Traditional Style Open Living: display

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">for all of us who dream of replacing our old appliances with unattainable </div><div style="text-align: center;">viking ranges and sub zero side-by-sides...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliuKb-bbsw_ejYNxJRI_krLDwbdckFhGE5SXGKhtVOV6kqx_YIMsG5JFHizKoQLA-ikOOu7p3Io9_WOF6QRcu-lHUEXULnns62deXzPBBdv5LGTSxsjVAodT5rGr5ZHSvMoQSq8VZ3Yzi/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-22+at+9.38.30+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliuKb-bbsw_ejYNxJRI_krLDwbdckFhGE5SXGKhtVOV6kqx_YIMsG5JFHizKoQLA-ikOOu7p3Io9_WOF6QRcu-lHUEXULnns62deXzPBBdv5LGTSxsjVAodT5rGr5ZHSvMoQSq8VZ3Yzi/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-22+at+9.38.30+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">who needs 'em?!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That display beats a mass of stainless steel any day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy friday :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLDPh9-gk_zJWba2E5DwKexCufQJuHB9LXp627OfC_WgoVHvq8I2t-chpbYpCBm-2qZN0M8BUNB31F5fApclKWFCNmgp2JD4_etSMfuV4F9qw9ZVJldmnM6VFB6b0feNSSoNecaeXOBEn/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

the fridge: decorated

for all of us who dream of replacing our old appliances with unattainable viking ranges and sub zero side-by-sides... who needs 'em?!! ...

