Weekend Color: The Color You Need In Every Room

<div style="text-align: center;">What if there was a magic color - </div><div style="text-align: center;">one that wakes up and enlivens every space..</div><div style="text-align: center;">just a splash in each room would unify your home and, </div><div style="text-align: center;">best of all, actually create a better living environment?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is.</div><div style="text-align: center;">While the shades and tones will vary, the hue stays the same - green.</div><div style="text-align: center;">More specifically, the color of greenery.</div><div style="text-align: center;">bring on the PLANTS..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EyFMae27qTfG6fzldhEpWoa9FAkVg7lZGw8avC6o7szy7Z8tuaKCGut4z3-7W9cDN2qtp8h1D0RExjvoOcWdBHtgnkqh8URRO_vLZ2uFz4OefpKfWsvgDkQBEjV-dJ7XK0scweKdIRc/s1600/PB076086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EyFMae27qTfG6fzldhEpWoa9FAkVg7lZGw8avC6o7szy7Z8tuaKCGut4z3-7W9cDN2qtp8h1D0RExjvoOcWdBHtgnkqh8URRO_vLZ2uFz4OefpKfWsvgDkQBEjV-dJ7XK0scweKdIRc/s640/PB076086.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2010/11/slinky-inky-blue-wallsthe-quiet-room.html">my living room</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Green has a unique effect on (the majority of) us phsychologically:</div><div style="text-align: center;">it calms and restores balance.</div><div style="text-align: center;">That means while you are relaxing you are also regaining strength.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Green clears the head and gives you the energy to focus on the tasks at hand -</div><div style="text-align: center;"> making it the ideal color in an office </div><div style="text-align: center;">(I just painted my own this color, and the change in ambiance is fantastic - pics when I'm done :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="miscellaneous - Farrow & Ball Minister Green - photo gallery desk brown green office Love the photo gallery! Flickr find! Green office with" src="http://www.decorpad.com/photos/2009/02/24/d3ee0c50f06e.jpg" style="height: 390px; width: 390px;" title="view" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=8373"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But you don't have to go so far as painting your walls emerald recieve the benefits this hue has to offer -</div><div style="text-align: center;">simply add a few plants to each room, and enjoy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lauren from <b><a href="http://purestylehome.blogspot.com/">Pure Style Home</a></b> has made botanicals and plants a signature in her work.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love this "garden corner" she created.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Topiaries and urns raise the bar, allowing plants to stand alone in her display.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuyDKhyphenhyphenKzlk18oBzdp9xiH2q-21S1mrYj_RET5albQZnzDqaCVzuzDMGcFwHkT5iwO7FCKwTZ1XdJzNKvRto-7XdDB8ZPzH07rU3brU6PR2fMO9w1T9WO62QLDrUgiPFV4-AoHCJCH4U/s640/Norman_10028LL_Lauren+Leiss_030_web.jpg" width="426" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1593346392"></span><a href="http://purestylehome.blogspot.com/2010/11/garden-corner.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a><span id="goog_1593346393"></span><br /><br /><br />A lone topiary add a graceful note.<br /><br /><br /><img height="450" id="il_fi" src="http://www.decorpad.com/photos/2010/08/08/f840bb4a969f.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="340" /><br /><a href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.decorpad.com/photos/2010/08/08/f840bb4a969f.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.decorpad.com/search.htm%3FsearchType%3Dphotos%26q%3Dcream%2520cabinets&usg=__NFsCeB4q5Pn1sX_qkUIaD9NnuxE=&h=450&w=340&sz=23&hl=en&start=15&sig2=kYeH-GCykLCbnSpWDwJ2jA&zoom=1&tbnid=8L4XEprnY8gfgM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=108&ei=ucHfTLj3LpHBngft79WUDw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtopiary%2Bdining%2Broom%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D791%26bih%3D924%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1004&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=557&vpy=201&dur=405&hovh=258&hovw=195&tx=131&ty=152&oei=tMHfTJT4NNaznAfAyYXsDg&esq=2&page=2&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:15&biw=791&bih=924"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a><br /><br /><br />in pairs..<br /><br /><br /><img height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzf70s3WX02moV8qkQLItOIEaTzu_96xtLPqHIypFmJ4Y4lgV2Ji-6t1OxlcnYpBYK47LTG84kA2NA0tecbqfWEpshIYNF21r4nulBvhB51FVkzy1kWIeHoUf0C6SNocdns8JGZaPWkJ4/s640/Picture+918.png" style="-webkit-user-select: none;" width="640" /><br /><a href="http://vtwonen.republisher.modernmedia.nl/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a><br /><br /><br /><img height="529" id="il_fi" src="http://www.decorpad.com/photos/2009/09/15/38cc72e816bb.