600/DSCN0008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3Me0fURvAfGw4k-la89OPMNg2g3J72UNHpsAfXJ0anhwHLavqMgLVmE1vVHcl2AMGk9M5vSO06u9MNIyMHxIh47mfD292nOZCekIG7zefxRPO4Gg77lThxB6ZvvqQ8XY3Nj3MqL4aV8Q/s400/DSCN0008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569485931718520802" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrlVJF0jIw0eKvQHC5n4iePjkq3O-jkE70xg7miTQLkKH03b_Cwm4jKvvsCN7SajVGkn3EQpAY24RNLoSyOEIUVGnPFeg18FtY2929gQjsVvIT9epdpfnuJsssh4R4ZQu6dNtCTm0nxnW/s1600/DSCN0015.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrlVJF0jIw0eKvQHC5n4iePjkq3O-jkE70xg7miTQLkKH03b_Cwm4jKvvsCN7SajVGkn3EQpAY24RNLoSyOEIUVGnPFeg18FtY2929gQjsVvIT9epdpfnuJsssh4R4ZQu6dNtCTm0nxnW/s400/DSCN0015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569485926035102210" border="0" /></a><br />And a nice detail shot so you can see how beat up it was:<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfYb0AG3wBwdr4e944ptELcxqrupnACapvNf1kBjtYp6Y0LgDgHIaphTn02FXbOwzwP6cg5EW09FZbDURzQ5XFR06Kf4us52yyE7PO9rU5ln1EWotBxgoxfVg1HGUlrZy73XobfZPlFYO/s1600/DSCN0017.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfYb0AG3wBwdr4e944ptELcxqrupnACapvNf1kBjtYp6Y0LgDgHIaphTn02FXbOwzwP6cg5EW09FZbDURzQ5XFR06Kf4us52yyE7PO9rU5ln1EWotBxgoxfVg1HGUlrZy73XobfZPlFYO/s400/DSCN0017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569485962155689570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yeah, pretty nasty! Although, admittedly, not all of it was as beat up as the trim in the picture above. Even so, the color was really bad.<br /><br /><br /><br />Alright, now unto the afters!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKR593Kf4Sv0gxuU9kI-mApSFRiHA3OyNN8v4SCsftWNzD7uhiUVQfdA3D_dYZsX0ep8KzhlsB9yX4sDfmjafL_gPoVivxeexdycp2mngLHwI9HunqxdnGqHf4Aqgarzn62VvBIk43evc/s1600/DSCN0066.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9evq0jEPCbMSofhZDIxXVEFRTOUEoMD3B98PFIQL53aEpEoot202K26hCGqQFIW82zA-GAea4twXjRd-U0mzV_ihzMWhnmEGMV5EXCDAShF9s8eAW-XjtvsnuhPDUcn7HF4vmN250B4r/s1600/DSCN0051.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9evq0jEPCbMSofhZDIxXVEFRTOUEoMD3B98PFIQL53aEpEoot202K26hCGqQFIW82zA-GAea4twXjRd-U0mzV_ihzMWhnmEGMV5EXCDAShF9s8eAW-XjtvsnuhPDUcn7HF4vmN250B4r/s400/DSCN0051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569488612495551666" border="0" /></a><br />I feel like I'm in a new house, seriously! Everything looks so fresh and new!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUa_m7Zd4c5OBj-RhPGGKUNtqujUN_JloxZvarukFDn4V1Uy9w91THGRyz7SFL9X46WVUasM3ZBQjGcckTSKmMTH9x2RNwOBFEweUBG0941A_k2Jzb8X2oohOfsMWi2aSGGls7LiFp2ZQ/s1600/DSCN0053.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUa_m7Zd4c5OBj-RhPGGKUNtqujUN_JloxZvarukFDn4V1Uy9w91THGRyz7SFL9X46WVUasM3ZBQjGcckTSKmMTH9x2RNwOBFEweUBG0941A_k2Jzb8X2oohOfsMWi2aSGGls7LiFp2ZQ/s400/DSCN0053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569488609482822290" border="0" /></a><br />Our blue front door looks so much better without that ugly tan framing it!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbiUL50ZBlqnOjRW52an7tfRETW2QylycCiO16ACU8MWBs8qiy-HjYgZk8dLIG9KOGmgTSZDBs1NsFuYhuwn9pFhKvpnzN4yv9-BlqHahX7uYdg-ud4BffjNSJDDRRtoj4IlQPU8kj6H4/s1600/DSCN0059.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbiUL50ZBlqnOjRW52an7tfRETW2QylycCiO16ACU8MWBs8qiy-HjYgZk8dLIG9KOGmgTSZDBs1NsFuYhuwn9pFhKvpnzN4yv9-BlqHahX7uYdg-ud4BffjNSJDDRRtoj4IlQPU8kj6H4/s400/DSCN0059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569488595201010482" border="0" /> </a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKR593Kf4Sv0gxuU9kI-mApSFRiHA3OyNN8v4SCsftWNzD7uhiUVQfdA3D_dYZsX0ep8KzhlsB9yX4sDfmjafL_gPoVivxeexdycp2mngLHwI9HunqxdnGqHf4Aqgarzn62VvBIk43evc/s1600/DSCN0066.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKR593Kf4Sv0gxuU9kI-mApSFRiHA3OyNN8v4SCsftWNzD7uhiUVQfdA3D_dYZsX0ep8KzhlsB9yX4sDfmjafL_gPoVivxeexdycp2mngLHwI9HunqxdnGqHf4Aqgarzn62VvBIk43evc/s400/DSCN0066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569488621431486498" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Rv3UFVWe65sqMwDirpFOsCB5YMMELteisGtELHlwRETUDjs_MJx6_ZLES1AnuqL9i0UkvgIZ3JCDRL2cY0R2zeBoGjokjucQbcMNz1IL1I3ijL6XxzC7d6Z8dQSamCMJGBrrMYUOQFCr/s1600/DSCN0108.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Rv3UFVWe65sqMwDirpFOsCB5YMMELteisGtELHlwRETUDjs_MJx6_ZLES1AnuqL9i0UkvgIZ3JCDRL2cY0R2zeBoGjokjucQbcMNz1IL1I3ijL6XxzC7d6Z8dQSamCMJGBrrMYUOQFCr/s400/DSCN0108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569489300427132738" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQLMmJpNe0wEAEBeY_ps8n-Fd7xDnFA0CJw8COd43Ew-zImje6vsLV3K3sNQevB0bwRSr4uSX7GegIK1yomSC9ic5_KYMATwC87ojunR57OLm1SfYtDYCKZrHAjwbgMRkrdBCnDzDjh7i/s1600/DSCN0112.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQLMmJpNe0wEAEBeY_ps8n-Fd7xDnFA0CJw8COd43Ew-zImje6vsLV3K3sNQevB0bwRSr4uSX7GegIK1yomSC9ic5_KYMATwC87ojunR57OLm1SfYtDYCKZrHAjwbgMRkrdBCnDzDjh7i/s400/DSCN0112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569489314731043042" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHkfc9d2GJQkdK2NxiE124rC690BgwjAJKsd4L7z8xQkLlXa9u9i_68L94qTGCVQBr06SM_SsBJ0R0Hb_zIdNfPxN6qwgmkjzbLtc5QFK-irSeS9skXvdPjakzjskDokGxAo8zSLl_OTO/s1600/DSCN0117.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHkfc9d2GJQkdK2NxiE124rC690BgwjAJKsd4L7z8xQkLlXa9u9i_68L94qTGCVQBr06SM_SsBJ0R0Hb_zIdNfPxN6qwgmkjzbLtc5QFK-irSeS9skXvdPjakzjskDokGxAo8zSLl_OTO/s400/DSCN0117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569489308023740482" border="0" /></a><br />It's still not perfect, as you can see from the picture above. There are still nicks and such, but they aren't really noticeable unless you get really close.<br /><br />Overall I'm incredibly satisfied with how it turned out! I love waking up and seeing the new trim as I come down the hallway. It brightens my morning.<br /><br /><br />There is one room I purposefully didn't show you the trim in, and you'll find out why in a couple of days here. I'm pretty excited to share it with you all, but as it's not quite finished just yet I'll have to wait. So stay tuned for that!<br /><br />Thank you all so much for reading, and don't forget to check out my <a href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/p/link-parties.html">link parties</a>!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-8955837496915759602011-01-30T14:47:00.000-08:002011-01-30T14:59:47.975-08:00Still Just Painting...<div style="text-align: center;">Alright, I want to update you all really quick, even though there's not really much to update on. I'm still painting away at the trim. I'm getting to the point where I just want to be done already! I came down with a cold last week, which made painting on some of the days rather miserable. My nose was itchy and runny and my eyes were constantly watering, but I pushed through and I'm feeling better today. Hopefully I'll be <span style="font-style: italic;">all</span> better by tomorrow.<br /><br />I think I'm finally in the home stretch of the painting too, after just 9 days! (Yes, I'm being sarcastic) I should be about finished up in a couple more days and I'll definitely be sharing the finished product with you all then!<br /><br />But until then, I'm tired, I'm stretched, and I'm Still Just Painting...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANB9ceXkAoA741p3zA7_a9mULH2es05DMhjhGD7tYpYJF6nJRrjQXQunqZHNJE1cNkJMLCe0QBzu7VNZ_Re3iVcNlZevej-qEWAcgpQDYH0tUwnPcjWfCIsjGUoMwIS3lr8WKDkUSk_XQ/s1600/DSCN0099.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANB9ceXkAoA741p3zA7_a9mULH2es05DMhjhGD7tYpYJF6nJRrjQXQunqZHNJE1cNkJMLCe0QBzu7VNZ_Re3iVcNlZevej-qEWAcgpQDYH0tUwnPcjWfCIsjGUoMwIS3lr8WKDkUSk_XQ/s400/DSCN0099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568116442400105490" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Time for another coffee break.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-65904177691017761522011-01-22T08:17:00.000-08:002011-01-24T18:40:39.402-08:00Painting Day<div style="text-align: center;">Good morning, blog world!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />It's a beautiful snowy morning here in Indiana. Well, beautiful if you're going to be staying inside all day and painting, which I am! I've got all the windows and trim sanded and (almost) completely taped. Now all I need is a little help from my trusty friends.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNAgswokI_4Rok2sglM7gaBOJ_Y-iC_Aef-IenXnsej6ZOurLvKeX8WZw0PL6d3lo7jIdxAwt5km_vQySU9gi1HXufzGwwpbJO3gint3QrMjbYKA32qkXoKSzjiHbgHbiYDQ0JZBdp5N9/s1600/DSCN9993.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNAgswokI_4Rok2sglM7gaBOJ_Y-iC_Aef-IenXnsej6ZOurLvKeX8WZw0PL6d3lo7jIdxAwt5km_vQySU9gi1HXufzGwwpbJO3gint3QrMjbYKA32qkXoKSzjiHbgHbiYDQ0JZBdp5N9/s400/DSCN9993.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565058473890921938" border="0" /></a><br />A big cup o' coffee to keep me going.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKevgsMnpm14t0Z4JCb6ZoYQ3SlyuTofc30du_RYYsGd9TeP1HA17rGePiVMefAFrWguyj4uMaWoJ8CpiHsqm3RduMp5Yhy7DIinlVhgKVOVuoDlUrU035aA0ZbPzyL-34f_-OGairom4/s1600/DSCN9989.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKevgsMnpm14t0Z4JCb6ZoYQ3SlyuTofc30du_RYYsGd9TeP1HA17rGePiVMefAFrWguyj4uMaWoJ8CpiHsqm3RduMp5Yhy7DIinlVhgKVOVuoDlUrU035aA0ZbPzyL-34f_-OGairom4/s400/DSCN9989.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565052982743857538" border="0" /></a><br />My junk clothes to keep me clean.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvZGdetuhd1mBKxWJrxfddOaBWmUmsvmoRa2TMWKe_3aKJHaMFbAXuQxE3YOQ8atVMCAim_BO9tm3FFrJ3CvBk1wlKUD19IuEnf79KLMZ3ZWBiJfAwzW4DdvzmkbfJJCa1wGYttxGh096/s1600/Primercan.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvZGdetuhd1mBKxWJrxfddOaBWmUmsvmoRa2TMWKe_3aKJHaMFbAXuQxE3YOQ8atVMCAim_BO9tm3FFrJ3CvBk1wlKUD19IuEnf79KLMZ3ZWBiJfAwzW4DdvzmkbfJJCa1wGYttxGh096/s400/Primercan.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565052963206531442" border="0" /></a><br />a gallon of good old kilz<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnNqVnMvG3rBRMP2WvXv4_7kgaxyQli9jzpK0Pt1BAB0oFlTXqTo-G6jTL0Lyqp2hPTxrR7MXLecS2R_RqjfIC4Bn-AT4Uk44Bo4YlKgImxQgvFr8zjJcMTrBqXdtzjU-yYC60b4lEhBk/s1600/Paintcan.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnNqVnMvG3rBRMP2WvXv4_7kgaxyQli9jzpK0Pt1BAB0oFlTXqTo-G6jTL0Lyqp2hPTxrR7MXLecS2R_RqjfIC4Bn-AT4Uk44Bo4YlKgImxQgvFr8zjJcMTrBqXdtzjU-yYC60b4lEhBk/s400/Paintcan.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565052969586119746" border="0" /></a><br />and a gallon of paint.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnLW9YKDy9u4xhV8kwDNyCWuY1FIiKvdsE4DHWskEWWytMSOGQMoXxkBWMC07Szw9uRQYry7qnI59AFnepGvwh3w9Fxbaq7FTXMSFgi8IuwiTC4yFSfAdwxQCO0KOs4h_vpJX6cqY-Hsz/s1600/Paintbrush.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnLW9YKDy9u4xhV8kwDNyCWuY1FIiKvdsE4DHWskEWWytMSOGQMoXxkBWMC07Szw9uRQYry7qnI59AFnepGvwh3w9Fxbaq7FTXMSFgi8IuwiTC4yFSfAdwxQCO0KOs4h_vpJX6cqY-Hsz/s400/Paintbrush.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565052975023869122" border="0" /></a><br />A paint brush to put both on<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuj25edaYcG0MNe6_gt5HEvhe4tjDppurvKtp_-7HuKlckAWB6o5ge8v7-C3dK0nWT4C7xU_7R6oDu4pbP355aSuDx-FdI9FQB-SBTDap7WZK_MQWMWalpEs7m1rx3Udnzl33dX4ezwRTR/s1600/DSCN0072-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuj25edaYcG0MNe6_gt5HEvhe4tjDppurvKtp_-7HuKlckAWB6o5ge8v7-C3dK0nWT4C7xU_7R6oDu4pbP355aSuDx-FdI9FQB-SBTDap7WZK_MQWMWalpEs7m1rx3Udnzl33dX4ezwRTR/s400/DSCN0072-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565049765325544706" border="0" /></a><br />and a messy room to paint in.