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzDsyAFkO51vJyV3-Omdhs6PZ0cOlk06leRCmaXtv7O71cstwOYSGzwNpjgJ9z5fXl4uNfPwxUeZGRFpQZyHp9C-tXhnX4o2pgRt0QubsbgooNHzjrkD_dl1QqmD_xE9Fu1iqwprrzQKH/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+8.25.08+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzDsyAFkO51vJyV3-Omdhs6PZ0cOlk06leRCmaXtv7O71cstwOYSGzwNpjgJ9z5fXl4uNfPwxUeZGRFpQZyHp9C-tXhnX4o2pgRt0QubsbgooNHzjrkD_dl1QqmD_xE9Fu1iqwprrzQKH/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+8.25.08+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since we're working on the eldest darlings room right now,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and she fancies herself something of a fashionista,</div><div style="text-align: center;">we were desperate for jewelry and accessories storage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She really wanted to have her necklaces out on display,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and so the search began for a pretty way to style them up...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> All in a row, neat and tidy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrCWaClc370kFfGx1BwC_aUCkFjksDMolHl0Tnmvkk0W9RY_r9mJM1jZ0ZqrisoJLK455MHUMgNv85LlpfSEXkNjYnmjJZjS1xMGApE_sQm_ys8LSDAmbZzEbIAx6Xi0ObnQ66ng5vYP4/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+8.31.26+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrCWaClc370kFfGx1BwC_aUCkFjksDMolHl0Tnmvkk0W9RY_r9mJM1jZ0ZqrisoJLK455MHUMgNv85LlpfSEXkNjYnmjJZjS1xMGApE_sQm_ys8LSDAmbZzEbIAx6Xi0ObnQ66ng5vYP4/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+8.31.26+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or tucked into frames....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmYIGn1o9wYzD4_9Dt5o_uLXZm5H_KlSFjPbf-QHqd1QdVgGHBzCzJIWnmY6yO-xaMu_vBXxkkG0YA2rBsWTFyzUorOhgIE5bfP_OkWrU7gZdbFl3w21cNeufXtK39LNVKgC0TCj1wo3s/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+9.16.50+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmYIGn1o9wYzD4_9Dt5o_uLXZm5H_KlSFjPbf-QHqd1QdVgGHBzCzJIWnmY6yO-xaMu_vBXxkkG0YA2rBsWTFyzUorOhgIE5bfP_OkWrU7gZdbFl3w21cNeufXtK39LNVKgC0TCj1wo3s/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+9.16.50+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">amongst gallery wall of fanciful hooks and baubles...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZulT3eCgHKtc28VElpDbVEfhxjIopxeYRbAxGnAKRFbgg9FPgA8uf-7IA6o3RcueDeLOulUe_oq4e3qcZcD63LigXD5FeXAbWKtxks3MLk0AqiNAh1_z0B8xHPRUjqyJ7rm4_vvRHQZL/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+9.30.50+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZulT3eCgHKtc28VElpDbVEfhxjIopxeYRbAxGnAKRFbgg9FPgA8uf-7IA6o3RcueDeLOulUe_oq4e3qcZcD63LigXD5FeXAbWKtxks3MLk0AqiNAh1_z0B8xHPRUjqyJ7rm4_vvRHQZL/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+9.30.50+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">or hung on almost invisible hooks and nails, </div><div style="text-align: center;">necklaces cascading grandly down the wall....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Isn't that a dreamy vanity?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2cgK2avnTb9Z8KpXVMEZf8rEARR4hO_sb_mt7jGKeYI_QY1lEPgWZf2u0ZDeWDQ-6cdYFWeI7fYdaW2G8pGTclTRBUV-8_KtaXisq_3uG_lEq25NRPmKqURN22tIVxIeN_dE1FS6sZ9Z/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+9.37.44+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2cgK2avnTb9Z8KpXVMEZf8rEARR4hO_sb_mt7jGKeYI_QY1lEPgWZf2u0ZDeWDQ-6cdYFWeI7fYdaW2G8pGTclTRBUV-8_KtaXisq_3uG_lEq25NRPmKqURN22tIVxIeN_dE1FS6sZ9Z/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-09+at+9.37.44+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although we both loved the idea of the necklaces being the focus,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tash wanted them hung on hooks that had a little personality as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She wanted something unique, that no one else would have,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(who does she take after?!!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and so we decided to head to the re-store, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to pick up an odd assortment on mis-matched hooks and paint them white.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That way they would add interest, but still blend in with her new white walls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we stopped by homesense :) to source something for a client,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and voila -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there it was..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In all it's bad burnished gold beauty!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A metal tree sculpture, the perfect size for her wall,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with umpteen "hooks".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBsbJBxaBte-Q6qwIXtzxJwcsACoxicmc-JrPbUpfhLyUywPkmDxYYob7fHUviUBqvAQy3oa5wmr6rri8DnQB0u4hqz9JvqY3L-dBgmUkeD8Td0Nn7TfqFcXI82lB0EHEXXbHGeSKyCJy/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-07+at+8.09.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBsbJBxaBte-Q6qwIXtzxJwcsACoxicmc-JrPbUpfhLyUywPkmDxYYob7fHUviUBqvAQy3oa5wmr6rri8DnQB0u4hqz9JvqY3L-dBgmUkeD8Td0Nn7TfqFcXI82lB0EHEXXbHGeSKyCJy/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-07+at+8.09.32+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">after a coat of white spray paint we had our solution,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> for a whopping total of $20.00!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNhmbJMYh3WmbQxIsvyzn-CQfiG_bRFtTvSaxaIVOYbdGNujIw3FMGF5zbXInSWDabjjoUfZIFvV8Rm6HvELhtQEBfpc_5PO54z1M3FMwoQbTjHupgzLrWstZBazJFH_fA4i09MhueqfV/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-07+at+8.11.16+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNhmbJMYh3WmbQxIsvyzn-CQfiG_bRFtTvSaxaIVOYbdGNujIw3FMGF5zbXInSWDabjjoUfZIFvV8Rm6HvELhtQEBfpc_5PO54z1M3FMwoQbTjHupgzLrWstZBazJFH_fA4i09MhueqfV/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-07+at+8.11.16+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Styled up by Miss N herself :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Works perfectly, right?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Simple, organic but still modern, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the necklaces are the stars.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We've just got to get the window's and floor dressed, and I'll show you the rest -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">happy tuesday - x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6NPqy9xJ-HOXKGM0fevxvI3lNOrp2nJT8XdoPKxKFMCRP6QHahewcDn-HQh8JVljuq5hlMuBtn4brMQfkIZLXJStHDns5xqrDoTJ2m-BNvT7hEn9osfvj8LDg9nZni85Gg_cFXiIYUH1/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

DIY: jewelry as art

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