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="443" /><br /><a href="http://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=27336&relatedPhotoId=82541&index=3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a><br /><br /><br /> hanging plants become an unusual chandelier..<br /><br /><br /><img alt="101409_plantchandelier1.jpg" class="mt-image-center" height="368" src="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/la/101409_plantchandelier1.jpg" width="540" /><br /><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/author/grace?page=8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a><br /><br /><br /> simple and sculptural display<br /><br /><br /><img alt="Botanical-dining-room-with-black-furniture-carpet-floral-walls-and-decorations " height="550" src="http://www.housetohome.co.uk/imageBank/d/dining_rooms.jpg" width="550" /><br /><br /><br />Using a really easy-to-maintain variety in abundance to great effect.<br /><br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/atimg/1725172/kevin-sharkey-06_rect540.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/house-tours/kevin-sharkeys-high-over-the-hudson-house-tour-124747?image_id=1725152"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a><br /><br /><br />Even a single plant can work it's magic.<br /><br /><br /><img alt="Dining-room-designed-and-furnished-with-extravagant-chairs-and-wooden-table" height="534" src="http://nibsblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/opt-vintage-home-modern-fur.jpg" width="423" /><br /><br /><br />Large scale plants can wake up static spaces -<br />this room would have been lovely without the plant, but it makes the design more dynamic.<br /> Your eye is directed to the rear corner of the room,<br /> a trick I use in staging all the time to make a space feel larger.<br /><br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/atimg/1725152/kevin-sharkey-04_rect540.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/house-tours/kevin-sharkeys-high-over-the-hudson-house-tour-124747?image_id=1725152"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a><br /><br /><br />I love this room for more than just the plants, but I thought this was interesting -<br /> these are actually cuttings.<br />While I wouldn't cut down a tree to use as display, you could have a similar effect with potted plants.<br /><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://highstreetblog.com/wp-content/uploads/house-plants-via-cubeme.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 392px; width: 594px;" /><br /><br /><br />Fiddle Leaf Figs are my favourite large plants..<br />imagine these rooms without them.<br /><br /><br /><img height="320" id="il_fi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKJqLIcEkhiyAXVdI6CbaG1pNkKBW_whHoE9dLrm0wy9py-igZX8lMULJKXBPasXTt_UO_EYjFp9SijLyJMr4G06Eo-v54XoccwSxnQwr-fL359JnepIjol9VIEfXuPqSr3HokYw5jE8/s640/interior-decorating-house-plants-10%5B1%5D.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="400" /><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZjCO0UTFViQC8MxdwEUwAiUzESm5h-Lg3L8BOYu99H6A00QGILAgVp2nrv0bQesRmsBbwSjm8OJSxZVKqD3b9kGTr21m25yju2mZXYtUTe4gM6L9Acw7TYT9G0a3YS_I2QpalWJb6BC1/s400/nature+in+a+room.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 294px; width: 400px;" /><br /><br /><img height="590" id="il_fi" src="http://www.themarionhousebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/marionfig1.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="443" /><br /><a href="http://www.themarionhousebook.com/?cat=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" height="446" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406908845301607826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIYePtBHxIXP2111HCRmzGMbPqIVueZrWu5T4JJ9AhgI8DCwBw7OHjsum1I56DpJ6DjdI45H0kh7Lo4vUt_6zcB1dHimP6JWWTKCwRt1I9oRfQ1Ls7anuqd8gVMzkgET8KuHQsc2S6v8/s640/hh1-4-f.jpg" style="height: 279px; width: 400px;" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="[chloewarner.png]" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQuBn5qSlIoRphY8e8I8F2555C0Xpq2QAGKjwzENe4gi9HXwsK8laNJ5aIBjkWq4oW1H0j1VvHmkxkyShEIp0ubwEJK0WBJgE_7UZLeAk8RnW4OiMfUSYxymIjEUCC36syTeaEdwevw2p/s1600/chloewarner.png" /><br /><br /><img height="352" id="il_fi" src="http://katyallgeyer.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/picture-102.png?w=500&h=397" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="443" /><br /><br /><br />it's a bit like sitting under a tree in the garden, isn't it?<br /><br />If these feel overwhelming,<br />start small.. a pot here and there..<br /><br /><br /><img height="514" id="il_fi" src="http://www.styleathome.com/img/photos/biz/Style%20at%20Home/art-interior-living-room-vignett.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="443" /><br /><a href="http://www.styleathome.com/decorating-and-design/styling-secrets/8-ways-to-add-art-to-your-home/a/31245/8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a><br /><br /><br />Succulents are really easily maintained, put them in a sunny corner water sparingly!<br /><br />they look fabulous in groups..