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQRbG1HdtRq-rjvIGrdxKRiCI2DtkQBP8yGQh9CRr5DmN58NnqeWfs6V0fCHYzWY_VOtUNX-uu-1pkkA6ZUxs-8UNhllNvycOGgETaA5MiOqxnm7TaBJrgxPhwpZlUjFSlXQXD0WrP_OL/s1600/DSCN0001+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQRbG1HdtRq-rjvIGrdxKRiCI2DtkQBP8yGQh9CRr5DmN58NnqeWfs6V0fCHYzWY_VOtUNX-uu-1pkkA6ZUxs-8UNhllNvycOGgETaA5MiOqxnm7TaBJrgxPhwpZlUjFSlXQXD0WrP_OL/s400/DSCN0001+%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565059343594924210" border="0" /></a><br />Life is good.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-78833286040884035732011-01-20T09:46:00.001-08:002011-01-20T10:13:58.927-08:00Bon Appetit and 100 Followers!<div style="text-align: center;">100 followers; WOW! I'm so excited right now, it's not even funny! I'd really like to host a giveaway or something special like that to celebrate, but I'm going to be getting pretty busy soon, and you'll figure out why at the end of this post. I'll still hopefully do one, it will just be a little late. I do have to thank you all again for your amazingly kind comments; they are incredibly overwhelming!<br /><br />Alright, now unto today's project!<br /><br />Isn't it funny how inspiration strikes? I've had the same old plank of wood sitting in my bedroom for months and months. I knew I liked the looks of it, but I wasn't sure exactly what it was good for, so I just hung on to it. Finally the other day it hit me! It was the perfect size to make a sign out of and hang above the door. I puzzled for quite awhile over what to put on the sign. I really wanted to do an inspiration quote, but all of them proved to be too long. I finally just decided to do Bon Appetit, since it would be hanging in the kitchen.<br /><br />Here's the result:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2EzpwUSwDNCufa_gL-qTaw2rwlVZEefEfVcZrAZRbVsT5emXx1lkESlwzV02x-oV0_gw5BGACaand8_Q9buqSNTtWN6EUgbhQk7NqLrf_xl04eZM4Z5onD8jZgBzNs97TT7HkSze9CvX/s1600/BonAppetit1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2EzpwUSwDNCufa_gL-qTaw2rwlVZEefEfVcZrAZRbVsT5emXx1lkESlwzV02x-oV0_gw5BGACaand8_Q9buqSNTtWN6EUgbhQk7NqLrf_xl04eZM4Z5onD8jZgBzNs97TT7HkSze9CvX/s400/BonAppetit1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564326579841923042" border="0" /></a><br />I just white-washed the board, and then made and printed out some stencils on card stock, cut them out, and painted it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5LLGo0i9sD2NHySnwqbd3fFWgrLp8SrSNlRiFBsHeiBp8dHJOFJQNbpO2H3Unh4GrdTxGIYT9y9emB-u1OETeNGKm3tPpCScvee-jxqVCnEvh6jtVXScCmhnqse9Sk2mwWLRj-68tGmU/s1600/BonAppetit3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5LLGo0i9sD2NHySnwqbd3fFWgrLp8SrSNlRiFBsHeiBp8dHJOFJQNbpO2H3Unh4GrdTxGIYT9y9emB-u1OETeNGKm3tPpCScvee-jxqVCnEvh6jtVXScCmhnqse9Sk2mwWLRj-68tGmU/s400/BonAppetit3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564326598771043410" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6Sg9OaXlmmji9hKB4nIi-XIJLncncP8yCkX3fbeAwQ2R4YkbILihyr_zJErIHJcO6TaQkoeuYlRG_zLdut0oSm4G1OcxCBbotePdYrKcLheRBkOR9JrDhRqCD3ytgrNAr07UAqsD3BSq/s1600/BonAppetit2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6Sg9OaXlmmji9hKB4nIi-XIJLncncP8yCkX3fbeAwQ2R4YkbILihyr_zJErIHJcO6TaQkoeuYlRG_zLdut0oSm4G1OcxCBbotePdYrKcLheRBkOR9JrDhRqCD3ytgrNAr07UAqsD3BSq/s400/BonAppetit2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564326594531674674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjrJBKJAygVI2KVU3x-kwvRi-OG-gpP2AcO_nkhiCXUcf4a61cxfunrxyYVS8koTPg2Qynz6CWu0v1vKI4JYgulYeR9XIhH_SxUCAuf2tunaUY22fb1vTUuEbkfR1PJD8Y_bDF7cICBqL/s1600/BonAppetit4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjrJBKJAygVI2KVU3x-kwvRi-OG-gpP2AcO_nkhiCXUcf4a61cxfunrxyYVS8koTPg2Qynz6CWu0v1vKI4JYgulYeR9XIhH_SxUCAuf2tunaUY22fb1vTUuEbkfR1PJD8Y_bDF7cICBqL/s400/BonAppetit4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564328351135052066" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Admittedly, I'm not totally satisfied with how it turned out, and I may end up washing over it again just to give it more character, but for now I think it looks quite good.<br /><br />Just a little update: My mom and dad are going out of town on friday for two weeks. Me and my sister finally convinced them to let us paint all the trim in the house white like we've been wanting to for months so we've decided to tackle that project while they're gone. It's going to be a rather huge project, I think, but I'm super excited about it!<br /><br />I can't wait to get my hands on this:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVE19MDFA1pOEm1thzfwqBwSxaIg2EwswrcjQkI-VV5t6uHxhrE-zNq-ct_ahH2d87PepshvDTJLRr-1fW3LKqftKYAFXo6lC1P3OBx0sECWpkUAo2735dvKclm6t6ZZxwnS0KRcv8Vh7V/s1600/DSCN9974.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVE19MDFA1pOEm1thzfwqBwSxaIg2EwswrcjQkI-VV5t6uHxhrE-zNq-ct_ahH2d87PepshvDTJLRr-1fW3LKqftKYAFXo6lC1P3OBx0sECWpkUAo2735dvKclm6t6ZZxwnS0KRcv8Vh7V/s400/DSCN9974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564330865387957570" border="0" /></a><br />Make sure you check back because I'll undoubtedly be updating you all on our progress throughout the two weeks!<br /><br />Check out these AMAZING <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;" href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/p/link-parties.html">link parties</a> and don't forget to <a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.google.com/friendconnect/settings/edit?smpl=true&st=e%3DAOG8GaDHQFWfgerEOzN9TRgAA7yTnKaogvYuBSYRk%252FOH1mr2zUbP8%252FiX3KuZ%252Bi%252Bakcyh0Ti7t6sHxG06MLj9Gf%252FmpkABgttIDeef5vSX30uOUA%252FlabO1YD6v7x%252BEnLVkeqYsG%252Fh6e7D6vY4o6TERffGgH7ck3CvyaS%252FBopP9qTdNeHNqpteE8O3cPKzNPUpEvGlo7nDuZ7W4vkLkmDDpttMCLqAPqQ0KMTEpqKfUqjL9yeuDhcQ7qrS97bopORIZbIo2Z5UsEy5H%26c%3Dpeoplesense">subscribe</a> if you like what you see!<br /><br />Thanks so much for reading!<br /></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-53745247008353441312011-01-12T08:12:00.001-08:002011-01-12T08:25:33.803-08:00Featured and Tutorials<div style="text-align: center;">Hello blogworld! First off, thank you all SO much for your comments. I know I keep thanking you, but I can't help it, you're all just so kind! I've been especially overwhelmed by your generous comments this week!<br /><br />Today I'm featured at The DIY Show Off! Thanks to <span class="caption">Roeshel for her benevolent words regarding my redo's. If you somehow missed Roeshel's incredible blog, you should go check it out right now; there is so much inspiration over there!</span><br /></div><span class="caption"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="caption"><a href="http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="The DIY Show Off" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ydn4kd0aaEY/SvO1EQ53tuI/AAAAAAAABt0/h5tFf_uXQiY/S990-R/DIY+Blog+button.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><br />Also, a lot of you have been asking for more particulars on my<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/2011/01/wisteria-inspired-dresser.html">Wisteria Dresser Redo</a> and <a style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/2010/12/painted-suitcase.html">Suitcase Redo</a>, so I've decided to do some more in-depth tutorials for both of those. Make sure you stay tuned for that!<br /><br />Thanks for reading!<br /></div><span class="caption"><br /></span>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-91269720172172045852011-01-03T11:40:00.000-08:002011-01-05T20:56:49.477-08:00Wisteria Inspired Dresser<div style="text-align: center;">To start off: AHHHH! I've finally finished this dresser! I started working on it way back in August, and it kept getting put off, having complications and being forgotten about so I'm very relieved to be done with it!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I drew my inspiration for the dresser from one particular piece of furniture on the Wisteria site:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wisteria.com/images/W3946a-large.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 605px;" src="http://www.wisteria.com/images/W3946a-large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I love the muted tones and the faded, washed sort of look it has.<br /><br />I knew going into it that I wasn't going to be able to strip the dresser down to bare wood like the wisteria dresser for the very simply reason that the sides weren't real wood. So I had to compromise. I ended up doing multiple layers of paints in different colors in an attempt to emulate wood grain.<br /><br />I started by painting the entire dresser with a basic sort of light tan color that somewhat matched the color of bare wood. I then thinly and evenly washed over a very dark brown color. After that was dry I finished by washing a lighter gray color over top of the brown color. I'm pretty pleased with the result, I hope you all will be too!<br /><br />Before I show you the dresser I think I better show you the before picture.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNsQKz9ebSuGwML2VrQmaAcHJN4KRjxCKOJXx1RBAjjj4KruGkqyFhY5BDU9QfmE-QFgh6hqbW6Ci46Id4T3aSJLUxfLvdK46wKiqi7SxrLFYRlGfypLjvWcPj6UAuRj0Ivv7dOAU4PdN/s1600/DSCN0022.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNsQKz9ebSuGwML2VrQmaAcHJN4KRjxCKOJXx1RBAjjj4KruGkqyFhY5BDU9QfmE-QFgh6hqbW6Ci46Id4T3aSJLUxfLvdK46wKiqi7SxrLFYRlGfypLjvWcPj6UAuRj0Ivv7dOAU4PdN/s400/DSCN0022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558052290697298082" border="0" /></a><br />Charming, isn't it? I'm not sure when this sort of look was in style but...yikes!<br /><br /><br />Okay, so now, without further ado, here is the after:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOf47gdtD5pHh05h2MUs8CzSS2_c0mS_mjP1G_IA95QYwZ3MkHxDgyF5pHpqgUvXDxPDg8gw3AEIjAwPMl1wne2L55eI0TDti-AlHQuA8WVzA1IwixTgQjjt-XS-PnLBtCm_7HP1V3lTv/s1600/WisteriaDresserEdit1.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhd3wcjewq9hi8cbNAKGCyUIN-b3-8J3A6rP9oE2lH7bz9sTKiZjBXUcqU0A7xer58ZS65mFGfrc2HF9zxoDarjeUNDdoV2nhr4U7wQjNYJfrlEuChj9nRKkkhMxkjKVqoMbx-3A2gTId/s1600/WisteriaDresserEdit1-2.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-IpAUoW_DtE6W18-rvKa-FdBztPbsuDNzomcJmSnFQjkwBjOog7aeyjWsoj1ly_Cg1dkyXhxtemlWflH2oYhvAddtaLePIax0OU_7h_nUBtPeUAo-SASmoJtT22wkbFjBJvIj73s-1XV/s1600/WisteriaDresserEdit1-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-IpAUoW_DtE6W18-rvKa-FdBztPbsuDNzomcJmSnFQjkwBjOog7aeyjWsoj1ly_Cg1dkyXhxtemlWflH2oYhvAddtaLePIax0OU_7h_nUBtPeUAo-SASmoJtT22wkbFjBJvIj73s-1XV/s400/WisteriaDresserEdit1-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558063034335779234" border="0" /></a><br />Doesn't look like a months long project, does it? :P<br /><br />Honestly, the only reason it took so long was because of my tendency to get bored with a project and just let it sit around unfinished.<br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAo9t8xXP0LN77v420_3q-s91ZeoF_WOi6AIfxS6zRwXMeX4FoI8P1G7_kGE70xLY4mQuxhVu4tl2TNH9HdOdHzkWiy-RxM-c9c7eefHKObkHC-_MgXxhVi-5dr0AlxU9Buvjc5b6VZ-c/s1600/WisteriaDresserEdit2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAo9t8xXP0LN77v420_3q-s91ZeoF_WOi6AIfxS6zRwXMeX4FoI8P1G7_kGE70xLY4mQuxhVu4tl2TNH9HdOdHzkWiy-RxM-c9c7eefHKObkHC-_MgXxhVi-5dr0AlxU9Buvjc5b6VZ-c/s400/WisteriaDresserEdit2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558052310278006066" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_tztOJYREUpHCPjBh9VGh7LVd1mGspXXjxjQ2_ThUPo4p-cayQgtUHnqnJebeuGhy-uIcaftxGTbKJBitlWs7jIAxsVroWH1hKMBf4-xPDqxTyqaSxV6lWONOKT6NbnRUSTPu5rMbKcX/s1600/WisteriaDresserEdit5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_tztOJYREUpHCPjBh9VGh7LVd1mGspXXjxjQ2_ThUPo4p-cayQgtUHnqnJebeuGhy-uIcaftxGTbKJBitlWs7jIAxsVroWH1hKMBf4-xPDqxTyqaSxV6lWONOKT6NbnRUSTPu5rMbKcX/s400/WisteriaDresserEdit5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558053658797608754" border="0" /></a><br />Although the hardware isn't particularly "wisteria-ish" I kept it because I didn't have the money to spend on new ones and I thought they looked fairly wonderful anyways. Of course, I did freshen them up a bit by sanding them down so you can see the shiny metal on parts, which I think helps tremendously.