<br /><br /><br /> <img height="320" id="il_fi" src="http://images.crateandbarrel.com/is/image/Crate/SucculentPottedPlantsSC09?$categoryfeature$" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="320" /><img height="357" id="il_fi" src="http://img4.realsimple.com/images/home-organizing/gardening/_REDO/garden-centerpiece_300.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="300" /><br /><br />as do bulbs..<br /><br /><img height="460" id="il_fi" src="http://donkeehouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/side-table-swedish-1209-de.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="360" /><br /><br /><br />For thumbs that are more black than green, using zero maintenance garden cuttings may work better.<br />anything, from herbs to "weeds"..<br /><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234255769720571346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmQ5umAmkVVsbXnBwftBFE1GOsm4hCu0MVBg-RTSofeMsNzOEZ7VaMijtTKhfifT5PbvS6uhgdsa1yOUzNi0YXZQCTvSjem_dOyrnwW7zyr6QLoJONEJ2zQeClN2LpVU_4pzkuUNOcro/s400/Jannepeters+1185929075465.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" /><br /><a href="http://www.jannepeters.de/">source</a><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234098804477884882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXi345vOt9iHTI0pRcHhNoUHlb6g8vYAjlchpsJVxyaPRHGfZo1d9Jz8vmGPZG_ju7hMBwgk1IuTGrraO9IUEkg6Kdq4FYiGgUwkIb_TEfzd5HwiObjH7Y-b73vmg40B79N_Hh53WaBQ/s400/Botanical+DSC08503.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /><br /><a href="http://freshlyfound.blogspot.com/2008_08_01_archive.html">source</a><br /><br />or self-sustaining terrariums..<br /><br /><br /><img border="0" height="400" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUuPuJg2sIrjfeOLje4I1UqLjsdnkZrrr6-KzZ7J_um0TfcBUOTljoIa6SUyxqTHXlPzGUhTwby6xIfAdPc7LFLsG0hjbX6r_RCHqyMQQcj2bP6YDt9v8o_6iulw2bRVE4D61pufTe-Zg/s400/decor8+pear+terrarium.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br /><br />That's a project the darlings and I are going to try this winter.<br /><br />If you travel frequently or just really don't like the bother of plants, even a bit of reference in your decor can give you some of the rejuvenating effect.<br /><br />wallpaper.. oh, this room is incredible.<br /><br /><img height="443" id="il_fi" src="http://picsdecor.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/plant-motifs-wall-decorating-idea.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="443" /><br /><a href="http://picsdecor.com/home-decor-gallery/colorful-sofa-redesign-1016"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a><br /><br />art..<br /><br />LOVE!<br /><br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/RT/couch-rustic-1009-de.jpg" style="left: 44px; top: -55px;" /><br /><a href="http://www.countryliving.com/homes/house-tours/adirondack-style-1009"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a><br /><br /><br />and fabric.<br /><span id="goog_133824430"></span><br /><br /><br /><img height="400" id="il_fi" src="http://img4.southernliving.com/i/2009/08/furniture-makeovers/arm-chair-after-l.jpg?400:400" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="400" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/solutions/instant-furniture-makeovers-00400000051221/page5.html">source</a></span><br /><br /><br />The best plants to me are useful ones, and I love fresh herbs in the kitchen.<br /><br /><br /><img height="480" id="il_fi" src="http://www.thegardenerseden.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Summer-Time-Herb-Harvest-Rosemary-Thyme-Sage-and-Mint-from-the-Potager-%E2%93%92-Michaela-at-TGE.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="640" /><br /><br /><br />Last supring Coco and I started herbs from seed, which I've never done before.<br />It was going great, then they all began to die.<br />We didn't have enough direct light to sustain the poor little things.<br />We popped them outside for the summer, where they thrived.<br />Now we're trying to find shade loving herbs to place in the kitchen..<br /><br />I'd love to hear how you brings plants into your space.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thelennoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/green-botanical-biology-style-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="443" id="il_fi" src="http://www.thelennoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/green-botanical-biology-style-living-room.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="443" /></a></div><br /><br />til next time..<br /><a href="http://www.thelennoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/green-botanical-biology-style-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a><a href="http://www.thelennoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/green-botanical-biology-style-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a></div>

Weekend Color: The Color You Need In Every Room

What if there was a magic color -  one that wakes up and enlivens every space.. just a splash in each room would unify your home and,  best ...

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A Simple Way to Bring Your Favourite Art Home

<div style="text-align: center;">Way back I did a <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2010/04/age-old-beauty-reigns-in-kathe-fragas.html">post</a></b> about <a href="http://www.kathefraga.com/index.htm"><b>Kathe Fraga</b></a><b>.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">She is a wonderfully talented painter who "lives and paints in a 100-year-old stone house by the sea"</div><div style="text-align: center;">and creates beautifully rich Chinoiserie panels that resemble aged frescos -</div><div style="text-align: center;"> they are layered with vibrant color.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, although an original won't be in the budget anytime soon, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I have just ordered a set of her greeting cards</div><div style="text-align: center;">and am going to frame them for the green room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://www.kathefraga.com/Kathe%20Fraga%20Greeting%20Cards%20I.jpg" width="600" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aren't they pretty? I've never been much of a floral girl, but the color is so lush, I adore these.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A large grouping will have some of the effect of a large painting..</div><div style="text-align: center;">can't wait for them to arrive!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you'd like a set, visit <a href="http://www.kathefraga.com/Greeting%20Cards.htm"><b>here.</b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">To read more about Kathe, visit her<b> </b><a href="http://kathefraga.wordpress.com/"><b>blog</b></a> - </div><div style="text-align: center;">she is a rather creative writer, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and her posts always add a bit of happy to my day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">til next time..</div>

A Simple Way to Bring Your Favourite Art Home

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Etsy: Charming Prints from the Suspect Shoppe

<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="CUSTOM 13x19 large prints" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.179587883.jpg" width="570" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you need some art for a children's space, or simply something whimsical and fun..</div><div style="text-align: center;">the <b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/43016404/sweet-yellow-whale">Suspect Shoppe</a></b> has it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">fun pieces that don't take themselves too seriously..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">this felines name is Serge :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="sergio--tiny tiger kitten" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.87112602.jpg" width="570" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Red Lucky Elephant" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.183582602.jpg" width="570" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="umbrella love - limited edition print" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.188906062.jpg" width="570" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">adorable on in a grouping on wooden blocks..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="CUSTOM wooden blocks" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.186532885.jpg" width="570" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">or hung a simply as this..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="CUSTOM 13x19 large prints" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.89393846.jpg" width="570" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would love this one for the kids bath..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="sweet yellow whale" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.131319882.jpg" width="570" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Been busy painting and sorting out all my goodies into the new office/craft room,</div><div style="text-align: center;">we've named it the green room -</div><div style="text-align: center;">here's why..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Martha Stewart Living 8 oz. Rhododendron Leaf Interior Paint Tester #MSL106 MSL106 Image1" id="pip-main-image" src="http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/300/52/528e19d0-6136-49c0-9b55-918304490fe1_300.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">will show you the rest when it's looking pretty :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">What have you all been up to?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Two days without a computer, I'm behind on all the news!</div><div style="text-align: center;">off to read all your blogs now.. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">til next time...</div>