<br /><br />I also did away with the double handles on each drawer and just put a single one in the center.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUp8qLpecC4DzbMySJe41IDrDQ877O1pPV9zwPpkjxNkvyIrgzjEZz5WUnPZR1jADHfQKyuyz2saAFLtQC9_KTnLKCObCfQSwMxHxSFpAoUTxetE6BXEQip4_Y-oEZ2vHlf4Fo2ehDKL6/s1600/WisteriaDresserEdit3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUp8qLpecC4DzbMySJe41IDrDQ877O1pPV9zwPpkjxNkvyIrgzjEZz5WUnPZR1jADHfQKyuyz2saAFLtQC9_KTnLKCObCfQSwMxHxSFpAoUTxetE6BXEQip4_Y-oEZ2vHlf4Fo2ehDKL6/s400/WisteriaDresserEdit3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558053649944781090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBKLn9v73OeFbl6neRrUF7eMS3Ofwoq1r-OmZcYZIlOEtBT6n8XAIxymhzEeN3Y7Fh2lmu2yj8P9zwlgfazQppze6rNurYAiRhEsI4dgT_gXGP2t-L7x8hJb5P-vzBp6SKjJ66lQ2Kqxf/s1600/WisteriaDresserEdit4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBKLn9v73OeFbl6neRrUF7eMS3Ofwoq1r-OmZcYZIlOEtBT6n8XAIxymhzEeN3Y7Fh2lmu2yj8P9zwlgfazQppze6rNurYAiRhEsI4dgT_gXGP2t-L7x8hJb5P-vzBp6SKjJ66lQ2Kqxf/s400/WisteriaDresserEdit4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558053651784764354" border="0" /></a><br />These little wheels are one of the things I really love about this dresser.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwWleMIKbdZrEP8BqirqPxaWni9B2vSsmZLIOI5fJBSK_rEeabR17fAAsSWATbT8L5iEDahweSbjTbR0jyH28_J794U9BxE7gOYif0QrplwMj-MJ5yGhDrezPUiUz_qDNERjR3A7Ahd__/s1600/WisteriaDresserEdit7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwWleMIKbdZrEP8BqirqPxaWni9B2vSsmZLIOI5fJBSK_rEeabR17fAAsSWATbT8L5iEDahweSbjTbR0jyH28_J794U9BxE7gOYif0QrplwMj-MJ5yGhDrezPUiUz_qDNERjR3A7Ahd__/s400/WisteriaDresserEdit7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558053670470155202" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8axdoYS-xLJl9vfcj107BrBWbOPhy8zUutF6TZtFHjviNjjph5_f95_XP_aYkAqvCnofcf8qmZZpKypawZtUAhdQdakKdFqAlS7VhQLGMVH6auOdEDWm4L37AZq18qEdy44s1Uoy4K9m/s1600/WisteriaDresserEdit6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8axdoYS-xLJl9vfcj107BrBWbOPhy8zUutF6TZtFHjviNjjph5_f95_XP_aYkAqvCnofcf8qmZZpKypawZtUAhdQdakKdFqAlS7VhQLGMVH6auOdEDWm4L37AZq18qEdy44s1Uoy4K9m/s400/WisteriaDresserEdit6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558053661578541826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlJkIrlfBbH2Hcp47oGcmcgzT9Albvc9iPoeoWsjHVTpBtvbvyjfN8VSr8qyG-tolmxjbocEvjBGs1QYZQ_Ustyl5YqezcihStcg6YZGZWTD_63_bR4poWykeGrwXQvzOZ1x6bw21IN5B/s1600/WisteriaDresserEdit8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlJkIrlfBbH2Hcp47oGcmcgzT9Albvc9iPoeoWsjHVTpBtvbvyjfN8VSr8qyG-tolmxjbocEvjBGs1QYZQ_Ustyl5YqezcihStcg6YZGZWTD_63_bR4poWykeGrwXQvzOZ1x6bw21IN5B/s400/WisteriaDresserEdit8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558057961166869154" border="0" /></a><br />As I said above, I'm pretty satisfied with how it turned out, it doesn't look a whole lot like the inspiration photo, but it has the same sort of feel, and that's really all I wanted.<br /><br />I also wanted to thank you all for your incredibly kind comments! I was surprised at how many of you said you were inspired by my work. For me, inspiring people is the ultimate compliment and truly humbling, so thanks! I hope some of you will send me the links to any projects I may have inspired, because I certainly love to see them!<br /><br />If you like this post please be sure to <a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.google.com/friendconnect/settings/edit?smpl=true&st=e%3DAOG8GaDHQFWfgerEOzN9TRgAA7yTnKaogvYuBSYRk%252FOH1mr2zUbP8%252FiX3KuZ%252Bi%252Bakcyh0Ti7t6sHxG06MLj9Gf%252FmpkABgttIDeef5vSX30uOUA%252FlabO1YD6v7x%252BEnLVkeqYsG%252Fh6e7D6vY4o6TERffGgH7ck3CvyaS%252FBopP9qTdNeHNqpteE8O3cPKzNPUpEvGlo7nDuZ7W4vkLkmDDpttMCLqAPqQ0KMTEpqKfUqjL9yeuDhcQ7qrS97bopORIZbIo2Z5UsEy5H%26c%3Dpeoplesense">subscribe</a>!<br /><br />Thanks a ton for reading, and don't forget to check out these awesome<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> </span><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/p/link-parties.html">link parties</a>!<br /><br /><a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/">http://todayscreativeblog.net/</a><br /></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-8315328329897529422010-12-28T07:28:00.000-08:002010-12-28T10:26:22.905-08:00The Painted Suitcase<div style="text-align: center;">Ah...Christmas break! I love the week after Christmas, when no one has any responsibilities and you can just let down. It's such a fun, relaxing time! I've been spending the first few days of my break working on some projects. The major one I'm working on is something I started months ago, and ran into a number of snags with. Hopefully I'll be sharing that with you by the end of this week/beginning of next week, but I can't make any promises on that.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The other smaller project I did some work on is an old suitcase that's been sitting in our basement for a couple years. We got it from my grandma's house after she passed away. I like the sense of history it has, but as it was it wasn't very interesting.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbK2wDrzVjAT5hWyozCajsqOVO0jOl4ibgq8mORx9QTm07fvPVX3n4vrtMh99Jzpm_tq4wYeSfS8YP8_uo9Yp4Y96Bdo8Jse2PFVyAzUkYbBJwnUpAfwqmVXTfQBZoYibdZkSiI4kQT95/s1600/BeforeSuitcase+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbK2wDrzVjAT5hWyozCajsqOVO0jOl4ibgq8mORx9QTm07fvPVX3n4vrtMh99Jzpm_tq4wYeSfS8YP8_uo9Yp4Y96Bdo8Jse2PFVyAzUkYbBJwnUpAfwqmVXTfQBZoYibdZkSiI4kQT95/s400/BeforeSuitcase+%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555797525503792082" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had seen lots of others around blogland who had painted their suitcases and made them look fantastic, so I thought I'd try my hand at it. Below is the result.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvoh9DNQONRZBpzjBROF_KpCIQiI5Bsp6sqSFXE-MPWzuId_jIk8GjBKTJJOxqD6qBq8PFVoLi11OPw24tmEN5EByKpMGEkDVbdY3CgU1t9E4UnwOmO3nva-44v3iR50WAkMWrqQOGpWg/s1600/Suitcase3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvoh9DNQONRZBpzjBROF_KpCIQiI5Bsp6sqSFXE-MPWzuId_jIk8GjBKTJJOxqD6qBq8PFVoLi11OPw24tmEN5EByKpMGEkDVbdY3CgU1t9E4UnwOmO3nva-44v3iR50WAkMWrqQOGpWg/s400/Suitcase3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555797541457117538" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCS8w8YaQAyvA2qNXuxN8nNXlff0c5ymSags9oIxaH1ZvFvyforxFS6Sef63PRpW_MNMrxwBI8dRlVT7MGEJ0D7L8o61otNjYRsXx6yuUup1zzc-AvRns99JfBeXz81WfPYvaHArexQZO/s1600/Suitcase2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCS8w8YaQAyvA2qNXuxN8nNXlff0c5ymSags9oIxaH1ZvFvyforxFS6Sef63PRpW_MNMrxwBI8dRlVT7MGEJ0D7L8o61otNjYRsXx6yuUup1zzc-AvRns99JfBeXz81WfPYvaHArexQZO/s400/Suitcase2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555797534715041586" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2XaXwZH0LTAXwJI0bE8w5atQuVsdpfP79dwiX8q67P7u5yALLp3bAmja4NsUenB1BwamDwsMBj9hd6vALCQrQMS0r4u-Pzb4MvLlkTZMtlJ_UhM1WQwVIvK_xYPGECGPxYeTS43ptthN/s1600/Suitcase1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2XaXwZH0LTAXwJI0bE8w5atQuVsdpfP79dwiX8q67P7u5yALLp3bAmja4NsUenB1BwamDwsMBj9hd6vALCQrQMS0r4u-Pzb4MvLlkTZMtlJ_UhM1WQwVIvK_xYPGECGPxYeTS43ptthN/s400/Suitcase1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555797527247113634" border="0" /></a><br />I'm pretty happy with the finished product.<br /><br />Unfortunately the paint didn't stick to the suitcase that well, so when I transported it to take these pictures some of the paint rubbed off the handle. I've got some sealer that I'm going to spray the entire thing with though, which should solve that problem. :)<br /><br />That's all for now! Hopefully I'll be sharing again with you soon!<br /><br /><br />Visit these awesome <a href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/p/link-parties.html">link parties</a>!<br /><br /><br /></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-14273048388239042412010-12-22T07:21:00.000-08:002010-12-22T07:52:45.648-08:00R.I.P ShainaToday we put our dog of 12 years down. We got Shaina when she was just 4 years old from some friends of friends who no longer wanted her; they even gave her to us for free. We had no idea how fortunate we were at the time. I still can't believe we got a dog like her for free. She was so incredibly well behaved, and wasn't rowdy or messy or stinky, but she was still SO fun. She was also fluffy, VERY fluffy and she had wonderful floppy, soft ears. I was also personally very fond of her nose, because it was really fuzzy and snuggly. Just about a week ago, Shaina started going to the bathroom inside, and wandering around like she couldn't figure out where she was. She seemed confused and would get stuck back in corners, not realizing that she merely needed to back up to get out. We looked up her symptoms online and discovered she had doggy dementia. It's not something they get over. There are medicines for it, but they're very expensive, and they still wont ever completely heal the dog. So we decided Sunday night that it would be best to put her down before Christmas.<br /><br />Today Shaina rests peacefully in the ground, but she's very much alive in my mind.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicFb7CdO_nnyrFBzQ2KMj3YIpjaB__K8HQ83K4V8VHibWYJr3JNiytO2N6Cyuf36nhwqVMRKiTbjhm-zazMWmPDvM303zX35_bjeniZU35ooCZc545AhcQvMMVbphEuBrS_haSYkG0gOf/s1600/Artistic304.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicFb7CdO_nnyrFBzQ2KMj3YIpjaB__K8HQ83K4V8VHibWYJr3JNiytO2N6Cyuf36nhwqVMRKiTbjhm-zazMWmPDvM303zX35_bjeniZU35ooCZc545AhcQvMMVbphEuBrS_haSYkG0gOf/s400/Artistic304.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553531255593724434" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMKtfKUcVmew6rd0Zxo4yDl0oL4eLj_JeIG2Kfs5W97pkZC5NRmcomHe4QO4ikuDlmAn2lrEGUuxAp1iOkNNRjMGYL9yqL6F2AnA-E_grGzazko3wTpfXpq9Y4OQOANvDAjYAsnG45FmZ/s1600/Artistic197-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMKtfKUcVmew6rd0Zxo4yDl0oL4eLj_JeIG2Kfs5W97pkZC5NRmcomHe4QO4ikuDlmAn2lrEGUuxAp1iOkNNRjMGYL9yqL6F2AnA-E_grGzazko3wTpfXpq9Y4OQOANvDAjYAsnG45FmZ/s400/Artistic197-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553532057973821938" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBUJJIy8SZBaVrkUjVuSCSiu7mmwTOJjg7NlCWJ4vRQN7EmDnfMU5_k1lFB2n2XPBkbA7l3wHNECp-yeukhnOwpPCPDg1v2K0_gjLWN3DDIwotDHh31um6T7UbCGbJYisYznJp4YRxEBD/s1600/DSCN2687.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBUJJIy8SZBaVrkUjVuSCSiu7mmwTOJjg7NlCWJ4vRQN7EmDnfMU5_k1lFB2n2XPBkbA7l3wHNECp-yeukhnOwpPCPDg1v2K0_gjLWN3DDIwotDHh31um6T7UbCGbJYisYznJp4YRxEBD/s400/DSCN2687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553532052721138082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On a side note: I've been doing some work on a piece of furniture, which I THINK is almost finished, so check back for that. :)<br /><br />Thank you all for reading, and caring!<br /></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-64827515441006494482010-12-07T13:38:00.000-08:002010-12-08T07:57:43.564-08:00Christmas Decor<div style="text-align: center;">It's Christmas time again! My favorite time of year! Nothing beats the burning candles, the dancing snowflakes, or the piny fragrances. Cuddling up with a warm blanket and a hot cup of coffee while a blizzard rages outside? I'm there!