Etsy: Charming Prints from the Suspect Shoppe

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Slinky Inky Blue Walls..The Quiet Room

<div style="text-align: center;">Finally, we are in the last stages of the living room..</div><div style="text-align: center;">not that any room is ever really finished, is it?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Finished is an awfully strong word. One that leaves me feeling rather penned in.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lets say we won't be needing anything changed for a while..</div><div style="text-align: center;">except for a wee bit of lighting!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This room was meant as a dining room, and we tried using it as such,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> but our two chocolate brown labs love to sneak up on the sofa, which means it's better off in this space.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also, now our dining room is right off the eating area for the kitchen, </div><div style="text-align: center;">which means the kids can have their own dinner party on weekends when we have friends in,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> while we get to visit in relative peace (and still see them flinging peas at their siblings :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This chandelier is from the previous owners - don't hold it against me!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have tried to unsuccessfully give it away to several people who need one, to no avail -</div><div style="text-align: center;">not that I'm really surprised..</div><div style="text-align: center;">Haven't found exactly the right light to replace it yet, but I'll show you when I do.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the view from the front hall.</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/AVvXsEjHYzDh3g2stfxEvBj4BmCd-4o0yfZG-AJUqAdxIouaNwnU3Mo4pn07fOQpPsHyaDruXklOlFr-UyPU-bYkJp7tIaO7dP-CzbhVGCzxpPvxzkMsFVlFvuFf0N9N8OMl5uOWUk7d-RlTWUc/s1600/PB076051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYzDh3g2stfxEvBj4BmCd-4o0yfZG-AJUqAdxIouaNwnU3Mo4pn07fOQpPsHyaDruXklOlFr-UyPU-bYkJp7tIaO7dP-CzbhVGCzxpPvxzkMsFVlFvuFf0N9N8OMl5uOWUk7d-RlTWUc/s640/PB076051.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have always scoffed at people who had formal living rooms, thinking they were wasted, roped-off spaces that simply gathered dust and admired themselves.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now I have one! Almost twelve years of child-proofing has led me to want a grown up room.</div><div style="text-align: center;">ONE ROOM where it's always clean, and devoid of toys :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A quiet place to read.</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/AVvXsEgQkriPhWRuo5oZoNgPuzOkwZdof8-Y5rhyphenhyphengrFKBmAzlDcd9Q23PKV_TiYUmxfU2HewmrxrajLkqIHc79-fHrwbshjXr2sXcAdYp1IjV3ZGElPbsS8GeCvReDN9NNyC9Ae_9vmVDSMi0PQ/s1600/PB076061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkriPhWRuo5oZoNgPuzOkwZdof8-Y5rhyphenhyphengrFKBmAzlDcd9Q23PKV_TiYUmxfU2HewmrxrajLkqIHc79-fHrwbshjXr2sXcAdYp1IjV3ZGElPbsS8GeCvReDN9NNyC9Ae_9vmVDSMi0PQ/s640/PB076061.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After we reclaimed this space as "adult", a funny thing happened - </div><div style="text-align: center;">I started finding the kids in here. A lot.</div><div style="text-align: center;">There's no tv, radio, etc.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So what were they doing in here?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Reading, just like I was.</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/AVvXsEjNz2yeAGKRUVK7SKXXdtxjd65sYGq6bCDqDxvpK-9oVWwSrqRPKSr4RExtVUmYXN8hnofxqRRj1FLqQmn9MIuGYYOuMmnZiIb4axM0ves-9FsVH3Wso95zPOYkoEF6lXWEg0dxc61yIzM/s1600/PB076063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNz2yeAGKRUVK7SKXXdtxjd65sYGq6bCDqDxvpK-9oVWwSrqRPKSr4RExtVUmYXN8hnofxqRRj1FLqQmn9MIuGYYOuMmnZiIb4axM0ves-9FsVH3Wso95zPOYkoEF6lXWEg0dxc61yIzM/s640/PB076063.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps there is something to that overstimulation theory :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">The darlings were craving peace and quiet just as much as we were.