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Our holiday decorating took longer than usual this year. Normally me and my mom finish it in one day, but it took us two, plus a few more hours, this year. We didn't really do any more than we usually do, but we WERE exhausted when we did it. Having just tackle decorating my Grandma's house for her the day before, and tackling thanksgiving the day before that, by the time we got to our decorating we were pooped. Don't get me wrong, we had loads of fun but, as I said, it did take us quite awhile, and I had a couple overly-stressed-out-this-isn't-coming-together-at-all moments. Thankfully my mom was there to keep things in perspective. :)<br /><br />Anyways, you probably all would rather <span style="font-style: italic;">see</span> my decorations than hear me ramble on about them, so I'll go ahead and show you them. :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2AQWXuyx9M-dWGYYlHYJCNDM5uXEJhwUmgWpU7u291QBONdbPdnVx2qS7z-VNE8JK9e2raBUaIcXlsFxTyRM6OOBIyB3O2L7zKQZQRzipjAybJ6jFTj3w8y1FJKdNTsgxgogxCSs0Yrh/s1600/DSCN0091-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2AQWXuyx9M-dWGYYlHYJCNDM5uXEJhwUmgWpU7u291QBONdbPdnVx2qS7z-VNE8JK9e2raBUaIcXlsFxTyRM6OOBIyB3O2L7zKQZQRzipjAybJ6jFTj3w8y1FJKdNTsgxgogxCSs0Yrh/s400/DSCN0091-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548062569667176530" border="0" /></a>This is me and my mom's coffee to keep us awake while we decorated. It was sooo good!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSTg5GNRuXLAa2OD0pRpNkQe_kAQ5dydZ4fm4I8uQxrMiM5AU_PnIbqGWo92py0fwG-4onmmzZl9rtso2qcIZcI_M7TU89wAd0nSv_DlLVcN9Q6O-K1jRmzIMMyyDtl6CK0pDQCar7PGd/s1600/DSCN0128-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSTg5GNRuXLAa2OD0pRpNkQe_kAQ5dydZ4fm4I8uQxrMiM5AU_PnIbqGWo92py0fwG-4onmmzZl9rtso2qcIZcI_M7TU89wAd0nSv_DlLVcN9Q6O-K1jRmzIMMyyDtl6CK0pDQCar7PGd/s400/DSCN0128-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548062573436110002" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUffcQgmtq810Hgp3KJboqOMRJW0fmZ-CEre0VNljhhhn3jmqQ8nQYPMylzZkrnaYnwSDTXGxShQavuRVNpNER5_UkDWOD85JR4uO_uLqvarfilf_PIzqXqc-PD5SSh6MoipF5CfYTD2E/s1600/DSCN0143-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUffcQgmtq810Hgp3KJboqOMRJW0fmZ-CEre0VNljhhhn3jmqQ8nQYPMylzZkrnaYnwSDTXGxShQavuRVNpNER5_UkDWOD85JR4uO_uLqvarfilf_PIzqXqc-PD5SSh6MoipF5CfYTD2E/s400/DSCN0143-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548062584920127522" border="0" /></a><br />My mom's old ice skates now hang on the wall to give the sense of winter's past.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKiyIky5D9EQVYGUKeD7FGatLxd8YILX7mFA-nuwOu8oX2YMOTTXrfTtFIkL7g-r2plImLjobNwY8nZBogTQf9zZ5zE4jYC2Uz0vvhrt5AGuKNum9OHr-fapZRWa7osG494PxhP8xo-Fx/s1600/DSCN0690-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKiyIky5D9EQVYGUKeD7FGatLxd8YILX7mFA-nuwOu8oX2YMOTTXrfTtFIkL7g-r2plImLjobNwY8nZBogTQf9zZ5zE4jYC2Uz0vvhrt5AGuKNum9OHr-fapZRWa7osG494PxhP8xo-Fx/s400/DSCN0690-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548070960172259538" border="0" /></a><br />This old desk is one of the first pieces of furniture I ever refinished. The branches I literally gathered from my yard, the greenery is actually branches from our old Christmas tree (I find they are incredibly handy to have around!) and the chair I found in my Grandparent's barn a year or so back.<br /><br />P.S. Please ignore the fact that the room is BLUE, BLUE, BLUE! I'm working on fixing that. ;)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgp0JrCYChfnsjvwY2Q75sfW8FCcpyIsUst-E17oxEkd1yTUC0dOVwiekDD6H6ygB2ZdwioJIvpal_2iCPMxlkkfkNxLVxSq7f-rUxfh_l9JGnq0KKUJiMto0Z7kuxWHSUWwothdbdfqv/s1600/DSCN0156-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgp0JrCYChfnsjvwY2Q75sfW8FCcpyIsUst-E17oxEkd1yTUC0dOVwiekDD6H6ygB2ZdwioJIvpal_2iCPMxlkkfkNxLVxSq7f-rUxfh_l9JGnq0KKUJiMto0Z7kuxWHSUWwothdbdfqv/s400/DSCN0156-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548062586300663970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is my interpretation of something I saw on the BHG website. There's looked much better, but, I must say, I still quite like the simplisity of mine.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUDPgxMk8dJGiAsebP6Stf8oG6TKRC7uEWgqUcPxjhbyWEDI9cw-5olZSlPc1DmxnY9KlJGG3qUjGfIT9dnAyElGpyck8zvO477Wg_ECmSdFau0DDVbvTIqG3ixsnRGFyo9ZK7axtmGOX/s1600/DSCN0170-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUDPgxMk8dJGiAsebP6Stf8oG6TKRC7uEWgqUcPxjhbyWEDI9cw-5olZSlPc1DmxnY9KlJGG3qUjGfIT9dnAyElGpyck8zvO477Wg_ECmSdFau0DDVbvTIqG3ixsnRGFyo9ZK7axtmGOX/s400/DSCN0170-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548062594193721714" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHCd9YQ9TAOCtQkTTQS3XQiyNEXW1tircCfxyUSlmmhJQSAK8RlKf6SLV3Tgb_I2Cm8iS3k6zPlUqiMSVVf0BksHsLJFmOkbXzO8Ll7YMUuCPh4pyVKYkZ-ojng01wY8XpsLMyFMyRxz5/s1600/DSCN0184-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHCd9YQ9TAOCtQkTTQS3XQiyNEXW1tircCfxyUSlmmhJQSAK8RlKf6SLV3Tgb_I2Cm8iS3k6zPlUqiMSVVf0BksHsLJFmOkbXzO8Ll7YMUuCPh4pyVKYkZ-ojng01wY8XpsLMyFMyRxz5/s400/DSCN0184-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548070966455783250" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXufr1y5-9ba4rDLD-rjW4iOLk3e0iQyjadPGOnSvhFdGzbDVax6izYUz32FVVYqDtHxljsTPQo7tQko30CX8Zr_r4YuzY882ATlJAVHvipzP0n_a6GLSEvKeyoHmmxTlXVIOhxKR1UJUq/s1600/DSCN0158-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXufr1y5-9ba4rDLD-rjW4iOLk3e0iQyjadPGOnSvhFdGzbDVax6izYUz32FVVYqDtHxljsTPQo7tQko30CX8Zr_r4YuzY882ATlJAVHvipzP0n_a6GLSEvKeyoHmmxTlXVIOhxKR1UJUq/s400/DSCN0158-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548070956906434210" border="0" /></a><br />Some candles and an air freshener to add holiday scent and ambiance.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PolTKxdClgMDR7TTQuUWrUdJiD_Y9-9GZu_rY-asB4z4VzyyEoGsl5FpRR9qGlaS6uI_dACoPZr8N1QWlpBCWh4gnxHkRYNjQ_6ZlL4ZmoK9QIsJitMMbgL7kb5RSAcifdgYlsmHdBGj/s1600/DSCN9974-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PolTKxdClgMDR7TTQuUWrUdJiD_Y9-9GZu_rY-asB4z4VzyyEoGsl5FpRR9qGlaS6uI_dACoPZr8N1QWlpBCWh4gnxHkRYNjQ_6ZlL4ZmoK9QIsJitMMbgL7kb5RSAcifdgYlsmHdBGj/s400/DSCN9974-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548340724118899570" border="0" /></a>Again, try not to be overwhelmed by the blue. ;)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenkiKz9n1GzSwxWoOGlqeRQWDzz1BZ4_bljYfv9538m4iS6hlhL_YAVs3a90Cf8Yu6TOLS8f6VtC6Jx8JeiCTeU-3_7bPsAsfvRh4m3PXyl5eWRmY7HtnF8IUpscoUhBM9_IVXqn5-VvY/s1600/DSCN0636-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenkiKz9n1GzSwxWoOGlqeRQWDzz1BZ4_bljYfv9538m4iS6hlhL_YAVs3a90Cf8Yu6TOLS8f6VtC6Jx8JeiCTeU-3_7bPsAsfvRh4m3PXyl5eWRmY7HtnF8IUpscoUhBM9_IVXqn5-VvY/s400/DSCN0636-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548073382254216850" border="0" /></a><br />The entryway decorations.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-nGBZR6i3YA-MQ-bH51vfL9yADFInz1ff5I45nauZm9cFbkf4GWtxCE1Mvz5YR5Lm9vl-VNgAmoGL5DZD9YDF4yfUW9pVx87b68Y6OllVTF8XvNf0CXrljIfsUL_Ge3zZJZ7CjByvpkC/s1600/DSCN0650-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-nGBZR6i3YA-MQ-bH51vfL9yADFInz1ff5I45nauZm9cFbkf4GWtxCE1Mvz5YR5Lm9vl-VNgAmoGL5DZD9YDF4yfUW9pVx87b68Y6OllVTF8XvNf0CXrljIfsUL_Ge3zZJZ7CjByvpkC/s400/DSCN0650-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548073375639601122" border="0" /></a><br />Nothing too complicated here, but I think it works nicely. :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-jKw2ZFl2PWaXgGx0bUOXYaEWByJC4ZcBZljNmvDNDahD6AmDX7KSqgqeRpLXyXdGT1xdtB9886VOCN7Uh1Mdo-AI0mGL44qK6DJRlZaSh1QdZoT_ic1MkPvyd2BixEqbLPV6_vhHSU7/s1600/DSCN0686-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-jKw2ZFl2PWaXgGx0bUOXYaEWByJC4ZcBZljNmvDNDahD6AmDX7KSqgqeRpLXyXdGT1xdtB9886VOCN7Uh1Mdo-AI0mGL44qK6DJRlZaSh1QdZoT_ic1MkPvyd2BixEqbLPV6_vhHSU7/s400/DSCN0686-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548072797848525634" border="0" /></a>Now on to the family room.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVzDgDfLBCZNI6U4Wsa9MbuTC63prlYGzLzTj0Q18odXagW978RUQL8J2xYRvoKBXIe43mA6JE7IE-HHjN9NgSswYV0ncbVATsXE6j050T6NqPGe7KKYsh0La8wH-F-uvOucjjzuo-48B/s1600/DSCN0248-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVzDgDfLBCZNI6U4Wsa9MbuTC63prlYGzLzTj0Q18odXagW978RUQL8J2xYRvoKBXIe43mA6JE7IE-HHjN9NgSswYV0ncbVATsXE6j050T6NqPGe7KKYsh0La8wH-F-uvOucjjzuo-48B/s400/DSCN0248-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548074994349425042" border="0" /></a><br />The stockings were hung from the bookshelf with care...<br /><br />I've always wanted to be able to hang stockings on the fireplace, but we never had one, so this is my solution.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0jvmVhLrHk285kJ-PNRnCWY3S0qF24Pi7KKdkdKDNlZgDlP_3hYMtSX6BZEDf-BP_f4EnCSygEaXYPy8JWFA0BSKsC54lE1mOzsBAjHYOSKZhOKnlFoSwyxzHVHnoMYySSqCpGMVCz3v/s1600/DSCN0234-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0jvmVhLrHk285kJ-PNRnCWY3S0qF24Pi7KKdkdKDNlZgDlP_3hYMtSX6BZEDf-BP_f4EnCSygEaXYPy8JWFA0BSKsC54lE1mOzsBAjHYOSKZhOKnlFoSwyxzHVHnoMYySSqCpGMVCz3v/s400/DSCN0234-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548074166299813154" border="0" /></a><br />These little guys were made by me, my brother and my sister years ago in art class. They were super fun and relatively easy to make.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_RJa7EbIs7X4tRx1pQGg_E9j0o479cJrWhmqopvg7yyR-BjUPig8Ps7vQr2a9QJzAPxHM1-kVLVTYkCPLEI_WUAVdCwijmL6IkmXDw98wN5HEY72g4nPxZXXgUtkT45zT-yZW6ynCiMR/s1600/DSCN0241-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_RJa7EbIs7X4tRx1pQGg_E9j0o479cJrWhmqopvg7yyR-BjUPig8Ps7vQr2a9QJzAPxHM1-kVLVTYkCPLEI_WUAVdCwijmL6IkmXDw98wN5HEY72g4nPxZXXgUtkT45zT-yZW6ynCiMR/s400/DSCN0241-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548074174229443858" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOnI1jnfboRP9cItYbfu_NCOoTFL3CmU_M4lI2OgeUyxRyHRPVvGhlJdx6NF0C8E5ujt2XB_TM114y9aFw_U3urCaFbuavTBxdBVN-Ezmg87SBDpHS2EmrzHbHrPw90B-GtZuea7EJNNx/s1600/DSCN0679-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOnI1jnfboRP9cItYbfu_NCOoTFL3CmU_M4lI2OgeUyxRyHRPVvGhlJdx6NF0C8E5ujt2XB_TM114y9aFw_U3urCaFbuavTBxdBVN-Ezmg87SBDpHS2EmrzHbHrPw90B-GtZuea7EJNNx/s400/DSCN0679-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548073392421707698" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtcSsb2PyzFLGl-JevXCtxjliv5PZvZiIrClP9Qk9DqYA_KVqyTIDgZWLCdJH_1oUryBaRHd_ytTjgCn8ZIy4sFOJF3n6y6tOuvyzZqSzEcQuMjTiSmutuF8j8IbOjpuxWwmJiaJSqJ6T/s1600/DSCN0334+%25282%2529-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtcSsb2PyzFLGl-JevXCtxjliv5PZvZiIrClP9Qk9DqYA_KVqyTIDgZWLCdJH_1oUryBaRHd_ytTjgCn8ZIy4sFOJF3n6y6tOuvyzZqSzEcQuMjTiSmutuF8j8IbOjpuxWwmJiaJSqJ6T/s400/DSCN0334+%25282%2529-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548072808240663234" border="0" /></a><br />This is an old toolbox I found in my grandparents barn, I stained it walnut and then threw in all sorts of greenery, berries, pine cones, ornaments, etc.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaStBAfMU4l0K2Rrah_pLRu7uiKy_u-d5dF4E7miJiQ4m-qgXxXrpCWhr6Bq_JrdjYmNb2FXI53my7OddgILuqUig746XnXk6BUDdS-PUBlJnd_rxOJ_-kRW43202uhzKJJAQ31ED0xfE/s1600/DSCN0345-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaStBAfMU4l0K2Rrah_pLRu7uiKy_u-d5dF4E7miJiQ4m-qgXxXrpCWhr6Bq_JrdjYmNb2FXI53my7OddgILuqUig746XnXk6BUDdS-PUBlJnd_rxOJ_-kRW43202uhzKJJAQ31ED0xfE/s400/DSCN0345-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548074983995764642" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwNbUYD-7Qcddo57K_VT8a8GpKVZs0WnGA1R814TERE-W3eC7XiAf7C5SnHRg7xm1OUjlwKaWZ5w1cEQTYCnskUf-d_0FLyWZmU6VfHv-rGL_sR9QuUJM5RgaKMovVnfEGxtWYbCDghyphenhyphenw/s1600/DSCN0660-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwNbUYD-7Qcddo57K_VT8a8GpKVZs0WnGA1R814TERE-W3eC7XiAf7C5SnHRg7xm1OUjlwKaWZ5w1cEQTYCnskUf-d_0FLyWZmU6VfHv-rGL_sR9QuUJM5RgaKMovVnfEGxtWYbCDghyphenhyphenw/s400/DSCN0660-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548074164239183122" border="0" /></a><br />Another idea which sprouted from BHG. The brown packages are wrapped in old grocery sacks, and the two smaller colored ones are wrapped in old polo shirts. The big one I had to buy wrapping paper for, because I didn't have any cloth/paper big enough to cover it. I added a few touches of greenery, some pine cones, an ornament and two candles on each side, and it makes for quite a nice display, if I do say so myself, which I do. :P<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3k1U43SYp8i1MMVg2BFvvcltgem_JrR1vkywosJk_O31FHLfmEPOhJ5s1FlXyAtJervqWPORICgAjKE6KZL6FkADmBD71kgi0QmBGg2NFO3Yym6_nl1mcYHauXtgNgqNHMkNrEejzm2Nc/s1600/DSCN0299-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3k1U43SYp8i1MMVg2BFvvcltgem_JrR1vkywosJk_O31FHLfmEPOhJ5s1FlXyAtJervqWPORICgAjKE6KZL6FkADmBD71kgi0QmBGg2NFO3Yym6_nl1mcYHauXtgNgqNHMkNrEejzm2Nc/s400/DSCN0299-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548072811328990178" border="0" /></a><br />So there you are, my Christmas decorations! Nothing too special or fancy, just some simple touches and memorable items that fill the whole house with holiday spirit. :)<br /><br /><br />Thank so much for reading, and please check out my awesome<a href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/p/link-parties.html"> link parties</a>!<br /><br /></div><br /></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-15961094767010018822010-11-30T09:34:00.001-08:002010-12-07T08:21:30.364-08:00Thanksgiving Tablescape<div style="text-align: center;">Sorry this has taken me so long to get up, I was CRAZY busy over thanksgiving weekend right up until Sunday, and Monday was sort of my day to relax after it all, so you're finally getting something five whole days after thanksgiving. Actually, I guess that's not so bad, it could be worse.<br /><br />Anyways, I really wanted to show you all my thanksgiving table scape. It turned out better than I expected, but you'll have to excuse the less-than-perfect images. I had to take them pretty quickly, and as it was incredibly cloudy all Thanksgiving day the room wasn't lit very well, resulting in blurry/grainy images.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNFOsauz6KAHoV3uxYxC7AbfBWZRKb8QcJFbdkeutp1ru1M5rrXLzvCyVACfE0aLEx45qLZ5hhY2fUkJ5UJZ236vgRtm5i_K845zJPkee4zuvKI3MxjUcUi8TxecmYJMCezQXMucadv-F/s1600/DSCN0005-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNFOsauz6KAHoV3uxYxC7AbfBWZRKb8QcJFbdkeutp1ru1M5rrXLzvCyVACfE0aLEx45qLZ5hhY2fUkJ5UJZ236vgRtm5i_K845zJPkee4zuvKI3MxjUcUi8TxecmYJMCezQXMucadv-F/s400/DSCN0005-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545400064650416946" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxhiQUJ_cqjlMn-5a87t6BlLXglRif5vqnvWqOfL9k-4pnKqrq3gHlW3J4v-mCKD1yOV86rc3Yz-Oc_Ykpy6oE4CCrNC2CEtQAIU_MI052EvPj4F-WPpOacECQNsA8vZc1h340eRtnGZ0/s1600/DSCN9992-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxhiQUJ_cqjlMn-5a87t6BlLXglRif5vqnvWqOfL9k-4pnKqrq3gHlW3J4v-mCKD1yOV86rc3Yz-Oc_Ykpy6oE4CCrNC2CEtQAIU_MI052EvPj4F-WPpOacECQNsA8vZc1h340eRtnGZ0/s400/DSCN9992-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545400092940652034" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslBR2ak2IYjskfsAgey1z7gIRDUX1lxWtgl9VkO1zlM8jIe6psjG8Epsy8MPw1D4R6AVxJBRy506y-0A6iZezC2Z52fpQ5zSACwTgk-FjZtTL3DdagL2QMPkF4Dzgs4umXcc5XN9Jx6sv/s1600/DSCN9977-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslBR2ak2IYjskfsAgey1z7gIRDUX1lxWtgl9VkO1zlM8jIe6psjG8Epsy8MPw1D4R6AVxJBRy506y-0A6iZezC2Z52fpQ5zSACwTgk-FjZtTL3DdagL2QMPkF4Dzgs4umXcc5XN9Jx6sv/s400/DSCN9977-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545400118042207954" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ItH-FakJ8XYjOy43HMmgdpHFz9bMeS11p9hawDf-8Tbh_2DpjwKErI0fVQ1TEEULosijVxZGONK_ZX44zh0fp-0BdDqiK7cG5rEk-VPXxtyHDtvRm8lj54eCJzPKIkQsrYkUH6SLwbEd/s1600/DSCN9995.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ItH-FakJ8XYjOy43HMmgdpHFz9bMeS11p9hawDf-8Tbh_2DpjwKErI0fVQ1TEEULosijVxZGONK_ZX44zh0fp-0BdDqiK7cG5rEk-VPXxtyHDtvRm8lj54eCJzPKIkQsrYkUH6SLwbEd/s400/DSCN9995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545400077511232146" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMguAttmGNrvYgwfKlcAXHmhLXyVZP_L4oMHOZVzxFGHzxC53ic_Vr567TDtvyqRZ4IKJWWqCIDsl7VxU8Ie_7v9pm7wIH2CpbUK58ZWebTrrPRWSdAiRbkHG4QrhBVw9KyLNpUqfdm-tP/s1600/DSCN9979-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMguAttmGNrvYgwfKlcAXHmhLXyVZP_L4oMHOZVzxFGHzxC53ic_Vr567TDtvyqRZ4IKJWWqCIDsl7VxU8Ie_7v9pm7wIH2CpbUK58ZWebTrrPRWSdAiRbkHG4QrhBVw9KyLNpUqfdm-tP/s400/DSCN9979-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545400124225812994" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJEKtoOHmewTn_VENUXZXy6U3DcDBjqyYW2n2FSGX-GSNEg0qk0RjJEKSfUDFtwDtuLntMwCC2hlUgdwbjh9qW3Xubi8097oTqeTGkHef4RqLUWnVU6tFsknU2MGGCNvpjt70tBE0uBW4/s1600/DSCN0043.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJEKtoOHmewTn_VENUXZXy6U3DcDBjqyYW2n2FSGX-GSNEg0qk0RjJEKSfUDFtwDtuLntMwCC2hlUgdwbjh9qW3Xubi8097oTqeTGkHef4RqLUWnVU6tFsknU2MGGCNvpjt70tBE0uBW4/s400/DSCN0043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545400884822228386" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQFihxNYTBado1BxxRTeZ2rMsv0wRFDXlxe5qIIAIyHXZf0T5hMTOpCKVYSTxvGsNuJCVHBoC02x-B6YIqQARG8B5t003SlL3mYhdtRIeXLc-aPzfyQ2fgxqMPWX2AOPfYgCivsLyaWK8Z/s1600/DSCN0064.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQFihxNYTBado1BxxRTeZ2rMsv0wRFDXlxe5qIIAIyHXZf0T5hMTOpCKVYSTxvGsNuJCVHBoC02x-B6YIqQARG8B5t003SlL3mYhdtRIeXLc-aPzfyQ2fgxqMPWX2AOPfYgCivsLyaWK8Z/s400/DSCN0064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545400902545846418" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwX3LPzr8PaAsMMbjjiVajLAeW4-Urp1kgW8XYYzVeFI6dyfKViBgTSfpkjOMxI1wg8r3RqQUN-GOXEXUWZZw3AiCJhRTO-r9GvmPgbB-gReusLQNdxFkw5UaOqndymHuVGWNys48VkyP/s1600/DSCN0033.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwX3LPzr8PaAsMMbjjiVajLAeW4-Urp1kgW8XYYzVeFI6dyfKViBgTSfpkjOMxI1wg8r3RqQUN-GOXEXUWZZw3AiCJhRTO-r9GvmPgbB-gReusLQNdxFkw5UaOqndymHuVGWNys48VkyP/s400/DSCN0033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545400916661690002" border="0" /></a><br />Next up: Christmas Decor post!<br /><br />Thanks for reading! :)<br /><br />Check out my <a href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/p/link-parties.html">link parties</a>.<br /></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-6837764543507698762010-11-20T16:14:00.000-08:002010-11-20T16:24:43.380-08:00Thanksgiving Table Sneak PeakWe're having Thanksgiving at our house this year, so I pulled out our two long folding tables today and started figuring out exactly how I was going to set things up. I must say, I'm getting VERY excited about it all! I think it's going to come together really nicely!<br /><br />Anyways, I thought I'd just give you all a little sneak peak of my table setting:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_giZYHV6rZLmPkAKgjdEM4r-ooU9mS1_5qWCt65mfKbGoKbjkMY9H-xHoTtRtzuX5WyMixJw3q9F6E57EGDefXoUV-2lEoH4guLpFZx_-4uhb5i4WkUzzYmt2f2VG61Ax-c5unBoow13b/s1600/Thanksgiving2010Edit3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_giZYHV6rZLmPkAKgjdEM4r-ooU9mS1_5qWCt65mfKbGoKbjkMY9H-xHoTtRtzuX5WyMixJw3q9F6E57EGDefXoUV-2lEoH4guLpFZx_-4uhb5i4WkUzzYmt2f2VG61Ax-c5unBoow13b/s400/Thanksgiving2010Edit3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541791983221326642" border="0" /></a><br />It's intentionally a pretty vague picture, because I want to save showing you all the full thing until after thanksgiving!<br /><br />Thanks for reading!Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-82453889767559454802010-11-08T15:01:00.000-08:002010-11-09T07:47:38.858-08:00Beachy Striped Side TableGosh, time really gets away from me sometimes! I am sorry for not posting more often, I've just been crazy busy these last few weeks. This last week I had some insane planning to do for a Halloween party me and my friend were throwing. We spent 11 hours one day planning for it, and were up until 1:00. The party was last Friday, and needless to say, after it was over I was just exhausted. I spent basically the whole of Saturday just sitting around. I had absolutely NO motivation to get ANYTHING done. I eventually got myself to go out and work on the end table I had started earlier in the week though, which I just finished earlier today.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />The side table is one we got from my Grandma's house after she passed away. We really only got it (and two others) because we knew of a local summer camp that needed side tables. Unfortunately (or, fortunately, I suppose!), when we contacted them about it, they never got back with us, so the end tables just sat in our basement. Well, because I was having some problems with another piece I was doing, I decided I wanted to work on something new, and those side tables are about the only thing we have.<br /><br />Here is a picture of the side table:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-K1lU7U78KhiC_rfhGZeWljrHwa2U0aKq66cSoVsfZX3zKaOV4u2x5PSm46tNj9uFDosKGVJRRJHMKBRj0EiwqNgeKQmoNtQVRvdNqhQF4u0RCLxeDoLB4tqgQ775hSWOyRgoV0vaiPH/s1600/DSCN0147.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-K1lU7U78KhiC_rfhGZeWljrHwa2U0aKq66cSoVsfZX3zKaOV4u2x5PSm46tNj9uFDosKGVJRRJHMKBRj0EiwqNgeKQmoNtQVRvdNqhQF4u0RCLxeDoLB4tqgQ775hSWOyRgoV0vaiPH/s400/DSCN0147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537321212228438706" border="0" /></a><br />Just look at that swirly laminate wood. Is that not the grossest thing ever? Eeeeeeew! As you can see, I got a little too eager to start stripping the laminate off the top, and forgot to take a "real" before picture, but this still shows how ugly it was.<br /><br />Here is the after:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFBalOCqX5L57fYRk4hmbv773k2ZyvkXcjMe-sTWkShqJ5-nkBxXvZM81GndlM9WQvWUOsE1Mw7EqqDExJsK2GJqvJvdAJx5z5S6imP6AvIsf1oVvt-DKz5XsCFX4GbRhEKdiZI5M580x/s1600/DSCN0244-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFBalOCqX5L57fYRk4hmbv773k2ZyvkXcjMe-sTWkShqJ5-nkBxXvZM81GndlM9WQvWUOsE1Mw7EqqDExJsK2GJqvJvdAJx5z5S6imP6AvIsf1oVvt-DKz5XsCFX4GbRhEKdiZI5M580x/s400/DSCN0244-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537575619795669058" border="0" /></a><br />I'm quite pleased with the finished result. I wasn't sure how it was all going to come together when I was working on it, and almost decided to change my plans, but I stuck it out, and I'm glad I did.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndwiTAsztsrn0gQY1eHw2SFFs5PMV1xvvcma1tV_iYnH5ftE_h62dENPDq4lje96VZj0LvN-rNkz7eoAHcnr8qTcaby00XL9cQuluhJ8NWHqs4RLG47d84qUSzhI4Oih3OYpeTHHEnGIW/s1600/DSCN0245-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndwiTAsztsrn0gQY1eHw2SFFs5PMV1xvvcma1tV_iYnH5ftE_h62dENPDq4lje96VZj0LvN-rNkz7eoAHcnr8qTcaby00XL9cQuluhJ8NWHqs4RLG47d84qUSzhI4Oih3OYpeTHHEnGIW/s400/DSCN0245-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537575648947961906" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8D8iO4JCMQM6dyAckiVGMX_e6k-0FZ841WU1bI4WC3afX4H1Wqv_XGTDWcER1naQ0rovLEjpXrI5QBh_3ae_1MwZps6nE4tFBpCZ8UUeyLDhyQ-KtQRVrYO-HdVy-3qfGL4F4IYs07gn3/s1600/DSCN0239-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8D8iO4JCMQM6dyAckiVGMX_e6k-0FZ841WU1bI4WC3afX4H1Wqv_XGTDWcER1naQ0rovLEjpXrI5QBh_3ae_1MwZps6nE4tFBpCZ8UUeyLDhyQ-KtQRVrYO-HdVy-3qfGL4F4IYs07gn3/s400/DSCN0239-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537575632753013586" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNDPk8C8mYbNi_h3fssam-oE-lmmB4rafNe0054uJTAzEKxV4rECGGrePNOlh4Fk-Jv-us8XRlCaFUe0HH9UcKAiuQIwP_gwKX1VH_wXcnGrKzXaBgUFpxrmW7wcvSI8BfVLTfcwRmrP3/s1600/DSCN0225-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNDPk8C8mYbNi_h3fssam-oE-lmmB4rafNe0054uJTAzEKxV4rECGGrePNOlh4Fk-Jv-us8XRlCaFUe0HH9UcKAiuQIwP_gwKX1VH_wXcnGrKzXaBgUFpxrmW7wcvSI8BfVLTfcwRmrP3/s400/DSCN0225-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537575614488908146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcBe23jElFIHSRCySZo-5UC4cm44Qrb5uqL0GSig3zLjAkG1x4h9JbHe5YUBy6DvIaZEEh4n6jPrAzHqycij_H-PlvTTJ0Qa5_6hepbhyG2UTVs4U8nv60dD2IloKsmaukNLh9sglQI-E/s1600/DSCN0243-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcBe23jElFIHSRCySZo-5UC4cm44Qrb5uqL0GSig3zLjAkG1x4h9JbHe5YUBy6DvIaZEEh4n6jPrAzHqycij_H-PlvTTJ0Qa5_6hepbhyG2UTVs4U8nv60dD2IloKsmaukNLh9sglQI-E/s400/DSCN0243-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537575644444095234" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you all so much for reading!