</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/AVvXsEhIYX33vNTtKNuQP4oTYp8bK84UvqcPrysj67smjTbEKyCXl_fDmjLGN-JPlUhp4TA1PpGAh8WV1LyGjZFUiTyTVxjhq1tUmXEnyBI6DAj1uZoDvoOWFmuDVxVHhE6gG-7FbBtcEr42F2M/s1600/PB076081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYX33vNTtKNuQP4oTYp8bK84UvqcPrysj67smjTbEKyCXl_fDmjLGN-JPlUhp4TA1PpGAh8WV1LyGjZFUiTyTVxjhq1tUmXEnyBI6DAj1uZoDvoOWFmuDVxVHhE6gG-7FbBtcEr42F2M/s640/PB076081.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The palette came from my vintage leather chairs, my favourite glamour girls, </div><div style="text-align: center;">which were my first real furniture purchase so many years ago.. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I considered changing them out for something more practical this spring, but couldn't :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">I bought these when I was still sleeping on a futon.. priorities!</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/AVvXsEheqhZ01VOKiZgQRxkDAybwm1oKmgMTJ_FwuCibsiHM0sc7UcNE_ESRZkhnLrsXK_BTbX4tlLonr86j30GqrKtPYAzLzssKyunApZH45cV7tO7sOGLYK-h1rTL5QsyWLDpM9VdopmeQMi0/s1600/P7055287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqhZ01VOKiZgQRxkDAybwm1oKmgMTJ_FwuCibsiHM0sc7UcNE_ESRZkhnLrsXK_BTbX4tlLonr86j30GqrKtPYAzLzssKyunApZH45cV7tO7sOGLYK-h1rTL5QsyWLDpM9VdopmeQMi0/s640/P7055287.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The wall colour is Ralph Lauren's Urban Loft, a deep, inky navy that verges on black.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This room has western exposure, and I snapped these pics in the afternoon,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> so this is the brightest it gets - I love it! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't be afraid to use dark / saturated hues in small spaces.. it enhances the ambiance.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Light tones often accentuate shadows, and highlight the dimensions of the room,</div><div style="text-align: center;">making it actually feel smaller.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXXwE4ZDnVbQVDUXyqK1bEu0xhi8nGTweQBH2QjV-_s0P7hM8GP5S2ACYPbZ25ktZrm6Jp3Pr_JoV-GFZvFLrttCrLNsZxiH36tplh_Zp0bCf7jxAZaTXuqFmnComQKV8Cr9OXE4DFt_k/s1600/PB076067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXXwE4ZDnVbQVDUXyqK1bEu0xhi8nGTweQBH2QjV-_s0P7hM8GP5S2ACYPbZ25ktZrm6Jp3Pr_JoV-GFZvFLrttCrLNsZxiH36tplh_Zp0bCf7jxAZaTXuqFmnComQKV8Cr9OXE4DFt_k/s640/PB076067.jpg" width="480" /></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;">You may recognize the bookshelf, I bought it at a garage sale this spring, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it was previously in our <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2010/06/want-to-see-what-i-found-this-weekend.html">bedroom </a></b>- </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I'd just like to say -  D, you are a prince for moving furniture all over the house, again and again :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This room had been lacking a focal point. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since we aren't putting in a fireplace anytime soon, the bookshelf takes the place of the mantle,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and provides storage for the heaps of books that are always finding their way in here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A thrift store landscape and dollar store owl (he followed me home, really) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">live here with a carved wooden screen from a hazy vacation long ago..</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/AVvXsEh7EyFMae27qTfG6fzldhEpWoa9FAkVg7lZGw8avC6o7szy7Z8tuaKCGut4z3-7W9cDN2qtp8h1D0RExjvoOcWdBHtgnkqh8URRO_vLZ2uFz4OefpKfWsvgDkQBEjV-dJ7XK0scweKdIRc/s1600/PB076086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EyFMae27qTfG6fzldhEpWoa9FAkVg7lZGw8avC6o7szy7Z8tuaKCGut4z3-7W9cDN2qtp8h1D0RExjvoOcWdBHtgnkqh8URRO_vLZ2uFz4OefpKfWsvgDkQBEjV-dJ7XK0scweKdIRc/s640/PB076086.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Although I prefer quirky art, D. prefers the realism of naturalist Robert Bateman and the like.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This black bear print was an early investment piece for us, a compromise..</div><div style="text-align: center;">I surrounded it with some art cards I have been toting around for quite some time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm sure you recognize these famous Japanese works.