<br /><br />Check out my link parties <a href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/p/link-parties.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /></div><br /></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-67095369028190639642010-10-25T18:43:00.000-07:002010-10-25T18:50:32.487-07:00Featured...again!!!<div style="text-align: center;">Wow, this is slightly overwhelming. I've been featured again, this time at *Remodelaholic*<br /><br />Check it out!<br /><center><a href="http://www.remodelaholic.com/2010/10/built-in-bookcase-repainted.html"><img src="http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab229/remodelaholic/RemodelaholicFeaturebutton.jpg" border="0" /></a></center></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-78088396309251394432010-10-22T17:33:00.000-07:002010-10-22T18:00:00.098-07:00An Autumn AfternoonI promise I have a furniture redo coming your way. I've been trying to work on it every second I get, which lately has meant painting after sunset under the dim porch light. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get some good work in on it and maybe even finish it, but in the mean time this is just a little post to tide you all over.<br /><br />We had my two grandma's, my grandpa and my sister over for lunch today so I decided to set a nice fall table, because I know my grandma's really appreciate it, and I'd kind of been dieing for an opportunity to do it anyways. Here are a few shots of it:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMR8tgCQ1838ihNh1g8T4x0HkZxkW7GM7hCKoIvM-P4kOWteKR8hL5yzkfQ3Y6CRIOlynHgbLqx-Yirebh1y-Nwzy_-uKVUA0BYX39_K-hQtue9SR6ZxGFmfT-jm7nPkLonXLdIXcc1gox/s1600/DSCN0647-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMR8tgCQ1838ihNh1g8T4x0HkZxkW7GM7hCKoIvM-P4kOWteKR8hL5yzkfQ3Y6CRIOlynHgbLqx-Yirebh1y-Nwzy_-uKVUA0BYX39_K-hQtue9SR6ZxGFmfT-jm7nPkLonXLdIXcc1gox/s400/DSCN0647-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531035489377187650" border="0" /></a>It's not terribly elegant, it's really quite simple, but I was still pretty happy with it. Simple is sometimes best, imo.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfr7bJmNrh49ppng3874ypcWJVZ8BMuJ7k_7RfTEaEe-hs-bDAvmzon56LDhVtNb8ZtllZYE2tmrBJJTqVQRpdDnQgC4X5N46SL7DZbr6XKYA-mODyPAKUz8dhZZxTOMXgKHVooL6WJL9/s1600/DSCN0649-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfr7bJmNrh49ppng3874ypcWJVZ8BMuJ7k_7RfTEaEe-hs-bDAvmzon56LDhVtNb8ZtllZYE2tmrBJJTqVQRpdDnQgC4X5N46SL7DZbr6XKYA-mODyPAKUz8dhZZxTOMXgKHVooL6WJL9/s400/DSCN0649-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531035495248881778" border="0" /></a>The leaves in the cups was an idea I got of the PB website. They used book page leaves for theirs, but I wanted more color, so I used leaves I'd preserved in glycerin.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_PrJiS5rXYIe0fIFc0uGm8fPSkT5tmJIn1cbDoOqQvqrB643sZQhWRJmBc0aPpyBYKW9wThyEyGixqubetBFnqRKYsOWnvTuRM1NPhkn9tts-0ZF5JdJUeO0phkpJnIn8LHt6_LDoGfy/s1600/DSCN0681-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_PrJiS5rXYIe0fIFc0uGm8fPSkT5tmJIn1cbDoOqQvqrB643sZQhWRJmBc0aPpyBYKW9wThyEyGixqubetBFnqRKYsOWnvTuRM1NPhkn9tts-0ZF5JdJUeO0phkpJnIn8LHt6_LDoGfy/s400/DSCN0681-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531036693982027778" border="0" /></a>The napkins were left over from last thanksgiving. I folded them using the instructions <a href="http://www.napkinfoldingguide.com/09-frenchfold/">here</a>. I really need to memorize some of the napkin folds on that site because they look so nice, and I'd like to be able to do them without looking on the site every time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_ezKs7XeNnyGWJsWIr2FKcQNTSxBH503y48HWGMClK-RzHbaETtKQ4nK5wJesL_KiL9admVMYulkK2YgOMoDC6j6X75BSTl14T1yQtwnbB3INKH6eimXxPk4_CcC9SeyZ8Pi3Az_4Q1j/s1600/DSCN0653-3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_ezKs7XeNnyGWJsWIr2FKcQNTSxBH503y48HWGMClK-RzHbaETtKQ4nK5wJesL_KiL9admVMYulkK2YgOMoDC6j6X75BSTl14T1yQtwnbB3INKH6eimXxPk4_CcC9SeyZ8Pi3Az_4Q1j/s400/DSCN0653-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531035501470788482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsDQdbrHejn4T-J-ipguOYLG0OHC-E8obgmWks9ciV7EtPEJki-P6O-k7wZXRddbH85laqXRO5kUBjCnirfv1yzAtDpN1WIXrim3KG-Gty3X1dCe1vTkn1cXi6BGqrL4lhpD090fKQ3BS/s1600/DSCN0665-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsDQdbrHejn4T-J-ipguOYLG0OHC-E8obgmWks9ciV7EtPEJki-P6O-k7wZXRddbH85laqXRO5kUBjCnirfv1yzAtDpN1WIXrim3KG-Gty3X1dCe1vTkn1cXi6BGqrL4lhpD090fKQ3BS/s400/DSCN0665-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531036690451707154" border="0" /></a><br />The pine cones I gathered from my grandma's yard. Funny, when she saw the table, she asked me where I got the pine cones remarking that "I could have gotten them from her yard." I did, Grandma, I did! ;)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sPPsAGyZ7fkoMH9BZYkorGK_x2xyGg5wwhb_73bAYKRCYF5GK8W-yVCoOZouQ66zfEfhUh9cF3rT3IhAGMTCUSeY3YKv1GFUusEv84F0F1jG9ceQmXfWhrlhWLJ883AHePt18ijRkSBc/s1600/DSCN0658-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sPPsAGyZ7fkoMH9BZYkorGK_x2xyGg5wwhb_73bAYKRCYF5GK8W-yVCoOZouQ66zfEfhUh9cF3rT3IhAGMTCUSeY3YKv1GFUusEv84F0F1jG9ceQmXfWhrlhWLJ883AHePt18ijRkSBc/s400/DSCN0658-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531036683420477874" border="0" /></a>I apologize for the plates, which don't match all that well. Those are the only plates we have enough matching ones of for the amount of people we had for lunch. Nice plates and cloth napkins are both things I'd like to invest in eventually. For now I'll be content with my none matching plates and my paper napkins. :)<br /><br /><br />Thanks so much for reading!<br /><br />Check out my link parties <a href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/p/link-parties.html">HERE</a>.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-31738603603883418392010-10-19T07:12:00.001-07:002010-10-19T07:13:41.859-07:00Featured!<div style="text-align: center;">Thanks so much to Blue Cricket Design for featuring my post today; what an incredible honor!<br /><br /><a href="http://bluecricketdesign.net/" target="_blank"><img alt="I'm showing off" src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/rdulgarian/comecheckmeoutcopy-1-1.jpg" /></a></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-54373218920183894652010-10-10T14:17:00.000-07:002010-10-10T15:19:32.439-07:00Bookcase RevealFirst off, I want to thank you all SO SO SO much for you're incredibly kind comments on my last post. I was really overwhelmed by them! You all have made me feel so welcome my first few months here. :)<br /><br />Alight, remember the bookcase I told ya'll I was going to paint, and asked for your opinion on way back in August?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDAaKTmkWmmX7a1HwxrnqkDxpxJqRsastyTk3FSO0lj6LjSkQOQSESskBXKPKSNYtj1Qqu-_23KMfE1hf5HNdb-LXyee-JVqLyXbL4zqF09DMRSCCEcbQ7S4Ho8s4FoWL0zOisMresdAg/s1600/DSCN9795.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDAaKTmkWmmX7a1HwxrnqkDxpxJqRsastyTk3FSO0lj6LjSkQOQSESskBXKPKSNYtj1Qqu-_23KMfE1hf5HNdb-LXyee-JVqLyXbL4zqF09DMRSCCEcbQ7S4Ho8s4FoWL0zOisMresdAg/s400/DSCN9795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526531089668684882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yep...that one.<br />I finished painting it quite awhile back, but just haven't got around to shooting pictures of it because, in order to get sufficient lighting in this particular room for taking photos, you need to get up early. I get up early every morning, but I'm usually more concerned about my schoolwork and eating breakfast then taking pictures. Anyways, this morning I had a little extra time after getting ready for church, and the sun was shining in beautifully, so I snapped some photos.<br /><br />Before I show you the photos, I want to take you back for a second to our family room a few years ago:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsarDxf4IqwkrL5sino4JIQQr4OnKo4hDag3IRcB5Jgzl9q64uKqX7eYPa3KZZN5Z77AFhePw362RDyRPHQ4e3BiW-78J13RXcQvvrBQVJ76U_xOSgr9lR7KXGA59RIUoHvxQIEQ5ZkSrF/s1600/Before2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsarDxf4IqwkrL5sino4JIQQr4OnKo4hDag3IRcB5Jgzl9q64uKqX7eYPa3KZZN5Z77AFhePw362RDyRPHQ4e3BiW-78J13RXcQvvrBQVJ76U_xOSgr9lR7KXGA59RIUoHvxQIEQ5ZkSrF/s400/Before2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526532084450826754" border="0" /></a><br />Yeah...this photo basically speaks for itself.<br />Boring, outdated, boring, outdated, boring and well...outdated. This is basically what our house looked like for as long as I can remember. Don't get me wrong, I loved my house then (every gross, outdated, boring inch of it), I just love it a lot more now.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtz0uNfzcgxMp4LnmlMPbhXce7iuqbzOAtfOsS2WeIkJUThcAFaPDxyKTnQ8ns4Q22T9cPAIS25umdniPDs0Xn2m87NgXu44HzpnonG53c9tG5knWSh3wcx9zs7eikDYr09hXNDPr9gI9U/s1600/DSCN0078.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtz0uNfzcgxMp4LnmlMPbhXce7iuqbzOAtfOsS2WeIkJUThcAFaPDxyKTnQ8ns4Q22T9cPAIS25umdniPDs0Xn2m87NgXu44HzpnonG53c9tG5knWSh3wcx9zs7eikDYr09hXNDPr9gI9U/s400/DSCN0078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526540967233640738" border="0" /></a><br />This is me "working" on the bookcase. For some reason my ridiculous mind thought it would be a brilliant idea to sit inside the shelf and take a photo. *rolls eyes* The result is me in my work clothes looking tired and dirty.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHD1NvgKWQayIoro2G9PPhaIgV9bV3IHfWB83o5MEyCHTR4fFh9UT1WvDn3O_OXcsiIzG3xYBolMMjCHZwLD67O85k8rc_4gC2A97pdraoNfse4Zw0fdYfOWbY5L8JT0FRqdZ2Q6MROEN/s1600/DSCN0088.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHD1NvgKWQayIoro2G9PPhaIgV9bV3IHfWB83o5MEyCHTR4fFh9UT1WvDn3O_OXcsiIzG3xYBolMMjCHZwLD67O85k8rc_4gC2A97pdraoNfse4Zw0fdYfOWbY5L8JT0FRqdZ2Q6MROEN/s400/DSCN0088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526542521658220450" border="0" /></a><br />Here are my lovely footprints in the sawdust created by my sander. Yeah...another "brilliant" photo idea from my mind. ;)<br /><br />Alright, so now with my old living room in your mind, and the above photos that prove that I obviously worked quite hard on this project, I present the new bookcase.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdvuJGpdE3uNkuSa9Q4DtEbxvk2xZ2AYI_Urb0LG9yGIR4KR8WGeSyqSGc7ACJJouLlrMx1EBjqAE9R57ZKitF00ni1dz6eDpz9_JNggKdEU70HlMI0eqk-waCSQlnUHVDCRr82-LHEDV/s1600/DSCN0180-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdvuJGpdE3uNkuSa9Q4DtEbxvk2xZ2AYI_Urb0LG9yGIR4KR8WGeSyqSGc7ACJJouLlrMx1EBjqAE9R57ZKitF00ni1dz6eDpz9_JNggKdEU70HlMI0eqk-waCSQlnUHVDCRr82-LHEDV/s400/DSCN0180-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526533815888580706" border="0" /></a><br />Basically I decided to go with stripes on the back paneling. Originally I wanted gray stripes but when I tried painting them, they just didn't look right, they were too defined and I wanted them to be a lot subtler. I ended up painting over them with a lighter version on my tan accent wall color and I'm pretty happy with the result.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlDd5HsdPW1oxae6T4Gj6ImV1hzQU0HKRym3YkCNfpKJF-sV6JLV6Mr9OTOc5Brs_51vrgRbR0VtJ-kAe54FUPV8Karqvo2Zvu50CD3AN7KBk4wrnvTFW4Tk7wWSmLBt53Yg1Oohdt3tP/s1600/DSCN0163-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlDd5HsdPW1oxae6T4Gj6ImV1hzQU0HKRym3YkCNfpKJF-sV6JLV6Mr9OTOc5Brs_51vrgRbR0VtJ-kAe54FUPV8Karqvo2Zvu50CD3AN7KBk4wrnvTFW4Tk7wWSmLBt53Yg1Oohdt3tP/s400/DSCN0163-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526534562160696818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFrPgPqRueJ3yDV0myGYlPlQ2aP0nfV1RPVcZrvyaxtEhbiqH57AXx6panxP0Zqq-EfbliEqEoalLSlu-w3WeNsVX-nFL4vZs3735Klevu03miIJLRuUYPcx3t49k925dc0wcVnUpOKcX/s1600/DSCN0192-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFrPgPqRueJ3yDV0myGYlPlQ2aP0nfV1RPVcZrvyaxtEhbiqH57AXx6panxP0Zqq-EfbliEqEoalLSlu-w3WeNsVX-nFL4vZs3735Klevu03miIJLRuUYPcx3t49k925dc0wcVnUpOKcX/s400/DSCN0192-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526539432665308946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHybN5tGH7wgBS6sfroL0fvvgC1DgEibcrwsAITmfookLU-0G19VOJPlFLUN31SqiTmgoi-X9_OZexIL8dV0zoGape52I7RL8faCXrwJmClT8UW7GxBeIQbRELhi8U1abwTliyw0CgFi3/s1600/DSCN0168-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHybN5tGH7wgBS6sfroL0fvvgC1DgEibcrwsAITmfookLU-0G19VOJPlFLUN31SqiTmgoi-X9_OZexIL8dV0zoGape52I7RL8faCXrwJmClT8UW7GxBeIQbRELhi8U1abwTliyw0CgFi3/s400/DSCN0168-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526534954672849490" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlKsfJxJ623YHzuiGblSHfQG5EkT-oh9vyn-mLoJFdifeXJHiphGUSUs28xmL7Y2zPhUQcVj5ZTCArIwdCn-WMeKcTJRv39rkkAmqC53tl3_9zuY4x-Ok3wQGFXgUG-s0etGj6g66E13v/s1600/DSCN0185-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlKsfJxJ623YHzuiGblSHfQG5EkT-oh9vyn-mLoJFdifeXJHiphGUSUs28xmL7Y2zPhUQcVj5ZTCArIwdCn-WMeKcTJRv39rkkAmqC53tl3_9zuY4x-Ok3wQGFXgUG-s0etGj6g66E13v/s400/DSCN0185-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526535419672336226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Everything in this space isn't the exact way I want it (particularly that ugly, crooked lamp shade) , but I'll undoubtedly be messing around with it for months to come so that's why I decided to show it to ya'll now.<br /><br />Thanks again to everyone for reading!<br /><br />Check out my link parties <a href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/p/link-parties.html">HERE</a>.<br /></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-80290704078818749522010-10-02T20:03:00.001-07:002010-10-09T16:38:03.006-07:00Apology and Fall Decor<span style="font-family:times new roman;">Alright, I have to apologize for not posting in over a month! School started up and, as it's my senior year, I've been pretty busy. I have a few projects I'm working on now, that I can't wait to share with you all, but for now I thought I'd show off my fall decorations. They aren't necessarily finished (They might not ever be, I tend to just keep messing and messing :P ) but I want to show you what I have now:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQzR2NVtR_ypGurZJVJ_VFpYOtFHdCvH3qJSMNtNRFiV__t_Rz3ClaFv_H298ntbko1TnBlXiC4bHmMMo0kOilbIBKbVcKYiG3jjwVbMW5dY8vcsxgJWvhgNqfapQ0LdG2fhDXSxU7IgH/s1600/DSCN9931-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQzR2NVtR_ypGurZJVJ_VFpYOtFHdCvH3qJSMNtNRFiV__t_Rz3ClaFv_H298ntbko1TnBlXiC4bHmMMo0kOilbIBKbVcKYiG3jjwVbMW5dY8vcsxgJWvhgNqfapQ0LdG2fhDXSxU7IgH/s400/DSCN9931-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523650838402837570" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpKB0IovMCCyW4nN4d3P-aMwQalcp5q_2Vt3_uPC8G7Vk6EokHM5qwhSLAG0hxWk-AIgdSTt1uM5HnRNTQb3oL-xA4dF4IpTBH7MbD6WdUAzIMXvZ892uYBuIYRyfXUJ1Fxyxtr6cgWy-/s1600/DSCN9826-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpKB0IovMCCyW4nN4d3P-aMwQalcp5q_2Vt3_uPC8G7Vk6EokHM5qwhSLAG0hxWk-AIgdSTt1uM5HnRNTQb3oL-xA4dF4IpTBH7MbD6WdUAzIMXvZ892uYBuIYRyfXUJ1Fxyxtr6cgWy-/s400/DSCN9826-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523652651087416690" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7H9cwSjiUbVfxJKqVft5H-eZAMPmzluJCQpJWD-zAVKl95tNmb9PbmtDAToEEBHI3YfYLe9TRy-Q_2lsTWnzFY3QxJnDu-_ZPJC4zwZJLPSq9rpc1QWinMQewdKUtKWoWk6MAylz4lfFf/s1600/DSCN0085-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7H9cwSjiUbVfxJKqVft5H-eZAMPmzluJCQpJWD-zAVKl95tNmb9PbmtDAToEEBHI3YfYLe9TRy-Q_2lsTWnzFY3QxJnDu-_ZPJC4zwZJLPSq9rpc1QWinMQewdKUtKWoWk6MAylz4lfFf/s400/DSCN0085-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525028656910287634" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The tree is sort of my re-imagining of an idea I got off the Better Homes and Gardens website. It was SUPER simply. I got the tree branch from my yard and the fake leaves at the dollar store. All I had to do was cut them apart (they came in pairs of two) and hot glue them where I wanted them. I'm very pleased with how it turned out, it's sort of the "center piece" of my fall decor.</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iTjzf-ic16F-pYdOaGydJzVbO6cs6Dm0qN8ekwvajrkkgfxs8vZB9vse6m0EmVmLdbDoE9ldohcaE1aa3G74qfM8aXE3n5MnFK_U6RamA-ExLzp1jwGkpzY4BNLVPIPhHEdcxYdjGJgk/s1600/DSCN9875-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iTjzf-ic16F-pYdOaGydJzVbO6cs6Dm0qN8ekwvajrkkgfxs8vZB9vse6m0EmVmLdbDoE9ldohcaE1aa3G74qfM8aXE3n5MnFK_U6RamA-ExLzp1jwGkpzY4BNLVPIPhHEdcxYdjGJgk/s400/DSCN9875-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523652667725900370" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhqTigIm0jq_9nmTb5MdR65MPwfL144s8QBBufDwZAcvS8IUBq1rAAEPzW246iAu-E0gSV3bqs7xgJ7_H_vvHdjP2ow1FpY6M9G8rsud-hYoAQPkZgnWW0UIfyvS3EIwmoBRYdU9MvJIl/s1600/DSCN9876-3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhqTigIm0jq_9nmTb5MdR65MPwfL144s8QBBufDwZAcvS8IUBq1rAAEPzW246iAu-E0gSV3bqs7xgJ7_H_vvHdjP2ow1FpY6M9G8rsud-hYoAQPkZgnWW0UIfyvS3EIwmoBRYdU9MvJIl/s400/DSCN9876-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525030025377255762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The table center piece, also inspired by the Better Homes and Gardens website.</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwgq_uHtekdn1GeSPqwJehudqvOVq6xILCxykefZhBSfR5TdhYv86QeojcdlS3kEdCBRy5cmHB1yEYz5D_BsA-kYLKGf6GZVNg51iovWuJmbHaYsJn9fWsL3MXrWdzPq8UIh90C83voUt/s1600/DSCN9795-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwgq_uHtekdn1GeSPqwJehudqvOVq6xILCxykefZhBSfR5TdhYv86QeojcdlS3kEdCBRy5cmHB1yEYz5D_BsA-kYLKGf6GZVNg51iovWuJmbHaYsJn9fWsL3MXrWdzPq8UIh90C83voUt/s400/DSCN9795-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523659594310742274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The welcome "sign" is a BP knock-off which I realize is hanging too far above that tiny shelf. ;)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctrV7Jt-74HUvD9uMiI-NfUbnk3TbRWMg59eiqa0RfiaLI5qgPlR_Hx0szvTbe5DjAeqHLiM_yF3xcfL9-FHE8mhyphenhyphen9HXVqKE2obpizJm-l3sClchhrf40bYBCEMDQXotOCIcjW2IVLemn/s1600/DSCN9898-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctrV7Jt-74HUvD9uMiI-NfUbnk3TbRWMg59eiqa0RfiaLI5qgPlR_Hx0szvTbe5DjAeqHLiM_yF3xcfL9-FHE8mhyphenhyphen9HXVqKE2obpizJm-l3sClchhrf40bYBCEMDQXotOCIcjW2IVLemn/s400/DSCN9898-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523659583896183250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5sbHPknWnkRL44hdKLXUWNeykIX_IutWcZ0Sp-Tnn4hE7zOxsIxSTJEzkIPxZ7HijggOiXEz6mQ1bMrfbKP4NuvPwxay-Vx-JvIUBPMaBoC34D2BTzbPTf30a7yD9iseprxQkfNaYOWP/s1600/DSCN9907-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5sbHPknWnkRL44hdKLXUWNeykIX_IutWcZ0Sp-Tnn4hE7zOxsIxSTJEzkIPxZ7HijggOiXEz6mQ1bMrfbKP4NuvPwxay-Vx-JvIUBPMaBoC34D2BTzbPTf30a7yD9iseprxQkfNaYOWP/s400/DSCN9907-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525030410237379410" border="0" /></a><br />This is another BP knock-off. This corner is not really finished. I intend on replacing the pine cones with a candle and hanging two other "lanterns".<br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCK-2RvMDdR1akG9ff3jaL7_fxkgJW0SRqlz-CRomyMpaLdnTz3g4sMYiIKLG97uMtI9kiUtwAFHCcHz_779zxq_8dzi9tgghxB2DbaL9EndA6KesvS6EgXs8b5lBqz-zWUktX7otpVSJm/s1600/DSCN9985-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCK-2RvMDdR1akG9ff3jaL7_fxkgJW0SRqlz-CRomyMpaLdnTz3g4sMYiIKLG97uMtI9kiUtwAFHCcHz_779zxq_8dzi9tgghxB2DbaL9EndA6KesvS6EgXs8b5lBqz-zWUktX7otpVSJm/s400/DSCN9985-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523659577991157218" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaL_e0BZeXeJIAiXC7HsC2PK4etcAZOQ1Ko8QgodKAVEJeqLDleQtlnvZiIOL9zYuS5-RZtYc30nvUhiX8swCrcHobOMgm-M1wqb5m9-FDRvbNVmoFlcXjvVn7r-jhpig4q_XRD_s5_7K3/s1600/DSCN0109-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaL_e0BZeXeJIAiXC7HsC2PK4etcAZOQ1Ko8QgodKAVEJeqLDleQtlnvZiIOL9zYuS5-RZtYc30nvUhiX8swCrcHobOMgm-M1wqb5m9-FDRvbNVmoFlcXjvVn7r-jhpig4q_XRD_s5_7K3/s400/DSCN0109-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525028667098337922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvH2cruIgB8RLYy_mZv8_Aw46eWVITHccHwASvb1kKLvkyN25y13k0yGlFmQP_-SKGV6ujRRz-fE_KeM__qGzHSf9rwYE-QuwQRlQ9GgjknOEyF5QAGhBtjyZ4320DfofAAm7YsnbgX0h7/s1600/DSCN0106-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvH2cruIgB8RLYy_mZv8_Aw46eWVITHccHwASvb1kKLvkyN25y13k0yGlFmQP_-SKGV6ujRRz-fE_KeM__qGzHSf9rwYE-QuwQRlQ9GgjknOEyF5QAGhBtjyZ4320DfofAAm7YsnbgX0h7/s400/DSCN0106-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525028654836025730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's a couple shots of the overall effect of the kitchen decor:<br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJS5bXacwhnUVLg5bFdXMLI1RTw7dyVdl6AIH3KX6CmNgbVDzLYNZcm7ghsj6d7crfvvLxS09FgnUB1BNCGeouW6sunSfh6IUDkFyeovihr4Pyfj4yTDBvE8EMmxAMt-zlqEnGymYLob9/s1600/DSCN9921-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJS5bXacwhnUVLg5bFdXMLI1RTw7dyVdl6AIH3KX6CmNgbVDzLYNZcm7ghsj6d7crfvvLxS09FgnUB1BNCGeouW6sunSfh6IUDkFyeovihr4Pyfj4yTDBvE8EMmxAMt-zlqEnGymYLob9/s400/DSCN9921-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523652226645787138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZRIF6STnSQOnP-GXhPozRauJP0Rt6pSpocgUr-iNj5apqXdnTyOpFKkaO-IIixUP1sEWXmmnoP9VQHE6Gri7DWwtCOvGeguBlY8JKTwl97CZC3vFGZR_4toPhUm7Ja-DUgqXel5elN2e/s1600/DSCN9927-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZRIF6STnSQOnP-GXhPozRauJP0Rt6pSpocgUr-iNj5apqXdnTyOpFKkaO-IIixUP1sEWXmmnoP9VQHE6Gri7DWwtCOvGeguBlY8JKTwl97CZC3vFGZR_4toPhUm7Ja-DUgqXel5elN2e/s400/DSCN9927-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525031597151554258" border="0" /></a><br />The majority of this stuff was just purchased from the dollar store for super, super cheap. The rest of it was stuff I already had lying around that I just tweaked for the season.<br /><br />I'll probably end up doing another Fall decor post before the end of the season, because I got quite a bit more I'd like to do, but that is all for now.<br /><br />Thanks so much for reading and subscribing!<br /><br />Check out my link parties <a href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/p/link-parties.html">HERE</a>.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758428351510116373.post-38186188029539180662010-08-26T07:37:00.000-07:002010-08-26T08:49:40.916-07:00End table makeover and Vacation Inspirations<div style="text-align: center;">This may be a long post, so bare with me.