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mounted on hand painted japanese paper, they have found a perfect home.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNO7t22cSaq_p9vUS6lymNdJSDSvbRfNqSO4a3vPaupSkXRl7NWD3q03zRQJ_QEY5hNuhxNbWvEd12TyfzQ1C0qgkD2Er4UqsXpCPxvVRR787xW-iDVGZz3Qq-swqDrNMmdbVOvwESwso/s1600/PB076069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNO7t22cSaq_p9vUS6lymNdJSDSvbRfNqSO4a3vPaupSkXRl7NWD3q03zRQJ_QEY5hNuhxNbWvEd12TyfzQ1C0qgkD2Er4UqsXpCPxvVRR787xW-iDVGZz3Qq-swqDrNMmdbVOvwESwso/s640/PB076069.JPG" width="640" /></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ2SE9U3yurEiwFSeHHgdzi2zokBQoGCmaBc2yY_6wonfC1RV1aEWGCWF0mr9KBlcrbuKPyfK40JQzpgatOR4GzVcxFd1sPLRzFi-8iWpPb7xZHiQHzCmatZzHyzql-u_GdMBwFJMCk0/s1600/PB076091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ2SE9U3yurEiwFSeHHgdzi2zokBQoGCmaBc2yY_6wonfC1RV1aEWGCWF0mr9KBlcrbuKPyfK40JQzpgatOR4GzVcxFd1sPLRzFi-8iWpPb7xZHiQHzCmatZzHyzql-u_GdMBwFJMCk0/s400/PB076091.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9-zWyF6_CyHF5ZOTrvigjRQPUqg3ibeyX_HhMXVWTymeD7KVeizXXENb0ycOTvmUKt7a0n54t3Xcku9rEuuNlzB54e9A0BL0kNgaC8Goqhj3XxfwpI4q2pPFsegdDVr0QbhSJ5ygN84/s1600/PB076090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9-zWyF6_CyHF5ZOTrvigjRQPUqg3ibeyX_HhMXVWTymeD7KVeizXXENb0ycOTvmUKt7a0n54t3Xcku9rEuuNlzB54e9A0BL0kNgaC8Goqhj3XxfwpI4q2pPFsegdDVr0QbhSJ5ygN84/s400/PB076090.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">On the other wall is a couple of old frames from the Sally Ann, painted black and filled with some DIY fern art, more pics at the end of the post on that.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Another print, this one by Paul F Gauthier, who painted alongside the Group of Seven. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Although his work did not achieve the same noteriety as theirs, I am drawn to it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My father found this print for me, and so it will always have a special place in our home.</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/AVvXsEhYxSlbHpzJePgcGmb-RgsrIQztp1AeMX87ztw288KutNFMMmJPmWQg7ui4iHfRjvDCN8-_13-YJxLPrL-ui6mH7EPAtBDXgiN1MoH-3XJf6D0JiN_vKjVKYOUopWpsARxpcHSeD0K-EjA/s1600/PB076074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxSlbHpzJePgcGmb-RgsrIQztp1AeMX87ztw288KutNFMMmJPmWQg7ui4iHfRjvDCN8-_13-YJxLPrL-ui6mH7EPAtBDXgiN1MoH-3XJf6D0JiN_vKjVKYOUopWpsARxpcHSeD0K-EjA/s640/PB076074.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My charming little owl..</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXt99enOmpLUTtNMBRyKdjENQmpiaVXDchmNknYaQjEQu6qG9V1zQsCzhwXYfpwIGswW2NOUcGDqDKXZt0BVQDHF1eQTXunPtKnKWWVdsU5w9Jyx6c4q8y_a1b1ugHyLna8vWYQn16PZA/s1600/PB076088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXt99enOmpLUTtNMBRyKdjENQmpiaVXDchmNknYaQjEQu6qG9V1zQsCzhwXYfpwIGswW2NOUcGDqDKXZt0BVQDHF1eQTXunPtKnKWWVdsU5w9Jyx6c4q8y_a1b1ugHyLna8vWYQn16PZA/s640/PB076088.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Paisley is my favourite motif, it runs through the house, popping up here and there..</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/AVvXsEjildvLoEq6VaiK1PfwI-pe2gmi7TXihokqd-H4QhZJfMNIjp-OLs7AebLIxhhXaJdKHoMSEKWjVfxEfchSh6R73CM8M24rrHwPdK42X6D-QHZos2LM-itwQiQ7vtx_7YXqmoe1YZRSxOM/s1600/PB076108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjildvLoEq6VaiK1PfwI-pe2gmi7TXihokqd-H4QhZJfMNIjp-OLs7AebLIxhhXaJdKHoMSEKWjVfxEfchSh6R73CM8M24rrHwPdK42X6D-QHZos2LM-itwQiQ7vtx_7YXqmoe1YZRSxOM/s640/PB076108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cameron and I have begun playing chess together regularly..</div><div style="text-align: center;">he is eight and I have to really watch him!</div><div style="text-align: center;">A natural strategist.. grinning as he claims my pieces, one by one.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8T5YEtbbES_MjyZFLCtYAhHPD89pUwYI6XGSdiK-swanc6ihh8LtliwCqtu6SdzM5u_wMpgM8D4oUkb9ZJlk5efalM-qm8C4ZwKzPYmEDkayAqzhGfQ4hNX5fxECQSwFBeAgUIh8bUc/s1600/PB076101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8T5YEtbbES_MjyZFLCtYAhHPD89pUwYI6XGSdiK-swanc6ihh8LtliwCqtu6SdzM5u_wMpgM8D4oUkb9ZJlk5efalM-qm8C4ZwKzPYmEDkayAqzhGfQ4hNX5fxECQSwFBeAgUIh8bUc/s640/PB076101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There you have it, guys.. if there is still anyone reading after all that hope you enjoyed!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The fern art you saw is probably a placeholder until we find some other things,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> it was made really simply.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted a botanical influence here, a hit of green with navy always works,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but something unique, a different way of presenting ferns.</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/AVvXsEh2cQPX74DH6dAfyXSYY4Nq7Kxuv62Gsx9-N8PbavSrLi7ytniRuWeo6DhT_vESjOg-UvzNwinegb0BEkWBNyY3A-KRGOeUaKmzORkzuoGv5JaPJN9KFuYiZlaIj2NvUE0e91Id69r_M-0/s1600/P7285316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cQPX74DH6dAfyXSYY4Nq7Kxuv62Gsx9-N8PbavSrLi7ytniRuWeo6DhT_vESjOg-UvzNwinegb0BEkWBNyY3A-KRGOeUaKmzORkzuoGv5JaPJN9KFuYiZlaIj2NvUE0e91Id69r_M-0/s640/P7285316.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I pressed some fern leaves between paper towels and left them under a stack of books to dry.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Repainted the empty frames black, then rubbed to allow a little of the gold to show through.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I cut two pieces of foam board to fit the empty frames,</div><div style="text-align: center;">covered them with some navy linen (leftover from my curtains) which was secured on the back.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I coated them in spray adhesive, gently laid the frens on top, and let dry.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> A generous coat of Modge-Podge sealed the ferns.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I popped them into the frames and voila, art under $10!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think I may trim them with some black velvet ribbon, just to add a layer,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> but I love the texture they add.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This room has some new, and some old, but it's all the things we love..</div><div style="text-align: center;">and in creating a quiet space for ourselves we spend more time being quiet, together.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's funny how homes evolve to suit the needs of their occupants..</div><div style="text-align: center;"> sometimes needs you didn't even know you had :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">til next time..</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>

Slinky Inky Blue Walls..The Quiet Room

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Holiday Decoration..Let the Games Begin!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Starting to think about Christmas, the holidays, and decorations..</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/AVvXsEgt6qlSwEbkmgNe2yPsX9AfZaEj5fDfmWoaAzM8Rk5Woe8wMOcUXNSzAVagC5AZs-nlCVdwu107af1D0Al9Wb2mI4Tlgb5Cu3h9P7cQRxG7ED5WKHbTxvGTfSQkZ0gd0CXogjgNN9JGK3w/s1600/living-room_traditional-tufted-chair-ottoman-mustard-yellow-peacock-blue-gold_jeffrey-billhuber-house-beautiful.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6qlSwEbkmgNe2yPsX9AfZaEj5fDfmWoaAzM8Rk5Woe8wMOcUXNSzAVagC5AZs-nlCVdwu107af1D0Al9Wb2mI4Tlgb5Cu3h9P7cQRxG7ED5WKHbTxvGTfSQkZ0gd0CXogjgNN9JGK3w/s400/living-room_traditional-tufted-chair-ottoman-mustard-yellow-peacock-blue-gold_jeffrey-billhuber-house-beautiful.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I am loving the deer (?) sculpture here, </div><div style="text-align: center;">so refreshing to add a single large element rather than bedecking the halls..</div><div style="text-align: center;">and of course that's not all I love - the inky walls and saffron velvet are tres chic.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wouldn't a boldly patterned rug have grounded this spot?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps it would not have worked with the other side of the room, which remains a mystery.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cannot find the source for this one, if you know it please let me know!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Had a great day with my sis on Saturday, thanks for all your well wishes :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">She is not completely sold on all of my suggestions,  but she has made a few solid decisions, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and that is a start. Took before pics and will show you the afters when it's completed..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you are having a lovely Monday.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">til next time..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Holiday Decoration..Let the Games Begin!

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