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Alright, it's been awhile since my last post. I was away last week on vacation in Lake Michigan where I got some major inspiration! Rocks on the seashore, shabby furniture on the beach, and driftwood laying all over! It was paradise. Here are a few inspiration shots I snapped:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02UnnUPhDwP1OrOaqNOWR3N7QZkA7sLiVtEtuV9ehZd6nP16BzwR6NYqQ8g0etIAAyCtpYh45ff05cdcD6naL-O0tjji7Th6kIKI4hg4EQXIT8O-Ydb2c-BSim45yZjASzCvfhuo7bUzq/s1600/DSCN0172-3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02UnnUPhDwP1OrOaqNOWR3N7QZkA7sLiVtEtuV9ehZd6nP16BzwR6NYqQ8g0etIAAyCtpYh45ff05cdcD6naL-O0tjji7Th6kIKI4hg4EQXIT8O-Ydb2c-BSim45yZjASzCvfhuo7bUzq/s400/DSCN0172-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509733633913641810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_L77R85bw8sNo5IAlcyWK0Z0A4AvFuzsVIzbj3lkQkGZSJtdm2G5HGobnQ764MEkMqYbOT5kWSEanbFluQ7Y-qUhoXn6z2jiiiy-0XVh1pVp_JDd-yqlEvnJC-D6_CL2ZtnGE_WkqntZQ/s1600/DSCN0176-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_L77R85bw8sNo5IAlcyWK0Z0A4AvFuzsVIzbj3lkQkGZSJtdm2G5HGobnQ764MEkMqYbOT5kWSEanbFluQ7Y-qUhoXn6z2jiiiy-0XVh1pVp_JDd-yqlEvnJC-D6_CL2ZtnGE_WkqntZQ/s400/DSCN0176-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509733657241581426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44yBM-zWU2G9PUvtT-OeZoH1_6OrcECMWPMKB8h6J9c5RwqcT6QcVaajEoeTdB5aYChrH9Wy6Vh5gebYrePm_OtDAC52HceoOeHkWFnIwcIEUSHTUiQYJ0yWkv0rWPcLSrrZeBqHeFG6y/s1600/DSCN0175-3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44yBM-zWU2G9PUvtT-OeZoH1_6OrcECMWPMKB8h6J9c5RwqcT6QcVaajEoeTdB5aYChrH9Wy6Vh5gebYrePm_OtDAC52HceoOeHkWFnIwcIEUSHTUiQYJ0yWkv0rWPcLSrrZeBqHeFG6y/s400/DSCN0175-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509733647386590306" border="0" /></a><br />Yes, that is a huge log of driftwood you see! I wanted so badly to take it with me, but it would have been impossible to get home. I did pick up some other peices of driftwood though. Here are some incredibly-less-artistic shots of those:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TmNyDJjmutmn9X0GbjeatPA_62mZE1vL2BV4l-wHCTjqpaXt7jaAnV1BIu5VhKaUbBs5PqFYt7dwtrwazLYmLvCP2VO7ipva7dMtbkG1zvctE7ZGY40Sjppc6Lb7dL6fF2-fWQietDIw/s1600/DSCN0480-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TmNyDJjmutmn9X0GbjeatPA_62mZE1vL2BV4l-wHCTjqpaXt7jaAnV1BIu5VhKaUbBs5PqFYt7dwtrwazLYmLvCP2VO7ipva7dMtbkG1zvctE7ZGY40Sjppc6Lb7dL6fF2-fWQietDIw/s400/DSCN0480-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509736297490868338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xfq9eksYIhC7TOupwxMJWbbn2j6z0YWgXzX06g_No0ypXe1_y0xLx27pu2e3b0rwG1jqr4KTnskROKCvAhz6K5ei4RWUgZ3USXIrm8avvAx8gesxwv25-qTcrzYF_26STvPM8T8Guehd/s1600/DSCN0463-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xfq9eksYIhC7TOupwxMJWbbn2j6z0YWgXzX06g_No0ypXe1_y0xLx27pu2e3b0rwG1jqr4KTnskROKCvAhz6K5ei4RWUgZ3USXIrm8avvAx8gesxwv25-qTcrzYF_26STvPM8T8Guehd/s400/DSCN0463-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509736310082421586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hvdfptOQQQsOhN8wINpocu-MC_xf14GxG4xMKv_JbiD4p9ZFNaWmBDfSIkl9_IOqymnGGHBqRiyayGeNpNir-H5bL3m1CgUPJ6KQMI0MO-TFbvNybJ250YEAJWKgMNVO6LW1jpiLlHgY/s1600/DSCN0471-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hvdfptOQQQsOhN8wINpocu-MC_xf14GxG4xMKv_JbiD4p9ZFNaWmBDfSIkl9_IOqymnGGHBqRiyayGeNpNir-H5bL3m1CgUPJ6KQMI0MO-TFbvNybJ250YEAJWKgMNVO6LW1jpiLlHgY/s400/DSCN0471-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509736287505802178" border="0" /></a><br />Aren't they amazing?! Haven't decided exactly what to do with them yet, but I'm really excited to use them.<br /><br />Alright, now on the the main event.<br /><br />This side table has been sitting in the guest room for awhile now:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrcYiPzMKRDjOd3HeDrAETgxWCz4Kq5n4sL6PHLxUm_yRv1Fw-kxGRku-zaD4I35J5yl_wR892eCF27E1ndozcw65AlQOprbjJ88cQH5Wot1Ms4Dt7u4cmWcma2in-JM_HjH1w_AZBysN/s1600/DSCN0492.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrcYiPzMKRDjOd3HeDrAETgxWCz4Kq5n4sL6PHLxUm_yRv1Fw-kxGRku-zaD4I35J5yl_wR892eCF27E1ndozcw65AlQOprbjJ88cQH5Wot1Ms4Dt7u4cmWcma2in-JM_HjH1w_AZBysN/s400/DSCN0492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509737195420184978" border="0" /></a>I haven't done anything with it, because there wasn't really any room for it in the house, but after coming home from vacation and not having done anything creative for 4 whole days, I just couldn't wait to get my hands on a piece of furniture, so the one above got redone, even though I don't really have room for it. (I will make room :D )<br /><br />Here is the after:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDp5iHZbGzCXD2qZWh8qnCKy3LIZEEMrAwC_iliSxRx232Q8slxkyvxJ35VxF732ObX3D0XBnzEsVYd17P427qCr7hBqXeNB_hHB0zCgHB6DPJI1aq5vRNAGsYBXH5kgTu2Hvi6_j7tas/s1600/DSCN0593.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDp5iHZbGzCXD2qZWh8qnCKy3LIZEEMrAwC_iliSxRx232Q8slxkyvxJ35VxF732ObX3D0XBnzEsVYd17P427qCr7hBqXeNB_hHB0zCgHB6DPJI1aq5vRNAGsYBXH5kgTu2Hvi6_j7tas/s400/DSCN0593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509738076711351570" border="0" /></a><br />I'm really pleased with how it came out. I had some troubles along the way, but it all panned out in the end!<br /><br />Here is a shot of it in-process:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitk0rOPnRYTNrrEUqbecs8Dkk0kRn751gqvrvCtzkpbk5n9lf_oS4g_aw012G5YBYbxNhAQpfN-wNhdh_neoo2qJB6kLdkQ63O32FNBxBVHVkwApUDV2OKTdOYQl7h5ei0S53NenjRXECf/s1600/DSCN0508.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitk0rOPnRYTNrrEUqbecs8Dkk0kRn751gqvrvCtzkpbk5n9lf_oS4g_aw012G5YBYbxNhAQpfN-wNhdh_neoo2qJB6kLdkQ63O32FNBxBVHVkwApUDV2OKTdOYQl7h5ei0S53NenjRXECf/s400/DSCN0508.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509738525156604018" border="0" /></a><br />Originally I sanded the top, stained it walnut, and then washed over it with gray paint. It ended up having an almost pinkish finish, which I didn't like, so I stained over the wash with the walnut which made it look LOADS better, but I still wasn't happy with it. I decided that because of the shape of the piece (the bottom has a piece that's the same width as the top) a wood top threw off the balance, so I just sanded it back down and painted over it. After that I decided to wash some white paint over the whole thing, which gave the piece more interest. Then I just distressed away with my electric sander and a 320 grade sandpaper.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIebdkJ0sNOfGVI_YSM37qcCmJQ7ppVtFW3O8_Aj2GCen-v_oEL0Uon7vRC5fyz1ZQLQLJtueEw78LUAI3ZvC68z8mocjDiw80kiph68kEoZ-cdlVBcEeIqeVdMkonuRQBfnRDc1y2Fcp/s1600/DSCN0599.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIebdkJ0sNOfGVI_YSM37qcCmJQ7ppVtFW3O8_Aj2GCen-v_oEL0Uon7vRC5fyz1ZQLQLJtueEw78LUAI3ZvC68z8mocjDiw80kiph68kEoZ-cdlVBcEeIqeVdMkonuRQBfnRDc1y2Fcp/s400/DSCN0599.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509741730871964274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSICbRyWabsSZCecy89BFr8k_YXhlGvKqZNePsvMqHPYoQqyv7xvmDtYbMDAXqtneQY-jYF4yyVP8lpfrRM1xWMC-cXLDQmDn2tEg8SIcf7QATT5dlTVzBcK6E551Nom2gE87x0PDzXNr8/s1600/DSCN0547.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSICbRyWabsSZCecy89BFr8k_YXhlGvKqZNePsvMqHPYoQqyv7xvmDtYbMDAXqtneQY-jYF4yyVP8lpfrRM1xWMC-cXLDQmDn2tEg8SIcf7QATT5dlTVzBcK6E551Nom2gE87x0PDzXNr8/s400/DSCN0547.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509740802075628706" border="0" /></a><br />Don't you love this knob? I took it off a beat up, old dresser we had sitting in our basement. I think it has a very anthropologie feel to it.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlH6U2mLEWkpXhsEmaF0q2-7dsD-rYJO7qAAKEhxF71H_gblP7AjcLd8wKKQmKSSKCM-KRbvHenA9c_QZt1CR8QYYvDgqd8OHn16mXIqPBuDKCpPdFwqXnRcNfXsrYNly1Oy6BtCC1Ihg/s1600/DSCN0530.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlH6U2mLEWkpXhsEmaF0q2-7dsD-rYJO7qAAKEhxF71H_gblP7AjcLd8wKKQmKSSKCM-KRbvHenA9c_QZt1CR8QYYvDgqd8OHn16mXIqPBuDKCpPdFwqXnRcNfXsrYNly1Oy6BtCC1Ihg/s400/DSCN0530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509740054434292338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rvoY1tSyXu-3PfRAJ9Jh8fjXf0uoDAz1k36-zAp-8E3e2T6nrDiM4X87KzH8R_MygWqrD9flb1Fj9v-ehahyphenhyphenFiruPgMVxKOS1SkFCviKk_qzmpM2ohkyKWy6PLVO-WA1yuOQjp-aTSvX/s1600/DSCN0585.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rvoY1tSyXu-3PfRAJ9Jh8fjXf0uoDAz1k36-zAp-8E3e2T6nrDiM4X87KzH8R_MygWqrD9flb1Fj9v-ehahyphenhyphenFiruPgMVxKOS1SkFCviKk_qzmpM2ohkyKWy6PLVO-WA1yuOQjp-aTSvX/s400/DSCN0585.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509740809902210978" border="0" /></a><br />The color is a bit hard to decipher from these pictures. For some reason my camera kept capturing it all different ways. It's actually a light robin's egg blue which I mixed myself using a variety of old paints.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQf7cMxibPluKQ5ZYW6lqgC7W9sfbnLAWa4kFOnEF-DZIj5vARiPFAP9WJVEhFZyt6yAJGjubgpCN1ZccIYNNDsl5s1QsGFZKHMHtzg47X8b-0qhLFBENDw3RmrV9BQJvpugakfC56ucw/s1600/DSCN0557.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQf7cMxibPluKQ5ZYW6lqgC7W9sfbnLAWa4kFOnEF-DZIj5vARiPFAP9WJVEhFZyt6yAJGjubgpCN1ZccIYNNDsl5s1QsGFZKHMHtzg47X8b-0qhLFBENDw3RmrV9BQJvpugakfC56ucw/s400/DSCN0557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509740770320305026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8p58FynkbafUeniKxrirVRhkkeYMdkt_RSxK-yOhgzr-6f0aUZd5ooY_eUmMbKeu73IqD5Ve_ZovjVKRy_9jHD2cvOl4hpPiSNND9QDAIn4TmtbLmNVD0TxFFgt6Fq5_6Lp28Vbghqlg/s1600/DSCN0529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8p58FynkbafUeniKxrirVRhkkeYMdkt_RSxK-yOhgzr-6f0aUZd5ooY_eUmMbKeu73IqD5Ve_ZovjVKRy_9jHD2cvOl4hpPiSNND9QDAIn4TmtbLmNVD0TxFFgt6Fq5_6Lp28Vbghqlg/s400/DSCN0529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509740789549021554" border="0" /></a>The above is probably the most accurate to the actual color.<br /><br />Also, I thought I'd show off the picture frame I recently re-did which is sitting on the end table in the above pictures. Here are some close ups:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEDMAZw4nq4_OHIzocX0T2VR8mL76XfSkR63VfP55saQwUsyd5dF4YZ_Iqt6lHnyDVmTAoM3C7GjIHbEBlhVSQEjLPH4hRPPIre-0HH2K1eNns6C6ytu1J6zG1EP83GV9h3-SsiyqcOzB/s1600/DSCN0552.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEDMAZw4nq4_OHIzocX0T2VR8mL76XfSkR63VfP55saQwUsyd5dF4YZ_Iqt6lHnyDVmTAoM3C7GjIHbEBlhVSQEjLPH4hRPPIre-0HH2K1eNns6C6ytu1J6zG1EP83GV9h3-SsiyqcOzB/s400/DSCN0552.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509743340430045778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQlmgVh9GbEJTsTQRU08tbPZpp878ZeM6jmc6n8NKvb2L6fGiV8BRZZveFkAJh-HUkuzDRMTJZqSPfI8QMDzpGpFjdrSUH5TV7qEd3MxE3CBR3Mi6B2LxYwrRxCy-CnP9ls1WJbeFUrXE/s1600/DSCN0553.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQlmgVh9GbEJTsTQRU08tbPZpp878ZeM6jmc6n8NKvb2L6fGiV8BRZZveFkAJh-HUkuzDRMTJZqSPfI8QMDzpGpFjdrSUH5TV7qEd3MxE3CBR3Mi6B2LxYwrRxCy-CnP9ls1WJbeFUrXE/s400/DSCN0553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509743354452899506" border="0" /></a>I'm really thrilled with how this frame came out. I forgot to take a before picture (doh!) but it did have a nasty gold finish, pink matting and a grandma-ish flower picture. I sanded it down, and then washed it with white paint. I think all the little details are awesome, and the washing really made them stand out.<br /><br />Alright, I'm finally at the end now, even though I have several other projects I could share with you. :P To quote Father Christmas from The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe "Things do pile up, when you've been gone a hundred years" (or one week, in my case) Thank you all so much for reading!<br /><br />Check out my link parties <a href="http://downonsanford.blogspot.com/p/link-parties.html">HERE</a>.<br /></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146460232870100969noreply@blogger.com19